Neshannock Township School to undergo repair delays
Defective block in the Neshannock Memorial School building will be repaired after winter break. The board postponed repairs until the term ends and authorized the contractor to develop a repainting method using spalled areas, pending state approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neshannock Memorial School
Board of Education
Thomas W. Coatsworth
Thayer Co
Seltzer and Young, Inc
State
Public School Building Authority
State Building Authority
Live Stock Show Ends In Chicago Display Champs
The 58th International Livestock Exposition ends with open sales and final champions. Grand champion borrow a 225-pound Poland China owned by Gerald Anderson Illinois sold to Reliable Packing Co. for 3.00 a pound. reserve champion Hampshire 255 pounds owned by Dick Nash Indiana sold to Reliable for .75 a pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Gerald Anderson
Leland ,Ill
Reliable Packing Co
Dick Nash
Sharpsville
Ind
Reliable
Father Flanagan
Boys Town
Neb
Agar Packing Co
McGuire Hampshire Farm
Wisner
Agar Company
Ohio State University
Columbus
Ohio
Armour & Co
Armour
Howard Johnson
Champion Hampshire
Penn State University
University Park
Iowa State College
Sola
Chester F. Baker
Palmyra
Rainy Day Dispatch Reflects Holiday Season Mood
Local residents rush for cover as heavy rains widen streams while shoppers delay and farmers welcome the moisture for wells. Downtown alleys demand courtesy as water spills on walkers and delays persist. Calendars of all shapes arrive for the new year and Santa scenes fill downtown store displays.
Daily Weather Report With Rain Changing To Snow
Rain transitions to snow flurries by evening with a high near 52. Tonight snow flurries aside, low 28. Sunday clears some then cold with high around 30. The 24 hour period ending 7 am recorded a max 48 min 44 precip .89 inches rain and river stage 5.7 feet. One year ago the date saw a high 68 low 52 with .33 inches of precip and river stage 6 feet.
Auto Mishaps Claim Four Lives in Pittsburgh District
Four people die in separate Pittsburgh area crashes. Charles Megliss 23 of Duquesne and 1-year-old Anthony Keslar of Rector perish when their car hits a parked vehicle on Route 711 near Ligonier and crashes into a pig pen. Viola Wyarett 39 dies in a two car crash. Kurt Roberts 18 and Harry Mills 50 survive injuries. John Kaylor 69 of McKeesport dies from injuries after being struck Friday night near his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Pittsburgh
Duquesne
Charles M. Megliss
Westmoreland County
Ligonier
Megliss
Anthony Keslar
Rector
Rolling Rock
Keslar
Viola S. Wyarett
Allegheny General Hospital
Harry Mills
Kurt Roberts
Elliott
John Kaylor
McKeesport
Stevenson Denies Dispatch Slamming Ike Aide Calls Hoax
Washington A Stevenson spokesperson labeled a London News Chronicle dispatch slamming the Eisenhower administration a hoax The piece attributed to him and staff was neither written nor authorized by Adlai E Stevenson or his aides The dispatch criticized the President and NATO Paris summit plans and urged truth and trust with abroad allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Adlai E
Stevenson
London News Chronicle
William Blair
Illinois
Eisenhower
Paris
Stratojet Bomber Crash Kills Four at Barksdale
A B 47 Stratojet failed during takeoff at Barksdale Air Force Base Shreveport killing all four crew. The aircraft swung its right wingtip along the runway then veered into a muddy field after the commander canceled the flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
Barksdale Air Force Base
Local Chorus Will Present Messiah Sunday
The New Castle Music Club Chorus of 225 volunteer singers will perform Handel’s The Messiah Sunday at 4 p.m. in the Cathedral. Four Pittsburgh soloists Alice Long Walker Nancy Williams Robert Topping and Earl K Corwin join under Mrs William J Caldwell with accompanists Edwin Lewis and Mrs Richard Allen. The free concert benefits the New Castle Ministerial Association now in its 11th year.
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George Frederick Handel
New Castle
Pittsburgh
Alice Long Walker
Nancy Williams
Robert Topping
Earl K. Corwin
William J. Caldwell
New Castle Ministerial Assa
Caldwell
Kenneth Gibson
Edwin Lewis
First Methodist Church
Richard Allen
First Christian Church
Handel
City Firemen Police To Ask For Pay Hikes
A ten man committee of police and firemen will press the city council Monday for pay raises and fringe benefits. The 20 percent wage hike would add over 9101,000 to the budget, which already maxed out. Police seek seven paid holidays and a 14 day vacation. firemen seek the wage hike and seven paid holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council
Fraternal Order of Police
International Assn
Armed Forces Totals Decline to 2,699,191 Oct 31
Defense Department reports total U S armed forces at 2,699,191 on Oct 31, down 58,878 from Sept 20 when totals stood at 2,758,069. October enlistments and inductions estimated at 51,193, a drop of 11,448 from September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Defense Department
Expelled Teamsters Offer Peace Pledge To AFL-CIO
The expelled Teamsters Union and AFL-CIO officials pledged to preserve labor peace after ousting the Teamsters on corruption charges. George Meany denied plans for war, while exiled leaders vowed to avoid confrontation unless AFL-CIO acts to direct them. This marked the largest union exodus in decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Afl-Cio
William J. Eaton
United Press
Atlantic City
N.J
Teamsters Union
Mammoth Truck
Teamsters
Einar O. Mohn
Afl-Cio Executive Council
George Meany
Dave Beck
James R. Hioffa
Hofia
Senate
Eisenhower Presses Defense Over Vanguard Failure
On Pearl Harbor anniversary President Eisenhower at Gettysburg urged quick Defense Department findings on the Vanguard satellite test mishap at Cape Canaveral. He directed acting Defense Secretary Quarles to explain why the rocket failed after a high publicity buildup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merriman Smith
United Press
White House
Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Pearl Harbor
Defense Department
Cape Canaveral
Fia
Defense
Donald A. Quarles
Indonesia Dutch Crisis Deepens as Government Seizes Dutch Properties
Jakarta troops guard Dutch properties seized by the Indonesian government amid the West New Guinea dispute. Officials warn severed diplomatic ties may follow as NATO discusses the crisis in Paris. The city commands take over homes of Dutch nationals and ensure they leave. Indonesia orders Dutch ships in Tanjung Priok Harbor boarded to prevent escapes to foreign ports.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Netherlands
West New Guinea
Permanent Council
NATO
Paris
Endang Dachjar
Eains
Tanjung Priok
KPM Royal Dutch Internsular Shipping Co
Hanlon Re elected Board President In Neshannock Two
B J Hanlon was re elected president of the Neshannock Two Board of Education at the re organization meeting held in the Memorial Building. William V Johns became vice president by ballot vote, Hanlon winning 3 2. The board plans to meet first Wednesday monthly and consider committee duties next session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. J. Hanlon
Neshannock Two Board of Education
Memorial Building
William V. Johns
Johns
Hanlon
George Henderson
Westminster College Opens Galbreath Hall Open House
Several hundred people attended Westminster College Open House in the new Galbreath Hall dormitory. W Fillmore Campbell outlined plans for a future Fine Arts Building, noting enrollment could reach 1200 to 1300. He detailed facilities including an auditorium Little Theatre art studios and exhibit corridors. Clyde M Whittaker served as master of ceremonies and President Willi Orr introduced guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Hall
New Wilmington
Westminster Colege
New Galbreath Hall
Duff
W. Fillmore Campbell
Conservatory of Music
Campbell
Clyde M. Whittaker
New Castle
Whittaker
Willi W. Orr
Galbreath Hall
College
Scientists Assess Vanguard Rocket Failure Today
In Washington scientists studied wreckage and images to determine why the Vanguard rocket failed to loft the first U S satellite. A Vanguard spokesman said an evaluation would be completed for newsmen sometime today as investigators seek the cause of the explosion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Vanguard
U. S
Naval Research Laboratory
John P. Hagen
Hagen
Cape Canaveral
Florida
J. Paul Walsh
Look To Ike To Re Establish Lost Prestige
Western diplomats looked to President Eisenhower to shore up American prestige after the Vanguard rocket exploded in Florida. The failure stunned the free world in the Cold War space race and threatened NATO unity ahead of the Paris Summit opening December 16. Eisenhower demanded a full probe, while Vice President Nixon downplayed military impact. A second Vanguard rocket remained ready, with investigators seeking the cause of the blast and noting the failure appeared tied to a single part.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert G. Nixon
Washington
INS
Eisenhower
America
Ming
U.S
NATO
Khrushchev says Sputnik rocket fell over United States soil
Khrushchev tells foreign reporters at a Helsinki embassy event that the Soviet carrier rocket for Sputnik I plunged to earth over American territory last Saturday. He asserts the United States will not return it and laments broken decency. The State Department denies knowledge of the claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Shapiro
United Press
Moscow
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
United States
American
Atlante
Atlantic
Washington
INS
State Department
Nikita S. Khrushchev
U.S
Deaths in area noted with ages and addresses
Saturday notices list Henry Murray 72 of 715 Harbor St Charles S Edmiston 70 of 316 Neshannock Ave Hiram J Collins 83 of Volant Anthony DeCaria 61 of Ellwood City Mrs Thomas J Drake 71 of New Wilmington Cindy Lee Zeppelin of Pulaski RD 27 Mrs Frances L Pownall 41 of 1925 Pennsylvania Ave Joseph Rodenbaugh 72 of Leslie Hotel all dated Saturday December 7 1957
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Charles S
Tim) Edmiston
Neshannock Ave
Hiram J. Collins
Volant
Anthony DeCaria
Ellwood City
Thomas J. Drake
New Wilmington
Cindy Lee Zeppelin
Pulaski
Frances L. Pownall
Pennsylvania Ave
Joseph Rodenbaugh
Leslie
Birds Gather for Lunch in Morning Hunt
A note describes friendly birds gathering early to hunt a snack, sometimes alone, sometimes in pairs or flocks. It urges feeding birds in winter, suggesting a feeder and regular food, noting forty three as today’s count.
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Neshannock Township
Santa
California
Pa Nene
Daily Weather Report
Adlai
Messiah
Robert Monahan
Dr. Orr
William E. Howard
Ike
Russia
Fla
Richard M. Nixon
Mister
Henry Murray
Pplaal
PSD
Ee Sports
Ellwood
Pye Chy Eee
Arthur Mometer
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