Embargo on Soviet Goods Kept as Britain Retaliates
British government imposes an embargo on eight percent of imports from Soviet Russia as swift retaliation for the Moscow Metropolitan Vickers spy trial. King George signs the order at Windsor Castle after Privy Council approval. The ban targets butter wheat barley oats maize poultry cotton petroleum oils wood and related products with a one week grace to allow in transit orders.
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Harry K. Reynolds
Sia
London
INS
Britain
Russia
Moscow
United Kingdom
Privy Council
Witdsor Castle
King George
George
Povernment
Metropolitan Vickers
London Gazette
Improvements at Stahura Market in Carpenter Avenue
The Stahura Market at Carpenter Avenue completed improvements and installation of new refrigeration equipment improving appearance. Shelving was rearranged and painted green. An electrically cooled meat display case of the latest type and new scales were installed in the meat department. Proprietor Andrew J Sta hura has run the business eight years. Dr Freeman will be at Hotel Moore tomorrow evening. 201x.
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Stahura
Carpenter Avenue
Andrew J. Stahura
Vital statistics show births outrunning deaths in 1952
The county reports 1541 births and 807 deaths for 1952, a net gain of 474. The Indiana borough records 28 births and 318 deaths, a gain of 10. The old timer metaphor of Stork versus Grim Reaper frames the year.
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Stork
Grim Reaper
Indiana
Man Made Flood Destroys Mississippi Delta Area
National guardsmen were rushed to Greenwood to keep order as a man made flood swirled over more than 100 000 acres of delta farmland. A mob dynamited levees along the Tallahatchie river, flooding Matthews Bayou area and displacing hundreds. Open warfare emerged between river east and west side residents as millions in property damage mounted.
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Greenwood
Miss
INS
National
Chute
Tallahatchie River
Matthews Bayou
Fire damages car in garage at Brown Motel site
Firefighters were called late last night to a blaze in an automobile owned by F. M. Simpson at the Brown Motel corner Sixth and Water streets. The car, housed in a rear barn at 450 Water Street, was saved after chemicals were used. The fire was believed to have started from a cigarette.
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F. M. Simpson
Brown
Sixth
Water Streets
Roosevelt Sidelined by Cold and Sore Throat
President Roosevelt, suffering a cold and sore throat, remained in bed today and did not report to the executive offices. The ailment, described as developing overnight and causing throat congestion, was confirmed by the White House.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
White House
Housewife's Broom Stops Forced Hospital Return
Millvale mother Mary Leste defies doctors and law by keeping her three year old son Billy Leste from tubercular spinal treatment, warning she will chase anyone with a broom. Physicians warn the child may die without care as juvenile court delays a humane society petition for four weeks.
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Millvale
Mary Leste
Billy Leste
Lilly
Billy
Humane Society
Wilhelm sent to Western Penitentiary for murder
Everett G. Wilhelm, 57, former Creekside merchant, was sentenced April 8 by Judge Langham to life imprisonment in the Western Penitentiary at Pittsburgh for first degree murder in the December 4 killing and cremation of John Alexander Warden, a Creekside church official. He was taken to the prison this morning by sheriffs.
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Everett G. Wilhelm
J. N. Langham
Western Penitentiary
Pittsburgh
John Alexander Warden
A. Eugene Wilson
H. Elmer Borland
Wilhelm
Warden
The
Methodist Episcopal Church of
Federal Council of Churches Meets in Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh on April 19 representatives from 20 Protestant denominations and 22 million members gathered for the tenth annual conference of the Department of Evangelism of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ. Sessions run through Friday with speakers including Rev Dr William Hiram Foulkes Rev Dr J Alvin Orr R C Hutchinson Bishop William F McDowell and George Irving.
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Pittsburgh
Federal Council of Churches of Christ
William Hiram Foulkes
Newark
N. J
J. Alvin Orr
Virst United Presbyterian Church
R. Cc. Hutchinson
Washington and Jefferson University
William IF. McDowell
Washington
George Irving
New York
Shrine Potentate Visits Twolick Club in Clymer
Illustrious Potentate Harve Tibbett of Jaffa Temple with Divan members visited Twolick Social Club in Clymer. They spoke on Shrine matters including the Al Toona Mosque ceremony on April 7 and a Shrine picnic planned in Indiana next summer. Tibbett performed vocal numbers with pianist William Moorhead of Indiana as guests from Indiana joined in.
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Potentate Harve 'Ibbot
Jaffa
Twolick
Clymer
Altoona Mosque
Indiana
Potentate Tibbett
William P. Moorhead
Sharp Expansion in Steel Operations
New York April 19 IN S A further sharp expansion in steel operations to 28 per cent of capacity has carried ingot production to its best level in a year. The weekly Iron Age review notes this is the fourth straight weekly increase and exceeds the monthly average since March 1992. An further advance is expected with Carnegie Steel's rail mill starting up on an order from the Erie Railroad. Concert Male Chorus M. K. Church Thursday April 20th tickets 15c 50ly.
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New York
Iron Age Review
Carnegie Steel Company
Erie Railroad
Pinchot Verdict On Sunday Sports Issue Expected Soon
Harrisburg April 11 INS. Gov. Pinchot commits to ruling on the Schwartz bill within days after hearings on blue law changes, promising a verdict before midnight Saturday and to announce it to the press. House bills passed include state flower designation and barbershop apprenticeship changes.
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Pinchot
Harrisburg
House
Senate
Hough
Pennsylvania
McKay
Yourishin
Gorman
Reverend Samuel R. Regester Installed at Rural Valley Church
The Rev. Samuel R. Regester will be installed as pastor of Rural Valley Presbyterian on Friday April 21 at 7:45 PM. Presbytery moderator Rev. Henry M. Foster will preside and deliver questions, with readings and prayers by named clergy. Regester, a Waynesburg College and Western Theological Seminary graduate, succeeds the late Rev. Charles F. Irwin. he was licensed in Pittsburgh and ordained by Kittanning Presbytery in Freeport last week.
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Samuel R. Regester
Rural Valley Presbyterian Church
Henry M. Foster
L. R. Sandy
Blackadore Presbyterian Church
Pittsburgh
R. M. Offatt
D D
Mr. Regester
Charles F. Irwin
J. R. Morris
Waynesburg College
Western Theological Seminary
Presbytery of
Kittanning
Freeport
Work List For 3 Days Schedule At Welfare Office
The following men will work Saturday Monday and Tuesday. They must report to J Harry Prentice at the Welfare Office Thursday or Friday morning between nine and twelve to receive their cards. Alfred Brown Donald McFarland Earl Hill Samuel Schrecengost Gordon Cunningham Samuel Cozek Robert Bathurst Guss Haldin James Ramage Henry Hoak Roy Barnett Charles Clawson Everett Ridenour Walter Borland. Cafeteria Supper First Presbyterian Church Thursday April 20 at 5 30 p m under the Young Women’s Missionary Society.
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J. Harry Prentice
Alfred Brown
Donald McFarland
Earl Hill
Samuel Schrecengost
Gordon Cunningham
Samuel Cozek
Robert Bathurst
Guss Haldin
James Ramage
Henry Hoak
Roy Barnett
Charles Clawson
Everett Ridenour
Walter Borland
First Presbyterian Church
Thurs
Young Women’s Missionary Society
Hot Dog Jones Minstrel Skit at Ritz Theatre Show
The Legion minstrel show at the Ritz Theatre features Hot Dog Jones as the closing western skit on Monday April 24. Bill Rees stars as sheriff and justice, with Herb Wardrop as Mexican Mike and Marguerite Strehlan as Bess. Supporting acts include Angie Cardemone, John Lewis, Ed and James Lepley, Bob Caldwell, and dancing couples headed by Clyde Baldwin and Ed Lepley, with a brisk square dance led by Dutch Campbell at the piano.
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Hot Dog Jones
Ritz Theatre
Bill Rees
Herb Wardrop J
Mike
Angie Cardemone
Sparks
Bess
Marguerite Strehlan
Pete
West
John Lewis
James Lepley
Bob Caldwell
Miss Strehlan
Bi Rees
Dutch” Campbell
Clyde Baldwin
Rand
Ed Lepley
Roy Penfield
August McKee
Robert Caldwell
Betty Koontz
Treasury balance update shows April 17 figures
Washington April 19 treasury balance stands at 399 643 437 49 dollars with expenditures listed as 74 dollars on customs receipts and zero accounts in the latest INS release.
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Treasury
Washington
INS
Yellow Dog Contract Act advances from House to Senate
Harrisburg April 19. The labor bloc won unanimous House approval for a bill to void certain employment agreements termed Yellow Dog contracts. The measure defines these agreements as contrary to public policy and void. The Fitzgerald bill for investigating wages of women and minors in industry passed, aiming to set minimum wages. The Hoopes private detective licensing bill failed, blocked after a negative House recommendation.
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Harrisburg
INS
Iabor
Senate
House
Hoopes
Fourteen Win in Local Bird House Contest
The Eighth Annual Bird House Contest by William Penn Council and Indiana Evening Gazette concluded after hours of judging. Judges called it the best contest in nine years as twenty Scout troops and Cub packs entered imaginative, unique bird houses.
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William Penn Council
Indiana Evening Gazette
R. W. Wehrle
Thomas Smyth
Department of Science
Smyth
Indiana’ State Teachers College
Mother and daughter freed under bail in Blairsville case
Mrs Jitta Noel 40 confessed to concealing birth and death of a baby born to her 15 year old daughter Mary Jane by placing the infant in a bucket of water and burning it in a stove. Both women were released on bail pending preliminary hearing. Kenneth Bates 17, named as the father, was held for court.
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Jitta Noel
Blairsville
Mary Jane
Criminal Court
Justice of the Peace
Ralph C. Brown
William M. Ruddock
Harry E. Koozer
Kenneth Bates
Blairsville appoints new Second Ward constable
Dudge J. N. Langham, yesterday afternoon, named John Wood constable of the Second Ward of Blairsville to fill the unexpired term of Andrew J. Duncan, who died of heart disease at his home last Friday. The notice also urges attendance at a supper at First Presbyterian Church on Thursday evening, April 20, 192%.
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Dudge J. N. Langham
John Wood
Blairsville
Andrew J. Duncan
Woman Rescued After Suicide Attempt At Pittsburgh River
April 19 Pittsburgh. Mrs. Anne Kretchman attempted suicide by leaping into the Monongahela River but survived after walking into a railroad station and asking a policeman for help. She said, I changed my mind, and gave no further cause.
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Pittsburgh
Anne Kretchman
Monongahela River
Akron disaster bodies still missing as salvage continues
Rough seas and fog delayed diving to the Akron wreck off New Jersey after its April 4 crash that claimed 73 lives. Salvage teams recovered debris but no bodies, while three naval tugs guarded the site and a buoy marked the spot where part of the control car surfaced.
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William G. Hosse
INS
Portland
Akron
New Jersey
Ban on Publication of Immoral Stories Passed
The House voted 115 to 63 to ban publication of immoral and indecent literature and sent the Long bill to the Senate. The bill provides for censorship of magazines and periodicals and prohibits sale without proper registration.
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Harrisburg
Sen
Weather forecast predicts showers then warmer conditions
The forecast from E. CG Lorentz indicates today will bring showers and continued cool conditions. Tomorrow will be warmer with increasing clouds and thunderstorms.
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E. CG
Lorentz
Beer Tax Battle Looms Amid Pennsylvanian Veto Threat
Pittsburgh reports discuss the beer taxation clash in Harrisburg as Governor Pinchot weighs a veto. Conferees push for county treasurer licensing or judge licensing options, with Democrats seeking amendments. Despite talks, the governor opposes licensing by judges, while coalitions maneuver to save the beer control measure.
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Joseph A. Loftus
INS
Harrisburg
General Assembly
Ford Pinchot
Pinchot
Senate
Nets
McClure Constitutional Coalition
John J. Mel Clure
Frank Harris
Clarence’ Buckman
David Lawrence
Allegheny County
Warren van Dyke
Wilbur Morse
Lawrence
Weather Aids Firefighters in Gullitzin District
Heavy rains reduce forest fire danger as a weather-forestry alliance appears to guide control efforts. After threats last week, reports of fires emerged in two days, with light showers yesterday noted across the district. experts expect further conditions to clarify after warmer days.
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Gullitzin
Dollar Inflation Policy Shift From Gold Standard
Washington on April 19 Roosevelt announced the government would end efforts to bolster the dollar in foreign exchange. No further gold exports will be allowed to defend currency, allowing the dollar to find its natural level. The move aims to raise commodity prices and move toward a controlled price level, with talks of returning to an international gold standard and discussions at the world economic conference.
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Wasiington
INS
Roosevelt
United States
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