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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1948
Page
11
The Truck Drivers Commanding General, Second Army at Fort Meade has allotted a quota of 20 truck drivers to the Western Pennsylvania Military District for active duty training from July 10 to July 24, 1948 in conjunction with ongoing mobilization efforts.
Eligible enlisted reservists in the New Castle area may obtain application forms from the organized reserve corps headquarters in the 516 Greer building. A statue in Mexico City memorializes the Aztec emperor Guatemozin, nephew of Montezuma.
Travel interest rises as school ends and warm weather arrives. B N Hanlon of the New Castle AAA notes trips begin in late May and run to mid September with car travel dominating. Rome trips and west coast plans are listed among popular itineraries.
Training camp for 4 H leaders will be held at Camp Kanesatake in Huatin county near Tyrone from June 8 to June 12. Two leaders from each county plus extension staff will attend. from Lawrence county are Emmeline Mehlman, Paul Adams, and Marjorie McAnlis. The camp can house 160 and about 150 leaders are expected.
Joseph Beckman announced the new Cincinnati public schools will use rough plate glass blackboards to prevent chalk squeaks and nail scraping. The boards are deep green, glareproof and easier on students’ eyes.
Young YMCA members were urged by boys' work secretary David Garrall to register today for the summer camping season. Reservations are filling quickly and boys should leave their names at the desk to secure a place. Drive slowly, children move fast.
Lawrence County studies compare two herds with similar breeding and management. One herd averages 459 pounds of fat per cow while the other averages 339, and daughters of a single bull produce 470 pounds versus 285 in the weaker group, underscoring that feeding and management must advance with superior breeding. Also covered is haying season safety with practical steps to prevent farm accidents and barn fires.
Lester F. Reiber of 2 East Moody avenue graduated Sunday from Duquesne University Pittsburgh with a B S degree in business administration.
London observers report noticeable increases in size and weight among young women. Mayfair Mannequin Academy principal Mrs. Wyndam Bolton notes heavier students and bigger feet, contrasting with 1920s trends. Separately, Idaho’s first books were religious works produced at the Lapwai Mission in 1839.
Employees from Standard Steel Spring Works and office staff plan their third annual basket picnic Saturday June 26 at Cascade Park. Thomas Robson chairs arrangements with horseshoe pitching amusements and sports for all. Dinner at five in the grove followed by an evening program in the community hall with various entertainments.
Miss Betty Jane Casacchia, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ermenio Casacchia of 520 Taylor Street, graduated from Mt. St. Vincent's on the Hudson New York with a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics on June 1. Her relatives attended the graduation and related ceremonies.
Dr. David B. Connery has returned to New Castle after three years of urology specialization at Mayo Clinic Rochester. He opens offices in the Sussex apartments on North Mercer Street, focusing his practice on urological work. A New Castle High School graduate, he earned Westminster College’s 1926 diploma and Penn medical school in 1982, completing internship at Presbyterian Hospital Philadelphia before further training.
The article outlines Dr. Connery’s medical training at the Mayo Clinic after a nine-year practice in New Castle, his entry into the navy in 1943, and a 1944 medical discharge followed by a transition to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester where he earned a Doctor of Science degree.
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