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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1954
Page
8
Lawrence county residents received about 63 percent of 229 669 monthly old age and survivors payments in December with 5138 beneficiaries. Retired workers formed the largest group, and totals rose by 34351 in the year, reflecting a national trend of rising payouts.
London reports one of the world s first Christmas cards was designed in 1846 by English artist J C Horsely. The card shows a family toasting Christmas with wine glasses.
Alice M. Sterling of the New Castle free public library attended the American Library Association convention in Minneapolis held at Civic Auditorium. Noted speakers included Mrs Oveta Culp Hobby with authors Ludwig Bemelman and Mrs Sidonie Gruenberg. Sterling toured Saturday with Mildred Ailman, formerly at Westminster College and then Penn State University.
The Episcopal Diocese of Erie wrapped up a successful youth conference at Thiel College Greenville Pa with the theme What Is This Thing Called Life Lectures and discussion sessions engaged attendees from across the diocese A church music course was led by Isabel Todd Johnson Trinity New Castle with Ralph Havencamp Trinity rector on the faculty New Castle participants included Beverly Weis Sondra Adams Barbara Baer Laird Adams David Perdue and Thomas Vanhorn.
Dale Rice's parakeet won first prize as the prettiest pet at Union township playground on Monday. Carl Sankey took second for his pony and Skipper Hanna's parakeet earned third for the smallest pet. A scavenger hunt is planned for Wednesday at the playground.
Spokane readers are told that U S lumber production in a single year could build a board walk 30 feet wide and one inch thick stretching nearly to the moon, illustrating vast timber output in a vivid comparison.
Grasshopper glacier in southern Montana contains millions of dead grasshoppers preserved for 600 years. Insects failed to migrate across the ice in repeated attempts, leaving a fossil-like record.
A New Castle hospital scene shows six members of the Chill family and cousin Victor about to undergo tonsil removal surgeries. Five Chill children aged 5 to 15 are pictured with their mother and father Mrs and Mr Nick Chill. The family, living at 1006 Shira avenue, has ten children total and planned procedures for the morning at 9 o clock.
The body of 39 year old Harold Biffel of Reading was found in the Susquehanna River about 25 miles southeast of Lancaster near Fishing Creek. He was washed overboard Sunday by a wave while in a boat with five companions. Meryl Murphy of Fishing Creek led the recovery after renting a boat for the party. High winds and choppy water delayed the search.
Mrs Helen Chapman 52 goes on trial in Clinton County court on charges of falsifying the vote in last November's election in Flmington. A grand jury returned two bills of indictment charging 15 violations of the election code against the Flmington grandmother, a Democrat.
A long serving member of the Flemington Election Board for 17 years is accused of ballot tampering while serving as a minority inspector. The case centers on alleged improper influence during ballot processing.
At the annual Lawrence County TB Society board dinner at Hotel New Penn officers for the new year were elected. President Irwin W. Stankard and vice presidents Alec Samuels and J Ray Mercer head a slate joined by treasurer J C Miner and executive committee members Dr Frank L. Burton Harold Burns and J Nelson Runyan. Three new trustees were elected Lyle L. Henry Richard J. Davis and Daniel W. Skelly. Re elected three year terms go to Dr J A Gillespie Irwin Stankard Harold Burns Dr L Perry Joseph Leta Alec Samuels and J Roy Mercer. A TB Society audit report will be published soon with a financial report available for inspection, announced President Stankard.
Only nine Lawrence county drivers were penalized for violations of the Pennsylvania motor code during the week of June 7, below the average in recent weeks. All these were suspended or cited for traffic infractions issued by local authorities.
Seven drivers were cited for speeding and two for failure to satisfy judgment and file proof of financial responsibility. During the same week, 13 drivers who had previously drawn suspensions had their driving privileges restored.
Philip Weiss a clothing and dry goods wholesaler had 3000 dollars in merchandise in a truck parked outside his home. The cargo was stripped from the truck sometime this morning. The report notes the incident occurred with Mor gantown West Virginia as the intended unloading point.
Four Marine Corps privates died or were injured in a New Jersey Turnpike wreck near the Mt Belty Burlington interchange. Their mothers sought damages totaling 460000. a jury found no cause for action against truck driver Charles Cephas and owner Lester C Newton of Bridgeville Delaware.
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