Social notes from Erie and surrounding towns in 1955
Keppel Tiffany of East Smith street is in Erie for the four day Ice Vogue event at Gannon Auditorium. Several locals visit relatives in Jamestown, Pittsburgh, and New York. Engagement announced as Audrey June Jewell to Leon Kenneth Sickler, with both sets of parents named. wedding date not set.
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Keppel Tiffany
East Smith Street
Erie
Gannon Auditorium
Tiffany
David
Albert B. Fox
Columbus
Erie Pfaff Distributing Company
Marjorie Muir
Corry Area
Jamestown
Arthur Cohen
Ronna
John Bogulak Sr
West Frederick Street
Hubert
Vaughn
North Center Street
New York City
Hugh O'Hare
Mervyn Nast
Rochester
Mount¢A
Ana Sar8
Charles
Jewell
Wrightsville
Audrey June
Leon Kenneth Sickler
Kenneth Sickler
Spring Creek
Miss Jewell
Sugar Grove High School
New Process Company
Warren
Sickler
Corry Senior High School
Shepard's
Sterling Service
Corry
Treon Society Public Chili Luncheon Planned at St Pauls
The Treon Society of St Pauls Lutheran Church plans a chili luncheon in the church dining room on Wednesday January 19 for the general public. Chairmen are Mrs Gerald Staples Mrs Raymond Cathers and Mrs William Miller with other society members assisting. Tickets are sold by Treon members or at the door.
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Treon Society
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Gerald Staples
Raymond Cathers
William Miller
Treon
Mrs Albert B Fox Feted By Dean School Students
Fifth grade pupils welcomed Mrs Albert B Fox at Dean School for a party with cake and ice cream, hosted by the SDA group.
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Albert B. Fox
Dean School
Sda
Ister
Corry Hospital Auxiliary Plans Annual Meeting
All members of the Ladies Auxiliary of Corry Memorial Hospital are urged to attend the annual meeting Monday evening at the Garden Room of the VFW Post home. A dinner at 6 30 served by Betts Catering Service precedes the business session at 7 30. Members unable to attend dinner should still attend the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plon Hospital
Ladies Auxiliary
Corry Memorial Hospital
VFW
Betts Catering Service
Hospitality Club Opens New Year Meeting
The Hospitality Club will hold its first meeting of the year on Tuesday afternoon at 2 o clock in the Garden Room at the VFW Post home. Fred Mixer will give a talk and display homemade jewelry. Mrs J F Needham chairs the month with committee members Mrs L M Douglas Mrs Raymond Bachemer and Mrs Earl Haight. All members and interested persons are invited.
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Hospitality Club
VFW Post Home
Fred Mixer
J. F. Needham
L. M. Douglas
Raymond Bachemer
Earl Haight
Farewell Call on Wives Working Outside Home
The article notes about 9.25 million U S wives hold jobs outside the home now, down from a wartime peak near seven million during World War II. It contrasts shifts in labor patterns since the war era and reflects on changing gender roles and economic participation.
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U. S
Local Births Report From Corry Memorial Hospital
A daughter was born yesterday morning at Corry Memorial Hospital to Mr and Mrs Joseph Amoroso of 319 Spring Street. A son was born last evening at Corry Memorial Hospital to Mr and Mrs Delbert Pless of 130 Johnson Street. A son was born early this morning at Gorry Memorial Hospital to Mr and Mrs Richard Daniels of 220 West Washington Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corry Memorial Hospital
Joseph Amoroso
Spring Street
Delbert Pless
Johnson Street
Gorry Memorial Hospital
Richard Daniels
West
Washington Street
Population up again in 1954
United States population rose to 163,930,000 at end of 1954, a gain of 2,030,000 driven by births, low death rate, and immigration. California alone added over 23 million since 1950, while Arizona and Nevada doubled since 1940. Growth was strongest on the Pacific Coast and in several states including Florida, DC, New Mexico, Delaware, Maryland, Utah, Connecticut, Michigan, Louisiana, and Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
West Virginia
Pacific Coast
California
New York State
Rocky Mountain
Arizona
Nevada
Florida
District of Columbia
New Mexico
Delaware
Maryland
Utah
Connecticut
Michigan
Louisiana
Texas
Bovine cow births rare triplet calves at Edgehill Farm
Edgehill Farms near Glyndon stunned the barnyard by a cow giving birth to triplets, a rare event seen in about three of every ten thousand cattle births. The dam, Happy Hille Queen Pat TL, is a registered five year old Aberdeen Angus. sire Bandolierian of Cold Saturday.
Wage Hour Report Shows 47 Percent Violations Region TH
U S Labor Department figures for Region TH covering Pennsylvania Maryland and Delaware report 3184 firms investigated in 1954 with 1368 paying under Federal wage rules and 231 violating child labor laws Most child labor cases involved under 16 during school hours 176 in Pennsylvania 45 in Maryland 10 in Delaware 29 farmers also implicated Back wages totaled 936000 for 9464 employees Civil and criminal actions were pursued by the Regional Attorney Ernest N Votan Hargadine attributes high violation rate to targeted inspections and complaints from manufacturers unions and workers
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U. S. Department of Labor
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Delaware
William ‘Hargadine Jr
Ernest N. Votan
Hargadine
120 Hear Speaker at Management Club
Kenneth Yost executive of the National Metal Trades Association spoke at the Corry Management Club meeting at Hotel Corry attended by 120 members. He urged closer cooperation between management and supervisors to build a smooth working team and sustain American industry’s global economic livelihood. The next meeting is planned for late February. Mitchell signals possible expansion of the minimum wage law to cover millions more workers, though specifics were not released.
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Kenneth Yost
National Metal Trades Association
Corry
Washington
Mitchell
Congress
Slayer Asks For Electric Chair In Be valed Hearing
Elijah Thompson a 24 year old Negro laborer pleaded guilty to murder in Beaver County Court over the killing of 16 year old Helen Bryant a high school sophomore from Aliquippa. The body was found last October and Thompson asked to die by electric chair as the hearing sought to determine degree of guilt with judges McCreary and Sohn recessing until January 18 after defense requests. Photographers use about half a billion flash bulbs yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ftude
Beaver
Elijah Thompson
Helen Jean Bryant
Aliquippa High School
Thompson
Robert McCreary
Morgan Sohn
Turkey Sandwich Promotion At Farm Show
The Pennsylvania Poultry Federation plans to promote turkey dishes at the Farm Show with 80,300 hot and cold turkey sandwiches. They will also prepare fried egg sandwiches and Pennsylvania Dutch pickled eggs using 36,000 eggs. A 125-foot counter in the Pennsylvania Quality Farm Foods Center will be staffed by about 325 workers during the week. Allen George of Coplay heads the Farm Show Committee. The article notes U.S. imports of cane sugar from Puerto Rico totaling about 1,100,000 tons annually.
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Pennsylvania Poultry Federation
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Quality Farm Foods Center
Farm Show
Farm Show Commission
Poultry Federation
Allen George
Coplay
Lehigh County
U. S
Puerto Rico
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Alberto Tarchiani
Italy
U.S
White House
Eisenhower
Couturé
New York Dress Institute
Grace Wally
Frederika of
Grenaa
Ar Hira
Willam Paley
Duchess of
Au Loulearpa
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Clara Bouthe Luce
Minbawador
Arturo Lopes Willan
Willi Rap_Bolp Henrity
Colers
Koopa
Parfeot Gents
Helen
Clare Boothe Luce
John Foster Dulles
Management Club
Loblaws
Doris Doris Day
Frank Sinatra
Warner’! Bros
Young
At Heart
Napoleon
20Th Century-Fox Presents
Marlon Brando
Jean Simmons
Merle Oberon
Michael Rennie
Desiree
Bulan
Conor
Alaska
Slayer
Vicky Vaughn Turner
PB Stevens
Highland Park Cotta Honan
F.C. Chapin & Son
Vicky Vaughn
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