Motors Chief Urges Continuous Production to Avert Crises
General Motors President Charles E. Wilson told Congress that the nation needs continuous, uninterrupted, efficient production and protection from monopolistic strikes. He praised Taft Hartley’s labor measures and outlined policies to balance supply and demand, prevent depressions, and raise productivity without inflation. He cautioned against government subsidies that undermine individual competence and warned against inflationary wage hikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles &. Wilson
General Motors
Congress
Wilson
Joint
Congressional Committee On the
Youth, 15, Wields Gun Against Boston Police
In Boston on June 24 a 15 year old, Edward Bancroft, shot at two patrolmen and used a youth as a human shield during a ten minute standoff. He was seized by a riot officer after his use of a pistol, with one officer grazed and another clubbed. Bancroft, small in stature, had a prior juvenile record and had been sleeping in parks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
John H. Claren
Edward Bancroft
James Bray
William Rowan
Bray
Ronan
Frank Cushing
Boston Herald-Traveler
Auman
Associated Press
Cushing
Bancroft
Cloran
Anonymous donor purse strings city treasury
Payments of conscience money by anonymous individuals who have swiped free trolley titles have yielded about 2000 dollars in the past two years. Each week since October 18, one donor has remitted one dollar, continuing to puzzle city finance officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jane
Universal Training For Next Year
Washington June 24 The House Armed Services Committee meets to decide on continuing hearings for universal training. GOP leaders say the bill will not reach the House floor this year. Proponents warn only a drastic international shift could revive universal training, with a wartime draft law as a last resort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Armed Services Committee
GOP
Special Commission
Congress
Armed Services
Army
Navy
Land Armed Services
House Expenditures Committee
Senate
Armed Sections Committee
Court Raps AFL Union Top Petrillo
The court ruled Petrillo's union leaders are independent contractors and employers of their musicians, thus responsible for taxes. Petrillo acknowledged the Supreme Court ruling. Hearings questioned Petrillo’s radio bans on high school bands and charges for unused musicians. A Kearns subcommittee will gather evidence in Philadelphia and New York. An anti Petrillo FM Association urged networks to provide music to FM stations, claiming Petrillo edict denied network music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Petrillo
Supreme Court
Labor Committee
Rep
Kearns
R-Pa
Philadelphia
New York
Anti- Petrillo
Active FM Association
President Overridden By Surprise Vote Shuts Mines
Mines across the region halted operations after a surprise vote. Captive mines fueling steel and iron faced shutdowns in Pennsylvania and West Virginia, with extensions into Ohio. Union officials claimed no widespread action, while an unnamed spokesman warned of legal challenges to labor laws as protests spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Fayette
Greene
Washington
Somerset
West Virginia
Ohio
Virginia
UMW
Lee
Wise
W. F. Minton
Cumberland
Economic Meet In Germany Opens In Frankfurt
FRANKFURT Germany June 24 Hundreds of German ministers and officials gathered for the first session of a bi zonal economic conference aimed at reviving Western Germany and Europe. Russians may attend Friday talks on the Marshall plan, prompting hopes for a United Germany. The council of 54 representatives wields economic power not political, as officials push reconstruction with U S Army support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfurt
Germany
Europe
Paris
Reinhold Maier
Wuerttemberg-Baden
Adolf Hitler
U. S. Army
Woman Jumped From Liner Saturnia With Large Fortune
New York, June 24. The Saturnia liner story details a Philadelphia native Eliana Turilazza 32 who leaped 40 feet from the deck during a Europe bound voyage. She clutched a handbag containing $50,000 in cash $100,000 in traveler's checks and family jewelry and later could not recall the incident. Genoa greeted her husband an Italian navy doctor she met in Rome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mediterranean Sea
Arrigo G. Gladulich
Saturnia
Gladulich
Eliana Pezzini Turilazza
Philadelphia
Europe
Turalizza
Glaulleh
Labor vote and 1948 politics split across regions
The article notes Senator Ives disputing a prevailing view that labor voters lean Republican and describes regional splits over President Truman's veto. It describes party dynamics, potential sabotage fears, and how union and party lines shape expectations for the 1948 campaign. It also contrasts terms for Native Ethiopians with Abyssinians and their meanings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
Ives
Senate
National Labor Relations Board
Truman
South
Florida
South Carolina
Alabama
New Mexico
Rhode Island
Arizona
Kentucky
California
Colorado
West Virginia
Llinois
Washington
Nevada
Connecticut
Montana
Pennsylvania
Wyoming
Idaho
Oklahoma
New York
Utah
Licely
Supreme Court to Review Racial Residence Restrictions
The Supreme Court will hear two cases from state courts upholding race restricted housing rules. Michigan’s ruling forced a Negro couple to leave a Detroit home under a neighborhood covenant, while Missouri’s decision barred blacks from a St. Louis area. Arguments set for October term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Michigan Supreme Court
Detroit
Missouri Supreme Court
St. Louis
High Tribunal
Fund Reaches Record Total for Clearfield Hospital Drive
In Clearfield County a hospital building fund surpassed its $600,000 goal, reaching $621,048. Major gifts included $36,000 from Harbison Walker, $25,000 from the Clearfield Elks and Moose Clubs, and $36,000 from the Eagles. Seventeen medical staff members contributed $71,250. The Kurtz family memorialized a $50,000 x ray department, and County National Bank and Clearfield Trust each gave $10,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clearfield
Clearfield County
Clearfield Hospital Building Fund
Paul Rich
Harbison Walker Refractories Company
Clearfield Elks and Moose Clubs
Eagles
Charles T. Kurtz
The
County National Bank
Clearfield Trust Company
Enforcement Of New Law Up To NLRB
Washington June 24 President Truman convened NLRB members to discuss Taft Hartley Labor Control Law administration. The Senate overrode the veto 68 25 and the House 331 83, with calls for higher funding and a new mediation agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NLRB
Washington
Truman
National Labor Relations Board
Charles G. Ross
Senate
White House
Gerhard P. van Arkel
Herzog
van Arkel
House
Taft
Ohio
Senate Labor Committee
Ives
Labor Committee
Ball
R-Minn
Appropriations Committee
Wall
Congress
Federal
Chican
Court, Jury Will Inspect Murder Ship
Santa Ana June 24 The dynamited Mary E yacht trial opens with Louise Overell and her 21 year old lover George Gollum facing murder charges in the disappearance of Louise’s wealthy Pasadena parents. Jurors selected. 107 witnesses expected as prosecutors outline a conspiracy and a plot to marry. The yacht blast in Newport Harbor is central, with an autopsy surgeon testifying to pre explosion deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Frawley
Santa Ana
Calif
Mary E
Louise Overell
George Gollum
Balboa
Walter E. Overell
Pasadena
Eugene D. Williams
Louise
Gollum
Newport Harbor
Williams
California
Assurance of steady earnings for rail carriers urged
Atlantic City June 24 railroad equipment men heard that securing reasonable earnings for carriers is essential to sustained rail progress. William T Farley ARRR president said balance of expenses and revenue must return through efficiency, traffic, and cost-aligned rates. A $10 million equipment display was hailed as progress. Norman C Naylor said the best years in railroading are here, with wartime gains driving new materials and methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
William T. Farley
Association of American Railroads
A. R R
Railway Supply Manufacturers Association
C. H. Murrin
Louisville
A. A. R. Machinist
Fariey
Norman C. Naylor
New York
Supply Manfacturers
Former Accused Man Testifies In Cote Case
In Plymouth Massachusetts a Brockton garage mechanic linked to the Christmas tree slaying of Rene Cote appears as a witness in the murder trial of Bertha Surprise Cote. Walter Steele, freed for lack of evidence earlier, is now called by the prosecution as the widow faces renewed charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
Mass
Brockton
Rene Cote
Bertha Surprise Cote
Walter Steele
Cote
Steele
Pope to Present Decoration to President Peron
Rome reports indicate Pope Pius XII will award a high pontifical decoration to President Juan Peron of Argentina, with Mrs Peron to receive the rose of gold. Vatican sources credit Argentina’s postwar relief efforts and call the nation “truly Catholic.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Juan Peron
Argentina
Pius XII
Flood area approved for Punxsutawney project
Federal Judge R M Gibs on June 24 authorized the government to acquire about 17 acres in Punxsutawney for flood control along Mahohting Creek. The $28,500 payment was deposited with court, with ownership tied to Progressive Real Estate Co Gulf Refining Co and Pennsylvania Railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
R. M. Gibsson
Punxsutawney
U. S
Owen M. Burma
Progressive Real Estate Co
Gulf Refining Co
Pennsylvania Railroad
Slavery Trial Opens In Federal Court At San Diego
In San Diego a slavery trial opens against Alfred Wesley Ingalls and his wife Elizabeth charged with involuntary servitude of 17 year old Dora Jones. The couple deny the charge as Dora testifies, with FBI arrest four months ago at Coronado. The case centers on past Washington era alleged coercion and control. Also in Chico, Father Bernard Hubbard comments Russia would not wage war, citing lack of know how and a Soviet atomic claim.
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Massachusetts
Lynn
Boston
Elizabeth
FBI
Coronado
San Diego Bay
Dora
Ingalls
Elizabeth Kimball
Walter Harmon
Miss Jones
Washington, D. C
Washington
Chico
Callz
United States
Russia
Father Bernard Hubbard
Father Hubbard
Chico Record
Santa Clara
Ve Vees
Alabama
Edmund Ingalls
California
Moscow
Fense
Dillford Fitzgerald
Jack Diego
U. S
Germany
Eugene A. Tolin
Los Angeles
Manchuria
Betty Marshall Graydon
San Diego
Jacob Weinberger
Obituaries from Indiana and surrounding areas
Obituary notices report several deaths including CHARLES PASTERNAK aged 65 in Indiana Hospital with services and burial plans. MARY ELLEN BENNETT of Barnesboro passing at home with church service details. MRS MARIANNA BRUNO of Plumville dying in Pittsburgh with requiem high mass. WASKO KALETTA of Dixonville dying after a curb fall in Cleveland with Army service and multiple survivors. deaths include planned visitations, church services, and interments across multiple local towns and cemeteries.
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Charles Pasternak
Clune
Anna (Batik) Pasternak
Indiana Hospital
Robinson
North Seventh
Street
Indiana
Mary Ellen Bennett
Barnesboro
R. D
Samuel S. Bennett
Henry and
Emmaline Hill Shultz
Barr Township
Cambria County
Mt. Union
Rowland
Homer R
Fred
Nancy) Golden
Penn Run
Bennett
Grant T. Shultz
Commodore
William S. Schultz
Alverda
Franklin D. Shultz
North Seventh Street
Mt. Union Evangelical United Brethren Church
L. C. Dickey
Marianna Bruno
St. Margaret Hospital
Pittsburgh
Luigi and
Gracia Beviosqua de Franco
Italy
James Bruno
Carlo
Anthony
Seattle
Washington
Margaret Kutfa
Beyer
Rose Yolanda
Rudolph
Samuel de Frances
Sharpsburg
Bowser Funeral
Plumville
Sacred Heart Church
Joseph Malinak
Yates- Ord
Sales Manager Addresses Rotary Club in Homer City
Don Black, general sales manager for the Syntron Company at Homer City, told members of the Indiana Rotary Club last night that you are all sales men and each and every one of you sells something.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Black
Syntron Company
Homer City
Indiana Rotary Club
Boro Parking Plan Proposed By Police Chief
Police Chief John F. O Mara spoke to the Kiwanis Club outlining a central multi level parking lot with space for three to four hundred cars to ease congestion. He cited examples where such plans are effective and beneficial. William Lowry was celebrated for his recent marriage with a club gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John, F. O'Mara
Kiwanis Club
Monay, Authien
Aahern Hotel
Black
Indiana
United States
Hemme
O'Mara
William Lowry
Firms that endure in the United States prioritize merchandizing
He told Rotarians that the Syntron Company now has their equipment manufactured and sold in Australia, New Zealand, France and Canada. The remark emphasizes that the secret of success for large industries lies in strong merchandising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auaeabie
United States
Rotarians
Syntron
Australia
New Zealand
France
Canada
Noon Stock Highlights Across Major Companies
A busy session features notable moves among Air Reduction Al Chem Am Dye Am Can Am Rad Am Tel Am Tob Anaconda Cop Ath T&SF Ad Refining Bald Loco Balt & Ohio Bendix Aviat Beth Steel Boeing Airplane Briggs Mtg Budd Co Case JD Ches Ohio Chrysler Solvents Edison Cont Can Douglas Aircraft Du Pont De N Eastman Kodak El Auto-Lite Erie RR Gen Elec Gen Foods Gen Motors Greyhound Hard-Walker Hercules Powder Minors Central Int Harvester TInt Nick Can Int Tel Johns-Manville Lehigh Port C Lehigh Val Coal Liggett Myers Loew's Montgom Ward Nat Biscuit Nat Dairy Nat Distillers Nat Pow & Lt NY Central RR North Ameria Northern Pac Packard Param Pictures Penn RR Pub Sou NJ Pullman Pure Oil Radio Corp Reading Co Repub Steel Sears Roebuck Socony-Vac Sperry Corp Stand Brands Stand Oil Co Stand Oil Ind Stand Oil NJ Studebaker Corp Swift Co Texas Co United Aircraft United Gas Imp US Smet REM Smelt Warner Bros Pict West Un Tel A Woolworth Youngst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Chem & Dye
T&sf
Ad Refining
Bald Loco
Balt & Ohio
Bendix Aviat
Beth Steel
Boeing Airplane
Briggs Mtg Budd Co
Case
JD Ches & Ohio
Chrysler Corp
Column
el Com
Solvents
Cons Edison
Douglas Aircraft du Pont de N Eastman Kodak
el Auto-Lite
Erie RR Gen Elec
Gen Foods
Gen Motors Greyhound
Hercules Powder Minors Central Int Harvester Tint
Nick Can Int
Tel & Tel
Johns-Manville
Lehigh Port C Lehigh Val Coal Liggett & Myers Loew's Inc
Montgom Ward
Nat Biscuit
Nat Dairy Prod
Nat Distillers
Nat Pow & Lt
NY Central RR North Ameria Northern Pac
Packard Motor Param Pictures Penney
Penn RR Pub Sou
NJ Pullman
Pure Oil Radio Corp
Reading Co
Repub Steel Sears Roebuck Socony-Vacu
Lions Fourth Said Biggest in History
The Lions Club hosts a large Fourth of July celebration in Western Pennsylvania featuring square dance exhibitions, a blindfolded routine, a square dance contest, a fireworks display, and a health camp fundraiser for underprivileged children. No admission charged. grounds offer parking and picnic space with refreshment stands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Pennsylvania
Bevin May Sponsor An All Europe Confab
The Daily Telegraph notes that Clayton, just arrived in the country, will be available for consultation at the forthcoming conference. His visit was initially to discuss using the sequel to the current American credit with Britain, now potentially merged into wider aid to Europe including the United Kingdom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton
Paris
Daily Telegraph
Europe
Clark Speaker Steele Clark Addresses Rotary on Hither and Yawn
Indiana County commissioner and president of the State Association of County Officers spoke to the Punxsutawney Rotary Club last night. He framed his remarks around the theme Hither and Yawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steele Clark
Indiana
State Association of County Officers
Punxsutawney
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Gurette
Hi Court
AFL
Union
Top Petrillo
Gazette
Paul M. Herzog
John M. Houston
James J. Reynolds, Jr
Pope
Perone
Wasko Kaletta
Cleveland
Metro Kaletta
Dixonville
186Th Infantry
Edward Deborsky
Gene Keegan
Fred Justic
Louis Debrosky
Susan
John
Charles V
Allecorsa
Aliquippa
Margaret
Julia
Frank
Lawrence Montanaro
Patton
General Electric
St. Michael Greek Catholic Church
Clymer
American Legion Post
Loyal Order of Moose
Kaletta
Andrew Kertis
St. Michael
Syntron Sales Mgr
Rotary
Lions
Bevin
Clark
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