Nuzum Freed in Las Cruces Murder Case
Professional football star Jerry Nuzum, acquitted of the 1949 murder of Ovida Cricket Coogler, began a vacation at his parents’ home in Clovis after District Judge Fowler ruled the state had not proven his involvement. Coogler, 18, vanished March 31, 1949, her body found two weeks later in a sand hill grave near Las Cruces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Cruces
N. M
INS
Jerry Nuzum
Clovis
Charlies H. Fowler
Ovida
Cricket) Coogler
Attack Manpower Waste by Agencies
Millikin warns private industry audits payrolls to match workload and fears federal budgets favoring excess staff. Byrd pushes back against a thousand daily federal hires and calls for curbs on defense agency recruitment. Remarks touch on Pentagon hoarding and time nesting in common areas. An old belief links rings on the third finger to a heart nerve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millikin
Byrd
Pentagon
Unveiling of Statue of Liberty in New Castle Plan
Complete event program for the Statue of Liberty unveiling in New Castle led by Charles W. Carbeau as president of the Lawrence County Council. The program features the American Legion Band, prayers, scout greetings, speeches, presentations, and echo taps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Carbeau
Lawrence County Council
City of
New Castle
American Legion
Clair Gibson
V. V. Stancelewski
Phillip
James R. C
Gilenn Lowery
Leroy Curry
Harlansburg
Edward A. DeCarbo
The
Crusade
Clarence F. Urffer
Boy Scouts of America
D. T. MacIntosh
St. Luke's A.M.E. Zion Church
American Legion Band
RE. Eugene Sch
Jules Lipschutz
Tifereth
Thanking Friends for Kindness After Bereavement
We express gratitude to friends neighbors and relatives for kindness sympathy during our recent bereavement and for the flowers and cars donated from Mrs Anthony Phillips and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Phillips
Bessemer Borough Proclaims Community Patriotic Observance Week
The Borough of Bessemer proclaims the week of July 4 1951 as Community Patriotic Observance Week inviting the public to join in the observance. The proclamation is issued by Burgess Carl H Lago with Council approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borough of
Bessemer
Veterans
Boy Rescued From Death In Shenango River Rescue
Ginocchi plunged into the swift Shenango to save a boy carried downstream by the current. Stanley Dull and Domenick Piccaro aided. Mrs. Baxter, fire chief Steinbrink, and police assisted. The boy Jimmy recovered at New Castle hospital after artificial respiration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ginocchi
Stanley Dull
R. D
Falls Avenue
Domenick Piccaro
South Liberty Street
Central Fire Station
Edward Kovach
Frank Pszenny
Steinbrink
New Castle Hospital
Jimmy
Ginoccchi
Plane Missing With 49 Aboard Shocks Loveland Area
A DC-6 airliner bound for Chicago via Denver disappeared after being last heard at 4:47 a.m. over Cheyenne. An unidentified farmer near Loveland relayed the loss to UAL and local police. An aerial search extended over 95 airline miles of mountain foothills between Cheyenne and Denver, hindered by rain and low visibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loveland
UAL
Cheyenne
Denver
Airlines
Deaths Of The Day Mrs Book and Mr Cox
Obituary notices report the death of Mrs Lillian C Book 74 of Slippery Rock after a two week illness at Jameson Memorial hospital and Calvin Hogue Cox 60 of Jackson Center at his home. Services for Mrs Book are set for July 2 at McClelland funeral home with burial at Plaingrove cemetery. Burial details and family survivors are listed. Mr Cox Funeral conducted Monday at 2 pm from Bowers funeral home Lindy Lake with burial in Fair Oaks cemetery New Wilmington. Extended family and survivors are named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Book
Lillian C. Book
A. D
Slippery Rock
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Worth Township
Butler County
Porter
Ruth Humphrey Davis
Jacksville
Zion Missionary Society
Floyd
Frank Book
R. D
Perry
Volant
Russell
William Murphy
Maude Graham
New Wilmington
Joseph Davis
McClelland Funeral Home
Harlansburg
Carl Jones
Plaingrove Presbyterian Cemetery
Calvin Hogue Cox
Jackson Center
John Graham
Anna Rhoades Cox
Cox
Sandy Lake
Grace Rodgers
New Castle
Alice Blake
Mercer, R. D
Charles B
Wheatland
Wyo
Bowers
Lindy Lake
Fair Oaks
Lewis Guy
Viola Martin
Wampum
Saxonburg
Frank
Jay
Vere
Wampum R
D. 1
Frank Allen
Marshall Funeral Home
George R. McClelland
Cunningham Funeral
R. M. Patterson
Central Presbyterian Church
C. W. Wingerd
Chautauqua
N. Y
Donald
Samuel
John Wiley Craig
Jesse
John McClelland
George Gailey
Oak Park Cemetery
Claude L. Hoover
R. L. Boyd
A. C. Schultz
V.F.W
Stevenson Cemetery
Mercer County
Ada Mae Hammond
West Moody Avenue
Leyde Mortuary
T. J. Jones
Greenwood Cemetery
Dames of Malta
Eight stars visible in Big Dipper with sharp eyesight
An archival notice reports that people with normal vision see seven stars in the Big Dipper while those with extra-good eyesight may perceive nine stars. The item closes with a note on eyesight perception.
County Cleared of Debt Celebrated by Officials
County commissioners led by Chairman Harvey B. Bush marked the first time since 1922 the county owed no bonds. Speakers praised past leadership, noted the future tax flow, and urged surveys for long range highway and bridge improvements. Tad E. Shields and Judge W. Walter Braham spoke, with Eben L. Reid of the GNCA attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey B. Bush
Mr. Bush
W. Walter Braham
James A. Rugh
Greater New Castle Association
George T. Weingartner
Samuel R. Huey
Tad E. Shields
Shields
Eben L. Reid
GNCA
Bush
Rotary meeting notices and upcoming events July 2 1951
Monday July 2 1951 Rotary briefing outlines Atlantic City Sharon Punxy district officers assembly and meeting changes. Boss new president will present details and cost-saving tips. Maker uppers listed at Wampum Chatanooga Sharon Coshocton Bessemer Tucson Edgerton and more with July 9 luncheon and inspection note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castleton
Atlantic City
Sharon
Punxy Officers Assembly
Rotary
Boss
Wampum
Ed Davenport
Chattanooga
Don Scoville
Sharon and
Coshocton, C
F. A. Wilson
Bessemer
Benny Hanlon
Tucson, Ariz
Sid Lockley
Edgerton
Ben Fenati
Allied planes keep up attacks on targets in Korea
American Thunderjet pilots reported at least 50 enemy troops killed or wounded as B 29 Superforts bombed Communist airfields for the eleventh time in eight days. Bombing targeted the Pyongyang and Kangdong air fields while UN forces pressed close support missions amid talks of a cease fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pyongyang
Kangdong
Tokyo
Eighth Army
James A. van Fleet
van Fleet
Ridgway
Red High Command
Kumhwa
Card Of Thanks From Frank Ticcone And Daughters
We thank friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy during our bereavement and for flowers and cars donated. Frank Ticcone and Daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Ticcone
Governor Dewey Begins Long Trip for 1952 Campaign
Governor Dewey travels to the Far East as a Republican party figure whose impressions could influence GOP foreign policy beliefs in the 1952 presidential race. He states he is not a candidate but supports Dwight D. Eisenhower for the nomination and plans to rally delegates after returning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Far East
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Truman to sign controls bill cutting prices for manufacturers
The anticipated bill would curb price supports for shoe makers, cotton textile, and machinery firms, while blocking DiSalle from a second beef price rollback. A 42 percent cattle price cut was planned for July 29 with a four to five cent per pound retail reduction on August 1, if not for congressional interference.
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Congress
In Memoriam for Lafita Bashara
A brief notice honoring Lafita Bashara during illness and after death. It expresses gratitude for flowers and cars donated in her memory and mentions Mr. John Bashara amid the tribute.
In Memoriam for Mrs Emma Goshorn on June 30
A memorial note marks the fifth anniversary of Mrs Emma Goshorn's death with reflections on loss and enduring memory from her children and grandchildren. The verse laments heartache behind smiles and the empty chair she left. A disjointed line about the Battle of Jutland follows, noting British losses in World War I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Goshorn
Jutland
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nuzum
Reta
Cunningham and Weingartner
North Mill Street
Sacred Trust
Credit Bureau
Bessemer Borough
Carl H. Lago
Burgess
Boy
Shenango
United
E. Washington St
Weingartner
Calvin H. Cox
Mrs. Lewis Guy
Mrs. Hoover
Capitol Radio
S. Croton Ave
Jack Gerson
Washington
Harvey Brush
Dewey
Truman
Lafita Bashara
John Bashara
Epee J T
Jesse N. Kerr
N. Mill St
M. J. Donnelly
Special Agent
Equitable Life Assurance Society of the
N. Mercer St
Memoriam
Sutherland
Charles Lumley Eisi
Tnracre Suse
Cunningham
Umanal
Ashington
New Castle, PA
AKL Akalv
Edward A. DeCarlo
Cash & Carry
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