19 May 1951
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1951
Page
1
The column critiques President Truman's delay in firing General MacArthur and discusses public appetite for his tough stance. It recalls 1870 Pennsylvania school reports praising progress yet lamenting funding gaps, and notes an Iowa judge's harsh treatment of a juror mother, highlighting public officials' taste and jury service issues.
Williamsport Pa May 19 Membership in the Methodist Churchs Central Pennsylvania Conference has risen by more than 7000 in ten years with 400 ministers and laymen from 31 counties attending a four day conference. The report shows a net membership increase of 7919 since 1941 with 2378 active and 5531 inactive members. The 1841 population share was 8.12 percent rising to 6.33 percent by 1951. The Board of Ministerial Training warned of pastor shortages and difficulties afflicting larger congregations noting only 70 percent of charges are served by established pastors and salary and living conditions must improve. 53 percent of office staff face welfare problems.
New York May 19. A debate on U S foreign policy following MacArthur’s ouster drew top newspaper and radio figures at the Overseas Press Club dinner in the Waldorf Astoria. Kaltenborn Considine Boyle Canham and others commented that the administration has moved toward MacArthur’s views and that the discussion may influence policy and opinion.
A puzzle style list mixes canine breed words with clues like Babylonian deity and Persian tentmaker She discusses terms such as convulsive cry, leg joint, color, and route to trench island detainee in port, aiming to fill a vertical and horizontal set of definitions.
A compact card summarizes read fragments from a puzzle session listing terms like weight jumbled deduction verbal mimic remark writing and theater steps with beheld and ensnare plus fowl bouquetin and universal language. The item captures a wordplay round with scattered clue snippets.
A dense church listing outlines Sunday services across Indiana area churches led by ministers such as KR Falls and James B. Blackwood. It includes 9:45 a.m. Sunday School, worship times, nursery care, youth groups, and union services at multiple congregations including First Methodist, First Presbyterian, Lutheran, Church of Christ, Episcopal, and Salvation Army, with guest speakers and midweek prayer meetings.
NEPLUNE New Jersey May 18 An imaginative 14 year old boy died in his own play death trap a hangmans noose sprung by a lighted candle Neighbors found the body of George Sherman in his cellar He was left alone in his Shark River home while his family visited Police termed the death an accident and detailed the device a pulley dolly and a candle triggered noose mechanism
The author defends keeping the Bible uncensored, arguing its realism and honesty, with honest depictions of Jewish leaders and prophets. He cites history from Rehoboam to Jeroboam, notes the Bible's endurance of both good and evil, and contrasts it with contemporary horrors from Hitlerism and Soviet camps.
Waterloo Iowa May 19 a 37 year old mother Jeannette Watson was jailed for six months in the Women's State Reformatory after she refused to take the juror oath claiming no one to care for her two boys aged 8 and 5. She told the judge they talk about juvenile delinquency while her children roam the neighborhood. The juror was seated for Edward J Beckwith murder trial. Beckwith’s prior conviction for slaying a woman in 1949 was overturned by the state Supreme Court, prompting a new trial. Watson had brought her 5 year old to the courthouse daily and had not indicated she could not serve.
U S Eighth Army field commander in Korea on May 19 declared the new Red offensive futile. He warned that enemy gains would be checked and repulsed, stressing readiness of U S and allied forces at Army Headquarters.
Senator Morse says in a CBS broadcast that within nine to twelve months America could sharply boost atomic arms, potentially forcing Russia to knees in war. Lt General Van Fleet hails UN forces in Korea as they repulse Communist mass tactics and praises Allied soldiers' valor and unity.
The OPS district director said two more beef price cuts will occur by October 1 as current markdowns lower prices paid by slaughterers by 10 percent. Wallace noted livestock prices remain about 25 percent above fair farmer costs, while dealers must post beef prices by June 4, reflecting January levels before freezes.
Harrisburg May 19 The Public Utility Commission dismissed a complaint against Ben's Creek Water Co. to meter 241 Portage Township Cambria County consumers. Metered rates deemed more fair and just than the flat rate, despite objections from John Orlosky of the Ben's Creek Social and Citizen's Club who called flat rates unreasonable and confiscatory.
The record lists numerous land transfers and prices from Dec 19 1950 to Jan 25 1951 including Blairsville Cramer Naugle Roberts and others with nominal payments of 1.00 under the General Ceiling Price Regulations. It notes California almond crops reaching 30 000 tons annually.
Transfers include a lot in Green Township to Charles Peterson and his wife for $1.00 and other considerations. Another tract in Canoe Township transfers to William EB Quinn and wife for $1.00 and other considerations. George Merrill and wife receive a lot in the same notice.
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