Report On Dr Condon Delayed By Commerce Loyalty Board
Washington March 4 The fate of a loyalty report on Dr Edward A Condon rests with Secretary of Commerce Harriman as the House Un American Activities panel demands access to board records The bureau chief denied disloyalty while FBI chief Hoover noted no disloyal evidence The committee warned it would publicize a disputed letter from Hoover if the department withholds the documents
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas B. Cornell
Washington
Edward A. Condon
Secretary of Commerce
Harriman
Condon
Federal Bureau of Standards
House Un-American Activities Subcommittee
Ilsrue
Un-American Activities Group
Commerce Department Loyalty Board
John L. Towne
Federation of American Scientists
Bureau
J. Parnell U Thomas
R-Nj
Un-American Activities Committee
Commerce Department
FBI
Jd. Edgar Hoover
Thomas
Bureau of Invvestigation
Edward. A. Condon
Washington Post
Hoover
Canton
Candon
Grand Jury Recommends Safety Upgrades at Willard Home
The Grand Jury urged safety guards around power driven machinery in the milk room and called for a new floor in a hallway of the ladies quarters. It recommended fire escapes, consideration of a new barn or extensive repairs to the current structure, and praised Mr. and Mrs. Rowinley, Superintendent and Matron, at Willard Home for cleanliness and care. The jury also noted courthouse cleaning, painting, and a drinking fountain on the second floor, plus repairs to deed, mortgage, and Orphans Court indexes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. R. Rowinley
Willard
Court House
Register of Wills and Recorder of Deeds
A. S. Hess
Government 7 Million Tax Demand Shocks Baltimore Man
An Internal Revenue agent told local businessman Hyman Klein you owe the government seven million dollars. Shortly after, tax liens were filed in Superior Court seeking 5,561,201 against Klein for 1940 to 1944 taxes, 492,471 against his wife Gertrude for the same years, and 1,040,304 against H Harvey Company Ltd, a liquor importing firm of which Klein is president, for excess profits and income taxes for 1945 and 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Mar
Internal Revenue
Hyman If
Klein
Joseph J. A. Rogan
Superior
Gertrude
H. Harvey Company, Ltd
Arab Army Moves Into Palestine
Arab Volunteer Army commander Fawzi Bey Al Kaukji moved into Palestine with a hand picked combat unit from Damascus amid a morning Arab League conference. In Ramallah, Arabs ambushed a Taganah patrol killing 17 Jewish militiamen, while British guns shelled sites near Jewish positions in Jerusalem amid hostilities following the UN partition landing.
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Damascus
Syria
Fawzi Bey al Kaukji
Arab Volunteer Army
Palestine
Araab League Committee On Palestine
Fawat Bey
Fawzi Bey
Araab
Carter L. Davidson
Jerusalem
Mar
Ramallah
Fom Kalandiya
United Nations Commission
Holy Land
Yesarday
Ferusuler
Teulert
Mount Scopus
Hebrew University
Bridges Defies CIO Oyster Order in Northern California
San Francisco report says Harry Bridges openly defied the CIO order to remove him as northern California CIO director. He maintains support for Wallace for president and anti Marshall activities. Allan Haywood said he would delay action until Bridges states his final position. CIO President Murray expressed strong displeasure with left wing refusals to follow national policy.
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San Francisco
Mar
Harry Bridges
CIO
California
West Coast
Longshore
Jeader
Wallace
Allan 8
Haywood
Organization For the Cio
Bridges
Philip Murray
Mirsahl
5000 Idled At Westinghouse In Pittsburgh Strike
In East Pittsburgh 5000 workers idle as a walkout by three Local 601 members spreads. A pay dispute over a new size bearing for the turbo-generator ring triggered the action, with 90 additional quit later and the day shift of 3200 leaving by noon. Other Westinghouse plants remain unaffected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Mar
Pi —A& Work
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Testimony Set On General Meyers Girlfriend Claim
Prosecution plans to call Mrs Mildred Lamarre the alleged girlfriend of Maj Gen Ben E Myers as a key witness after her brother Thomas Readnover testifies. Meyers former Air Forces official is accused of moving wartime profits from Aviation Electric Co to himself and pressuring Lamarré husband to keep quiet. Lamarre and Readnover admit high salaries but say most funds returned to Meyers. The Senate inquiry viewed Myers claiming Aviation was formed because of the alleged girlfriend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mar
Bennett E. Myers
Mildred Lamatree
Thomas
Beadhnover
Meyers
Air Forces
Lamarre
Bleriot
Senate
Aviation Electric Company
Dayton, Ohio
Readnover
Lamarres
Five Nations Meet To Discuss Ideas About Union Talks
Five Nations hold a first session with Benelux officials drafting a proposal. discussions focus on European union concepts and potential military links akin to the Dunkerque pact. US stance is to stay European and not join Brussels talks. Spaak warns that US aid via Marshall Plan is crucial to prevent economic decline.
Largest milk snake recorded at 7 inches in Pennsylvania
Philadelphia March 4 The Philadelphia Zoo expert Roger Conant calls a seven inch milk snake found in a well at Glen Mills the largest of its kind. He notes the prior record was 44 inches and the snake was caught during a zoo expedition.
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Philadelphia
Mar
Roger Conant
Philadelphia Zoo
American Friends Service Committee
Glen Mills
Conant
Folsom Says Charges Are Political News report
In Cullman Alabama a court official said there is no indication when a petition to declare Gov James Folsom the father of 22 month old James Douglas Johnston will be heard The petition also asks to declare Folsom her lawful husband Christine Putman Johnston 30 a former Birmingham hotel employee says they intermarried and lived together in several states She says the child was born in Nashville Tennessee in 1946 Folsom says politics lies behind the charges and notes he went to Washington to testify at a congressional hearing
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullman
Ala
James & Folsom
Christine Putman Johnston
Hanceville
Folsom
Johnston
Washington
Laults
UAW Reject Wallace and Third Party
The CIO United Auto Workers executive board rejected Henry Wallace as a 1948 presidential candidate and endorsed forming a genuine progressive party after the elections. It denounced the Wallace third party as a Communist maneuver and urged mobilization to defeat reactionaries, repeal Taft Hartley, and enact Roosevelt’s economic bill of rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mar
CIO
United Auto— Workers
Henry Wallace
National Cio
Wallace
Euver
Saviet Union
Walter Reuther
UAW
Frank D. Roosevelt
Democrats Consider Ousting Truman as 1948 Candidate
Democrats plan a nationwide poll three weeks before the GOP convention to push MacArthur as the people's choice. Virginia Gov William M. Tuck endorses a revised anti-Truman law allowing the President’s name on the ballot but binding electors by state party orders. Florida Democrats push new revolts amid civil rights disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macarthur
Virginia
William M. Tuck
Truman
Florida
de Tatersone
Jackson
Mihai Defies Abdication Claim After Royal Lunch
Former King Mihai of Romania says his 1947 abdication was forced by a government installed by a foreign power. He recounts threats of bloodshed, asserts he is not bound by the act, and heads to the United States after lunch with Britain’s royal family. The British Foreign Office notes his role against fascism and mentions the Soviet Order of Victory as a past honor.
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London
Mihai
Romania
United States
Buckingham Palace
Europe
Petru Groza
Gheorghiu Dej
Ramanlia
Promises Wife Vegetable Alimony in California Court
In San Jose Mar 4 vegetable packer Sam Lobue told the divorce court it would be impossible to pay $140 a month alimony. He offered vegetables instead but his wife's attorney warned it would dictate her diet. Judge Leonard R Avilla ordered $110 a month in cash pending the divorce action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jose
Calif
Sam Lobue
Lobue
Leonard R. Avilla
Political upheaval and party tensions swirl in July convention era
A July convention looms as the national Democratic appeal for funds is paused. The Ku Klux Klan threatens action over civil rights, warning of blood if federal enforcement proceeds. Senate action stalls on anti-lynching, while GOP contenders Stassen and Dewey maneuver in New Hampshire and Wisconsin. Wallace expands third party push with seven state conventions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natonal Democratic Party
Ku Klux Klan
Wrightsville
Grand Dragon
Samuel Green
Senate
Martin
R-Mass
House
GOP
New Hampshire
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Thomas E.,dewey
New York
Dewey
Truman
Wisconsin
Stassen
MacArthur
Third Party in York to Nominate Wallace for President
York Pa March reports Pennsylvania third party will convene Sunday in York to nominate Henry A Wallace for president and Senator Glen Taylor of Idaho for vice presidency. Gerald Schaflander, executive secretary of the Pennsylvania progressives, says about 2 000 Wallace adherents are expected to attend with Wallace as principal speaker. Taylor cannot attend.
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York
Pennsylvania
Henry A. Wallace
Glen Taylor
Idaho
Gerald Schaflander
Wallace
Taylor
Upset Auto Injures One in Blairsville Area
Luke Bodenheimer of Pittsburgh was admitted to Indiana Hospital after his car skidded on a slippery Route 22 near Blairsville, overturned, and caused possible chest injuries and facial lacerations. Passenger James M. Hood, also of Pittsburgh, escaped unharmed. vehicle damage was about $250.
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Luke Bodenheimer
Pittsburgh
Indiana Hospital
Bottenheimer
Blairsville
James M. Hood
Bodenheimer
Greensburg Man Heads Coal Assn
Ralph E. Jamison of Greensburg was reelected president of the Western Pennsylvania Coal Operators Association at the annual meeting. Officers reelected include J. B. Morrow as vice president Harry A. Sutter as executive vice president M. C. Briggs as treasurer and Earl Glass as secretary. Directors named include Charles B. Eaton F H Coleman F B Dunbar H C Goodhart George H Love W A McBride C C McGregor C W Pollock E A Siemon G C Trevyorrow and F G West, all of Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburgh
Ralph E. Jamison
Greensburg
Western Pennsylvania Coal Operators Association
J. B. Morrow
Harry A. Sutter
M.C. Briggs
Earl Glass
Charles B. Eaton
F. H. Coleman
Blairsville
F. B. Dunbar
Jeffferson
H. C. Goodhart
Irwin
George H. Love
W. A. McBride
Cannonsburg
McGregor
W Pollock
Curtisville
E. A. Siemon
G. C Trevyorrow
F. G. West
Military aid debate on China policy continues
General Wedemeyer told Congress that global balance and free China require cautious military aid, urging selection to match policy and economic aims. He warned against overreach without sufficient force and UN backing, noting China’s need amid growing opposing forces since Japan’s defeat.
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China
China Theater
Chiang Kai-Shek
Truman
Wademeyer
Marshall
U. S
Rep
Kee
R.W. Va
Wedemeyer
United States
United Nations
Japan
MacArthur
Blairsville Water System Leaks Found
A survey by H C Nutting Company reports major leaks in Blairsville wasting about 200000 gallons daily. Main leaks are 140000 gallons on West Market Street and 40000 gallons on East Brown Street, with smaller leaks totaling the rest. Borough officials may release a full report within a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blairsville
H. C. Nutting Company of
Cincinnati
West Market Street
East Brown Street
John Wood
Nutting Company
Borough Council
Know Your War Trophies
The Treasury, War and Navy Departments and the National Rifle Association offer facilities to safely handle explosive war trophies brought home by veterans. A state committee will direct owners to examination facilities to make trophies harmless with the owner’s permission. Contact Investigator in Charge 722 New Federal Bldg. Pittsburgh 19, Pa. Telephone Grant 0800 Ext 488 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury, War and Navy Departments
National Rifle Association
Pittsburgh
Obituary notes for Rev James C Marshall and others
Obituaries detail the death of Seventh United Presbyterian pastor Rev James C Marshall of Lawrenceville and brief notices for Adda K Lewis West of Dayton and Emmet W Albright of Strongstown. Also notes a WWI veteran and local funeral arrangements at Gilbert McInnes and Bell Funeral Homes. The final line notes college enrollment rose about 40 percent from 1930 to 1940.
Greene County trapper tops Pennsylvania fox hunters
Andrew Ewart of Carmichaels led Pennsylvania fox hunters by killing 160 depredators in 50 days from September 22 to November 10, 1947. He bagged 112 gray foxes and 48 red foxes and will receive 640 dollars in state bounties.
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Harrisburg
Greene County
Pennsylvania
Andrew Ewart
Carmichaels
Ewart
G. Harold Wagner
Tolservers
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Deer Creek Cemetery
Adda K. (Lewis) West
Dayton
Smicksburg
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Wadding Funeral Home
J. EB. Troutman
Smicksburg Cemetery
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Strongstown
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