Arabs Repel Major Jewish Assault Near Jerusalem
Trans-Jordan reports Arab Legion repelled a heavy Jewish attack on Deir Abu Tor sector in southern Jerusalem. Arab forces claimed several hundred Jewish casualties, capture of armored cars, and munitions, as fighting spanned the corridor through the city.
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Amman
Trans-Jordan
Aug
Arab Legion
Jerusalem
Holy City
Deir Abu Tor
Red Cross
United Nations
Bernadotte Appeals for Urgent Aid to Palestine Refugees
Count Folke Bernadotte urged the United States to rush emergency food and supplies to about 230000 Arabs and 7000 Jews in Palestine. He warned of a sudden humanitarian disaster, comparable to an earthquake, and said quick action is essential to peace efforts in the Holy Land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward E. Bomar
Washington
Folke Bernadotte
United States
Palestine
United Nations
Marshall
Holy Land
State Department
Bernadotte
U. N
Britain
International Children
Save Million On Auto License Tags In Altoona
Altoona August 17 Frank Tixon, truck parts business owner and hobby inventor, proposes permanent license plates lasting ten years. His plan would cost the state less yearly by issuing window stickers with the same number as the permanent plate to mark renewals and curb theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altoona
Frank Tixon
Dixon
Pittsburgh Man Charged In $29,000 Payroll Robbery Case
Pittsburgh police say Frank Steggert 36 will face murder robbery burglary and larceny charges over a $29 000 payroll heist. Inspector Good cites Steggert admitting he shot Francis Kietsch after a dispute over loot and a getaway car. Kietsch was found shot three times and claimed to have been lent a ride by the same two men.
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Pittsburgh
Fred Good
Frank Steggert
Good
Steggert
Francis Kietsch
Brentwood
A. M. Byers
A. M. Byers Co Good
Kietsch
Kletsch
Saw Mill Run Blvd
Western Penitentiary
Commissioners Urge Voters to Register Before Fall Elections
County commissioners urged residents in outlying districts to register for the fall elections. A registration commission will staff sites across the county. The deadline is September 10 and any voter who has not voted in two years must re register. Scheduled hours are 10 am to 3 pm and 7 pm to 10 pm with dates and locations listed.
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Registration Commission
Wellersburg
Greenville
Berlin
Brothersvalley Township
Confluence
Kingwood
Sipesville
Meyersdale
Two Supervisors for Derry Schools Named Amid Departure Clash
In Greensburg on August 17, Derry township officials named a new supervising principal while the old one, Everett Ralston, refused to vacate his post after a 5-2 school board vote. Ralston called the termination political. Meanwhile Harry W. Hardy prepared to report to Derry after resigning from North Belle Vernon schools.
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Greensburg
Derry Township
Everett Ralston
Harry W. Hardy
North Belle Vernon
Belle Vernon
Derry
George Smetak
Ralston
Air shuttle delivers 2,692 tons to blockaded Berlin
The American air shuttle to Berlin carried 2,692 tons of food and vital supplies in the latest 24 hour period, aiding the western sector under blockade. The operation underscores Allied aid efforts during the Berlin crisis.
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Berlin
Frankfurt
U.S. Air Force
RAF
Ruhr
Social Democrat
ADN
Brandenburg
Mecklenburg
County airport completed after inspection and final grasseing
The Somers et county airport near Friedens was finished and inspected by the civil aeronautics authority. Officials report the field meets CAA standards and grass will be planted on the runways. The project began in 1937 with WPA funds and cost about 171 804 dollars. final commission decisions allow grass runways only. The airport is not planned for use until next spring due to runway conditions.
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Civil Areanautics Commission
Elmer Wessel
Civil Arenautics
Harrisburg
William L. Andersen
Pennsylvania Areanautics Commision
David O. Johnson
J. &. Miller
Route 53
Friedens
W. K
Arthur H. James
William L. Anderson
County of
Somerset
Patterson Construction Company
Monongahela
Ernest Johnson
Frankfurt
Air Force
Berlin
Tegel
Greeks Advance Into Communist Last Stronghold
The Greek army reports gains in Grammos mountains the last major stronghold of Markos Valiades. Government forces claim to have taken Grammos peak though a staff spokesman says heavy fighting continues near the top. Meanwhile telegraph and telephone workers strike nationwide to press pay demands paralyzing communications except for diplomats military and press.
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Athens
Crammos
Markos Valiades
Vallades
Grammos
George Stratos
Greece
Garrett School Opens September 7
Garrett schools will open September 7 with only grade schools operating. the high school has merged with Meyersdale. The calendar follows scheduled holidays and closes Friday June 3. Head teacher Mrs Mollie Phennicie leads a staff including Mrs Verda Herbolsheimer Miss Anna Phennicie Guy Cook Jr Harriet Landis Miss Margaret Loechel and Mrs Mary Shaffer. Shaffer and Loechel join to handle extra pupils from Summit township.
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Garrett
Meyersdale
Mollie Phennicie
Verda Herbolsheimer
Anna Phennicie
Guy Cook Jr
Harriet Landis
Margaret Loechel
Mary Shaffer
Five Years Given for Mail Robbery in Philadelphia
James J. Gaines age 23 was sentenced to five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to robbing the mails of $260 in checks in Philadelphia. The case was prosecuted by federal authorities and Gaines admitted the theft.
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Philadelphia
INS
James J. Gaines
U S Infantry Maneuvering Inside Berlin
U S army infantry conducted maneuvers in the Grunewald forest in Berlin amid cross sector activity with British and French units. The operation involved four companies and continued through darkness, signaling joint war games with a successful early test of allied cooperation.
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Berlin
U. S. Army
Grunewald
16Th
Associated Press Bureau
No Future For Work Horses and More Riding
Dr. T. A. Sigler told the American Veterinary Medical association that work horses have a dim future in the United States while saddle horses rise nationwide. He noted horseshoers are scarce, training traveling blacksmiths to meet needs, and that the Horse and Mule Association funds this program in Michigan with plans for New Jersey and California.
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San Francisco
United States
T. A. Sigler
Greencastle
Ind
American Veterinary Medical Association
Sigler
Horse and Mule Association
Michigan
New Jersey
California
Russian Plan Approved by Red Bloc at Danube Pact Conference
Belgrade August conference drafts a pact to control the Danube with six-country approval and Western powers plan to reject. Deputy Foreign Minister Vishinsky accuses the West of sabotage as the conference adopts the Russian provision and flags potential Yugoslav defection concerns.
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Alex H. Singleton
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Danube River
Russia
United States
Britain
France
International Court
Hague
Communist Bloc
Danube
Europe
Andrei Vishinsky
Austria
Children Aid Society Meeting Notes Highlights
Miss Marion Williams presented the society’s activities and Mrs A D Graham reported July donations at the Childrens Aid home board meeting held Tuesday night. The home supervises 36 children with others in boarding homes and various placements. Donations in July came from multiple individuals and organizations including clothing, food, and toys.
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Childrens Aid Society
Marion Williams
A. D. Graham
Childrens Aid Home
Polk School
Pennsylvania
Camp Harmony
Somerset Community Hospital
Dorothy Bender
Childrens Aid Homes
Miss Williams
Somerset Institution
Graham
Bernice Meyers
Joanne Crawford
Levi Lee
John Pritts
Kamp
Kamp’s Shoe Store
Samuel Warner
Emaline Scull
Church of the Brethren
Meyersdale
Rush Coleman
Rockwood
Somerset Fraternal Order of Eagles
Smerset Farm Bureau
207 Properties Change Hands In Treasurer's Sale
One hundred seven properties were returned for later sale and 100 were bought by individuals after owners failed to redeem them from unpaid taxes. Auctioneer John W. Schrock led the sale in the courthouse assembly room with County Treasurer Philip C. Dosch assisted by Attorney W. Curtis Truxal and three clerks.
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John W. Schrock
Philip C. Dosch
W. Curtis Truxal
Angela George
Jeanne Echard
Lois Lape
Polio Cases Reported in State Health Update
Harrisburg reports 127 poliomyelitis cases this year as local health authorities tally events. The health department released the figures indicating ongoing polio activity across jurisdictions.
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Harrisburg
State Health Department
Legion Week at Rockwood This Week
The American Legion sponsors a special nightly entertainment week at Rockwood with a Golden Rule shows lineup. Local patrons are invited to attend the events each evening.
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Rockwood
American Legion
Hiss Case and Russian Request to Return Woman
In Sweden a 19 year old Russian girl, living near Stockholm, faces repeated requests from the Russian embassy to be sent back. She applied for an alien emergency passport in 1945 and has refused to return despite letters from her father, a Russian army officer. Aug 11 and Aug 5 and 11 encounters involved Russian officials delivering letters. the girl says the letters are written by Nikishan and she remains in Sweden guarded by authorities in a restricted zone.
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Stockholm
Kosenkina
Sweden
Foreign Office
Russia
Afetr
Vladimir Petropavlovsky
Petropavlovsky
Sergi Ikishan
Nikishan
White Dies After Denying Red Activity
Harry Dexter White 56 former U S treasury official died at his summer home from a heart attack suffered after returning from Washington. He had testified before the House un American activities committee that Bentley's accusations were false. White helped manage the 2 billion currency stabilization fund and shaped postwar financial plans.
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Wori
Import Export Bank
Treasury
Economic Defense Board
White
Salisbury Elk Lick Schools Open September 7
The Salisbury Elk Lick school district announces a seven staff changes with John E Benson named supervising principal and William A Goelz leading physical education and physical science. Emily Jane Hickson succeeds Arlene Shultz in homemaking. The opening date is September 7.
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Salisbury- Elk Lick
John E. Benson
William A. Goelz
Crafton
Emily Jane Hickson
Arlene Shultz
John R. Esch
Jane Gundrum
Frances McTigue
Wilferd G. Mears
Hubert L. Newman
Ada D. Schrock
Francis A. Showaiver
Emma H. Deal
Twila Gennett
Springs
Pearl Hay
St. Paul
Sadie Holtzhauer
Carl L. Lutz Jr
Louise McKerahan
West Salisbury
Edith Martz
Boynton
Pauline G. Metz
Blanche Moser
Carrie Moser
Harriet H. Maust
Anna Showalter
Augusta Sperry
UAW Strikes Harvester After Postponed Walkout
Chicago August 17 The CIO United Auto Workers strike against International Harvester after proposing postponement of the walkout pending negotiations on a new contract.
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UAW
Harvester
Chicago
INS
Cio-United Auto Workers
International Harvester Company
Russian Teacher Slips From Consulate in Despair
Mrs Oksana Stepanova Kosenkina a Russian teacher in New York remained gravely ill after leaping from the Russian consulate last week. Roosevelt hospital reported a blood transfusion and detailed fractures including a broken pelvis and vertebra with internal hemorrhage. The consulate blamed White Russians and American officials for her act and said she acted in despair after a nervous breakdown.
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New York
Oksana Stepanova Kosenkina
Roosevelt Hospital
Yakov M. Lamokin
Kosenkina
Lamokin
VOAG Pupils Exhibit At Jenner Fair
Somerset high school vocational agriculture students enter livestock at Jenner Fair. FFA members Duane Clark Dean Murray Bill Yoder Robert Murray enter baby beef breeds Hereford Angus and their Hampshire and Berkshire sows. Somerset is the only school with entries, advisers say.
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Somerset High School
Vocational Agriculture Department
G. Floyd Dye
Kenneth Kinney
Somerset
Duane Clark
Bill Yoder
Robert Murray
Dean Murray
Somerset Ffa
Fred Wigstrom
Glenn Meyers
Clarence Coddington
Wreath of Blue for Sgt Kelly at Invalides
A wreath of blue flowers rests under the Invalides dome for Sgt Lawrence R. Kelly buried at Arlington cemetery. He was the first American to reach the Paris St. Cloud bridge, wounded there and died later in the United States. His Altoona Pennsylvania home is cited and the Kelly memorial committee has 8000 members in St Cloud. A local stadium has been named Kelly stadium.
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Paris
Arlington Cemetery
the Invalides
Napoleon
Lawrence R. Kelly
St. Cloud
Kelly
Altoona
Nixon says Hiss Identified Chambers as Crosley
Rep Nixon reports Alger Hiss named Whittaker Chambers as George Crosley, a man he knew under another name. Chambers testified he used to be a Communist agent in Washington from 1924 to 1937 and named Hiss as affected member of the underground. Hiss denied knowing Chambers in his oath. The two men were brought together at the Commodore hotel to confront the issue.
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Howard Dobson
Washington
Rep
Nixon
R-Calif
Alger Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
New York
House UN- American Activities Committee
Hiss
Chambers
George Crosley
State Department
Carnegie Foundation For International Peace
Commodore Hotel
Weather Outlook for Maryland and Surrounding States
Weather forecast shows cloudiness on Wednesday with scattered showers in western areas and night showers in the east. Thursday is generally fair with coastal showers, temperatures near normal. Eastern Pennsylvania eyes similar pattern with light rain totals, western Pennsylvania and West Virginia expect slight cooling and sporadic showers midweek through Friday.
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Maryland
West
East
Pennsylvania
Nowh
West Virginia
Modern Brick Home Near Somerset With All Utilities
Six room brick dwelling with bath laundry garage and all utilities sits on a double lot five minutes from the heart of Somerset. Possession by September 1. Phone Somerset 328 R.
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Heart of Somerset
Somerset
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