Indiana Days Bargains Hit Indiana Stores This Weekend
Indiana Evening Gazette outlines the Indiana Days two day sale sponsored by the Indiana Merchants Association. Tomorrow and Saturday feature hundreds of listed items at greatly reduced prices with many more not listed in the paper. Readers in Indiana County can save on top quality merchandise as cooperating merchants advertise in pages across Troutman Steiner Moorheads and Wards shops. Continuous coverage promises further listings and page references for the event.
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Indiana
Indiana Merchants Association
Indiana Evening Gazette
Indiana County
Truman says wage and price controls not needed now
President Truman stated at a news conference that wage price and manpower controls are unnecessary at present and would only be invoked as part of all-out mobilization if required. He noted Baruch’s call for immediate ceilings faced division in Congress and hinted at possible future mobilization.
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Washington
Truman
Mr. Truman
Bernard M. Baruch
Baruch
Congress
Jnews
China Reds Snared On Tiny Taifan Island
Taipei reports about 500 Chinese Communist forces landed on Taifan Island near Amoy and were driven back by Nationalist defenders. More than 200 invaders were captured or killed as three junks burned, eight sunk, and 12 captured. Ground units with naval support closed in despite stubborn resistance.
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Taipei
Formosa
Defense Ministry
Taitan
Amoy
Red
Quemoy Island
Defense Ministry Communnique
Taifan
39Th Army
Zen @hen Yo
Third Field
Taizan
Quemoy
United States
Send Off For Guards Here Is Set
The community plans a 11:00 p m send off for Pennsylvania National Guardsmen heading to camp Friday night. Company F Indiana and a Ford City unit board a PRR train here while Bisksville troops are already aboard. Indiana merchants urged to display flags. Red Cross Canteen will serve coffee, sandwiches and cookies at the Indiana Armory from 10 to 11 p m.
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Indiana
Ford City
Bisksville
Red Cross
Sara Pease
A. B. McConnell
Indiana Armory
Armory
PRR
Indiana Municipal Band
VFW
Indiana Fire Department
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
National Guard
Two Local Boys Probationed On Burglary Charge
Two Indiana youths aged 13 and 14 broke into a Grandview avenue grocery Saturday night but were stopped before taking any loot. State Police report. they appeared in juvenile court and were placed on probation in parental custody. The store is owned by Thomas Testa. Entrance via basement window per police.
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Tesneage Indiana
Grandview Avenue
Indiana
Thomas Testa
Industrialist dies under coal car near Fairbanks
Alaska's leading industrialist Captain Austin Eugene Lathrop age 84 died yesterday when a loaded coal car rolled over him as he inspected gondolas at Healy River Coal Corp holdings at Santrana, 112 miles south of Fairbanks. Dr. Paul B. Haggland said the car was released after the operator failed to see him and the death was due to a fall or trip under the wheel.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Austin Eugene Lathrop
Lathrop
Healy River Coal Corp
Santrana
Here
Paul B. Haggland
632 Persons Prosecuted for Short Weights in Pa
Harrisburg reports 632 prosecutions for short weight violations in Pennsylvania for the fiscal year ended May. Fines totaled 22415 dollars. State Bureau of Standards says most merchants tested were honest. Inspectors tested 17,504,410 devices. 7,305,862 approved. 17,296 adjusted. 122,241 condemned. Mine cars showed full compliance with none condemned. Coal trucks fared worse with 140 condemned and 89 adjusted. Short weight coal now a minor offense under the reinforced Solid Fuel Act. Summer dress clearance advertised by College Shopper Rex.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Bureau of Standard Weights
Joseph F. Blickley
Blickley
Torpedo Dud Kills 30 In Sea Net Collision
A live torpedo found in fishing nets was hauled aboard off a Japanese vessel and exploded killing 30 fishermen and injuring 10. The incident occurred in Tokyo on July 27.
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Tokyo
MacArthur Sees Victory Confidence In Korea Front
General Douglas MacArthur visited the Korea warfront in a surprise flight and declared complete confidence in ultimate victory. He warned of new heartaches and setbacks but praised the 8th Army for buying time to build a secure base and said the quick, valiant action had changed the odds in favor of UN objectives.
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Don Whitehead
Korea
General MacArthur
Korean Warfront
Eighth Army
United Nations
Tokyo
Walton H. Walker
8Th Army
Marc Arthur
MacArthur
Truman
Reports on Vets in Korea From War Department
The Indiana Evening Gazette receives daily War Department reports listing American soldiers wounded killed or missing in Korea. Indiana County names that may appear on these lists will be published by the paper immediately. Next of kin are notified by the War Department before publication in case of death.
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Indiana Evening Gazette
War Department
Korea
Indiana County
C-47 Plane Down With 26 Aboard Near Oshima Island
General MacArthur’s headquarters said a C-47 transport from Tokyo went down about 10 miles south of Oshima Island with 26 aboard. One survivor has been recovered. search continues for the remaining. The plane, a regular courier flight to Kyushu, departed Haneda at 4:05 a.m. local time.
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Yorkyo
MacArthur
Tokyo
Oshima Island
Kyushu
Haneda
Double Parking Cited In Kittanning Crash
Indiana police charged CG Sehnars of Kittanning with double parking after a two car crash yesterday afternoon at the corner of Eighth Street and Philadelphia. Hertha Stahl’s car struck Sehnars’s vehicle, with damages estimated near $200.
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CG. i Sehnars
Kittanning
Indiana
Hertha Stahl
Eighth
Philadelpia
Checking County Boy For Polio
A five year old son of Mrs Homer Bishop of Indiana was taken to a Johnstown hospital Monday evening for examination as a possible polio victim. The family was at the home of Doyle Cameron when the boy was removed for medical testing.
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Homer Bishop
Indiana
Johnstown
Merger under way forms Indiana County VFW council
Immediate steps will form an Indiana County Council of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. A merger plan was outlined at a meeting at the VFW Country Club with Mike Dubinsky H P Hughes and Zenas Hoover named to present the plan to six county posts in Indiana Homer City Blairsville Clymer Saltsburg and Robinson. A county council resolution was proposed and each post will be asked to adopt it as veterans stand ready to shoulder civilian defense duties. Indiana Days Special includes Roses 1.00 per dozen and Home grown tomatoes 2 lbs 25c.
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Indiana County Council of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Indiana V. F. W. Country Club
Mike Dubinsky
H. P. Hughes
Homer City
Blairsville
Clymer
Salisburg
Robinson
Indiana
Negro 24th Beats Off Attacks In Korea Front
In Korea near Yongdong, the 24th Regimental Combat Team, the only Negro unit in the campaign, repelled a Communist assault at Maromyon fifteen miles northeast of Yongdong. U S forces under General MacArthur fought back with artillery and air power as two of the Reds best divisions massed in the sector.
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1St Cavalry
Hadong
Pusan
U. S
Chenju
Namwon
Hwanggan
Yeehon
Tokyo
MacArthur
Associated Press
William R. Moore
U.S. First Cavalry
Car RS Esperatage
Ereerr
Moore
Yong-, Dong
Maromyon
24Th Regimental
Hemchang
Dr F F Smith Leaves Indiana For Chambersburg
Dr Forrest F Smith departs Indiana Theater Building today as he relocates to Chambersburg. He came to Indiana last September to fill the late Dr Joseph C Lee’s duties after a prior five year service and internship in Philadelphia. While in Indiana he served as surgeon and physician for the Clearfield Bituminous Coal Corporation of Indiana. No successor is announced. The Smith family lived on West Philadelphia street and he was active in the Indiana Rotary Club. Indiana loses a physician. Chambersburg gains.
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Forrest F. Smith
Indiana
Joseph C. Lee
Indiana Theater
Smith
Chambersburg
Philadelphia
Clearfield Bituminous Coal Corporation of
Hundreds In State Begin Physical Exams
Harrisburg reports that Pennsylvania started pre induction physicals for the September draft. About 11 083 unmarried men aged 19 to 26 will be examined at six centers in Altoona Erie Harrisburg Philadelphia Pittsburgh and Wilkes Barre to fill a 1 401 quota. Passers will be notified and drafts boards will choose qualifiers. no training location is decided.
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Harrisburg
Altoona
Erie
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Wilkes Barre
Gross
Pennsylvania
Selective Service
Isa
Carrier Planes Strike Korean Front Near Seoul
U S carrier based aircraft destroyed two North Korean planes at Suwon Air Field near Seoul. One B 26 bomber abandoned. one Russian Stormovik attack plane. Ground forces directed targets as Navy and Air Force crews coordinated from the air. Four towns reportedly destroyed and six damaged. 15 enemy trucks knocked out. Panther jets hit enemy lines from Suwon to Taejon. Carrier sorties totaled sixty under Rear Adm. John M. Hoskins.
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Tokyo
Suwon
Seoul
Navy
U. S
Air Force
Suwon Field
J. W. Booker
South Pecan St
Arlington
Tex
WJ. G. William Bryant
Alsten
Oklo
Panther
Taejon
U. S. First Cavalry Division
Chungju
John M. Hoskins
Pittsburgh Asks Adjustment On Fare Increases
Pittsburgh will ask the State Superior Court to set aside upcoming fare hikes set for August 4. Mayor David L. Lawrence ordered the court fight after the PAC authorized streetcar fares from 12 to 15 cents and bus fares from 15 to 20 cents. Lawrence accused the PUC of political influence and said the city will challenge the decision with solicitor Anne % Alpern guiding the case.
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Pittsburgh
PUC
Municipal Band Concert Tonight in Memorial Park
The Indiana Municipal Band will perform at Memorial Park tonight starting at 7 30 p m The park lies behind the National Guard Armory on South Wayne avenues Public invited to enjoy community entertainment featuring home grown tomatoes 3 lbs 2 lbb???
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Indiana Municipal Band
Memorial Park
National Gard Armory
Wayne Avenues
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