Navy orders major drydock program for West Coast and bases
The Navy's high command orders an immediate modernization and construction program at Atlantic and Pacific shore stations. Plans call for multi million dollar expenditure to build drydocks for battleships and improve facilities at Boston New York Philadelphia Norfolk Charleston Mare Island Puget Sound and Portsmouth NH. Congress likely to fund in a supplemental appropriation before this session ends.
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Coiergasional News Service
Washington
Atlantic
West Coast
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Norfolk
Charleston
Mare Island
Puget Sound
Portsmouth
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Congress
Budget Bureau
Mt. Jackson Notes Union Prayer Meeting
Union prayer meeting of the various churches in this vicinity will be held Wednesday evening June 21 at Bethel United Presbyterian church. Members of local auxiliaries hosted a surprise party for Helen Kinney in honor of her 22nd wedding anniversary with games, contests, and a luncheon.
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UNION
Bethel United Presbyterian Church
Helen Kinney
First Presbyterian
Watchmakers here join Sunday outing at Cooks Forest
Lawrence county watchmakers joined 150 others from five counties for an all day outing at Cooks Forest. Delegations from Allegheny Venango Jefferson Clarion attended. A state association meeting followed the picnic dinner. On Wednesday June 21 at 8 pm members of Lawrence County Guild Five Horological Association of Pennsylvania will meet in Greer building headquarters.
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Lawrence County
Cooks Forest
Allegheny
Venango
Jefferson
Clarion
BP. m
Lawrence County Guild Five
Horological Association of Pennsylvania
Greer Building
Lawrence County Retail Grocers Meet Tuesday at HQ
Members of the Lawrence County Retail Grocers and Food Dealers association will hold their monthly meeting on Tuesday evening at 3238 Neshannock Avenue in their headquarters.
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Lawrence County Retail Grocers and Food Dealers Association
Neshannock Avenue
Pittsburgh Man Dies In Wife's Bedroom Mystery
Pittsburgh June 19 police probe death of Raymond Brown 43 commercial artist in his home. Parfits tests on hands aim to show gunpowder nitrates while questioning Mrs Rosemary Brown and others. Mrs Brown described hearing a shot as she dressed for bed. Brown, said to brood, noted that his mother and brother died by own action.
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Conternations
Pittsburgh
Raymond Brown
Rosemary, Brown
Brown
Nathan Auerbach
Dorothy Sankovich
Lwa
Fire-Swept Chrysler Found Near McConnell Farm
State motor police report a flame ruined Chrysler found near the McConnell farm in Washington township. The car was driven by Clyde EB Sheppard of Croton Avenue Croton City. Sheppard said he smelled an odor turned off ignition and exploded from the vehicle as it burst into flames. He was picked up by a passing car and given aid.
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McConnell Farm
Washington Township
Clyde EB
Sheppard
Croton Avenue
Kaeta
Natale Denies Driving Car In South MN Street Crash
Alex Natale of Hamilton street told Chief Ralph A. Criswell he did not drive the auto involved in a Saturday morning wreck on South MN street. Detectives cited Nancio Cassacchia as the operator, injuring Natale and others including Mike Russo and William Barbarowicz, the latter seriously injured.
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Alex Natale
Hamilton Street
Ralph A. Criswell
South MN Street
Ray Showalter
Nancio Cassacchia
Mike Russo
William Barbarowicz
Religious and fraternal circle notices from local churches
Religious and fraternal circles announcements list church groups meeting weekly. Daughters of the King, Church Helpers, troop V-55 Boy Scouts, and Queen Esther Auxiliary schedule luncheons, picnics, and elections. gospel services and communion planned at Central and First Presbyterian, Epworth and Methodist churches. district conferences, guilds, and missionary society gatherings noted with locations on Boyles Avenue, Ernst Euclid, Cascade Park, and local parsonages.
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Trinity Church
Ira W. Miller
Slippery Rock Creek
Central Presbyterian
Westminster Guild
Hbome
Virginia Wilson
Ernst Euclid Avenue
Doris Foley
Cascade Park
Central Presbyterian” Church
Cars collide at Cascade Park gate
Glenn A Reno of Wampum RD 1 sustained a head laceration and facial bruises after a collision at the Cascade Park gate on East Washington street. Reno was driving toward Ellwood City when John C Davis RD 7 tried to turn onto the highway, causing the crash reported by State Motor Police.
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Cascade Park
Glenn
Reno
Wampum
R. D
East Washington Street
Ellwood City
John C. Davis
Cars Collide at Bend in Highway
Automobiles driven by Carl P. Davis Diamont and Joseph Votmar of Farrell collided at the Sharon Pulaski highway junction at 3 30 p m Sunday no injuries reported Votnar allegedly crossed from New Wilmington road into the curve en route to New Wilmington
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Carl P. Davis
Diamont
Joseph Votmar
Farrell
Sharon
Pulaski
Votnar
New Wilmington
Velma West and Three Others Escape From Reformatory
A statewide search was ordered for Velma West known as Blond Slayer and three other women prisoners missing after their cells at Marysville reformatory were checked. West, 33, killed her husband in Painesville Ohio eleven years ago and was serving a life sentence after years as an honor prisoner.
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Ews
Rotary Delegates Attend Cleveland Convention
Official delegates from New Cas te Rotary club join officers Dr C C Green superintendent of schools and Fred erick Taylor president elect for the 30th annual Rotary International convention in Cleveland. Over 7 000 members filled Cleveland for the opening ceremonies as sessions run through Friday.
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New Caste Rotary Club
Cleveland
Wisweek
C. C. Green
Hero
Frederick Taylor
le Socal Club
Fred L. Renix
Walter W. Duff
E. E. Leavy
Marriage License Applications in Mercer County
Harold Turner of New Castle and Kathleen Johns Petre Re DL both apply for a Mercer marriage license alongside Ada Helennius Warren and Franklin Conti Cleveland stamp, with several New Castle residents and others listed. The notice notes Boyd Barrett of Ellwood City and Alice Erma Bell of New Wilmington have also applied for a Mercer license.
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Harold L. Turner
Boyles Avenue
New Castle
Kathleen Johns Petre Re
Mercer W
Boyd Barrett
Ellvnod City
Alice Erma Bell
New WiMington
Mercer
Name Change Petition Seeks Easton Surname in Westchester
Jay Allen Einstein Sr of Mt Vernon New York petitions a Westchester County court to rename the family Easton claiming Einstein is distinctly German and Semitic. He cites his son Jay Allen Einstein Jr an Annapolis undergraduate who is shown above as part of the context.
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Jay Allen Einstein
Mt Vernon
N. Y
West Point
Annapolis
Westchester County
New York
Einstein
Synod Convening In Wilson College
The synod of the Presbyterian church meets at Wilson College in Chambersburg Pennsylvania delegates from Shenango Presbytery including New Castle churches with Rev W J Holmes Calvary and Dr C B Wingerd Central New Castle and alternates Rev Thomas G Berger Ellwood City and Dr Grant H E Fisher New Castle Lay delegates William A Ker Elwood City and A A Webb New Castle alternates E C Flulbert Mahonntown and Hart Priday Slippery Rock Ellwood City
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Pennsylvania
Doubt Cast On Perfect Bridge Hand In London
Horace W. Norton of Galton Laboratory at University College London says a hand with 13 cards of one suit cannot be genuine. He notes other rare perfect hands exist, such as top ten of a suit with three aces, and asserts mathematical probability laws remain sound despite occasional extraordinary deals.
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Howard Berry InternaWeann
London
Horace W. Norton
Galton Laboratory
University College, London
Norton
America
Local Leagues to Attend Rally in Grove City
New Castle sub district Epworth Leagues will attend a rally at the Grove City district spy held at 1st Methodist church in Frank Rei this evening. President Warne Moor 45 will lead the event with an election of officers and a business meeting. Fe Shindledecker heads the nominating committee.
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Randolph
Queen Esther
Nettie M. Clarke
Boyles Avenue
New Caste
Epworat
Grove City
1St Methodist Church
Frank Rei
Warne Moor
Fe Shindledecker
New Castle
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Robins
Mt. Jackson
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Thery
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Elizabeth Brewster
Maude Carr
Rhea Belle
Conneaut Lake
Oaklang Hotel
We Community Chorus
Westfield Grange Hall
Retail Grocers’ Meeting
Union Meat Market
Long Ave
Wieners
Howe
Neisner
Find
Natale
Carter
Julian Goldman
Peoples Store
East
Washington St
New Castle, Pa
Croton
Queen Esther Auxiliary
First Methodist Church
Nettle Clarke
A. LU
Robbins
Celma Hazlett
Christian and Missionary Alliance Church
Hazel Miller
Burns Street
Epworth Methodist
Witney's Cottage
M. Weaver
C. L. Sipe
Warren Avenue
Maitland Memorial
Crusaders Bible Study
Young People's Bible Study
Parsonage Aid Society
Rcreen
H. ©. McAuley
Youngstown
Wills A. McGill
W. E. Minteer
Russell Taft
Lakewood
Christ Lutheran
U. P
Ladies Aid Society
Frank Bailey
Temple Avenue
Velma West
Blond Slayer
Escape
Rotary
Seelem Miki
Warren
Ada Helennius
Frank John Conti
Marian L. Ward
Walter Leroy Meckart
McClelland Avenue
Dorothy Elizabeth Jackson
Wallace Ave
Tony Senary
B.D
New Middletown
France Lysan
Bessemer
Midshipman
Wilson College
Westell's
E. Washington St
South
Mercer St
Bret
Learoy
Jaean
Haden
Post Toasties
Camphol
Ang
Ann Pareperi
Nutley Eo
Seach
the Optometrist
Qreat
Marcer St
Fisat
England
Pas “Ories
Kwikway Electric
Emerson
Seltzer
Capitol Water Bottle
Balmimare
Gibbs Peoples Service
Ton St
South Mill
Fisher’s
Jacquard Wilson
Fishers
Mir St
Italy’s
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