W Keith McAfee Laboratory to Be Dedicated June 29
Universal Rundle corporation to dedicate its new W Keith McAfee laboratory at New Castle Junction on Thursday June 29. It will be the largest and most modern ceramics research facility in the United States serving five plants. Named for the late chairman, the lab honors his leadership. leaders from ceramics and enameled ironware industry are invited. HQ in town. plants in New Castle Junction Camden Milwaukee Redlands.
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Universal- Rundle Corporation
W. Keith McAfee
Clyde M. Whittaker
Corporation
New Castle Junction
United States
The
Camden
N. J
Milwaukee
Wis
Redlands
Cal
Coroner's Jury Overruled. DA Orders Manslaughter Charge
Pittsburgh April 20. Allegheny County District Attorney William S Rahauser overruled a coroner's jury and ordered involuntary manslaughter charges against Rankin steel worker Francis Rutter in the auto death of two year old Matthew Gozdanovich. Rutter had no license and was pushing a stalled borrowed car. his wife Margaret stepped on the gas, sending the car onto a sidewalk, pinning mother and boy to a pillar and injuring the mother.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Allegheny County
William S. Rahauser
Rankin Steel
Francis Rutter
Margaret
Rutter
City Redevelopment and Spring Cleanups Across District
An older East Street frame dwelling adjacent to Sycamore Alley is being leveled for new use. Concrete work at the Montgomery Liberty corner is finished and will close off for four to five days. Churches begin spring cleaning with volunteer helpers, while downtown residents await restored drinking fountains to be reactivated under city park maintenance.
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East Street
Sycamore Alley
Montgomery Avenue
Liberty Street
Highway Department
Owen Fox
Daily Weather Report Forecast With Temperatures
Partly cloudy and cooler with a low of 30 to 35 tonight. Tomorrow remains partly cloudy and cool. For the 24 hour period ending 9 am today, max 68, min 37, precip 0.37 inches, river stage 8.7 feet. A year ago for the same date the max was 49, min 29, precip 0.07 inches.
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United States
Woman's Body Found In Well In Nassau Bahamas
The nude body of 38 year old Betty Renner an American woman attorney was found in an open forest well near Nassau. Police suspect murder and sex attack while Renner previously worked for the Justice Department and for a New York law firm. She served in Tokyo after World War II on the staff of Prosecutor Joseph Keenan.
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Nassau
Bahamas
INS
Harry Oakes
Betty Renner
Justice Department
Washington
New York
Riegelman, Strasser, Schwarz and Spiegelberg
Miss Renner
Joseph B. Keenan
Tokyo
Diving Suit Tragedy in Creek Does Not Reveal Gold
Ralph Earl Borden 40 of Bridgeton drowns when his diving suit leaks in Muddy Run creek. Four high school students report meeting him as he searched the 30 foot deep stream and asked them to pump air. He had claimed a barrel of gold ingots lay buried there years ago.
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Bridgeton
N. J
INS
Ralph Earl Borden
Borden
Muddy Run Creek
Ray Dean
Ray Kasper
Doyle Raines
Kenneth Smith
Rain halts fire near New Bloomfield after 75 acre blaze
Steady rain extinguished embers of a forest fire two miles south of New Bloomfield. The blaze started last night and burned 75 acres of timber on land owned by William Good Jr and another man. More than 150 volunteer firefighters fought the flames for hours while a stiff breeze hampered efforts. Estimated damage exceeds $1,000.
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New Bloomfield
William Good, Jr
Good
House Group Ends Hearings In Honolulu
A Hawaii investigation into communist activity ended as the un American activities sub committee prepared to seek contempt actions against 39 subpoenas witnesses who refused to answer. Rep Francis E Walter said the defiant witnesses set a record for declining testimony before Congress.
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Honolulu
INS
Hawaii
Washington
un-American Activities Subcommittee
mid-Pacific Territory
Francis E. Walter
Congress
Walter
Hainan Island Battle Rages As Nationalists Hit Communists
Hong Kong dispatch reports fierce fighting on Hainan island as Nationalist forces from Formosa clash with Communist reinforcements ferried from the mainland. Nationalist planes drop incendiaries to drive Communist units from the northwest coast while about 5,000 to 6,000 reinforcements converge near Linkao and the beachhead.
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Hong Kong
Hainan
China
Formosa
Hoihow
Linkao
Seek To Settle Johnstown Strike
Johnstown trolley and bus operators strike paralyzed the city of 150000 after the AFL Amalgamated Association rejected a 5 cent an hour raise. A tentative meeting between union and management was arranged by federal mediator Charles Katz to seek a settlement. Police noted traffic less disrupted than expected due to hastily organized car pools.
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Johnstown
AFL Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Railway and
Charles Katz
Budenz Testifies Lattimore Tied to Communist Cell
Former Communist leader Budenz swore he knew Owen Lattimore belonged to the Institute of Pacific Relations Communist cell and was instructed to treat him as a Communist. He testified before Senate loyalty investigators in Washington on April 20, saying the order came in 1944 from party superior Jack Stachel. The testimony relates to accusations that Lattimore is a top Soviet spy in America.
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Washington
INS
Louis Budenz
Owen Lattimore
Institute of Pacific Relations
Lattimore
Budenz
Senate
Sen
McCarthy
America
The
Witness
Communist Daily Worker
Jack Stachel
Stachel
Communist Party In America
Red
Strike Against Four Railroads Is Scheduled
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen calls a 6 am strike next Wednesday against four major railroads from coast to coast over an 11 year dispute on requiring an extra fireman for multiple unit diesel locomotives. President David B. Robertson said the carriers conference committee was informed, with potential expansion to other lines.
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Chicago
INS
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and
United States
Brotherhood
Public Safety
David B. Robertson
Carriers
Chiseling Is To Be Probed
Harrisburg April 20 The state justice department announced an investigation of relief chiseling pointing to frauds totaling more than 1 million dollars a year. Deputy Attorney General Robert L Kunzig proposed a more experienced staff of visitor investigators and revision of the relief law to haul chiselers before magistrates. Visitors lack social attunement to detectives, weakening the investigative phase and allowing chiselers to defraud the commonwealth.
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Harrisburg
INS
State Justice Department
Robert L. Kunzig
Kunzig
Department of Public Assistance
DPA
County Seal Sale Surpasses Goal in 1949 Drive
Lawrence County raised 17 614 67 for the Christmas Seal sale, chair man Dr. Frank L. Burton announces. The total exceeds the 16 500 quota and tops 1948 by about 3 500, enabling expanded tuberculosis services and county support.
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Lawrence County
Frank L. Burton
Lawrence County Tuberculosis Society
County Tuberculosis Society
Tuberculosis Society
Maintenance Men Strike Shuts Carnegie-Illinois Plant
Pittsburgh April 20 United States Steel Carnegie Illinois plant at Homestead closes after maintenance workers strike over guaranteed five day wages. Pickets guard gates from 7 a m as 42 open hearth furnaces are shut and 32 cut back by 8 a m with 10 more to follow by noon. Union leaders unavailable for comment.
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Pittsburgh
UINS
United States Steel
Carnegie- Illinois
Homestead
U.S. Steel
Cio-United Steelworkers Union
Carnegie-Illinois
Corporation
No. 2
Amity Street
Presbyterial Anniversary Observed at Westfield Church
The Shenango Presbyterial marked its seventy fifth anniversary with a morning prayer service and meeting at Westfield Presbyterian Church in North Beaver township. Mrs. Clifford M. Propst opened the session, with devotions led by Mrs. A B Fankhauser and greetings from host church and Shenango Presbytery. Officers were elected after the nominating committee report, naming a vice president for the Sharon district.
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Shenango
Shenango Presbytery
J. H. Stockfisch
Sharon
A. C. Brown
New Castle
Clair E. Friday
Ellwood
Bergman Agreement Ends Court Battle Over Custody
Actress Ingrid Bergman and doctor husband Peter Lindstrom reached an out of court settlement in Hollywood. They will share equally about $300,000 in community property and custody of their 12 year old daughter Pia, ending months of dispute over sole custody.
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Hollywood
INS
Ingrid Bergman
Italy
Roberto Rosselini
Peter Lindstrom
Pia
Shooting Down Of Plane May Be Placed Before U.N.
The United States weighs bringing the Baltic Sea air attack before the United Nations or the International Court for Justice. Senator Morse proposes the case claim Russia willfully violated international law by killing ten Americans in an unarmed navy plane. No immediate action is planned, but the move aligns with UN and court aims to assess international liabilities.
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Washington
United States
Russia
State Department
Sen. Morse
Oregon
Baltic
United Nations
International Court For Justice
Court
City Postal Service to Cut Deliveries to One Daily Run
Postmaster William R. Hanna notes official orders to end two daily mail deliveries and shift to a single morning delivery. A July 1 target deadline prompts a full route reassignment with carriers starting later to handle morning train mail. Some staff may be furloughed, though most regular workers are expected to remain.
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William R. Hanna
Hanna
Deaths List in Thursday Record
Obituary notices report the deaths of Gertrude Hahn Lindsey aged 76 of 6 West Moody avenue and James Heasley 84 of 649 Superior street among others including James Madison 84 Meadville and Mrs. A E Kerr 85 Ellwood-New Castle road R D 1. Vincent A Gantak listed with $8 at 423 North Cedar street.
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Gertrude Hahn Lindsey
West Moody Avenue
James Heasley
Superior Street
A. E. Kerr
Ellwood
New Castle Road
R. D
James T. Haydon
Pine Street
Vincent A. Gantak
North Cedar Street
Sander Appeal After License Revocation In New Hampshire
Dr Hermann N Sander, stripped of his medical license by the state board for morally reprehensible action, expresses confidence in reinstatement. Legislator Myhaven seeks a special committee to probe the board’s revocation noting potential court action. A hit and run incident report lists Blanche Smith as witness, with a vehicle license number obtained.
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Manchester
N. H
INS
Hermann N. Sander
State Board of Registration of Medicine
INSI
New Hampshire
Abbie Borreto
George A. Myhaven
Peterborough
Medical Board
Myhaven
Louis Wyman
Sander
Blanche Smith
Cunningham Avenue
East Washington Street
Butler Avenues
Truman orders intensified world truth campaign against communist propaganda
President Truman announced a global campaign of truth to counter deceit and lies in communist propaganda. He told editors that winning minds is as crucial as armed and economic power, directing the State Department to strengthen public understanding of U.S. goals and policies. He urged the free press to present facts clearly to prevent misinformed citizens from weakening national efforts.
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Washington
Truman
United States
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Voter Hype Amid Spring Promises and Tax Talk
The piece mocks political candidates courting voters with grand utopian promises while avoiding concrete costs. It notes the spring season, candidates proclaim records and fame, but rarely detail the price of utopia.
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