Indiana County swears in new judiciary and officers
Two memos report Indiana County will swear in new judiciary and administrators Monday at 10:00 a.m. in the county courthouse. Edwin M. Clark, elected judge for ten years, will be sworn as president judge. Democrats Dee Miller and Harold McCormack join Republican Harve A. Orr as county commissioners, replacing two earlier Republicans. Sheriff Paul W. Jeffries begins a third term, and W. Donald Shank starts his second term as recorder.
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Indiana County
Edwin M. Clark
Indiana
E. E. Creps
Dee Miller
Harold McCormack
Plumville
Harve A. Orr
Miller
McCormack
Lloyd C. Rosensteel
Edin
William Hildebrand
Arroagh
Paul W. Jeffries
Donald Shank
Wills
Weeds
Blairsville Solons Elect Heads For New Year
Blairsville borough council reorganizes for the new year with three members sworn in Kenneth Cook Knox Kerr and William C McKee plus A T Bill Pierce joining the municipal commission. The January 10 meeting will set rules and schedule the regular business.
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Blairsville
Paul Heasley
A. T
Bill) Pierce
Municipal Commission
Pred H. Gould Jr
Police Warn Motorists Over New Year Weekend
Indiana Borough and Heid Police assign extra officers tonight to catch drinking and speeding drivers. Police Chief Howard T. Sanford and State Police Cpl. Joseph Hickey warn that violations will be met with stern penalties during the weekend crackdown.
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Indiana
Howard T. Sanford
Cpl
Joseph Hickey
Local man credits belt in car for woman’s safety
In Louisville Kentucky a man reports his wife was attacked at a red light when a young man tried to drag her out of the car. The safety belt kept her strapped in as the assailant fled, leaving in a cloud of exhaust when the light turned green.
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Louisville
Westerner Wins Burlington Liars Top Award 1955
Burlington Wis item notes Claude T. Yerkes of Kalispell Mont won the Burlington Liars Club top award for 1955 with a tale of a sheep herder and flour. Several other entries from Canada and the United States earned honorable mentions. The column recaps humorous lies and the club’s prize lore, reflecting local newspaper voice and quirky anecdotes.
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Burlington Liars
Burlington
Wis
Burlington Stare Club
Montana
Phony Tale Club
Claude T. Yerkes
Box
Kalispell
Mont. Q
Hulett
Yerkes
Will Oms
Tom's
Roecrane
Lou
Rene
Let Us Take The Baby Preenniindans In As ITH Faith
A reflective message speaks of nurturing a child in faith hope and charity from past yesterdays to tomorrow, urging support and guidance from the community.
Year ends for Ike as health and hopes rise
President Eisenhower closes a year marked by a Sept. heart attack and a dramatic Geneva Big Four conference. He eyes a possible second term and faces Khrushchev's blast on matters of diplomacy as 1956 begins. No New Year plans announced.
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Key West
Fla
Eisenhower
Geneva
Russia
Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
1955 in Hastings County News Review
The Indiana County year in review highlights Hastings top photos and a January through December chronology by Gazette staff writer Bill Hastings. The 1955 Story summarizes major local events and notable images from the past year as presented in pages six and seven of today’s Gazette.
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Indiana County
Gazette
Bill Hastings
Four-Man Combination Young And Old Set To Guide Congress In 56
Four men blend youth and age to lead Congress in 1956. Sam Rayburn 78 long-time Speaker, Lyndon B. Johnson 44 youngest Senate leader, Joseph W. Martin Jr. 71 former House Speaker, and William F. Knowland 47 GOP leader define the new Capitol Hill leadership as both parties face a presidential election year in which White House control and many seats are at stake.
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Capitol Hill
Sam Rayburn
House
Lyndon B. Johnson
Rayburn
Texas
Senate
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Massachusetts
William F. Knowland
GOP
White House
Martin
Johnson
Man Struck By Auto Leaves Nanty Glo Man In Critical Condition
An elderly Nanty Glo man, Leo Deering, 64, is listed in critical condition at Indiana Hospital after being struck by a car along Route 22 four miles east of Blairsville yesterday afternoon. The accident, around 6:00 p.m., involved Forrest B. Swank, 40, of New Florence, with Deering suffering multiple injuries including two broken legs, a broken left arm, and broken ribs.
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Blairsville
Leo Deering
Forrest B. Swank
New Florence
North Carolina
Home Station
Paul E. Mechling
Shelby
N.C
Armstrong Co. Hospital
Kittanning
Armagh
Stanley Zelensky
Waterman
Mary V. Balko
New Florence RD 2
Balko
Zelensky
Four-Time Wed Woman Held Over Slaying
Brockville Ontario charged with murder in the shooting of George Franklin Knapp at her island cottage on Newboro Lake. Virginia Ricks, 42, four-time wife and daughter of former Syracuse mayor Charles Hanna, appeared before Justice Wallace Johnson and is held without bail for a preliminary hearing January 6. Police say she reported the shooting early and investigations continue.
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Ont
Syracuse
N.Y
Virginia Ricks
Charles Hanna
Justice of the Peace
Wallace Johnson
George Franklin
Tom) Knapp
Knapp
Helen Hayes Honored in Gala for 50 Years on Stage
New York socialites and show business figures filled the Waldorf Astoria Ballroom to fete Helen Hayes for five decades on stage. Re-enactments of her notable roles entertained attendees while Hayes watched from a stage box. Proceeds, at 50 dollars per person, benefited the American Theatre Wing.
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New York
Helen Hayes
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Miss Hayes
American Theatre Wing
Big Family Homeless In Cherry Tree Fire
A nine person family, the Keiths, lost their five room Cherry Tree home in a mid morning fire likely started by an overheated stove. Mrs Keith awakened to flames, saved two children and a baby, with firemen arriving at 10 15 am unable to save the blaze. The family had no insurance.
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Ere
Clarence Keith
Keith
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M. Keith
Revioe
Big Family
Gazette Closed Monday During New Year Holiday
The Indiana Evening Gazette will not be published Monday Jan 2 1956 for the official New Year holiday. Government offices banks and most stores will observe the Monday closing. Read Tuesday's Gazette for complete local state and national holiday weekend news coverage.
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Indiana
Snow Removal Directive Issued For Winter Alerts In Harrisburg
Harrisburg highways secretary Joseph J. Lawler ordered snow removal and cinder l ing crews on 24 hour alert for the remainder of winter. He told district engineers that motorists must use the highways and it is the department s duty to keep roads safe. The notice emphasizes ongoing winter weather response and road safety duties.
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Harrisburg
Joseph J. Lawler
Lawler
New Year’s Eve Dance Hosted by Sons of Italy Indiana
A New Year’s Eve party at the Clymer Moose Hall features hats and noise makers, music by Bobby Peak and Boal High Stralka’s Band. Dancing runs 10 pm to 1 am with a cover charge, hosted for Homer City teens at Tome Hall 12 and Hosplna notes.
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Clymer Road
Ph. Savoy
McC Weiners
Sons of Italy
Indiana
Hate and
Clymer Moose
Bobby Peak
Weah Legion
Yeaha eCymer Legion
Boal ‘Igh
Aieve Stralka
Homer City
Tome
Lna
Remember Christmas Slaughter Remember Christmas Slaughter
The nation’s New Year traffic toll rose at a slower rate than Christmas weekend’s record 609 deaths. By noon, 30 highway deaths were recorded, down from 68 a week earlier, with 34 total tolls including several fire and other accident deaths. States reporting multiple fatalities included New York, Ohio, Maryland, California, and others.
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Associated Press
New York
Ohio
Maryland
California
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Michigan
Washington
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Kentucky
New Jersey
New Hampshire
South Dakota
National Safety Council
Special tax benefits end tonight for defense related expansion
The government will stop the rapid write off tax allowance at midnight, halting new expedites for railroads airlines and electric utilities. Since 1951 this program has spurred about 32.87 billion dollars in defense related plant expansion, with only 26 of about 225 defense production goals remaining unfilled in the new year.
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Washington
Office of Defense Mobilization
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