First Baptists Seek Bids On New Wing Expansion
First Baptist Church East at North moves to a second phase of a 140000 expansion. Sealed bids for general construction heating ventilation plumbing electrical and kitchen work are due August 8 with bids read aloud that evening.
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First Baptist Church
Rebecca Way
Ralph Mooney
Robert P. McCann
Ralph Hay
George Mitchell
Deane Smith
Paul Weller
Russell Fetherlin
Downtown winds whip skirts and meters stall traffic
In downtown streets brisk winds force women to hold skirts down. Six Washington Street meters between the railroad and Croton Avenue create a bottleneck, blocking curb access to Croton Avenue and East Street. Removal of the meters could ease the congestion, while wells are being drilled as springs run dry. Local gardeners hope for rain to save crops and farmers.
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Washington St
Croton Ave
East St
Croton Light
Daily Weather Report Clears and Cools
Clearing and cooler tonight with a low near 59 or 60. Wednesday should be fair and pleasant. 24 hour period ending 7 am: high 92, low 68, precipitation 0.18 inches, river stage 5.6 feet. Same date last year: high 85, low 60, precipitation 0.05 inches, river stage 7.9 feet.
Nuclear Weapons Warning From Dulles Urges Timely Controls
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles warned that time may be running out to place nuclear arms under international control. He noted some progress in London talks with Russia and said the U S would continue developing its weapons and preserving security alliances until a firm agreement is reached. The address, cleared by President Eisenhower, reviewed U S disarmament proposals and the four month London negotiations among US Russia Britain France and Canada.
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William Calbraith
United Press
Washington
John Foster Dulles
London
Russia
Dulles
United States
Eisenhower
U.S
Britain
France
Canada
J B Griffiths Dies At 100 In City Heritage
Bevan Griffiths longtime resident of 526 Washington Street died at 7 am in his 101st year after a long illness. He was the last student of the old one study college and attended Martin Gantz School reunions while health allowed. Born September 19, 1856 near his home, he lived on W Washington Street throughout his life.
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Bevan Griffiths
W. Washington
Old One
Martin Gantz
Mr. Griffiths
W. Washington St
Car Hits Train Near Viaduct Injuring Two Men
Two men were injured in a car train collision near the old BR and P crossing on Moravia Street south of the viaduct. Gerald Stitt and Robert Gibson were taken to New Castle Hospital with head and limb injuries. Witness Glen Davis said the car struck the third car of the train, causing the derailment and a five foot airborne impact before the wrecking crew moved the auto back onto the track. Both men were listed in fair condition.
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BR & P
Moravia St
New Castle Hospital
Gerald K. Stitt
Pennsylvania Ave
Robert Gibson
Richwood Court
Glen Davis
Savannah Rd
Stitt
Gerald Stitt
Fai
Three Boys Drown In West PennsylvanIa
Three teenage boys died in separate accidents in Western Pennsylvania Monday. The victims were Len Baumgarter 15 Fast Oakmont James Wilkes 15 Brownsville and Joseph E Topple 17 Greensburg according to police.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Len Baumgarter
Fast Oakmont
James Wilkes
Brownsville
Joseph E. Topple
Greensburg
City Police Must Serve 25 Years To Retire
City council set a 25 year or age 65 retirement rule for police. The ordinance raises the monthly retirement fund contribution by $1 from all officers and aligns with state pension incentives for longer service. Current pension levy is 142 percent of salary. rookies earn $308 monthly rising to $330.40 after year one.
Deaths in City Honor Roll Include Four Seniors
Death notices list Bevan Griffiths aged 100 of 526 W Washington St Adolphus Burcham 69 of 709 Smiley Rd Miss Estella Boyd 72 of Ellwood City and Christ Svetkoff 78 of Ellwood Rd all noted on Tuesday July 23 1957.
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Bevan Griffiths
Washington St
Adolphus Burcham
Smiley
Miss Estella Boyd
Ellwood City
Christ Svetkoff
Ellwood Rd
Military display showcases Egypt's growing power in Cairo
In Cairo on the revolution anniversary, 12,000 troops, plus Soviet rocket launchers and anti-aircraft guns, jet fighters, and other weapons were shown in a three hour parade before President Nasser. Americans and Russians watched as the display underscored Egypt's military strength in the Middle East.
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Cairo
INS
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Farouk
Israel
Middle East
Nasser
Abdin Palace
Cooler Weather In Many Areas Of U S Today
Heavy thunderstorms swept the middle Mississippi and Ohio valleys as a broad low pressure trough moved southeast. Chanute Kansas reported 3.5 inches of rain, Lafayette Indiana 3 inches, with earlier downpours over Iowa northern Illinois and southern Michigan. A funnel cloud near Lamont Iowa did not touch ground.
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Chicago
INS
Mississippi Valley
Ohio Valley
Chanute
Kas
Lafayette
Ind
Iowa
Illinois
Michigan
Lamont
Great Lakes
Pacific Coast
Great Basin
Plateau
Central Plains
Upper
Verdict In Segregation Trial Hearing Deliberations Begin
In Knoxville Tennessee a federal court jury hears the government case against John Kasper and ten Clinton residents charged with violating a federal injunction against interfering with integration at Clinton High School. The judge explains the jurors duties as the historic first enforcement of the Supreme Court ruling.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Clinton
John Kasper
E.d
United Press
Supreme Court
Clinton, Tenn
Clinton High School
Cleveland officers to probe Florida convict in Sheppard case
Three Cleveland police officials will question Donald Wedler in DeLand Florida to assess the confession he gave to murder closely mirroring the Marilyn Sheppard slaying. Wedler, a 23 year old former addict, passed a lie detector test and cites details matching the 1954 Bay Village murder. Earle Stanley Gardner, linked to the disinterment group, awaited possible invitation in Columbus Ohio.
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Bayside, O
Sheppard
Samuel Sheppard
Earle Stanley Gardner
Court of Last Resort
Wedler
Columbus
Turnpike Case to Reach Jury Wednesday
Harrisburg report says T. J. Evans ex-chairman of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission and eight co defendants faced a jury in Dauphin County Court on charges of conspiring to cheat the PTC of 19.5 million dollars. Final defense summations were delivered as prosecutors prepared to urge the jury to deliberations Wednesday after Judge H. E Kreider’s charge.
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Harrisburg
INS
T. J. Evans
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
PTC
Evans
Dauphin County
H. E Kreider
Rev H J Roos Hurt In Crash Near Route 422
Rev H Jules Roos assistant pastor of St Joseph Church was taken to New Castle Hospital after a two car collision at Willow Brook Road and Route 422. He sustained undetermined injuries and was listed in fair condition. State police said Roos pulled onto Route 422 after stopping for a stop sign and failed to see an oncoming car driven by William Armstrong Jr 23 of Straub Street Armstrong also failed to see the other vehicle. Damages were estimated at 1000 dollars to Roos and 1250 to Armstrong. The crash occurred about 3 10 p m.
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H. Jules Roos
St. Joseph Church
New Castle Hospital
Willow Brook Rd
Route 422
Roos
William Armstrong, Jr
Straub St
Armstrong
Father Roos
Flier Bails Out In Elk County Forest Area
Lt Forest L Treanor from Laredo Texas parachuted to safety after his jet trainer crashed in a wooded Elk County area near Wilcox. He reported an engine flameout at 32 000 feet and bail out after jettisoning wing tanks. A search party hunted the crash site in Pumpkin Hill vicinity.
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Johnsonburg
Forest L. Treanor
Laredo
Tex
Elk County
Treanor
Syracuse
N.Y
Wright. Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
Ohio
Pumpkin Hill
Wilcox
Air National Guard
Widely Sought Sheppard Case Witness Found
A missing witness in the Marilyn Sheppard murder case telephoned from Waterloo Iowa to Sheriff Rodney Thursby with an urgent message. Ernest James Kolofolias of Long Beach Calif is believed able to identify the killer and may corroborate the Cleveland case linked to Donald Wedler.
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United Press
Deland
Fila
Sheppard
Rodney Thursby
Waterloo
Iowa
Thursby
Ernest James Kolofolias
Long Beach
Calif
Marilyn Sheppard
Florida
Samuel Sheppard
Kolofolias
Ohio
Cleveland
Donald Joseph Wedler
California Police Hunt Killer Of Two
Authorities hunted a shotgun armed killer after he allegedly raped a 15 year old girl and shot two officers in a seaside California area. More than 100 officers roped off about 100 blocks around Manhattan Beach as tips linked a husky blond man to a traffic accident hoax door visit.
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EL Segundo
Calif
Manhattan Beach
Camille Wilson
Ellwood obituary and society page crosswords lead front
Ellwood obituary appears in the classifieds with cross word puzzle and society notes. The page also lists radio and TV items and theater notices along with want ads and contact numbers.
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Cross Word
Ellwood
Society
Ace Td Books
Sccasn Te Theaters Ee
Weather Notes Bring Heat and Calming Rain
The passage describes a light rain helping crops like grain, potatoes, onions, corn, and clover, with temperatures around eighty six degrees. It presents a rustic scene where people and plants benefit from the wet spell and warm weather as they continue daily work.
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J. Pluvius
Petunias
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Ieee
First Baptists
Cascade Park
New Castle
Daily Weather Report
Geneva
Switzerland
Prince Rainier
Caroline
Rainer
Grace
Monaco
Sporting Club of
Monaco Red Cross
J. B. Griffiths
West Side Man’s
I, B. Griffiths
West Penna
New Ceylon
Washington, D. C
Maxwell H. Gluck
Ceylon
Gluck
Kentucky
State Department
William Tucker
H. J. Roos
By Dawson Oppenheimer
California
Arthur Memeter
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