Community column calls for news items and event notices
Evelyn Merkle asks readers to call in local news while promoting Heart Month activities. She lists organizers for the Heart Fund, upcoming Youth Center meetings, a talent night at Grange Hall, and Valentine’s Day reminders with social events and volunteer opportunities.
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Evelyn Merkle Hs
Heart Fund
Helen Bennett
Helen Bates
Karen Berkey
Jill Harrison
Patricia
Grange Hall
VRC
Solon Urges Halt to Lake Erie Oil Drilling
Santa Barbara Solon Rep Forest Hopkins asks Secretary Maurice Goddard to stop or strictly regulate oil drilling in Lake Erie after California offshore leaks caused extensive beach, harbor, and marine life damage. Hopkins urges cautious action, noting manpower limits and seeking strong patrols if drilling proceeds.
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Solon
Lake Erie
Forest Hopkins
North East
Presque Isle
California
Veterans group formed to influence Pennsylvania politics
In Pittsburgh Frank C. Hilton of Meadville former VFW commander led a meeting forming the League of United Veterans of Pennsylvania to shape public issues and candidates. The group aims to promote voluntary school Bible reading and prayer, mark November 11 as Veterans Day, and keep liquor sales banned in ordinary stores. Hilton was elected commander in chief.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Frank C. Hilton
Meadville
Veterans of Foreign Wars
League of United Veterans of Pennsylvania
Hilton
School Sets Policy On Free Lunches
The Worry Area Joint Committee adopted a written policy for free and reduced price lunches for children from poverty or near poverty families. It defines three classifications based on income and family size, with some students qualifying for free lunches and others paying 10 or 20 cents. The plan aligns with prior practice and will be submitted to state authorities for reimbursement approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worry Area
Pollution Flow May Kill Southern California Seaweed Forest
Pasadena California Institute of Technology researchers Mary Clark and W. J. North say treated sewage entering the Pacific feeds sea urchins, which prey on young kelp, threatening kelp forests as urchin populations persist despite kelp decline.
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Pasadena
Calif
Pacific Ocean
California
California Institute of Technology
Mary Clark
W. J. North
Hold Rites for Mrs. Nellie Swan
The Requiem Mass for Mrs. Nellie M. Swan was celebrated at 9:30 a.m. at St. Thomas Church with Rev. John Lucas as celebrant. A family prayer service preceded at Bracken Funeral Home. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Bearers included M. C. Baldwin Francis Blair Victor Dempsey George Downey Edward Messinger and Thomas Saxton. A Corry Catholic Daughters of America delegation attended and guests from away included Chief Warrant Officer William Swan with the U.S. Army in Korea, Mrs. Paul Blakeslee and Mrs. James.
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Nellie M.swan
St. Thomas’ Church
John Lucas
Bracken Funeral Home
M. C. Baldwin
Francis Blair
Victor Dempsey
George Downey
Edward Messinger
Thomas Saxton
Corry
Catholic Daughters
Securities theft problem in financial district spurs reforms
Industry committee seeks data on securities thefts amid lack of reliable figures. Officials note no centralized criminal records or shared employee histories. Insurers press for disclosure and a national records system to curb losses while modernization efforts face mixed progress.
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New York
Financial
New York State Joint Legislative Committee On Crime
Smethport board files charges against superintendent and principal
Smethport Area School Board filed charges of incompetence negligence and violation of state school laws against Superintendent Harry L. Bowers and elementary principal Hugh Lunn. A hearing was set for February 26. Bowers declined comment and Lunn defended his career across roles from teacher to education supervisor.
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Smethport
Smethport Area School Board
Harry L. Bowers
Hugh Lunn
Bowers
Lunn
Winter meeting to feature Penn State agent in Erie
Allen Bauer and Elmer Pifer, Penn State extension agents, will update growers at the northwest Pennsylvania potato meeting in Erie next Tuesday at 10 a.m. The afternoon features a National Potato Council film The Eyes Have It.
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Northwestern Pennsylvania
Erie
Allen Bauer
Pennsylvania State University
Elmer Pifer
Penn State
National Potato Council
Three Old Ladies In A Junk Yard House And Other Tales
A Good Book Lately collects stories on quirky characters including three old ladies in a junk yard house and Mary Lasswell’s SUDS IN YOUR EYE. The Bang Bang Birds mystery features spies, drugs, danger, and lavish parties with gun guards at a Count’s living room.
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Mary Lasswell
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Santa Barbara
Frank’s
Orchard Park
Chuck Wagon
Cherry Valley
N. Swan
John Cuniff
Weedville
Marietta Bonanno
Carry Public Library Committee
REX Theatre
Cement
Frank Sinatra
Raquel Welch
Fitch Motors
Lawrence Doult
Dave Miller
Ron-Hayes
Eskimos
Safari
Ron Hayes
Rossbacher Insurance Service Coons
West Benth Street
Cong. Pe
Larry Sheehan
David Bennink
Chrysler
Ett Ave
Robert Bailey
Goodyear Tractor Trias
Crown
Francis Oyer
Johnson Bros
South First Avenue
Dick, Daniels
Ramington Mall Chain
Wheelbarrows
Leon Bunting
Bob Garfield
North First Avenue
Utah Jackson
Thomas Lathrop
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