29 Dec 1952
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Newspaper
Bedford Gazette
Location
Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1952
Page
1
A northbound driver near Everett at about 6 40 p m slowed to yield to a private driveway turn when an unknown auto squeezed between vehicles and struck the rear of the unidentified car. Long reported damage to the radiator and front and there were no injuries. The other car left the scene.
In a brief continuation, the report notes Churchill’s plan to meet amid a campaign emphasizing a shift away from soft rhetoric. The item references Preiem Stalim's statement and ongoing public remarks shaping the discussion.
A fragment notes support for a conference between Eonbewer and Viat Pussia, highlighting possible inter changes. The text implies a favoring stance toward organizing a meeting and indicates list of involved parties.
Alum Bank announces engagement of their daughter Faye Fellmar to Robert Sharkey son of Mr and Mrs Walter Sats of Drexel Arena Westmont. Sharkey is a prominent member of the football team and works at a service station before entering the Marine Corps No date set for the wedding.
New York December reports indicate CIO leaders reacted to a statement by Dewey while a key labor dispute loomed. The governor-quick reply and a forthcoming address shaped local sentiment as workers prepared for a coordinated effort on a date in late December.
Reekey Nelson Hershberger of West Pitt Street died Saturday night at Memorial Hospital. Born December 4, he was the son of Donald and Ruto Petrea. Funeral arrangements are pending with Parefoot Funeral Home.
Obituary records Donald D. Baker and Donald DeWitt Buser of Ohio, and Geralt Blairs, noting marriage in 1945. Surviving relatives include four children, a stepdaughter, four brothers, and residents of Saxton. Funeral services were held in Saxton with interment in local cemetery.
Mrs Margaret Helsel a Langdondale resident died at 5 35 pm Friday November 26 1952 in J C Bleire Memorial Hospital Huntingdon after a brief illness She was born August 23 1878 in Jetta Luzerne County daughter of George and Dor in Browell She married Robert Allien Helsel November 9 1900 at Hopewell Survived by children Bari Arthur Robert James and others 23 grandchildren 11 great grandchildren Funeral at Langdon- Tok Cha ees Hose with Rev Samuel Kissiel officiating Interment Spwll Cemetery
Funeral services for Harry Matychak were conducted at the Jefe Russian Orthodox Church in Wood on Sunday. Interment followed at Rosary Orthodox Cemetery in Wood. The 32-year-old World War II veteran and Capital Airlines inspector died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He is survived by his wife and two brothers and two sisters, with relatives in Brooklyn New York.
Mrs Irene May Gibson Pipp died Saturday December 27 at her home in Bedford after a two year illness. Born February 9, 1889 in Bedford, she was daughter of Mahson and Eliza Jane Charles Brown. Survived by three daughters in Ohio, a brother in Windber, and three sisters. She belonged to St Thomas Catholic Church. Services Wednesday December.
Warsaw reports quoted officials claim United States intelligence paid over a million dollars to recruit 160,600 agents in Poland but received far less value. PAP accuses former ambassador Arthur Bliss Lane of helping arrange a 1950 agreement for a spy ring named W.L.N. to carry out espionage for fixed subsidies.
The Pennsylvania Game Commission sets snowshoe rabbit season January 1 to January 10, daily hunting hours 7 a m to 5 p m with a six rabbit limit. Deer incidents include a New Jersey hunter returning a deer mistaken for a buck and several autos and a train killing deer around Reading and Butler counties with multiple bucks among the injured, plus a note on deer population concerns in northern Butler.
A South African Air Force Dakota races to Comoro to preserve a live coelacanth specimen Latimeria chalumnae said to belong to the oldest bony fish family. Scientist B Smith requested help from Prime Minister Malan. a famed discovery with potential to illuminate early vertebrate evolution.
Carl Mellott forty seven native of Bedford county died December eighteen at his home in Cypher from a heart condition. He is survived by his mother Mrs Chester Mellott two sons Stanley and Allen Mellott both of Sharpsville wife Mary McKenny preceded him in death. One sister Mrs Rosetta Steel of Hopewell three half sisters and a half brother also survive. He belonged to Cypher Christian Church where funeral services were led by Rev Cay Foor and burial was in Bothel cemetery.
Philadelphia mayor Josepha S. Clark Jr. says he will use his influence to back district attorney Richardson Dilworth for governor of Pennsylvania. Clark stated his support in a letter to columnist John M. Cummings of the Philadelphia Inquirer. Dilworth, a former Democratic gubernatorial candidate in 1950, has not held the office.
Vatican City reports that Pope Pius XII cannot complete a full 70 member College of Cardinals after the death of Carlo Agostini, 64, days before a planned secret consistory. Agostini was designated with 23 others on Nov. 29. no full College in 200 years. The Pope may name a replacement but is not expected to alter the plan before Jan. 12.
Irwin resident Heacox notes a spike in deer fatalities on roads last November. In Murrysville area five bucks were killed by vehicles in a single day, with four men needed to load one buck into a pickup. This item appears in Gur Want-Ads.
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