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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1949
Page
9
The Wampum Rotary club horse show opens tonight at 7 with 135 horses entered. With 32 classes across two sessions, the event at Pleasant Valley farm near Wampum is expected to be the largest yet, as barn space is full and temporary stalls have been added. Harold Marshall, the show manager, stated all stalls are booked.
Mrs Eliab Reese of 226 White Avenue Sharon died at Buhl hospital Sharon Thursday afternoon after a long illness at age 80. Survived by three daughters Mrs Howard Moore Mrs J E Bingham and Lillian at home and a son Arthur Reese all of California and by her sister Mrs John C Beynon of 209 Pearson Street this city. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 PM from Trevor Sample funeral home Elm and State streets with interment in Sharon.
Traffic was halted on route S8 for hours as a tanker carrying 4 870 gallons of ether caught fire while descending Buhl hill between Connoquenessing and Evans City. Driver Frank C Zeigler 28 of Altoona jumped to safety when warned by another motorist as utility lines and trees burned from the blaze.
A hospital notes list records admissions and discharges across multiple towns. Names and addresses include Mrs Dorothy Pear sall and others in New Wilmington Ellwood City and surrounding areas with patient movements during the period.
New Wilmington officials report the school year ended with students receiving report cards in home rooms after a morning picnic for grades one through eight in Community Park. The article also notes Kiwanis Charter Night dinner plans, a June 13 softball picnic, and Girl Scouts selling poppies for the American Legion.
Mrs. Robert Eagleson announces P. T. A. and Community Chest open Tuesday morning June 7. No morning activities the week of June 13 24 due to Daily Vacation Bible School at the Presbyterian church. Miss Helen Margaret Miller of Bradford engaged to Robert B. Crowe of South Market Street. Miss Miller a Westminster alumna with UPenn nursing diploma. Crowe a Carnegie Tech graduate with Carnegie Illinois Steel Corp. a summer wedding planned. Drive Slow Children Move ast.
Sharon Steel Corporation will idle more than 1,000 workers at its Lowellville, Ohio works for at least two weeks starting Monday. Improvements will be made in several departments at the plant which houses one blast furnace five open hearths and two electric furnaces. Farrell works continues to operate two blast furnaces and seven open hearths.
Fred VanTassel 33 of Bessemer was treated at Jameson Memorial hospital for a left wrist fracture suffered at work as a mechanic for the Bessemer Limestone and Cement Company. An average human head has about 130000 hairs.
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