Bataan Defenders Meet Tonight at Pittsburgh Convention
Major General Edward P King will speak at the fifth annual convention of the American Defenders of Halean and Corregidor in Pittsburgh. Mayor David L Lawrence proclaims Bataan and Corregidor Day as honorary commander King joins honored guests, including Gold Star parents, for the weekend program.
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Pittsburgh
UNS
Edward P. King
Halean and Corregidor
King
Bataan
David L. Lawrence
Gold Star
Oakland Auxiliary Business Meeting Delivers Prizes and Lunch
Members of the Oakland Sportsman's auxiliary met at Mrs. Frank Maleja’s home for the regular session. After the business, president led games with prizes to Mrs. Mike Peplowski and Mrs. Florence Stowreyk. Lunch was served with help from Mrs. Frank Jaworski. Next meeting June 7 at Mrs. Andrew Nevotne’s Elmwood street.
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Oakland Sportsman's Auxiliary
Frank Maleja
Mike Peplowski
Florence Stowreyk
Astess
Frank Jaworski
Andrew Nevotne
Elmwood Street
Fire at City Dump Destroys Sooty Sand Dust Pit
Firefighters were called to the Cascade street city dump at 31955 Friday where a pit of sand dust was found on fire. Fire Chief H F Steinbrink stated the blaze was contained with no further damage reported.
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Fourth Ward
Cascade Street
H. F. Steinbrink
Moving a House and Spring Observances in the District
Workmen moved a structure on Lathrop after a neighbor freed a Youth with a saw and axe following a 45 minute hold. The week from Sunday is Mother's Day with banquets planned by Bible classes and organizations. A "ball of fire" sighting near Greenwood Park was reported. The Gratien Family thanks for kindness and flowers after bereavement.
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Lathrop
Senate approves foreign aid bill amid cuts and differences
Senate passes the foreign aid bill Friday, reducing total to about 2.65 billion for Marshall plan aid to Western Europe and adding 100 million for Korea. The House had made similar cuts, while Senate and House differ on technical aid for underdeveloped areas and program specifics. The plan includes 27.45 million for Arab refugee work and outlines a first-year funding scope with no strict use limits.
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Tson
House
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations
Chathen Connally
Texas
Connally
Weetero
Europe
Korea
Near East
Deaths of the Day Mrs Joana Shields Mra
Mrs Joana Shields Mra aged 82 died today at 5 15 a m at her home after a heart attack Her husband died December 22 1B ae Bor at Charlston Pa January 2h 1808 She was a daughter of Henry and Rebecca Jane Campfield Gundy She was a member of Hopewell Presbyterian church Friendship Bible class and Hedford grange No 92 Survivors are four children Florence Annelds Arthur Shields Russell Shields and Paul R Shields one sister Mrs Robert Cowden four grandchildren Rev O Sloan Whitacre will conduct funeral services Monday at 2 30 p m from the Kelley funeral home Hubbard burial will take place in Evergreen cemetery
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Joana Shields
Kelley Funeral
Hubbard
Evergreen Cemetery
Two Injured in Auto Crash at Jameson Hospital
A motor crash left two injured and one child dead in a collision involving a beverage truck and a steel truck near a gas station. Jeasle Gibson Riley died at Jameson Memorial Hospital after a three week illness. Mrs. Riley, widow of Fred Riley, was 4 years old. The accident also injured others and prompted aggravated assault and battery charges against Louis R. Smith. Burial plans were made for the deceased at Oak Park Cemetery.
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Jeasle Gibson Riley
Jessie Gibson Riley
Allen Street
Fred Riley
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Weela
Riley
Slippery Rock
Township
Sylvester
Ida Weingartner
Gibson
Paul G. Riley
el Monte
Calif
Charles S. Riley
Turtle Creek
Ida Gibson
Lawrence Gibson
Joseph B
Oak Park
Avil
Gax Station
Stamon
Louis R. Smith
New Philadelphia
Landsdowne
New Castle
Slamon
Smith
Reynolds
Union Township
Longtime New Castle man died after service and burial
Melvin Mant of the Universal-Ganltary Hunt Finley Matthews and Du Manufacturing firm, now Wayne Hartzell Universal-Rundle, died after years of service and community leadership. Burial was in Oak Park, with funeral services at Leyde funeral home led by Rev. Jennings B. Reid. Survived by widow, sons John A. and Dean M., a brother Kenneth of Beaver, and a sister Frances. Community groups and the town mourn his loss.
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New Castle
Order of Builders
Ped
Townsuen
Lodge of the
Bodlea
Kenneth
Beaver
Frances
Leyde
Highland
Winter
Universal-Rundle Corporation
Leyde Funeral
Oak Park Cemetery
Hev
Jennings B. Reid
Funeral services for Jesse B Tyler in Jamestown
Funeral services for Jesse B Tyler of Jamestown Pennsylvania were held at 2 30 pm Friday from the Bigler Funeral Home with Rev Owen W Shields officiating Friends served as pallbearers and burial followed in Oak Park Cemetery
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Tyler
Jesse B. ‘Tyler
Jamestown
Bigler Funéral
Owen W. Shields
Friends S
Oak Park Cemetery
Acheson Plans London Proposal on North Atlantic Pact
Acheson considers a revised North Atlantic Pact inviting additional nations beyond the original signatories. Germany would be central yet without a continuing voice, consulted on matters affecting her. Other countries like Spain Switzerland Sweden Greece Turkey Ireland may join. The plan includes military and political clauses and echoes Hoover’s free-world concept without Russia. Final communique will stress Western resolve to remain in Berlin despite East Germany’s May 28 demonstration.
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Ahte
Germany
Spain
Switzerland
Sweden
Greece
Turkey
Ireland
Whison
Hoover
United Nations
Russia
Satellies
Berlin
East Germany
Castledon Monday May 1950 schedule and missing girl found
A May 1950 Castleton program arranged by Howard Reynolds features a United States Steel film Steel Man's Servant and nostalgic talk of old days. also recall of pay day at furnaces. In Dunbar Pa a two year old Anna Pearl Thorpe who vanished was found alive about three miles from home.
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Castleton
Tin Wallopers
Howard Reynolds
United States Steel
Steel
Frank Orth
Greensburg
Earl Cass
Showery Rock
Mothers and Sons
Panquet
Dunbar
May
INSI
Anna Pearl Thorpe
Obituary notices from New Castle area deaths
Francis Hedglin aged 70 of Volant died at Jameson Memorial hospital after a long illness. Born April 8, 187? in Mercer he was a retired miner. Survivors include his widow Maude Weaver and nine children. Burial at Findley Township cemetery. Cora Mae Cunningham 84 of Wurtemburg died at home after two years illness. She taught 44 years in Eliond district and was a Wurtemburg church member. Survivors include sister Lula Newton and other relatives. Services set for Patton funeral home Ellwood City. Dean M. Staley 23?? North Mercer St New Castle plant manager for Universal-Rundle died Friday at Jameson Memorial hospital. Born July 21, 1907 in Tarentum, he moved to New Castle as a child and later studied at Westminster College. Death followed a period of illness.
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Francis Hedglin
Valant
Jameson, Memorial Hospital
Wey
Mercer
William
Harriett Hedglin
Maude Weaver
Eugene Hedglin
Mabel
Battley
Grove City
Lillie Patterson
New Castle
Joseph Hedglin
Volant
R. D
Hiram
John Hedglin
Mary Crawford
Margaret Mars
Wiliam A. Lloyd Will
Cunningham Funeral Home
Leesburg
Findley Ty Kemetery
Cora Mae Can
Cora "Mae Cunningham
Wurlembucg
Horm
Dayton
Dewees
Catherine
Smiley Cunningham
Eliond
Milas Cunningham
Beaver College
Wurtemburg
Cunningham
Wurtemburg U. BP
Lula C. Newton
Patton Funeral Home
Ellwood
James’ M. Blackwood
Kap
Dean M. Staley
Sean M. Staley
North
Mercer Street
Universal-Rundle , Corporation
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Tony Ines
Mr. Staley
Tarentum
John M
Mary M. Staley
New Cagle
Westminster College
Thieves Rob Cleveland Man After Paycheck Beating
In Cleveland two men robbed 34 year old Eula Arnett of his $115 weekly paycheck. They kicked him in the stomach before fleeing. The assailants taunted Arnett about his overtime and payday, illustrating a brutal robbery incident in the city.
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Cleveland
Eula Arnett
Arnett
Obituary Note for Maryanne Garczewski Family Thanks
The Garczewski family extends thanks for sympathy shown after the death of wife and mother Maryanne Garczewski. Special thanks are given for flowers and donations of hours and cars from friends and the community.
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Maryanne Garczewski
Chorus to Sing Sunday Evening at Local Churches
The concert features sopranos Mrs Clark E McColland and Miss Myra Kelly and contraltos Miss Myra Kelly and Miss Charlotte Tayar with tenors Fred Smith and Jack McKee and basses Bert Schroeder and George Wyman. Edwin Lewis plays organ and directs at First Methodist. Mrs Richard Allen assists at First Christian with organ duties.
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Trinkly Lutheran Enuren
Ming Ahab
Lynn
Fowler
Sclntat St
the First Methodist Church
Asslating
Sulolate
Sre
Biasmal InWoir
Clark’e. McColland
Irs
Kenneth Gibeon
Myra Kelly
Mary
Arthur Duresser
Charlotte Tayar
Fred Smith
Jack McKee
Bert Schroeder
George Wyman
Pol
Nominate Burns for Rotary Post
The article notes Burns of Ellwood City set to succeed J X Burns as district governor. Burns joined Ellwood City Rotary in 1935 and served as president in 1938-39, then transferred in 1940 to New Wilmington Rotary where he remains active. Rotary International Past President Kendrick Goomsey will speak at the banquet.
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J. x Burns
Ol City
Ellwood City Rotary
Ellwood City
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Sharp Funeral Home
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George Myera
Coraopolis Rombery
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H. L. Boyd
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Everett Collins
Clem Kingston
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Aber M. Inteso
Raymond Heinz
Frances Caloa
Heine
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Carl Chiafulla
Dominic Via
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Albert Ruggerio
Acheson
London
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Cunningham Fulmanal Home
Muragle WA Bess
EL Washington St
Regent Theatre
Flayles
Jesse
Kerr
J. Donnelly
Equitable Life Assurance Society of
The
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Mercer St
James C
Brice
General Assembly
Oas
ATS
Wren A
Qen Amis
Paka
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Realambte
Jack Gerson
Jes
Oard
Thatks
Soaeph Garczewals
Une Faroily
Minister! Association
Burns
Rotary Post
Mijalmim
de Manx Jewelers
Butler Road
Cunningham & Weingartner
North Mill Street
Saleco
Eric Andera
Roa
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