Primary In Final Weekend
Pennsylvania's primary campaign enters its final weekend with key figures urging support. Grundy backs Kunkel for U S Senator and Cooke for Governor while Duff defends his record against criticism. Campaign stops in Philadelphia Norristown Altoona Pittsburgh and State College frame the contest filings and policy contrasts.
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Associated Press
Pennsylvania
VU. S
Joseph R. Grundy
Reublican
John C. Kunkel
U. S
Jay Cooke
Grundy
Philadelphia Qaid
James H. Duff
Kunkel
Duff
Norristown
Cooke
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Altoona
James F. Malone
Senator Grundy
Charles Scott Williams
State Welfare Department
George N. Wade
New Bloomfield
Richardsond Dilworth
State College
Man Jumps To His Death In Pittsburgh
Elmer W. Haggerty 46 a Beechview druggist and partner in Johns Drug Store leaped from Wilmot street Bridge after placing a newspaper on his clothes and removing his coat Harry Haney a 25 year old streetcar operator witnessed the deliberate jump He fell about 125 feet beside the Baltimore and Ohio tracks and died at Montefiore Hospital
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Pittsburgh
Wilmot Street
Elmer W. Haggerty
Beechview
John
Haggerty
Haney
Baltimore and Ohio
Montefiore Hospital
Local Merchants Elect President For Coming Year
Charles Russell named president of the Indiana Merchants Association to succeed Leonard Brady. James Levine elected vice president, Wallace Young becomes treasurer succeeding Harry Smith. About 40 members attended the annual election at the W W Country Club. Guest speaker was Police Superintendent John O Mara addressing Indiana parking problems.
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Indiana Merchants Association
Charles Russell
Leonard Brady
James Levine
Russell
Wallace Young
Harry Smith
W. ¥. W. Country Club
John ¥. O'Mara
Indiana
Coal Production Up in District
Coal production in the Twelfth Bituminous District rose during the first four months of this year, totaling 34,806 tons more than the same period in 1949. The district covers parts of Indiana Jefferson Clearfield counties, Solid Ripe Tor s, and Sweet Corn. Shorty s Fruit Stand Wayne Ave Ext Ind iny Ps 228.
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Indiana, Jefferson
Clearfield Counties
Shorty’s
Wayne Ave
Indiany
Shorty's Fruit Stand
Indiana
Grafton Claims Mother's Day Origin Over Philadelphia
Grafton West Virginia argues it originated Mother's Day after the Civil War, citing Anna Reeves Jarvis and the Mothers of Grafton. M. B. MacLeod of the Grafton Daily Sentinel notes Philadelphia honors Independence Square but Grafton deserves credit as the birthplace of the holiday.
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Philadelphia
Grafton
W. Va
M. B. MacLeod
Grafton Daily Sentinel
Philadelphia Inquirer
MacLeod
Anna Reeves Jarvis
Mothers of
Independence Square
Anna M. Jarvis
Jarvis
West Chester
Back In Clink Christy Bergman Returns To Jail After Release
Christy Bergman 32 from Indiana was jailed again within 24 hours after being released from the same facility. The 31st arrest in recent years cites drunk and disorderly charges per local police. London’s Homemade Candy for Mother’s Day, Owen’s Market, Lou’s Fruit Market near The Outside Inn. 220%
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Christy Bergman
Indiana
Bergman
London
Owen's Market
Senate Gets FBI Data in Spy Files
Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee examining McCarthy era loyalties was surprised by the breadth of FBI material in State Department records. President Truman refused to share raw FBI files, but committee chair Tydings said the documents include extensive material the FBI has on many individuals deemed security risks. The panel learned that "everything" from the FBI to Hoover's office was provided, though raw files were not.
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Washington
Senate
FBI
State Department
McCarthy
R-Wis
Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee
Truman
Tydings
J. Edgar Hoover
Millard Tydings
Senator Tydings
NEA
Jail Clymer Man On Coal Charge
Clyde Smith of Clymer is jailed in Indiana County on charges of violating the Bituminous Coal Laws. Justice of the Peace Allen Wilson of Homer City says the violation involved shooting out of the solid during deep mining.
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Clyde Smith
Clymer
Indiana County
Justice of the Peace
Allen Wilson
Homer City
Grundy Attacks Duffs Methods In Radio Address
Former Senator Joseph R. Grundy urged support for John C. Kunkel for U S Senate and Jay Cooke for Governor. He charged Gov Duff split the Republican Party, said he lacks national affairs knowledge, and argued Duff would lead to a Democratic victory. Grundy questioned Duff's leadership and urged Kunkel as the experienced choice.
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Philadelphia
Joseph R. Grundy
John C. Kunkel
U. S
Jay Cooke
Kunkel-Cooke
Grundy
Kunkel
James H. Duff
Duff
Bucka County
GOP
Republican Party
Duff-Fing
Truman
Sweer
United States Senate
Jay Cooks
Buslness
Harrisburg
Duff-Fine
Communist Leader Eugene Dennis Ordered Jailed Now
Washington May 12 AP Communist Party leader Eugene Dennis was ordered to immediately begin a one year jail term for contempt of Congress The action by Federal Judge David A Pine followed Dennis refusal to testify before the House Un American Activities Committee His appeal in the New York case and related convic tions are noted with a Court of Appeals hearing set for June 22 in New York City
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Washington
Eugene Dennis
Congress
David A. Pine
Dennis
American Communist Party
Court of Appeals
New York
House lun-American Activities Committee
Supreme Court
Pond
Joseph Forer
Pine
Mother's Day Program At Elks In Indiana
The Indiana Elks Lodge 931 will hold a Mother's Day program Sunday at 3 pm in the Lodge Rooms. It is the first year for this event with remarks by Exalted Ruler Howard J. Householder. Enid E. Palomaki will sing and G. S. Parnell will present a Tribute to Mother before the ritual.
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Indiana Elks
Howard J. Householder
Enid E. Palomaki
G. S. Parnell, Sr
Mother's Day Service Planned at Indiana Free Methodist
Mother's Day service will be observed at the Indiana Free Methodist Sunday School on May 14 at 418 Church Street. A program by the children with numbered songs aims for 200 attendees. Superintendent Fred A. Palmer and Pastor William Jones invite all to attend the Gospel Light Program and related events. Eddie McClusky on WDAD at 7:08 p.m. covers the Congressional Candidates.
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Indiana Free Methodist
Church Street
Fred A. Palmer
William Jones
Girl's Jump Unexplained By Mother
Pittsburgh, May 12 A prostrate mother offered no explanation for why 23 year old Jeanne Williams, a night elevator operator at the William Penn Hotel, jumped from the seventh floor of the Grant building, dying soon after. Hundreds gathered as she ignored pleas, saying Some son of a gun called the loops before leaping. Her mother said Jeanne was very nervous. Idlewild Park near Latrobe announced its summer season opening for the coming Sunday, as the closest amusement venue to the area.
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Pittsburgh
Grant Building
Jeanne Williams
William Penn Hotel
Miss Williams
Margaret Williams
Jeanne
Area Park
Big Three May Relax Few Controls
London reports the Big Three foreign ministers debating easing controls in West Germany during a three day meeting. Proposals from the United States and Britain aim to shift internal and foreign affairs authority to Bonn without altering the occupation statute, while France proposes merging industrial potential.
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London
West Germany
Bonn
France
Hospital Day Proclaimed National Day Amid Rail Idle Time
Altoona Pennsylvania with a population around 80 000 faces widespread rail idleness as about 10 000 PRR shop workers and 4 000 idle due to a four major railroad strike. Picket lines at 14 crew points and main terminals halt most activity and few rail workers discuss the stoppage. The article notes National Hospital Day May 12 proclaimed by Indiana officials and includes local civic notices and a Ruffner Cemetery association meeting.
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Altoona
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Railroad
Suntain
PRR
Harrisburg
Brotherhood of
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Burges
Indiana
National Hospital
Ruffner Cem
Story Association
Ruffner
Warren P Kline
Etery
Robbers in Masks Loot $15,000 From Bigelow-Sanford Pay Room
Four gunmen wearing gas masks slugged Brink's guards at the Bigelow-Sanford carpet factory in Thompsonville, stealing $15,000 payroll for 300 workers. Guards fractured, treated at Mercy Hospital. robbers fled by car after tying them. About 100 officers searched the plant as dawn broke and authorities warned workers to stay clear.
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Thompsonville
Conn
Brink’s
Bigelow-Sanford
Mercy Hospital
Springfield
Mass
Bigelow-Sanford Company
Thousands Join Ranks Of Idle Mer
Chicago May 12 thousands of railroad workers joined the idle ranks as a nationwide strike broadened. Firemen and other rail employees walked out amid deadlocked talks with four major car makers. Violent incidents were reported near Knoxville as Southern Railway suspended operations to protect staff. A fireman on one train was wounded in the arm while pickets denied firing, saying they were stoned.
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Chicago
Knoxville
Tenn
Southern Railway
Knoxvilla
Ray Fullerton Wins Indiana County Superintendent Race
Theo K. Fullerton of Commodore won the Indiana County Superintendent of Schools race by 89 to 65 over Clark Ray of Indiana. Ray was certified by the county School Board convention officers, who deemed Fullerton’s eligibility letter filed late. Fullerton appealed to the Department of Public Instruction in Harrisburg, which dismissed the certification as a nullity.
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Indiana County
Theo K. Fullerton
Commodore
Clark Ray
Indiana
Ray
Department of Public Instruction
Fullerton
James G. Moore
DPI
Harrisburg
Ship Fights Fire At Sea Near Yokohama
SAN FRANCISCO May 12 Radio-Marine Station KPH reported a distress from the Norwegian motorship Talisman battling a bad engine room fire at lat 34.15 N long 137.45 E. The 6700 ton ship awaited the U S Navy tanker Shawnee and the Japanese freighter Tokatisan Maru to assist. both were speeding to her position about 300 miles east of Yokohama.
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San Francisco
KPH
Taligzman
Lat
Longsitude
Yokohama
Quiet 24 Hours Reported With No County Accidents
Reports from local and state police indicate periods with no automobile accidents in the county. In the past 96 hours, similar quiet conditions were observed across the area.
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Loeg
Geven
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Florence Nightingale
Indiana Hospital
Lou's Fruit Market
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John M. Ggbot
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