Diplomat Sumner Welles Found Near Death After Walk
Former Undersecretary of State Sumner Welles was found semi conscious in a suburban Maryland countryside near his estate after midnight. Investigators suspect a heart attack during a freezing walk and possible fall into a creek before reaching home. His physician reported he is reacting favorably to shock and shows definite improvement but remains in serious condition.
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ASHINGTON
Sumner Welles
Maryland
Tonght Welles
Captured Indonesian Republican leaders moved by Dutch
Dec 26 Batavia AP reports Dutch authorities moved Soekarno and Hatta from Jogjakarta to a secret East Indies location. A Duren Army spokesman would not confirm. U.N. Security Council had ordered cease fire and release of leaders. Dutch have not replied. Threeteen political prisoners in Batavia were freed, top Jeagers excluded. Welles, former State Department official, dies after fall. Duggan’s death in NY noted. Welles found near his Oxon Hill estate. condition serious due to exposure.
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Java
Jogjaxeria
East Indies
Soek
United Nations Security council
Paris
Netherlands
Republic
Soekarno
Hatta
U.N. good offices
Security council
New York
Laurence Duggan
Duggan
State department
Welles
Christmas 1948 In Review From A Small Town Life
Christmas 1948 brought normal joys and hardships as in any year. Gene A Clemens and family faced a house fire caused by chimney soot but escaped with minor damage and quick response from Philadelphia Steam Fire Engine Co. Borough crews repaired a broken water main on King Street. Four area couples welcomed newborns on Christmas Day, while many attended church and shared meals and greetings with friends and family.
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Clemens
Philadelphia Steam Fire Engine company
Gene
David
Mary Ann
Susan
Sears
Ralph Gephart
Pottstown RD
Memorial hospital
Richard Schaeffer
Fifth street
John Shanta
Stowe
Pottstown hospital
Melvin R. Fick
West High street
Reading hospital
caeer
Warplanes Bomb Area East of Tel Aviv Amid Negev Fighting
Arab warplanes bombed an area east of Tel Aviv as Israel faced a second night of blackout and clashes with Egyptian forces spread from the Negev to areas around Gaza. Egyptian officials said fighting has intensified and may signal a broad offensive, while Israeli sources described actions as continuing and conservative in tone. United Nations observers reported large-scale bombardments and a two-hour air raid alert with a general blackout across Israel.
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TEL AVIV
Israel
Negev
Negev desert
Palestine
United Nations
Nirum
Rafa
ares
Gaza
Police arrest motorist on tipsy charge
Ulysses Griffin, 23, of 618 Green Street, was arrested by Patrolman Russell B. Hummel after a stop at High and Bailey streets early Saturday. Griffin, found asleep with Giles Griffin in a 1942 sedan, was deemed unfit to drive by Police Physician Harry K. Marcy Jr. He faced charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated and was released under bond after a hearing before Justice of the Peace Raymond C. Kelley.
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Lauer
Ulysses Griffin
Justice of the Peace
Raymond C. Kelley
Second ward
Griffin
Russel B. Hummel
High and Bailey streets
Hummel
Reading ex postmaster dies at 84 in Reading
Horace Bammer, 84, former postmaster of Reading for 14 years, died Christmas Day after several months of illness. He served the town in public service and was a familiar figure in local affairs. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the family.
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READING
Horace & Bammer
Weather Outlook for Eastern Pennsylvania Today
Fair with rising temperatures today. Not 20 cold tonight. Increasing cloudiness and a little warmer tomorrow.
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Pennsylvania
Northern California Hit By Heavy Snowstorm
Snow and dust storms disrupt travel as the heaviest snowfall in decades closes all roads into Northern California towns. Heavy rain soaks other areas while Donner Pass travel to Reno grows more difficult and Highway 99 detours persist into Los Angeles areas.
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California
Los Angeles
Reno
Donner pass
Norhern California
Woman Dies After Christmas Dinner Car Incident
Mrs. Katie B. Malenke Burke, 62, of 864 Queen Street, died from a heart attack moments after admission to Pottstown Hospital while returning from a Christmas dinner with her daughter Claire and sister Violet Zerbe in Reading. The crash occurred near Amityville. daughter Charre Burke aided her mother who was later pronounced dead by Dr Abraham Bernstein at Parkerford. Funeral services are planned at Parkerford. The story also notes local weather and traffic conditions during the cold snap.
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Katie B
Malenke) Burke
Queen street
Pottstown hospital
Claire E
Violet Zerbe
Reading
Miss Burk
Burx
Charre
Chestnut street
Burk
Poiistown
Parkerford
Alvin Aldemer
East Coventry Mennonite cemetery
Chinese Concede Kalgan Fall to Communist Troops
Nanking reports that Kalgan, a key city about 100 miles northwest of Peiping, fell to the Communists after government forces abandoned it. Observers cite possible deals involving Gen. Fu Tso and rising rumors of peace talks as Communists claim major North China gains and Red siege forces shift toward Tientsin.
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Peiping
Nanking
Fu Tso
North China
Xenan
North
China
Tientsin
Christmas Weekend Accidents Claim 342 Lives
The Associated Press reports a Christmas weekend toll of at least 342 deaths from traffic and other accidents. Traffic fatalities reached 239, with 32 lives lost in fires. Notable losses include a New Brunswick family of seven in a Christmas Day house fire and several other state incidents, with totals by state listed.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Bessemer
Ala
Barre
Mass
Terre Haste
Ind
Kaneas City
Quick Radio Repairs and Piano Services Ad
Quick radio repairs and piano services listed with contact numbers. J Fegely and Son at 38 High St offer repairs, piano tuning and rebuilding by Joseph E Mack. Robert KE Eppehimer provides piano instruction. Dr Louis Markowitz, dentist, notes no office hours until Jan 3. Call 3830, 1761 M, or 3445 J for appointments.
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J. Fegely & Son
High St
Robert KE Eppehimer
Louis Markowitz
Joseph E. Mack
Tax Equalization Group Sets Wednesday Meeting
Pottstown Citizens' committee for tax equalization, appointed by Burgess William A. Griffith in 1946, will meet Wednesday at 7 in borough hall. The panel, praised for earlier fair assessments, has been inactive for nearly a year. Officials expect little change before January 1, 1949 when books go to county tax officials. Eve Examination. No Drops Dr. Phillips Optometrist 349 High
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Pottstown
Citizens’ committee for the
Burgess Wiliam A. Griffith
borough hall
Montgomery county
Dr. Phillips
Pottstown Youths Held Tied to Richmond Thefts
Two youths Raymond J. Blais from Pottstown and Harry Thornton of Phoenixville were held in Richmond on charges of breaking and entering two service stations. They confessed to stealing two autos from Spring City and Phoenixville areas, including a Jeep delivery truck, and traveled to Washington DC before Richmond arrest. Police tied the pair to the Stauffer and Mattis vehicle thefts and awaited grand jury action in January.
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Richmond
Raymond J. Blais
Pottstown
Harry Thornton
Phoenixville
Blais
TEE
Thamas Stauffer
New and
Penn streets
Spring City
Wilfrid L. Matis
Phoenixye
Fred K. MacInnis
Stauffer
Mainis
Pacemixville
Mattis
vouths
Matis
West Chester
hiten-hixed
Washington, D. C
Cold snap hits area with record low temperatures
A bitter cold wave drove the region to four degrees by early morning after a brief white Christmas forecast. The blast from Canada lowered temperatures to nine degrees Sunday morning and four by 1 am, the first major winter chill with minimal damage reported and no frozen pipes. Borough Manager Dow I. Sears commented on the weather.
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Pottstown
Canada
Dow I. Sears
Well Doggone It It Was Too Cold
A cruel cold day claimed a small Bull pup found crying on a Penn Village doorstep. Police arrived to the scene and later officers planned to hand the pup to a pet shop owner to help it find a permanent home.
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Penn Village
Joe
Local Man Dies After Fall Down Flight of Stairs
Peter J. Olock, 65, of 447 Laurel street, died after a fall at home Friday afternoon. He died at 8:30 am at Memorial hospital. Born in Austria he lived in Stowe and Pottstown before retiring from W. E. Croasdale two years ago. Survived by daughters Margaret Yanocha Linfield Mary Julia Fahdh Helen Suzanne and sons Paul Andrew Steve John. Funeral Thursday 8:15 am from family home with Solemn Requiem Mass at 9 am at St. Joan's Greek Catholic church. Burial in St. Joan's cemetery.
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Laurel street
Olock
Memorial hospital
Austria
Joseph Clock
United States
Stowe
Pottstown
W. E. Croasdale
Violet Clock
Margaret Yanocha
Linfield
Julia
Stanley Fahdh
Industrial avenue
Helen
Suzanne
Paul
Andrew
Steve
John
Philadelphia
St. John’s Catholic church
Clock
Falcons Ash- Jewic club
St. Joan’s Greek Catholic church
John D. Tapticn
St. Jonn’s cemetery
Two Cars Collide at Cross Street Uninjured Drivers
Crossing High street from Howard Johnson parking lot to Beech street, a car driven by Oscar Davidheiser of Pottstown RD 1 was sideswiped by a car driven by Clements Ross of Brooklyn NY. Patrolman Paul Galloway reported no injuries though both cars were damaged. Time of accident 3:15.
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High street
Howard Johnsom
Beech street
Oscar Davidheiser
Pottstown RD
Clements Ross
Brooklyn
N.Y
Davidheier
ned juss
Ross
TuIzZN street
Paul Galloway
Immigrant family behind iron curtain dies at 69
Lucian Krosninnutzy, a Ukrainian immigrant who lived with Mrs. Dora Phillips in Nome, died Christmas afternoon after a heart attack. A longtime scrap metal foreman in New York City, he had been bedridden since May. He had learned little about his wife and four children, reportedly scattered or censored in the war torn SzjT mum near Kharkov, with letters from them largely unopened.
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Lucian Krosninnutzy
Russia
Dora Philips
Stowe
New York city
Phillips
Ukraine
Krosminutzy
John
SzjTmum
Kharkov
Jewelers and shops in city area notices
Assorted colors Rytex Printed Stationery Mercury Office watches and diamonds wedding rings advertised. Levin's on High and Hanover Streets offers jewelry items. Chas Longacre, jeweler at 17 N Hanover, appears in listing. Philips Grocery Store will close Monday and Tuesday due to death in the family.
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Mercury Office
Levin's, High and
Hanover streets
Chas. Longacre
N. Hanover
Philips
Driver of Auto Dies After 3 Way Mishap
William G. Zimmerman a 22 year old truck driver died at Memorial Hospital from internal injuries and a fractured skull after a three car accident on High street and Moser road. Marvin F. Heller 34 of Pottstown faced involuntary manslaughter charges with bail raised to 2568 and a preliminary hearing set with Justice Raymond Co. Kelsey. Doctors and three medical staff attempted to save him including plasma transfusions with blood donors including his father Earl Simmerman. The crash injured passenger Robert Bergstresser and involved Rev Ethelbert B. Yost YMCA car.
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William G. Zimmerman
Memoral
Zumerman
Marvin F. Heller
Pottstown
ED 3
Heller
Justice of the Peace Raymond .Co. Kelsey
High street
Moser road
Zimmerman
Ethelbert B. Yost
YMCA
Hetler
Robert F. Bergstresser
Royersford
Bergstresser
Montgomery County
Winslow J. Rusbong
Earl B. Simmerman
Stowe
Pedestrian Hurt After Striking Snow Bank Crossing Route 422
A pedestrian, Paul Mustarte from Norristown, was injured when he fell from a snow bank into a moving car on Route 422 near Perkiomen Creek bridge in Collegeville. He suffered scalp lacerations and possible skull fracture, then was admitted to Montgomery County Hospital. The driver, G. Carver, 69, Norris Town, was driving 15 to 20 mph. Police Investigator David J. Burns noted the incident occurred at 3:40 PM on Christmas afternoon.
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Collegeville
Paul Mustarte
Norristown
Montgomery county hospiel
Noristown
Lower Providence
David J. Burns
Perkiomen creek
A G
Carver
Main Drag Tales On A Winter Scene Card
On the main drag Mabel waits at the station for a trend. Bill Kirby rushes to the Birdsdorn hills. Robert Scheidt perspiring on court. James Folk spends holidays in Pakmer ton. Rev Theodore L Fischer clears ice from parsonage sidewalk. Daniel Brunish plays Santa Claus. Faul Jones decorates a Christmas float. John Sullivan serenades on Christmas Day. Mildred Shinehouse carries a Christmas package. Maurice Moskheim inspects ice on his pool.
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BILL KIRBY
Birdsdorn hills
ROBERT SCHEIDT
JAMES FOLK
Pakmerton
DANIEL BRUNISH
Santa Claus
FAUL JONES
JOHN SULLIVAN
MILDRED SHINEHOUSE
MAURICE MOSHEIM
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