Real estate transfers and a furnace scam warn Erie area
The Erie County court records show transfers from Margaret Foley to Walter Sweer on West Irving Street and others including Catherine Norton to Walter Sweer, Leo M Flaherty to John N Lulu, and Donald A Stewart to Donald A Stewart on East Pleasant Street. Separately the Pittsburgh Better Business Bureau warns residents of a furnace repair racket using “inspectors” to gain access and pressure homeowners into overpriced replacements. The Clie ocean liner anchor at Erie today. Meantime, plans and parish notices mingle with local civic items and student awards in a broad, patchy column.
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Margaret Foley
Walter Sweer
Irving Street
Catherine Norton
West Irving Street
Leo M Flaherty
John N. Lulu
Lin Grant
Worth Streets
Donald A. Stewart
Donsald A. Stewart
East Pleas-ant Street
Erie County
Pittsburgh Better Business Bureau
Ch Ho Dennison
Promoter sought suspects in fatal boxing plot
In Los Angeles police investigate a promoter murder linked to a boxing scandal. Leonard Everwood, a key witness, details threats and demands before the fatal confrontation. Authorities pursue charges as official inquiries unfold with federal and state involvement.
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Los Angeles
Dane
Poller Whdamn
Parker
Tearange
Wes Weise
Mob Veneuner
Leonard
Alite
Nerworth
Hite Albee Comumucian
Eliataeters
Don Jordan
Wis
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Three Men Indicted in Hunterdon Bank Robbery
Three men have been indicted for the spur of the moment robbery of the Hunterdon County Trust Bank in Callfon. Edward Olson and Robert C. Lippincott, both from Miami, will be arraigned before Hunterdon County Judge Philip R Gebhardt. Howard Duckworth is hospitalized in Trenton. The trio allegedly robbed the bank of 15210 after planning the crime hours earlier and were captured in Phillipsburg soon after. The grand jury also charged them with robbing two customers inside the bank. This marks the county’s first bank robbery case.
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Lemuuson
Hunterdon County
Public Smoking Danger Drive Launched By Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society today began an intensified effort to alert the public to cigarette smoking dangers. In Bouton directors approved pilot showings of a one minute film in select communities to test the effectiveness of using a movie to present the tobacco risks. Dr Dean Davies and Dr Howard Taylor noted studies showing cancer patients are largely cigarette smokers. The Tobacco Industry Research Committee issued a statement in New York amid controversy over the society’s charges against tobacco firms.
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Cancer Society Today
Bouton
Dean Davies
New York
American Cancer Society
Howard C. Taylor
Tobacco Industry Research Committee
Cancer Society Fiscon Nuy
College building burns on campus injures no one
A college building and a storage hall were destroyed by fire on campus. Several nearby structures suffered damage but no injuries were reported. Fire crews contained the blaze with limited impact on surrounding facilities.
Rioting and deaths in Ecuador spark martial law
In Guayaquil and Porto Viejo a clash between a recruit Pablo Antonio Garcia and Captain Quevado escalated to violence as crowds attacked the officers club. A soldier killed the captain and died by self infliction, triggering fires, looting, and a government order of martial law. Across the region 25 people died and 160 injured. In the Philippines, a Cebu City fire left 6,000 homeless, with two children dead and nine injured.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
Camilo Ponce
Republic
Porto Viejo
Pablo Antonio Garcia
Papalo Quevado
Viejo
Heeriits
Manila
Cebu City
Centr
Youth, 20, Admits Slaying in Court Testimony
District Court jurors heard two policemen describe confessions in the murder case of landlady Mrs. Rubie Blanton. Bobby Joe Spencer, 20, of Los Angeles, said he struck her with a pistol and rendered her unconscious, while Gaither Crist, 21, of Chambersburg, Pa., claimed to help carry the body to the basement. Both face first degree murder charges linked to a cab-driver robbery in New Orleans.
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Prensas Dis Nourne
John Cronin
New Orleans
Bobby Joe Spencer
Los Angeles
Rubie Blanton
Spencer
Cronin
Gaither Eugene Crist
Chambersburg
NY Hospital Strike Spreads to Seventh Hospital
The Retail Drug Employes Union Local 1199 posted pickets outside Flower and Fifth Avenue Hospitals in upper Manhattan as a strike expanded. The union says the facilities violated a contract providing union recognition arbitration grievances wage increases and a no strike pledge. The original six hospitals began weeks ago seeking recognition the hospitals refused.
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Flower & Fifth Avenue Hospitals
Upper Manhattan
Dividend boom drives stockholder friendly earnings trend
New York AP report notes a broad rise in corporate profits shared with stockholders. Dividends climb toward record levels with May especially bright versus last year when many firms cut. Some firms retain earnings for growth while others maintain generous payout, as industry surveys show a mixed but improving payout landscape.
Stock dividends rise as profits lift 1958 outlook
The year shows an $200 million increase over 1958 with more shares to pay dividends amid broader stock activity. Last year 17 companies on the big board faced lawsuits, the fewest in a decade, while stock dividends climbed though total payouts fell from 164 to 135. The dividend surge mirrors profits, aiding wage talks, and roughly 10 million individuals own stocks, with 12 percent of a trillion dollars in dividends boosting buying power for investors and firms. Also noted is the death of bandleader Jimmy Grier in Glendale at 57.
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