State motor vehicle bureau to mail 1960 car registrations
The State Motor Vehicles Bureau will start mailing 1960 passenger car registration applications on February 10 with about one third sent in the initial batch and the rest by February 19. Suburban vehicle applications will be mailed later in February. Various local notices report hospital updates, a purse loss, a death, a Holstein cow production record, and an extended weather forecast predicting variable temperatures and light precipitation.
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State Motor Vehicles Bureau
Permewivan
New York
West Virginia
Governor's aide dies in Hartford after heart attack
Hartford Connecticut Francis Wessel aged 65 longtime executive secretary to ten Connecticut governors died yesterday from a heart attack. His wife Louise Wessell was later found dead by her brother in their apartment. Her death was attributed to natural causes.
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Hartford
Conn
Francis ‘Wessel
Connecticut
Louise ‘Wessell
De Gaulle Hints At Muslim Voice in Algeria Administration
Algiers reports indicate Charles de Gaulle may grant Muslims a stronger role in Algeria’s administration as European settlers press for preserved French control. Officials warn it is early to gauge Muslim support for self determination. Rises in North African unrest prompt possible broad administrative shifts and a crackdown on right wing groups. Prosecutions loom for leaders of the Jan 24 revolt, with warrants issued for 11 suspects as authorities from Algeria’s provinces meet in Paris.
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Algiers
API
Presigen
Charles de Gaulle
Algeria
de Gauille
Joseph Orla
Paris
Probe Parties For Disc Jockeys
Miami Beach hotel records are under subpoena by the House Legislative Oversight subcommittee as part of an investigation into lavish parties for about 2,000 disc jockeys last year.
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Miami Beach
House
Legislative Oversight’ Subcommittee
Open Trial In Slaving Of Girl In Greensburg
The murder trial of William R. Graham, accused of fatally beating 1 year old Marcia Cordon near Herminie January 27, 1959, with a tire iron opened with jury selection. Graham, from Shafton Westmoreland County, admits slaying because she resisted his advances. he denies charges. District Attorney Richard McCormick will seek the death penalty.
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Greensburg
William R. Graham
Marcia Cordon
Graham
Shafton
Westmoreland County
Miss Cordon
Slaughter Hollow Road
Herminie Nike
Norwin High School
Irwin
Richard McCormick
News Story Brings Help To Invalid Pair
In Houston AP report Glen Long and Barbara Long, wheelchair invalids, faced eviction with their infant daughter. A newspaper story drew aid as neighbors offered money, groceries, and jobs. 100 visitors stopped by the trailer, Tokry the Pekingese drew attention, and Glen received six job offers in one day. The couple had lost savings, fuel, and milk for the baby amid unemployment after a highway crash and polio.
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Houston
Tex
Glen
Tokey
Long
Hold Ohioan In White Slave Act
An East Liverpool man Clyde L. Barker aged 27 faces a hearing for alleged violation of the White Slave Traffic Act. Barker was arrested by the FBI in Beaver County after being accused of transporting 17 year old Wandéta Lemasters from Pennsylvania to Ohio for immoral purposes. The missing wife case prompted police involvement when her husband found their one year old baby alone.
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Pheippunch
Liverpool
Ohio
Clyde L. Barker
FBI
Beaver
Wand Éta Lemasters
Pennsylvania
Lemnsters
Smith Ferry
Mrs. L. Cochran Dies At Union City
Mrs. Lucinda Cochran of R D 4 Union City died Saturday at Union City Stem Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. She was 70. Survived by two daughters Eva Reed and Myrtle Seymour a son Jack Cochran four sisters and other relatives. Funeral services Wednesday at Glenn Funeral Home at 2:30 p m with Rev. William Seitz. Interment Evergreen Cemetery. Memorials to Erie County Heart Association appreciated.
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Lucinda Cochran
R. D
Union City
Stem Memorial Hospital
Eva Reed
Corry
Myrtle Seymour
Jack Cochran
Grand Prairie
Tex
Ida Emmerson
Erie
Ta Rusehle
Lagertown
Mary Besonson
Conneaut Lake
Iva LeSuér
Hal Boyle's Americana miscellany bites of national life
A compact column notes how home dangers rival highway risks with daily deaths and injuries, shifts in birthplaces from homes to hospitals, eagle traits, Virginia rivers with animal names, old ads, divorce patterns by child count and age, projected female labor force growth, the Great Pyramid project, Mark Twain quips on Congress, and a tongue in cheek survey of hats and rabbit pelts, ending with a remark on bridge.
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New York
Virginia
Cheops
Cairo
Mark Twain
Area Industrial Fund Campaign Reaches 41 Percent
The Conneaut Valley Improvement Association reports its industrial development fund drive has reached 42,100 toward an $80,000 goal. The first report meeting at Conneaut Valley High School noted $9,200 in investment pledges or cash for the Business Division, $9,890 for the Community Division, $1,500 for the Professional Division, and $14,650 from the Organized Employees Division. No report from the Industrial Division. A quote from H. L. Mencken about love ends the item.
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Meadvilbe
Conneaut Valley Improvement Association
Conneaut Valley High School
Willem Stake
K. C. Puller
Edward White
James Vincent
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