New Homes Fire Probe Under Way
Fire officials in Ridley Township investigate arson after an early morning blaze damaged a newly built unoccupied twin-house on Colwell Road in Woodlyn. The incident, following a prior similar fire in the same development, drew 150 firefighters and 3,300 feet of hose as investigators link the blaze to arson. two local youths, ages seven and ten, later admitted setting a cardboard fire with gasoline and a match.
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Ridley Township
Colwell Road
Grace Park
Woodlyn
Swarthmore
Milmont Park
Vauclain
Leedom Estates
Folsome
Moyamensing
Park Lane
Fairview Road
George Sweeney
Wallace and McClain
Eden Conservatives Win Five-Year Term In Britain Victory
Prime Minister Eden's Conservatives clinched a five year term in a landslide national election. Early tallies show 360 Conservative allies to 224 Labor and 4 Liberals in the 630 seat House. The popular vote stood 50.79 percent for Conservatives and 46.20 for Labor. Eden’s sweeping win shatters a century old record for a governing party.
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London
Eden
Britain
House of Commons
Winston Churchill
Labor Party
Clement Attlee
Herbert Morrison
Aneurin Bevan
Labor
Churchill
United States
Death Toll Rises as Southwest Tornadoes Hit Six States
The death toll climbed to 115 with more than 700 injured as tornadoes struck six states including Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas and Iowa. Udall Kansas suffered 74 deaths with 12 more in the town as residents fled and National Guard evacuated the area.
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Udal
Kan
Oxford
Udall
Blackwell
Okla
Here
Chikaskia
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Missouri
Arkansas
Iowa
Hot Springs
Ark
National Guard
Jimmy Costlow
Wichita
Court Orders Mental Exam for Attacker David H Campbell
David H Campbell 23 of Garden City pleaded guilty to attacking Dorothy Ford 26 of Curran Jt. on May 16 near her home. He was sent to Norristown State Hospital for a mental condition report before sentencing. Ford identified Campbell after a photo, and Campbell confessed upon arrest.
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David H. Campbell
Harvey Road
Garden City
Dorothy Ford
Curran
Campbell
Norristown State Hospital
William R. Toal
Joseph Ryan
Miss Ford
Chester Hospital
Ryan
Samuel M. Tollen
J. Harold Hughes
Cleanliness Is Next to the Impossible
A classroom joke as a pupil mishears the proverb quiz. The teacher asks what proverb follows cleanliness is next to, and a child replies with a pun that reveals the humor of misunderstanding.
Weather and Tide Summary for Chester Area
Yesterday high 80 and low 58 with average 69. Today high 80 and tonight low 63. Tomorrow high 85. Precipitation in 24 hours 0 and this month 33 and this year 13. Sunrise 5:37 am sunset 8:10 pm. Moonrise 11:53 am and set 12:39 am. Tides at Chester tide water terminal pier high 5:58 am 6:36 pm low 12:29 am 1:02 pm.
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Chester Tidewater Terminal
Memorial Day Weekend Forecast Prompts Caution Across Region
Showers and warm temperatures edge into the Memorial Day weekend as police and safety officials prepare for heavy travel to seashore and mountain resorts. Rain starts tomorrow afternoon with highs near 80 today and 85 tomorrow, then cooler Sunday. State Police and allied units to patrol 24 hours from today through Tuesday. officials urge safe, sane travel and postponement of long trips if possible.
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Rocco Arella
Media
Philadelphia
UAW Rejects Ford Stock Offer in Contract Standstill
The United Auto Workers rejected Ford Motor Co. offer to let 140,000 workers buy stock at half price as part of a half‑billion dollar five year package. The union retained its demand for a guaranteed annual wage and warned of possible strike action when the current contract ends June 1.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford Motor Co
Ford
UAW
National Uaw
General Motors
National Ford Council Tomorrow
Sullivan porch variance before Springfield Board of Adjustment
William R. and Mildred Sullivan sought a variance to add an open porch on the east side of their home at 154 Plymouth Road. They endured nearly three hours of heated debate over competing requests from an American Legion post and a Rolling Road swimming club before the board indicated it would consider the Sullivan application after the other two cases.
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William R. Sullivan
Plymouth Road
Springfield
Sullivans
Springfield Board of Adjustment
American Legion
Rolling Road
Sullivan
Ground Breaks for EMU School in Middletown Township
Ground was broken for the Central Delaware County Joint School District junior and senior high school on the Balderston tract off Barren road in Middletown Township. About 200 people from Edgmont Upper Providence and Middletown attended a simple ceremony as John Kriebel, chosen by Margaret P Cowdright in the absence of Leon A Lovell, drove the ceremonial spade. Harold A Hormann of Edgmont and Andrew W McClure of Upper Providence acted for their boards.
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Earl Mast
Delaware County
EMU
Harold A. Hormann
Andrew W. McClure
Upper Providence
John W. Kriebel
Middletown
Balderston
Barren Road
Middletown Township
Edgmont
Middlletown
Margaret P. Cowdright
Leon A. Lovell
John Kriebel
Springfield Swim Club Hearing Stirs Community Debate
The Springfield Township Board of Adjustments held a stormy session on the Springfield Swim Club pool proposal at 345 N Rolling Road and an American Legion post home at 463 W Sproul Rd. More than 200 attended, the meeting moved to the Central School auditorium, and after nearly three hours of emotion the applications were taken under advisement. Supporters cited recreation needs and local tax relief while opponents raised traffic, nuisance, and property value concerns.
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Springfield Township
Swim Club
Rolling Road
Red Arrow
Darby Creek
Walter Clarke
258
Rambling Way
Frank Fallen
North
Springfield
Clarke
John Jenny
Wyndemoor Road
Ten-year-old drowns after pond fall in Middletown Heights
A 10-year-old Middletown Township boy, Robert Widdoes, toppled from a raft and drowned in a pond near his home on land owned by Walter Palmer near Knowlton and Middletown roads. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Crozer Hospital after Mrs. Truman Read, acting as first responder, tried artificial respiration for over 20 minutes. A Lansdowne Scout was saved by a companion who summoned help during the incident.
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Middletown Township
Middletown Heights
Lansdowne
Robert Widdoes
James FE. Widdoes
Woodland
Crozer Hospital
Media Fire Co
Truman W. Read
Middletown
Read
Richard Smith
McCall Heights
Seth Gardner
Wawa
Be Read
Truman W. Dr
Census Clock Records U S Population At 165 Million
The U S population reached an estimated 165 million at 7 51 a m EST as a census clock shows births, deaths, immigration and emigration in real time. The device tracks growth with flashing lights, updating every 12 seconds to reflect net gains.
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Washington P
Commerce Department
United States
Census Bureau
Stalled Move on Delaware County Housing Authority Contracts
Absence of a new appointee blocked a motion to cancel 13 contracts worth 60 000 annually at the Delaware County Housing Authority. The meeting saw the resignation of solicitor Guy G. deFuria and the appointment of Edward Lawhorne as solicitor. New members Gilbert Bunner and Rev. Kenneth Lee Smith were seated. Bunner serves May 11 to June 17, 1956.
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Delaware County
Blanche B. Browning
George M. Leader
Howard C. Kinder
Fred W. Hobdell
Gilbert R. Bunner
New Jersey Av
Garden City
Kenneth Lee Smith
Crozer Seminary
Guy G. deFuria
Edward Lawhorne
Brookshaven
DeFaria
Chester
Bunner
Mr. Smith
Smith
Just Go Electric Aged Man May Be Mechanized By Implants
Raytheon engineer Dr. Ivan A Getting proposed in a 1955 conference address that electronic devices implanted in the human body could replace worn nerves strengthen the heart and restore normal bodily functions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Ivan A. Getting
Raytheon Manufacturing Co
Getting
Crosscash Puzzle Hit: Pot Reaches 500 as Entries Narrow
The Crosscash prize fund climbs to 500 with Puzzle No 13 on deck plus a 20 bonus for a mailed postcard entry. Lorraine Brown and C B McElrone, both from New Jersey addresses, posted near misses on No 12 and No 13 Downs, each erring on a key word and advancing from thousands of submissions.
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Prospect Park
Falcroft
Lorraine D. Brown
10Th
C.B. McElrone
Primos Av
Tripe
Boss
Bull
Snob
McElrone
Lorraine Brown
Solution to Puzzle No. 12 on Page 7
The note announces the solution to Puzzle No. 12 found on page 7. It identifies the final answer and briefly hints at the method or theme used, naming the puzzle and possibly the compiler or publication.
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New Homes
Blaze
By Tom Ochiltree
Liberal
Cire
Monna Wagner
Ohio
Gus Buholz
Gaylord Gann
Gann
Johnny Walker
Atlanta
Bismarck
Chicago
Denver
Jacksonville
Miami
Phoenix St. Louis
San Antonio
San Francisco
Tampa
Winnipeg Nanan
Urella
Francis X. Kelly
Kelly
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Parallels GM
Delco
EMU High School
EMU School
Springfield Swim Club
Fallon
Jack Blythe
Lawrence Williams
Williams
Wiliams
W. Sproul Road
Mansall
Harry Harvey
the Legion
Auxiliary
Harvey
William J. Sweeney
Pennsylvania American Legion Department
Howard McKay
Frank Huffman
R. A. Godwin
West Springfield Civic Association
Valiant
Peter Waselefsky
Joseph Dean
U.S
Defuria
Chester Obdte&s Times
Hal Boyle
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