Pennsylvania Faces Severe Cold Wave Across State
The Associated Press reports Pennsylvania endures the coldest weather of the season with subzero readings in the west and near zero to ten above elsewhere. Fatal crashes occur on Route 356 near New Kensington and a truck driver’s body found near Butler. Snow totals reach 23 inches in Erie County as schools close and road crews struggle. Blue Knob shows 10 below.
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Associated Press
Pennsylvania
New Kensington
Paul A. Stark
Washington
Tno
Westmoreland County
New Jersey
Route 19
Butler
Henry FE. Wasserman
Wrightson, N. J
Erie
Erie Co
Erie County
Blue Knob
Blue Knob Mountain
Bedford County
Blairsville
St. Marys
Ash to Serve Fifth Term as Acosta Auxiliary President
Mrs. Ilya Ash was reelected for her fifth term as president of the Auxiliary to the Acosta Firemen. Other officers include Miss Arlene Edminston, Mrs. Sarah Ash, Mrs. Anna Zadzora, Mrs. Mary Gavel, and Mrs. Irene Zuchelli. They scheduled a Christmas party for Dec. 18 and plan a meeting on Jan. 12, 1959 at the Acosta Fire hall.
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Ilya Ash
Acosta
Arlene Edminston
Sarah Ash
Anna Zadzora
Mary Gavel
Irene Zuchelli
Somerset PTA Postpones Christmas Meeting to Dec 18
The Somerset Junior PTA has postponed its Christmas meeting from tonight to Thursday December 18. The gathering will be held at 8 p.m. in the Somerset High School auditorium.
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Somerset Jr. Pta
Somerset Joint Pta
Somerset High School
Craft Fair at Be Erits Building Hosted by Calvary Church
Friendship Class of Calvary Methodist Church sponsors a two day event at Be Erits Building on December 12 and 13 from 10 60 A M to 8 00 P M. The notice invites attendance and participation.
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Beerits
Calvary Methodist Church
Somerset County Faces Bitter Winter Signs
Somerset Co residents shiver as winter settles in with subzero temps and icy roads. A Somerset American staff member noted six degrees below zero at 10 p.m. on Wednesday while deer-hunting odds seem poor. motorists are urged to check radiators and anti freeze as forecasts promise more cold ahead.
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North Rosina Ave
Somerset American
Somerset County
Dale Enos Named Easter Seal Drive Chairman
At the Somerset Society for Crippled Children and Adults meeting at Gladehurst school on Wednesday night plans for the upcoming Easter Seal campaign were outlined. The drive runs February 27 through Easter Monday with Dale Enos as county chairman and Jean Feeley noting national publicity. Lynn Smith, a Gladehurst pupil, is the local Easter Seal child. his parents are Mr. and Mrs. Tom Smith of Somerset RD 2.
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Somerset Society For
Gladehurst School
Jean Feeley
Sharpsburg
Feeley
Peter Dumbauld
Dale Enos
Edward J. Driscoll
Lena Bingman
Mary Dean Manges
Menzie Six-Horse Belgians to Visit Diamond Saturday
The famous Menzie six-horse hitch of Belgians will bring Santa Claus to town for Diamond Saturday, December 13 at 3 00 PM.
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Menzie
Eight Decades Of Marriage In Fairview Utah
Andrew L. Peterson describes his parents Peter and Celestia Peterson as still as much a bride and groom after 80 years of marriage. The couple aged 98 and 97 received congratulations from officials and Eisenhower, with 253 direct descendants attending a North Ward LDS celebration.
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Peter Peterson
Fairview
Petersons
Utah
Andrew L. Peterson
Peter
Celestia Peterson
Peterson
Eisenhower
Andrew
Latterday Saints
St. George
Church
North Ward
Latter-day Saints
Drop Charges Against 8 Somerset Area Lads
Rape charges against eight Somerset area youths were dropped in Somerset county court after the district attorney said the physical condition of the young woman would have prevented testimony. The Commonwealth accepted pleas on the lesser charge of fornication as the victim’s health could have been further impaired by testifying.
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Somerset Area
Somerset County Court
Commonwealth
Keystone Club to Elect Officers Friday at Legion Home
Keystone Club will elect officers for the coming year at an eight oclock meeting at the Somerset American Legion home. A board of directors meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m.
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Keystone Club
Somerset American Legion
Board of Directors
Lawrence to name cabinet members on Thursday
Gov elect David L. Lawrence will announce the first cabinet selections for his administration starting Jan 20. He denied confirming a published report that Judge Anne X. Alpern was offered the attorney general post.
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Harrisburg
David L. Lawrence
Lawrence
Anne X. Alpern
Allegheny County Common Pleas Court
Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph
Associated Press
Alpern
Pittsburgh
Rockefeller Wins New York Governorship With Big Lead
Albany N Y Republican Nelson A Rockefeller defeated Democrat Averell Harriman by 573 034 votes in officially certified returns The state board of canvassers reported a record non presidential turnout of 5 795 481 The count also showed Arthur Levitt Democrat beat James A Lundy and Louis Lefkowitz led Peter J Crotty in the attorney general race Rockefeller tallied 3 126 929 votes to Harriman 2 553 895.
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Albany
N. Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Averell Harriman
Arthur Levitt
Brooklyn
James A. Lundy
State Board of Canvassers
Atty
Louis Lefkowitz
Buffalo
Peter J. Crotty
Rockefeller
Harriman
Mrs Tennent Heads 1959 Mothers March for Dimes
Mrs C H Tennent chairing the 1959 Mothers March for the March of Dimes with Robert E Romesburg as campaign director. The effort focuses on four areas of the National Foundation program and urges early patient aid for arthritis birth defects and disabled polio patients while mobilizing more women through house to house visits and porch lights or symbols of giving during the hour long event.
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C. H. Tennent
Robert E. Romesburg
Somerset County
National Foundation
America
Science
Dismissal of Bowers by Leader Told
Three Dauphin County reporters testified how Clarence P. Bowers described his firing from the state labor relations board by Gov. Leader. Atty. Gen. McBride said Bowers accused Leader of political action while Bowers denied attributing the act to a black Furman plan. The court scheduled further oral arguments before en banc review.
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Harrisburg
Dauhpin County
Clarence P. Bowers
State Labor Relations Board
Atty
Thomas D. McBride
Bowers
Leader
L. R. Lindgren
Pittsburgh Press
Furman
Roy E. Furman
U. S. Senate
John H. Baer
Harrisburg Patriot
Marin Salditch
Reading Times
Unemployment Compensation Board of Review
Dauphin County
McBride
Day of Strange Swearing in Sunderland Court
In Sunderland England on Wednesday a judge witnessed odd oaths as six Chinese witnesses used cracked saucers to take their oaths via an interpreter The evidence giver briefly erred then reaffirmed the truth The court accepted the ritual as binding and the room laughed when police Sgt Joseph Shorthouse admitted the misstep.
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Sunderland
England
Joseph Shorthouse
Mrs Krajnak Celebrates 20 Years at Newberry Co
Approximately 75 employees and friends honored Mrs Pauline Krajnak at a dinner in Case beer Lutheran church hall for 20 years with J J Newberry Co She is an assistant manager at the Somerset Newberry store and resides at 233 West Saner Street The event featured G R DeWitt as toastmaster Rev Ralph Mills and a vocal quartet A 20 year pin necklace and a movie camera set were presented by the company The honoree is married to John Krajak and the couple has no children.
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J. J. Newberry Co
Pauline Krajnak
Casebeer Lutheran Church Hall
Krajnak
Somerset Newberry
West Saner Street
Kramak
Somerset
G. R. DeWitt
Ralph Mills
Berlin
Paul Will
Hilda Deeter
Zeda Miller
J. C. Miller
Clark Schrock
Newberry
Fern Saler
Helen Casebeer
John Krajak
Nine Die in Early Morning California Blast
Two former cult members Ralph Muller and Peter Ka menoff identified as the dynamiters of the sect's headquarters near Chatsworth California. Nine victims including two children and the cult leader Krishna Venta. Detected tape recordings describe their stated aim and possible self death in the explosion. Detectives reported dynamite or 80 percent nitroglycerin used and purchases of primers nearby.
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Peter Dumas Kamenoff
Krishna Venta
Muller
Kamenoff
Venta
B. B. Cummins
Ventura County
Cummins
Los Nietos
Giving Blood Leaves an Eerie Yet Helpful Feeling
A first time donor recounts visiting the Somerset bloodmobile at First Christian church. Nurses screen, weigh, and check health before donation. Donor describes blood entering a pint bottle through a tube as others rest on cots.
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Somerset
First Christian Church
Helen Raymond
R.N
Builders Group Elects Local Officers In Johnstown
Ward B. Miller of Somerset was elected vice president and Frank Kimmel named secretary of the Home Builders Association of Greater Johnstown at a meeting in the Masonic temple. C. S. Beesman, also of Somerset, was admitted as a member. The next meeting is January 12.
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Ward B. Miller
Somerset
Home Builders Association of
Greater Johnstown
Johnstown Masonic Temple
Frank Kimmel
C. S. Beesman
Reprehensible For Alabama To Defy U S
President Eisenhower calls Alabama officials defying federal voting records for Negroes a reprehensible act. He pleads for respect for law and says he has not shifted from his 1949 political philosophy despite recent legislative compromises. He also says he is not mad at Truman and criticizes Democratic spending and taxes.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Washington
Eisenhower
Alabama
Truman
Harry S. Truman
Russia
State Over Defaulting Districts Backed by Education Group
Harrisburg report notes partial endorsement from Dr. Charles H. Boehm superintendent of public instruction. He supports state operation of districts that habitually skip paydays for teachers so long as legislation limits action to such districts. The idea aims to force districts to meet salary obligations.
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Harrisburg
Charles H. Boehm
Boehm
Pennsylvania State Education Assn
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Somerset Co
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Bakersville
Jay Barclay
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