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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1933
Page
16
Searing June heat near 100 degrees and lack of rainfall scorch the grain belt. In Kansas Nebraska Minnesota and the Dakotas wheat dries on the stalk while corn suffers from the drought conditions.
Special to The News. Camp Phillips scouts from troops 12 V-17 and V-37 camp in units and adopt a new routine. Troop V-37 earns praise for moving two cabins themselves after committee consent, relocating them to a chosen site and continuing with a full day of work.
V-17 boys work on camping routines, cleaning, and swimming during the camp day. Troop 12 emphasizes outdoor cooking and lifesaving, while Mahoning 4 expects a Saturday camp arrival. Registrations for July rise as councils urge troop reservations, with groups including 12 4 V-15 and V-18 already booked.
Lawrence county Boy Scouts under Scoutmaster Ralph Davis organize a county wide drive to collect books magazines and puzzles for Civilian Conservation Corps camps in Western Pennsylvania. Chaplains Bailey and Freeman will distribute the materials via a Pittsburgh collection truck with July 8 deadline.
Secretary Orville Potter of the Lawrence county chapter American Red Cross attended a two day conference in Pittsburgh under Red Cross auspices for chapter workers. The discussion covered new veteran legislation with plans to hold over presumptive cases until October 1 and continue 75 percent payments until final disposition. A second case review will begin at the Pittsburgh regional office with appeals held until after August 1. New compensation claims may be filed after July 1, per the veterans administration. Participants included Beulah Bussel H T Farr Pauline Gardescu and E R Benke, with chapter workers from western Pennsylvania eastern Ohio and West Virginia.
Municipal Engineer Harry Hoskins said the concrete culvert on Cascade boulevard is progressing satisfactorily and the top will be poured in a few days. A scraper and roller will work in the boulevard Thursday as the street remains closed to traffic along the New Castle Street Electric railway from Hamilton Street to Cascade Park.
The Italian Catholics of Edenburg held a Sunday picnic at Ranbs Falls with a lunch and a program of races awarding prizes. Randall Park vacationing with sister Mrs. Claire Hoover in Masury Ohio. Edwin Easley Jr. from Pittsburgh is visiting.
The clipping records visits at J. R. McGuire in Mahoningtown and gatherings at the homes of Priscilla Stanley, Frank Mount, and Will Smith on Sunday indicating family connections and social calls in the area.
At North Beaver Township School Board meeting the board declined to exonerate W. Howard Gilmore from the full per capita tax from the 1932 duplicate. The list included professionals and business leaders thought able to pay. The board instructed Gilmore to proceed with collection of the per capita tax.
The City Council has received forms from the U S Work Project Development committee for federal public works program applications. Engineer G J Kane explains preliminary project drafts are enough for now and a copy of the National Recovery Act must be secured. Officers will file applications and submit reports detailing four years of receipts and expenditures. The Works program is expected to begin soon under the signed act.
Carrie D Getty files a writ in replevin against First National Bank of New Wilmington and D P Cloak conservator to recover a Prudential Insurance policy on the joint lives of Howell T Getty and Carrie D Getty, payable to Carrie D Getty. Policy value is $3,000. Writ returnable first Monday of August.
A log house on Cascade street blends history with a wild old fashioned garden of blue and silver bachelor buttons and red poppies. Nearby, Blair Strip Steel Lehigh cement and a new pants factory signal rising industrial activity and smoke in the air. Fishermen line the Neshannock as young anglers use simple gear to reel in possible bass, while travelers from Kentucky New York Rhode Island and Wisconsin pass by on the roads and tell stories of vacations and worlds fairs.
William M. Clark and Company was awarded a contract to install a central heating plant for Geneva College in Beaver Falls. The project is expected to cost $25,000 or more and will start immediately, with Dr. E A Crooks attending the meeting and Dr. James M Blackwood absent.
Mr and Mrs Howard D Leslie of the Pulaski Highway have returned home from a two month trip by automobile visiting Los Angeles and other California points They report a very splendid time and pleasant travels with friends and relatives in the far west.
Rabbi Morris Shiffman of Tifereth Israel announces the postponement of services following the death of Nathan, prompting funeral planning and community notice. The notice notes the congregation and leadership handling arrangements.
Rabinovitz announces the closing exercises will be held Sunday evening at 8 o'clock instead of this evening as previously arranged.
Kiddies day, the second of its kind this season, will be held Thursday at Cascade Park. Adults pay the same rates as children from early morning until midnight, per Manager Chris Coulthard. Hundreds of children attended a Kiddies day outing at the...
Dr. W. L. Campbell has returned and will be in his office in Centennial Building daily from 1 to 3. Evenings by appointment. Phone 265-J.
Hollywood reports a baby boy born to Briny Crosby and his wife Dixie Lee. The child weighed 7 pounds 42 ounces at birth and arrives as Crosby’s family gains a new member.
We express heartfelt thanks to friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy shown during our bereavement. Gratitude for floral tributes and cars donated is gratefully acknowledged. FAMILY.
The W M B of Zion church will hold their next meeting at the home of Mrs. Della Dean. Mr and Mrs Joseph Shawl and son Teddy visited friends in Fredonia. Grant City Personals Gale Dean and son Herman called at Fred Leise's home in Portersville Monday evening.
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