Former Deshon Annex Building Becomes Home of Local Novelties
Patrick James and Anthony Conn, veterans and entrepreneurs, started in an electric shop on South Mill Street. They moved to the Deshon Annex with city help, employing about 20 workers and producing 500 plaster novelty pieces daily. They plan 30 to 40 different items and use a new rubber mold process.
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Patrick James
Anthony Conn
James
South Mill Street
Pat
James & Conn
Deshon Annex
War-era theft foils Vancouver boat owner
John Mulford of Vancouver Washington laments losing an outboard motor during wartime shortages. After finally obtaining a motor, a thief stole his boat the night before he could use it.
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Vancouver
Wash
John Mulford
Navy and Army honors for local servicemen
Joseph F. Coloa received an honorable discharge as a seaman first class at Shoemaker California. Pvt Joseph G Giordano began aviation engineer training at Geiger Field Washington. Pfc David P Doran completed a furlough in Switzerland after serving in Europe since 1945. Marion Audin has been separated from naval service at Jacksonville Florida. Robert F Patton completed eight weeks basic training at Brooke Army Medical Center Fort Sam Houston Texas. Wayne T Houk was discharged from naval service at Shoemaker California.
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Joseph F. Coloa
Anna Coloa
U. S. Navy
Shoemaker
California
Joseph G. Giordano
Dushane Street
Army Air Forces
Geiger Field
Spokane
Washington
David P. Doran
Edward Doran
Marshall Avenue
Switzerland
Pfc
Doran
Marion J. Audin
R. D
New Castle
Naval Service
Jacksonville
Florida
Robert F. Patton
Wylie Patton
Army Service Forces Training Center
Brooke Army Medical Center
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Wayne T. Houk
Seaman
Howard E. Houk
Shoemaker, California
Short Term Bonds Bought For State
Harrisburg June 24 Pur chase by the commonwealth of an additional 23000000 of U S government short term bonds with surplus moneys of the General and Motor Funds was announced today by Ramsey S Black state treasurer. Additional bonds bought for the General Fund amounted to 15000000 and for the Motor Fund 8000000. The various funds of the commonwealth now have a total of 112563000 surplus cash invested in short term government bonds. These surplus cash investments include 61350000 from the General Fund and 48930000 from the Motor Fund. Other surplus cash of the commonwealth held in time deposit accounts bear interest at one per cent a year now total 54358 43. Included in the time deposits are 24739988 of surplus money of the General Fund and 23927099 of the Motor Fund surplus.
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Harrisburg
Commonwealth
U. S
Ramsey S. Black
General Fund
Motor Fund
Perry Township Club Meets at Pleasant Hill Grange Hall
Members of the Perry Township club gathered Friday evening under Mrs. A. L. Curran and Howard Aiken at Pleasant Hill Grange hall. They reported project progress, then sang and played games led by Mrs. Howard Aiken. The next meeting, July 18, will pair with Washington township Boy's 4 H Club at East Brook, with a ball game preceding.
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Perry Township
Pleasant Hill Grange Hall
A. L. Curran
Howard Aiken
Washington Township
East Brook
Insects and Weeds Cheat Humanity of Food Say Experts
Philadelphia report cites Roy K. Marshall and H. L. Haller stating insects destroy about ten percent of annual crops and add twenty percent cotton losses over a decade. They urge balanced control rather than eradication, noting 600000 insect species but only 6000 harmful, with many beneficial roles like pollination and products such as beeswax and silk.
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Philadelphia
INS
Roy K. Marshall
Fels Planetarium
American Chemical Society
Marshall
United States
H. L. Haller
U. S Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine
Local Air Hero Reunites With Wife in German City
Major Victor N. Cabas a highly decorated World War II air hero joins his wife Nelly Jeanne Cabas of Brussels in Bad Kissingen Germany where he serves as training officer for XII Tactical Air Command housed in the mountain town. Cabas previously sailed overseas in 1941 with the Royal Canadian Air Force and flew campaigns across Africa Sicily England France Belgium and Germany earning 230 combat missions five confirmed kills and a cache of honors including the Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal with 25 clusters RAF medal Belgian Fourragere and multiple defense ribbons.
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Victor N. Cabas
Europe
Nelly Jeanne Cabas
Brussels
Belgium
Bad Kissingen
Germany
Major Cabas
XII Tactical Air Command
Union Avenue
Columbiana
Royal Canadian Air Force
Africa
Sicily
England
France
Begium
Cabas
RAF
Hostages Freed and Death Penalty Probed in Palestine
In bomb scarred Palestine Jewish militants press to suspend the death sentence for 30 extremists on trial for sabotage. Underground broadcasts threaten intensified attacks if death is imposed while British troops search Tel Aviv for five kidnapped officers and prepare for possible new laws and Arab counter-drives.
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Jerusalem
INS
Palestine
Tel Aviv
Holy Land
Chesnut Chappell receives navy discharge after Pacific service
Howard Chappell of Chewton son of Clyde and Betty Chappell earned an honorable discharge at Bainbridge Maryland. He trained at Great Lakes and Philadelphia before sea duty aboard a transport in Seattle. He spent 20 months in the Pacific including three major battles and helped move troops to Japan. He witnessed the Iwo Jima flag-raising by Marines.
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Howard Chappell
Clyde Chappell
Chewton
Navy
Bainbridge
Iwo Juna
Silk flax venture to rival silk in Camas Washington
In Camas Washington a new flax plant will start operating this month to under water processing that reduces fire hazards and yields a fibre described by Columbia Flax Association president David W. Bowes as new, silk like in sheen yet stronger. In Eaglesville Dr. A J Cohen, medical director at the sanitorium, predicts tuberculosis could end by 1960.
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Camas, Wash
INS
Camas
David W. Bowes
Columbia Flax Association
Eaglesville
A. J. Cohen
Ellwood City Land Transfers and Notable Instrument Increase
A list of property transfers records buyers and amounts across Ellwood City and surrounding townships including Shaorn Shaorn? and Shenango. transfers involve multiple individuals and the Peoples-Pittsburgh Trust Co among others. The Register and Recorder reports 4000 instruments so far this year, far exceeding 1945 figures and suggesting the year will exceed 5747 instruments, with comparisons to 1936.
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Register and
Orville Potter
Judge Latimore Denies Royno Divorce Petition
In an opinion handed down Saturday morning Judge John G. Lamoree refused the divorce petition of Roland Royno from Martha Doy. The ruling cites alleged incompatibility and failure to show grounds, leaving the couple's status unresolved and future attempts open.
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John G. Lamoree
Roland Royno
Martha Doy
Judge Finds Evidence Lacks Charges in Proceedings
Judge Lamoree dismisses charges after ruling evidence did not substantiate them and awards Mrs. Doyne $347.60 for expenses incurred in the proceedings.
Neff Files Low Campaign Spending Claim
Samuel G. Neff, challenging for the Democratic nomination for Congress, filed a statement showing campaign expenditures under $50. The disclosure notes minimal spending to date.
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Samuel G. Neff
Crusader Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem 1100 to 1291
The first Crusaders established a feudal monarchy forming the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem from 1100 to 1291, a pivotal medieval realm centered in the Holy Land with European noble rule and military orders influencing its fate.
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Jerusalem
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West Washington St
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Octagon
ESP Stores Inc
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Corner Mill
Washington St
Perry Township Club
Gustav
Holland
Pure Food Bakery
Croton Ave
Mouton
Lamb
Lebo’s
E. Long Ave
Armour
A&m Supermarket
W. Long Ave
UN Food Stores
Giant
Golden Dawn Fruit
German City
Victor Cabas
Arab Higher Committee
Harry Myers
Bonna
Mac Myers
Rochester
Elisa Conner
Elmer Badger
Lana
Barry
Ada Tillia
George Kyle
Mount Jackson
Moulton L. Ferguson
Princeton
Fliza Conner
McMillin
W. W McMillin
Lydia Galbreath
Wampum
Charles Berg
Sarah Carson
Ellwood City
Eliza Conner
Clara Vance
Unity
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Albert Biega
New Castle Hospital
Charles P. Durbin
Lillian
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East Liverpool
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Lewis Guy
Court House Hill
Bill Levich
Crescent Avenue
Miami
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Todd Avenue
John Hudson
Orr Street
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Shaorn
Samuel King
Harry Laughlin
Big Beaver
William L. Anderson
William Wesley Moore
Hickory
Mike Flynk
Andy Tomasko
Lawrence County
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Eliport
Eleanor Donnelly
Peoples-Pittsburgh Trust Co
George R. Natvig
Shenango Township
George Boyer
John C. Guckerson
Pittsburgh and Western Railway
Ernest Davidson
Dorothea K. Reed
James Sakelson
Robert T. Edwards
Roy D. Edwards
James Doyle
W. Conrad Genger
Wayne Township
Nell M. Conn
Andrew C. Dietterle
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Anthony L. Colella
Arthur B Hawk
Anne L. Metz
William H. Jinks
Franklin Institute Dept
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Union Trust
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