Wilmington council awards street paving contract in Borough
New Wilmington Borough Council awarded the paving contract for about 2,200 feet on Francis Kathryn and North Lincoln Streets to Rocco Bono Co of Sharon at $22,629.10, with costs split 1/3 each to adjacent property owners and borough funding the middle third. The firm will also install water lines and sewers. completion targeted in 30 days with a Sept. 1 deadline.
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New Wilmington
Rocco Bono Co
Sharon
Francis
Kathryn
Lincoln
Mooney Bros
New Castle
Hunter and Minteer
West Middlesex
Dantile
J. Leslie Wilson
Borough Street Committee
Thomas Mansell
Rocco Bonno
Bono
Council
Emily Johnston
Borough Council
Mansell
Johnston
Robert F. Edward
Oil City
Edwards
C. B. White
Helen Williams
An Umpire in Blue and Yellow Faces the Game
A reflective poem about an umpire who stands with mask in hand, calls strikes and balls, and faces crowd contests. The speaker praises the umpire's work while noting disagreements and the inherent impartiality needed in baseball. The piece contrasts calls at the plate with the crowd’s reactions and personal bias.
Try And Stop Me By Bennett Cerf
Bennett Cerf recounts Keen Johnson’s memory of a Kentucky feud case in which a convict sentenced to die received a commutation to life after a note from the prisoner. The letter pleaded, I is scheduled to be executed on friday and heer it is newsday.
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Keen Johnson
Kentucky
Guvnor
Joe D
Farming Most Hazardous Occupation in New York
Albany report shows farming ranks first in work accidents and third in danger among American occupations. It cites ignorance and carelessness as primary causes of most farm incidents.
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Albany
N. Y
New York
America
Portable 5MW Substation Replaces Regular Units
Penn Power receives a $65 000 portable substation built by Westinghouse in Sharon. The 5 000 kilowatt unit operates up to 69 000 volts and weighs about 44 000 pounds on a trailer for rapid deployment. It can cover emergencies or routine maintenance, keeping service steady while permanent substations are repaired.
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Penn Power
Electric Company
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Sharon
Cuban Stamps Mark Two Anniversaries With Eight-Stamp Issue
In 1955 Cuba observed the 100th anniversary of the first postage stamp and the 50th of the new republic. A special eight stamp set, four regular and four airmail, features national scenes including Havana views and the Maine monument. New Castle Stamp Club meets June 20 at 8 pm with John Hitch leading a foreign stamps program. Rome’s Colosseum, completed in AD 80, opened with gladiator shows.
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Cuba
New Republic
Spain
Volanta
Havana
Plaza de Armas
Convent of San Francisco
Antigua
Palace of Fine Arts
Lincoln Memorial
Capitol Building
Maine Monument
Hotel Nacional
Plaza de la Republica
New Castle Stamp Club
YMCA
John Hitch
County Agriculture Office To Sponsor TV Program Friday
The Lawrence County Extension Office will sponsor a TV show on WQED Channel 13 Friday from 8:30 to 9 p.m. Two 4H girls, Mary Rodgers of Plain Grove and Carolyn Scott of Plain Grove, will demonstrate shade trees shrubs and outdoor cookery. In an unrelated incident, a vehicle skidded on wet pavement and struck a utility pole. occupants were hospitalized. Carol Buzzelli and Elaine Buzzelli of Racine were treated for injuries and released. Carol McCann also sustained a knee gash and was discharged after treatment.
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Lawrence County Agriculture Extension Office
WQED
Channel 13
Mary Rodgers
Walter Rodgers
Plain Grove
Carolyn Scott
Howard Scott
George Vanas
Atlantic Ave
Carol Buzzelli
Racine
Elaine Buzzelli
Carol McCann
Three Injured In Auto Accident Here
Three people were admitted to Jameson Memorial Hospital Sunday after an automobile crash on Atlantic Ave. Police said the car was driven by Elaine Buzzelli, 31, of Home.
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Jameson Memorial Hospital
Atlantic Ave
Elaine Buzzelli
Tent Meeting Begins Tonight in Portersville
Opening service of Portersville tent meeting set for 7 30 tonight announced by Rev John Alden pastor of Dewey Ave Church. Services run through June 30 with Rev ce and Shirley West of Apollo featured.
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Portersville
John Alden
Dewey Ave
Shirley West
Apollo
Mayor Commended On State Housing Committee Work
Gov. Leader praised Mayor DeCarbo and Citizens Housing Study Commission for recommendations to be drafted into state legislation. The governor said legislation implementing the first recommendations is in the General Assembly process. Nutting noted the report was released and copies will be mailed to the mayor once printed.
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Edward A. DeCastbo
Citizens Housing Study Commission
George M. Leader
DeCarbo
General Assembly
Charles M. Nutting
Miss Butz Presents Students At Recital
Elizabeth Butz hosted a piano recital at her Carlisle Street home featuring students Denny Holzhauser Dolly Ryder Jane and Sally Brown Sue Bradley Mary Rea Roxanne Patton Joan Blair Audrey Louise Geer Christine Gaston Kathy Gaston Cheryl Coleen Lewis with duets by Cheryl and Coleen Lewis Christine Gaston and Roxanne Patton Mary Rea and Louise Greer and Jane and Sally Brown Songs were sung by Dolly Ryder Christine Gaston and Audrey and Louise Geer A social hour followed with parents and friends as guests.
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Elizabeth Butz
Carlisle St
Denny Holzhauser
Dolly Ryder
Jane
Sally Brown
Sue Bradley
Mary Rea
Roxanne Patton
Joan Blair
Audrey
Louise Geer
Christine
Kathy Gaston
Cheryl
Coleen Lewis
Christine Gaston
Louise Greer
Audrey and
Wheel falls from truck hits house in Placerville
The California Highway Patrol stopped truck driver Walter Schuman of Belle Plaine Minnesota to tell him a wheel had come off and struck a house. Schuman said he was missing two wheels and the second wheel was not found.
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Placerville
Calif
California Highway Patrol
Walter Schuman
Belle Plaine
Erich von Stroheim A Storied Career In Film
Erich von Stroheim born in Vienna in 1885 rose from Austrian military officer to writer director and actor. He co authored plays The Mask and Blind Husbands and appeared in films as monocled Prussian officers, with later works including Five Graves to Cairo North Star Storm Over Lisbon The Great Flammarion Scotland Yard Investigator and Sunset Boulevard. He spent his final years in France and died in Paris on May 12 1957.
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Erich von Stroheim
Vienna
Austria
John Emerson
Cairo
North Star
Lisbon
France
Paris
Union seeks free shines and higher pay in contract
Pittsburgh reports members of Garage and Parking Lot Attendants Union Local 926 request a wage contract including a paid daily shoe shine service and a general pay increase.
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Pittsburgh
Jordan closes Cairo embassy a diplomatic step says minister
Cairo Jordan Foreign Minister Samir Rifai says closing the embassy does not break diplomatic ties and follows governmental decision. In Washington Senator Mike Mansfield urges President Eisenhower to summon a four power summit to ban nuclear tests as essential for mankind’s survival.
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Cairo
Samir Rifai
Jordan
Washington
Mike Mansfield
Mont
Eisenhower
Burglary at Fairway Food Market Netted Cigarettes Cigs Gum
Syracuse police investigate a burglary at the Fairway Food Market. Loot valued at 30 dollars included cigarettes cigars and a bag of bubble gum. Both adults and juveniles were considered as suspects.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Fairway
Chevrolet Trucks Highlight Savings and Features
Chevrolet owners cite a low cost of ownership and added features as reasons for choosing Chevy. Dealers promote a wide range of options and ongoing savings as selling points.
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Ray Flavion
Carl Johnson
Claire Gorley
Charles Mort
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Walter McFerren
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