Donahie Receives Purple Heart in Ellwood City
William J. Donahie, a local veteran, was awarded the Purple Heart at a Veterans of Foreign Wars hall ceremony on June 29. The wounded Marine from Belleau Wood in 1918 was cited by the Navy Department for actions with the Seventeenth Company of the Fifth Marine Corps Regiment.
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Ellwood City
United States
William J. Donahie
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
George Washington
Donahue
Navy Department
Fifth Marine Corp
Belleau Wood
A. W. McGee
Beaver Falls
Beaver Valley
P. L. Jewell
Mildred Carey
Purple Heart Auxiliary
Adrian McGee
Purple Heart
Paul
St. Agatha’s
Paul Cartwright
Harold G. Garvis
Army Ordnance
Body Of Drowned Youth Recovered In Ellwood City
The body of William Black, 21, Pittsburgh youth, was recovered near McConnell's Mills after a two week search. Rescue Squad from Ellwood City Fire Department aided by two Pittsburgh lads found him three quarters of a mile below the dam where he disappeared. Funeral arrangements were set at VanGorder in Ellwood City and B. B. Devlin funeral parlors in Pittsburgh. High water and rugged river terrain had hindered the initial search.
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Ellwood City
William Black
Pittsburgh
McConnell's Mills
Black
VanGorder
B. B. Devlin
Western Avenue
Wehman Family Holds Reunion at Ewing Park
The Wehman family reunion drew about 150 attendees on a Saturday afternoon June 28 at Ewing Park. After a dinner by Mrs. James Kirker of Wurtemburg a business meeting elected Henry Kiesling as president and other officers for next year. Special guests included Rev. Thomas G. Berger and Rev. H. F. Daubenspeck. The group planned a basket picnic at Ewine Park on the third Saturday of June 1942.
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Ellwood City
Wehman
Ewing Park
James Kirker
Wurtemburg
Clair Friday
Henry Kiesling
A. C. Hollerman
Reed Kimpel
S. E. Wehman
Harry Hollerman
Harold Hollerman
Charles Cunningham
Thomas G. Berger
H. F. Daubenspeck
Ewine Park
Aiken Reunion Celebrates 25th Annual Picnic
ELLWOOD CITY June 30 The Aiken clan marked a quarter century of family gatherings with a full day picnic at Cascade Park. A large turnout enjoyed visits, park amusements, and a noonday picnic dinner. Officers chosen were President Clarence Aiken, Vice President John Shoemaker, and Secretary Treasurer Mrs Pearl Ricer. Next year’s reunion set for the last Saturday of June at Cascade Park.
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Ellwood City
Aiken
Cascade Park
Clarence Aiken
John Shoemaker
Pearl Ricer
Bell Memorial Has Bio Picnic
About one hundred Bell Memorial Sunday school members attended the annual picnic held Saturday afternoon and evening June 28 at Ewing Park Ellwood City. Dinner was prepared by committee chair Mrs William Vogler and served at 6 oclock. The evening featured games and contests organized by sports committee members Jim Marshall Jack Partridge Clayton Houk Velma Marshall and Jean Newton. Prizes were awarded to winners.
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Ellwood City
Bell Memorial Sunday School
Ewing Park
William Vogler
Jim Marshall
Jack Partridge
Clayton Houk
Velma Marshall
Jean Newton
Ellwood Methodist Church Notes Schedule
Property committee meets at the church Monday at 7 15 p m. Isabel Thoburn class meets Tuesday at Mrs Henry Foxs home Wurtemberg Wednesday there is no prayer service Rev T H Carson is pastor.
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Isabel Thoburn
Henry Fox. Wurtembureg
Ladies Aid and church events in Slippery Rock area
Slippery Rock Presbyterian holds a Tuesday tea at the Manse and an all-day Ladies Aid meeting led by Rev. Thomas Berger. Immanuel Reformed plans a Mushball game at Knox and an all-day quilting day led by Rev. Howard Loch. Wurtemburg U. P. schedules a Camp Run prayer group meeting with a missionary session postponed, led by Rev. John Caughey, and a Boy Scout meeting led by Rev. J. E. Pringle in the evening.
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Ladies Aid
Manse
The
Thomas Berger
Immanuel Reformed Church
Knox
Howard Loch
Church and civic group events schedule in Ewing and area
First Baptist activities include a Monday picnic supper for the Young Married Couple class at Ewing park and Tuesday groups with a missionary society meeting. Rev B G Osterhouse presides with missionary alliance prayer and Bible study sessions through the week. Boy and Girl Scouts meet at First Presbyterian with midweek services. Rotary dinner committee and troop meetings are listed, led by Mrs Walter Simpson and Rev A M Stevenson.
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First Baptist
Ewing Park
Women’s Missionary Society
Women's Missionary Society
Samuel Mathews
Haig Street
B. G. Osterhouse
First Presbyterian Church
Walter Simpson
A. M. Stevenson
Prayer group and missionary society meet at local churches
United Presbyterian Church and Camp Run U P church host weekly gatherings with a Tuesday Beaver Valley prayer group at 10 a m and a Thursday Women s Missionary Society session in church parlors at 7 45 p m
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United Presbyterian Church
Beaver Valley
Camp Run
U. P
Women's Missionary Society
Trinity Lutheran Church Sunday School Board Meeting
Trinity Lutheran Church holds a regular meeting of the Sunday School Board on Monday at 7:00 p.m. Rev. F. H. Daubenspeck is the church pastor leading the session.
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Trinity Lutheran Church
F. H. Daubenspeck
Umbrellas Turned In At London Property Office
About 112 000 umbrellas are turned in at the London property office annually during normal times, reflecting a steady demand for umbrella returns and property management practices.
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London
Fresh water tortoise shown as the sole water turtle
A demotic contrast notes that true freshwater aquatics are limited to the tortoise, while turtles and terrapins do not inhabit fresh water. the piece jests about Americans in England who finally have space to speak without interruption and ponders whether listeners should appear bored or acknowledge having heard it.
P. H. C. Will Meet and Picnic At Ewing Park
Ellwood City reports the Protected Home Circle will hold a brief business meeting Tuesday evening at 6 o'clock followed by a picnic at Ewing Park for members and their families.
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Ellwood City
Ewing Park
Joseph Paul Wilson Weds Mary Shibley in Wooster Ohio
In a Westminster chapel ceremony at Wooster college the bride Mary Catherine Shibley and groom Joseph Paul Wilson exchanged vows. Attendants included Betty Jane Forker and Margaret Wilson. After a reception at Wooster Country club about 250 guests attended before the couple began a trip and planned residence in Wooster then Mechanicsburg, Pa. Both are Carnegie Institute of Technology graduates.
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Wooster
Neil O. Rowe
Wooster College
Frederick Karl Shibley
Betty Jane Forker
Youngstown
Betty Dicken
Pittsburgh
Mildred Buss
Muskegon
Mich
Margaret Wilson
Ellwood City
Barbara Donney
Frederick Earl Shibley, Jr
Christine Unger
Walter C. Wilson
Robert E. Liebendorfer
Donora
Frederick Kaz
Shibley, Jr
Cleveland
Frank Jones
Arthur M Stevenson, Jr
John S. Hough
Mrs. Wilson
the Wooster Country Club
Elwood City Births Charles Young Daughter born
Ellwood City residents Mr and Mrs Charles Young announce the birth of a daughter at their Castlewood home on Sunday June 29 the couple’s first child and a joyful addition to the family.
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Ellwood City
Charles Young
Castlewood
Survey Finds 60 Million Need Glasses Yet 25 Million Wear
Surveys indicate about 60 million Americans should wear glasses while only 25 million actually do. The data highlights a large gap in vision correction adoption across the nation.
Shooting lights up Ellwood Rod and Gun weekly contest
Ellwood City June 30 John Presky Chewton led the Ellwood Rod and Gun club weekly shoot at Wampum road with 23 of 25 targets hit in windy conditions. John Radamacher, club president, hit 22, followed by six shooters at 21. Another shoot is planned for Saturday afternoon July 5 at the same range.
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Ellwood City
John Presky
Chewton
Ellwood Rod and Gun Club
Wampum Road
Presky
John Radamacher
Wampum Rod and Gun Club
Book” Helling
Arron Krebs
Wampum
Tom Martin
Bessemer
Emil Alfonso
Ellwood
Playground Board To Assemble Tonight Ellwood City
Ellwood City Playground Commission will meet at 8 oclock tonight in the Board of Education rooms at Lincoln High School. Dr H E Helling chairs the meeting and routine business and June bills will be discussed. Denny Schill reports on first month of playground work. members include Sleighter Sartwell Luther Reid. Blaine Hancher is secretary.
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Ellwood City
Paul Luther
Gerald Reid
Blaine Hancher
Commission
Working Politician Returns to Iron Working Life
Alderman Le Roy E. Couplin of St. Louis Missouri quits politics describing himself as fat and flabby from political duties. He resumes iron working earning 70 dollars weekly for forty hours while retaining his aldermanic post at an annual salary of 1800 dollars.
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Leroy E. Couplin
St. Louis
Central Preas
Council Kiwanis To See Camp life Camplife weekly meeting
Council Kiwanis and Boy Scout District Council meet Tuesday evening at Camp Thompson under Howard B. Gills. Dinner at 6:30 p m then Boy Scout Council begins fall program discussion following the inspection of the camp and operations. Ellwood City notes report hospital admissions discharges and births. local residents appear in hospital and at home with new arrivals.
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Ellwood City
Kiwanis Club
Boy Scout District Council
Camp Thompson
Howard B. Gills
Boy Scout Council
Father seeks congressional probe of O-9 disaster
Los Angeles man Thomas W. Tillery Sr. mourns his son Thomas W. Tillery Jr., a machinist’s mate first class lost on the submarine O-9. He urges a congressional investigation and salvaging of O-9 for inspection. New York’s William Koch, 61, mourns his grandson Frederick Schneider, 17, crew member. Koch says, Thanks to Democracy's economy, my pal is dead.
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Thomas W. Tillery, Sr
Los Angeles
Thomas W. Tillery, Jr
William Koch
New York
Frederick Schneider
Koch
Social Committee Entertained At Ellwood City Club
Ellwood City June 30 Mrs Balderson chaired the Social committee of the Ellwood City Woman's club entertaining eight members at a luncheon and afternoon bridge party on Glen Avenue Saturday June 28 High score went to Mrs Yahn Also present were Mrs Kegel King Krause Humphrey Stevenson and Mrs Allen Kirkpatrick Nearby items note visitors and guests in Reynoldsville Pittsburgh Canonsburg Fredonia and Milwaukee plus a Sacramento salt study on pituitary gland preservation in rats with table salt intake.
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Ellwood City
Balderson
Houston traffic engineer charged after running stop sign
Walter H. Klapproth, Dallas traffic engineer, attended a Texas Safety Association conference in Houston and was charged by police with running a boulevard stop sign. TheNews by Mail for 1 Year, $5.00.
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Houston
Tex
Walter H. Klapproth
Dallas
Texas Safety Association
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