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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1934
Page
9
Seventeen year cicadas emerge in localities with prolific broods. Scientists explain they live underground for most of their life feeding on tree sap. Eggs are laid in twigs, hatch in weeks, and nymphs feed underground for 17 years before emerging in spring. Adults live only a few weeks and mate.
Twenty six attendees from New Castle represent the Senior and Junior Business and Professional Women clubs at the state B P W convention in Eagles Mere from June 14 to 17. Senior members include Alice Rogers Eva Failer Nancy Bechtel Helen Hinkson Ruth Philport Geraldine Fry Lucille Sutton Georgiana McNees Mary Wilson Grace Hockenberry Pearl Hockenberry Garnet Rhodes Hattie Welch Bess Gailey Hazel Boyd Effie Butz Mary Sterger Helen White Mary Harvard Rose Barber Mary Barber Charlotte Emey Suzanne Beatty and from the Junior club Sylvia Martin Mae Gromic. Convention sessions run June 14 through June 17.
The Paul Dilley family spent time at a summer cottage near Emlenton before returning to Gardner. Anna Rugosh visited in Gardner at the Stamrey home in New Castle. Stamreys hosted relatives from New Castle and Gardner at various gatherings. Several local graduates from Shenango and New Castle senior high were noted including Joyce Gibson, Mildred Stephanoy, and Albert Hahn.
Several residents are mentioned visiting and being visited including Fred Hammerschmidt bedfast with bronchitis and Gladys Harlan recovering from appendicitis. Decorations Day visits span Atwater and Meadville families. Church services and communion planned. a 1934 Slippry Rock graduate event noted along with social gatherings at Rich Hill and with the Brenneman and Horne families.
An old advertisement claims piles arise from internal blood congestion and promises a remedy named AOMROAD by Dr Leonhardt. It asserts a guaranteed cure with money-back if not satisfied, urging readers to obtain it from local druggists and providers in Newcastle.
The May meeting of the Plain Grove Reading Circle was hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Armstrong. About 140 attended as members and guests, with entertainment including songs, readings, a lecture, prayers, and musical performances. Notable attendees included the Moore, Elder, Armstrong, Timblin, Rodgers, Burns, and McCommon families.
A swarm of locusts infests the New Wilmington area, their chirps heard constantly while residents worry about potential damage. A water pipe breaks near the swimming pool, hindering repairs and delaying pool use as workmen fix a burst line that feeds and drains the facility. In sports, New Wilmington A A will face strong competition tonight on the diamond as coach Red McKern plans to start Patherson at catcher and Campbell in the mound ahead of tomorrow’s key tilt. Nearby, bridge work advances on the Sperdy Road project with footing and cement pours underway, as crews finish approaches and prep for early completion.
Disjointed text references a Boy Scout merit badge series at the New Castle Brae library. Mentions Mel Gladys Johnston and Warkin in unclear context. No clear events, dates, or organizations beyond the library setting.
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