Rent Burden Still Sizable As Home Ownership Rises
A Federal Reserve Board report shows 17 million Americans paid an average 12 percent of monthly income in rent at the start of the year. Median rent was $30. home ownership reached 14.6 million. The survey notes rental scarcity pushes some to buy, with 2 million families sharing housing rent free and rent burdens varying by income and family size across the nation.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Reserve Board
Green Raps Taft Stand On ITU Case
William Green accused Senator Taft of intimidation of National Labor Board attorneys in the ITU case during a speech at the bridge and ironworkers convention. Green criticized Taft for intervening with executive agencies, while Taft defended congressional prerogative. A NLRB contempt hearing related to a closed shop injunction was underway in Indianapolis.
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St, Louis
William Green
Taft
Ohio
National Labor Board
International Topographical Union
American Federation of Labor
Truman
Himento
Chicago
Congress
Fruman
Senate House Committee
Green
ITU
NLRB
Indianapolis
Jon
Isro
Calvin C. Smyers
Marion
America
Center
Pencils Used Each Year Decorate the Nation
A Gazette Classified Rde notes Americans use 1.25 billion pencils annually, enough to draw a line about 48.476 billion miles long. The playful fact highlights everyday consumer habits and measurement scale potential.
Young Girl Struck by Auto on Philadelphia Street
Seven-year-old Joan Leamer of 319 Philadelphia Street was hit by a car at Fifth Street as she darted across without waiting for a green light. She suffered burns to the right arm and contusions to the right thigh, treated at Indiana Hospital but not admitted. Police identified the driver as Richard F. Williams of weekday R.D. 1.
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Joan Leamer
Philadelphia St
Acros
Fifth St
Indiana
Indiana Hospital
Richard F. Williams
Bucknell Dean Attacks College Verbal Skill Shift
Dean William H. Coleman of Bucknell University condemned a President's Commission proposal to de emphasize verbal skills and intellectual interests. He warned such a move would erode educational heart and urged students to favor broad general education in Bucknell's opening convocation before 2,400 attendees in Lewisburg.
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Lewisburg
William H. Coleman
Bucknell University
Stassen Will Back Penn and GOP Causes
Harold E. Stassen said he will root for the University of Pennsylvania football team and continue supporting the Republican cause. While in Hershey for a Penn football camp inspection, he rejected Democratic pressure to resign as Penn proxy during his political activity, insisting he will stay active in politics with Gov. Dewey.
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Hershey
Harold E. Stassen
University of Pennsylvania
Stassen
Penn
Philip Mathews
Democratic
Robert L. Johnson
Temple University
Johnson
Thomas E. Dewey
Pennsylvania sheriffs vow to resist encroachment on duties
Harrisburg reports that Pennsylvania's sheriffs, frustrated at being reduced to process servers, plan action. Harry P. Shaver, president of the State Sheriff's Association, pledges sheriffs to resist encroachments and reaffirm their role as the highest county peace officers with duties including preserving the peace, enforcing laws, and forming posses.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Harry P.shaver
State Sheriff's Association
Sheriffs of
Jacob B. Bryerton
Association
Pickets Withdraw in Oakland Area
CIO longshore pickets were to withdraw from the port of Oakland under an agreement with the city to remove cargo piled on the docks. The arrangement states loading or discharging ships at issue is not involved, but wharves and warehouses will be cleared for army cargo. Striking longshoremen are currently handling army cargos through Pacific coast ports under contracts with the army and two stevedoring firms not tied to the Waterfront Employers Association.
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San Francisco
CIO
Oakland
City of
Paci Lg Coast Porte
Paci Lg Coast Porte Under Contracts the Twoga the Army
Waterfront Employers’ Association
United States Britain and France seek united policy if Berlin talks fail
The United States Britain and France agreed on a joint policy to pursue if Moscow talks over Berlin fail Foreign Secretary Bevin announced. Russia and Poland won seats on the 14 nation UN Assembly steering committee averting a clash with the west as Bulgaria and Yugoslavia protested Balkans Commission report. Evatt moved to freeze Russia from chairmanships and the steering committee elected China France Britain Mexico and the United States to vice presidencies plus other members.
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London
United States
Britain
France
Moscow
Berlin
Ernest Bevin
U. N
Russia
Poland
Herbert W. Evatt
China
Mexico
Evatt
Grand Jury Indicts Publisher in Postal Case
ERIE Pa Sept 22 A federal grand jury indicted W H Null publisher of the Westmoreland Observer at Greensburg on violating postal rules. Four others including a Pittsburgh bank teller charged with theft of over 7000 were named. Null faced charges over sending obscene material through the mail linked to a political campaign article titled a case of not making yourself clear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
W. H. Null
Westmoreland Observer
Greensburg
Pittsburgh
Null
U.S
Owen Burns
Maine Senator Warns Democrats Could Win in November
Senator-elect Margaret Chase Smith cautions Republicans that Democrats could win the November election if Democrats don’t mobilize support. She cites Maine governor race trends as signaling a national 45.6% Republican vs 63.4% Democratic vote, urging action to block a Democratic White House and Congress victory. She criticizes the Truman administration for undermining US confidence abroad.
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Boston
Maine
Margaret Chase Smith
Eough
White House
Congress
Mothers Patrols Fail to Stop Fatal Brooklyn School Hit
A group of angry Brooklyn mothers formed street patrols to direct traffic near a local school after accusing police of failing to protect children. Their vigil coincided with the death of Carl Anderson, 6, who was struck by a car a few blocks away, prompting organizers to plan further patrols tomorrow led by Mrs. Leah Polenberg, head of the parent teachers association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn
Trafic
Carl Anderson
Leah Poleenberg
School Parent Teachers Association
Australia lifts price ceilings on thousands of items
Sydney reports the Australian government removing price ceilings on about 30 000 items. Reactions cite used cars selling at about 20 per cent above pegged prices but below black market levels. Land prices jumped to twice the fixed rate, shrimp prices rose from 10 penga per pound to three shillings 10 pence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Fifteen Minute Speeches By GOP Campaign Plan
Allegheny County Republican Committee outlines a 15 minute limit for each speaker in the presidential campaign. Campaign chairman Ernest Hillyman says speakers will address issues clearly and avoid mudslinging to let voters decide based on the issues.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Republican Campaign Committee
Ernest Hillyman
Turnpike Extension Bids Open for Eastern Section
Harrisburg reports bids opened for the initial 3.4 mile section of the new 100 mile eastern arm from Middlesex to King of Prussia. The $75,000,000 project links Harrisburg and York with U S Route 111 and includes a ground-breaking ceremony planned for Sept. 26 near New Cumberland. Twenty eight firms, mostly Pennsylvania, purchased plans for the first segment. Completion target is December 1950.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Philadelphia
Turpike Commission
New Cumberland
Pennsylvania
Fairview Township
Yorke County
York
Middlesex
Cumberland County
King of Prussia
Montgomery County
Wisconsin Gubernatorial Race Narrows to Two
In Milwaukee on September 22, a 59 year old drug chain owner Oscar Rennebohm and 34 year old former army sergeant Carl Thompson vie for Wisconsin’s governorship in November. Rennebohm leads Republicans in the primary, while Thompson drives the Democratic challenge. The GOP primary also unseated Rep. William Stevenson in the Third District by a thin margin as results lag across precincts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Oscar Rennebohn
Carl Www. Thompson
Stoughton
William H. Stevenson
Gard~ner Withrow
Yokoyama Faces 58 War Crimes Charges in Manila
Manila reports list 58 charges against Lt. Gen Shizuo Yokoyama including murder of President Quirino's wife and three children. He was a Japanese commander arrested before liberation in 1945 and will be arraigned next month. The crimes cited include killings at St. Augustine Church and Old Fort Santiago.
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Manila
Elpidio Quirino
Shizuo’ Yokoyama
Yokoyama
Philippines War Crimes Commission
St. Augustin
Old Fort Cantiago
100 Mile Wind Strikes Florida From Clewiston to Daytona Beach
A 6:40 a.m. advisory placed the hurricane near Clewiston in the extreme southern Florida sugar belt, packing winds over 100 mph and moving north northeast at eight mph. Winds extended 50 miles east and north, with landfall expected across Lake Okeechobee and reaching the Melbourne Daytona Beach area tonight. Warnings covered the coast from Daytona Beach to Charleston and Tarpon Springs north of Fort Myers, with diminishing winds south of Miami Fort Myers.
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Gentey
Lake Okeechobee
Atlantic
Melbourne
Daytona Beach
Florida
Fort Myers
Charleston
Fort ‘Myers
Tarpon Springs
Fla
Miami-Fort Myers
Double murder of Mary C. Kline and John Mahian in Maryland
Police in Glen Burnie investigate a brutal double murder of 18 year old Mary C. Kline and 25 year old John H. Mahian. Autopsies show both shot in the head with possible rape indicated for Kline. Evidence includes three bullets, blood stains, and signs of a struggle at an abandoned house by Marley Creek. Police say clues are numerous but no clear suspect.
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Glen Burnie
Mary C. Kline
Herdate Thut
Miss Kline
John H. Mahian
Hahlan
John H. Souers
Mahian
Lear
Marley Creek
Five Suspects Held in $40,000 NC Bank Robbery
In Columbia North Carolina five men were in custody over the $40,000 holdup of the North Carolina Bank. More than $58,000 was recovered after three black men were captured in a nearby swamp. White suspects are Harry Morrison and Aubrey Whittington. Negroes identified as Christopher Ward Willie Milking and Jessie Bynum, all with Norfolk Virginia addresses. Ward wounded in a shootout with officers. FBI, state police and sheriff’s officials continued the search through the swamp for three more men.
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Columbia
N. C
North Carolina
Charles W. Brown
Special J
Charlottes
Federal Eurasy
Brown
Harry Everatt
Morrison
Aubrey Whitt
Tarkington
Christopher C. Ward
Willie Milking
Jessie Bynum
Norfolk
Ward
FBI
County Life Underwriters Meet in Harrisburg
County Life Underwriters held a meeting with Lawrence W. Jackson of the Pennsylvania Association of Life Underwriters present. New officers Scott Gordon Blairsville president Frederick BE Allen vice president P B E McCarthy secretary treasurer. retired president Wallace D. Guthrie named protem chair. M J Wida membership chair. VY DeFrank attendance chair. John Neff education chair. Frank Neff information and legislation chair. An educational civic program was launched and a countywide campaign to recruit every insurance professional into the Nagal chapter was announced. Monthly meetings are set for the third Wednesday, except December. next meeting October 19 installs the new officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence W. Jackson
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Association of Life Underwriters
Scott Gordon
Blairsville
Frederick BE
Allen
P. BE. McCarthy
Wallace D. Guthrie
Pro- Bram
M. J. Wida
VY. J.defrank
John Neff
Frank Neff
Nagal
Ex-Gov Earle Shifts To Governor Role In Dewey Years
Ex governor of Pennsylvania Earle steered the state toward a “little new deal” from 1935 to 1938, enacting a 44-hour week, minimum wage and expanded workers compensation amid Democratic gains and later Republican restorations. Roosevelt support aided his national stance. Dem majorities later faced court challenges as politics shifted.
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Earle
Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
Arthur H. James
Roosevelt
Austria
America
House
Senate
Assembly
Prosecution Recommended in George J. Mallen Case
A Philadelphia grand jury urged prosecutions of former Special Deputy Attorney General George J. Mallen and five others over the liquidation of assets of a defunct Philadelphia Building and Loan Association. The panel reported yesterday and named the six individuals involved in the affair.
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Philadelphia
Grand Jury
George J. Mallen
Assest
Pailada Tohis
Critics Hit Art in Comic Books
Los Angeles officials ban comic books depicting murder burglary kidnapping arson or assault with deadly weapons. The ordinance imposes a 500 dollar fine or six months imprisonment for violations and targets material sold to children as explained by county counsel Harold Kennedy.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
Harold Kennedy
Kasenkina Query Deferred as Temperature Delays Hearing
Mrs Oksana Kasenkina the two year old Russia school teacher who jumped from the Soviet Consulate window on August 12 is reported in good condition. A House Un American Activities Committee sub committee session set to question her was postponed because her temperature rose to 101 degrees. Dr Grant B Pennoyer said the fever justified delaying questioning for about a week or ten days.
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New York
Oksana Kasenkina
Espionage Citations Are Urged by House Panel
McDowell says the committee has enough evidence to press espionage indictments against three named individuals. He notes the panel has more evidence than the Justice Department and has worked on the case since June. Massing and his wife are questioned regarding espionage data. Massing is a Rutgers sociology professor.
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McDowell
Justice Department
Parnell Thomas
R-Nj
Ferguson
R-Mich
Clark
Rp. Vail
R-N
Pennsylvania
Herbert
D-La
Joseph W. Weinberg
University of Minnesota
Weinberg
Paul Massing
New York
United States
Massing
Rutgers University
Obituaries for Turify Guldin and Totin in Lucernemines area
Obituary notices list Anna Turify of Lucernemines died September 21 at her son’s home and note her Czechoslovakian birth and Greek Catholic faith. Murray Guldin of Arm ash died September 21. services September 24 in Armagh Methodist Church. Mary Totin of Ernest died September 21. funeral September 34 at her home and St Michael's Greek Catholic Church in Clymer.
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Anna Turify
Lucernemines
John Turify
Lucerne
Horn
Czechoslovakia
Turify
John
Anna
Met
Erko) Mirisin
St. Mary's Greek Catholic Church
Michael Turify
Europe
Michael
Fiie
George
Mary) Clebsky
Anthony
Ann) Boris
Regis
Sue) Holleran
McIntyre
Drexel
Helen) Caldwell
Margaret Turify
Indiana
Joseph Mitrisin
Greensburg
John Mitrisin
Littcerne
St. Mary's Church
Homer City
John J. Baycura
Burla
St. Bernard's Cemetery
Murray John Guldin
Armash
Frederick
Catherine Reed Guldin
Uniontown
Union County
Guldin
Reading
Connellsville
Armagh
Clarissa D. Guldin
Ray
Lewistown
Clair (Thryn) Williams
Blairsville
John N
Lila) Davies
Eleanor R
Verna Jean
Armagh Methodist Church
Clark S. Derby
John N. Hempstead
Armagh Cemetery
Mary Totin
Ernest
Austria
Tatin
America
Pittsburgh
Ohio
St. Michael's Greek Catholic Church of
Anna Kachur
Michael Henry
Michael Timuya
Ambridge
George Totin
Braddock
Frank
Charles Tofin Dath
East Pittsburgh
St. Michael's Greek Catholic Church
Clysmer
Andrew J. Kerjtis
Reds Still Try For Atom Bomb
Paris report quotes Gen. A G L McNaughton saying Russia has probably not produced an atomic bomb and may need five more years. He, Canada's UN Atomic Energy Commission representative, asserts the U S Britain and Canada lead in atomic energy and urges calm while seeking effective international control.
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Paris
Russia
A. G. L. McNaughton
McNaughton
Canada
United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
United States
Britain
International Atomic Control
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