Georgia Woman Churchill Toil Sentenced For Shooting
Kathleen Merry Drewry a 45 year old Athens Georgia housewife was sentenced to two to four years in prison after an all male jury found her guilty of assault with intent to kill the wife of her ex husband John E Drewry journalism dean at the University of Georgia The jury deliberated four hours before delivering the verdict in the spicy Athens trial noted for its strong character names and courtroom drama.
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Kathleen Drewry
Milton
Miriam Drewry
INS
Kathleen Merry Drewry
America
John E. Drewry
University of Georgia
Willowy
Churchill Plans Drive Against Attlee Budget Proposals
Former Prime Minister Winston Churchill unveiled a plan to challenge Clement Attlee’s budget as Conservatives prepare a strong attack in the House of Commons. The main target is the gasoline tax hike proposed by Sir Stafford Cripps, with a weekend decision on whether the fight becomes a vote of confidence that could topple the Labor government.
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INL
Winston Churchill
Attlee
Churchill
Clement Attlee
Stafford Cripps
House of Commons
Fogbound Roads Slow Traffic in Lawrence County
Law researchers report heavy fog enveloped Lawrence County leaving highways slowed in spots. Plans advance resurfacing Sampson Street from Grant Street to the city line due to its heavy traffic as part of Route 422. A corrected note clarifies the new county gas line passes east of Pulaski crossing the Pulaski New Wilmington road at the hilltop. Roy Brownlee recalls 1901 snow deluge of 21 inches. Eastern Standard Time ends soon with churches moving to daylight schedules. Cement patchwork on Route 18 south of the city progresses amid favorable signs.
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Grant Street
Pulaski
Pulaski- New Wilmington Road
Roy Brownlee
Hubbard
Pulaski Section
Pa Newe
Daily Weather Report
Partly cloudy and not so cold tonight with a low around 40 to 45 degrees. Tomorrow cloudiness increases and it will be warmer with highs in the upper or lower 70s. United States weather statistics cover the 24 hours to 9 am today, including a maximum of 48 and minimum of 27 with no precipitation and river stage at 8.6 feet. A year ago the date showed a high of 74, low of 44 and 0.02 inch of precipitation.
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United States
Two Czechs Sentenced to Death for Treason in London
In London on April 22, two Czechs named Jaromir Nichansky and Veleslav Wahl were condemned to death for high treason and spying for the United States, with a third man given life imprisonment. Three others received prison terms from 18 to 25 years as the Czech court’s ruling was reported by Ceptka.
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INS
United States
Jaromir Nichansky
Veleslav Wahl
Ceptka
Secretary Lie Sails to Seek End to Cold War
United Nations Secretary-General Trygve Lie departed aboard the Queen Mary for talks with Soviet Premier Stalin and Western leaders. He plans consultations in London Paris and Moscow, stresses U N efforts to end the cold war and urges renewed peace building before the September UN assembly.
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United Nations
Trygve Lie
Stalin
Lie
Truman
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U.N
London
Paris
Moscow
Philip C. Jessup
Dean Acheson
Truman Viewed Advanced Warplanes At Eglin Field
President Truman toured America’s top airpower at Eglin Field Florida on the second day of a military installations tour. He arrived from Fort Benning Georgia and watched jet fighters and F-80s in action after yesterday’s display of artillery and mock attacks. He reportedly told aides the air and ground units are unbeatable.
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America
Fort Benning
Robbery duo jailed for $79 Swissvale supermarket crime
Pittsburgh April 22. Joseph P. Babich 30 of Farrel Pennsylvania and Charles B. Biehl of Swissvale were sentenced to four to ten years in Western Penitentiary for their connection with a $79 robbery of a Swissvale supermarket.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Joseph P. Babich
Farrel Pa
Charles B. Biehl
Swissvale, Pa
Western Penitentiary
Swissvale
Expect Clear Indication Of Soviet Purpose Soon
Washington reports that U S experts believe Russia will reveal in May whether it will continue the cold war or trigger a hot war. The Kremlin may address Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia, with officials watching for a move that signals a risk of all-out warfare. President Truman told top military leaders at Fort Benning that the United States will avoid a third world conflict.
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Fort Benning
Soviet Pravda Calls U S Madly Preparing For War On Lenin Birthday
London dispatch reports Pravda criticizes United States as Moscow tensions rise after Soviet reaction to the shooting down of a U S Navy plane. The note clarifies the downed craft as a B 29 not a Privateer missing since April 8. Acheson says world situation is more critical due to Soviet stance.
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Derailment Delays Trains Tie Up Pittsburgh Yard
A derailment of several freight cars in the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie yards disrupted main east and westbound tracks for about four hours. The Baltimore and Ohio line, using the water level route between New Castle and McKeesport, faced long passenger delays from 42 minutes to over five hours. Continue reading for specifics on affected services including the Detroit New York Express and Capitol Limited.
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Pittsburgh & Lake Erie
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
P&le
New Castle
McKesport
Wildcat Walkouts Threaten National Telephone Strike
A scattered nationwide wildcat walkout by division six CIO Communications Workers of America threatens a paralyzing nation-wide strike. Workers protest assigning 104 Western Electric employees in South Bend to jobs reachable only by impassable roads, with actions in Seattle Portland and Tonawanda among others.
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INS
United States
Wildcat
Western Electric
South Bend
Ind
CIO Communications Workers of America
Seattle
Portland Ore
Tonawanda, N. Y
Deaths Recorded In Local Area This Week
Death notices listBenjamin Harrison Rowe 61 of Bessemer. William John Nevin 73 of Zelieno ple road Ellwood City. Miss Mary Jane Jennie McKim 71 of Wampum Koppel road. Mrs Charlotte Eagleson 69 of New Wilmington. Mrs Paul Park 48. Robert J Book 37 of 412 Epworth street. Mrs Andrew Kopsky Sr 41 of 1409 Lyndal street.
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Benjamin
Bob) Harrison Rowe
Bessemer
William John Nevin
Zelienople Road
Ellwood City
Mary Jane
Jennie) McKim
Wampum-Koppel Road
Charlotte Eagleson
New Wilmington
Paul Park
A. D
Robert J. Book
Epworth Street
Andrew Kopsky, Sr
Lyndal Street
Bus Crash Near Washington Injures Thirteen
Thirteen people were injured in a crash that involved a bus a truck and a car on U S Highway 19 six miles north of Washington Pennsylvania in thick morning fog. The bus driver Benjamin F Oliver 28 of Frederick Maryland is in critical condition at Canonsburg General Hospital. Snow den E McGuinn of Alexandria Virginia a passenger is listed as serious after being trapped in the wreckage and freed by a tow truck. The bus carried 25 passengers.
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Benjamin F. Oliver
Frederick
Canonsburg General Hospital
Snowden Eugene McGuinn
Alexandria
Blue Ridge Lines
McGuinn
Canonsburg Hospital
Pitts
Two New Castle Women Elected Officers in Hospital Auxiliaries
Two New Castle residents were elected to leadership roles in the Northwestern Pennsylvania Association of Hospital Auxiliaries. Mrs. William L. Strawbridge became president and Mrs. William Horner was named recording secretary. Both bring ties to local hospital groups. Thirty-one representatives from area hospital auxiliaries attended the meeting in Hays.
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William L. Strawbridge
Fairfield Avenue
William Horner
Strawbridge
New Castle Hospital
Horner
Jameson Memorial Hospital Junior Guild
Jameson Hospital Aide Society
Second Liferaft May Give Clue In Shooting
A second liferaft found near Gottland island may illuminate the fate of 10 Americans aboard a U. S. plane allegedly shot down by Russian fighters over the Baltic Sea. The raft was picked up by the Swedish vessel Hittard 53 miles north of Gottland, while another raft found by the British freighter Beechland is under navy examination in Port Lyautey. The Beechland raft is being studied in Weisbaden and will be handed to U S Air Force headquarters.
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Baltic Sea
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Port Lyautey
French Morocco
Visby
Sweden
U. S. Air Force
Weisbaden
Navy
Maragon Counsel Plans Acquittal Motion In Perjury Case
Washington April 22. John Maragon's attorneys said they will move Monday for a judgment of acquittal before U.S. District Judge Jennings Bailey, arguing the government has not proven its perjury case. If denied, the defense will start presenting witnesses.
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Irvin Goldstein
U. S
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Goldstein
Maragon
Senate
Senate spy probes plan to summon key witness
Senate foreign relations subcommittee investigators prepare to call Frank Belaski, a former OSS security officer tied to the Amerasia case, after Sen McCarthy identified him on radio as a critical witness. Edward P. Morgan said Belaski’s testimony would illuminate links to Soviet espionage. Louis Budenz described Owen Lattimore to the panel as part of a China lobby dispute, which Lattimore denied as gossip.
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Senate
Amerasia Magazine
Sen
McCarthy
R! Wis
Frank Belaski
Office of Strategic Services
Amerasia
Edward P. Morgan
Senate Foreign Relations
Belaski
Morgan
Tydings
State Department
Sen. Hickenlooper
Iowa
U. S
Owen Lattimore
Louis Budenz
China
Lattimore
Budenz
Pirates opener ticket scalping arrests in Pittsburgh
Two men were arrested for allegedly illegally selling tickets at the Pittsburgh Pirates home opener against Cincinnati. Sigmund Sarinski, 39, and John Karinsiki, 38, were charged with violating a city ordinance as police moved to curb scalping at baseball games.
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Pittsburgh Pirates
Cincinnati
Sigmund Sarinski
John Karinsiki
Communists Advance on Hainan Island Capital
Hong Kong dispatches report Nationalist forces evacuating their Hoihow stronghold on Hainan as invading Communist forces reportedly close to the capital, with two British ships requisitioned to carry out the evacuation effort.
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Hong Kong
Hoihow
Hainan
Fear Foul Play In An Aged Woman Death
In Pittston Pennsylvania an 80 year old widow of a prominent banker Mrs Margaret Mahon native of Carbondale was found dead in her home the gardener discovering the scene. Police and county detective say the victim was strangled indicating foul play.
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Pittston
INS
Margaret Mahon
Carbondale
Jacob Wachs
Wach
John Loughney
Darkness Halts Effort To Reach Scene Of Crash
Tokyo dispatch reports 35 persons aboard a military transport plane missing after crashing on a Japanese mountain on the Manila to Tokyo route. Searchers, hampered by fog, awaited dawn to resume the rugged mountain search near Mount Tanzana, west of Tokyo.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Manila
INS
Mount Tanzana
Tvo
Frank E. Pickelle
Chicago
Japan
Philippines
Machinists Local 1671 Celebrate Seventh Birthday
Members of Local 1671 International Association of Machinists celebrate the union’s seventh anniversary with a Cathedral birthday dinner at 6:30 pm. State and international officers, city and county officials, and about 600 attendees are expected, with speakers including Michael Galvin and Thomas Tipett. Arsen F. Armond serves as toastmaster.
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Local 1671
International Association of Machinists
Mischael Galvin
U. S. Department of Labor
Thomas Tipett
International Association of Maschinists
Arsen F. Armond
New Castle
Spring blooms return as yard work resumes
Arthur Mometer notes a garden revival after winter damage with flowers blooming in spring summer and fall. He plans a couple of days of cleanup as a stern reminder to clear debris and revive the flowers in a 60 degree day.
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