Prague reports new arrests of priests as clash grows
Catholic authorities report multiple priest arrests in Czechoslovakia amid government pushback after Vatican excommunications. Reports from Rome cite clashes in Slovakia with police firing on worshipers, killing and wounding. Prague warns of treason charges against church leaders as Father Alois Fajsl is sentenced for high treason.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Rome
Vatican
Slovakia
Josef Matocha
Olomouc
Matocha
Josef Beran
Alexei Cepicka
Beran
Alois Fajsil
Father Fajsil
L’osservatore Romano
Fajstl
Liberal Party asks Lehman to run for U.S. Senate
New York Liberal party leaders formally urge former Governor Herbert H. Lehman a Democrat to accept the party nominations for the U S Senate in the upcoming November election.
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Liberals
Lehman
New York
Liberal Party
Herbert H. Lehman
U. S
Protestants Face Restrictions in Communist Czechoslovakia
Dr. Franklin Clark Fry, president of the United Lutheran Church in America, reports numerous restrictions on Protestant churches in Czechoslovakia under the communist regime. He cites state takeover of church schools and properties, limited church-building, and all but no compensation for pastors, while services continue and church leadership remains resolute.
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New York
Franklin Clark Fry
United Lutheran Church In America
Europe
Idlewild International Airport
Rome
Lutheran Church of
Czechoslovakia
Fry
Bethlehem Fa
Snce
Trinity Lutheran Church
Akron
Yonkers
N. Y
Italy
Oxford
England
World Lutheran Federation
Two Women Attacked Near Rockwood. One Arrested
In Black township on July 27, Frank Yonia 33 of Garrett is jailed on assault and battery charges for attacking Helen Younkin of Rockwood and Mrs Mercurio of Iowa. Police seek Joseph Cole. the duo lured the women into a car and assaulted them near Garrett. Mrs Mercurio was seriously hurt and will return to Iowa to testify. Investigators include Garrett officer Niehenke, Sheriff Hare, and state police.
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Black Township
Frank Yonia
Garrett
Helen Younkin
Rockwood
Joseph Cole
Yonia
Karl I. Hare
Somerset
Former Mrs. Tom Brenneman Wed to Dan Heiser in Mexico
The marriage of the widow of radio star Tom Brenneman to Dan Heiser, a longtime family friend, took place July 3 at Tia Juana Mexico. The union was disclosed yesterday by INS.
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Tom Brenneman
Hollywood
Dan Heiser
Tia Juana, Mex
Rockwood Paints Rent Control Reality for Somerset County
Rockwood and nearby Bla township reestablished rent controls as of July 18, with current rents showing five room apartments at 18.50 dollars monthly and four rooms at 16.75 dollars, while three room options start at 12 dollars. Despite publicity, landlords claim the figures misstate profits and many rentals are occupied, yet vacancies are scarce. Rockwood, a mountain town near resorts, two railroads, and eight miles from the Turnpike, seeks investment and steady rent values amid criticism of publicity.
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Rockwood
Somerset
Baltimore and Ohio
Somerset County
Pennsylvania
Black Township
Cumberland
Maryland
Washington
Somerset Fire Company Wins Best Appearing at Berlin Parade
The Somerset Volunteer Fire Company won first prize for best appearing company with 20 or more lines at the Berlin firemen parade during the block party. About 2,000 people watched 37 units, with baton twirlers from Berlin playground highlighting the show.
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Somerset Volunteer Fire Company
Berlin
Hooversville
Salisbury
Somerset
Meyersdale
Shade Township
Everett
W. J. Walker
Richard Pile
R. S. Nagle
Cecil Norris
Herman Hern
George S. Diveley
Somerset Fire Laddies
Berlin- Brothersvalley High School
William Shaffer
Somerset Lodge to Attend Funeral for Lloyd M Walker
Members of Somerset Lodge No. 438 are requested to meet at the hall Saturday at 1 30 p m to attend the funeral of Brother Lloyd M Walker.
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Oddfellows
Somerset Lodge No. 438
Lloyd M Walker
Boundary Line Dispute Shapes Jenner Township Candidacy
Judge Norman T. Boose hears a boundary dispute involving N. A. Blough who says a Jenner-Conemaugh line runs through his home and that he may run for Jenner supervisor. Jenner township residents challenge his residency while maps and testimony raise questions about where land lies and which township he may represent.
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Boundry
Norman T. Boose
N.A. Blough
Jenner
Conemaugh
Jenner Township
D. F. Holsapple
George W. May
Ard Lee Ickes
Blough
Conemaugh Township
Lloyd Lohr
W.G. Blough
W. Curtis Truxal
Frank R. Coder
Boose
Lost Fugitive Trapped By His Own Ignorance
Lost fugitive Robert Cark, 23, of Rockview prison farm Pa, fled July 29 and, while wandering the West Virginia mountains near Clarksburg, stopped at a driveway for directions. He was overpowered by Robert H. Swick’s father and held for a preliminary hearing Aug 10 on theft charges tied to cars stolen in Mt. Clare and near Utica Pa. Swiger said Cark also admitted stealing a car east of Johnstown Pa.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Paul D. Swiger
Robert Cark
Rockview
Clark
Swiger
Robert H. Swick
Lost Creek
Maplewood
Fayette County
Swick
Mt. Clare
Johnstown
Utica
Man Held for Court Over Tomato Garden Incident
James Shaffer, 63, of Somerset township, ordered held for court after a hearing before Squire C. J. Harrison Jr. on charges of malicious mischief vagrancy and surety of the peace. He pulled up tomato plants from his sister in law Albert Shaffer’s garden and reportedly threatened her with a knife while intoxicated.
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James Shaffer
Somerset Township
Squire C. J. Harrison, Jr
Squire Harrison
Shaffer
Albert Shaffer
Miller Team Wins Weight Pull at Jenner Fair
Miller Team led by Pete Miller of Berlin won first prize in the weight pulling contest at Jenner fair pulling 7 000 pounds a distance of 27 1 2 feet while the team weighed 3 620 pounds. Attendance surpassed 3 009 with gains over prior days as harness races and entertainment filled the schedule through Saturday night.
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Pete Miller
Berlin
Earl Baker
Somerset
R. J. Maust
R. D
W. K. Hay
Sherman Beck
Robert L. Maust
A. O. Lape
Wyn Guys
Wyn Guy
Thomas King
Youngwood
Dexter, Jr
A. Blair
Indiana
Chief
Alcor
George Hite
Bedford
Nakomis
George Rose
Yoder
Harry Coughenour
Johnstown
Passing Pride
Frank Emerick
Zoetta
John Witherspoon
Latrobe
Chuck McElwyn
Allen Evans
McKeesport
April
David Ford
New Oxford
Watson
Pride
Brownie
Beaver Woman Dies in Turnpike Crash Near Breezewood
Minerva Strayer 77 of Beaver was killed when her car collided head on with another vehicle on the Pennsylvania Turnpike between Breezewood and Everett. Elsie Fisher 56 of Beaver, driver of the striking car, was critically injured with fractured ribs. Harry Bowell 40 and Lucille Bowell of New York sustained lesser injuries. State police said the Fisher car crossed the centerline.
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Berford
Beaver County
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Breezewood
Everett
Minerva Strayer
Beaver
Elsie M. Fisher
Harry Bowell
Lucille
New York
Fisher
Paris Police Fail To Track Down Aga Khan Robbery Gunners
French police admitted a dead end in locating four tommy gunners who held up the Aga Khan and his begum for $500,000 in jewelry and $60 in cash. The couple, unharmed, were in Paris en route to Deauville to visit Prince Aly Khan and Rita Hayworth.
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Aga Khan
Riviera
Prince Aly Khan
Rita Hayworth
Deauville
le Cannet
Cannes
Marshall Plan Defense Talks Progress In Atlantic Pact Efforts
In Paris and London, American chiefs of staff report agreement with European leaders on defense lines for Atlantic Pact nations. Adm. Louis E. Denfeld says mutual defense measures with Britain Norway and Denmark are understood and functioning could start by year end.
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London
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Denmark
Fontainebleau
France
Holland
Belgium
Portugal
Marshal Montgomery
Germany
Vienna
Adm
Louis E. Denfeld
Naval Operations
Denfeld
Sisters Dolls Travel to Europe in Donation Drive
The Drive for Dolls collects gifts for European children featuring two Sisters of St. Joseph dolls dressed in traditional habits. Donors include Rev. Father Albert Gartland of St. Peter's Somers et and three Sisters of St. Joseph from Baden, with dolls named Sister Albert and Sister Alberta. Additional contributions come from Mrs. Harvey Strassburger and various Somerset and Berlin residents, including Dutch doll Gretchen and stocking dolls, reflecting a wide community effort across multiple towns and states.
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St. Peter's Church
Somerset
St. Joseph
Baden
Sisters of St. Joseph
St. James
Harvey Strassburger
Squirrel Hil
Pittsburgh
Webster Springs
W. Va
Irma Gross
W. W. Westfall
Bruce Matthews
West Fairview Street
Brotherton
Brotherton Church of the Brethren
Sherry Peck
Lynn
Larry Cooper
Forrest Hauger
Berlin
Alice Hauger
Glenn Hauger
Second Society of Farm Women
Lloyd Hauger
Claude Smith, Jr
Gretchen
Karen Wasconis
North Miami Beach
Florida
Charles Mengel
Palmyra
Robert G. Smuckel
Friedens
Knoxville
Tennessee
Elizabeth W. Knight
Larry L. Knight
E.U.B. Sunday School
Shanksville
Benny Hauger
R. D
Senior Workers of
Gabrielson Elected Chairman of National GOP
Gabrielson, 58, a New Jersey lawyer-industrialist, wins the GOP chair by 52 to 47 amid a daylong battle. He vows impartial leadership, invites all candidates to use committee machinery, and will appoint a principles committee for the 1950 campaign.
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Guy George Gabrielson
New Jersey
Republican National Committee
Gabrielson
Axel J. Beck
South Dakota
A. T
Bert) Howard
Nebraska
Scotts Bluff
Gabrelson
Beck
Howard
Lough Scott
Pennsylvania
Thomas
Dewey
Taft
Ohio
Abel V. Shot Weel
Roy F. Priest
Utah
Scott
Omaha
Halleck
Charles Halleck
Indiana
Sioux Rapids
Iowa
University of Iowa
Harvard
New Jersey State Assembly
Senate blocks foreign aid over French Morocco discrimination
The $5.65 billion Marshall Plan funding was stalled by a Senate dispute over American business treatment in French Morocco. Senator Russell led the challenge to Vice President Barkley’s ruling, citing 37 Americans affected and insisting all citizens deserve protection as the amendment denying aid advanced.
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Francis J. Kelly
Washington
Senate
French
Morocco
France
Barkley
Economic Cooperation Administration
ECA
Greece
Turkey
Paul Hoffman
Russell
Hayden
D-Ariz
Weekend forecast for Pennsylvania and neighbors
Western Pennsylvania and eastern Pennsylvania see mostly sunny weather with highs 80 to 85 Friday. Maryland enjoys sunshine with highs 85 to 88 Friday, while West Virginia reports partly cloudy skies and highs 78 to 85 Friday. Saturday brings fair conditions and warm temperatures across the region.
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Pennsylvania
Maryland
West Virginia
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