Mysterious Death of Frank Dyne Near Hooversville
The body of Frank Dyne, 55 or 60, formerly of Hooversville and resident of Johnstown, was found by a Thermal Coal driver near the mine tipple. Coroner Uphouse ruled death from hemorrhage due to throat wounds likely inflicted by a right handed assailant. An inquest by six jurors concluded Dyne died from stab wounds caused by another.
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Mary Hause
Frank Dyne
Johnstown
Hooversville
Thermal Coal Company
A. M. Uphouse
Paul Lutz
Paul O’mara
William P. Diveley
Harry Barkman
Pennsylvania Railroad
Herbert Statler
William Estep
Central City
Bob Turk
Coal Company
Uphouse
Dyne
Milton Fusina
Route 53
Culd
Hooversvlle
A. C. Berkeile and Son
Hooversvele
Headwarters Company
Greensburg
Orower
Berkebile
Guy Gindlesperger
Anneth Berkebile
John Custer
Eorge Faulkner, Jr
William Ringlernd
James Berkebile
Desperate Mother Seeks Somerset Home Share or Apt
A mother of two aged 5 and 6 seeks a small furnished or unfurnished apartment in Somerset or a shared home. She will move from another city on August 16 and has no place to stay without an answer to this advertisement. Best references and Box D care American.
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Somerset
Civil War Threat Looms in Holy Land as Britain Blocks Immigrants
Britain declares civil war threatened in the Holy Land and imposes a total blockade on illegal Jewish immigration. Palestine is in an armed state with internment camps planned in Cyprus and heightened military restrictions as ships Yagur and Eriac Saim bring 1,250 refugees.
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Holy Land
Arthur Gavshon
London
Britain
Palestine
Cyprus
Haifa
Ajax
Mediterranean
Crown Colony
Yagur
Eriac Saim
Henrietta Szhold
Seek new trial for Bubna and his sister
Erie August 12 Judge Elmer L Evans granted three days for briefs requesting a new trial for Mke Bubna and Millie Thomas both convicted in the slaying of ex Sailor Robert Fisher whose bullet shattered body was found in a shallow grave near a golf course last March Bubna first degree murder die in electric chair Thomas 20 years sentence Defense Attorneys Blackmore and Carney said they unearthed new evidence
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Erie
Elmer L. Evans
M’‘ke Bubna
Millie Thomas
Robert Fisher
Fisher
Bubna
John Blackmore
Edward Carney
Evans
Flood Control Data Set For Clearfield Hearing Aug 29
Northern Cambria and Indiana county communities affected by June flash floods will present flood control needs at a public hearing in Clearfield on August 29. Army engineers called the hearing to assess protection needs for the west branch of the Susquehanna and its tributaries. A north Cambria committee formed with John Trybus as chairman and Frank Zeigler as secretary includes Barnesboro Spangler Hastings Patton St Benedict Susquehanna and Barr townships.
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Cambria
Indiana County
Clearfield
Army
West Branch
Susquehanna River
North Cambria
John Trybus
Burgess
Carrolltown
Frank Zeigler
Cherry Tree
Barnesboro
Spangler
Hastings
Patton
St. Benedict
Susquehanna
Barr Townships
Chinese Reds May Appeal To United Nations
Reports from Nanking say the Chinese Civil War could be brought before the United Nations Security Council if American mediation fails. Chou En-lai did not confirm the report. Chiang Kai-shek prepares an important national address amid ongoing fighting near Tatung and renewed Marine presence in China.
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United Nations Security Council
All China
Chou En-lai
Hsin Minn Pao
Chou
John Leighton Stuart
U. S
U. N
Chiang Kai-shek
Adm
Charles M. Cooke, Jr
U. S. Seventh Fleet
China
Tangku
Admiral Cooke
Tientsin
Voice of China Marines
Orient
Yenan Radio
Marshall
Stuart
Chiang Kai - Shek
Republican Daily News
Tatung
State Department denies U S plan to withdraw all Marines from China
A Washington spokesman said there is no decision to pull out all Marines and that withdrawals are gradual and unrelated to the current crisis. He noted Marine strength has fallen from 50 000 to 25 000 and will continue downward. No report from Marshall changes U S stance and observers expect a policy restatement toward China.
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INS
State Department
China
United States
Marshall
George C. Marshall
Windber Man Dies By His Own Action Using Dynamite
Tony Batista a 57 year old Windber resident discharged dynamite with a battery and blew his head off in an apparent suicide after threatening self harm several times. He lived alone and had Austro origin, came to the U S in 1913 and worked at Beechnut Coal near Windber. Rema ins turned to Dimond Funeral Home.
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Windber
A. M. Uphouse
Batista
Austria
America
Verona
Beechnut Coal Company
Dimond
Congress Accepts Bid to Form Interim Government in India
Vice Roy Lord Wavell announced that the All India Congress party accepted an invitation to form an interim government in India until a constitution is framed. The Moslem League’s cooperation remained doubtful as it demands Pakistan. Jawaharlal Nehru to visit New Delhi to discuss proposals.
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New Delhi
Lord Wavell
All-India Congress Party
India
Congress Party
Congress
M. A. Jinna
Jail real punishment in Benton as jail housing tightens
Franklin county jail near Benton Illinois has nearly tripled its normal inmate count from 10 or 12 to a larger number. Sheriff Clarence Smothers joked there is always room for more, signaling ongoing overcrowding concerns.
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Benton
Ill
Clarence Smothers
Franklin County
Calaboose
Bread Shortage Hits Philadelphia as Bakery Strike Bites
In Philadelphia area, 13 plants run by eight companies closed by a strike of 1,883 Bakery and Confectionery Workers members. Daily loaf supply fell to about 1 million, leaving shops with none and many customers limited to one loaf per person. The walkout began Saturday, with no settlement in sight.
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Philadelphia
AFL
Bakery and
Confectionary Workers of America
Arsenic Found In Third Kin Of Mrs Winters
State's Attorney Virgil Mills announced arsenic detected in the body of Mrs Lillie B Winter's sister Lorena Clark who died in 1922. Clark and Winter's husband Bert Winter are exhumed. Donald Eugene Martin died June 15 and arsenic also found in Winter's brother Clinton Clark's remains. Mills to present findings to a special grand jury in Fairfield.
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Ill
INS
Virgil Mills
Lillie B. Winter
Winter
Mills
Martin Boy
Clinton Clark
Miss Clark
Skeleton of Storm Victim Identified in Crawford County
A skeleton found on Pymatuning Lake by 16 year old Dwane Perrill is identified as 78 year old Vesta Speers of Conneautville. She disappeared Dec 2 1944 after seeking a ride in Linesville during a snow storm. Death certificate issued. burial planned in Monroe Township Ohio.
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Meadville
Pymatuning Lake
Conneautville
Crawford County
J. Floyd van Winkle
Vesta Speers
Linesville
Lake Shore
Rail Unions Press Food Price Controls Amid Hopes for Calm
A. E. Lyon of the Railway Labor Executives Association told the price decontrol board that uncontrolled food prices could spark wildcat strikes. He warned labor would demand higher wages and living bonuses if ceilings return, citing 1.25 million railroad workers and a large inflationary spending backlog. Edward O Neal urged wage controls alongside any reimposition of price limits.
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Edwin B. Harkinson
Washington
A. E. Lyon
Railway Labor Executives Association
Edward O’neal
American Farm Bureau Federation
Lyon
Bureau of Agriculture
Thompson
Opening of old home week marks Central City celebration
About 700 people attend the opening of old home week in Central City hosted by American Legion post No 449 and the Central City Fire department which is marking its 25th anniversary. The ladies auxiliary runs a lunch counter as Clyde Smith carnival provides weeklong amusements. A mammoth parade is set for Wednesday at 7 pm with dances Wednesday and Saturday. George Sura heads the fire company with A J McQuade as vice president and foreman. Lee Kipp is American Legion commander with Mike Kasnick as vice commander.
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Central City
American Legion Post No. 449
George Sura
A. J. McQuade
Lee Kipp
American Legion
Mike Kasnick
Barna k get s 10 to 20 years for killing Bowman
John Barnak, 31, convicted of second degree murder in the death of Benjamin Bowman Jr., 23, of Williamsport, was sentenced to the maximum 10 to 20 years at hard labor in Eastern penitentiary and fined 590 dollars. He faces a separate trial for allegedly murdering his wife Madeline, 28, at the December 20, 1945 incident outside their home. Barnak spent a half hour with his two and three year old children at the Lehigh county jail before heading to prison.
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Allentown
John Barnak
Benjamin C. Bowman, Jr
Williamsport
Eastern Penitentiary
Lehigh County
James F. Henninger
Theodore R. Gardner
Barnak
Madeline
Bowman
Pinchot Sees Peace Rise With Plain People Worldwide
Gifford Pinchot, aging 81, reflects that lasting peace hinges on plain people of all nations and global acknowledgment of conserving natural resources. He rests at Milford home after a routine checkup in New York.
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Gifford Pinchot
Pinchot
Simsbury
Conn
New York
Vishinsky Hurls Indignity Charge At Byrnes In Italy Debate
In Paris the Russian delegate Vishinsky accused Secretary Byrnes of insulting Russia during the Italy debate at the 21 nation peace conference. Byrnes ruled that general debate would be deferred, then delayed further as Kardelj and others pressed Italy's case regarding Venezia Giulia.
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Sec’y Byrnes
Italy
Louis Nevin
Paris
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
U. S
State Byrnes
Byrnes
Alcide de Gaspéri
Venezia Guiulia
Russia
Ast
Secretariat
Ong
Molotov
Edward Kardelj
Fascism
Ialy
Fields' Hand Processed Surplus Deals Profit Disclosed
Benjamin F. Fields testified before the House surplus property committee about a hand processed surplus sale in which he bought 53,900 feet of bronze screen for 8085 dollars and sold it for 12404 dollars. He split profits with two associates named John Doe and denied any government involvement.
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Washington
Benjamin F. Fields
Fields
Garsson
House Supplus Property Investigating Committee
John Doe
Rizley
R-Okla
John Does
Anthony J. Flood
Philadelphia
WAA
Flood
William J. Gilrein
Huge Pittsburgh steel to forge cyclotron magnet for atom smasher
Pittsburgh reports that Carnegie-Illinois Steel will make 1,100 tons of steel forgings and plates for a fivefold energy cyclotron magnet. The magnet will be shipped to University of Rochester for construction under navy and university sponsorship, with completion estimated at 18 months to two years.
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Pittsburgh
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp
University of Rochester
Navy and
University
Rochester
Stack in Manila commends Roxas in democratic leadership
Veterans of Foreign Wars reports Commander-in-Chief Joseph M. Stack is in Manila at Manuel Roxas's request. Stack, who arrived with Captain James E. Van Zandt, praised Roxas for dynamic leadership and efforts to perpetuate democracy.
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Pittsburgh
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Joseph M. Stack
Manila
Manuel Roxas
Philippine Republic
Stack
Philippines
James E. van Zandt
Altoona
WFA
VFW
Roxas
United Nations membership bids face mixed votes on Eire Transjordan
Russia opposed admission for Eire and Transjordan while expressing no reasons. Afghanistan's bid drew broad support with Australia reserving position. The committee approved five questions for Outer Mongolia and serious charges from the World Jewish Congress against Afghanistan were noted. Albania's declaration awaited consideration tomorrow.
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Max Harrelson
New York
Russia
Eire
Transjordan
Unite Nations
Security Council
Afghanistan
Alexei N. Krasilnikov
Outer Mongolia
Mongolia
World Jewish Congress
United Nation Today
Cengre
Aghanistan
Albania
Four Bikini Goats Recoup at Argonne Laboratory
Four goats that survived the Bikini Atoll atomic blast are recuperating at the Argonne national laboratory in the University of Chicago. They are under observation to determine late radiation effects. Initially suffering radiation sickness, the goats are now lively and healthy, though bone marrow shows lingering impact with reduced white blood cells.
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Chicago
Bikin
Argonne National Laboratory
University of Chicago
Peggy Swift
Three legged duck hatched on Eldridge Swinson's farm
A peculiar duck born at Eldridge Swinson's farm in Goldsboro North Carolina walks on two feet and drags a third leg that ends in two feet. The animal is described as a three legged four footed duck with an extra limb.
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Goldsboro
N. C
Eldridge Swinson
Weather Forecast for Maryland and Pennsylvania
Maryland expects generally fair conditions with pleasant temperatures Tuesday and scattered coastal showers. Wednesday brings partly cloudy skies with coastal and mountain showers likely in Maryland. Eastern Pennsylvania remains partly cloudy with moderate temperatures Tuesday and Wednesday. Western Pennsylvania shows partly cloudy Tuesday and mostly cloudy Wednesday with showers in the southwest.
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Maryland
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