Camp Gen Boatner Sees End Near After Koje Uprising
Gen Boatner reports the Koje Island incident winding down as 21 prisoners are brought out and leaders urged to return to compound 85. Allied troops released some inmates after a brief confrontation while 5900 Korean civilians in the same camp indicate submission to the planned split up operation. In a separate note, the W I T Y group met at Miss Mildred Miller’s home with Miss Betty Haines as guest and bridge winners named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boatner
Koje
Sbeatner
Sthey
W. LT. Y
W.I.T.Y
Mildred Miller
Highland ‘Avenue
Betty Haines
Bridge
Merle Ross
Frank Asselton
Robert Park
Haines
Murray Attacks Steel Firms Over Strike Problems
Senator Murray denounces steel companies over strike issues accusing them of political maneuvering harming 650000 steelworkers and families. He blames former Mobilization Director Charles Wilson for failures to stock critical materials and notes inadequate plant expansion and inventories despite large spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray
Charles Wilson
Korea
Extension of Controls Measures Seem Certain
The Senate adopted Byrd’s amendment while the House debated possible riders. Rep. Wolcott predicted a House floor attempt to require use of the Taft Hartley act to halt the steel strike and to strip the Wage Stabilization Board of wage-dispute authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Truman
Senate
Sen
Byrd
Rep
Wolcott
Mich
House Committee
Wage Stabilization Board
Deaths Of The Day George W Veon and Others
George W Veon 70 of Wampum died today at a Pittsburgh hospital after a lingering illness. Surviving are widow Maude Fye, son Frank, daughters Marie Miller Esther and Mrs. Rhoda Veon, a brother Dallas, sisters Retta Chadderton Agnes Guy and six grandchildren. Funeral arrangements at Marshall funeral home. Campbell Roy Campbell of 504 Pine street to have requiem mass at St Marys church and burial in St Marys cemetery with additional survivors Mrs Eileen Reeder and grandparents Charles C Campbell. Samuel R Huey 85 of Glendale California died June 8 at nephew John R Andersons home. Former contractor who built the local senior high school and Wilmington road house, member of First Methodist Church and Masonic Lodge, survived by brother Harry L Huey. Burial plans to be announced.
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George Webster Veon
Wampum
Pittsburgh
Henry
Mary Wilson Veon
Medusa Cement Company
Veon
Marie Miller
Esther
Dallas
Ellwood City
Retta Chadderton
Youngstown
Agnes Guy
Rhoda Weon
Marshall Funeral Home
Samuel R. Huey
Glendale
Calif
John R. Anderson
Mr. Huey
California
Huey
Wilmington Road
First Methodist Church
Lodge of the Craft
New Castle
LO. O. F
Highland
A. Culmer Schultz
Fair Oaks cemetery notices and Webber death obit
Benjamin Otto Webber aged 61 of 608 State street died Thursday evening after a long illness at Jameson Memorial hospital. He was born in King's Mountain North Carolina July 2 1890 and served 35 years with Pennsylvania railroad. He was survived by his wife Mattie Walton and four stepsons plus siblings and relatives. Funeral services will be Tuesday at St Luke's A M E Zion church with burial at Oak Park cemetery. Funeral notices also mention Grace Gibson Bryan of Orlando Florida widow of Charles Bryan who died in Florida and will be brought to this city for interment.
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Benjamin Otto Webber
State Street
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Mr. Webber
King’s Mountain
N. C
Hugh Tollison
Mary Elizabeth Webber
Mattie Walton
St. Luke’s A. M. E. Zion Church
Grace Gibson Bryan
Orlando
Fla
Charles Bryan
Florida
Samuel S
Elizabeth Keelan Gibson
Estelle Brown
Paul
Merrie Catherine
Bryan
First Baptist Church
Order of the Eastern Star
Births Reported At Jameson Memorial Hospital
Jameson Memorial Hospital records births to six couples on June 12 and 13. The list includes Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth H. Singleton of 428 West Grant Street with a daughter, and several other families in Tulagi Way, Volant, Edenburg, and Lyndal Street welcoming sons or a daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur W. Walters
R.D
George Dean Wallace
Edenburg
Kenneth H. Singleton
West Grant Street
Raymond E. Melchiorre
Lyndal Street
Proclamation for Grand Army of the Republic Tag Day
Mayor Edward A. DeCarbo decrees June 14, 1952 as Grand Army of the Republic Tag Day in New Castle. The Ladies Circle 168 may solicit funds on public streets to support benevolent work, and residents are urged to contribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Army of the Republic
New Castle
Edward A. DeCarbo
Pearsalls Lose Damage Action in County Suit
A sealed verdict favored the defendant in the Pearsalls versus Lawrence County case. The court dropped New Castle as a defendant and witnesses showed the accident occurred on a bridge sidewalk for which the city bore no liability. Damages were sought at 20000 for Mrs Pearsall who broke her leg after slipping on ice February 10 1952.
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Martha Pearsall
Earl Pearsall
County of Lawrence
City of
New Castle
Pearsall
Seven People Sentenced in Check-Kiting Scheme Case
George Schiarella of New Kingston Pa. paid full restitution. four years and a $5,000 fine. William Paul Smeltzer, New Kingston banker, ten years in the western penitentiary with a $5,000 fine. Mrs. Goldie Caldwell of the National Bank of Alexandria Pa. received two years in jail. Otto R. Grotefend, teller at the First National Bank of New Kingston, fifteen months in jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Schiarella
New Kensington
William Paul Smeltzer
Western Penitentiary
Goldie Caldwell
National Bank of Alexandria
Otto R. Grotefend
First National Bank of New Kensington
In memory of our father Harry C. McClelland three years
In memory of our beloved father Harry C. McClelland who passed suddenly into the world of spirit three years ago today June 13 1949 from Cor a and Jennie conveying a small family memorial note
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry C. McClelland
Cora
Jennie
May Reimpose Tough Construction Controls Hinted
The report notes possible reimposition of construction controls as talks between labor and management stall. Senator Capehart predicts a 10 day walkout resolution and that either side may push for a special congressional session if the labor act is invoked and the steel strike persists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen
Capehart
Ind
Congress
NPA
Tough Restrictions Proposed After Weaker Building Controls
Authorities consider strict limits on commercial and industrial structures reversing a trend toward easier building regulations. The shift aims to curb risk and ensure safety standards in future construction projects.
Rev W J Holmes to Preach at Moravia Church
Retired Presbyterian minister Rev W J Holmes will preach Sunday at 11 a m in Moravia Presbyterian Church in the pastor's absence Rev W Coburn Sweet. Bible school prefaces the service at 10 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Holmes
Moravia Presbyterian Church
W. Coburn Sweet
Daughter of Pittsburg Mayor Attacked In Home
Police say the mayor's daughter was attacked after being introduced to a man named McCreary in a neighbor’s home. Her screams drove off the assailant and she fled back inside, returning later to deliver food and clothing. Officers noted he waited outside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCreary
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Gen. Boatner
George W. Veon
United States Testing Co
King’s
Washington ST
N. Mill St
W. A. Foht
Art Natal
D. & W. Division
N. Mill Castle
Fair Oaks
New Wilmington
Leyde Mortuary
Mrs
Craft Motor CO
Grant
Pearsalls
Memoriam
Lakewood Beach
Holy Trinity Orthodox Church
Mike Dochko
Weald
Moravia
Pittsburg
Charles Brown
Church OF Christ
W. State ST
New Castle, PA
Davis Shoe CO
Wedgwockes
Sterlin Interna LA
Gorham Towle International Wallace Sterling Silver
Rogers Bros
Holmes & Edwards
Jesse N. Kerr
Omenieab
Jack Gerson
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