Progress At Castlewood Civic Meeting Discusses Water Plan
The Castlewood Civic association met at East New Castle Grange Hall to review plans for bringing city water to the rural district with a booster tank and fire hydrants, noting a full study is needed due to high costs. They privacy considered road improvements on Cline Hill and consulted legal advice on a zoning ordinance. The group praised Shenango school for an advertising bill poster project and announced the next meeting on July 10 with a musical program featuring local performers.
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Castlewood
East New Castle
Franklin Long
Water Committee
Schill
Sutton
Ellwood City
Cline Hill Road
Martin
Department of Highways
Evertt McCracken
Glenn Johnson
Shenango School
the Jive Comboes
Betty Baney
Mickey Kraynac
Darling Young
Ellwood City High School
Bobby Kewait
Carol Sue Timbbline
Shirley Thomas
Patty Mentzer
Shirley Detrich
Barbara Lee Mentzer
Strong Opposition to Court Decisions on Racial Segregation
Washington dispatch notes mounting opposition to three Supreme Court rulings ending segregation in railroad dining cars and universities. The Court ordered UT Law School to admit a black student and Oklahoma to desegregate facilities, prompting Gov. Herman Talmadge of Georgia to vow noncompliance.
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Washington
INS
Supreme Court
South
High Court
University of Texas
University of Oklahoma
Georgia
Herman Talmadge
Talmadge
Missionary Rally At United Brethren Church
Rev C E Carlson of Sierra Leone West Africa will speak at a missionary rally at United Brethren First Church North Crawford Avenue Wednesday at 7 45 PM He is veteran of field work and will describe his mission with special music planned for the service.
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First United Brethren Church
North Crawford Avenue
C. E. Carlson
Sierra Leone
West Africa
United Brethren Church
Croton Playground Names Leaders For Summer
The Croton playground opened with 25 children running for office under supervisor Mrs Morfydd Brown. Votes cast at 2 pm elected boys leader Michael Lastoria and girls leader Valjean Fenati for a two week term. Betty Cimini and Michael Lastoria led Story Hour while Walter Fragnelli Fred Hartfelder and William Rieck began tryouts for softball teams.
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Croton
Morfydd Brown
Michael Lastoria
Valjean Fenati
Betty Cimini
Alice Lastoria
Dorothy Lazor
Walter Fragnelli
Fred Hartfelder
William Rieck
Jefferson School Plans Reunion Homecoming Picnic
Jefferson township consolidated school in Butler county hosts a reunion and homecoming picnic on June 13 inviting all former attendees. Dinner is scheduled for 12 o'clock. The note notes a broad audience of newspaper readers as comic strip fans.
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Jefferson Township
Butler County
America
New Bedford Man Granted Patent for Spike Forging Method
On May 16 1950 the US Patent Office issued patent 2507817 to Irwin Ropp of New Bedford Pennsylvania and Wilbert S Blackstone of Youngstown Ohio for a method and apparatus to heat and forge elongated metal blanks into railroad spikes and the like. The invention centers blanks heat at center and ends then clamp cold sections to forge two spikes in one operation with later forming tips.
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United States Patent Office
Irwin Ropp
New Bedford
Wilbert S. Blackstone
Youngstown
Ohio
Messrs
Rapid upsetting machine trims scale in coil production
A patent by Messrs. Ropp and Blackstone describes a machine that feeds locally heated blanks in rapid succession for three coils. The setup minimizes scale formation and debris ingress, enabling uninterrupted operation. All operations on each blank are timed and consecutive for fast production and high quality. The application, filed December 9, 1947, contains eighteen originality claims.
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Messrs. Ropp and Blackstone
Brigham Young Opens First U.S. Department Store
Brigham Young launches a pioneering department store in Salt Lake City Utah signaling a new retail model. The move headlines a transformation in local commerce and consumer access in the early era.
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Brigham Young
United
Salt Lake City
Utah
Pollock Grounds Begins Season Opens on Pollock Avenue
Opening day at Pollock avenue playground drew mothers and friends for a day of sports and games. Children enjoyed basketball tether ball checkers jacks and tennis while dogs were shown and handicraft projects under way led by instructors Mary and Rose Marie Sands. Team captains will be chosen this week and a events schedule set. Fathers will receive leather belts crafted by the children for Father’s Day.
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Pollock Avenue
Mary and
Rose Marie Sands
Oakland Auxiliary To Meet Wednesday
Members of the Oakland Sports men's auxiliary will meet at the home of Mrs. Andrew Novotne on Elmwood Street Wednesday evening at 7 30 oclock.
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Oakland
Oakland Sportsmen's Auxiliary
Andrew Novotne
Elmwood Street
California Voters Head to Polls in Key Primary
California voters go to the polls for a nationally significant primary highlighted by Governor Earl Warren seeking a third term against James Roosevelt. A U.S. Senate seat is also in play as voters weigh contest and party influence.
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San Rnancisco
INS
California
Earl Warren
James Roosevelt
United States
California primaries shape up with Downey vacancy and 22 seats
The race centers on the Downey Senate vacancy and a three way gubernatorial contest drawing national attention. Vying in the primaries are 22 congressional seats with Clair Engle unopposed for a 23rd seat. Turnout among about 4.9 million voters is expected to be modest.
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Sheridan Downey
Clair Engle
Red Bluff
Golden State
Mole detects vibrations through soil via nose
The piece notes a mole uses its sensitive nose to sense worm and beetle movements through several inches of soil and mentions Death Valley forming about 12,000,000 years ago in California.
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California
Death Valley
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