Time saving measure debated by Pennsylvania House
Jimarrisburg March 19 A time saving proposal would ban daylight saving in Pennsylvania? under legislation in the State House. Sponsored by Rep Francis Worley the bill seeks to restore 1923 local option. Other House bills authorize pari mutuel betting on horse races raise liquor license fees expand sheriffs offices regulate warehouses fund cattle disease control and extend state employee retirement benefits.
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Jimarrisburg
Mar
Pennsylvania
House of Representatives
Francis Woriey
R-Adams
Congress
Commonwealth
T. Emmett Horan
Allegheny
Department of Agriculture
B. Gadd Snider
D-Fayette
J. Hiram Swope
R-Berks
Thomas H. Lee
R-Phila
Warner M. Depuy
Rpike
Michael J. O'Donnell
Nate Simons
D-Phila
Paul G. Murray
Lancaster
Edward J. Griffith
Dedwin S. Livingston
Chester G. Wolf
York
Harvey H. Clevenger
Fulton
State Highways Department
E. Gadd Enider
Fayette
Berks
House
Earl Chadoff
O-! Phila
Philadelphia
Senate
Pennsavivinia Maritime Academy
Scranton
Two Negroes Now Admitted As Newsmen In Senate Gallery
The Senate Rules Committee allowed Louis R. Lautier of the Atlanta Daily World and 16 weeklies to join the Senate press gallery, despite a prior 4 to 1 rejection by a correspondents committee. Percival L. Prattis of Our World was accredited by the periodical press’ gallery executive committee. The change sparked charges of color discrimination and calls to draft amendments to admit weeklies. Space constraints cited for strict rules.
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Washington
Mar
Senate
Louis R. Lautier
Percival L. Prattis
Our World
New York
House
Periodical
I Lautier
Atlanta Daily World
National Negro Publishers Association
Lautier
Atlanta
Senatorial
Laurier
Ruley Committee
Senate Press Gallery
Bodies Recovered From Medellin Air Crash
Rescue workers brought the buries of the TACA airliner crash victims to the city. The pilot and co pilot, both Americans, were identified by their uniforms. The remaining Latin American victims could not yet be identified.
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Medellin
Colombia
Muar
TACA
Ernest Evangelist Meet at Union Church
Evangelistic services will run March 24 to April 6 at Ernest Union Church with daily meetings at 7 30 P M Rev Leonard Pearson reports evangelist Rev Earl H Staples pastor of Calvary Baptist Buck Run will lead special music provided each evening public invited
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Ernest Union Church
Leonard Pearson
Earl H. Staples
Calvary Baptist Church of
Buck Run
Specia
Groundhog forecast fuels long cold spell in Pennsylvania
The report from Quarryville Pennsylvania notes residents face six more weeks of winter after the groundhog’s shadow prediction. Forecasters describe the period as among the coldest and windiest in years, impacting keystone residents and local routines.
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Quarryvilele
Greandhog
Young Offered Post on New York Central Board
Robert R. Young and Robert J. Bowman were invited to join the New York Central Railroad board, subject to Interstate Commerce Commission approval. Gustav Metzman, NY Central president, said the move reflects the railroad’s policy to recognize large holdings. Young has built influence via the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, of which he chairs.
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New York
New York Central Railroad
Robert R. Young
Gustav Metzman
New York Central
Young
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co
Robert J. Bowman
Interstate Commercce Commission
Alleghany Corp
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company
Metzman
Youth Signs Black Dahlia Confession
St Louis police report a 22 year old youth named Melvin Robert Bailey signed a statement admitting the Black Dahlia slaying. Los Angeles investigators note discrepancies as they link Elizabeth Short to the case. Bailey claims he killed Short after she refused to go east with him following a Christmas meeting in a Los Angeles bar. He says they drank coffee laced with a drug and then drove to a sparsely settled area where he used a knife, leaving Short's body in a vacant lot.
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St, Louis
St. Louis
Los Angeles
Elizabeth Short
Miss Short
Leonard Murphy
Melvin Robert Bailey
Murphy
Jack Donahoe
San Diego
Calif
Bailey
Scout Progress Report Buoys Troop 17 Heibwood Plans
Progress in scouting noted by William Penn Scout Council district officials at Clymer High School. Prospective troops forming in Bowdertown and Buel Run. A court of Honor for Troop 17 Heibwood set for March 26 at 8 p.m. in Community Club Rooms with awards for Second Class Donald Lewis and First Class recipients, plus staff from Marion Center and Clymer American Legion involvement.
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BN. Lang
Purchase Line
William Penn Scout Council
Clymer High School
Bowdertown
Buel Run
J. Be Steele
American Legion Post
Clymer
BE. Goodin
Advancement
Pittsburgh
Lon. Long
B. E B. Goodlin
Boyd Lingenfelter
Heilwood
Graham Baskin
Marion Center
Bell
Heibwood
EN. Long Purese Vine District
E. Goodlin
Purchase Line Advancement
Donald Lewis
William Popovich
Edwin Leone
John Stupin
Frank Konchan
Joseph Barr
Richard Judy
Indict Funk In Preston Murder Case
Los Angeles reporters note an indictment charging Myron Lee Funk 23 with murdering Mae Lorene Lund also known as Maa Preston. The grand jury returned the indictment after an inquest verdict of death at the hands of person or persons unknown in another slaying. The case links to the San Gabriel River area near her Galitioner home where she was found March 11. Evelyn Winters 49 a former film studio secretary was slain and the inquest ruled death at the hands of unknown. Her body was found along a railroad right of way March 11 with police noting possible robbery and body position suggesting a car throw.
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Los Angeles
Mar
Myron Lee Funk
Husky Foundry Moulder
Mae Lorene Lund
Maa Preston
San Gabriel River
Galitioner
Juplin
General Hospital Psychopathic Ward
Unemployed Veteran Problem Reaches Hard-Core Minimum
William Jennings of the Pennsylvania State Employment Service in Indiana reports the veteran unemployment problem is reaching a hard-core minimum in the state and county. Of 1,213,000 discharged in the state, 911,000 are employed and 140,000 remain unemployed, including 1,410 in Indiana County. In the county 9,400 were discharged with 6,600 employed. 108,000 statewide or nine percent are attending school, with 990 locally. About 500 veterans in the county and 44,000 in the state are not seeking work or are self employed. long-term unemployment is rising. Since VJ-Day the state agency placed 220,000 former servicemen into private industry, locally 1,140. Of 678,000 Servicemen's Readjustment Allowances claimants, 123,000 remain on rolls. Factors include surplus skills, no work experience, no vocational direction, wage or job type misconceptions, or plans to study or start a business.
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William Jennings
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Commonwealth
Indiana County
USES
Train Kills Woman in Auto Crash Near Huntington
Collision between a car and the Pennsylvania Railroad Sunshine Special at a crossing killed Mrs. Agnes Coffman 2 of Huntington. Driver James E. Grossman 42 of Petersburg was hospitalized at J C Blair Memorial Hospital.
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Huntingdon
Mar
Pennsylvania Railroad
Sunshine
Agnes Coffman
Huntington
James E. Grossman
Petersburg
J. C. Blair Memorial Hospital
Missionary Convention At Clymer Alliance Church
A missionary convention will be held at the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church in Clymer this week with nightly meetings at 7 30. Pastor C E Thomas announces three evangelists Rev A M Lopston Rev William J Breidinger and Rev E W Davis. Lopston served in South China and the Philippines and endured 38 months in hiding from the Japanese before rescue in 1945. Breidinger worked in French West Africa and Upper Ivory Coast among local tribes. Davis will be the evangelist and home worker.
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Christian and Missionary Alliance Church
Clymer
C. E. Thomas
A. M. Lopston
William J. Breidinger
E. W. Davis
Loyston
Philippine Islands
Lopston
Kingyuen
Kwangsi Province
South China
Sulu
Los Batos
Breidinger
French West Africa
Ivory Coast
Rev. Davis
Ocean Grove
N. J
Spaak Heads New Belgian Cabinet Formed By Socialists
A new Belgian cabinet headed by Socialist Paul-Henri Spaak was formed after Liberals and Communists refused coalition. The left-wing Huysmans government resigned over a coal price boost dispute. its lineup included six Socialists, six Liberals, four Communists and three unaligned technicians.
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Brussels
Worliet Bonus Bill Advances in Pennsylvania House
Pennsylvania House considers a measure to grant a maximum 500 dollar bonus to 1.3 million World War II veterans, funded by a 500 million bond and to begin payments in 1950, with amendments and sister bills moving through the chamber and Senate.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
House
Representatives
Baker Roger
Lancaster
Veterans’ Organizations
Begin Trial For Girl In Gen Slaying
TRIESTE March 19 Allied Military Court opened the case of Maria Pasquinelli charged with the assassination of Brig. R. W. DeWinton at Pola Feb 10. The defendant sought to plead guilty but was advised to enter a plea of innocence due to possible death penalty. Prosecution witnesses detailed the slaying while the defense, led by Luigi Giannini, aimed to frame the act as a crime with no passion in protest of the Italian treaty ceding Pola and Venezia to Yugoslavia.
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Trieste
Mar
Maria Pasquinelli
DeWinton
Pola
Haliga
Yugoslavia
U. S
John W. Chapman
Santa Fe
N. M
Pala
Paris
Luigi Giannini
Venezia Gatg
Indiana County Guernsey Breeders Elect New Directors
The Indiana County Guernsey Breeders Association met at Moore’s Hotel then at the Community Center to adopt a new constitution. Elected directors for three years were B. B. Crawford and Rex Haagen. The group endorsed exhibiting at the Indiana County Fair and planned a picnic on judging day. Francis Fulton urged local breeders to show at the fair as top advertising. Robert D. Stewart spoke on shows and 4H FFA outreach. Dues of three dollars were noted for members, and officers were elected at the close.
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Indiana County Guernsey Breeders Association
Moore
John G. Henderson
Clair C. Beatty
Sectiens
B. B. Crawford
Rex Haagen
Indiana County Fair
William Jui
Juzi
Francis Fulton
Western Pa
Guernsey
Fulton
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Guernsey Breeders Association
U. S
Robert Db. Stewart
American Guernsey Cattle Club
Elizabeth Romance Gets Support
London reports a government source believes Britain would not oppose a marriage between Princess Elizabeth and former Prince Philip of Greece. Cabinet discussions suggested the two are fond of each other with Elizabeth's affection described as very real. Philip’s eligibility hinges on the heiress presumptive choosing a consort under constitutional rules.
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London
Elizabeth
Philip
Greece
Philip Mountbatten
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Reds Turn Hungary Note Down Continued From Page
The note reports parliamentary immunity being waived and Bela Kovacs arrested by Communist police. Sviridov states Kovacs fully acknowledged guilt in crimes against the Soviet army and his role in the plot, after prior refusals of interference.
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Kovacs
Sviridov
Bela Kovacs
Operation to curb crime aids Millard Wright
Pittsburgh March 10 A common pleas court judge approved a brain operation to separate the frontal lobe in Millard Wright a 38 year old inmate aiming to curb his criminal tendencies. Wright pleaded he tried to reform but an inner voice urged theft and he felt compelled to steal.
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Pittsburgh
Millard Wright
Common Pleas Court
A. Marshall Thompson
Wright
Kiddies Offer World Peace In Simple Letters
A New York City kindergarten class at public school 90 in Queens offers a peaceful solution. The children write to Warren Austin, pledging kindness and nonviolence, asking for training in helpful trades and urging goodwill between nations. The letters praise the great purpose of peace and request God to bless children worldwide.
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New York
Queens
Warren Austin
United States
United Nations
Truman ends authority to seize mines under War Powers Act
President Truman recently ended government seizure powers over coal mines, with authority to seize and operate properties in the public interest set to lapse June 30. It remains uncertain if negotiators Lewis and the operators can sign a new contract by then, as current terms with Krug Siles remain in force from last May.
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Truman
Congress
Lewis
Krug Slice
Thompson Thompson Governor Court Rules Clash Over Governorship
A dispute over the Georgia governorship saw Talmadge and Thompson claimed as rightful leaders. Talmadge seized executive offices and the mansion on January 16, while Arnall condemned him on radio. The week brought resignations, multiple suits, mixed court rulings, and a stalled legislature as the fight continued.
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Jand
Talmadge
Arnall
Capitol
Thompson
UN Atomic Group Gets Down To Job
Delegates to the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission begin work on peaceful uses of atomic energy. The United States seeks a full powers authority with no veto and Russia demands veto rights and separate conventions on banning weapons. The group plans to reconvene in closed sessions to reconcile differences and start concrete work on an international authority.
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Francis W. Carpenter
United Na- Hone Atomic Energy Commission
U.N. Hasdquarters
Russia
United States
Internationa Development Authority
Soviet
Commission
U. N. Security Council
Security Council
Andrei A. Gromyko
Mass for Havey Boyle Friday at St Basil's Carrick
Harvey J. Boyle sports editor of the Post Gazette and former Pennsylvania boxing commissioner died Friday. A High Mass of Requiem will be sung at St Basil's Church Carrick at 10 A M Friday with burial in St George's Cemetery Carrick. Pallbearers include Art Rooney and Pie Traynor. honorary pallbearers include Charles McGovern John Harris and Owney McManus.
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Pittsburgh
Mar
St. Basil's Church
Carrick
Harvey J. Boyle
the Post, Gazette
Pennsylvania
James Garaham
St. George's Cemetery
Art Rooney
Pittsburgh Steelers
Harold
Pie) Traynor
Pittsburgh Pirates
Charles C. McGovern
John Harris
Pittsburgh Hornets
W. D. McClelland
Allegheny County
Barney McGinley
Owney McManus
Noon Stocks Dip Across Major Firms In Trading Day
A broad list of noon stock quotes shows declines across many big names including Al Chem and Dye Am, Am Can, Am Tel and Tel, Anaconda Copper, Chrysler, General Motors, IBM peers, and rail and utility groups. Investors weigh energy and industrials amid mixed sector signals as trading continues.
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al Chem & Dye Am
T& SF
Atl Refining
Bald Loco
Beth Steel
Boeing Airplane
Briggs Mfg
Budd Co
Case (I) Co
Ches & Ohio
Chrysler Corp
Colum G & Fl
Cons Edison
Douglas Aircraft du Pont
el Auto-Lite
Erie RR Food Fair
Elec
Gen
Penn AR
Sve
Pullman
Pure Oil Radio Corp
Repub Steel Reynolds
Tob
Sears Roebuck Socony
Vacuum Sperry Corp
Sid G
Cal
Gil Ind
NJ Studebaker Corp
Swift & Co Texas Co
United Aircraft
United Gas
Steel Warner Bree Pict
UN Tel A
Woolworth
Sh & T
Obituary: Exie Wagner Dick of Indiana County
Exie Wagner Dick 41 died at home near New Florence Indiana County on Tuesday. She was born Aug 4 1908 in New Florence and was active in Bethel U P Church and local civic affairs. She is survived by husband Kenneth E Dick daughter Lola Jean son Norman L her mother and several siblings. Funeral Thursday at 2:00 pm at Bethel U P Church with Rev W D Mercer officiating and interment in Beth el Cemetery.
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Exie Wagner Dick
New Florence
R. D
Indiana County
Ada Cunningham
Joseph
Maidie Campbell
Indiana
Robert K
John Beech Wagner
Florence R. D
W. D. Mercer
Bethel UP Church
Bethel Cemetery
Tax case of ex White House aide Eugene Casey
Baltimore March 19 A bookkeeping instructor testified in a ren tral court that he may have overlooked income items in Casey's federal tax returns for 1941-43. The defense notes Casey supplied many figures, but the witness said Casey never urged falsification. Casey, 42, pleaded innocent and said he was too busy on Roosewelt missions to file his own returns.
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Baltimore
Mar
Eugene B. Casey
White House
Jaude M. Ray
Washington
Casey
Ray
Roosevelt
Hoosewelt
Kiwanis Club Elects New Vice President George Rinkenberger
Announcement reports George Rinkenberger elected vice president of the Indiana Kiwanis Club to fill the vacancy from William Stephens resignation. Rinkenberger has served as director for three years and chaired the Race Program Committee and other committees, reflecting years of active club involvement.
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George Rinkenberger
Indiana Kiwanis Club
Rinkenberger
William Stephens
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