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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1940
Page
22
Bertrand H. Snell, former New York house leader, calls the Philadelphia convention the most serious and unbossed in 20 years. He notes delegates seek a real executive to lead the nation, with less rival animosity and renewed party unity behind the nominee. Snell, a retired veteran, speaks from detached political perspective.
Real estate transfers list Mary Jaworske to Peter Jaworske Jr. and Elizabeth Gilfillan McGeorge to Arthur H. Young for $1 each in Union and Neshannock townships plus Sarah W. Coben to Lester B. Moore in Pulaski township for $1 and John Garman by trustee to John H. Hanna in Pulaski township for $1280. Separately a libel in divorce filed by Rozella E. Haswell against Wayne C. Haswell and another libel in divorce filed by Joseph Patsy against Margaret Patsy are noted with marriage dates in 1938. A praecipe for summons against George Lostetter in the estate of Pearl A. Lostetter seeks $396.50. County tax cards have been mailed except for personal property, which will follow within ten days.
A force of clerks in the office of County Treasurer Earl R. Wimner is preparing the August sale list of properties with delinquent taxes for the years 1933 and 1934 filed against them.
The Sara Engle Bible class of the Bessemer Sunday school met Thursday evening in the Presbyterian church basement. Ray mond Touvell led the devotional, Mrs. Robert Crawford sang, and Wilbur Stanley led the business session. Hostesses were Mrs. P. W. Griffin, Mrs. Wilbur Stanley, and Mrs. Ralph Hardesty.
The Birthday Club of 1940 holds a Thursday 8 pm gathering at Mrs. Anna Porter's home to celebrate her birthday with entertainment and refreshments provided by Mrs. Roy Harriger Mrs. Frank Penwell and Mike Grist.
The Bessemer Woman's Club and guests plan a picnic dinner on Tuesday evening June 25 at 6 on the W F Davis lawn Oak street. Mrs Wilbur Miller leads the program and newly elected officers will preside over the business session. A moving in color by Ervin New Castle closes the event with the social committee chaired by Mrs Wilbur Summliers handling refreshments.
James H. Chaney spends a few days in East Palestine while O P W Griffen, a patient in a Youngstown hospital, shows improvement. Mrs Jess Bryson of Struthers calls on her mother Mrs Anna Porter. Mr and Mrs John Young announce the birth of a daughter at New Castle hospital on June 21. Maxine Grace of New Castle visits grandparents on Elm Street. Mr and Mrs Will Grace and Mrs Glenn Stanley attend funeral services for Mrs E D Saulinger of Addison New York at Emlenton. Weekend guests at the Chaney home include Darwin C Heilman of Fredericksburg and Walter Forrester of New Castle.
Social notes report illnesses and recoveries including Mrs Earl Main and Mrs Ella Beatty. Reunions at Forsythe and Rhodes, visits from Donald Tanner and J A Kelso, trips to California and Detroit. Upcoming wedding for Mary Rudi and Louis Zittelo plus a Beaver Falls funeral for James Cananzi. Big Beaver Grange to host Mothers and Daughters tea with a charity shower for the Martsolf/Rice couple.
North Beaver Grange held a Friday meeting led by Master Frank Kennedy. Catherine McKinley presented local state and national accident notes while William Dice demonstrated first aid and safe driving. The group debated Grange actions to prevent rural accidents. John Kyle and Marian Wallace sang a duet and Mr. Beam showed safety motion pictures from Greenville.
County Superintendent John C. Syling lists eighth grade students who passed the high school entrance exam and may enter high school in fall. The excerpt names groups from Big Beaver Township Ellport and Chewton along with numerous students, followed by a brief notice on farmer incomes by age in Centre County from The News By Mail.
Lawrence County committee Dorris L. Falkman W. Carl Hileman and Frank F. Forbes outlined a five year pasture improvement goal to match one acre per animal unit and proposed payments of 5 dollars per head for each horse or mule on a conservation farm. They urged increased seeding rates for rye grass or sweet clover and nitrogen application on vineyards orchards and fruit farms with five percent of county strip cropped and an extra 20 dollars for pasture improvement. The proposals were submitted to Elbert Smith state committee after visit to the Lawrence County office.
Dr Harold Westlake of Pennsylvania State College urges placing deaf children in school earlier after studies show children can speak many words they cannot hear. He notes deaf children babble like normal children and that teaching speech between ages two and five is easier than waiting until seven or eight.
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