Rev Withers Becomes Christ Church Pastor At Phillips Street
Rev Robert B. Withers former Stoneboro Methodist pastor arrives to take duties at Christ Methodist Church S Mill St Phillips. He led Stoneboro eight years and served in Newport West Pittsburgh Branch ton and St John’s churches. Mrs Withers Ethel Sue Weisz studied Christian work and served as deaconess. They plan to reside at 108 Phillips St and he will preach next Sunday morning July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert B. Withers
Stoneboro
Christ Methodist Church
S. Mill St
Phillips
Withers
Newport
West Pittsburgh
Branchton
St. John’s
New Castle
Christ Church
Lakeview Ministerium
Mercer County Council of Christian Education
Stoneboro Lions Club
Erie Conference Town and Country Commission
Ethel Sue Weisz
New Jersey Man Killed in Triple Turnpike Crash
A New Jersey man, Ralph Liuzzo aged 27 from Richfield Park, was killed when three east bound vehicles collided on the Pennsylvania Turnpike near the Allegheny Tunnel. Other occupants in Knight’s car were not injured, including two passengers and Charles McKay a Philadelphia tractor trailer driver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset
INS
New Jersey
Allegheny Tunnel
Ralph Liuzzo
Richsfield Park
John R. ‘Knight
Moundsville
W. Va
Knight
Charles McKay
Philadelphia
McKay
Liuzzo Weer
New High in Traffic Deaths Seen for Year
An official projects a heavy toll on a Memorial Day week with about 80 daily deaths on a typical Wednesday. Memorial Day reportedly yields 56 percent more deaths than a normal Wednesday, prompting concern over traffic safety.
Eleventh hour bid to avert steel strike intensifies
Negotiations stall as McDonald appeals for an summit meeting with Adm. Moreell of Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. The two sides trade blame over a five year no strike pact while labor secretary Mitchell says the government will not intervene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDonald
Moreell
Adm
Ben Moreell
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Morreell
Pittsburgh
James Mitchell
Dr. W. C. Calvert to Begin Work
Dr. W C Calvert starts a new ministry with a four point charge in Pulaski County Kentucky serving Somerset and surrounding areas. His career spans multiple states including Indiana Wisconsin and Tennessee with roles in youth work religious education and ministerial leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland Mountains
Pulaski County
Somerset
Mt. Abbott
Winchester
Manchester
Indiana
Maidison
Ind
Lawrenceburg
Hamline
Booth Tarkington
Lears
Grace Methodist Church
Indianapolis
First Methodist
University Church
Chattanooga
Tenn
Tennessee
Calvert
Kenosha
Wis
Methodist Church
Pennsylvania
Trinity Church
Oil City
Federal Council of Churches
Indiana City
Kiwanis
Chamber of Commerce
Boys Town
Masonic Lodge
Knights of Malta
Knights Templar
Milwaukee
Wisc
Calvers
George M. Calver
U.S.A
Washington, D. C
Wilson Zaring
University of Ill
Urbana
Berneice D. Calvert
St. Paul Methodist Church
Louisville
D. M. Schuster
James W. Calvert
Investments
Cincinnati
Campbell College
Lexington
Kentucky Wesleyan College
DePauw
Emory University School of Theology
Deaths Of The Day Funeral notices list Westman Weber families
The daily funerals directory notes Mrs. Regina Teckelt Weber 71 of 104 E Euclid Ave died at Jameson Memorial Hospital at 3 35 am She leaves husband John Weber three sons a daughter two brothers two sisters eight grandchildren two great grandchildren and other relatives Funeral services are set for Sunday July 1 at 2 30 pm at Church of God with Rev Bruce H Radaker Interment Oak Park cemetery Leyde Mortuary will host visiting hours Tonight 7 9 and Saturday 2 4 and 7 9 pm Friends may call Church of God after 1 pm Sunday Westman James Edward Westman 1206 Mt Jackson Rd died Monday June 25 and his funeral is Sunday at 3 pm from W Caskey Funeral Home Interment Oak Park cemetery The family will receive friends Saturday 2 4 and 7 9 pm He is survived by widow Mildred Clark Westman a sister and a brother and was a member of St Margaret's Church and B O Veterans Lodge
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina Teckelt Weber
E. Euclid Ave
John Weber
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Transylvania
Austria
John and
Regina Burtzlander Teckelt
America
Mitchiel John Weber
Jeannette
Ernest Weber
Bronx
N. Y
Henry Weber
Cleveland
Regina E
Jane) Fenton
Carl
Max Teckett
New Castle
Anna Tischler
Elizabeth Weber
Church of God
Euclid Ave
Bruce H. Radaker
Oak Park
Leyde Mortuary
Mildred Clark Westman
C. F. Denney
Richard Green
Westman
St. Margaret's Church
B & O Veterans Lodge
Safe Driving Tips For Fourth Of July Traffic
Pittsburgh safety chiefs from the Better Traffic Committee announce 10 rules to reduce Fourth of July fatalities. Emphasizing speed as the main risk, tips include starting early, obeying limits, avoiding weaving, keeping distance, signaling early, avoiding fatigue or alcohol, ensuring car condition, yielding right of way, avoiding caravans, and pulling off for repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Better Traffic Committee
Army disposal of surplus stocks tops four billion
Since last June the Army has disposed of excess and surplus stocks valued at four billion dollars on a basis of acquisition value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Golf Club Head Speed For 200 Yard Drive
To send a golf ball 200 yards the club head must travel at 135 feet per second. This indicates the required swing speed to achieve that distance.
Menzie Plant Plans $40,000 Improvement at New Wilmington
Menzie Dairy Co receiving station in New Wilmington will add a 26 by 26 foot building with a 4,000 gallon storage tank and plate cooler as part of a $40,000 upgrade. Plant manager Paul Stankard says the system will enhance efficiency for about 175 area producers and roughly 7,000 gallons of milk daily. Construction began November 1 with a target in service by July 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle News
Paul Stankard
Menzie
New Wilmington
Menzie Dairy Co
New Wilmington Agricultural Cooperative
Menzie Dairy
McKeesport
Stankard
Lawrence
Mercer
Butler County
City Attorneys File Answers In Court Case
The city denies paying portions of taxes to school districts and claims a 1949 ordinance created a method for refunds to non residents. It says refunds to residents from other municipalities require reciprocal agreements which the districts lacked. Township tax collection and potential oral agreements are disputed. School district attorneys must reply within 20 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neshannock
Shenango
Union
Hickory
Gangloff Sees Bright Prospects for GNCA in City
Gangloff told GNCA prospects in New Castle that a GM plant project would move forward if local sites have power water and sewage ready. He cited GM demands to the Youngstown area including 17 miles of highways a spur and sewerage and noted local government support. He added New Castle’s favorable central location between New York and Chicago and urged preparation to attract future suppliers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lordstown
Chevrolet
General Motors
Youngstown
New Castle
New York
Chicago
Gangloff
Walters
GNCA
Furnaces Banked at Steel Plants in Pittsburgh District
Electric furnaces in the Pittsburgh district are to be cooled with operations expected to shut down by midnight Saturday if no settlement is reached. The cooling began Thursday and replaces the usual furnace charge with coke to prevent cracking. Iron Age estimates the stoppage could cost the industry 500,000 tons of steel and about $65 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Crucible Steel
Iron Age Magazine
Soviet Grip on Satellites Slips, Khrushchev Speaks
Khrushchev catalogs Stalin crimes while former ambassador Lane warns Poznan uprising could trigger further patriotic violence against communist despotism in Poland and other captive nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sian
Communist Party
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Joseph Stalin
U.S
Poland
Arthur Bliss Lane
Poznan
Wilson to Tell Congress on U S Air Defenses
Sec Wilson will testify on U S air defenses amid a three month congressional probe into whether the nation risks air supremacy to Russia. The subcommittee has heard extensive testimony and already lined up against the administration on the air power issue. The note recalls the first National Guard unit organized in 1638.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SEC. Wilson
Congress
U. S. Defenses
United States
Russia
Subcommittee
Wilson
National Guard
Mystery Jaywalker Contest Kicks Off July
The Fourth annual Mystery Jaywalker contest starts Monday July 2. A performer will walk against traffic to raise safety awareness across downtown South Side and Mahoningtown. Observers can claim $25 $50 or $100 savings bonds if they catch him during the month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Mayor's Safety Council
Jack Butz
South Side
Mahoningtown
Polish Uprising Crushed in Poznan Amid Reports of Wider Strife
West Berlin reports indicated heavy fighting in Poznan with claims of Communist troops and tanks quelling the uprising. Eyewitness accounts from Poznan and Baltic refugees described resistance actions and a surrender at city hall while other reports of confrontations in Stettin Dantzig and Cracow remained unconfirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Poland
Poznan
Stettin
Allenstein
Dantzig
Goingen
Cracow
Warsaw
West Berlin
Telegraf
Helsinki
Latvia
Lithuania
Estonia
Riga
Baltic States
A. Spoerri
Basle
Reds
Communist Party
East
Germany
New Castle Man Demonstrates Invention On TV
Vic Hoye a 70 year old retired businessman from 319 Hillcrest Ave will showcase his Champion Safety Signal on The Big Idea telecast. The device warns drivers when entering school zones using a moving sign and dual beam lights with self contained battery charging for a week. He plans further demonstrations in Philadelphia Chicago and Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vic Hoye
Hillcrest Ave
New Castle
Hoye
Philadelphia
Channel 2
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Columbus
Ridge St
Pearson St
Steel Plants In Chicago Shut Furnaces In Labor Battle
United Steel Workers and company negotiators in a deadlock prompted Chicago area plants to bank furnaces. The Gary Indiana works saw a blast furnace fall offline by noon, with all 12 furnaces expected shut down by tomorrow. South Chicago works began banking today. A Canton China theater fire in May 1845 killed 1,670 people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
INS
South Side
United Steel Workers
Gary
Ind
United States Steel Corporation
U. S. Steel
South Chicago
Canton
China
Counties to receive 319210 for road repairs in 1956
New Castle and Lawrence counties will get 319210.46 dollars in 1956 for road, street, and bridge construction and maintenance funded from the Motor License Fund. The distribution follows a 60 40 mileage and population basis with first and second class townships seeing increased allotments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Lawrence County
Joseph J. Lawler
Department of Highways l
Boy Steps on Nail at Play
Merle Brightshue of 423 Friendship Street stepped on a rusty nail yesterday at about 5 30 p m. He was taken to New Castle Hospital for a puncture wound between the toes of his right foot and discharged after treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle Brightshue
Friendship St
New Castle Hospital
Tire flexes in year Akron Ohio researchers estimate
Researchers at a rubber company calculate that the average automobile tire endures about 8,000,000 flexings annually. A walking stick insect mimics a twig so closely it blends with bark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Ohio
Milk price rise likely after three day Pittsburgh hearing
Western Pennsylvania dairy farmers dealers and the Milk Control Commission wrapped a three day Pittsburgh hearing with signals of a retail milk price increase. Farmers and dealers cited higher costs and lower profits while Ohio competition and market dynamics influenced the debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Milk Control Commission
Pittsburgh
MCC
Lawrence County
Ohio
Commission
Joab Mahood
Dairymen’s Cooperative Sales Assn
Keystone Milk Producers Assn
Western
Linger Light Dairy Co
Janes & Laughlin Considers Texas Steel Mill Expansion
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp plans a potential integrated mill near Houston Texas at an estimated 250 to 350 million dollars. The plant would have about one million ingot tons annual capacity and include a blast furnace open hearths stretch mill pipe mills and a booming mill. Decision expected in five to six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
LLP
Ben Moreell
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
J&l
Houston
Tex
United States
U.S. Steel
Moreell
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Robert Withers
TIME
ART
Century
N. Mercer
Stationery Co
Dial
W. C. Calvert
E. Washington St
Carolyn Yeager
Shaler Township
Carolyn
Dorseyville, Pa
Menzie Plant
Florist’s Telegraph
EGRA
Pearse
Cunningham and Weingartner
N. Mill St
Chicago Area
Reasonable Prices Service
Jack Gerson
Washington St
Janes & Laughlin Steel Company
Texas
Centennial
Notary Public Service
Audivox
Hearing Aid Center
N. Mercer ST
New Castle, PA
Keystone
E. North St
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