26 Mar 1947
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1947
Page
1
The Nation Today reports a surge of anti Communist measures in 1947 with Schliemann's call to outlaw the Communist Party, Truman aid to Greece and Turkey, and Fruman demanding government employee firings. It compares current calm efforts to the 1920 Palmer raids, noting widespread red scare history and ongoing questions about legality and scope.
Russians skip the United Nations Trusteeship Council opening session as no Soviet delegate attends. The absence raises concern among UN members about bypassing the body on vital issues, with no explanation from Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei A. Gromyko. Secretary General Trygve Lie urged reporting on international problems even when national interests clash amid Truman’s Greece Turkey aid request.
Harrisburg report says a measure backed by the Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers Association would bar councils and school boards from enacting actions in private meetings. House committee chair Howard Boorse expects likely approval with amendments to close loopholes amid opposition claiming current laws already curb such secret sessions.
Evelyn Dick, 27, was sentenced to life imprisonment in Hamilton for the slaying of her infant son. Convicted of murder, she received the maximum penalty after a jury trial following a case tied to the mutilation murder investigations in 1946. Her father and a friend await trial in connection with the death.
Harrisburg reports Governor Duff's 133 million tax program goes to a first vote in the Republican led House. Measures include taxes on corporations soft drinks cigarettes beer and tobacco with aims to finance an 860 million budget for 1947 49. Leaders promise swift passage despite pressure for public hearings and concerns over the soft drink levy.
Harrisburg report on Rep. Francis Worley measure to bar municipalities from adopting daylight saving time or any rules setting a different standard of time than Eastern Standard Time for any part of the year. The bill was reported for floor action in the House.
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov and Deputy Vishinsky attended a reception after a Bolshoi Theater program, with Georges Bidault and Vladimir Popovich present. Turkish ambassador arrived early at the Greek Embassy as Sirte Marshall and British Foreign Secretary Bevin joined, Bevin quipping about a good time at a small nation's embassy.
A strong cold front blanks Berks County with power outages as winds near 50 mph topple lines and shutter windows in Wyomissing Rubesonia and Wa-melsdorf. A Lennartsville gas building roof is lifted and deposited intact in a field, three hours of outage follow. In Philadelphia light snow flurries and gusts cause store windows to shatter and a two year old girl is seriously injured after being blown from a porch. Greene Countians joke about a near-mite roof incident as a bed frame song unfolds.
Rescue crews battled thick milky smoke after an explosion at Centralia Coal Company's No 5 mine near Wamac Illinois. About 259 workers were affected as ambulances and doctors rushed from up to 30 miles away. Governor Dwight Green traveled to oversee efforts and a plane was arranged to Salem. The mine operates near residential areas with taverns close to the entrance as workers and families endured the night as rescuers moved in and out.
A man in Etna stole $300 from a restaurant cash box after visiting during bad weather. He stayed until about 4 a.m. when owner Moore woke to find the thief gone. Police noted the incident occurred as a trailer-truck loaded with 30,000 pounds of sugar and over 100 cases of Government whisky blocked the scene and required two wreckers to extract the vehicle.
Hollywood reports Susan Peters, paralyzed waist down since a hunting accident in 1945, is set for a starring role in Sign off the Ram at Columbia Pictures. She will perform the entire part from a wheelchair, marking a significant comeback for the actress.
President Truman voiced hope Congress will approve his 400 million dollar Greek Turkish aid plan before March 31, the deadline for Britain to withdraw aid to Greece. He noted talk of a stop gap 100 million loan if action is delayed and said Warren Austin will address the UN on the Greece Turkey situation. Senator Brewster urged granting American airline air rights to bolster efforts against Communist aggression.
President Truman announced that Ambassador Richard C. Patterson will not return to Belgrade, Yugoslavia. Ambassador William D. Pawley will go to Brazil for consultations while Lane's resignation from Poland prompts talks of lecturing on postwar events. Lane cites coercion and intimidation in Poland's January elections and vows to speak for himself.
Princeton West Virginia March 28 The $25000 alienation of affections suit filed by ex WAC Gerda Lund Jones against her clergyman father in law and his wife was directed to go to Mercer County court jury today. The attractive 26 year old Smith town Branch girl contends Rev and Mrs Joseph S Jones of Bramwell West Virginia broke up her wartime marriage to their son Edward Tate Jones the 23 year old ex soldier she married in France in October 1945. Before final arguments yesterday the Presbyterian minister's wife took the stand to deny the charge that she said the couple lived in adultery because the girl had been divorced. The elder Mrs Jones admitted urging her son not to marry overseas because I felt maybe he might make a mistake.
In Waukegan Illinois on March 26 two World War I veterans learned three peers were nearly twenty years late in filing for the first state war bonus. The deadline had been September 9, 1927, and the piece notes the shift in language linking heathen to country folk.
Eleven exhausted miners describe their experiences as coal dust and deadly fumes filled the mine passages at Centralia Coal Co No 5. August Holzhauser, with 53 years in the mine, recalls the terror and the moment power failed, then returned, as rescuers fought to reach the surface. Eva Boles, one of four who reached safety from twenty, recounts carrying a stretcher through gas and dust before collapsing from exhaustion.
President Truman voiced concern over rising prices at his 100th news conference. He cited industry cooperation, noted International Harvester and Ford reducing costs, warned against a price spiral leading to inflation, and urged continued price controls while his Economic Advisory Council surveys the situation. He declined to comment on pending wage talks or portal-to-portal pay suits.
Dennis challenges a congressional subpoena during a committee session claiming the committee lacks explicit authority. He cites concerns over Communist party classification and argues an unlawfully constituted committee due to Rankin's seating status. Capital police intervene as a subpoena is served and Dennis is excused.
Washington March 26 Senator Ferguson pressed to time in the Senate to state his stance on David E. Lilienthal head of the Atomic Energy Commission. Colleagues predicted he would oppose the nominee despite a Hickenlooper forecast he might back confirmation. Debates paused for emergency sugar rationing legislation as talks shifted to a plan to replace the civilian commission with a five man unit including the Secretary of State and military chiefs. The move reflects tension as lawmakers weigh civilian versus military control amid a shifting international scene.
A dense list of stock ticker activity shows prices and changes for many firms including Am Air, Al Chem, Am Rad, Anaconda, Bethlehem Steel, Boeing, General Motors, IBM, Kellogg, Nabisco, Penn RR, Reading Co, Sears Roebuck, U S Steel, Westinghouse, and Warner Bros. Pict. The figure row indicates a broad market snapshot with percentages and monetary values, reflecting trading at noon.
Obituaries report the deaths of Mary Ellen Mears 85 of Marion Center and Florence C Brown widow of D Milton Brown of Indiana. Mears, a Rayne Presbyterian member born 1861, survived by five of nine children and many grandchildren. services at Tanoma church conducted by J K Boston with burial at Ruffner Cemetery. Brown died at 103 North Sixth Street Indiana, longtime Brown Hotel owners. funeral at Robinsons in Indiana with Dr Harry B Boyd presiding and burial at Oakland Cemetery. The item also notes Thelma Geesey of Penn Run died at home March 19 9 p m, a WWII Army nurse, member of Bradeford Presbyterian Church and Eastern Star. private services at Dodgson-Charles Mortuary and Harmony Cemetery burial.
Indiana County’s four State Liquor Stores sold 31,921.10 in merchandise during 12 days from February 1 to 16. The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board report covers Division No 4 in 18 western counties. Indiana County ranks twelfth in volume. Allegheny County leads with 1,479,841.48 across 768 stores in the same period.
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