Regional winners named in Future Farmers contest
Kane area chapter of the Future Farmers of America reported the Northwestern Pennsylvania regional contest winners. Dewey Wagner of Tionesta and Paul Freemer of Brockway won two public speaking contests yesterday. Evie Rollé G. Smeshers of Harrisburg was elected state Young Men’s Christian Association treasurer, with delegates reelecting officers and naming Andrew M. Bradley and Dr. Roy C. Buck to the executive committee. Other items include a Beth Israel rummage sale, a police charge in Titusville, a candlelight buffet at Hotel Corry, and obituaries in Meadville and Erie.
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Rossbacher Insurance Service
Kane
Brockway
Future Farmers of
Amelia
Jefferson County
Northwestern Pennsylvania
Dewey Wagner
Tionesta
Paul Freemer
Brockw
Beth Israel Sisterhood
Cohen
West
Washington Street
Evie
Rollé G. Smeshers
Harrisburg
State Young Men's Christian Association
James W Runk
Andrew M. Bradley
Roy C. Buck
State College
Sharpeninn Service & Sales
West Main Street
Titusville
Dennis A. Hutch
Tryonville
Hotel Corry
Hospital Records And County Tax Move Featured In Briefs
A Corry Memorial Hospital report notes difficulty calling a physician in emergencies. Admitted Saturday: Mrs Clyde L Miller and others. Discharged Saturday and Sunday: multiple local residents. Erie County commissioners back a statewide drive to empower counties to levy per capita taxes. Jamestown teen injured in Route 17 crash. in fair condition with concussion and loss of consciousness.
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Erie County
Pennsylvania State Association of County Commissioners
Pennsylvania
Fountainette
Jamestown
Jamestown General Hospital
Peter W. Dickson
Wiliam A. Dickson
South Main Street
Funeral Notice for Mrs Ora Harper at St Thomas Church
The body of Mrs Ora Harper lies at Bracken Funeral Home. Friends may call tonight 7 to 9 p.m. and tomorrow 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Attend services at St Thomas Church on Wednesday at 9 30 a.m.
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Harper
Ora Harper
Bracken Funeral Home
St Thomas’ Church
Pa Man Found Dead In Hotel In Cleveland
A 36 year old salesman from Mars Pennsylvania, John T. Harvey, was found dead Saturday night in a downtown Cleveland hotel room. Police say death appeared due to natural causes. Harvey's wife notified hotel management after failing to reach him, and the body was discovered by the hotel physician.
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Cleveland
Pennsylvania
John T. Harvey
Mars
Pollee
Harvey
Hal Boyle's Americana collage of quirky facts and quotes
A collage by Hal Boyle offering brief, humorous observations from mail, travel, and culture. It notes curiosities about dentistry costs rising with city size, cigars among Danish fashion women, Mark Twain letter quirks, Tibetan Buddhism, firefly tails vs electric light, taxation woes, and a jumbled mix of famous quotes on liberty, idleness, and language.
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New York
United States
Denmark
Mark Twain
Java
Tibet
William Allen White
Pioneer V's Voice Alters as Probe Extends Reach
Washington AP report says two months after launch Pioneer V switches to a larger 150 watt transmitter after distance reached about 9 million miles. The five watt transmitter had provided over 104 hours of cosmic radiation data but drained power, so the new radio will be used sparingly for clearer short transmissions.
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WASHINGTON /AP
Pionmeer
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Pioneer
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Boy Drowns in Allegheny River Rescue Fails
Richard Wright aged 10 of Kittanning fell from a retaining wall into the Allegheny River on Saturday and drowned. William Puchta 21 also of Kittanning fell in while attempting to save him. Puchta grabbed a fishing pole to reach the boy but perished. Pychra, who cannot swim, held a dangling chain until rescue.
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Richard Wright
Kittanning
Allegheny River
William Puchta
Pychra
Formosa Road East West Highway Opens Across Mountains
The new east west highway across central Formosa opened to traffic today after three years and 19 months of construction linking the Formosa Strait with the Pacific.
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Formosa
Taipei
Formosa Strait
Pacific
Weekend Death Toll Tops Twenty Five in Pennsylvania
Associated Press reports at least 25 people died in Pennsylvania accidents over the warm Mother's Day weekend. The toll included twenty traffic deaths, with three drownings noted as another high for the year. Thousands faced disruption as authorities and families mourned.
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Associated Press
Pennsylvania
Bradford Plans Special Police Force To Aid City
Bradford to organize the Special Police Force a volunteer group under Mayor Still and Police Chief Palazzetti. Applicants aged 21 to 40 must be in good health with U.S. citizenship and no criminal record. Residents not required. Foster or Bradford Township men eligible. Special training to be provided by Chief Palazzetti and FBI School graduate instructors.
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Radford
Bradford
A. J. Palagrettan
John & Still
Palanzetti
U. S
Palazzetti
Foster
Bradford Township
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Sillwged
Bitter Primary Ends Campaign Clashes Seen in West Virginia
The article notes Franklin Roosevelt’s name cited by labor voters as Kennedy campaigns in economically distressed southern West Virginia. Humphrey condemns the Kennedy campaign as demeaning the Roosevelt legacy. Kennedy aims for about 45 percent. Humphrey predicts victory but with no margin stated. An Auxiliary Police Force is slated to attend a meeting to join a new agency.
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South Pacific
Roosevelt
Kennedy
West Virginia
Ormer
Humphrey
Franklin Roosevelt
Tye
Hubert
Auxiliary Police
Fire Rips Through Athens Township Home Burns Couple
A explosions and fire destroyed a two story farm house in Athens Township. Richard Dupont, 23, suffered third degree burns to the neck and fire, with burns across two thirds of his body. His wife Darlene, 21, had about half her body burned. Both were hospitalized in Meadville with serious to fair condition. Townville volunteers fought the blaze after 4 p.m. The firemen suspect kerosene in the kitchen stove.
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Luusville
Auth Wrtley
Bernoon
Athens Township
Richard
Dupont
Darlene
Meadville City Hospital
Townville
Drennan
Duponis
Dupont Tas
Five hurt after car crash near St Marys. one child dies
A two-vehicle crash near St Marys yesterday killed a 6 year old child and left an 11 year old in fair condition. Police report the driver of the car died at the scene and two other occupants were hospitalized in serious condition. The other vehicle was a truck. investigators are examining the highway and culvert area for causes.
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Dieterslie
America
United States
Samel Johnson
George Bernard Shaw
Lelsure
St. Marys
St. 2
Robert Say
Harry
Ander
Inund
Bt. Mary
Klin
U.S. B
Pla Contin
Khrushered
Am Powers
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Oi City
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Pittsfield
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