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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1952
Page
2
Westminster alumni marked Alumni Day with Sylvester T. Mercer of New Wilmington and Mrs. J. A. McLaughry Sr. of Mercer as the oldest graduates in attendance. Registration opened at 10:30 and ended at 12:30, with 500 at the alumni luncheon in Russell Hall and 700 for the day’s events.
Dr Orr led the groundbreaking for Science Hall with J. Frank Brittain of Erie presiding as planning chair. Dale Milligan of Pittsburgh represented Dr Ferguson, and Rev James M Ferguson offered the closing prayer. The cornerstone laying is set for Homecoming in October.
The Brown and Sons express gratitude to friends neighbors and relatives for kindness sympathy and support during their recent bereavement. They also thank for the flowers and cars donated.
Eisenhower returns to the capital with the Distinguished Service Medal, tours the White House, and meets President Truman and aides. He defers political remarks, focusing on Europe during talks. Crowds greet him at the airport as he and Mrs. Eisenhower acknowledge the homecoming.
The Westminster dedication honored 19 months of work on Russell Hall with Norman Igo leading the program. Alumni and friends were cited for memorial gifts while Dr. Will W. Orr accepted the master key after a portrait unveiling and a history of Dr. Russell’s life.
Obituary notices report the deaths of Jacob Cegelka 72 of Mercer Pa after weeks of illness wife Mrs Josephine Cegelka and three sons and two daughters survive. Funeral is Tuesday at Noga funeral home and Madonna church with a requiem mass. Additional notices include Mrs Myrtle Hildebrand 74 of New Castle and Mrs Sarah Lutz Gallaher 88 of R D 5 New Castle, with services and burial details. Other brief mentions cover Mrs Anna M Dana of Bradford dying in New Castle area and other survivors. Burial plans list Madonna cemetery Oak Park and Grace Land cemetery among locations.
A string of obituaries and funeral notices lists residents of Bradford Hubbard New Bedford New Wilmington and surrounding areas. Entries name deceased ages birthplaces relatives churches and funeral details including burial sites and service times. Notables include Addie McClung Stevenson 76 Hubbard and John Irvine Reaney 58 New Wilmington with services in local churches.
Eyewitness reports a South Korean officer fired three shots at a taunting North Korean prisoner near Koje Island's reinforced barbed wire compound. An American MP tried to intervene as Capt. Jim Miller led a medical team to treat the wounded, but prisoners refused to surrender and sang anti American slogans.
The Supreme Court overruled a Truman era action, ruling the president lacked power to seize industry. It held only Congress can authorize taking private property for public use even to avert catastrophe, and that the president may only recommend laws or veto them.
Neighbors and relatives extend gratitude for kindness sympathy and beautiful flowers during the illness and death of husband and father Harvey Moyer. Wife and sons. Palm oil is used in tin plating and cold rolling sheet steel.
The Pack 50 cub scouts met with Lieut. Kenneth Weis from the local police department who spoke on safety and answered questions. Awards were presented including Wolf Gold Arrow to Louis DePorzio and Beaver Silver Arrows to Michael Faella and Alvin Brown, with graduation and den chief certificates awarded before the next Pack meeting a family picnic at Gaston Park on July 30.
About 65 percent of U S telephones are dial operated and the total number of telephones exceeds 40 million Snakes do not travel in pairs.
Pa Newe visits the college campus on Saturday to greet graduates from his era as President. A large red outdoor rose noted by Pa Newe blooms on a staff member’s lawn as summer begins. Signs by the state highway department warn motorists to slow for construction and new temporary routes. County projects resume after the rainy season. Drive Slow Children Move Fast.
We express heartfelt thanks for bereavement support from family and friends. Special appreciation to Jimmie and Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Ault and Family for the beautiful flowers donated during our time of loss.
Two contrasting notes appear in the snippet. First, settlers in New England reportedly built the earliest houses with thick planks rather than logs. Second, musicians describe sweet music when using the term Schmalz, a German loanword.
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