Vigilante group forms over Mickey Cohen case in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles on August 9, a vigilante committee formed by mostly World War II veterans announced citizen action to curb lawlessness, restore integrity, and protect families. It seeks appointment of a special prosecutor as five federal agencies study explosive transcripts of Cohen mob tapes and prepare for a grand jury convening August 31.
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Los Angeles
Mickey Coen
U. S
James M. Carter
Federal Grand Jury
Cohen Mob
Carter
Cohen
Brentwood
Hourly drink bill said to be 1 004 566 dollars
Violet T. Black of Evanston Illinois told the Woman's Christian Temperance Union convention that Americans spend about 1 004 566 dollars per hour on alcoholic beverages, based on 8 760 hours per year and 8 800 000 000 dollars spent last year. She argued the money could fund 100,000 homes at 10 000 dollars each every hour, and noted costs of drink related crime and social damage. Oliva B. Davis of Dallas commented that ending liquor traffic would advance Christianity globally.
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Philadelphia
Violet T. Black
Evanston
Ill
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
U. S. Department of Commerce
Miss Black
Ciles Economics
Oliva B. Davis
Dallas
Tex
WCTU
Christian Citizenship Department
Armerica
Kiwanis Drive Reaches Last Stretch for Fair Ads
Kiwanis fund drive to sponsor advertising in the County Fair Race Program struggles to meet a 1600 dollar goal. Don Shank, chair of the drive committee, says only a few hundred dollars remain as volunteers canvass businesses including Indiana Merchants. Kiwanis plans to staff program entrances at the grandstand and thanks supporters for past and current generosity.
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Kiwanis
Homie
Don Shank
Shank
Indiana
Mr. Shank
Tnduania
Lewis
Candidate Talks At Local Rally In Indiana Courthouse
Democratic candidate for Congress Mrs. Robert L. Coffey denounces as a worn out trick the push to put personalities before issues at a Democratic leaders rally in the Indiana Courthouse. James Trimarchi presided as Indiana County Democratic Chairman noted Senate action blamed on Republicans over Truman cabinet plan.
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Indiana
Robert L. Coffey
Congress
Coffey
Senate
Truman
James Trimarchi
Indiana County
Pennsylvania
Important Election Rally Hits Indiana County
A campaign speech outlines the final phase of the race for September 13, urging Republicans to vote and promising a hard-hitting, straight-from-the-shoulder campaign with press radio and literature. Indiana County officials and candidates attend, with musical performances led by Kenneth Walker and Caroline Gessler.
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Harvey George
Indiana County Republican Committee
L. M. Peeler
William McMillen
Earl E. Hewitt
Mr.Efewitt
McHivain
Armstrong County
George Edwards
Cambria
Duncan Mealluin
Leechbug
Ruth
Harris
GOP
Orrin McMillen
Thomas Lynch
Lindiana
Levi Houck
John McPhilimy
Robert Fisher
Indiana
Robert Gessler
Randall Tomb
Clarence C. Stitt
Kenneth Walker
Industry's Struggle Unavailing in Regulated Prizes
The article discusses FCC proposed rules affecting radio quiz shows. Commissioner Freida Hennock dissented while industry officials anticipate impacts on on air prize giveaways. The ruling, seen as a probe, could be reviewed, with fears contestants must stay in studios and audiences may lose prize access.
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Freida Hennock
Vladocireles
Ovate Degees
Ridinndustry
Ths
FCC
Blairsville Blood Donor Honor Roll Names List
Blairsville District lists donor names including Blairsville residents William Dean Baker Wilbur Eugene Beckwith Jean nette George William Bell Charles D Bixler Margaret Ellen Burd Adam Jacob Burd Rose Anna Burkley Helen Mae Clark Angelo Cravetto Mary Louella Crawford Ray C Dayvinny Joseph Glenn George Alfred Lincoln Ingram Charles Leroy Keith Knox McKelvey Kerr Naomi Elizabeth Kerr Margaret O'Hare Lombard William Paul Lombard Margaret Lavenia Lovette Gustave Patz Gordon Richard Prentice Jack Joseph Quilico Vaughn Redpath Harry Hall Replogle Wilbur M Shunkwiler Theodore Jacob Soltesz Frank R Stevens Virginia L Stevens Mildred Virginia Stile Eugene Robert Sutton James McKinney Turner Roxie Omeda Vorlage Francis A Waddle
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George William Bell
Blairsville
Charles D. Bixler
Blairavile
Margaret Ellen Burd
Adam Jacob Burd
Blairaville
Rose Anna Burkley
Helen Mae Clark
Angelo Charles Cravetto
Blacklick
Mary Louella Crawford
Blairsv
Ray C. Dayvinny
Joseph Glenn George
Alfred Lincoln Ingram
Crabtree
Charles Leroy Keith
Knox McKelvey Kerr
Naomi Elizabeth Kerr
Margaret O'Hare Lombard
Blairsvile
William Paul Lombard
Margaret Lavenia Lovette
Gustave Patz
Cokeville
Gordon Richard Prentice
Jack Joseph Quilico
Death of Ku Klux Klan leader Samuel Green
Samuel Green, Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, died of a heart attack in Atlanta at 59. He led the group with a fierce White Supremacy platform, drawing scrutiny from editors and officials. A Klan board likely will name a successor next week.
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Atlanta
Samuel Green
Ku Klux Klan
Klan
Dr. Green
Dr Green
South
Clark and McGrath Confirmed for Top Posts
In Washington Aug 19 the Senate confirmed Attorney General Clark as the 88th Supreme Court justice by a 73 to 8 vote after a heated session. J Howard McGrath of Rhode Island was unanimously approved to succeed Clark in the Cabinet and will likely delay retirement from the Senate until next week. McGrath plans to resign as DNC chairman, noting a $15,000 annual cabinet pay and possible business disconnections. A Rhode Island source suggests Edward J Leahy may fill McGrath’s Senate seat. A one way street TV antenna is being developed to receive signals from only one direction to improve reception in fringe areas.
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Washington
Senate
Tom C. Clark
Supreme Court
J. Howard McGrath
Rhode Island
Clark
Rhode
John Q. Pastore
McGrath
Democratic National Committee
Whitch
Coal Production Reaches Eight Million Tons
The National Coal Association estimates bituminous production for the week ended Aug 13 at 8,000,000 tons, down from 42,561,000 a year earlier. The drop is linked to John L. Lewis’s three day work week during United Mine Workers contract talks. Weekly output had risen then fell from 4,735,000 to 7,550,000 tons in prior weeks.
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Washington
National Coal Association
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Man sets self on fire near road in Texas
Jentha J. Allen, 30, saturated himself with gasoline and set himself ablaze beside a San Antonio road. Deputy Sheriff and Ogden found his blazing body in a pasture after he ran into a field. An inquest ruled death by his own action. Allen, a 30 year civil service employee at Kelly Air Force Base, had been on sick leave five weeks.
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San Antonio
Tex
Jentha J. Allen
Justice of the Peace
John II
Ogden
Allen
Civil Service
Kelly Air Force Base
Speeding Tops Highway Offenses in 1949 Half-Year
Harrisburg reports a 42 percent rise in driver license suspensions for the first six months of 1949, with speeding leading at 13,275 suspensions. Revocations rose 17 percent, while a note compares speeds of a jackrabbit and a racehorse.
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Harrisburg
Otto F. Messner
First Aid Meet Events At Indiana Fair Grounds Tomorrow
The First Aid Meet at the Indiana Fair Grounds lists races for youths and adults including 600-Yard Boys 5 to 7 with 9 cash prizes and 100-Yard Open to all ages with 3 prizes. Events feature girls and boys age divisions, sack and rolling pin contests, and prizes for married women in the rolling pin event. John D. Leadbetter chairs this day.
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Indiana Fair Grounds
John D. Leadbetter
Struggle For Canton Draws Near In China War Moves
Aug 19 report notes Communist capture of Tayu 170 miles northwest, advancing toward Kukong and then Canton. Defense minister cites Pai Chung-hui’s army wiping out a Communist division near Hangyang. Civilian flight increases as Red forces push toward Hengyang, Canton's rail link to Yangtze valley threatened.
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Canton
Key City
Tayyu
Kan River
Tayu
Defense
Kukong
Canton Steels
Yangtze Valley
China
Kaokeng
Catton
Pai Chung- Whi
Kukeng
Pai
Hangyang
Hengyang
Murderous impulse ends in tragic infant death
CHICAGO Aug 19 A young mother Mrs Dorothy Skeech 22 confessed to police she killed her six day old daughter after stating she was depressed by her unemployed husband. She claimed a colored prowler and tied a diaper around the infant's neck. Neighbor Mrs Viola Venkus 22 assisted and called for help. rescue squad failed to revive the child.
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Chicago
John Enright
Dorothy Skeech
Enright
Thomas
Apple Yield Hits New High in Martinsburg Area
Apple growers in the four state orchard region around Martinsburg report a heavy crop meal, with early fruit already coming in as processing plants prepare for full-scale buying. Government crop reporters forecast a national harvest of 128,000,000 bushels, about 40 percent above last year and 10,000,000 above average, with West Virginia Virginia Maryland and Pennsylvania region possibly exceeding expectations.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
West Virginia
Student from State College earns 3.00 average at Penn State
Centre Daily Times reports a local news release listing Degn's students from the area at Pennsylvania State College. Among them Jack W. Risheberger of State College achieved a 3.00 semester average for outstanding scholarship and is noted as a former Indianan graduate from the School of Architectural Engineering in June.
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State College
Centre Daily Times
Degn
Pennsylvania State College
Jack W. Hisheberger
Risheberger
Indi- Janan
School of Architectural Engineering
First Aid Teams Compete At Clearfield Meet
Clearfield Bituminous Coal Corp and 11 other companies field 31 first aid teams in a district meet. S. A. Magistrella of the U S Bureau of Mines directs the event with M L Coulter as general chairman. The day includes registrations, a band concert, grand cavalcade, midafternoon meetings, and prize ceremonies.
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Pennsylvania Electric Company
Imperial Coal Company
Coal Mining Company of Grateton
Heshbon Coal Company
Westmoreland Mining Company
Watson Minea
S. A. Magistrella
U.S. Bureau of Mines
M. L. Coulter
Clearfield Bituminous Coal Corporation
Np. m.—Entertainment
WNAD
W. Garreld Thomas
Pennsylvania Department of Mines
John Ghizzoni
United Mine Workers of America
Dan Walker
U. S
Bureau of
Mineg
Alsw
T. F. McCarthy
Clarencej
Clearfield Baughspies
State College
Bituminous Coal Corporation
R. J. Craig
Rochester
Pittsburgh Coal Co. State College
Our Town matinee in Indiana with star cast
Indiana area drama fans are invited to a free performance of Thornton Wilder's Our Town presented by Indiana State Teachers College Summer School Students on Monday at 8:15 in Fisher Auditorium. Directed by Dr. Joseph H. Meconnahey the production features Joanna Joseph and other local personalities.
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Joanna Josaph
Indiana
Thorton Wilder
Our Town
Indiana State Teachers College
Fisher Auditorium
Joseph H. Meconnahey
Indiana County
Shuster
Mildred Abbey
Richard James Nix
Joanna Joseph
William Erickson
John Vargo
Negro Stands Off 125 Police in Chicago Firefight
In Chicago a 28-year-old Negro, Ernest Craig, held off 125 police in a three hour gun battle last night after barricading a two story home. Police fired hundreds of bullets and used tear gas as they torched the dwelling, then Craig escaped through a second story window and was shot multiple times as he fled.
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Chicago
Ernest Craig
Craig
Charles McCabe
Rent Centerl Reeled For New Retrenching In Housing
Washington August 18 The Housing Expediter Tighe E Woods forecast further reductions in Rent Control He said curtailments may occur in many areas and ceilings could be lifted in about a third of federally controlled regions Woods cautioned the form of reductions is not yet set but more cuts are likely if the budget requires shrinking staff from 1800 to 3000 the workload will be trimmed accordingly.
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Washington
Tighe E. Woods
Woods
Douglas
D-Ill
Senate
Serviee
Housa McCardle
Budget Bureau
Hnance Ren
Obituary Notice for John Nelson in Warlan Ohio
John Nelson died in Warlen Ohio on August 16 husband of late Dorothy Bone Nelson and father of Mia Richard Gorman Buttelo N Y Mrs Ralph Reister San Francisco Calif He survived by sisters Mrs Mary Fleming Mrs Margaret Boughamer Mrs Wiley Mason and Mrs William Ellsmore Memorial service held August 20 at 2 00 PM in Glen Campbell Baptist Church with Rev J Roy Werner Interment Burnside Cemetery remains arrive Punxsutawney Saturday morning from Buffalo to church at 11 00 AM for visitation and prayer services
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John &. Nelson
Warlan
Ohio
Dorothy Bone
Nelson
Mia
Richard Gorman
Buttelo
Ralph Reister
San Francisco
Calif
Mary Fleming
Margaret Boughamer
Youngstown
Wiley Mason
Warren
William Ellsmore
Glen Campbell
Baptist
Baptist Church, Glen Campbell
J. Roy Werner
Burnside Cemetery
Punxsutawney
Buffalo
Baptist Church
Obituary notice for Joseph P McCormick of Marion Center
Joseph Paul McCormick died August 17 at Adrian Hospital Punxsutawney aged 60. Born January 9 1898 in Marion Center he was a rural mail carrier for 30 years and a Presbyterian Church member. Survived by his mother Mary Filer McCormick wife Ruth McQuiston son William and three brothers. Funeral August 20 at 3 30 P M at home with Rev John Becker. burial in Marion Center Cemetery. Thomas Funeral Home Marion Center in charge.
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Marlon Center
Presbyterian Church of
Marion Center
Mary Filer McCormick
R. D
Ruth) McQuiston
William McCormick
Lloyd
Don
Harold
Plumville
John Beckera
Thomas Funeral Home
Finland Faces Widespread Strikes and Government Clampdown
Finnish headlines cite “Workers' blood flows at Kemi” as about 45,000 workers strike with 100 percent adherence in some locals. Prime Minister Fagerholm met President Paasikivi at Kultaranta while Interior Minister Simonen vowed to crush Communist agitation and defend order amid strikes led by Aaltonen after a Moscow visit.
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Kemi
Karl August Fagersolm
Juho Paasikvi
Kultaranta
Varjonen
Forestry Workers and Loggers Union
Aarre Simonen
Finland
Central Trade Union Federation
Simonen
Aaltonen
Pius XI to Proclaim Assumption Dogma
Vatican reports Pope Pius XI will proclaim the Assumption of Mary as dogma likely during the 1960 Holy Year. The move, supported by an overwhelming majority of bishops, would condemn disbelief as heresy under Catholic doctrine.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Pius XI
Nicholson Series on Education Broadcast From Jamestown
A radio panel of educators discusses Challenging Issues in American Education on WJTN Jamestown New York Saturday August 20 from 7 30 to 8 p m Dr Benjamin Fine NYT education editor moderates the panel with Alonzo Myers Mark Roser Grate McCormick Arthur F Nicholson and Carlyle Ring The program concludes a six part NYU Chautauqua series directed by Arthur F Nicholson from Indians Pa.
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WJTN
American Broadcasting Company
Jamestown
New York
Benjamin Fine
The
New York Times
Alonzo Myers
Department of Higher Education
New York University
Mark Roser
Gary
Indiana
Grate McCormick
Western College
Oxford
Ohio
Arthur F. Nicholson
State Teachers College
Carlyle Ring
Chautauqua
Mrs. Morrow-Tait Flies To England
Prestwick England Aug 19 Mrs Richard Morrow-Tait British round the world flier returned to Britain after a year and a day away. Her single engine plane landed at Prestwick Airport from Iceland at 3 05 p m EST 9 05 a m.
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Prestwick
England
Richard Morrow-Tait
Britain
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