Speaking of People: Johnny Faulk at Indiana State Teachers College
Johnny Faulk brings a humorous program to Indiana State Teachers College on December 14 at 10 p.m. He describes hitchhiking across America after law school, meeting diverse people from professors to a legendary illiterate boxcar rider, and explains his knack for bonding with strangers. His travels include Egypt with the Red Cross and three Merchant Marine trips to England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Faulk
Indiana State Teachers College
Senata Edwards College
Yale
Hornesby Bend
Texas
al Capp
Alan Lomax
Library of Congress
Yip Harburg
Finian
Boston
University of Texas Law School
Austin
Johnny
Fresno
San Francisco
Theodore Roosevelt
Boulder Dam
America
Egypt
American Red Cross
England
Redwood City
Buck of Nolo Fame Stopped by Bill Gaul at Season End
The famed Monarch of Nolo, a 200 pound buck with a 14 point rack, was reportedly killed Saturday morning near Nolo by Bill Gaul of Clymer. Gaul, employed at Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Co, Ernest Machine Shop, bagged the prize on the last day of deer season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noto
Indiana County
Nolo
Bill Gaul
Clymer
Nimrod Gaul
Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Company
Ernest Machine Shop
Hioo
Arnall to Hold News Conference in Hollywood
El lis G. Arnall, former Georgia governor, was elected president of the Society of Independent Motion Picture Producers and planned a news conference in Hollywood. He received congratulations at a dinner in his honor as a new comet was announced in the Aquarius constellation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Ellis G. Arnall
Society of Independent Motion Picture Producers
Georgia
Ernest Mine Local Scout Troop Receives Charter
The meeting room was attended by Ralph Smith Troop Committee Chairman Troop 23 Lucerne Mines Carl Mucci Assistant Scoutmaster Troop 23 Lucerne Mines Frank Kelly President United Mine Workers of America Local 3548 Stanley Gryczuk Scoutmaster Troop 21 McIntyre FP Gat tard Fred Andrews Alphonso Gallo Andrew Protz Joseph Rellick Troop Committeemen of Troop 21 McIntyre William D Sievers Scout Executive Bill Davison Field Executive and Bill Smith Field Executive. Formal induction of Troop 38 members followed naming William Allison George BE Armstrong Keith Baker Anderson Clemons and many other names among the inductees.
Fire damages hall as lightning hits nearby town
A Connel lsville area blaze started by a lightning strike last night destroyed the Odd Fellows Hall in Ohiopyle. Firefighters from Connel lsville South Connellsville Uniontown Hopwood and Farmington battled the flames for about three hours, with damage estimated at 30 000 dollars.
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Connellsville
Nes
Ofiopyle
Fiintpen
South Connellaville
MN Run
Uniontown
Hopwood
Farmington
Hoffman says ECA aid to China could continue
Paul Hoffman, Economic Cooperation Administrator Chief, stated the ECA would continue aid to China under a new government if it preserves freedom. He emphasized government representation of all people, guaranteed freedoms, and free press as conditions for continuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Paul Hoffman
Economic Cooperation
ECA
China
Hoffman
Chiang Kai-Shek
Kia Kuomin- Stang
ECA Continua
Pratt Speaks To Dairymen At Pittsburgh Meeting
Dr. Willis E. Pratt president of the Indiana State Teachers College will address the semi annual Pittsburgh District Dairy Council meeting at the Schenley Hotel Pittsburgh this evening. He will discuss Our Most Powerful Weapon for Peace. Nearly one hundred directors and their wives will attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis E. Pratt
Indiana State Teachers College
Pittsburgh District Dairy Council
Schenley Hotel
Pittsburgh
Allegheny County Organization
China Faces Collapse Before Red Hordes
The article describes intensified fighting in North China as the 12th Army is said to be trapped for 17 days near Pengpu, with the Sixth Army pressing north and rail lines repaired to Pengpu. Neutral observers warn of Red troop eliminations, while air activity and airborne supplies increase around Nanking and Suchow amid a deteriorating military situation near Peiping.
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Hwai River
Pengpu
Suhsien
Nanking
Red
12Th
22Th
Hwai
Pukaw
Yantze
Ho Ying-Chin
Kuominatang Political Council
Suchow
China
Associated Press
Spencer Moosa
Peiping
Soldiers Search Guam For Girl's Rape Killers
Searchers combed jungle on Guam for Miss Farnsworth a young woman described as among the island’s most beautiful Her condition worsened as multiple injuries and exposure were reported Doctors treated her at the Army hospital and Mormon Church members administered last rites Morgan Farnsworth a Mormon depicts the family ties while a brother Lawrences serves in Mexico on a Church Mission and Pearl Harbor noted engagement with Sgt Gierling McGinnis
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Aline
Guam
Lawrences
Mexico
Farnsworths
Miss Farnsworth
2Éna Army Hospital
Pearl Harbor
Pasquic
Miss Parnsworth
Gierling ‘McGinnis
Gamal
Electors meet in state capitals to cast presidential votes
Washington Dae December 13 The Electoral College members from 48 states convene in state capitals to cast ballots for president. Pennsylvania Democrat Truman leads in popular votes, while Dewey Warren Thurmond await official certification as the votes finalize on January 6 in joint Congress session.
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Washington
Dae
Truman
Senate
Congress
Thomas E. Dewey
Strom Thurmond
Tennessee
Thurmond
Dewey
Penna
Harrisburg
New York
Earl Warren
California
Pennyylvania
State Capitol
Pennsylvania
James ‘H. Duff
Charles M. ‘Morrison
Commonwealth
Electoral College of Pennsylvania
Homer Man Faces Charge In Wreck
James F T Stewart of Homer City R D 1 will be charged with failure to yield the right of way after a two car collision on Route 22 near Blairsville at 8 yesterday morning. Harold J Miller of Latrobe drove the other vehicle. Damages were about 475 dollars and no injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James FT
Stewart
Homer City
R. D
Indiana
Harold J. Miller
Latrobe
Blairsville
Carbon Monoxide Fatalities Kill Three County Youths
Three youths and a girl died from carbon monoxide exposure in a car parked near a dump. Police say the heater and a leaking manifold caused deadly fumes as the ignition was on but the engine not running. Coroner places death around 1 a m. Bartlebaugh, Miss Brothers, and Wilt identified at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weater
Bartlebaugh
Phyican
Ebensburg
Miss Brothers
Wilt
Deak
Democrats Holdout For Curbs In New Congress
Report summarizes partisan struggle over investigations of a Red spy ring involving Whittaker Chambers and Alger Hiss. Chambers provides documents from 1938 to support spy claim. Hiss, president of the Carnegie Endowment, denies the charges amid ongoing inquiries by congressional committee and New York grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Washington
Justice Department
New York
Grand Jury
Whittaker Chambers
Nixon
Chambers
Slaw Department
Alger Hiss
State Department
Hiss
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Maryland
Typewritten Sheets Linked to Hiss Chambers Case Found Near Philadelphia
Three of four typewritten sheets believed key to the Hiss Chambers spy case were found near Philadelphia the Evening Bulletin reported. Investigators hope to recover the typewriter used to produce the papers, described as an older Woodstock model. The bulletin notes the machine was once used by a relative of Mrs Alger Hiss, whose husband is accused of removing government secrets in 1937 and 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Hiss-Chambers
Evening Bulletin
Bulletin
Alger Hiss
State Department
Whittaker Chambers
Hiss
Priscilla Fansler
Bryn Mawr College
Pen Escapee Surrenders at Centre County Jail
Bell efonte Pa December prisoner Robert C McKee 24 escaped Rockview Penitentiary after three hours freedom then hid at Port Matilda restaurant before police recaptured him He faces an additional jail breaking charge and was returned to Bellefonte after Deputy Warden C C Rhoads identified him and described a knife incident at a Port Matilda business.
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Bellefonte
Rockview
Centre County
C. C. Rhoads
Robert C. McKee
Adams County
Rhoads
McKee
Port Matilda
Miia
Sieh
Matilda
Fred Pat
Jim
Hamer
Truman Seeks Cabinet Pay Increase and Top Official Salaries
President Truman urged Congress to raise cabinet officers from 15000 to 25000 dollars a year and lift salaries for undersecretaries and heads of independent agencies. Budget Director James E. Webb said higher pay is needed to attract top leadership and sustain government on a sound basis.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
James E. Webb
Webb
Senate Post Office and Civil Service
Night Riders Suspects Taken in Tennessee Fire Probe
Seven men were arrested in Tartlton in a drive against a hooded night rider gang blamed for a string of arsons and a reign of terror. Sheriff Jim Meeks said arrests appear to have ended the trouble, with Deputy State Fire Marshal Kirk P noting no Klan ties. Atty Gen A F Sloan and others said the probe began after the Grang Jury investigated illegal liquor traffic and the Hobbs barn fire last winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarlton
Tenn
Dee
Jim Meeks
Tartlton
N. Asy
Klui Klan
Kirk P
Meeks
Ff Dist
A. F. Sloan
Sloan
Herman Hobbs
Grang Jury
Costa Rica Seizes Town in Pacific Coast Clash
Costa Rica’s forces landed at the Bay of Salinas and captured La Cruz, a town of about 2,000. Junta head Jose Figueres and President-elect Otilia Ulate urged national unity as a political crisis deepened after elections were annulled and a government was toppled.
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Bay of Salinas
Pacific
la Cruz
Jose Figueres
Otilia Ulate
Uleta
Calderon Guardia
Figueras
Ulate
Prasis
Bent Teodoro
Panel Discusses Indiana County Extension Program
A panel discussion on the Extension Program Serving Indiana County needs is set for Tuesday at the Methodist Church in Indiana. The event begins at 11:00 with leader Clyde Houak, followed by a panel of local and extension members, a morning film, reports, officer elections, noon luncheon, and an afternoon program with activities summaries and remarks by P. L. Edinger of Penn State.
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Indiana County Agricultural
P. L. Edinger
Penn State
Sunday Night Dangers Tussle for Stars in London and New York
Australian pianist Eileen Joyce fainted on stage at Royal Albert Hall last August and again faced danger when a piano string broke and flew into the Philharmonia Orchestra. In New York Kirsten Flagstad tripped on a rug at Carnegie Hall, fell, rose quickly, and continued to applause from a cheering audience.
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Royal Albert Hall
Philharmonia Orchestra
Miss Joyce
Rafael Kubelik
Flagstad
Falls
New York
Kirsten Flagstad
Carnegie Hall
Reward Spurs Slayer Search
Pittsburgh December 18 rewards totaling 1120 spurred the hunt for the fiendish killer of 12 year old Carole Lee Kens inger whose body bore 36 stab wounds. Police press investigation with 11 questioned, no arrests. A Pittsburgh businessman posted 1000 reward, Post Gazette employees 120, burial set for the girl tomorrow at the same church of a planned Christmas play with classmates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Carole Lee Kensinger
Brushton
Petey Connors
Pittsburgh Post- Gazette
Carole Lee
Norrow
Mild Weather Covers Nation
Mild weather spread across the eastern half of the United States with unusually warm temperatures. A pocket of cold air lingered along the Canadian border with International Falls Minnesota at 11 below and Cut Bank Montana at 10 below. Temperatures reached 66 in Miami and 59 in Fort Worth while San Francisco posted 48 and Detroit 88. A dense fog shut down air and intercity bus service in South Bend Indiana.
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Chicago
Canadian
International Falls
Minn
Cut Bank
Mont
San Francisco
Denver
Fort Worth Tex
St. Louis
Detroit
New York
Miami
Fla
Indiana
Ohio
South Bend
Ind
Korea Ratifies American Aid Agreement Aiding South Korea
The Korean National Assembly ratified an American aid pact promising more than 9 billion dollars over three years, contingent on U.S. congressional approval. The 5 to 0 vote saw four abstentions amid criticism that some terms were too general. RCA inspectors would oversee how funds are spent.
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Korean National Assembly
South Korea
RCA
Obituaries Chronicle Several Local Deaths in Indiana Area
Obituaries report the deaths of Simeon Johns of Barnesboro R D 2 Kathryn Lydon aunt of several from Indiana died in Youngstown Ohio and LeRoy Bartlebaugh 19 of Banks Township died from carbon monoxide poisoning. Lottie Watson wife of Theodore Watson of Strongstown dies in Indiana Memorial Hospital with details of survivors and services referenced. Funeral notices list dates December 14 15 and burial at McDowell Hubbard Merion Center Memorial Oakland Cemetery Indiana.
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Simeon Johns
Louth
Barnesboro R. D
Ralph
Barnesboro
Pine Flats Christian Church
Walter E. Brown
Hart
McDowell Cemetery
Kathryn ‘Lydon
Hastie
Ray
Clement O'Hare
Indiana
Paul Naylon
Blairsville
Edward Miller
Harrisburg
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Youngstown
Fred B. Handel
Burtal
Hubbard, Ong
LE Roy L. Bartlebaugh
Frank Leonard
Susie Marie Marks Bartlebaugh
Banks Township
Smithport
Elsie Sebring
Rochester Mills
R. D
Violet Oakes
Clymer
Geraldine Beagle
Greenville
Velma Oakes
Marion Center
Earl of Kylertown
Blaine of Clymer
Lois Jean
Smithport Methodist Church
Sherman J. Beers
Merion Center Memorial Cemetery
E. Marion Center
Friends
Swpithporty
Lottie Watson
Theodore Watson
Strongstown
Indiana Memorial Hospital
Richmond
Nanty-Glo
Joseph McGonigal
Watson
Minnie Galentine
White Township
Bell Funeral Home
Wayne Avenue
Rey, D. Bar ‘Yarner
Oakland Cemetery
Princess Lucy Dies in Miami
Princess Lucy Cotton Brichavn-Tciteh erine of the MacFadden-Deauville Hotel in Miami Beach died after an apparent overdose of sleeping tablets. A butler found her unconscious at her Venetian Way home and she died at St Francis Hospital. Detective Sgt John Deas said an empty sleeping-pill bottle was found. The Princess held her title from her fifth husband, exiled Russian Prince Vladimer Evnstavis Tehitchering, from whom she divorced in 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami, Fla
Lucy Cotton Brichavn-Tciteherine
MacFadden-Deauville
Miami Beach
Venetian Way
St Francis Hospital
John Deas
Miami
Kelsey
Vladimer Evnstavis Tehitchering
Devorce
New York
Bitter Russian Reaction Shrinks U N Mission Reach
Russia bars U N mission from Northern Korea area and prods against Korea commission. Vishinsky, a long-time West foe in the Assembly, failed to block the Korean panel as the vote went 48 to six. The Paris Assembly ends with East and West further apart, amid tense Western Europe and Russia tensions.
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Vishinsky
Paris Assembly
Russia
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Gernoon
London
Eileen Joeyce
Pelys Tchaikovsky
Korea
Pennsyaylvania
Amon
Lucy
U. N. Come
Koyes
People's
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