Chester Hotel Sold For Face Lifting In Chester
The Chester Clubhouse hotel changed hands today when sold to Chester Improvement Co from Mrs. Sara L. Sharpe. John G. Pew Jr. said remodeling will convert it into a modern 43 room private bath hotel with dining space for private parties. The firm already bought the adjacent Rankin Building, cleared the lot, and plans a Scar parking area. Remodeling starts after contracts, opening date not set. The hotel formerly known as the Chester Club dates to over 40 years ago.
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Chester—Hotel
Chester Improvement Co
Sara L. Sharpe
John G. Pew Jr
Pew
Chester Improvement. Co
James L. Rankin
Rankin
Welsh St
Sharpe
Chester Club
The
Joseph Reilly
William Wolfe
Reynolds Renovates Ford Plant in Chester
Reynolds Metal Co awards a contract to United Engineers and Constructors Inc of Philadelphia to install production equipment at the Chester plant. The project includes structural changes, electrical distribution for a 6 000 KW load, and readiness of all equipment with completion in about nine months. TL BE. Poliquin is job supervisor for United Engineers and Constructors. R V Rasnick is Reynolds resident engineer.
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Chester
Reynolds Metal Co
United Engineers and Constructor, Inc
Philadelphia
Company
Reynolds
Ford Motor Co
Charles R. Wentz
United Engineers
United Engineers and Constructors
TL BE. Poliquin
R.V. Rasnick
Pike Work Begins at New Stanton Interchange
Harrisburg AP reports that work has started on repairing ramps and building a new toll booth at the New Stanton Interchange near Pittsburgh. The project is announced by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission.
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Harrisburg
New Stanton
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Hat ad slogan and phone numbers in old classifieds
A fragmented newspaper snippet advertises hats with quirky slogan lines and lists telephone numbers for Want Ads and Other Calls. The text mixes digits and symbols, lacking a clear story but implying a classifieds item promotion from a past page.
Summer Weather Arrives With Warmth and Rain
Summer opens in Delaware County with cooler, damp conditions as late day showers move in. Forecasters expect a mix of showers through tonight and into Thursday with temperatures in the 70s by day and near 60 by night. Nationally, a wet frontier sees Montgomery Alabama drenched with rain, while readings dip into the 40s and 50s in Michigan and Minnesota.
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Delaware County
Montgomery
Ala
Michigan
Minnesota
Needies
Cal
Kennedy Receives Pushinka From Khrushchev Gift Exchange
President Kennedy accepts a dog named Pushinka from Soviet Premier Khrushchev. The white fluffy pup is noted for its famous mother Stratka, linked to a spaceflight. Khrushchev also sends a carved American whaler model, while Kennedy previously gifted a U S Constitution model at Vienna.
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Washington
Kennedy
Pushinka
Khrushchev
Stratka
Vienna Talks
US S.S
Boy Drowns At Springbarn Church Picnic
MEADVILLE AP A 14 year old boy drowned Tuesday night in a farm pond during a Spring Two church picnic in Crawford County. The deceased was David G. Henry, son of Rev. Daniel Henry, pastor of Springbarn United Church.
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Meadville
Spring Two
Crawford County
David G. Henry
Daniel Henry
Springbarn United Church
Kennedy cleared to shed crutches in two days
President Kennedy has received permission to discard his crutches, with White House physician Dr Janet Travell and two orthopedic specialists deeming his back ailment improvement satisfactory. They spoke with him for over half an hour and say he can resume his daily schedule without crutches in two days.
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Washington
Kennedy
White House
Janet Travell
Andrew T. Hatcher
Hatcher
U.S. Note Cites Czech U.N. Counselor as Spy
The United States accused Miroslav Naclavac a Czech U.N. counselor of being Prague s chief intelligence agent in America and paying an instructor 1700 for information. Dag Hammarskjold was pressed to rule on U.S. actions as a breach of U N U N agreement amid calls for Naclavac s expulsion.
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United Nations, N.Y
Dag Hammarskjold
United States
Czechoslovakia
U.S
Miroslav Nuevalae
Hammarskjold
Naevalac
Nacvalac
United Nations
U.N
Karel Hlasny
Wlasny
Hlasny
Clayton Fritchey
Interboro Approves Bond Issue After Long Board Fight
The Interboro School Board approved a $216,000 bond issue and awarded contracts totaling $224,119 for renova tion of the jointure's junior and senior high schools Tuesday night. The 18-2 vote followed five months of wrangling that at times drew police presence and dramatic protests. Glenolden’s A Todd Coromway and Norwood’s Charles Parris opposed the measure to the end. The meeting stretched 84 hours and drew only 25 residents from three boroughs.
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Glenolden
Interboro School Board
Jointure
A. Todd Coromway
Norwood
Charles Parris
Gertrude Langton
Prospect Park
Property Committee
Ralph Rogers
Joint ‘Board
Rogers
Eugene Cochrane
Jap Accord Sets Up High Level Trade Committee
Washington AP reports the United States and Japan reached an agreement to form a cabinet level joint economic committee. The accord follows talks between Prime Minister Ikeda and President Kennedy and mirrors the U S Canada Trade Committee in structure and scope.
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Washington
United States
Japan
U.S
Hayato Ikeda
Kennedy
U.s-Canada
Longshoremen Strike Paralyzes New York Harbor
Hundreds of longshoremen from the Maritime Port Council staged a work stoppage in Greater New York, halting harbor operations as 27 unions join a six day walkout. The ILA seeks to force clarity on their rivals demands while federal mediators report unusual inter union confusion during the transit crisis affecting ships including the United States and Constitution liners arriving and Queen Elizabeth sailing.
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New York
Maritime Port Council of Flongshoremen
Greater New York
Harbor Opera l
ILA
International Longshoremen’s Association
Manhattan
Battery Park
Tnhe
United States
Constitution
Europe
Thomas Gleason
Good Fairy Shows Teeth in Baby Doris Sanders Story
Doris Jean Sanders, three days old at Fitzgeral Mercy Hospital, is noted for emerging two lower incisors. Nurses and doctors call the event rare, while parents Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sanders of Darby ponder dental bill jokes and consider pink toothbrushes as a birthday gift.
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Doris Jean
Helen Cecchini
Fitzgerald Mercy Hospital
Darby
Doris
Chuckie
Pattie Ann
Tan Sandane
Lori
Fitz
Angerald Mercy Hospital
Sanders
Charles F. Sanders
Tyler Ave
Apple Bill Fails County Files Specter of Rifled Safes
A Delaware County report alleges rifled files and an opened safe as Democratic County Commissioner William A. Welsh calls for Republican candidate Harry H. Bardsley to withdraw as county comptroller. Welsh cites a 1958 resolution and a 1960 payment, demanding a full investigation by the county commissioners amid accusations of improper payments and political maneuvering.
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William A. Welsh
Harry H. Bardsley
Upper Darbyax
Welsh
Barlsley
Board of Commissioners
Hugh Garchinsky
Upper Darby
Haverford
Albert H. Swing
Bardsley
Plart
Wes Pitscnibu
Harrisburg
Senate Agriculture Committee
Delaware County
NMU Charges Harassing Actions Amid Refineries Walkout
The National Maritime Union leveled harassment charges as its area refineries entered a sixth day of a nationwide NMU walkout. Steve Bostic, field representative, said officials at affected plants are waging a war of nerves and that tensions run high among pickets.
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The
National Maritime
NMU
Steve Bostic
Narcotics Raid Nets 3 Men in Chester
Police and federal agents arrested three men in Chester after months of narcotics investigations. Theodore Anderson 31 J C Grant Jr 27 and Robert H Harper 27 were held on narcotics charges with bail set at 1000 dollars. Authorities say New York City is the probable source of supply and the case is continuing.
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Chester
Bostic
Texaco
Clay Fton
Theodore Anderson
J.C. Grant Jr
Mary Strest
Claymont
Robert H. Harper
2Nd Street
Aoe Saks Ae Nee Ee
Tex
Agg Ng Ae Ee
Thomas
Conley
Donald Watson
Yarnall St
Sinclair Refining Co
Anderson
Chas
Trainer
Theodore Laws
Harperets
Wilmington
West 2Nd
Lloyd Sts
Wat- Joum
Son
Gulf Oil
Market Sts
Ken
Harper
Samuel D. Levine
Philadelphia
Federal Narcotics Bureau
Levine
New York City
Howard Winfree
George T. Dillsworth
W.ind Street
Dillworth
Watson
Texaco Plant Operates Under Reduced Capacity
The Texaco plant remained open today with Grant stating operations are under reduced capacity, indicating limited production while keeping the facility functional.
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Texaco
Grant
Mons
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