Five miners injured in sedan truck crash on North Fourth Street Indiana
From Ernest mine where five Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Company miners rode a sedan collided with a State Highway Department truck on North Fourth Street. Three were hospitalized with skull injuries and facial lacerations. Driver Otto Stevens escaped serious harm. The crash occurred as the truck turned into a cinder-storage lot. the sedan was sheared open by the truck’s steel body.
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Ernest
Rochester and
Pittsburgh Coal Company
State Highway Department
North Fourth Street
Indiana
Indiana Hospital
Charles Stevens
Homer City BR. D
Bernard Nusgen
Homerity
Henry Dembosky
Indiana R. D
Stevens
Nussen
Dembosky
Joseph Free
Homer City
Otto Stevens
R. D
Charles
Robinson
A. J. Banks
Chambersville
Six True Bills in December Grand Jury Docket
Six true bills were returned by the December grand jury to President Judge Creps in Criminal Court. Indicted are George Davis for involuntary manslaughter in the death of Willa Conrad, Joseph Kyle Work for DUI last March, John Nicholas for failure to aid after an August 4 collision, Paul N. Smith for passing worthless checks, Bair Everett Greathouse for theft of a heifer and hog, and Gene Maccoli for whiskey on malt-licensed premises. Other charges were ignored or quashed.
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Judge Creps
George Davis
Lucarne- Mines
Willa Conrad
Davis
Burrell Township
Joseph Kyle Work
Bolivar
Riggle
John Nicholas
Clymer
John Demoredeck
Nichols
Paul N. Smith
H. E. Miller
Worthles
B. Bair
Everett Greathouse
Near Urey
Gene Maccoli
Blairsville
John Cerovich
Indiana R. D
Rosemary Banks
Rayne Township
George Barney
Joe Plega
Samuel R. Shaheen
Qo.b. Bair
Banks Township
Creps
Bair
Alr
Greathouse
Judge Crops
Eugene Maceloli
Lucernemines
Ella Conrad
Blacklick
Lochvale Post Office to End in Indiana County
Representative Joseph Gray says the Post Office Department notified him of potential discontinuance of Lochvale post office in Indiana County, Pennsylvania. Rural delivery would serve the area as an economy measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.O
Joseph Gray
Post Office Department
Lochvale
Indiana County
Grey
Won Refrigerator Drawn by St Bernard's Ladies Aid
The Ladies' Aid Society of St Bernard's Catholic Church conducted a drawing at the church on 13s Water Street for a refrigerator donated by Gust of Indiana. The winning name was drawn to receive the prize to benefit the parish.
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Gust
Water Street
Adiana
Ladies’ Aid Society
St. Bernard's Catholic Church
Jewelry Store Robbery in Indiana Walts Christmas Goods
Thieves using a padded bar smashed both sides of Luxenberg Jewelry Store on Philadelphia Street Indiana and escaped with about 600 in jewels. It marked the second break in under a year linked to an organized gang with similar crimes at Latrobe Greensburg and Johnstown. The display was looted including watches rings a diamond bracelet and other pieces. An early morning passerby saw the shattered window at 4:00 am and two men nearby. Residents heard a blast like an explosion and later a car speeding along Nixon Alley away from the rear of the store.
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Luxenberg
Philadelphia Street
Indiana
Latrobe
Greensburg
Johnstown
Nixon Alley
Fire start claim against Ollie Cacciatore detailed
Mrs. Ollie Cacciatore, about 45, of 1338 School street, is held in the county jail pending further investigation of a fire at her home Sunday morning. Firemen answered at 10:00 a.m. after Mary Cacciatore, 17, tried to douse flames beneath the roof. Police say the woman admitted placing rags and paper in an opening between a cupboard and the roof, citing a desire to move against her husband. The house is owned by Attorney John L. Getty. She denied starting the fire, saying she was looking for shoes and matches.
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Ollie Cacciatore
School Street
Cacciatore
Mary Cacciatore
Wiliam J. Kelley
Clair Myers
Bell to Add 10000 Feet Cable in Indiana
William C. St. Clair district manager for Bell Telephone Co of Pennsylvania announced 10000 extra feet of cable will be laid in Indiana at a cost near 13000 dollars to meet future needs. There are 2701 telephones now, up 170 this year and 329 since January 1, 1945, with spring completion expected for the stormproof table construction project.
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Indiana
William C. St. Clair
Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania
Mr. St. Clair
Mar
Thoughts for the Holidays in Indiana shoppers urged
The piece urges early Christmas shopping in Indiana, praising local stores and stocks. It notes the busy holiday rush for clerks and customers and advises home decoration ideas such as evergreen trees and lighted wreaths to create a welcoming community mood.
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Patsoner
Indiana
Welfare Center for Xmas Baskets Coordinated
Representatives of fraternal and charitable groups seek to make the Indiana Welfare Association the clearing house for Christmas baskets. Organizations or individuals sending baskets will list recipients including family size and children's ages to avoid duplications. Names must reach the Welfare Office by December 22.
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Indiana Welfare Association
Welfare Office
Welfare
Democrats Hold County Committee Meeting in Club Rooms
Last Saturday afternoon the Democratic County Committee met in the Democrat Club rooms for a brief session. The County Chairman delivered a fine report on the finances showing a balance in the treasury after all campaign expenses were paid. Refreshments were served to the large assembly of committee men and women.
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Democratic County Committee
Democrat Club
Man hunts buck on home estate near Roghester Mills
Jim Winebark of Canoe township near Roghester Mills walked about two miles from his front den and brought down a twelve point buck. He has collected his tress study each year for three years on the home property.
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Jim Winebark
Canoe Township
Roghester Mills
Deaths in Indiana County and Blairsville Area
Obituaries note Mea Catherine Clyke White of Midian Street and Elizabeth Paterson of Blairsville die within days of each other. also Sarah Elizabeth Leonard of Blairsville, and J O McMillan of near New Florence die from injuries. Funeral services held in Robingon Blairsville Sibel and Masefield churches with interments in local cemeteries.
Rackets Do Not Are So Well in Cher Localities
In Cher Localities concerns arise over ordinances and rates. The text ponders why one company can operate at a certain rate while another cannot, and notes differing results among communities, including Indians and nearby neighbors.
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Cher
Otter Company
Law on slot machines aims to curb gambling in Illinois counties
A dated public notice from Indiana officials warns of penalties for operating slot machines or similar gambling devices in any room or building. The text cites fines from 100 to 500 dollars and jail or prison terms for first to third offenses, signed by Sheriff Clyde McIntosh and States Attorney John Paul Davis. It also questions electricity pricing and corporate ownership of utility providers, asking if state authority can intervene through the Public Service Commission.
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General Assembly
Clyde McIntosh
John Paul Davis
Indiana
Ta Kittanning
Wiltanning
West Penn Power Company
Associated Gas & Electric Co
Pennsylvania Electric Company
Associated Gas and Electric System
Compiany
Otha
Eiher
Wny
Clas and Electrics
Congress
Public Service Commission
Provoke Words From Great Preacher Dr Jones
Dr B Stanley Jones, famed Methodist missionary, is quoted speaking at a National Preaching Mission in Philadelphia. He warns religion could ally with fascism against communism, critiques organized religion as feeble, and calls for renewed faith to transform economics and end poverty through collective will and shared production.
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B. Stanley Jones
Daily Press
Chatrelis Hespecantly
Philadelphia
Christias
Kingdom of God
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Hhart
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Shaffer
Homer
Teves
Torreny Barry
Catherine Whit
Avel Tadiana Roydent
Talizabeth Paterson
Catherine Clyke White
Catherinue (Dyke) White
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Wilhelm) White
Hler
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Robert Paterson
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James Paterson
Wilmington
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Leland
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Z. T. Davis
Blairsville Cemetery
Sarah Elizabeth Leonard Mes
Siah Elizabeth Leonrd
John M. Leonard
South Walnut Street
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Cherrytree
James
Sarah Wallace Trimble
Stuart
First Presbyterian Church
Looneyard
Firstbyterian
Mastern
Amelie Laysiert
J. O. McMillen
J. O. McMillan
New Florence
Latrobe Hospital
Valentine Batistiy
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Iselin Mines
Valentine
Tadinia
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