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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1954
Page
6
The two week Bible School ends tonight at 7 30 with regular sessions and displays for parents. Children bring picnic lunches and will enjoy a school picnic as North Beaver Township Firsmen’s auxiliary hosts its annual strawberry festival on the school grounds.
Recent storms hit Moravia road with thunder and lightning. A Block & Supply plant on the road was struck Tuesday night by a bolt entering a window, causing wiring damage but injuring no one at the table. Another house on the Warner farm nearby also took a strike, ripping up some flooring.
Final day for the summer school program approaches as parish children ages five to 14 may enroll. Registration is this week in the church basement during morning hours for a five week course offering educational activities for youngsters.
Three new faces join Mahoning school staff for September opening. Replacing Charles James as gym instructor will be Donald Black and Mrs James, substituted this year, will be replaced by Miss Barbara Ann Tilly. The new shop instructor is Thaddeus Pitrowski.
The season opening event at Ma honing playground was pushed back a week due to heavy rain. Supervisors Venditto and Pagley reschedule the doll show for Thursday June 24. Tony Venditto reports 20 boys have signed up to play softball with the playground teams. First practice for beginning teams was held Wednesday. All equipment is now ready on the school grounds for the summer.
The St Aloysius club of 8 to 12 year olds from St Lucy church toured Cleveland to watch the Cleveland Washington game won 6 to 4. A seventh ward boy Frank Dattilo caught a ball during practice. The trip left New Castle at 9 30 a m and returned about 8 30 p m.
Troop 4 Boy Scouts held a brief summer meeting at the Clayton Street ball field with Harry Senheyser in charge. Camp applications and medical forms were discussed.
Examination papers were sent to the 12 associations for a camp trip. The boys will meet Sunday at 1 o clock at Mahoning School to travel to camp. After a brief business discussion the group adjourned until July 1 at the same place.
Twenty-five men from New Castle and Lawrence County left the American Legion Home on N Jefferson Street for Pittsburgh to undergo physical examinations before induction into the U.S. Army. Sixteen men came from Local No 86 county board and nine from Local No 87 city board.
New Castle community groups announce Monday gatherings at local residences. Mrs Otha Jackson hosts the Reading Circle on West State street, while Sunshine Kensington meets with Mrs Vermell Jackson on Shenango street. The YWCA Elm Street previously hosted a program led by Mrs Mary McHannon with refreshments served. A Father’s Day musical program is set for Sunday at 3 p.m. at Union Baptist church featuring local fathers with Rev I S Terry of Midland presiding.
The Bethel AME Church will preach the annual Men's Day sermon on Sunday June 20 at 3 30 p m. The event welcomes the congregation for a day of spiritual reflection and community outreach led by the church's men’s ministry.
Racing fans at Monmouth Park in Oceanport New Jersey failed to cash in tickets worth 240 678 35 over eight years. No official explanation exists though tickets are thought to be lost destroyed or misread by holders.
The list catalogs diverse adopted texts including Under The Apple Tree and Odille and Ousley from Charles E. Merrill Books, a Treasury of Literature read series, Health for Better Living, Growing Your Way, Keeping Health, and various educational series from Gates, Heath, Scott Foresman, and Wheeler. It mentions German study, American Adventure Series, and Secretarial Practice among others.
In Richmond, Virginia a tiny percentage of households let husbands cook while women handle meals. The survey notes a cultural split with women doing most kitchen work and men rarely cooking.
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