Westminster Institute Opens Fifth Industrial Conference
Westminster's fifth annual Industrial Management Conference began with 55 participants from tri state companies attending a two week session. Dr. Millard C. Faught spoke on The Dynamics of Modern Management and The Basic But Changing Structure of Production. Future highlights include talks by Dr. Robert K. Burns of the University of Chicago and a June 18 panel on supervisor problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster
Samuel H. Sloan
Millard C. Faught
Faught Co., Inc
New York City
Robert K. Burns
Industrial Relations Center
University of Chicago
Herbert Goodwin
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dan Farrell
U. S. Steel Corp
Revolt Against Government Quickly Ended in South America
The uprising led by Adolfo Cesar Phillipeaux in Santa Rosa and Oscar Lorenzo Cogorno at La Plata collapsed after bombing by Avro Lincoln bombers and a Catalina plane. Retired Generals Valle and Tanco identified as revolt leaders, with 14 rebels executed or captured in Buenos Aires province.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolfo Cesar Phillipeaux
Santa Rosa
Oscar Lorenzo Cogorno
la Plata
Buenos Aires
Juan Jose Valle
Raul Tanco
Peron
Phillipeau
13Th Cavalry Regiment
Portage Woman Drowns After Dizzy Spells On Bridge
Laura Ann Ruffing 64 of Portage R D 1 is drowned in Little Conemaugh Creek during weekend police believe she fell from a bridge on Route 53 while walking after reported dizzy spells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portage, Pa
INS
Laura Ann Ruffing
Portage R.D
Little Conemaugh Creek
Cambria County
Postal union officials air grievances at New Castle meeting
New Castle hosted a gathering of postal workers and union leaders including Abe Goff Frank M Clark and Charles Rosenberger. They condemned incompetent supervisors and political appointees while supporting higher pay raises retirement reform and union recognition. Speakers outlined plans for new examination schemes and career status for substitutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGrath
Abe Goff
Post Office Department
Goff
Frank M. Clark
Charles Rosenberger
New Jersey
John J. Leahy
Postal Department
Leahy
William Weldon
Woman’s Auxiliary F. P. O.C
Thomas J. Horner
St. Mary's Church
Informer in Brink's gang slaying tied to Boston suspect
An unidentified man linked to Jordan Perry, 31, of Boston's South End, tipped authorities after four months in hiding following the Brink's gang roundup on January 12. Perry, arrested in Baltimore last week, helped recover about $100,000 in stolen loot and faced an anticipated Boston arraignment on accessory charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brink
Cameron
Jordan Perry
Boston
South End
Baltimore
Perry
First Heat Wave Grips Nation With Sweating Travel
The first big heat wave of the season drives thousands of families to the roads and jams beaches across many states. Drowning incidents rise with at least 22 weekend drownings reported in an eight state Midwest region, including six in Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ings
Midwest
Wisconsin
Pa Newe Observes Pa Newe Observes Daily Vacation Bible School
Pa Newce warns vacation travelers to secure homes and cancel deliveries. East Side buses run new Sunday schedules toward Jameson Memorial Hospital with no transfer for east side riders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Side
Jefferson St
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Textile workers and AVCO reach three year wage pact
The AFL CIO Textile Workers union and American Viscose Corp. agreed on a three year wage contract covering Pennsylvania West Virginia and Virginia. The pact provides a four per cent raise for all job classifications effective June 1 1957 with hourly increases from five to nine cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Aflcio Textile Workers Union
American Viscose Corp
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Virginia
Acting Mayor Chester Sweesy Leads City Council in Absence of Mayor
Chester C. Sweesy served as acting mayor and council chairman in the absence of Mayor Edward A. De Carbo, who is with the Marines at Camp Pendleton. City Clerk Jack Fritz handled roll calls as Sweesy guided the meetings with dispatch and noted Sweesy had no police court duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester C. Sweesy
Edward A. DeCarbo
Marines
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Jack Fritz
Aves
Wayes
Sweesy
Moser Services Planned After Death in Girard
William R. Moser 84 of 32 Emma S&t Girard Ohio died at home Friday at 6 15 p m after ten weeks illness He was born July 16 1871 in Girard son of Philip and Emma Richards Moser A retired civil engineer and dog fancier he belonged to the First Christian Church He leaves his wife Mayme White and a son William P of Phoenix Arizona plus a grandchild Funeral services will be at 3 p m Tuesday at the Blackstone Funeral Home Liberty Street Girard with calling Sunday and Monday from 2 4 and 7 9 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R. Moser
Emma S&t
Girard
Philip
Emma Richards Moser
Martin Tod Co
Moser
First Christian Church
Mayme White
William P
Phoenix
Ariz
Blackstone Funeral Home
Liberty St
Plan to Solve State Turnpike Finances Proposed
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Chair G Franklin MacSorley suggested borrowing 5 million dollars using 25 million dollars in surplus construction funds as collateral. He said current car tolls could stay the same if Fidelity Philadelphia Trust Co approves the financing, noting the 25 million was originally borrowed for the Northeastern extension but is now deemed surplus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
G. Franklin MacSorley
Commission
McSorley
Fidelity - Philadelphia Trust Co
Grove City student completes sophomore year summer visit
Carey G. Richabaugh of Grove City College completes his sophomore year and spends the summer with his parents Rev. and Mrs. C. E. Richabaugh at 700 W. Clayton St. The Misses Nancy and Stephanie Conover of Upper Montclair N J return home after a week with their aunt Mrs Lawrence Byers on Pulaski Rd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carey G. Richabaugh
Grove City College
C. E. Richabaugh
Clayton St
Nancy
Stephanie Conover
Upper Mt. Clair
N. J
Lawrence Byers
Pulaski Rd
Missionary Society Meeting at Union Baptist
Afro-American News reports the Y. W. Home Missionary Society of the Union Baptist church will meet tonight at 7 30 p m at the home of Mrs Alberta Mangham for a church group gathering and discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y. W. Home Missionary Society of the
Union Baptist Church
Alberta Mangham
Pittsburgh Man Monoxide Victim
John F. E. Bakey aged 38 of Pittsburgh was found dead about 1030 a m Sunday in Washington Township near No 2 Mine. Coroner and state police investigated and ruled carbon monoxide poisoning with death likely around noon Saturday. The body was found in the Bakey car by Robert Morris Jr and son who entered the area to fish. Residents said the car entered the lake area around 11 am Saturday. The body was removed to a Pittsburgh funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John FE. Bakey
Pittsburgh
Washington
No. 2
John A. Meehan, Jr
Bakey
Robert Morris and Son
R. D. J. Volant
1956 Could See New Mark for Divorces in County
The county reports a strong year for marriages and rising divorces with monthly figures through May and totals from 1946 to 1955. Past years show 11,303 marriages and 1,830 divorces, with 1954 featuring the highest divorce percentage relative to marriages.
Left hand lacerations from hunting knife accident in Jameson
Fred Duff Jr aged 28 of 433 Sheridan Ave was treated at Jameson Memorial Hospital at 6 35 p m Sunday for lacerations to the index and little fingers of the left hand received while using a hunting knife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Duff, Jr
Sheridan Ave
Jameson Memorial Hospitals
Centerville marriage license filed for unusually aged couple
Centerville Michigan reported Samuel N. Sheppard aged 93 and Annie Miller 81 applied for a marriage license on Saturday. The unusual ages drew attention as the couple sought legal union in a small Midwestern town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centerville, Mich
Samuel N. Sheppard
Annie Miller
Deaths Of The Day Directory Preview
A daily notice lists forthcoming funerals with interment place director name time of service and calling hours in the classified section for reader reference.
Multiple Obituaries in Butler Area, 1950s
Three local death notices from Butler area: Mrs. Sarah Walters 80 of 1119 W. Washington St. died at New Castle Hospital after four weeks of illness. Mrs. Charles H. Young 76 of 314 E. Wallace Ave. died in Smith Bishop Nursing Home. Edwin R. Fry 71 of 109 W. Grant St. died at Jameson Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. Services set at local funeral homes with details of survivors and interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Walters
Washington St
New Castle Hospital
William
Maria Ritchie Butler
First Christian Church
Florence Hamilton
Cuningham Funeral Home
Washington
Chestnut
Park Chapman
Greenwood Cemetery
Edwin R. Fry
W. Grant St
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Butler County
Jonas
Cynthia Ellen Weller Fry
Pennsylvania Engineering Co
Carnegie Illinois Steel Plant
Fry
Majhoning Lodge
A. M.valley of New Castle
Louise Williams Fry
Geraldine Fry
Robert Fry
Blanche Gibson
Warren Broadbent
C. L. Martin
Chester Rodgers
Boyd-Myers
N. Jefferson St
Gene Stone
Oak Park Cemetery
Miss Anna Leonhardt Dies in Wilkinsburg After Long Illness
Miss Anna Mary Leonhardt of Wilkinsburg Pennsylvania died at her nephew Fred Stewart home on Beulah Road in Wilkinsburg on Sunday morning after a several years illness. Born in Slippery Rock Two she was a daughter of Charles and Christine Weingartner Leonhardt and a retired school teacher who taught in several county schools and in Thad-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Mary Leonhardt
Wilkinsburg
Pittsburgh
Maryland Ave
Fred Stewart
Beulah Road
Slippery Rock
Charles and
Christine Weingartner Leonhardt
Thad
Obituary notices for Leonhardt and Vitale families published
Miss Leonhardt, longtime member of St John’s Lutheran church and local women’s groups, died after ill health. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday at Howard Reynolds Funeral Home Adams St with Oak Park cemetery interment. John Vitale, 79, of 122 Bear E Division St died June 10 in New Castle Hospital after a short illness. Funeral from DeCarbo Funeral Home Wednesday June 13 at 8:30 p.m. with Solemn Requiem High Mass at St Vitus Church and burial in St Vitus cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deus Stevens
Leonhardt
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Women’s Missionary Society
Victory Bible
B.P.W
Slippery Rock
Rose Point Academy
N.E. Ohio Normal School
Howard Reynolds
Adams St
Oak Park
Reynolds
John Vitale
Bear E. Division St
New Castle Hospital
Pietramelara
Italy
Ralph
Lucrecia Vitale
America
New Castle
Todd Hotel
Youngstown
St. Vitus Church
Ann Vitale
Gaetano
Anthony Vitale
DeCarbo Funeral Home
Cunningham and
Sutton St
St. Vitus
Local teacher John Lenhardt shot dead in Lowellville area
John Edwin Lenhardt 42 of 364 Lincoln Ave Youngstown was found dead Saturday near his mother Blance Lenhardt's farm in Lowellville Lawrence County. Coroner and state police said a self inflicted wound from a .22 caliber automatic appears to be the cause. Lenhardt a language and chemistry teacher born March 10 1914 in Lowellville served in World War II. He taught in Lisbon Ohio and was married to Ilse Lang of Munich Germany in 1950. Surviving are his wife five sisters and four brothers. Services 2 p m Tuesday at Mahoning U P church Rev David White to officiate. Interment Lowellville. Family hours today 2–4 and 7–9 at Cunningham Funeral Home Lowellville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Edwin Lenhardt
Lincoln Ave
Youngstown
Blance Lenhardt
R. D
Lowellville
Lawrence County
John Meehan
Lenhardt
Lisbon
Ohio
John
Blanche Kensey Lenhardt
Carbon Limestone Co
Mahoning U. P. Church
Ilse Lang
Munich
Germany
Blance Lenharat
Ilse
Gladys Dickson
Jack Stiles
Paul Meehan
Pittsburgh
Virginia Gibboney
Michael Brindza
New Bedford
Paul
Anthony
Donald
Bay of U
Mahoning
Postal Clerks Elect State Officers Sunday
The three day postal clerks convention concluded with elections for the Pennsylvania Federation of Postal Clerks and the state Woman's Auxiliary. Elected were Francis J. Bellew president Bethlehem John Carroll treasurer Chester Paul Osborne secretary Jeanette Joseph L. Reels publicity chairman Allentown and Thomas Churchill vice president for seven Western Pennsylvania counties. Ladies Auxiliary officers include Doris Scott Bethlehem Helen Bayak Allentown and delegates Marion Shaw Greensburg and Rose Marie Delle Reading with other listed leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Federation of Postal Clerks
State
Woman's Auxiliary
Francis J. Bellew
Bethlehem
John Carroll
Chester
Paul Osborne
Jeanette
Joseph L. Reels
Allentown
Thomas Churchill
Pittsburgh Road
Pennsylvania
Doris Scott
Helen Bayak
New Castle
Priscilla Benning
Erie
Joseph Keating
Scranton
Rose Marie Delle
Reading
Marion Shaw
Greensburg
President Is Visited By His Daughter-In-Law
Mamie Eisenhower arranged a bedside visit for President Eisenhower from his daughter-in-law Barbara nine years after her marriage to Maj John Eisenhower. The visit marked Barbara and John’s ninth anniversary as the couple and the First Lady noted the upcoming 40th wedding anniversary for the President and Mamie in nine days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Wiggins
United Press
Washington
Mamie Eisenhower
Barbara
Eisenhower
Maj
John Eisenhower
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Tri-State
Sion
Florist’s Telegraph
Weingartner
N. Mill St
Lenele
Reasonable Prices Service
Jack Gerson
Jeweler
Mil
Raette
Bee Eee
Haenick’s
E. Long Ave
Traffic Club
New Castle News
Elks Club
Robert R. Kelley
William H. Shaw
Don Bartlett
Jerry Halen
Arthur W. Walters
Gerald Mooney
Carl Sager
Robert Loudon
Pa Newe
Pa Newce
Chester Sweesy
New Borough
New Wilmington
Young AT
Joseph
Ang
A&p
Mrs
Charles H. Young
E. Wallace Ave
Thomas Uber
This City
Dorothy Young
Henry Herchenroether
Ben Avon
Ina Fullerton
Covert Station
Maude Smiley
Los Angeles
Ed. Brown
Charles Brown
John R. Hodge
Robert F. Galbreath
Castle View Burial Park
Hodge
Anna M. Leonhardt
John E. Lenhardt
Jesse N. Kerr
Ee. Ee
Beneficial Consumer Discount Co
Cor. E. Washington & Mill
Oliver
Ellwood City
Lawrence Avenue
Grd
Plaza
Dad
Cor
North & Mercer St
del Johnston
Ren
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