Vote
Edge Held By Democrats
A check of
registration figures released yesterday by the
County Department of Elections reveals that by
coincidence the 966 vote Democratic majority is
exactly the same as the increase of 966 registered
voters in Duquesne since the general election last
November.
A total of
9967 voters are eligible to cast ballots at this
year's primary election while 9001 were registered
prior to last fall's general election. Since that
time 756 additional Democrats have been registered,
compared with 212 new Republicans.
The Democrat
gain in less than a year, 544 voters, is greater
than the total previous majority held by the party.
The Democrats had an edge of 422 registered voters
before last year's general election with 4703
Democrats registered to 421 Republicans.
The
Republicans now trail the Democrats by 968
registrations which coincidentially is the exact
increase of total registration in the city. There
are 5459 Democrats eligible to vote in this year's
primary election, compared with 4493 Republicans.
There are no members of the Progressive Party
registered but 15 voters belong to miscellaneous
parties.
The Second
and Third Districts of the Third Ward, both
Democrat strongholds, have the largest
registration, with 1252 registered in the Second
District and 1318 in the Third, which doubles the
total registered in two of the smaller
districts.
The Democrat
registration in the Third District of the Third
Ward more than doubles the GOP registration, with
878 Democrats listed to 438 Republicans. The
Republicans hold a lead in only two election
districts, with 533 Republicans listed to 449
Democrats in the Second District of the Second Ward
and 500 Republicans registered to 304 Democrats in
the Fourth District of the same ward.
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Hollar
Seeks Council Post
School
direcctor Eugene R. Hollar today formally announced
his candidacy for the Democratic nomination to City
Council. He has four years remaining of his second
six-year term as a member of the School
Board.
Mr. Hollar, married and the father of two
children, is a graduate of Duquesne High and the
University of Pittsburgh. He has worked as an
employee at the local steel mill, a pharmacist,
salesman and is presently a district sales
manager.
He pointed out thatduring his tenure on the
School Board, he has been instrumental in
establishing the first kindergarten and vocaitonal
shcopps in the local schools. He also advocated
business machines in the commercial department of
the schools.
Mr. Hollar also reported that he intriduced the
innoculation program for diptheria and tetanus in
both the public and parochial schools. This program
is now in its fourth year, he said.
The school director stated that he was opposed
to City Council's action in abandoning its right
ass an assessment board which has resulted in
higher taxes for most property owners because of an
increased county assessment.
He urged that Council petition the state
legislture to regain its right to set assessments
in an effort to correct the practice now being
followed.
He promised that he will support a better
improvement program for Duqesne which he believes
can be accomplished without additional taxes
through competent handling of present income.
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Friday Outing Set By Kinetic
Class
The Dunamis Bible Class of the First English
Evangelical Lutheran Church will be guests of the
church's Kinetic Class at a corn and wiener roast
scheduled tomorrow at McBride Park, Lincoln
Place.
Transportaion will be provided to the site of
the outing and members of the two classes are to
meet at 5:30 p. m. at the church. A softball game
is scheduled between members of the two classes and
competition is planned in colleyball and horse shoe
pitching.
A complete program for the evening is being
planned by a committee composed of William Garland,
chairman, Charles Flister, Daniel Richards and Hugo
Oxford.
Holiday Changes Garbage Schedule
A change in Saturday's garbage collection
schedule has been announced by Councilman John W.
Bires, director of the Department of Parks and
Public Property.
Because of Labor Day, there will be no garbage
collection Monday and the city incinerator will be
closed all day. Health Officer William Raible
reported that Monday's collection will be made
Saturday.
The city incinerator will remain open until 2 p.
m. Saturday to handle the additional city
collections and refuse from private haulers. It
normally closes at 11 a. m. on Saturdays. The
regular collection schedule and operating hours of
the incinerator will be resumed Tuesday.
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Classes to Join For Social
Event
Two senior Sunday School classes of Bethlehem
Congregational Church will join for an outdoor
social to be held tomorrow at the home of Mr. an
Mrs. Albert Matta, 15 Carolina Ave., W.
Mifflin.
A meeting of the board of Christian Education at
7 p. m. will open the event and all officers and
teachers of the Sunday School are to attend the
session. Following the meeting, games will be
played and a fireside singspiration will be held.
Two movies also will be shown.
Members of the Young Women's Class, taught by
Mrs. Phillip Furia, and the Young Men's Class,
taught by Andrew Gavlik, will be entertained. The
outing will conclude the program of summer
activities for the Sunday School classes.
Escorts!
Councilman John W. Bires and M. H. Kowallis have
accepted invitations to serve as escorts for
President Harry S. Truman when he visits the
Allegheny Council Free Fair on Labor Day. The two
city officials were invited to serve as escorts by
John L. Hernon, fair director.
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Auxiliary Cancels Scheduled
Meeting
Today's meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary to
Raymond C. Burns Post 188, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, has been cancelled but the auxiliary wil meet
in regular semi-monthly session Thursday, Sept.
15.
Miss Irene Zepp, president, announced
cancellation of the session since a delegation of
members is attending the VFW convention. The
September session will be a combined social and
business meeting, Miss Zepp reported.
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City Man Attacked, Injured in
Brawl
Regis S. Kasprzak, 26, of 33 S. Second St. was
treated at McKeesport Hospital and discharged early
this morning after becoming involved in a brawl
with several unidentified men at 3:15 a. m. today
on N. Duquesne Ave., near Grant Ave. He suffered
possible fractured ribs.
Kasparzak told police that he offered to fight
one of the men when he overheard disparaging
remarks about his wife in a Grant Ave. restaurant.
Several men attacked and kicked him when the
argument was continued outside, he said. He is
employed as a craneman at the National Tube Co.,
McKeesport.
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