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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1948
Page
5
State Police Commissioner C M Wilhelm reported rural road fatalities in May rose 9 33 percent to 82. The five month total reached 307, pedestrians numbered 101 this year, and 19 May deaths were pedestrians.
Call’s Super Market on Wilmington Avenue at Clenmoore Boulevard opens Thursday at 9 a.m. The 12 000 square foot modern center features 10 departments including a large 6 000 square foot grocery area with seven checkouts and a magic eye door. The store offers self service dairy bakery and produce sections plus a 250 car free lot and evening hours except Sunday. Mr and Mrs M Call bring 31 years of local service to New Castle and Lawrence County.
A first person column recounts illness and recovery progress with a doctor warning to follow directions or read obituary notices. The narrator muses on replacement by new writers and the pace of travel innovations, noting future rapid flights and even instantaneous travel after a heart attack.
A Sunday school picnic leads to illness after Sally, not sick herself, handles sandwich filler with a finger infection. The germs from her cut finger contaminate the filling and multiply, causing sickness for those who ate the sandwiches. The piece ends with a humorous castor oil request.
New Galilee residents and relatives visited friends and relatives across Ohio and Pennsylvania. Ed Henry and Dorothy Henry spent time with family in Beaver Falls and East Palestine while Ed and Edna Henry also connected with Mt. Holly and Enon Valley. Other visits included Tony Masso of Koppel at Joe Borroni's home and Paul Harrison of East Palestine at Borroni’s. Robert Cherriani attended a Pittsburgh ball game. Donald Brown of Racine called on Howard Wilson.
Ten new colonies of Korean Tiphia wasps were released in seven Pennsylvania districts to curb Japanese beetle infestations. About 200 female wasps per colony were deployed at campuses and golf courses in Gettysburg, Chambersburg, Saltsburg, Johnstown, Allison Park, Ligonier, Wrightsville, and areas in Westmoreland, Allegheny, and York counties. The program aims to reduce beetle grub populations as adults begin to emerge.
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