Erie City weighs fate of its health department
Erie officials and Health Board member Lou Jenkins planned a 2 p.m. meeting with Dr. Carl Kuehn and Roy Elwell to reconcile city health issues. Mayor Gardner accused state officials of insult and councilmen debated options including dissolving, maintaining, or contracting with the county unit. Cannavino and Brabender signaled support for a county contract plan.
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Erie — County Health Board
Lou Jenkins
Arthur Gardner
Erie
Jenkins
Carl Kuehn
State Department of Health
Roy Elwell
Pennsylvania Economy League
Gardner
County Health Board
Felix Shubert
Gerald Weber
Michael Cannavino
George Brabender
Potatoes Irrigation Worth It Says Cornell Expert
Arthur J. Pratt of Cornell University told the Potato Growers Association at the 40th Farm Show that proper irrigation is crucial for high yields and quality. He warned that poor irrigation management can be as unproductive as no irrigation and noted studies showing irrigation boosts potato yields by over 40 percent when timed and applied correctly.
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Arthur J. Pratt
Cornell University
Potato Growers Association
Cornell
Pratt
Turnpike Safety Record Said Good By Associated Press
Harrisburg report shows the Pennsylvania Turnpike had the second best five year safety record in 1955 with 63 fatalities per 100 million vehicle miles. 1958 deaths reached 90, 39 percent above 1954, as traffic rose to 17 million autos in the year.
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Associated Press
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Turnpike Commission
Tre~mendous
Commission
Britain Deploys 2000 Paratroops to Cyprus Base
Britain began airlifting some 2000 paratroops toward Cyprus as a show of strength amid Middle East tensions. The 42-year-old Brig. A. M. H. Butler led the lead plane and said the airborne unit would serve as a mobile reserve ready to rush to trouble spots where British lives and property are at risk.
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Britain
Cyprus
London
Middle East
Airborne ‘Fire Brigade
Suez Canal Zone
Greece
A. M. H. Butler
REA Authorizes Wiring Inspection at Cambridge Springs
Northwestern REA directors ordered a complete study after unsatisfactory service and numerous complaints. They voted to invest 70 000 in U.S. government securities and approve a quick recovery type electric water heater for co op lines with no special rate. H M Burrows was elected delegate to the national REA meeting in St Louis the week of January 23.
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Rural Electric Co-operative
Cambridge Springs
Northwestern Rea
W. 8
Wenner
REA
U.S
H. M. Burrows
St. Louis
A. B. Stainbrook
R. D
Saegertown
Bradford Plant Relocates to Atlasburg
Bradford Components Inc will move its plant from Bradford Pennsylvania to Atlasburg about three miles south in Washington County. The Raccoon Valley Chamber of Commerce announced the plan to shift operations in February. About 70 people will work at the new site, with most locals trained for the jobs and only foremen and essential staff remaining from the Bradford plant. Arthur Godfrey's show drops studio audience for short trial period with no stated reason.
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Punuesiouwises
Bradford Components, Inc
Bradford
Atlasburg
Washington County
Raccoon Valey Chamber of Commerce
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Foo!tong
Pillsbury
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Seabrook Farms
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Iona
Ann Pag
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Strongheart Dog Food
Bo Teen
Nabisco
Tess
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Miller’s
SOC
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Rich Crosse
Blackwall
Horton Meat
Phat
America
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Atlanti
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