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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1948
Page
5
Local Stamp Club unveils a two Tome Sesqui Cent An envelope cachet for New Castle’s centennial celebration. The blue design features the Keystone State emblem and an Early Iron Furnace with dates 1798 1948. Club members and the Post Office distribute nationwide as a collector’s item.
Mayor John Ma ven announced that constables may visit to collect delinquent taxes. Since January notices began for 1944 47, paid totals rose from 890.29 to 37 305.86, with over 30 000 still due, and all delinquents have been notified.
Seven local youths enlisted in the U S Navy announced by the town recruiting station. Five join under the new High School Graduate program and will attend pre-enlistment training. Names include John Noel Glen David Hoover N Hurrells Robert Aiken Bender Steve James Bowe George Henry Fry and William Arthur Grannis. They have been sent to Great Lakes for recruit training.
Heaver Falls June 13. S tar Seidel of American Bridge Company announced a fundraising committee for Geneva College centennial drive. The group includes K A Morris A N Walker and W Haymund Kerr as associate chairmen with several industrial representatives from Aliquippa Beav er Falls Ellwood City Freedom Midland New Brighton and Hor hster. The fundraising goal is 100000. also a note on brush storage tips appears at the end.
Carl Nickel of 449 Meshan nook avenue re-enlisted in naval service announced by the Navy Recruiting Station. A veteran of submarine duty during the war, Nickel has been transferred to the Philadelphia receiving ship for a refresher course on submariner duties.
Sunday afternoon June 13 at 3 40 o clock the New Castle branch of the NAACP hosts Mrs Daisy Lampkin vice president of the Pittsburgh Courier and field secretary for the NAACP in Second Baptist church The event promotes the annual membership drive chaired by Bert Tall and plans a delegation to the National Convention in Kansas City Mo June 22 Attendance is expected to be large with a business session and election of officers in Farrow's absence John Campbell presiding
Mrs B A Crook and elder P M Paite returned from Beaver Parish where the Reformed Presbyterian Synod met at Geneva College. J C Mitchell, elected moderator, came back from China after years with the Chinese people fleeing Japanese forces.
Our Lady's Sodality of St Vitus church held its regular meeting in the convent hall with Prefect Bernice Dellaverson presiding. Reports were given by Secretary Marie Sabato and Treasurer Vincetta Chirumbolo, with the Catholic committees presenting talks on the Sacred Heart devotion, modesty in dress, wedding gifts, and a theater program for June 18.
Jean Nunn was elected president Ella Wright became vice president Ruth Jackson was named secretary Dorothy Crimkie Jam will serve as treasurer A July camp weekend for all four clubs was arranged at Camp East Brook A budget discussion recommended sending a delegate to the national YWCA convention and to the San Francisco meeting next March 7 14
Emmanuel E U B church hosted its Women's Missionary Organization and Youth Fellowship three day convention in Oil City. Nt Harry Gere Mrs Harry Uieh and Miss Louise Grove led delegations with Arthur Duries ser aboard the Youth Fellowship. About $89 000 was raised for missions this past year by the societies. Children Day will be observed Sunday at 10 with recitations songs and a short sermon by Rev L H Grove. More sunspots appeared in May the sun’s surface showing record activity.
The Naval Reserve recruiting officer, Lionl. W. A. Kieler, announced two New Castle men have enlisted for inactive duty. Herbert Hutton Sr USN of 1034 Beckford Street and Mark Ernest Smith Sr USN of 921 Morton Street join the program.
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