Legion Urges Peacetime Conscription at Indiana Fair
11000 people throng Indiana County Fair Grounds on Thursday to back peacetime conscription and universal military training. American Legion aims to secure endorsement from top generals Ike Nimitz and Spaatz as Dewey supports wide participation in universal training amid postwar planning and UNRRA wind-down. Congress lines up UNRRA funding end date. Truman supports Marshall Plan as aid shifts to recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana County Fair
Washington
Truman
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Jetter
Congress
UNRRA
United States
Robert A. Lovett
New York
American Legionsnaires
Thomas E. Dewey
Legion
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Army
Chester W. Nimitz
Carl A. Spaatz
Army Air Force
Tist Regiment
Lruman
Dewey
Republican Party
Harld E. Stassen
GOP
Two-Car Wreck Near Indiana Causes Injuries
A two car collision one mile north of Indiana on Route 119 at 9:20 p m left J H Coventry with facial injuries and Martin Smith with no injuries. Coventry s damaged vehicle is quoted at 1000 dollars while Smith s car suffered 200 dollar damage. Coventry s condition was listed as fair at 11 45 a m.
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Indiana
Martin Smith
Botte
J. H. Coventry
Coventry
Smith
Curfew Imposed In Delhi After Massacre Threat
Delhi imposes an eighty six hour curfew after leaflets threaten a massacre. Residents may not leave except to buy food for two hours daily. Prime Minister Nehru acknowledged the warning, noting the Moslem minority as the suspected target amid Hindu Sikh tensions. Refugees from divided Punjab surge into Delhi, fueling unrest.
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New Delhi
Delphi
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Delhi
Punjab
Compromise Reached on Western Hemisphere Security Treaty
At the International Defense Conference in QUITANDINHA Brazil a last minute Colombian and Peruvian compromise on a three nation outline gained 19 nation approval for a western hemisphere joint armed resistance treaty. A conference committee planned a 10 p.m. meeting to accept the three nation subcommittee outline establishing a maritime security zone from pole to pole, Greenland to the Aleutians.
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Quitandinha
Brazil
Internationad
Conference Committee On
Bo Uw. m
Pole
Greenland
Aleutians
Bath City In DDT To Halt Spread of Polio
Wilmington plans another aerial DDT spray today as part of a city wide effort to stop polio. Army planes of the U S Public Health Service began spraying with a 30 percent solution while ground crews used five percent DDT on streets as a 1 500 gallon tank system washed down avenues. The experiment aims to see if DDT carriers polio virus and the city of 126000 population reports eighty eight cases.
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Wilmington
Del
U.S. Public Health Service
Schools Open Term On Aug 25 In Brief
Some counties start term on August 25 with most schools set to ring bells September 2. Heilwood and Montgomery Township Schools began early. Also listed are peach prices at Alberta Freestone and Indiana Fruit outlets at the fair grounds.
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Heilwood
Montgomery Township
Alberta
Freestone
Indiana
H. D. Fares
Fair Grounds
U S presses for broad Greek cabinet as crisis deepens
Athens dispatch reports United States ambassador Lincoln MacVeath pressed for a Greek cabinet formed on a broad base as the seven day crisis continued. He and Dwight Griswald urged Demetrois Maximos to return as premier while exploring inclusion of opposition figures and noting concerns over ministers seen as unreliable.
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U.S
Athens
U. 5
Lincoln MacVeath
United States
MacVeath
Griswald
Demetrois Maximos
Paul
MacVeagh
Maxilimos
Constantin Tsaldaris
Napoleon Zer Vas
George Papandreou
Griswold
Zedvus
George Stratos
Maximos
Papandreos
U. 8
Crackdown on Drinking by Minors in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg reports new state policy to curb underage alcohol sales. Beginning Sept. 1, minors risk a $100 fine and 30 days in jail if clerks fail to verify age. State stores will keep age verification forms and may require a voter registration card as part of the process. The new law allows these forms to be used as defense in prosecutions for serving minors.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Liquor Control Board
Pennsylvania Liquor Centre Board
Liquor Board
Commodore School Opens At Commodore Green Township High
Commodore School opens Green Township High School at Commodore with first session at 8 10 a m DST. Bus schedules, calendar items include Sept 2 open, Sept 12 Port Fair, Oct 23 24 Teachers Institute, Thanksgiving Nov 27 28, Christmas Mar 26 Good Friday May 28 close. Faculty listed with principals and teachers. two positions remain in music and social studies.
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Green Township High School
Commodore
Cookport Fair
Teachers Institute
Dee
Theo W. Fullerton
Thankful Clawson
Robert W. Davis
Eunice M. Deemer
Catherine Fyock
Mercedes Gamberonie
George S. Joiner
Billie A. Kiine
Bertha McAnally
Mavis J. Rhodes
John Pfhcirman
Charles L. Walker
Good Deed Long Ago Pays Off
Kansas City August 28 Pi-More than 34 years ago Fred Haynes a railroad man befriended a young immigrant from Austria by helping her with financial problems in a restaurant she operated. Today Haynes had an 18000 legacy because of his royal friendship and services Mrs Katy Grisnik the immigrant made out a will leaving Haynes 38000 last Sunday. She died Tuesday at age 52. Haynes now a deputy in the county clerk s office said he was an early customer in Mrs Grisnik s restaurant and helped her with tax and banking problems since she could not read or write English.
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Kansas City
Kas
Fred Haynes
Austria
Haynes
Katy Grisnik
Green Towns hip Fair Opens With Contests At Cockport
The thirtieth annual Green Towns fair, Sept 1 for four days at Cockport, features a band contest, school children's day with free admission, a stock parade Saturday at 2 PM, and agriculture exhibits on Thursday with a horse shoe pitching contest at 1:30 PM. Awards ($25 first prize) announced Sept 12. contact Lou Hetry for participation. Fair executive committee includes Ira Reichniitler president and others from Commodore.
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Cockport
Bea'dock
Lou Hetry
Ira Reichniitler
Commodore
W. S. Lockard
Farbenindustrie boasts it helped Hitler wage war
In Nurenberg court records, directors of the Farbenindustrie trust boast they could not wage war without their aid. Documents claim Goering planned vast rearmament in 1936 and that Farben supported the air force with war games, including magnesium bombs at Aachen.
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Heinrich Boutefiseh
Farbenindustrie Directias
Farben
Georg von Schnitzler
Trust
Schn
Students On Strike In Derry Two
Derry high school students walked out for a third day protesting teacher shortages. Nearly all students joined later, despite two new teachers in the commercial department. Supervising Principal Everes Ralston oversees the school. Rummage Sale Saturday 7 Community Center Bldg a0.
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Derry
Townships
Everes Ralston
Mountain Seashore Trek Over Holiday Beginning
Labor Day travel is expected to peak with Pensylvanians and tourists boarding buses and airlines for a record three day holiday rush. State Police and highway officials brace for heavy traffic and possible accidents on major routes including the Delaware River crossings and Tacony Palmyra bridges. Weather forecasts promise fair and sunny weekend conditions in most areas despite lingering cool temperatures.
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Lesantie Mountain-Seashore
Portia
Commonwealth
New Jersey
Delaware Iver
Tacony-Palmyra
Seek Refuge From Shanghai Typhoon
Typhoon heading toward Shanghai from the Philippines prompts refuge requests as air force planes land at Nanking. In Indiana, Donna Mae Elgin wins pet show top prize for a duck, with other children prize winners listed and local sale notices noted.
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Nanking
Eeking
Shanghai
Philippines
Formosa Strait
Cops In Court Over Blairsville Civil Status Decision
Blairsville policemen Charles Kissel and Charles Marshall seek civil service status arguing full rights after wartime temporary appointments. Blairsville Borough Council contends they must pass civil service exams to prove eligibility, citing suspension of civil rights during wartime. County Court opinion requested by the council to settle the status dispute.
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Court of
Indiana County
Blairsville
Charles Kissel
Charles Marshall
Aoyesult
Yugoslav Charge Accuses U.S. of Balkans Interference
Belgrade dated report states Yugoslav foreign office official accuses the United States of rude interference in Greek affairs and accuses Washington of not caring for peace in the Balkans. He claims American support to Greece against Yugoslavia Bulgaria and Albania undermines any settlement while condemning Greek terror against its people and minority groups.
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Belgrade
Af Tiviat
United States
U.S
Balkans
Armerican
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Albania
State Department
Greece
Pan Anerican
Minorilios
Realtors Prepare Defenses in Antitrust Case
Washington officials report the National Association of Real Estate Boards and the Washington Real Estate Board prepared defenses for a federal anti trust indictment. A conference at the Justice Department discussed procedures and court timelines as officials seek delay data from boards. The government accuses the groups of conspiring to fix commission rates in the DC area. A civil suit seeks to rule that by law and by laws restricting commissions violate the Sherman Act. John F. Sonnat, named chief antitrust prosecutor, leads investigations into possible violations by firms and associations in housing materials.
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Washington
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Washington Real Estate Board
Justice Department
Herbert
AL Nelson
NAREB
Morgan L. jViteh
Chicago
Congress
Association
Washington Board
Prand
District of Columbia
Nelson
Thal
Clark
John F. Sonpeu
Justin Departments
Antielgist Division
Sannett
Associas
Lions Andther
Will Renounce Citizenship To Marry German Girl
Avy Lucky James B. Fisher, 20, of Frensburg, Pa, says he will renounce his American citizenship to marry Erika Wagner, a German girl he met in Munich while serving with a U S army unit. He appeared before Prothonotary John L. Hite requesting a passport, plans to join U S occupation forces in Germany, and Hite sent the request to the State Department for action.
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Frensburg
Lucky James B. Fisher
U.S. Army
Ardiaice
Munich
Fisher
John L. Hite Fay
Erika Wagner
Germany
United States
Hite
U. S. Anny
State Department
Three Die In East Liberty Building Collapse
Pittsburgh August 26 three men died when part of a one story brick motor sales building at 2 Penn Ave East Liberty collapsed during preliminary excavation work. Louis Antinarelli 60 remained in serious condition at Shadyside Hospital. Also buried were John Lassiter of Washington DC Mike Capeara and Vincent Stocco of Pittsburgh. Investigators blamed undermining foundations and continued safety checks.
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Pittsburgh
Penn
Louis Antinarelli
Shadyside Hospital
Antenerelli
John Lassister
Washington, D. C
Mike Capeara
Vincent Stocco
East Liberty
George E. A. Fairley
New Listing of Banks Cashing Leave Bonds in Indiana County
A new listing of Indiana County banks authorized to cash armed forces terminal leave bonds from September 2 shows 11 banks, greater than prior counts. Authorized by the U S Treasury are The People's Bank of West Lebanon First Federal Savings and Loan Indiana Marion Center National Bank Farmers Bank and Trust Company Indiana Savings and Trust Company Indiana First National Bank Indiana First National Bank Saltsburg Blairsville National Bank Homer City State Bank People's Bank of Clymer Farmers and Merchants Bank Cherry Tree.
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Indiana
United States Treasury Department
the People’s’ Bank of
West Lebanon
First Federal Savings and Loan
Marion Center National Bank
Farmers Bank and Trust Company
Savings and Trust Company
First National Bank
Saltsburg
Blairsville National Bank
Homer City State Bank
People's Bank of Clymer
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Cherry Tree
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Farbenindustrie
Donna Elgin
Uel iMleres
Indiana County Fay Grounds
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Hey Duck
Audrey Nizer
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Ita
Richard Peterson
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