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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1956
Page
6
The 1956 New Castle High School class, led by school board president Ralph A. Cooper, totaled 546 graduates setting a new school record. Earlier multi-year totals show 539 in 1948 and larger combined year counts in 1947 and 1942, with January and June commencements previously common.
X rays were administered Monday to all employees of the Lockley Machine Company. The X-ray Cruiser from the Lawrence County TB Society staffed by Elroy Lockley operated at 2:30 p.m. and then moved to the William Bender Lumber driveway, with Kroger's market managers assisting, to offer public access.
Rev. Marion Adkins who is both a night watchman and Baptist pastor married Cleta Ann Mathews and Billy Coy Frazier at 11:30 pm on a Wednesday at the Merchandise Mart in Dallas. He resumed his duties after the ceremony and plans to teach Sunday school tomorrow. The groom is from Pasotra New Mexico and the bride from Grand Prairie Texas.
Los Angeles County residents were reminded that dangerous wildlife still inhabits the area. Agriculture Commissioner Harold J. Ryan urged more hunters and trappers to track down bobcats and cougars that prey on local livestock.
A 15 year old, John Brown, had a safety record spoiled after a minor collision with a police car. Police said he had driven without a license for 15 years. The report ends with a parable-like remark about precautions before eating a scorpion.
An editor confuses the word vair with verre in a translation error. The note states that about 18,000,000 distinct books have been published since the invention of the printing press, with roughly four million in circulation since 1900.
A New Jersey mother describes a child's defiance and stuttering. The advisor recommends modeling calm restraint, using No decisively, and gentle punishment when needed. It urges reading, cuddling, and calm voices to support both boys and reduce stuttering.
A Philadelphia booklet from Standard Pressed Steel argues postwar design shifts toward miniaturization. From vacuums to home appliances and a Bell Labs silicon junction enabling compact exchanges, the trend aims at smaller, more efficient products and spaces amid inflation and rising living complexity. In Los Angeles, election officials forced a door off its hinges to access a Ramona Gardens precinct, delaying voting with a misplaced key.
The Clen-Moore Parent-Teacher Association hosts a final festival on Friday June 8 from 6 p m to 2 pm on the school playground. Music games for children and family fun cap the year as the big wind-up feature.
Mrs. Jennie Paugh filed for divorce claiming she must support her husband who spends all his time on an invention he says will produce heat. The suit seeks dissolution of marriage and related relief.
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