Suspects Sought in German Jewel Theft Case
War department reports arrest of honeymooning U S captain and her colonel husband for the German crown jewels theft. Capt. Kathleen Nash and Col. J W Durant were flown to Bolling Field and taken into custody as investigators pursue two more suspects in the Hesse Darmstadt jewels plot.
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Wac
Husband
Washington
INS
Kronberg Castle
War Department
Athleen Nash
Hudson, Wis
J. W. Durant
Falls C Cu Inch
Army
Bolling Field
A. C. Miller
Hesse-Darmstadt
Germany
Chicago
Missing valuables in LaSalle hotel fire prompt loot claims
Chicago June 86 A public administrator investigator says at least 100000 dollars worth of guests valuables are missing from the La Salle hotel fire. 25 complaints totaling more than 25000 dollars are reported as sealed safety deposit boxes are ordered by Probate Court Judge John F. OConnell.
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Chicago
Jins
Jack Rubens
la Salle
Rubens
John F. O'Connell
Samuel Robert Korn
Battle Creek
Mich
Severn William Korn
Effie Harmon
Huntington
W. Va
Compromises Sought To Avert Shipping Strike
Government mediators pressed for a compromise on the 56 hour sea work week as a June 15 CIO maritime strike loomed. Officials sought concessions from shipowners including compensatory time off while discussing a possible shorter schedule for merchant sailors.
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INS
CIO
Committee For Maritime Unity
Ultonms
Page Tee
Huge Victory Parade in London Celebrates Axis Defeat
Britain staged a mammoth victory parade in London to mark the Axis defeat. King George VI reviewed the procession with ministers and United Nations representatives as American troops led the march past Buckingham Palace. The RAF displayed an aerial show while Gen Joseph T. McNarney Admiral H Kent Hewitt and Brig Gen Franklin A. Hart stood with the royal family and cabinet.
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London
Britain
George VI
United Nations
Buckingham Palace
RAF
Joseph T. McNarney
Europe
H. Kent Hewitt
Franklin A. Hart
US Marines
Heat Wave Hits Western Pennsylvania Early
The first heat wave of the season hits western Pennsylvania with a predicted peak of 96 degrees today. Weatherman John J. Murphy of Pittsburgh reports 83 degrees yesterday.
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Pennsylvania
John J. Murphy
Pittsburgh
Father’s Day observed in state urged by Cov Edward Martin
Cov Edward Martin urged a state wide observance of Father’s Day on June 6 and praised liberty protected by service at home and overseas. Summer promises abundant family reunions as programs revive after wartime travel limits. many churches plan Children’s Day services Sunday morning. New Castle starts porch sitting program this summer with warm evenings.
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Edward Martin
New Castle
Daily Weather Report for United States
Weather summary for the 24 hour period ending at 9 am reports a maximum temperature of 83 and a minimum of 65 with no precipitation. River stage listed at 6 feet. Year ago temperatures were 72 high and 43 low.
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United States
Seek Woman In Mystery Death Of Jersey Man
Maryland state police sought an unidentified woman for questioning in the death of Rollin Roscoe Reiley a 38 year old poultry dealer from New Jersey. Reiley's body was found wrapped in a sheet in his Princess Anne Maryland apartment after he had been shot. Police searched Ocean City for the woman where they found Reiley's truck and wallet on Harbor Road and believe she drove from Princess Anne on Maryland's eastern shore. They may have taken her life or may have left notes prior to disappearance. The investigation continues on page two.
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Baltimore
INS
Maryland
Rollin Roscoe Reiley
New Jersey
Reiley
Princess Anne
Mda
Ocean City
Harbor
Youth Gets License To Marry Woman 19 Years Of Age
In Louisa Kentucky Deibert Shorty Sprouse 18 obtained a marriage license after securing written parental consent for his 79 year old bride to be Mrs Mattie Lyons Large widow with 49 grandchildren. The couple plan a wedding at Mrs Large’s Gladys home once a minister is found.
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Louisa, Ky
Deibert “Shorty” Sprouse
Mattie Lyons Large
Sprouse
Mrs. Large
Gladys, Ky
Large
Seek To Avert Cleveland Strike
Negotiations continued in Cleveland to avert a Sunday midnight strike by 4000 APL general freight truck drivers and dockmen. A membership meeting is set for tomorrow to consider a wage offer in its dispute with the Cleveland Draymen Employers Association. The union seeks 60 cents per hour. the association offers 10 cents.
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Cleveland
INS
APL
Cleveland Drayvmen Employers Association
Farm Tour to Visit Farms and Bulls Across Counties
Lawrence county hosts its first post war farm tour next Thursday June 13 starting 9 30 AM. Participants meet at the intersection of Butler and Maryland avenues and proceed via route 68 through Butler county to Brady s Bend in Clarion county for a noon basket picnic. The group tours farms in the area and visits the Western Pennsylvania Artificial Breeding Association barns to view cooperative equipment and bulls before stopping at the Paul Gruber farm and returning to New Castle late afternoon.
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Lawrence County
Jtmne
Clarion County
Butler and
Maryland Avenues
Butler Avenue
Butler County
Brady's Bend
Western Pennsylvania Artificial Breeding Association
Paul Gruber
New Castle
LaSalle Hotel Fire Toll Rises to Sixty
Chicago June 8 The LaSalle hotel fire death toll climbed to 60 with the death of Mrs. Palackis of Waukegan Illinois. The coroner’s inquest adjourned until Friday as witnesses testified on the blaze. Emmanuel Kline 45 of East Cleveland was identified as the 59th victim. Seventeen injured remained in hospitals, two in serious condition.
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Chicago
INS
LaSalle Hotel
In Palackis
Waukegen
Henrotin
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Emmanuel M. Kline
East
Cleveland
Death notices listing Russell Patterson and Nelson
Death notices record Harry H. Casey Russell age 60 of 729 Chestnut Street Austin S Patterson age 76 of route 3 box 5 and John H. Nelson age 81 of 8 East Moody Avenue.
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Harry H. (Casey) Russell
Chestnut Street
Austin S. Patterson
John H. Nelson
East
Moody Avenue
Governor Martin Leads Pennsylvania GOP in Philadelphia Meeting
Governor Edward Martin emerged as the GOP leader in Pennsylvania as the state Republican committee reconvened in Philadelphia. A harmony plan crafted by the governor prompted the committee to vote on renaming incumbent officers for another term at a closed-door session with county chairmen.
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Philadelphia
Edward Martin
GOP
Pennsylvania
State Republican Committee
Five Passenger Cars Derailed In Slight Wreck
Five cars of the St. Louisian derailed near Bertha Pennsylvania Railroad train. No injuries reported though three pullman sleepers derailed without overturning. The Pittsburgh bound service was delayed as the derailed segment blocked the line while other cars remained on track.
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Bertha
Pennsylvania Railroad
St. Louisian
Pittsburgh
St Louis
New York
Wheeling
St Louisian
Marriage Ties Braved Distance With Osaka Bridegroom
Mrs. Alice Herbert of Fairmont West Virginia was married by long distance telephone to her husband in Osaka Japan. The ceremony followed a civil ritual in Fairmont and plans call for a church ceremony in Japan after papers are secured. The couple are separated by about ten thousand miles.
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Fairmont
Alice Herbert
Pfairmort
St James A Herbert
Herbert
Alice Darquenne
Osaka
Japan
Hard Coal Miners To Return Monday
SCRANTON Pa June end of coal strike hailed by Pennsylvania s 75 000 miners as they prepared to return to work June 10 with gains in the wage scale and benefits of the new wage pact. Copenhagen June 8 INS Danish and Soviet officials report working out a trade pact after talks in Moscow with Premier Stalin.
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Scranton
Penns
Lvenia
Copenhagen
INS
Moscow
Stalin
Denmark
Reich
Price Increase at The News The New Castle News
The publication raises price from four to five cents due to higher printing costs. Beginning Monday June 10, carrier and stand copies will be five cents, with the higher price shared with carriers and news handlers.
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New Castle News
Back Your Future Now Back Your Future
FRANK TRIPP urges purchase of U S savings bonds to diversify stockholders and boost public debt ownership. He argues government savings bonds offer safety inflation protection and fund war effort, framing bonds as citizen ownership for future prosperity.
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Washington
INS
LUS& Savings Bonis
U. S
United States
Threat Of Civil War Engulfs Italy Amid Monarchist March
Rome faces a state of alarm as Monarchists rally to march on the capital in support of King Humbert after defeat in the referendum. Violent outbreaks in Milan and other cities leave seven dead and many injured as authorities reinforce positions. King Humbert states he will not leave Italy until a republic is proclaimed and electoral mandate approved. Government warns of swift action to maintain order.
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Rome
Italy
Humbert
Milan
House of Savoy
Supreme Court
Soldier in Japan Admits Robbery Slaying
In Tokyo June 8 an American private confessed to shooting an 11 year old Japanese girl during a February robbery in Kawasaki after firing a carbine through a wall. The confession marked the second such report in a week following another American soldier who admitted killing a Japanese man and stealing a watch.
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Tokyo
INS
U. SS
Pred Sustin
Greer
S Cc
Kawasaki
Sustin
Pfe
William Hamilton
Jonesville
Wagner Minority Report Attacks OPA Price Measures
Sen. Wagner and three colleagues issue a minority report opposing the OPA bill. They warn that passage could trigger a year of inflation, raise prices by about 50 percent, and erode wartime savings valued at 145 billion dollars. They urge extension of stabilization laws only if stricter controls remain.
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Washington
INS
Sen
Wagner
N.Y
Senate
OPA
United States
Oar
Downer
Calif
Taylor
Idaho
Mitchell
Wash
White House Considers Case Bill With Looming Decision
President Truman plans to send a new message to Congress on labor policy and strike curbing legislation early next week. He has not decided whether to sign or veto the Case bill, and will disclose his views in a single message before the Wednesday midnight deadline.
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Congress
INS
White House
Truman
Charlies G. Ross
Mr. Truman
Ross
Capitol Hil
Thugs Beat Youth To Death In Central Park
Three men attacked twenty year old Jack Hyland and robbed then beat him unconscious in Central Park near East 97th Street. Yvonne Kenny 13 suffered injuries and was hospitalized as police searched the park for suspects. Hyland died at Mt Sinai Hospital while Kenny remained in serious condition.
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New York
Central Park
Jack Hyland
Madison Ave
Yvonne Kenny
98Th St
Manhattan
Hyland
Executive Robbed of Eight Thousand Five Hundred Payroll
Edward H. McKiever vice president of Manhattan Fireproofing Co reported to police he was kidnapped and robbed of an $8,500 payroll by four bandits. He was approached in Jamaica and forced into a car before being driven to Manhattan and ordered out.
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New York
Edward H. McKiever
Manhattan Fireproofing Co
McKiever
Jamaica
Manhattan
Rail Chief Urges Truman to Seize Bus Road
New York June 8 Robert A W Carleton president of the Hudson & Manhattan Railroad urged President Truman to take over the road which has been strikebound for ten days He said such action should relieve the situation for 125 000 commuters A presidential fact finding board held its last day of hearings while railroad brotherhoods boycotted the sessions.
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New York
Robert A. W. Carleton
Hudson & Manhattan Railroad
Hudson Tubes
Truman
Steamer Used to House 1000 Indiana Elks Delegates
Due to a housing shortage in Michigan City 1000 delegates attending the Indiana Elks convention were lodged aboard a lake steamer pressed into service in Grand Rapids. The influx overwhelmed local housing facilities as the steamer provided temporary accommodation.
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Michigan City
Indiana Elks
Grand Rapids
Farm Commentary On Planting Progress And Weeds
A farmer notes corn peeking through soil while beans sprout and weeds encroach on the right of way. Tomatoes peppers and cabbage are set, carrots pending, and harvest work using rake and hoe looms as food stock tightens in 86 days.
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Los Angeles
PA Newc
U.S
Daily Weather Report
Jersey
Reily
Brady's
Record
Cathedral
Valley of New Castle
Tl. Welty O. Rugh
Martin
Pew
Frank Tripp
Allied Sows
Cameli
Peper
OPA Effec
Tiveness
New York Hospital
Arthur Mometer
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