Soviet Planes Raid Helsinki and Tallinn Blazes
London reports 15 Soviet planes attacked Helsinki with two shot down. A Stockholm dispatch notes German Stukas hit Russian fortifications on the Hingee peninsula and raided Russian air bases in Estonia causing large fires. Observers atop Helsinki stadium tower saw a sea of flame over Tallinn across the gulf, with Tallinn possibly set ablaze by bombs.
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International News Service
London
Helsinki
Reuters
Today
Stockholm
Hingee
Estonia
Helsinki Stadium
Tallinn
Gulf of Finland
Kiwanis Hear Convention Report At Ellwood Meeting
Ellwood Kiwanis members learned delegates at the National Kiwanis Convention in Atlanta last week reported on the program. Dr H E Helling submitted a resume, and plans for the Less Chance Boys Camp were discussed, with a call for help serving underprivileged youths. A committee will meet Wednesday at 9 p.m. at Dr Harold Sumner’s offices.
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Ellwood Carey
Lilwood K Seelub
Likheran
Samuel Mullin
Mallory
Atlanta
Georgia
H. £. Helling
J. Bill Bell
Bamp
Kiwanis Club
Peresan
Harold Sumner
Vargo Rites Held Tuesday
Ellwood City June 3 The funeral service for Mrs Mary Ware Vargo held yesterday at the W D Porter funeral home in Ellport. Rev Fr Martinovich of St Joseph Catholic church officiated and burial was in St Agatha cemetery. Grandsons Frank Joseph Peter Simon and Frank Spisak served as pallbearers. Mrs Vargo 89 was born in Hungary and survived by two daughters 16 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren.
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Ellwoon City
Mary Wareko
W. D. Porter
Fr Martinovich
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Ellport
Vergo
St Agatha Catholic Cemetery
Vargo
Frank Joseph
Peter Simon
Class Two Meets With Mrs Reed at Bell Memorial Church
ELLWOODS CITY June 25 Class Two of the Bell Memorial church met at Mrs Pearl Reed's home First avenue Tuesday evening. The devotional service was led by Mrs Tina Houk with the business meeting led by Mrs Matilda McFate. Sixteen members attended and enjoyed lunch served by Mrs Reed Mrs Goldie McConany and Mrs Maude Cullespie. The fourth division of the class will run the next meeting on July 22.
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Ellwoods City
Bell Memorial Church
Pearl Reed
First Avenue
Tina Houk
Matilda McFate
Goldie McConany
Maude Cullespie
Two Men Taken In Car Theft
Ellwood City June 1 The theft involved a car owned by Jack Shers ling Wiley Hill. Police arrested William S. Dixon and Henry J. W. Boyer in possession of the vehicle hours after the theft and seized in Ellwood City jail awaiting charges. They claimed employment by the Gooding Amusement Company and had parked the car in front of Murphy's store.
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Ellwood
Jack Shersling Wiley Hill
William S. Dixon
Tole- Ja
Henry J. W. Boyer
Shelocta
Ellwood City
Gooding Amusement Company
Murphy's Store
Luncheon Honors Ellwood City Council President
Ellwood City chapter of the National Council of Jewish Women held a luncheon at the county club to honor retiring president Mrs Eugene Lebowitz. Music by Ellwood violinist John Kuczmarski and pianist Robert Steverson complemented readings by Mrs Marcus of Beaver Falls. Guests from Erie Detroit Beaver Falls and Clairton attended. officers offered remarks and a gift was presented to Lebowitz signaling the end of the year’s work.
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Ellwood City
Continue Hunt For Auto Bandits
Ellwood City Police and state officers report no new developments in the double automobile theft and robbery case involving William Tift and A. B. Sheriff of Erie. Tift was released near Bizard and returned home yesterday as the search for the thieves and missing cars continues.
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Ellwool City
Ellwood City
Pennsylvania State Police
William Tift
A. B
Erie
Sift
Bizard
Scout Council Dines at Scout Camp Meeting
The Filwood District council of the Bay Stouts of America will hold its regular meeting on Tuesday, July 1 at Camry Thompson. A dinner will be served at 6:00 p.m. The council plans a visit to the boy scout camp during the session and will hold its meeting there.
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Ellwoop City
Filwood District Council
The
Bay Stouts of America
Camry Thompson
News by Mail for 1 Year
A promotion offers delivery of the newspaper by mail for one year at a price of five dollars. The offer describes affordability and convenience for readers seeking portable access to the paper’s content.
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T News
Greenwood School To Have Reunion
Greenwood school plans an all day reunion on Saturday June 28 at the Greenwood school house in Franklin township between Ellwood City and Zelienople. A basket picnic at noon will be followed by entertainment and sporting events. Notables J Howard Swick Beaver Falls and Ruben A Nagel state assemblyman are expected to attend.
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Ellwood City
Norman Hall
Lillyville
Greenwood
Franklin Township
Zelienople
J. Howard Swick
Beaver Falls
Congress
Ruben A. Nagel
Civic Problems topic program by Wayne WCTU at Elwood City
In Elwood City on June 24 the Wayne WCTU met at Mrs. Leo Coulter’s home to discuss My Town and Its Citizens. The program under Mrs. Dayton Fox covered Liquor Forces U S Program and home restoration with several members presenting. The business session, led by Mrs. Worrell, approved a $14 donation to the United Service Organizations and scheduled a July 15 picnic with plans by Mrs. Geoge Schulier Mrs. Thomas Berger and Mrs. Clair Boyar.
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Ellwood City
Geoge Schulier
Thomas Berger
Clair Boyar
Doremus Women To Meet Friday
Ellwood City report details a Doremus Club gathering hosted by Mrs Mary McDanel on Country Club Drive with a 6 PM tureen dinner. Hospital notes list three admissions two discharges and one birth at Ellwood City Hospital on June 24.
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Doremus
Ellwood City
Mary McDanel
Doremus Clesa
First Baptist Church
Country Club Drive
Ellwood City Hospital
Dorothy Newton
Wood Street
Jane Eppliger
William Souheldemantle
Bridge Street
Robert Baird
William Ferre
Fountain Avenue
Katheryn Wabank
First Avenue
Donald Mipgiliordo
Faye Rape
Clay Street
Zelienople
William Scheidemantle
Directors Will Meet Thursday Ellwood City Chamber
Ellwood City June 25 The board of directors of the Ellwood City Chamber of Commerce will meet tomorrow night at 8 o clock in the chamber rooms F E Moore president will preside Directors include A E Conner C W Carbeau C G Davidson D J Jones Jr Edward Mackasek J A Evans Dr H E Helling W F P Kegel R B J Shear RJ Herge Nelson Runyan
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Ellwood City
Ellwood, City
Baptist Society Dinner Meeting At Ewing Park
Twenty members of the Women's Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church met at Ewing Park picnic grounds in Ellwood City for a supper and business session. They planned sending a delegate to the Missionary House party at Grove City Colleges July 7 to 10 and reported on the church campaign supporting the Baptist Home and Orphanage. White Cross work was discussed and the next meeting will be a picnic on July 15, with group captains in charge of arrangements.
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Ellwood City
Women's Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church
Ewing Park
Grove City Colleges
Society of the Church
Baptist Home and Orphanage
White Cross
The
Missionary Society
Class Meeting At Dambach Residence
Members of the Immanuel Re formed church Ladies Aid society met at Mrs. Harvey Dambach home on the Ellwood New Castle road Tuesday evening. Mrs. Emil Forsythe led the regular business followed by a social hour and lunch served by the hostess and her daughters Lorna and Lilian. The next session will be July 29 at Mrs. Russell Siler’s Glen avenue home.
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Ellwood City
Immanuel Reformed Church Ladies’ Aid Society
Harvey Dambach
Ellwood
New Castle Road
Emil Forsythe
Lorna
Lilian
Russell Siler
Glen Avenue
Death Comes To Joseph Cappello
Joseph Cappello of 1116 South Second Street dies at 7 15 am at home. He is seventy six and to be buried Friday morning from his home and Catholic church. Burial in Locust Grove Cemetery. Survived by wife Pauline and ten children Pauline Teresa Angelene Mary Rose Anthony Carmen Michael Frank and Micholas.
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Swood City
Joseph Cappello
South Second Street
Locust Grove
Cappella
Pauline Cappello
Pauline
Teresa
Angeline
Mary
Rose Cappello
Anthony
Carmen
Michalael
Frank
Micholas
Picnic Planned by Faught Society in Elwood City
At a United Presbyterian church meeting in Elwood City on Tuesday evening the Marjorie Faughe Society discussed a June picnic. Ruth McCowin led devotional exercises and business. a report on the Women's General Missionary Convention was given, noting Mrs. Neva Kosch, Wartburg, attended.
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Ellwood City
Marjorie
Margaret Pugh class concludes meetings at Ellwood City
The Margaret Pugh class of the First Presbyterian church held a 6:00 dinner at Ewing Park. Dinner committee included M. Frances Stimson Irene Groft W P Rollman Blanche Jackson and H E King. Twenty members attended as the dinner concluded meetings until September.
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Margaret Pugh
Ellwood City
First Presbyterian Church
Ewing Park
M. Frances Stimson
Irene Groft
W. P. Rollman
Blanche Jackson
H. E. King
M KIM FAMILY PLANS REUNION AT SHADYREST
The McKim family plans its eighth annual reunion on Saturday June 28 at Shadyrest cottage on the old McKim farm near North Sewickley. Dinner will be served at noon. Delaware leads a national survey on trees noting Delaware's state rank and lists several species with their circumferences.
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Ellwood City
Une
McKim
Shadyrest
Dane McKim
North Sewickley
City Employees Return To Work After Strike
City officials report sewer, forest and garbage department workers who walked out Monday are back at their posts after a temporary work stoppage. The strike followed a wage raise request prompting a conference with council, which pledged to decide by Monday.
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Sewer, Furest and Garbage Department
Couel
Mondey
Lithuanian Flags Salute Nazi Troops Invasion Report
Reports broadcast from Stockholm say Lithuanian flags were raised in Kaunas as German troops entered the capital. Lithuania is said to have announced secession from Soviet Russia. Other messages claim German bombing at Windau and Riga during the day.
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International Nignsa
Stockholm
Kaunas
Lithuania
Russia
Windau
Riga
Maximum Prices Set For Pig Iron
Washington dispatch reports the Office of Price Administration extending steel controls by fixing maximum prices for pig iron. The action broadens ceilings previously set on iron and steel scrap and on finished steel products, aligning with broader wartime price regulation.
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International News Service
Washington
OPM
Court of Honor Friday Evening at First Christian Church
New Castle Boy Scout district court of honor scheduled for Friday night at 8 o clock. Judgement from the number of persons reviewed by the board of review Tuesday sight, this will be a large court.
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First Christian Church
New Castle
Leningrad Heavily Bombed Report BULLETIN
A Rome radio broadcast heard in New York by WBC says a huge wall of smoke hangs over the Russian town of Leningrad after a heavy bombardment by German aircraft. The report notes immense destruction and fires in the city in the wake of the attack.
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tTncernational
New
Rome
New York
WBC
Leningrad
Amendment To Draft Act Still Pends In Congress
Washington June 24 The selective service act amendment to lower the draft age ceiling to 28 years passed the Senate and faced House floor action expected Friday. The House military affairs committee rewrote it and leaders planned a Friday House vote. If approved it goes to a Senate conference then back to the Senate for re passage.
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International News Service
Washington
House
Senate
Military Affairs Committee
Senate House Conference Committee
Man Found Dead in Gas-Filled Auto Near West Pittsburg
Howard P. Anderson aged 37 of 1323 West Washington street was found dead in a gas filled car off Hog Hollow road near West Pittsburg. Coroner ruled suicide after hose inserted into exhaust and directed into rear of car. Surviving include wife Jennie, children Curtis Robert Audrey Jimmy, father Jack, sisters Ethel Sullivan and Grace Weinstein, and brother Earl. Funeral set for Friday at 2 pm at First Baptist with Dr. Frank Hollins officiating. Burial in Graceland cemetery.
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Howard P. Anderson
West
Washington Street
Hog Hollow Road
West Pittsburg
Samuel and
James Clark
Elmo Clark
Anderson
T ., Nugent
Walter Bannon
T. F. Nugent
Mr. Anderson
Foxburg
Jack
Margaret Phillips Anderson
Shenango Pottery
Jennie Donley Anderson
Curtis
Robert
Audrey
Jimmy
Jack Anderson
Ethel Sullivan
New Castle
Grace Weinstein
Youngstown
Earl Anderson
Joseph B
Information on ill fated U-9 submarine condition
Rep Shafer introduced a special resolution asking Secretary Knox to provide the House with complete details about U-9 the submarines commissioning and reconditioning dates and costs its World War II service and postwar status and whether reconditioning used inferior materials or led to an unseaworthy ship amid lend-lease aid to Britain.
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International News Service
Washington
Rep- Shafer
Secretary of Navy
Knox
House
Portsmouth
Nhs
Las
Heu of Representatives
Navy Department
Shafer
United States
Great Britain
German Luftwaffe bombs Russian railway lines
Berlin June 4 The German Luftwaffe yesterday carried out a series of violent air attacks on Russian railway lines hitting and partially destroying 23 transport trains as well as numerous stations and stretches of track, the high command announced today.
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Mbsentarional News Service
Berlin
High Command
Scout Leaders Gather At Camp In New Castle
Eighteen members of the Leaders Association of New Castle met on Tuesday evening for supper in the newly finished Girl Scout cabin at Slippery Rock Creek. It was the final meeting until fall, with a tour of the site near Branchton and plans for a bird sanctuary inventory in August led by Mrs Thomas Clara and Miss Elizabeth Reis.
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Leaders Association of
New Castle
Slippery Rock Creek
Branchton
Silpaery Rock Velley
Audoton the
Scotts
Thomas Clara
Elizabeth Reis
England
Thomas Clark
George Ward
Helen MacLean
Girl Scouts
Barba Brinser
Sally Norris
Neenee
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