Barbershop for Needy Men Opens in Columbus
The Volunteers of America opened a new barber shop at 379 W Broad St Columbus to trim the hair of needy men referred by welfare agencies. Othe Sisk, 52 years in the trade, performs the cuts with Miss Treva Shaw of Nelsonville funding the shop’s plush setup and first customer Emory Shaw, 87, giving the inaugural tip. Capt Roberts lauds the project as a psychological boost for men seeking a fresh start.
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Columbus, Ohio
Volunteers of America
Othe Sisk
Rt. 1
Galloway
Broad St
Sisk
Treva Shaw
Nelsonville
Miss Shaw
Emory Shaw
Shaw
Cap
William E. Roberts
Capt
Roberts
Capt. Roberts
Profits Rise for Corporations in Early 1959 Reports
New York AP notes four fifths of firms reporting after tax income show gains in the first half of 1959, with a 37.3 percent overall rise for 259 companies and several major industries posting large increases. Factors include sales growth, cost cuts, and newer, more efficient plants. Some caution that gains may ease as plant construction slows and over time work costs rise.
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New York
Assn
du Pont
Union Carbide
Monsanto
Allied Chemical
American Cyanamid
International Business Machines
Johns-Manville
Early Civil War Volunteers Housed in Capitol Chambers
Some of the first volunteer Union troops sent to Washington were housed in the Senate and House chambers of the Capitol. The arrangement placed soldiers inside the Capitol complex as a safeguard and shelter during the early Civil War period.
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Washington
Senate
House
Capitol
Play-Cop Stops Cop in Hartford Impersonation Case
In Hartford Connecticut a factory worker playing police stopped a speeding car on the Merritt Parkway. He arrested the driver saying it was his first Connecticut traffic stop. The actor, Camille J. Spina, 47, was later arrested for impersonating an officer and carrying a concealed weapon.
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Hartford, Conn
Merritt Parkway
Connecticut
Camille J. Spina
Samuel Rome
Spina
Girl Who Rescued Youth From Shark Receives Third Medal
Shirley Frances O'Neill, 18, was presented a third Carnegie Hero Fund Commission medal by Mayor George Christopher in a quiet San Francisco ceremony. The inscription notes she saved Albery C. Kogler from drowning after a shark attack on May 7, 1959. Kogler died from shark wounds.
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San Francisco
George Christopher
Shirley O'Neill
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
Shirley Frances O'Neill
Albery C. Kogler
Shirley
Kogler
Steel Role Puts Mitchell In 1960 Picture For GOP
Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell is eyed as a possible 1960 Republican vice presidential candidate as Eisenhower weighs a list of qualified aides. Mitchell outlined a one man fact finding role on steel wage disputes and said his reports could guide future administration decisions, potentially boosting his national stature.
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Steel
Mitchell
GOP
Washington
James JP. Mitchell
Eisenhower
Labor
Bor
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
California
Edmund G
Pat Brown
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Rianeys
Deacon John Doane
Public Stenographer Service
Mrs. Della Coomer
Shark
By Jack Bell
Richard M. Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Cludes
U.N
Henry Cabot Lodge
William JP. Rogers
Interior
Fred A. Seaton
Secretary of the ‘Treasury
Robert B Anderson
The
Treasury
Fred JC. Scribner Jr
Arthur Larson
Leo A. Hoegh
B. L. Dawson CO
Carrier Products
Laundromat
Yankee Rd
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company
Union Light, Heat and Power Company
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