Bengston Names Miners Passing Board Tests for Foreman Roles
A list of 53 miners who passed the Indiana State Teacher's College tests on June 13 and 14 1946 for mine foreman assistant foreman fireboss and mine electrician certificates was announced by A J Bengston of the board of examiners. The group includes workers from the 25th and 30th Bituminous Mining Districts and covers first and second grade foremen, fireboss, and electrician roles with multiple names and mine locations listed.
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A.J. Bengston
Board of Examiners Qaid Ay
Indiana State Teacher's College
Board of Examiners
Genston
Lester Kim-nell
George Plant
Sagamore
John McEwen
Clymer
Benston
Thomas B. Shedden
Lucerne Mines
Andy Leshock
George E. Barr
Charles F. Yeloushan
Yatesboro
Gordon C. Clark
Anthony N. Cavacini
Saltsburg
Francis L. Hydock
Frank A. Hillard
Indiana
Joseph F. Shuring
Blairsville
Joseph J. Cheby
Rural Valley
Ivan Kinter
Jor Tang
Harnell Marsh
Graceon
Scout Camp Conrad Meeting Called by William Penn Council
A special meeting of the Camping and Activities Committee of the William Penn Council Boy Scouts of America is set for Thursday July 8 at 8:00 p m in the office of A E Long at Clearfield Bituminous Coal Co Indiana. Attendees include council members A E Long Edgar Baker George Allison N L Diem and district chairmen Harold Keck Fred Shaukis A J Davie Rev Jos Stuart R E Mateer E J Groves N L King C J King Mex C Herwick G R Davis and John Kunkle.
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A. E. Long
William Penn Council
Boy Scouts of America
Clearfield Bituminous Coal Company
Eighth and Water Streets
Indiana
A. EF. Long
Edgar Baker
Blairsville
George Allison
Homer City
N. L. Diem
Clymer
Disrriet
Harold F. Keck
Fred Shaukis
A. J. Davie
Salisbury
Salisbury; Rev. Jos. Stuart, Blakeville; R. E. Mateer and E. J. Groves
Punxsutawney
N. L. King
Rural Valley
C. J. King
Dayton
C. Herwick
G. R. Davis
Graceton
John Kunkle
Delinquent Tax Lands Sale Announced
County treasurer announces sale of delinquent tax lands on Monday August at the court house. Properties to be offered include sites with unpaid 1944 taxes and related costs. Purchasers must pay the amount due, including any taxes assessed, to secure title.
Fifty Ships Picked For Second Atomic Test At Bikini
Seventy five ships were chosen to withstand the underwater atomic blast at Bikini Lagoon, July 25, with a dozen small landing craft placed in the lagoon. The target fleet includes 29 fighting ships and 17 transports plus 28 landing ships. The time for the blast was moved up to 8:35 a.m. with possible delay to noon due to weather. A nine man team led by Dr. Marshall Holloway will cock the bomb trigger at the last minute.
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Mt. Mckinley
Bikini
Lagoon
U. S
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Adm
William H. P Blandy
Blandy
Parsons
Marshall Holloway
Los Alamos
N. M
Cornell University
Caponizing Demonstration At 4-H Meeting
A caponizing demonstration will be held tomorrow at 9:00 A.M. at Lois Dean Elgin’s home two miles north of Indiana on Route 119. About fifty cockerels will be caponized as a 4-H Club project, County Agent J W Warner says with high feed costs capon production has not been popular this year and has been hard to source meat for flock replacement.
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Lois Dean Elgin
Indiana
Route 119
J. W. Warner
Market Headlines Open With Broad Stock Gains Amid Mixed Mood
A day of trading shows heavyweight names like Am Can Am Tel Tel and General Motors contributing notable moves while several others such as Chrysler and Boeing post varied gains. The session highlights include high volume in industrials and utilities with a broad mix of percent changes across sectors. Six hundred million pounds of seafood are caught by New England fishermen in a normal year.
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New England
300 4 H Club Members Hold Picnic At VEW
About three hundred 4 H Club members parents and leaders attended a picnic yesterday at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Country Club two miles south of Indiana. The afternoon featured swimming games and a country club style supper on the lawn. Evening activities included skits talent numbers and a candlelight service directed by Miss Mildred Yerrick Mrs Hazel Knipe County Agents Warner and Cochrane and Miss Clare Trabert from Penn State.
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Veterans of Foreign Ware Country Club
Indiana
Country Club
Mildred Yerrick
Hazel Knipe
Warner and Cochrane
Clare Trabert
Penn State
Murphy Resigns to Join Pa District Court Bench
Rep Murphy of Pennsylvania resigns from Congress to become judge on the Pennsylvania District Court bench succeeding Albert W Johnson of Lewisburg. He is expected to assume duties next week after serving four years in Congress and earlier as Lackawanna County Assistant District Attorney.
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Washington
Murphy
D-Pa
Congress
Albert W. Johnson
Lewisburg
Pennsylvania
Lackawanna Co
Joint
Congressional
Pearl Harbor
House
Guy Comaaries
Glos Ladu
Lublin
Georgia Democrats vote as first Black participation looms
ATLANTA July 17 AP Georgia Democrats ballot in a primary watched over Supreme Court rulings to ensure Black voters participate. It is the first time Negroes vote in a Georgia Democratic primary amid a heated gubernatorial contest. Leaders Talmadge Carmichael Rivers and O Kelley run, with Talmadge opposing Black participation and pledging a "white man's state."
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Atlanta
Georgia
United States Supreme Court
Eugene Talmadge
James V. Carmichael
Ellis Arnall
E. Ty. Rivers
Heke O'Kelley
Terrorists Massacre 25 Russians in reported clash
War news from Warsaw states twenty five Russian soldiers were killed in the past month by irregular forces accused of systematic attacks. The report cites ongoing clashes and the rising death toll in the conflict areas.
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Warsaw
NSI
Lelawlinne Tania the
Ok Ta
Indignation Mounts Over Filipino Sale
Manila reports mounting uproar over the sale of two large estates to U S Brig Gen Ernest H Burt. The Buena Vista and Ca pellania De Tabobong were purchased in Burt’s name at below market value under a prewar option. President Roxas denounced speculators and threatened to void the sale amid protests from thousands of peasant tenants and appeals to Truman, Pope Pius, and the United Nations.
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Manila
U.S
Ernest H. Burt
Buena Vista
Capellania de Tabobong
Burt
San Juan, de Dios Catholic Hospital
Truman
Pope Pius
United Nations
Professor Slain in Kumming Shows Turmoil in Southwest China
Central News Agency reports Prof Wen Yi-Tu an American Exchange student and leader of China's Democratic League was killed by an unknown assassin while walking with his son in Kumming. This marks the second political slaying in the southwest Chinese city within a week.
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Nanking
Central
Wen Yi-Tu
China
Democratic League
Kumming
China City
Nine Jews Held as Hostages in Kielce Pogrom Scene
Reports from Kielce say nine Jews were being held as hostages after a pogrom that left 41 dead on July 4. Nine Poles were executed by firing squad, and hostage deaths were threatened if further reprisals occurred. News of the executions was limited in Kielce as local papers did not publish details. The NSZ, active across Poland, reportedly halted a train near Bialystok and killed Red Army soldiers while fleeing into nearby forests.
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NSZ
Kielce
Poland
Bialystok
Red Army
Othres
Strife Flares at Canada Steel Plant Picket Clash
Union sources report early today a clash between United Steelworkers pickets at the Hamilton works of the Steel Company of Canada and a group of men still at work. A flat car loaded with men was pushed by a locomotive toward the spur by the main gate but returned after exchanges of missiles.
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Hamilton
Ont
Steel Company ‘of Canada
United Steelworkers
Governor seeks state office building in Pittsburgh Golden Triangle
Governor Martin urged a modern state office building be erected in Pittsburgh to centralize state activities and reduce rent. He spoke to Republican women during a city visit and said Philadelphia would also host a similar project.
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Pittsburgh
Martin
Golden Triangle
Philadelphia
Reorganize Scout Troop at Graceton In District Meet
A district meeting at G R Davis home formed a new committee to run Troop 19 in Graceton. Homer Stewart chairs the flag committee with J Malburg as secretary treasurer, Harvey Lingle advancement, Arthur Griffith personnel, Erwin Edwards camping and activities, Ralph Ruddock health and safety. Carl Rager named scout master with Clarence Walters as assistant. Meetings are Wednesdays at 8 pm on the Graceton Store second floor.
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G. R. Davis
Boy Scouts of America
Graceton
Homer Stewart
J. Malburg
Harvey Lingle
Arthur Griffith
Erwin Edwards
Ralph Ruddock
Carl Rager
Clarence Walters
Graceton Store
Jews Stage Gen'! Strike In Holy Land
JERUSALEM July 17 Jews stage a one day general strike to protest the detention of Zionist leaders arrested by British military authorities in a roundup on June 29. Vaad Leumi called the strike in sympathy with about 2000 detainees in Rafa and Latrun camps. British officials blamed detainee actions for delays in releases, noting false names and double questioning hindered operations.
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Jerusalem
Vaad Leumi
National Jewish Council
Rafa
Latrun
UN Delegates For US Takes Firm Stand
US delegates insist no early withdrawal of occupation troops from southern Europe as peace treaties cover Italy Hungary Bulgaria Romania and Finland. Molotov resists Austrian peace until denazification and displaced persons are settled, signaling possible delays in settlement and a clash with Byrnes who pursued an Austrian peace at once.
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Europe
Italy
Hungary
Bulgaria
Romania
Finland
Russia
Austria
Balkan
Molotov
Byrnes
Paris
Germany
Oak Ridge information to change atom legislation
Washington July 17 An investigator for the House Un American Activities Committee carries details that Rep J Parnell Thomas says may bear heavily on atomic energy legislation The Oak Ridge Tenn reservation and security fears are cited as the basis for the information while President Truman backs Senate style civilian control and a five member commission for domestic use of atomic energy Data from Oak Ridge was criticized as the product of a warped mind by Sabath amid congressional debate on the bill
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William F. Arrogast
Washington
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Rep. J. Parnell Thomas
Thomas
Ernie Adamson
Adamson
Oak Ridge, Tenn
Oak Ridge
House
Senate
Truman
Sabath
D.l
Rules Committee
Prefab housing output falls short of year’s target
Washington reports prefab home production will likely miss the goal of 250 000 new houses this year. Despite 150 manufacturers securing priority help, start-up delays reduce anticipated mass production. financiers and cost factors tied to OPA and RF C loans influence further government support for the industry.
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Washington
National Housing
Wilson W. Wyatt
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Wyatt
Congress
OPA
Wheeler's Hopes Fading From Montana Primary Returns
Senator Burton Wheeler trails in early Montana Democratic primary results as Lief Erickson leads with 21 918 votes to 18 525. With 304 of 1 156 precincts reporting, Wheeler awaits stiffer counts from ranches and small towns, amid Erickson's stronger showing in western counties and Wheeler's isolationist record contested by his rival.
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Helena
Mont
Burton K. Wheeler
Senate
Montana
Lief Erickson
Roosevelt
Erickson
Wheeler
Pearl Harbor
Marines seized by Chinese in Chinwangtao incident
Seven United States Marines were captured by armed Chinese near Chinwangtao while sent to buy rice. An eighth Marine, Pte John William Mahony of Chicago, escaped after hiding in tall grass. Officials view the events as an apparent attempt to erode Marine morale.
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Tom Masterson
Tientsin
vPi
United States
Marine Headquarters
China
Chinwangtag
John William Mahony
Chicago
Chinese Offensive Opens as Reds Advance Near Nanking
July 17 dispatch from Nanking reports 180,000 Communist troops opening an offensive along the Yangtze River, attacking 20 miles north of Nanking and 45 miles from Shanghai. Government protests to General Marshall claim the Communists aim to seize elites and ports between Nanking and Shanghai.
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Nanking
Yangtze River
Shanghai
Marshall
U. S
East China
Ministry of Defense
Luho
Haimen
Yangtze
Chou En-Lai
Klangsu
New Fourth Army
Kiangsu
Cotton Price Seen Soaring to Fifty Cents a Pound
New Orleans dispatch reports talks of 40 and 50 cent cotton as OPA controls loosen. Texas Agriculture Commissioner J. E. McDonald forecasts up to 50 cents per pound in months, with Georgia's Tom Linder agreeing. Officials tie price rise to poor crops, rains, weevils, and higher production costs benefiting farmers economically.
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New Orleans
South
OPA
J. E. McDonald
Texas
Tom Linder
Georgia
Linder
McDonald
Light Supt Quits In Pittsburgh
Sanford C. Lovett resigned as superintendent of the City Bureau of Lights amid a dispute between Duquesne Light Co and the city over power charges. He accused city officials of making the lighting system a political football to distribute jobs by ward chairs rather than by ability. City charges say the utility's cost estimates were excessive.
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Pittsburgh
Sanford C. Lovett
City Bureau of Lights
Duquesne Light Company
Lovett
Solons Plan Indefinite Senate Recess After July 27
Washington July 17 Congress aims to quit soon but not adjourn for the year. Lawmakers said the plan is to end around July 27 or soon after and take an indefinite recess to allow reassembly without a presidential proclamation if major issues arise before the new Congress convenes in January.
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Washington
Congress
Firing Squad Ends Life of Leader Allies Hailed
After Germany invaded Yugoslavia in 1941 a Yugoslav resistance leader fled to the mountains. He built a band of followers and became War Minister and field leader as exiled King Peter recognized him. His exploits against Germans earned Allied praise and his name became linked with minority resistance. In Bern Swiss energy research gesture noted.
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Germany
Yugoslavia
Peter
Obituary notices from Indiana area deaths span July list
Obituaries summarize several local deaths and funeral details including Annabelle Rupert Dean of 384 South Third street Indiana born April 1 1876 New Lebanon with connections to many towns and churches. Peter E Lind Sagamore 24 in Indiana Hospital. James H Jewell Homer City R D 2 with incomplete obituary. Hazel Agnes Wilt Swissvale died Shadyside Hospital July 16 with extensive family. Barbara Gillespie Ernest wife of Fred Gillespie. Maude Sowers Willoughby Ohio born 1891 with Homer City roots and numerous relatives.
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Annabelle Rupert Dean
South Third Street
Indiana
Philadelphia
Harry P. Dean
Rodney G. Indiana
Emerson A
Blairsville
Edward Rupert
New Lebanon
Ina Dean
Grove City
Orlo Dean
Youngstown
Ohio
Robinson Funeral Home
Funeral
Oakland Cemetery
Peter E. Lind
Sagamore
Indiana Hospital
Frank Scott
Wranish
Yatesboro
Gloria May Lind
Eugene Lind
Scott Field
Eric Lind
Lind
Moose Lodge
Dixonville
United Mine Workers of America
Sagamore Lutheran Church
Rural Valley Cemetery
James II. Jewell
Homer City
R. D
Belle Neal Jewell
Robinson
Hazel Agnes Wilt
Waverly Street
Swissvale
Shadyside Hospital
Pittsburgh
James H
Rachel Hélen (Coulter) Muckle
Armstrong Township
Indiana Co
Apollo
Steubenville
Methodist Church of
Robert L. Wilt
Clair Capps
Lewis Morrison
Barbara Gillespie
Ernest
Fred Gillespie
Leonard H. Pearson
Oagk«land Cemetery
Maude Sowers
Horace Sowers
Willoughby
Glenerville Hospital
Cleveland
Center Township
Indiana County
Sowers
Elizabeth Fritz
Noble Fritz
Punxsutaveney
Ward Fritz
Grace Duncan
Margaret Dicksey
Olive Clawson
Mabel Kinter
Mary Salsgiveer
Oil City
Wives of U.S. Servicemen in Manila Allege Abandonment
The Manila Post reports many Filipino wives of American servicemen were not claimed or met upon arrival in San Francisco and appeared nearly destitute, claiming they were abandoned by their husbands.
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Manila
The
Manila Post Today
United States
San Francisco
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