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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1957
Page
3
Officials warn of dangerous Fourth of July celebrations with fireworks illegal in the state and linked to fatal accidents. Police will deploy more officers to curb incidents as city and county leaders urge travelers swimmers and picnickers to exercise extreme caution during the four day holiday.
MAZON Illinois Miss Myrtle Misener ends a 39 year tenure in the Mazon grade school after 42 years in Grundy County schools. This year her pupil was her great niece Sandra Erickson, the third generation from Miss Misener in her classes.
Chicago business note introduces The Dirty Front Man at 2835 North Lincoln. The storefront cleaning firm aims to clarify services with co-manager William Jennings explaining client expectations.
The Shaffer residence on Church Street was struck by lightning last Monday evening. Television and radio were destroyed and walls suffered fire-like damage though the house did not burn. Mrs. Shaffer was home alone. the New Wilmington Fire Department responded initially thinking the house was on fire due to heavy smoke.
Next Sunday morning at the Methodist Church a Gideons representative will speak at the service. Pastor Rev. La Verne Proctor assists as camp director at Wesley Woods and serves as vacationing speaker.
Carter C Johnston has recovered from surgery at Bashline-Ross Memorial Hospital Grove City and was brought home last Saturday. Mercer visitors James M Byers and wife called on Mrs Hunt Tuesday evening. Property and family visits reported from New Castle to Grove City including Leonard Peterson Ida McBride and Paul L Tillin households. Mrs Mary Jane Brown improving after hospital stay and hopes to return home soon. Grace Cooper visiting daughter Ethel Winger near Mercer. Leona Mahon remains bedridden. Carol Martin from Warren spent time with Gibson and Mrs. Martin. Leon Hunt and Princeton family visited C L Hunt home.
Fifty five girls aged 13 to 16 enjoy a 12 day session at Camp East Brook run by the YWCA. Morning activities include swimming crafts games and music with evening events such as campfires skits a barn yard hunt and a carnival. Staff listed includes Mrs. Esther Eakin director and seven counselors. Camp facilities welcome community groups for picnics reunions and retreats.
Red Cross officials report a doctor identified as Clark delivered five babies in Cameron, including twins, as about a thousand residents crowded the hurricane wrecked village near Cameron Courthouse. Mothers and children were moved on barges to south Louisiana cities after Audrey's devastation.
The Flying Needles of Hickory met at East Brook Grange this week with Mrs. Shirley Fennell assisting members on their projects. Margaret McChesney led the club in song as the new song leader. The next meeting is planned for July 10 at 9 am at East Brook Grange.
Dr Herbert Bundesen outlines Kynex a long acting sulfa with greater solubility and 75 percent fewer daily doses Dorbantyl a laxative from dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate and 1 8 di hydroxyanthraquinone Celentin N methyl n methylphenyl succinimide treats petit mal epilepsy after five years of development and testing Available by prescription plus a brief Q and A confirms vegetable fats are as digestible as animal fats
Mayor Terry D. Schrunk of Portland was acquitted by a 12 member jury of perjury in the Multnomah county grand jury probe of vice and corruption. The vote cleared Schrunk in a case tied to the city's vice investigation and linked to wider labor racketeering scrutiny by national committees.
University of Pittsburgh researchers report children with bone and skin defects may lack gamma globulin in blood, reducing infection resistance. Doctors Kuhns and Solow say monthly gamma globulin shots could relieve the condition, highlighting GG as key to antibodies and disease defense.
A brief column by Dr Ernest G Osborne reflects on family memories, lineage notes, and heritage in a compact portrait of domestic life. It intertwines personal anecdotes with historical glimpses, emphasizing lineage, values, and continuity across generations.
Pack-O-Fun explains a simple tie-dye method for children using cloth wrapped with string. Fold fabric to center, wrap tight at two points, tie ends, then dye as directed and press to reveal patterns.
In Paris Western disarmament delegates pressed Allied first step proposals to end the nuclear arms race. U S delegate Harold Stassen and French delegate Jules Moch flew from London to present the plan to the NATO permanent council. If approved the plan could be taken to Russia at a UN subcommission meeting in London next week. The blueprint calls for suspension of nuclear tests tied to halting production of fissionable materials for A and H bombs.
Luce press clipping bureau gathered over 30 000 clippings in a month on Saudi King Saud's visit, the largest set yet. The prior record involved a labor union with 16 000 clippings about a 1956 strike, and Democratic keynoter Gov. Frank G. Clement drew 16 000 for his 1956 convention speech.
Washington reports the administration maintains a hard no recognition policy toward Communist China to pressure Peiping through economic diplomatic and cultural means. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles refused any diplomatic recognition trade or cultural ties with Red China and said relations would resume only after Communism falls.
Ronald Greene, 14, found a 30 pound snapping turtle in Wyassup Lake. Experts say the reptile may be over a century old, comparing it to the oldest known turtle on St. Helena Island believed to be more than 180 years old.
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