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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1963
Page
8
A young readers feature highlights national resilience and civic virtue in a period tone. It presents brief essays and activities designed to engage youth with patriotic themes and schoolhouse level insight.
With the 1963 season starting, The New Castle Free Public Library reports a surge in requests for baseball materials. The collection includes how to books, team histories, biographies of stars, and yearbooks like The Mutual Baseball Almanac and The Official Baseball Guide.
Penn State University offers a correspondence course titled Personality and Grooming. It covers trim figure exercises and grooming for hands teeth feet and skin along with mental attitudes and personality traits. The complete course costs $1.50 and is sent to Corres Courses 202 Agricultural Education Bldg University Park PA in a loose leaf folder.
Recreation is a key part of the Lawrence County 4 H program with camps at Eastbrook for girls and Rentz for boys. Junior Olympics in softball volleyball and track crown the day with a trophy for the winning county. County Council sponsored roller skating parties to celebrate summer and raise funds. Upcoming events include a chicken barbecue for trips a July 18 picnic at Ewing Park and a farm show in August to boost membership.
Five New Castle youths John Bechtel Roger Knecht Trevor Williams will attend the 10th National Hi-Y Congress at St Olaf College Northfield Minnesota from Thursday to July 2 accompanied by James G Eicken YMCA program secretary The local Y secretary Arthur Haas notes the congress begins the 75th YMCA year for high school youth and mentions Tri-Hi-Y evolution.
A class mother volunteers to assist a child's teacher with field trips parties and lunch supervision. She coordinates with the teacher and school nurse librarian and may host parent tea while stressing cooperation and a friendly, adaptable attitude.
Blair County economic data across basic economic governmental and social factors released in a new study by Robert L. Smith associate professor at Penn State Altoona Campus.
Camp Elliott will open June 30 and run four sessions through August 9. Girls aged seven to 17 may register at the Girl Scout office. Pre camp training runs through Friday under Camp Director Anna Mary Douglass with a volunteer cleanup committee and a full camp staff listed.
The Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science runs a ten week junior Space Academy this summer in Pittsburgh. It offers 23 courses in astronomy and astronautics for grades three through eleven and a special class for first and second graders. Classes meet one hour weekly and began yesterday. Further info via the planetarium.
Three Lawrence County youths attended the annual camp leaders training conference in Camp Kanesatake Pennsylvania joining 80 leaders from 35 counties. Carol Smith Judy Wilson and Don Dougherty participated in workshops including song leading archery recreation square dancing and handicraft. Sears Roebuck Foundation funded many scholarships for campers.
Babson Park Mass reader notes rising unemployment amid baby boom and automation. The columnist warns skilled work shortages bite, urges students to pursue training in science engineering medicine and commerce, and stresses that youth must seek usable careers.
Lawrence County 4 H Council outlines summer plans with vesper service June 30 at Eastbrook UP Church led by Rev. John McClure, county picnic July 18 at Ewing Park Ellwood City, district Junior Olympics July 2 at New Wilmington, and county square dance July 24 at Lakewood Beach. Ten counties invited to Westminster College Olympics. softball to be determined.
Lawrence County 4-H members demonstrated hoof thinning at the Samuel Patterson farm on Pulaski Road 1. Joseph E. Shick and Patterson conducted the session with refreshments by Mrs. Sara Patterson and Mrs. Martha Miklasevich. Next meeting time and place to be announced. Silver Belles discuss sewing plans at Beth McCready’s New Galilee home. Seventeen 4-H members attended Seam 66 at Wilmington Area High School planning pageant, parade, skit, and initiation. Mohawk Ag Club members chosen for county picnic skit. refreshment crew named. Bobbins 4-H Club met at Nannie Klobentan z’s home. new assistant song leader and reporter elected. Three Star Ag Club learned anthropology film. next meeting at Howard Turner’s Volant home on July 8.
Kathy Proctor and John Sample earned eighth grade honor letters at George Washington Junior High School but were left off the recently published honor roll.
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