White on green directs interstate road signs
The federal highway administrator announced a standardized green and white sign system for the 41 million mile interstate network after motorists tested colors. Green led at 58 percent with blue and black following. Sign legibility must be 800 feet in advance, with capitals on reflective backgrounds. States must approve, 18 have done so. Road safety aims to reduce missed signals.
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Wiite
Bertram D. Tallamy
Federal
Recession Dampens Dividend Payouts in 1957 Markets
New York reports a mixed dividend scene with December payments down 100 million dollars from the prior year and January sees 49 boards trimming or deferring dividends. For all of 1957 cash dividends totaled 11.4 billion, up 2 percent from 1956 but uneven across firms. The market overall rose in January despite postponed or reduced payments from 21 companies.
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Department For Commerce
Anton
Associated Press
Rls
New York Stock Exchange
Community Notes At Findley Lake And Surroundings
Mr and Mrs Arthur Cooper Jr and family were supper guests of Mr and Mrs Robert White and sons during a power outage at Findley Lake. The Child Study group met at Mrs Louie Parks home with thirteen members and a lunch. The Neighborhood card party on Mina Road was hosted by Mr and Mrs Stanley Doncuvage. The French Creek Findley Lake Garden Club meets at Winifred Otts with tureen dinner. Willie Rice and Kenny Nichols visited from Santa Monica after three months in the West. Parkwidge suppers were hosted by Mr and Mrs Harold Bromley. Funeral services for Nellie Wiltsie, 70, were held at Edwards Chapel in Marks Corners with burial in Holland Cemetery. Harry Weaver and Janette Scholton wed in Panama with a church bee for 80 guests. Mrs Robert Seblink of Clymer was a hospital patient. Cpl Kenneth Necker and wife and son Garry Allen visited, Kenneth to return for discharge in February. Michael Raye Moore spent the weekend returning to New York City. James Gibbons and family were in Sherman visiting relatives and Jamestown guests attended.
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Ravelin Hill
Arthur Cooper Jr
Robert White
Findley Lake
Louie Parks
Mina Road
Stanley Doncuvage
French Creek-Findley Lake
Winifred Ott
Willie Rice
Kenny Nichols
Santa Monica
Calif
Paul Covey
Parkwidge
Harold Bromley
Panama
Harold Scholton
Panama Methodist Church
Robert Seblink
Clymer
Corry Memorial Hospital
Shirley Sweet
Dennis
Donald
Darlene
Earla Bromley
Frankie
Kenneth B. Neckers
Garry Allen
Camp LeJeune
North Caroline
Norman G. Neckers
Lavina Neckers
Myron
Kenneth
Michael Rayép
Walford Moore
New York City
James Gibbons
Sherman
John Gibbons
Guy Gibbons
Clayton Redding
Randy Neimeyer
Jamestown
Rackets Findings Sent To Grand Jury In Pittsburgh
Judge Samuel A. Weiss urged the February Allegheny County grand jury to act on the findings of a special grand jury that probed racket bombings. He called for united law enforcement to wipe out gangsters as the panel processes its report, with the special inquiry ordered by Judge Harry Montgomery currently in recess for two weeks.
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Pittsburgh
Samuel A. Weiss
Allegheny County
Weiss
Harry Montgomery
Zink fights to regain key health post after dismissal
Zink pressed his case at the Erie County courthouse as State Health Secretary L. Wilbur Jr denied his request for a probe of the county health unit and for reinstatement. He resigned November 15 citing lack of administrative ability and an acting chief sanitarian is expected to be named by month’s end.
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State Secretary of Health
L. Wilbur Jr
Zink
Erie County
Carl Proctor
Fred Lamberton
Proctor
Lambertoneft
Harrisburg
State Association of Commissioners
County Health Department
Proctor and Lamberton
Russell Roth
County Health Board
James Googe
Health Department
Googe
Icy Weather Grips Southeast As Storm Fades
Cold air blanket spreads east of the Mississippi with temperatures near freezing to teens in northern Florida and the Deep South. Strong winds whip heavy snow drifts five to eight feet over western Pennsylvania and parts of Maryland New York and West Virginia. Eight school districts cancel classes due to the blizzards and drifts.
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Florida
Mississippi River
New England
Wisconsin
Illinois
Tennessee
Alabama
Georgia
Pennsylvania
Maryland
New York State
West Virginia
Corry Briefs on School Tenure Law and Sewer Plans
Harrisburg reports the Pennsylvania School Directors Association opposes the teachers tenure act as enacted by the 1037 legislature and upheld by the State Supreme Court. City plans for storm sewer costs and Seneca street intake traps move to Monday Council session. Measles flareup wanes with one new case, 9 year old Helen Elehynski of 237 East South Street identified.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania School Directors Association
State Supreme Court
Seneca Street
Helen Elehynski
Joseph Elehynski
East
South Street
40 Years Ago February 4 1918 Chase Grocery Break-In and Local News
In the early hours the Chase grocery store on First Avenue was entered and many items taken though loss amount undetermined. A Johns, back from London, spoke to hundreds on the war with focus on England and America. Principal E L Monroe returned from Meadville where Gertrude Monroe shows improvement after a week at Spencer Hospital.
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Chase Grocery Store
First Avenue
Chase
A. Johns
London
England
America
E. L. Monroe
Meadville
Spencer Hospital
Gertrude
Pittsburgh Man, 71, Fatally Struck by Car
William Lewis of Pittsburgh, aged 71, was fatally injured last night in a vehicle collision in the 1000 block of Bigelow Street. He was taken to a hospital where he died of his injuries. Police are investigating the incident.
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Pittsburgh
William Lewis
Bigelow Street
Summit letters stall as talks drift on
Washington notes the stalled summit process between President Eisenhower and Premier Bulganin. Bulganin’s three letters echo previous points while Eisenhower and Dulles draft responses and seek concrete preparations. The exchange offers no fresh concessions and leaves the chance for a summit unclear amid propaganda and allied anxiety.
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Marlow
James Marlow
Washington
Eisenhower
Bulganin
State Dulles
Soviet Union
Dulles
Paris
NATO
Russia
Bulganin Rejects Eisenhower Summit Proposals
Bulganin dismissed the foreign minister preparations while the White House dismissed his plan. Eisenhower, not replying directly, signaled the Soviets must go much further for any summit to help. Bulganin, meanwhile, appears focused on writing more letters.
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Bulganin
Eisenhower
Dulles
White House
Binck
Train Derailment Blocks Tracks Near Blatrsville Pa
A 120 car Pennsylvania Railroad freight train derailed north of Blatrsville Indiana County yesterday. Vendors jumped the rails blocking two tracks for nearly ten hours. No injuries were reported and four freight trains were rerouted while cars were replaced on the track.
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Blatrsville
Pennsylvania Railroad
Indiana County
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Free World
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