Widow Charged After Dropping Child From Adoptive Parents
Pa couple faces charges after a 1-year-old their own child was dropped. District Attorney Carl Shelley and Sheriff Jeann Margin-Sraget described the case naming John M Bhaget 86 of Tacoma and the Harrisburg adoptive background. The child, adopted by Forry Snyder, was returned to the home of the biological parentage amid custody disputes.
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Sarah Burg
Dee
Wottiatt
Carl
Shelley Stac
H . Jeanne Margin Sraget
Hisband
John M. Bhaget
Pacific Avenue
Tacoma
Wielley
Sue
Vicksie Snyder
Ihp
Imythié
Forry
State Medical Back Nurses in Pennsylvania Licensure Push
The State Medical Society, with over 10,000 physicians, backs a proposed law for state licensure of nurses to be introduced in the 40th General Assembly by the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association. Nurses argue the measure is needed as anyone may currently nurse in Pennsylvania, and the bill would license all who nurse for hire in two groups, registered and practical nurses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penna
Medical Society
Iself
Pennsylvania State Nurses’ Association
Nurses’ Association
Pennsylvania
Katherine E. ¥. Miller
Executions For Pearl Harbor War Crims Reported
The U S Eighth Army oversaw the executions of 25 class A war crimes defendants after conviction by an international tribunal. General MacArthur refused clemency. Eighteen others received life terms. Two condemned men sought Supreme Court intervention but the court ruled it lacked jurisdiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WU. S. Eighth Army
MacArthur
International Tribunal
United States Supreme Court
Destitute Family Seeks Xmas Help and Living Quarters
Desperate appeals describe a family of four seeking a two room apartment and Christmas gifts for two children. Job offers have been received and interviews planned tonight as the father seeks work paying enough to meet basic needs. Indiana donors are praised for relief, while volunteers warn about misused charity and urge careful distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Jeane
Duggan
Laurenca
Donald Brian Dies At Home In Great Neck
Donald Brian 73 a famed actor and singer died of a heart ailment at his Great Neck home after several years of illness. A Newfoundland native, he rose to Broadway fame as Prince Danilo in 1907’s The Merry Widow and later appeared in numerous musicals. His last New York appearance was in 1939’s Very Warm For May. Survived by his widow Virginia O'Brien Brian a daughter Denise and sister Mrs Margaret Galway of Boston.
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Great Neck
Donald Brian
Newfoundland
Brian
Prince Danilo
New York
Virginia O'Brien Brian
Denise
Margaret Qorckery
Boston
Mass
Fall From Institute President Office Ends Duggan Mystery
Police say Stephen Duggan senior possibly fell or jumped to his death Monday night at the Institute of International Education. No sign of a struggle. associates suggest he may have slipped while donning galoshes. Duggan’s brother, Stephen Duggan Jr., insists there was no motive for suicide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
Duggan
Institute of International Education
Marching trees reclaim the land in nature's long push
A reflective piece traces the ancient spread of green algae to modern forests. It contrasts pioneer farming with nature’s patient reclamation as forests advance, hedge rows mark fields, and trees advance from front lines to reclaim cleared land. The tone mirrors a nature essay on growth, time, and resilience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Seaboard
AFL Waterfront Union Charges Workers Beaten in Seattle
The AFL Foremen and AFL Checkers unions claim two seamen were beaten on the job in Seattle, prompting a shutdown that halted work on 85 ships and impacted five Army transports. They demand assurances workers won’t be harmed, citing recent attacks connected to the strike aftermath. CIO deny responsibility. Tacoma Port, Port Angeles, and Anacortes unaffected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
AFL
Jack Doyle
iForemen's Union
Pape Crummer
AFL Checkers
Tacoma
Doyle
Port Angeles
Anacolstes
William Getlings
CIO
Drastic Cure For Snake Bite
WIA Meypar old soldier shot off a finger yesterday after being bitten by a rattlesnake. Soldier Paul Douglas Carter, on leave from Brookley Air Force Base, stepped on the snake while hunting near his home in Hattiesburg Mississippi. He rammed his finger into the shotgun barrel and fired left handed. Amputation of the finger was completed at a clinic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattiesburg
Miss
Meypar
Paul Douglas Carter
Carter
Brookley Air Forcs
Mobile
Ala
Canadian Boats Fish Off Erie Report Sparks Inquiry
Harrisburg officials asked Canada to investigate reports of Canadian boats fishing in Pennsylvania waters of Lake Erie. State Fish Commissioner C A French said the situation is not as serious as rumored, and the Board of Fish Commissioners found no disorders between local and Canadian fishermen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Commonwealth
Canada
Pennsylvania
Lake Erie
C. A. French
French
State Board of Fish Commissioners
Untold Fragments Detail Family Ties and Jobs
A fragmentary report notes a brother returning Monday night after appointments elsewhere to sign men before going home. It mentions letters in the mail arranging appointments for weeks and references a planned trip to Washington the following Tuesday with an associate at the Institute. The text hints at a proud family and a career described as a fighter.
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Washingon Tuseday
The
Tratitute
Pris
Fib- F
Thad Ghig
Netherlands withdraws aid as talks collapse before police action
The Dutch announce Dec 11 they will form an interim federal government for the Indonesian Islands and reject Hatta's proposal for further talks. A Security Council committee accuses the Dutch of ultimatums and violations of the Renville truce as Indonesian negotiations stall.
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Mohamed Hatta
Security Council
Netherlands
U. S
United States
Batavia
United Nations Secretariat
Kaljoerang
Kalloeran
Renville
Batmvin
Local figures aid two Pennsylvania health groups
President Homer City Albert Kovach of Glen Campbell and Anthony Formoso along with Indiana and Herman Ricupero of Indiana contributed to the Pennsylvania Association For Blind and Indiana County Tuberculosis Society in a community fundraising effort.
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Homer City
Albert Kovach
Glen Campbell
Anthony Formoso
Indiana
Herman Ricupero
Pennsylvania Association For Biind
Indiana County Tuberculosis Society
Death notices and obituaries from Washington Township area
Obituaries report the December 22 death of Reuben Smith at age 45 near Cookport, with survivors listed from several towns. Additional notices recount deaths of Albert A. Penrose at 73 in Shelocta and Albert Smith at the Indiana County Home, with service details and interment plans. Friends are to attend services at Robinson's funeral homes with dates and times noted.
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Joun
Hia
Washington Township
Willet
Advance
Jacob
Margarée Web Or Frye
Beya
Rayne Township
Vardergutt
Anid
Plum Creek
Catherine Fisher
Indiana
Blandis Johnston
Creekside
Harvey
Suterville
George
Marion Center
Robinson's
N. 7Th St
Hugh F. Giver
Oakland Cemetery
Reuben Smith
Cockport
Indiana County
Quinter
Anna Mae Bagley Russell
Green Township
Cookport
Bertha Keim
Baltimore
Zoe Wilt
Commodore
Elsie Lydick
Clymer
R. D
Edith.Ferrier
Beulah Geatins
Raleigh Funeral Home
Hillsdale
Clayton Straw
Cockport Methodist Cemetery
Albert
Penrose
Shelocta
Henry
Susan Kline Penrose
West Wheatfield Township
Presbyterian Church of
West Lebanon
Amelia Amanda (Mack) Penrose
Clarence
Harry
Robert
George Kenly
Coral
Laura Lantz
George Smith
Doyle Hutton
Marstellar
Kenneth
August Macro
Ernest
Charles
Robinson
Eaery Ihe
Mrn
Otis Wagner
N .7Th St
Charles Fulton
Quentin Roosevelt Dies in Plane Crash Debris Found
Mrs Frances B H Webb of Kansas City recalls the moment news reached her of Quentin Roosevelt Jr's death after a CNAC flight crash. The former Theodore Roosevelt III carried three daughters as widow Mrs Roosevelt prepared to bring Quentin home from Shanghai for burial as Cornelius planned to join from Hong Kong.
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Roosevelt
CNAC
Mra
Frances BH. Webb
Kansas City
Shanghai
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Cornelius
Hong Kong
Quentin
Duff denies commitment on hospital aid amount
Harrisburg December 23 Governor James H. Duff stated he made no commitment to the Pennsylvania Hospital Association on how much state aid would be allotted for free hospital service. Alan M. Scaife said the hospital committee found the governor sympathetic and pledged support if the legislature provides funds, while Duff said the final figure depends on legislative appropriations and could require cuts if money is constrained.
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Harrisburg
James H. Duff
Pennsylvania Hospital Association
Hos Pital
Alan M. Scaife
Dutt
Atsabiy
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Ible All
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Toads
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Kallograng
Willard Home
Indiana County Retail Liquor Dellars Association
Art Lewis
Lawrence Triinzo
Érith
Phureday
Santa Claus
Gazette
Redondo Beach
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Quentin Roosevelt
Surrnun
Peiping
Cape Isueine
Fengtal
She Wu
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