Life Goes On Amid Ruins in Austria Tour Report
Mackenzie and Mrs Mackenzie travel Vienna by express through war devastated Austria. They observe refugees, skiers in Tyrol, war profiteers, honest tradesmen, army officers and UNRRA workers. Passports and permits govern passage through American French and Russian zones. Vienna shows heavy bombing damage but some landmarks may be restored.
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Vienna
Mar
Europe
Austria
Tney
Tyrol
UNRRA
Berl
Smyrna-Georgeville 4-H Calf Club Meets at Marion Center
The Smyrna-Georgeville 4-H Calf Club held its monthly meeting at Meade Hazlett’s home in Marion Center with 44 attendees, including 24 4-H members. The club has 26 dairy valve members and two pig projects. A song, games, and lunch followed the business session. Next meeting will be at Harold Johnston’s home, Marion Center, R. D. 2. members to bring project books.
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Meade Hazlett
Marion Center
Haxett
Shoe Discussion At Rotary Meet
At the local Rotary Club meeting Leonard FPrector praised American ingenuity in engineering and machine making. Rotarians heard shoe history and viewed samples with a demonstration plus a film on the manufacturing process. Proc tor has 20 years in the shoe business.
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Leonard Fprector
Rotary Club
Proc.tor
Greyhound Union Approves Raise in Northeast States
The AFL union of 4,000 Greyhound workers approved a federal fact finding board's 1 percent pay raise for drivers across 18 northeastern states and a 13 cent an hour flat boost for maintenance and terminal workers. Workers ended a November–December walkout to await the board's decision.
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Cleveland
Mar
AFL
Pennsylvania
Central Greyhound
Greyhound
John Pappas Denies He Killed Wife
Reading Pennsylvania report on March 13. John Pappas a 42 year old steelworker testified in Berks County Court that he shot his wife Helena 40 to protect her reputation. He described taking sleeping pills and sneaking a fatal dose, then waking to a gunshot and calling police.
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Reading
Apj
John Pappas
Helena
Lash
Pappas
M. Bernard Hoffman
Ord
11 Assured State House Re-Election
Harrisburg march 13 ap eleven members of the 1945 state house of representatives including speaker fiss appeared assured of re election today unless write in campaigns against them develop all of them ten republicans and one democrat will be unopposed in the may 21 primary while no candidates of the opposite party have filed for the nomination for the places they were fiss r Snyder w stuart melm and w mack guthrie r Armstrong albert f oor and herbert p sorg r bedford homer cook r erle julian pulaski d erle thomas lee r phil a Warner deputy r Pike ray w greenwood r wyoming and samuel b den nison r jefferson in addition albert w johnson and edwin k jennings republican candidates for house seats in mckean and tioga counties respectively were unopposed in the primary and there were no democratic candidates for the seats there will be at least 3 new faces in the house however since only 175 of the present members 5 republicans and 80 democrats filed for re election in the senate 19 of the 25 senators whose terms expire this year have candidates again two other vacancies in the upper branch will be filled at special actions may se
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Harrisburg
House of Representatives
Ry T. Piss
State Election Bureau
Fiss
Snyder
W. Stuart Melm
W. Mack Guthrie
Armstrong
Albert F
Tioga
House
Senate
Mayse
Mother's Loss Is Foundation Gain Gloria Cuts Funds
Gloria Vanderbilt Stokowski announced she will discontinue an allowance to her daughter Gloria Morgon Vanderbilt. She clarified the funds will support a foundation aiding homeless and malnourished children, with the money redirected to child welfare as she continues to work.
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Gloria
Mexico City
Marsh
Gloria Vanderbilt Stokowski
Gloria Morgon Vanderbilt
Magyar Pro Nazi Executions Stir Hungarians
In Budapest a crowd of about eight thousand witnessed the execution by strangulation of Ferenc Szalusi the wartime prime minister alongside three other pro Nazi leaders. Four thousand more unable to enter Marko jail surged at the doors as police fired warning shots to control the mob. The condemned were joined by Joseph Gega Karely Beregffy Kergeván and Gabor Vajna former Nazi figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
Mar
Hungaroans
Ferenc Szalusi
Hungary
Marko
Szaland
Joseph Gega
Karely Beregffy-Kergevan
Gabor Vajna
The
Inerior
Police chief installs gripe box for speeders in court
Kansas City police superintendent Henry W. Johnson set up a gripe box in the night court to receive written suggestions from 187 speeders. Only one note was submitted, a feminine complaint urging better looking patrolmen and a smiling officer to crack a smile.
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Kansas City
Mar
Henry W. Johnson
Dairymen Demand Higher Milk Prices Across Pennsylvania
Western Pennsylvania dairymen urged the Pennsylvania Milk Control Commission to back a state wide price rise to avert liquidation of herds. They argued OPA controls and high costs squeeze both producers and distributors, fearing future milk shortages if prices stay low.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Milk Control Commission
OPA
Western Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Edgar Honsekér
Fayette County
Honsaker
George A. Taylor
Transpurer
Dairymen’s Cooperative Sales Association
Army Recruits 14 County Men Enlist in Regular Army
Fourteen county men enlisted in the Regular Army at the U S Recruiting Station Indiana during the week of March 4. Reenlistments include Pete Agostino Homer City for three years with armor in the ETO and Joseph Grant Shaffer Dora who reenlisted after prior service with the Armored Division on Luzon New Guinea and the Southern Philippines. Harry Singleton reenlisted in the Ordinance for three years for the Pacific theater. Anthony Wayne DeCarlo and Orrie LeRoy Bowman also joined three year terms in armored and armored forces respectively with units listed. Theodore J. Henneman and Delbert Kenneth Dishong enlisted for three years and eighteen months respectively. Robert Daniel Grofit reenlisted for three years with the Service Command in the U S A with prior combat in Normandy Northern France and the Rhineland. Raymond Lyle McCullough, James Irwin Scott, William Edward Lantz, John McGeary Keith, Dale Alvin Clawson, and George Stanley Volas also enlist for various terms in RAF, AAF, and unassigned statuses with regional ties to Indiana and surrounding towns.
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U. S
Philadelphia St
Indiana
Pete Agostino
Homer City
Armored
ETO
Luzon
New Guinea
Paura
Philippines
Joseph
Grant Shaffer
Dora
United States
Harry Singleton
Charles Singleton
Anthony Wayne DeCarlo
Ralph DeCarlo
AAF
Orrie LeRoy Bowman
Orrie LeRoy Bowman Sr
Tunnelton
Theodore J. Henneman
Herbert
Normandy
France
Rhineland
Raymond Lyle McCullough
R. B. McCullaugh
Cherry Tree
RAF
James Irwin Scott
James T. Scott
Ernest
William Edward Lantx
J. E. Lantx
R. D
John McGeary Keith
Marie Keith
Clymer
Dale Alvin Clawson
Carl Clawson
George Stanley Volas
Stanley Volas
New Division of Mid Atlantic Could Form Next Season
A third division of the Middle Atlantic Athletic Basketball Conference may form next season. J Shober Barr of Franklin and Marshall College chairs the conference committee and may recruit Moravian Albright Scranton Lebanon Valley Jumala and Susquehanna. Lafayette won the conference crown with a 52 39 victory over Rutgers. Rutgers eliminated Ursinus and Lafayette in playoffs. Dickinson plans to compete in the northern division next season. F and M may rejoin if Austin Bishop resumes basketball. Lehigh president Glenn Harrieson and Lafayette Bill Anderson named leaders. Ursinus Everett Bailey elected president. Ray Randall Haverford secretary treasurer.
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Bethlehem
Middle Atlantic Athletic
J. Shober Barr
Franklin and Marshall College
Moravian
Albright
Scranton
Lebanon Valley
Jumala
Susquehanna
Lafayette
Rutgers
Muhlenberg
Ursinus
Ursinng
Barr
Dickinson College
Austin Bishop
Lehigh
Glenn Harrieson
Bill Anderson
Woody Ludwig
Bucknell
Everett Bailey
William Murray
Delaware
Ray Randall
Haverford
Farmhand dies by own action in Irwin fruit cellar
Greensburg reports John Kuhns a 63 year old farmhand hanged himself in the fruit cellar of the C. W. Liuther farm at Irwin R D 4 where he had been employed for 33 years Coroner H A McMurray announced. Pittsburgh dispatch notes a youthful armed bandit at the Southside Keystone Lumber Co office who escaped with a $150 cashbox after a clerk held back three thousand dollars in an adjoining room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensburg
Westmoreland County
H. A. McMurray
John Kuhns
C. W. Liuther
Irwin
R. D
Pittsburgh
Keystone Lumber Co
Trial details urged as Herge guilt stands
NEW CASTLE Pennsylvania March 13 The Commonwealth pressed to prove degree of guilt for Irvin Herge 43 who pleaded guilty to the slaying of Jean Fatur 20 Ellwood City The state says He rged fatally beat the girl hid her body in a car trunk for 10 days then dumped remains in the Maumee River near Napoleon Last Oct Sumner Palmer and Charles H Taylor testified hearing a splash while fishing Oct 27 and finding the body next day Sheriff Bartels said one of Herges first acts after arrest was to ask a policeman to call a girl friend and say he could not keep an appointment Mrs Mary Ball Shaffer said Fatur went out with Herge and that he signaled his presence by blinking her car lights
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New Castle
The
Commonwealth Today
W. Walter Braham
Irvin ©. Herge
Pretty Jean Fatur
Ellwood City
Herge
Maumee
Napoleon
Sumner Palmer
Charles H. Taylor
Jean Fatur
Fred H. Bartels
Mary Ball Shaffer
Miss Fatur
Nominate Buell Snyder Successor Nomination in 23rd District
Carl H. Hoffman of Somerset nominated as Republican candidate for the unexpired term of the late J Buell Snyder in the 23rd District covering Fayette and Somerset Counties. Hoffman won a meeting of 18 Somerset and 21 Fayette delegates. he previously ran as GOP nominee in 1942 and 1944. His opponent will be Snyder's widow, nominated by Democrats. Hoffman is a long-time local businessman and former Western Pennsylvania district VP of the American Legion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset
Carl H. Hoffman
J. Buell Snyder
Fayette
Hoffman
Somerset County
Fayette County
G. O. BP
Snyder
Wha
Western Pennsylvania
The
American
Curfew Imposed on German Girls Near U.S. Army HQ
In Frankfurt on March 3, Army authorities ordered a 1¢ P.M. curfew to restrict visits by German girls to the U.S. Army headquarters area. Officials cited orders from higher headquarters.
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Frankfurt
Mar
U.S. Army
Pastor Dies in Altoona at 62
The Rev. Leo L. Bailey pastor of St. John's Catholic Church Lake Imont Altoona died yesterday at age 62. He was a native of Ren ova.
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Altoona
Leo L. Bailey
St. John's Catholic Church
Lake Imont Altoona
Renova
Crack Down On Lobbyists Seeths Washington
House leaders aim to curb lobbyists amid claims Washington swarms with pressure groups. The plan includes a potential all out inquiry by a five member committee, pushed by Rules Chairman Sabash as Speaker Rayburn notes six months of bustle by lobbyists.
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Nashington
House
Washington
Presse
Sabash
D-Ik
Rules Committee
Commiritee
Rayburn
Texas
Indicted for Aiding PW Escape in Gettysburg Case
Federal grand jury indicted Mrs Lovell Cease Pearl Cease and Byron Cease of Orrtanna on charges of aiding two German prisoners of war to escape from a Gettysburg prison camp last January. Additional indictments named Richard Lefko Louis Rowlands Paul Stanley James Wray Jr Howard Shaffer Robert Brissill Georgette Hauke and Jack Snyder on various offenses including draft law postal thefts and forgery of a government check.
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Scranton
Lovell Cease
Pearl Cease
Byron Cease
Orrtanna
Gettysburg
Richard Lefko
Coudersport
Louis Rowlands
Plymouth Township
Paul Stanley
Chambersburg
James Wray
Jr. McClure
Mifflin County
Howard Shaffer
Robert Brissill
Packer Township
William Urich
Harrisburg
Georgette Hauke
Alias Limbardo
Williamsport
Jack Snyder
Recess in CIO Parade Suit at GE Philadelphia Plant
Federal Judge George A. Welsh recessed hearings on a CIO union bid to hold parades at the strikebound General Electric plant in Philadelphia. He said he did not want to hurry the case as testimony revealed substantial features needing consideration by counsel and court amid clashes between police and strikers during mass picketing. The GE workers joined a nationwide walkout three months ago demanding a $2 daily raise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
CIO
General Electric
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
U. S. District Court
George A. Welsh
British Indonesian clash leaves ten dead in convoy fight
A British supply column stalled by three days of fighting between Buitenzorg and Bandong was joined by a tank force moving from Buitenzorg toward Soekaboemi and Bandoeng. More than 3,000 men, including tanks and artillery, fought Indonesian forces. casualties reported: 10 dead and 49 wounded over three days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batavia
Buitenzorg
Bandoeng
Buienzorg
Soekaboemi
Butter Shortage Seen Growing More Acute
George Hine of the OPA warns the butter shortage will deepen as the Department of Agriculture prioritizes fluid milk and ice cream over butter. He spoke to readers at the Philadelphia Produce Exchange, noting the shift in supply emphasis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
George Hine
OPA
Washington
Philadelphia Produce Exchange
Department of Agriculture
Beatrice Man Loses Wallet At Theater
Clarke, a Beatrice resident, went to the movie house and realized his billfold containing 148 dollars was missing. He searched the theater but could not locate the wallet despite a lengthy search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice
Neb
Clarke
Auld Insane At Time of Rape Killing
Camden jurors heard Howard Auld 25 a para trooper was mentally incompetent and insane when a Philadelphia waitress Miss Margaret Rita McDade 23 was killed last Aug 14. Defense contends quarrel led to her assault and death while noting Auld wounded in the Philippines and discharged two weeks before the crime. Autopsy ruled suffocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden
N. J
Howard Auld
Camden County Criminal Court
Bellman v. N. J
Margaret Rita McDade
Philadelphia
Rocco Palese
Auld
Palese
Philippines
Dade
Welfare Fund Is Asked For Miners
Negotiations over miners wages continue with proposals including a health and welfare fund for mine workers and adjustments to unionization, vacation, severance, and holiday pay. UMW leader Lewis cautions a nationwide coal strike could occur April 1 if demands stay unmet, urging fair treatment and reductions in overtime by shortening hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
Supreme Court
UMW
England
United States
Gun Found On Links Killed Rob't Fisher
Erie acting district attorney said ballistics linked a gun found near the Erie golf course to the murder of ex-sailor Robert Fisher. The weapon had belonged to Fisher’s estranged wife Blanche and changed hands before last seen with Michael Bubna, a suspect. Several arrests followed, including Mike Dominic and Violet Tarbell, with Dominic charged with murder and Tarbell a witness.
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Erie
Erie ‘County
Damian J. McLaughlin
Erie Golf Course
Robert Fisher
McLaughlin
Fisher
Blanche
Michael Bubna
Municipal Golf Inks
Mike Dominic
Violet Eleanor Tarbell
Savannah
State
Erie County
Dominic
Tarbell
Millie ‘Thomas
Farmers Observe Drainage Results in Clarion and Indiana Counties
Farmers visited the Clarion County Soil Conservation District to view drainage work results done with the district and Penn State Research Department. Observations noted terraces installed two years prior draining waterlogged land, while mole drainage proved unsatisfactory. a bulldozer built pond cost 146 dollars, spring-fed with diversion terrace to prevent silt, suggesting drainage terraces could improve many Black Lick District sites at far lower cost than tile installations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S Aroua
Indiana County
Clarion County Soil Conservation District
Clarion Soil Conservation District
Research Department
Pennsylvania State College
Karl Jacobs, Sr
Earl Jacobs, Jr
Harry Wallace
Brush Valley
Clarence C. McFeaters
Penn Run
Guy Stutzman
Dale Frankle
Joseph Hackler
Indiana
Clarion County
Black Lick
Newsman Beazell Dies After Long Journalism Career
Abington Pennsylvania March 13 William Preston Beazell died yesterday at Abington Hospital aged 89. Beazell began on the Pittsburgh Leader 49 years ago and served as day managing editor of the New York World from 1921 to 1930. He was an associate professor at Columbia School of Journalism from 1923 to 1932.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abington
William Preston Beazell
Old Pittsburgh Leader
Abington Hospital
Beazell
Old New York World
Columbia University School of Journalism
Obituaries Mary D Aurelio of Homer City Dies
Mary D Aurelio wife of Giuseppe D Aurelio of Homer City died at her home Sunday March 10 at 10 45 pm Friends may call at the family residence Requiem High Mass will be held at St Luis Church Lucerne Mines Thursday at 9 30 am Father M Rosenthal to officiate Interment at Sir Bernard Cemetery Indiana
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary D'Aurelio
Guiseppe D‘aurelio
Homer City
St. Luis Church
Lucerne Mines
M. Rosenthal
Sir Bernard Cemetery
Indiana
Ask Federal Aid In Public Assistance
A 13 state conference of social welfare and relief workers urged federal participation in general public assistance costs. Franklin Liechtenwaller said the plan would help meet need nationwide. The group also sought removing grant maximums and letting states set relief standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Mar
Franklin H. Liechtenwaller
Pennsylvania
Allegheny Bond Discussed by County Commissioners
Allegheny County will hold a meeting with five department representatives to review a proposed $30,000,000 bond issue for voter consideration on May 21. The plan aims to fund projects including Penn Lincoln Parkway shares, bridges at Glenwood Dravesburg and Rankin, and major road and airport expansions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenwood
Dravesburg
Rankin
Greater
Pittsburgh
Allentown Marks 78th Anniversary As City
Allentown Pennsylvania celebrated its 78th anniversary yesterday. The city traces its origins to 1762 when Northampton Town was laid out and it was incorporated as a city on March 12, 1867. The town became a borough in 1888 and the name changed to Allentown. Since 1887 it has grown to a population nearing 100000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allentown
Pennsylvania
Lehigh Valley
Northampton Town
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