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Newspaper

New Castle News

Location

New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jun 21, 1949

Page

7

Rotarians Hold Biggest Lie Contest at Noon Meeting

The New Castle Rotary Club staged a tall story contest during a noon luncheon at The Castleton. J. Lee McFate won for admitting he had never told a lie. Judges were Dr R F Galbreath Jack Huston Carl Paisley and John V McClelland.

New Castle Castleton J. Lee McFate R. F. Galbreath Jack Huston Carl Paisley John V. McClelland A. B. Foster John B. Offutt Blair Alverson Joe McFate W. Walter Braham Roy Shoaff Lew Dayton Howard B. Richards Sid Lockley DeLace Cole Heckert Sisters Ermel E. Branstetter New York City

Ignore Protests Continue Probe Of Textbooks

Chairman Wood of Georgia ignored protests from House Un American Activities Committee members and pressed ahead with an inquiry into school textbooks. He dismissed calls to drop the probe and suggested educators could refute charges if false.

Washington INS Wood House Un-American Activities Committee

Quotas Open for Marine Enlistments in July

Marine Corps announces greatly increased July enlistment quotas. First enlistments for three or four year terms and re-enlistments will be reopened, along with veterans from other services. The one year enlistment program for 18 year olds continues.

Marine Corps Thomas Rafferty Rafferty

County Juvenile Orange Picnic Set for June 22

Mrs. Glenn Patterson announces the County Juvenile Orange annual picnic will be held Wednesday June 22 at Lakewood Beach. A noon picnic dinner will be served and the afternoon features games contests and swimming.

Glenn Patterson Lakewood Beach

Spiritualist Church of Truth Wednesday Service Update

Spiritualist Church of Truth at McGoonhall 215 East Washington hosts Wednesday 8 p m service with Mrs Celeste Atkinson sermon The Way of Salvation. Christ Lutheran Sr Y P meets Wednesday 8 15 p m Jr Y P postponed due to Rev Poellet convention. Lydia circle hostess Mrs E Hines Friday 7 30 p m W S C S at church Christine Builer hostess

Spiritualist Church of Truth McGoonhall East Washington Street Celeste Atkinson Lydia Circle

Motorcycle Crash Injures Three Leaving Bus in Brigantine

Three Johnstown residents were hurt when a motorcycle struck them as they alighted from a bus in Brigantine near Atlantic City. Mrs Edna Livingston 34 suffered serious injuries and received last rites at Atlantic City hospital. The rider Nicholas Farango 26 of Philadelphia and a passenger Rita Tavani 28 of Atlantic City also suffered cuts and bruises.

Atlantic City N. J Johnstown Brigantine Edna Livingston Atlantic City Hospital Jack McCauliffe Thelma Nicholas Farango Philadelphia Rita Tavani Farango

Births at Jameson Memorial and New Castle Hospitals

Birth announcements list a son born to Raymond E. Fobes, Reardon Mulroy, Lawrence Simpson, Bernard Tharpe, and Mike Camerot at Jameson Memorial and New Castle hospitals with dates June 20 to June 21. The section notes the origins of Yankee Doodle by Dr Richard Shuckburgh in 1758 and ends with a safety slogan Drive Slow Children Move Fast.

New Castle Hospital Mike Camerot West Pittsburg Richard Shuckburgh Abercromby Ticonderoga Fort Craile N. Y

Am Society for Seamen Aid Formed in 1828

The American Seamen Friend society was organized in 1828. It is Christian but undenominational and cooperates with all who aid seamen, particularly merchant mariners.

Bread produced by US bakers spans space and earth

United States bakers produce enough bread in a year to reach from the earth to the moon 11 times or circle the earth’s equator 102 times.

United States Earth Moon Equator

New Probes Loom Over Five Percent Investigation Claims

An expose in the New York Herald Tribune alleges a wartime lieutenant colonel James V. Hunt led a scheme to secure government contracts through influence. Senate subcommittee chair Sen Hoey ordered staff review while Defense Secretary Johnson directed a thorough inquiry. Key West, Florida is noted as the southernmost U.S. city.

Washington INS James V. Hunt New York Herald-Tribune Sen. Hoey N. C Senate Herald-Tribune Defense Louis Johnson Leven C. Allen

WCTU and LTL Convene Over Drowning Rescue

Lawrence county WCTU executive committee meets Thursday at the YWCA to discuss the rescue of 17 year old Charles Magee who nearly drowned yesterday at Wila Dam three miles northwest of Newport Perry County. Magee suffered stomach cramps while swimming and was saved by fellow youths Leonard Campbell and three others who pulled him from the water and revived him with artificial respiration.

Charles Magee Wila Dam Newport Perry County Magee Leonard Campbell

Pastors' Aid to Meet at 402 Bell Avenue

The Pastors' Aid of Second Baptist church will gather at William Pack's home 402 Bell avenue Thursday at 8 p m. Russia reportedly controls about 72 percent of the world's peat supply.

The Second Baptist Church William Pack Bell Avenue Russia

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