Christmas Services Set For Churches in County
County churches announce a Christmas program lineup for December 20. First Regular Baptist will host an 9:44 a.m. Sunday School Children’s program, 11:00 a.m. worship, and an evening pageant “Joseph and the Nativity.” First Presbyterian presents the Cantata “This Is Noel” at 11:00 a.m. with soloists and a 3:30 p.m. Christmas Pageant by the Junior Department. The First Church of God features a 7:36 p.m. program with multiple recitations, songs, and a two-act play “The Star That Shineth In Darkness” featuring Enoch and others. all programs invite public attendance.
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Baptist Church
Junio Church
First Presbyterian Church
Lawrence C. Stitt
Noel
Katherine XK. Davis
Samuel Richards Gaines
Randall H. Tomb
Velma B. George
Martin Ide
First Church of God
First Church of Godt
Bee States
Mildred. Roser
The
Christian Crusaders
Chuckie
Betsy
Raymond Silvis
Terity
Mary Evelyn Miller
Marlin Fair
Evelyn Hollis
Martha Grafton
Danny Miller
Jesus
Mary Alice States
Patricia Hollis
Beverly Scott
Virginia Hollis
Milton Ferguson
Cornelius Grafton
James Lydie
Gary Ferra
Harold Far
Leland Hutton
James Ferguson
Ralph Goodlin
Judy Scott
Jimmie Clawson
Harry Watkins
Charlotte Fink
Florence Willard
Kenny Watkins
Roberta Watkins
Florence Williard
Ruth Goodlin
Peggy Watkins
Tommy Clawson
Everlyn Holts
Enoch
Jack Hutton
Sara
Dolores Spon
Rachel
Ann Gratton
Judith
Nancy Keirn
David
Eudeli Spon
Marcus
Eunice
Gertrude Ferguson
Harold Farr
Chuckie Lydic
Rev. Fair
Gertrude Now Watching Own TV Set
A fund totaling 1074.55 supports 15 year old polio victim Gertrude Rowley. A hospital bed and washing machine are sought along with a television delivery from Indiana County as publishers plan daily reports and an itemized expenditure list.
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Gertrude
Gert
Rowley
Indiana County
Officer Indicted For Perjury In Ransom Case
Dolan jailed on $25,000 bond after grand jury accuses him of false testimony about suitcases of ransom money. Witnesses say hall was booked with suitcases, while Shoulders claims he moved them into the station after Hall’s detention.
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Dom
Dolan
Hall
Timt
Elmer Dolan
Iran Moves to Immediate Elections After Dissolving Majlis
Tehran announces dissolution of the 23 member rump Majlis and orders preparations for new elections. A Zahedi government spokesman says voting will bar the Tudeh party but allow others including Mossadegh’s National Front if non-provocative. Three opposition leaders lose parliamentary immunity and face arrest.
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Fazollah
Zahedi
Frong
Mohammed Mossadégh
Tudeh Communist Party
Mossadegh
National Front Movement
Ane
Ayatollah Kashani
Mozzafar Bahaei
Hussein Maki
Additional Gert Donors List Adds Contributions
A partial donor list shows additions to Gert contributions including W. R. Kanarr Harrisburg Anonymous Plumville Friday Afternoon Club Plumville Jane Bookwalter Harrisburg Mr and Mrs R M Stewart Armagh Nair Blanche Shankle New Mexandria and Mrs W Dinger Smicksburg Mr and Mrs W M Dinger Robt E Myer M C James Wynkroy M C Mr Mrs Clarence Adamson Home Mr and Mrs N A Onn Marion Cent Totals 28 00 Yesterday's total 1046 55 Total To Date 1074 55 more than one entry shows small gifts and multiple names across several towns.
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W. R. Kanarr
Harrisburg
Plumville
Jane Bookwalter
R. M. Stewart
Armagh
Nair
Blanche Shankle
W. ©. Dinger
Smicksburg
W. M. Dinger
E. Myer
M. C
James Wynkroy
M.C
Clarence Adamson
N. A. Onn
Marion
Way Clear To Cut Tax By January and Page
Three more subjects were laid down for discussion at the final afternoon session postal rates civil service and veterans affairs. The President named Nelson Rockefeller to open the debate on government reorganization plans and tax cuts set for January with assurances that the policy markers consider the way clear for the tax cuts to go through on time. The attorney general was to marshal arguments for extending witnesses immunity and allowing wire tap evidence in certain criminal cases, while McCarthy pressed for a hard line against Communists in government ahead of next year’s elections.
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Congress
Nelson Rockefeller
Health, Education and Welfare
Rockefeller
Eisenhower
Hoover
Jan
Anc
Senate Permanent Investigations Subcommittee
McCarthy
Welde
R-Hi
House UN- American Activities Committee
Wisconsin
Sen
Bricker
Ohio
Senate
Dulles
Brownell
China
U.S
H. Alexander Smith
R-Nj
Far East
CBS
Smith
Duiles
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
All Officers Reelected By Safety Council Meeting
A. Magistrella was reelected to his seventh term as president of the Indiana Council of safety association. All officers were reelected at the annual meeting in Rochester. Other officers include A J Bengston W D Northover George Mottey Thomas Lymph and J Freeman Bragg. The group discussed mine accidents in the past month highlighting haulage as a rising cause and noted winners of safety banners from R and P, Springfield Mine No 6, and Waterman No 2. A report on a roof fall near Charles was presented by mine inspectors. Executive committee members named include M L Coulter A E Long and others.
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A. Magistrella
North Seventh Street
Iadiana
Indiana Council
Dolph A. Homes
Sure Loutitp
A. J. Bengstton
Grand Street
W. D. Northover
North Ninth Street
George Mottey
Sixth Sixth Street
Thomas Lymph
Oak Street
J. Freeman Bragg
Water Street
Indiana
McIntyre
Rochester
Pittsburgh
Coal Company
Springfield
Cambria
Clearfield Mining Company
Waterman
Charles
L. D. Kimmell
South Thirteenth St
Walter Brown
Johnstown
Bureau of Mines
Ernest
Watson No
Westmoreland Mining Company
Kent
Magistrella
Watson
J. Vo McKenna
Harrisburs Hill
J. J. Snave
R. J. Craig
L. D. Kimmel
U.N. Seeks Final Plea From POWs On Christmas
The U.N. Command issued a final plea to prisoners of war with appeals to Americans Britons and 327 South Koreans in camps and to 22 000 Chinese and North Koreans in the south camp. It urged free choice and warned against coercion while outlining seven guidelines including family ties information and awareness of indoctrination.
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North
South
U. N
U.N
Japan Population On The Increase
Tokyo population rises to 7,469,338 as of November 1, up 352,982 from a year earlier. Kyodo News notes Tokyo remains the world’s third largest city after London and New York with populations of 8,346,137 and 7,601,957 respectively.
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Tokyo
Kyoda News Servic
London
New York
No Bagpipes In London No Bagpipes In London
Scotsman Stuart Watts complains bagpipe practice in Croydon common drew English objections. He and his son played Saturdays for appreciative audiences until a neighbor complained to the common keeper, prompting a request for a new site.
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London
Stuart Watts
Croydon
Blairsville Firemen Set Xmas Event
Blairsville Firemen will hold their annual Christmas Party tonight at the local Firemen's Hall. Honored guests will be the Veterans of Foreign Wars Band. Starting time is 8 p.m.
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Blairsville
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Balky POW Pens Letter To His Wife Continues On Page One
Batchelor the second American prisoner to renounce life in the United States writes his wife in a letter that blends homesick memories with Communist dogma. His wife Kyoko refuses to go to Communist China and vows she will not meet him in Red Chiba or join the Japanese Communist party. Mrs Howe, mother of another prisoner, flew to Tokyo seeking to bring him home.
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Batchelor
United States
Pfe
Richard R. Tenneson
Portia Howe
Alden
Minn
Senzoku Lake
Jong
Kyoka
Kyoko
Red Chiba
Japanese Communist Party
Ori
Neutral Zone
China
Prisoner Breaks From Jail During Wedding Ceremony
Stockholm police hunt for Karl Wilhelmsson, a theft convict who was released to marry. He vanished at the wedding, locking the door behind him as a guard watched. Earlier escapes included a stolen car and a disguise claim of attending a fancy dress ball.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Karl Wilhelmsson
Wilhelmsson
Confession Reported in Parents' Poisoned Champagne Deaths
New York prosecutors detailed a confession by 20 year old Harlow Fraden as he and 22 year old Dennis Wepman faced first degree murder charges in the deaths of Fraden's parents last August. Wepman admitted involvement. Fraden claimed motive was complex with family tensions and a claimed inheritance. Both suspects deny homosexuality allegations and remain under mental examination at Bellevue Hospital.
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New York
Saya
Asst. Dist
Atty, George
Tiler Rave
Harlow Fraden
William
Shirley Fraden
Young Fraden
Dennis Wepman
New York State
Fradens
Wepman
Fraden
Bellevue Hospital
Tilzer
Praden
Alm
Bronx
Eall
Atty
George B. de’ ‘Luca
Color Video Boom Start Briefly As FCC Allows Color TV
Washington reports a color television boom begins after the FCC directs networks to proceed though a formal order will take 30 days to become effective. NBC plans color telecasts of A Midsummer Night’s Dream tomorrow and other programs over the holiday season while CBS continues The New Review in color. Industry sources say only a few programs in major cities will air in color by spring or summer with color receivers scarce and expensive. Mass production and lower prices may take two years. existing sets will still receive color broadcasts in black and white under the new system.
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Washington M
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
National Broadcasting Company
Columbia Broadcasting System
New Review
New York
Extra Bus Added At Blairsville High School
Blairsville Joint High School will add a late bus starting first day of school 1954 for students in outlying districts and after-school activities. R Leslie Simpson supervising principal announced the addition becomes effective after Christmas vacation. The bus serves after-school activities including athletics. The article erroneously notes over 20 million cyclists in the United States.
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Blairsville
R. Leslie Simpson
Obituaries from Indiana County and nearby towns
Obituaries note deaths of Martha Wolfe 47 of Hayne Twp and Lawrence Stear of Independence Missouri. They list survivors, funeral home arrangements by Robinsons Indiana and Willisburg, and upcoming services Monday December 21. Also John Stiltz of Wilkinsburg and Harry Kelly of Saltsburg are announced with service details and survivors. Stella Rellick of McIntyre, died December 18, with services and interment planned in local churches and cemeteries.
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Martha J. Wolfe
Hayne Twp
Gilbert Malkin
Indiana
R. D
Robinson's of
John Harris Stiltz
Wilsinsburg
Brush Valley Township
Indiana County
Ethel Thompson Stiltz
Thomas Stiltz
Wilkinsburg
Louise Stiltz
Braddock
Harriet Stiltz
Clara Darby
Pittsburgh
Nettie Porter
Black Lick
Turner
Harry M. Kelly
Saltsburg
Black Lick Township
William 4
Belle Carson Kelly
Kelly
Martin
Mabel McKelvey Kelly
Belva Cochran
Rayemond C. Kelly
Johnstown
Mabel Shupe
Hugi. Fryar
Dover
Ohioo
Harry Forsha
Robinson
John ©. Miller
Edgewood Cemetery
Stella Rellick
Wasyl Rellick
McIntyre
Rellick Wasorn
Austria
Fulton Run
Stephen
Joseph
Mary) Mele
Dominick
Ann) de Negris
Bronx
N. Y
Kathryn Rellick
Edward
Rose) Hage
Manhattan
N.Y
Holy Cross Greek Catholic Church
Coat Run
John J. Baycura
St. Bernards Cemetery
French Leaders Battle Over Next President Bid
In a stalled French presidential race, Radicals oppose Laniel while leftists back Naegelen. Many lawmakers vote for non candidates or blanks to block both men, with Queuille or Auriol as possible compromise options. The ceremonial post hinges on personal appeal amid a political stalemate. Metal for bells is an alloy of copper and tin in Britannica.
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Laniel
Naegelen
Henri Queuille
Vincent Auriol
Auriol
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Iran
Tehran
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
Majlis
Merman Melvile
Pillafield
Mass
Moby Dick
Es Jinage Raane
Benson
Jacob Perkins
England
Indiana County 40 & 8
Willard Home
Santa Claus
Gazette Phote
Sipos
Safety Council
Japan
Balky
Blairsville Hs
Lawrence Jr. Stear
Independence
Whitte Engine Works
Zelo D
Annie Glenn Stear
Viola Stear
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