Hazardous highways blamed for nearly a quarter of Pa crashes
Francis C. Turner reports on dangerous roads in Pennsylvania where obsolete highway design and limited road width contribute to about 57,500 accidents yearly. Upgrading 40,000 miles could cut crashes and costs, with school bus lanes cited as critical safety steps amid rising traffic from postwar vehicle growth.
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Francis C. Turner
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Veteran’s Stadium
Keystone State
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Prisoners Propose Road Gangs To Fix Potholes At State Penitentiary
A state subcommittee heard inmate comments on the penal system including a proposal to allow prisoners to repair roads for the federal minimum wage. One inmate floated road gangs, while others criticized the brutal image and lack of job skills training. The piece ties these ideas to Francis C Turner and a federal highway study noting road design's role in reducing accidents and fatalities.
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Western State Penitentiary
Down South
Francis C. Turner
Florence Kosmider Honored By Legion Unit
Members of the Szymanski Rywacki American Legion Auxiliary praise Florence Kosmider for ensuring every veteran’s grave had a flower on Memorial Day at Immaculate Cemetery. She funded the flowers herself and spent the day visiting graves, watering plants during trips home to 6th Street.
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the Times
Szymanski Rywacki American Legion
Ender
6Th Street
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Florence
Arysto Painter Seeks Feedback on Contact Details
The note requests readers to provide input about arysto painter and supply a telephone number so the letter can be completed. Details are fragmented and unclear, but the aim appears to gather contact info for a correspondence.
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Ephone
Howard Painter a lifelong Scout and volunteer leader
Howard Painter of Middletown joined Bay 8 in 1917 sponsored by Providence Avenue Methodist Church in Chester. Now 73, he remains active as a Scout volunteer, an Eagle Scout since 1921 with 84 merit badges, a Silver Beaver Award recipient, and a member of the Order of the Arrow.
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Middletown
Bay 8
Providence Avenue Methodist Church
Chester
Chi Band Letter Defends Weightman Era at Hilltop
A letter from Chi Band supporters at Hilltop Elementary and Chichester High School defends Mr Weightman and supports Mr Contino as band director. It credits Contino with professionalism amid hostility and reiterates the band remains proud, competitive, and capable of future victories.
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Weightman
Hilltop Elementary
Contino
Hilltop
Band Parents Association
Chichester High School
Almanac date July 12 1979 not June 12? (Almanac entry)
Almanac notes for June 12 1979 include facts about the date, celestial signs, notable birthdays such as Frank Chapman born 1864, and historical events like Coolidge’s nomination in 1924 Medgar Evers’ 1963 assassination and a 1967 Supreme Court decision, with Plato’s quote as a thought for the day.
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Venus
Mars
Frank Chapman
Calvin Coolidge
Warren Harding
Medgar Evers
Jackson
Miss
U.S. Supreme Court
White House
Plato
Fair Acres scabies case upsets ex aide
A former Fair Acres Farm nurse aide claims negligence at the Lima county geriatric home. She says scabies outbreaks infected patients and staff, with poor isolation and limited treatment during Aug 1978 to Apr 1979, and that she and others remain affected. She notes her son and a friend also contracted the disease.
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Fair Acres
the Times
Delaware County
Fair Acres Farm
Lima
Arsendin
Mad dogs loose in South Chester century ago
A fragmented reminiscence notes mad dogs roaming South Chester a century ago with several shot deaths. It catalogues local scenes including Market Street curios, Roach’s yard punch shed workers sent home, and mentions Edward Creighton’s stained glass business in Chester.
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Market Street
Roach’s
Porter Mansion
Old Town Hall
Edward Creighton
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