Start Move For Movie Censorship
ST. LOUIS May 12 The Southern Baptists have launched a campaign to join denominations in boycotting motion pictures that fail to meet church standards. The convention voted to urge individual churches to cooperate with other groups in setting standards and advising communities on whether films conform. It condemned the industry for glamorizing loose morals to profit, and called for cooperation with organizations like the Catholic Legion of Decency.
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ST. Louis
Southern Baptists
Southern Baptist Convention
Noet
Covention
M. A. Huggins
Raleigh, N. C
Resolutions Committee
Catholic Church
Legion of Decency
Seek Man in Rape Slaying Of Child, 5
State Police seek a short young blond man in a black car for questioning in the abduction and rape of five year old Saral Ann Thompson whose body was found in a well near her Lansdale home. Coroner reports say the child was raped and killed by a blunt force blow. a strap was placed around her neck after death. Police believe the killer is a local man familiar with Montgomery County backroads. Moderately overlaps with Wisconson missing child case link inquiry.
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Norristown
Saral Ann Thompson
Lansdale
Carpenter
J. W. Rushong
Montgomery County
Philadelphia
Edgar K. Pete
William, Sr
William Thampson
Marvin Brooks
George E. McGinnis
Carol Ann
John C. Simpson
George Perry
Fort Atkinson
Wis
Georgia Weckler
Wisconsin
Thompson
Traffic Violators Apprehended By Borough Police
Borough police cited multiple motorists for local ordinance violations over the weekend. Charles Cannone of 620 Philadelphia Street failed to stop at a stop sign at 6th and Chestnut at 2:30 p m. Carl L. Warren of Butler passed a truck at Philadelphia and Third streets at 3:40 p m on May 10. Clayton Shields of 228 North Tenth Street failed to stop for a red light at Ninth and Philadelphia at 3:05 p m May 10. Michael Ballas of Alverda drove through a service station at Fifth and Philadelphia to avoid a red light on May 11. Proper action will be taken.
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O'Mara
Charles Cannone
Philadelphia Street
6Th
Chestnut St
Carl L. Warren
Butler
Philadelphia
Third Streets
Clayton Shields
North Tenth Street
Ninth
Michael Ballas
Alverda
Fifth
Soviet Propaganda War Deepens Over Stalingrad Film
Dewitt Mackenzie reports Moscow amplifies anti Anglo American propaganda through a preview of The Battle of Stalingrad. Stalin depicted as resisting Western terms while Churchill, Roosevelt clash. Moscow argues for a strong Western front, seeks to control Korea fate, and notes U.S. aid to Greece and Turkey amid Cold War tensions.
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Moscow
Stalingrad
Stalin
Britain
U.S
Europe
Russia
Moscow News
Soviet Union
Winston Churchill
Roosevelt
Dewitt MacKenzie
America
Wich
Balkans
Lke
Communist Party
Pravda
Germany
Lola Mattel
Berlin
Miss Mattel
Truman
Congress
House of
Washington
Greece
Turkey
Senate
Gilead
Tass
Molotov
Korea
Korean Peninsula
Coraopolis Boy Drowns In River
In Coraopolis Pennsylvania 17 year old Harold Loomis drowned after his rowboat capsized in the Ohio River last night. Three companions were rescued as coast guard crews arrived. Survivor John Seara swam to help or reach shore while two others clung to the overturned craft awaiting rescue.
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Coraopolis
Ohio River
Harold Loomis
John Seara
U. S. Coast Guard
Young Loomis
Paul Germonti
Robert Rigby
Paul Trimmer
Germonti
Seara
Concrete pouring begins on relocated William Penn Highway
Bruno Ferrari of Latrobe's Construction Company says concrete work on the relocated William Penn Highway at New Alexandria will start this Wednesday barring weather. The three lane highway to the Loyalhanna Creek bridge will be poured lane by lane from the eastern end, with the approach span to the 350 foot bridge also slated for completion.
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New Alexandria
Bruno Ferrari
The
Latrobe
Loyalhanna Creek
Pact to Free West Borneo Defines Self Governing Territory
In Pontianak on May 12, an agreement signed by the Netherlands Commission General made West Borneo a self governing territory within the new United States of Indonesia. The signing was witnessed by L. J. M. Beel and J. G. Jonkman, with Sultan of Pontianak as council chairman signing for the government. The pact envisions a government patterned on an American state and aims to expand rubber and copra output while pledging cooperation with Indonesia. The sultan criticized the Republican government for failing to honor the Mar 25 Cheribon accord. The Dutch East Indies government had announced failures in economic talks with the Indonesian republic, accusing its counterpart of non cooperation as negotiations sought to restore Java and Sumatra raw materials to world markets.
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Pontianak
Borneo
Netherlands Commission
West Borneo
United States of Indonesia
L. J. M. Beel
Overseas Territories
J. 4. Jonkman
Netherlands East Indies
Sultan of
West Bourneo Council
Indonesia
Java
Sumatra
Madpera
Cheribon
NY Banker Appointed To Fill Post Left Vacant
The president announced a banker will fill a vacant post after two deferrals of resignation led to financial sacrifices. Acheson agreed to stay six months in a magnanimous gesture as George Marshall assumed the state post. Truman's letter cites Acheson’s long public service and notes his 4 and Harvard Law School background at Val University.
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Acheson
George Marshall
Truman
British Royalty Back Home After Three Months
The Times of London noted the royal return on the coronation anniversary while praising the king for a decade of public service after a South African tour. Most papers welcomed the homecoming, framing the trip as a success that tempered Dominion sentiment toward secession. The Communist Daily Worker offered a brief, muted appraisal.
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Corsham Wiltshire
Times of London
Daily Worker
Duff Predicts Impending Depression Ahead
Reading Pennsylvania Governor James H Duff warned at the Huguenot Society meeting that the United States is heading into a depression as surely as tomorrow. He cited Pennsylvania spending 125 million dollars of state funds every twenty years for relief plus 50 million dollars in federal funds.
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Reading
James H. Duff
United States
Duff
Huguenot Society of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Diana Barrymore and Husband Face Charges After Tilt
Diana Barrymore and her husband are accused after a dispute that led to police intervention. Officers say she slapped at a patrolman, then called a car and resisted, drawing protests from Howard and a scuffle with officers during the incident.
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Diana Barrymore
Husband
Shepherd
Miss Barrymore
Howard
Move Prisoners To Forestall Raid
In an effort to forestall another mass prison delivery in Palestine British authorities have moved 50 suspected Jewish extremists to Kenya Colony for safekeeping under military supervision. More than 200 Jewish and Arab prisoners were freed from Acre Prison a week earlier, with 29 Jews and 158 Arabs still at large.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Kenya
East Africa
Acre
Jewish Underground
Train Pilots In DuBois School At Municipal Airport
The DuBois School of Aviation at the Municipal Airport reports five more students soloed last week as part of a year long pilot training program. All but Miss Knorr are taking advantage of Uncle Sam’s war service compensation to learn to fly.
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DuBois School of Aviation
Miss Knorr
Uncle Sam
Winnie Ruth Judd Escapes Hospital and Fleeing Killer Trial
Winnie Ruth Judd escaped a Los Angeles hospital baggage trunks were opened to reveal gory contents. She was later captured in a downtown Phoenix store, returned and sentenced to hang. An eleventh hour sanity hearing kept her in a state hospital. Escapes in 1938 and alleged jealousy killings followed. Saccharine described as 500 times sweeter than cane sugar.
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Los Angeles
Liberty
Yuma
Miss LeRoi
Jana Miss Samuelson
Trial details on May bribery case and Garrson payments
Washington testimony shows Jurius Raynes saying he gave a $1,000 check to Muttay Garsson in 1943 to obtain an Army commission. May, the Garssons Murray and Henry, and Freeman are on trial. May faces $55,000 in bribe charges while funds allegedly financed via Cumberland Lumber Company option.
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Washington
Jurius G. Raytes
New York
Muttay Gartsoh
Andrew J. May
William A. Paisley
Haynes
Raynes
Paisley
May
Garsson
Murray
Henry
Joseph F. Freeman
Garsson Washington
Cumberland Lumbard Company
Prestonsburg
Garssons
Type Maker Frederic W. Goudy Dies at 82
Frederic W. Goudy, 82, famed for designing much of the type used in American publications, died of heart disease in Marlboro New York. Born in Bloomington, Michigan, he built Village Press and defined simple legible faces, shaping global printing. his Marlboro studio remained central to his career until his death.
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Marlboro
N. Y
Frederic W. Goudy
Bloomington
South Dakota
Goudy
Camelot Press
Chicago
Village Press
Park Ridge
Hingham
Mass
New York City
Brookville Fire Co In Drive For Funds
Brookville Fire Department held a meeting at the Fire Hall to plan a $4,000 fundraising drive. It would be the first in three years and funds aim to finish paying for the new $8,000 American LaFrance fire truck recently purchased by the department.
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Brookville Fire Department
St Marys Banks First To Close On Saturdays
St Marys banks lead the state by adopting Saturday closing five days a week starting May 26 following a gubernatorial bill allowing such closings. Indiana banks have not acted yet.
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St. Marys Banks
St. Marys
James H. Duff
Indiana
Noon Stocks Rally Amid Mixed Market Moves
A jumbled list shows gains and losses across major U S equities with notable upticks for Am Can Am Tel Tel Anaconda Chrysler Colum Gen Elec Gen Motors IBM Penn RR Stand Oil and US Steel while United Airlines Pfizer and Warner exit mixed. Investors watch for sector shifts as trading halts and volume indicate cautious optimism.
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Rad & St. S
Tel & Tel
T& SF
Balt & Ohio
Bendix Aviat
Beth Steel
Boeing Airplane
Budd Co
Case
Ches & Ohio
Chrysler Corp
Colum G & el
Cons Edison
Cent Can
Douglas Air
Food Fair
Gen Elec
Gen Foods
Gen Motors
Greyhound Corp
Tlinois Central
Int Harvester
Nick Can
Johns Manville
Kennecott Cop
Liggett & Myers
Loews Inc
Montgom Ward
Nat Biscuit
Nat Dairy
Syria Demands Independent Palestine State at UN
Syria told the United Nations that only an independent Palestine state would resolve the Holy Land issue. Syrian delegate Faris Khoury spoke as the UN General Assembly political committee discussed the Palestine inquiry. Moshe Shertok for the Jewish Agency urged excluding British and Arab representatives from the inquiry and linked the exiled Mufti to wartime Nazi policies.
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Syria
United Nations
Holy Land
Palestine
Faris
Khoury
General Assembly
U. N. Palestine Inquiry Commission
Jewish Agency For Palestine
U. N
Inquiry
Cairo
el Khoury
Scouting Leaders Attend Summeree in Pittsburgh
Scouting leaders from William Penn Council attended the Cub Scout Summeree at Hubbard Scout Reservation in Pittsburgh on Saturday May 10. The event featured an afternoon and evening program with a Cub Scout Circus demonstrations midway games contests handicraft pack picnics and general cub jack administration. Leaders from Pittsburgh Wilkinsburg McKeesport Warren and other Western Pennsylvania communities were present.
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Murray Buterbaugh
N. B. Wetzel
W. D. Sievers
William Penn Council
Hubbard Scout Reservation
Pittsburgh
Wilkinsburg
McKeesport
Warren
Pennsylvania
Appoint Cashier At Dayton Bank
Robert L. Rowland of Punxsutawney is named cashier of the First National Bank of Dayton, succeeding T. F. Brubaker who left for the Federal Reserve Bank examining division. Rowland brings 25 years in Punxsutawney area banking, including 20 years as Punxsutawney National Bank teller and six months with First National Bank of Sykesville during its 1935 reorganization. He later served 1935 to 1988 as receiver for Jefferson County National Bank in Brookville.
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Robert L. Rowland
Punxsutawney
First National Bank of Dayton
F. L. ‘Travis
Rowland
T. F. Brubaker
Federal Reserve Bank
Mr. Rowland
Punxsutawney and Vicinity
Punxsutawney National Bank
Obituary of Mrs Hannam Mae Ritchie of Smicksburg
Mrs Hannam Mae Ritchie died yesterday afternoon at 4 10 in Adrian Hospital Punxsutawney after a two year illness. She was born May 5 1861 in West Mahoning Twp and married S A Ritchie in 1900. Survived by husband five children Ray Cleveland John Homer City Mrs J Lawson Dayton Pa William Aliquippa one son Fred killed in European War eleven grandchildren three brothers Luther Spear Wilkensburg Angus Spear Akron Charles Spear Dayton Pa and sister Mrs Charles Harmon Indiana Pa. Funeral at Smicksburg Lutheran Church Wednesday at 2 30 DST Rev J B Troutman officiating. Interment Smicksburg Cemetery. Friends may visit at family home. Morrison's Funeral Home of Punxsutawney in charge.
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Hannam Mae Ritchie
Smickaburg
Adrian
Punxsutawney
John
Susan Brown Spear
West Mahoning Township
S. A. Ritchie
Ray
Cleveland
Ohio
Homer City
William
Aliquippa
Fred
Luther Spear
Wilkensburg
Angus Spear
Akron
Charles Spear
Dayton Pa
Charles Harmon
Indiana
Lutheran Church of
J. B. Troutman
Smicksburg
Morrison's
Punxsutewney
Scout Staff To Hold Meet At May Council Session
The William Penn Council Scout Staff will hold its May meeting tonight at 8:00 p m in the office of G S Parnell council Commissioner in Indiana. The session serves as training and planning to better service Troops across Districts with District Field Days, outdoor activities, games and demonstrations, supper, and a campfire. Attendance at Scouters Round Table meetings and broader use of the Scout uniform will be discussed.
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William Penn Council
G. S. Parnell
Indiana
Teachers Go Back To Work In Detroit
In Detroit East District about 3,700 students returned to classes as 115 teachers ended a week-long AFL Federation of Teachers strike. The board granted a $400 annual raise and a new salary schedule of 2,400 to 4,000 dollars, up from 1,800 to 2,850, with the measure to be put to voters on June 2.
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Detroit
AFL Federation of Teachers
Board of Education
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