Missing Son Reunited With Mother After 1 1/2 Year Absence
Mary Murdock and her 20 year old son Edward known as Jack were together in Washington after he left Fork Union Military Academy in spring 1947 to wander. He called in from an aunt’s home saying he wanted to find himself and planned to go home next. He traveled through Florida New Orleans Texas and even Ireland by cattle boat before reuniting with his parents in Washington.
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Washington
Mary Murdock
Edward
Murdock
Jack
Fork Union Milary Academy
Virginia
Cape Liar
Uniontown
Florida
New Orleans
Texas
Ireland
Martin Borman In Russian Hands
In a continuation the story recalls Martin Bormann as a central Nazi, once trusted by Hitler but blamed for misinformation on the Russian front. It notes his absence since Berlin’s fall, claims of him being seen as dead, and a prediction he might return as Reich Commissar for the Russians in Berlin. An unrelated line mentions factory accidents in the United States.
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Bormann
Hitler
Rudolf Hess
Fuehrer
Hess
England
Borkmann
Berlin
Arthur Axmann
Flaming
Rapp
GOP Victory Promised End to Era of Confusion
Philadelphia dispatch reports Senator Edward Martin outlines a GOP path to end a perceived era of artificial scarcity and heavy government, criticizing Roosevelt and Truman regimes. He urges decentralization, sound currency, reformed foreign policy, and greater public participation to preserve government by the people.
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Philadelphia
Edward Martin
R-Pa
Martin
Citizens Committee
Dewey
Warren
Roosevelt
Truman
Pennsylvania Republican
Marin
Bomb fall injures 33 troops at Eglin Field
At Eglin Field Florida a B 29 dropped bombs during a firepower rehearsal injuring 33 army infantry men including one white captain and 32 negro enlisted men They were with the 505th Airborne Regiment and the Math Heavy Tank Battalion from Fort Bragg North Carolina Twelve were severely hurt with lacerations and shoe injuries Maj Gen William D Old Ninth Air Force Commander said investigators would seek the cause of the accident The incident followed a factory injury statistic quoted in the report stating Every 18 seconds a factory worker in the United States is injured.
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Eglin Field
Fla
Airforce
505Th Airborne Regiment
Math Heavy Tank Battalion
Fort Bragg
N.C
Wiliam D Old
Ninth Air Force
Turnpike Extension To Help State
Pittsburgh, Sept 17 Gov James H Duff said the Pennsylvana Turnpike will attract major industries and promised the western section from Pittsburgh to Youngstown would begin within four years The $76 million project aims to complete the entire highway during his term ending January 1951 Duff called the route the greatest in the nation and a key to shipping by ocean gulf and Great Lakes He spoke before the State Association of County Commissioners and noted gains in attracting industry while critics warned of broad benefits The association also votes to seek a general tax law empowering tax assessors and to request a return of the military ballot as the four day convention closes
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Pittsburgh
Commonwealth
James H. Duff
State Association of County Commissioners
Youngstown
Duff
Pennsylvania
Germans Escape Mines in Saxony Natives Speak Out
Two German workers Willy Schmit aged 38 and Horst Geilert aged 22, who fled from harsh Saxony mines amid Soviet oppression, recount brutal conditions. They describe forced labor, dangerous, waterless pits, flare lamps, and frequent blasts as they risked escape rather than join the Communist party.
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Mernberg
Germany
Tirannia
Saxony
Willy Schmit
Horst Geilert
Aue
Schmidt
Geilert
Paty
Iheny
Truman To Speak In Iowa Contest Night Plowing Event
President Truman planned to address a Des Moines Iowa audience at a plowmen banquet and soil conservation demonstrations. He will be introduced on the same platform after a night of events and will revisit the stage to share observations.
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Siest
Truman
Democrate
Gus Ui
Vibe
Deival Wilson Noy
Iowa
WHO
Des Moines
Antarctic Ice Cap Mooring Reassures Clergyman and Senator
Washington reports that the Antarctic Ice Cap remains firm on its moorings. Director L O Colbert replies to Senator Capper that even if mass increased the earth would hardly tilt. Capper releases the letter to calm fears about possible world tipping.
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Washington
Antarctic
U. S
Kansas
L. O. Colbert
Capper
Colbert
Earth
End of 100 Hour War Caps Moslem Leader Capitulation
Indian forces breached toward Hyderabad as Razakars resisted at Bidar and Secunderabad. The Nizam surrendered after invasion began when he refused union with the dominion. Ceasefire set for 5 PM Indian Time.
French Strikers Return to Work At Renault Plant
About 60 percent of 38 000 Renault workers returned to their jobs after a two day strike in Paris as part of a nationwide labor wave. Metal industries saw large demonstrations while Brest and Sete dock workers walked off again. Police issued warrants for 206 arrestees after a four hour clash between strikers and officers. The Queuille cabinet faced a key finance committee vote on 80 billion francs in new revenue.
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Paris
Renault Automobile
Brest
Sete
Marseille
France
Henri Queuille
National Assembly
Queuille
Renault Auto
Western Allies Tighten Blockade in Berlin and Estonia
The postwar tension escalates as Soviet patrols reinforce a blockaded Berlin with a 16 year old killed in anti-Soviet clashes. Neues Deutschland reports a Bonn meeting resolution accusing Western influence, while SED fronts claim harmony with the Soviet Union and announce district control commissions to tighten party discipline.
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Estonia
Neues Deutschland
SED
Bonn
U. S
Soviet Union
Berlin
United States
Socialist Unity Party
Imong
Ada
Europe
Jewels Return Handed To Hohenzollern Representative
In Hamburg on September 17 the Prussian crown was returned by the British Military Government to a Hohenzollern representative at Minden. The crown had been hidden in a small church near Minden during the war and bricked up inside a crate for safety.
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Hamburg
Germany
Houhenzollern
Minden
Swima Fates
U S Air Lift Mammoth Undertaking
Frankfurt Germany Sept 17 The airlift to Berlin headlines a vast operation as British and American forces juggle more than 100 planes daily. Since June 1948 the Vittles mission has delivered over 200 million tons in 41,000 flights using three corridors and precise radio guided timing to prevent collisions.
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Donald Doane
Frankfurt
Germany
West Germany
Berlin
Rhein-Main
Wiesbaden
Tempelhof
U. S
Hamburg
Gatowirfield
Fassberg
Wunstorf
Havel Lake
1.Uider
Brunswick
Iieg
U. S. Airforce
Indiana Officer MacArthur Guard at McArthur Korea Inauguration
Captain Robert L. Lybarger of the 7th Mechanized Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop led an Indiana guarding detail for General Douglas MacArthur during his Korea inauguration visit. The escort met the General at Kimpo Airport, accompanied him through Seoul, and stood watch at Kimpo on his departure back to Tokyo after ceremonies with President Syngman Rhee and Lt. Gen. John R. Hodge.
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Seoul
Korea
Robert L. Lybarger
7Th Mechanized Cavalry
Church St
Indiana
Douglas McArthur
Kimpo Air Force Base
North Mountain
MacArthur
Syngman Rhee
John R. Hodge
U. S. Army
Kimpo
Tokyo
Obituaries for Pvt James G Mitchell and others
The section lists the funeral notices and obituaries for Pvt James G Mitchell who was killed in Italy on November 12, 1943. It notes his service with the 82nd Division and burial in Elderton Cemetery with American Legion honor guards. Also announced are death notices for Mrs Sara Belle Ellis Layton. Eugene N Boyer. Mrs Elizabeth Holsopple Dick. Louise Alexander King. Moward Gibson Learn. Coraf McFarland, with details on service times, locations, and immediate family survivors.
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James G. Mitchell
Italy
Avonmore
Brewtter J
Emery J. Mitchell
Mitchell
Lake Milton
Ohio
Pvt. Mitchell
United Engineering and Foundry Company
Youngstown
Catherine Mitchell Henderson
Diamond
Lois Mitchell
Weather Report Friends to be received at late home
Funeral notice states friends will be received at the deceased’s late home tomorrow afternoon. Services are planned for Monday at 2 30 o'clock DST, followed by interment in Pearce Cemetery. Raleigh Funeral Home in Hillsdale is handling arrangements.
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James G. Mitchell
Kittanning
Clark 1 Funeral Home
Elderton
Elderton Cemetery
American Legion
Sara Belle Ellis Layton
John Layton
N. 4Th St
Clarence Koontz
Rob Mason
Elizabeth Holsoppledick
Jacob M. Dick
iClymer
R. D
Web
John Clawson
Ivan Fetterman
Manor Cemetery
Penn Run
Louise Alexander King
Winfield L. King
N. 6Th St
Indiana
Tues
Mary Louise
Robinson's
N. 7Th St
David R. Graham
Oakland Cemetery
Moward Gibson Learn
Hazel McCoy Learn
Huntingdon
Church St
Mr. Learn
Learn
G. C. Murphy Co
iPaint
Helen
Lisle W
Hellwood
Howard J
East Pike
Robinson’s
Harry B. Boydwill
Greenwood
Cemetery
Pearce
Raleigh Funeral Home
Hillsdale Iit
West Will Legion Districts to be Consolidated
Delegates to the Indiana Council at Homer City Legion Club heard plans to consolidate the 15 districts and 29 counties in the western Pennsylvania American Legion. Eastern and central districts are already organized into judicial districts and the west will form a similar district in Pittsburgh. Jack Dodson, Greensburg police lieutenant and newly elected Western Vice Commander, will likely become commander of the unit. Indiana County Council by laws were amended to align with a state convention resolution, moving county elections to July. The annual election will occur the first Thursday of the next month at Indiana Post. Five posts attended: Indiana, Clymer, Homer City, Heilwood and Dixonville.
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Pennsylvania American Legion J
Indiana Council
Homer City Legion Club
Pittsburgh
Jack Dodson
Greensburg
State Legion
Indiana County Council
Philadelphia
Howeer
Indiana Post
Indiana
Clymer
Homer City
Heilwood
Dixonville
Ethiopia Demands Punishment Over Insult at Science Meeting
The Ethiopian legation demanded punishment after Ras Imru was asked to move seats at a science meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Constitution Hall. The note to the State Department called the offense grave and in a public place in the presence of the U S president, demanding repair of damage and punishment of the offender. The science group expressed regret and embarrassment, saying Imru was redirected by an usher acting on instructions from an unnamed woman. The hall is owned by the DAR. its manager said the DAR had no involvement.
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Sith Hyfey
Ras Imru
Smit
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Constitution Hall
Legation
State Department
United States
Science Group
Imra
the _ daughters of the American Revolution
Fred Hand
The
DAR
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Hyderabad
Mir Osman Ali Khan
Karachi
Pakistan
Tyderabad
Madras
India
Jsha Razakars
United Nations Security Council
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Minnevola
Poona
Nizam
Nazarkar
Razakars
Doming Ion
Ravarkas
U.S
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W. C. McFarland
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Harry
Eliza
Snyder) Gaston
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Rossiter
Edna
Clifford McFarland
Cleveland
Albert
Mabel
Leon
Ronald
Detroit
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Sprankle Mills
Luther
Rochester Mills
BR. D
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Weather Report
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Murphy Building
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