Winners Named In Essay Contest by Beaver Valley Churches
The Young People's Christian Union of Beaver Valley Presbytery announces winners of the annual stewardship essay contest. Judges Rev C R Thayer and Miss Margaret Toepfer praised high essay quality across three age groups with top entries advancing to the national contest. First prizes of 2 50 go to the group winners who are from Highland U P Church Ellwood City First U P Ellwood New Bethlehem U P Third U P Mahoning U P and others with multiple participants noted from New Castle Ellwood City and Aliquippa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young People’s Christian Union of
Beaver Valley
Highland United Presbyterian Church
UP Church
U. P
Mahoning
Bob Mattox
Huron Avenue
New Castle
U. P Church
Joe Thornburgh
Third Church
Charlotte Hall
Ellwood City
U.P. Church
Dorothy Herge
Highland U. P
Edward MacBurr
Mt. Jackson
Nancy McCullough
Community Schedule Branched Across Elm Street
A weekly timetable lists meetings and events at Franklin and Elm Street locations including Franklin G R at 2 45 and 5 30, Senior G R at 7 30, Wonderland G R at 4 30, Blue Triangle Executive Committee at Lillian Ekblom home, NeCall Cabinet at Club Room, Seph G R at Library, Elm Street Junior G R, Eva Bowles Club, Camp Committee at Mrs Cald wells home, Blue Triangle Club events, Joy Givers Club, Third Period Camp Girls at Camp East Brook, and Alice in Wonderland on Elm St. The second fragment condemns divorces as unfounded due to a hostile stance toward spouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wonderland G. R
Elm St
Blue Triangle
Lillian Ekblom
NeCall
Seph G. R
W. J
The Great Game Of Politics On American War Aims
The piece argues Roosevelt has crafted a stance that the US will fight only if attacked yet will deliver seven billion dollars in weapons and aid to Britain. It predicts German defeat if American supplies reach Britain, and says Germany must block delivery or face attack, shaping a new US position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Roosevelt
Bike Contest Closes at Nobils in New Castle
The Nobils Shoe Store window jar guessing contest ended with Nancy Willam of 306 South Jefferson Street New Castle Pa winning a Weatherbird bicycle. The jar held 23 022 beans and the winning guess was 23 000. Over 1800 youths in the area entered guesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nobils Shoe
Nancy Willam
South Jefferson Street
New Castle
Editors Debate Censorship Roles Amid War Crisis
The piece discusses Frank Knox proposing voluntary self censorship by newspapers and Arthur Sulzberger supporting military censorship with a supervising official. It contrasts voluntary versus military control and notes the author’s own editor experience and lack of enthusiasm for a censor in the newsroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knox
Navy
Frank Knox
Chicago Daily News
Frank
Arthur Hays Sulzberger
The
New York Times
Art Sulzberger
Art
Army
Mrs Megurie Treated After Fainting on East Side Car
Mrs Mary Megurie of 924 Beckford was treated at Jameson Memorial hospital Sunday morning at 10 45 after fainting on an East Side street car. She was able to return home later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Megurie
Beckford
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Lawrence County Historical Notes From 1850 News
Excerpts from the Lawrence Journal of April 6 1850 record canal navigation opening waterway progress packets by R G Parks plans for plank roads in New Castle to New Wilmington shows and mentions mud on streets and calls for paving cinder walks to churches later notes about Mercer jail prisoners sent to the new prison and daily canal packet service from New Castle to Rochester aboard the Eclipse capt J B Gould with regular sailings and fast freight through to Pittsburgh
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence County Historical Society
Pennsylvania Historical Commission
New Castle
WPA
Pennsylvania Historical Survey
Commission
Lawrence Journal
New Wilmington
Wilmington
Mercer
Lawrence County
Rochester
Pittsburgh
J. B Gould
Boats Run To Pittsburgh And Lake Erie For Passengers
Tuesday Thursday and Saturday afternoon boats from New Castle and returning from Rochester on Monday Wednesday and Friday evening operate under Capt Blake and Capt Gould. The note mentions a future 1850 county seat picture and reports on the Silver Thimble Gurls 4-H club at Pleasant Hill grange with officers and sewing talks. A final remark laments public money for politics as debt grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Lake Erie
New Castle
Rochester
Blake
Gould
Pat
Pleasant Hill Grange Hall
Sarah Beignley
Phyllis Boots
Mary Mager
Mary Miller
Lois
Also Mentioned on This Page
Virginia Cartwright
Sumner Avenue
Highland United Presbyterian
Virginia Fraser
Lawrence Avenue
U. P. Church of
Ellwood
Charles L. Fleet
R. D
Clinton
New Bethlehem
Evalynne Vaughan
Box
Aliquippa
U. P. Church
Margaret Thomson
Pulaski
Sondra Lee Hamilton
Englewood Avenue
Paul Burrows
Fountain Avenue
VU. P. Church
West
Washington
Beaver Sts
Jergen
Lighthouse Cleanser
Nares
Armour
Armour's Star
Armour’s Star
Armour’s
Chuck
Derosa
Jefferson St
Julius Fisher
Highland Ave
Cascade
Y. W
Franklin G. R
Franklin School
G. R
Elm Street
Camp East Brook
J. R. Free Co
New Castle Drug Co
North Mill St
East Washington St
East Long Ave
Lux
Lux Flakes
Rinso
Ice Chopper
Mill and
Nobils
Nancy Willamn
Weatherbird
Paperman
Super Market Cor
Scioto and
Long Ave
Quaker Rice Sparkies
Bulova
Beatrice
Rhoda
Jack Gerson
Dolly Madison
Jewels
Lincoln
Cambridge
Conrad
Patricia
Washington At Mill
New Castle, Pa
Dean
Erie
Beaver
R. G. Parks
Pennsyl
Vania
Silver
Brenneman
Ada Stratton
Mary Weller
Alda Weller
Muss Taylor
Gradebaker Champiqu Eee
South Bend
Barnes-Snyder Motor Car CO
North
Mercer Street
America
Skyway
Studebaker
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