Wampum Horse Show Draws 80 Entries In Pleasant Valley
Over 80 horses entered the 1943 Waipu horse show at Pleasant Valley farms near Castle on Friday June 29. The event, starting at 1 PM and ending after a long recess, features 27 classes with riders from Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania to New York and Ohio. Local and visiting horses compete in open stakes and younger rider classes, with traffic officers and servicemen aiding the event.
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Waipu
Pleasiant Valley
HY W. Marshall
The
Wamptm
Castle
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Citizenship classes announced for exam candidates
Applicants for citizenship called to the Court House for examination may attend two review classes. The SOWAC.AS program offers sessions Friday evening June 29 and Monday evening July 2 at 9 oclock. Miss Mary Tabisz and YiW.GAS International Institute secretary will be in charge.
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Court House
SOWAC
Font Tomtik
Mauy. Tabisz
Yiw.gas International Institute
Edenburg Woman's Club Meeting and Local Visitors
The Edenburg Woman's Club will meet Thursday at 8 PM in the township building. Visitors include Mrs. Hi Shaffer and daughter, Mrs. Roy Gibson, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bohn of New Castle. Robert Unangst has returned to Fort Devens after a 3 day furlough with family. other locals hosting visitors include Jane Gowise of Pittsburgh and Albert Harrison's family.
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Edenbure
Ands
Walter Juist
Robert Unangst
Fort Devens
Mass
Mars
Roy
Albert Harrison
Jane Gowise
Pittsburgh
Samuelk
Women’s Land Army Group Sets July 6 Departure
Women’s Land Army units from New Castle and surrounding area join the University of Connecticut extension program to work in the Berkshire lakes region. The group will leave West Side station at seven am Friday July 6 and camp at Berkshire Lake Congamond Westfield Mass. Miss Elizabeth Morrow directs the program and plans to ship luggage ahead before July Fourth. Camp address listed. girls should bring towels and ration books. A nurse dietitian and other supervisors will accompany the group.
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New Castle
Lake Congamond
Berkshires
Women's Land Army
University of Connecticut
West Side
Pennsylvania Railroad
Elizabethy. Morrow
Egirls
Berkshire
Westfield
Sodality Council Meeting at St. Vitus Church Convent Hall
A central council gathering of the Sodality of Our Lady of St. Vitus will be held Thursday evening in the convent hall. Prefect Mary Chill will supervise the meeting.
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the Sodality of Our Lady of St. Vitus
Mary
Chill
New Castle Soldier Killed In England While Riding a Bike
Soldier Harry Parish of New Castle died in England after a bicycle accident on June 3. He died June 11 at a hospital from a skull fracture, brain contusion, and leg injuries. Parish served nine years overseas and was married to Lois Parish of Edenburg.
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New Castle
England
Harry Parish
A. Ight
Force Ground
Insas
Ward
Lois
Marton
the Royal
Myr
Leroy Parish
Edenbure
Jap Propaganda Mills Wild Claims Across China
New York June 27 Japanese propaganda mills in Hopeh province claim TOK troops have captured San Francisco and march on New York and Washington. Cable from Durand Wilber, air liaison officer in China, says Japs boast emperors forces conquered Philippines East Indies and most of India and all of Australia and New Zealand. OWL newspapers dropped by U S Army planes reinforce these bold claims to Chinese readers.
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New York
Hopeh
China
San Francisco
Washington
Durand
Wilber
Philippines
Indies
India
Australia
New Zealand
Governor Martin Reviews Guard at Indiantown Gap
Governor Edward Martin and Maj. Gen. Milton Baker reviewed Pennsylvania's 5000 state guardsmen at Indiantown Gap military reservation. The civilian army theme marked the encampment, which will end July 3. The governor warned that the defense of America depends on the people themselves.
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Indiantown Gap
ITNS
Pennsylvania
Indiantown “Gap
Enilhdfuk
Gav
Edward” Martin
China First UN Charter Signer Amid World War II Echoes
The report recalls China as the first UN signer to face Axis aggression, citing the Marco Polo Bridge incident of July 7, 1937 that sparked global conflict. It notes Japan's 1931 Manchuria invasion and Chiang Kai-shek's leadership, leading to China’s strengthened defense and the wider war that drew Europe and the United States into the conflict.
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China
United Nations
San. Francisco
Axis
Liam
Dukiaochiao
Peiping
Tokyo
Chiang Kai-Shek
Marco Polo Bridge
Europe
United States
Twenty Three Pass Test To Drive Auto
State police on Sampson street tested 36 applicants for motor vehicle operator permits and 23 passed. Examinations will be repeated next Tuesday. Names of the successful applicants include Caroline Melmore Maitland Lane Eugene Tom ski Gilmore street Andree L Mooney Walmo Prank G Marshall Mrs EB Wykeh m Glen B Laiton Lucile Woods Park Twenty Gladys M Stoner Robert A Clark Eliwood City Eldred Nord Bessemer Robert McAnaney North Mercer Street Leon J Johnson Paul W Anderson Samuel Jasper Mary F Blews Pine Street William H Stephens East Leasure Warren Williams Northview Marietta Hoover Clarine Clark Wampum Lawrence Tsabella Croton Viola Mains North Diamond Way Bilin Barber.
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Sampson - Street
Caroline -Melmore- Maitland Lane
Henry P. Anderson
Neshannock Avenue
Eugene
Tomski
Gilmore
R.D
Andree Ll. Mooney
Walmo
R. D
Glen B. Lainton
Lucile Woods
Park Twentuc
Gladys’ M. Stoner
D. G. Robert
A.clark
Eliwood City
Eldred
Nord
Bessemer
Robert. McAnaney
North
Mercer Street
Leon
J. Johnson
Paul W. Anderson
New Bedford
Samuel Jasper
Wick Avenue
Mary FE. Blews
Pine Street
Willam
HH. Stephens
Leasure Avenue
Warren Williams
Northview Avenue
Marietta
Hoover
Clarine Clark
Wampum
Lawrence ‘Tsabella
Croton Avenue
Viola’ Mains
Diamond Way
Bilin
J. ‘Barber
Reunion on Paris Boulevard Between Wartime Companions
On the Champs Elysees Cpl. Bob Patterson meets Cpl. James McCann and Sgt. McCann’s brother near Paris. They share old army tales and war experiences before parting ways. Patterson served with Anti Aircraft units from D-Day to Germany’s surrender, including the Ardennes fighting last December.
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Champs Elysees
Cpl
Bob. Patterson
George A. Patterson
Sumner Avenue
Seu Bobo AleCann
Wid Miss Okobo McCanne
New Cristle
Oalukul
Sgt
McCann
James McCann
WillSon
Paris
Patterson
Leipzigg
Ardennes
Kiwanis elects Mosser to another term on board
In Chicago on June 27 Mosser of St Marys was reelected to the Kiwanis International board replacing the outgoing trustees. Hamilton Holt of Macon GA was chosen as Kiwanis president for the next year at the Chicago meeting.
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Chicago
Jbelmont
Mosser
St. Mary's
The
Kiwanis International
Pennsylvania Kiwanis
Hamilton Holt
Macon
Kiwanis
Lady Overcomes Bedtime Gas Fear After Remedies
A woman feared nightly choking as stomach gas rose while lying down. After using a herbal remedy sold as ERB HELP, her stomach feels normal and sleep improves. The ad claims 12 herbs cleanse bowels and relieve gas, urging readers to buy locally in New Castle.
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Osaid
Shea
New Castle
Man Held After Discovery Of Beheaded Victim
EL PASO Texas June 27 INS reports a young man from a Philadelphia family was held under guard after the headless body of an 80 year old man was found near the Ysleta area. Authorities identified the victim as Edward Baker of the county poor farm. The suspect wounded in a gun battle with Sheriff Falby and deputies at his apartment later claimed no knowledge of the crime. A red pickup linked to the case was seen at the burial site with blood stains and tools found in the suspect’s apartment.
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EL Paso
Tex
INS
Philadelphia
Paso
William
Maine &Coy
Allen T. Falby
Jaustigs
Ysleta
West
Thes
Lee Counts
Baker
Falbey
Main
Handlard
Robert Crimson
Falley
Cpl. Bill Glover Returns Home From War
Cpl. Eugene M. Glover son of Mr and Mrs William Glover of 409 Butt street returns on leave after being captured by Nazis at the Ardennes during the Battle of the Bulge. He served with an artillery unit in the 28th Division and was wounded twice before being held in camps near Dresden until liberation by Soviet advance.
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Cpl
Eugene M
Glover
William
Butt. Street
Ardennes
Butec
Luxembourg
Dresden
Tre
Man Accused By Two Wives And Divorced Spouse
SCRANTON Pa dinie 27 cENS3 Ellis T Hartshorn 30 back in Lackawanna county jail today but perhaps awaiting trial. Five wives and a divorced spouse were in the courtroom as he faced an adultery charge stemming from a alleged bigamous marriage. His first wife Ruth Maynard of Sermany divorced him years ago. Judge M J Eagen heard that Hartshorn wed Mae Callender of Scranton and Ree Duean of Philadelphia at Elkton Md on April 10 1944 without a divorce. The third wife testified for wife No 2 seeking a divorce. Hartshorn’s first wife attended and Judge Eagen reserved decision and sent him back to jail. Public notices: Resumed Pittsburgh publication noted AFL Teamsters walkout delaying Sun-? delivery.
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Scranton
Dinie
Ellis
T. Hartshorn
Lackawanna County
Hartshorn
Ruth Maynard
Serumany
M. J. Eagen
Mae Callender
Ree Duean
Philadelphia
Elkton, Md
Noo
Eagen
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