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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1939
Page
15
Notices warn of bids for playground and physical training supplies in New Castle. Also public tax and executors notices request all debts and claims be settled promptly. addresses include Castle Street and City of New Castle, with dates in June.
The undersigned Trustee by order of the Orphans Court of Lawrence County will offer at public sale on the premises in Shenango Township on Dubie Road near the Moravia bar on Friday June 16 1992. The property fronts a public road and contains roughly one half an acre with a single dwelling and related improvements. Terms: Ten percent at sale with balance due on prime financing through a savings association.
June 8 Pittsburgh wholesale prices for wheat oats hay and clover are listed. Wheat No 2 red winter local 36-91 cents. Oats No 1 white new 45-46 cents No 2 white 44-45 cents No 3 white 43-45 cents. Hay standard timothy 15 16 dollars, No 1 timothy 16 16 50, No 2 timothy 13 14, No 3 timothy 11 12. Read at sea 2A SLVAW 900 9 56 good dry clean wheat straw 0 0 9 50. News by mail one year 5.00.
A list of stocks with prices at one o clock including American Can Co American Steel Foundries Allied Chemical and Dye AT&T Anaconda Copper Armour B&O Bethlehem Steel Boeing Canadian Pacific Consolidated Edison General Electric General Motors General Foods Chrysler DuPont Firestone Goodyear Gulf Oil IBM Koppers McKeesport Tin Plate National Dairy National Cash Register Pakax Packard Motors Pennroad Reynolds Metals Radio Corp Republic Steel Seaboard Air Line Sears Standard Oil Std Oil Indiana Studebaker Westinghouse Woolworth Co Westinghouse Yellow Taxi and others appear in the intraday price rundown.
Ellwood City residents attended a Firemen's Auxiliary Tureen dinner at Sixth Street hall with ten members. Mrs Beulah Dambach and Mrs Genevieve Duncan led the arrangements and games awarded prizes to Mrs Mabel Orr and Mrs Byrd Miller. Next meeting set for Tuesday June 26 due to the firemen's dance. Also Mizpah Class of Evangelical Reformed Church held an outdoor meeting at Ewing Park with a cherry bonfire and wiener toast. another gathering planned for July 10 at the same site.
Local graduates include Katherine Mason daughter of Dale R. and Mrs Mason who earned a Bachelor of Science from Margaret Morrison Carnegie College. Robert Emmett son of J. E. Liebencorfer received a Bachelor of Science in metallurgy from Carnegie Tech. Howard C. Barlow earned a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from the same school. Zelia Bunyan, daughter of Cart Bunyan, graduated from Tusculum College Greenville Tennessee. Geneva College awarded degrees to George Komora in education. Mane Manning earned a Bachelor of Arts. Donald A. Wilton earned a Bachelor of Arts. Kenneth Kuiken of Wampum also received a Bachelor of Science.
The New York stock market moved upward at times with gains of one to two points but overall trading showed little improvement. High priced industrials led gains while utilities were hit by increased activity. Major movers included Westinghouse Electric U S Gypsum General Motors Chrysler DuPont Phelps-Dodge American Smelting Douglas Aircraft Union Pacific Eastman Kodak U S Rubber Coca Cola Goodyear American Can Santa Fe Union Carbide Johns Manville.
Ellwood City report states Mrs. Cora Snare entertained the Loyal Ladies Orange Lodge Post Officers club last evening at her Todd avenue home. Fourteen members and two guests enjoyed dinner prepared by the hostess and her daughters Dorothy and Audrey. Cards and bingo followed with awards to Della Pifer, Sarah Treese, Elizabeth Beeman, Clara Eller and Ettre Callahan. Next meeting slated for July 3 at the Treese home on the Ellwood-New Castle road.
Ellwood City June 6 members of the C F H club were pleasantly entertained on Monday night by Miss Emma McLaughlin at the home of Mrs Alfred McLaughlin. After bridge, prizes were awarded and the hostess was aided by her nieces Kathleen and Eileen in serving a cooling repast. Mrs Helen Lamenza will be hostess next Monday June 19 at her Fourth street home.
Elwood City reports Warren Griffiths son of Mrs. Thomas Jones Crescent avenue will receive his Master of Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin during the commencement exercises on Monday June 19.
International News Service reports wholesale Pittsburgh prices June 6 with limited supplies. Poultry steady heavy hens Leghorn hens broilers old roosters dux geese No 1 turkeysRed broilers Rock broilers freak killed broilers. butter and eggs steady with varied grade prices. tomatoes box pack sizes and regional cabbage and crate prices across Tennessee Ohio Georgia Mississippi Florida listed.
Livestock market report from Pittsburgh on June 6 shows saleable hogs 500 with 300 holdovers mostly steady. Heavies 6.75 to 7.75, medium 6.75 to 7., light 6.50 to 7.00. Packing sows 4.75 to 5.25, pigs 6.25 to 6.50. Saleable cattle 74, steers 9.50 to 12.50, heifers 8.25 to 9.00, cows 6.75 to 7.25. Calves 150 steady, vealers 9 to 10. Sheep 300 steady, yearlings 6.75 to 8.00, wethers 4.75 to 7.50, ewes 3.75 to 4.75, lambs 9.50 to 9.75. Silver lambs 10.80 to 11.59.
Merchants Division of the Chamber of Commerce thanked the Borough Council and County Commissioners for freeing the Ewing Park toll bridge. They urged legislation to allow state takeover of toll bridges, citing the Koppel toll bridge. Frank Sternberg plans to bring Robert Wadlow to Ellwood City on June 26. A special committee was formed to work with a Legion carnival group for next year, with a Bentel s Beach outing planned for the next meeting.
Miss Marjorie Doak was received as a new member of the Wurtemburg Methodist church during the June session. A special guest, Miss Norma Watson of Slippery Rock, attended. The program included talks on Child Marriage, The Women of India, and Missionary Work in India. Plans were made to send two girls to the summer conference at Kiskin in June. The next meeting on July 3 will be led by a committee, followed by a social lunch.
A large audience attended the annual recital by pupils of Mrs Thomas Jones and Miss Marjorie Streeter in Ellwood City at the First Presbyterian church with soloists Jane Stevenson Lena Mossato Margaret Barson and Amelia Sirianni. The girls chorus and male quartet also performed under the student and local talent.
Ellwood City June reports the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary organizing a breakfast at 9 tomorrow morning in Ewing Park grove with committees led by Violet Nicklas May Markle Anna Coskey Margaret Pitt Simmons and Neva Kenth. The group hosts the Tri County Council Friday evening June 9 with refreshment staff Margaret Hutchinson Lulu Newton Lulu Eldermier and Marie Forsythe. A fish fry is set for Friday evening June 16. They will join Elks Play Day at Aliquippa and Ellwood City Peace Festival on July 4. Four new candidates were initiated during the evening the next meeting is Monday June 19.
In Ellwood City June meeting of Trinity Lutheran King's Messengers at Mrs S Mullin home, Mrs Clarence Hollerman led devotional. Plans set for July 10 picnic at Ewing Park grove with Dorothy Horvath Jeb Duffy and Samuel Weisz in charge. Entertaining games featured winners Tillian Atkins Hollerman and Welsz. Hostess assisted by Mrs John Lundaren.
June 6 effective tomorrow, all tennis reservations shift to the Ewing Park refreshment stand from the Chamber of Commerce. Playgrounds Director Denny Schillj cites better accommodations and easier corrections near the courts. A warning declares that altering permits will forfeit summer court reservations. Baseball diamond permits remain issued at Chamber offices.
Ellwood City June 6 Seventy children attended the opening session of the daily vacation Bible school at Bell Memorial Presbyterian church. Classes will run weekday mornings for the next two weeks with closing services Sunday June 18. All children may join any time across age groups. Manos Wins at Ewing Park Ellwood City June 6 The Manos nine defeated the Legion team 6 to 4 in an American Legion Junior League game Monday night at Ewing Park. Tonight the Elks host the Merchants at 6:30. Ellwood Personals Mary Ellen Preston of New Castle was a overnight guest of Miss Kathleen Houk of Clover Avenue. Mrs. Ethel Reed of Sandy Lake is visiting sister Mrs. Samantha Treese on New Castle road.
Ellwood City June meeting confirms re election of Officers Joh Simon and Dennis Butcher to patrol streets. They will receive ten dollars monthly. speed unit preparation noted. Asphalt top coat planned for State street and Third Avenue. Golf Avenue to receive light coat. A new council member will be elected to fill vacant seat left by Russell Campbell who moved to Warren, Ohio.
Members of the Contract club traveled from Sillwood City to Zelienople for a dinner, then to New Castle for a show. Mrs Chester Patterson will host the next meeting on Thursday June 22 at her Glen Avenue home.
Ellwood City June 6 Glen Haswell son of Mr and Mrs J Haswell of Second street received the Bachelor of Science in metallurgy in Carnegie Tech College of Engineering during the commencement exercises held Monday He was a member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity Having completed his course mid term he has been employed since December by the National Tube Company
June 6 Miss Virginia Hall hosted members of the C 3 at her Sixth street home with Mrs Paul Bruno as special guest Bridge provided the entertainment and Miss Hall won top score. Hostess aided by her mother Mrs Chester Hall served lunch. Next meeting on June 19 will honor Miss Kathleen Houk at her Clover Avenue home.
Elwood City reports Hazel French and daughter Mary Ann from Spring Avenue have returned from West Palm Beach Florida where Mary Ann spent the winter in school. She graduated from West Palm Beach High School at Flower Park with 250 graduates. She plans to enroll in Junior College this fall.
Members of the Faust side W C T U and L T L will meet at Mrs. ______ at 1302 Huron Avenue at 1 o clock to arrange Farden flowers into bouquets for the sick and shut ins around town.
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