Petroleum Pioneer Won Fame But Not Wealth
Harrisburg notes the irony of Edwin Drake, first to drill a commercial oil well near Titusville, who received a $1500 civil pension. The writeup traces how Drake and Pennsylvania shaped oil’s rise, while state output shifted to west and south yet remaining vital for refining and lubricants.
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Harrisburg
State Planning Board
Edwin L. Drake
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
General Assembly
Drake
Titusville
America
Commonwealth
Pennsylvania
United States
Delaware
Gribble To Attend Summer ROTC Camp
Cadet Eugene P. Gribble son of Mr and Mrs Harry O Gribble 497 Neshanock Avenue New Castle a junior at Notre Dame will attend a six week ROTC summer camp at Fort Belvoir Virginia beginning June 21 George I once king of England could not speak English.
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Eugene P. Gribble
Harry O. Gribble
Neshanock Avenue
New Castle
University of Notre Dame
Fort Belvoir
Vacation Class Organized for Summer at Y
John Thompson of the Y.M.C.A. announced a summer vacation class for boys not attending camp. Sessions run Monday Wednesday Thursday and Friday starting Monday June 23. Thompson supervises with help from Fred Kahrer and Frank Conway. registration at the Y desk.
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John Thompson
Y.M.C.A
Fred Kahrer
Frank Conway
Lincoln Garfield School Plans State Approval
State approved tentative construction for a 20 room Lincoln Garfield elementary school on the South Side to replace the current building. Dr Frank L Burton city schools superintendent Peter Gr itie Lincoln Garfield principal and architect Lauren H Thayer traveled to Harrisburg to discuss the need for a larger facility after state officials had limited size.
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Lincoln-Garfield
State Bureau of Elementary Education
Frank L. Burton
Peter Grittie
Lauren H. Thayer
State Capitol
Harrisburg
Lincln-Garfield
Burton
State approves plan for more than sixteen rooms
The plan for the school district requires more than 16 rooms, and three individuals traveled to Harrisburg and back in Mr. Thayer's private plane to discuss the decision.
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Harrisburg
Thayer
French Cabinet Okays Five Year 108 Million Atomic Plan
Paris June 19 The French cabinet approved a five year 108 million dollar atomic energy program. The plan calls for two giant atomic piles including a reactor 20,000 times more powerful than the early Zoe pile. It also envisions an atomic city at Saclay with atomic motors and nuclear fuel production starting in 1957.
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Paris
INS
Saclay
Cearfoss Earns Theology Degree From St Paul Institute
Elbert R. Cearfoss son of Mr and Mrs Cearfoss 114 S Walnut St was graduated from St Paul Bible Institute St Paul Minn with a degree in theology He attended Wampum high school.
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Elbert R. Cearfoss
E. S. Cearfoss
Walnut Street
St. Paul Bible Institute
St. Paul, Minn
Wampum High School
Islands in Lake Champlain Count Near Fifty
The Lake Islands area around Lake Champlain comprises about 50 separate islands. This geographic note highlights the cluster of isles along the lake’s shore.
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Lake Islands
Lake Champlain
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France
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Readers Digest
RED Book
Ferra-Comp
Tampax
V. A
Sure Shot
Schratz
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Pole Pyalah
Sanex
Lee
Grey Belt
Playtex
Skol
Dixie Hot Cups
PABCO
Strauss-Hirshberg
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