Local Girl Serves as Camp Swim Instructor for Summer
Miss Margaret Fischer of North Ashland avenue serves as a swimming instructor at Camp East Brook the Y W C A resort for girls. She has three years training in physical education at Slippery Rock State Teachers College and has attended Camp East Brook as a camper for six years. She also teaches nature lore and woodcraft to the young campers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Fischer
Ashland Avenue
Camp East Brook
Miss Fischer
Slippery Rock State Teachers College
Fast Brook
Local Residents Return From Virginia Motor Trip
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Owens and family and Ki Owens with their daughters traveled from Orth Cedar street to Washington and Gettysburg visiting the Shenandoah Valley and Endless Caverns. Local Travel Club activities at Mahoningtown library continue as youngsters join, read ten travel books, and earn miniature passports with book and reader details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Owens
Floy
Ki Owens
Orth Cedar Street
Shenandoah Valley
Washington, D. C
Virginia
Gettysburg
Mahoningtown
Chicago couple on summer trip visit Seventh Ward friends
A Chicago party en route to New York stopped in the seventh ward Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. R. M. McNees and Mrs. Jennie McCandless visited local friends for a short time before continuing their automobile tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
New York City
Seventh Ward
R. M. McNees
Jennie McCandless
Final Augusta Statter lodge meeting set for June 20
The Augusta Statter Lodge No. 171 Auxiliary to Railroad Trainmen will hold its final meeting for the season on Monday evening in the Clendenin building. After this session no further business meetings are planned until fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta Statter Lodge No. 171
Clendenin
Exterior restoration brightens Oakland lodge hall facade
The lodge hall on the east side of Atlantic avenue at Oakland received interior cleaning last week and a fresh coat of paint on the exterior woodwork. The improved appearance enhances the building's overall look.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Avenue
Oakland
Junior Endeavor Picnic Planned by Mahoningtown Church
Plans are being laid for the Junior Christian Endeavor picnic of Mahoningtown Presbyterian Church at Cottage Grove on Saturday June 25. It is an annual event hosted for young members.
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Junior Endeavor
Junior Christian Endeavor
Mahoningtown Presbyterian Church
Cottage Grove
Mentha Pepsin Promises Quick Weight Gains and Vigor
A promotional notice claims mentha pepsin helps weight gain and energy. It cites a New York girl gaining 14 pounds in three weeks and an Oklahoma bank cashier adding 19 pounds with higher pay, attributing the results to the product. The ad urges readers to buy Dave's mentha pepsin from Eckerd's Cut Rate and other drugstores with a money back guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Oklahoma
Peppe
Dave
Eckerd
Local families head to Cottage Grove for summer retreat season
Nearly a dozen local families lock up homes for the summer at Cottage Grove near New Wilmington. Campsites grow with new cottages and popular swimming. Residents from Mahoningtown and nearby cities note travel to Cleveland and Buffalo for visits and work while planning moves and vacations.
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Cottage Grove
New Wilmington
Mahoningtown
Feeman Family Resting Easy After Crash
Akron residents the Feeman family reported a fairly comfortable night at Jameson Memorial Hospital after a Route 422 crash near Frizzleburg. Frank Feeman and his wife and their four sons were injured when the car struck a culvert as the driver apparently fell asleep. Mrs Feeman suffered a fractured pelvis and son James a fractured skull. The condition of the elder Feeman was not yet known. The other two sons had lacerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Feeman
Akron
Frizzleburg
Frank Feeman
James
Frank Jr
Jack
Reckless Driving Case Dismissed
Nick Donne charged with reckless driving was discharged by Alderman William E Marshall for lack of evidence. The accident on East Washington Street involved James Isoldo son of Antonari Isoldo. witnesses said Isoldo was struck through no fault of Donne.
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Nick Donne
William E. Marshall
Marshall
Donne
East Washington Street
James Isoldo
Antonari Isoldo
Isoldo
Judge Grants Two Divorces in May Court
Divorce decrees handed down by Judge James A. Chambers in two cases this morning. Rose Bancky was granted a divorce from Tony Bancky on grounds of desertion. Gertrude Dinges was granted a divorce from Lester L. Dinges on similar grounds. Testimony heard in the divorce court held in the latter part of May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Chambers
Rose Bancky
Tony Bancky
Gertrude Dinges
Lester L. Dinges
Gas Line Completion Reported In New Castle
Harry Hoskins of the city engineers department announced that Manufacturers Light & Heat completed a new gas line from Montgomery Street to Mount Jackson bridge at the intersection of Mount Jackson and Wampum highways in New Castle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Hoskins
City of New Castle
Manufacturers Light & Heat Company
Montgomery Street
Mount Jackson Bridge
Mount Jackson
Wampum
Benches Built Around Trees at Gaston Park
Louis Genkinger superintendent of parks said Gaston park benches have been built solid to trees, making theft unlikely. He added police have orders to patrol the park at different times of day and night to prevent theft and damage.
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Louis Genkinger
Gaston Park
Fire department respond to mystery illness at Scioto street
Officer Robert Letera investigated the serious sickness of George Rusch after being summoned to the Fifth Ward Fire Department on Scioto street for an on site assessment and inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Letera
Fifth Ward
Scioto Street
George Rusch
South Side resident aided by count y officials and hospital
A man from the South Side sought help and was directed to County Commissioner P. O. Elder. Under his guidance, county physician care followed by transfer to New Castle hospital were arranged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Side
P. O. Elder
New Castle Hospital
Beginning To Cut Down Weeds
People across the city begin cutting weeds in yards and vacant lots under a city law that makes it illegal to leave obnoxious weeds. Annually warnings are issued to property owners to have weeds removed.
Scoutmaster Alfred Howard to enter life saving institute
Alfred Sandy Howard, assistant scoutmaster of Boy Scouts Troop 5, Delaware Avenue, will depart at week’s end to enter a life saving institute for training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred “Sandy” Howard
Delaware Avenue
Boy Scouts
Red Cross Conducts Annual Work at Chautauqua Institution
The American Red Cross conducts its annual activities at Chautauqua Institution on Chautauqua Lake in New York. The event gathers volunteers and highlights relief services and community cooperation.
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American Red Cross
Chautauqua Institution
Chautauqua Lake
N. Y
Mrs Richard Morris Seriously Injured in Fall at Home
Mrs Richard Morris of Neshanonk township sustained a fractured hip after a fall at her home on Monday. The injury and resulting shock have left her in very critical condition due to advanced age.
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Richard Morris
Neshannock Township
Walter Cunningham to Lead Prayer Service at Local School
Walter Cunningham will conduct a prayer service in the Little Red School house on West Washington street extension this evening at 8 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Cunningham
Little Red School House
West Washington Street
Miss Donnelly to graduate at Wellesley June 21
Miss Jean Donnelly daughter of Mr and Mrs M J Donnelly of East Lincoln avenue will graduate from Wellesley College on June 21. The family now in New York City plans to attend the graduation exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth McClurg
Ann Ponian
Cleveland
Nettie McClintock
Pittsburgh
Jake Beighley
Prospect
Andrew Parkinson
Warren
Seventh Ward
Herbert Dugan
Edward Jones
Alice Morrison
Grant City
Mahoningtown
Nellie Pacurar
West Madison Avenue
Buffalo
N. Y
Charles Fleming
C. L. Schu
Jean Donnelley
M. J. Donnelly
East Lincoln Avenue
Wellesley College
Donnelly
New York City
City Workers Repair Tennis Courts at Washington Field
City employees repair tennis courts at Washington Field restoring facilities for public use. Crews from the municipal department handle court resurfacing and line painting to improve the local sports site.
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Washington Field
Playground equipment delayed until days before June opening
The council, led by L. G. Genkinger, states equipment for the Boylesfield playgrounds will not be installed until a few days before the formal opening set for June 20 at the rear of Smithfield Street and Gaston Park.
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Boylesfield
Smithfield St
Gaston Park
L. G. Genkinger
Big Band to Play at Cascade Park Picnic
Carl Shaner manager of Cascade Park anticipates 1000 Knox schoolchildren at the park Wednesday for a picnic arranged Saturday. A feature is a 200 piece band concert led by Shaner.
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Carl Shaner
Cascade Park
Knox
Shaner
American Legion Meets Tonight at Legion Home
Perry S. Gaston Post No. 343 of the American Legion will hold a regular meeting this evening at 8 15 at the Legion Home. Commander J Glenn Berry will preside. Matters of importance include selecting delegates to the state convention in Pittsburgh in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry S. Gaston
American Legion
Legion
J. Glenn Berry
Pittsburgh
Ritchie Buys Fence Notation at 114 South Mill Street
D M Ritchie of 114 South Mill Street appears in a local notice concerning a fence. The brief item records a property feature addition or request related to fencing at the listed address.
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D. M. Ritchie
South Mill St
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Seventh Ward News
Travel Club
G. H. Walter & CO
East Washington St
Diamond
Seventh Ward Personals
Feeman, Sr
THE
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Inc
Westinghouse
Kirk Hutton & CO
Genkinger
America
Lafayette
BY J. Carroll Mansfield
Marseilles
Mansfield
Spanish Coast
Postilion
LA Victoire
Miss Donnelly
Knox, Pa
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