Mistrial Denied in W. G. Lias Income Tax Case
Fairmont West Virginia June 9 Defense attorney Margiotti lost a motion to declare the William G. Lias income tax evasion case a mistrial. Judge Watkins denied after a juror talked to a ticket clerk. testimony covered bank accounts of Lias and his wife Alice and associates. Witnesses included bank officials from Colonial Trust Wheeling Amusement firms and local trusts. Lias is charged with underpaying more than 900000 dollars in 1942 and 1946 taxes.
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Fairmont
W. Va
INS
Charles J. Margiotti
William G. Lias
Margiotti
Taliff
Harry E. Watkins
Wheeling
Alice
Raymond E. Wetherell
Colonial Trust Bank
George C. Greiner
Point Pleasant Amusement Co
Hobart B. Posey
Fulton Bank and Trust Co
Louis J. Yeager, Jr
South Wheeling Bank and Trust Co
Harvey Baker
Wheeling Dollar Savings and Trust Bank
Washington calling taft hawk's atomic attack sparks campaign plan
The article notes a new paper blaming Sen. Rourke B. Hickenlooper for an attack on atomic chairman David Lilienthal, linking it to power lobby influence. It cites upcoming Iowa re election and predicts Taft as next target in Ohio as campaigns are mapped under the Taft Hartley Act.
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League
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
David Lilienthal
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Ball
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Bevin policies spark Labor dissent at Blackpool conference
Early deliberations at the Labor party conference in Blackpool show Attlee and Herbert Morrison ready to push a go slow policy amid fears of nationalization causing disaster. Bevin faces criticism and Bevan protests he is being scapegoated as party tensions rise amid cabinet speculation. The piece also notes a goosander duck belonging to the merganser group.
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Palestine
Bevin
Labor Party
Blackpool
Attlee
Herbert Morrison
Ronni Zilliacus
Leslie Selley
Bevan
Bank of the Thames
World upheaval prompts resignations and military reorganization
The article notes resignations after Forrestal and Johnson shifts, leaving Air Secretary Symington as the lone top official. It discusses the rising dominance of air power, possible abolition of the Marine Corps, and the impact of atom bombs and long-range super planes on defense policy amid cabinet upheaval. It references Mitchell’s era and a Hoover commission finding that unification under law is risky to national security.
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Billy Mitchell
Army
Navy
Hoover
Washington
Displaced Latvian family eyes Perry Township farm
Gidanais Krisjanis and his wife Marcijana flee Soviet Latvia to Germany then face wartime hardship before settling with their sons Visvaldis and Rudolph in Perry Township. The story traces their move from a Latvia of quiet farming to wartime fear as Stalin and Hitler reshape their lives and push them toward America.
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Gidanais Krisjanis
Latvia
Marcijana
Visvaldis
Rudolph
Hitler
Stalin
Esthenia
Krisjanis
Germany
Gidanais
United States
Farm ready to welcome Krisjanis family from Germany
The Krisjanis family will soon sail from Germany to the United States and settle on a 150 acre farm in Perry township, Lawrence county for two years with option to buy. The First United Presbyterian church furnished the farm and supplies, with a committee guiding the arrangement, highlighting American generosity amid postwar relief. City council salaries in the 13 largest U.S. cities average 4408 dollars per year.
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Germany
D. P
Gidanais Krisjanis
Krisjanis
United States
Lawrence County
First Presbyterian Church
First United Presbyterian Church
Marshall
Perry Township
Gidannis Kristanis
Gidanais
Kristanis
James E. Chambers
Lauri Laurell
J. Clyde Gilfilan
Thomas H. Hartman
Matilda Miller
Ray Ear
Edward Bollard
Mary Gilfillan
Burr Rodgers
A. C Clever
Thomas Davis
Mary Dinsmore
Robert Henderson
William Brandon
America
U. S
Wampum Women's Club Dinner Moved to June 15
The Wampum Women's Club sets its annual dinner for Wednesday June 15 at the Harlansburg Inn with transportation provided. Members meet at 12 30 p m at the Presbyterian church before departure. notify Mrs Charles Ferguson to attend. Several local residents were recent guests at various homes including the Allen and Boots families.
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Harlansburg
Charles Ferguson
Presbyterian Church
The Parent Problem and German Americans in Public Life
The piece discusses how parents should motivate reluctant youths to attend camps and engage in self improvement. It mentions a bulletin titled The Lonely, Timid Youth and provides a mail order method for obtaining it. It also explains that the Pennsylvania Dutch or German communities originated from lower Rhine regions in Germany and kept high German distinct from English due to rural and religious separation.
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Lower Rhine
Germany
Bavaria
Saxony
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W. G. Lias
Federal Savings and Loan Association
Federal Savings and Loan Associations
U. S. Gov't
Tae Tran
North Mill Street
Gidanais Kristanis and Family
New Castle News
Perelman’s
RCA
Emerson
Philco
Garod
Zenith
Motorola
Moe
E. Washington ST
Edward St. Clair
Portersville
Rupp
Harmony
C. W. Allen
New Brighton
James Allen
Clyde Street
Norman Pate
Staten Island
N. Y
Donald Boots
E. D. Jackson
New Castle
Clarence Boots
Lenora Stapf
D. E. Orris
Harry Vath
Franklin
East 45Th Street
New York
Paul OD. Weller
Rane A Ve Ana
Artcroft
Majestic Wallpaper and Paint CO
Dean
Croton Ave
New Castle, PA
NEW Castle Business College
Perelman
Pullman
Alba der Ae Nos Appliances
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