Pennsylvania official vows crackdown on short weight coal racket
Illam 8 Livengood Jr secretary Internal Affairs warned of a renewed short weight coal racket in Pennsylvania and ordered weights and measures inspectors to curb fraud. He cited $9,000,000 to $4,500,000 in annual losses before the honest weight law and urged strict verification of official receipts and department seals on every coal delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arrishurg
Illam 8
Livengood, Jr
Internal Affairs
Department of
Pennsylvania
Livengood
Philippine riot near Fort McKinley shocks Manila scene
US 13th Air Force HQ near Manila reports unidentified bands clashed late at night. An American sentry fired at slugs whizzing near him but no injuries were confirmed. Philippine army police dispersed combatants as tensions surge in central provinces after Independence Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Fort McKinley
13Th Air Force
Philippine Army
Luzon
Iplege
Zulueta
Philippine M
Santa Ignacia
Tarlac
Car burns when match is lighted near fuel line
An automobile owned by David J. McElhinney of Pittsburgh was nearly demolished by fire at 11:20 last night after the owner lit a match near an open fuel line. Fire Chief James Jack Sr said McElhinney stopped the car when the fuel line ruptured and the match ignited the fire. the car burned to its metal parts while the owner escaped unhurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David J. McElhinney
Pittsburgh
James Jack, Sr
McElhinney
MicAlhinney
Lawyers Out To Get Clark
The National Lawyers Guild resolved to seek the removal of Attorney General Tom C. Clark unless he reverses the Justice Department's politics. The move followed Clark's Chicago speech urging vigilance against communism and fascism and defending civil liberties, with the guild condemning what it called an insult to the legal profession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
National Lawyers Guild
Tom C. Clark
Department of Justice
Clark
Chicago
Poe
Profeson
Illinois Steel strike hearing set for Pittsburgh area
A report from Pittsburgh notes Illinois Steel workers will hear a strike proposal on July 3. The plan aims to affect production and local labor conditions, with negotiations expected to address wage and benefit adjustments.
Big Four Deadlocked Over 21 Nation Peace Conference
Paris July 8 The Foreign Ministers Council recessed amid a deadlock over inviting a 21 nation peace conference on July 29 with Russia demanding a strict set of procedure rules. Molotov opposed invitations without codified rules, while Byrnes and Bevin urged sending invitations now. Secret talks and private meetings added to tensions as fears grew of indefinite postponement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Nevin
Paris
Foreign Ministers Council
Questiot
W. M. Molotov
Byrnes
Bevin
Council
Tass
Germany
Russia
Lass
Belgium
Czechoslovakia
Molotov
Big Four
Three Accidents Reported In Indiana County
Indiana County police reported three traffic accidents with around 815 dollars in damages. Merrill L. Keller, 21, of Livermore Road crashed into James A. Morrow of Martinsburg after stopping for a red light at Church and 7th Streets. A three car collision east of Blairsville involved Albert I. Bradney, 22, Hyner, causing about 115 dollars in damage. Bradney sustained a forehead laceration. A second two car crash near Route 22 involved Mary G. Skamla and Curtis B. Hilty with damage about 250 dollars. A final minor crash at Route 80 connected with William C. Havelin, 40, Wilkinsburg, causing 250 dollars in damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Merrill L. Keller
Livermore R. 1
James A. Morrow
Martinsburg
W. Va
Morrow
Church
7Th
Keller
Blairsville
Albert IL. Bradney
Hyner
Mary G. Skamla
Basberouck
Helgis
N. J
Curtis B. Hilty
Apollo
Hilly
Bradney
Skamla
Atry Faliszek
Arcadia
William C. Havelin
Wilkinsburg
Havelin
Clemency Reduces Military Sentences for 20,000 Soldiers
Washington reports that nearly 20,000 soldiers convicted of serious offenses have had their sentences reduced by a War Department clemency advisory board. Former Supreme Court Justice Owen J. Roberts, head of the board, said clemency is the capstone of military justice in a report to Undersecretary Kenneth C. Royall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Special War Department
Supreme Justice
Owen J. Roberts
Kenneth C. Royall
Roberts
Noon Stocks Exchange Snapshot from a Busy Market Day
A scanned list shows numerous equities and corporate names such as Am Can Am Reda & St Am Smelt & R Am Tel Tel Anaconda Alch T& SF At Refining Bald Loco Balt & Ohio Bendix Boeing Gen Elec Gen Foods Studebaker Sears Roebuck US Steel and Westinghouse among others. Many percentage figures accompany tickers indicating varied trading levels and daily changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Am & Fous
Pawir Am
Reda& St. S Am Smelt & R Am
Anaconda Alch
T& SF
Bald Loco
Balt & Ohio
Bendix Aviat
Boeing Airplace
Borden Co
Brigas Mfg
Budd Co
Case
Ches & Ohio
Colum
G & EL Com
Solvents
Edison
Curtiss Weight
del Lack & West
Douglas Aircraft
Shashar Sa
Milk Prices Still Go Up in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg reports the end of OPA control did not stop milk price rises. Pennsylvania dealers forecast a two to three cent per quart increase, following a one cent rise already in effect, with Philadelphia area prices higher by three cents per quart. The State Milk Control Commission convenes to review pricing, while trade officials warn further hikes are likely to keep farmers selling locally to avoid urban boosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Jilly
Office of Price Administration
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
State Milk Control Commission
Willis F. Daniels
Harrisburg Milk Dealerg ‘Association
Daniels
Baltimore
Washington
New Jersey
New York City
Sokol raises Czech flag at jubilee celebration
In New Kensington a Slovak Gymnastic Union Sokol jubilee event drew about 10,000 Slovak-Americans as the Czech flag was hoisted to full staff for the first time since the 1939 German invasion. The flag had been lowered to half staff at the 1940 Sokol meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Kensington
Czechoslovakia
Two Children Drown in New Jersey Lakes
Eight year old James Bradley of Philadelphia and seven year old Nancy Ann Hattan of Devon Pa drowned during weekend picnics in New Jersey lakes. Bradley’s body was found in three feet of water at Clementon Lake while Hattan fell into a lake at Clayside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clementon
James Bradley
Philadelphia
Nancy Ann Hatton
Devon
New Jersey
Bradley
Clementon Lake
Nanny
Clayside
Spangler Hires New Directoress of Nurses and Dietician
Mrs. Mary Dunn of Spangler was named to succeed Miss Margaret Loh as directoress of nurses at the Miner's Hospital School of Nursing in Spangler, Superintendent John J. Haluska said yesterday. Miss Marjorie Westrick, 22, of Carr, was also named as the institution's first dietician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spangler
Mary Dunn
Margaret Loh
Miner's Hospital School of Nursing
John J. Haluska
Marjorie Westrick
Carralitewa
Well Known Pastor Dies Continued from Page One
Esteemed pastor dies after study and earning a doctor of divinity degree at the University of Edinburgh. Survived by widow Leonia Killen MacCullough, sister Elizabeth Clark Austrean, and brothers Samuel MacCullough Scotland James Clymer and David Keyser W Va. Services at First Regular Baptist Church Indiana with multiple clergy assisting. Remains in state then burial at Oakland Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Edinburgh
Wheeling iLodge 9
Leonia (Killen) MacCullough
Elizabeth Clark
Austrean
Samuel MacCullough
Scotland
James
Clymer
David
Keyser
W. Va
Robinson
First Regular Baptist Church
Indiana
Chester C. Hustgad
George Kirkwood
Lester Norton
Roger Williams
D. D
Joseph C. Stustt
E. M. Thomas
California
Oakland Cemetery
Pilot Would Direct A-Bomb Plane Over Nuclear Blast
KWATALEIN July 8 Brig Gen Roger M. Mt Ratney head of the 20th Bomber Command says a B 29 photo observation plane could fly directly over the submerged atomic bomb at detonation altitude about 35 000 feet if approved by Vice Adm Blandy. Blandy to decide this weekend. Ramey wants to ride in the plane if flight is approved. Ratney spoke from the B 29 that dropped the first bomb at Bikini.
Catholics Rapped In Oxnam Talk at Ohio State University
Bishop G. Bromley Oxnam of the New York Methodist Church assails Catholic Church for backing political movements to overthrow regimes. He questions motives of religious leaders urging a Holy War on Communism and contrasts with how they would fight fascism. The remarks came at Ohio State University Stadium during a veterans conference. A CIO labor holiday proposal to curb price rises aimed to bolster labor and avert economic chaos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Catholic Church
G. Bromley Oxnam
New York Methodist Church
Europe
Ohio State University Stadium
Rome
Oxnam
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
Conference of Returned Veterans
Fras‘visttaly
Germany
Spain
Russia
Philadelphia
Philip Murray
CIO
William M
American Federation of Hosiery Workers
Murray
Senators Weigh OPA Price Amendments In Senate Fight
Senators debated a Barkley substitute to extend OPA controls with price increases based on industry wide cost rises since 1940. Potent objections from OPA head and administration leaders persisted as lawmakers, wary of complex formulas, pressed for a workable extension amid calls to retain or adjust existing price orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter
Barkley
Yatt
R-Qhlo
OPA
Secretary of Agriculture
Senate
Berkley
Taft
New Twist In New York Murder Case Emerges
A baffling twist in the Katherine M. Miller case drives police to seek motive after the 42 year old Warr en Pa woman was found dead on a midtown sidewalk. Patrolman Marino Abello lay critically wounded after forcing him to a West Side apartment as officers questioned him over the death. Abello, charged with homicide, had a strange link to Miller through a note she allegedly left for him. Sechrist, Miller’s great uncle, says she was a stenographer, divorced, and often visited Warren after 1934 leaving belongings instructions only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Katherine M. Miller
Warren
Fred Sechrist
Sewhrsit
Mariano Abello
West Side
Abello
Sechrist
Receipts At Stockyards Top Records
Packers rush to buy meat as stockyard receipts hit new highs with cattle and hogs up sharply. Industry officials say beef and pork supplies will reach markets soon, though full consumer availability lags behind processing rates and price controls debate in Congress continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Hicks
Wilson
Kansas City
American Meat Institute
OPA
Institute
Congress
Pope Saints An American Saint Canonization Heroic Ceremony
The article recalls the canonization of Mother Cabrini with Myron Taylor, Truman's envoy, Msgr Bernard Sheil and Msgr George Casey. A brass fanfare announced the Pope's entrance as dignitaries, and at 9 10 he proclaimed the saintly rite. Two Italian laborers reportedly cured through prayer were cited as a miracle in the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myron Taylor
Truman
Vatican
Msgr
Bernard Sheil
Chicago
George J. Casey
Mother Cabini
Mother Cabring
Seek Child Killer In England After 11 Year Old Murder
Police and villagers armed with clubs scoured southern England for the slayer of 11 year old Shelle Martin whose body was found in bushes 300 yards from her home at Fawkham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Shelle Martin
Fawkham
Horse Feasts on City Flowers Triggers Police Capture
Ferdinand the horse prowled a park at Front Street and Oregon Avenue at midnight nibbling a bed of flowers including dahlias, morning glories, snapdragons and posies. When shooed away he charged back, forcing residents to retreat. A policeman lassoed the animal after an initial encounter and escorted it to the station stables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Street
Oregon Avenue
Marek
Arab Rising Threats Shadow Palestine Immigration Debate
In Jerusalem on July 8 Arab leaders warned of civil disobedience and mass demonstrations if Britain does not halt Jewish entry to Palestine. Dr. H. F. Khalidi of the Arab Higher Executive Committee said a note to Britain and a reply to President Truman accuse him of irresponsible statements. The group criticizes U S plans to support 100,000 European Jewish refugees to Palestine and questions Truman’s motives amid election pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Palestine
Truman
America
H. F. Khalidi
Arab Higher Executive Committee
Britain
Kalidi
Executive Committee
White House
United States
Lawmaker May Called To Expand Testimony On War Contracts
The House Military Committee released a transcript showing May claiming only a peripheral role with 19 Timdig firms and no profit. Army Ordnance officials testified he pressed for contracts, while firms allegedly advanced funds to Cumberland Lamb Company in Prestonburg Kentucky, with further endorsed checks. Senator Mitchell D. Washington urged summoning May as a witness, potentially needing joint House action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May
House Military Committee
Army Ordnance
Cumberland Lamb Company
Prestonsburg
A. J. Ay
Mitchell D.wash
Truman
Congress
Reds torpedo Italian cabinet as De Gasperi fails
In Rome on July 8 the renewed Communist demand for large pay increases in the lower income brackets undermined Premier Designate Alcide De Gasperi's effort to form Italy's new republic cabinet. He said the Christian Democrats were in substantial agreement with the Socialists and Communists on the government's economic program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Alcide de Gasperi
Bastelfandolfo
Democrat
Obituaries of Barrett Swanson Marshall Bush Condron Gazette
Several local obituaries note deaths and funeral plans. Mr John G Barrett's funeral is at Sinickeburg Methodist Church Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. with burial in Sinickeburg Cemetery. Mrs Mary Swanson of Sagamore died after illness. services Wednesday at 2:30 at the Sagamore funeral home, burial at Lutheran Cemetery. John W Marshall died in Blairsville with services today and burial there. Samuel Bush, 175, of Rayne Township, died in Indiana Hospital. survivors listed. services at Robinson Funeral Home Indiana Wednesday 1:30 p.m. Burial Grove Chapel Lutheran Cemetery. George Leroy Condron, former Indiana resident, died in Oakland Pennsylvania. services held Friday. Charles M Gazette, Bluffton resident, died Sunday. services in Bluffton and Robinson Funeral Home with interment Greenwood Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Barrett
Sinickeburg
B. Dodd
Wher Powell
Dayton
Mary Swanson
Sagamore
Sweden
Ralph Peterzon
Indiana
Bowser Funeral Home
Plumville
Funeral Home
Lutheran Cemetery
John W. Marshall
Blairsville
Marshall
Balirsville
Samuel Bush
Rayne Township
Indiana Hospital
Jefferson County
David and
Jane (Trimblin) Bush
Bush
Marion Center
Grove Chapel Lutheran Church
Mary Elizabeth
Lunger) Bush
G. W. Bush
R. Telford
W. Eugene
Samuel O
Delmont L
Blaine W
Indiana R. D
Frances Peightal
Noble Fowler
John Broskin
Indiana R.D
Thomas Evans
John Marlin
Points
Anna Howard
Grand Rapids
Mich
Jacob Bush
John
Trade City
Byron
George Leroy Condron
Martha Wells
Condron
North 10Th Street
620
Tenth Street
Oakland
E. E. Condron
Washington, D. C
N. E. Frick
Verona
E. M.zimmerman
New York
John Wells
North Tenth Street
Charles M. Gazette
Bluffton
Ohio
Lewistown
Vern Trimble Gazette
Robinson
Chester C. Hustead
Greenwood Cemetery
Thief Steals Top Secret Atomic Film in New York
Kwajalein July 8 Brig Gen Hoger M. Ramey confirmed a thief stole a package of atomic bomb test film labeled Top Secret in New York. The thief obtained only an unimportant sequence from the practice drop. The film was en route to Rochester for speed testing by the 20th Bombing Command chief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kwajalein
Thefi J
New York
Hoger M. Ramey
Rochester
N. Y
20Th Bombing Command
United States
War buddies Reunite at Cherry Tree Home
Two Okinawa veterans reunited at the Cherry Tree home of Mr. and Mrs. Steele Clark. Bill Earle of Sanford, Massachusetts, recently released from hospital, joined the meeting with the Clarkes’ son present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okinawa
Steele Clark
Cherry Tree
Bill Earle
Sanford
MacArthur Hosts Air Officials Then Leaves for Shanghai
General MacArthur met with W Stuart Symington assistant secretary of war for air and General George C Kenney. Also present was Postmaster General Robert E Hannegan. After talks they departed by plane for Shanghai en route around the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
MacArthur
W. Stuart Symington
Air
George C. Kenney
Far East Air Forces
Robert E. Hannegan
Shanghai
Big Exhibit at Cambria Fair Opens September at Ebensburg
One of the largest industrial exhibits in Cambria County will be on display at the Cambria County Fairgrounds Ebensburg opening September 2 Labor Day and running for the week. Bethlehem Steel Company is principal exhibitor occupying nearly 4000 square feet in the industrial building. All space is sold and the fair will showcase post war products including new electrical equipment. Over 45 000 school children and 2000 teachers will visit Tuesday September 3 with special attractions for children. The Sky High Revue by Frank Wirth will be staged at the fairgrounds. Racing is listed for Monday Wednesday Thursday and Friday afternoons with purses totaling 4100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambria County
Ebensburg Fair Grounds
Bethlehem Steel Company
Fair Management
Frank Wirth
Sky High
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Beach
Moorhead
Murphy
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