Meat-Hungry Nation Hope Dims Over Shortage Outlook
Industry spokesmen warned conditions would not quickly improve despite President Truman’s optimism. Chicago stock yards said a small rise in hamburger within six weeks and a later hog supply increase, with full cattle recovery unlikely before after January. Big packers noted the army’s 60 million pounds monthly need, yet at current slaughter rates it would take 10 to 12 weeks to cover a single week’s demand.
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Chicago
Charles Bromann
Associated Food Dealers, Inc
Free Public Library Gets Fresh Coat of Paint
Pa Newce observes city scenes as the Free Public Library on North and Mercer streets is repainted. He notes a bright truck sign saying Top Lid For Sale and reports on a planned jump in air mail use next Tuesday with five cent rates for certain destinations. Meetings discuss 60 day stamp exchange and eight cent stamps. Addis street houses near occupancy and the long known Meegan avenue street are spotted. The Pennsylvania Game Commission reports fur trapping at 3.5 million dollars yearly with muskrat listed first among furbearers. Gaston Park hosts a pleasant afternoon with visible wildlife during school hours.
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U. S
Daily Weather Report Summary
United States weather statistics for 24 hours ending 9 am show maximum 62 and minimum 46 with no precipitation and river stage 4.8 feet. Year ago figures record 72 high, 59 low, and 15 inches of precipitation.
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United States
Port Strike Averted as Longshoremen Back Wage Deal
New York September 27. Local 791 AFL International Longshoremen's Association voted heavily in favor of the wage increase formula offered by the New York Shipping Association, ending the threat of a new port strike.
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New York
INS
AFL International Longshoremen's Association
New York Shipping Association
Mother of Four Stabbed to Death in Pittsburgh
A 38 year old mother of four was found fatally stabbed in her Pittsburgh apartment. The man linked to the murder, 52 year old Michael Milinaric, reportedly leaped to his death from a bridge minutes later. A bloodstained knife and a note were found at the scene.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Mary Giovengo
Michael Milinaric
Giovengo
Crippled Children Attend Clinic At Jameson Memorial
A bi annual clinic for crippled children registered 30 at Jameson Memorial hospital under the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Dr C C Younte of Pittsburgh led examinations with state nurses assisting. Each case is diagnosed and progress recorded with treatment plans shown to parents.
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Jameson Memorial Hospital
Pennsylvania Department of Health
C. C. Younte
Pittsburgh
Six Die in Texas Flash Flood Toll Rises
Six people perished in a San Antonio flash flood early today. A bridge carrying stalled vehicles was swept away as two men died. Victims included a young woman about 20, a Mexican man, and a baby. identities were not yet confirmed. Authorities feared the toll would rise.
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San Antonio
Texas
INS
Ageless romance ties two Circleville residents in marriage
In Circleville Ohio on September 27 a longtime neighbor couple, 85 year old widow Hannah Jane Cairel and 73 year old widower Modis Reid, obtained a marriage license in Pickaway county probate court and were married hours later by Rev. Clarence Swearingen.
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Circleville. O
Circleville
Hannah Jane Cairel
Modis Reid
Pickaway County
Clarence Swearingen
Restaurants Closed By Power Strike Hit Downtown Pittsburgh
The Western Pennsylvania Restaurant Association says at least a third of Pittsburgh's downtown eateries were closed as a power strike crippled public transit. President W. H. Schutte warned the situation is worsening, though four days into the strike there has been no widespread food spoilage.
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Pittsburgh
INS
The
Western Pennsylvania Restaurant Association Today
W. H. Schutte
Association
Third Class Cities Seek New Sources Of Local Taxation
The Pennsylvania League of Third Class Cities delegates will consider resolutions to authorize a 5 percent amusement tax and fees on juke boxes pinball and vending machines. They seek a fair share of cigarette and gross receipts taxes and higher gasoline tax allocations. A proposal would allow fines on parents for their children's misdemeanors. Mayor Charles R. Barber of Erie noted cities face budget pressures.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania League of Third Class Cities
League
Charles R. Barber
Erie
Pennsylvania
Nation
Home Owners Plan Campaign for Property Rights
Lawrence County Chapter of the National Home and Property Owners Foundation leads a fall meeting in city council chambers. First Vice-President Richard E Rentz chaired in Bernard H Hook's absence as members outline plans for energetic membership amid claims of thirty million property owners nationwide at risk of losing property rights.
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Lawence County
National Home and Property Owners Foundation
Richard E Rentz
Bernard H. Hook
Murder Charge To Face Slayer Of Librarian
Indictment charging 21 year old James Robert Engle with first degree murder was prepared by Williams County officials for a grand jury. The slaying of 30 year old Emily Abernathy Bryan librarian occurred last Thursday night in the basement of the Bryan library.
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Bryan. O
James Robert Engle
Williams County
Charles Stahl
Common Pleas
C. L. Newcomer
Engle
Emily Abernathy
Bryan
Report Woman Is Kidnapped In New Jersey
New Jersey state police said Mary Kimrey, 26, of Little Silver, was abducted at gunpoint this morning by a man driving a black Ford sedan. An anti-state alarm was sounded and details were scant. The woman was forced to leave her home by the kidnapper.
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Jersey City
N. J
INS
New Jersey
Mary Kimmey
Little Silver
Insects On Maples Harmless Aphids Reported
County agent L C Dayton reports aphids on maples and other shade trees. Entomologist Henry Menusan says they are harmless aphids, having multiplied this year due to favorable conditions. They may invade homes but will disappear soon with no vegetation damage.
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L. C. Dayton
Lawrence County Agricultural Extension Association
Henry Menuson
Penn State College
Menusan
Barriers To World Peace Highlighted By UN Spokesmen
In Lake Success on September 27 INS reports leading UN spokesmen warn that failure to form an international police force and to reach agreement on atomic energy control blocks peace and risks another war. Military leaders wrestle with UN force size and placement while supreme command and deployment rules remain stalemated.
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Lake Success
N. Y
INS
United Nations
New York
UN Security Council
Supreme Command
Eye Operation Successful For East Brook Man
Frank R. Krause, 58, of East Brook Station, underwent a corneal transplant on his left eye at St. Clares hospital New York City on September 17. Early tests after the operation show promise and indicate he may again see when bandages are removed in about five weeks. Mrs Krause recently returned from New York and will stay at the Penn hotel with a companion.
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Frank R. Krause
RD. 5
East Brook Station
Mr. Krause
St. Clares Hospital
New York City
Krause
J. E Osterling
Penn Hotel
Fear renewal of violence in strike at movie studios
Reinforced police detachments were massed at seven Hollywood studios for a planned reprise of violence from the film industrys second jurisdictional strike in a year. Warner Brothers police enforce a court order limiting pickets, with a hearing set for October 4 on a permanent injunction.
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Hollywood
Warner Brothers Studio
AFL International Alliance of Theatrical Stage
Allen W. Ashburn
Truman backs meat price controls as decontrol board remains hope
President Truman defended continuing meat price controls at a news conference. He warned that removing controls now would worsen the outlook and said Congress involvement is unnecessary. He foresaw relief from current shortages soon and reaffirmed administration support for the present control system.
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Washington
INS
Trieste Problem Threatens Delay In Peace Parley
Paris September 27 The Trieste issue again threatens to slow the Paris peace conference as the sub commission failed to agree on key points. Russian chaired panel proposed a report to the political and territorial commission, returning the matter to casket and risking failure to adjourn by October 15 as Italians and Yugoslavs ended private talks in breakdown.
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Trieste
Paris
Triests
K. V. Novikov
Russia
Novikov
Two Army Fliers Die in West Palm Beach Plane Crash
West Palm Beach Florida September 27 two Army fliers were killed when a PBY flying boat crashed in a Mangrove swamp near West Palm Beach. Four crew members parachuted to safety with one sustaining a broken ankle. The dead were 1st Lt Milton C Stammann navigator Imlay City Michigan and Staff Sgt James H Huggins aerial engineer Waterloo Ohio. Army investigators questioned the four survivors to determine the cause.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
INS
Morrison Field
Milton C. Stammann
Imlay City
Mich
James H. Huggins
Waterloo
Ohio
Girl Reserves Aid Chest Drive in City Campaign
Girl Reserves of the elites will assist the Community Chest office to prepare materials for the Chest campaign. The group will work Saturday afternoon and after school to have everything ready by next Friday.
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Community Chest Office
Chest
Extensive Highway Work in Lawrence County Revealed
The Lawrence County branch of the Pennsylvania Highway Department has carried out major summer highway improvements in the county and plans more. Department work totals about 150000 dollars, with additional contracted work estimated around two million dollars. Superintendent A A Martin led an inspection trip Thursday with guests to review both department and contractor projects.
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Lawrence County
Pennsylvania Highway Department
Highway Department
A. A Martin
Sharon Night Game Broadcast To Feature New Castle Sharon
Sharon announces WPIC will carry the New Castle Sharon high school football game tonight from Sharon Stadium starting at 7 45 PM. The play by play report will be broadcast live.
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Sharon
WPIC
New Castle-Sharon
Sharon Stadium
Outbreak in Greece as King Returns Amid Civil Unrest
In Leptokaria near Mount Olympus Greek government officers and rebels suffered heavy casualties as a 300 strong anarchist band attacked the town. Gendarmes pursued the raiders as King George II, recalled from exile, prepared to fly back to Athens amid calls for a coalition government.
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Athens
Leptokaria
Mount Olympus
George II
Greece
London
British Overseas Airways
Queen Mary Makes Record Run From Halifax
The Liner Queen Mary passed Bishop's Light after 1 a m on a record voyage from Halifax aiming for Southampton docking by 3 pm. Officials say it likely won’t count as a true Atlantic record due to distance. Its prior best was 3 days 23 hours 42 minutes for 2 938 miles between Ambrose and Bishop's Light. The ship will be reconverted to a luxury liner after this trip.
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Southampton
England
Bishop's Light
Halifax
Ambrose
Meat control expected to be lifted within 48 hours
Sen Burnet Maybank of South Carolina said a Washington source indicated meat rationing would end in 48 hours. He also suggested President Truman may convene a special session to reconsider the entire OPA setup. He wired the decontrol board to act quickly on the meat shortage troubling the public.
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Columbia
INS
Burnet R. Maybank
Washington, D. C
Sen. Maybank
South Carolina
Truman
Congress
Ripley Arrives in Boston Harbor Aboard Chinese Junk
Boston September 27. Governor Tobin welcomes cartoonist Robert L. Ripley as his famed Chinese junk Mon Let sails into Boston harbor with bat wing sails and a gleaming teakwood hull. City officials greet the vessel and plan to move it to the Charles River for public inspection.
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Boston
INS
Gav
Maurice J.tobin
Robert L. Ripley
Boston Harbor
Ripley
Charies River
Boson Shore
Inter American Highway Probe To Be Launched
Senate war investigating committee moves to probe possible secret agreements behind the Inter American highway project. Hearings will involve State Department Army and Public Roads Administration officials with Sen. Ferguson voicing doubts about cost, planning and military purpose. He questions road endpoints, side roads, and why spending continues as routes change.
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Washington
INS
Senate War Investigating Committee
State Department Army
Public Roads Administration
Sen. Ferguson
Michigan
Ferguson
State Department
Legion Resolutions Begin Processing At San Francisco Convention
The American Legion resolutions committee opened in San Francisco as 784 proposals arrived from state conventions with about 200 more expected from national committees. More than 100000 Legionnaires and families gathered for the 28th national convention ahead of formal sessions next week. Thomas J D Salter of Las Vegas Nevada heads the committee.
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San Francisco
American Legion Resolutions Committee
Erans
Legion
Resolutions Committee
Thomas J. D. Salter
Las Vegas
Nev
School Teacher Sought For Pulaski Township No. 5
Lawrence County schools superintendent issues an urgent call for a teacher at School No. 5 in Pulaski Township. Nineteen children risk disruption next week if no qualified substitute is found, marking the first such critical shortage in 28 years. The office seeks outside help to fill the position promptly.
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Court House
Pulaski Township
John C. Soiing
Lawrence County
Myr. Syling
Death Record for Miss Mary G Burke in Youngstown Ohio
Friday notice reports the death of Miss Mary G Burke of Youngstown Ohio on September 77 946. No further details available in the fragment.
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Mary G. Burke
Youngstown, O
Strikes Narrowly Ease as Transit Resumes at Duquesne
In Pittsburgh on September 27, 3500 Duquesne Light Company workers continued a general strike as sympathy walkouts spread. partial streetcar and bus service would resume after 2800 workers returned to work, while AFL leaders denied a formal sympathy walkout. Coal shipments to Phillips Power station were disrupted when Consol coal truckers refused to cross a picket line, though drivers could unload at a stockpile. A handful of survivors are man
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Pittsburgh
Duquesne Light Company
John Burke
AFL Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach
Motomen
Antistrike
Phillips
Consolidation Coal Company
Maritime wage crisis looms as unions threaten strikes
Washington reports a new maritime crisis as CIO Longshoremen CIO MEBA and AFL Masters Mates and Pilots unions threaten to strike when contracts expire Monday. MEBA seeks 35 percent raise while Masters Mates and Pilots push for attendance at talks and the AFL seeks 30 percent. Secretary Schwellenbach to meet with MEBA and ship operators to mediate.
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Washington
Ins
CIO Longshoremen’s
CIO Marine Engineers Beneficial Association
AFL Masters, Mates and Pilots Union
Lewis
Schwellenbach
The
Marine Engineers
MEBA
Masters, Mates and Pilots Union
J. B. Bryan
Pacific-American Ship Owners Association
AFL
Youth Killed When Auto Leaves Highway Near Churchill
In Pittsburgh on September 27 a car carrying two youths skidded off a highway in Wilkins Township. Thomas W. Filler, 20, died at Columbia Hospital of head injuries while Matthew J. Maroda, 23, sustained a possible fractured skull and was left critically injured. The car tumbled down a hillside after leaving the road, striking a log and ejecting occupants about 50 feet from the wreck.
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Pittsburgh
Churchill Borough
Thomas W. Filler
Wilkins Township
Columbia Hospital
Matthew
J Maroda
Wilkins Townships
Arthur Mometer Sits Out Worries In Old Fashioned Rocking Chair
An item notes Arthur Mometer visiting Saturday night and relaxing in an old-fashioned rocking chair. He meditates on world troubles and personal affairs, choosing quiet repose and a contemplative mood as weather hints at seventy three degrees.
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Midwest
International News Service
PA Newc
Free Public Library
North
Mercer Streets
Pa Newce
Addis Stret
Jackson Avenue
Pa Newe
Meegan Avenue
West Washington Street
Pennsylvania State Game Commission
Gaston Park
Daily Weather Report
Home Owners Plan Campaign
Bulletin
East Brook
Frank Krause
Pulaski Two
Arthur Mometer
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