British Crackdown on Hong Kong Narcotics Traffic
Hongkong police report a major drive against narcotics with 11,600 convictions, 1,500 pounds of opium seized last year, and up to 1,000 raids monthly. Despite a 1955 rise in cases and large shipments found by ship and air, authorities say the trade is not stopped and opium remains traced to Southeast Asia.
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Wendell S. Merick
United Press
Hongkong
Southeast Asia
China
Red China
Canton
China-Hongkong
Bangkok
Japan
U. S. Air Force
Cam
United States
Singapore
India
Fifty four CMTC trainees and camp plans reported
Forty four Law rence County youths are accepted for CMTC training under Major W Fulton Jackson. The first group departs July 2. Fireworks restrictions are widely observed despite bootleg sales near city limits. Erie car shop workers report July 1. over 80 4 H girls attend Camp Fred L Rentz. Giuseppe Giordano to return to Italy as an unemployed alien. Union services start tomorrow at First Christian church and a welcome home for WW II veterans is noted at Croton Avenue Methodist church. Community Chest names William Langan publicity chairman to assist Harry Bowen. US religious denominations total 256 with about 200000 affiliated organizations.
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Lawrence County
CMTC
W. Fulton Jackson
Erie
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Fred L. Rentz
Guiseppe Giordano
Agnew St
Giordano
Italy
Volant Church Services and Local Loneupdates
Sunday worship and Sunday school times listed for Presbyterian and Methodist churches in Volant. Womans Christian Temperance Union gathers Friday July 6 at 1 30 p m at Mrs Marett s home with program led by Mrs C L Hunt. Several locals noted for hospital visits travel and church camp attendance.
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Womans Christian Temperance Union of
Volant
J. R. Marett
C. L. Hunt
Verell H. Oviatt
Volant Methodist Church
Jamestown
Erie
Meadville
Oviatt
Proctor
Madison
New Jersey
Shaw couple returns from California Kiwanis trip
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Shaw returned from California where Mr. Shaw attended a Kiwanis meeting in San Francisco as a delegate from the New Castle Kiwanis club.
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Calif
John B. Shaw
California
Mr. Shaw
San Francisco
Kiwanis Club
New Castle
Mrs. W. J. Wilkin Sr. Returns Home After Visit
Mrs. W. J. Wilkin Sr. has returned home after a four week visit with her sister Mrs. Frances Kamerer of Harrisburg.
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Volant
W. J. Wilkin, Sr
Frances Kamerer
Harrisburg
Grove City visit near Mercer population noted in social item
Mrs. Nancy Kyle and her daughters Kathy and Beth from Mercer, Pennsylvania, spent Monday at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs W J Wilkin while a separate mention notes a man returning home in Grove City after visiting his uncle P L Tillin.
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Warren J. Wilkin, Jr
Germantown
Alex Arrow
Jimmy
Carolyn
Canada
Harry Reynolds
Long Beach
California
McDonald
Monongahela
Paul L. Tillin
Adda Whitman
Cooperstown
Grove City
P. L. Tillin
Nancy Kyle
Kathy and
Beth
Mercer, Pa
W. J. Wilkin
Eskimo Whale Muktuk Delicacy Described in Detail
The piece explains that muktuk is white whale skin with about an inch of blubber, eaten raw after freezing. It describes the preparation method and notes a nutty flavor.
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Alaska
Abbey Noted for Choir and Peaceful Cloisters
Westminster Abbey, venue of every British coronation since 1066, is famed for its choral music. Its cloisters stand as one of London’s most peaceful spots.
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London
Westminster Abbey
39 Big Cities on Rivers on Inland Waterways
Inland waterway transportation serves all American cities with populations over 435000. Thirty nine of the fifty cities with more than 200000 residents lie on inland waterways. Drive slow children move fast.
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Chicago
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Community Chest
Harry W. Bowen
Washington Street
Volant News
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Norman Adams
Jesse Shaffer
Methodist
Harold Shaw
Rev. Proctor
WCTU
Sue Ann Mahon
Robert Mahon
Barbara Carr
A. M. Carr
Methodist Church
Wesley Woods
Frank G. Barr
Shadyside Hospital
Pittsburgh
Ann Litzenberg
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Charles B. Livingston, Jr
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the Goddess of
My Heart
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Prop
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