Switzerland Steady Postwar Fortunes Ride Neutrality
In Bern on March 7 1946 a writer notes Switzerland’s economic stability amid postwar disarray. He credits thrift honesty and national unity for avoiding a black market while capital and labor cooperate. Alpine resources waterpower and tourism fuel prosperity as Germans and Americans visit, with the US Army supplying coal and food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bern
Switzerland
Europe
Mack
Remind
Alps
Uncle Sam
U.S. Armys
Anti-Picket Injunctions Rapped By CIO
Harrisburg March report notes CIO executive board condemns anti-picketing injunctions in Allegheny and Philadelphia courts aimed at United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers Union. CIO calls actions unlawful and police power misuse during strikes. Philadelphia GE strikers face $500 bail as grand jury weighs action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Mar
Pennsylvania Deferts Union Council
CI0
Allegheny
Philadelphia
Sara M. Soffell
Allegheny County
Thomas D
Phladelphia
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers Union
CIO
CIO Council
Plans to Relocate Pennsylvania Railroad Relived
Government attorneys and engineers in Pittsburgh discussed relocating 14 miles of the Conemaugh Division for the dam and reservoir project. Congress appropriated 20 million dollars. a Blairsville real estate office opened to handle parcel acquisitions across Westmoreland Armstrong and Todigna counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Conemaugh Division
Pennsylvania Railroad
Nemaugh
Congress
Blairsville
Filiott W. Finkel
U. 5
James F. Boyer
Specifl
C. C. Fletcher
Ohio River Division
Corps of Engineers
Edward ‘@. Ruzzo
D. A Rait
Ind
Finkel
Truman Asks Church Back Legislation Support
President Truman urged church leaders to back his domestic agenda and warned that greedy interests threaten passage of fair employment and other reforms. He tied moral renewal to national health, housing, and social security, stressing atomic power requires a strong ethical code. He spoke after arriving from Fulton and before flying to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Truman
Congress
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ Anh
America
Fulton, Mo
Winston Churchill
Westminster College
Washington
USSR May Ignore Monetary Meet on Wilmington Island
In Savannah on the eve of the IMF fund and International Bank sessions, a State Department official said the Soviet government has yet to reply to an invitation to send an observer. The conference aims to organize the $8.8 billion Fund and the $10 billion Bank to foster foreign trade and multilateral cooperation. No Russian representative reservations have been reported for the event in the General Oglethorpe Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Russia
Wiwington Island
State Department
International Monetary Fund
International Bank
Britton Woods
General Oglethorpe
Nine Cases Prepared For March Jury
Edwin M. Clark district attorney has prepared a list of nine cases for the March term of County Court opening next Monday. The docket includes Mrs Elizabeth Alvort with charges of larceny, Merle Livingston alias Paty Livingston for morality, Mia, Joe Yusick for aggravated assault and battery, James O Hearn for assault and battery, Thomas Peters operating a motor vehicle under the influence, Paul Fowler, Norman Powder and Clair Lydick for aggravated assault and battery, Russell Rungin for larceny, and Ernest Barr for morpita.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin M. Clark
Thomas Peters
Paul Fowler
Norman Powder
Clair Lydick
Russell Rungin
Ernest Barr
Tot's Cries Lead To Finding Body
In Pittsburgh a four month old baby's cries led a hotel watchman to the body of Rita Schaefer a 39 year old mother from Wilkinsburg Coroner William McClelland ordered an autopsy to determine the death cause Mrs Schaefer had checked into the hotel the day before leaving home without explanation her husband J P Schaefer said I first met my wife at this hotel now I must come here and find her dead
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Mar
Rita Schaefer
Wne
Wilkinsburg
William McClelland
Red Cross Drive Calls for Home Donations Only
The Red Cross campaign this year will solicit donations only from residents. No business place college or plant in the borough will be solicited. All donations must be made from the donor’s place of residence. Respond to the worker who calls at your home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Red Cross
College E
St Bn
Saved By Slide In Back Yard A Near Miss
A slide at Cynwyd Pa on March 1 caused a 40 foot fall into the back yard of Mrs Ronald Hardy wife of an army colonel stationed in Chita Her home to be rented and put up for sale was spared by the collapse of two walls The near miss prompted buyers to pause and the yard viewed with caution as she recalled the moment
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cynwd
Ronald Hardy
Guise
Hardy
Chita
Pennsylvania to Confer On Veteran Affairs Conference Opens
Harrisburg March 7 The tap men of government and veterans affairs agencies in Pennsylvania met for the first time for a two day conference on veteran benefits. State cabinet members veterans administration executives state leaders of veterans organizations and heads of veterans service groups attended. Topics included jobs education health hospitalization birth and death certificates and the operation of veterans service centers. They will tour Indiantown Gap Friday and end with a banquet Saturday addressed by Governor Martin and Maj Gen Graves Blanchard Brakine former Marine and now U S Department of Labor retraining chief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans’ Administration
Veterans
Pennsylvania
Atate County Directors of Veterans' Affairs
Indiantown ‘Gap
Beirne Halts Walkout Before Picket March
Beirne stopped the planned walkout 25 minutes before pickets were to march, amid a wage agreement pattern for Long Lines Telephone Workers. The pattern covers over 19,000 employees with a total $6.8 million in increases and sets weekly and hourly ranges across crafts, clerical staff, and other categories. The settlement, effective Feb 1 1948, awaits local ratification as picket lines remain in place and negotiations occur at local levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beirne
Wrge
A.T. and
Federation of
Long Lines Telephone Workers
NFTW
Warren
Western Electric Company
Kearny
Western Electria Company
Kearny, N. d
New York
Waren
Washington ‘Telephone Exchange
Labor Department
Bell System
Moose Lake Washington named after Indiana County pioneer Frank Moose
Port Angeles News recounts how Moose Lake in Washington State got its name from Frank Moose of Indiana County Pennsylvania. Cameron, a local pioneer, explains he named the lake over 40 years ago for his hunting partner Frank Moose and describes building a horse trail from Blue Mountain to Moose Lake in 1907 08.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Angels
Washington
Indiana County
Moose Lake
Indiana
A.H. Cameron
B. Cameron
Sports, Wash
Blue Mountain
Cameron
Olympic ‘Mountains
Port Angelis
Frank Moose
Pennsylvania
Deer Park
Dungeness
Grand Valley
Moosey Lake
Bremertow
Indiana State Dean's List Honorees From Indiana County
Ten students from Indiana County earned a place on the GTC Dean's List for the first semester at Indiana State Teachers College. Names include Janes Bennett Brualy Valley Isabel Ta wards 666 Grant sleet Mary Jane Ferrier Amida Garberoni Mentele Gertrude Houck Richard Bunene Miller Ramona Moorhead Elissa and Ella Parents MAL Water Street and Mary Lou Wilmer Blacklids. The honor recognizes a B average and ranking in the department's top 10 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana County
Indiana State
Teachers College
Janes Bennett
Brualy Valley
Isabel Tawards
Grant Sleet
Indiana
Mary Jane Ferrier
Eleventh Street
Amida Garberoni
Mentele
Gertrude Houck
Sixth Street
Richard Bunene Miller
Rochester Mills
Ramona Moorhead
School Street
Elissa and
Ella
Mal Water Street
Mary Lou Wlimer
Blacklids
Rne
Longshoremen Return After Half-Holiday Vote
In Philadelphia 2500 Longshoremen of the International Longshoremen's Association returned to work after a half-holiday to vote on a new contract. Union assistant secretary Edward Brennan said the wage boost of 25 cents per hour was approved, raising the hourly rate to 1.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Mar
International Longshoremen’s Association
AFL
Edward Brennan
Finders Keepers in Dispute Over Found Billfold
In Independence Kansas a court asks who will receive a $100 bill found in a county treasurer’s office billfold on November 14. Two claimants say they were first to discover it as County Treasurer A. M. Eckelberry forwards the matter to District Judge J. W. Holdren for a ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Kas
J. W. Holdren
A. M. Eckelberry
Causes Set In Increasing Road Deaths
Harrisburg March 7 AP The State Department of Revenue reports 44 more highway deaths in January than in 1945 mainly due to speed reckless driving and careless walking The Bureau of Highway Safety notes 166 people were killed on streets and highways last month with 105 rural 61 urban counties showing increases Allegheny County led with a ten death rise. only 11 counties declined
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
State Department of Revenue
Department
Bureau of Highway Safety
United States
Pennsylvania
Bureau
Allegheny County
Colonial Airlines bids for trans Atlantic air routes
Civil Aeronautics Board hearings end as Colonial Airlines submits plans to expand service linking New York, Philadelphia, Reading, Lancaster, Trenton, Wilmington, Buffalo, Atlantic City, Rochester, Binghamton, New York City, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Akron and Springfield with overseas connections in a Middle Atlantic route scheme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Mar
Civil Aeronaulics Boards
Middle Atlantic
Colonial Airlines, Inc
New York
Colonial
United States
Canada
Washington
Reading
Lancaster
Trenton
N. J
Wilmington
Del
Buffalo
Atlantic City
Rochester
Binghamton
New York City
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Akron
Springfield
Ohio
7 Colonial
Plan To Improve Pittsburgh Station
Plans to modernize Pittsburgh Pennsylvania railroad station in a 15 million dollar program were disclosed yesterday by company officials. The terminal will be renovated and facilities expanded with easier access to trains. D Ia Somerville, chief engineer for the Central Region, said work would begin shortly but declined to estimate completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Mar
Pennsylvania Railsread
D. Ia
Somerville
Grant St
Wives of Pittsburgh servicemen aboard U S George W Goethals ship
In Le Havre on March 7, 442 military dependents and children sailed home aboard the US George W Goethals. Among them were Mrs Marguerite Rousso 21 wife of Pvt Michael Rousso of Midland Pa and Mrs Georgette Gravelle 22 wife of Warrant Officer John Grevelle Turtle Creek Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LE Havre
France
Pittsburgh
U. S
George W. Goethals
United States
Marguerite Rousso
Michael Rousso
Midland
Georgette Gravelle
John Grevelle
Turtle Creek
Sharp Practices In Auto Dealing Probed In Harrisburg
Harrisburg lawmakers hear dealers admit the abuse of excessive finance charges in used car financing The joint state government commission chair Rep Franklin H Lichtenwalter says the committee will study remedies to abolish these evils as probes continue into sharp practices in auto financing Dealers testified they profit from used car sales and financing charges, sometimes exceeding amounts paid to finance companies
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Mar
Franklin H. Lichtenwalter
Lehigh
Joint
State Government Commission
Martin
Strong Store Sales Rise In Fourth District Review
The Fourth Federal Reserve District reports February was the best month on record for department store sales indicating public confidence and high personal incomes despite widespread unemployment in key industries. Pittsburgh up 21 percent Cincinnati 24 percent Cleveland 18 percent. Bead wire shortage feared for tire makers averted when a major producer resumed in February while fabricators faced steel strike impacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Mat
Fourth
Federal Reserve ‘District
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
General Steel
DuPont Plans 35 New Plants In Postwar Nylon Program
DuPont shows a vast postwar expansion into nylon yarn rayon plastics cellophane pigments and photographic film. It outlines 35 new plants at a cost not yet set but described as substantial by President W S Carpenter Sr. The annual statement, made public yesterday, reports 1945 net income of 77.8 million dollars about 6.28 dollars per common share versus 80.9 million dollars or 6.50 dollars per share in 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Del
DuPont de Nemours and Company
Tne
W.S. Carpenter, Sr
Imade
Electrically Heated Rugs Seen For Near Future
New York reports that electrically heated rugs for invalids and babies will appear in homes soon. Business Week highlights other items such as levelized lamp shades, a cordless iron with a thermostatic bed plate, and an electric alarm clock that rings until the sleeper rises to reset the system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Business Week
MacArthur probes slow trans Pacific airmail
Tokyo March 7 General MacArthur voiced grave concern over airmail collapse causing Letters from California to Japan to take up to 37 days. Headquarters said mail was distributed after a week with some postmarked in the 380s. He urged War Department to carry air mail even if passenger service stops. Civilian contract staff proposed. Bible copies in Japanese noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Mar
MacArthur
Japan
California
Philippines
MacArthur Hen
War Department
Pacific
Pork To Be Scarcer Than In 1944
Harrisburg reports the 1946 hog inventory fell eight percent, with 494000 hogs on Pennsylvania farms, 80000 fewer than 1945 and 279000 below January 1 1944. Fewer breeding sows and higher costs lower future pork supplies. hog values rise to 22.20 per head, total value about 15.5 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania
Federal State Crop Service
Body With Five Bullet Wounds Found Near Erie Golf Site
State police seek identity of a man aged about 25 to 31 whose body with five head wounds was found in a shallow grave near Erie’s Municipal golf links. A Belgian-made pistol lay nearby. he wore trousers a shoe and part of a shirt. Footprints and tire marks show a struggle. autopsy incomplete but the injuries likely came from the pistol. Police sent fingerprints to Washington and Harrisburg. a laundry mark and a gold tooth were noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Alan Firman
Heraid
John Mehallick
Washington
Harrisburg
Frank Lichtenwalter
Elmer ‘Zimer
Joseph Campbell
Obituaries for Gibson and Baros Noquish in Indiana area
Two obituary notices from the Indiana area. Charles Wallace Gibson, 43, of Sagamore dies at home visiting sister Mrs Pantall McCurdy after a two year illness. Survived by widow Baeatrice (Yoder) Gibson and three children. burial in Harmony Cemetery. Anna Baros Noquish, 57, of McIntyre dies in Indiana Hospital after five weeks as a parent. Survived by husband Frank Boquish and two daughters. Burial details to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Wallace Gibson
Sagamored
Pantall McCurdy
R. D
Ieee
Penn
Edward and
Hattie
Eddy) Gibson
Fenn Run
Chambersville
Saganmore
Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Co
Sagamore
Aie
Presbyterian Church
Penn Run
U. M
Baeatrice
Yoder) Gibson
Ruth Ann
William Fdaward
Charles Jr
Pantull McCurdy
Steve Bresnyak
Robinson Funeral Home
James K. Boston
Harmony Cemetery
Penn Ruh
Mits
Anna (Sandok) Baros
Noquish
McIntyre
Indiana Hospital
Boquish
Hungary
Andrew Sandor
United States
St. Gertrude’s
Frani Boquish
Miner Killed At Strip Operation Near Parkwood
Joseph Yaslek, 40, of Wisconsin, died at 4 30 a m at a coal stripping site near Parkwood. He was buried by rock collapses from soft ground while employed by Mashuda Construction Company of Milwaukee and Hyed in a trailer. Coroner Dr KE Fleming ruled crushed chest and fractured skull the cause. Mine safety inspector L D Kimmel said safety precautions were not used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Yaslek
Wisconsin
Parkwood
Mashuda Construction Company
Milwaukee
KE. L. Fleming
L. D. Kimmel
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Fulton
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GTC
Finders Keepers
Morell
Earth
Weather Report
Sale S.C
Quay
Singer Sewing Machine
Phila
Wake
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