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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1939
Page
8
Dr Dafoe warns rheumatic fever often precedes heart disease in children ages five to fifteen. Damp climates and persistent infections raise risk, with early signs including joint pains, frequent colds, sore throat, and pallor. Seek medical evaluation promptly and return for follow up if symptoms recur. Buy in New Castle.
Bethel area residents marked a silver wedding anniversary Friday as James A. Gatanet and his spouse hosted about 60 relatives and friends from Rochester New Brighton Ellwood City Pittsburgh East Brook Petersburg and New Castle. Another silver wedding for Mr and Mrs Alex Leslie drew around 100 attendees with gifts of silver. Also Rev Bradley Watkins and his wife returned from Florida and will be ordained next week while their Memorial Day wedding was held at Point Breeze Presbyterian Church.
A church gathering in Pittsburgh featured guests from the community including Mr. and Mrs. Charles Henderson and family, Mr. and Mrs. Chrlies Dice and kin, and many others. The Young People’s society hosted Petersburg youths, with attendees from Slippery Rock Stave Teachers College and Geneva College, Beaver Falls. Local visits included Rev George N Nell and Norman Gilchrist of Tarentum, and delegates to a Sunday school convention from Bethel church locals.
Washington dispatch reports the Civil Service Commission will hold competitive exams for Butler and Sewickley postmasterships with applications due July 11. Butler candidates will be rated on education experience and fitness with no written test, salary $9700. Sewickley exam will be written in Sewickley at a later date, salary $3000. Buy in New Castle.
The Episcopal Summer School for the Dioceses of Erie Pittsburgh and Harrisburg opens at Kikiminitas Springs School in Salsburg Pa. The conference runs through Friday noon June 30 with two delegates from St Andrew's New Castle Florence Hitchin and Jean M Riley attending full conference. The Rev and Mrs Charles Burton will attend Wednesday. religious education department meetings start this afternoon.
Real estate transfers include Howard R Johnson to M Belle Dillan Ellwood City and reciprocal transfer to Howard R Johnson plus New Brighton Building and Loan Association to Joseph R Beatrice for 83500, plus Pattison to Pattison et al in Union township and commissions to James W Barnes in Neshannock township for 121.62 and McGary to Peter Grimm in Neshannock for 1. Judge Thomas W Dickey issued two opinions including an interpleader in The Community Loan Company vs W Greyson Coates and Warner Buick Company and a divorce decree granting Fred S Findley freedom from Mary P Findley. County gasoline fund receipts will rise to 44859.27 from half cent gas tax. auditor general Warren R Roberts approved 3299880.51 distributed to most counties. May delinquent taxes distributed to county school and road districts totaling 9 81.56. New Castle city school district received 6299 597. Union township school district 588.38. Mahoning 406.77. Ellwood City 142.82. Union township road refund 146.89. other small amounts. county treasurer collects 2 percent totaling 262.63.
A reflective column argues Sixth Avenue in New York should plant tall trees to cool and balance the urban heat. It links Hesiod and Kilmer to civic design, celebrates greenery as essential life support, and imagines sparrows and wrens nesting above traffic.
Fred Jenkins sustained a badly injured finger yesterday. Mrs A W Tanner and son Gerald visited New Castle callers Mou dry FW. Jenkins and Will McAnis wired Pittsburgh visitors Wednesday. Mrs W J Jenkins saw Mrs Mary Cunningham in Elmsworth Friday. Rev and Mrs W J Pellow returned from Austintown after a motor trip Tuesday. Presbyterian Sunday school plans an annual picnic at Darlington Lake on Wednesday. New Galilee firemen organize for a homecoming carnival. Mr and Mrs WHS Jenkins and daughter Ruth visited relatives Tuesday evening. Richard Pellew plans summer in Austintown with his uncle. Mrs Anna Hockiser returned home after visiting Darlington. Mr and Mrs Archie Hixson visited Harold Duvall in Columbus, Ohio Saturday. Born to Harold and Marjory Martsolf a daughter named Marvel Eleanor Saturday night. Mrs Lula Martsolf and Mrs Charles Hazen attended the wedding of Maxine Rhodes in Beaver Falls on Wednesday. John Calhoun was struck by a car Wednesday evening while crossing the road after leaving the New Galilee tire truck. condition not serious. Funeral services for Joe Bava Thursday in St Ann’s Cabriole church followed by burial in Beaver Falls cemetery. Wolves club to hold stag party Tuesday night at Vendlito’s camp New Wilmington donation at 5:50 PM.
A posse of about 500 armed men began a final drive to capture Ray Olson, the wanted desperado accused in the murder of two Wisconsin sheriffs and linked to the kidnapping of 10 year old Charles Mintison. Sheriff George Seebuetter leads the search near Hayward in a wooded swamp area east of town.
Police reported a bicycle rider struck in the 100 block of East Street last night with one cyclist named Pitzer left uninjured as the bike was damaged. William Saperstein of Rochester reported a pocket incident to authorities on Saturday.
Cincinnati police seek three armed robbers who held up the concession manager at Crosley field during the Giants Reds series and escaped with about 30 000 in receipts. They forced ten employees to kneel on the floor as they took cash from sales.
Crowds and families gathered at Gaston Park for a Sunday picnic with wood fires for cooking and socializing. Tennis players used courts while spectators watched a lively game near the lake and pool. The park hosted hundreds enjoying boating and the day’s activities.
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