Weekend fires leave 13 homeless in Western Pennsylvania
Fires across western Pennsylvania over the weekend left 13 people homeless. An Erie blaze at Ford Inc. damaged the building and up to 200000 dollars in parts and ground-floor losses, with no injuries. Kent, Indiana County saw nine homeless after Bartol’s store and three homes burned, blamed on an overheated furnace. New Centerville in Somerset County reported four homeless from an eight-room log house fire, with a Barclay family evacuated. In Pittsburgh West End a three-alarm fire at Liberty Fuel & Supply Co. caused about 30000 dollars in damage after a worker tried to thaw pipes with a burning paper bag.
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United Press International
Pennsylvania
Erie
Har Ford Inc
Kent
Indiana
Bartol
Dom Perini
John Dicko
Bill McCutcheon
Salisburg
Black Lick
Homer City
Elderton
New Centerville
Somerset County
Orlando Barclay
Barclay
Gale Quidley
Liberty Fuel & Sup'y Co
Pittsburgh
West Nd
Yale Party Planned For Scout Pack 44
Cub Scout Pack 44 will host a Christmas party and meal at East Brook School at 7 30 p m tomorrow. Cubs will conduct a 50 cent gift exchange.
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Yale
Cub Scout
East Brook School
Reapportionment Controversy Heads to Court in Pa
The Western Pennsylvania districting debate continues as the House pushes a plan to reduce the chamber to 209 seats, shifting 13 seats from 10 declining counties and adding 12 to eight faster growing areas. Scranton aims to unfreeze state aid funds, including 25 million for Pennsylvania State University and 15 million for indigent patient care. The 1964 session starts January 7 with budget tax and constitutional issues on agenda and a possible special session for Project 70 and unemployment revision.
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Pennsylvania
Scranton
Adent
Winter Weather Brief Impacts Ohio Allegheny to Scranton
Winter begins with icy spots at the Donegal Interchange and snow from Pocono to Wyoming Valley Interchanges. Highs reach teens in the mountains and upper 20s southeast, with extreme north near zero to 5 below. Clear and very cold tonight with lows 10 to 15 in the southeast and around 10 elsewhere.
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Ohio Line
Allegheny Mountain Tunnel
Donegal
Scranton
Pocono
Wyoming Valley
Stained Glass Window Broken At St Joseph Church
Police say thieves shattered a stained glass window at St Joseph the Worker Church between 9 p.m. Saturday and 6 30 a.m. Sunday and rifled a pamphlet rack collection box. An unspecified amount was stolen and repairs will be costly per a church spokesman. An usher found the burglary at early mass.
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St. Joseph the Worker
Damage figure cited for Baldwin Hills dam collapse
Socha cited a ten million dollar damage figure for the Baldwin Hills dam failure in Los Angeles. Observers noted holes in the concrete and asphalt lining may have contributed to the collapse after 300 million gallons of water drained away during the incident.
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Los Angeles
Baldwin Hills
Socha
Two Car Crashes Leave Property Damage Not People Hurt
Two Sunday accidents left two cars damaged with no injuries. Gerald A. Snyder’s vehicle at 207 Boyles Ave. was struck at 2 20 a m by John Scott Baker 20 of 507 Blaine St. Baker said he was eastbound on Boyles Ave seeking a parking space.
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Gerald A. Snyder
Boyles Ave
John Scott Baker
Blaine St
Baker
Boyles Avenue
Snyder
Merle William Klobetanz
W. Cherry St
Alfred Germani
Mapeat Lane
Klobetanz
Division Street
Scout Membership Drive Extended in Lawrence County
The Lawrence County Boy Scout Council extends its four month membership drive to year end. Council Exec George A. Wilkins aims for 450 new scouts by Jan 1, with about 340 recruited so far and one new unit Explorer Post 33 sponsored by New Wilmington Kiwanis Club. Total membership stood at 2,553 as of Dec. 12, with over 3,000 expected by January 1. More than 20 leaders earned awards for recruiting at least eight boys since August.
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Lawrence County
Boy Scout Council
George A. Wilkins
New Wilmington Kiwanis Club
Pope Plans Bethlehem Appeal During Holy Land Visit
Pope Paul VI will direct an appeal to “full men of good will” from Bethlehem during his Holy Land pilgrimage. He prepares a Christmas message to stress the pilgrimage’s meaning and unity with the Eastern Orthodox Church on Epiphany. The address and peace theme will close his two day visit to Israel and Jordan.
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Vatican City
UPI
Paul VI
Bethlehem
Holy Land
Vatican
Vatican Radio
Jesus Christ
Christ
John the Baptist
Israel
Jordan
New Castle Man Killed in Pittsburgh Auto Crash
An elderly New Castle man identified as John Kennedy was killed by a car in Pittsburgh's Strip District while crossing Liberty Avenue. The driver, Shirley Wieland, 34, posted $1,000 bond after a coroner's inquest was ordered. Witnesses say she did not see the victim in time.
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Pittsburgh
John Kennedy
New Castle
United Press International
UPI
Shirley Wieland
Hope St
West End
Liberty Avenue
Andrew C. Moore Of Little Beaver Dies In 83rd Year
Andrew Clyde Moore 83 of Little Beaver Township died likely of natural causes after a heart attack while putting chains on his truck at home. He was found by a neighbor Sunday. surviving family includes a son George W. Moore and daughter Cassie Sedgwick. Services set for Wednesday at 2 pm in Sutton Funeral Home Koppel with burial in Little Beaver Cemetery.
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Little Beaver Township
Andrew Clyde Moore
Moore
New Castle Refractories Co
New Galilee
James Bailey
Lawrence County
John A. Noga
Mr. Moore
Andrew C
Emma Bayless Moore
Effie Hart Moore
Gallean UP Church
New Galilee Volunteer Fire Department
Little Beaver Lions Club
George W. Moore
Chickash
Oklahoma
Cassie Se
Deaths Of The Day A Local Funeral Directory Listing
A daily funeral directory lists interment sites, funeral directors, and viewing hours. Notices cover services at St Mary Church and other local churches with times from morning to evening, and interment in area cemeteries. The long obituary notes births marriages and survivors across several families in New Wilmington and nearby towns.
Rev Boetticher Dies In Pittsburgh
Rev Dr Edward L Boetticher executive secretary of the Western Pennsylvania Conference Methodist Church died of a heart attack at his Pittsburgh home He served 38 years in Western Pennsylvania churches began the executive post in 1962 He is survived by wife Gayzelle Rusk Boetticher and sister Mrs Alvin Lacy of Monongahela Funeral services at H Samson Inc Oakland 2 4 and 7 9 p m today and tomorrow and service at 1 p m Wednesday at the funeral home in Monongahela
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Edward L. Boetticher
Board of Missions and Church Extension
Western Pennsylvania
The
Methodist Church
Pittsburgh
Gayzelle Rusk Boetticher
Alvin Lacy
Monongahela
H. Samson, Inc
Oakland
Mrs. Mary A. Haney Dies in Youngstown at 73
Mary A. Haney 73 of Youngstown died after a ladder fall Dec 4 at Youngstown North Side Hospital. Born in New Castle July 16, 1890, she was survived by her husband Terrence, three daughters Virginia Wright Ruth Arnaut and Mary Jane Wester, two sons John J. Haney and Terrence E. Haney, a brother John Seger and 16 grandchildren. Friends may call at Fox Funeral Home with a Requiem Mass at St. Patrick's Church and burial in Calvary Cemetery. Karachi Pakistan has inaugurated the waterworks for the new capital Islamabad to yield at least 150,000 gallons daily.
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Rosanna Gilfillan McConnell
New Wilmington
Washington Township
Lawrence County
James
Rose Ann Munnell Gilfillan
James Lewis McConnell
Jenny Lois
Sharp Funeral Home
Victor G. Dawe
J. Vaill Barrows
Plain Grove UP Cemetery
Caskey - Kildoo Funeral Home
Madison Ave
Martha L. McNamara
E. Sheridan Ave
New Castle Hospital
Thomas F. McNamara
Sarnia
Ontario
Canada
Philip P. Healy
McNamara
Crossingville
Crawford County
John H
Carrie Godfrey Lavery
J. F. Myers
Royal Oak
Mich
Ethel L. O'Neil
Wilmington
Calif
Paul E. White
Franklin
F. Lee Lavery
San Diego
St. Patrick’s Church
St. Patrick’s Cemetery
Huff Chapel
W. Park
Charlotte
Lottie) Valiensi
S. Jefferson St
William Catherine Danahy Mulligan
Louis Valiensi
Valiensis
Jefferson Street
St. Mary Church
The
Ecclesian Club
William Mulligan Jr
Bethlehem
Sylvania Mulligan
Phillip Mulligan
Nellie Logan
Ernestine King
Rose Koonse
Margaret Burstein
Edward A. DeCarbo
So. Mill and
Sutton Streets
Raymie Elizabeth Cox
New Wilmington RD
Bushline-Oakhill
Grove City
Lake Township
Mercer County
John
Martha Zahaniser Canon
White Chapel
Elmer Tannehill
Rena Lutz
Federal St
Youngstown
Princeton
Sam
Mary Kerchoff Alford
Frank Lutz
Thad Lutz
Chicago
Fabrizio Funeral
Indianola Ave
Richard J. Steele Jr
Oak Park Cemetery
New Castle
Amelia Joseph
Lynn St
Memorial Hospital
Philadelphia
Joseph Joseph
Pittsburgh
Samuel and
Moria Joseph Mahfood
Paul Joseph
St. John’s
William
Evelyn) Lepore
Martin
Minnie) Betters
McKeesport
Samuel Joseph
Polk
Raymond Joseph
Chattanooga
Tenn
Mary A. Haney
Youngstown Northside Hospital
Haney
Anna (Albert
John D. Segar
Terrence A. Haney
Charles
Virginia) Wright
Ruth) Arnaut
Boardman
Ohio
Mary Jane) Wester
McDonald
John J. Haney
Terrence E. Haney
Virginia Beach
U.S. Navy
John J. Seger
Sharon
Fox Funeral Home
Market St
Calvary Cemetery
Joseph F. Jarvis Dies in Pittsburgh at 70
Joseph F. Jarvis, 70, formerly of 263 West Falls Street, died Friday at Veterans Hospital in Pittsburgh after a five year illness. A lifelong resident for 57 years, he was born July 2, 1893 in Phoebus Virginia to Peter and Mary Jarvis. He worked at Klafter Tobacco until his eyesight failed and was a World War I veteran. Survived by a stepdaughter Juanita Henderson of Youngstown. predeceased by brothers John R. Jarvis and Louis Matthews. Funeral at Second Baptist Church tomorrow at 2 p.m. with Rev. R. W. Walker officiating. interment Greenwood Cemetery. Calling hours today 7–9 p.m. at Jesse G. Crankleton Funeral Home.
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Joseph F. Jarvis
W. Falls St
Veterans Hospital
Pittsburgh
Phoebus
Peter and
Mary Jarvis
Klafter Tobacco Store
Second Baptist Church
Juanita Henderson
Youngstown
John R. Jarvis
Newport News
Louis Matthews
Virginia
R. W. Walker
St. Luke A.M.E. Zion Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Jesse G. Crankleton
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State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
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Keystone Valley Coal Company
Belton Road
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Ralph Abraham
Miami
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Atlanta
Charleston
S.C
Galveston
Little Rock
Oklahoma City
Portland
Ore
Raleigh
San Francisco
Seattle
F.T.D. Telegraph
Washington St
Ralph S. Abraham
N. Mercer St
Ij Allonwint
Insurance Home Office
Columbus
Andrew C. Moore
Little Beaver
R. G. McConnell
Msgr
Francis M. McCarter
St. Joseph Cemetery
Mrs. M. McNamara
Seth Yoder
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Charlotte Valiensi
Mrs
Raymie Cox
Mrs. Amelia Joseph
Lamia Mahfood
Asme Mahfood
Hammed Mahfood
George Mahfood
Norman Mahfood
St. John’s Catholic Maronite Church
Maron Abi-Nader
St. Vitus Cemetery
William F. DeCarbo
Cunningham Avenue
Rev. Boetticher
Karachi
Pakistan
Islamabad
Jesse N
Kerr
N. Mill ST
Joseph B. William G. Leyde-Tanner
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