Truman veto may nullify tax cut plan
Washington June 3 AP Congress sent a 4 000 000 000 annual income tax cut to President Truman and reports say he is inclined to veto the bill. Senate backed the measure 48 28 and House approved 220 99 though Senate fell short of the two thirds needed to override. Taft warned the veto may not be inevitable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WASHINGTON
Congress
Truman
Senate
House
Cooper
Kentucky
Morse
Oregon
capitol
White House
Taft
Ohio
ainléss
State Senate Passes Labor Bill Despite Filibuster
In Harrisburg on June 3 the Republican controlled State Senate ended a nearly three hour one man filibuster by Sen. H. Jerome Jaspan and approved House passed labor measures. The bills ban walkouts by public employees and jobless benefits for strikers, plus a cooling off period and state conciliation service to mediate disputes before walkouts or lockouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HARRISBURG
Senate
H. Jerome Jaspan
DPhila
Jaspan
Philadelphian
Summer Half Holidays Start in Stores Today
Pottstown stores begin summer half-holidays for employees with Wednesday closures at 12 30 PM from now through August 27. Secretary Ralph H Spare Jr of the Chamber of Commerce announced the plan noting an exception on July 2 when stores remain open all day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pottstown
Ralph H. Spare Jr
Chamber of Commerce
Spare
Weather in Eastern Pennsylvania Stay Cool and Fair
The forecast notes a fair sky with continued cool conditions across eastern Pennsylvania. Expect dry weather with gentle to light winds and below normal temperatures for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Mercury 54 Antics in SPA Yesterday
Brief item notes odd Mercury 54 antics around spa yesterday with unclear details and limited readable names. No concrete actions or outcomes confirmed in the fragment.
Area Sees First Shower of New Month in June
A light shower at 2:45 yesterday morning lasted about 30 minutes, ending a dry spell for the new June month. The rest of the day was mostly sunny with cool temperatures in the 60s. Forecast calls for fair skies today, with increasing clouds and warmer temperatures tomorrow, followed by normal temperatures into the weekend and a warm spell ahead.
Split Pa teachers pay bill as House Senate move separately
Harrisburg reports indicate a deadlock on the Pennsylvania teacher pay bill as the Senate Education Committee advances a $1950 to $2000 salary scale with increments, while the House returns the Sollenberger-Stuart measure to floor and GOP leaders back action. Senator Barr calls the Senate plan a monstrosity amid rapid developments and a looming floor vote expected Thursday.
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HARRISBURG
Senate
House
Pennsylvania
Senate education committee
Frederick L. Homsher
Lancaster
James S. Berger
Joseph M. Barr
Allegheny
Kiwanis Outdoor Frolic at Manatawny Park
Kiwanis members enjoyed a picnic and games at Manatawny park with steak dinners and baseball and quoit games. John G. Ludwick and Mahlon D. Allen organized the event. Captain Michael Snyder's softball team beat a strong nine 18 to 15 under Paul Mogel. About 65 members attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manatawny park
John G. Ludwick
Mahlon D. Allen
Michael Snyder
Paul Mogel
Gotham Columnist Drops Suit Against Sinatra, to Get $9000
Beverly Hills Calif June 3 UP An assault charge against crooner Frank Sinatra by New York Columnist Lee Mortimer was dismissed at Mortimers request today. Mortimer said Sinatra agreed to pay him $9000 and read a court statement. The case arose from an April 8 1947 incident at Ciros restaurant.
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BEVERLY HILLS
Calif
Frank Sinatra
New York
Lee Mortimer
Local Ads and Services Mixed in One Page Card
A collage of shop signs and notices lists camera repair eye exams and stationery at Mercury Office Eye examinations at Dr Phillips Optometrist and Bytex Print Stationery. Community events include St James Festival and a rummage sale at Firehouse Penn and Chestnut. Stores closing early for lunch at 8 0 N Charlotte Walnut Street area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arrow Camera Shop
Howard Johnson's
Phillips
Mercury Office
Penn and Chestnut
St. James
Walnut
John B Peterman
Arnell
High St
Two Cases Of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever In Borough
Two cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever have been reported to the borough health office. Health officer Benjamin C. Steele and Pottstown physicians urged inoculations for residents in tick infested areas. Cases involve Nelson Lerch, Price, Mulberry streets, and Charles Gephart and Wilfred Frederick of Pottstown RD 4. All patients are hospitalized. Precautions include daily body checks for ticks and careful removal to avoid infection. The disease is carried by wood ticks and is not contagious person to person. Incubation is four to ten days with chills headaches fever and rash. Continued on Page Five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercury
Anita Sorg
Earl W. Sorg
Pottstown RD
Harry K. Marcy Jr
Pottstown
Rocky Mountain
Benjamin C. Steele
Steele
Jack R. Wennersten
Nelson Lerch
Price
Mulberry street
Charles Gephart
Wilfred Frederick
Lerch
Gephart
Pottstown hospital
Frederick
Memorial hospital
H. K. Marcy
Stanley M. Nowacki
Marcy
North Keim street
North Price street
California
Britain and Hungary news from June reports upheaval and policy shifts
An AP dispatch from Budapest cites a Communist plan to force President Zoldan Tildy to resign as exiles flee Nagy era ministers. In London and New Delhi, Britain outlines dominion status for India with partition or unity options. Churchill backs temporary dominion status and bloodshed prevention asserts unity or split, while India prepares for a peaceful transition before 1948. An Hungarian source notes Tildy’s leadership and Methodist ties amid political turmoil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BUDAPEST
Hungary
Zoldan Tildy
republic
Ferenc Nagy
Washington
Vandenberg
foreign relations committee
United Nations
LONDON
Britain
India
subcontinent
Winston Churchill
Hindustan
Pakistan
Churchill
Clement R. Attlee
house of commons
New Delhi
M. A. Jinnah
Jawaharlal Nehru
Baldev Singh
British commonwealth of nations
Canada
Short Circuit Ignites Truck at Bucktown Hill
A fire at 10 yesterday damaged a motor truck owned by Bechtel Luiz and Jost Inc of 940 Rear Street Reading. Route 100 at Bucktown Hill was scene, driver Joseph R. Cebula of Reading escaped injury. Good Will Fire Company battled the blaze with a chemical stream. cause listed as a short circuit in the ignition system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bechtel, Luiz and Jost, Inc
Reading
Bucktown Hill
Joseph R. Cebula
Good Wil Fire company
Good Will company
Quick Radio Repairs and Local Notices
Quick Radio Repairs call 3830. J Fegers and Son Co at 38 Hitch St. Dr. Harry E Green dentist Bahr Arcade Bidg. Salvation Army Aux rummage sale. YWCA. Strawberry Festival Amityville SS. AMLV H Band. Cakes. Kozak Bros. Cooper's Beer P 3978W. Meet Me at Harry's Bar Sanatoga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Fegers & Son Co
Hitch St
Harry E. Green
Bahr Arcade
Salvation Army
YWCA
Thurs
Strawberry Festital Amityville SS
AMLV
Kozak Bros Cooper's
Harry's Bar
Sanatoga
Lions Club Marks 10th Anniversary
Jack Davis, Democratic mayoral candidate for Reading, spoke at the Lions Club tenth anniversary and charter celebration. Mary Spazziani sang, Jean Moore played piano, and Richard Stamm introduced charter members. About 100 members and their wives attended the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Davis
Reading
Lions club
Philadelphia
Mary Spazziani
King street
Jean Moore
Richard Stamm
Richard H. Cadmus
James Wilke
Ford Sands
Clarence Smith
G. E. Clouse
M. B. Edwards
Edmund Wells
Leonard Eschbach
Charles Harberger
Lewis Himes
Spencer B. Lessig
William E. Wolfendale
Stamm
Colletseville
Boy Struck by Car Injuries Described As Minor
Thirteen year old James Chappie of 244 South Street on a bicycle was struck by a car at the corner of King and Manatowny Streets while racing to see a fire engine at 7 55. The driver Harry O Compton of Reading said he braked but could not avoid the collision. The boy received brush burns on his left arm from Dr Caesar F Sarni with no further injuries reported. Dr Charles Lichtenwalner noted Farmers Market opened.
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James Chappie
South street
King and
Manatawny strees
Harry O. Compton
Reading
Caesar F. Sarni
Bond Issue Voted For Fire Alarm System
Borough council approved a 45000 bond to fund extensive fire alarm system upgrades. The plan covers a new borough hall board, additional siren, interhouse intercom, new boxes, and service lines, with debate over including the 4000 inter-communication feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry E. Yergey
Third ward
Ralph Weis
fire committee
Weis
Yergey
Council to Air Garbage Views Friday in Borough Hall
Pottstown Borough council set a special session for Friday night at 7:30 in borough hall to hear opinions on the newly signed garbage collection ordinance. The meeting will also cover a $45,000 fire company bond issue and a proposed $170,000 sewer program in the northern borough, with Engineer George F. Shaner presenting two extension schemes and Ward impacts outlined by Chairman J. Max Creswell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pottstown
borough hall
J. Max Creswell
sanitary committee
George F. Shaner
North Adams
Mervine
Grant and
Mervine streets
Complaints of Children in Streets Point to Need of Playing Space
Police reports show 22 May complaints about children playing or loitering in Pottstown streets. Mayor Burgess Griffith said the borough is adding play areas including a ball field east of Moser road. Parents are urged to keep children off streets as incidents rise, including vandalism behind the Sweet Orr plant and rock throwing near a railroad crossing at night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pottstown
Burgess William A. Griffith
Moser road
Sweet-Orr
Sixth street
Pine Forge Residents Seek Bus Route Extension
A seven member Pine Forge committee will meet Murphy Bus Lines owner Walter L. Murphy at 6:30 tonight to present a petition from over 500 residents demanding bus service. Representatives from North Manatawny street Glasgow Pine Forge Ratnesnake Hill Pine Forge Institute ityville and Weaver town led the effort after a mass meeting. Four daily trips were proposed to serve day workers students shoppers and night shift workers with potential extension to Pottstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter L. Murphy
Murphy Bus Lines
Pine Forge
Manatawny street
Glasgow
Ratnesnake Hill
Pine Forge Institute
ityville
Weavertown
Melvin Rhoads
Pottstown
Penn Village Evictions Protest To Be Taken to Washington
Borough council moved to aid 92 Penn Village families facing eviction. A proposed two year Washington visit would seek exemption from zoning rules and FCA action. Burgess Griffith and a council committee would lead the effort with a chamber representative, aiming for a one year stay then longer home-building progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penn Village
Washington
Burress Wiliam A. Griffith
Edward Martin
Francis Myers
Samuel K. McConnell Jr
Federal Housing Authority
Counciman
Gerald J. Cair
Ninth ward
Pottstown
Burgess Griffith
Griffith
Washinston
Kinsey Emplores Meet at Naticka Hall Today
All Kinsey employees called to a meeting at Naticka's hall today at a.m. TM. Mike's Barber Shop closes on Mondays during June July and August. Good Will movies shown tonight at eight. Meet the Wild Cat. Lawn mowers sharpened. Cail and denver. 13 E 4th S. Ph. 2398-J. Peoples Shoe Repair moved from 3% High St. to 8 Frankus St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinsey
Naticka’s
at & a
Mike
Cail
denver
J. Peoples Shoe Repair
High St
Frankus St
Farmers Market Opens Weekly Featured Page Three
Farmers Market opened with weekly Saturday operations as noted on page three. The ad mentions Fiano Tuning and Rebuilding Joe Mack with contact 3445-J and sales from Charles Longacre Diamonds and Wedding Rings at Bahr Arcade Furniture Repared with phone 2763-J. Also listed are John M. Johnson 143 H.gn and Fi Hybrid Tea and Climbing Roses from Christman's Flowers and Gills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiano
Joe
Mack
Charles Longacre
Bahr Arcade
J John M. Johnson
H.gn
Christman
Heated borough meeting debates zoning change on King Street
Borough council held first reading on an ordinance to reclassify King street area from R-4 to C-2, extending north to Lesher alley and south to Buttonwood alley. 12 voted yes, six not voting. Solicitor noted petition by 20 percent frontage could force 75 percent council vote. some nonvoters count with majority. Also read was an alley vacating ordinance between Maple and Cherry streets. no parking measure on Chestnut Street. and resignation of long serving police official.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
borough council
King street
Charlotte
Adams street
Lesher alley
Buttonwood alley
William Bernhart
C. Edmund Wells
J. Wayne Knause
Gerald J. Daly
William L. Franck
E. B. Heck
William Romich
Ralph Weis
Harry E. Vergey
Daly
Peter J. Lawler
Charles Satterthwaite
Mahion Frick, Lawier
William H. Reifsnyder
C. Roy Bush
Leo Spaar
J. Max Cresswell
Leon Dearolf
Elmer Fegley
Al- Ten K. Davidheiser
Paul J. Gumpert
Bond Forfeiture Seizes Home Tied to Bail
In Norristown on June 3 Judge William F. Dannehower ordered seizure of a two story cement block dwelling and one acre of land owned by Frank H. Dice of Upper Pottsgrove. The property served as bail for George Reinert of Stowe in a morals case after Reinert withdrew 890 dollars from a Pottstown bank May 21 and vanished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NORRISTOWN
William F. Dannehower
Frank H. Dice
Upper Pottsgrove
Dice
George Reinert
Stowe
Reinert
Pottstown
hce
Dannehower
Unclear old notes on Raymond wedding and locals
Fragmentary OCR lists people such as Raymon d eater and Rollin H Klink with wedding pictures, Muriel Crosby, Tony, Wilbur Levengood and Daniel Linton stocking tobacco, Andy Pierce and Wesley Harley amid weather chatter. lacks coherent event details or dates.
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RAYMOND EATER
ROLLIN H. KLINK
DANIEL LINTON
tobscco
ANDY PIERCE
fis feeread
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Second Floet
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Nagy
Small Holders party
Charles Lichtenwalner
Bell Telephone company
Robert Roth
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BIGGIE
TONY CONFING vA
SOrummu
TUT
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WILBUR LEVENGOOD
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