Wm. Penn Boy Scout Council Plans New Year
Thirty-eight district and council leaders of the William Penn Council Inc Boy Scouts of America met at the Indiana Country Club to map plans for 1950 1951. P Ralph W McCreary presided during dinner and groups discussed membership growth and expansion and a county campaign to be conducted next fall.
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William Penn Council, Inc
Boy Scouts of America
William Penn Council
Indiana Country Club
Ralph W. McCreary
Scouers
Joseph R. Reschini
Council
Joseph F. Mazza
Buneit
Presidi
WM. Penn
Liberty Bell arrives in Indiana for public viewing
An Indiana crowd witnessed a Liberty Bell replica arrive on a trailer and displayed on a courthouse sidewalk. Eight year old Janet Musser rang the bell four times under guidance of her father while dignitaries including Dr Willis Pratt spoke on a Savings Bond Drive aimed at balancing liberty and security amid unsettled times.
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Indiana
Janés"Musser
Janet
Company F
Lions
Burgess
Webster
Treasury
Philadelphia
Willis E. Pratt
ISTC
Free Reflectorizing for Indiana Bike Owners
Indiana children with bicycles may receive free reflectorization using Scotchlite under the Optimist Club sponsor. Superintendent of Police John F. O'Mara, club chairman, says materials have arrived and dates will be announced for various streets and wards. The program aims to improve night visibility and reduce bicycle accidents.
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Indiana
Optimist Club
John F. O’mara
Wisden Tay Ies
Chilinets
Milk Strike Narrowly Shrugs On In Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh reports a 14th day of a milk strike as union and dairy delegates clash over retroactivity and pay. Mayor Lawrence urges a settlement while state police patrol Western Pennsylvania highways to curb incidents. Emergency deliveries continue to hospitals and institutions.
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Pittsburgh
David L. Lawrence
Western
Penn
Pennsylvania
Railroad tieup impends in looming nationwide strike
Chicago June 22 AP a possible nationwide rail tieup looms as switchmen set Sunday as strike date against five large lines. Two more unions become legally free to strike July 16 and Rock Island Western Pacific may stop trains if switchmen walk out. Union leaders rejected a Presidential Board wage and hour recommendations enhancing conflict with July 15 cooling off rule.
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Chicago
Rock Island
Western Pacific
AFL Switchmen's Union of North America
Rock Inland
Great Northern
Chicago Great Western
Denver and
Rio Grande Western
Railway Labor Act
Brotherhood of Railroad
Order of Railway Conductors
Two Firms Sue Union For 132000 Over Strikes
Two contracting firms sue AFL Local 66 union for 132000 in Federal Court damages alleging strikes violated contract terms. Booth and Flinn claim 68000 lost from boiler room work at Carnegie-Illinois Steel Rankin and coke oven work at Jones and Laughlin Aliquippa. Ferguson and Edmondson seek 64000 for ladle-lining facilities at the C I Plant Rankin.
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Pittsburgh
Local 66
AFL International Union of Operating Engineers
Both
Flinn Company
Ferguson and Edmondson Company
Booth and Flinn
Carnegie-Ilinois Steel Corporation
Rankin
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation
Aliquippa
Auto Hits Rear Of Kinter Car
Route 119 two miles north of Indiana last evening at 8:00 p m a two vehicle crash damaged both cars. Paul Kinter aged 66 from Indiana suffered a slight above eye laceration while James Allen of Punxsutawney hit the Kinter vehicle from behind.
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Route 119
Indiana
Paul Kinter
Chestnut Street
James Allen
Findley Street
Punxsutawney
Kinter
Hay Stacker Dies In Fall at Bolivar Run Farm
Bradford June 22. Fran klin Leonard 98 fell from a pole used in hay stacking on his father's Bolivar Run farm. He died from a broken neck after the climbing equipment toppled and he could not disengage himself.
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Bradford
Franklin Leonard
Bolivar Run
Leonard
Drive In Theater Opens Tonight in Indiana County
Indiana County grants a first drive in theater opening tonight near Indiana on the Leech Farm. The Palace Gardens Drive In will host about 600 cars with a free initial show. In a brief note, sweet corn is advertised at 38 cents a dozen.
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Indiana County
Indiana
Leech Farm
Palace Gardens
Peace Through Armed Strength Advocated at Harvard
Secretary of State Acheson told Harvard alumni that the United States and its allies are entering a new period of pursuit of peace despite Soviet ambition. He emphasized strengthening defenses to deter war and to foster a creative relationship with the international community.
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Cambridge
Mass
Acheson
United States
Harvard University Alumni Association
Ceiling Collapse Injures Thirty At Theatre in Redwood City
In Redwood City California thirty people were injured when the Sequois Theater balcony ceiling collapsed. Fifteen required hospitalization. one man later reported as seriously injured. Mrs Vangie Case 34 was unconscious after possibly jumping from a loge seat. Several others were treated at Palo Alto and San Mateo hospitals. The incident occurred shortly before midnight as patrons were leaving.
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Redwood City
Calif
Te Sequois Theater
Vangie Casee
Palo Alto Hospital
Robert Case
San Mateo Community Hospital
Case
Three Shot Wounding and Picket Line Violence at Enka Plant
Three men were wounded by gunfire at the American Enka Corporation plant in Morristown as shift changes sparked shootings. Minutes later glass shattered near the rayon plant amid ongoing labor dispute with CIO Textile Workers Local 1054 since March 28 demanding higher wages. Police teams were dispatched as up to 75 armed workers gathered at the gate.
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Morristown
Tenn
American Enka Corporation
Rayon Producing
CIO Textile Workers Union Local 1054
Pratt
Af Minsien
Haar
Anu Sen UL
State Highway Patrol
Idaho Flood Crisis As Dike Breaks Near Bonners Ferry
Northern Idaho faced severe flooding as two dikes on the Kootenai River near Bonners Ferry failed. Floodwaters five to 15 feet deep covered about 3700 acres of farmland while the river rose toward a 35 foot stage. Army troops and amphibious trucks aided evacuations as authorities warned of spreading damage across the valley.
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Kootenai River
Bonners Ferry
Idaho
Fraser Valley
British Columbia
Harrison Mills
Fraser
Harrison
Trail
B. C
Vancouver
Columbia
Canada
Pacific Ocean
Portland
Ore
Kootenai
Hubby Sues Wife For Non-Support
GREENSBURG June 22 William J Bell, paralyzed from a mine injury, sues his wife Mary Bell for non-support. Mrs Bell, now in Salinburg, married Bell about twenty years ago and supported him and two children until July 15 1949. He worked in a munitions plant during the war and studied at State Teachers College Indiana. Judge Richard D Laird will hear the case Friday in desertion court.
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Greensburg
William J. Bell
Mary
Bell
Salinburg
Richard D. Laird
Cretcher Retires From J C Penny Indiana Manager
Marion G. Cretcher, longtime manager of the J C Penny Co store in Indiana, retires July 1 under the company retirement plan alongside 30 plus managers nationwide. He will move to Indiana with his wife after a vacation, as H W Martin assumes local duties in his place.
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Marion G. Cretcher
J. C. Penny Co
Mr. Cretcher
United Stante
Gie
Indiana
Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanis Club
Cretcher
H. W. Martin
Carrallon
Ohio
Martin
J. C Fenny
Truman Tells Ohio Dems How To Vote
President Truman said he would vote the straight Democratic ticket if he lived in Ohio and expects Ohio to elect a Democratic senator this fall. He responded to Governor Lausche’s comment about voting choices at a news conference in Washington.
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Washington
Truman
Ohio
Frank Lausche
Lausche
Robert Taft
Joseph T. Ferguson
Inquest Planned Into Mundys Corner Car Death
An inquest into the hit and run death of Joseph C. Corle, 23, of Altoona, will be held by Coroner Joseph Goryekar of Franklin tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. in Ebensburg Courthouse. James D. McCloskey, 19, Homer City R D, pleaded guilty to drunken driving and failure to stop. Charges were filed by state police from the Ebensburg substation.
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Joseph C. Corle
Altoona
Mundys Corners
Joseph Goryekar
Franklin
Ebensburg
James D. McCloskey
Homer City
R. D
Miner Injured at R P Coal Company Mine
Charles Kutsel of DuBois, 37, was admitted to Adrian Hospital for treatment and observation after injuring his left foot while setting a cross bar in the R. and P. Coal Company mine at Hel vera. Incident occurred Tuesday with further details from local notices.
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R. & P. Coal Company
Helvera
Charles Kutsel
DuBois
Adrian Hospi
Kutsel
Census figures prompt recount in Indiana Borough
Preliminary census data suggest Indiana Borough’s 1950 count includes 1,465 out of town students and 1,368 from outside the county. If adjusted, local population would drop by 4,323 rather than 2,085, while countywide dwelling units rose by 1,789 despite township losses.
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Indiana
Indiana County
Lsted
Torrance Project Bids Rejected by State Authority
The General State Authority yesterday rejected as excessive all bids for a new tuberculosis building at Torrance State Hospital near Blairsville. Bids totaling 1,250,909 dollars received May 24 surpassed the project’s allocated funds. Amaranth Fins, fine selection In Widdowson's Jewelry Store window, 263x.
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General State Authority
Torrance State Hospital
Blairsville
GSA
Widdowson
Four-Year-Old Boy Struck By Car in Indiana
Billy Zapach, four, of 439 Chestnut Street Indiana, escaped serious harm after being struck by a car driven by Carl Diller of Bareville near the Fourth and Chestnut streets intersection around 4:35 p.m. He reportedly survived the incident with shock and no major injuries. Local market ad notes fresh dressed poultry and caponettes offered by Stahura's Economy Market.
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Billy Zapach
Chestnut Street
Indiana
Carl Diller
Bareville
Fourth
Chestnut Streets
President Says U.S. Cannot Pay for 70 Air Groups
President Truman said the nation cannot pay for a 70 group air force and that the size will depend on budget appropriations. He noted the bill only sets a ceiling of 70 groups, with actual strength varying by aircraft type and funding, while Congress debates authorization and funding for a larger Air Force.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Senate
House
Senate House
Air Force
Secretary of the Air Force
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Long Island
Margaret
Robert
NEA
Wm. Penn Boy Scout Council
Liberty Bell
Harry Yevis
AVL
Gotiating
Union
Shorty's
Wayre
Jimmy Sisler
Denver
Colo
William Goldsmith
Phil Bray
Associated Press
Pacific Northwest
Hubby
Penney’s
Snorty
Wayne Ave
Torrance Project
Stahura
U.S
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