Carnegie-Illinois Buys 3800 Acres for East Coast Mill
Pittsburgh December 28 Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp has bought a 3800 acre tract along the Delaware River in Falls Township Pennsylvania about 30 miles northeast of Philadelphia for a potential large eastern seaboard steel mill. The purchase price and owner name were not disclosed.
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Pittsburgh
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation
Philadelphia
C. R. Cox
U. S. Steel Corporation
Delaware River
Falls Township
Cox
Raite
U. S. Steel
Seaboard
Carnegie- Mlinois
Homestead
Edgar Thompson
Braddock
U. S. Steel Corp
South America
Venezuela
Local crash injures ten year old passenger
Ten year old Nancy Jang Luc of Luc kart Indiana RD 8 suffered cuts and a broken front tooth yesterday afternoon when the car she rode in, driven by her mother Catherin Luce kart, was struck by another vehicle driven by Louie Simon Indiana RD 4.
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Nancy Jang Luckart
Indiana
Catherin Lucekart
Louie Simon
Two Months To Feed Soekarno One Cow To Milk
A pure red Holstein cow on Ralph Baxton’s farm near Houston Pa gave birth to a calf with two perfect ly formed heads and was killed for taxidermy. In Batavia Java Soekarno urged 200000 Indonesians to show goodwill to former Dutch masters as the new nation forms its capital and calls for hard work to build prosperity.
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Soekarno
Houston
Ralph Baxton
Batavia
Java
United States
Indonesia
U.S
Royal Doctor Attends Rita in European Royal Births
Dr. Rudolphe Rochat, head of Montchoisi Clinic, attends births for Europe’s exiled royal families. He delivered Princess Marguerite of Romania and many children of Spain’s royal circles. The 51-year-old professor, long at Lausanne University, runs a clinic famed for aristocratic births and autographed royal photos.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Rudolphe Rochat
Wottiz
Europe
Marguerite
Mihai
Romania
Anne
Bourbon-Parma
Rochat
Montehoisi Clinic
Beatrice
Marie Christine
Spain
Montchoisi
Countess of
Barcelona
Don Juan
Lausanne University
Man Dies In 60 Foot Fall From Bridge
TO WANDA Pa Dec 28 Tony Kaluta 34 of Scranton was believed killed yesterday in a 60 foot fall from a highway bridge into the Susquehanna River. Fellow workers told police Kaluta smashed into the bridge supports as he fell. He surfaced once then disappeared and his body was not recovered. Kaluta a welder for Pinebrook Iron Works of Scranton.
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Wanda
Tony Kaluta
Scranton
Susquehanna River
Kaluta
Pinebrook Iron Works
Churchill Named Man of the Half Century by Time
New York December 28 Time Magazine editors crown Winston Churchill as the Man of the Half Century. The feature lauds his leadership through two world wars, his Fulton speech, and his role in shaping postwar Western civilization while noting his readiness for a 13th British general election.
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New York
Winston Churchill
Time Magazine
Luckart
Ernest Hamlin
North 8Th Street
Nancy
Churchill
Gareey
Waiter H. Jackson
Norty @imth Street
Viceory
Dardanelles
Time
Fulton
Western Union
Western Europe
Berilin
Commodore Man Missing Near Kelly Report
Local police seek Commodore Man missing from his Kelly RD 1 home since December 24. He is 34, 6 feet 2 inches, 345 pounds with brown hair blue eyes and glasses. Anyone with information should contact local or state police.
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Kelly
Commodore RD 1
May Give Up Title For Hubby
Miss America of 1949 Jacque Mercer married Douglas Cook at a non denominational church in Litchfield Park Arizona. The couple had dated five years and announced their engagement last Friday before the ceremony. Mercer will be ten months from her 20th birthday while Cook, a Phoenix resident, studies art at the University of Chicago.
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Litchfield Park
Ariz
Jacque Mercer
Douglas Cook
Cook
Phoenix
University of Chicago
Jacque
Family Dies In Gas Filled Apartment
NEW YORK December 28 A father 33 and mother 32 and their two children Veronica Gazak five and Andrew Gazak Jr three were found dead in a gas filled east side apartment. Police said a gas refrigerator depleted oxygen in the unventilated room with a decorated Christmas tree nearby and unopened presents under it. The scene included a dinner setup in the kitchen and a marked gift “to our daddy from your angels.”
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New York
Veronica Gazak
Andrew, Jr
Angels
Veronica
New Type Sport In Town Tonight
A new kind of entertainment debuts in Indiana with a professional wrestling show at the Indiana State Teachers College gym tonight at 8 30 pm. Proceeds support the 40 and 8 locomotive purchase for county celebrations. TV wrestling stars including Ivan Rasputin are billed. tickets at the door. 40 and 8 members asked to report by 8 pm for duty assignments.
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Indiana
Indiana State Teachers College
Indiana Eagles Open New Home
The Indiana Fraternal Order of Eagles ABRIE No. 1468 will celebrate the New Year in its new Philadelphia street home. A dance is scheduled for Saturday December 1 to mark the opening, with members invited to attend and enjoy the modern facilities.
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Order of Eagles
Philadelphia Street
Argentina Swept by Violent Storms Across Nation
A violent electrical storm lashed central and north Argentina causing deaths and injuries. Eight died in Buenos Aires Province with reports rising. Five killed in La Plata as walls collapsed, two in Avellana near Buenos Aires, a boy electrocuted by a live wire. Telegraph lines were cut, Uruguay links disrupted. In Olavarria cyclonic winds and rain injured workers and marooned residents were rescued by firemen.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
la Plata
Avellaneda
Vila Industriales
Uruguay
Olavarria
Rats Gnaw Baby’s Fingers In Abilene Incident
In Abilene Texas a three month old girl had all ten fingers and thumbs gnawed by rats in a home after her mother left her briefly. A mongrel dog was seen licking the wounds and authorities found two large rats in the house. The child was hospitalized and later reported in good condition.
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Abilene
Tex
Rita Martinez
Carmen Martinez
Japs Deplore Clean Burlesque in Tokyo Morality Move
Japanese burlesque operators in Tokyo moved to curb performers morale by limiting attire to resemble a well dressed American beach beauty. Bright tights and spotlights were banned and dancers must truly perform. A Tokyo columnist noted burlesque will resemble musical comedy.
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Tokyo
Local Week of Prayer January 1 6 Schedule
The Week of Prayer union services run January 1 to 6 led by Rev. Ralph G Turnbull Th M of Western Theological Seminary Pittsburgh. He is a Scot born educator and author with pastoring and retreat work. Opening service at First Presbyterian Church January 1 at 7 30 p m. The week features United Presbyterian Methodist Zion Lutheran and First Presbyterian churches.
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Ralph G. Turnbull
Western Theological Seminary
Pittsburgh
Turnbull
Scotland
University of Edenburg
Royal Geographical Society of Great Britain
Philosophical Society of London
Princelog Seminary
England
Canada
Bethlehem Presbyterian Church of
Philadelphia
Westminster Foundation
Temple Foundation
Temple University
First Presbyterian Church
United Presbyterian Church
Methodist Church
Zion Lutheran Church
Marie McDonald Suffers Heart Attack After Crash
Actress Marie McDonald aged 24 suffered a heart seizure after a car collision with her husband Harry Karl in RESEdas California. Both were unharmed in the wreck but police said the shock triggered the heart incident. She was placed under medical care.
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Resedas
Calif
Marie McDonald
Harry Karl
Warm December Day Sets Mobile Record
Maddile, Alabama recorded 76 degrees on December 27, the highest December temperature on record, beating the 73-degree mark set in 1942 and equaled in 1946. The unseasonably warm weather surprised residents as the thermometer climbed past the previous record.
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Mobile
Ala
Maddile
Princess Yasmin Born to Rita Hayworth and Aly Khan
In Lausanne Switzerland princess Yasmin was born at 9:45 A.M. local time to Rita Hayworth and Moslem Prince Aly Khan. The baby weighed about five and a half pounds and was delivered at Montchoisi Clinic after a natural birth under gas. The new princess' name Yasmin reflects the jasmine flower used in perfume.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Rita Hayworth
Aly Khan
Rita
Montchoisi
Yasmin
France
Alwtinehoven Hawspoard
Young GOP silent on Indiana County office vacancy
The Indiana County Young Republicans met and discussed the vacancy caused by Orrin McMillen's death in Blairsville. No candidate support was decided as Gov Duff may appoint for two years. Three names were prominent: John Lowry of Indiana, Donald Shank acting Registrar and Recorder, and Thomas Lynch of Indiana who previously ran in November.
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Young Republicans
Indiana County
Orrin McMillen
Blairsville
James H. Duff
John Lowry
Indiana
Republican Committee
Donald Shank
Register and Recorder
Thomas Lynch
McMillen
Tide of Toys Drive Opens By Indiana Legion
The Indiana American Legion launches its Tide of Toys drive for European children. The drive runs until January 7, with toys accepted at local posts or via home pickup after notification. Only sturdy, safe toys are accepted. no war toys or fragile items. Attach greetings if desired and wrap gifts. Distribution will be through CARE.
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Indiana American Legion
National Legion
Indiana
C. G. Wolfenden, Jr
Legion
Dewey Likely to Retire From Public Life in 1950
The New York Times reports Gov. Thomas B. Dewey is likely to retire at the end of his current term as New York governor. Political writer Warren Moscow cites two developments: Dewey’s Princeton lectures on the American political system and a plan to name counsel Charles D. Breitel to the First Judicial District Supreme Court. The paper suggests he aims to become an elder statesman while aiding allies before stepping down December 31, 1950.
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New York
New York Times Today
Thomas B. Dewey
Warren Moscow
the Times
Dewey
Moscow
Princeton University
The
Times
Charles D. Breitel
Supreme Court of
First Judicial District
Nationalists Bombing Reds on Hainan and Liuchow
Nationalist planes bombed Communist troop concentrations on Liuchow Peninsula and along the coast from Canton to Swatow. Government communique reports hits and large fires at wharves, warehouses, and boats preparing for an assault across the Hainan Strait.
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Hong Kong
Liuchow Peninsula
China
Hoshow
Hainan Island
Linchow Peninsula
Canton
Swatow
Hainan Strait
Liuchowg Peninsula
Chengtu
Maine
Greensburg Man Freed Over City Employee Use
Greensburg Pennsylvania December reports that Arnold Councilman William Settlemyer was freed of charges alleging he used city employees to build a garage and driveway on property owned with his wife Gladys Margaret. The Westmoreland County Court dismissed the charges after noting he would not hold office at the hearing.
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Greensburg
Arnold
William Thee
Settlemyer
Gladys Margaret
T. McKeen Chids Sey
Westsmoreland
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Rose) Super
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Barbara
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Tléx
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Aly
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