Second Annual Christmas Tree Festival at Mack Center Indiana PA
Three day festival May 21 to 23 features ground openings, candlestick tours, horse show, live music by Star Dusters Band and Slim Johnson Playboys, Civil War marksmen, rope tricks, and free exhibits. KDKA TV guests John Reed King Don Riggs Johnny Costa. WDAD radio broadcast coverage throughout, with food and events including an ox roast and coronation ceremony.
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Mack Community Center
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Kdka-Tv
John Reed King
Don Riggs
Homer City
Slim Johnson
Johnny Costa
Pennsylvania Reserve Volunteer Corps
Blair
Huntingdon
Homer City 1 Motor Club
Park Plaza
Indiana County
Balladeers
Marion Center
Ogoreuc Music Shop
Rhythm Rangers
Regis Brodie
Tobie Carbone
Lawrence
McVity
Indiana State College
Dick Kline
People's Natural Gas Co
Bell Telephone
Pine-Ees
Evergreen Coronation Tops Festival
Evergreen Coronation wins top honors at local festival with pageant winner crowned amid weekend events. Organizers touted community turnout and festive mood as residents enjoyed parade, performances, and awards across the downtown celebration.
Fountains To Be Dry As New York City Cuts Water Use
New York City orders shutdown of 320 ornamental fountains to save water. Water Commissioner Armand Christmas Trees said the measure remains in effect until further notice. The festival and fair events continue with demonstrations, shows, and a Civil War rifles display scheduled for the weekend.
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New York
Armand Christmas
Con D'Angelo
Mack
Slim Johnson
Prairie Playboys
Willie’ Makit
Tom Phillips
U S Air Strikes Reported Over Quang Tri Area
Intense ire described over Quang Sout as U S Navy planes attacked road targets and a naval trawler under camouflage. Vietnamese planes joined later, striking Quang Khe base Xong Ray and Phu Chan boats, with casualties reported. A clash near Ben Cat north of Saigon involved Viet Cong mortar fire and possible American wounded. Marines conducted a scorched earth operation south of Hue targeting hideouts and huts.
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Quang Sout
Gulf of Tonkin
U.S
Laos
Ton
Ba Don
Quang Khe
Xong Ray
Phu Chan
Ben Cat
Saigon
Viet Nam
Hue
Historic Confession Of Faith Faces Presbyterian Assembly
The United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. debates a modern confession redefining scriptural infallibility. Dr. Eugene Carson Blake foresees minority attempts to amend. Approval would launch a long process requiring two thirds and years to come. The proposal adds to Westminster and reflects variety in biblical views amid hopes for broader Protestant reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
United Presbyterian Church
U.S.A
Eugene Carson Blake
Blake
West-minster
Assembly
William Phelps Thompson
Wichita
Kan
Presbyterian Church
U.S
United
United Presbyterians
Lexington
Gun Mail Order Bill Hearing Ends
Washington AP report says a contentious administration bill to curb mail order gun traffic may face a second Senate committee review. The Commerce Committee plans another round of hearings after Judiciary Committee finishes work led by Sen. Thomas J. Dodd. The Judiciary subcommittee recessed hearings to June 2.
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Washington
Senate
Commerce Committee
Judiciary
Judiciary Committee
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Dodd
Warren G
County TARs Hold Annual Picnic Here
The Teen Age Republicans of Indiana County held their annual spring picnic at Allan Campbell’s home. Attendees swam, played badminton, and gathered around the bonfire after dinner. Mike Jones chaired the organizing committee and thanked the members for their efforts.
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Indiana County
Allan Campbell
Mike Jones
TARS
Indiana
Purchase Line
John Hampton
John
Glen Campbell
Campbell
TOPS Members Lose 100 Lbs Through Weight Loss Drive
AP report from New York describes TOPS Take Off Pounds Sensibly as 54 members shed over 100 pounds in a year. Barbara Peck of Nazama Washington cut from 286 to 173, Joann Wagenius of Seattle fell from 267 to 139, with both noting profound physical and emotional improvements.
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New York
TOPS
Barbara Peck
Nazama
Wash
Joann Wagenius
Seattle
Esther Manz
Milwaukea
Japan
Germany
South Africa
Mexico
Canada
Puerto Rico
Alcoholics Anonymous
IPDH Receives Road Bids for 18 Projects
Harrisburg reports unofficial bids for 18 highway projects. Butler will replace a bridge over Little Buffalo Creek near LR 0.19 mile. Rupp Bros. Inc. of Kittanning bids $70,741. Westmoreland project widens pavement between Ligonter and New Florence on Rt. 711 for 8.65 miles. Latrobe Road Construction, Inc. of Latrobe bids $614,777.
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Harrisburg
Highways Department
Butler
Little Buffalo Creek
Silverville
Bricker Crossroads
Rupp Bros., Inc
Kittanning
Westmoreland
Ligonter
New Florence
Latrobe Road Construction, Inc
Latrobe
Agreement Cuts Picketing At Dravo Corp
A mutual agreement between Dravo Corp and two striking unions limits picketing at the South Side and Neville Island plants. The deal ends a seven week labor dispute over the operation of two towboats with the Master Mates and Pilots and Marine Engineers Beneficial Assn. pilots.
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Pittsburgh
South Side
Neville Island
Dravo Corp
Master Mates & Pilots and Marine Engineers Benefical Assn
Samaritan Stabbed in N Y Melee Sparks Bronx Disorder
In New York a patrolman pursued two youths accused of furniture store burglary at the 174th Street Third Avenue elevated station. Angry crowds, described as Negroes and Puerto Ricans, attacked the officer twice and freed a youth. A Puerto Rican grocer helping the patrolman was critically stabbed. Three more officers were injured in a subsequent clash at relatives’ home. two men and a woman were taken into custody.
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New York
174Th Streeet
Bronx
Philip Siegel
Junta Claims Victory in Teepee Block Yard Series
A local headline reports the Junta claims victory in a chess-like blocks contest spanning twelve blocks in length. The piece notes the win was secured despite a strong challenge and highlights key figures involved in the victory.
Widow of John C Froelich dies after long illness
Mrs. John C Froelich widow of John C Froelich of Reynoldsville died after a lengthy illness at the home of her daughter Mrs. Ian Adams in New Hartford New York. Born August 26 1862 in Indiana County she was a daughter of David and Martha Wheeler. She was a member of Homer City Presbyterian Church and Indiana County Chapter D A R. Survived by daughter Mrs. Ian Adams and another daughter Mrs. John Marguerite Roberts of Utica New York, a brother Andrew and sister Mrs. Walter Reed of Reynoldsville, one grandson and four great grandchildren. Interment Saturday May 29 1985 at Greenwood Cemetery Indiana.
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John C.froemlich
John
Fidehirth
Homeran Sire Awey
de Seati
Ian Adams
New Hartford
N. Y
Indiana County
David
Martha Kelly Wheeler
Froelich
Homer City Presbyterian Church
D.A.R
Adama
Marguerite) Roberts
Utica
Andrew
Walter
Olle) Reed
Reynoldsville
John C Froelich
Froehlich
Obituary notices for LETA CARL DAVIS and THOMAS SYSTER
Surviving relatives listed include widow and children in multiple states. Services set for Raleigh Funeral Home Hillsdale with interment Harmony Cemetery. Leta Carl Davis 38 of Shade Wood Indiana died May 20 1965. services at Robinson-Lytle Indiana with Oakland Cemetery burial. Thomas Syster 68 of Homer City RD 2 died May 20 1985 at home in Cherry Run.
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Dorothy Lucille Stack
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Hunter ‘Funeral Home
Saltsburg
Homer Weaver
Edgewood Cemetery
Robert
Ellen) ‘Russell
Northeast
Clair Frederick Rice
Indiana
Ronald Rice
Clymer
R. D
James
Nancy) Crawford
Columbus
Ohio
Gerald
James Rice
Albert
High Springs
Jay
Nellie) Henry
Marion Center
Blaine
Dravesburg
Benjamin
Apollo
Raleigh Funeral Home
Hillsdale
Frank Yarnal
Harmony Cemetery
Clearfield County
Leta Carl Davis
Shady Drive
Shade Wood
Indiana Hospital
Robinson-Lytle’s
Clayton Gehman
Oakland Cemetery
Thomas S. Syster
Homer City RD
Cherry Run
Miss Blatt Backs Weights and Measures Reform
Harrisburg AP Miss Genevieve Blatt secretary of internal affairs testified before the House State Government Committee in favor of House Bill 879 to update Pennsylvania weights and measures laws. She said the bill repeals obsolete provisions and aligns state law with modern marketing practices and federal model law.
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Harrisburg
Genevieve Blatt
Secretary of Internal Affairs
Ennsylvania
House
State Government Committee
Miss Blatt
Hunt For 2 Sailors Continues Rescue Effort
In a disjointed update, rescue ships search the North Atlantic for two sailors amid unclear statements. The report references House Bill 979 and economic shopping and a 7500-ton vessel, with confusion over details and authorities.
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New York
North Atlantic
Asia State
G Distress Sea Press
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WDAD
Mack Center
Herwons
State of
Mains
U. S
Gazette
Harold H. Miller
Ligonier
Blairsville
Penn View Mountain
Miller
County Tars
By Raleigh Allsbrook
IPDH
Samaritan
N.Y. Melee
Len Seheeh
Sulbete Bbs
Frederick
Shotter Ti
D. I
Ernest Patrick
Duane Loughry
Junta
Frederick Samuel Rice
Marion Center R. D. 1
Trojan
Gipsy
Porter E. and
Nettie L. Brunheimer Rice
Greene Township
Beulah Crosman
Red
Rice Cross
United Nations
Glen
Irvin Coal Company
U Thant
Ian
U.N. Security Council
Condoy
Green
Santo Domingo
Jose Antonio
Mayobre
Mr. Rice
Dixon- Jordan
Security Council
United States
Dominican Republic
Organization of American States
Brazil
Panama
Robinson-Lytie’s
Juan Bosch
Bath
Francisco Caamano Dena
Theodore D. Taylor
Offici
Antonio Imbertiate
Barrera
Giovanni
Penna
Varia
Brown Street
Michael F. Hallow
Simon and Jude Church
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