Operation Comet Defense Drills Across Western Pennsylvania
Organ ized Reserve Corps and Civil Air Patrol joined civilian defense agencies in a weekend drill named Operation Comet. Lawrence and Mercer counties formed Pittsburgh task force, with New Castle as HQ and units at New Castle Mercer Sharon and Greenville. Capt. Paul W Leasure led the message center in the Greer Building as Col. Cornell directed operations.
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Organized Reserve Corps
Civil Air Patrol
Pennsylvania
Lawrence
Mercer County
Pittsburgh
Glenn Cornell
Waldron Curley
Nord
New Castle
Mercer
Sharon
Greenville
Greer Building
Paul W. Leasure
Col
Cornell
Jacob Wachtman
Mahoning Valley
Curley
Col. Cornell
Greer
Leasure
Signal Corps
Criminal Investigation Department
Security Payments Lost From Wrong Information
Myron Milbouer, manager of the Social Security office in New Castle, warns that well meant tips from friends lead to lost retirement or survivor benefits. Local cases show people delay applying due to myths about property ownership birth certificates and income. He urges checking directly with the SSA. there is no charge for assistance, especially for those 65 and over or survivors of a deceased person.
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Myron Milbouer
Social Security
New Castle
Social Security Office
Mr. Milhouer
Milhouer
Social Security Administration
Milbouer
Uranium Found By Argentines
The Argentine press reports important uranium deposits in Catamarca on the Andes slopes. Early lab tests show ore with a high percentage of radioactive elements. Argentines hope these discoveries will elevate the country into a leading world power in the atomic age. New York City notes about 600 miles of waterfront.
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Buenos Aires
INS
Catamarca
Argentina
West’s Bad Men Overglamorized in Western Lore
Denver novelist William MacLean Raine argues that famed outlaws like Billy the Kid and Jesse James are mythologized. He says gunmen gamblers and fugitives were only about one tenth of early western communities, while nine tenths were law‑abiding settlers building homes and towns.
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Denver
INS
Billy the Kid
Jesse James
William MacLean Raine
Western Authority
Civic Celebration To Honor Woolley At Saratoga Dinner
Saratoga Springs plans a community testimonial dinner August 1 for its favorite son Monty Woolley. The bearded actor has praised his hometown, calling Saratoga Springs the good way of life with its unique beauty long established in his heart.
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Saratoga Springs
N. Y
INS
Monty Woolley
Taking Guests in Stride and Simple Hospitality
The piece urges informal hosting to honor friends by inviting them into the family kitchen rather than staging elaborate dinners. It emphasizes warmth, everyday meals like potato soup and bread, and the comfort of shared family moments as true welcome. It recalls a memory of eating with the Li family in China, highlighting informality over formality.
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CID
R. Papa
Ellwood City
Papa
China
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Lack Of Balanced Diet Kills Ducks
The Dalton cut-off near Glasgow saw about two thousand wild ducks die last winter from lead poisoning after eating lead shot pellets amid a poor diet. Scientists say ducks on a balanced diet can survive shot exposure, while corn only diets prove fatal.
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Glasgow
Dalton
Sturgeon Weight Record Mistakenly Reported
A fragment from R J Scott notes a sturgeon with weight claimed near a fifth of its total, mentioning Ked Rang Paton Syms in ambiguous context. The readable text suggests a nineteenth century fish weight observation and associated names, though details are incomplete.
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Ked Rang Paton
Couple Reunited After 49 Year Gap Wed In Yuma
In Pomona California two former lovers Robert L. Hart and Mrs Ancil Bean aged 72 and 71 married after quarreling in 1900 and living with other partners. They reconnected and chose Yuma Arizona for elopement amid years apart and separate marriages. Meanwhile Cleveland residents face a flocking pigeon problem as wild pigeons overwhelm the city and disturb songbirds.
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Pomona
Calif
INS
Robert L. Hart
Ancil Bean
Health rule for parents during infantile paralysis epidemic
A good health rule for Parents to impress upon children in infantile paralysis epidemic areas is to avoid crowds and places where close con tact with other persons is likely.
Roadside Rests Erected In Ten Counties In State
Harrisburg reports ten roadside rests built and maintained by the State Highway department available during the Memorial Day holiday. Each site includes fire places picnic tables water toilets and rubbish containers with plans for a rest in every county. Existing locations along Route 1 6 15 62 220 309 322 and 611 include Delaware Tioga Bradford Lycoming Sullivan Bucks Mifflin Clearfield and Monroe. The Forestry unit keeps rests neat for motorists on Pennsylvania highways. Drive Slow Children Move Fast.
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Harrisburg
State Highway Department
U. S
Delaware
Tioga
Bradford
Lycoming
Venango
Sullivan
Bucks
Mifflin
Clearfield
Monroe
Pennsylvania
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Matrix College
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the National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
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