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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1955
Page
6
Madison Avenue Christian church schedules a two week Daily Vacation Bible School from July 5 to July 17. Miss Mildred Boggs Ozark College dean directs sessions with classes for nursery beginners intermediates juniors and teens.
State Policeman Holeman and Constable J Bill Kildoo investigate a theft at M Dale Andrews Lumber Yard on the Mt Jackson Bessemer road. Between 2 and 3 am robbers forced a door and stole a company truck plus about 1250 dollars of lumber and building materials including windows and dimensional lumber.
Handicrafts classes opened at Ma honing Playground on Wednesday with Mrs Morfydd Brown inaugurating sessions. The building on Netwell avenue hosts the program though attendance was light due to Catholic Day. if no rain, supervisor Miss Erina Perrotta will present the on wheels show.
Two year old Billy Biddle son of Mr and Mrs Richard Biddle 501 North Cedar street is recovering at home after lacera tion of the left side of his head following a fall at home. He received treatment at New Castle hospital at 2 45 p m on Wednesday.
Scoutmaster Harry Senheiser received a letter from three Canada scout executives stating their visit to Troop 4 and Camp Agawam has been postponed from the Fourth of July to Labor Day weekend. Senheiser and Dan Lea sure will be away as counselors at Pittsburgh YWCA Camp Konowee until August 20, with James Rhodes taking over Scoutmaster duties.
Mt. Jackson United Presbyterian church will hold the annual Sunday school picnic on Friday June 24 in East Palestine Park. The basket picnic supper is set for 6:30 p.m. in the picnic shelters. Warren Spears Sunday School superintendent is in charge of arrangements.
Sponsored by Soy Scouts troop 4 at the Presbyterian church corner of N Cedar and Cherry streets on June 24 from 7 to 9 p.m. Donation 50 cents. Earl Druschel of North Liberty street, recently discharged from Jameson Memorial hospital after seven weeks, is recuperating at his daughter and son in law Howard Kennedy’s home on Cleland Mill road.
Boyles Avenue playground will stage a pet show beginning at 1 30 p m Friday. Three prizes will be awarded for winners in three categories. Barbara Bender, the playground instructor, will supervise the event.
Daniel McClain a 14 year old from 410 Martin Street was treated at Jameson Memorial hospital at 3 30 p m for a deep laceration to his left arm after striking a sharp rock while swimming at Cind ery in Neshannock Creek above Rural avenue.
Seventy two 4-H club members from four counties attend the annual camp at Camp Fred L. Rentz on Route 108 near Harlansburg. Seven Lawrence county boys join youths from Mercer Butler and Beaver counties. Activities include leathercraft electrical work swimming and vespers while Guy J. Temple and county staff guide the group.
Pittsburgh attorneys seek a new trial for Richard Saunders 16 after a key identifications star witness Edward Hargrove retracted his testimony. Hargrove said he now doubts Saunders fled the gas station after the June 4 1954 beating and shooting of John Neeland. Saunders faces a life sentence after a first degree murder conviction.
In Philadelphia a one year pact ended a planned strike by more than 14 000 Bell Telephone operators. Federal mediator Frank Harris said dial service would likely stay unaffected. The agreement provides weekly raises from 1 to 3 dollars and reclassifies 38 towns for higher pay.
Mrs Esther Lloyd Jones told Purdue summer conference that the era is shifting toward a woman's world. She cited changing marriage ages, longer marriages, more women employed, and a need for adult education, with Mrs Lawrence Holloway offering advice for older women. Jerome Doltoris, 13, was injured at Cascade Pool after a slip and was taken to New Castle hospital.
Three cities Norfolk Virginia Sand Springs Oklahoma Springfield Township Pennsylvania and the state of Massachusetts earned grand awards in the AAA 16th national pedestrian protection contest. From 1555 cities and 46 states reports were submitted and 1954 was named the safest year on record for pedestrians said Andrew J. Sordoni AAA president.
George DeRoberts aged 12 fell from a cherry tree Wednesday sustaining a fracture to his right arm. He received treatment at New Castle hospital at 11 20 a m.
A brief note from Boston explains dragonflies can use their feet for perching on a limb but find walking impractical.
Royal Navy salvage ships finished recovering the ill fated Sidon submarine which exploded and sank off the English coast with 13 British sailors aboard The sub was to be beached at Portsmouth Naval Base later today for final removal and disposal.
Spring Lake Michigan Alderman Don Barbier reappeared at a village council meeting wearing a cowbell and a note reading if lost return to Spring Lake tied around his neck. He said his wife put them on after he boarded an excursion boat Friday night to bid farewell to friends and ended up in Chicago 11 hours later.
City firemen from Central Station responded with the B unit to the Jefferson Poultry Market at 19 West Market Way. They arrived at 10 32 this morning and extinguished the rubbish fire before any damage occurred.
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