Parade Opens Volant Homecoming Week With Night Parade
A parade at 8 p.m. Thursday will open the Volant Homecoming festival sponsored by the Volant Lions Club and Volunteer Fire Department. Other events include a pet parade, a fireworks display, and carnival concessions over the three days. Parade units feature local high school bands, the Grove City Highlanders, and more, with chairmen Lew Snarey John Greer and Charles Miller directing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Volant
Volant Lions Club
Grove City Highlanders
George Junior Republic
Laurel
Wilmington
Lew Snarey
John Greer
Charles Miller
Art McGuire
Willis Kaufman
Charles Shaw
Robert Miller
Carter Johnston
William Yeager
Willis Rodgrs
Richard Bretz
Paul Yeager
Clair Uber
George Kilmer
Ned Curfman
Robert Mahon
Charles Jessop
Ed Clark
Gene Proudfoot
Gerald Litzenberg
Samuel McGary
Sour Cherry Crop Above Average in Pennsylvania 1964
Pennsylvania forecasts 1964 sour cherry production at 12 000 tons, up from 8300 in 1936 and 10 600 average for 1958–62. Winter freezes spared trees, bloom and set were good, western and northern counties report strong yield, moisture adequate for sizing. Great Lakes states collectively expected a record 188 000 tons, 46 percent above average.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Department of Agriculture
Dewey O. Boster
Department
Erie
Great Lakes
New York
Ohio
Michigan
Wisconsin
Educators Attend National Education Association Convention
About 250 state educators travel to Seattle Washington for the 102nd NEA convention. Delegates include Dr. Howard H. Stewart of New Wilmington and James Book of New Castle RD 7. PSEA President Henry J. Stoudt leads the delegation with speakers Francis H. Keppel Robert H. Wyatt and William G. Carr. James Franciscus to appear at the July 1 General Assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Education Association
Seattle
Wash
Howard H. Stewart
N. Lincoln St
New Wilmington
New Castle
Westminster College
James Book
New Castle RD 7
Pennsylvania State Education Association
PSEA
Henry J. Stoudt
Huntingdon Area Schools
Education For
U. S. Commissioner of Education
Francis H. Keppel
NEA
Robert H. Wyatt
William G. Carr
James Franciscus
Mr. Novak
General Assembly
Rotary Club Installs Officers At Bessemer Dinner
In Bessemer the Rotary Club held a dinner at the Presbyterian Church to install new officers. Charles Pitzer became president with Thomas Jasper as secretary Steve Kalmer as treasurer and Francis Klein Lloyd Kildoo and Dick Hillard named directors. Past president Harry Reed presided and pinned the officers. Ralph Martland and Floyd Weller received 25 year perfect attendance pins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessemer
Rotary Club
Presbyterian Church
Charles Pitzer
Thomas Jasper
Steve Kalmer
Francis Klein
Lloyd Kildoo
Dick Hillard
Harry Reed
Ralph Martland
Floyd Weller
John Klamat Receives Scout Life Badge at Court of Honor
John Klamat was awarded the Life Badge at Boy Scout Troop 63 Court of Honor held at VFW Post 315. Claude Shorts received his Star badge the same day. Second class badges were presented to David Iozzi Thomas Pilner James Conner and John Reid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Klamat
VFW
Claude Shorts
David Iozzi
Thomas Pilner
James Conner
John Reid
Crescent Gardens residents win bid to keep John Kennedy Way name
Crescent Gardens residents prevail against renaming their dead end street John Kennedy Way. They support honoring the late president but fear the small street cannot be a proper way. Officials note Kennedy's name may appear on a future larger road in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dartford
England
UPI
Crescent Gardens
John Kennedy
Dennis Fenwick
Kennedy
Biberich To Study Abroad This Summer
Westminster College languages chair Professor Walter Biberich sails from New York for study at the University of Vienna and the University of Heidelberg. He will return September 4 and recently marked 30 years of service at Westminster. He is active in Shenango Presbytery and Trinity Lutheran Church. Mrs. Biberich, Katherine Tartler of New Castle, is the former wife of New Castle. They have two sons and a daughter. Their home is 535 Waugh Ave New Wilmington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Biberich
Westminster College
New York
University of Vienna
Austria
University of Heidelberg
Germany
Biberich
Westminster
Shenango
Katherine Tartler
New Castle
Waugh Ave
New Wilmington
Clinic Fund Drive Pushes Toward Completion
United Fund support urges continued donations for the clinic as public acceptance remains good. The facility still needs funds to complete operations while chronically ill patients occupy three of four hospital beds.
Radio Enthusiasts Meet to Discuss Interference Causes
Nicholas Ferrese spoke on radio test equipment at a New Castle Civil Defense Radio Corps meeting in Deshon Annex. He belongs to the Lawrence County Radio Amateur Association. County radio officer Charles Hausler will discuss television interferences, its causes and cures at the July 1 gathering. Meetings are held each Wednesday evening at Deshon Annex.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas Ferrese
New Castle
Rence
Clinic Receives 5000 Dollar Aid for 1965 Budget
The Mental Health Clinic of Lawrence County received 5000 dollars from private foundations. Finance chairman Thomas Gettings said a large foundation will match a 3000 dollar allocation from Lawrence County commissioners. Another foundation contributed 2000 dollars as the clinic prepares its 1965 budget.
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Lawrence County
Thomas Gettings
Gettings
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the Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary
James Cox
Walter Lewnett
P. M. Cox
James R. Cox
Thomas Shall
Gene Miller
Robert Snarey
Jack
Gerson
Ater
South Side
Honing Aven
Pullman
Pitzer
Bessemer Rotarians
Daily Almanac
Ky United Press International
Pearl Buck
Illustrated Daily News
New York City
San Francisco
United Nations
United States
Eisenhower
Elizabeth
St. Lawrence Seaway
St. Lambert
Quebec
Albert Camus
AEC
Washington
Westgate Plaza
West Long Ave
Lestare
Skippie
DuPont Lycra
Maidenform
Slimwear—Strauss
Artemis
Wyler
Ibs
Cash & Carry Market
W. Wash. St
Sir Perior
By Haspel
Haspel
Dacron
DuPont
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