Deaths of Rae Emerick 72 longtime New Castle resident
Mrs. Earl D. Emerick of 1650 Pulaski Road died at home at 2 p.m. She was born in Princeton on September 5, 1896, to James and Albertina Grove and married Earl D. Emerick in 1917. Surviving are her husband two sons two daughters a sister and eight grandchildren. Services 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Robert A. Myers Home for Funerals with interment at Castle View Burial Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl D. Emerick
Pulaski Rd
Glenola Grove
Princeton
James
Albertina Loraine Grove
G. W.beverly Wells
Sanford, Fla
Walney
Shirley) Goff
New Castle
Beulah McClure
Robert A. Myers
N. Jefferson St
Dorothy McElwain
North Side
Castle View Burial Park
Second Victim Found Amid Fire Debris and Suspected Asphyxiation
The second victim was found in the fourth floor hallway debris near the building front, with death attributed to asphyxiation and burns. Police pursue the Jaymes case as investigations continue while a disorderly conduct charge is filed against Frank Polland, 61, previously of Fountain Inn, who pleaded guilty and was jailed after a fire arrest. Ralph Gates, born December 6, 1906, in Mahoningtown, died at New Castle after a WWII service with the 9th Air Force. he worked for U S Steel on Great Lakes ore boats and had no survivors. Funeral services are planned with visitation and Rosary at Caskey-Kildoo. NBC adds Bobby Waters as commissioner in the region. Waters has 20 years in roundball.
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Jaymes
Frank Polland
Fountain Inn
St. Francis Hospital
Howard B. Hanna
Polland
Hanna
Ralph
Abie’’ Emerson Gates
Mahoningtown
Charles
Lena Stang Gates
U.S. Steel Corp
Great Lakes
Gates
9Th Air Force
Order of Eagles
New Castle
George
Caskey-Kildoo
Madison Ave
Vincent Bertoline
St. Lucy Church
Valley View Cemetery
Local Real Estate Plots And Kitchen Additions
Building permits list projects including Louie A DeCristoforo and wife at 1329 Barbour Pt for a block garage valued at 2.00, Fred P Gallo Sr for warehouse additions at 650 652 E Washington St valued at 1200, Olive N Bolinger for dwelling extension at 305 Highland Ave valued at 1500, E D Fee Trucking for steel building at Frew Mill Rd valued at 7500, Anthony J Cioffi and wife for a dwelling at 115 N Vine St valued at 15000, Tilco Inc for a drive in restaurant at 712 W Grant St valued at 60000. TOP ROOKIES NORWALK Conn UPI Bob Murphy of Nichols Fila and Sandra Post of Canada named tournament rookies of the year by Golf Digest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louie A. DeCristoforo
Barbour Pt
Fred P. Gallo Sr
E. Washington St
Olive N. Bolinger
Highland Ave
E. D. Fee
Frew Mill Rd
Anthony J. Cioffi
N. Vine St
Tilco Inc
W. Grant St
Norwalk, Conn
UPI
Bob Murphy
Nichols, Fila
Sandra Post
Canada
Golf Digest Magazine
Kwalick Rescues Man From Biscayne Bay
Penn State All-America end Ted Kwalick and a boat mate pulled Doyle Moore from Biscayne Bay after he fell overboard between moored boats. Four Penn State teammates kept the boats apart to prevent a crush as the rescue occurred. Moore, a Pittsburgh booster, will watch the Orange Bowl against Kansas.
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Miami
UPI
Ted Kwalick
Biscayne Bay
Penn State
Doyle F. Moore
Pittsburgh
Nittany Lions
Kansas
Kwalick
Moore
Dave Bradley
Steve Pure
George Allen
Paul Johnson
Voters League Dinner Kickoff Marks 50th Anniversary
The New Castle League of Women Voters hosts an anniversary kickoff dinner at 12 30 p m Monday in the First Presbyterian Church featuring nationality foods. The event honors local founders Mrs Marshall Hess and Mrs Charles McDevitt and invites contributions. Reservations are by Mrs Austin E Morgan. Tickets for the Pittsburgh Symphony concert at the Cathedral on January 14 are being sold. Mrs Wayne Droman handles tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Burglar Hits Stewart Home In Hunt Road Residence
State police report a burglary at Arthur Leroy Stewart's Hunt Rd residence between 7 30 p m and midnight on December 24. Thief forced a back door and stole a spotting scope two walkie talkies and five boxes of shotgun shells worth 180 dollars. Stewart learned of the loss on December 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Leroy Stewart
Hunt Rd
Stewart
Chief cites alcohol as major factor in holiday traffic
Police Chief Richard E. Hanna warns alcohol fuels holiday driving problems and cites research linking it to up to half of accidents. He vows extra patrols as part of a safety push during the season amid slick roads and weather. Lawrence County Motor Club’s Robert E. Tracy Jr notes efforts to curb after party crashes with a “First a friend. Then a host” message. Central Pennsylvania Blood Bank’s Walter Kirker cites a blood shortage due to influenza and holidays, delaying donations until after flu recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard E. Hanna
Hanna
Robert E. Tracy, Jr
Lawrence County Motor Club
Walter Kirker
Central Pennsylvania Blood Bank
Aggressive patrols to curb holiday driving in Pa
State police will maintain aggressive patrols across Pennsylvania during the New Year holiday to reduce accidents. Commissioner Col. Frank McKetta said the program used for Christmas will be repeated, urging motorists to comply with traffic laws and help others reach destinations safely.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Pennsylvania
Col
Frank McKetta
Tax hike debated as city weighs exemptions and raises
City officials consider two tax measures with April 1 effective date if passed. The budget includes about 128000 in raises for police firemen and union staff. No decision yet on human relations department funding. In Saigon, a U S special forces lieutenant held captive by Viet Cong for over five years was found in the U Minh forest and described as emaciated.
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Carl A. Cialella
Human Relations Department
Carl A. Cialella Jr
Saigon
UPS
U.S
U Minh Forest
Mekong Delta
V.C
Viet Cong
Jameson Memorial honors Rogan and local births listed
Franny Rogan, city of New Castle treasurer, is named an honorary Lawrence County Hall of Fame member by chairman Pete Carvella after 22 years in softball and baseball with batting over .300. The section also records multiple December births to local families from Wampum to Sharon and New Castle.
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Franny Rogan
City of
New Castle
Lawrence County Hall of Fame
Pete ‘‘Figo
Carvella
Rogan
Lawrence County
A. D. Morrow
Wilmington Ave
Marriages Listed for Local Residents and Areas
The notice lists multiple couples from Canfield, New Wilmington, Volant, New Galilee, and surrounding areas. Names include Wayne Shuffert and Phyllis Reed, Richard Ward Jr. and Sandra Evans, Joseph Anton and Connie Dierfield, Arthur Nulph Jr. and Eleanor Durbin, Patrick Gallagher and Elaine Martin, Bradley Bruce and Donna Bowyer, Richard Goughler and Jean Dover, Emiliano Ramos and Mary Miller, Tobias Byler and Katherine Byler, William Leonelli Jr. and Helen Williams, Merritt Weaver and Mae Phillips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Shuffert
W. Kenneth Ave
Phyllis Louise Reed
Highland Ave
Richard L. Ward Jr
Falls Ave
Sandra L. Evans
S. Ray St
Joseph J. Anton
Boston Ave
Connie Lou Dierfield
Arthur Russell Nulph Jr
New Galilee
Eleanor Durbin
Wampum
Patrick Joseph Gallagher
Phillips St
Elaine Kathryn Martin
E. Moody
Bradley H. Bruce
Canfield
Ohio
Donna Lynn Bowyer
Richard E. Goughler
Thornhill
Jean Louise Dover
Grandview
Emiliano Crux Ramos
Valencia
Venezuela
Mary Lou Miller
Kinsman
Tobias S. Byler
New Wilmington
Katherine J. Byler
Volant
William Leonelli Jr
Helen Darlene Williams
Graceland Rd
Merritt B. Weaver
Akron
Mae Elizabeth Phillips
Transfers listed in multiple wards for local properties
A long list of property transfers shows residents trading parcels in First, Second, Fourth and Fifth Wards including Mercer, Sudziak, Campbell, Lombardo, McGaffie, Barletto, Pascarella, Ryan, Mariotti, Laszlo, Fisher, Pander, Hunt, Wallace, Krueger, Kelley, Retort, Westminster College ties, and others from Plain Grove to Ellwood City, Neshannock, New Wilmington and Union. The item ends with a separate incident: Oren Beavers died in a collision near Daleville while driving a U S Army pickup truck in a three-truck convoy bound for Tobyhanna Army Depot.
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Scranton
UPI
Oren Beavers
Dunmore
U. S. Army
Daleville
Beavers
Tobyhanna
U. S. Army Arsenal
Wilkes-Barre
New Wilmington Seeks Christmas Trees for Annual Burning
New Wilmington will collect Christmas trees starting 8 a.m. Thursday. Residents should place trees at curb for Borough Supervisor Ed Garrett and staff to gather and stack west of Wilmington Area High School. Friday at 6 p.m. the High School Chorus led by Garcia Racicot will sing carols as Mayor Howard W. Rodgers and Rotary Club president Stephen D. Handy ignite the blaze, with the fire department supervising. Proceeds support a community celebration and remove safety hazards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Wilmington
Ed Garrett
Wilmington Area High School
Wilmington Area High School Chorus
Garcia Racicot
Howard W. Rodgers
Stephen D. Handy
Bethel Baptist to Screen Film and Hold New Year Service
Bethel Baptist will show the Moody Bible Institute film Bloodstream at the New Year’s Eve service from 9 p.m. to midnight. A baptismal ceremony will follow the film. Rev. W. E. Alexander, pastor, will oversee the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel Baptist
Moody Bible Institute
W. E. Alexander
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Mrs. Earl Emerick
Waters
NBC Post
National Basketball Congress
Bobby Waters
NBC
Cunningham
Raymond D
Richard S
Chestnut St
NEW Castle News
Bay
Voters League
Haney’s
The
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Richard E. Rentz
the News
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Benjamin Franklin
Sue Hemphill
Vocational Technical
Elaine Reider
Vo-Tech
Joanne Parillo
Union
Barbara Kitchen
Edwin Deal
Shenango
Betty Ann DiMuccio
George Washington
Kay Stephenson
Lincoln
Charlene Conti
Gloria Akstulewicz
Ben Franklin
Pat McFall
Villa Maria
Linda Mills
Sallie Reynolds
Donna Schulz
Neshannock
Jackie Dietz
Charlotte McMichael
Mohawk
Arthur Zarone
Charles Biedka
Samuel Feinberg
Rick Lizambri
Rentz
Larry Davis
New Castle High
Gary Caimano
Jim Craig
Jesse N. Kerr
N. Mill St
Sharon
John E. Hutchison
New Wilmington RD
Richard E. Maiella
W. Hillcrest Ave
ST. Francis
Wayne Desque
Edinburg RD
Hall of Fame
le Bel
Tata R Ts
Lottie K. Mercer
George M. Marquis
Charles R. Seely
James E. Sudziak
Susie R. Hanna
James R. Campbell
Ronald D. White
Charles A. Lombardo
Robert Greer Love
Eleanor Love McGaffie
Milton Rogovin
Charles J. Barletto
Bessie B. Lennig
Eugene M. Pascarella
Joseph Woods
Felix Maria Ryan
Howard L. Ryan
Scott Giuseppe Mariotti
Salvatore A. Jeffrey
Elipert G. George Laszlo
Bessie Laszlo
Julius Laszlo
Geza Laszlo
Marie M. Bain
William D. Fisher
Wayne William Pocza
Thomas B. Pander
Mary Belle Wilson
Westminster College
Pulaski
Joseph C. Koosh Sr
Audrey K. Patton
Ellwood City
Isman S. Mariotti
George H. Sabo
William Wallace McCombs
William D. Barber
Hickory
Bertha M. Shaw
Stanley Stolish
Lila A. Fennick
William W. McAnallen
A. Meehan
Jaycees
C. Wayne Wagner
Weingartner Florists
Phon
Bessemer
William R. Proctor
Nationwide
Nationwide Insurance
Columbus
People’s Bank of Western Pennsylvania
Greater
People’s Bank
Peoples Bank
Southside
Westgate Plate
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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