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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1941
Page
36
Neighborhood youngsters may use the Crawford Oakridge NYA Resident Center playground at all times. The ball diamond and facilities are available to the public with adult supervision provided at all times for safety and training for center girls in supervising youth.
All participants from Crawford Oakridge NYA Center Atlantic Avenue join the big Flag Day parade on Saturday. The Center wagon leads the delegation as the girls march in the third division with other youth groups.
Members of the Young Ladies' Sodality of St. Margaret's church held a steak fry outing at Cascade Park. The event began at seven with supper cooked in the grove and served at a well arranged table.
The group organized a meal and various pastimes for the evening hours. Members on the committee of arrangements included Mrs Mary Vatter Betty O Donnell and Frances Toler.
Fine weather aids energetic farmers tending city owned plots near the disposal plant where more than 70 gardens are beginning to appear.
Workmen have reached a stage where roofing activities are in order on the new storeroom being constructed on North Liberty street between Madison avenue and Cherry street.
Rev D J Blasdell announces that a full report of last week’s Joash Sunday offering will be presented in the weekly church bulletin this coming Sunday at Mahoning Methodist Church.
Friends of Private S L Turk stationed with Company D 39th Infantry at Camp Croft South Carolina plan a card shower Thursday to honor his birthday anniversary.
William Hutnick of East Clayton street recovers from a fractured arm. Mr and Mrs Tony Andrews of North Cedar street visit relatives in Chicago. Miss Eileen Mullen of North Liberty Street recuperates at Jamison Memorial hospital from an operation. Miss Emily DePiero of East Cherry street ends a brief Philadelphia visit. Miss Anna DePiero of Akron Ohio returns home after visiting Mr and Mrs Sam DePiero of East Cherry street. Alfred M Hyde of North Cedar Street injures a lacerated hand in a cellar accident. Nick Calvanese of Lafayette street, student at Hahnemann Medical School in Philadelphia, finishes studies and spends summer with his parents.
John Dochko a noted local commercial pilot living on Wilder Avenue is in Boston taking a three week advanced flight instruction course for flying instructors in the Civil Aeronautics Authority program. He will then instruct student fliers in the cross country pilot training program to begin soon. Dochko works as a flight instructor at Bernard Airport Youngstown.
Rev E R Barris pastor of the Wesleyan Methodist church in West Middlesex has accepted a call to lead the Wesleyan Methodist church in Meadville He and his family will move Thursday and he will preach his initial sermon on Sunday He is the son of Mr and Mrs R W Barris of Mt Jackson Road.
Mrs Ossie Headings remains confined to home for a week. Mr and Mrs Lloyd Mitcheltree visited Erie from Sunday. Charles Cover of Ellwood City stayed with his mother in New Castle. Miss Levas Jean Cameron visited her sister in New Castle. Mrs Charles R Davis and Mrs Ralph Ayers called in Grove City. Dr Criss of Dormont and Charles Michaels hosted guests in Pittsburgh. Several families from New Castle and West Middlesex hosted guests and enjoyed dinners and visits.
Grove City June 11 Burton C Hopeman a prominent ship contractor of Waynesboro Va was elected to the board of trustees at the annual meeting yesterday Trustees reelected were William H Burchfield Frederick B Hufnagel Pittsburgh M W Graham Grove City William A Harbison New York City I Lamont Hughes Harrisburg J M Miller Mercer and John H Scheide Titusville J Howard Pew of Philadelphia was reelected president Harry J Crawford Emlenton vice president FE B Harshaw Grove City treasurer William S McKay Grove City secretary and John D Meyer Pittsburgh counselor Americanism Growling about high prices expecting a 30 man to drive a 900 vehicle two miles to deliver a 30 cent purchase.
Plans for a free fair in New Castle in 1941 have been abandoned due to rising material costs amid a wartime economy. Secretary-Manager A Clyde Shoaf of the New Castle Agricultural Association said prices have surged beyond the feasibility of a free event. The fair will proceed as usual on August 19 20 and 21.
Sergeant Owen E Tighe announced vacancies in the Air Corps are available at several locations including New Orleans Flor ida Tallahasee Meridian Bolling Field Maxwell Field Barksdale Field Boise Gray Field Fort Lewis Tucson Fresno Spokane and more.
Hospital records list several admissions for tonsil operations including Lawrence Clark Mary Ulmer Martha Gierling Phyllis MacKenzie and John Hemphill and David MacKenzie. Discharges include Barbara Wallace Robert Neighbors and Mae Martin among others with various addresses in Ellwood City and surrounding areas.
A compiled roster lists admitted individuals such as Charles Sinutke 721 Monroe street and Marie Brasile 825 South Jefferson Street along with others including Rose Marzula 1129 Beatty Avenue James Maciarello 745 South Mill Street Margaret McCormick 2701 Fifth Avenue McKeesport Anna Penech 816 South Jefferson Street Eugenia Ludy 300 Oakland Avenue Pittsburgh and W W Hennester 864 Fifth Street Ellwood City. Discharges include Laura Pia 1320 Croton Avenue and Marcella Norris 129 Matilda Avenue among others.
Dr A Kasperlik offers permanent removal of moles warts and blemishes at 703 Central Tower Youngstown Ohio. Office hours 10 to 4 and evenings by appointment services advertised with contact phone 32826.
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