Local Firm Completes Automatic Camshaft Machine
A New Castle firm, J&P Semkner Co., completed a $126,660 camshaft hardening machine for Ajax Magnethermic Corp. of Warren Ohio. The fully automatic unit, powered by two 400 horsepower motors, shipped to the Chevrolet plant in Tonawanda New York. Engineer Willig McCurley of Mount Jackson supervised for Ajax Magnethermic, with eight more machines planned.
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New Castle
P. Semkner Co
Sampson Street
Ajax Magnathermic Corp
Warren
Ohio
Chevrolet
Tonswanda
N.Y
Willig McCurley
Mount Jackson
Ajax Magnethermic
P. Leinkner
Voices from Home program for servicemen families
A Lawrence County Red Cross Home Service Committee program will hold Voices from Home this year to help families send talking letters to service members away at Christmas. Captain BR U Chaput chairs. details to follow. The Red Cross offers free recording for contacting servicemen.
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Armed Services
Home Service Committee
Lawrence County
American Red Cross
BR. U. Chaput
Red Cros
Red Cross
N. Mercer St
Marine Reserve Training Center
New Castle
Statue Dedication Set by Lawrence County Scouts
George A. Wilkins county Scout executive says the Boy Scout statue in Washington D C will be unveiled tomorrow with about 5000 scouts and officials expected to attend. The project was funded by donations from scout troops nationwide.
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Lawrence County Boy Scouts
Washington, D.C
George A. Wilkins
Auto Truck Collision Injures Girl in New Castle Area
A 20 year old woman, Cheryl McCreary of 1910 Delaware Ave, suffered neck and back sprains when her auto was rear ended by a tractor trailer driven by Delmar Slump of Mechanicsburg Pa at 3 am on Wilmington Ave She is in good condition at St Francis Hospital Three other crashes involved separate drivers near New Castle with one head on collision south of New Castle and a Michigan driver rear end at YW Washington St and Beaver St The incidents were investigated by city and state police over the 24 hour period Also noted were community notices about UAC slides at First Caplist Church and a Chicago service tomorrow for former local resident Charles O Rapp with survivors including siblings and a daughter
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Cheryl McCreary
Delaware Ave
Delmar Slump
E. Trindl Rd
Mechanicsburg
St. Francis Hospital
Willington Ave
Mec- Creary
Hubert Covert Glaspey Jr
Bessemer
John D. Meanar
Mill St
New Castle
Donald Billy Farquhar
BE. LaGrange St
Morenci
Mich
Rose K. Levine
Euclid Ave
Washington St
Farquhar
Beaver St
Johnson Wins Big In Districts With Black Vote Lead
In a page four comment, LBJ's near solid Negro vote is noted as he tops Kennedy 1960 totals in several wards. In the capital, the predominantly Negro 1st Precinct casts 1,762 for Johnson and six for Goldwater. Johnson wins the heavily Negro populated city by a wide margin.
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Kerner
John F. Kennedy
Johnson
Goldwater
Mrs W W Thompson service on Monday
Mrs Walter W Thompson 72 of Slate Line Rd Lowellville died in South Side Hospital Youngstown after a long illness. Born August 22 1892 in Clarion County she moved to New Castle in 1931 then State Line Rd in 1934. Survived by husband two brothers and a sister. Service 2 pm Monday at First Baptist Church of Clarion. Burial in Asbury Cemetery. Body lies in state 1–2 pm Monday. Visitation Cunningham Funeral Home Lowellville 7–9 pm tomorrow and 2–4 and 7–9 pm Sunday.
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W. W. Thompson
Walter W. Thompson
Slate Line
Lowellville RD
Lawrence County
South Side Hospital
Youngstown
Thompson
Miriam Smith
Clarion County
Dennis
Noreen Cochran Smith
New Castle
State Link Rc
First Baptist Church of
Cunningham
Lowellville
Penn Power unveils latest addition to grid system
Beaver River plant generates electricity at 14 400 and 16 500 volts then steps up to 69 000 and 138 000 volts for transmission to substations across multiple counties. Penn Power serves more than 95 000 customers in 1515 square miles Western Pennsylvania including Lawrence and Mercer counties and parts of Allegheny Beaver Butler and Crawford. Following a tour media guests attended a dinner at New Castle Country Club where President Charles S Bowden noted progress from adapting to trends. John A Henderson 88 of St Cloud Florida died Sunday service held Wednesday he practiced law in Georgia served in state Legislature edited a weekly paper and was a Sarasota Tribune correspondent. Surviving wife two sons and grandchildren. Viola Greco 50 of 420 E Division St sustained second degree burns from hot water while cleaning walls and was treated at St Francis Hospital and released.
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Beaver River
New Castle
Penn Power
Pennsylvania Power Co
Ohio Edison Co
Duquesne Light Co
Rocky Mountains
Atlantic Coast
Canada
Gulf of Mexico
Pennsylvania
Lawrence
Mercer Counties
Allegheny
Beaver
Butler
Crawford Counties
New Castle Country Club
Charles S.‘Bowden
Walter K. Conover Jr
John Henderson
Florida
St. Cloud
Fla
John A. Henderson
Maryland Ave
Henderson
Iva Jones
Mahoningtown
Georgia
Sarasota
United Spanish American War Veterans of St. Cloud
William B. Henderson
Santa Rosa
Calif
John N. Menderson
Santa Monica
Viola Greco
Division St
St. Francis Hospital
Athlete ships himself in crate to Australia
A boxer named Spiers hid inside a crate of plastic emulsion bound for Perth. He described tight packing, a plan to escape from inside, and a long journey via Bombay to Adelaide. He faced anxious moments when the crate was briefly exposed in Bombay heat before final arrival.
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Australia
Perth
Spiers
Bombay
Sgiers
Adelaide
Sydney
Air India
Surrey
Britain
Liberato Larzo Dies After Short Illness
Liberato Larzo aged 64 of 1004 Croton Ave died at 6110 p.m. yesterday at St. Francis Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Italy on March 16, 1880, he immigrated to the United States in 1899 and retired in 1945 from Shenango Ceramics. He worked at Ellwood City Works of U.S. Steel and was a member of St. Vitus Church. Surviving are five daughters and two sons, plus a brother and sister, with many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Requiem Mass at St. Vitus Church. Interment in St. Vitus Cemetery. Funeral arrangements by William F. DeCarba Funeral Home.
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Liberato Larzo
Croton Ave
Ji St. Francis Hospital
Italy
Liberato Lard
Laura’ 'Fondene ‘Larzo
Shenango Ceramics Inc
Ellwood City Works
U.S. Steel
United States
Ile
St. Vitus Church
Mary
Casey) Acciea
Jean Brown
Michael
June) Champ
John
Judy) Doneluck
Cecelia Larzo
New Castle
Ralph Larzo
New Caslle
Ross Larzo
West Covina
Calif
William F. DeCarba
Cunningham Ave
Ex-Solicitor White Dies of Illness
Continued obituary notes ex solicitor White died after illness. Surviving are Cleveland and Robert. M Wille II of New Castle. two sisters Mrs Leah W. Rugh of New Castle and Miss Helen White of Oakmont. and three sisters Dorothy Vantil berg Sarah Rowland and Margaret Hall predeceased him. service at 320 Hazelcroft Ave at 2:30 Sunday conducted by Dr Gene Stone. Interment in Oak Park Mausoleum.
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Cleveland
Robert
M. Wille II
New Castle
Leah W. Rugh
Helen White
Oakmont
Dorothy Vantilberg
Sarah Rowland
Margaret Hall
Hazelcroft Ave
Gene Stone
Oak Park Mausoleum
Offult
N. Mercer St
99 Year Old Man Charged With Murder
99 year old Costello charged with murder as police report he suffered nightmares but not until the arrest did he understand why. He will undergo psychiatric exams to determine responsibility and is held without bond. A private service was held for Guilich with interment in Greenwood Cemetery. Cold air mass brings chilly conditions across Pennsylvania with 20s west and north, 50s to near 60 in southeast and southwest. sunny but cool Saturday.
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Lotz
Costello
Dzura
Guiliet
Fox
Frank D. Geer
Alty
Joseph Solomon
Lawrence County
Samuel Doster
John James Jr
Farrell
Doster
Western Penitentiary
John S. Powers
John F. Henderson
Mr. Guilich
William F. DeCacho
Cunningham Ave
Greenwood Cemetery
United Press International
Canadian
Great Lakes
Ilinois
Pennsylvania
Weather Bureau
Thelow
Sylvester Dairy Co. Head Dies
Domenick Sylvester 87 of New Castle dies of a heart attack in his home. founder and former president of Sylvester Dairy Industries, survived by his wife Margaret, a son Thay, two daughters Eleanor Juliano and Dorothy Smith, a brother Frank, a sister Philomena DeEylio, and six grandchildren. services at Edward A. De Carbo Funeral Home with interment at Castle View Burial Park.
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Domenick Sylvester Domenick (Dent) Sylvester
Brook Rd
Sylvester Dairy Industries
New Castle
Pennsylvania
Inlande
Sylvester
Florida
Pacentro
Aguills
Italy
Nicola
Nancy Lucci Sylvester
Margaret DeSalvo Sylvester
Christ Methodist Church of
Thay Sylvester
Frank
Eleanor Juliano
Walter
Dorothy) Smith
Frank Sylvester
Philomena DeEyliooth
Mary Lalama
Edward A. DeCarbo
Mill and FE
Tutton Streets
Robert Trimbie
Christ Methodist Church
Rober Withers
Castle View Burial Park
Two Small City Fires Extinguished by Firefighters
City firemen battled two minor blazes yesterday. A grass fire at 1041 W Washington St was controlled after a 1 40 p m call and a rubbish fire at the old city dump on Cascada St was handled by 6 p m. No injuries reported and both fires were quickly contained.
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Washington St
Old City
Cascada St
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Fannie) Bauman
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Lathrop St
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Alice) Shoaf
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Betty) McCormick
Evans City
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Helen) Kirkwood
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