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Levittown Courier Times (Newspaper) - June 24, 1957, Levittown, Pennsylvania Mitc amp minium Limra Leader. Cop chieftains Exchange verbal salvos the daily newspaper of lower Bucks county second front Page monday evening june 24, 1957 2 Exchange pulpits As churches unite two local pastors yesterday a1 Christian churches in the Del exchanged pulpits in recognition aware Valley association and 81 of the fact that their churches evangelical a being United this week by a churches in denominational merger. Or. Fred r. Manthey jr., of j gov. Stanley j raps school Aid proposal and reformed the Philadelphia Synod. These two groups Are now Levittown Plymouth co Grega forming a new minister rim and Thomas b. Stanley of Vir tonal Christian Church and the Williamsburg. A. It up Lams club installation Rev. Ray a Harwick of Fairless Hills evangelical and reformed Church of the reformation spoke at each others churches. Title of Levittown or. Manthey has a a keynote the 49th annual been elected president. Other of governors conference today by of tacking president Eisenhower proposal tor Federal school Aid As a totally Stanley chairman of the Confer flyers Are the Rev. George dil linger of Trinity evangelical and reformed Church. Philadelphia or. Manthey s address was vice president and the Rev. A workers sent mrhar Horace Greensmith of frankford1 spoke at the opening Busi a Wicks Sermon was titled a Jour congregational Church. Philadel Ness session less than 12 hours Ney into greatness. Phia treasurer. The ministers before Eisenhower was scheduled new minister rim head met informally last week at to address the governors. In a related development. Or Montgomery state Park. Pur-1 the governors will hear Eisen Manthey has become first presi pose of the new minister rim is Hower deliver what s expected to Dent of a new minister rim being to help the pastors work out fun be a major policy speech at the formed by the 94 congregations j lure plans for their now United annual state dinner tonight in the metropolitan Philadelphia churches. J the con Terence 0 d area which Are being United by two other local meeting have yesterday with round of int,7rmali the merger under one Church been slated in connection with activities for the state executive a. The merger. Who assembled in this historic the nationwide merger is be on wednesday Al a Al capita Coloma i he tween the congregational Chris Plymouth congregational Church Way and school problems were on tan churches and the evangel or Manthey. Or. Harwick Andu Agenda for Toda sessions i Ca and reformed Church. Be members of their congregations a tnp the s Hoo propo5a s cause congregational Christian will meet or purposes of prayer by id for discussion involved the churches Are Independent gov and Fellowship. Possibility of operating schools on., a a service planned a 12-month basis to make greater the denomination i on sunday at 8 . There will us Ejtel Slang school buildings in the plural while be a service a1 St. Johns and teachers. Under one Speaks of the evangelical a Chical and reformed Church in such plans pups Wou akan reformed Church singular Lansdale. This will be a mass a Zered Alinn or attend Dublin because that group is presbyter meeting of All evangelical and a1 in government or. Manthey reformed churches in the Philadelphia Synod and All co Grega earned always by the individual congregation is referred to and or. Harwick explained. The new denomination will Beu ional Christian churches in the called the United Church of Delaware Valley association. Christ. No name change is con Church groups All Over the Temple for the two local world Are interested in this Mer churches at least not at present. Ger it or it Harwick said because issues set for election Campaign 6000 congregations this is the first time in . His nationally about Moo Congre tory that two denominations with Gallons and two million people such different organizational tra Are involved in the merger. To editions one congregational one Cally. There Are 13 congregation presbyters have merged. Cost of living seen reaching new High school for the entire year and Complete their work in a Shorter time. Interested in idea in his speech prepared for the opening of today s session Stanley said he was keenly interested in suggestions for expanding the use of existing school buildings. Stanley said the states would encourage Federal Aid for school construction if they fail to Deal with i the classroom shortage. A the Commonwealth of Virginia regards these proposals As totally 7 sunday but another liner unwarranted and another Means of undermining the state and to at Minneapolis without a scratch Cal governments a he said. A the 10 is pas5ensei s or Crew. Federal government has no author. Of least 17 persons were killed Ity and no responsibility in then to plane wrecks yesterday. Field of Public members of the Levittown Lions club and their wives Are shown enjoying the annual installation dinner which was held at the fiesta restaurant Friday night. Above from left Jack Glasheen. Retiring president mrs. Bill Gurich mrs. Lack Glasheen. Mrs. Charles Carroll or. Carroll of the Yardley Wakefield Lions club who installed the new officers and Bill Gurich new president. Courier and times photo plane wrecks jobs report shows trains keep kill 17 500 Are Laid off firemen Busy by United press an Airliner crashed with a a a not too encouraging re scarcely he said a it of port showing that 500 Avo kers curved in the face of the closing Harrisburg up it gov. George m. Leader and Republican legislative leaders have exchanged verbal salvos Over the record of the 1957 general Assembly to clearly define the top issues in the statewide election campaigns next year. In weekend statements the governor said the session that ended last week was a a special interest do nothing legislature the worst in Pennsylvania while cop leaders said they would make their Economy record the prime Issue of the Campaign. The governor directed his main fire at amendments to the a rims tax Law which exempted some j segments of business and Industry from the Levy and also charged that Republican Bosses i cold blood edly turned their backs upon the needs of people and Kow. Towed to the whim of the big a a Republican leaders insisted Fin obstructing f n r obstruction s he said. A clearly they weren t interested in Good government or what was Good for the la million people of Pennsylvania they were interested Only in what they considered Good for gof strikes rack on the Republican Side House Bristol firemen went to the re majority Leader Albert . John heavy loss of life at port hard were Aki off by lower Bucks of a Plant Vii about the. It would it a of the Pennsylvania Railroad son said the gof would make its . Sunday but another liner count it firms from March 10 have of ten of a fairly solid size. Three times in one and one of i Economy and no new tax records made an emergency Bell v Landing May we released today by with structural and stamped me bout last no it Thev ave i than j1� Assembly the party Quot Francis l. Mathews manager of Tai products the principal Contri my a it sav4 he station Lamorm Bible for the election Cavaille Bristol office of the Pennsyl Vania state employment service. A Eugene Gatti. President of and averted w reek. Possible train pains. Johnson said that the governor at 6 40 . Consolidated and Quot by his obstinacy has left him Cornwells industries inc., this of a Ico f a a. The 500 layoffs were reported morning said the work of no. 3 companies went to the a self no alternative hut to launch Washington up a the Cost boosts for 100.000 More. These Are of living is expected to set a new j persons whose Union wage con All time record tomorrow for the tracts contain a escalator Quot clauses ninth month in a Row when the providing for raises or culs government s consumer Price in As the government Price Index Dex for May is slated to come rises or Falls. Out. The consumer Price Index Rose government officials predict it a april to 119.3 per cent of the will show another Rise from the 1947-49 Price average which is record set in april making the used As a basis for comparison ninth successive month living costs that is an Overall Price Rise of a1 Al Init protests Home prices in protest of what they con a Nineteen other persons escaped t0 or Mathews office by them a i Quot at a a Lair. Via Evv since Ayti pm his Plant was Down from 140 to j in endings sunday plovers. He said total employ three or four but he said Active rent among the firms is 19,700 to is expected in increase in two j he trend was especially Dis weeks with guided missile work and today. At port Hardy. 14 persons were Enger station Beaver St., where a a give pm hello Campaign to Dis Washington to Boston train had i credit the honest achievements of killed when a Pacific Western appointing since schedules Dur a airlines dc3 crashed shortly aft ing the preceding period had stopped when a combination baggage and mail car caught fire the fire in the car platform just j in Ning to the non manufacture above the w heels was quickly republicans in the we accept his Challenge a Johnson said. A we will stump -.o.k-�k.vvx,6 a Outino Folh i a a this state from and to and and or take off. Only four persons sur suggested a gain of modest pro Mathews said the put out. Consolidated chief Clif jew will present the Issue fairly. A a a past three months brought no to Ford Hagerman said it was pro in one hand we will have Leader s Tai change. Int teases in construe Bably set ablaze by Sparks Bon and service he said a counterbalanced Quot a setback in Trade. Vived the flaming crash. Among the survivors was stewardess Wilson. 23. Vancouver. Who helped Comfort the injured and dying despite her own severe or Mathews said the report refers to non Agri cultural employment. Manufacturing Down then at 7 50 pm. The two companies were called Back to the a Sider a outrageous prices Quot Bristol in jurors Roth Jint a have broken All previous records most 20 per cent in the past 8-10 Terrace i residents have agreed Plo were. 1 proved sensitive to Post-1 station this time because of a manufacturing which of easter influences and the failure fire Book of broken promises and in the other we will have the record of a Republican led House and on the eastbound platform the expected new Peak will years bring with it raises of at least not to buy their government co copies the bulk of employment in of automobile sales to come up apparently set by a discarded i i no n Roo Voe c on in Fri k in 4 a. A v a he area was responsible for the to expectations three Illinois men were killed the official said. Cigarette butt the fire burned a Federal experts agree generally owned Homes until some adjust-1"1 Quot in erupt 3 to 4 cents an hour for 800.000 with predictions of . Chamber ment is made. Yesterday when their Light plane workers and possibly smaller Commerce officials that prices. Lenox b. Markley president of a the Outlook for the near fun $50 Hole in the platform. Although about one Hall of Tho Ture a or. Mathews said a cads the two companies went Hack route i crash two will continue to Rise through the the Bristol Terrace civic As Sod a test of this year though probably action and Walter w. Jackson. E in not As rapidly As during the last association attorney advised the a members not to sing any binders half of 1956 a no ures the current upward push in Liv or Arlo Rodney t0 the Edvern ing costs began around april 1956. The biggest increases since then have been in autos and Auto repairs despite discounts on new Friday Dight a the government has Homes up for Sale to individuals. Ment until the prices Are reduced. The residents agreed to Over 10.000 of i. A7---w7&Quot it a Hutu it Iii univ Tjie line Nti 1 w o . Sci Asirite me Casio ounce in r a 1 a so plunged to Calin of Otic Small and insufficient change in the employment level main tracks were on ire. Who v i Alf re Vii a to after Takeoff decline in primary or put them Lphr and set lip Irp t Ich products paper j crashed on a farm near Hardin major Industry divisions showed for Smau enthusiasm. Pres it to the Railroad at 8 15 ., when org by. The plane in route to increases or. Mathews said schedules indicate Little net two ties set astride the eastbound shortly after Takeoff killed were Harold e. Saylor. Tals chemical 46, and Richard Franklin Lipper Jand apparel. 20, both of Pekin and Willard a the failure of orders to pick Bates 30. Of Washington. 111. Up due partially to the trend in seven passengers and three automobile production was the this plan at a special meeting of ecu name or Fri i a night Crew members escaped injury to principal Factor cars Public transportation fares two Morrisville teeters were household fuels with the Suez Ca injured in an Accident Over the naj 0j Cri it Sis a weekend when the 16-year-old poultry and fish in the showing of do the a when a Cripp de Cen primary or. Mathews trial airlines dc3 made a Safe said. A in chemical products a residents have fest Chance to a Els up Andlen a a Wold Cham falling off in orders and product full military rites slated put them there and set the fire was not known. ,8 cells Antzak by Yri has a a e u Vij the a pm idd a of rain ,.nternauoni1 Airport a changes produced the decline. A. A it Ahu Minneapolis Ner aril Annabel Unm afto Foxx to Driver swerved to avoid an products Dairy products a july to sign an agreement and a i cry pro Autis Cairy Proa in a. Nine Navy m in escaped unhurt seasonal slow Downs Rushing motorcycle and cracked medical care costs household of put up a 0 Al Faith Deposit. The cd Nhav u7hpn a funeral with full military , b5 Honor will be Given the late Auto victim services set Nesh Aminy businessmen a position wound up its three Day exhibition saturday with a record crowd at Nesh Aminy huh school. George Fox. Show chairman reports the exposition visitors easily outnumbered those who saw the exhibits last year. The final count is not in but Fox is into a Telephone pole. Orations costs with laundry and project has 199 Homes built in Clarence Dreisbach 325 Hood Day cleaning and other service 12 As War time housing land ave. Suffered a slight nos charges important shoes person at Friday nights s meeting a contusion cd a care particularly haircuts and Haemorrhage and he right leg in the saturday Reading and recreation. Night Accident. A passenger Donna Nix 14, of 109 Althea ave. Suffered lactation of the lower lip and Burns on both Knees along with some Teeth being knocked Loose. Dress Bash told Falls township officers Robert Dapp and Elliot Bainbridge he was driving Eam on route i when a motorcycle pulled out from a driveway along the Road cutting him off. Drunk driving is charged Markley reported on the results of the visit to Washington he and several other officers made ear-11 Lier in the week. As a result of the visit Markley said Robert m. Little commissioner of the Pha has agreed to re examine the appraisal reports on the property and possibly inspect the Homes himself. Markley said the Price of the Homes in the project Range from $5,800 for two bedroom single three bed sunday when their twin engined Neptune patrol bomber made an emergency Landing in Lake Bric ated metals Champlain near Ethan Allen air Mathews said. Force base it. Fabricated metals employment went up in the a Industry or. Captain James Joseph Casey of funeral services for Paul f. Sure the 10,000 Mark will be sur a i Nickle Hill Lane North Park Market of Trevose will be held passed. J Levittown it was announced to-,9 . Wednesday from the v. The exposition is expected to Day. A. Fletcher and son funeral inc 3.000 for the a although the net gain was Captain Casey was found dead Home 9529 Bustleton ave., Phila Parent teacher a Levittown Motorist faces he swerved to avoid the to Drunken driving charges As the units to $12,000 for to Cycle and smashed into the result of a rear end crash on room double units. Route 13 and Newportville j a a Croydon Early yesterday morn ing. James Bray 30, of 2 tapered seeing Levittown by Lee garb pole splitting it in half. Death notices in the rear of his car parked on depth Ian route 413, Durham Road Buckingham on june 17. The cause _ of death w As a coronary attack. I Phi was killed saturday w Hen according to Coroner Thomas automobile went out of con Lamb Feasterville. Nesh Aminy association scholarship fund. That s about or. Markee. 60, of 31 Peyton twice the amount netted last Ingham. On june 17. The cause i a a be Engineer in Philadel year eighty one business and Industrial firms exhibited their prod tool and smashed into two Trees acts and services at Booths in the Captain Case served with the on Roosevel it blvd a it Hartel ave. Shammy h cd school gym i . Army air Force durin1 the1 guard detective arum acteria thursday second world War. After his Dis of id he right front if Appa it int an a by nights and All Day charge in 1945. He served with by a a a a a he car to saturday. Swerve into a tree and ram into the civil air patrol with the1. _ rank of lieutenant colonel. Prior a Sec e electrical in to his army service he was sen a near. Was pro noun cd dead on for clerk for the state of mass a7 at Nazareth Hospital Casey a june 17. 1957. 21 Nickel Hill Lant Levittown a Captain Oak Lane. Thor Ridge was re. James j for of Martin Carty a it an. J be Law Lexington a. Relative and1 ceased under $-i00 bail to await trends Ai invited to attend req a hearing on the charge sched diem mass at St James h it t Church 38th and Chestnut its. Phil j ul6u for la upon Csuvay of Ardelphia a at to am tuesday. Fore up rent Tritschler of Croy ail at the j. V births re Valley Hospital Happy birthday Levittown remember when swimmers Levittown portions. We understand 4hat the Library has Many a a outside card holders from Bristol Borough Yardley Newtown mor Ach setts. Philadelphia. More than too prizes were awarded to visitors during the show. Chief among these was a three Day expense paid vacation for two in new York City. Frank a a a ,. J solemn requiem mass will he i6�2 pleasant drive he is survived by his father celebrated from St. Christoper a Cervine. A daughter a son two Brothers Church Somerton at to a in we another weekend trip to at and Avo ers mesday. Burial will be in our Antic City. Win be awarded to used to have to get the a a wildlife Ris Vilh a Riess Hills and the re diem mass wl1 be held at lady of Grace cemetery Lang on of exposition visitors at Don. June 25 Friend my s Leaver funeral Home m it turn Kville. Aon monday evening 7 to 9 interment Arlington National tem Terv. Arlington. \ a. 11 so on reckless driving w wednesday june 26, with military honors. According to Bristol township Dangelo a Antonio died saturday j police a car driven by Michael night at i residence 7137 Mara Levak 39, of tenth ave dry is. Philard Iphia. How 6. 1 june 12 or. And mrs Harry Kiedaischh Bray was also charged with 1461 Virginia Avenue. Eddington. A girl Brenda. June 15 or. And mrs. Glenn Paulsen out of the pools every morning a Pera area. Snakes frogs rabbits and assorted Fauna used the polls at night but get out in time for the a Day to tomorrow at St. James Home. A a a later Date. A c. Church 39th or. Markee is survived by his u. Toa a.4 its Philadelphia. There win be wife Ruth to. And a son. Joseph we received the following let a viewing at the j. S. Leaver urn Lulu Wiig Lei a viewing at me j. S. Leaver friends Mav Call of Tho of Morai. Ter this morning a i have just funeral Home in Mechanicsville Home tomorrow night. Cornwells industries in i j a a a a it a Lii in a l i. N in i o i h i i flans for reopening or. D Angelo Wath husband of Broadway West Bristol had a a my the Hrrman do Angeio of 350 i>or-1 Newportville Road. Bray s audio ran it e St friends a funeral on wednesday y . From it rear. The Luerano funeral Horn 715� a a. Torresdal ave. Philadelphia sol Bray his two daughters and a a in requiem mass at to a in Ini Levak were taken in i a or lady of conflation Church.1 a a f a in a it ver a boy Glenn Frank 3d. June 18 re a or. And mrs. Raymond Rex. A invited St attend struck a flak s car in the Hori Wood Avenue. Trevose. No hts a boy Charles John. Levittown first contribution to 0ad your column item about the pa., from 7 to 9 tonight. The Philadelphia zoo was made a Dpi a jackets being used in interment will take place in by Pele Horn in 1953. Pete found Levittown pools. I to weeks Arlington National cemetery a Star nosed mole asleep in Thea a w,1s adv sed by or. Peruse Arlington va., on wednesday at i or i a incr i rh/7 a a Quot a Quot baby Pool at Brook Park in the at the a Wou be avowed and 11 30 . And.jr., is Rose Arbor Len. La Vit is on Bror spent $10 for two Jacl i it was quite comfy thanks. They Drain the baby Pool every town Levittown resident treated at Hospital sets for my two sons Ages tour and a half and a the boys Are too big for the baby Pool and too Small to go in Cornwells industries inc., of slate Road Cornwells Heights Idle some three weeks for expects to be a Noel Stein 21, of 32 Horseshoe Jve n to weeks producing Lane Levittown was treated Ai skied missile parts e u g e Ive lower Bucks county Hospital at a Atti president said today. St Dominick Werneth Bucks uhly Hospital. Of to jct summonses n in route 13 Crosh Friend May Ceil tue a mrine. To detained for observation of mover a ii lower Buck count neck and Back injuries. Seve Hospital on june 23, a wardens d. Widow of Robert l. Mover age 89 stitches were required str close a Vert founding a Brief ii Ines so i Cut under Bray s Chin. A the Mother of Robert l. Moy sex Bristol Man Dies a former Bri Tolian. Neil Ward ,. R. I the u l. A in v. U .i.&Quot-. A of Martir cite High 12 30 today for a bruised 1 he company which Stamps to the big Pool alone hut the Jar 0 Atlantic Lily died j k Iau land Fahrin Atoe a. Hit by a car. 1117 and or. Nellie Delia and j01� Seia to the Loc the army and Navy. A or and Ralph l Moyer both of Croydon and William d. Mover j of West by Moi or w Ber Ai the Calvary Bapt Bristol services will be held wed a a we mesday at 2 from the William on a a a can w Dunn funeral Home 378 s. Bexley or ave., Langhorne with the Janice Bray 4 was trifled crash two damaged cars and two traffic tickets resulted from a mrs Lois Livingston of 50 Ca a sets were the answer to this prob at bus Orne be is survived by no Birch Road Cobalt Ridge re tem and we have been doing Fine Ehe. Ard two Cei Ved a Gratifying a a present with them from her husband Clarence on a the life guards Are too per her birthday. He brought Home cent in favor of the jackets be a sister miss Agnes Ward his masters degree in chemical Cau a they Are Safe and give the the Accident engineering from Drexel instil children in this age group the con tote and the Livingston Cele hence they right Elbow after he said he was and fabricates Metal parts hired up to 140 persons in its Peak a Hospital officials said Bristol Isak it held ordinance contracts Hospital. But the Borough police r a this morning had no report of Reading pleasure for i Moy ctr fit Nail in ii Utt to Tai jul ,. My or Hui of a Quot he stomach and last night a a 8 40 o cock . 5. Was treated for a Cut pm a Jap Ald Anthony per non route 13 at he i a .0 a Bra p 1 Wlsh a Ltd inner party. A there Are Many others like myself who have spent Money for ibis Type of jacket because news tip Call May mean $5.00 2 soviet destroyers if you be got a keen sense enter red Seo 345 Penn St. Bristol driving North residents hav Long wondered we were told they would be All r for news it could mean extra Suez Egvedt up a two soviet of the old route 13. Appan a i Gnu Tho Hrpa Lunnun of Rani Knorl. A iut a a a tire or f Are a i u a Tuti i us. A. 1 nov Lei f Alice said thai when Bray be on the old route 13, began a u How the breakdown n of card hold right a Ameh Xic Tarakit Al _ a _ ,,,s 2� a a Quot a ,h0fpi,a a purr thruway and to memorial Park Friend May tan As Given a sobriety to a and he in the rear by a car driven _ a cum funeral bom found under the influence of Aj-1 by William h. Breth. 188 Willow w a r of no ii. Of a him tic City a for i Cohol and not in suf cent con drive Levittown Mer by eolian died thur Dav at his trn Quot of hic Faili la to. A. A a re ii a a Horn it in survived b a facilities to drive. Perrone will receive a summons erg in the Levittown Library looks. Well As of nov. 7, 1956, there were 67 in Tullytown a i would appreciate it if you be would inform your readers that the if they Are in favor of the Jac Bucks for you. Whatever the destroyers and a red Fleet Tanker news tip migh be just phone sailed out of the Suez canal today t a me news tip editor. Courier and entered the red sea. A and times. Windsor 5-1000 the destroyers and the auxiliary i mrs. Nelli Richard Ort Sod a it inc 280 in Falls 364 in Middletown keys to get in touch with the Mem ii or Stillwell s-3325. For the Tanker had entered the canal from and 1,599 in Bristol. They be hers of the Lara at the admin a Best of the the the Mediterranean at port said a res re a ,,2vl&Quot Chr a a or ,3illr,e ,0 fl8nal a urn inc. a build be courier of time. Ill Muti my a no. 7 to Bray re eased in for reckless driving. Patrolman i in Middletown. And the letter is signed Peter vacation Ider Bond i Coia investigated. Figures apply Only to the Brett 19 Ruby Lane Levittown. Sui iday. They emerged at Suez in ask our circulation depart cart the Early morning darkness and phone i 5-1000 to mail the steamed slowly southward. Paper to you on vacation

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