Truman Minimum Wage Boost Faces Senate Divisions
President Truman urged raising the 40 cent wage floor to 65 cents an hour, drawing mixed support in Senate and House. Taft and Ball voiced cautious paths while Myers pressed for faster action and Pepper urged a higher 75 to 85 cent target, with Ellender predicting little enactment this session. House and Senate labor-conferees planned to iron out differences on anti strike and union practices as Congress weighs wage measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
Prsident Truman
Senate
Truman
House Senate
House
Congress
Taft
Ohio
Republican Policy Committee
Senate Labor
Ball
R-Minn
GOP
Senator Myers
Dpa
Capitol Hill
Myers
Pepper
D-Fla
Ellender
D-La
Louisiana
Capitol
Hartley
R-Nj
House Labor Committee
North and Southern Coal Negotiations Face Delays
Collisson notes Lewis has not refused to bargain and will answer southern proposals soon, though no date is set. A new UMW policy committee meeting is slated for May 18, with possible earlier consultations. The talks involve Southern Coal Producers and captives, affecting about 26 percent of national tonnage, under a contract negotiated with Krug after a 59 day strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collisson
Cear
Lewis
UMW
F Collisson
Southern Coal Producers Association
Interior
Krug
Playing Poker is Hard On Heart
Chicago May 18 Dr Robert S Berghoff a heart specialist and retiring president of the Illinois State Medical Society cautions that playing poker and other card games for cash stirs the heart. He says winnings produce elation but lead to restless sleep and exhaustion the next day as excitement places a heavy load on the heart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Robert S. Merghoff
The
Illinois State Medical Society
Sr. Berghoff
Executioner Named In Greenville Lynching Trial
In Greenville South Carolina prosecutors offer seven unsworn statements naming defendants in the Willie Earle lynching case. Roosevelt Hurd allegedly signed one statement as the shotgun executioner, with others naming Murch as ringleader. The statements describe a mob of taxi drivers abducting Earle, beating him and shooting him multiple times. The judge will decide later how these statements affect counts including conspiracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Romney Wheeler
Greenville
8. C
South Carolina
Roosevelt Carlos Hurd
Willie Earle
Murch
Pickens County
Pickens
S. C
T. W. Brown
John B. Marchant
Earl Martin
Marvin H. Fleming
Ernest Stokes
Stokes
Earle
Henry Vernon Culbertson
Bramlett Road
Hurd
Clardy
Robert Taylor testifies on being forced to act in pro Russian film
Los Angeles May 15 film actor Robert Taylor told a house committee investigating unAmerican activities that a government representative pressured him to appear against his will in the film Song of Russia. He said the move aided communism and delayed his Navy Air Corps entrance. Other witnesses included Richard Arlen and Ginger Rogers’s mother Leila Rogers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Robert Taylor
House
Rep. J. Parnell
Thomas
R.N. J
Taylor
unAmerican
Lowell Mellett
Roosevelt
Office of War Information
Navy Air Corps
Russia
Richard Arlen
Hollywood
Leila Rogers
Ginger Rogers
Henry Ginsberg
Ginger
Ginsberg
Adolph Menjou
Jack Warner
Howard Emmett Rogers
Leo McCarey
Rupert Hughes
Admit Eleven To Knights Templar At DuBois Meet
Eleven Indiana and Homer City men were admitted to Bethany Commandery Knights Templar at DuBois during a meeting last night. Members admitted included Robert Russ, Mary C. Stewart, Ralph Hiner, Paul Beck, Lisle Kunkle, Edwin Stewart, Donald C. Davis, Robert Smith of Homer City, and Dr. Russell L Hobaugh, Vernon Jorden, Wilbur Emmert of Indiana. Visitors at the ceremonies were Rev. C. N. Chindler, John Woods, and Emory Boyle, all noted present from nearby commanderies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana and
Homer City
Bethany Commandery
Knights Templar
DuBois
Robert Russ
Amriay C. Stewart
Ralph Hiner
Paul Beck
Lisle Kunkle
Edwin Stewart
Donald C. Davis
Robert, Smith
Auxiliary Meets Glen Campbell Group Friday Meeting
The American Legion Auxiliary of Glen Campbell holds its regular meeting Friday, May 16 at 8 p.m. in the Glen Campbell School building. Daylight saving time noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary of
Glen Campbell
Glen Campbell School
County PTA Meets Annual Dinner Meeting Tonight
The Indiana County Parent Teachers Association will hold their annual dinner meeting at Ernest Union Church this evening at 6:30 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana County Parent Teachers Association
Ernest Union Church
House approves Greek Turkish aid bill with minor changes
The House agreed to minor changes in the administration's 400 million dollar Greek Turkish aid bill and sent it to the Senate for final approval. The vote was on record without debate as the House accepted a conference committee report that resolved small differences to provide economic and military aid to Greece and Turkey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Congressional Conference
Homer City Fire Department Siren Tests Tomorrow
Homer City Fire Department will install a new siren and conduct tests tomorrow or Monday. Officials say tests will be publicized to prevent alarm while assuring residents the regular signal will be given in case of a fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer City Fire Department
Poppy Day Observed In Indiana On May 24
Indiana marks Poppy Day May 24 with all residents urged to wear memorial poppies for World War I and II dead. American Legion Auxiliary volunteers will distribute crepe paper poppies citywide, led by Mrs. W. D. Peterman and Mrs. M. W. Trainer. Proceeds aid disabled veterans and bereaved families. poppies are handmade by veterans at Aspinwall Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
United States
W. D. Peterman
American Legion Auxiliary
Auxiliary
Peterman
France
Belgium
Indiana, Auxiliary
Aspinwall
17 Year Old Soldier Held For Murder
17 year old soldier Socorro Villagran was formally charged with murder in the stabbing and strangling of 21 year old Edna Lucille Kietzman near a Rankin residence. Army officials say Villagran confessed after questioning at Chanute Field following discovery of the body and clues including a cloth line and wounds. The case includes ties to the Los Angeles Black Dahlia investigation and Villagran’s California home in San Pedro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rantoul
Soccoro Villagran
Edna Lucille Kietzman
John J. Bresee
Villagran
Chanute Field
Miss Kietzman
San Pedro
Calif
Joseph Clancy
Urbana
Los Angeles
Elizabeth Short
Bresee
Carmen Villagran
el Paso
Tex
Earl Meenach
A. J. Lynn
Army
Lynn
Launch Move For Clymer's C. C. Project
Weldon Levinson elected temporary head of the Clymer Community Center group after a town meeting at the high school. Guerney Fullerton named secretary and Robert St. Clair treasurer. The temporary officers will form a board of governors to survey sites and promote the project, contacting other towns for procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weldon - Levinson
Clymer
Levinson
Guerney Fullerton
Robert St. Clair
Board of Governors
Duff Against Teacher Bill Pay Raises
Harrisburg May 15 AP Gov James H Duff calls a statewide minimum salary of 2400 a year for teachers impractical. He favors boosting salaries through mandated schedules and subsidies funded by 27 million and widening the local tax base. Duff warns the House measure would cost at least 86 million more for education over two years and impose a 36 million local tax burden, with no clear funding source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
James H. Duff
Dutt
House Education Committee
D. Raymond Sollenberger
Rblair
Duff
Commonwealth
CIO Blames Management On Shutdowns
A UAW CIO official in Detroit blames industry executives for irresponsible planning that caused a steel shortage and auto plant shutdowns. Richard T. Leonard says production was advanced to exhaust steel inventories, forcing layoffs of more than 50,000 Michigan autoworkers and a drop in weekly output from 90,000 to about 55,000. Industry comment was not immediate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
CSO
United Auto Workers
Richard T. Leonard
Uaw-Cio
Ford
Michigan
Leonard
Briggs Manufacturing Co
Chrysler
General Motors
Onions and Egg Found After Nagasaki Atom Test
Tokyo reports Pan Ryde News Agency states deformed onions and a two headed egg plant were found at Nagasaki. U.S. researchers reportedly followed by officials deny reports of freak births linked to the atom bomb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Pan Ryde
Nagasaki
Ryde
U.S
Fairler
Bowles urges 10 percent price roll back plan
Washington May 15 Chester Bowles proposed a 10 per cent price rollback and widespread adoption of 15 cent an hour wage boosts to avert an imminent business collapse. The Bowles committee urged tax cuts, lower construction costs, extended rent control, higher unemployment benefits, and more housing and foreign loans to rebalance wages and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chester Bowles
Bowles
OPA
Americans For Democratic Action
Wilson Wyatt
Leon Henderson
Paul Porter
William H. Davis
War Labor Board
Seymour Harris
Harvard University
Robert R. Nathan
Truman Urges Relief Bill Passage
President Truman pressed Congress to approve 950 million dollars for foreign relief, urging action to free world hunger fears. He backed joining the International Refugee Organization with 75 million for displaced persons, while House cuts may force compromise with Austria, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Trieste and China. UNRRA wound down March 31 after shipments totaling 1,813,192 tons valued at 182,732,000 dollars in the October–December quarter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Congress
UNRRA
Senate
House
Austria
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Poland
Trieste
China
International Refugee Organization
United Nations
United States
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Ito
Food crisis persists in Ruhr and zones amid shortages
United States and British authorities acknowledge a growing food shortage as relief measures are slow. General Clay warns against political exploitation and notes relief may come in three to four weeks. Reports from Stuttgart and Schleswig Holstein cite interned Nazis receiving 1700 calories daily while many free Germans get 600 to 100 calories. Labor leaders push for shorter workweeks as factory workers weaken under strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruhr
United States
D. Clay
Stuttgart
Clay
Chieswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein
Noon stock rundown across multiple firms with percentage changes
A compact list of noon stock performances shows numerous companies with percentage changes, including Am Can 89, Am Rad 18, Anaconda 35, Bethlehem Steel 80, Boeing 16, Chrysler 73, General Electric 3255, General Motors 55, IBM not listed, Eastman Kodak 234, Radio Corp 8, Sears Roebuck 0, US Steel 66, Warner Bros 1hhy, Woolworth 44, Studebaker 184, Texaco 59, Penn RR 184, and others. The summary reflects a broad market snapshot across industries from chemicals to autos and utilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Chem & Dye
Smelt & R
Atcht&sf
Atl Refining
Bald Loco
Bendix Aviat
Beth Steel
Boeing Airplane
Briggs Mtg
Budd Co
Case (Ji) Co
Ches & Ohio
Chrysler Corp
Colum
North Amer Ca
Northern Pac
Packard Motor
Param Pictures
Penney (Jc
Penn RR
Sve NJ
Pullman
Pure Oi
Radio Corp
Repab Steel
Sears Roebuck Delta Socony-Vacuum
Sperry Corp
G & E Pic
Cal
Stand
Ind
Stand Oil NJ
Studebaker Corp
Swift & Co
Texas Co
United Aircraft
United Gas Imp
US Smeltr & M
US Steel
Warner Bros Pict
Woolworth
Youngst Sh & T
Obituary for Alfred Leonard Ball in Kent No. 2 Mine tragedy
Alfred Leonard Ball aged 25 of Austrian origin died May 12 in an accidental electrocution at Kent No. 2 Mine of the R. a& P. Coal Co. He was husband of Virginia Freno Mall and son of John Robert and Nellie Matthis Ball. Services Friday at 1:30 p.m. CST at his parents’ home in Aultman, with Rev. John D. Hess officiating. Indiana Post No. 141 American Legion provides military rites. interment Oakland Cemetery. Robinsons in charge. James R. Smith, 61, Barnesboro, retired grocer, died May 13 at Miners Hospital, Spangler. Born Aug. 27, 1885 in Indiana Co., son of Joseph and Susan Smith. Survived by cousin Ruth Krug and several nieces and nephews. Visitation at Long Funeral Home, Barnesboro. Services Friday at 8 a.m. at St. Edward's Catholic Church, with Rev. Father John E. McEntire. burial St. Nicholas Cemetery, Nicktown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Leonard (Sparey) Ball
Kent
R. A& P. Coal Co
Ball
Virginia Freno Mall
John Robert
Nellie Matthis Ball
Aultman
John D. Hess
Indiana Co
Joseph
Susan (McCaffrey) Smith
Ruth Krug
Nicktown
Long Funeral
Barnesboro
St. Edward's Catholic Church
John E. McEntire
St. Nicholas’ Semetery
Artist's Wife Found Dead Murdered In Atlanta
Mrs Paul R Refoule a 31 year old wife of a French artist was found face up in Peach Tree Creek by police bloodhounds. She apparently was strangled though no rope was found and her shoes were bound with laces. A preliminary report could not determine rape. Refoule an art instructor at Oglethorpe University and the High Museum reported his wife's disappearance after he returned home from a luncheon yesterday. The couple married in 1938 after meeting at the Sorbonne and returned to the United States about 18 months ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Paul R. Refoule
Peach Tree Creek
Fulton County
Fred Bradford
France
Cal Cates
Bradford
Captain Bradford
Refoule
Oglethorpe University
High Museum of Art
Cates
Charles Currie
Currie
United States
Lisle Davis Elected President of Indiana Eagles
Lisle Davis of Indiana was elected president of Indiana Aerie 1468 Fraternal Order of Eagles at their annual reorganiz ation meeting for 1947 49. Orlando Avena was named vice president with Richard Whiting conductor John Lezanic treasurer Allen Banks inside guard and Harry Peddicord trustee. Davis succeeds August Duldo and new officers will be installed June 4 at the Eagles Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisle Davis
Indiana
Indiana Aerie
Order of Eagles
Orlando Avena
Richard Whiting
John Lezanic
Allen Banks
Harry Peddicord
Davis
August Duldo
Eagles
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Rob’t Taylor
MGM Studio
Committee Behind Closed Doors
County
PTA
Janie Klein
New York
H.C. Siren
Belgian Congo
C.C
CIO
Frankfurt
James R. Smith
Miners Hospital
Spangler
New Eagles
Dodson
Charles
Church St
Indiana, Pa
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