Wallace Of War Battle Cry Of Progressive Party Convention
Wallace becomes the Progressive Party presidential candidate as delegates rally around the theme Wallace of War. Key speakers and Wallace supporters promise a sweeping platform, including a Greater New Deal, abolition of atom bombs, and faith in negotiated peace with Russia. The Chicago and Philadelphia crowd anticipates a clash with Truman and Dewey, with Glen Taylor set to join as running mate amid party fervor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell
HAWDS
Philadelphia
Henry A. Wallace
Progressive Party
U. S
Wallace
Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
Russia
Charles P. Howard
Iowa
Congress
Wallace-Taylor
Ernor Elmer Benson
Minnesota
Atomiu
Henry Wallace
Lasning
Glen Taylor
Jeph Rainey
Idaho
A Blairsville Elder Dies While Visiting Ohio
James B Torrance 98 a Blairsville resident and former Justice of the Peace at Bairdstown Westmoreland County died this morning while visiting his daughter in Youngstown Ohio He is survived by son James M of Blairsville and daughters Mrs Charles Keller Columbiana Ohio Mrs J D P Kennedy Aliquippa and Mrs William Jamison Youngstown Funeral services set for Monday at 2 30 PM with burial in Blairsville Ferguson Funeral Home Blairsville in charge
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Indiana County
James B. Torrance
Blairsville
William Jamison
Youngstown
Ohio
Bairdstown
Westmoreland County
James M
Charles Keller
Columbiana
J. D. P. Kennedy
Aliquippa
Ferguson Funeral Home
Can Co Strike Shuts Continental Can Plant in Canonsburg
In Canonsburg Pennsylvania on July 24 a strike by about 150 Continental Can Co workers entered its third day in the Press Department, led by mostly girls in protest of a speed-up policy. The walkout idled 450 workers and followed a prior CIO United Steelworkers action that halted the plant four days earlier.
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Canonsburg
Continental Can Co
CIO United Steelworkers
Draft Board For County In Indiana
The draft board serving Indiana County will be located in Indiana and designated as Draft Board 76 Col Henry M Gross State Selective Service Director announced Harrisburg July 24 The task involves setting up desks typewriters filing cabinets and office equipment for 175 local boards Much of WWII era equipment is stored at Mechanicsburg Naval Supply Depot and Indiantown Gap The U S Office of Public Property and Buildings will be asked to provide shortages He will continue signing leases and arranging housing for the boards Continued on Page Two.
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Indiana County
Indiana
Draft Board
Henry M. Gross
State Selective Service
Harrisburg
Col
Mechanicsburg
Harrisburg Arsenal
Indiantown Gap
Gross
U. S. Office of Public Property
Reese Favored for Pennsylvan ia Sheriffs Association President
William M. Reese of McKean County, the association’s first vice president, was slated to become president as the Pennsylvania Sheriffs Association closes its four day meeting with officer elections. He is expected to succeed Harry F. Shaver of Carlisle. The Bradford man was identified as the leading candidate for the post.
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Williamsport
William M. Reese
McKean
Pennsylvania Sheriffs Association
Bradford
Harry F. Shaver
Carlisle
Cumberland
Admits Six Murders In Two Weeks In Celina
An unrepentant youth, 22 year old Robert Mark Daniels, confessed to six cold blooded murders in fourteen days and expressed no regret. He explained his partner John C. West died in a shootout with police near Van Wert. Sheriff Shaffer arrested him as he slept in a vehicle atop a truck after a police road block. West was killed in the battle after firing on officers. Sgt Conn was wounded but fought back. West and Daniels faced a dramatic pursuit ending with arrests and fatalities.
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Celina
Mark” Daniels
John C. West
F. Ray Shaffer
van Wert County
Daniels
van Wert
West
Shaffer
L. D. Conn
Conn
Frank Freimoth
Mural Unveiled At St. Mark's In Juneau Sunday Night
Alfred Fullerton presents new mural The Brook in the Way at St. Mark's Evangelical United Brethren Church in Juneau during Sunday services, with the unveiling scheduled for eight o'clock Sunday evening.
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St. Mark's Evangelical
Freighter Diamantis Afloat Fire Off Gasper Bay
July 24 Halifax report says 200 ton Greek freighter Diamantis is afire in Gasper Bay off New Brunswick. The French cutter 180 miles away moved to assist as the vessel sent a distress message requesting help to extinguish the blaze.
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Kane
Alvin Smiley
Smiley
Halifax
Diamantis
Gasper Bay
New Brunswick
USWYV To Meet Here Sunday
A meeting of the Mid-West Vicinity Council and Auxiliary will be held at Memorial Hall Indiana on Sunday July 25 Separate sessions of Council and Auxiliary at 1 30 p m then a joint meeting Followed by Fish N Chips 80c Ricuperos
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Mid-West Vicinity
Memorial Hall
Indiana
Smith Held For Grand Jury Trial
A coroner’s jury in Indiana County recommends that Lieve M. Smith, 24, of Rochester Mills, be held for action of the grand jury in the July 18 fatal shooting of his brother, David C. Smith, 28, Glen Campbell. Lloyd M. Smith, who previously confessed to firing the fatal shot, is held on murder charges. testimony at the inquiry detailed the dispute from ICU Inn to their father’s home near Hillsdale. The autopsy attributed death to a bullet wound causing shock and hemorrhage.
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Lieve M. Smith
Rochester Mills
David
C. Smith
Glen Campbell
D. 1
Edward K. Fleming
Guy Kime
Foreman
Lambert Joseph
M. C. Steetle
M. F. Marshall
S. B. Good
Clark L. Myers
Indiana
Lloyd M. Smith
Gazelle
Eston B. Walker
Glen Campbell R. D
Walker
ICU
Barnesboro
Hillsdale
Pat
Joe Hickey
T. W. Kredel
Indania
David Smith
Lloyd
Hold Review Fair Week at Indiana Fair Grandstand
Fair officials report a grandstand review on opening night Tuesday August 21 with no grounds admission that evening and a 60 cent grandstand ticket. The program features girls dancing singing high aerial acts electric organ music and other acts. On August 30 the Prels Broadway show arrives and performs on the Midway through the rest of Fair Week.
Swimmers Notice Time Change At Indian Springs
The advance swimming and dinner class at Indian Springs will be in season at 11 o clock Saturday morning. All members should note the change of time as the class was originally scheduled for 4 p m. Dean's new modern Diner and Dining Room is air conditioned for your dining comfort 285%
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Indian Springs
Sebra Named Manager of Local G. C. Murphy Store
H. J. Sebra has been named manager of the local G. C. Murphy Company store succeeding E. F. Lofstrom, promoted to District Manager based in Brazil Indiana. Sebra, with the firm since 1933, has served as assistant and store manager in several locations and recently was assistant to the divisional manager of the Central Division.
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H. J. Sebra
G. C. Murphy Company
F. Lofstrom
Brazil
Ind
Sebra
Murphy Company
Indiana
Dixie Rats Hold Secret Conference
Southern leaders met in Atlanta for a top secret strategy session aimed at defeating President Truman and his civil rights program. Gov. Strom Thurmond planned to arrive with running mate Fielding Wright as officials prepared for a closed meeting behind doors. Thurmond expressed optimism that strong southern support could yield national respect, though he offered no public statement about the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Truman
National Party
J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
United States
Fielding L. Wright
Mississippi
Thurmond
Patrolman Ringwald Returns to Beat in City
Oklahoma City July 24 Patrolman Lir A Ringwald resumes patrol after more than a year of police work handling prowler car wrecks and related assignments in the city court measures
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Oklahoma City
Lir. A. Ringwald
Klan Initiates 700 Members At Mass Meeting
Stone Mountain Georgia July 24 thousands of white robed Klansmen gathered in a green field to initiate about 700 new members and declare a national head Dr Samuel Green grand dragon of Georgia Klang as official national head of the Klan in America. License plates from 1 cent states excluding Georgia were counted and buses brought in Klansmen from Alabama Tennessee Florida and many Georgia towns.
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Bem Price
Stone Mountain
Ku Klux Klan
Knights
The
Invisible Empire
Klan
Samuel Green
Association of Georgia Klang
America
Georgia
Alabama
Tennessee
Florida
Dr. Green
Associated Press
Ralph Johnson
Klux Elan
Sabotage Plans Set By US Reds
Washington July 24 House Labor Committee chair Harley of New Jersey says complete plans for sabotage may exist among American Communist union leaders awaiting hearings set to begin August 4. He cited likely targets in Chicago and Detroit and noted complaints from union members to expose alleged Communist leaders. Subcommittees will hold hearings. contempt citations against nine New York union leaders may be approved and sent to the Justice Department. Senate investigators report Communist agents operate in the U.S. under UN immunity.
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Washington
House Labor Committee
Harley
R-Nj
Hartley
Chicago
Detroit
House Committee
New Jersey
New York
Jay Rep. Mersten
R-Wis
Mause
Justice Department
Senate
United Nations
Movie Pioneer Griffith Dead
Hollywood reports film pioneer David Wark Griffith died yesterday from a cerebral hemorrhage. His estate is estimated at under 50 000 dollars, excluding movie properties, with Loyd Wright acting for the 7 year old estate. Griffith produced 482 pictures earning nearly 60 million dollars. Birth of a Nation (1915) alone returned over 10 million.
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Hollywood
David Wark Griffith
Loyd Wright
Wright
Griffith
Fanny
Gifts For Pilots in Berlin Honor Airlift Victims
Western Berliners collect gifts for pilots delivering supplies over the Russian blockade. Readers propose monuments to three Americans who died in an airlift crash two weeks ago. One widow offers her Welsh boxer dog as a personal keepsake.
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Berlin
Air Supply Doubling Signals U S Will Not Be Chased
Gen. Lucius D. Clay said doubling air shipments to Berlin shows Americans will not retreat under blockade. Truman and Marshall discussed the plan amid talks in Washington before Clay heads to Berlin to implement it. Bohlen and Douglas prepare a note to Russia protesting surface transport limits. Clay warned hot heads could trigger war but favored peaceful solution.
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Elton C. Fay
Washington
Berlin
Russia
Lucius D. Clay
Ohe
U. S
Truman
Marshall
Clay
Charles E. Bohlen
State Department
London
U.S
Lewis Douglas
Bohlen
Douglas
Germany
Gernan
Clymer Man Faces Bigamy Charge
Bigamy charges have been filed against John Pearl 50 also known as John Weide of Clymer. He was arrested by borough police on a warrant issued by Mills Justice of the Peace Belmont County Ohio for violation of general code Ohio 13022 on complaint of his first wife Wilda Mae Pearl. Pearl waived extradition and will be returned to Ohio to face trial.
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John Pearl
John Weide
Clymer
Feveal
Pearl
Cbe
Mills
Belmont County
Ohio
Wilda Mae Pearl
Tial
Application for Charter of Phi Sigma Pi Fraternity Chapter
An application for a charter of Phi Sigma Pi Fraternity Chapter was filed in the Prothonotary's office at the Courthouse yesterday. The filing follows a two-vehicle accident at Wayne Avenue and Locust Street yesterday at 2:30 pm, causing estimated damages of 100 dollars to one car and 300 dollars to the other. Occupants named are Jane Beck Walker of 408 South Sixth Street and Ralph Campbell of Blairsville.
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Wayne Avenue
Locust St. Neal
Jane Beck
South Sixth Street
Ralph Campbell
Blairsville
Walker Aule
Campbell
Phi Sigma Pi Fraternity
Mrs Haas Returns From Cairo After Tragic Loss
Mrs Kathryn Haas of Philadelphia arrived in New York last night after her husband, a Philadelphia real estate man, was killed by a Cairo mob during their vacation. She refused to speak to reporters. The item also notes misprinted bathroom fixture prices from yesterday’s paper.
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New York
Kathryn Haas
Philadelphia
Cairo
Egypt
Speeding Charge Against William Gucarelli in Pittsburgh
William Gucarelli of Pittsburgh was charged with fast driving by borough police this morning at 5:55. Police said he was speeding on Oakland Avenue from Philadelphia to Twelfth Street near Dean's New Modern Diner and Dining Room, which is advertised as air conditioned for dining comfort.
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William Gucarelli
Pittsburgh
Lucaeli
Oakland Avenue
Philadelphia
Twelfth St
New Soviet Money For Germay
Berlin notes Moscow issues permanent currency for eastern Germany and Berlin claiming Berlin’s economy is part of the Soviet zone. Marshal Sokolovsky proclaims the new money legal tender for the Soviet occupation zone and for Greater Berlin, replacing the prior temporary note. Western powers study the ordinance as airlift operations continue. U.S. and British air crews maintain rapid shuttle flow despite Soviet harassment.
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Richard Kasischke
Berlin
Russia
Germany
Wassily D. Sokolovsky
Pracrie
Din Washington
Lucius D. Clay
U. S
George C. Marshall
Charles & Bohlen
Washington
London
Lewis W. Douglas
Sokolovsky
Sokolovaky
Local People Sustain Injuries In Minor Mishaps
Four Indiana Countians sustained minor injuries Thursday July 32 and were treated at the Adrian Hospital in Punxsutawney. Irvin Ryan 33 Rochester Mills hip fall from car running board. Harry Knayft 29 Juneau right index finger moving steel. Charles Neal 68 Rossiter chest fall against coal car. Robert McCoy 14 Dayton R. D. 2 left foot run over by hay wagon.
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Indiana
Adrian
Punxsutawney
Irvin Ryan
Rochester Mills
Harry Knayft
Juneau
Ruth Construction Company
Charles Neal
Rossiter
P. & N. Coal Co
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Can Co
Draft Board For County
Sheriff Conrad
Plaza
Alvy K. Hopkins
Gust Klitsin
USWYV
Ricupero
Smith
Dean
Dixierats
A. T. Taylor & Son
Germay
York
Susquehanna River
Lester J. Fell
John
Collins Schoemaker
Red Lion
B. Bay
Peaceycare Raper
A. T. Taylor
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