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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1963
Page
18
Health Officer Paul Cartwright orders residents to cut high grass and weeds or face a 25 dollar fine or 10 days in jail. A five day compliance period follows notification before borough action to cut and bill the property owner. Weeds include any grass over 10 inches not serving a useful or ornamental purpose.
Funeral services for Mrs. Dale Carol A. Baker 25 of 435 Tornes Rd Columbus Ohio will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Kenneth C Turner Funeral Home with Rev H Ross Karnes of Bell Memorial Presbyterian Church officiating Burial will follow at Locust Grove Cemetery Friends may call tonight and tomorrow at the funeral home between 7 and 9 p.m. and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Wayne Township firemen answered a 9 30 p m alarm at Mrs Myrtle Yoho’s Dutch Ridge Road barn. The bolt smashed the structure and its contents and crews from Wayne Two and Perry Two guarded 40 acres of pines nearby. A threshing machine and other farm equipment were lost. damage estimates were not yet set.
Ellwood City area churches and schools endorsed a Civic Council plan to ring bells at 2 p m on July 4 signaling that Americans enjoy freedom. The council approved final plans at its meeting last night as members learned details.
Talks continue with University of Pittsburgh officials to bring a two year off campus college program here. The council approved June 28 as Baseball Tag Day and scheduled the next meeting for September 16 since no sessions are held in summer.
Ellwood City health officer Paul Cartwright urges neighbor cooperation to curb pigeon droppings amid complaints. Borough law bans releasing pigeons. tagging could help but catching birds is a challenge. Pigeons described as germ carriers with examples from other towns.
In Norfolk Virginia Phillip M Keane boatswain's mate second class USN son of Mr and Mrs John M Keane of 525 Hazel Ave Elwood City Pa is taking a four week course at Leadership School Naval Schools Command Norfolk Va The school is attended by senior Navy petty officers who have demonstrated their abilities as naval leaders During the course they study the Constitution Bill of Rights and Navy Regulations.
Army Specialist Four Benedict A. Pieri 19, son of Mr and Mrs Walter B Jordan Jr of Ellwood City Pa, graduated from the Seventh U S Army NCO Academy in Germany in late May. He is a helicopter mechanic with the 661st Transportation Company, entered the Army in 1950, was stationed at Fort Sill before going overseas in 1961, and his wife Joselyn accompanies him in Germany.
Rev Nicholas A Biondi former pastor of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church Ellwood City marks 25 years in the priesthood with a 1 pm reception at St John the Baptist Church gym and 5 pm Mass followed by a 6 30 dinner He was born in New Castle in 1912 and ordained in 1938 at St Vincent Archabbey Church The anniversary celebration also notes his service at several parishes before Ellwood City and Monaca Attendees include friends from New Castle and Ellwood City.
Ellwood City General notes admitions listing William A Ritter Joseph R Agostino and others. discharges include Alexander Rossi Cathy Lynn Fernandez and more. Multiple birth announcements show couples in Ellport Ellwood Zelienople New Castle Wampum New Galilee with dates June 10 and June 11.
Ellwood City area civic council elected Robert Infield a Rotary Club member as president. Other officers include Carl Bell of the Lions Club as vice president Roy Guthrie of the Optimist Club as treasurer and R J Schill of the Chamber of Commerce as secretary. The council will publish a monthly civic calendar starting in September to avoid conflicting boroughwide meeting dates.
From 1953 to 1962 the Common Market contributed 581.25 million dollars in outright grants to newly developing African nations. For 1963 to 1967 contributions are expected at 730 million dollars, of which 620 million will be nonreimbursable grants. Dial OL 8 8511 for want ads.
John Mokranin 807 Lawrence Ave was injured in a Lake Rene crash near Du Bois Pennsylvania over the weekend. His back was hurt when his high speed boat airborne and struck tree stumps in a wooded section. He was treated at Du Bois Hospital and sent home. Mokranin is a champion racer and planned to compete in Sweden this year. He works as a mechanic for Blaw Knox Aetna Standard Division.
Builders Kenneth E. Fox and Frank Smith begin a 50 lot housing development on the Liebendorfer farm off Mercer Road at the Pa 488 intersection. They seek road material specs from Perry Township supervisors and plan to use Wright Street as the access route. The project, under Ellwood City Industrial Corporation, has no chosen name and will not link to the Churchill Plan.
Mrs. LeRoy Houk of Ellwood City mourns the death of her father Robert T. Mitchell 79 of North Sewickly died in Baltimore Maryland. Born in Glasgow Scotland February 4 1884 he came to the United States in 1905. Surviving are three other daughters nine grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at Kenneth C Turner Funeral Home with Rev. Glenn McElwain officiating. Interment in Locust Grove Cemetery.
Borough council will continue its recessed meeting from June 3 at 8 p m tonight to discuss Main Street paving along with the spring water situation and other unfinished business.
The Mohawk Area Kindergarten at Mt. Jackson UP Church awarded diplomas to 24 children led by director Mrs. Herbert Edwards. A skit titled A Day in Kindergarten showcased their experiences as graduates listed includes Jimmy Boats and Melanie Williams among others.
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