IUE Claims UE Ousted 13 Stewards Illegally at Lester
The International Union of Electrical Workers claims 13 stewards at Westinghouse Lester Plant Local 107 were removed by President Robert L. Kyler for joining IUE. IUE says the removals lack charges or a hearing and labels them illegal. Kyler defends the action as temporary until an election.
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Lester
Westinghouse Electric Corp
International Union of Electrical Workers
Afl-Cio
TUG
Robert L. Kyler
IUE
Kyler
TUE
National Labor Relations Board
Meyer
Bob) Saylor
William J. Pruitt
Fred Sammons
Eyler
Sweeney
Wilson
Candidi
Pruitt
Maguire
NLRB
Judge weighs second in Chace borough council case
Judge Henry G Sweney heard arguments from K Paul Lassy and John A Reilly on whether a second to a nomination is needed to fill Brookhaven Borough Council vacancy The dispute centers on Arthur A Chace and Joseph Skulski with the secretary directed to appoint Chace Sweney will reserve decision after reviewing legal briefs and the quo warranto filed by District Attorney Jacques H Fox są
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. Paul Lassy
John A. Reilly
Henry G. Sweney
Lessy and Reilly
Sweney
Arthur A. Chace
Brookhaven
Chace
John F. Pettit de Arange
Joseph Skulski
Lessy
Brookshaven
Skulski
Reilly
Skuliski
Vule
Follan
Jacques H. Fox
Man sentenced 8 to 20 years for Chester murder
Leonard Hammond began an eight to twenty year term for the December 23, 1959 murder of Benjamin Jenkins in Chester. Witnesses testified Hammond fired two bullets while Jenkins sat in his car, with one shot to the skull and another to the neck. A witness, Willie Ellis, said Hammond fired after a dispute over wine money and was shot in the leg when asked to drive. Hammond, on parole for narcotics, did not testify. Stephen J. McEwen Jr. defended him.
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Chesterman
Leon J. Hammond
Bailey
Benjamin Jenkins
Chester
Jenkins
Hammond
Willie Ellis
Ellis
Stephen J. McEwen Jr
Robin Hood Theater Praises The Crucible at Arden
Arden theater's Robin Hood Company staged Arthur Miller's The Crucible, opening Monday. Gerald Gordon's John Proctor delivered intense, moral conflict while Leigh Wharton as Danforth impressed as the witch trial judge. Mary Brannum, Tagborg Stephens, Janet Reed, and Claire Mooney were featured. Direction by Win Sharples Jr. with set by Don Beaman earned strong praise. lighting by Joseph N. Lawis was noted. Curtain at 8:40 p.m. through Saturday.
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Arden
Robin Hood Theater Company
Leigh Wharton
Danforth
Mary Brannum
Mary Warren
Tagborg Stephens
Arden Players Guild
Robin Hood
Janet Reed
Claymont High School
Claire Mooney
Conrad High School
Don Beaman
Win Sharples Jr
Joseph N. Lawis
L.B
Death ruled suicide in Margaret Coryell case
Sharon Hill reports the county coroner ruled the death of 39 year old Margaret E Coryell of 323 Garvin Blvd as death by own action after an autopsy found an overdose of barbiturates. A plant note about dame's rocket is included as a non sequitur.
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Sharon Hill
Margaret E. Coryell
Garvin
Board Agrees on Limit For School Bus Rides
In Newtown Square the Marple Newtown Joint School board and Rev Samuel Parris discussed transit policy for high school pupils while aiming to standardize bus routes. The board set a distance limit for eligible riders at 144 miles from the school and debated reimbursement details.
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Thomas Alderman
Newtown Square
John Hale
Joseph Bird Ag
Marple-Newtown
Samuel Parris
Theodore Gehring
Giles Corey
Marian Kate
Elizabeth Proctorwell
Mailman Admits Theft. Committed to Norristown Hospital
An Upper Darby mailman Albert J Menginie pleaded guilty to stealing a sack of malt from a storage box on Mid Way Avenue near Glendale Road. He admitted using a hack saw to cut the hasp, placed the sack in his car trunk, and fled. only three letters were opened. He faces sentencing after a hospital report.
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Upper Darby
Norristown State Hospital
Albert J. Menginie
Lamport
Ruskin Lane
Stane
John V. Diggins
Peter Rorke
Eckersly
Menginie
Mid Way Avenue
Glendale Road
Mengenie
Melvin G. Levy
Interboro Board Adopts Budget of $1,315,200
The Interboro School Board approved a budget of 1,315,200 with a 115,200 increase over last year. The plan includes higher instruction and operations costs, teacher raises, and the addition of two head teachers to address transportation and administrative needs. Opposition by A Todd Coronway was the lone dissent. The board also seeks a transportation policy and awaits a formal millage rate decision for the coming year.
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Interboro Board
Glenolden Interboro
Solicitor School Board
George
Thomas Jefferson
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Expressway Revision Sparks Township Tax Fear and Protest
At an Upper Providence meeting, a revised Blue Route proposal faced strong opposition. officials warned a $1.4 million loss in assessed value and a two mill tax increase if approved. Russell Jenkins urged protection of the township, while residents pressed who holds power to alter the plan. About 50 attended, including two supervisors and local association reps who sent protest telegrams to the governor and federal agencies.
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Roger Stegmaier
Township
Swarthmore College
Russell Jenkins
Upper Providence
Reginal F. Jeffery
Upper Providence Citizens Assn
Lawrence
SND
Federal
Missing 90-year-old Chester man John Gatta last seen Saturday
Chester police seek John Gatta 90 of 155 E 7th St reported missing after being seen in his bedroom before 8 p.m. Saturday. Ernest Gatta says the elder man, 5 6 and 120 pounds with brown eyes, grey hair, and a moustache, wore a brown sweater khaki pants black shoes and a grey hat. Police notified regional agencies and continue searches.
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Chester
John Gatta
7Th St
Ernest
Gatta
State Okays Room Layout for Boothwyn Heights High
The School Board announced state approval of the room pattern for the new Boothwyn Heights high school in the Chitcester Joint School District. Plans include a language lab oratory four science rooms and an office practice room with 12 regular classrooms planned over five years, plus four business education rooms an art class library a two-station gymnasium and an auditorium of 5 000 square feet. The existing pupil count is 750 as of now.
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Boothwyn
Boothwyn Heights
Janet Hamilton
McKay Avenue School
Yelar
Kay Mummerd
John Teckton
Duane Belles
Richard Hamilton
Firefighters Name Glenn As President
The Delaware County Firemen's Assn elected Benjamin E. Glenn of Ridley Park Fire Co to its presidency Monday night after Morris PennyPacker withdrew to avoid dissension. Glenn received a watch from PennyPacker. Incumbent Lester Cloud defeated William Connolly for district Fire Marshal at Viscose Fire Co. Frank Hancock presented Clifton Heights Joseph Crawford with a rostrum for Clifton's new firehouse. Next meeting set for July 25 at Lenni Heights MECAOUSE.
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Clifton Heights
Delaware County Firemen’s Assn
Benjamin E. Glenn
Ridley Park Fire Co
Morris Pennypacker
Manoa
Pennypacker
Glenn
Lester Cloud
Concordville
William Connelly
Viscose Fire Co
Frank Hancock
Springfield Fire, Co
Clifton Height
Joseph Crawford
Clifton
Springfield Fire Co
Lenni Heights
Wolfe Says She Owes Nothing Open Books for Audit
Jean E. Wolfe, who resigned as Lower Chichester Township justice of the peace, told the board all funds are accounted for and her books are open anytime for an audit. She said she notified Gov. Lawrence of her June 20 resignation, explaining the governor appointed her, not the commissioners. Wolfe denied delays in May report and said records were turned over to police when she could not reach the township secretary.
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Linwood
Jean E. Wolfe
Chichester Township Justice of the Peace
Wolfe
Philadelphia
Lawrence
Man Plea Change Leads to Jail and Fine for Pickup Man
Wilbert Jones of West Third Street now Penn changed his plea to guilty midway through trial before Judge John V. Diggins and received six months in jail and a $500 fine. Special Investigator Fred Jack’s raid linked Jones to lottery charges. Edward McCray of Wilwood Avenue Woodlyn had lottery charges dropped after paying costs.
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Chester
John V. Diggins
Wilbert Jones
W. 3Rd Street
Penn
Fred Jack
Raiders
The
Commonwealth
Jones
Edward McCray
Wiwood Avenue
Woodlyn
Restaurant Gets Permit In Newtown
NEWTOWN SQUARE permission to erect a restaurant on a six acre tract east of Newtown Street Road south of Dudie Drive was granted to Carl Friedel at a township supervisors meeting. Other actions included raising official bonds from 35 000 to 50 000 at a cost of 497.53 in premiums, granting a State Store sign permit despite a 172 square foot sign exceeding the 39 square foot ordinance, and authorizing two Sample homes on Newtown Street Road. The board also offered six acres behind Northwood Road to Deer Lane for 11 000 for park expansion and ordered appraisal.
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Newtown Square
Newtown Street
Dudie Drive
Carl Friedel
Zrivues
Joseph T.mullray
Ambler
Avalon
Blue Bell
Isaac Roach
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board
R. D. and
J. M. Wilson
Route 257
Northwood Road
Deer Lane
Fall from truck injures Chester boy
A 13-year-old boy was injured when he fell from a newspaper vehicle in Chester at 5 45 am. He sustained abrasions to the knees and face and was treated at Chester Hospital and released. The incident also lists 18-year-old Charles Kidd of 1030 Butler Street as hurt at 7th Street and Concord Avenue.
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Chester
Charles Kidd
Butler St
7Th St
Con Cord Ave
Upland News’ Co
Chester Hospital
Court Frees Motorist On Trial
A Newtown Square beer distributor charged with drunken driving was freed by Judge Thomas A. Curtan after testimony from Dr. Edward T. Sanger who claimed sedation affected his client. The defendant drove when his daughter asked for kerosene and was arrested Feb. 6 after a rear end collision with a teen driver on Newtown Street Road. The driver had pleaded guilty to a prior charge but claimed drug use. Also, Edward McDevitt was fined $200 for drunken driving after a truck accident on April 16, and Joseph Stillwell received a $14 fine for an April 13 incident at Providence Road and Ashland Avenue.
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Newtown Square
Thomas A. Cur- Tan
Edward T. Sanger
Andover
Newtown Street Rds
Sanger
Matthew Ryan
Newtown
Charles J. Kress
Earl S. Robinson Jr
Pickwick
Newtown Street
West Chester Pike
Kress
Howard Lubin
Curran
Edward McDevitt
Reese Street
Sharon Hill
Chester Pike
Falcroft
Joseph W. Stillwell
S. Frazier St
Philadelphia
John Y. Diggins
Providence Road
Ashland Avenue
Upper Darby
Obituaries for Reeders Keenan and local residents
Obituaries note the deaths of Emma R Reeder in Chester after a year of illness and Marie D Keenan in Darby after a long illness, detailing birthplaces, families, churches, and interment plans. Other notices include the deaths of James Glendenning Jr James Watson Grace Davis and Stefania Ostanostat Kiewicz and Madelyn Wilbank Wap tl, with service details, survivors, and burial arrangements.
Mrs. Fizzano Dies at 73 in Crum Lynne
Caroline Fizzano 73 of 1306 Holland St. Crum Lynne mother of Fizano Bros. Concrete Owners died at home after long illness. Survived by five daughters Julia Carluzza Pauline Carzo Rose Martin Lucy Duffy Mary DeFalco. three sons Anthony I Thomas John. Solemn Requiem Mass 10 a.m. Saturday at St Rose of Lima Church. Interment St Michael Cemetery. Friends may call Friday at Nacreili Funeral Home.
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John W. R. Watson
Longport
N.d
Sharon Hill
Watson
Will
Liam Lougheed
Claymont
Edwin DeBoo
Lamar
Arthur
Prospect Park
Kenneth
Fall
Elecson
Harry
Eddystone
Louis
Philadelphia
Wade
Griffith
Chester Pike
Norwood
Cumberland Cemetery
Lima
Walter
J. Will
Leiper Ave
Mr. Will
Leiper Avenue
Eneystone Fire Co
St Rose of Lima Church
Eddy Stone
Paul
Margaret ‘Evers
St. Rose of Lima Church
St. Michael's Cemetery
Crum Lynne
Caroline Fizzano
Holland St
Fizano Bros. Concrete Products Inc
Fizzano
Thomas
St. Rocco Society
Vauclain Fire Co
Julia Carluzza
Pauline Carzo
Woodlyn
Rose Martin
Ridley Park
Lucy Duffy
Crumb Lynne
Mary DeFalco Fof
Westtown
Anthony I
John
St Rose of Lima
Nacreili
Providence Ave
Chesiter
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Lorna Powell
Caral Davis
Marilyn Wilting
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Glenolden
Jean Wolfe
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Collingdale
Fitzgerald
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James Reeder
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South Chester
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Colling
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Jeanne Carpenter
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August F. Batlbach
Brookhaven Baptist Dam
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Norwwood
Robert Moreland
Trainer
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Mt. Moriah
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Friendsadelphia
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Meadow Jane
Sun Ol Co
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Sun Dillday
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Lawrence E. Currens
William. L. Currens
Albert J. Swann
Buckinan Village
Kenneth Darosin
Chadds Fords
Talmadge’ King
Marcus Hook
Margaret Farnham
Lester Hill
George Taylor
North Augustus
S.C
George Maxwell
Meetinghouse Rd
Lawn Croft Cemetery
Oriental Lodge
F&am
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White Apron Club
Sun Oil Co
Denver
Colo
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Stanley H. Calts
Clayermont
James Eddwardard
Jones Funeral Home
Philadelphia Pike
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Lincoln Ave
Taylor Hospital
Davis
Grace L. Phillips
Stephania
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Bard St
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Melvin I. Minshall
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Julian Ostan
Joseph
Frank
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Feltonville
Garden City
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Alica Smith
Upland
Lottie Hinkle
Harrisburg
Irene Marvel
Josephine Mostoskie
Paterson
Mary Grasty
Agnes Grover
Wall Home
Madelyn Wilbank
St. James ‘Episcopal Church
Agnes Wilbank
Charles
William
Griffith Chapel
Prospect Hill Cemetery
Edith M. Watson
Los Angeles
Somers Point
N.J
Glenalden
Elizabeth McFalls
Margaret Farmer
Midway
James. Watson
Woodbury
Winberg Funeral Home
Langport
Fernwood Cemetery
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Westinghouse Electric
Springfield Rd
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Buda
Pest
Hungary
Matilda Campiglia
Matilda Ahern
Highland Park
Vera Silvestri
Glen Mills
Ethel Carpenter
Erma Beatty
Vineland
Charles Suess
Broomall
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Nether Providence
Morton
Swarthmore
Middletown
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