State Courts Post Nears Prothonotary Appointment
Arthur H. James of Plymouth reportedly lines up for the prothonotary post to serve both the State Supreme and Superior Courts at a $19,000 yearly salary. Charles A. Waters, already prothonotary of the two top courts, becomes a Philadelphia Common Pleas judge and may resign. The prothonotary oversees court records, schedules, and clerical staff with deputies assisting the office.
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Philadelphia
Arthur H. James
Plymouth
Charles A. Waters
Common Pleas
Stte
Supreme Court
Superior Court
Law Requ ires Lights For Cars At Dusk
Harrisburg reports emphasize Pennsylvania law requires lights from one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise and whenever light is insufficient to clearly discern persons and vehicles at 500 feet. State Police Commissioner C M Wilhelm warns that driving without lights is dangerous and old practices may mislead drivers.
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Ruunecey
C. M. Wilhelm
Pennsylvania
Wilhelm
Three County Youths Join United States Navy
Three Indiana County youths have joined the United States Navy through the Johnstown recruiting office. The men will train at Bainbridge Maryland. Robert Albert Smith, 19, Homer City, A 1052 graduate of Laura Lamar High School, formerly employed by A and P. John Lloyd Shoch Jr., 20, Homer City, 1983 graduate of Laura Lamar High School. John H Zahornacky, 18, Blairsville RD 1, 1053 graduate of Blairsville High School, formerly with Toyad Corporation Latrobe.
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Indiana County
United States Navy
Johstown
Navy
Bainbridge, Md
Robert ‘Albert Smith
Joseph Smith
Homer City
Laura Lamar High School
A and P
Stora
Indiana
John Lloyd Shoch Jr
John Lloyd Shoch
John H. Zahornacky
John Zahayrnacky
Blairsville RD
Blairaville High School
Toyad Corporation
Latrobe
New State Sales Tax Rules Vary by Item and Service
State rules outline varied taxation on items from clothing and sporting gear to services and deliveries. Some apparel and sports equipment are taxable, while certain nonprofit and casual sales are non taxable. Delivery charges may be excluded if separately billed. otherwise tax applies to total price.
Adams Says Peace Will Last On Korea Truce And Budget Cuts
In a nationwide radio interview Adams stated he believes the Korean armistice will endure and Eisenhower shares the view. He also said the president may avoid a special session to raise the debt ceiling, with potential further cuts to the budget and internal departmental savings. Adams praised Eisenhower as bearing up remarkably well under the presidency.
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Page One
Adams
Eisenhower
Congress
Truman
West Powers Work On Austria Pact Talks Begin In London
Notes released to the Foreign Office in Moscow suggest Western powers and Russia may hold talks in London on a long term Austrian treaty. The note replies to Moscow’s July 30 demand that the short term pact be dropped. US notes indicate caution about rushing a resolution before Austria’s election and political shifts.
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Hitler
Foreign Office
Moscow
Russia
London
Potsdam
Simpson
U. S
Mike Kirwan
Ohio
Victor Hunt Harding
Wright
Eis
Eisenhow
Court blocks Greensburg trucking firm operations
Pittsburgh report says Judge Blair Gunther of the Pennsylvania Superior Court blocked a Greensburg trucking firm from starting new routes between Jeannette and Pittsburgh after Breman's Express of Leechburg protested. The Public Utility Commission had granted Robert son Motor Freight Service an operating permit June 30. Judge Gunther stayed the order until a hearing October 2 in Philadelphia.
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Pittsburgh
Breman's Express
Leechburg
Blair
Gunther
Pennsylvania
Greensburg
Jeannette
Breman's
Robertson Motor Freight
Public Utility Commission
Robertson
PUC
Philadelphia
Happy Day For POW Families As 11 Pennsylvania Soldiers Released
The Associated Press reports families in Oil City celebrate as Cpl. Robert L Peters returns home among 11 Pennsylvania soldiers freed from a Korea prison camp. Peters, 21, had been a prisoner since April 23, 1961, with letters from Camp 1 recalled by his wife. Other mothers, including Mary McMurtrie of Pottsville, express relief upon learning Pvt. Thomas McMurtrie, listed missing in April 1951, has been released following years in captivity.
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Associated Press
Oil City
Robert L. Peters
Peters
Vern
Pennsylvania
Korea
Agnes
Lsted
Broadening Korean War Conference Favored by Mexico
Mexico's foreign minister Luis Padilla Nervo announced in Mexico City that his government supports widening the armistice conference to include neutrals. Dag Hammarskjold endorses a broad interpretation of the armistice calling for representative parity, while the United States resists including nonparticipants. A Soviet diplomat privately backs broader representation, preferring a round table to Panmunjom.
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Mome
Mexico
Luis Padilla Nervo
Mexico City
U. N
Dag Hammarckjald
United States
Cops and Guards Readied In Phone Strike
In Clearfield County a phone strike prompts police chief Roy J McMullen to prepare security as the Goodyear soil conservation contest and watershed group plans move ahead. Officials discuss organizing farmers by watershed and courting the Army Engineer Corps to curb weed growth in the Conemaugh River Dam flood basin area.
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Cleariiold
T McMutten
Rochester Milly
H. O. Kitris
NicBel
Indiana
B.C
Goodyear Rubber Company
Soil Conservation Committee
Arizona
Army Engineer Corps
Conemaugh River Dam
Flood Control Basin
Jomn Brtko of Idel R I ai awey Sunday
John Brtko of idle R I awey Sunday August 16 1830 9m born October 2 10e7 in Hungry resided near Barton past 45 years term be ae Edmon Local 674 UML survived by his wife Mary and Hal en both of Detroit Marines of Pittsburgh brother Paul Betke of Bamon and three rece Mry John Kru ga Mrs John Gajdaca and Mrs itdrew Orves all of Hungary Friends will be received after 2 p m Tuesday at Robinson Funeral Home Sattaburg services Thursday August 20 at 130 p m by the Rev G H Stahlman Interment Edgewood Cemetery Saltaburg
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Idel R. I. Ai Awey
Hungary
Bart Tom
Ammek
Sue Weugtecs
Ola
Mary
Halen
Derolt
Marines
Pittsburgh
Paul Betke
Bamon
John Kruga
John Gajdaca
Itdrew Orves
Robinson Funeral Home
Sattaburg
G. Hi. Stahlman
Edgewood Cemetery
Saltaburg
James.c. Bollin
Pitt Atraat
Wilkinsburg
Panneylyvania
Burnside
John
Lucy Ellis Bollington
Clymer
Mt. Bollingtonia
Marie Bell Bollington
Odd Fellows Cemetery
Mr. Weaver
Andrew Wanchisn SR
Indiana Memorial Hospital
Commodore
Austria-Hungary
Eva Boby Wanchisn
A. R. Wanchisn
Hillsdale
Commodore Iy
Mary Tarbay
Sharon
Stephen
Charlie
Masury
Ohio
George
Frank
Peter
Wash Wanchisa
Heilwood
St. Michael’s Greek Catholic Church
Andrew J. Kurtis
St. Michael's Greek Catholic Cemetery
Reorganized PMA Groups In District Announced
Indiana County PMA chairman Dale Sprankle announced reorganizing four Production and Marketing committees. Election results listed for White Township Black Lick Burrell Slushvalley and Green Townships with Brown Hamill Shear and others as officers and delegates. A separate note mentions a nonstriking operator’s clothing torn during a labor conflict and other isolated items from Pittsburgh and Evansville involving indictments and tax charges.
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Indiana County
Dale Sprankle
PMA
White Township
Black Lick
Burrell
Slushvalley
Green Township
H. M. Brown
Indiana
John C. Hamill
Harry Shearon
Ear Streams
Murray Gee
R. D
Brown
Hami
Delagate
POWs Freed In New Swap Dominate Front Page
The report details the release of 75 American prisoners in a swap, alongside continuing coverage of the Korean War repatriation process. It covers personal notices, such as deaths in Pennsylvania communities, and notes on Allied prisoners and Communist actions during the exchange period. The piece includes obituaries for local residents and tributes from soldiers describing conditions in prisoner camps.
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George W. Burke
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
VU. N
U. N
Joint Committee For
Milisia
Mu Ki Na
Paiping
Peiping
Washington
Bargain Bloom Theft Leads to Odd Page Play
Fragmented report from Sedalia and Philadelphia mentions a bloom theft and odd pageant terms. The item references 310 ton hopper cars for bulk cement and lime, a military context with U N withholding funds, and a large car fleet purchase amid wartime references.
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Philadelphia
Yeaterday
Army Aeaceias Stevens
U. N. Command
Pay Rate Boost For Steelmen In Four Plants
About 1 280 CIO United Steelworkers in four Pennsylvania National Radiator Co. plants began earning 84 cents more per hour today. Edward M Rothschild, accused by Sen McCarthy of stealing secret documents from the Government Printing Office, refused to answer on grounds it might incriminate him. McCarthy pressed charges of Communist ties. Rothschild invoked the 5th Amendment. The hearing noted security concerns at the plant, while witnesses testified about possible Communist links among office staff and former employees.
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Pittsburgh
United
Government Printing Office
Rothschild
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
McCarthy
R-Win
Wisconsin
Esther
the Senate
Fox West Coast Theaters
Roths
Child
Sthr Graffald
Harry D. Merold
Merold
Jamea
B. Phillips
Communist Party
Phillips
Prederick Sillers Jr
Ted Williams
Blairaville R
John Camphim
Boll
Blakeville R
Trat
Nate
Gere B. Clawson
Blairs
Rolla
Stllers
Heernerscene
Brushvalley
Craig Tantum Y Manufacturing Co
Hunter
Indiana
Habib
Homer City R. D
Vege Larnment
Andy Pisarcik
He. McCarthy
Publicimer City R. D
Irving Kornfield
Gespite
Wiliam Btevens
Mary Markward
PBI
Irving Brudenberg
Stth
Bertha Lomax
Loyalty Board
tSen
Dirkson
R-T
Har Poases- Salan
POW exchange frees list of Pennsylvania prisoners in Korea
United Nations Command reports the latest Korean War POW release on the armistice day. The list includes Pte William J Dengel of Erie. Pfc Thomas H McMurtrie of Pottstown. Sgt Walter Kelman of Natrona. Cpl Robert L Peters of Oil City. Sgt Paul Vrabel of Johnstown. Pfc Manuel Castlewitz of Philadelphia. Pfc William B Brown of Clayton New Jersey. and several others from Pennsylvania and nearby states.
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Munsan
United Ne Hons Command
Pennsylvania
William J. Dengel
Mary Dengel
Ath St
Erle
Thomas H. McMurtrie
Mary McMurtrie
Washington St
Pottaville
Walter Kelman
Paul Vrabel
John M. Vrabel
Johnstown
Manuel Castlewitz
Rose Castlewitz
Front St
Philadelphia
William B. Brown
Benjamin G. Brown
Broad St
Clayton
N. J
James H. Scherer
Henry Masteller
Veal Imer St
Sayre
Anthony McDonald
John W. Cuff
Skippack
Harry Grebowich
Fannie Grebowich
Bee Harbor
Hammonton
Ned
Joseph A. Nichols
Regina Nichols
Orthodox St
Wealthy Russian Immigrant Dies in Los Angeles Theater Magnate
Michael Gore, 77, a Russian immigrant who rose from poverty to wealth as a theater magnate, died yesterday four months after his wife Celia. He arrived in the United States 87 years ago, started in the Chicago cigar trade, and by 1908 opened Los Angeles's second movie theater.
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Los Angeles
Michael Gore
Celia
Gore
United States
Chicago
Wild Potatoes To Aid Tame Strains
Durham North Carolina news notes wild potatoes from Central America and Mexico. Botanist Lonovan S. Correll of Duke University explains disease and frost resistant strains found in remote regions can improve U S potato crops. Correll traces potato origins to the Andes of Bolivia and Peru and says wild relatives gathered in Mexico are aiding breeding programs in the United States Germany Canada and Alaska.
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Durham
N.C
Lonovan S. Correll
Duke Univeristy
Central America
Mexico
U.S
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Correll
Andes
Bolivia
Peru
United States
Germany
Canada
Alaska
Locomotives Too Narrow For Bridge in Brazil
In Porto Jalegre Rio Grande do Sul the state railway bought several locomotives in France. The first tested unit halted just short of a bridge between Santa Maria and Cacequi. The two foot narrow iron superstructure prevented passage. Officials plan tapelines to find usable routes and bridges to widen.
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Porto Jalegre
Brazil
Rio Grande Do Sul
France
Santa Maria
Cacequi
Auto Kills Two In Clearfield
In Clearfield Pennsylvania an auto left the street and hit a tree in a residential area early today killing two men and injuring the driver. Victims were Charles Q Lippert 22 and Peter Marra 39 both of Clearfield. The driver John A Lippert 19 escaped with minor injuries and said an oncoming vehicle forced him off the road.
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Clearfield
Charles Q. Lippert
Peter Marra
John A. Lippert
Mossadegh's Men Roundup Coup Leaders
Government orders special frontier watch to stop Zahedi crossing to join the Shah in Baghdad. Speculation grows that the monarch may form a government in exile. In Baghdad the Shah told Iraqi Parliament he hoped to return and accused Mossadegh of breaking the law. The exiled royal couple faced the Iranian government.
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Zahedi
Baghdad
Shah
Mossadegh
Totharch
Gusate
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