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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1939
Page
12
Dr Dafoe warns about scurvy in infants and quintuples, noting bleeding under the skin and gums as fewer teeth appear. He cites vitamin C, citrus juices, and early fruit juice feeding from three to four weeks, referencing the Dionne quintuplets’ diet and the historical use of spruce bark.
Four churches Unity E Baptists Harmony Zion and Lower Zion join for a Bible conference at 7 53 pm with morning services at 9 45 and 11 am and Bible school at 10 am. B Y P W meets at 7 15 pm preceding evening services led by Reverends Bell Mat thewson Stoughton and Eakin.
On Sunday June 25 a special afternoon and evening church program will occur. East Brook notes list Harry Marshall recovering from ivy poisoning, Little Hugh Forbes home after tonsil operation, Junior Pulliam visiting grandparents, Mr and Mrs A E Double. Various local residents and relatives visit or host relatives in New Castle Glassport Mercer New Wilmington and surrounding towns.
Governor Arthur H. James signed the amended Teachers Tenure Act in Harrisburg on June 22, along with 38 other bills. The law creates a five year probation for new teachers, lowers retirement age to 62, and introduces a new rating system for tenure eligibility. The Department of Public Instruction will organize a 40 member committee to develop the rating card and system.
Wheaton College students from Wheaton NL will perform a sacred concert at the Gospel Tabernacle on Pearson Street under the Christian Fundamentals Fellowship. The male quartet will feature new and old gospel arrangements with solos and testimonies led by Roy Anderson of Chicago. Other participants include John Stam, Donald Stark, Saul McGarvey, and Herbert Anderson. A marriage license application in Meadville lists Glenn F Fleeger and Serena G Fleeger.
An advertisement touts 5.5.5 Tonic as a remedy for spring fatigue, claiming it rebuilds red blood cells, boosts appetite, and improves digestion. It promotes Tonie as the lil helps to restore strength after worry and overwork, with a booklet offered from Atlanta Georgia.
Camp director Nicholas R Casillo announces assorted improvements at Camp John M Phillips Lawrence County. Waterfront upgrades include five new boats, a diving float addition and a new springboard. Willam Klee plans games and stunts, Casillo will teach nature studies with Canada tales, and Robert McConahy updates handicraft features. Registrations are rising ahead of four camping weeks from July 15 to August, with two weeks already filled. Applications are at the scout office.
The Harlansburg area hosts morning services at Presbyterian and Unity Baptist churches, a Young People’s Conference scheduled at Harlansburg Baptist, and a Baptist Union meeting with officers’ training. Guild and 4-H clubs convene events, while Lois Eakin’s upcoming wedding at the Baptist church is announced amid neighborhood visits and social gatherings.
Boy apprentices between eight and 16 will begin a two week Vacation Handicraft and Educational school sponsored by the Y M C A. John D Thompson directs arrangements with leaders to teach woodworking metalwork and heather crafts. Registrations are pouring in.
Hollywood gossip notes Basil Rathbone and wife have adopted eleven week old Barbara Cynthia from Quida Bergere. The christening is planned during a six thousand five hundred mile trip in September at the Stevenson estate near Baltimore. Rodion Rathbone, eighteen years his father, continues acting as John Rodion while awaiting another film assignment.
J W Moorehead executive director of the Lawrence County Board of Assistance and director at selection for the Civilian Conservation Corps in Lawrence County announces an enrollment period starting soon for CCC programs locally.
The next enrollment window for the C C W opens Saturday July 1 and closes Thursday July 20. Enrollment applications will be accepted at the assistance office 251 South Mil Street starting Monday June 26. A quota is set at 100, with applicants required to present a birth certificate.
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