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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1940
Page
21
Reader describes a nine year old boy who wakes screaming at night after seemingly easy bedtimes. Expert notes that fatigue from after school activity and poor postmeal rest may trigger nightmares, recommending a quiet hour after supper and proper digestion before bed.
Mrs. Maurice Barnes and Mrs. Sara Rice hosted the Search Light Bible class tureen dinner at Mrs. Rice’s home in Coolspring. A delicious dinner was served followed by a devotional period and then games and social chat.
Miss Dorothy Armstrong of Warren Ohio was a member of the graduating class, reflecting the local commencement milestones and honoring area scholars in the page’s brief notice.
The Fall O’ Pep club will be entertained at the home of Mrs. Clarence Fennick of Grove City on Thursday.
Community members and relatives are visiting and staying with family across Mercer, Grove City, Ellwood City, New Bethlehem, and neighboring towns. Residents include Margaret Rice, Rose Sutton, Arnold Jackson family, Bessie Fennick, Effie Montgomery, and Carmen Hawthorne among others with multiple weekend and Thursday visits noted. BAY IN NEW CASTLE-
Mrs George Sweesy T J Armstrong and Mrs William Armstrong and daughter Delphine attended the commencement at Hiram College in Hiram Ohio Monday evening. Mrs Sweesy and Mr Armstrongs full relation not stated.
Pittsburgh June 18 Gifts totaling 82000 in stock market value were given for the Allegheny Observatory and Seismograph Station endowments at the University of Pittsburgh. The donor requested anonymity while Chancellor John G. Bowman announced the gifts and their uses.
London reports a weekly birth rate exceeding 14 000 war babies as Britain’s birth rate rises despite earlier projections of a population decline. Analysts attribute the upturn to better employment, propaganda for larger families, and a higher marriage rate driven by wartime conditions and the Military Service Act.
Descendants of Moravia and nearby areas gather for their annual reunion on Thursday starting at noon at the Moravia Presbyterian Church on the New Castle Wampum highway. The event aims for an out of state attendance and features a long list of committees and activities through the afternoon.
The Cascade Park Theatre is ready for use and the Lee Provincial Players will perform there this summer. James Lotus says the players have reorganized and will present Boy Meets Girl within a few weeks with plans for several other hit plays during the season.
The article outlines eyelid injury types from superficial to deep and penetrating wounds, noting causes such as cuts from spectacles or windshield glass and burns or chemical exposure. It stresses careful surgery for healing, mentions infections, and credits staff including Allen for patient care and board appreciation. It also reports on parking fees totaling 703.15 and a meteor description detailing meteors entering the atmosphere and meteorites cooling afterward.
Readers sign their letters with name and address for publication. The column invites public opinion and community input on local issues and events.
June 13 1940 Lawrence County Chapter thanks Fred Rentz The News Company for cooperation in programs and publicity efforts. Board visit to National Convention in Washington displayed scrapbook praised by Publicity Departments officials. Rowland Area Director noted exemplary Red Cross publicity.
The state’s refrigeration sector shows a 50 million dollar annual output with 21 plants and 6000 workers earning over 9 million dollars yearly. Philadelphia hosts eight manufacturers while Erie and Berks counties have three and two plants respectively. York houses the largest plant. other counties include Allegheny Chester Clearfield Franklin Lancaster Lehigh Montgomery and York.
A Pittsburgh man shares how Rux Compound eased back and rheumatic pains. The ad touts relief from neuralgic and neuritic pain, claims rapid bloodstream action, low cost, and availability in three sizes, urging readers to try the medicine.
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