Somerset Miner and Wife Die in Apparent Murder Suicide
Coroner ruled murder and death by own action after an unemployed Somerset County miner, Charles Fogle, 40, allegedly shot his wife Leah May, 31, in their four room house near Friedens and then killed himself as two young sons watched. Eight-year-old Dan Edward and four-year-old Fred witnessed the event.
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Somerset
Somerset County
C. T. Saylor
Charles Fogle
Leah May
Fogle
Friedens
Dan Edward Fogle
Fred
Dan Edward
Permits Granted for Residential and Commercial Work
Edward Longacre reports building permits for six projects including Latore block dwelling at 1510 Eastbrook for 5000 dollars Napolone brick dwelling at 111 North Lee for 6000 dollars Krzysak residence addition at 426 Denver for 100 dollars Trinity Episcopal iron fence at 212 North Mill for 150 dollars Servideo block shop at 634 Fast Washington for 500 dollars and Specht block garage addition at 501 Sampson for 2000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Longacre
Dominick Latore
Eastbrook Street
Pasquale Napolone
North Lee Avenue
Harry Krzysak
Denver Avenue
Trinity Episcopal Church
North Mill Street
Antonio Servideo
Fast Washington Street
Fred Specht
Sampson Street
First shorthand system by 63 B.C. for Roman Senate speeches
The first shorthand system emerged around 63 B.C. to record speeches in the Roman Senate, marking an early effort to speedily capture spoken words in writing. This invention laid groundwork for later note taking and stenography practices.
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B.C
Installation of Catholic Daughters of America officers
Installation of new officers for Court Teresa Irene No. 231 at St Marys church hall with Mrs Mary Greenawalt leading the ceremony assisted by Mrs Blanche Koppeler. New officers include Lena Frediani grand regent Rose Cypher vice regent Hannah Wagner prophetess and others. Next meeting set for July 14 and annual picnic for July 28.
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Catholic Daughters of America
Teresa Irene
St. Mary's Church Hall
Mary Greenawalt
Butler
Blanche Koppeler
Lena Frediani
Rose Cypher
Hannah Wagner
Marian Stafford
Marie J. Metz
Palma Julian
Evelyn Woods
Katherine Gallagher
Monitor
Mary Brown
Sentinel
Grace Meyers
Mary Maher
Jessie Stenger
Marie Jones
Cevilla Flynn
Regina Norris
Margaret Cardullo
Marie Bordonaro
Ladies Host Bridge and Contests With Dinner key
Mrs Genevieve Stinard and Mrs Rose Bingham led bridge while Mrs Frank Bordonaro and Mrs Joseph Bordonaro Jr guided 500 and Mrs Mary Reider and Mrs Margaret Heaney ran contests A special prize went to Mrs Alfonso Scarazzo Butler guest Mrs Nichols and aides Mrs Mildred Nielsen and Mrs Rose Feller assisted in the kitchen A lunch followed Tables were attractively set with flowers as centerpieces A committee helped with service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genevieve Stinard
Rose Bingham
Frank Bordonaro
Joseph Bordonaro, Jr
Mary Reider
Margaret Heaney
Alfonso Scarazzo
Butler
Nichols
Mildred Nielsen
Rose Feller
House Approves Bill Increasing Social Security Benefits
The House approved a bill to raise social security benefits for about 4.5 million aged people widows and orphans. Increases of 5 to 8.50 monthly plus program liberalizations bring the annual cost to about 300 million dollars. Republicans had opposed the bill.
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Washington
INS
House
Senate
Willing Workers 4-H Club Meets at Dayton Home
Walmo's 4-H Club the Willing Workers met at Kathy Dayton's home to bake a cake as the project. One new member joined and the next meeting is set for June 26 at 9 30 a.m. at the Dayton residence.
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WALMO
Willing Workers
Kathy Dayton
Dayton
Birdie on Par Three After Bird Strikes at Riverside
Donald Dennis made a birdie on the Riverside Country Club No7 by par three. His drive struck a bird, knocking it down, but Dennis revived the bird, which flew away, and he finished the hole.
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Saskatoon
Donald Dennis
Riverside Country Club
Dennis
Man asks about patient condition in hospital prank
A hospital in Bismarck North Dakota received a call asking about a patient. The attendant replied the patient was in critical condition but asked for reassurance that the patient was all right. The caller repeated the question.
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Bismarck
N. D
Fathers and Sons of St. Vitus Breakfast Event
Holy Name men from St. Vitus Church, about 1000 strong, attended 7 am Masses then marched to the Cathedral for a Communion breakfast. Police escorts, War Veterans colors, and Red Coat band opened the event with Rev. Fr. Paul Lackner as speaker on unity. Frank Baldassare honored as oldest active member.
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Holy Name Men
St. Vitus Church
Fatherssons
Fathers and Sons
Holy Name Assembly
Catholic War Veterans
Red Coat Band
Paul Lackner
Holy Name Society
Father Lackner
Raymond Heintz
Michael Russo
Larry Veri
William J. Russo
Frank Baldassare
St. Vitus Holy Name Society
Unity noted at new member reception in parish study
Mayor Edward A. DeCarbo presented the recognition for untiring services to the group. Dr. John P. Prioletti headed the castmaster team. Rev. Fr. Raymond Heintz conducted a reception and remarks. Unity was stressed by speakers Frank Colao and Rev. Fr. V. Stancelewski. Father Nicholas DeMita gave the closing address. Benediction by Fr. Stancelewski.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward A. DeCarbo
John P. Prioletti
Raymond Heintz
Frank Colao
V. V. Stancelewski
Holy Name Societies
Nicholas DeMita
Stancelewski
Europe consumes more wheat than it can produce
Only walled town in American history was Tucson Ariz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Tucson, Ariz
Ellwood City Donors to Receive Two Baseball Tickets
Myra V. Elliott of the Lawrence County Red Cross announced that every blood donor in Ellwood City on Monday will get two tickets to the St. Louis Pittsburgh baseball game slated for Saturday afternoon June 28. The drive will visit Ellwood City Monday June 23 and stay at the Elks Club. Thomas Lindsey of the Pittsburgh defense blood center confirmed the plan. Drive Slow-Children Move Fast.
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Myra V. Elliott
Lawrence County Red Cross
Ellwood City
Elks’ Club
Thomas Lindsey
Pittsburgh Defense Blood Center
Elliott
FBI Agent Testifies In GI School Fraud Trial
In Scranton Pennsylvania FBI agent George R Johnson testified in the case of Morgan Bird and Alfred L Weinberg charged with defrauding the government in GI training schools. Johnson said Bird and Weinberg jointed an account with deposits and withdrawals totaling 139733 and that 171000 in tools and equipment were paid by the defendants from 1949 to 1950. The government accuses Mercury Distributors Inc as a dummy supplier used to sell equipment to five schools at high prices.
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Scranton
FBI
Morgan Bird
Alfred L. Weinberg
G. I
Bird
Luzerne County
Weinberg
Wilkes- Barre
George R. Johnson
Plymouth National Bank
Mercury Distributors, Inc
Grass Fire Reaches South Jefferson Corner
Fifth ward firemen were dispatched to the corner of South Jefferson and Big Run streets at 1 40 p m Monday to extinguish a grass fire. Intense heat and dry conditions caused the blaze to ignite rapidly. There are about six million farms in the United States.
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Fifth Ward
South Jefferson and
Big Run Streets
United States
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Lawrence County
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N. Mill St
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Super Market
S. Mill St
Goodyear Tractor Tires
Goodyear
Fombelle’s Service
Braatz
Croton Ave
Clenmore and
Wilmington
East Berlin
Wilfred R. Chenevert
Grafton
Mass
Berlin
C.D. of A
Triangle Stores
Libby’s
Libby
Graft Motor CO
Grant and
Beaver Sts
Birdie
St. Vitus
Devopake
Devoe
George A. Wagner
Neshannock Ave
Reamémbte
Morris
Mae
Philip Morris
Lion
Ence
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