Austria in limbo as four powers hold and Russia widens its zone
Vienna amid postwar redrawings as four allied powers sustain occupation of Austria. Moscow weighs extending influence while Russians keep troops in their zone. Food shortages worsen with ration cuts and requisitions as UNRRA prepares to assume Austria’s relief duties next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Mir
Austria
Europe
Teminder
Asia
Moscow
Stettin
Waal
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Alliad
Invasian
UNRRA
Nine Veterans Are Discharged at Camp Indiana
Nine veterans were discharged at the Camp There aa Indiana area separation center on March 10. Names include Sgt. Frank J. Mrazik Homer City RB a Pie Lester DQ Adamson Marion Center, Cpl. James N. Huntey Ernest, Sgt. Alyy K. Hopkins Indiana, AMM 3/c Johny H. Strickland Indiana RD 2, CM i/e Robert C. Layman Indiana, MoMM 2/c Alexander Rellick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Area
Yelayoray Separation Center
Frank J. Mrazik
Homer City
A. Pie
Lester
Adamson
Marion Center
James N. Huntey
Ernest
Pie
Vernon
Blough
Holsapple
Alyy K. Hopkins
South
Second Street
Indiana
New Orleans
Navy
AMM
Johny H. Strickland
Indiana R. D
AL Bainbridge
George Stolitza
Dixonville
Sampson
Robert C. Layman
Fifth Street
Alexander Rellick
Dwoeerse Mines
Truck Crash on William Penn Highway Near Blgirsville
State Police report a two truck collision four miles east of Blgirsville on the Penn Highway. John Fleske of Butler faces charges for following too closely after his fuel truck rear ended by Danta V. Stiles of Homer City. Damage roughly $300. State law forbids gasoline trucks from traveling within 600 feet of each other.
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Star
William Penn
Blgirsville
John Fleske
Butler
Fleske
Danta V. Stiles
Homer City
Atri
Von Model Death by Own Action Reported in Germany
Mar. 16. German reports say Field Marshal Walther von Rundstedt killed himself after eluding pursuit in the Ruhr area for a decade. Officials fear surrender to the western Allies could lead to his transfer to Allied authorities amid broader wartime changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hervord
Germany
Walther Vondit
Ruhr
Foremen Return To Work At Westinghouse Plant
Westinghouse Electric recalls several hundred foremen at its East Pittsburgh works under an injunction against mass picketing. Pickets and onlookers crowd main gate as two supervisors attempt entry and are blocked. Company says recall is for preliminary engineering and estimating on $800,000 worth of business held up by the 69 day strike. production workers remain out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Maas
Big East
Jatexsad
CIO United Electrical Workers
W. EK. Horn
Whalinghouse
East Pittsburgh
Cio-United Electrical Workers
Westinghouse
Britain awaits note reply on Soviet Iran moves
A Canberra dispatch reports Australia agrees with Herbert Wyatt that Russian policy is defensive while Britain notes Bevin’s UN and Commons statements. Tass counters U S claims of Soviet troop moves via Iran, as Truman says no alarm and Begin doubts Russia will honor Iranian independence claims.
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Moscow
Iran
Canberra
Herbert W. Wyatt
Australia
Foreign Office
Ernest Bevin
United Nations Security Council
House of Commons
Beltin
Evin
Andrei Vishinsky
Security Council
Russia
Vishinsky
Bevin
London
Tran
Tasa
U. S. State Department
Lray
Tass
Moscow Radio
State Department
U.S. A
Store Badly Hit By 3 Alarm Fire Charleroi Pa
The Collins Department Store, the largest in Washington County town, suffered heavy damage from a three alarm fire. Owner Leonard J. Collins arrived from New York to assess losses exceeding 60 thousand dollars. Firemen from nearby towns tackled flames for over an hour, smoke filled the building, and nearby businesses faced threat as traffic was halted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleroi
Collins Department
Washington County
Leonard J. Collins
New York
Wolf Clothing Store
Cherterol
Mones‘som
Belly Vernon
Nort Cher‘terol
Caesarian Triplets Born at Carlisle Hospital
Mrs. James B. Hendry and her four children were delivered by Caesarean section at Carlisle Hospital yesterday. Dr. E Blaine Apa, the attending physician, said it was the first triplet birth at the hospital in 20 years. The father was reported en route from Fort Bam Houston, Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
Mar
James B. Hendry
Carltale Moapital
E. Blaine Apa
Fort Bam Houston
Texas
Auld Tells How Rita McDade Died
Camden jurors hear confession by Howard Auld who admits meeting Rita McDade after a V J party, grabbing her, striking, and tossing her into a cistern. Defense seeks insanity evidence based on Army psychosis record released July 27, 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden
N. J. Mar
Gene R. Mariano
Howard Auld
Ballmawr
N. J
V-J
Margaret Rita McDade
Philadelphia
Rocco Palese
Auld
Palese
Howard EB. Lawrence
Army
Miss McDade
Labor unions clash over government role in bargaining
At a Carbondale dinner, a speaker urged ending government control in labor management and pushing for free collective bargaining and voluntary arbitration. The AFL-CIO dispute centers on government intervention versus CIO wage push and strikes. Officials fear intensified conflict as wage and price dynamics draw in Truman era policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale Central Layer
AFL
CIO
Hlgh
Afl-Cio
Philip Murray
Labor Movement
American Labor Movement
APL
Truman
Business Index Rises 32 Points on Strong Steel Trade
The University of Pittsburgh Bureau of Business Research reports the business index up nearly 32 points to 174.9 percent of the 1956-39 average, driven by steel production and trade gains. Steel loadings increased while coal shipments fell slightly. department store sales for the four weeks ended March 9 rose 15.4 percent versus a year earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Mar
University of Pittsburgh
Bureau of Business Research
Burreau
Reall
Robertson Resigns As Scout Head
Charles G. Robertson resigns as Scout executive of the William Penn Council Boy Scouts. At a February 4 meeting the district committee presented a $26.00 going away gift. Rev C R Wick praised his work in Homer City area. He plans to finish a finance drive and troop projects in the Northwest District. New district commissioner Evan Jones was introduced. A District Court of Honor is set for March 21 with four stay awards. A Boy Fact Survey shows 29 boys 12 years or older not yet in scouting and 51 boys ages five to twelve expressing interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles G. Robertson
William Penn Council
Wag
South East District Committee
C. R. Wick
Homer City
Robertson
Godspeed
Boy Scouts of America
G. R. Davia
Council
Evan Jones
Rhensburg
George Allison
Cornell
Thomas Blue
Homer City High School
Russell Dickey
Organization Committee
Ube
George Buchanan Named Bond Chairman for Savings Bonds Drive
George L. Buchanan appointed County Advisory Chairman by the U S Savings Bonds Division Washington D C continues program for sale of E F and G Savings Bonds. Payroll deductions in all workplaces sustain bond sales including schools reads and community organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George L. Buchanan
U. S. Savings Bonds Division
Treasury Department
Washington, D. C
Buchanan
War Finance Committee
Charles J. Miel
E. F
Marshall Back Home After China Mission Return
General George C. Marshall, Truman's special envoy to China, arrived in Washington and was summoned to a White House conference. He declined to comment on China conditions, and was to meet President Truman at 3:30 p.m. A crowd welcomed him, and he hugged his wife in public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George C. Marshall
Truman
China
White House
Chiang Kai-Shek
Marshall
Dwight D. Eixenhower
Dean Acheson
Army and State Department of
UNRRA Meet Elec Co-ops Seeks Means to Aid Hungry
Atlantic City delegates from 47 nations gather at UNRRAs fourth annual session amid luxury to discuss solutions for hunger as UNRRA winds down. President Truman vows full US aid to feed starving populations while evaluating export-focused food strategies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
UNRRA
Herbert Lehmann
New York
Herbert Hoover
John Winant
United States
Britain
U. S
W. Averill Harriman
Atlantic City
Mar
Truman
America
Fourth International Council
Herbert Lehman
Spy Espionage Inquiry Names Russian Ring in Canada
The Royal Commission report reveals several suspects tied to an espionage case including Rose slated for arraignment and officials from the Production Control department. Named are Harold Samuel Gergon and Matt Simns Nightingale, with Dr. David Shugat using the alias Prometheus, while investigators note the case involves national security and exceptional circumstances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Rose
Royal Commission
United States
Bayer
Harold Samuel Gergon
Passatant
Aled War Superlies
Geran
Gray
Matt Simns Nightingale
Royal Canadian Airforce
David Shugat
McGill University
Navy
Come
Employers Urged to Help Vets Win Jobs in Pa
Harrisburg March 11 Pennsylvania moves to train physically handicapped veterans but needs employer help to meet quotas. Secretary Chesnut urged firms to fill slots, highlighting four steps medical rehabilitation vocational guidance training and placement. State funds 825000 plus federal match support a growing rehabilitation staff to 190 across district offices in Altona Reading Philadelphia Wilkes Barre and Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
William H. Chesnut
Secretary of Labor and Industry
Graves B. Erskine
U. S. Department of Labor
Chesnut
al ‘Gona
Reading
Philadelphia
Wilkes Barre
Pittsburgh
Firemen Aid As Lights Fail During Birth in Pitcairn
In Pitcairn Allegheny County a transformer outage cut power to a home delaying a birth. Firefighters brought a portable light to the second floor while a frantic father awaited news. An hour later Dr Russell Pervyy delivered Mrs D K Sheets aged 21 of her first child, a son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitcairn
Allegheny County
Russell Pervyy
D. K. Sheets
Obituaries From Indiana County Area
Obituary notices list MAG Mary Anna Gill 60 of Burrell Township with 21 grandchildren. Survives include daughters Gladys Gill Huntingdon and Georgia Jones Burrell Township plus son John Mull Gillig onier and W Gale Gill. Also surviving Bowman siblings and a Brethren Church member. Funeral at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Blairsville area, Hunter Funeral Home directing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Anna Gill
John W. Gill
Georgia Jones
Burswell Township
Indiana County
Huntingdon County
Samuel
Caroline
Dell) Bowman
Tha Olson
Black Lick
Gladys Gill
Huntingdon
Wilda Way
Bloomfield
N. J
Coral Hamilton
Johnstown
Burrell Township
John M. Gilligonier
W. Gale Gill
Hannah Kilcote
Jeannets
Iggac
Lawrence Bowman
Mapleton
Brethren Church
Jones
William Penn Highway
Blairsville R. D
BH. A. Braphengon
Strangford Methodist Church
Blairsville
Hunter Funeral Home
Obituary highlights local families and services
Mrs Z, T. Madison, Pittyburgh, and Frank G. Alverda were among survivors. Eight grandchildren also survive. She was a slater of Harvey, Frank and Calvin Steffy, Mrs James Hanna and Mrs Artie Davis. Funeral services to be conducted at 2 p.m. tomorrow with interment in Mt. Dion cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Kelly
Black Lick
Richard
Mary Ann (Cramer) Kelly
Carrie Kelly
Minnie’ Weir
North Braddock
Streams
D. R. Graham
D. D
First Methodist Church of Indiana
Oakland
Cem Cary
Cramer
Indiana Hospital
Carrie Cramer, Clymer
Taylorsville Cemetery
Six Vessels Bring 2,000 Vets Home
The Asapainted Press reports over two east coast ports receive more than 2,000 veterans aboard six transports today while 4,088 more personnel debark from seven vessels at two west coast ports. Ships include Frederick Victory Kokomo Victory and Henry Gibbons at New York with 454 war brides and children, 988 troops, and 4 Navy personnel. additional units sail to Norfolk New Orleans and San Francisco with varied Army Navy Marine detachments and police details.
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New York
New Orleans
Frederick Victory
le Havre
102Nd Infantry
102Nd Infantry Division
407Th
Henry Gibbons
Belfast
Crescent City
Panama
U. S. S. Vinton
Sam Houston
Leghorn
Norfolk
Edward Meredith
U.S. Army
Cuba
Puerto Rico
San Diego
Patrol Sraff
Canal Zone
San Francisco
Gen
Basker H. Bliss
Guam
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Todd
Sahulus
Padget Sound
Army
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MacKenzie
Armantee
Penn Highway
von Model
Rita McDade
Dark
George Buchanan
Bond
Dundee
Dauphin County
Pennsylvania Public Utility
Commonwealth
Alleghany Electric Cooparanice, Inc
Public Utility Commission
Pennsylvania Electric Co
Department of State
PUC
Electric Cooperative Corporation
Find Boyer
Gazette
Mary Jane (Watterson) Shaffer
Plumcreek Township
Thomas and
Jane (Hemphill) Watterson
H. T. Bearts
Greensburg
Shaffer
Harry Johnston
Emma, Shultz
William’ H. Shultz
Alverda
George Andherese (Goss) Steffy
Mary Catherine
Barnesboro
R. D. Helen
Cleveland
Kenneth Nicholson
Cluar
Wolverine
Moorhead
McCreary Tire Co
Kline Bldg
Phila
United Construction Workers
U.M.W.A
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