GI Ingenuity Pacts Allowance on Pitt Campus
At the University of Pittsburgh GI students cope with stipends by sideline work. Edward J. Lauth, a former navy man, teaches ballroom dancing for a nationwide firm. Grace Statler Cartus trains aviation students, and Joseph Dynn leads a 14 piece dance orchestra. Henry Miller makes candy daily for a Pittsburgh distributor.
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Pittsburgh
INS
University of Pittsburgh
Navy
Edward J. Lauth
Grace Statler Cartus
Pitt Aviation
Joseph Dynn
Jack Grimes
Jack
Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce
Allegheny County
Henry Miller
Joseph T Davies
William W Braham Graduates Valedictorian at Mercersburg
William Walter Braham son of Judge and Mrs W Walter Braham heads his Mercersburg academy class of 150 as valedictorian. He won the senior medal Elder prize in American history an athletic scholarship prize a gold chain and honors for German and American history. He belonged to Cum Laude society memorial committee senior class senate Fifteen Rauch runde Marshall and other clubs and earned a varsity letter in swimming.
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William Walter Braham
W. Walter Braham
Mercersburg Academy
Braham
Cum Laude Society
Senate
Fifteen
Rauchrunde
Marshall Literary Society
Mercersburgh News
Laticiavi
First Foreign Student Chosen for 47 Seminar
Philadelphia June 2 INS Swarthmore College student Marie Byrne 25 is the first foreign student in the United States chosen for the 1947 international service seminar program Nancy Okazaki 18 of Honolulu and Paul Spencer Guinn Jr 18 also will participate Nancy aims to teach at a Japanese university Paul, son of the U S consulate general in Istanbul, hopes to join the U S foreign service
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Philadelphia
INS
Swarthmore College
Marie Byrne
Miss Bryne
America
Stavanger
Norway
Swarthmore
Nancy Okazaki
Honolulu
Paul Spencer Guinn Jr
Nancy
Paul
Istanbul
United States Foreign Service
Social Visits Across Towns Highlight Local Guests
A flurry of visits noted from Edenburg to New Castle and West Middlesex. Kathryn Murdock and daughter Mary plus Mr and Mrs George Wellner and son Joe visited the Toy home. Other guests included Merlin Felger and sons with Edward Shiller, Tom Clark from Washington DC with Frank Assel ton, Joan and Billie Robinson with grandparents Roy Gibson, Harriet Buchanan in town, Nellie Hofmeister and Caroline List with Sarah McIntosh, Paul Kuhn at Edgar Leeper, Rev Jack Boyd and Dawn with John Anderson, and Clyde Pitzer with family, plus Ben Downs and daughter at George Nicholls Jr.
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Kathryn Murdock
Mary
George Wellner
Joe
Joseph Mellick
New Castle
William Toy
Merlin Felger and
Edward Shiller
Poland
Tom Clark
Washington, D. C
Frank Asselton
Harriet Buchanan
Roy Gibson
Nellie Hofmeister
Caroline List
Sarah McIntosh
Paul Kuhn
Tent Hall
Edgar Leeper
Jack Boyd
Dawn
John Anderson
West Middlesex
Clyde Pitzer
Youngstown
Local Church and Club Notices From New Castle Area
Community gatherings set this week include a youth prayer meeting at eight at the Sanford home, a Ladies' Missionary society meeting Thursday at eight at Mrs. Addison Davis, a father and son banquet Friday at Grace Bible church, and a Cascade Park children's Bible club picnic Saturday at 11. Local families report visits and travels over the holiday weekend, with several relatives visiting in New Castle and surrounding towns.
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Young People's Prayer Meeting
Charles Sanford
Ladies’ Missionary Society
Addison Davis
Grace Bible Church
Children's Bible Club
Cascade Park
Homer Houck
Ira Houck
Gibsonia
Harry Wilkinson
Rose Point
Leroy Knight
Schenley Avenue
Joe Cook
Filwood City
William Houck
New Castle
Buffalo
N. Y
Niagara Falls
Canada
Franklin Curtis
Edwin
St. Clairsville
Ralph Goepfert
Flint
Mich
Walter Curtis
Cleveland, O
Fred Stillwagon
Nila Lee
Connellsville
East New Castle
Henry Karki
Ray Robinson
George Fissell
McConnell's Mills
Sun Temperature Facts At A Glance
The sun shows a surface temperature around 6 000 degrees Celsius while its interior reaches about 70 million degrees. This contrast highlights the intense heat inside the star compared with its outer layer.
City Group to Attend Gymanfa Ganu in Canton Ohio
More than 100 American Welsh residents and friends plan to travel to Canton Ohio for the annual Gymanfa Ganu Welsh hymn singing event. One bus is chartered with a possible second, per local organizers Mrs D M Owens Mrs Ben Fowler Mrs Isaac Llewellyn and A J Rees.
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Canton
Ohio
D. M. Owens
Ben Fowler
Isaac Llewellyn
A. J. Rees
Cat Adopts Fox Cub in New York Home
A mother cat has adopted a young red fox cub at Hubert Peace’s Knapp Creek New York residence after Peace shot the mother fox and found the cub beside her. The cub was placed with the mother’s kittens in a box and remained silent. Also noted is a historical reference about railroads in 1850.
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Bradford
Hubert Peace
Knapp Creek
N. Y
Walmo Cub Pack hosts tureen dinner and games
Walmo School hosts 100 persons including cubs den chiefs den mothers and fathers for a tureen dinner. Cubs vs dads baseball game followed as Cubmaster Joseph L Pitzer presided and Dr R M Patterson opened the meeting. Court of Honor members listed with awards to five one year service stars named and two new cubs inducted Darrell McGaffie and Eddie Dingledy.
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Walmo Cub Pack
Walmo
Cubs
Joseph L. Pitzer
R. M. Patterson
Court of Honor
William .J. Caldwell
Wilbur A. Foht
Thomas Smathers
William Murphy
Dr Patterson
den Mothers
W. A. Foht
Clyde Altman
Claude Wagner
Merle Thorn
Joe Brooks
Keith Diehl
Ed Morris
David Morgan
Andrew Kahrer
Darrell McGaffie
Eddie Dingledy
Scouts Promote Cub to Scout at June Camp
Presentations awarded to Bill Thornson Fred Boley Ed Morris Darrell Kennedy Lynn Pitzer for wolf and bear rank changes. Eddie Morris Keith Diehl earned silver arrow pins. Promoted from bobcats to wolf include Boley Speck Wagner Stuart Moore Darrell Matthews Kendall. From wolf to bear were Patterson Gibson Murphy Darrel Kennedy. Bill Thorn promoted from cub to scout. Michael Schuller became assistant cubmaster. Memorial Day parade planned with year end activities and a wiener roast before the June 21 Scout Camp promotion.
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Bill Thornson
Fred Boley
Wolf
Ed Morris
Darrell Kennedy
Lynn Pitzer
Bear
Eddie Morris
Keith Diehl
Bobcats
Dick Speck
Kenneth Wagner
Stuart Moore
Darrell Matthews
David Kendall
Bob Patterson
Bill Gibson
Bill Murphy
Darrel Kennedy
Cub
Scout
Smathers
Earthquake Spurs Hunt for New Mineral Veins in Mojave
Geological parties organized in Victorville California will scour the Mojave border mountains to locate mineral veins following last month’s quake. Experts say the faulted mining region is linked by a fault network and the temblor could open opportunities for mining developments.
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Victorville
Calif
INS
Mojave Desert
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England
India
William W. Braham
Mercersburg
George D. Reid
Centennial
Insurance Agency
General Finance Company
N. Mill St
Britton
Shoto
Edenburg
Joan
Billie Robinson
Hillsville Road
Tracy
Dean Phipps Stores
E. Washington
Marine Corps League
St. Mary's Church
Pennsylvania
Sfest
Pepsi-Cola Company
Long Island City
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of
West Washington St
E. New Castle
Gymanfa Ganu
Cat
Red Fox
Mississippi River
United States
D. G. Ramsey
Croton Ave
Dairy Department
Walton
Ernest Drake
Wallace Bldg
BOY Scouts
White St
Deluxe
Scooter
le PE Vue
Washington St
Majestic Wallpaper CO
Sander
Majestic
the Majestic
DuPont
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