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Newspaper

New Castle News

Location

New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1949

Page

4

Seniors Enjoy Night of Fun in Cathedral Event

New Castle high school seniors hosted a 24 hour sequence of activities from dinner and floor show to breakfast at 3 am in the Cathedral building. Local leaders, clubs, merchants, and parents supported the event to keep students at home and safe. Washington history notes: the U S Seminole War lasted 1835 to 1840, costing $10 million and 2,000 lives.

Frances M. Haydon New Castle Senior High School Frank L. Burton Clare B. Book Howard Reynolds Russell Melvin Cathedral Association Cecil Suber Elks Club Wimodausis James Cavill New Castle Washington U. S Florida

Rain and harvest notes in Pa Newe area

Rain fell in the early evening of Pa Newe observed area. Rye harvest progresses in East Brook road section with a large field partly harvested and promising yield. Cherries ripen across the county while birds threaten the crop. Court house gets first paint coat. Dog safety urged amid injury reports to children. Boy Scout Camporee honors awarded with eagle badge to Harvey Hickey and life scout awards to James Crawford Bill Hauschild and Harry Wright.

East Brook Road James Crawford Bill Hauschild Harry Wright John Lawson

Boyles Field Scout Camporee Showcases Outdoor Skills

Scout troops gathered at Boyles Field to set up camps using foil cooking, tin can utensils, and altar fires learned at meetings. Patrols competed to be judged best this afternoon and win a prize.

New Bethel Names Willard George as Pastor

Rev. Willard George was ordained and installed as pastor of Bethel U P church in North Beaver Township during Friday services led by visiting U P ministers. The ceremony featured Rev. J Calvin Rose as moderator and Rev. J I Moore delivering the inspirational address. George, formerly an assistant at Second U P, previously worked as a Pan American Airways meteorologist.

Willard George Bethel U.P North Beaver Township U.P J. Calvin Rose Second U. P J. I. Moore U. P Rev. George Walter Ralston Tabernacle U. P Youngstown George Rose Rev Pan-American Air Ways

Bernard C Benson Dies in California at 51

Bernard C. Benson of Lynwood California died suddenly Friday evening after a heart attack. Born February 3 1898 in Besesmer he was a North Beaver township native and Penn State attendee who founded Paramount Testing testing milk for Los Angeles dairies. Survived by widow Katherine son Philip daughter Lynda three brothers and three sisters and many nieces and nephews.

Bernard C. Benson Lynwood Calif North Beaver Township Besesmer B. John Agusta Benson Mt. Jackson Penn State College Los Angeles Katherine Benson Phillip Lynda Anna J. Benson Alma E. McKinley Ernest P John O. Benson Theo. E. Benson West

Deaths Of The Day In Meadville and nearby areas

Multiple obituary notices list Mrs. Alice M. Karl of 347 Shaw Street passing at Jameson Memorial Hospital at 4 45 pm after illness. She is survived by a sister and numerous nieces and nephews with services planned in Meadville and burial at Green Dale cemetery. Additional notices include Mrs. Margaret Mae Blews of 1052 Beckford Street, Mrs. Charles Houk of Newport, and death notices for William McHannon Edward McCarty Jr Harry E Ryder Dr Harry G Coulter with funeral arrangements and burial details in local churches and cemeteries.

Alice M. Karl Shaw Street Jameson Memorial Hospital Karl Meadville John Mary Vincent Peelman Central Presbyterian Church Frank M. Karl Harry A. Bradley Joseph B. Leyde Mortuary Highland Byham Funeral Home Donald Martin Green Dale Cemetery Margaret Mae Blews Beckford Street Greenville Charles Houk Newport Newport Methodist Church Clinton Cemetery Marshall Funeral Home William McHannon Will Mack Moravia Street Second Baptist Church J. L. McFarland Graceland Cemetery J. G. Crankleton West Grant Street Mr. McHannon Talulah Falls Henry and Mollie McHannon New Castle Lawrence Lodge No. 18 Elk’s Mary McHannon William Reynolds

Secretary Snyder Sees No Danger Of U.S. Recession

Treasury Secretary John W. Snyder told a Boy Scouts planning conference in Lake Geneva Wisconsin that the nation faces no recession danger. He described recent trends as a postwar readjustment period with industry moving to a buyer's market.

Lake Geneva Wis INS Treasury John W. Snyder Boy Scouts of America

Rotary meeting hears film of World War II era events

The Castleton club plans a June 13 briefing by Had Hadsell on his foreign assignment, with Sgt. Walsh arranging for the film Appointment in Tokyo. The official film traces Corregidor to MacArthur’s surrender and beyond, with makers Ed Davenport Harrisonburg George Lucas and Al Tishen.

Johnny McClelland Hadsell Sam Washington Johnny Tokyo Corregidor MacArthur Sgt. Walsh Ed Davenport Somerville George Lucas Harrisonburg al Tishen Pittsburgh Carl E. Paisley

Slaying Case Echoes Earlier Colorado Murder

A 19 year old student and Miss Weaver describe a sudden attack by a tall slim man who struck Miss Foster and Spore with a blunt instrument. Spore suffered multiple skull fractures and other injuries after being told to run toward the campus as Weaver fled with her.

Spore

Br discussions intensify as Big Four to meet in Luxembourg

Report notes an impending Paris meeting as foreign ministers from Britain France Belgium Holland and Luxembourg prepare in Luxembourg for June 17 to 18. Western sources say any Soviet Western alliance trade deal hinges on free Berlin access for the U S France and Britain.

Luxembourg Brussels Great Britain France Belgium Holland Russia Berlin U. S Britain Germany

Potter family gratitude for condolences and gifts

The Potter family thanks friends neighbors and relatives for kindness sympathy and support during their recent bereavement and for the flowers and cars donated.

Gerald Potter

Third U P Church to Start Daily Vacation Bible School

Plans set for a Daily Vacation Bible School at Third U P Church East Washington Adams Street starting Monday morning June 13 at 9 o clock. The free program runs Monday through Friday with registration and welcomes children from preschool through junior high. Demonstration and Children Day program with infant baptism planned Sunday June 26. Organized by Mrs P D Gibson with Dean Mrs Howard Burdette assisted by Mrs Winifred Young. Teachers and aides listed include numerous local women and girls from the congregation.

Third U. P East Washington Adams Street P. D. Gibson Howard Burdette Winifred Young Lloyd Gill Raymond Baldwin Claire Alford John O'Neill Donna Stewart George Glass

Death by own action case woven into Coplon trial

The article describes Georgi Sotirov and Valentin Gubitchev linked to UN secretariat roles and alleged intelligence work. It notes Peggy Duffy cannot clue to her husband Kent's death, claimed to be depressed after losing his job and the Potomac River incident. Kent, a Harvard graduate, spoke several languages and previously worked in labor before private business.

York Georgi Dimitrov Sotirov United Nations Secretariat Kent Peggy Duffy Washington Society Potomac River Multigraph Company Harvard University

Former State Department Officials Named by FBI Informants

The department the office of economic warfare and the state department. Other former state department employes also were named by the FBI informants.

Local Robberies Hit Moravia and Randall’s in Stolen Small Goods

Police report two robberies last night and another incident a day earlier at Randall’s on Sampson street. At Koffee Cup Grille on Moravia street 70 pennies and candy were taken. Bread and buns were stolen from Randall’s on Thursday night. Grewingk island in the Bogoslovy group Alaska known as Fire or New, has changed shape since its 1883 upthrown origin.

Koffee Cup Moravia Street Randall's Sampson Street Grewingk Island Bogoslovy Group Alaska Bogoslov

Miners Prepare for Mine Closing on Lewis Order

Miners plan a 10 day vacation starting June 25 and may not return June 20 25 as Lewis aims to secure a new wage contract. A return to work hinges on contract talks with operators. UMW president meets U S Steel officials in Philadelphia Monday and resumes talks with the Southern Coal Producers Association in Bluefield West Virginia Tuesday.

Lewis United Mine Workers Philadelphia U. S. Steel Southern Coal Producer Association Bluefield W. Va

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Pa Newe Court House al Chamberlain Harvey Hickey Chamberlain Harvey Boyles Field George D. Reid Insurance Agency Centennial Washington ST Chestnut New England National Parks Blue Ridge Mountains Canada W.j.mccormick West Grant ST Bethel California Jesse N. Kerr N. Mill St WELER M. J. Donnelly Special Agent The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the N. Mercer St Margaret M. Blews Edward McCarty, Jr Aliquippa Cunningham Funeral Edward Lynn William Butterworth Albert Leech Richard Fred Baxter John Johnson Joseph Zeigler Oak Park Cemetery Snyder U.S Castleton New Colorado Paris Ola Hull Aan VY Cmr Jack Gerson Jeweler U. P. Church Daily Vacation Bible School Coplon H. M. Rosen Ove Johnson Bldg Cunningham & Weingartner Nursery United States P. M. T. A. Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association Lawrence County
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