Commission Recommends Billboard Removal in City Parks
The city council discussed banning ground leases for billboards on East Washington Street and Jackson Park. The shade tree commission urged removal to enhance park beauty, noting a $50 yearly rent and a June 15 lease expiry while Mayor Mayne highlighted park improvements by Councilman Genkinger.
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Shade Tree Commission
East Washington Street
Jackson Park
Mayne
Commission
Genkinger
Public Defender Arrested in Woman's Death
San Francisco reports Public Defender Frank J. Egan and ex-convict Verne Doran were arrested after a coroner jury found Mrs. Jessie Scott Hughes murdered. The verdict urged them to answer for the death citing knowledge of facts surrounding the case.
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International News Service
San Francisco
Frank J. Egan
Verne Doran
Egan
Jessie Scott
Hughes
Doran
Camp East Brook Surprises Readers With Sudden Change
Local readers note how rapidly events unfolded at Camp East Brook as Mrs. Robert Eckles and companions describe unexpected developments. Eyewitness impressions credit Mrs. H. M. Kirk Mrs. Herbert Kirk Jr and Mrs. John Elliott and Mrs. William with confirming the swift shift.
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Camp East Brook
Robert Eckles
H. M. Kirk
Herbert Kirk, Jr
John Elliott
William
Postpone Meeting Of Chamber Board In New Castle
The annual meeting of the New Castle Chamber of Commerce board of directors has been moved from June 9 to June 16 due to conflicts with other business. Reorganization of the board and reports on the year’s activities will be presented at the rescheduled meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle Chamber of Commerce
Neshannock Township to Enter High School Students
Neshannock township will send a large group of eighth grade students to New Castle high school after the recent entrance examination. Eligible names include Mary Bennett, June Donaldson, Robert Allen, Lawrence Lesh, Plummer Fobes, Jess McCann, Dick Tanney, Curtis Fritz, Mary Wilkins, Ruth McClain, Arnold Morris, Clara Suszczynski, Twila Crisswell, Catherine Trego, Cordelia Houston, Mary Bloise, Richard Davis, Patterson Sankey, Charlotte Reynolds, Grace Polding, Louise Johnson, Stanley Stetson, Margaret Sankey, William Weppler, William Fobes, Sam Bloise, Pat Dwyer, Rosie Wire, Brice Dicks, Jack Graham, Erma Tanner, Lois Porter, Albert Hasson, Gladys Brenneman, Bessie Gibson, Althia McQuiston, Dehelia Sadler, Betty Frazer, Elizabeth Nemeth, Paul Nesbitt, Howard Houk, Bernice Wagner, Eva Dicks, Leonard Hill, Helen Lawrence, Frances Reynolds, Thelma Lesh, Genevieve Knight, Velma Houston, Dora Eagal and Bobby Ward.
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Neshannock Township
New Castle High School
Mary W. Bennett
June Donaldson
Robert Allen
Lawrence Lesh
Plummer Fobes
Jess McCann
Dick Tanney
Curtis Fritz
Mary Wilkins
Ruth McClain
Arnold Morris
Clara Suszczynski
Twila Crisswell
Catherine Trego
Cordelia Houston
Mary Bloise
Richard Davis
Patterson Sankey
Charlotte Reynolds
Grace Polding
Louise Johnson
Stanley B. Stetson
Margaret Sankey
William E. Weppler
William J. Fobes
Sam Bloise
Pat Dwyer
Rosie Wire
Brice Dicks
Jack Graham
Erma Tanner
Lois Porter
Albert Hasson
Gladys Brenneman
Bessie Gibson
Althia McQuiston
Dehelia Sadler
Betty Frazer
Elizabeth Nemeth
Paul Nesbitt
Howard Houk
Bernice Wagner
Eva Dicks
Leonard Hill
Helen Lawrence
Frances Reynolds
Thelma Lesh
Genevieve Knight
Velma Houston
Dora Eagal
Bobby Ward
Fire destroys Dayton vocational high school at Kittanning
Fire at Dayton vocational high school in Kittanning Pennsylvania caused a 12000 dollar loss to the economic building. Twenty sewing machines 25 ranges and cabinets for cooking class and other equipment burned. Authorities suspect an election iron used by graduates contributed to the blaze. Sparks also damaged two nearby buildings but minor damage resulted overall. The school board plans a meeting to discuss a new building ready for occupancy this fall.
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International News Service
Kittanning
Dayton Vocational High School
Bids Submitted On Road Projects In Pennsylvania
Harrisburg reports 86 bids on eight highway improvement projects totaling 34.8 miles. Unofficial low bidders include Welsh Construction for 0.8 mile and two bridges on route 138 at $28,440 and Joseph Ciccone for 9.4 miles on route 352 at $178,847.
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International News Service
Harrisburg
Department of Highways
McKean County
Welsh Construction Company
Pittsburgh
Huntingdon
Centre Counties
Joseph Ciccone
Philadelphia
Appeal Filed in Foster Company Versus Consumers Sand Case
Defendant appeals the judgment for L. B. Foster Company amounting to 239 dollars. An additional appeal challenges a Durbin versus Popa judgment of 48.50 dollars for the plaintiff.
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Alderman Mantz
L. B. Foster Company
Consumers Sand and Gravel Company
Joseph R. Durbin
John Popa
Community Members Mentioned in Daily Sick List
Local notes report Miss Louise Kennedy and Miss Anna Doyle on illness lists while many residents visit hospitals or travel for treatment. Several relatives and friends appear in weekly roster of hospital stays, visits, and summer return plans across Butler New Castle and nearby towns.
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Louise Kennedy
West Side
Betty Gray
Taylor Street
Marietta Daugherty
Forest Street
Butler
Alex McGregor
Grove City
Pennsylvania
Denver
Richard Clark
Rochester N. Y
E. E Whittaker
Edison Avenue
Donald Jameson, Jr
Blairsville
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Nancy Miller
Pittsburgh
I. W. Miller
Sampson Street
Kennedy's Mills
Clarence Manor
Sheridan Avenue
W. E. Cochran
Cleveland
New Castle
Ray Showalter
Donald Barber
Canada
Arlington Avenue
George Martin
Martin
New Concord
Ohio
Mary McGeehan
Muskingum College
Lillian Ekblom
East Washington Street
Charles Campbell
Fredonia
N. Y
Campbell
Croton M. E. Church
Eva Brown
Sutton Street
Kathryn
Adelaide Frey
Reynolds Street
St. Peter's Church
Butler High School
Brown announce birth of daughter Norma Jean in Wampum
Mr and Mrs Elmer Brown of Wampum Pennsylvania announce the arrival of a daughter named Norma Jean on May 25.
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Lorrin Co. Gray
Huron Avenue
Jack Crawford
Elmer Brown
Wampum, Pa
Norma Jean
Local Grocery Ad Items Highlight Daily Staples
A small grocery listing shows Soap Chips five pound box Fresh Fig Bars two pounds Macaroni 20 box four pounds Pure Cocoa two pound box Fresh Bread eight large loaves.
Application For Guardian Is Made In County Court
County Welfare Officer M B Hogue presented a petition to appoint a guardian for Margaret G Cook who cannot manage her affairs. Miss Cook, committed to Torrence hospital in 1930, has a $1600 estate plus a one sixth interest worth about $600. A guardian for the estate is needed for possible reimbursement. Judge Hildebrand set June 16 for the hearing.
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M. B Hogue
Margaret G. Cook
Croton M. E. Church Invites Officials to 85th Anniversary
Mayor Charles B. Mayne and Croton councilmen were invited by Rev. C. S. Joshua to attend the eighty fifth anniversary of the Croton M. E. church. Services Sunday 11 a m to noon. Councilman Davies moved that as many members as possible attend.
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Charles B. Mayne
C. S. Joshua
Croton M. E
Davies
Council Plans Immediate Retaining Wall on Shenango River Bank
Council hears from nearby property owners that the Shenango riverbank embankment on South Jefferson street near the bridge is caving in. Councilman S. W. Treser says a retaining wall will be erected immediately to stabilize the bank.
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Council Today
Shenango River
Jefferson Street
S. W. Treser
Sign Sought As Rural Avenue Hill Repairs Continue
Motorists on Rural avenue complain no warning sign exists at North street for hill repairs. They reach the hill’s foot and encounter a barricade, forcing a turnback.
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North Street
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J. Caldwell
Sherwin-Williams
Farmer’s Supply Company
Washington Street
Cascade Park
Jack Bruce
Bill Kerber
Glendora Coffee
C. W. Coffee
Fort Pitt
Neshannock Two
Alderman
Anna Doyle
Wilson Avenue
Zelienople, Pa
Ellis Bannon
Winter Avenue
Victor O. Driver
Morris Street
Beaver Falls
Phoebe Jones
Locust Street
Ed Emery
A. M. Barnette
Adam Schade
Irwin
S. P. Cuppett
Laurel Boulevard
Carl E. Paisley
Edward Connery
State College
Fae Woods
Shaw Street
Agnes Trodden
Cora McConnell
Frank Dawicki
Fulton Street
James A. Norris
Knox Avenue
Marine Hospital
Dorothy McElroy
Cescerena Pape
Canon St
Harry Maddocks
Boyles Avenue
Westminster College
Thelma Merrilees
Albert St
Westminster
Chester Morrow
Highland Avenue
Melissa Thompson
Mary B. Clark
Neshannock Avenue
Inez Fulton
Wampum
Doris Axtelle
Fallsington Pa
Claudia Bauman
Butler Avenue
Mary Jones
Arlette Drew
Ben Franklin School
Kent
Premo Tosi
Addaline
June
Brice McGeehan
Martin Street
Mildred Dodson
Indiana
Wv. O. Cunningham
Martinsburg
W. Va
George Short
Daisy Anderson
West Grant Street
Herman Boyles
Genevieve Riddle
Emlenton
Mary Sealzo
Union Street
Martha Holliday
Crawford Terrace
Sara Renick
Slippery Rock
Kent O'Donnell
West Virginia
Andrew Rohrer
Long Avenue
Cyrus Gallagher
North Lee Avenue
A. W. Chilton
Leasure Avenue
Oscar Pence
South Crawford Avenue
New Castle Hospital
Frank Patterson
McArthur
Albert J. Tidball
North Crawford Avenue
William Margraf
Ford City
Mrs
Phillip Wink
Mrs. Wink
Mrs. Richards
California
Preston
Bacon, Th
Hanis
Prunes
Grim’s
Grim’s Cash Store
Randolph St
Y. W.C. A. Notes
Franklin
Benjamin Franklin Junior High
Cabinet
The
International Institute
Baltimore
Philadelphi
New York
New Caatl
Union Meat Market
E. Long
Goldendale
Ibe
Wieners
Hamburg
East Long Avenue
Wieners and
Bologna
Swift’s Link
Swift
Armour
Maine
Arbuckle
Sunlight
Brookfield
Our Leader
Kellogg’s Cor Post
O. K
Guardian
Shenango
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