Friedens Man Arrested Over Boden Child Attack
Norman Barnett of Friedens was arrested after 13-year-old Gladys Boden identified him as her assailant. He allegedly approached the Hay farm Wednesday evening, gagged and bound the girl with binder twine, and fled toward Lavansville before being detained. Investigators traced his movements through Somerset and Friedens, with Mrs Coleman and Jennings Hay confirming the identification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Barnett
Jennings Hay Farm
Gladys Boden
Jennings Hay
Friedens
Abou
Lizardville
Barrall
Boden
Children’s Aid
Vis
Kenneth Glenn
Paul Dorsey
Hay Farm
Mr. Hay
Somerset
Lavansville
Barnett
Boten
Robert Coleman
Hay
M. J. R. Hay
Bailey Farm
Barndt
Vansville
Ferner
Rank Friedline
Main Street
Stoystown Road
Jay
Somerset Milling Company
Glenn
Dorsey
Marret Oystrender
Hen Barndt
Norman Barndt
Mry Barndt
Cupp
Jeniys
Trusteeship Concept for China Faces Mixed Reactions
A U S plan to place disputed zones in China under trusteeship, reportedly with Chiang Kai-shek's approval, faces Communist distrust. The zones include North Kiangsu, parts of Shantung, and Jehol. A Communist spokesman warned Henan HQ might oppose, arguing Communist control in North Kiangsu negates National claims. The plan envisions U S trusteeship with negotiations and free elections to determine control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanking
China
U. S
Chiang Kai- Shek
Kuling
United States
Chiang
Kiangsu
Shanghai
Seaboard
Shantung
Tsingtao
Jehol
Manchuria
Chahar
Inner Mongolia
Henan
Lawrence Pushes 18-Year-Old Voting Call at Convention
Pittsburgh Mayor David L. Lawrence urged the Democratic platform to back lowering the voting age from 21 to 18. Speaking at the Young Democratic clubs state convention, he said youth should focus on political work. Georgia Governor Ellis Arnall and U S Senators Myers Guffey and McMahon were slated to speak during the event with state candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
David L. Lawrence
Young Democratic Clubs
Lawrence
Ellis Arnall
Georgia
U. S
Francis J. Myers
Philadelphia
Joseph F. Guffey
Pennsylvania
Brien McMahon
Connecticut
Patrick E. Kerwin
Lykens
Cincinnati Man Killed on Lincoln Highway
A Cincinnati man was killed when his parked car was struck on Route 30 eleven miles east of Greensburg. The deceased was Edward J. Reardon and the injured priest, Father Daniel Gallagher 55, of Lakewood Ohio, was taken to Latrobe hospital with a fractured left leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensburg
Cincinnati
Route 30
Edward J. Reardon
Latrobe Hospital
Daniel Gallagher
Lakewood
British troopship Deporting 600 Jews to Cyprus
Empire Heywood sails from Haifa with 600 illegal Jewish immigrants bound for detention in Cyprus after a bomb warning. Other reports note past attacks on vessels and deportations, with British authorities planning four days at sea for camp readiness. Deportations to Eritrea and ongoing Palestine crisis add to tensions as Jewish and Arab leaders react.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter L. Davidson
Jerusalem
Empire Heywood
Mediterranean
Cyprus
Naval
Haifa
Eritrea
Stern Gang
Palestine
Britain
Holy Land
Jewish Agency
Elihu Dobkin
Paris
London
Frankfurt
Joseph T. McNarney
U. S. Zone of
Indictment of Three in Post Exchange Fraud Case
A federal grand jury indicted Major Joan S. Bleeker Jr. and Capt Ralph L. Binson both post exchange officers at Camp Pendleton and civilian Robert S. Gleason on charges of diverting 138311 worth of post exchange merchandise and jewelry into civilian hands. They allegedly formed the R S Gleason Company to distribute goods from closed post exchanges to civilian markets including items from Santa Ana Army Air Base and San Francisco naval depots. All deny irregularity and say they had authority to dispose of the merchandise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
INS
Camp Pendleton
Marine Corps Post Exchange
Joan S. Bleeker Jr
Post Exchange
Ralph L. ®Binson
Robert S. Gleason
Oceanside
James E. Harrington
Alden F. Houck
R. S. Gleason Company
Santa Ana Army Air Base
Wilmington Port of Embarkation
Naval Supply Depot
San Francisco
Van Zandt Hurt as Auto Crash Delays VFW Dedication
Altoona report says James E. Van Zandt, Republican candidate for Congress in the 22nd district and former national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, sustained an ear injury when his car skidded and crashed into a culvert embankment on the way to Curwensville for a VFW post dedication. He had just returned from a 25,000 mile Pacific island tour with J. Stack and once commanded an LST unit in World War II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altoona
James E. van Zandt
22Nd
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Curwensville
VFW
van Zandt
Pacific
Joseph Stack
LST
Navy
French Honor Altoona Soldier in St. Cloud Tribute
Citizens of St. Cloud France honor former Staff Sergeant Lawrence R. Kelly 44 of Altoona. A testimonial signed by 8125 persons was given to U S Ambassador Jefferson Caffery to deliver to Kelly. Kelly, totally disabled, was wounded 32 times when his airborne engineer outfit and Free French liberated St. Cloud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altoona
INS
St. Cloud
France
Lawrence R. Kelly
U. S
Jefferson Caffery
Kelly
P R R Train Fatally Strikes Canonsburg Boy
A Pittsburgh Washington passenger train killed 15 year old Keith Horwatt as he walked along tracks about 200 feet from East Pike street crossing in Canonsburg. Deputy Coroner John Yoney said the boy faced away from the whistle and did not hear the engine. Engineer J E Brown reported the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canonsburg
Keith Horwatt
East Pike Street
Washington County
John Yoney
J. E. Brown
Washington, Pa
Donna Lee Beauty Salon Ad
Donna Lee Beauty Salon operates at 137 West Main Street above Dairy Land, contact phone 518 for services and appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Lee Beauty Salon
W. Main St
Dairy Land
West Main Street
Great Lakes Ship Strike Nearing End
The nine day strike ends near after NMU and Standard Oil of Indiana reach a 48 hour at sea 44 hour in port work week with overtime scales. Bethlehem Transportation Co offered a similar deal and may ratify. Federal mediator Fox plans talks with Inland Steel and others while rail car ferries await action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Great Lakes
CIO National Maritime Union
NMUP
Standard Oil Co
Indiana
Bethlehem Transportation Co
New York
NMU
Joseph Vurran
Noel P. Fox
Chicago
Inland Steel Co
International Harvester Co
Nicholson Steamship Line
Ford Motor Co
Jupiter Co
Lake Michigan
Detroit River
P. D. Harvey
Standard Oil
Bethlehem
Truman Decides to Try Fishing in Bermuda
President Truman, on the Bermuda holiday, accepts fishing advice from George Allen and joins the party for a wahoo fishing trip. He rises early, walks the naval base, then swims, while secretary Charles Ross dismisses as absurd any London reports of talks with Attlee and Bidault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Bermuda
INS
Truman
White House
George Allen
Allen
Williamsburg
U. S. Naval
Charles Ross
London
Ministr
Attlee
Remier Bidault
Ross
Duquesne Union to Vote on Strike
Pittsburgh August 23 Workers of the Duquesne Light Company will vote at a mass meeting on wage raises and related issues under mediation by federal and state mediators. George L. Mueller says a date and location are not set. The union has warned of a strike if negotiations fail by midnight August 31 and seeks a master contract instead of nine separate documents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Duquesne Light Company
George L. Mueller
Independent Association of Employes of
Duquesne Light and Associated Companies
Snyder Offers 50 Prize For Rural Potatoes
William Snyder of Hanover donates 50 as a special prize for rural potatoes shown at the Jenner fair to be held August 27 to 30 at Jennertown fairgrounds. Dr. W R Korns, Somerset veterinarian, adds 30 in prizes for youths under 18 bringing a nonfresh heifer to the Jenner fair. M E Knepper, Somerset secretary of the Jenner Fair association, invites further donations by phone or in person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Snyder
Hanover
Berlin
Jennertown
W. R. Korns
Somerset
M. E
Vet Applications Ready at Somerset Post Office
Terminal leave pay application blanks for World War II veterans from Somerset and nearby areas are available at the Somerset post office. Veterans may obtain them by calling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset and Vicinity
Somerset
Yugoslavia Trouble Not Unexpected
Awartime discussion among American servicemen overseas warned of rising Yugoslav tensions within six months. One GI predicted potential conflict with Yugoslavia absent decisive diplomacy, noting labor unrest in the United States as a lesser concern beside international clashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penelope Baker
Yugoslavia
Europe
United States
Death in cave in at Somerset mine near Lincoln township
Elwood L. Friedline, 38, of Sipesville, was killed in a cave in at the Charles Darr farm near Lincoln township while excavating at a new mine about five miles from Somerset. He died from a broken neck and jaw, crushed chest, and a broken right arm. He left a wife Grace Walker Friedline and three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Darr
Lincoln Township
Elwood L. Friedline
Sipesville
Berkey Bros. Coal Co
Somerset
Friedline
A. M. Uphouse
Charles R. Hauger
Grace Walker Friedline
Walter Hay
Boswell
Wusene
John
Ruth Anne Friedline
James Shaffer
Prother
Wilford Hay
Jacob Miller
R. D
Two-Year-Old Kills Mother in Lansing Apartment
In Lansing Michigan a 21 year old mother Roxanne Smith died after her two year old son fired a service revolver while she stood by the crib of her four month old son Jimmy The father Patrolman Clayton Smith witnessed the shooting in the East North avenue residence
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing, Mich
INS
Roxanne Smith
Clayton Smith
East North Avenue
Jimmy
Clayton, Jr
Walkout At Lindley Mine Affects 350 Workers
About 350 miners walked out at Lindley mine of the Pittsburgh Coal Company in Houston on August 23 in protest over the dismissal of a motorman. An AFL UMW official called the strike unlawful and said the union seeks to persuade workers to return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Lindley
Pittsburgh Coal Company
AFL United Mine Workers
State Department of Mines
Indictments in Alabama race riot filed for 16 persons
In Ajhens Alabama on August 19 a street fight between two white men and a Black man sparked a race riot. The grand jury indicted 16 individuals on undisclosed charges and the names and charges will be revealed after warrants are served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ajhens
Ala
Woman Arrested for Malicious Mischief in County
Mrs. Robert B. Reed was arrested Friday afternoon by Constable E. D. Peck and jailed on a charge of malicious mischief. She will face a hearing this morning before Justice of the Peace H. S. Whipperman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert B. Reed
E. D. Peck
South Center Avenue
Justice of the Peace
H. S. Whipperman
Yugoslavia Defies U.S. 48 Hour Ultimatum Incident Reported
Capt William Crombie, a U S transport pilot, testified that Yugoslav fighters fired at least two machine gun bursts when he failed to understand landing signals during a Vienna to Udine run. The C 47 was damaged above the left rudder. a Turkish passenger was seriously wounded. Crombie forced to land in a cornfield near Ljubljana. crew aided by Lt Bill L McNew while locals fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. McKnight
Gorizia
Italy
Yugoslavia
William Crombie
East Longmeadow
Mass
Vienna-to-Udine
Crombie
Ljubljana
Bill L. McNew
Atlanta
Tito Delivers New Note On Bled Plane Crash
The American embassy said Marshal Tito handed Ambassador Patterson a note stating no survivors aboard the downed C-47 near Bled. Five aboard at crash included Capt. William Crombie. wreckage removal authorized for investigation. Tito rejected no apology and offered access to Yugoslav authorities for search efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Palmer
Belgrade
Marshal Tito
Richard C. Patterson
Bled
Tito
William Crombie
Yugoslavia
Tio
Crombie
Patterson
Col
Richard Partridge
Lubuljana
Dairymen seek $5.02 for August and September milk
Delegates representing about 40,900 New York milkshed dairy farmers urged a temporary amendment to the milkshed federal state marketing order to guarantee $5.02 per hundredweight for fluid milk in August and September. The Metropolitan Cooperative Milk Producers Bargaining Agency backed the move and sought retroactive Aug 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
N. Y
New York
Metropolitan Cooperative Milk Producers Bargaining Agency
Metropolitan Agency
Eastern Milk Producers’ Cooperative
Addison Milk Producers’ Cooperative
van Hornesville Milk Producers Cooperative Association
Opa
Henry H. Rathbun
New Hartford
Dairymen’s Cooperative Association
Metropolitan Agency Group
Stonycreek Opens Sept 3 For Consolidated School
The Stonycreek township consolidated school will start on September 3, delaying from the previous August 26 date. Officials cite scheduling adjustments and district coordination as reasons for the shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stonycreek
Stonycreek Township
Tito Ignores Ultimatum and Won't Reply
Belgrade radio said Marshal Tito declines to acknowledge the U S ultimatum to Yugoslavia and will not reply. Yugoslavia released nine occupants of the first U S transport downed in the Balkan nation, while the Turkish captain remained wounded. The United States sought access to survivors and release of all occupants, with Byrnes noting the matter is pending and to be answered from Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Belgrade
Tito
U. S
Yugoslavia
Balkan
Tanjung
Richard C. Patterson
Marshal Tito
Patterson
Bled
Ljubljana
Savo Kosanovic
United States
Julian Alps
Vienna
Tanjug
State Byrnes Here
Washington
Erie to Have Morning Paper in Erie Sun Debut
Erie will launch its first morning newspaper, the Erie Morning Sun, on Monday Sept 9. Edward Lamb and Kenneth D Topill publish the six day daily with no Sunday edition. The Dispatch Herald plant will be used, with separate Sun staff and AP service. Clyde J McCauley named Sun managing editor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Lake Port
Edward Lamb
Kenneth D. Topill
Erie Dispatch- Herald
Erie Morning Sun
Dispatch- Herald
Sun
Associated Pres
Topill
Clyde J. McCauley
United States May Move for UN Action Over Yugoslavia
Washington reports say the United States plans to resume army air force flights around Yugoslavia with possible armed protection as Acheson notes Yugoslavia did not meet the 48 hour ultimatum. The move could lead to presenting the case to the United Nations Security Council over the downing of two American planes and five possible deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Hightower
Washington
United States
Army Air Force
Yugoslavia
Acheson
United Nations Security Council
Belgrade
Marshal Tito
Turk
Truman
Bermuda
Secreta
State Byrnés
Paris
Italy
Austria
Weather Split for Maryland and Surrounding Regions
The forecast calls for partly cloudy and cool conditions in Maryland and eastern Pennsylvania on Saturday with a warmup on Sunday. Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia expect similar patterns with a gradual rise in temperatures by Sunday. Showers are possible in eastern Pennsylvania Maryland Sunday into Monday bringing up to one inch north and up to one third inch south with below normal temperatures and a warming trend through Sunday then cooler into Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
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Friedens Man
Mary Hause
Lohr’s
People’s Bank Bldg
MR. Larmon
Somerset American
Somerset Amervan
U.S. Plan For
John Roderick
Lincoln
Berkey
I. X. L. Special
Richard Pile
Municipal Building
P.R.R
Somerset Restaurant
Duquesne
Snyder
Church of the Brethren of
Summit Mills
N. C. Gnagey
Meyersdale, Pa
E. L. Friedline
Death
Lindley Mine
UMW District 5
John P. Busarello
U.S
Tito Hands Patterson
Somerset Tax Service
Somerset Weather
David Grove
DAO Eetiutad
Siesicerenee En
Ninsteneen
Bardettrutad
U. S. Weather Bureau
Boston
Aeneas Nereee Onsen
Renee Herianet
Church OF Christ
I. Woodrow
Stein Bldg
Homer L. Chrisner
Phone
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