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Newspaper

Bedford Gazette

Location

Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

May 30, 1952

Page

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Hugo K Frear and Harold B Cessna Jr

Arthur A Ingoglia notes the Associated Press credits and exclusive rights for local news. The piece lists AP dispatch rights and affiliations with the National Editorial Association and related groups. It mentions AAA plus rating by the Community Research Bureau and editorial ties to Penn’s publishers and editors societies.

HUGO K. FREAR HAROLD B. CESSNA, Jr ARTHUR A. INGOGLIA ASSOCIATED PRESS ocal news AP news dispatches National Editorial Ass'n Penn's. Newspaper Publishers Ass'n Penn’s. Society of Newspaper Editors Community Research Bureau

Bedford Gazette Publishes Subscription Rates and Contact Info

The Bedford Gazette lists carrier and mail rates in Bedford Borough and outside areas, with prices for various durations and zones. Mail remains strictly advance payment. no stamps accepted. payments by check or money order.

Bedford Borough Bedford Inquirer Bedford County BEDFORD GAZETTE Ledford

Congress wary of TV hearings and coverage limits

The piece argues that Congress resists televising hearings, fearing privacy and decorum harms, while noting UN Security Council broadcasts boost public insight. It claims bans mainly protect lawmakers and would alter long-standing legislative methods by requiring broader public access.

Congress Sam Rayburn Pat McCarran United Nations Security Council

Try and Stop Me by Bennett Cerf

The piece parodies wartime miscommunications with Colonel Gushaby annoyed at a generic war declaration and orders to arrest enemy aliens. It also features a cartoon of a hattered man and a quip about rapid change from Dr. Peale, underscoring a humorous take on progress.

Try BENNETT CERF Gushaby Dr. Peale King Features Syndicate

Barnes Garage Opens Nash Car Agency on East Pitt Street

The Barnes Garage of Bedford, now selected as the sole Bedford County Nash agency, operates from 522 East Penn Street. Owners Rush H. Barnes and son Robert J. Barnes expanded the business to include a showroom and complete car service. The dealer will continue selling Esso gas and oil and run a modern repair shop.

Barnes Garage Nash Car Agency East Pitt Street Barm Bedford Bedford County Nash automobiles East Penn Street paris Rush H. Barnes Robert J. Barnes Esso

Marker Reveals King’s House Site in Bedford History

The article notes a marker marking the old Ris ing Sun Tavern or King’s House site in Bedford. It recalls Fort Bedford occupation and Captain Curry’s 1763 remark on safety, recounts an Indian boy abduction near the garden, and cites Miss Annie M. Gilchrist’s work locating the Commandant’s House opposite the stockade. The Proprietaries’ Map of 1761 situates structures near Rotbes road, with the King’s Orchard spanning three blocks east toward the river.

Bedford Comnandant Fort Bedford Curry Croughan George Croghan Annie M. Gilchrist Bedford inquirer Memory Lane Rotbes Pitt and Juliana streets the Register and Recorder Bedford County Penn street Bedford street

The Rising Sun Tavern Story Ends in 1885 Fire

Miss Gilchrist recalls the old apple tree and the Rising Sun tavern’s long history from early ownership by Henry Werth to Hugh Dennison and David Mann. The building, once a drug store and tavern site, faced Juli ana and East Pitt, with Mann's Square forming a public shortcut. The structure later housed stores, apartments, and Harry Gilchrist’s business before the fatal blaze of 1885 closed the chapter.

Gilchrist Jacob Bollinger Gazette Chambers léquipiment Co. J Henry Werth Werth Hugh Dennison Providence Harry Pardy Pitt street

North Shore mansions fade as wealth shifts on Long Island

A Northwestern look at Long Island's North Shore reveals a vanished era of millionaires and grand estates. It notes famed manors like Ormston and Matinecock Point, repurposed properties such as Winfield Hall and Glengariff Nursing Home, and the drift of ultra-wealthy culture toward higher taxes and changing social tides.

YORK North Shore Long Island Manhattan America Newport Tuxedo Park Grosse Pointe John EB. Aldred Locust Valley Doris Duke Europe Ormston Saint Basil Gold Coast Oak Point Harrison Williams Bayville Walter P. Chryster Kings Point United States Merchant Marine Academy Winfield Hall Frank W. Woolworth Reynolds Metal Glengariff Frederick B. Pratt the Swan Arthur Williams Grenwoot Landing William Robertson Coe Glen Cove

Nash and 6s cars showcased at new county showroom

Models of the latest Nash and 6s are on display in the new showroom. Information on other models and styles is available to interested persons. Nasa Motors notes the new garage is its only agency in the area, chosen to serve residents of the entire county.

Nasa Motors

Legion Post Seeks Return of Poppies in Bedford

Bedford Post 113 American Legion asks volunteers with leftover poppies from the week long campaign to return them to the Legion Home on East Pitt Street or contact Clarence Dietz by telephone Bedford 3% for pickup or return.

Bedford Post 113 American Legion Legion East Pitt Street Clarence Dietz Bedford

Russia Uses Division Talk To Shape German Perceptions

The Soviet drive to portray East Germany as an adversary world aims to influence Western views on partition. By tightening border controls along the Elbe and Berlin, Moscow seeks to make the East zone appear hostile while Western observers overlooked that Germany had already fallen under Soviet influence after World War II and Nazi collapse.

Russia Germany Elbe Berlin Europe East Germany Adolf Hitler

West Germany at risk from Soviet pressure and Allied resolve

In a Paris Bonn briefing, reports indicate both Parliaments will back administrators’ policies and ratify new agreements to block Russia from border gaps. The Allies warn Western Berlin will be treated like NATO territory, deterring Moscow from aggressive moves. Bernard Baruch warned the Senate committee that time defines action when living under war’s shadow.

West Germany Paris Bonn Russia Berlin Moscow Bernard Baruch Senate Preparedness Committee

Presbyterians Move to Restore Church Waiting Requirement

The Presbyterian Church in the U S A plans action to restore a one year waiting period for remarriages after an accidental change at its 164th General Assembly. Stated Clerk Dr Eugene Carson Blake said the rule was technically out for at least a year, though the assembly had approved a new section in the Directory of Worship replacing the previous provision.

New York Eugene Carson Blake Philadelphia Presbyterian Church Blake Directory of Worship

Dorm raids and odd headlines from a quirky campus note

A fragmentary, satirical collage notes campus dorm raids by alleged messers, a Virginia engineer’s billion-dollar bills thought experiment, a Cleveland bargain basement opener misprice, and playful riffs on weather and brevity, all in a jittery newspaper tone.

Notice to buyers at Bedford Motor Sales auctions

Public sale notices listed by Bedford Motor Sales detail auctions on Friday June 6 1952 at 10:00 am in Bedford County Pennsylvania including a 1942 Pontiac 20r a 1940 Pontiac 4D a 1941 Chevrolet Clb and a 1939 Packard plus a business name filing Koontz Music House with owners Paul S Koontz and Blanche L Koontz at 138 S Juliana Street Bedford PA and 328 W Pill Street Bedford PA attorney John A Minnich

JOHN W. PRICE Court of Common Pleas Bedford County Pennsylvania Bedford’ Motor Sales Bedford Bourch Pennylvania BEDFORD MOTOR SALES ZENO FOX Bedford Borough WILLIAM P. MAYO Pennsyivania JOEL R. TAYLOR Bedford Borvie LEWIS B. CHISHEG, JR GENERAL ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION Packard Secretary of the Commonwealth Koontz Music House S. Juliana Street Bedford Paul 8. Koontz Blanche L. Koontz W. Pill Street Bedford, Pa

Notice of School Building Authority bids set for June 19 1952

Notice to bids for construction of shop addition and site work for Hyndman Brough and Londonderry Townships in Bedford County Pennsylvania. Proposals due 12:30 pm EST at 101 South 25th Street Harrisburg. Plans cost 20 dollars. bids require 5 percent bonds. State Public School Building Authority may reject any or all bids. Executives: R C Bartman, Weldon B Hevburn. Date 6-5-306-379.

State Public School Building Authority South 25th Street Kline Village Harrisburg Pennsylvania A_ SHOP Anns HYNDMAN BROUGH LONDONDERRY TOWNSHIP BEDFORD COUNTY Hunter, Caldwell_ & Campbell Fifth Avenue Altoona ARCHEI LECTS STATE

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