Governors Back Newsmen Plea For Freedom of the Press
Forty-one U S governors voiced support for ASNE’s call to the U N General Assembly to adopt a covenant establishing world freedom of information and the press. Endorsed leaders include Byrnes Atlee Smuts McArthur and Truman. excerpts quote Dewey Criswell Martin Green Lausche Warren Tobin Edge and others urging free exchange of information to sustain peace and security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Parris
Lake Success
U. S
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Nations General Assembly
U. N. Economic Hd Sderal Council
Wilburt Forrest
ASNE
Dan Christian Smuts
Africa
Douglas McArthur
Japan
Economic and Social Council
Truman
Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
New Rk
Dwight Criswold
Nebra
Edward Martin
Pennsylvania
Dwight H. Green
Illinois
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Earl Warren
California
Maurice J. Tobin
Mass
Assembly of the United Nations
United States of America
Walter E. Edge
New Jersey
Michigan
Missouri
Indiana
Georgia
Wisconsin
Tennessee
Kentucky
Alabama
Virginia
Iowa
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Arkansas
West Virginia
South Carolina
Florida
Maryland
Kansas
Washington
Connecticut
Colorado
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Dakota
North Dakota
Utah
Montana
New Mexico
Vermont
Delaware
Wyoming
Nevada
Waterman Club To Hold Coon Dog Trial
The Waterman Sportsmen Association will conduct a coon-dog field trial Sunday September 22 at the Waterman Ball Park. Start time is 11 a.m. Refreshments will be served at the grounds. Stephen W. Buffalo, president, said admission is free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterman Sportsmen Association
Waterman Ball Park
Stephen W. Buffalo
Armistice Allows SZ Strife to Continue in Poland
In Radom, Poland on September 14, about 200 SZ revolutionary members wandered openly under a so called armistice with security police. The group claimed they would drop forest hideouts and halt fighting if political prisoners were released. A youthful officer said thousands would desert if prisoners are freed. Sixteen prisoners reportedly refused release. amnesty is sought but expired months ago after 40,000 soldiers surrendered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radom
Poland
Secur
Adom
NSZ
NBI
Pen. Bor
Bank Holdup Links Suspect to Walters Oklahoma Robbery
Electra Texas police say a 32 year old man was identified by a photo lineup as a participant in the $33,000 Walters Oklahoma bank robbery. Officers seized him at a relative's home after a tip. About $1,438 and a .48 caliber firearm were found with the suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electra
Tex
Fiedra
Walters
Okla
Ctra
Ted Miller
Oknoma
Oklahoma City
Mil
Child Actor Beats Bread Paralysis
Bolly wood report on Sept 14 notes child actor Moore who played Dickens urchins on screen recovered from paralysis after illness in the Marianas. He regained leg function through therapy and nerve work, avoiding a life in a chair once deemed permanent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Je Moore
Dickens
Urchins
Lowen
Eucheree
Dectors
Marianas
Nine Delhi newspapers cited for Lahore speech report
The provincial government directed nine Delhi newspapers to show cause why action should not be taken over publishing a Lahore report dated Sept 1 about a Moslem leader's direct action ideas against India's interim government. The list includes Dawn, Hindustan Times, Statesman, Vanguard, Munshoor, Ansari, Payami, Tej, and Jang. Dawn is Muslim League aligned. Hindustan Times editor is Devadas Gandhi, son of Mohandas K Gandhi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
Delhi
Lahore
Punjab
India
Interm
W. F. G. le Bailly
Associated Press of America
Associated Press of India
Reuters
le Bally
Dawn
Hindustan Times
Statesman
Vanguard
Munshoor
Ansari
Payami
Tej
Jang
Hindustany Times
Devadas Gandhi
Mohandas K. Gandhi
British Soldier Killed In Greek Attack Near Naoussa
In Naoussa area Greek bandits in gendarmerie uniforms shot at a truck carrying five British troops, killing one and wounding another. The British say the attack was not directed primarily at them. A Greek police detains Rizospastis and Elleftheri Elhida reporter over related killings. In Salonika, Laiki Foni editors were jailed and fined for criticizing military courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Naoussa
Rizospastis
EAM
Elleftheri Elhida
Anthony Vorilis
Salonika
Laiki
Foni
Warn New England Of Hurricane Approaching
The Weather Bureau warned the New England coast faces a wash tonight from a tropical hurricane stalling at sea. Small craft warnings span Provincetown to Block Island with 20 to 30 mph winds and heavy rain as the hurricane moves northeast about 250 miles off Cape Hatteras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New England
Weather Bureau
Provincetown
Block Island
Cape Hatteras
New York Forms Six Man Board Over Truck Strike
Mayor William O Dwyer names a six man advisory board of business leaders to mediate the AFL truckers strike now in its 14th day. Locals 807 282 and 816 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters failed to reach a settlement as A and P and Safeway plan to close 740 stores tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William O'Dwyer
AFL
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
O'Dwyer
A. and P
Safeway
John E. Strong
Former Alabama legislator arraigned in peonage case
In Tuscaloosa on September 14 a former state senator R Bruce Doughty and three Pickens County men Eddie Lawton Doughty William Ambase and James Vernie Sanders were freed on $1000 bond after arraignment on a federal peonage conspiracy indictment. They allegedly moved Willie F Will a Corona Walker County Black man to Reform where he was kept in custody and forced to perform labor to repay a debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Pickens County
U.S
Willie F. Will
Corona
Walker County
Reform
Alu
R. Bruce Doughty
House
Eddie Lawton Doughty
William Ambase
James Vernie Sanders
Cordova
Bruce Doughty
Dixonville Soldier Crowned Labor Day King in Kyoto
Cpl Raymond Longwell of the First Corps was crowned Labor Day king in Kyoto Japan. The Stars and Stripes clipping from Mr and Mrs Howard Longwell notes a parade with 26 decorated units, 30,000 workers watching, and a ceremony at the Kyotocabana clubs where Longwell and Queen Bobby Moon were chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Longwell
Dixonville
Cpl
Raymond Longwell
First Corps
Kyoto
Japan
Stars and Stripes
Longwell
Kyotocubana E. M
ARC
King
1 Corps
Bobby Moon
Kyotocabana B. M. Club
Bulgarian leader predicts Soviet guarantee of peaceful borders
Vassil Kolayov, soon to become provisional president of Bulgaria, told two Paris Peace Conference radio speeches that Greek chauvinists will gain nothing and that the Soviet Union guarantees Bulgaria will not be robbed. He said Bulgaria will be justly treated and secure in peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sofia
Vassil Kol“ayoy
Soviet Union
Bulgaria
Alaska Legion endorses statehood at 65 to 14 vote
In Ketchikan on September 14, Alaska’s American Legion convention endorsed statehood by 65 to 14. Delegates urged the national Legion to maintain Alaska air bases for immediate use if needed and to send a field worker to combat un American activities. They also pressed public agencies to weed out immigrants heading for Alaska without housing, funds, or jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ketchikan
Alaska
American Legion Convention
National Legion
Legionnaires
Keck Outlines Scout Confab Program at Central District
Harold Keck, chairman of the Central District William Penn Council, Boy Scouts of America, outlined the planning conference and annual business meeting set for November 4 at State Teachers College. He aims for representation in all nine group sessions and noted district funding efforts, training plans, and staff organization to visit every troop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Keck
William Penn Council
Boy Scouts of America
Last Hight
Central District
State Teachers College
Ralph McCreary
Indiana Community Chess
Rayne
Washington
Armstrong and Young
Indiana County
Plum Creek
South Bend
Armstrong County
Floyd Rankin
Dwight Sollberger
Scouters
W. D. Sievers
Scouting Magazine
Boys' Life Magazine
Wallace Speech Triggers Backlash Over Wallace Role
Brewster head of the Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee urged President Truman to keep Wallace at Commerce and not in State, arguing the speech showed a misread of his post. Brown accused Truman of wavering between two directions by backing a Wallace bid to ally with radical elements while signaling different policies with Byrnes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brewster
Comnittee
Truman
Wallace
Maine
Henry Wallace
Brown
Byrnes
Town in Confluence debates park athletic ban
Citizens gather after three nights of street demonstrations to oppose a borough ordinance that bans athletic events in Confluence Park. The Confluence Athletic Association forms to fund gear for Confluence High School's six man football team as residents press for permission to use the park for sports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Confluence
Gamera County
Confluence High School
Confluence Athletic Association
Burgess
H. D. Pore
Pore
Burgess Monday
Ralph Ullman
Burgess Pore
John Hedges
Albania presses for Italian surplus war material
Paris marched a peace conference session as Col Hysni Kapos Albania demanded a share of Italy s surplus war material before the distribution by the Big Four. He urged Albania be counted a full ally, while Balmer of the United States cautioned that requests must be formalized. The talks involved Albania Greek tensions and Albania’s minority reprisals claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Albania
Italy
Hysni
U. S
Jesmond
Balmer
Kapp
Haj-Ud-Din
India
Kapo
United Nations Security Council
New York
Greece
Epirus
AP Photographer Struck In Stadium Fight
AP photographer Allen Snipes was beaten and his $250 camera smashed by Army officers during a free-for-all on Crump Stadium’s field after Oklahoma City University won 27 to 0 over the Air Transport Command. He sought charges, identifying none of the officers. Earlier, Snipes was assaulted by Mississippi Congressman John Rankin in Tupelo, Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Associated Press
Allen Snipes
Army
Crump Stadium
Oklahoma City University
Air Trenaport Command
Snipes
Army Air Forces
Air Force
Shipes
Mississippi
John Rankin
Tupelo
Miss
Rankin
Brass Backs Sports Plan For Germans
In Berlin on Sept 14 1943 U S Army leaders backed a German youth baseball program offering soldiers time off training duty to coach and participate in weekly playdays drawing 25 000 to 30 000 youths. European theater commanders may excuse personnel for up to four hours weekly to aid the youth project amid protests by Russian authorities about militaristic sport among Germans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Kasische
Berlin
U. S
Germany
USFET
Joseph T. McNearney
Route 22 7-Mile Bypass Bids Sought by State Highways
Harrisburg release notes a multi million dollar improvement plan for the William Penn Highway in Huntingdon County. Bids due Oct 18 cover a 7.1 mile bypass intended to remove three dangerous underpasses and speed traffic on U S Route 22 while steel restrictions delay final bridge work across the Juniata River and Pennsylvania Railroad main line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Huntingdon County
State Highways Department
Juniata River
Huntingdon
Mill Creek
Pennsylvania
Fire Hazard Eases After Corpus Christi Kerosene Spill
In Corpus Christi the hazard from roughly 8000 barrels of kerosene spilled from the Cities Service Kansas during loading has eased. Fire Chief John Carlisle says the worst danger is over though flammable pockets remain under docks. Salvage crews are pumping out kerosene mixed with salt water while the company plans full recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corpus Christi
Tex
Corpus Christiunning
John Carlisle
Cities
Kansas
Five Thousand Scholarships Still Available for Enlistees
Captain F A Hintermister announces G I Bill educational benefit for men enlisting by October 15 1946. A three year Army enlistment grants 48 months of college trade or business school plus living expense of 65 dollars monthly or 90 if dependents. He says the opportunity is among the greatest offered to American youth guiding them to higher education amid rapid industrial progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Hintermister
Indiana
G. I
Hintermister
America
Defense near end in Sehn Miner stabbing case at Friedens
In Somerset Pa on September 14 the defense rested in the trial of Robert W. Sehn 24 charged with stabbing Boswell miner Henry A Bieniasz 28 to death last July at the Firemen's Club in Friedens Two Johns Town doctors testified Sehn suffered brain excitation from an explosion in 1945 and seizures causing episodes of fury during which he lost memory of actions State witnesses contended Sehn drew the knife at the bar and stabbed Bieniasz as he stood there
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset
Robert W. Sehn
Boswell
Sehn
Henry A. Bienlasz
Las
Friedens
8. B. Meyer
Johnstown
U.S. Naval Hospital
San Diego
Germany
Wilbert Winey
Somerset County
Bieniasz
Lehn
Strike Ties Musicians Marriage In Philadelphia
Jules Benner a drummer of Local 77 Philadelphia cannot attend his Sept 28 wedding due to James Petrillo head of the musicians union denying crossing the picket line. Benner says wedding in Warwick hotel ballroom canceled or postponed as hotel musicians stay idle until the strike ends. He planned to marry Irene Taxin and notes no exception was granted after Local 77 appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Jules Benner
James Caesar Petrillo
AFL Federation of Musicians
Benner
Musicians’ Union
Irene Taxin
Kirkeby
Warwick
Petrillo
New York
Guy Scola
Curfew Lifted in Tel Aviv Amid Postwar Safety Boost
In Jaffa, more than 30,000 safety leaders gathered as a curfew was lifted after widespread violence. Police reported no further incidents, while a bank robbery attempt in Jaffa prompted several arrests. The National Safety Council notes accidents as a leading death cause, with heart disease and cancer following.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
Jaffa
Chicago
National Safety Council
12600 Off Relief In August, Harrisburg Report
Harrisburg dispatch reports 12600 claimants dropped from unemployment benefit rolls in August, up from 11900 in July. Allen Sulcone, state USES director, said about 7000 of the disqualifications involved servicemen's readjustment allowances. He cited the job test as causing 2600 drops and noted the law requires accepting suitable work when offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
U. S. Employment Service
Allen Sulcone
State Uses
Obituary Notes From Creekside and Ford City
Mary Nancy Duncan born July 12 1866 in Creekside died September 13 after pneumonia. She lived in Washington township, worked 28 years with Farmers Telephone Creekside division, and belonged to Center Presbyterian Church and missionary societies. Services September 16 at Center Presbyterian Church with Rev J K Boston. Interment in church cemetery. Also Mrs Guy Dunmire died last night at home. Born March 11 1876 to Heffletinger, funeral at Rockville Lutheran Church Tuesday at 2:30 PM with church cemetery interment. Clark Funeral Home Elderton handling arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Nancy Duncan
Creekside
Andrew
Nancy Ann (Mahan)’ Duncan
Belle Duncan
Effa M. Duncan
Hazel Fairman
James W. Fairman
W. D. Fairman
Center Presbyterian Church
Woman's Missionary, Society
Ladies’ Aide and
Willing Workers Bible Class
Farmers Telephone Company
Washington Township
J. K. Boston
Guy Dunmire
Ford City R. D
Jackson
Serepta (Hankel) Heffletinger
Rockville Lutheran Church
Clark Funeral Home
Elderston
De Gaulle Likely To Return To French Politics
Paris reports indicate General de Gaulle plans a political comeback tied to the October referendum on the fourth republic constitution. He would head the opposition to the charter, urging rejection in a Sept. 29 Epinal speech and possibly backing supporters in forthcoming elections.
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Robert CG
Wilson
Paris
de Gaulle
France
Europe
Fourth Republic
Georges Bidault
Epfinal
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Flore
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Siam
Gazelle
The
Gazette
G.C
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Homer City
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