PattiaF Tinaville approves Dunn contract for park improvements
The PattiaF Tinaville City Council awarded the bid to W L Dann Construction Co of Cochranion as the lowest of three bidders for the park top block project. Work begins when contracts are signed. Separately the State Public Utility Commission ordered a six month fare suspension and launched an investigation into proposed fare increases that would have raised the base fare from 20 to 25 cents and eliminated an 18 cent token. Real estate transfers in Erie County were recorded, and prenatal classes will be held at the Corry branch starting in October under health department director C W Metcalf. Dr E A Larson announced a relocation and new ultrasonic device for joint and muscle pain. Police reported a stray spaniel found by Joseph Taggart and a stolen tension ladder from P Stenman of Mead Avenue at the Phoenix Hotel.
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Tinaville
W. L .Dann Construction Company
Cochranion
Dunn Firm
Blecktop Park Uyehite
State Public Utility Commission
Erle Coach Cown
PUC
Corry
Erie County
Metcalf
Mary Bettes Dies at 79 in Corry
Mrs. Mary Matie Bettes of East Smith Street died at Corry Memorial Hospital after being admitted Saturday. Born February 1879 in Corry, she lived here her whole life and married William Bettes on April 29, 1903. He died October 17, 1957. Funeral Mass at St. Thomas Church Thursday 9:30 a.m. Rosary 9 a.m. at Bracka Funeral Home. Interment in St. Thomas Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matie Bettes
Mary
Matie) Bettes
East Smith Street
Corry Memorial Hospital
St. Thomas’ Church
Funeral
St. Thomas’ Cemetery
Police dispute over missing stop sign case in Miami
An Miami traffic cop lined up eight motorists and issued tickets for ignoring a stop sign. One driver claimed he hadn’t seen the sign while another joked about a tall red and green pole. The officer laughed, then returned to the car with no sign observed and speculated the sign may have been stolen.
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Miami
Fla
Sgn
Gis
Gov't Hikes Interest Rate
Washington reports the Treasury will pay an average 2.920 percent for borrowing 1.8 billion dollars for three months, signaling possible further tight money moves. The 90 day Treasury bill rate now diverges sharply from the Federal Reserve's 2 percent discount rate, widening the spread to a multi year high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Uncle Sam
Treasury
Reserve
Reserve Board
Federal Reserve
Monitors Back Court Order In Hoffa Presidency Challenge
Union monitors prepared to challenge a court order that set up the monitorship. They seek removal of James R. Hoffa from the presidency and contest the compromise order's entry and notice. The case, before U S District Judge F Dickinson Letts, will determine the monitors' authority and Hoffa's status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabhinw Gon
Teamsters
James R. Holla
Godfrey P. Schmidt
Hoffa
Monitor
U. S
F. Dickinson Letts
Escape bid on Alcatraz ends with capture of one inmate
A 28 year old Missouri convict Aaron Walter Burgett and 38 year old Clyde M Johnson attempted an escape on Alcatraz Island. Johnson surrendered after being spotted by Coast Guard while the other suspect remained free until capture. A 60 man posse combed the island as guards recovered from the alleged break at 3 40 p m. The incident marks another failed escape attempt at the maximum security prison with several prior deaths and disappearances.
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Dan Francisco
Alcatraz Island
Gustyel
Aaron Walter Burgett
Missouri
San Francisco Bay Island
Burgett
Clyde M. Johnson
FBI
Indianapolis
Rocky
Harold Miller
Miller
Alcatros
Johnson
Coast Guard
Bureau of Prisovns
Army
Unemployment Drops Across Most Major Areas
Washington AP reports that for the first time in two years major job areas show improvement. Labor Department finds four-fifths of 149 labor markets posted lower unemployment as gains in durable goods such as steel and machinery help the overall job picture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Labor Department
Court Decision Death Knell For Segregation
The Supreme Court ruled against “novative schemes for segregation” in public schools, signaling a death sentence for planned private schooling to block integration. Federal orders forced Little Rock to maintain four high schools under federal control, with private transfers halted as marshals enforce the decision. Nearby towns report closed schools and emergent efforts to reopen, as protests and public calls for immediate action surface.
Patent Payment Tied to Royal Electric Fraud Trial
Dayton Ohio testimony in a federal trial alleges Royal Electric Inc conspired with Air Force officers to secure contracts through improper payments. Colonels Brownfield and Burley and Royal president McNett are accused of arranging two patents, including a pump design, worth 13 thousand dollars paid via regular company accounts. Roche testified that six checks funded the payments, raising questions about the patents’ value versus favors.
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Lewisburg
Faror
Dayton, Ohio
Air Force
Royal Electric, Inc
U. S
Ralph C. Brownfield
Charles F. Burley
Robert F. McNett
Royal
Olmsted Air Force Base
Harrisburg
Quentin .C. Roche
Brownfield
Roche
Royal Firm
Boy Killed by Truck Near Jeannette in Route 993 Crash
A 13 year old bicyclist William G. Bush Jr of Penn Borough was struck and killed by a truck on Route 993 near Jeannette Pennsylvania in Westmoreland County last night. The incident occurred as the youth rode along the roadway prompting an investigation by local authorities. The victim is identified as William G. Bush Jr and the community mourns the loss.
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Jeannette
Westmoreland County
William G. Bush Jr
Penn Borough
Mennonite Hour Quartet to Sing at Beaverdam Church
The associate pastor Nor Man Derstine and the men’s quartet of the Mennonite Hour will present a program at Beaverdam Mennonite Church this Saturday at 7 45 p m The group is heard weekly on the International program with a world wide audience. Singers are John Horst Jr John Hostetter Jr Earl Maust and Robert Hostetter Maust directs music at Eastern Mennonite College The broadcast airs Sundays at 1 p m on the local station and is reproduced in Spanish Navajo Japanese Italian and French.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vicinity Church
Asociate
Nor Man Derstine
Beaverdam
United States
Canada
John Horst Jr
John Hostetter Jr
Earl Maust
Robert Hostetter
Maust
Mennonite Hour
Eastern Mennonite College
Schools Closed In Little Rock
The Little Rock schools faced a court order restraining private operation of high schools. The School Board pledged compliance, while the leased facility’s president, Dr. T. J. Raney, expressed uncertainty. Federal marshals served the order on teachers and officials. Gov. Faubus reportedly spoke with the marshal but guards blocked entry to the governor's residence.
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Supreme Court
Eitel Warren
Washington
Federal Circuit
Omaha
Little Rock
Arkansas
St. Lows
Virgil Blossom
Orval E. Faubus
U.S
R. Beal Kidd
Charlottesville
Gay
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
Norfolk
Front Royal
T. J. Raney
Theing
Gov. Faubus
Faubus
Kidd
U.S. 8Th Ci
Court of Appeals
Jin St. Louis
McGonigle Outlines Plan to Accelerate Pa Industry
Pittsburgh AP Arthur T. McGonigle, Republican gubernatorial candidate, proposed a four point program to speed Pennsylvania's industrial redevelopment. He urged federal state and local cooperation to cut unemployment, broader cooperation of management labor and finance to spur expansion, expansion of the Department of Commerce for small business aid, and support for local industrial development groups to attract industry to Pennsylvania Communities. He warned a hostile attitude from state government hinders progress and attacked Democratic figures for killing jobs, citing deficits and mismanagement. Donald C. Rarick of the United Steelworkers endorsed McGonigle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Arthur T. McGonigle
Small Businessman's Committee
McGonigle
Department of Commerce
George Leader
U. S. Senate
Joe Barr
Democrat Party
Leader
Donald C. Rarick
United Steelworkers
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Flora Fralick
Lawrence Swanson
Concord Township
John W. Wettenburg
E. A. Larson
Joseph Taggart
Tag
P. ¥. Stenman
Mead Avenue
Phoenix Hotel
Main Street
Stenton
China
Chiang Kaishek
Formosa, Strait
Taipei
Quemoy
Matorn Cady & Collier
National Bank of Carry
Moscow
Klementi
Voroshilov
Pisistlev
Tashkant
Grove City
Sophile Krofcheck
Los Angeles
Ler
Krofcheck
Joseph
Afghanistan
E.P.M
Crystal Coal CO
Maple Ave
Corry, Pa
Brussels
Iron City
Iron City Brewery
Pittsburgh, PA
Corry Beverage Distributor
West Main Street
Cor Federal
Denise Irsunanes
Ivinuilley
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