Trainmen And Conductors Seek Third Round Pay Hike
In Chicago on June 15 1945 the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and the Order of Railway Conductors announced a joint demand for a third round pay raise of 25 percent. They had accepted a 15.2 cent hourly increase last December after a presidential fact finding board. Deadline for the new raise is August 1. The unions noted no involvement in the engineers and firemen dispute.
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Chicago
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Order of
A. F. Whitney
Harry W. Fraser
Brotherhood of Engineers, Firemen and Enginemen and Switchmen’s Union of America
Pa Newe Observes City Coal, Benches Removed, Fountains
Coal movements through the city hint residents stockpiling for winter. Public Square benches removed clear the area while old papers accumulate elsewhere. A fountain beside East Street city building remains closed causing pedestrians to be misled seeking a cool drink. Downtown lighting work aims to extend to Mill Street by night with new poles welded to existing lines.
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East Street
Dilles United States Weather Statistics Report
The 24 hour period ending at 9 a m shows a maximum of 81 and a minimum of 60 degrees with .01 inches of precipitation and a river stage of 5.6 feet. For the same date last year, the maximum was 72 and the minimum 51 with .18 inches of rain.
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United States
State Welfare Meeting Opens at Castleton
The Pennsylvania State Welfare organization opens a district conference at The Castleton at 9 a m with over 100 delegates from Lawrence Jefferson Clarion Butler Indiana and Armstrong counties and Harrisburg. Morning talks cover child maladjustments and dependency, with Miss Natalie Dunbar and Miss Gladys W Shuford among speakers and Mrs Louise McConnell chairing.
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Pennsylvania State Welfare Organization
Castleton
Lawrence
Jefferson
Clarion
Butler
Indiana
Armstrong
Harrisburg
Natalie Dunbar
Children’s Service Bureau
Pittsburgh
J. Calvin Rose
Gladys W. Shuford
Family Service Association of
Allegheny County
Louise McConnell
American Red Cross Chapter
Western Germany May Get Informal Peace Treaty Now
British sources say western Germany may soon receive an informal Peace treaty called an occupation statute. It would replace unconditional surrender terms and create a federal western Germany government, aligning with six power London conference ideas. A London big four conference proposal is before Parliament with seven Labour MPs backing it.
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London
INS
Western
United States
Frankfurt
House of Commons
Robert Best Loses New Trial Appeal in Treason Case
Robert H. Best, 51, of Sumter South Carolina, convicted traitor newsman, denied a new trial in federal court. He faces sentencing on June 30 after being found guilty of treason for broadcasts over Nazi shortwave radio during the war.
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Boston
INS
Robert H. Best
Sumter
S. C
Newsman
Man Confesses to Bank Robberies and Slaying
State police inspector Ed ward Daugherty said Steven Wzesinski of Gary Indiana has confessed to three bank robberies and the fatal shooting of Harold Whiteaker near Gary. Wzesinski and Mrs Norma Shurman were captured at gunpoint as a nationwide manhunt continued for Shurman s husband Richard and John James alias George James of Chicago.
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Syracuse
N. Y
INS
Edward Daugherty
Oneida
Steven Wzesinski
Gary
Ind
Harold C. Whiteaker
Upper New York
Wzesinski
Norma Barbara Shurman
Daugherty
93Rd Street
Cleveland
Silver Lake
Hebron
Shurman
James
Shurmans
Wześnski
Flood Crest Drops Near Portland and Vancouver
Portland and Vancouver residents breathe easier as the Columbia River flood crest falls .2 foot. With 39 bodies recovered from wreckage from Portland to Canada and 28 missing from Vanport Ore authorities call the downriver diking system critical and warn water systems in the lower river must be cleaned before reuse to prevent disease.
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Portland
Ore
Vancouver
Columbia River
Canada
Vanport
Library Science Degree Recipient Heads to RCA Labs
Miss Fern Cloak, who earned a library science degree at Drexel Institute in Philadelphia on June 14, has accepted a librarian position at RCA laboratories in Princeton New Jersey. A WAVES veteran and Ohio Wesleyan graduate, she is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Cloak of 205 East Leasure Avenue.
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Fern Cloak
Drexel Institute of Technology
Philadelphia
RCA Laboratories
Princeton
N. J
Miss Cloak
WAVES
Ohio Wesleyan
C. P. Cloak
East Leasure Avenue
City
Man Cuts Leg In Saw Accident At Local Shop
Otis Snyder aged 71 of A.D. 1 Butler was cut when he slipped while cutting a board on a buzz saw at Jameson Memorial hospital. The wound above the left knee measured three inches and was treated at 6 15 p m Monday.
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Otis Snyder
Butler
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Woman Injured in Fall at Home
Miss M. Jane Robinson of 236 North Walnut street sprained her right ankle and sustained abrasions to her right hand when she slipped and fell at her home Monday evening. She received treatment at Memorial hospital at 3.15 p.m.
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M. Jane Robinson
North
Walnut Street
Memorial Hospital
GOP Leaders Arrive in Philadelphia Ahead of National Convention
GOP leaders and delegates from across the nation flocked to Philadelphia in advance of next week's Republican National convention. Headquarters were set up for three major candidates, Dewey Taft and Stassen, as campaign optimism spread. Brown said 312 delegates were committed to Taft.
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Philadelphia
INS
Thomas E. Dewey
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Harold E. Stassen
Clarence J. Brown
Ohio
Taft
Brown
Truman Attacks Congress During West Coast Stop
President Truman, en route home to Washington from a western tour, denounced Congress as serving special interests in Los Angeles. He cited the tax bill as an example, urged an eight point presidential program benefiting all, and drew a 1,000,000 strong crowd as he spoke at the Greater Los Angeles Press club. He warned voters to judge him if wrong and others if not.
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Cortesy
Truman
Washington
Congress
Los Angeles
Greater
James Roosevelt
California State Democratic Committee
Soviet Guard Is Posted In Berlin British Sector
Soviet army troops moved into the British sector of Berlin to guard the Rundfunkhaus amid British questions over evacuation of Radio Berlin. British authorities confirmed Soviet guards in the radio headquarters and recalled prior Soviet sentries at the US railroad hub, a term raising diplomatic tensions.
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Berlin
INS
Radio
Rundfunkhaus
United State Zone
Waterfront Peace For 10 Days
Peace along the nation’s water fronts for at least 10 days was assured by federal court orders banning a strike by 100000 seamen. Government injunctions halted threatened strikes by seven NMU unions scheduled for midnight. In New York a Curran insurgent feud risked overturning a union vote, but members backed Curran’s choice and would pursue the case in court.
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New York
INS
National Maritime Union
NMU
Joseph Curran
Congress Advances Toward End of Session
Washington June 15 Senator Taft Ohio predicts good progress toward Saturday adjournment as speedups on appropriation bills push the Congress to quit before next Monday’s adjournment deadline. The Senate prioritizes foreign aid funds ahead of the farm program while the House plans to begin the peacetime draft bill dispute and conclude after housing, draft, and conference reports. The GOP foresees winding up late Saturday.
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Washington
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Senate Calenar
House
GOP
80Th Congress
U S Says Satellite Nations Hide Exports Through Reshipping
Washington reports that Soviet satellite nations obtain critical U S materials by concealed shipments through non embargoed areas then reshipping behind the iron curtain. A House appropriations subcommittee approved a deficiency request of nearly 500 million dollars amid plans to broaden export controls from 550 items.
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Washington
INS
United States
U. S
House Appropriations
Lawrence Regan
Commerce Department
Office of International Trade
Iron Curtain
Ralph M Carlson Suffers Left Ankle Fracture
While working at his brother’s home, Ralph M Carlson of 415 East Leasure Avenue stepped in a hole and fractured his left ankle. He was transported to Jameson Memorial hospital for treatment at 12 30 p m.
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Ralph M. Carlson
East Leasure Avenue
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Burgo Car Found After Gunpoint Theft In Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh police reported East Washington street resident Burgo found his automobile, stolen at gunpoint near West Middlesex, located by authorities in Pittsburgh.
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Burgo
Pittsburgh
Forrest Burgo
East Washington Street
West Middlesex
Death notices for Andrew Precky and Joseph Carr
Andrew Onufry Precky of 200 East Clayton Street and Joseph Carr aged 58 of R. D. 2 are listed in a Tuesday June 15 1948 death record. The brief notice provides names and addresses with no additional biographical details.
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Andrew Onufry Precky
East
Clayton Street
Joseph Carr
R. D
Arabs Propose Holy Land Division in Swiss Canton Plan
Cairo reports say Arab negotiators seek to divide the Holy Land into self governing regions with Jewish autonomy but no separate state. Talks with UN mediator Folke Bernadotte focus on a cantonal model while Israel statehood remains rejected. King Abdullah and Ibn Saud to meet in Saudi Arabia to boost Arab unity. A convoy checkpoint on the Tel Aviv Jerusalem highway marks a new peace milestone.
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United Nations Palestine
Holy Land
Folke Bernadotte
Israel
Amman
Tal
Trans-Jordan
Abdullah
Ibn Saud
Saudi Arabia
Palestine
Tel Aviv Jerusalem
Kann Brothers Sentenced For False Excess Profits Tax Returns
Gustave H. Kann received one year and a day in prison and William L. Kann a $10,000 fine for willfully filing false excess profits tax returns in 1940 and 1941. Each got three years probation on a second count. Gustave, president of Pittsburgh Crushed Steel Co., and William, secretary treasurer, faced charges of attempting to evade $177,000 in income taxes.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Gustave H. Kann
William L. Kann
Frederick V. Follmer
Gustave Kann
Pittsburgh Crushed Steel Co
William
Doylestown Death Penalty For Bandit, 22
In Doylestown a jury of five women and seven men found David Darcy 22 guilty of first degree murder with death penalty for his role in the Feasterville holdup killing an innocent bystander. Two other gang members were already condemned to die, and Felix Capone 16 awaits trial. The quartet allegedly shot William Kelly 38 after robbing a Trevose taproom.
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Doylestown
INS
David Darcy
Feasterville
Darcy
Felix Capone
William Kelly
Trevose
Flag Ceremony Marks Flag Day Observance by Elks Lodge
On Monday night June 14 the BPOE Lodge No. presented a flag ceremony on the public square. Members gathered at 7:15 for a parade led by the artillery battalion under Lt. Col. F. Mitchell and Major Edward N. Archie Thom. Ross D. Rosenberger spoke on flag history as period banners were shown to the grandstand. Attorney Joseph Solomon, commander of the Perry B Gaston American Legion Post, spoke on flag defense worldwide. Exalted Ruler Reuben O. Kennedy presided with Alvin I. Garvin Walter C. De Arment Arthur Carpenter and Chaplain Roger Updegraph assisting.
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B.P.O.E. Lodge No
Elks
Bieta
Ross D. Rosenberger
Joseph Solomon
Perry
Gaston American Legion Post
Reuben O. Kennedy
Alvin I. Garvin
Walter C. de Arment
Arthur Carpenter
Roger Updegraph
Murder Trials Postponed to September in Pittsburgh
The murder trials of John R. Wilson and Henry Kmiec, linked to the death of Bethel township patrolman Joseph Chmelynski, were postponed until September. Judge Henry X. O'Brien agreed the existing jury panel, exposed to testimony in Edward Dipoff’s conviction, could be prejudiced.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Bethel Township
Joseph Chmelynski
Henry X. O'Brien
Edward Dipoff
John R. Wilson
Henry Kmiec
Former Pulaski Man Wins $5000 Essay Prize
Russell Mitcheltree of Scarsdale New York retired advertising man won the $5000 first prize in Drew Pearson contest on How to Make Democracy Live. He once lived in the Pulaski West Middlesex district and has spent many years in the New York area.
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Washington
Russell Mitcheltree
Scarsdale
N. Y
Drew Pearson
Mitcheltree
Pulaski-West Middlesex
New York
House Battle On Draft Bill Opens The Debate
Washington June 15. The House opened debate on the draft bill with Speaker Martin confident it will be approved. Rep. Lee and others criticized provisions as the bill moves through committee supervision and minor changes are expected.
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Bulletin
Washington
INS
Lee
Duct
Martin
Senate and House clash over draft and civil rights bills
Senate and House clash over draft expansion and racial policy as a joint conference committee prepares a compromise. Inductions are set for 9 days, targeting men 19 to 25, while 161,000 18 year olds would enlist for one year. The House bill lacks a similar provision and adjournment remains a goal this week.
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Senate
House
Siemon
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