Abbe Church Hosts Vacation Bible School In Abbe
Clymer Notes report Abbe Reformed Church held Vacation Bible School from July 29 to August 2 with 141 pupils. Director Nancy Westerberg and assistant Janet McIntyre led 8 departments with multiple teachers. Nursery had 37, kindergarten 16, primary 45, junior 37, and junior high six. Daily offerings funded Mexican missions. Friday guests included families from New York and Ohio. The Abbe Sunday School teachers met for a quarterly gathering with 31 attendees and a hotdog lunch. William Hogenboom celebrated his 85th birthday with family at Abbe Church services. The Clymer United Methodist Bible School ran July 29–Aug 2 with average 46 attendees led by Gwen Aikens and listed staff.
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Gertrude Gravink
Abbe Reformed Church
Nancy Westerberg
Janet McIntyre
Eleanor Straight
Jo VanEarden
Norene Davis
Julie Groters
Ann Holthouse
Kathy Deuink
Tena Beckerink
Cindy Thatcher
Cheryl VanEarden
Carolyn Beckerink
Charlotte Holmstrom
Shirley Gravink
Edith Holthouse
Lynn Westley
Phyllis Holthouse
Marian McCray
Josie Ten Hulsen
Susan Legters
Brenda Gravink
Sandra Wiltsie
Debbie Fardink
Lois Legters
Abbe
Irving Legters
Ann Legters
Lucille Bensink
Gladys McCuller
Walconer
Norman Hogenboom
William Hogenboom
Clymer
Union City Dam recreation plan carries 1.8 million county cost
Parks Director Peter Russo reports county outlay of 1.8 million dollars for construction plus 1.8 million in interest over 40 years for Union City Dam recreation. Project scope includes land, water and sewage systems, swimming and picnicking facilities, sand boat launch, with Corps of Engineers matching the county funds. If expanded to camping, total could rise to 2.556 million, driving annual payments to about 124,400, and the corps may require minimum essential facilities.
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ERIE
Union City Dam
Parks
Peter Russo
U.S. Corps of Army Engineers
Corps
Russo
Westinghouse Overhauls Major Appliance Sales Structure
Westinghouse Electric announces a major reorganization of its appliance sales division. Six regional HQs will replace a centralized system, with about 150 to 200 potential job eliminations, aiming to cut costs and boost local profits. Second-quarter profits dropped 34 percent from the prior year.
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Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric Corp
New York
Atlanta
Kansas City
Houston
San Francisco
Columbus
Ohio
H.J. Schafer
Westinghouse
James Sheehan
Sheehan
Pa Unemployment Rate Hits 6percent
Harrisburg AP Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate rose to 6 percent in July per the state Labor and Industry Department. Secretary Paul Smith cited about 337,000 jobless, the highest in two years, with June at 5.8 percent and 8,000 job seekers dropping from the rolls. Youths unable to find work were often not counted.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Department of Labor and Industry
Labor and Industry
Paul Smith
Smith
Schweiker to Probe Food and Energy in Economy Fight
Senator Richard Schweiker leads a Joint Economic Committee inquiry into food and energy sectors as causes of inflation. With a $100,000 budget, the panel aims for year-end findings, examining price gaps, potential oil and gasoline rollbacks, and the impact of tight money on housing, governments, utilities, and overall inflation. Rep. William Moorhead joins, while Chairman Wright Patman plans hearings this fall with broad witness participation.
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Doug O’boyle
Corry Journal
Washington
Richard Schweiker
R-Pa
Food and Energy
Congressional
Joint Economic Committee
House
Senate
Congress
Schweiker
William Moorhead
Pittsburgh
Moorhead
Pittsburgh Democrat
JEC
Wright Patman
D-Texas
Patman
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