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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1955
Page
10
President Eisenhower will skip a news conference this week because he will take part in Operation Alert, a three day civil defense drill. He usually meets reporters on Wednesday but will leave the Capitol that day with other officials. Mrs. Eisenhower stays at the Gettysburg farm and will join later during the exercise.
The McClain Our Boys Club of this city held its annual spring reunion with a dinner at the Smorgasboard in Harlansburg and a business meeting at the Morgans home. George W. Thomas of Youngstown was elected president and Earl J. Riley secretary treasurer. The group included guests from Youngstown Ellwood City and Warren with Miss Katharyn Newbury as special guest. An August picnic is planned at the Jones home in Warren Ohio.
Three year old Roger Allen Strawniak, son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Strawniak of 742 Addis Street, struck his head on a concrete step during a Saturday fall. He received medical aid at New Castle hospital at 5 10 p m as cautionary drive slogan urges slower traffic for child safety.
New Castle public schools are conducting a citywide enumeration of all boys and girls born since September 1, 1937. Each ward has a designated teacher conducting the count, with completion planned for July 5.
Singers from New Castle and nearby areas plan the 1955 Congress of Choirs session at Chautauqua New York. Rehearsal will be Wednesday June 15 at 7 30 p.m. in the First Methodist church, originally set for June 14. Lee H Barnes Meadville director will attend. Interested singers may join the local group.
Harold Leasure aged 12 of 535 East Long avenue fell Saturday and struck his knee on a rusty nail. He was taken to New Castle hospital at 6 25 p m for puncture wound treatment to the right knee.
Police assert that traffic laws exist to be obeyed, not merely enforced, signaling emphasis on compliance over punitive action. Authorities urge motorists to follow speed limits and signals to ensure road safety and reduce violations.
City playgrounds will open today if rain stops by 4 p.m. Director Rees Flannery said 17 playgrounds will operate Tuesday pending nicer weather. Instructors normally meet on bad weather days but have no meeting space, so they will open rather than hold a handicraft session.
Regular monthly session of the New Castle school board is set for Wednesday night June 15 at 7 30 in the East Street Administration Building announced by secretary John B Bechtel. The piece notes federal aid highways carry 42 percent of U S traffic.
The New Castle Optimist Club and the Ellwood City Optimist Club will meet jointly on Tuesday at 6 30 p m at the Catholic Center in Ellwood for a joint installation of officers.
Lawrence D Augustine two year old son of Mr and Mrs Anthony D Augustine of 842 Morton street received a possible fracture of the left foot when he jumped from a couch at home on Sunday. The injury was treated at New Castle hospital at 9 45 p m.
Erie annual conference closed in Meadville with a new minimum pastor salary of 3300 dollars. An extra 100 dollars was set for trial members and 300 dollars for approved supply pastors. Rev. George R D Braun was reassigned as superintendent of the Ida M oo Home for aged in Meadville.
A 13 year old boy William Carnuchi of 13 Maitland Street was hit by a toy racer on Sunday at 12 30 p.m. sustaining a puncture wound to the right ankle and required medical treatment at New Castle hospital.
Bell Telephone Company equipment suffered no storm damage over the past weekend according to Manager J. R. Rohleder. He noted only minor wet damage and that nine telephones were temporarily out of service by the rain.
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