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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1941
Page
9
Pittsburgh report from June 30 notes pickets occupying the Herrs Island bridge in a packing plant strike at Pittsburgh Provision and Packing. Strikers press wage demands as the plant faces labor action and broader tensions in the industry.
Franc Stindey, 24, of Buffalo, NY, admits role in the First Nu-Vane Bank heist at Eldred and is jailed with Walter Davis, also of Buffalo, who helped steal a pickup. Davis not implicated in the bank robbery. Third man linked to the May 83 bank robbery. earlier suspects Renard Kern and John Archer. Stindey faces auto larceny and firearms charges.
Local jeweler Jack Gerson and his staff hosted a library party by the Neshannock Creek summer home Noahs Ark to honor Charles Lifshitz before his army departure, gifting a wristwatch from Gerson and employer Mr. Lilshire of the National Pants factory. Attendees included visitors from New York City Pittsburgh Sharon Beaver Falls New Castle and New Castle residents.
An International News Service dispatch from London reports that American Methodist Mission Hospital and the British embassy in Beijing were demolished during an intense Japanese air raid. The bomber reportedly landed near the U.S. embassy.
A Central Ore squad revived a woman found unconscious from gas at 128 Quest Street. She was taken to Jameson Memorial Hospital where officials said her condition is good. Police identify her as Mary Forbes. source notes Mull for 3 Year.
Dr D L Ferguson pastor of Highland U P church delivered the sermon The Best Place to Live at the first union summer service in Cascade Park Community building. The program featured Rev A Stump and Rev Wed Holmes among others, with Robert A Duff directing music and Mrs Glenn McCracken at piano. Union services will run each Sunday at 7 pm through the summer under New Castle Ministerial Association. Next week Rev J A Cousins of Craton Methodist will lead.
Legion marshal Tver V. Davis calls all American Legion members to attend tonight at 7:30 at Benjamin Franklin junior high school. The event aims to organize new citizens who received papers in the past year and early 21 year olds, with a parade across the stage part of the I Am An American day exercises.
John Fennman of Lincoln avenue suffered a severe head injury when he slipped from a moving car driven by Donald Curran of Park avenue at East Wallace avenue and Rets street at 7 55 last night. Police said he hit his head on the pavement and was rushed to Jameson Memorial Hospital where doctors diagnosed concussion and brush burns.
About 16 000 people visited the Ravenna Ordnance Plant on Sunday for a second open house. Guards routed some 4 000 cars through the $54 000 000 shell loading facility on a .21 mile tour of the reservation.
Washington report notes 364 CCC camps will close July 1 due to reduced appropriations reducing total camps from 1500 to 1238. FY CCC appropriation near 280 million, with 1043 44 at 246960000, starting year with 237,500 men, down from 270,000. Some closed camps may be repurposed by the army for training. The other item reports German night fighters downing 43 British bombers in raids on the northern coast, with civilian casualties and damage to hospitals and residential areas.
Members and families of the Edenburg Women's Club shared a picnic dinner in the Community hall Friday evening. Mrs. Olive Book and Mrs. Pegwy List presented Mary Morrow with a birthday cake, the crowd sang, and a box of handkerchiefs was sent to the honoree. Upcoming club meeting is Thursday, July 3, at 8 o'clock in the township building.
Mary Harper McAnlis, daughter of city engineer Chauncey McAnlis of Fort Wayne, Indiana, placed fourth academically among about two thousand graduates at the University of Illinois ceremony. She is a familiar figure there, visiting aunt Miss Marjorie McAnlis and uncle Edwin McAnlis from Court Street and Euclid Avenue respectively.
Butler Pa June 30 John Li Moon seventeen of Butler Road was killed instantly late Saturday night and Thomas F Hyland twenty two of 568 Hawkins Avenue North Braddock died at midnight in Butler Memorial Hospital after a car collision at Campbell Farm north of here on Slippery Rock Road Miss Virginia Regis fifteen also of Butler BD 1 riding with Moon is in the hospital with a possible skull fracture Fred Br Gribben of
Reports describe a head on collision at the end of a new four lane highway extension from Butler meeting the old two lane Route 6. The crash involves vehicles near Hawkins Avenue and Butler Hospital. A second note questions authority tied to a New Dealer era.
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