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The Indiana Gazette from Indiana, Pennsylvania • 17

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Two Dead In Cresson Area 5mashu? Fif Pajje, Second Section A Local Page For Local People SitJUtmt lEwnim (Gazette Weekend Traffic Mishaps Kill Nicktown RD Man, Beyer Girl Volume 68. No. 271. Telephone 465-5555 Indiana, Pennsylvania, Monday, July 1968. Thre persons including a seven-year-old Beyer girl were killed in traffic mishaps in the district over the south of Pcnn Run.

collided at Ihe Oakland Ave. Elkin Drive intersection. Dam-, weekend. Of the three fatalities, two men from nearby Total property damage ii Barnesboro and Nicktown were killed in a violent three- estimated at 91,304. car crash along Route 22, two miles west of Cresson Sat age was fixed at 960.

D1LLTOWN Twn cars collided on a narrow bridge in Dlll-lown at 7:40 p.m. Sunday leav PLUMV1LLE An 3Ia JtI. urday. ven by Robert dowser, 37, of Wanda Keith. 7, daughter nt Mr.

and. Mrs. John i-rospoci, nil iwo parked cars in Plumville at 11: 15 Ri. ing an estimated 91,000 property. Keith of Beyer, was fatally injured at 8:52 a.

m. Saturday when she darted into the path of a car along Route 85 in urday. The cars were both own damage but no injuries. State police satd the mishap Beyer. ed oy denevtcve Harrelson of Plumville.

The mishap occurred on Route 85. occurred on Route 403 involving cars operated by Antonio Walk-, 30 near Llgnnier and flipped end over end, coming to rest in a swamp. State nolire iMittmntAft inf -t "4 i 5" "r.tv filvJ The little girl waj pronounced dead en arrival at Indiana Hospital at 9:30 a.m. Driver of the car was Identified as Edward Rlshel, 57, of Punxsutawney. property damage at $950.

er Butch. 22, or Dearborn, Mich, and William Shortencnrrier, 46, of Barnesboro. Authorities at the Lntrobe Hospital listed the injured as Henry Collins, .19, of Crabtree, BLACK LICK Cars di-lvrn KLAIKSVlLLb A car op Police said the little girl had formerly of Homer City and by T. R. Lyda, 60, of Black Lick, and Anna Marie Grove, purchased a candy bar at his son Wayne, 1.1 erated by Melvin Kalgrcn of Du-Bois R.D., pulled from a park also of Black Lick, collided at 4:45 p.m.

Saturday on a town- store and darted from behind a parked car into the path of the A daughter Shirley, 15, received outpatient treatment at Ligonier's McGinnis Hospital and then was transferred to La- ing place along Route 22 and rammed a car stopped on the highway driven by Marcclla Jushel auto. Death was attributed to a fractured neck and skull. Kcncwski, 41, of Pittsburgh. Ernest J. Vock, 63, of 1 k- trobe Area Hospital.

Collins was town R.D.. end Peter Saxon Hater released and both children State police said the accident occurred approximately two 45, of Barnesboro, were fatallylare listed in satisfactory condi-; snip roao in Black Lick. Neither driver was injured and damages were listed at $725. ELDERTON A 21-year-old Yatcsboro motorist was slightly injured at 5:45 a.m. today when his car ran off Route 422 about four miles west of Elderton and struck the guardrailing.

State police at the Kittannine miles east of Blairsville at 1:45 p.m. Damage was set at $300. There were no injuries. injured at 3:30 p.m. Saturday lion today.

when tte car driven by Saxonl Damage to the vehicle was set was hit headon by an auto oper- at $1,500. ated by Virginia M. Fickes, ofl Hollidaysburg. BOLIVAR Robert Jackson, SHELOCTA An auto driven, by Norman W. Gaggini, 29, of The Fickes car had crossed 1 23, of New Florence R.D.

3, substation said 21-year-old Ste- Indiana, hit a stopped auto op Rt. 22 and hit a car driven by is listed in fair condition today erated by Joanne Tudor, 22, of Clinton Paul, 58, of Nanty Glo at Lee Hospital in Johnstown R.D. 1, then rammed the Saxon. where he is being treated for Oil City, and also damaged a parked auto owned by W. B.

auto. injuries suffered at 7.30 p.m. pnen waratuke apparently fell asleep at the wheel of his car, triggering the accident. He was treated at the scene for cuts of the elbow and lip. Damages to his oar were fixed at $700.

Saxon and Vock were employ Saturday in Fairfield Township! Kising of Indiana R.D 1, The mishap occurred at 12:50 ed at the Cresson State School and Hospital. two miles south of Bolivar. Jackson's motorcycle overturn p.m. Saturday on Route 422 The following is a summary of ed according to state police at near Shelocta. There were noi injuries but property damage Greensburg.

weekend traffic mishaps in the district: was lixed at $1,300. Cars operated by Gregory J. LIGONIER A former Ho-I PENN RUN Cars operated Hegner, 22, of -228 North Eighth Indiana, and Alice A. Lay- mer City man and his two dhil KObert Myers, 66, of Mar Meeting Slated Chevy Chase Community Action Program members will meet at 7:30 p.m. this evening at the Beulah Baptist Church.

AH interested persons are Invited to attend. dren were admitted to Latrobe Indiana Club; William McGinnii, retiring president of the Indiana club; Robert Cupac, the Optimist district new dub building chairman; Donald Fritz of Indiana, secretary-treasurer of the immediate Optimist district; Ken Warnick, president of the new Blairsville club, and James Hetherington, lieutenant governor of Zone Three of the Optimist district. (Gazette Photo by Bechtel) ton, 64, of I860 Saltsburg BLAIRSVILLE OPTIMIST CLUB CHARTERED Blairs-ville's new Optimist Club was formally chartered Saturday evening at a dinner program in the Italian Club at Blairsville. Participating in the charter ceremonies were members of the Indiana Optimist Club, the group responsible for formation of the club in Blairsville. Pictured 1 to prior to the formal charter presentation are AI Guerrieri, new president of the ion Center, and Paul McCrack- Area Hospital Saturday night af' Indiana, collided at 8:30 p.m.

'Sunday In Indiana borough. en, 27, of Creekside, collided at 11:35 p.m. Saturday on Legis ter their small bus-like van ca reened out of control on Route Borough police said the cbk lative Koute 32178, two miles Indiana Man Sentenced In Mine Theft 2 Complete Radiological Instruction New Torrance Facility-- Work Outlined For Post Office An Indiana R.D. 2 man today Two Indiana men were among those persons who recently com iwas sentenced Id serve from six pleted a 35-hour course for ra to IS monehs in the Allegheny County Workhouse for a February, 1968, theft of copper wire diological defense officers at TORRANCE Postmaster General W. Marvin Wat University Park, Pa.

from tlie Five Points Coal Co son announced yesterday that a contract has been a- in Washington Twp. Completing the course were Judge Edwin M. Clark of the warded to build and lease the new post office at Torrance, Pennsylvania. The building will be owned by United Leasing, Thomas L. Mahn, oreendaie and Roger M.

Dean, 1037 Indiana County Court also ordered John William Haggertv to Church St. Sail in for a Flotilla of Vahiesjn 641 Plymouth Drive, Younestown, Ohio, who will pay the costs of This course was designed to-qualify radiological defense -op-orations staff members in as lease it to the Post Office Department for five years, with renewal options running through fifteen years. Located on make restitution and pay a fine of 550. corner of Torrance State Hospital Road and Grant street, Haggertv had pleaded guilty sembling, evaluating, coordinat by VAIN JL: Jvtijy: Derry Township, the structure will represent an esa to the larceny charges on Mav ing, and disseminating radiological intelligence information and 28 and appeared in court today mated initial investment of by the owner. The new one story buildingl 1o enable them to provide both lor sentencing.

About 100 pounds of cornier technical guidance in radiological defense planning and operations, and on-the-job training. wire, valued at $50, was taken from we mine owned by Guy wi.il be air condriitioned and wil! kg I have an interior space of bh VV STOrmS! Of! square feet. It is expeoted to be i A i completed on Feb. 1, 1969. Q0nT6Sl Al Subjects included: instruction and training the national ra Anthony BalanMo sometime between Feb.

13 and Feb. 15.. diological defense program, ra- rostmasEer ijenerai waison' explained that the additional i 1 i a 1 counter meas Playgrounds at Once-a-year Savings to 25 Dog Officer space and equipment will mean ures, postattack recovery measures, technical guidance for ra Last Thursday night on five greater efficiency hi Mne with President Johnson's directive to provide the best possible postal diologtcai defense planning and operations, emergency operating! of Indiana area playgrounds Speaker For County Unit service at the least possaMe center procedures, and practical watermelon feast was held for! cost exercises in these operations. the playground children. The It's a Summer Regatta! watermelon feast consisted of Instructor for the radiological defense officers course was Robert L.

Jones a civil defense Indiana County Squires and games and prizes for the chil dren. The watermelons that Constables Association will meeti Because the building will be privately owned, the land will stay on local tax rolls. The Post Office Department's capital investment Is limited primarily te postal equipment. and radiological specialist The Iwere used on the playgrounds, were donated by the local food on Wednesday, July 10, at 8 p.m. at Village Inn, Route 286, one mile north of Indiana.

Stores. course was conducted by the Pennsylvania State University and the State Council of Civil Defense in cooperation with the Chester Koester. representa Two of the games the child Mr. Watson said: "The nation tive of the Dog Laiw division of ren most enjoyed were: speed! is experiencing a drannatac ex Office of Civil Defense. eating the watermelon and seed pansion in mail volume and Oie Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, will be the guest speaker.

He will discuss Penn services. Post Office construction and remodeling is undertak hunt. The prizes that were giv en were used volleyballs, footballs and basketballs. Two Arrested In Car Thefts en in areas showing the most sylvania Dog Laws, a topic of vital concern to aili local offi urgent needs. The first place winners of the watermelon contest were: Wa Our 40,000 postal locations cials of the Commonwealth.

The officers of the organization extend a special invitation State police In Indiana have ter Street Don Moreau, An dy Stewart; Kennedy King will handle 74 billion pieces of mail this year, over 84 billion pieces in 1970 and approximately 100 billion in 1980. To handle Deane Clemens and Larry 15- arrested two youths, age 15 and 16, and have charged them with the theft of three automobiles June 20 in and near to an mayors, council men, supervisors, constables and squires of Indiana County. This will be tdue tremendous amount of mail, enberg; Ben Franklin Carrie! Lubold, Debbie Dizson, Kathy Spence; East Pike Lopt McMillan, Billy Sekenak; Eisenhower Tommy Bonarrigo and an open meeting for tne above named local officials. It is not One youth was committed to the Cambria County Detention the Department is expanding its efforts to put mechanized tools into the hands of the nation's postal workers in areas where necessary to be a member of the organization in order to sue Hill. Next Wednesday night the it is economically justified.

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1. One vehicle was damaged, police noted. Bike Mishap The Passet, berthed in Ham grounds will be relays. All parents are welcome to attend and even take part in the activity. burg, Germany, since its retire-! Injures Boy ment in 1B49, was the last great square-rigged sailing ship (Read Gazette Classified Ads) to engage in commercial trade.

A nine year old Indiana boy Is In satisfactory condition today at Children Hospital, Pittsburgh, where he is being treated tor Injuries received in a bicycle accident on Water St. on Saturday evening. Hospital authorities said George Douglas, son of Mr. Fun In The Sun For Many Lions "Fourth" Keeps Health Camp Growing and Mi'9. George Douglas, of 1426 Water sustained the injuriea when his bicycle overturned while he was descending a hill.

He was taken to Indiana Hos-i dormitory space for 50 guests, Fireworks and hot dogs, car-l basketball court, football field, rivals and grandstand shows 'gram. Each year hundreds of people use the facilities for picnics, family reunions, and nital by Citizens Ambulance Service and then transferred to Pittsburgh for treatment of a head injury and bruises. mean lots of hard work for busy 'picnic shelter, and acres of; space for hiking, camping, and Lions this Fourth of July outings. picnics. All of this Is realized by a but the real work of Lionism! In Indiana is in keeping their! tremendous amount of dedicat ed effort by the Lion members Police Probing Health Camp functioning.

The nature trails, newly established picnic areas, and lookout point offer an unsurpassed scenic view of the Pennsylvania mountains and valleys. who do much of the maintenance and improvement work, BlVille Burglary Through the years the Lions have expanded the facilities all the Health Camp to better serve Shown with Every Body's Tricot Bra BCupi-32to3o Reg. $4.00 NOW $2.95 VANITY FAIR FASHION COLORS TO MATCTTOUR FAVORITE LINGERIE. White, Black, Beige, Morning Stafi Pint Punch, Sunsation During the past year Companyl Army Reserve Unit, assisted BLAIRSVILLE Police were the needs of a growing commun- The camp Is regularly usedi in a large expansion program. tty.

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