Légree Skit Approved by NLRB Before San Diego Vote
Washington January 18 A Union supporters hailed Walter Berry Jr for staging a Legree satire at Charroin Manufacturing prior to an NLRB election in San Diego California The employer said the act was intended as a humorous retort to a union pamphlet depicting him as a tyrant The skit featured a costume whip and mustache influencing workers on the eve of the vote
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Simon Learce
Labor Relations Board
CIO
Textile Workers
Walter L. Berry, Jr
NLRB
Charroin Manufacturing Company
San Diego
Calif
Legree
Berry
Simon Legree
Mr. Berry
Daughters of the American Revolution events in Blairsville
Blairsville news notes a January 10 DAR meeting hosted by Mrs Irvin Shick at North Spring Street with Angela Gerard presiding. Delegates chosen for Continental Congress April 14 to 19 include Mrs Andre Miss McCrea and Mrs Mordell Graff. Washington Birthday party plans, dues and reservations, luncheon invite from Miss Ray of Indiana, and a Communism paper by Mrs Dan Terry. Also reports Current Books Club meeting January 17, a new arrival Ralph Campbell son of Rev H H McConnell Jr, and upcoming Caroline Gessler Junior Music Club January 16 with hymn study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angela Gerard
Building Fund
Washington
D. C
Andre
McCrea
Mordell Graff
Ferguson
Miss Ray
Indiana
Lee
Becky Duvall
Dan Terry
Terry
Shick
Kenneth Cook
Eleanor Ray
Eleanor Ray. Current Books Club
Irma Walters
Current Books Club
South Stewart Street
White Elephant Bridge
Elizabeth Walters
H.H. McConnell, Jr
Washington, Pa
Ralph Campbell
McConnell
United Presbyterian Church
Caroline Gessler
Methodist Church
South
New Era and Century Club Gather for January Meetings
The New Era Club hosted a January 9 gathering at a member’s Burrell Street home honoring charter members Dr Rebecca Fowler Lil ie Calhoun Mrs Homer Williams and Mrs Susie Bracken. The Century Club met the same day at S Walnut Street with talks on television early American home architecture and shawls. a large shawl collection was shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Era Club
Burrell Street
Rebecca Fowler
Lilie Calhoun
Homer Williams
Susie Bracken
Baltimore
Maryland
Cecil Bereman
Emerson Dean
Helen Repines
Century Club
J. M. Bushnell
S. Walnut Street
Clark Richey
Francis Coleman
Walter Graff
Merle Frey
Indiana Woman Wins on Local Radio Quiz Show
Mes Woodburn Indiana answered the Greiner Money Man radio question correctly, stating Gen Thomas Troy Handy as chief for the billion dollar arms aid program in Europe and won 40.50 this morning. The item mentions a UT basketball triumph 102 to 1 against San Marcos Baptist Academy in 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mes
Charles
Woodburn
South Sixth Street
Iuciana
Greiner Baking Company
Greiner
Europe
Thomas Troy Handy
Europa
University of Texas
San Marcos Baptist Academy
New Recruiting Office Schedule
Sgt William L Eldridge announces a weekly recruiting sergeant on duty starting January 17. Locations include Blairsville Post Office 9:30 am to 4 pm Tuesday Homer City Indiana Blairsville Homer City Marion Center Clymer and Indiana each week with hours as listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Eldridge
U. 5 Army
U. S, Air Force
Blairsville
Post Office
Homer City
Marion Center
Clymer
Indiana
W M Carson Attends Meeting on Highway Tree Work
The West Penn Power Company held a meeting in Charleroi with Western Pennsylvania Highway Foresters to discuss planting cutting and trimming trees on the highway right of way. Attendees included W L Hottenstein superintendent of Highway Forestry Harrisburg W McKay Carson Indiana County G Shillenn Clearfield John Steimer Franklin Harlan Judd Pittsburgh and Mr Koch Uniontown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Penn Power Company
Charleroi
Highway Foresters
Western Pennsylvania
W. L. Hottenstein
Harrisburg
W. McKay Carson
Indiana County
G. Shillenn
Clearfield
John Steimer
Franklin
Harlan Judd
Pittsburgh
Mr. Koch
Uniontown
Coal shortage sparks emergency warnings from Southern Coal chiefs
Joseph E. Moody, president of the Southern Coal Producers Association, warns coal reserves are at a multi year low and will push wood burning unless coal is released. Moody notes stockpiles exceed 22,400,000 tons above ground and vows a strike could drive prices higher. Treasury data show net receipts at 184,170,307.14 with expenditures at 165,197,180.09 and a cash balance of 3,924,036,820.04. total debt stands at 256,044,803,740.57, up 40,958,371.02 from prior day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pagere
Joseph E. Moody
Southern Coal Producers Association
Truman
Moody
Anatier
Treas
The
Treasury Law
Kiwanis Celebrate On Radio Program Sunday
A half hour musical program tracing the Kiwanis International history will be aired via WDAD at 2 30 p m Sunday January 15 Selections include a medley of state songs sung by the Wichita Kiwanis Chorus Brief speeches will be delivered by A E Long president Kiwanis Club of Indiana and J Hugh Jackson Stanford Calif president Kiwanis International The Wichita Kiwanis Chorus has gained wide recognition for concert appearances across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis International
Kiwanis Club of
Indiana
WDAD
Wichita Kiwanis Chorus
A. E. Long
J. Hugh Jackson
Stanford
Calif
Liquor Board Wins Scope Over Private Clubs in PA
Harrisburg January court ruling defines power of the Liquor Control Board to apply the license quota law to private clubs statewide. The decision ends a decade of debate, requiring county courts to refuse club licenses on appeal if local quota is exceeded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Liquor Control Board
Pennsylvania
David R. Perry
Chamber of Commerce Finances Are Healthy
The Indiana Chamber of Commerce opened 1950 with a treasury of $4,126.20. Receipts and expenditures for the affiliated services are shown, with a balance at December 31, 1949 of $6,890.60 and $34,125.20 in listed accounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Indiana Chamber of Commerce
Treasury
Chamber of Commerce and Crédit Bureau
Polio War on Costs and March of Dimes March 1950 Drive
The article notes rising costs to combat infantile paralysis and calls for increased generosity to the 1950 March of Dimes. It cites state aid totals, including Minnesota near $2.5 million and North Carolina around $1 million, and highlights ongoing research, professional training, and emergency polio support activities across the nation. It details fund allocations for equipment, shipments of respirators, hot pack machines, and new lungs, with emphasis on preparedness for future epidemics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Texas
Minnesota
North Carolina
Brady
National Foundation
March of Dimes Funda
Brody
The
Bergman Tries Italian Court to Recognize Rosellini Marriage
In Turin an Italian Court of Assizes was asked to recognize a Vienna decree annulling Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini's marriage. Rosellini and his ex wife Marcel a De Marchis sought recognition. the state opposed. A ruling was not released pending tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turin
Court of Assizes
Ingrid Bergman
Roberto Rossellini
Rossellini
Marcella de Marchis
Italy
Tremor Shakes Wellington Causes Minor Disruption
Citizens in Wellington rush to the streets as three minor quakes rattle homes and churches. No major damage reported though china and dishes toppled. tremors began at 8 50 a m New Zealand time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
New Zealand
Unlucky Fridays Cited This Year and Omens Passed
A fragment notes two Fridays in the year labeled unlucky and mentions today passing without a bad omen. It references Gotaker in a humorous or cryptic way and hints at timing of misfortune. The text reads as a dated superstition rather than a news event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gotaker
Bit May Be Dignified In New Coinage Bill
Rep Patman proposes a 12 1/2 cent bit and a 6 1/4 cent half bit to honor the term two bits. The bill aims to coinage with limited silver content, the bit about the size of a dime and the half-bit smaller, likely nickel and copper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Patman
D-Tex
Congess
British Feared Great Loss of Life in Truculent Sinking
The British navy describes a major submarine disaster after Truculent sank following a test cruise. Of 76 aboard, 58 were sailors and 18 dockmen. six bodies recovered near Barren Deep about 10 miles northeast of the sinking site. Divers report flooded compartments and uncertain hatch status as rescue operations continue with HMS Reclaim and US Squalus rescue lore cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiralty
Zest
Liverpool
U U. S
New Hampshire
Portsmouth
N. Ha
Anal
Obituaries from Indiana area list several deaths
Multiple obituaries from Indiana area note deaths in Pocono region including Davie at 294 South Seventh Street Indiana. Michael Grant Kunkle born 1871 in Center Township died January 8 in Blacklick. Elizabeth Gresock 96 of Ernest died January 11. William F. McJunkin obituary in Sewickley. Wesley J. Houck Parma Ohio obituary with marriage to Marjorie Rowland. Dewey Smith Homer City. Mishline QuSimano Homer City. services and funeral home details listed for each death and locations in Indiana, Ernest, Chambersville, Coral Cemetery, St Bernard Cemetery, and local churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sprar
Davie
Elizabeth Collins Davis
South Seventh Street
Indiana
Davis
Indiana State Teachers College
Robinson's
N. 7Th St
Tommorron's
Michael Grant Kunkle
Blacklick
Center Township
Israel
Anna Smith Kunkle
Harry W
Coral
Ferguson Funeral Home
Bilattsville
Coral Cemetery
Elizabeth Gresock
Ernest
Michael Gresock
Alex
Mike
Chambersville
Toe
Steva
Cleveland
Ohio
Pete
Creekaide
Mary Abron
Chamberaville
Anna Saskash
Namine
Alice Husosky
Wesley Jay Houck
Parima
Sylvester JL
Alice Widdowson Houck
Cherryhil Township
Rayne Township
Houck
Cherryhill Township
Williamsport Business College
Lockhaven
Clearfield
Bufalo
France
Marjorie Rowland
Cresson
Parma
W. J. Houck
Marjorie R. Houck
Ord Houck
R. D
Don Er Houck
Wickliffe
Ray C. Houck
Dewey Smith
Homer City
Lottie Smith
Ralph
Denver
Evan Harold
Lucerne Mines
Askew Funeral Home
Mishline Qusimano
Jacksonville Road
Charles
Mary Settemrs
Palermo
Hir
Italy
Myra
Joseph
Betty) Detorte
Johnstown
Peter
Violet
Parisi
Woman Set Fire To Escape in Davenport Murder Charge
A Davenport hospital patient Mia E Epperly, 23, is charged with murder in arson after a fire killed 41 people at St Elizabeth's mental ward. She claimed fear for her husband and said she believed he was dead. Police report her escape attempt involved lighting a curtain and breaking a door to flee the burning ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Mia
Elnora Epperty
Mook Inland
Mooi County
Clark
Fliseth
Scott County
Salk
St. Elizabeth's
Marcy Hospital
Veretter M. Hollander
Epperly
Anna Neal
Filseth
John
Jr Historian Council Meeting Set for Central Western PA Region April 28
The Junior Historian Advisory Council for the Central Western Pennsylvania Region schedules a planning meeting for January 14 at 12 15 p m at Indiana State Teachers College. The council, including Indiana Cambria Clarion Clearfield Somerset Armstrong and Jefferson counties, plans the first regional conference on April 28 1950 at the college. Homer City handles arrangements. Edward Bytheway of Saltsburg dies at 78. former Keystone Coal Co Mooween mine superintendent, active in Masonic and other fraternal orders. He is survived by three daughters and a granddaughter, with services at Saltsburg Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahlon Baumgardner
Lilly
Dorothy Butler
Somerset
C. Nicely Hanner
Armstrong County
Kittanning
John H. Hughes
Jefferson County
Brookville
Edward Bytheway
Saltsbury
Edward
Jane Bytheway
Yorkshire
England
Bytheway
Keystone Coal Company
Mooween
Saltsburg
Westmoreland Ciity
Madison
Williamson Lodge
A. M
Syria
Pittsburgh
Bloomafurg
Mase Laura Widdup Bytheway
Blanche B
Margaret G
Fansnie B. Wilcox
Betty Ann Bytheway
Wap
John Bytheway
Herminie
William
Charles, Bradeneville
Sarah Wilkes Windhey
Elizabeth Trigger
Greensburg
Emma Sarsfield
Alice Adams
Lloyd S. Byb
Monessen
Saltsburg Cemetery
Also Mentioned on This Page
Légree
Irvin Shick
Conemaugh
the Daughters of the American Revolution
North Spring Street
Cecil Bergman
American Legion
U. S
R. A. Jacobson
Ramsey 8. Black
U. S. Treasury Department
A. B. Kehr
Kehr Paper Products Co
Philadelphia
Legion Bond
W. M. Carson
Moorhead
Gourt
United States
Canada
NGA Pecaredactr Vedere
Credit Bureau
Bneerebeetnra
Eeee
Ana Een Nee
Eeneertene
Renee
Aena
Pee Warner
Eeeseaeee
Deere Nane
Bergman
William FP. McJunkin
Virginia K. McCready MeeJunkin
Charles F. McJunkin
West Chestnut Street
Sewickley
Irving Funeral Home
Beaver Street
Magnavox
Dumont
Lew
Phila
Yeann
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