Florence Chadwick Sets New Women Channel Swim Mark
Florence Chadwick of San Diego landed at Ness Point England to set a 13 hour 23 minute cross channel record for women. The previous best was Gertrude Ederle’s 14 hour 31 minute swim in 1926. Shirley May France also swam from the French shore 40 minutes earlier.
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James E. Brown
International News Service
Dover
England
Coast Guard
Florence Chadwick
San Diego
Ness Point
California
America
Gertrude Ederle
Florence
Miss Chadwick
Cap Gris Nez
France
Murat Guler
Turkey
Shirley May
Somerset
Mass
Acme
Calif
English Channel
Massachusetts
Local Nature Notes and Road Works Update
The area reports show a FORBES sunflower at eight feet and hydrangea display by Miss Mary Chambers with 36 blue bushes along a grape arbor. County highway crews near New Wilmington finish 1950 surface work in a day or two, lawn sprinkling combats brown patches, and tree trimming on main streets improves safety. Enon Valley and New Castle consider dial telephone. street signs suffer vandalism by youths. continued notes on detours and Civic Bulletin locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Chambers
Miller Avenue
Highway Department
New Wilmington
Alfred A. Martin
Lawrence County
Enon Valley
New Castle
Daily Weather Report Forecast and statistics
Fair conditions with highs 78 to 84 today. Tomorrow will be cloudy and warmer with higher humidity. United States statistics show a 24 hour period ending today with a max of 82 and min of 48, no precipitation and a river stage of 5.6 feet. A year ago the max was 88, min 64 and precipitation 0.03 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Weather Report
United States
Cascade Street Resurfacing Planned Start August 14
Alfred A. Martin announces highway work to resurface Cascade Street from Butler Avenue to Frew Mill Road and along Frew Mill to Route 19. The project adds a paved link from the city to the Perry highway using bituminous material over a 1949 stone base with drainage and curb work ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred A. Martin
Cascade Street
Butler Avenue
Frew Mill Road
Perry Highway
Investigation Delays Verdict in Youth's Death
Columbiana County Coroner delays ruling on 13 year old David Brant strangulation. Body found in hillside tunnel linking two cave entrances used by rival East Liverpool teenage gangs. Police suspect he was playing near a rival cave and may have died accidentally.
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Columbiana County
David Brant
Brant
East Liverpool
Nationalist Islands Shelled By Communists
A Nationalist defense ministry spokesman said communist batteries fired 1000 shells yesterday at Nationalist islands including Quemoy. The shelling followed Nationalist bombing and strafing attacks on communist junk concentrations along the Chinese coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taipei
INS
Nationalist Defense Ministry
Quemoy
Mayor opposes communism laws and registration proposal
Mayor Haven and Solicitor White voiced opposition to registering Communists in New Castle while backing anti- ism laws. Haven favors curbing all isms and supports using special labor units for Reds. White says such ordinances would be futile and would push dissent underground. he backs FBI collaboration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Haven
Lovre
Republican
South Dakota
U. S
Solicitor White
Russia
China
Mr. White
New Castle
FBI
White
Waynesburg Officer Recalled for Army Duty
Waynesburg city council will hire a replacement for night patrolman Fred Phillips who leaves to join Company K, 110th Pennsylvania Infantry, 28th National Guard Division. Phillips led an infantry company in Normandy and later served in Japan before rejoining the local police force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waynesburg
Fred “Phebe”ee Phillips
110Th Pennsylvania Infantry
28Th National Guard
Japan
Waynesburg Police Orce
Military officials urge narrower deferment policy for reserves
Washington officials say many six month deferment eligible reservists will be recalled without delay as the Commerce Department list of 72 essential industries is deemed too broad. The drive will intensify with more National Guard call ups and Marine Corps orders to mobilize 80 000 reserve officers and men for intensive training before potential Far East service.
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William Kerwin
International News Service
Washington
INS
Commerce Department
Marine Corps
Far East
National Guard
Air Force
Navy
Thursday Dollar Day Promises Bargains in New Castle
New Castle shoppers will swarm downtown on Thursday August 10 for Dollar Day hosted by the Merchants Divisions of the Greater New Castle Association. About 52 merchants offer price slashes on school supplies household articles and more with 9 30 a m opening. First come is first served and bargains are expected to go quickly.
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New Castle
Greater
Soldiers Return Home From Indiantown Gap Train Stoppage
After a 14 hour trip the 229th Field Artillery Battalion arrived at the P L E station to a waiting crowd of family and friends. Maj Alfred Barnes led the convoy and noted the departure time from Indiantown Gap with four stops along the way. The unit planned to head to the National Guard Armory for coffee and a reception as soldiers answered questions about army life with a mix of humor and pride.
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229Th Field Artillery
P. & L. E. East Side
National Guard
Maj. Barnes
Alfred Barnes
Indiantown Gap
Korea
Barnes
Geneva College Commencement to Feature Dr. G. A. Long
Dr. George A. Long, president of the Pittsburgh-Xenia Theological Seminary, will deliver the main address at Geneva College commencement. Exercises are set for Thursday evening August 10 at Reeves Stadium. The 102 year old school marks its first evening outdoor graduation with a record 268 seniors across January, June and August divisions.
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George A. Long
Pittsburgh-Xenia Theological Seminary
United Presbyterian Church
Geneva College
Reeves Stadium
Geneva
Norwegian Ship Radios For Aid
Coast guard and private ships race to aid the Norwegian freighter Belfin after it sent a distress call describing its condition as broken and in urgent need of help. Escorts include the U S Coast Guard cutter Dexter the Cunard White Star Parthia the U S Navy transport General McCrae and the Dutch liner Niew Amsterdam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
INS
Coast Guard
U. S. Coast Guard
Dexter
Cunard
White Star Parthia
U. S. Navy
General McCrae
Niew Amsterdam
St. John’s
Newfoundland
Delightfully Cold Nights Amid Warm Western Pa Forecast
West ern Pennsylvania faces sun and rising warmth with highs near 85 today. Humid air returns tomorrow as cloudy skies persist. Tonight will be fair and milder with low temperatures around 60.
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Pennsylvania
France Demands Five U.S. Divisions in NATO Forces
Paris reports reliable sources say France wants at least five American divisions in the North Atlantic alliance armies to defend western Europe. Britain would contribute five divisions, totaling 30 new western European divisions, with the Netherlands and Norway filling the rest. France favors stationing all 30 divisions east of the Rhine and would accept an American commander in chief.
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Paris
INS
France
North Atlantic Alliance
Western Europe
International
Great Britain
Western
Europe
Netherlands
Norway
Rhine
Germany
Malik Accuses US Of Savage Bombings In Korea
Soviet Delegate Jacob Malik, as U N Security Council president, cited a North Korean protest accusing the American air force of savage bombings of civilians in Korea. He urged urgent steps to end these monstrous crimes and noted the protest for the council meeting.
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Lake Success
N. Y
INS
Jacob Malik
U. N. Security Council
North Korea
Security Council
Malik
Packing Strike Ends at New Castle Plant
New Castle packing company ended its 15 week strike Monday after reaching an agreement with Teamsters Union No. 261 AFL. The Frew Mill road plant will resume operations Wednesday August 9 with a 40 hour week six paid holidays two weeks vacation and seniority rights. Irving Nixon spoke for the company and John D. Ray was attorney. William J. Greer AFL secretary treasurer represented the union.
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New Castle Packing Company
Teamsters Union No. 261
AFL
Frew Mill Road
Irving Nixon
John D. Ray
William J. Greer
Teamsters Union
Death records list Ellwood man and two others
Robert T. Hudson aged 49 of Ellwood is listed among death notices along with James Degaton's widow and Mrs. Dawson D Potter age 71 of Chevy Chase Maryland. The brief item records three deaths with residence details.
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Robert T. Hudson
Ellwood City
James Degaton
South Bay Street
Dawson D. Potter
Chevy Chase
American Advance In Southern Area Continues Slowly
Far Eastern Office reports on August 9 that American forces renewed the drive toward Chinju in the southern front near Pusan after heavy Red losses. MacArthur cited reinforcements to the south and an American Marines unit clearing a roadblock as troops advanced.
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I. N
Tokyo
Korea
Douglas MacArthur
Chinju
Pusan
MacArthur
Kumchon
Break-through Across Naktong River Near Taegu In Warfront
US forces push toward Taegu across the Naktong while North Korean troops probe the front from 12 miles away. MacArthur reports 10 killed 50 wounded seven missing in the southern push from Monday to Tuesday as Marine and Army units press westward despite infiltrations and flanking attempts.
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Naktong
Taegu
MacArthur
Washington
International Bidh
Hove
Leatherneck
8Th Army
Break Red Filibuster In UN Korea Debate
The United States and other UN Security Council delegations hold final talks in Lake Success on strategies to break the Soviet led filibuster over Korea. Western members plan to challenge Jacob Malik's rulings at every step to force votes and curb perceived chairmanship abuse.
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Lake Success
N. Y
INS
United States
U. N
Security Council
Korea
Jacob Malik
Malik
Pittsburgh Mayor Denies Protective Racketeering
Mayor David L. Lawrence said Pittsburgh has less organized vice and racketeering than other large cities and would dismiss any police officer caught taking protection money. The remarks answered a newspaper series critical of the mayor and the Democratic Party. Both Lawrence and District Attorney William S. Rahauser urged public opinion to curb vice and gambling.
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Pittsburgh
INS
David L. Lawrence
Lawrence
Allegheny County
William S. Rahauser
Dead Commander among AIR FORCE B 29 crash victims
Brig. Gen. Robert F. Travis 46 commanding officer of Fairfield-Suisun Air Force Base died in a crash when a fully loaded B 29 plowed into a housing project near the base. At least 20 people were killed and sixty injured. four aboard survived.
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Acme Telephoto
Fairfield-Suisun Air Force Base
Calif
Robert F. Travis
Ask Deferment For Key Farmers
Harrisburg August 8 The Governors Farm Labor Advisory Council urged draft deferments for key agricultural workers. Secretary Miles Horst said a September meeting with Lt. Col. Henry Gross will discuss cooperation with the National Selective Service ruling. The group also studied using urban recruits if needed during a war emergency.
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Harrisburg
INS
Governor's Farm Labor Advisory Council
Miles Horst
James H. Duff
Henry M. Gross
State Selective Service
National Selective Service
Commonwealth
Arthur Mometer Seeks Heart for Tougher Games This Season
As July fades and heat rises the team faces rough play and crucial hits. The article notes only players with heart earn extra pay and a flag after eighty three days into the season.
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Court House
Washington St
South Korea
G. A. Long
Atlantic
Weatherman
Shirley
Pierre J. Huss
By Howard Handleman
Naktong River
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