Monsignor Glenn to Lead New Castle Hospital Fund Dinner
The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Paul J Glenn will be the principal speaker at New Castle hospital building fund dinner at the Cathedral Tuesday night. Over 200 leaders and workers aim to raise 595000 to expand facilities. J Preston Flaherty will preside. dinner served by the ladies auxiliary.
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Paul J Glenn
St. Charles Seminary
Columbus
New Castle Hospital Building Fund
J. Preston Flaherty
Ladies Auxiliary
New Castle Hospital
Monsignor Glenn
Sacred Hen Seminary
Detroit
Weather and Local Oddities Reported in Brief
A late afternoon rain fell only in the Long Avenue district while the uptown area stayed dry. A swarm of bees rested on a tree near Wallace Avenue and Jefferson Street before moving off Sunday morning. The Neshannock Valley church service used historic collection baskets on a long stick. A News carrier reports a girl lost twenty dollars Saturday afternoon between Croton and town.
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Long Avenue
Uptown
Pa Newe
Hileman Coa
Wallace Avenue
Orth Jefferson Street
Neshannock
Pa Nene
Croton
Daily Weather Report Summary
Weather report notes cloudiness and humid conditions tonight and tomorrow. Highs near 90 and 85, lows around 64, with no precipitation. River level measured at 4.9 feet.
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United States
Silver Jubilee for Rev Fr Cornelius H Becker
Rev Fr Cornelius H Becker pastor of St Josephs church observes his silver jubilee twenty fifth anniversary of ordination with a mass at St Josephs church at 10 30 am. A dinner follows at 1 pm in the Ecclesian club with his immediate family clergy and parish leaders present.
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Cornelius H. Becker
St. Joseph's Church
William C. Fromme
St. Mary's Church
McKeesport
Cornelius Becker
Andrew Snyder
St Clare's Church
Clairton
Henry F. Hanse
St. Mary’s Church
Freeport
Julian Shaffer
Lancaster
William Spiegel
St. Paul's Church
Butler
Becker
Ecclesian Club
St. Joseph's Parish
John M
Thousand Fathers And Sons In St. Vitus Program
A St. Vitus parish tribute honored fathers and sons at the 7:30 mass with more than 1,000 attendees. Two masses were held to fit the crowd, celebrated by Rev. Nicholas DeMita and Rev. Fr. Michael Foran, followed by a communion breakfast at the Cathedral.
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St. Vitus
Nicholas DeMita
Michael Foran
Administration Worried By Byrnes Attack on Truman Policy
The administration fears Byrnes attack will disrupt Truman’s domestic program especially welfare state housing and education aid bills. Eisenhower opposed federal aid to the states while a southern Democratic leader called the Lexington speech a timely warning and Sen George warned Congress to go slow on economic measures.
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William E. Zimmerman
SN. 8
Washington
Byrnes
President Truman
Trumans
Congress
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Columbia University
Lexington
Sen George
Senate Finance Committee
Steal Auto As Owner Sleeps In Back Seat
Two brothers, Carl Price and James Price, were arrested in North Philadelphia after allegedly stealing a car while its owner slept in the back seat. The owner, Frank Marisco, woke to find strangers driving the vehicle and called police. Officers pursued and captured the suspects following a short chase.
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Philadelphia
Frank Marisco
Carl Price
James
Flood Waters Subsiding In Potomac Area
Dazed residents in the Potomac river south branch area dig out as flood waters subside. Three dead and five missing with possible additional deaths and 14 missing reported in West Virginia and Virginia. Typhoid shots given, towns hit include Bridgewater and Harrisonburg, and one to one and a half million dollars in damage estimated. Livestock, chicken farms, and buildings destroyed. thousands homeless after over 41 inches of rain in 24 hours.
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Petersburg
W. Va
INS
Potomac River
West Virginia
Virginia
Bridgewater
Harrisonburg
Potomac South Branch
Romney
Governors Meet In Colorado Springs On Federal Aid
The 41st annual governors conference opens in Colorado Springs with 42 states and three territories attending. A proposed 20 percent cut in federal grants is planned, with states seeking more control over administration of health programs and tax rates. Governor Earl Warren of California backs a federal health program with state administration.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
INS
United States Territories
Earl Warren
California
State Fire Marshal To Probe Gasoline Leak In Sewer
State Fire Marshal Henebeck or Gibbons is due this afternoon to investigate a gasoline leak that burned John Nyer of South Jefferson Street last Tuesday in a Moravia Street pool room basement. The leak was thought to have originated at a South Mill Street station. workers dug up the tank but a later check found the area clear. Gas persists in sections near South Mill Street.
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Henebeck
Gibbons
John Nyer
South Jefferson Street
Moravia Street
South Mill Street
Two Die in Charleroi Fire Caused by Lamp Blast
Charleroi Pennsylvania June 20 Branch Walker 70 and Monroe Goodwin 27 died last night in a house fire caused by an exploding kerosene lamp. Landlady Mrs Cora Smith and her daughter Thelma escaped unharmed. Walker leaped from a second story window and Goodwin died in bed as flames consumed the dwelling.
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Charleroi
Branch Walker
Monroe Goodwin
Cora Smith
Thelma
Walker
Goodwin
Epworth Church Opens 75th Jubilee Week
Epworth Methodist Church marks its Diamond Jubilee with opening sermon by Rev. Albert C. Howe in the packed auditorium. Two jubilee gifts dedicate altar candlesticks and an American flag from community donors. Recognition Night to honor church workers features Dr. Harold A. McCurdy. Fellow ship Night follows with a tureen dinner and talk by Dr. William A. Thornston.
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Epworth Methodist Church
Albert C. Howe
C. C. Baker
J. Garfield Davis
C. J. Baker
Grace M. E
Howe
Baker
Jacob F. Rentz
Harold A. McCurdy
Jamestown
N. J
Epworth
William A. Thornston
Erie
Sherman A. Kirkbride
George H. Bucher
William F. Byers
Rowland White
Robert
Richard Taylor
Dorothy Kirkbride
Lucille Frey
Dorothy Kuhn Wilson
Redlands
Calif
F. E. Wilson
Duke University
S. C
Hubert R. Johnson
Washington, D. C
Sumner Cotton
Grove City
R. Elbert Porter
Bexley
Fred Shumaker
Brookville
Let Contract For Garage At Armory
The motor vehicle storage garage at Cunningham Armory, funded by federal money, was awarded to Groomes Construction Co of Cheswick PA for 54585 dollars. Construction will use concrete and steel with an asbestos roof and is expected to start soon and finish this summer.
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Cunningham Armory
Groomes Construction Company
Cheswick
229Th Field Artillery
Williamstown
Everett
Punxsutawney
Union Volunteers Battle Two Small Town Blazes
Union Township Volunteer Fire Department answered two fires in the early hours. A short circuit in LeRoy Munson’s car caused $450 damage and was insured. A manure pile near Joe Carbone’s shed caught fire from spontaneous combustion but damaged the hay shed not at all.
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Union Township
LeRoy Munson
Joe Carbone
Smithfield St
Plane crash near Gardner injures two people
A small plane failed to gain altitude and struck a tree before nose diving into a yard at Miss Florence Schumacher’s home near Gardner. Pilot and passenger were injured and taken to New Castle hospital. One man suffered multiple injuries while the other was unconscious, with conditions未known.
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Florence Schumacher
Gardner
New Castle-Ellwood City Highway
New Castle Hospital
Robert Cooney
Arnold Blews
New Castle
Thousands Of Miners Return To Pits Today
Thousands of miners nationwide resume work after a one week stabilizing holiday. About 450000 members heeded UMW President John L. Lewis's call to return for a week before the June 25 annual vacation. Lewis plans wage talks with operators in Bluefield West Virginia and White Sulphur Springs, with a separate Pittsburgh session for captive operators.
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Pittsburgh
INS
United Mine Workers
UMW
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Bluefield
W. Va
White Sulphur Springs
Bus Driver Held After Fatal Newport Crash
Newport Pa June 20 The driver Raymond Clarke 33 of Pittsburgh is held on 4000 bond after an empty Greyhound bus collided with a car killing three from one family and injuring two others The coroner’s inquest is to be scheduled The dead are nine year old David Boring and Gaius Boring 58 an uncle and his 14 year old son Harry The wounded include David Boring’s father Elby 53 and Theresa Boring wife of the dead man
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Newport
INS
Greyhound
Raymond Clarke
Pittsburgh
Justice of the Peace
W. J. Flickinger
David Boring
Huntingdon
Gaius Boring
Mapleton Depot
Harry
Harrisburg
David Elby Boring
Theresa Boring
False alarm at Shenango Pottery plant
City firemen were called to the Shenango Pottery Company plant at 12 30 this afternoon after some employees pulled Box 63 on the outside wall of the main office. Four fire trucks responded but found it was a false alarm.
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Shenango Pottery Company
Completion of State Turnpike Will Be Pushed
Harrisburg June 20 The Pennsylvania Turnpike project moves forward with a schedule to finish the eastern and western extensions. Gov James H Duff and the Turnpike Commission outline progress on a 66.7 mile western span from Irwin to the Ohio line and 100 miles of eastern extension from Middlesex to King of Prussia with contracts to be set by mid July. News service report.
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Harrisburg
Topnotch
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Philadelphia
Turnpike Commission
James H. Duff
Colorado Springs
Colo
Duff
PTC
Irwin
Ohio State Line
Youngstown
Middlesex
King of Prussia
Russia To Resume Returning Japanese Prisoners Of War
Tokyo reports Gen. Douglas MacArthur said Russia will begin returning Japanese POWs to Japan but noted the Soviets lag far behind the schedule set in the repatriation agreement.
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Russia
Tokyo
INS
Douglas MacArthur
Death notices for six residents in Ellwood City area
Lawrence Henderson Shaffer 81 Ellwood City. Mrs John A Long 70 R D 1. Mrs Francisco Marvelli 86 Hillsville. William H Fehl 88 456 Neshannonk avenue. Mrs Stephen J Cushion 60 308 North Liberty street. Mike Fuss 74 904 Cunningham avenue.
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Lawrence Henderson Shaffer
Ellwood City
John A. Long
Francisco Marvelli
Hillsville
William H. Fehl
Neshannock Avenue
Stephen J. Cushion
Liberty Street
Mike Fuss
Cunningham Avenue
Foreign Ministers Conclude Paris Conference Today
The Big Four foreign ministers wrap up a month of talks in Paris on Germany and Austria. An accord, reached in a 40 minute secret session, makes the Berlin blockade lifting effective and permanent. Deputies will draft a peace treaty for Austria by Sept. 1 and meet in London on June 30 for this purpose.
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Kingsbury Smith
Paris
Big Four
Council of Foreign Ministers
Germany
Austria
Berlin
London
Pink Palace
U. S
Dean Acheson
Bevin
Acheson
Charles E. Bohlen
State Department
Vishinsky
Fugitives From Smethport Jail Are Recaptured
A three day manhunt for two prisoners who slugged a deputy and escaped from McKean county jail in Smethport ended with their capture eight miles south of Smethport. Jack Pensworth age 20 of Port Allegany and William Fedick age 22 of Kennedy New York were found in the living room of James Pensworth, brother of one escapee. They had wounded a guard and were seeking food. They returned to solitary confinement on McKean county jail.
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Smethport
INS
McKean County
Jack Pensworth
Port Allegany
William Fedick
Kennedy
N. Y
James Pensworth
Spot of shade by the pool cools a hot day
Arthur Mometer notes a retreat under a tree canopy by a limpid pool as heat climbs to ninety three degrees. Elders rest on a grassy bank while a smiling pair of trunks hints at a simple, pleasant disguise from the heat.
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