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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1952
Page
16
The Senate rejected Sen. McCarran’s bid to force a vote on a constitutional amendment banning presidential seizure of private property. The motion to table the resolution carried 42 to 32, likely burying the proposal for this session.
Two teen riders on a motorcycle, one a girl riding piggy back, were seriously hurt when their bike hit a car at Ewalt road and Route 8 in Richland township. Patricia Witfield, 18, fractured skull, critical at Allegheny General hospital. Rider Robert Mayer, 18, sustained bruises and cuts. Driver Thomas Woody, 32, and his family escaped injury.
A new Cub Pack will be organized in Wampum sponsored by the Legion Post and Ladies Auxiliary. A meeting of pack officers occurs tonight at 8 p.m. at the Legion Home with Cub Master Lester Kuiken institutional representative Ray Mc Bride and committee members Lloyd H. Cunningham James D. McDonald Alfonso Demark. Den mothers listed include Mrs. Carl Kent Mrs. Merle Wardman and others. den chiefs come from troop 2 in Wampum. Scout master Harry Davis and J C Hildebrand outline den and pack procedure training.
Field Marshal Earl Alexander of Tunis arrives from Ottawa and tells reporters he is impressed by Korea. He will meet Defense Secretary Lovett General Bradley and Joint Chiefs Chairman today to discuss Korean war efforts with U S officials.
A Denver plastics company developed highway signs using a large synthetic rubber content to deter rock throwing by youths and to deter marksmen. The signs deflect rocks and bullets leave only small holes.
Gale McQuire of Forest Hills models Spectacular Specs with tiny parasols over each eye in a New York showcase. International coverage notes the unusual design trend and local fashion interest.
A diesel locomotive struck a pickup at a private crossing south of York killing 46 year old Charles Kraner of Glen Rock instantly. Police said he likely failed to see or hear the train as his vision was partly obscured by a barn.
Police search for a burglar described as a fisher man who uses a pole and hook to snatch pants from a chair as David H. Bowen reports a wallet missing with $150. A screen window was found ajar. The Sahara sands cool rapidly at night and frost forms. Balsa trees reach about 15 inches in diameter in five years.
Epworth Methodist hosts picnics and program evenings. First U P holds VB S staff picnic and program. Miss Ruth Brews to address India mission group. Numerous church groups plan meetings, dinners, and baptisms across multiple congregations including First Christian, First Methodist, St Johns Lutheran, Trinity Episcopal, First Presbyterian, and Kings Chapel. Events occur on Tuesday through Friday with several picnics at various homes and grounds.
Lewis Grell celebrated his birthday with a wiener roast hosted by his wife Thelma Harding and mother in law at their New Castle home. Relatives and friends brought gifts as guests from Linesville Pennsylvania and St Peters burg Florida joined local family members for the event.
Wilmington residents and guests from Edenburg Connoquenessing Warren Ohio Youngstown West Middlesex Pa camped a Monday fishing outing at Pymatuning with numerous couples and their children listed by name.
Sons of Italy members held a regular meeting on Sunday and scheduled a spaghetti dinner for Thursday evening June 26 at 5 p.m. Chairwoman Mrs Floyd Semione leads the event with kitchen chair Mrs Clotilda Ross and dining room chair Mrs Vito Colello assisted by Mrs Teresa Bambino. members and guests expected.
Reports say about 600 German aviation technicians and top naval engineers are in Russia working to perfect Soviet air power. They are largely employed in labs at Kimry north of Moscow and Ramenskoe southeast of the capital.
Manager Charleton Lichty of the U S Grant hotel in San Diego proposes whale steaks as a cheaper menu option to counter rising beef prices. He says ocean tenderloin will cost guests less than half the price of Tbone and Porterhouse cuts, amid lighthearted quips about watches.
Paris sources describe a Polish screening where an audience in Poznan booed and jeered at the appearance of Stalin on the cinema screen. The report notes the tense reception amid lingering Cold War tensions.
Maine survey of over 100 women finds average rise of two pounds six ounces from substitute foods during the potato famine. Analyst Stanley Painter of the Maine Agriculture Department notes the result, while a stray line mentions the number of solar eclipses—ten in about 18 years.
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