Westminster Dedicates Russell Hall Men’s Dormitory
Robert M. Russell Jr of Santa Barbara dedicates Westminster College’s new Russell Hall dormitory for men on Alumni Day. The building honors his father, former president Robert McWatty Russell, with Irving Mansell opening ceremonies and Jane Russell Stewart unveiling a portrait.
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Robert M. Russell, Jr
Santa Barbara
Calif
Westminster
Mr. Russell
Robert McWatty Russell
Jane Russell Stewart
President Russell
Irving L. Mansell
James M. Ferguson
Final baccalaureate service at Shenango High School
Lawrence County held a final year baccalaureate service Sunday at Shenango High School where the last graduating class will receive diplomas tonight. Heavy Memorial weekend traffic emptied garages as hundreds of vehicles filled district highways and the day ended a long holiday period. Dr. Robert F. Galbreath of First Presbyterian Church and former Westminster College president was notably active.
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Shenango High School
Robert F. Galbreath
First Presbyterian Church
Westminster College
Daily Weather Report Forecast
The forecast calls for fair conditions with a high near 70 to 76 and tomorrow expect increased cloudiness and a warmer day. United States statistics show a 24 hour period ending 9 am with a maximum 77 and minimum 39 with no precipitation and a river stage of 6.5 feet. For the prior 24 hours ending Sunday morning the high reached 78 and the low 53.
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United States
Jameson Nurses Graduation Plans Set at Local Auditorium
Plans are completed for the Jameson Memorial hospital school of nursing commencement to be held Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. in the Senior high school auditorium. The class of 21 members will graduate, with Dr. Wallace Jamison of Westminster College history department serving as speaker.
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Jameson Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
Wallace Jamison
Westminster College
Robert Dickson To Head Westminster Alumni Group
Robert Dickson, a Lawrence Savings & Trust Company official, was elected president of the Westminster Alumni Association at a meeting held after the Russell Hall dedication. He succeeds Irving L. Mansell. Other officers include Harvey E. Moore vice president and Mrs. Robert Ring Jr. treasurer Miss Elizabeth McBane and Tom Cox were re-elected. new trustees John Miller and A W Warren. directors Mansell Jones Neely and Mrs. Hinman and Mrs. Mercer.
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Westminster College
Robert Dickson
Lawrence Savings & Trust Company
Irving L. Mansell
New Wilmington
Dickson
Harvey E. Moore
Sharon
Robert Ring, Jr
West Middlesex
Elizabeth McBane
Tom Cox
John Miller
Pittsburgh
A. W. Warren
Canton, O
Robert W. Jones
Warren, O
William Neely
Robert Hinman
John Mercer
Cleveland
Russell Hall
Freak Accident Claims Life Of 21 Month Old Girl
In Butler Pennsylvania a 21 month old girl, Joyce Carol Wagner, died when she leaned from a car window during her father Reverend John Henry Wagner’s airplane flight. The window handle on the car shifted and tightened around her neck causing fatal strangulation.
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Butler
Youngstown
Butler County
Joyce Carol Wagner
John Henry Wagner
Joyce Carol
Fatal collision on Tay lor Memorial bridge reported
Harrisburg dispatch says a truck crash atop the Tay lor Memorial bridge killed Howard J. Lopern 43 of West Fairview who was thrown into the river from 40 feet after striking the railing. David Wilson suffered severe scalp lacerations and was hospitalized in Harrisburg.
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Taylor Memorial Bridge
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Howard J. Lopern
West Fairview
David Wilson
Harrisburg Hospital
Science Hall Ground Broken At Westminster College
Dr Will W Orr opened Freeman Science Hall with a ground breaking ceremony at Westminster College on Saturday. The hall honors Dr Charles C Freeman of New Mexico a 46 year chemistry and mathematics teacher and former dean and acting president of the college. Dr Harry N Holmes now head of chemistry at Oberlin College addressed the gathering noting Freeman's contributions. Freeman living in New Mexico could not attend due to ill health. Alfred Tredwell first vice president of Sharon Steel company participated in the event.
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Freeman Science Hall
Westminster College
Charles C. Freeman
New Mexico
Harry N. Holmes
Westminster
Oberlin College
Freeman
Alfred Tredwell
Sharon Steel Company
Slippery Rock Yields Up Body
The body of William McChesney a 20 year old Pittsburgh youth who drowned in the Slippery Rock at McConnell's Mills was found about 10 15 Sunday morning by a fisherman and recovered by Ellwood City fire department rescue squad. He had disappeared Saturday May 24 after slipping from a rock below the covered bridge at the Mills as rains raised the stream. The body was taken to Patton funeral home Ellwood City then moved to a Pittsburgh funeral home for burial. The father and two brothers in law were present to identify the remains.
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Pittsburgh
Slippery Rock
MccConnell’s Mills
Ellwood City
Robert G. Dambach
Patton
General Eisenhower Begins Civilian Bid For 1952 Nomination
Gen. Eisenhower returns to Washington for a four day sequence of role changes as Sen. Taft presses him to define political views. He leaves Walter Reed after an eye checkup for a Pentagon conference while preparing to end SHAPE duty and pursue the Republican presidential nomination. The Army says he will revert to retired status Tuesday with an $18,761 yearly pension.
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Plan Services In New Church Sunday June 22
Central Presbyterian congregation plans the first service in the new church on Wilmington road near Hazelcroft for Sunday June 22. The former public square church burned three years ago. Henry B. Strock Jr. will lead the service, with ordination and installation planned for June 24 at the same building.
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Wilmington Road
Hazelcroft
Henry B. Strock, Jr
Pike Traffic Breaks Record at Gateway Interchange
Traffic on Sunday surpassed Memorial Day volume at Gateway Interchange near Petersburg amid heavy east and westbound flow. Extra officers managed the load while passenger traffic outpaced trucks with few nonfatal accidents reported.
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Petersburg
Pennsylvania
Gateway
Bloom
Outbreak on Koje Island Prison Camp Raises Tension
A Red prisoner was shot and wounded on Koje Island after Gen. Mark Clark promised maximum force to restore order. North Korean inmates stoned South Korean soldiers as the incident followed Clark’s visit and a prior flag seizure.
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Mark W. Clark
United Nations
Koje
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Clark
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Abilene Prepares for Dwight Eisenhower Homecoming
Abilene Kansas readies for the return of Gen Dwight D Eisenhower as he arrives Wednesday to deliver a major campaign address in support of the Republican nomination and to participate in the cornerstone laying of a Museum honoring him near his boyhood home. Streets are being cleaned, storefronts redecorated, and banners proclaiming welcome home adorn the town.
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Ike
Two-Year-Old Dies From Truck Collision in Lock Haven
A two year old boy, identified as John L. Moore or Howard, died in Lock Haven hospital from a fractured skull after being struck by a truck May 27. State police said the child darted into the path of a truck driven by John W. Gardener of Montoursville. Gardener made every effort to stop and no charges will be filed.
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INS
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Howard
John W. Gardener
Montoursville
Gardener
Installing Machine Guns On West Berlin Borders
Armed Russian soldiers and East German police began placing machine guns along West Berlin borders to isolate the western Allied part of the city. A wall of firepower and parallel ditches were created at key points to deter movement into the Soviet Zone. West Berliners still could enter East Berlin despite new pass rules announced by the Communists.
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West
Nearly 500 Die In Accidents Over Memorial Day Weekend
The National Safety Council reported about 500 deaths during the three day Memorial Day holiday period ending Sunday midnight. Traffic fatalities lead with an expected 350 highway deaths, while 80 drownings and 65 other accident deaths raise the total. If the 350 highway toll is confirmed, it would surpass prior Memorial Day records.
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National Safety Council
Chicago
Safety Council
Death notices listed for multiple residents and ages
Obituaries and death notices record several individuals with ages and addresses including Jacob Cegelka 72 of R D 2 Mer cer Addie M Stevenson 76 Hubbard Sarah L Gallaher 88 R Anna M Dana 78 Bradford Mrs James W Hennon 52 Falls Avenue R D 8 G Dallas Hildebrand 74 724 Court Street Charles W Gealy 219 East Wallace Avenue John Cannon Thompson 93 Mes opotamia Iaa H Porter 86 408 Elizabeth Street John Irvine Reaney 38 New
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Falls Avenue
R. D
G. Dallas Hildebrand
Court Street
Charles W. Gealy
Wallace Avenue
John Cannon Thompson
Mesopotamia
Iaa H. Porter
Elizabeth Street
John Irvine Reaney
New Wilmington
Consistory To Meet Tuesday For Reunion
The Valley of New Castle Consistory AASR will convene Tuesday for the spring reunion with a large class expected. Degrees conferment runs from tomorrow through Friday, ending with a dinner Friday evening for class members and their ladies. Reservations are required due to limited accommodations.
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Valley of New Castle
A.A.S.R
John H. Templeton
World and Local News in Brief
A retired U S Naval officer says Chinese Nationalists on Formosa estimate about 15 million Chinese were executed by Communists. Gen Mark W Clark flies to Korea and tells President Rhee he hopes the South Korean political crisis won t hinder the war. Three miners die in an underground Michigan mine after a safety violation. 33 people die when a Belgian bus plunges off a bridge into a canal in Gravelines. Earl of Sandwich, 77, leaves Hollywood for home to prepare for his marriage to Mrs Amiya Corbin. A Schuylkill County girl will be crowned queen at the Lions convention in Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburgh
Schuylkill County
Poe Mosque
Melerose Hoffman
Coaldale
Pennsylvania
Supreme Court Overthrows President Seizure of Steel Mills
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that President Truman lacked authority to seize the steel industry, ordering the mills to be returned to private ownership. CIO Chief Murray had ordered a nationwide steel strike, while a labor walkout loomed and court opinions cited constitutional limits on presidential power.
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Murray
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Congress
Supreme Court of Pet
Summer Time Visits With Blue Eyed Lady
A poetic note describes a blue eyed woman with gold hair arriving for a long stay as emerald meadows bloom. The piece marks her arrival and the accompanying sense that summer, warmth, and sunshine are on their way with gold flecked light.
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