Pennsylvania GOP Faces Split Over Governor Nomination
A party rift now looms between Duff and Grundy factions in Pennsylvania as leaders weigh a governor candidate. The contest could trigger a no holds barred primary while Gov. James H. Dutt may seek U.S. Senate in 1950. The 1948 split at Philadelphia lingered as party factions navigate unity for the general election.
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Associated Press
Harrisburg
Republican Party of
Pennsylvania
James H. Dutt
U.S
Grundy
Duff
Jo R. Grundy
Philadelphia
Edward Martin
New York
Thomas B. Dewey
Bui
Dewey
Capitol
Canis
Dull
Joan & Fine
State Superior Court
Jean
Daniel B. Strickler
Weldon B. Heyburn
Delaware County
Lloyd H. Wood
Montgomery County
Charles R. Barber
Erie
Ray F. Smock
Crawford County
William §. Livengood, Jr
Somerset County
Inter- Hal Affairs
Funeral Rites Held for Bojangles Robinson in New York
Harlem honors 71 year old dancer Bojangles Robinson with a two mile funeral procession led by Mayor William O'Dwyer. A Broadway farewell at Daly Squire near Times Square follows before burial in Evergreen Cemetery Brooklyn. Also political speculation notes potential 1950 gubernatorial candidates and a U S territorial area of 597296 square miles.
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New York
Hariem
Broadway
Bojangles
Sonie
Noble Sisie
Brooklyn
Evergreen Cemetry
Theatre Firm Files Huge Suit Against Major Film Companies
The Nu luna Theatre operators from Sharon Pennsylvania sue ten major firms in U S District Court alleging a nationwide anti trust conspiracy to deny first run films to independent theaters. Harry Stahl and his brother Herman seek injunction and open market for films amid claims against Warner Brothers entities Paramount RKO Twentieth Century Fox United Artists and others.
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Philadelphia
Sharon
U. S
Harry Stahl
Herman
Oil City
Stahls
Warner Brothers, Inc
War veteran held on counterfeiting charge in Pittsburgh
Thomas B. Leland, 28, a war veteran who studied photography under the GI Bill, is jailed on charges of printing and passing counterfeit $10 bills. Secret Service agent John Kettl says Leland photographed a $10 bill, created plates, and printed his own money at a gasoline station. Authorities found 98 other fake notes at a photographic studio owned by Leland’s father.
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Pittsburgh
Secret Service
Thomas B. Leland
John Kettl
U. S
Sid Leland
Leland
Kettl
Ketll
Jury Picked for J Parnell Thomas Trial in Washington
A jury of six men and six women plus two alternates was selected in the Rep J Parnell Thomas defrauding the government payroll kickbacks case. The trial recessed until afternoon after jurors were chosen in about an hour.
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Thomas
Associated Press
Washington
J. Parnell Thomas
R-N.j
Erie Boy Loses Legs By Train
A 12 year old Erie boy named Eric Shaw was run over by a diesel locomotive along the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks north of 5th street. He suffered amputations to both legs and is in Hamot Hospital in guarded condition.
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Erie
Eastside
5Th Street
James Shaw
Howard Shaw
Eric
Hamot Hospital
Shaw
Ted Hoffstetter
James
Edward Shaw
John Krysiak
William Dalloff
Hoffsletter
Jocom Notive
Top Military Chiefs Begin Paris Meetings
Defense ministers from allied nations gather in Paris to decide the western European border line against potential Soviet expansion. In Berlin, U S Defense Secretary Louls Johnson said the talks will determine whether the Rhine or Elbe will mark the line, pending NATO decisions.
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Berlin
U. S
Louls Johnson
Paris
Johnson
Rhine River
Elbe
Frankfurt
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GOP
Harmony
Barber
Bojangles” Robinson
The
United States
Stah! Brothers
Beaver Falls
Robert Park
Geneva College
Park
Department of History
Charles M. Lee
Herman Stall
F Or
Jack Stahl
Stahl
Geneva
Keystone VanCise
Brook St
C. J. Sawyer
Mercury
Powell Motor Company
North Center St
Corry, Pa
Abeke
Tru-Ade
America
Florida
Brazil
Lake Shore
Sandran
Bandran
Meerdink’s Home
Main and
Spring Streets
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