Maplebutter Battle Sours Over Sugar Aid in Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh on September 19 a heated dispute over extra sugar for the 1646 apple crop sparked a multi county row. Rep Brumbaugh claimed OPA in Washington would consider extra canning sugar despite OPA director Harrison stating no beyond 10 pounds. Brumbaugh pressed for action while officials warned current applications may be denied and could go to waste amid a rocky stance from Washington.
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Franklin
Pittsburgh
Blair
Centre
Clearfield
Emehert Brumbaugh
Claysburg
OPA
Washington
William K. Harrison
Bish
Brumbaugh
OFA
Congress
125 Patients Escape Fire At Hospital
A fire on the third floor nurses dressing room at Coffey Memorial Hospital in Portland Oregon was quickly contained. All 125 patients were unharmed with nurses moving patients to safety within 10 minutes. Eight patients were moved to a nearby guest house of the Volunteers of America and others to different wards.
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Portland
Ore
Coffey Memorial Hospital
William Goetz
The
Volunteers of America
Hight
Maxine Sinclair
Douglass Johnson
Veterans to Attend New State College Centers
Harrisburg reports between 9 000 and 15 000 veterans may join the area college centers being set up across Pennsylvania to handle overflow of first year college students as disclosed by the Department of Public Instruction.
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Harrisburg
Yarea College
Colege
Department of ‘Public Instruction
Goering Aide Helper To Be Arraigned In Philadelphia
James M. McBride 40 of Bristol charged with conspiring with his German born wife to aid the escape of a former Reichsmarshal Goering bodyguard from a California prison camp. He awaits arraignment in Moyamensing Prison and may plead guilty if transferred from Detroit. Default bail set at 10000.
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Philadelphia
James M. McBride
Bristol
Reichmarshal
Herman Goering
California
Moyamensing
McBride
FBI
Joan
Detroit
Rudolph Spelch
U. S
Norman J. Griffin
Leon Fox
Squatters Hail Success in London Squatting Action
In London on September 19 representatives of Communist-led squatters vacating apartments said the invasion had achieved its aim to speed rehousing. Leader George O'Dell said authorities are acting faster and rehousing rates have risen. Delegates representing 400000 building trades workers met, heard Aneurin Bevan speak, and discussed building houses quickly and curbing unauthorized construction.
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London
George O'Dell
Aneurin Bevan
Tutors Strike Vote Amid Salary Dispute in Conemaugh Borough
JOhnstown September 18 AP Thirty one teachers in Conemaugh Borough planned a strike vote over salaries. They accuse the school board of refusing meetings to discuss pay hikes of about 300 dollars annually. Teachers note current salaries from 1,400 to 2,200 and cite eight new hires earning 200 to 400 more.
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Johnstown
Conemaugh
French Ask Changes In I.L.O. Voting
Montreal reports France proposes to alter ILO voting on representation to include six delegates per nation with one vote for each government member and two votes for workers and employers. The plan aims to invite Russia back and shift power balance at the 29th ILO general conference.
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Montreal
International Labor Organization
Soviet Union
United States
Russia
ILO
League of Nations
Investia
Race Rioters Trial Began in Lawrenceburg Tenn
Lawrencburg Tenn September 19 Circuit Court began testimony in a trial for 25 Columbia Negroes over participation in February racial disorders. The case moved from Columbia amid defense pleas. Charges include assault with intent to murder and being accessories before the fact.
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Lawrenceburg
Tenn
Columbia
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
State Guard
Roosevelt Vote Rapped
James Roosevelt eldest son of Franklin D Roosevelt faced heat over his first major political move He said he would vote for Warren the Republican seeking reelection a cross filed candidate and Democratic Party nominee The remark drew an angry response from Northern California CIO PAC chairman Richard Lynden who accused Roosevelt of blurring lines between progress and reactionary forces and said he did not need to endorse any candidate.
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San Francisco
James Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Warren
Roosevelt
Richard Lynden
California
Cio-Pac
Lynden
Archie Brown
Henry Schmidt
Tito clashes reported in Yugoslavia amid Soviet era tensions
Athens dispatches cite Albanian surrenders detailing clashes in Yugoslavia between Marshal Tito's forces and Mihailovic Chetniks. An official note claimed Albanian troops in Russian Yugoslav uniforms with Russian weapons. Merrick to preach at Pine Flats Church on Sept. 22.
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Athens
Greece
Yugoslavia
Tito
Draja Mihailovic
W. T. Merrick
Pine Flats
Vanderbilt
Christian Church
Ping Flats
Hints of Deadly Weapons Far Beyond Atom Bomb
Washington reports three sources point to terrifying new weapons. Secretary Wallace’s policy letter mentions radioactive poison gas, Dr. Gerald Wendt touts a supers deadly toxin that could kill all Americans and Canadians with an ounce, and Maj. Gen. Alden Waitt notes experts have created toxins far beyond earlier chemical warfare. Waitt emphasizes the weapon’s potential to target individuals, while Wallace’s reference implies other revolutionary arms beyond the atomic bomb.
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Washington
Commerce Wallace
Truman
Gerald Wendt
United States
Canada
Alden BH. Waitt
Army
Chemical Corps
Waitt
Schenectady
N. Y
Wendt
Science Illustrated
Chemical Warfare Service
Wallace
AFL Confab Backs Labor Solidarity
Minersville Pennsylvania reports the first quadrennial convention of District 9 United Mine Workers (APL) passed a resolution urging the AFL to arrange talks with CIO and rail brotherhoods to foster labor solidarity. Delegates from 25,000 hard coal miners in Schuylkill and Northumberland Counties will forward the measure to the AFL.
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Minersville
AFL
CIO
United Mine Workers
APL
Schuylkill
Northumberland
Russia
Mahanoy City
Roosevelt
China
Spain
Tom Clark
Georgia
Focals
OPA
Congress
Noted Author Stewart Edward White Dies at 73
San Francisco report says Stewart Edward White, 73, author of about 40 novels including The Blazed Trail, died after an operation at University of California Hospital. Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, he prospected in the West and wrote of adventures in Canada and East Africa. He was a Royal Geographic Society fellow and AAAS member for his nature writings.
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San Francisco
Stewart Edward White
University of California Hospital
United States
Canada
East Africa
White
Grand Rapids
Mich
T. Steward White
Limberman
University of Michigan
Royal Geographic Society of London
German East Africa
American Association For the Advancement of Science
No Word From Yugoslavia Held Yank
KEARNEY N J Sept 18 AP Mr and Mrs Oscar E Stoeckel parents of Roy H Stoeckel 24 have received no word since July 10 from their son missing since July 15 when he reportedly strayed into Yugoslavia on a jeep tour of Austria He had written daily He is a civilian employee with the U S Army Ordnance Department The U S Embassy in Belgrade said Stoeckel s case was brought to its attention after she sent a letter to the British vice consul at Ljubljana from Mari bor Yugoslavia near the Austrian border where he said he was detained by the Yugoslavs Stoeckel was a member of the 104th Timberwolves Division and was wounded by shrapnel in Holland He was discharged in Austria to accept the civil service post Read the Gazette Classified Ads
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Belgrade
Stoeckel
Ljubljana
Maribor
Yugoslavia
Stopckel
104Th Timberwolves
Holyland
Austria
Stole Bonds To Finance Buying Spree
Pittsburgh police hold a 17 year old West End girl on a charge of stealing war bonds from her aunt to fund a year long $3200 clothes buying spree. She used the aunt's identity to cash bonds, showed $1300 in bonds and $431 cash on arrest, and planned for a social security card in the aunt’s name. The girl said she acted to buy pretty clothes and will be sent to juvenile court.
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Pittsburgh
West End
Moreell To Quit Coal Job
Washington.AP Adm Ben Moreell head of the soft coal mines taken by government since May 22 will retire from the Navy and step down September 30. His deputy Capt Norman H Callison will replace him as coal mines administrator. Krug welcomed the decision as Moreell delayed retirement to finish the initial government operation period.
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Washington
Ben Moreell
Navy
Moreell
Norman H. Callison
Naval
Callison
American Gas and Electric Service Corp
New York City
Krug
Bureau of Yards and Docks
Collison
Melancholy Days Are Here Melancholy Days Are Here
Snow blankets mountain peaks as winter closes in on the Rockies. Snowfalls extend across Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana with temperatures dipping below freezing in several spots. Light to moderate snow observed in Casper, Laramie, Cheyenne, and Sheridan, with drizzle and flakes in Denver and Leadville.
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Rocknes
Colorado
Wyoming
Montana
U. S. Weather Bureau
Butte
Mont
Big Ping
Wyo
Lewistown
Cut Bank
West Yellowstone
Casper
Laramie
Cheyenne
Sheridan
Craig
Leadville
Plane Crash Body Recovered After Cascade Search
A PBY wreck in Cascade foothills 45 miles northeast of Seattle yielded seven bodies by nightfall. Navy search resumed at dawn for the eighth crew member as debris littered Colberg Hill. The plane was en route from Whidby Island in rain and fog. Gerald Ladley principal and wartime Navy lieutenant, with two students, located the scene after hearing engines Monday.
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Seattle
Granite Falls
Cascade Foothills
Here
Colberg's Hill
Navy
U. S
British note on Yugoslav officer attacks near Trieste
London reported the Foreign Office said a British note rejecting Yugoslav complaints about attacks on army officers near Trieste was delivered in Belgrade. Consultations with the U.S. government occurred before the note was sent, with the text to be released in Washington and London simultaneously, likely tomorrow. Yugoslavia had complained on August 20 about a series of incidents in the Venezia Giulia area.
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London
Foreign Office
Trieste
Belgrade
U. S
Washington
Yugoslavia
Venezia Giulla
Guard Manpower Problems Lists Guard Manpower Problems
In Buffalo, Major General Hershey urged training to expand the National Guard to three times pre war size, aiming 600,000 trained men for rapid defense. He warned the Regular Army is insufficient and linked universal military training to national security amid veteran service sentiment. In Washington, the Navy proposed a long distance two engine flying boat test to Seattle to push endurance and navigation methods, while the Army sought a 10,000 mile B29 flight from Hawaii to Cairo to raise records.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
National Guard
The
National Guard Association
Hershey
America
Univer
Washington
Navy
Perth
Australia
Seattle
Guam
Arthur W. Radford
Naval Operations
Radford
Army
Hawaii
Cairo
North Polar
De Gaulle Opposes France's New Constitution
Paris sept 19 ap gen charles de gaulle condemned the proposed constitution saying its adoption risks anarchy or dictatorship. He argued the charter remains essentially the same as the rejected version and urged rejection to avoid prolonging the interim government. He favored candidates who share his constitutional views and noted a new constituent assembly would be elected in November if the constitution is rejected. Rene Capitani denied he would publically endorse any Gaulist Union candidates.
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Paris
Charles da Gaulle
France
de Gaulle
Thston
Rene Capitani
Gaulist Union
Idaho Woman Admits Killing Her Stepson
Nampa Idaho Sept 19 Police Chief J R McCarthy said Ethleyn Peterson 32 admitted inflicting fatal injuries on her three year old stepson after claiming she got 80 mad she couldn't stop beating him Her husband Phillip Peterson 24 also charged with murder was given a continuance until Sept 30 They are accused of killing Philip Wayne Peterson Prosecutor W K Jeppesen said she told him she ducked the boy in an irrigation ditch then beat his head against a board
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Nampa
Idaho
J. R. McCarthy
Ethleyn Peterson
Phillip Peterson
Peterson
Phillip Wayne Peterson
W. K. Jeppesen
Noon Stock Ticker Wrap Highlights Major Movers
A lengthy list of stock names and percentage changes appears with many blue chip names such as Anaconda Copper, Am Can, General Electric, General Motors, and Chrysler Corp. Notable percentages include Anaconda Copper 37 percent, General Electric 38.4 percent, and US Steel 66 percent. The compilation reflects a broad market snapshot with numerous issues and percentage shifts.
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Rad & St
Smelt & R
Atch
T& SF Bem
Balt & Ohio
Bendix Aviat
Beth Steel
Boeing Airplane
Borden Co
Briggs Mtg
Budd Co
Case
Lehigh Val Coal
Val RR
Libby McN & L
Liggett & Myers B
Loew's Inc
Montgom
Nat Biscuit
Nat Dairy
Nat Distillers
Nat Pow & Lt
Central RR
North Ameria
Northern Pac
Packard Motor
Penney (Jcy
Penn RR
Pullman
Radio Corp
Reading Co
Repab Steel
Sears Roebuck
Socony-Vacuum
Sperry Corp
Su’geefe
Studebaker Corp
Sutherland
US Steel
Warner Bros Pict
West UN Tel
Westworth
Youngst
Sh & T Ay
Convict Killer Sentenced in London Murder Case
Arthur Robert Boyce a 45 year old house painter was convicted of murder and sentenced to death today for the shooting death of Miss Elizabeth McLinden a London housekeeper for the Greek royal family. McLinden was shot June 14 in a house prepared for Princess Catherine sister of King George II in London.
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London
Arthur Robert Boyce
Elizabeth McLinden
Miss McLinden
Catherine
Greece
George
Gazette Joins IPNPA In Drive To Eliminate High Traffic Fatalities
The Gazette pledges support with accident prevention experts to reduce Pennsylvania and Indiana road deaths. Officials report a 60 percent rise in Pennsylvania motor vehicle fatalities in the first half of the year, with 813 killed, many in rural areas. If unchecked, statewide deaths may exceed the 1987 total of 2,584.
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Gazette
IPNPA
the Gazette
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvana
Obituary items list several Pittsburgh areaDeaths
Obituaries note MRS MARY EVA KELLER RIGGS 65 of Armagh died at home with husband Oliver Riggs Sr and children Louisa Waters and Capt Neil Keller plus seven stepchildren. Also mentioned are Agnes D Cartwright widow of William W Cartwright and Stoyan Knezevich, George William Bowman. Funeral details given for Clarke Funeral Home Seward and Robinson Funeral Home Saltsburg with dates in September and burial in Middlebourne West Virginia.
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Mary Eva Keller Riggs
Armagh
Oliver Riggs
Middlebourne
W. Va
John and
Sapharona (Kernes) Shepherd
Louisa Waters
Neil. Keller
Washington, D. C
Johnstown
Emory
Agnes D. Cartwright
William W. Cartwright
Detroit
Helen Hahn
Grouse Pointe
Trig Kampf
Northville
Michigan
Cartwright
Q. J. Cartwright
Commodore, R. D
Indiana County
George William Bowman
Anha Ruddock Bowman
Barberton
Palto Alto
Calif
Geo.Bowman
Newrytown
Paul Bowman
Robinson
Saltsburg
Miss Perfection Name Chosen For Cheesecake Contest
Hollywood sponsors propose renaming the Miss Cheesecake pageant winner Miss Perfection to avoid the cheesecake stigma. Entries were invited from 100 cities and 18 Latin American countries for the Oct. 28 to 29 event, with New York Boston and Cleveland declining and Mexico City considering Miss Tortilla.
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Hollywood
Atlantic City
New York
Boston
Cleveland
St. Louis
Denver
Mexico City
Indicted in Wilmington Conspiracy Case to Poison Wife
James Clifton of Townsend Delaware and Ethel Moore of Glasgow Virginia were indicted by the New Castle County Grand Jury on a charge of conspiring to administer poison to Ella Clifton, 40, with intent to murder. They are free on $1,000 bail. The alleged plan dated March 1. Modern trolley coaches debuted in the United States in 1928.
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Wilmington
Del
James Clifton
Townsend
Ethel Moore
Glasgow
New Castle County
Clifton
Ella
Ella Clifton
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Timo
Gazette Classified Ads
Weather Report
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Lucernemines
Knezvich
Indiana Hospital
Greenwood Cemetery
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Homer City Fireman's Hall
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