Army Seizes Major Railroads to Prevent Nationwide Strike
The United States Army took control of 195 major rail lines and standby control of 106 more at 4 p.m. Eastern to avert a predicted rail worker strike. About 300,000 trainmen and conductors threatened walkout at 6 a.m. Sunday over a wage hour dispute, prompting President Truman to order government operation. The seizure was largely administrative with 50 uniformed officers and seven railroad presidents overseeing operations.
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Harold W. Ward
Washington
United States Army
Truman
Army
Rhee Urges UN Counteroffensive To Reclaim Lost Korea
South Korean President Syngman Rhee at provisional headquarters called for an immediate United Nations counter-offensive to retake Seoul and other lost areas. He warned of Communist propaganda among youths, massive mobilization of youths, famine fears, and refugees facing winter without food or home if the Reds hold the bread basket regions. Rhee noted morale among refugees remains strong but anxious to begin a substantial drive.
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INS
Syngman Rhee
United Nations
Rhee
Seoul
South Korea
Canada Rail Strike Prolonged Into Sixth Day With No Break
OTTAWA Aug 27 Canada remains in a general rail strike for the sixth day after a meeting between Prime Minister Louis St Laurent and leaders of 124000 workers yielded no change. Government plans emergency legislation at a Tuesday session while talks between railways and strikers have collapsed. Frank Hall said the strike continues with no new approach from either side.
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Ottawa
Canada
Louis St. Laurent
Frank H. Hall
St. Laurent
Nearly Normal Service Restores on P and L E After Strike
Pittsburgh workers returned to near normal operation on the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie line after a five day strike by the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and the Order of Railroad Conductors ended when President Truman seized the nation’s railroads to avert a broader walkout. The P and L E employs about 7000 people serving Connellsville and Brownsville in Pennsylvania to Ashtabula Ohio.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie
Brotherhood of Railroad
Truman
Connellsville
Brownsville
Ashtabula
Hospital Executive Committee Names Appointments
The Somerset Community Hospital executive committee announced committee assignments for Housekeeping Mrs Edith Krebs Public and staff relations Floyd Dye Building equipment and insurance A D Graham Personnel Charles Coffroth Finance and accounting Ralph Dickey Bonds and contributions E L Anderson and Purchases and accounts receivable George A Dickey The committee officers are Alvin Glessner president FE L Anderson vice president Charles Coffroth secretary and Ralph Dickey treasurer
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Board of Directors
Somerset Community Hospital
Housekeeping
Edith Krebs
Floyd Dye
A. D. Graham
Charles Coffroth
Ralph Dickey
E. L. Anderson
George A. Dickey
Alvin Glessner
FE. L. Anderson
New 10th Pennsylvania State Guard Command Announced
Harrisburg reports Col. Raymond F. Goodridge of Washington, PA, named commander of the 10th regiment as part of a home guard reorganization. The 28th Infantry Division heads to federal service, while four additional regiments are formed and led by World War II veterans under Maj. Gen. Frank A. Weber.
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Harrisburg
Raymond F. Goodridge
Washington
Pennsylvania State Guard
Goodridge
State Guard
Pennsylvania National Guard
28Th Infantry Division
Camp Atterbury
Ind
Korea
Frank A. Weber
Washington City
Weber
Home Guard
Erie
Scranton
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
28Th Division
Somerset Cooler Than Alaska Says Miss Reiley
Miss Betty Reiley writes from Kanakanak near Dillingham Alaska about weather to her aunt Miss Elizabeth Kessler in Somerset Newspapers Inc. She calls Alaska heat unbearable due to bugs and dust, while Somerset’s 85 degree high is cooler than Alaska's.
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Somerset
Alaska
Miss Reiley
David Grove
U. S. Weather Observer
Dillingham
Betty Reiley
Kanakanak
Elizabeth Kessler
Somerset Newspapers, Inc
Los Angeles
Hitler’s Car Arrives for Exhibition at Newberry’s
A Mercedes limousine trailer believed to be Hitler’s car was parked along the south side of the diamond in front of Newberry’s store during Sunday afternoon and evening traffic. The vehicle will be shown Monday under American Legion auspices drawing notable attention from locals.
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Adolf Hitler
Newberry’s
American Legion
Has America Robbed God Has Pyle in Somerset Sermon
Evangelist Perry E. Pyle returned for a fortnights series in Somerset. He argued that Americans rob God by neglecting Sundays and religious giving, citing fuel use, war, and prayer as evidence. About 490 attended the afternoon session with Mrs. Pyle at the piano.
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Sara Roberta Getty
America
Perry E. Pyle
Somerset
Governor Theatre
Don Aiesman
Mr. Pyle
Tenth Legion
God
Ous
Emenhiser
Holsopple
Harry Dornheim
Eub
Liberty May Be Lost Says Livengood at Shanksville Picnic
Livengood warns at the Stonycreek community picnic that liberty is at risk in America amid ideological struggles. He urges preserving local schools and warns against surrendering liberty for security while praising the community’s values and education.
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John Kachalka
William
Livengood, Jr
Internal Affairs
Shanksville
Stonycreek Township
Brewse Grove
Clarence C. Shaffer
Stonycreek Township High School
Livengood
America
Shanksvilles
Berlins
Somersets
Stonycreek American Legion
Paul R. Wagner
Thea
Ernest Boucher
Somerset
Albright Released After Disorderly Conduct Hearing
Robert Albright, 55, of Quecreek, was committed to the county jail on a disorderly conduct charge Saturday. He was released the same day after a hearing before Squire H.8. Whip perman.
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Albright
Robert Albright
Quecreek
Squire H. 8. Whipperman
Turnpike Is Having Its Banner Year
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission reports its 160 mile toll highway had its biggest summer, with July traffic at an all time high and toll revenue rising to 922,630. Faring well are the Irwin to Carlisle four lane section and planned extensions to Philadelphia and the Ohio line. The system claims major savings on taxpayer road wear as interstate travel grows.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Irwin
Carlisle
Philadelphia
Ohio State Line
Commonwealth
C Commonwealth
Pressman Admits Communist Link During 1934 35
Washington Aug 27 former CIO leader Lee Pressman acknowledged he was a member of a Communist group for about a year in 1934 35 while in government service He faced renewed questioning by the House committee on un American activities which sought missing links in the Hiss Chambers case Pressman said Alger Hiss was not in the group and cited a 1948 hearing transcript that no witness charged him with espionage have ever engaged in espionage while in government or since then.
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Washington
P— Lee Pressman
CIO
New Deal
Pressman
House Committee On un-American Activities
Hiss-Chambers
Whittaker Chambers
Alger Hiss
State Department
Hiss
Committee
Robert Stripling
First Somerset County Casualty Named
Pfc Roy Canby of Boswell Route 1 is the first Somerset County casualty in the Korean War listed as missing in action in today's casualty report. He is the son of Gold Lewis Canby.
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Somerset County
Roy
Canby
Gold Lewis Canby
Boswell
Pfc
Man and Boy Hurt in Turnpike Crash Near Somerset
A man and a boy were injured when their car rear ended a tractor trailer six miles east of the Somerset interchange. Lee Hampton Benton 47 Danville Virginia chest injuries and forehead lacerations listed fair. Kenneth Edmonds 16 Schoolfield Virginia ear and leg lacerations listed satisfactory. Tractor trailer driven by Jack FE Mrszus 27 Akron Ohio damage to car $1600. No trailer damage.
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Somerset
Lee Hampton Benton
Danville
Somerset Community Hospital
Kenneth Edmonds
Schoolfield
Bys
Jack FE
Zus
Akron
O. Turnpike
Colby Named Superintendent at Shamokin State Hospital
The state welfare department announced Gov. James H. Duff approved the appointment of John W. Colby of Cincinnati Ohio as superintendent of Shamokin State hospital located in Shamokin.
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Colby
Harrisburg
State Welfare Department
James H. Duff
John W. Colby
Cincinnati
Ohio
Shamokin State Hospital
Car Plunges Off Curve. Man Killed near Fayette City
An auto careened off a curve and plunged down an embankment near Fayette City. Edward Herndon, 37, of Cleveland, Ohio, died in the crash and four other people were injured.
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Fayette City
Edward Herndon
Cleveland, O
MacArthur Withdraws VFW Speech
Gen Douglas MacArthur withheld from public circulation a Formosa message sent to the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Chicago. He was believed directed by President Truman to withdraw the message, a cable to VFW national commander Clyde A. Lewis said. White House had no comment. Tokio aides cited no comment from MacArthur.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Formosa
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Chicago
Truman
MacArthur
Clyde A. Lewis
VEFW
White House
Tokio
VFW
Irormoss
State Department
Two Women Injured in Route 30 Collision Near Reel's Corner
Two women suffered injuries in a Sunday collision on Route 30 near Reel's Corner. Mrs. Jesse Harris, 47, of Pittsburgh, had facial cuts while Mrs. Ann Smith of Altoona endured forehead lacerations and a fractured elbow. Both were treated at Windber hospital and released. The eastbound Thomas Harris, 49, Pittsburgh, collided with J. L. Smith, 65, Altoona, in the opposite lane. Damages to both cars totaled 1200 dollars.
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Reel’s Corner
Jesse Harris
Pittsburgh
Ann Smith
Altoona
Windber Hospital
Thomas Harris
J. L. Smith
Koreans Hold Line as UN Forces Fight Pohang Drive
North Korean forces press a strong assault toward Pohang and Kigwe on the eastern front as UN troops defend the vital Pohang air field and supply port. American jets and Mustangs bomb enemy concentrations while Masan and Pusan see renewed clashes and local counterattacks.
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Russell Brines Tokio
Pohang
United Nations
Masan
U. N
Pusan
No. 21 N
Kigwe
T G
Eighth Army
North Korea
U. S. 25Th Division
U. S
Weather forecast for West Virginia and neighboring states
Western Pennsylvania sees clouds with scattered afternoon and evening thunder showers on Monday and Tuesday. Eastern Pennsylvania remains warm with scattered afternoon storms possible in the mountains. Maryland trends mostly fair on the east with warm highs and scattered showers inland.
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West Virginia
Pennsylvenia
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Somerset Weather Report Summary
The daily weather report notes 24 hour period from 5:30 p.m. Saturday to 5:30 p.m. Sunday with high and low temperatures and precipitation. It also references temperature data for August 27 reported by the U.S. Weather Bureau and compares to the previous year.
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Somerset Weather
David Grove
U. S. Weather Observer
U. S. Weather Bureau
Ie Ee
Farewell Party for Rev Foutz at Wills Lutheran Church
A farewell gathering for Rev M F Foutz and his family will be held at Wills Lutheran Church on Tuesday August 29 at 7 50 p m All church members are invited to attend and wish the family well
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Wills Lutheran Church
M. F. Foutz
Lavansville Lutheran Church
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