Red Scare Tactics Warn Workers About Communism Influence
A 1944 document from a labor committee lists 20 CIO unions with alleged Communist leadership, names 33 organizations and 8 Communist front groups, and warns workers that a Communist ruled state would “wipe out” unions. The report emphasizes cleaning out Red influence among rank and file members and cites Reds’ statements on halting munitions during war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CIO
American Labor Party
Russia
Ohio Solons Seek Streamlined Legislative Schedule
In Columbus on December 23, Democratic leaders Sen Margaret A Mahoney and Rep John F Cantwell proposed a faster session plan for the January 3 start. They suggest fewer committees and joint hearings to allow the new Democratic legislature to adjourn within about four months, contrasting the 1947 Republican session that stretched to six months.
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Columbus
Ohio
Margaret A. Mahoney
Senate
John FF. Cantwell
House
Frank J. Lansche
Assembly
Mahoney
Senator Hoey Slated For Job
Washington December 23 Senator Clyde Roark Hoey of North Carolina is in line to become the Senate's Chief Investigator. Senator McClellan will head the executive expenditures committee and said Hoey could lead the Investigating subcommittee vacated by Senator Ferguson. Hoey, 71, former governor, appears set to captain the wartime style group evolving from the Truman era.
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Washington
Clyde Roark Hoey
Senate
McClellan
D-Ark
Congress
Ferguson
R.mich
Ing
Hoey
Big State
Truman
Cyclotron Transport Plans Move by Road and Water
Harrisburg officials authorized the Navy to move two large 90mon cyclotrons to a new atomic research center at Saxonburg. Two routing options involve initial water transit from Brooklyn by barge to Great Lakes docking at Evie or a southern water route via Key West into Harmarville, with a highway leg preferred for distance. Chief engineer EL Schmidt favors Harmarville as shorter despite complexities.
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Harrisburg
Navy
Pennsylvania
Saxonburg
State Highway Department
Brooklyn
Great Lakes
Evie
Shino Downshrdlyrdir
Key West
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi
Ohio
Allegheny
Harmarville
EL. Schmidt
Barkley Visits In Brussels And Plans Regional Tour
Barkley, the prominent dignitary, visits Brussels amid regional tours. The schedule includes a stop in WV and a planned afternoon gesture toward Germany. Officials in Tesbamy and the Prings Regent hold welfare talks and note anticipated diplomatic exchanges.
Tojo and Three Defy Conquerors Execution Details Emerge
A Buddhist priest recounts the final moments of Tojo Matsui Doihara and Muta, describing last meals, songs, and banzai cheers before the death house visit. The priest notes calm expressions and ritual acts as the war criminals faced execution, with officers and chaplains present. A second group followed similarly, witnesses, and the priest says the bodies showed no disfigurement.
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Tojo
Hanayama
Boojo
Jaypla
Douglas Macmemiersal
Toate
Yojo
Matsui
Doihara
Muta
Dai Nippon
Bach
Johnson Trial Begins Jan 24 in Back-Pay Suit
Former U S Judge Albert W Johnson of Pennsylvania seeks restoration of salary in a back pay case. Testimony will start January 24 in Lewisburg before Raymond T Nagel with Charles J Margiotti as Johnson's lawyer. The suit asks $24 166.65 in back pay for the $10 000 year salary at resigning time.
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Washington
U. S
Albert W. Johnson
Pennsylvania
Lewisburg
Edgar T. Fell
Department of Justice
Raymond T. Nagel
U. S. Court of Claims
Johnson
Fell
Charles J. Margiotti
Pittsburgh
Plang ‘d
Dehngon
Pennsylvania Middle District
Judiciary Committee
U. & Housa of Representatives
Tfe
Chapman Dam Bids Due January 26 in Warren County
Harrisburg reports bids will be opened January 26 by the Department of Property and Supplies for a Chapman dam recreation project on Tionesta Creek in Pleasant Township Warren County. The Forests and Waters Department notes Sen Leroy Chapman of Warren sponsors the project.
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Harrisburg
Tionesta Creek
Pleasant Township
Warren County
Department of Property and Supplies
Forests and Waters Department
Leroy Chapman
R-Werren
Pie for Breakfast and the Lost Breakfast Tradition
A nostalgic essay recalls how pie for breakfast faded with changes in dining habits. It contrasts a hearty old morning meal of fruit, cereal, eggs, toast, ham, and strong coffee with lingering fondness for pie. The piece ponders cultural shifts, dietary discipline, and the cyclical return of simple foods.
East Pennia Gets Cut In Milk Price
The State Milk Control Commission ordered a one cent cut in retail milk prices for eastern Pennsylvania effective after six days’ notice. Minimum quart prices drop to 21 cents in Philadelphia and adjacent areas and 20.2 cents in Lancaster, York, and Harrisburg. Producer prices fall to 5.84, 5.09, 5.50, 5.60, and 5.70 per hundredweight in specified regions, with the Allentown-Lehigh rate higher due to butterfat differences.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Milk Control Commission
Philadelphia
Reading
Lehigh
Lancaster
York
Allentown-Lehigh
Thomas Parnell Thomas Ill At Home In New Jersey
Rep J Parnell Thomas 53 ailing at home in New Jersey with a recurrence of a prior illness described as a gastrointestinal hemorrhage He is chairman of the House Un American Activities Committee and faces federal indictment for conspiracy over payroll padding with former secretary Helen Campbell Pleaded innocent Thomas and Campbell deny charges and await trial
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Allendale
N. J
J. Parnell Thomas
New Jersey
Fred 8
Kanning
Thomas
House Un-American Activities Committee
Helen Campbell
Mediation Shifts as China Crisis Grows
Diplomats watch the China crisis with China an important UN Security Council member. A governing change could redraw voting alignments, potentially bringing Russia and a new permanent member into veto power. Russia already blocks many decisions, and adding a second veto ally would strengthen its position.
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China
Lake Success
An & Pers
United Nations Security Council
Ching
U. N
Russia
Security Council
Council
Waynesburg Man Claims Robbery Hoax Led to Suicide
Jonph Orban of Bobtown-Carmichaels area asserted a motorist shot him and stole 1700 dollars after a planned Christmas purchase for his girlfriend. Investigators concluded it was a hoax. Orban killed himself, abandoning his rifle. State Police dropped the case with no charges.
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Waynesburg
Orban
Bobtown-Carmichaels Ord
Cpl
Sonn Hock
Mata Po- Nee
Ude
Tly Girl
Moray, Cpl
Rock
Rook
Air Force Adds Planes in Greenland Rescue Effort
Washington reports three more rescue planes join the Greenland mission to reach seven stranded men on the 7500 foot icecap. Despite weather delays and past failures, officials plan a glider snatch while delivering Christmas dinners as a precaution. temperatures reach 40 below zero. Goose Bay says the men are in good shape living in snow huts.
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Washington
Air Force
Greenland
Goose Bay
Labrador
Hescuers
Tascue
Plane Delivers 205 Servicemen Home For Holidays
Four chartered planes arrived from Fort Lewis Washington bringing 250 soldiers on 10 day furloughs. An 18 year old group of recruits pooled funds to charter two planes home for the holidays. Three other planes carrying 166 GIs landed at LaGuardia. Most served four months basic training at Fort Lewis with the Sixth Army Second Division.
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New York
Fort Lewis
Wash
New York International Airport
LaGuardia Wield
600 Guinea Pigs Meet Untimely End
Harrisburg dispatch reports a fire at Samuel Williams’s farm near Highspire destroying a frame building housing over 600 guinea pigs valued at 2 dollars each. Elwood Zell, the farm operator, said the animals were destined for laboratories and hospitals, with total losses around 2500 dollars. Firemen suspect an overheated or exploding oil stove caused the blaze.
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Harrisburg
Samuel Williams
Highepire
Elwood Zell
Quake Recorded at New York Seismograph
A fairly severe earthquake was recorded today on the Fordham University seismograph in New York. Observatory director Rev Joseph J Lynch estimated the quake occurred about 4,700 miles from New York City with no determined direction. The first shock was felt at 4:36 a.m. BST and the second at 4:00. The report notes interruptions and unclear timing.
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New York
Fords Sham University
Joseph J. Lynch
New York City
Autopsy doubts in Duggan death amid wider cases
A Manhattan autopsy found no evidence of criminality in the "fall or jump" death on the 16th floor as investigators probe whether Duggan was pushed or attacked. Separately, Alger Hiss perjury trial data was postponed to February 24, and Francis Sayre faced closed-door questioning amid a federal grand jury probe into alleged stolen papers.
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Nant Se
Reies Mk Aaltiey
Corea
Eae Rep
Richard
Dpe Eveioprianis
State Department
Entra
New York City
Avami
Dugkang
Manhattan
Sams Vardiot
Whitaker Chambers
Washington
House Committee
Sesson
Francis B. Sayre
Hisa
Sayre
New York
Prices Slip Across Foods as Costs Fall Further
Prices for meats fell sharply while dairy fruits vegetables and fats declined modestly. Butter averaged 76 cents a pound the lowest since June 1947. Egg prices rose two percent sugar and related products edged higher. Labor fears wage adjustments linked to the cost of living index amid a possible fourth round of postwar raises.
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CIO
General Motors
Armistice hopes blasted as Egypt demands release
Egyptian spokesmen demanded immediate release of 4,000 Arabs as a precondition to armistice talks, rejecting step by step talks offered by Israel. Defense positions were strengthened around the Faluja area where 3,000 Egyptians are reportedly trapped, with no clear indication of rescue efforts.
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Falaia Geeket
Iataeli
Israel
Faluja Ring
Faluja
Crasor
Torsel
Sodlon
Death notices and funeral details from Indiana area
Multiple obituaries and funeral notices dated December for residents of Indiana and surrounding townships. Names include John Elmer Frye, Blair Gromley, Frank Blansky, Mary Ellsmore Fassett, and Preten Pete among others. Details cover birthplaces, families, survivors, funeral times, and interment at Oakland, St Bernard, and other cemeteries. Public services listed at Robinson Funeral Home and local churches with dates December 24.
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John Elmer FR Frye
Willet
Laura Trusel Frye
Rayne Township
Vandergrift
Washington Township
Robinson's
7Th St
Indiana
Hay
Hugh F
Given Will
Oakland Cemetery
Blair
Frank Blansky
Walter Wolanlan
Morris Street
Clymer
Europe
Glen Campbell
Arcadia
St. Anthony's Catholic Church of
St. Anthony's Catholic Church
Francia Karabinos
St. Bernard's] Cemetery
Used Car Market in Decline Hits Cleveland Dealers
Ded Wat onttedd gar dealere hora gay. thele market has virtually dollapped and they blame stelligant credit controls. government figures and Sam Greenfield of the Cleveland Used Car Dealers Association say sales are off about 75 percent from a year ago as demand fell after controls last Sept. 20. Credit is limited with payments capped at 18 months and no monthly payments under $70 for balances over 1000. Markups on five models are listed and one dealer even offered a TV with 19 cars, which failed to attract inquiries or sales.
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Glaveland
Marie
Sam Greenfield
Gleveland
Jaton
Sale
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve: Behke
Federal
Raséros Banit
Washington
Tha Aggdcladed
Greenfield
Wesk
Reverend Everett to Lead Detroit Church Pastorate
Rev. M. R. Everett and family will move from Indiana R D 3 to Detroit next Tuesday where he becomes pastor at Waterman Ave Evangelical United Brethren Church. He has served as Educational Secretary of The Pennsylvania Temperance League lecturing in thirty Western Pennsylvania counties and addressing about 101,000 students in 300 schools and colleges. The Michigan Conference called him back to active ministry, confirming the change after the Temperance League released him. The Everett family includes Mrs. Everett Kenneth Gloria and Robert. Paragraph notes longtime local friends will miss their departure.
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M. R. Everett
Indiana R. D
Detroit
Everett
Waterman Ave
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Ray
Pennsylvania Temperance, League
Western
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Evangelical, United Brethren Church
Temparance’ League
George Epp
Cleveland Firms Help Find Jobs for Laid Off Workers
Cleveland area manufacturers prepare reemployment path as Apex Electrical and Permold Co move to avert layoffs. Apex, with about 2000 workers, cut 300 and plans 428 more by Jan. 1 as gov credit restrictions bite. Apex Placement Bureau reorganizes IAM leaders and seeks jobs for 6 hires and 40 interviews.
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Cleveland
PhePwg
Apex Electrical Manufacturering Co
Permold Co
Medina
Apex Electrical
Widen Crossing Proposal Near Harrisburg Sparks Debate
Harrisburg officials discuss plans by the Public Utility Commission to widen a four grade crossing over the Pennsylvania Railroad in Baxter. The State Highways Department aims to complete the project by the proposed date, pending approvals and funding.
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Harrisburg
Deoleona
Comminston Quénar
State Highways Department
Pennsylvanis Railroad
Baxter
Bradford, D, Ps, Leen of onus oll
Fragmented OCR text about Bradford and handling a nearly set average and an interpretation, with unclear names and places, making concrete details hard to extract. The readable bits mention a possible reference to a judge and a briefing but lack coherent facts.
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Bradford
Amy
Eumlorg
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