Five Children Die in Hazelton Bedroom Fire Tragedy
In West Hazelton Pa a second floor bedroom blaze killed five children aged from two to 11 and a seven month old infant. The fire damaged two houses and five more residents were displaced with three sisters escaping via a hallway. The victims were Donald Thomas Leo Richard and Joseph Garzick ages infant to 11 and the parents Steven and his wife were injured. Deputy Coroner James Salva Tore suggested suffocation occurred before flames reached them.
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Hazelton
West Hazelton
Robert Garzick
Hazelton State Hospital
Hazleton
West Hazleton
Steven Garzick
Robert
Hazleton State Hospital
Donald
Thomas
Leo
Richard
Joseph
Eleanor
Clara
Joanne
James Salvatore
Aloysius Gaizick
Joseph Stank
Marshall Urges Ratification of Atlantic Treaty
Marshall calls for ratification after outlining a bold four year plan with the United States spending over five billion dollars annually. President Truman reaffirms commitment to world peace and prosperity as he praises the ERP architect as one of the greatest Americans.
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Marshall Mace
Harvard University
United States
Truman
Australia plans 250 cement houses on Nauru
Acting external affairs minister Cyril Chambers announced a housing program to build 250 cement houses for natives on Nauru. He estimated each house would cost 2240 dollars and said work has already begun. Singapore note says mouse deer native to East Indies and Western Africa sleep with eyes open and walk on toe tips.
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Adelaide
Aus
Australia
Cyril Chambers
Nauru
Singapore
East Indies
Africa
County Catholic Graduates Have Program Sunday
County Catholic graduates held a Sunday program after services in St. Joseph's church. Rev Fr Cornelius Becker delivered a sermon urging students to save their souls and pursue high goals. Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament closed the services with Rev Fr DeMita celebrant and others assisting.
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Cornelius Becker
St. Joseph's Church
Fr. Becker
DeMita
Francis King
William Fraley
Albert M. Inteso
Largest Westminster Class Graduates Today
Westminster College announces the graduation of its largest class totaling 290 graduates today. Officials note record attendance, with graduates from diverse programs and affiliations expected to participate in the ceremony.
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Westminster
Alumni Honor Rites At Westminster College Celebrate 1899 Class
Westminster College scenes of alumni reunions and honors. John B. Lewis presided at a noon luncheon in U P church parlors as officers were named by mail ballot including Lewis as president for a third term and Henry Hunneke as vice president. Eleven members of the class of 1899 received second diplomas for fifty years of service to humanity. A portrait of Dr. Robert F. Galbreath was presented to the college by the Student Council. The day included a May Queen crowning, a band concert, and church services with honorary degrees to Westminster graduates. Several deaths and obituaries followed, including Marquis Lichtenstine, 71, and Mrs. Elizabeth Kelso Chambers, 79, with funeral plans announced. Interments and further notices concluded the day.
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United Presbyterian Church
John B. Lewis
Sharon
Henry H Hunneke
Youngstown
Hilda Wasson Hoffman
West Middlesex
Elizabeth eMcBane
New Wilmington
J. Harvey Coleman
Pittsburgh
Robert Dickson
New Castle
Willard George
Enon
Valley
Irving Mansell
George McConnell
John C. Vane
W. Bruce McCory
Glenshaw
T. C. Cochran
Mercer
Clyde L. Myers
Charlotte Logan Gregory
William Neely
Gilbert Long
Mary Carlton Wright Hammond
Westminster
Will W. Orr
W. J. Stewart
Grinnell
Iowa
John Miller
Sligo
H. C. Chambers
Daytona Beach
Fla
R. N. Grier
Charles Hoffman
Saxman
Kas
Robert R. Littell
Philadelphia
Samuel J. McKim
Rankin
W. H. McPeak
Harry Holmes
Oberlin College
Henry Russell Miller
E. E. Axtell
Sioux City
J. Mede Lininger
Sylvester Mercer
Marquis Lichtenstine
Oak Street
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Lisbon
Samuel
Mary Dean Lichtenstine
Lichtenstine
Pennsylvania Railroad
First Baptist Church
Flora S. Long
Clarence Woodruff
Nevada Snyder
Richard Mason
City
Walter Lichtenstine
Bert Lichtenstine
East Liverpool
Cunningham Funeral Home
East Washington
Chestnut
Clyde Armstrong
Robert F. Galbreath
Gordon Miller
Will Orr
Galbreath
Charles Dietz
McGill Memorial Library
College
Donald O. Cameron
Helen Papazickos
Martha Kilgore
Erie
Christian Associations
U. P
James H. Blackwood
Mt. Lebanon
Elijah
Harry B. Chambers
R. D
West
Madison Avenue
James A. Crawford
Valley View Cemetery
Jesse D. Pettitt
Warren Avenue
Pettitt
Viola C. Moorhouse
New Bedford
Wesley
Agnes Dover Moore
D Day Invasion Marked Five Years Later at Normandy
Ceremony in Vierville and St. Laurent honored D Day with Mayor praising Americans for freedom. Three thousand U S Marines lie in St. Laurent cemetery as Croix de Guerre is awarded to Vierville and St. Laurent. French planes drop flowers on the beach as Arromanches accord honors.
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Vierville
St. Laurent
Arromanches
Viscount Montgomery
Britain
France
Pa Newe Observes United Presbyterian church events
The article notes a fire ruin razing at the Grant street bridge over the Shenango river and people walking after parking. It also mentions a raccoon with a steel trap in a garden, a weekend storm in Mercer County, and local swimming as the season began. Chaparral is described as a thorny dry thicket in the Southwest.
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Grant Street
Shenango River
Miller Henley
Centennial Street
Park Avenue
Highland U. P. Church
Mercer County
New Castle
Canfield
Ohio
Obituary notices from New Castle area community
Death notices and funeral details for several local residents including Ronald Victor Barbati aged three, Kyle infant, Wilson J. Thompson, John W. McHattie, Chester Nims, Paul Fox, and Shirley Ann Fair. Services conducted at various mortuaries with burial in local cemeteries and family receptions noted. Surviving relatives listed for each case with dates and locations.
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Ter
William R
Mary Clearwater Halle
New Castle
Central Christian Church
Mabel Wilson
Highland
James N Rainey
Oak Park Cemetery
Shirley Fair
Shirley Ann Fair
West Pittsburg
J. R. Bigler
Samuel Baker
Joan and
Antoinette Butera
Martha Woods
Patricia Lutes
Savannah Cemetery
Boy injured while swimming at local pool
Henry Baxter, 16, of 30 East Street, was injured Sunday afternoon when another swimmer diving into the water struck him, causing skin abrasions to his nose. The incident occurred during swimming activity and involved his mother Mrs Bessie Baxter.
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Henry Baxter
East Street
Bessie Baxter
Fugitives Recaptured After 60 Mile Chase Near Cadiz
Three life term escapees were recaptured near Cadiz Ohio with a posse aided by a constable. Otto Neff was wounded in a pursuit along dusty side roads when he was shot while fleeing. Neff is hospitalized in Wheeling West Virginia, and the trio are now in solitary confinement with extra guards posted.
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Vannest
Cadiz
Ohio
Otto Neff
James Bailey
Brilliant
Stanley Sheffie
John Valykeo
Bailey
International News Service
Ted
Neff
Ohio Valley Hospital
Wheeling
W. Va
Orel J. Steen
Church Sesqui Opens Sunday With Notables
The anniversary week begins with Henry Knittel at the piano as Robert White gives a talk on early church history. Shenango Presbytery and Butler Presbytery speakers, reunions, picnics, and a closing communion mark the events through June 12.
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Henry Knittel
Robert White
Robert McKinney White
Fred Cochran
Robert F. Galbreath
Shenango
J. Leslie Bell
Weston, O
Edward T. Tuten
Erie
J. Calvin Winder
Pittsburgh
John Robert Glenn
Cincinnati
Sons of the Congregation
C. A. Anderson
Belleville
F. Benton Shoemaker
Brookville
Transport fleet in U S operates trackless trolleys buses and streetcars
About 92 000 vehicles including trolley buses and streetcars are in operation across the United States. The figure reflects extensive urban transit systems and evolving municipal fleets.
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United States
Yen Hsi-shan Named Premier of Nationalist China
Chinese Premier Yen Hsi-shan former Shansi governor has accepted the nomination in Canton. His selection is seen as a victory for Chiang Kai-shek supporters within the Nationalist leadership and reflects internal factional balance.
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Marshal Yen Hsi-shan
Shansi
China
Canton
Yen
Chiang Kai-shek
Fines Upheld Against Union Leader in 1948 Miner Strike
The appeals court upheld a $1.4 million fine on the union and $20,000 on Lewis over a 1948 strike over a pension plan. It held the union disobeyed a court order by not directing miners to resume work, though no direct conspiracy to cause the walkout was proven. The companion suit regarding a restraining order was mooted as expired.
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Lewis
Alan Goldsborough
Prettyman
Rev J A Gaiser Addresses High Seniors at Baccalaureate
Rev J A Gaiser spoke Sunday to High School seniors offering transformative advice via an acronym based on transformed. Rev Mayo assisted at the service with organ recitals and senior choir special music. Baccalaureate marked the seniors first cap and gown appearance ahead of Tuesday Cathedral commencement.
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Mayo
Robert H. Mayo
First United Presbyterian Church
Gaiser
Edwin Lewis
Democrats Open Fight for Repeal of the Labor Law
Lawmakers clash over a bipartisan set of proposals as Sen. Taft and Aiken discuss changes. Aiken says the aim is a fair, well crafted labor bill rather than party gains, hoping Congress can produce the fairest labor law yet.
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Sen
Taft
Ohio
Aiken
Congress
Strike Averted As Drivers Accept Wage Increase
AFL Teamsters Local 249 drivers vote to accept seven and a half cents per hour raise and concessions in a new contract with the Western Pennsylvania Motor Carriers Association. The agreement runs to June 1, 1950.
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Pittsburgh
AFL
AFL Teamsters
Local 249
Western Pennsylvania Motor Carriers’ Association
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