Peace Parley urged to speed work and avert UN delay
Delegates warned to quicken treaty drafting to avoid collision with the United Nations General Assembly. Big Five foreign ministers seek a one month postponement till October 23, while urging faster Trieste and Italo French boundary discussions.
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United Nations General Assembly
Paris
Big Five Council of Foreign Ministers
Assembly
Russia
France
China
Belgium
New York
Leif Egeland
Trieste
Egeland
Council of Foreign Ministers
Sixth Set Of Twins Reported In School
Elaine and Eleanor Levensky six year olds of Mrs and Mrs Emil Levensky of Spring Street enroll for first year at Madonna school in Oakland district. This marks the sixth twin pair to begin school in the city, following five prior sets.
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Elaine
Eleanor Levensky
Emil Levensky
Spring Street
Madonna
Oakland
Levensky
Friday the Thirteenth Club Meets in September Warning
PA Newc notes Friday the Thirteenth clubbers may gather this week as September 13 falls on next Friday. December meeting planned when the date repeats.Residents voice weather concerns after hot humid spell following August’s cool period. Cascade Park lake bulldozer arrives and makes swaths, with concessions largely closed though picnic areas stay open briefly.
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New Castle
Lawrence County
Cascade Park
Pa Nene
Daily Weather Report Figures and River Stage
United States weather statistics show for the 24 hours ending at 9 a m today a maximum of 91 and a minimum of 60 with no precipitation and a river stage of 4 8 feet. For the 24 hours ending at 9 o clock Sunday morning the maximum was 2 and the minimum 59 with no precipitation reported.
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United States
Western Powers Stand Firm Against Russia Dissension Rumors
Washington reports that Western foreign policy makers will not be swayed by unconfirmed Russian internal dissension. Diplomats dismiss weekend Europe rumors of Molotov delays as scuttlebutt, noting they remain unproven and do not affect wartime strategy.
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Russia
Washington
Sept
INS
Soviet Union
Europe
Molotov
Paris
Terrace School Rededicated by Church in New Castle
The Terrace Avenue school yard hosted a Sunday rededication as the Church of SS Philip and James reopens the building as a parochial school. Rev. W W Stancelewski led exercises with speakers, flag ceremony, national anthem, and plans for a soon to be announced Veterans project.
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Terrace Avenue
New Castle
Church of SS. Philip and James
W. W. Stancelewski
Hanna and
Charles Streets
Terrace and
Jefferson
Frank Akstulewicz
Bob Pilch
Marie Dutkiewicz
Stancelewski
New York Truck Drivers Strike Reaches Sixth Day
New York enterprising workers face potential food shortages as 6000 truck drivers from Local 807 AFL halt operations in a sixth day stoppage. Negotiations failed after a 18.14 cent compromise offer was rejected. drivers seek 30 percent pay raises. A complete shutdown threatened for about 2000 chain grocers and meat stores across New York City and surrounding areas.
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New York
New York City
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
AFL
Westchester
Long Island
New Jersey
V F W Delegates Return From Boston Encampment
Delegates Robert Rook and Cecil Smock of VFW Nesheannonk Post 315 New Castle have returned from the 47th National Encampment in Boston Mass. They report a wonderful trip and praise Boston people for their considerate treatment of the delegation.
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Robert Rook
Warren Avenue
Cecil Smock
North Street
VFW
Neshannock
New Castle
National
Boston
Mass
Cleveland Man Treated After Canfield Collision
Albert Palmer of Cleveland Ohio was treated at Jameson Memorial hospital for a laceration and bruises to the left forehead after an automobile collision near the Canfield fair grounds at 145 a m Sunday. He was able to leave after treatment.
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Albert Palmer
Cleveland
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Palmer
Canfield
O., Fair Grounds
Maine Voters Go To Polls In First Postwar Elections
Voters in Maine to choose a governor U S senator and three congressmen today while weighing referenda on a $150 veteran bonus and local option for liquor. Gov Horace Hildreth opposes F Davis Clark as Brewster runs for reelection against Peter M MacDonald amid cloudy skies.
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Portland
INS
Maine
U. S
Weather Bureau
Horace Hildreth
Cumberland
F Davis Clark
Milo
U.S
Owen Brewster
Truman
Mead Committee
Peter M MacDonald
Rumford
Pilots Attend Dedication of Titusville Field
Seven planes from the local airport including Piper Cubs Aeroncas and an army trainer attended the dedication of Titusville airport on Sunday. They made a morning flight and enjoyed breakfast after the hop. Takeoff was delayed until 9:30 due to weather with the first plane returning about 11:30.
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Piper
Cubs
Aeroncas
Titusville
Dynamiting In Palestine Halts All Rail Traffic
In Jerusalem Palestine the rail system is halted after widespread dynamiting by extremists. Saboteurs damaged multiple lines from Acro Tarshiha to Kal kiliah near Tulkarm and near He dera, forcing cancellation of the Haifa Cairo Express and injuring railway workers.
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Palestine
Jerusalem
INS
Haifa
Tulkarm
Intervention Looms in Maritime Strike After Peace Talks Fail
The White House faces possible intervention as talks on the West Coast fail. Labor official Philip Hannah will brief Secretary Schwel lenbach after meetings with AFL Seafarers' Union president Harry Lundeberg and Auxiliary Sailors' Union head. Labor may refer the dispute to President Truman if no agreement emerges.
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Washington
White House
Philip Hannah
Lewis B. Schwellenbach
Harry Lundeberg
AFL Seafarers’ International Union
Auxiliary Sailors’ Union of the Pacific
San Francisco
Hannah
West Coast
Schnellenbach
President Truman
Labor Department
Truman
Three Changes In Pastorates In Lawrence County
Bishop James H. Straughn announced three Methodist pastorate changes at the Erie conference in Meadville. J N Holder moves to Savannah replacing W W Gilliland who goes to Slippery Rock. Robert B Withers leaves Branchton St Johns for Newport now a separate church from Wampum. H A Silvis is assigned to Volant White Chapel. Other Lawrence county appointments remain.
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Lawrence County
James H. Straughn
Erie
Allegheny College
Meadadville
J. N. Holder
Savannah Church
W. W. Gilliland
Slippery Rock
Robert B. Withers
Branchton St. Johns
Newport
Wampum
H. A. Silvis
Volant-White Chapel
Soviet-Backed Unity Trails in Eastern Germany Elections
In the Soviet zone the Socialist Unity party polled about 40 percent in Saxony and Thuringia, behind the Conservative Liberal Democrats and Christian Democrats who totaled about 60 percent. Early ballots had Unity at 66 percent in Saxony, with later results uncertain. US Secretary Byrnes’ Stuttgart speech cited as a factor. Reds supplied more posters and newsprint to Unity, aiding their campaign.
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Berlin
INS
Social Unity Party
Germany
Unity Group
Saxony
Thuringia
Liberal Democrats
Christian Democratic Union
Byrnes
Socialist Unity Party
Stuttgart
Us&s
Red Army
Three Young Vets Die In Highway Crash
Three Springfield veterans of World War II were killed in a highway crash near Ludlow Maagg on September 9. The car struck a tree with great force, folding like an accordion, killing Joseph Martin 24 Leo P. Sandoe 20 and Harlan B. Nadeau 19. Three others were critically injured and transported by a Springfield street railway bus used for the removal.
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Ludlow. Maagg
INS
Springfield
Joseph Martin
Leo P. Sandoe
Harlan B. Nadeau
Springfield Street Railway
New Meat Shortage Worries Americans As Controls Loom
Washington reports a looming meat shortage with no plan to stop it as OPA moves to set new retail price ceilings. Officials cite record low livestock shipments and urge industry cooperation while posters are distributed to retailers ahead of the effective ceiling.
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Washington
OPA
Paul Porter
Chicago
Porter
Temple Israel Burns Mortgage At Banquet
The Temple Israel in Highland Avenue celebrated burning its mortgage at a Sunday banquet. Dr. Ivan Gruen opened the program with an invocation and introduced Rabbi Leon Fram of Detroit as principal speaker. Fram urged the congregation to view the event as a beginning for expansion and renewed brotherhood.
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Temple Israel
Highland Avenue
Ivan Gruen
Rabbi Leon Fram
Detroit, Mich
Fram
Flight over Athens by 100 U S planes in FDR formation
More than 100 aircraft from the U S carrier Franklin D Roosevelt roared over Athens forming FDR. The crowds packed streets as the carrier's task force withdrew from Greek waters after four days at Piraeus. The planes circled the Acropolis and Parthenon in an hour long aerial show.
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Athens
INS
U. S
Franklin D. Roosevelt
FDR
Piraeus
Acropolis
Parthenon
Beight-Stohecker Lumber Yard Fire Destroys East Palestine Yard
A Sunday blaze at Beight-Stohecker Lumber yard, one half mile north of East Palestine Ohio on Route 14, caused over 150000 dollars in damage. Fire departments from New Galilee Darlington Columbia One and Beaver Falls aided local crews to bring the flames under control around 10 PM.
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Beight-Stohecker
East Palestine
Ohio
New Galilee
Darlington
Columbia One
Beaver Falls
Missing Girl Toby Tobias Found Alive in Indiana
Kansas City police report Madeline Toby Tobias three years old was found alive at Terre Haute Indiana at 6 30 am. Authorities say the child appeared dirty hungry and sleepy after being missing since Thursday night. A maid who was with the girl earlier was taken into custody.
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Kansas City
Madeline
Toby” Tobias
Philip Tobias
Terre Haute
Ind
Charles Welch
Welch
First Victim in Power Crisis in Pittsburgh
An eight year old girl, Geraldine Jackson, was burned on her face while watching her father James C. Jackson clean a lantern in preparation for a power shut off. The lantern contained gasoline and exploded at a Pittsburgh hospital where she was treated for injuries.
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Pittsburgh
Geraldine Jackson
James C. Jackson
Death Record Listing from September 9, 1546
A death record lists individuals with ages and addresses including Rev Valentine Adolphus Schreiber 69 Princeton Christian K Bechtel 80 211 Pearson street Martin E Solsberg 67 BR D 2 Eilwood Mrs Elizabeth Mitcheltree 93 Pulaski Richard Linton 60 Rear 210 Pearson street Emma Taggart Simpson 69 Slippery Rock R D 2 Casimir Baron 62 McKeesport Antonio Farone 75 117 Center street Mrs Andrew Kobialka 193 Pennsylvania avenue.
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Valentine Adolphus Schreiber
Princeton
Christian K. Bechtel
Pearson Street
Elizabeth Mitcheltree
Pulaski
Richard Linton
Rear
Emma Taggart Simpson
Slippery Rock
R. D
Casimir Baron
McKeesport
Antonio Farone
Center Street
Andrew Kobialka
Pennsylvania Avenue
Three Killed As Train Strikes Auto At Crossing
At a grade crossing near Easton Maryland a Pennsylvania railroad train hit an automobile killing three occupants. The victims were Oliver McNeal the driver and two grandsons Thomas eight and Evans four. Police report the car passed a bus and went directly into the train’s path.
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Easton
Oliver McNeal
Thomas
Evans
Oliver
Truman Confers With Byrnes On Paris Peace Talks
President Truman spoke by transatlantic radio with Secretary of State Byrnes in Paris about five minutes to receive a report on progress at the Paris peace conference and the European situation. Reports from Trieste say Yugoslav soldiers arrested six men and handed them to civil police after a house bombing near Venezia Giulia, with significant property damage and UNRRA train guards involved.
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Washington
INS
Truman
Byrnes
Paris
Europe
London
Reuters
Trieste
M. P
Venezia Giulia
UNRRA
Pittsburgh Faces Pending Power Strike Deadline
Leo Crowley of Standard Gas & Electric arrived to join talks with union officials and Mayor Lawrence as Pittsburgh neared a midnight strike deadline. George Mueller of the independent Duquesne Light union said only the general membership can call off the strike, with arbitration as a possible path.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Leo Crowley
Standard Gas & Electric Company of New York
Duquesne Light Company
Crowley
David L. Lawrence
George L. Mueller
Duaquesne Light Company
Mueller
General Policy Committee
Lawrence
Newsman
George Mueller
Allies Watch For Further Trieste Riots
Allied authorities kept a sharp lookout for more disturbances in Trieste after a wild Sunday demonstration by pro Yugoslav factions left 21 injured, including six American soldiers and a British officer. American and British forces opened fire to disperse the crowds, with at least a dozen civilians among the casualties.
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Trieste
INS
United
Weather Plea for Rain to Save Crops and Gardens
A speaker laments dry days and asks for prolonged showers to revive potatoes beets and grain. The author notes crops drooping and fields weary with eighty six degree heat and warns if rain does not come soon plants may fail. The message emphasizes the need for sustained rain to restore farm productivity.
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Pierre J. Huss
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Keith
Kent Barnes
Renee
Reginald
Marie Hock
Terrace School
Rev
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Ras el Ain
Kafrjinis
Hedera
Haifa-Kantar
Lundeberg
Wage Stabilization Board
Methodist
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Von
New Castle News
Greece
Yugoslavia
Indiana
Martin E. Solsberg
BR. D
Eilwood
Maryland
Arthur Mometer
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