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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1940
Page
25
Three New Castle Bell Telephone Company employees reach long service milestones this summer. Jean W. Henry completes 25 years on June 25 while Anne H. Flynn and Mary E. Hurley reach 21 years on August 4 and August 14 respectively.
In Forest Hill and Sydenham area thieves steal brass plates from residences and metal gates during blackout hours. A separate note reports a cat with a luminous collar said to haunt A. R. P. shelters in Bloomsbury, though daylight searches found no cat.
Advice for keeping babies healthy in hot weather. Adjust feedings to heat by shortening nursing sessions and increasing water between meals. Do not wean, ensure bottles stay clean and milk stays fresh, monitor weight to avoid malnutrition. Tomorrow: more summer care guidance.
Chief Willis G. Mc Mullen recalls a system where aliases such as Pock Nose Boot legger Hop About and The Bear tagged offenders. James Wysner gave nicknames on patrol, linking face, name, and address, making each man’s identity memorable in police records.
B n ai B r ith lodge members hold final summer meeting tonight at 8 30 in the Cosmo club 217 North Mercer Street Irvin Grossman president will announce committees for the coming year New Castle Harry K Gregory Jr promoted to district manager downtown Pittsburgh Bell Telephone Company continues duties at new post
Robert Thurlow Hood of Mt. Lebanon received two prizes for scholarship at Amherst College. He earned the Stanley V. and Charles B. Travis prize for greatest advancement and the Josiah Woods prize for outstanding scholarship and improvement. Hood graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and won a teaching fellowship to pursue a master's in biology.
Mr and Mrs W L Meeks visit Ambridge relatives while Harry Young and family tour Beaver Falls. Greenford C Charles Lambright and family visit here. Clarence Shaner stays with sister Mrs George Warsing at Rose Point. Arline Young of Racine visits grandparents Mr and Mrs J C Young. Ruth Trudal of Detroit vacations with mother Mrs Carl Trudal. Calvin Marshal and daughter from Detroit visit here. George Warsing and family of Rose Point spend Sunday with Elmer and Mrs Shaner. John Shaner called to New Castle for mother in law Mrs Ray Roher. Walter Clemmer and family plus Paul and Charles Clemmer visit New Brighton. Paul Young and daughter Margie of Beaver Falls join Clem Young and daughters Arline and Phylis Racine and Erwin McMorran and son Billy of Beaver Falls R D 1 for dinner at J C Young home.
Scarlet fever is a dangerous communicable disease mainly affecting infants and children. It is caused by a tiny germ that transfers between people, with a wide range of severity from mild rash to rapid death. About one third develop complications such as middle ear infection or kidney inflammation. Isolation of patients is advised.
The Edenburg Woman's club schedules a noon dinner at the school yard with a backup at the township building if needed followed by a short business meeting. Local visits include Miss Margery Farrell of New Castle at the Hammers home and multiple residents from New Castle visiting Crawford avenue and other homes.
A Civil Aeronautics Authority program launches this summer at Penn-Harris airport Harrisburg with 15 student pilots. The three month course is open to graduates under age 25 not tied to a college and university.
Morning worship at 10 a m Sunday school at 11 a m Christian Endeavor at 7 p m Mid week prayer service Wednesday at 8 p m Rev C S Newsom pastor The Princeton school picnic will be held Wednesday June 26 at the high school building All teachers scholars and friends urged to attend
The Slippery Rock district council presents the play Dr Jim at 8 p m Thursday in the high school auditorium directed by Miss Rose Munnell.
The Woman's Missionary society of the Princeton church met all day Wednesday with Mrs. Mae Dean. Fifteen ladies and four children attended a patchwork day with a noon tureen dinner. Mrs. Alma Newsom led devotionals on West Indies and The Philippines.
Elizabeth Newsom will study in Chicago for several weeks. Various local families including the Shaffers of East Brook and the Browns of Perry township hosted relatives during Sunday visits. Others moved homes or spent time with kin in Ellwood City New Castle Harrisville and Butler areas.
Mrs. Olive Hewitt N Y A supervisor for Lawrence County invites the public to view N Y A projects shops and offices. Open house runs 8 a m to 5 p m at 226 Pearson Street with demonstrations at Gaston Park Rose Bowl Clenmore School and Bay in New Castle.
Fragmentary line hints at a New Castle discussion over the Monroe Doctrine. The text references a “straining sound” and a possible nod to Buy in New Castle, suggesting a political or civic setting where opinions on policy are challenged or debated.
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