Gazette Employes 54 Strong Wish All Merriest Christmas
The Indiana Evening Gazette salutes its 54 staff members in a Christmas edition feature. Fifty years of service among six longtime employees. details on George Fiscus Walter Beatty Reed Beatty Mack Kittle and Florence Peters with years of service and wartime service noted. Photos on page 16 accompany the Gazette Family profile.
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Indiana Evening Gazette
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George Fiscus
Philadelphia Street
Indiana
George
Walter Beatty
North Fifth Street
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Fiscus
Blairsville Dispatch
Reed Beatty
North Fourth Street
Reed
Pennsylvania
McKay “Mack” Kittle
Mack
Florence Peters
South Third Street
Yuletide Joy Amid War News Across the World
The season brings prayers for peace as new conflicts threaten. In the Holy Land Christians seek calm with pilgrimages and services at Bethlehem and Nazareth under military rule. The road to Bethlehem is guarded and cleared of obstacles. Tokyo shows festive displays despite Korea tensions. Western Europe anticipates a prosperous Christmas while concern grows.
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Fire kills ten elderly in Texas Panhandle convalescent home
AMARILLO Texas Dec 23 Ten bedridden residents including three blind people died in a late night fire at a four unit frame and stucco convalescent home six miles northeast of town Rescue workers labored through darkness to recover bodies while four survivors including one patient and a visitor made it out Volunteers and staff mourned as thirty five other patients were moved to Amarillo Hospital for care
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Here
Ani Amarillo Hospital
Walker Convalescent
Soldier Hurt In Korea Details of Belock Injury
Cpl. George L. Belock 21 of Ernest reported injured while with a demolition unit in Korea. Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Belock, he graduated Indiana High School in 1947, enlisted three months later, left for Japan in 1948, remained until the Korea war began.
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George L. Belock
Ernest
Korea
John Belock
Gazette Will Not Publish Monday On Christmas Day
The Indiana Evening Gazette will not publish on Monday December 25 due to Christmas Day. Publication resumes Tuesday. Stores banks and government offices will also be closed Monday.
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Cambria Jury Frees Woman in Self Defense
EBENSBURG Dec 23 A mother Alberta C Maher of Patton was acquitted on a rifle shooting that killed Louis A Peppetti 31 on Sept 8 Witnesses said Peppetti entered the home and shook her 12 year old son Billy The all male female jury of 12 found her innocent Judge George W Griffith called the verdict a grave error and dismissed the jurors without thanks of the court stating they failed in their duty.
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Ebensburg
Alberta C. Maher
Patton
Louis A. Peppetti
Peppetti
Indiana music helper gifts boy at Willard Home
Colombo Previte of the Indiana Music House presented Dale Smith of the Willard Home for Children with a $225 accordion. Previte volunteered to support the boy's musical ambitions and will provide lessons for the coming year.
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Colombo Previte
Indiana Music House
Dale Smith
Willard
168 Advertisers Send Greetings In Gazette
Indiana Evening Gazette Christmas Edition presents 168 holiday greetings from stores, businesses, and individuals in Indiana County. The message notes a hopeful year despite looming global tension and calls for unity and world peace as readers peruse the index of greetings from local establishments.
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Indiana Evening Gazette
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Evidence 18 On Plane Are Alive
A signal fire was sighted on Okanagan Mountain near Penticton, where search teams seek the Canadian Pacific airliner missing with 18 aboard. A Royal Canadian Air Force spokesman said flames were seen high on the 5,500 foot snow covered peak and some figures appeared to signal with fire brands.
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Okanagan Mountain
Canadian Pacific
Penticton
Royal Canadian Air Force
Centre Co To Collect Gift Pledges
Centre County Hospital will sue nonpayers to collect pledged funds. John J. Love, hospital board chair, said the board will petition Centre County Court on Feb 1 to compel payment of legally binding pledges. The campaign aimed for 650000000? (note: OCR shows $050,000, likely $650,000) and has raised about $756,000 with about $90,000 left.
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Harrisburg
Centre County Hospital
John J. Love
Centre County Court
Love
New Stove Oven Fire Alarm In Indiana Home
A grease fire in an oven on an electric range sparked a fire call shortly after nine this morning at 360 North 8th Street. The occupant is listed as C. M. Risinger. Capitol Restaurant will be closed for Christmas Day with dining room and soda fountain unavailable. Hess Brothers Restaurant, 110x, also affected.
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8th Army Head Dies In Crash
Washington reports Li Gen Matthew Ridgway newly named 8th Army commander in Korea died in a crash years earlier Ridgway helped pioneer large scale airborne assault during World War 1. Seoul dispatch notes Lt Gen Walton Walker killed in jeep truck collision en route to Western Korea front with Chinese Red threat.
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Washington
Matthew B. Ridgway
Eighth Army
Korea
Ridgway
U.S
Sicily
Hatly
MacArthur
Walton H. Walker
Seoul
Walker
George 8. Patton, Jr
Frozen Baby Recovers After Apparent Cold Exposure
One month old Julia Ann Dugger was brought to General Hospital near death with a blue black, frozen appearance. After adrenaline, artificial respiration, and oxygen in a incubator, she began breathing again though remains serious. Neighbors found the infant after her bed allegedly broke, and mother Ollie Dugger was jailed for investigation of possible neglect. Four siblings were sent to a children's home. the father is missing.
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Knoxville
Tenn
General Hospital
Julia Ann Dugger
Shel
Allan
Victory In Air Best News From Front As Reds Mass For Attack
Tokyo dispatch reports the U S Eighth Army faces a grim Christmas as Lt Gen Walton H Walker is killed in a jeep crash en route to the front. Lt Gen Matthew Ridgway named to replace him. In the air six F 86 Sabres downed six MiG 15s in a dramatic high altitude battle.
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Matthew B. Ridgway
Walker
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United Nations Force
Northwest
J U. S. Airborne Corps
Europe Told To Speed Up Its Defense
Washington reports indicate Western Europe must intensify defense efforts to secure continued U S military aid. Secretary Acheson led Democrats in challenging Hoover’s hemispheric defense idea while warning against isolating the United States. The State Department released a note to Moscow proposing a meeting of the Big Four as Britain and France signaled similar signals, though optimism waned.
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Herbert Toover
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Britain
France
Explosion Kills Six Guardsmen in Booneville Armory
In Booneville Mississippi last night a blast at the National Guard Armory killed six guardsmen and injured six others. Capt Fred Houston reported the deaths of Sgt Charles Fugltl Cpl William Dunlen and four others at Northeast Mississippi Hospital. Hospital identified victims aged 18 to 40, with several in serious condition. Fire Chief Rayford Souse said gas fumes were detected after the explosion and heat from butane gas contributed to the blast.
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National Guard
Fred Houston
198Th
Charles O. Fugitl
William H. Dunlean
Mississippi
Hugh T. Weaktserhee
Billy W. Mooney
Lawrence Burks
Poi Ay Robinson
Freddy Fulgham
William R. Spencer
Harmon Barton
Hoereord
Hardy Prentiss
Skelton
Rayford Souse
War veterans near Christmas gifts from Legion in Indiana
Six veterans in Indiana Hospital received Christmas gifts from the Pennsylvania American Legion this morning. Distribution was by Clinton E. Myers, 27th District Legion Commander. Veterans listed include Louis Del Carlo Graceton J B Lydick Indiana Morris Mistretta Indiana George Roman Homer City Earl Leary Graceton and William Vango Clymer.
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Pennsylvania American Legion
Clinton E. Myers
Indiana
27Th District Legion
Louis del Carlo
Graceton
J. B. Lydick
Morris Mistretta
George Roman
Homer City
Earl Leary
William Vango
Clymer
Bishop Boyle Dies After Long Illness at 77
Bishop Mugh C. Boyle, 77, head of over 400 churches in the Pittsburgh Diocese, died after a stroke and prolonged illness. Coadjutor Bishop John Francis Dearden, 43, succeeded him as bishop in May 1948. Boyle, born October 8, 1873, in Johnstown, was the son of a coal miner and longtime diocesan leader.
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Mugh C. Boyle
Dearlden
Boyle
Johnstown
Russian Paper Vilifies Gen. Ike
Moscow reports the Literary Gazette derides General Eisenhower as "The Sergeant Major of Wall Street" and accuses him of seeking in Europe the role MacArthur plays in Asia. The piece, following a prior jab, questions his war stance and calls for intensified arms buildup and aggression expansion.
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