Two Auto Crashes Injure Five Near Leesburg Route 19
Five people were injured in two crashes on Route 19 five miles south of Leesburg. The first collision involved Celia Miller of Pittsburgh and Ronald Hall of New Castle when a truck’s air brakes failed and spilled coal on Leonard Miller and Ida Helfand among others. In the second crash David Lersch of Pittsburgh and C M Edenburg of Volant collided as Lersch tried to pass. Rhoda Lersch suffered head and leg injuries.
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Mercer Cottage Hospital
Leesburg
Celia Miller
Pittsburgh
Ronald Hall
Walnut St
New Castle
Ida Helfand
Leonard Miller
Harold Helfand
Hall
David W Lersch
C. M Edenburg
Volant RD 1
Rhoda Lersch
Lersch
Edeburn
Volant
Town in uproar after topsy turvy election
The town reels after a mayoral election won by one vote and a rival mayor husband. Officials face possible court action as the incumbents leave office Sept. 1. A man, David McAdams, suffered a scalp laceration at Cascade Park and was treated at New Castle Hospital.
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Shannonhouse
Circuit Court of Appeals
David McAdams
Herrick St
Cascade Park
New Castle Hospital
Fractures Ankle On Steps
Joseph Vivelo, 14, fell on a flight of steps and suffered a possible fracture of his left ankle. He was admitted to New Castle Hospital and his condition is listed as fair.
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Joseph Vivelo
N. Cedar Sr
New Castle Hospital
City and Townships Included in Sewer Expansion Plan
The city seeks non-debt revenue bonds under the Third Class City Code to expand sewers into Union, Shenango, and Neshannock townships. A $7 million project cap backs a $5.27 million preliminary cost, with phases from drainage to plant upgrades and a $15,000 federal planning loan.
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A. L. Heberling
Consoer
Townsend Associates
Union Two
Consoer, Townsend
Shenango
Neshannock
Mahoningtown
State Department of Health
Edward A. DeCarbo
Philadelphia
HHFA
Washington
Freedom Gained in Virgin Islands in 1848
The Virgin Islands saw emancipation in 1848 as enslaved people gained freedom under local and colonial authorities. The event marked a pivotal shift in the region's social and legal structure.
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Washington
Virgin Islands
Conn Resigns as City Golf Course Head
Anthony Conn resigns as manager of Sylvan Heights Municipal Golf Course effective July 15 1957. Mayor DeCarbo appoints Rocco Torsello to replace him after Conn’s term ends. Conn cites court action for receiving stolen goods and pledges to challenge the situation while praising past service.
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Anthony Conn
Sylvan Heights
Edward A. DeCarbon
Rocco Torsello
Conn
Sylvan Heights Municipal Golf Course
DeCarbo
Westminster to Get Final Ford Grant
The Ford grant will be distributed among 630 institutions to cover undergraduate instructional costs for 1954 55 and added to each school's endowment fund. The income will fund faculty salary increases and may be used for other academic needs after ten years. An additional 126 liberal arts institutions received 50 million in accomplishment grants equal to about half their 1954 55 faculty payrolls.
Delayed U S Bomber Deployment in Korea Reported
Un confirmed UN action planned to move supersonic bombers into South Korea. North Korean MIG 19 fighters allegedly crossed into South Korean airspace near Kumhwa and Chorwon before retreating back to the north.
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Nion
South Korea
South Korean Defense Ministry
U.S. Fifth Air Force
North Korea
Republic of Korea
Kumhwa
Chorwon
Four Are Drowned Including Two Attempting Rescues
Four people drown on the Mississippi near Hastings as two teenagers in a homemade boat get in trouble. Francis Lovejoy and his wife Dorothy perish while attempting to rescue Anton Lynn and Wayne Fredrick. Lynn’s cousin Jeanette Kaiser, 18, survives wearing a life jacket.
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Hastings, Minn
INS
Mississippi River
Hastings
Francis Lovejoy
Dorothy
Anton Lynn
Wayne Fredrick
Jeanette Kaiser
Lynn
Lovejoy
Hoffa Case Turmoil Ablazes in Senate Spy Plot
The still unsettled Hoffa case centers on a plan to plant a spy on the Senate Labor-Management Rackets Investigation Committee. Co defendant Hyman Fischbach of Miami and New York lawyer John Dye Cheasty figure in the alleged scheme. Hoffa faces a later Detroit telephone tapping indictment as his teamster leadership seeks Beck's resignation ahead of September union elections amid fund misuses.
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Senate Labor-management
Hyman _ Fischbach
Miami
Fla
New York
John Dye Cheasty
Committee
FBI
Hoffa
Beaver County Man Dead Of Wounds
Beaver County coroner investigates the death of George W. Barkley 77 of New Galilee RD 1 shot near Summit Cut Bridge. He died at St. Francis Hospital Pittsburgh from gunshot wounds with undetermined cause. Barkley, farmer and former public thresh er and bailer, was born March 23 1880 and lived on the same Beaver County farm most of his life.
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Beaver County
George W. Barkley
New Galilee
Barkley
St. Francis Hospital
Pittsburgh
Summit Cut Bridge
W. J
Elizabeth Boswell Barkley
Mary Giles Barkley
Alfred Beckey
Monica
George E. Lightner
West Point
Allen Davenport
Wesley Beagle
Rochester
Clarence Beagle
Betta Duncan
W. S. Caskey Funeral Home
W. Madison Ave
Gloucester Remains Nation's Second Largest Fishing Port
Gloucester Mass ranks second among U S fishing ports in 1956 with about 250 million pounds of fish valued at 7.6 million dollars landed. Only San Pedro California had a larger harvest.
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Gloucester
Mass
America
San Pedro
Cal
Deaths Of The Day Directory Preview
A local funeral directory lists the forthcoming interment details including place of burial, directing funeral director, service time, and callers for the day. The notice serves as a guide to readers seeking arrangements and scheduling information.
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Bers
Death notices for Witherspoon Harrington Masters Hatfield and others
Obituary notices report several deaths in New Castle and area. Olive N Witherspoon 87, of 2811 N Mercer St, died at home after a heart illness. services at Bethel U P Church with burial at church cemetery. Margaret E Harrington 81 of 33 Maple St died in Jameson Memorial Hospital. Requiem high mass at St Mary Church. Sophia Shuklar Masters, 56, formerly of New Castle, died suddenly at 8 am. survivors include two sons and two daughters. services at Noga Funeral Home with burial at Castleview. Clarence Hatfield, 39, a former Albany resident, died after a short illness. survived by seven children, two sisters and three brothers. services to be at Rearick Funeral Home. Further details list residences, churches, and funeral arrangements in local notices.
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Margaret E. Harrington
Margaret Ellsworth Harrington
Maple St
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Michael
Anna O'Rourke
St. Mary Church
Mary E. Ellsworth
McGonigle Funeral Home
Francis M. McCarter
St. Mary Cemetery
Thomas Masters
Sophia Shuklar
Miller Ave
New Castle
Frank Shuklar
Chicago
Ill
Joseph Shuklar
Anna Roussos
Lewis Shuklar
Noga
S.mill St
Anthony Wherle
Castleview Burial Park
Clarence Hatfield
Jameson Hospital
Leslie
Williamsport
George and
Blanche Hatfield
Albany
Mere
Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad
First Pentecostal Church
Earl
Richard
Lee
David
Mary
Martha
Betty
N. Y
Mildred Coch
Jersey Shore
Providence
R. I
la Rue
W. F. DeCarbo Funeral
Rearick Funeral Home
Connecticut Grows 28,000 Acres of Tobacco
About 28,000 acres of tobacco are cultivated in Connecticut, reflecting the crop's regional role and agricultural footprint within the state.
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Connecticut
Mrs. Innis Patton Dies After Illness in Erie
Mrs. Innis S. Patton former New Castle resident died Saturday afternoon at her daughter Mrs. Charles Thomas 532 Howe Ave Erie following a three month illness. Survived by Mrs. Thomas daughter Mrs. Harold Matthews Tampa Fla son Earl Patton St. Petersburg Fla sister Mrs. G B Tribby and brothers Roy Smith Stoneboro and Earl Smith Ashtabula one grandson and numerous nieces and nephews Funeral at 2 PM from Firman Funeral Home Harbor Creek with interment Lakeside Cemetery Erie. Friends may call today 2-5 and 7-10 PM.
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Innis S. Patton
Charles Thomas
Howe Ave
Erie
Lawrence Park
Patton
First Christian Church
New Castle
Rebekah Lodge No. 40
Thomas
Harold Matthews
Tampa
Fla
Earl Patton
St. Petersburg
G. B. Tribby
This City
Roy Smith
Stoneboro
Earl Smith
Ashtabula
Firman Funeral Home
Bartlett Rd
Harbor Creek
Lakeside Cemetery
Pa Newe Observes Speed and Nests in Quiet Streets
Pa Newe notes speed in the 400 block of East Washington Street amid recent days of traffic reduction from excavation near Florence Avenue. Anthony Scarrazzo reports finding Wren nests in unusual spots including a purse, while porch sleepers seek cool spots on hot nights.
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E. Washington St
Florence Ave
Anthony Scarrazzo
E. Meyer
Elrick Scarrazzo
Rotary Chartered As Non-Profit Unit
The New Castle Rotary Club was chartered as a non-profit corporation in Lawrence County Court. Judge John S. Powers signed the order. Charitable aims include religious, scientific, literary and educational provisions. Incorporators named: Albert O. Knecht, Gerald Nord, Blaine D. Alverson, G. Crawford Lyon, and Philip Weiner.
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New Castle
New Floods Swamp Midwest Farmland
Severe floods spread across the Midwest as rivers rose above banks. The Knife and Cannonball rivers in North Dakota breached banks and inundated thousands of acres of farmland.
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North Dakota
Mrs Stewarts Father Killed in Auto Crash
The Clarion police report Rev and Mrs Stewart’s father died in a motor crash. Mark Stewart slept in the back seat and was unharmed. Minnick, driver of the other car, also uninjured. Mrs Fuller is hospitalized as the Stewarts assist. The Stewarts had been visiting before Rev Stewart leaves for Highland Lake New York.
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Clarionate
Mark
Stewart
Minnick
Fuller
Clarion Community Hospital
Rev
Stewarts
Highland Lake
N. Y
Frank N Simons Paints At 90 In New Hampshire
Frank N Simons aged 90, once a maker of women's high buttoned shoes, celebrated by completing and painting Uncanoonue Mountain. His hobby includes landscape painting and building ship models.
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Goffstown
N. H
Frank N. Simons
Growth Factor California Tops Nation in Growth
California is identified as the fastest growing state in the nation, outpacing other states in population and economic expansion. The report highlights rapid expansion across housing, employment, and migration trends impacting regional development.
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California
Methodists Will Meet Tomorrow in Christ Methodist Church
Annual meeting of the Methodist Church Union of the city occurs tomorrow at Christ Methodist Church on S Mill Street with a 6 30 dinner. Sidney Lockley presides. Dr Arthur Colley district superintendent leads the program. Attending are pastors and lay representatives from each church and WSCS leaders.
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Methodist Church Union of
Christ Methodist Church
S. Mill St
Sidney Lockley
Arthur Colley
Grove City
City Methodists
WSCS
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E. Washington
John D. Rung
Homeowner's
R.D
Lakewood
Ationwide
Colonel Fire Insurance Co. Life Insurance Co
Jesse N. Kerr
N. Mill St
Dude
D. & W. Division
Castle Stationery Co
Westminster
U.S
Marett CO
Volant, PA
American Cleaners
Hi-Lander Shopping Center
E. Long Ave
South Side
Pickup & Delivery
Tif Thawanbong
Chabon
Emperor Stromberg-Carlson
Olive N. Witherspoon
Martin Goldner
N. Mercer St
Little Beaver
Twp
Samuel D
Mary Jane Douglas Witherspoon
Miss Witherspoon
Bethel UP Church of
Enon Valley
Margaret M. Dice
Bride - Shannon
McBride
Shannon CO
Pa Newe
Rotary
Midwest
Wilmington Rd
Maitland
T Fast Service
Jack Gerson
Jeweler
Washington St
Methodists
John G. Lamcree
Joseph B. Leyde
Lake Hirshberg
Castleton
MR. Morrison
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