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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1943
Page
8
Quiet downtown Los Angeles after a violent night as service members scour the city chasing zoot suiters. Task forces of sailors soldiers and marines raided bars and theaters in zoot suit districts and belts left victims bruised as police press into the unrest.
An engineer died and a caboose fireman was seriously injured early today when a locomotive and four cars of PA passenger train No. 22 crashed into a derailed freight car in Altoona yards. The locomotive turned on its side and dragged cars off the tracks blocking yard traffic. The dead engineer was Francis M. Nichols of Warvisburg, who died at Altoona hospital from burns. The injured fireman was J. W Dixon of Harrisburg in serious condition.
Grover Lytle, 53, of 1237 East Washington street, tripped after alighting a bus and fell at 3 a.m. He suffered cuts to his right hand, was taken to New Castle hospital, treated, and discharged.
Honor students of the spring graduating class at senior high were guests of New Castle Rotary at their noon luncheon in The Castleton. The students presented the play Burning of the Books about Nazi book burning. Presenter Miss Helen Connery introduced participants. guest list included Alfred Apicelli, Mary Barella, Frank Barilla, Anthony Bertucci, Aaron Cohen, Paul Richards, Jane Roberts, Nancy Rugh, Richard Scarazzo, and many others.
Admitted patients include Dennis Doran Ruth Ligo Mabel Kelly Janet Wincek Joseph Dantino Gladys Mario Thelma Mae Barr Kenneth Jacob and more with tonsil procedures noted. Discharges include John Jones Andrew Flout Marie Stevenson Margaret Flening Joseph Iwanejko Leonard Rich and Patricia Speed.
Admission notices include Matty Jenkins Aliquippa tonsil operation and several patients with operations. Discharged cases feature Virginia Hanna Portersville and infant and others from R F D routes. The list records multiple names and addresses with tonsil surgeries and newborns at Jameson Memorial Hospital.
George R. Fullwood, 14, of A G Butler road, narrowly escaped serious harm when a large moving van left the road behind him near Willowbrook. The driver was injured and hospitalized. Mrs. Millie Alice Wright, 80, of Grove City died at her home. She was sister of M J Doult of New Castle.
The U S Army Engineers Corps is recruiting men with special trades and skills. Eligible individuals aged 18 to 38 may volunteer by visiting the Shehango Personnel Replacement Depot Transfer Pa or writing to Supt Victor G L Bohden. Qualified men earn specialist ratings with higher pay. Men 38 to 60 may be accepted if physically qualified.
J. D. Thompson was installed as Worthy president of the New Castle Aeing No. 455 F. O. WH last night in their lodge room on South Jefferson Street. Harry Evans, past deputy president, conducted the installation. Other officers named include Herbert Johnston as Worthy Vice President and James BE Maher as Worthy Secretary.
The document lists individuals tied to various committees including Dane Cunningham in Finance Ed Hoyland as Auditor Thomas Cunningham leading the Investigating committee Dave Edmundson Delinquent committee Harry Evans Entertainment committee James McCracken and Thomas Cunningham Publicity committee with stated roles across the organization.
Hollidaysburg Pa June Michael Musto 45 an Altoona barber was indicted for the alleged murder of his estranged wife Maury 36 on the Blair County courthouse steps after a domestic relations hearing two months earlier. Musto was captured a block away after a pursuit by state police and Police Chief Harris Baird. A federal grand jury had indicted him yesterday and the trial was set for next week.
Scholarly note indicates Ahmedium ratio surpasses other metals, with discovery of amhinum in 1824 and scientific conclusion that Earth yields more Muminim than any other metal.
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