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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1962
Page
1
South Mercer Street traffic rises due to the closed Mill Street bridge as buses share the road with others. Postal clerks prepare for new uniforms due around Christmas, while Old Farmers Almanac predicts fall arriving late this month.
Catherine White 9, of Mt Jackson Rd RD 7, died at home at 11 am Wednesday from infirmities of age. Born in England January 4 1872 to Benjamin and Prudence Ham mond Mosley, she was married to John W White who preceded her in death. Survived by three children John W White Jr Benjamin D White Loyal David White a sister Mrs Sarah Moore eight grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren. Funeral at Leyde Tanner Mortuary Highland Winter avenues Friday at 2 pm conducted by Dr S B Copeland. Burial Greenwood Cemetery.
Michael Leydor J. Zmuda a 67 year old resident of 1922 W Hynick Ave Windber died around 2 a.m. today in his home basement, apparently from electrocution while repairing a wall. He was born May 8, 1895, and survived by his widow Louise Krupa Zmuda, a son and three daughters. The coroner reported the basement floor damp at the time of discovery by his mother, Mrs Gert Hynick. He had lived in the United States since 1914 and was employed as a group leader in a shipping department prior to retirement. Funeral arrangements are pending.
FBI arrested Robert Cehrs 32 of East Liverpool on a charge of taking about 15000 while serving as chief teller at Potters Savings and Loan. The alleged shortage covers January 1960 to June 11 this year. Cehrs waived preliminary hearing and was bound to the grand jury on 1000 dollars bond. A hearing for Fred Quinto 650 E Long Ave on four charges of unlawful entry and assault was expected next week after his innocent plea.
XMCA General Secretary Arthur L. Haas was elected to the executive committee at the recent state Y professional employees convention. He will serve a three year term on the six‑member body. James Elken attended as program secretary. Local swimmers earned lifeguard advancement after the aquatic institute portion of the convention.
A hospital update on convicted Soviet spy Soblen notes he is unconscious after an alleged drug overdose. A spokesman says only Soblen knows his motive, and that doctors are not speculating on whether he attempted suicide. Dr Salen’s exact drug type remains undisclosed.
Two men were arrested after a major raid on obscene mail shipments in the Leesburg area. Authorities seized thousands of pieces of graphic material advertised by the defendants and confiscated a large amount of circulars and literature. The suspects waived a preliminary hearing and face charges in federal court.
An East Side resident reported removing ice from her car early this morning at 7 15 am and preparing to drive. The forecasted low at Walter Company at 7 am today was 37 degrees above zero.
The article details a municipal task force plan to aid officials rather than propose solutions, forming a single unit focused on the overall problem. It lists targeted areas for expertise including legal matters civil engineering finances and public relations with research staff to be added. Initial district representation caused dissatisfaction, but after changes the list was accepted.
A Lebanon County woman, released from Wernersville State Hospital, is charged with murdering her infant daughter Melody Ann, five months old, in Jonestown on August 23, 1959. Dolores Zipp, mother of seven, was returned to Lebanon County authorities and held for grand jury action after a sanity commission found her capable of defense.
Ruth L. Wheeler of Ene, Grove City College 1960 alumna, will return this fall as an psychology instructor at Grove City. She earned Scrolla and Key, Pi Kappa Delta, Theta Alpha Phi, and sang with Gamma Chi. she held a master of arts in psychology from Ohio University last June and served as graduate assistant in Human Relations. Louis Joseph Oliver, ex-cowboy and logger, died Wednesday at 107 after celebrating his birthday with champagne and beer three weeks earlier in San Rafael, California.
United Press International reports Pennsylvania sees a sharp fall in temperatures with many areas hitting 30s. Turtle Point in McKean County records 30 degrees, Pittsburgh 39, Philadelphia 44 or lower, with several towns at 37 to 38. Cooler air from Canada remains, forecast to linger tonight and Friday, then sunny with highs around 70 south and near 60s elsewhere.
In St. Petersburg the suspected encephalitis cases climbed to 54 with nine new cases reported. Officials warn that conditions are ripe for wider spread beyond Pinellas County as September and October loom. Florida has recorded fifteen deaths in the current outbreak.
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