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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1968
Page
3
Multiple obituaries and death notices list Michael Saul, Dr. John Albright, Mable McKinnis, Alex Johnston, Minnettie Morlan, Ruth Fout, Christian Hammerschmidt and Rae Rosenblatt with details on birth, marriage, survivors, and funeral arrangements across New Castle area. Services scheduled in several churches, funeral homes, and cemeteries include Graceland and South Plain Grove.
The Rev Roy D Thompson former New Castle resident died yesterday in Concord New Hampshire. He married Gladys Wimner in 1923 and is survived by two daughters Lois Edney of Concord Donna Berg of Rockford Ill and Roy D Jr of Newtown Conn eleven grandchildren one great grandchild five sisters and a brother. Services will be held in Concord tomorrow.
Births from Jameson Memorial and St Francis Hospital record several newborns. Mr and Mrs William L Herman of Bradman Estates Slippery Rock welcome a daughter. Mr and Mrs Joseph Wrona of Poland Ohio welcome a son. Borst reports a son. At St Francis Hospital Mr and Mrs John Cubellis welcome a son. Mr and Mrs Edward Ryan welcome a daughter. Mr and Mrs Jon Burick welcome a son.
A Watchnight service will be held at Second Baptist Church at 11 p.m. tomorrow with Holy Communion. The Union Baptist Church joins the service with Rev. William A. Reeves hosting and Rev. J N Moore officiating. Moore will deliver a sermonette.
The Shenango lunch plan lists Thursday options including hot dog on bun with condiments raviola in sauce buttered corn chilled peaches and milk. Friday offers a toasted cheese sandwich tomato soup macaroni salad a fruit cup and milk.
United Press International reports 62 mph gusts across Pennsylvania from a cold front. Damage includes a collapsed hanger wall at Allegheny County Airport, a nursing home roof ripped off near Scranton with 80 residents displaced, a downed power grid, and a flipped Cessna 150 at Greater Pittsburgh Airport injuring two. Route 28 closed in Allegheny County after fallen rocks and trees. A Harmony Baptist Church New Year service runs 9 to 12 p.m. with hymns, games, slides, refreshments, a brief worship and baptism.
Armco Steel Corp projects U S 1969 steel consumption at a record 102 million tons while total domestic shipments are seen at 88 million tons, down from 91.5 million in 1968. Armco cites inventory correction, imports pressure and export cuts, but expects market share gains in competitive demand sectors.
Mrs. A. W. Zeigler led Frances Willard WCTU in a program on mothers in the Bible with a tape on Mothers of the Bible and Maxwell poem Mother Love. Mrs. Isaac Davis, acting president, led prayer for Vietnam servicemen and announced the next meeting at 236 E Elizabeth St on Jan 16 at 1 30 p.m.
Mayor James H. J. Tate’s 34 point plan asks the state to assume greater burdens for urban needs in education, transportation and health. He seeks $50 million more for public schools, civil service for court employees, merit-based reforms and expanded financing for airport, highways and housing. He criticizes the 20 percent cap on aid and cites Philadelphia’s low per capita urban renewal assistance.
President Johnson spokes about his final message to Congress and the Apollo program. He expressed confidence that President elect Nixon will support the space effort while weighing other priorities. Johnson plans a major salute to Apollo astronauts before leaving office and was resting at the LBJ ranch before returning to Washington.
Shenango Township supervisors met Friday and approved a $205,658 budget with no tax change. They paid yearend bills and set the annual reorganization meeting for January 6.
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