City Baseball League signs 16 players. raises limit
A city baseball league special meeting at the Y approved signing 16 players released by South Side Board of Trade. Closing date extends to next Monday at 8 pm, from Tuesday June 16. Managers voted to raise the player limit to 20 for the rest of the year and praised the league’s prospects.
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City Baseball League
Express
South Side Board of Trade
Russell Butchelli
Paul McCullough
Mickey Huff
Blackie Fundoots
Francis
New Castle
South Side Merchants Clinch Fifth Straight Win
South Side Merchants beat South Side Bulldogs 8 to 7 at Clifton Flats. Williams Getty and Metta powered the win while Fish and Saad pitched for the Bulldogs. Merchants set to face the Reliables in a Junior League tilt Tuesday at 6 PM.
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South Side Merchants
South Side Bulldogs
Williams
Getty
Metta
Fish
Saad
Bulldogs
Clifton Flats
Merchants
Reliables
Radiator Bets Meadville In Sunday Softball Showdown
Announcement states National Radiator will host Meadville’s Rices at Radiator Field on Sunday July 11. Meadville has claimed the Northwestern title for four consecutive years 1933 34 35 36 and remains undefeated this season after a 7 6 state tournament final loss.
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Rads-Meadville
Rices of
Meadville
New Castle Red Sox Schedule with Mercer Silk Sox
The New Castle Red Sox host the Mercer Silk Sox tonight at Mercer Field at six. Players report at 5 15 at 1204 Wilmington Avenue before the trip. Wednesday the Sox meet the Schmidts at Le High Field at six. An extra game is sought for Thursday or Friday against any Lawrence County team.
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New Castle Red Sox
Mercer Silk Sox
Mercer Field
New Castle
Wilmington Avenue
Sox
Schmidts
Lehigh Field
Lawrence County
Millers Rally for 12–9 Midget League Win Over Pearson AC
Millers came from behind to beat Pearson A C 12 to 9 in a Midget League softball game. It marked the Millers third league victory. Nyer and DeGenova topped the offense with a homer and a double apiece. Joe Dannish earned the win, while Matt DeVitto took the loss. Nine Tigers beat Log Cabin boys 4 to 3 in a separate baseball game.
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Millers
Pearson A. C
Nyer
DeGenova
Joe Dannish
Matt DeVitto
Nine Tigers
Log Cabin Boys
Jallopy A C Midgets Triumph In Double Bills
Jallopy A C Midgets beat Prayvor Midgets 8 to 7 and 7 to 5 at B and O Field. Vanessa and Especito earned the wins. It was the eighth win for Jallopy A C, now undefeated to date. They schedule a game against Pollock Avenue on Wednesday at Lincoln Gartfield Field, starting at 6 o'clock.
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Jallopy A. C
Braddock Meets Louis Tonight In Chicago Title Bout
Heavyweight champion James Braddock and challenger Joe Louis are slated to fight in Chicago tonight between 9 30 and 10 p m New Castle time with a radio broadcast planned Braddock, 31, has not fought since beating Max Baer for the title Louis, 22, has endured only one loss since rising toward a rematch Schmeling defeated Louis Braddock is described as ring wary while most experts back Louis to win The referee is to be announced just before the bout.
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Jimmy Braddock
Joe Louis
New Castle
Chicago
Braddock
Max Baer
Louis
Max Schmeling
Braddock Favored by Steiner, Jones Picks Louis in Tonight Bout
Tommy Jones, former lightweight, backs Joe Louis to win from Brad dock tonight while Jimmie Steiner, former featherweight, says Braddock will retain his title.
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Tommy Jones
Joe Louis
Braddock
Jimmie Steiner
Bobby Riggs Wins National Clay Court Title in Chicago
Bobby Riggs of Los Angeles retained the national clay court tennis single championship by defeating Joe Hunt of Los Angeles in Chicago with set scores 6-3 4-6 6-3 6-4.
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Bobby Riggs
Los Angeles
Chicago
Joe Hunt
Huskies Favored In Four Mile Hudson Regatta
Washington Huskies are favored to win the Poughkeepsie regatta on the Hudson today. More than 50 000 spectators are expected to watch the four mile race.
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Washington Huskies
Poughkeepsie
Hudson River
Shower Honors Bride At Wampum Class Event
Wampum Methodist Sunday school group led by Mrs Iva McBride hosted a bridal shower for a recent bride in Mrs I V Holmes home. Guests enjoyed games with high score prizes and a bedspread gift. Hostess and aides served a luncheon. Zelienople dinner trip planned by Pythian Sisters with a serving list of attendees.
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Iva McBride
Overlanders and companions treated after accident in Pittsburgh
Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Overlander along with Miss Blanche Elliott and Mrs. H. FE. King drove to Pittsburgh yesterday where Mrs. Overlander and Miss Elliott received treatment for injuries from a car crash. They were fitted with neck collars and back braces and friends hope for improvement.
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L. J. Overlander
Blanche Elliott
H. FE. King
Pittsburgh
Ill and improving residents noted in local notes
James Glover remains very ill with no improvement. Several residents travel or recover locally including Charles Galbreath who can go out after tonsillitis and Marcus Johnson returning from the Cleveland Clinic. Visitors include Mrs. Charles Davis Miss Mildred Blythe Miss Jean Aley and others from New Castle Ellport and Pittsburgh.
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James Glover
S. Hennon
New Castle
Charles Davis
Mildred Blythe
Jean Aley
Charles Galbreath
University in Exile completes third year in New York
The University in Exile marks its third year in New York as the New School for Social Research’s graduate faculty, formed from scholars expelled by Hitler’s Nazi regime.
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International News Service
New York
University In Exile
New School For Social Research
Hitler
Nazi Germany
Kaufman Camp Opens Summer in Harmony
The Emma Kaufman Camp at Harmony opened with 210 mothers and young children from the Pittsburgh area for a 12 day vacation. A 90 by 90 wading pool was dedicated, with Ed ward Kaufman and Sidney A. Teller speaking. The camp has served Harmony for 16 years, previously at Culnerville in Allegheny county.
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Sidney Teller
Harmony
Culnerville
Allegheny County
May Seek Court Action To Reopen Johnstown Plant
Bethlehem Steel may pursue a mandatory injunction in Dauphin county to reopen the Cambria plant in Johnstown Pennsylvania. Military governor Col Janeway said martial law cannot be enjoined without legislative permission. The $50,000,900 plant remained closed and peaceful.
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International News Servicer
Johnstown
Cambria
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Francis A. Dunn
Dauphin County
Augustine S. Janeway
Charles J. Margiotti
Lawrence W. Campbell
Citizens’ Committee
Ritter Heinz Wedding Celebrates Bride and Bridegroom
Miss Esther Ritter of Frisco wed Andrew Heinz of Perry Street in Ellwood City on Monday at 6 p m. The ceremony took place in a fern and rose setting with Rev Eldred G Aubrey officiating. The couple, who both attended local schools, now reside on Franklin Avenue and Fourth Street.
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Ellwood City
Esther Ritter
William Ritter
Frisco
Andrew Heinz
Perry Street
Eldred G. Aubrey
Monesson
First Christian Church
Martha Rugh
Edward Bookamer
Stella Palm
Edeth Gordon
Jennie Thornhill
Ritter
Heinz
J. and L. Company
Aliquippa
Franklin Avenue
Fourth Street
Mrs W Bladsford Hosts L A L Past Noble Grands
Mrs Walter Bladsford entertained nineteen members of the L A L Past Noble Grands club at her Clover avenue home in Ellwood City. Special guests Mrs Eakin and Mrs Edward Eynattan attended. Prizes for bingo went to Mrs Harry Anderson and Mrs Lloyd. 500 prizes to Mrs Sara Treese and Mrs William Wimner. A picnic is planned for July 15 in Ewing Park.
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Ellwood City
Walter Bladsford
Noble Grands Club
Clover Avenue
Eakin
Edward Eynattan
Rubin Reed
James Reed
Harry Anderson
Lloyd
Sara Treese
William
Gleaners Class Plans June Meeting At Mrs Brown Home
Ellwood City on June 22 reports that the Gleaners class of Wurtemburg Methodist church will meet Thursday evening at Mrs Lee Brown’s home off Pleasant Hill. Roy P. Meehan will host the Happy Hour class from Slippery Rock Presbyterian church at his Wayne township residence for their usual Thursday gathering.
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Ellwood City
Gleaners
Wurtemburg Methodist Church
Lee Brown
Pleasant Hill
Roy P. Meehan
Happy Hour
Slippery Rock Presbyterian Church
Wayne Township
Bell Memorial church group sets July 5 meeting
Ellwood City, June 22 Mrs David Chapman opens her home on the Ellwood Wampum road Thursday afternoon for the Rock Point club semi monthly gathering. Young People's Council of Bell Memorial church holds a brief meeting with Harry Huffman presiding planning next session July 5.
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Ellwood City
David Chapman
Ellwood-Wampum Road
Rock Point
Young People's Council of the Bell Memorial Church
Harry Huffman
Ellwood Church Notes Reflect Weekly Activities
Martha Cosby class meets at Mrs Beryl Gross home this Monday. Ladies Aid Society gathers Thursday at two in the church parlors. Junior and senior choirs rehearse Friday with junior at seven and senior at eight. Mid week devotions Wednesday at 745 titled Death and Resurrection. Donation day for Zelienople orphans home Thursday. Brotherhood class picnic Saturday afternoon at Ewing Park. Happy Hour class meets Thursday night at Mrs Roy Meehan. Trustees and wives meet Saturday night at Conrad Houk's Castlewood. Choir rehearsal Thursday at church and Friday preparatory services.
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Martha Cosby
Beryl Gross
Ladies Aid Society
Zelienople
Ewing Park
Brotherhood
Roy P. Meehan
Conrad Houk
Castlewood
Rotary Dinner and Church Activities Schedule
Group Four will attend a banquet in the church dining rooms at 6 15 tonight with the Young Men s Bible class in charge. Wednesday features mid week devotions followed by choir rehearsal. Committee four will run the Rotary dinner on Thursday with preparatory services Friday at 7 45 p m Choir rehearsal Saturday at 6 30 and communion services next Sunday.
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Rotary
Monday Evening Club Meeting in Ellwood City
Members of the Monday Evening club gathered at Mrs. Earle Yahn’s home on Spring Avenue with three guests Mrs. Mary Treese Mrs. Harry Young and Mrs. Moss Leiderbaugh. Mrs. Treese won the guest prize for the bridge tables and Mrs. Tom Barnes took the club high score. The next meeting will be at Mrs. Tom Barnes’s home on Lawrence Avenue June 28. Preparatory services at North Sewickley Presbyterian Church Friday at 7 45 led by Rev. Robert E Bell with Communion at the Sunday worship hour.
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Ellwood City
Monday Evening Club
Earle Yahn
Spring Avenue
Mary Treese
Harry Young
Moss Lauderbaugh
Treese
Tom Barnes
J. D. Kirk
Lawrence Avenue
North Sewickley Presbyterian Church
Robert E. Bell
Tri County Council Ellwood City Meeting Date
The Tri County Council will meet on Thursday July 8 in Ellwood City as announced by the council secretary. The notice appears in the June 22 edition.
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Tri-County Council
Ellwood City
Donation Day At Zelienople Home Draws Crowd
Zelienople hosts its annual donation and visiting day at the Lutheran Orphans Home and Farm School on June 24. Peter Graff III will chair. Rev. Alvin Teichert will speak. the operetta The Land of Dreams Come True will be performed by younger children. the Zelienople High School band will play.
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Zelienople
Lutheran Orphans Home and Farm School
Peter Graff III
Alvin Teichert
St. Matthews Lutheran Church of
Crafton
Teichert
Lara Graham
Edwin Wilson
Zelienople High School
C. W. White
Hennon Family Reunion Held at Cascade Park
The thirty fourth Hennon reunion took place Saturday at Cascade Park with about fifty attendees. Officers elected were Albert Gere president Harold Tritt vice president Mabel Gere treasurer and Myrtle Tritt secretary. Ages ranged from 85 to 11 months as the eldest and youngest attendees. The next gathering is set for the third Saturday in June 1938 at Cascade Park.
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Ellwood City
Hennon
Cascade Park
Albert Gere
Harold Tritt
Mabel Gere
Myrtle Tritt
Margaret Hennon
Darlene Tritt
Merchants Set Summer Closing Hours in Ellwood City
The furniture and trades stores in Ellwood City will follow a uniform July and August closing plan. Beginning July 1, hours are 5 p.m. on weekdays 6 p.m. on pay days and 9 p.m. Saturdays per Chamber Secretary Denny Schill.
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Ellwood City
Chamber
Denny Schill
Bible study class at Wurtemburg church Wednesday
The regular weekly Bible study class at Wurtemburg Methodist church in Ellwood City will be held Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock, led by Pastor Rev. H. F. Pollock. Choir practice will follow.
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Ellwood City
Wurtemburg Methodist Church
H. F. Pollock
V F W Auxiliary Chooses Delegates for National Convention
At Elwood City V F W Auxiliary meeting delegates to the national convention on August 29 were selected. Mary Woolman, Daisy Haddock, and Grace Bauer will serve, with Nettie Donaldson, Violet Nicholas, and Hazel Luck as alternates. The group plans to attend the Reading encampment June 24 25 26 and a banquet June 23. Two new members joined and next meeting is July 6.
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Ellwood City
Fourth Street
Mary Woolman
Daisy Haddock
Grace Bauer
Nettie Donaldson
Violet Nicholas
Hazel Luck
Reading
Martha Cosby Class Plans July Picnic
In Ellwood City on June 22 eight members of the Martha Cosby class met at Mrs. Frank Gross's home to arrange a July picnic. Janice Stroup led the meeting, games entertained attendees, and lunch followed served by the hostess with help from Mrs. Harold Jones and Bertha Burrows. The next class meeting is set for July 15.
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Ellwood City
Martha Cosby
Frank Gross
Spring Avenue
Janice Stroup
Harold Jones
Bertha Burrows
Winemans Host Pleasant Evening at Fombell Cottage
Ellwood City residents Mr. and Mrs. William Wineman hosted E. T. club members at their summer cottage in Fombell. Special guests included Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Wineman of Greensburg. Outdoor games followed by a lunch, with another picnic supper planned for late July at the cottage.
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Ellwood City
William Wineman
Fombell
R. W. Wineman
Greensburg
Wineman Cottage
Sixteenth White Family Reunion Set for June 24
The sixteenth annual reunion of the descendants and friends of the White family will be held on Thursday June 24 at Rod-a-mer Lodge located on New Castle and Youngstown road. A picnic dinner will be served at noon.
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Ellwood City
Rod-a-mer Lodge
New Castle
Youngstown Road
Twenty-First Thompson Family Reunion Planned at Ewing Park
Ellwood City residents will host the twenty first annual reunion of James Thompson descendants and friends at Ewing Park on Monday July five.
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Ellwood City
James Thompson
Ewing Park
Local residents return from Camilla Ann Sanzo family visit
Homer Newton along with Paul and Rose Sanalo and several Collins family members from Ridgway and Camilla Ann Sanzo on Franklin avenue have returned home after spending several days at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Collins and family on New Brighton road in Elwood City.
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Ellwood City
Homer Newton
R. D
Paul and Rose Sanalo
Center Avenue
Camilla Ann Sanzo
Franklin Avenue
Kenneth Collins
Ruth Collins
Ridgway
Thomas Collins
New Brighton Road
Various Local Social Visits and A HealthUpdate
Mrs. Ella Wood of Rossford Ohio visited daughter Mrs Hugh Tomb. Mrs. Ford Zeigler and son Kenneth traveled to Atlantic City for the week. Mrs. Jennie Wimer of Wurtemburg visited her son in New Castle. Amy Ketler of Wurtemburg and Mary Worrell of Glenn Avenue vacation near Meadville. Alice Moreland of Pittsburgh stayed with Mr and Mrs William Ritter in Frisco. John R Michaels of Uniontown returned home after visiting the Robert Michaels family Fourth Ward. Ranklin Steele of Wayne Township returned from a month with Lt and Mrs J W Wilson of Bellville Ohio. Arthur Craven and children Jean and Mildred of Newcomerstown spent Sunday with cousin Harry Craven in Perrytownship. Friends of Elizabeth Jackson Thompson, North Sewickley Township, who fractured a hip while visiting Brentwood Pittsburgh, note slow improvement. Mr Mecklem is her nephew.
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Ella Wood
Rossford
Ohio
Hugh Tomb
Ford Zeigler
Kenneth
Atlantic City
Jennie Wimer
Wurtemburg
John Wimer
New Castle
Amy Ketler
Mary Worrell
Glenn Avenue
Meadville
Alice Moreland
Pittsburgh
William Ritter
Frisco
John R. Michaels
Uniontown
Robert Michaels
Fourth Ward
Arthur Craven
Jean
Mildred
Newcomerstown, O
Harry Craven
Perry Township
Elizabeth Jackson Thompson
North Sewickley Township
Earl Mecklem
Brentwood
Mecklem
Thompson
Berlin Sees Surge of Storks Nesting in City Limits
East Prussia traditionally favors storks but Berlin now hosts 49 nesting storks, a rise from 24 in 1934 and 28 in 1935, attributed to strict bird life protection laws. The crackdown on poaching and habitat preservation appears to draw more of these birds to the German capital.
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Berlin
East Prussia
Germany
Neck erchiefs mark Scout Jamboree identity at Washington
New York reports unusual note for the National Jamboree in Washington D C from June 39 to July 9. Upon arrival 25 000 Scouts and leaders will receive two neckerchiefs a red one for the camp and a blue one for leaving. Both feature the official Jamboree insignia the Washington Monument centered in a compass serving as a passport and identification mark.
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New York
Washington, D. C
Washington Monument
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