New Wilmington Council Advances Street Paving Plan
The New Wilmington Borough Council approved paving for Francis Kathryn and N Lincoln Streets with bids to be opened June 17. The gas firm will be notified to place lines to curbs on vacant lots to avoid later street disruption. Clean-Up Day is set for June 21 and church sewer connections approved.
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New Wilmington
Francis
Kathryn
N. Lincoln
Westminster College
United Presbyterian Church
Mercer St
Thomas W. Mansell
Ross Ellis
Robert Eagleson
Charles Rice
Burgess Howard Rodgers
Robert F. Edwards
Oil City
Edwards
Council
Rodgers
Barber
Fordney
Ver non County Teachers College grads strike teaching posts
VNROUGA Wisconsin June graduates from Vernon County Teachers College have secured 41 teaching positions for the month with four four graduates remaining. The three other coeds plan to marry.
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Vnrouga
Wis
Vernon County Teachers College
John L. Lewis Receives Honorary Degree at WVU
John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, received an honorary degree at West Virginia University in Morgantown during the commencement. He was among four dignitaries honored, including Cecil Underwood and C. William O'Neill as governors and Colgate W. Darden of the University of Virginia. William G. Thompson lauded Lewis as the foremost labor statesman in the world.
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Morgantown
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
West Virginia University
Cecil Underwood
West Virginia
C. William O'Neill
Ohio
Colgate W. Darden
University of Virginia
Lewis
William G. Thompson
Board of Governors
Optimists to Host Marble Champs at The Castleton
Mayor Edward A. DeCarbo will award four winners of the New Castle Optimist Marble Tournament tomorrow at 6 30 p m at The Castleton. Winners are James Hood champ Ronnie Ettenger runner up Charles Jackson and Stanley Brown tied for third. Guests include the boys and their fathers. Cash and gifts will honor their efforts from a tournament drawing about 1400 entries from roughly 22 schools.
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Edward A. DeCarbo
New Castle
Castleton
James Hood
Ronnie Ettenger
Charles Jackson
Stanley Brown
Shenango 4H Buzzers Plan Dues and Monthly Party
Shenango 4H Buzzers met at the Shenango Firehall at 2 30 p.m presided by Ann Peluso as president to decide dues at each meeting and a party each month The next meeting is set for Tuesday June 11 at 9 30 a.m in the Shenango Fireball Leaders of Scout Pack 46 will meet June 5 at 8 p.m at the home of Mr and Mrs Frank Harvey Shenango PTA Executives will meet June 6 at 8 p.m at the Harvey home on Old Pittsburgh Rd All newly named chairmen urged to attend The Shenango Fire Auxiliary met May 31 at 8 p.m in the Shenango meeting room to plan events including Castlewood Homecoming Day August 3 at Castlewood Ballfield a brunch July 31 at Cascade Park shelter No 3 and a corn and inner roast August 28 shelter No 5 Lunch was served by several hosts after the meeting
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Buzz Buzzers
Shenango
Ann Peluso
Scout
Frank Harvey
Pittsburgh Rd
Shenango Pta
Pittsburgh
Shenango Township
Ethel Good
Castlewood
Progressive Council
Cascade Park
Shelter No. 5
Elizabeth Lippman
Mary Boyd
Alexander
Jennie Mone
Sadie Brinton
Helen Frisbee
Clara Copper
Jean Stiefel
Morrow Sentenced as Model Prisoner Goes Missing
New Jersey guard reports Bert Morrow, 34, was given a 30 day term for disorderly conduct and made a trusty. He was sent on a cleaning detail across the street on Monday and has not returned.
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Paterson, N. J
Herbert Morrow
Cuban Bombers Attack Rebel Hideouts in Cuba
Cuban air force bombers attack suspected rebel hideouts in the Sierra Maestra Mountains as government forces launch an extermination campaign. Police in Bayamo report the arrest of William Leonard of Virginia now living in Miami, who sought to reach Fidel Castro’s rebel camp to recruit Charles Ryan to return home. Ryan, 20, is one of three U S youths who fled Guantanamo to join Castro.
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Cuba
Sierra Maestra
Oriente
Bayamo
Miami
Fla
Leonard
Fidel Castro
Charles Ryan
Ryan
U.S. Guantanamo Naval Base
Mark E. Spencer Services Today
Funeral services were held today at Glenn Funeral Home in Zelienople for Mark E. Spencer 44 of Zelienople RD 1. He died Sunday at home. He belonged to Zelienople Up Church and New Castle Consistory AASR. He leaves a widow a daughter his mother a sister two brothers and a granddaughter.
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Zelienople
Mark E. Spencer
Spencer
N. McKean St
Butler
First Methodist Church
Victory Lodge
F and
Valley of New Castle Consistory
AASA
Augusta Ketterer Dixon
Indian acquitted after belt tomahawk incident
New York police arrested 48 year old William W. Martin for disorderly conduct when a tomahawk dangled from his belt. Martin claimed the hatchet was a trade tool and was acquitted after this explanation.
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New York
William W. Martin
Tea at Baird Home Highlights Mothers and Daughters Banquet
Mrs Elmer Baird hosted a well attended tea and mothers and daughters banquet at Mahoning church honoring the memory of Mrs Kenneth Shepard and featuring awards for oldest mother youngest grandmother and mother with most daughters. Events included teenage missionary songs and tributes to daughters and mothers.
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Mahoning
Mary Brown
James Stouffer
Dick Jacobson
Wilbur Martin
Teenage Missionary Society
Betty Stevens
Russell Gibboney
Shirley
Helen Campbell Honored by Union High School Grad Party
Helen Campbell recently graduated from Union High School and was celebrated by her parents with an open house Monday evening. Friends and classmates enjoyed a refreshments table in the dining room.
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Helen Campbell
Union High School
Mrs Clarence Steese Confined by Virus at Home
Mrs Clarence Steese is confined to her home with a virus. Don Milliron who is in the service is mentioned in the same note as part of the household or nearby contact. The sparse item notes illness and serviceman context without further details.
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Clarence Steese
Don Milliron
Former Butler Postmaster Clarence Dixon Dies
Funeral services will be held in Butler for Clarence G. Dixon 79 retired druggist and former Butler post master. Services at 3 p.m. from Thompson Paul Funeral home with interment in North Cemetery. Dixon died suddenly of a heart condition.
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Butler
Clarence G. Dixon
Thompson-Paul
North Cemetery
Dixon
Train Kills McKeesport Man in Yard Incident
A train struck and killed 50 year old William R. Miller in the Demmler yards of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at McKeesport this morning.
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Mckeesport
KNS
William R. Miller
Demmler Yards
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
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