Leadership grants aim to train future leaders nationwide
The Edward John Noble Foundation offers up to 200 grants of 2000 dollars annually to college graduates for graduate study to prepare for leadership roles in business law medicine education government and the ministry. Noble, a former Under Secretary of Commerce, seeks to nurture leadership potential and business responsibility through scholarships and readership development.
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Edward John Noble
Edward J. Noble
Changed Family Fun and Teens Promotions Highlight Social Shifts
A Department of Agriculture study shows American families spending more on at home amusements like radio and television than movies, with demand rising for recreations such as boats bikes golf clubs and plants. The piece also reflects on May as a Teens Month and the run up to graduation, dances, and prom plans with parental involvement emphasized.
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Department of Agriculture
Mary
Dauester
Baghdad cyclist mugging tale reaches Dover man
Iraqi cyclist 37, traveling from Baghdad to Chicago, reports a beating in Dover New Zealand after pedaling through Jordan, Syria and Lebanon. He plans to study refrigeration and air conditioning in Chicago.
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Cyeliet
Pittsburgh
Wadhim Mohemmed Basha
Baghdad
Iraq
Chicas
Jordan
Syria
Lebanon
Dover
Chicago
Killer Dogs Slaughter Sheep On Millcreek Farm
Millcreek police hunt a small pack of stray dogs blamed for killing fourteen sheep on Oscar Buseck’s farm Saturday. Police say the animals vanished but a dog watch remains in effect in the west Millcreek area as authorities plan further search.
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Millcreek
Oscar Buseck
Eric
Barney Moran
Mill Creek
Ie Buseck Farm
Tess
ExyArea Banker Killed In Florida
ExyArea banker Chester U McNulty former Cochranton resident dies in a late night auto truck crash in Melbourne Florida. He 68 was president and board chairman of the Bank of Melbourne and reputedly the wealthiest banker in Florida. Born in Cochranton in 1889 he moved south in 1920 and served as Past International Director of Lions International. Survivors include his wife and seven sons led by Walter R McNulty of Franklin Road Cochranton.
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Melbourne
Florida
Chester U. McNulty
Cochranton
McNulty
Bank of Melbourne
The
Lion's International
Steve Miller
Meadville
Crawford County Trust Company
Melbourne Bank
Walter R. McNulty
Franklin Road
Cocliratiton
Corry Tales and Local Updates From Yesterday
A collage of notes from Corry and nearby towns recounts 1937 events. Spanish children sail for France aboard British ships as tensions rise. Gas rate cases prompt scrutiny of 194 companies including Pennsylvania Gas. Airport work progresses despite weather delays. National Guard inspection follows annual reviews. Irene Mullen may not qualify as city treasurer, school taxes collector concerns loom. Gery Country Club membership drive grows toward 150. A youth dies after tractor fall in Huntingdon county hospital care, the incident linked to a farm accident.
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Irene Mullen
Board of Education
Perl Harmon Succumbs At 75
Mr Harmon of Crawford County born September 8 1881 died after a yearlong illness at his home his death leaves a widow Ethyl Kline Harmon and two daughters Mrs George Bond and Mrs Emory Benson along with four grandchildren and eighteen great grandchildren. He served 42 years with the Pennsylvania Railroad retiring as conductor in 1951 and belonged to the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. The service is set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Bracken Funeral Home with Rev. Robert DeBoer officiating and Sunnyside Cemetery Centerville to follow.
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George Bond
May Ville
Emory Benson
Corry
Otho
Oil City
Ellsworth
San Dimas
Calif
Meadville Bus Line Seeks Emergency 1800 Dollar Loan
Meadville Industrial Development Corp directors may approve a emergency 1800 dollar loan to Meadville City Bus Lines to re license buses by June 1 or face service discontinuance. A downtown canvass to raise funds may follow if loan not granted.
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Meadville
Meadville Industrial Development Corp
Meadville City Bus Lines
Robert Echnor
Allen B. Edwards
Aero Supply Officials Visit Minneapolis Honeywell Program
John L. Wilson and Sam Baressi inspected the focal plant in Minneapolis to observe the nationally publicized Minneapoli Honeywell labor relations program. The program promotes management and union cooperation to cut costs raise efficiency and boost production and wages. Correspondence between Aero and M-H led to the invitation to witness the program firsthand.
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John L. Wilson
Aero Supply
Sam Baressi
Minneapolis
Minneapoli Honeywell
Aero
M-H
Grabowski
Five Face Conspiracy and Macing Charges Over GOP Funds
Five former state officials from Governor Fine's administration go on trial on charges of conspiracy and macing. Defendants include Frederick P Hare Artemas Leslie George A Nally Frederick M Campbell and George L Speed. They are among 15 indicted in 1954 grand jury proceedings.
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John 8. Fine
Frederick P Hare
Fine
Artemas ©. Leslie
George A. Nally
Fomer
State Revenue Department
Frederick M. Campbell
Pittsburgh
State Insurance Department
George L. Speed
Pittsburgh Tuberitance Tax Bureau
Speed
Indictments Rush Republicans over 1954 Campaign Fund Threats
Probe led by James F. Malone then Allegheny County Republican district attorney charged referdants with threatening state workers with job loss unless they donated one percent of annual pay to the 1954 Republican primary fund. Sidney A. Lanes led state handling. defense by Roy T. Clunk and Edward V. Buckley.
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James F. Malone
Allegheny County
Sidney A. Lanes
Roy T. Clunk
Edward V. Buckley
Veterans journalist Guy H. Jenkins dies at 89
East Lansing mourns longtime Booth News papers bureau chief Guy Hugh Jenkins aged 89. A 30 year veteran reporter, he covered the Michigan Legislature and state government. Born in Saginaw, Michigan, he died Saturday.
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East Lansing
Mich
Guy Hugh Jenkins
Lansing
Booth Newspapers, Inc
Michigan
Saginaw
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