House of Savoia Auxiliary Marks 17th Anniversary
The Casa Savoia Auxiliary celebrated seventeen years with a 6:30 p m banquet in King Humbert Hall. Mayor Edward A DeCarbo and other officers praised the group for its community welfare work and industry projects for the city while members paid tribute to founders and leaders.
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Casa Savoia
King Humbert Hall
Mabel Mastrangelo
William F. DeCarbo
Casa Savoia Society
James Cepro
Charles Santillo
Vito Colello
Cataldo Burrelli
Edward A. DeCarbo
DeCarbo Is
Clotilda Ross
House of Savoia
Mary Conti
Frank Jovanella
Christopher Columbus Auxiliary
Floyd Simione
House of
Benevolent auxiliary marks eighteenth year with thanks
Mrs Mastrangelo praised the group and Italian gratitude for support as head of a large membership. She named and thanked her committee and presented a gift to Mrs Simione to commemorate the start of the eighteenth year of the benevolent auxiliary.
Wool Growers Urged to Hold Receipts for Wool Pay
Lawrence county wool producers must keep sale receipts for clip wool lambs and yearlings to qualify for the 1956 wool incentive program running April 1 1955 to March 31 1956. Hileman says eligibility and payment amounts depend on these slips.
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Lawrence County
W. Carl Hileman
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Hileman
Six GM Plants Closed Because Of Wildcat Strikes
General Motors shut six plants employing nearly 23 000 workers due to material shortages from wildcat strikes. The stoppages followed the strikes that began before GM and the CIO United Auto Workers signed a new contract this week. Last week GM halted operations in 20 Chevrolet plants, sending about 60 000 workers home.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
CIO
United Auto Workers
Chevrolet
Narvik
Norway
June Promises High Profits for New Castle Homeowners
June could be one of the most profitable months for property owners in New Castle and similarly one of the quietest for city firemen. Fire alarms total 11 in the first 17 days, suggesting substantial savings in potential losses, with losses this month already far below the two year average.
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New Castle
Senate Urges Ratification of Austrian Treaty
The Senate foreign relations committee urged ratification though it admits the Austrian treaty does not satisfy all parties. The panel says no treaty fully does and this pact is no exception. Democratic leaders expect quick, overwhelming ratification. It adds the agreement secures Austrian independence and avoids onerous terms delaying its effectiveness.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Afro-American musical program at St Paul Baptist Church
A musical program at St Paul Baptist Church will be held Sunday June 19 at 3 30 p m. Performers include Mrs Otha Jackson Mrs Vermell Jackson Four Cheers Clifford Connors Mrs Claudia Smith Heavenly Echoes John Bell and others sponsored by the pastor s aid led by president Mrs R B Moore.
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St. Paul Baptist Church
Otha Jackson
Vermell Jackson
Cheers
Clifford Connors
Claudia Smith
Heavenly Echoes
John Bell
Pastor’s Aid
R. B. Moore
Strike Ends Short Time After Picketing Begins
Engineers and ranking technicians at RCA plants in Camden area called off a strike less than an hour after picket lines formed. The 1223 members of the Association of Professional Engineering Personnel reached an agreement with the company.
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Camden
N. J
INS
RCA
Association of Professional Engineering Personnel
Ed Darby
Union Baptist Church
J. L. McFarland
Erie
Second Baptist Church
New pea harvester claims world first automatic machine
Casablanca engineer Georges Rognon announces a successful automatic harvester for peas lentils and beans. In a farm test it reaped 75 acres of peas in a single day. The report notes over 2 000 lute types crafted in Great Britain.
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Casablanca
Morocco
Georges Rognon
Attempt To Blow Sunken Submarine From Water Fails
PORTLAND England UP An attempt to blow the sunken British submarine Sidon to the surface with compressed air failed today. The submarine exploded and sank Thursday with a loss of 13 lives. Royal Navy divers probed the shattered hull for survivors while lifting vessels prepared to haul Sidon from 30 feet of water.
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Portland
England
Sidon
Royal Navy
Portland Harbor
Navy
Admiralty
India Counts 700,600 Urban Employers
New Delhi reports 15,900,000 self supporting urban persons across industries and services. Among them 14,300,000 are males, with 700,000 employers, 8,800,000 employees, and 6,400,000 independent workers.
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New Delhi
India
Former Local Man Named State Highway Official
Ralph E. Haizlett of 25 East Reynolds Street New Castle is named assistant chief highway maintenance engineer in the central office at $6 990 a year. He succeeds L D Lambert of Franklin County. Other central staff appointments include Melvin Burton Gettysburg as assistant township engineer at $5058 Richard Jeckman Hummelstown as research engineer at $4260 and Harry F Bigler Jr Clearfield as junior right of way supervisor at $3882.
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Harrisburg
Ralph E. Haizlett
E. Reynolds Street
New Castle
State Highway Department
L. D. Lambert
Franklin County
Melvin FE. Burton
Gettysburg
Norman Lenker, J
Richard Jeckman
Hummelstown
Mark R. Green
Harry F. Bigler, Jr
Clearfield
Robert M. Hershey
Reynolds And Sheen Books Attract At Public Library
Reynolds and Sheen titles draw readers at New Castle Public Library along with Ethel Barrymore's Memories. The three books circulate. library hours shift to 12 noon to 8 pm Monday to Friday and 9 am to 6 pm Saturdays.
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Quentin Reynolds
Fulton J. Sheen
New Castle
Bishop Sheen
New York Police Department
Frank Phillips
Detective Bureau
Ethel Barrymore
Public Library
North Street
Artificial Rain Deployed to Fight Locust Swarms in Morocco
In Morocco artificial rain via cloud seeding forces locust swarms to the ground where they can be exterminated. Rain prevents locusts from flying, aiding the campaign to curb the plague.
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Rabat
Morocco
Union Of Sodalities Meets On Sunday
Lawrence County Union of Sodalities will meet on Sunday at 3 p.m. in St. Joseph Church. The note mentions a buffle-headed duck capable of diving and taking to the air.
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Union of Sodalities
Lawrence County Union of Sodalities
St. Joseph Church
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