Seek New Leader For War Probers
Washington today saw discussions on who should chair the War Investigating Committee as Senator Mead prepares to resign this month. Mead favored Kilgore as successor, though Connally and McKellar influence the question. Parliamentarian Watkins would offer only an advisory opinion, leaving final Senate choice to a vote. All committee Democrats are amid election campaigns, likely delaying action until after November elections.
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Washington
McKelter
D.)tenn
Weadene
Senate
Mead
D.N. Y
War Investigating Committee
Charles L. Watkins
New York
Senator Kilgore
D.W. Va
Kilgore
Senator Connally
D.-Tex
Connally
Senate Foreign’ Relations Committee
Paris
State
Byrnes
Kellar
Wetkins
Capitol
McKellar
Moorhead To Sail For Yugoslavia
Lt. Donald Moorhead son of Mr and Mrs Donald Moorhead of 420 Locust Street Indiana returns to Valley Forge General Hospital after two weeks sick leave. Reclassified to general duty after 18 months hospitalization and six months home duty he agreed to an overseas assignment for an indefinite period. Tentative sailing date from New York is October 9 and he will join the 88th Infantry Division on the Yugoslav border in Northern Italy.
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Donald Moorhead
Locust Street
Indiana
Valley Forge General Hospital
Moorhead
New York
88Th Infantry Division
Italy
Miller Training Recruit Listed for Naval Center
Kenneth F. Miller, 17, son of Mrs. Jizetta Miller of Route 1 Smicksburg, reported for recruit training at the United States Naval Training Center Bainbridge Maryland. Read the Gazette Classified Ads.
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Kenneth F. Miller
Jizetta Miller
Smicksburg
United States Naval Training Center
Bainbridge, Md
Dept Store Fights CPA Clothing Shortage Forecast
In Lima Ohio the The Leader challenged a CPA shortage forecast for men’s clothing. CPA predicted 15,060,000 suits short by year end with six months’ scarcity for shirts and shorts. The store ran a four column ad rebutting the scare urging careful buying.
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CPA
Lima
Limia
Washington
Love and Death of Ex NObleman in Chicago Mansion
A 67 year old night clerk died of heart trouble at a Chicago hospital. Records identify him as Marquis Pierre Marie Aymar Le Bout De Chateau Thierry Bea Unamoir, a French aristocrat who gave up his title to be near an American girl he met in Paris in 1913. She later married another man, and he lived out his days in a attic room worshipping her from afar.
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Chicago
County
Recorda
A. Terry
Jack Rubens
Pierre Marie Aymar le Bout de
Chateau-Thierry
Returns For 3 1 Kiddies Arrested
Bernardo Rosado a 37 year old unemployed Puerto Rican sailor surrendered after abandoning his three children Milagro Socorra four year old twins and Marie Elaine three on the steps of a Brooklyn orphanage. He claimed their mother had left him and he sought work during a shipping strike. He turned himself in after leaving a note for one child saying he would report to police. He was charged with abandonment.
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New York
Brooklyn
Bernardo Rosada
Rosado
Milagro and
Socorra
Marie Elaine
New Data May Let Wage Board Lift Tieup Ruling
Government insiders say new evidence on ship operators and ATL seamen could let the Wage Stabilization Board reverse its wage policy ruling without broad changes. Officials caution the move would only apply to the maritime sector as it remains vital to national interests. AFL leaders, including Harry Lundeberg and John Hawk, declined to participate or submit further arguments.
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Wage Stabilization Board
Itts
ATL
AFL
Harry Lundeberg
John Hawk
Atlantic
Gulf Ports
Toby Tobias Home After Five Day Kidnapping Ordeal
A hitchhiking maid hired by a woman to care for her sick husband’s wife allegedly helped abduct Toby Tobias. After five days, a Terre Haute foundry worker named Omer Funkhouser reported the child and identified her from a newspaper photo, leading to Toby’s return and recovery.
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Toby
Terre Haute
Omer Funkhouser
Employee of US Embassy Is Sentenced
BELGRADE Sept 10 William Wedge a night watchman at the U S Embassy was sentenced by a Yugoslav court to eight years imprisonment and ordered to pay about 8000 in indemnities for a May Day jeep crash that killed a Yugoslav officer and injured another He 21 from Newton Massachusetts can appeal within 15 days He suffered minor head injuries and was defended by a Yugoslav lawyer chosen by the embassy A state department witness called the proceedings fair and said immunity for Wedge would be sought The indemnities total 7000 to the dead man 790 to the injured man 120 court costs plus his own hospital and prison upkeep The embassy offered to pay less than the amount requested The note adds Wedge a former Bath Division soldier arrived in Belgrade last November
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Belgrade
William Wedge
U. S
Wedge
Newton
Mass
Richard C. Patterson
State Department
Foreign Office
Bath
Italy
Bis
Victim of Butchery Is Identified
San Francisco police tentatively identify the slain man as Ramon B. Lopez a 52 year old carnation grower and San Leoardo wholesaler. Parts of a dismembered body were found in an alley prompting a broad search for the killer and the missing head hands and legs. A swarthy delivery truck driver is sought as chief suspect after a sighting near the crime scene.
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San Francisco
Ramon B. Lopez
San Leandro
Lopez
Legal Threat Fails To Rout Squatters
London reports a government move to reclaim the Duchess of Bedford Hauge seven story building occupied by squatters. Across London squatters, including four families in Ealing, defy authorities as critics decry the intrusion into private property.
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Ministry of Works
Duchess of Bedford Hauge
Ealing
Communist Party
Phillimore Gardens
Goveernment
Duchess of Bedford House
Prudential Assurance Company
Kr. S. Henderson
Hammersmith Communist Party
U. S
Movie Makers Sue Two Exhibitors Over Admission Reports
Five film distributors sue two New Castle exhibitors in federal court alleging false admissions reports. Warner Brothers, United Artists, and 20th Century Fox sue Victor Theater operator David Victor. Columbia Pictures and Universal Film Exchanges sue Regent Theater operator Speer Marcusis.
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Pittsburgh
New Castle
Warner Brothers Pictures
United Artists Corp
20Th Century- Fox Film Corp
New York City
David Victor
Victor
Columbia Pictures Corp
Universal Film Exchanges
Speer Marcusis
Regent Theater
RYOSS
Storm Preparations As Typhoon Heads Near Manila
Manila shuts offices and the American school early as employees and pupils brace for a typhoon predicted to pass 15 miles north tonight. Reconnaissance planes report winds up to 105 mph with at least 70 mph gusts expected, closer to the city than any recent storm.
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Manila
Luzon
I Trial Hears Naval Base Loss Cause
TOKYO Sept 10 A British colonel long imprisoned in Japan testified at the War Crimes Tribunal that Britain failed to seize Singapore by defying the Siamese border He said the Malay command would have gained a major edge by crossing into Siam to meet Japanese forces A photographic bulb exploded during his testimony prompting police to rise and Justices to duck The tribunal allowed the testimony to bolster charges that Japan had no such scruples and moved troops from Indochina through Siam to attack Singapore from its rear
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Tokyo
Cyril New Dalrymple Wild
Wild
Japan
Siam
Indochina
Bowles Enters Connecticut Gubernatorial Race
Chester Bowles former OPA chief announces candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Connecticut governor in New Haven. He says the November vote can propel the state and nation toward prosperity and away from inflation and depression. He spoke after a Democratic rally as two rivals, Lieut. Gov. Wilbert Snow and Thomas J. Dodd, also seek the nomination.
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New Haven
Conn
Chester Bowles
OPA
Connecticut
Bowles
Democratic Party
Hartford
Wilbert Snow
Wesleyan University
Thomas J. Dodd
UL. S
Neuenberg
Stock Market Reverses Early Selloff On Rapid Buying Surge
New York, Sept. 10 The stock market reversed an initial decline as buyers surged, pushing many issues up fractions to over $2 a share. The first half hour saw mostly losses of 1 to over 3 dollars on the big board before a buying rush accelerated activity and ticker tape lagged behind trades. Many year’s gains were wiped out before some leaders eased back.
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New York
Palmer Promoted to Sergeant in Casablanca Morocco
Richard Palmer son of Mrs Estalla Palmer of 465 Poplar Ave Indiana has been promoted to sergeant by Headquarters 11th Air Communications Service Squadron. Palmer is stationed in Casablanca French Morocco and serves as a Teletype Maintenance man.
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Casablanca
French Morocco
Richard Palmer
Estalla Palmer
Poplar Ave
Indiana
Air Communications Service Squadron
Palmer
Noon Stocks Wyoming Equal Rights in Territorial Days
A brief item notes that Wyoming promoted equal rights for women in its territorial era and continued the policy after statehood. The notice urges readers to subscribe to the Gazette for more details.
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Wyoming
Geap
Ted
Union
Daring bank raid leads to swift capture of bandit
Oklahoma City reports a young bandit was captured minutes after a daylight raid on the City National Bank. The gunman, Shields of Holdenville, forced VP Horton to gather cash then fled. a pursuit by bank staff, a cook, a vacationing officer, and others ended with the suspect in custody and loot recovered. Shields, a Holdenville High School graduate, said he was returning from Denver where he worked in construction.
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Margaret
Silvis) Ramsey
Oklahoma City
Atia County
Mra
Jane Beatty
Indiana
Sara Walker
Wandercrift
John Ramsey
Valley
Falls
Kansas
City National Bank
Linesville
FBI
Linesvilla
Lou T. Shields
Holdenville
Okla
la Chase
Myron W. Horton
Albert Devine
Ray Tucker
H. 3
Cobb
Fred Merz
Devine
Tucker
Merz
Shields
Denver
Colo
MRS JOSEPHINE SALERNO OF CLYMER DIES AFTER STROKE
Mrs Josephine Salerno of Clymer died at Indiana Hospital shortly after a stroke struck her Sunday night about 11 86 o'clock at her daughter's home in Clymer. Born November 19 1895 in Italy she leaves a long list of relatives including Victor Salerno Bert Bowser and Dominic in Niagara Falls plus Sagamore and Plumville connections. Funeral plans include mass at Sacred Heart Church with interment in the church cemetery.
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Mary Salerno
Clymer
Indieana Hopital
Salerno
Bert Bowser
Italy
Ola Morazzo
Sagamore
Dominic
Niagara Falls
N.Y
Felix
Plumville
Victor
Reyer
Inez Salerno
Fort Dix
N. J.j
Edward
Harold Hill
Home
Harry Gracia
Anna Salerno
Clymet
Beyer
Victor Salerno
Sacred Heart Church
Joseph Malinak
Bowser
Mary A. Galbraith
Punxsutawney
Johnnne Mary (Mills) Woodall
Dudley
England
John Galbraith
Russell Mathiot
Washington, D. C
Edith Galbraith
Aultman School
Joseph Mitchell
John
William
Thomas
Hopewell
Rosella Morocco
Chambersville
Indiana
Hostital
Mike
Sara Marie
Chido) Serrigana
Joseph Morocco
Joseph
Clairton
Dominick
Sara Farine
Angelo Tarentella
Rotsof
N. Y
Michael Serrianna
Concetto
Rose
Morocco
Frank Serrianna
Assumption Catholic Church
Ernest
Father E. Farri
St. Bernard's Cemetery
Leydie Fuana
Beneral
Indi
Manila Couple To Speak At Church
Dr and Mrs H B Cabotaze of Manila will speak at First Methodist Church Wednesday at 7 30 PM The speaker is a theology professor at Union Seminary Manila and General Secretary of the Board of Christian Education of the Methodist Church. His talk centers on the Independence of the Philippines.
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H. B. Cabotaze
Manila
First Methodist Church
Cabotaze
Philippines
Union Seminary
Board of Christian Education
The
Methodist Church
Philippine
Smith Family Weather Stirs Clymer Area Obituary Notes
Weather report and obituary items from Hubbard Smith area note family ties to Pittsburgh Clymer and California. Several deaths referenced with services planned. interments at Greenwood Freeport and Old Madison Cemeteries.
Operators Accede To Strip Law In Pennsylvania
Harrisburg reports most soft coal strip operators comply with the state law on spoil pile smoothing and cover of exposed faces. The Dauphin County Court upheld the act as constitutional while noting the law aims to curb harmful strip mining practices and requires reforestation. Attorneys may file exceptions within ten days before possible appeal to the state Supreme Court.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Richard Maize
Maize
Dauphin County
James H. Duff
Duff
State Supreme Court
Cherry Tree Lt Transferred to Pensacola for Navy Duty
Lt C W Sebring, son of C W Sebring of Cherry Tree, has been transferred to the Naval Air Station Pensacola Florida for duty with the Navy Technical Training Command. He entered Naval Service March 21 1938 and received his wings from Pensacola in September 194?.
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C. W. Sebring
Cherry Tree
Naval Air Station
Pensacola
Fla
Navy
Technical Training Command
Sebring
Naval Service
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