Annexation Move Gains Final Passage
Ellwood City Borough Council approved the Hellaire plan of about 10 acres in Wayne township adjacent to the borough on third reading by a 5 to 4 vote with Clarence Scott absent. The Larks Spur annexation was also advanced on first reading as developers Haber man and Kemp plan a five acre hilltop project. streets will be dirt and require council approval before construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hellaire
Wayne Township
Ellwood City
Clarence Scott
Bellaire
Lorne Haberman
Russell Kemp
Tony Turner
Electric Committee
Pennsylvania Power
Borough Electric
Rubino
Rodgers
Dave Jones
Ralph Costa
William MecGlincy
Perry
R. W. Humphrey
County Commissioners
Lawrence County
Louis Simon
Tom Sitler
Atty
Marvin Luxenberg
Wilbert McKim
Community Fair Plans Continued
Council meeting at Frisco Fire Hall discussed progress of the community fair with eight organizations present. Appreciation was voiced for John Popescu of Blue Sky Drive-In and Art Miller for recent sponsorship, and a fair committee meeting was scheduled at Robert Doak's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frisco
Paul Kimmel
Robert Doak
John Popescu
Blue Sky Drive-In
Art Miller
Camporee and Jubilee Highlight Ellwood City Weekend
The annual Boy Scouts camporee in Ewing Park is planned for today and Saturday with parental visits announced. Geneva College alumni mark a diamond jubilee with a 4 PM Saturday reception led by Rev. How ard Emrick and Dr. Charles M. Lee and a 6 15 PM Diamond Jubilee dinner. The week features vacation bible schools, home painting, roof retention and new bleachers at Ewing Park fields. A policemen s pension benefit dance is set for June 10 at Sons of Italy hall with Sammy Kaye and his orchestra. Soap box derby clinics are at Glen Avenue Chevrolet garage with race slated for July 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts of the Connoquenessing District
Ewing Park
Geneva College Alumni Association
Howard Emrick
First Methodist Church
Charles M. Lee
Ellwood City
Chevrolet
Glen Avenue
Jaycees
Eagles and Rotary Triumph in Knee Hi Night Action
Eagles edged VFW 4-3 in the eighth to remain undefeated. Sons of Italy beat Frisco 49ers 5-4 and Rotary defeated Lions 9-3. Ron Hughes fanned 16 for VFW, Smith 12 for Eagles. SOI improved to 1-0 with two rainouts. Evening games Friday include Moose versus Elks and Knee Hi matchups.
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Eagles
VFW
Sons of Italy
Frisco 49Ers
Rotary
Lions
Ron Hughes
Dave Smith
49Ers
Bartel
Caspard
Bishop
Beltz
Raman
Ripper
SOI
Rotarians
Craig
Antinossi
Porter
Faurie
Action Friday
Moose
Elks
Steelworkers
Clover Farm
Merchants
Legion
Kiwanis
Knee Hi
Manufacturers and Merchants
Rotary Talk on Crippled Children Topics at Dinner
Jeanne M. Doherty county crippled children official spoke at the Rotary club dinner in Connoquenessing country club about the work at the Ellwood City Clinic and a New Castle treatment center film. She noted 43 patients receive Thursday visits at the Municipal building clinic. Melvin Haines introduced the speaker and Erle Yahn gave theInvocation. A special guest was C L Johnston Ellwood City chamber of commerce secretary.
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Jeanne M. Doherty
Crippled Children
Rotary Club
Connoquenessing Country Club
New Castle
Ellwood City
Melvin Haines
Erle Yahn
C. L. Johnston
Playgrounds Open June 13 By Ellwood City Commission
Ellwood City playground commission announces a summer program from June 13 to August 19 with crafts, games, and sports. Bill Spellman directs sites North Side West End Hartman Ewing Park Rolling Hills Walnut Ridge Rosanna Street and Shuffle Shop Third Ward. Miss Shirley Calvert leads crafts half days. numerous weekly activities and events listed with supervisors at each site.
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Ellwood City
Shirley Calvert
Chicora
Nancy Miller
Rosanna Street
Ray Viccari
Louise Nocera
Rosemarie de Caria
Circle School
Marilyn Emrick
Mary Lou Morelli
Miss Calvert
Ellwood City Civil Defense Auxiliary Plans Graduation Night
At the Municipal Building the Ellwood City Civil Defense auxiliary police group outlined graduation exercises for Saturday at 7 30 p.m. All graduates and others missing diplomas should attend. Edgar Ickes led the meeting and a new American flag for the defense room was approved. State CD license plates were issued to officers and ward chiefs. The next unit meeting is July 7.
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Ellwood City
Civil Defense Auxiliary Police
Edgar Ickes
Civil Defense Room
Joseph Clark
Methodist DVBS To Start Monday At First Methodist
The Daily Vacation Bible School at First Methodist church begins 9 a m Monday and runs two weeks excluding weekends with a closing date of June 17. Mrs John Hull directs. Classes serve children aged 4 through 12 focusing on family, friends, love, and Christian living. Assistants include Carolyn Miller Patty Strohl Patty Dougherty Joyce Medard Susan Hill Eugenia Smith James Irwin Tom Miller and Frank Pohols ky.
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Bible School of
The
First Methodist Church
John Hull
George Burt
Merle Schilling
Charles Schilling
Emerson Walker
Glenn Roach
F. P. Wigton
Don Peterson
Samuel Stilley
Harry Gordon
Carolyn Miler
Patty Strohl
Patty Dougherty
Joyce Medard
Susan Hill
Eugenia Smith
James Irwin
Tom Miller
Frank Poholsky
Council Rejects RR Gate Plan At Fourth Street
Ellwood City Borough Council voted to protest the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad plan to install automatic signals at the Fourth Street crossing. The action, taken at a special meeting, follows a February decision to support gates if there were no protests and PUC approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellwood City
Fourth Street
R. W. Humphrey
Public Utility Commission
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
PUC
Ray Conner
Utility Committee
B and C Railroad
James Morrison Taken By Death
James D Morrison aged 71 of Camp Run Perry Township died at 5 am Friday at his sister Mrs J E Van Gorders home 628 Line Ave after eight months illness He was born October 9 1883 in Perry Township a farmer and Mountville United Presbyterian Church member He leaves another sister Miss Elizabeth Morrison and a sister Mrs James V Aiken who died in 1959 Friends will be received Contrucci Funeral Home Fifth St Friday 7 9 pm Saturday 2 4 and 7 9 pm Funeral 2 30 pm Sunday Rev William Hendricks officiating Interment Wurtemburg United Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
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James D. Morrison
Camp Run
Perry Township
J. E. van Gorder
Line Avenue
David Alexander
Eliza Stamm Morrison
Mountville
Elizabet Morrison
James V. Aiken
Contrucci
Fifth Street
William Hendricks
Wurtemburg United Presbyterian Church
U P Church Youth Earn Way To Camp
United Presbyterian youth in Western Pennsylvania earned camp trips at Camp Lambec on Lake Erie through a merit system. Virginia Beighey and Nick Luca led with hours above goal, while others earned partial sponsorships based on points and fees. Camps depart June 17 with Rev. Robert D. Rose addressing campers at Camp Lambec.
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United Presbyterian Church
United Presbyterian Churches of
Western Pennsylvania
Lambec
Lake Erie
Virginia Beighey
Nick Luca
Scott Swartz
Bill Gross
Dudley Rose
Lynn Roxbury
Martin Goff
Robert D. Rose
Camp Lambec
County Nurses Picnic At Ellwood City Park
About 100 people attended the county nurses picnic at Ewing Park with Ellwood City nurses club hosting Lawrence County Nurses Association. Miss Norma Palmgren presided as club president. a nomination report was presented and the annual election is planned for September. The evening ended with social time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ewing Park
Ellwood City Nurses Club
Lawrence County Nurses Association
Norma Palmgren
Ellwood Nurses Club
Soldiers Attendance Contest At DVB School In First Christian
The Daily Vacation Bible school at First Christian church runs Tuesday through Friday June 10 with 164 total enrollment led by the Primary department at 47. Rev. R. W. Stewart directs the event themed Heroes of the Cross and closes with a noon picnic at shelter 20 Ewing Park and a 7:45 p.m. closing program on June 12 featuring handiwork.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Christian Church
R. W. Stewart
Ewing Park
George Seaman
Earl Burnside
Paul McDowell
Willis, Coblentz
Charles Jenkins
Harry Lusher
Etta Marie McCurdy
June Coblentz
Clyde McCurdy
Patty Seaman
Walter Howell
Frank Gallaher
George Moore
Clifford Deemer
Russell Shaffer
Evelyn Buchman
Peggy Yeykal
Ralph Sabatino
William M. McClintock
Lester Boots
Larry Coblentz
Donna Strohecker
Elsie Holman
Nancy Blazin
Violet Strohecker
Andy Heinz
James Cable
David Higgins
George Newton
Beverly McDowell
Paul Cragle
Floyd Wiley
Thomas Jenkins
Jacob Figurel
Ellwood City Hospital Notes
A list of discharged and listed residents associated with Ellwood City Hospital. Names include John Wiltrout, Harry Ritter, Michael Huber, Mrs. Lawrence Strutt, Louise Berendt, Nancy Leech, Mrs. Nickolay Kowalcuk, James Wallace, Carl Stoops, John Wal fon he, Mrs. Crawford Anderson, George Curry, Salvatore Cogliano, Erika Pitelka, and others with street addresses such as 503 Lawrence Avenue and 712 Line Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wiltrout
Lawrence Avenue
Harry Ritter
R. D
Fombell
Michael Huber
Lawrence Strutt
Aetna
Louise and
Frederick Berendt
Line
Nancy Jean Leech
James Wallace
Glen Avenue
Carl Stoops
New Castle
John
Robert
Kenneth Walfon
Crawford Anderson
George Curry
Pershing Street
Salvatore Cogliano
Wampum Avenue
Erika Pitelka
Second Street
Mary Evans Mat ernity Births Reported
Births listed for Mr and Mrs Berwick Goff at 620 Lawrence avenue a daughter June 3 and for Mrs Remo Silvester and daughter 511 Bell avenue. Also note butter consumption in the U S averages nine pounds per person per year now versus 17 pounds before World War II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berwick Goff
Lawrence Avenue
Remo Silvester
Bell Avenue
Washington
U. S
Ellwood City Council Funds Paving and Street Repairs
Ellwood City borough council discussed summer paving plans and repair work on several streets. Budget review could add 10 000 to the street paving fund as 15 000 allocated will be exhausted by Bridge and Early street projects. Evans Drive and other streets require costly maintenance with school board property owners expected to pay their share. The Evans Drive 80 percent assessment clause was tabled and later votes kept the rule. Oil work on dirt streets planned next week. Alley openings near South Fourth Street and Rosanna to South Second Street were proposed pending council action and guardrails. Curbing on Lawrence Avenue and stop sign studies at Beaver Avenue and Madison Wood were noted. Next council meeting scheduled for Thursday at 7 30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sixth Street
Oscar Dahl
George K. Garrett Co
Universal Machine and Valve Manufacturing Co
Early Street
Second Ward
Dahl
Franklin Avenue
Ellwood City
Bridge Street
Evans Drive
Oak Avenue
Foch Street
William McGlincy
Ralph Costa
McGliney
Nick Perry
McGliny
Fourth Street
Summit Avenue
Perry
Gardner
Rosanna
South Second Streets
Knoll
Gardner Avenues
Steve Rubino
Burgess Joseph McCandless
Birch Way
Wayne
Sixth
Seventh Streets
McGlincy
Costa
Lawrence Avenue
12Th
18Th Streets
Harold Rodgers
Beaver Avenue
Madison Avenue
Wood Street
Municipal Building Council
First Baptist Plans DVBS For June Week
First Baptist Church announces its Daily Vacation Bible School with sessions Monday through Friday June 17 from 9 30 a m to noon for children aged four to 12. The final outdoor picnic and field day will occur at Ewing Park with closing exercises Friday evening. The program under Mrs George Noel will include Bible work music handwork and recreation with a missionary project supporting American Baptist work with American Indians. Staff includes Mesdames Eugene Crawford Carl Willoughby Floyd Cogley Lawrence Wingard Jack Shumaker Chester Hazen Floyd Brown Paul Conner Lester Foreman Harold Young Glenn Haswell Ronald.
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First Baptist Church
Ewing Park
George. Noel
Local residents listed in historical notice
A partial list identifies individuals including Hazen Anthony Macage Bert Cable Robert Powell Clair Lackey Joseph Molnar David J Jones Jr Clyde McGreary Roy Guthrie Clarence Houk Willa M Crowley Clifford Robinson Robert T Jones and Misses Kay Young Rosetta Milnes Rose Spca in a community notice.
New Dentist Needs 7701 To Start
Chicago reports average cost to start a private dental practice at 7701 dollars based on 1951 to 1954 graduates. Regional variation shows Far West near 9000 and Midwest about 6886. Established practices average 4634 with some sales over 10000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Journal of the American Dental Association
Association
Bureau of Economic Research and Statistics
United States
Far West
Midwest
the Journal
Mannequins Show Age At 6 Months
Atlanta sisters Mary and Arthrenne Carter repair and remake shop window dummies creating lifelike faces hair and figure. They repaint noses lips and apply wigs using oil paints and nail polish. Repairs occur about every six months. inexpensive models last 10 years, expensive ones 20 to 30. A tire incident while delivering mannequins drew police attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Mary
Arthrenne Carter
Farm Output Rises Sharply Across Decade in US
With similar land area, US farmers boost output 42 percent since WWI, with corn up 58 percent and potatoes 111 percent. Wheat up 31 percent, cotton 43 percent, milk yield up 24 percent, and eggs 42 percent. Fertilizer use triples and spending on plant and animal disease and pest control rises tenfold, returning a dollar for ten bets. The mix adds about a billion dollars annually to farm income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
United States
College for fishermen eyed in Britain
Modern fishing is so mechanically complex that Britain studies a college for fishermen to train workers for the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College For Fisherman
London
Britain
College For Fishermen
Synthetic Mink Nears Market From Lab Creations
In New York a wave of lab made furs enters the market as beaver sealskin and Persian lamb options appear. Firms like George W. Borg Corp Princeton Knitting Mills and Sidney Blumenthal and Co push synthetic fur lines claiming realistic texture and lower cost. Designers are adopting the furs for fall with experts predicting mink on the market by late fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
George W. Borg Corp
Princeton Knitting Mills
S. B. Silverman
Princeton
Silverman
Sidney Blumenthal and Co
Robert Sweet
Vera Maxwell
Bonnie Cashin
Greta Plattry
Emily Wilkens
Claire McCardell
Egypts 1954 rough rice crop hits record high
Cairo reports 1 093 000 tons of rough rice harvested in 1954, up 68 percent from 1953 and the largest crop since 1950. Yield per acre reached its highest level in 30 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Cairo
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Mr. Elc
Rotary Sons of
Italy
Pebster
Osfew
Hersia Trips
Defense Group
Methodist
Michigan
Detroit
Grand. Rapids
Flint
Howard Johnson
Boyd Barrett
Borough Electrician and Electric Committee
James Morrison
U.P. Church
Ellwood City Hospital
Nickolay Kowalcuk
Mary Evans
First Baptist
Triangle Stores
Libby
Krogerz Cp
le Ode LY Rd
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