Grand Jury Errors in 30 Bills Returns 24 True
District Attorney Frank A. Orban Jr led an 18 member grand jury that reviewed 30 bills over two days. Twenty four were declared true and four nontrue with several mixed outcomes. Reckner and Long had multiple charges affirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank A. Orban, Jr
Commonwealth
William Carey, Jr
Charles Wright
Otha Richard Kalp
John Kostichock, Jr
Archie L. McClintock
Warren W. Weidman
John Guy Reese
Bertha Lepley
Harry Robert Reckner
Reckner
H. J. Shube
Hiram Flowers
George Kimmel
Alva R. Martin
Lawrence Gilmore
Earl W. Hutzell
Fred Eugene Zarefoss
Tony Polyyga
Wilbert Hemminger
Phoebe Rhoads
Anthony Cardone
John D. Brock
Ravish
Elmer Blair
Harry Bechtel
Nick Sabo
Robert Mere
Elmer Rubright
James R. Long
Canada Acts to End Rail Suspension
The Canadian House of Commons moves to enact a government bill ordering resumed railway operations within 48 hours of passage. A provisional four cent hourly wage increase is offered, with arbitration possible after 15 days if the dispute persists, and protections against discharge for strikers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
House of Commons
Canada
Cooperative Commonwealth Federation
Social Credit
Louis St. Laurent
George Drew
Progressive Conservative
St. Laurent
Security Council Adds Formosan Question to Agenda
The United Nations Security Council agreed to place the Formosan issue on its agenda while declining a proposal to invite a Chinese Communist representative. The decision came amid mixed votes 7 to 2 with Egypt abstaining and Yugoslavia not participating. The council adjourned until Thursday at 2 p.m. EST.
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Man Harrels
Lake Success
United Nations Security Council
Red China
United States
Russia
Egypt
Yugoslavia
China
Cuba
Jakob A. Malik
Norway
India
Ecuador
France
Britain
Conferees Grant Truman Selective Price Arm Powers
A Senate conference committee agreed to give President Truman authority to apply wage and price controls on a selective basis, allowing price ceilings on individual items with industry wage controls. Maybank called the compromise workable and expects House action Thursday and Senate passage by Friday. The bill expires June 30, 1951, with safeguards to prevent hardship and ensure broad controls if needed. Truman planned a fireside talk on Korea as Congress debated mobilization powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling F. Green
Washington
Senate
Truman
Maybank
D-Sc
House
White House
Capehart
R-Ind
Bricker
Congress
Indifference to Gods Word Highlighted in Revival Talk
Rev. Perry E. Pyle warned at a county Youth for Christ revival that America faces growing indifference to Bible teaching. He urged more Bible use in churches and schools, recalled historical figures who relied on scripture, and pressed family worship to curb moral decline. Jo Ellisen and Donnydette sang, with Jo Ellisen to preach tonight.
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John Kochalka, JR
America
Perry E. Pyle
Youth For Christ
Park Theater
Israel
Josiah
United States
Mr. Pyle
Somerset Church of God
Grinnel Huston
George Blankenship
George Miller
Richard Murray
Harold Crawford
David Lykens
Central City Schools to Open September 5
Central City will reopen on September 5 at 9 am under supervising principal Bernard S. Hostetler. The faculty includes kindergarten Mrs. Janet Brubaker and teachers Hilma Lohr Beth M Landis Judy Kovach Elizabeth Muro Grace Caever Stanley Lady and Angelo Muro for grades 1 through 8.
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Central City School
Bernard S. Hostetler
Janet Brubaker
Hilma Lohr
Beth M. Landis
Judy S. Kovach
Elizabeth L. Muro
Grace W. Caever
Stanley J. Lady
Angelo A. Muro
Somerset beauty shop operator dies in Route 219 crash
Mrs Frances J Orndorf of Somerset was killed instantly Tuesday afternoon when her car veered on Route 219 and struck a utility pole three miles east of Somerset. She was 17 years a licensed beautician and chief operator of Polly Jane Beauty Shop. Survived by sister Pauline J Sipe and others. Funeral plans incomplete.
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Frances J. Orndorf
Somerset
Route 219
Orndorf
Dr. S. 8S. Schlag
Jennie King Schlag
Pauline J. Sipe
Polly Jane Shop
Somerset High School
Waynesburg College
Pittsburgh School of Beauty Culture
Polly Jane Beauty Shop
Women's Ferry Service
Trinity Lutheran Church
Walter S. Hoffman
Republic Woman Dies As Car Crashes Truck On Route 40
An overturning car struck a tombstone setter's truck on U S Route 40 near Baltimore in heavy rain killing Angeline Petrola 21 of Republic Pa and injuring five others all family members including John Petrola ? Dominick Preteroto 18 and Joseph Preteroti 3 with Thomas Broadway 26 of Baltimore listed as a passenger. State police described the crash as the car losing control on a hill in a blinding rainstorm and hitting a concrete island before colliding with the truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Angeline Petrola
Republic
John Petrola
St. Agnes’ Hospital
Mary Joseph Preteroti
Petrola
Dominick Preteroto
Preteroti
Joseph Preteroti
Thomas Broadway
Commissioners Press Law To Enforce Absent Fathers Support
Pittsburg August 29 Officials from the Pennsylvania State Association of County Commissioners urged enactment of reciprocal abandonment laws to force fathers who desert their children to pay for support even when residing in other states. They cited savings to counties now paying for child care until the father is located and called for a county code change to consolidate tax bills.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania State Association of County Commissioners
Normal A. Peil
Easton
Pennsylvania
Peil
Blood Drive Harvests 51 Pints In Rockwood
The Rockwood bloodmobile collected 51 pints of blood at the Evangelical and Reformed church on Tuesday afternoon. 79 people registered, 22 arrived without appointments, and 37 canceled. 25 percent of donations are destined for Korea. Dr. A. M. Uphouse and Dr. C. T. Saylor attended the unit.
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Rockwood
Korea
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Leo Friedline
Somerset Red Cross Chapter
A. M. Uphouse
C. T. Saylor
Kelly Korps First In New Florence Parade
The Kelly Korps drum and bugle outfit of Meyersdale won first prize in a New Florence parade on Tuesday night. Hastings placed second, Somerst's Crouse Cadets third, with Latrobe, Derry, Apollo, and Central City also noted. Windber led the junior division with Bolivar second and Seward third.
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Kelly Korps
Meyersdale
New Florence
Hastings
Somerset
Crouse Cadets
Latrobe
Derry
Apollo
Central City
Windber
Bolivar
Seward
Senate votes to let Truman draft doctors
The Senate voted unanimously to authorize drafting physicians dentists and allied specialists for the armed forces. The bill, now to the House, seeks about 10 000 doctors and dentists deferred in the last war to volunteer, with officer commissions and $100 monthly extra pay for medical specialists who enlist.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Armed Services
House
Country Club Fire Triggers Tax Assessment Dispute
Westmoreland Country Club members dispute the tax board timing after a late New Year’s Eve fire razed the clubhouse. Firefighters valued the loss at 500000 dollars while the structure was assessed at 30000 dollars, with alarms logged at 11 10 am January 1, 1950, conflicting with club claims.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Westmoreland Country Club
Allegheny County
Dilworth Calls Repeal of Soft Drink Tax in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg Aug 29 Richardson Dilworth Democratic gubernatorial candidate urged repeal of the pop tax. He contrasted his stance with Republican rival John S. Fine who also backs repeal. Dilworth cited past Democratic opposition to the levy and pressed for stricter lobbyist regulation alongside unity with lieutenant governor candidate Michael A. Musmanno.
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Harrisburg
Richardson Dilworth
John S. Fine
Luzerne County
Fine
Bedford
Dilworth
Musmanno
Committed to Jail Rudolph Molnor on peace charge
Rudolph Molnor, 67, of Seanor, was committed to the county jail on a surety of the peace charge by Justice of the Peace H. S. Whipperman on Tuesday.
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Rudolph Molnor
Seanor
Justice of the Peace
Whipperman
British Ground Forces Enter Korean Front In Emotional Arrival
A South Korean port scene welcomes British units led by Brigadier B A Coad of Wiltshire. Marines in tam o shanters and green jackets disembark as the Unicorn carrier, Ceylon cruiser, and two Australian destroyers approach. The moment carries hope and tension amid the ongoing war.
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Don Whitehead
United Nations
Korea
B. A. Coad
Wiltshore
England
Middlesex Regiment
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Middlesex
Albhuera
Campbell
Argyll
Unicorn
Ceylon
Breaks Leg In Fall At Work
Clarence L. Snyder of Somerset R D 2 was admitted to Somerset Community Hospital after fracturing his right leg in a fall from a scaffold while working on a garage building at Geiger on Monday. He was admitted Tuesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence L. Snyder
Somerset, R. D
Somerset Community Hospital
Snyder
Geiger
Peron Devalues Peso to Boost Trade and Investment
In Buenos Aires on August 29, the Peron government devalued the peso in a major move to bolster foreign trade and attract foreign capital to Argentina.
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Peron
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Allied War Planes To 60 Miles Of Siberia
Allied air forces ranged toward the Siberian border within 60 miles as B 29s attacked Chongjin and other targets. Fifth Air Force sorties reached 484 with F 51s and F 80s supporting ground units. Lt Louis A Goalby Jr and Lt Lyle E Mann reported blows on locomotives, boxcars, tanks, and camouflaged artillery, while British carrier pilots struck coastal targets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Chongjin
Russian Siberia
Fifth Air Force
Louis A. Goalby, Jr
Denver
Colo
Sewage Authority Seeks Entry Into Water Service
Allegheny county sanitary authority plans to enter the water business by purchasing South Pittsburgh Water Co and Monongahela Water Corp. Financing would rely on selling 33 million dollars in bonds. The purchases would serve 39 municipalities including a large portion of Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Allegheny County Sanitary Authority
South Pittsburgh Water Company
Monongahela Water Corporation
North Korean Reds Launch Major Push Along Taegu Pohang Arc
North Korean forces attacked the Taegu Pohang corridor with a 20 000 man assault aimed at Pohang and the Taegu front. The attack moved the South Koreans from Kigye nine miles northwest of Pohang while another force pressed northeast toward Taegu near Vihung. General MacArthur’s spokesman called the actions a major effort.
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Russell Brines Tokio
Taegu
Pohang
United Nations
Kigye
MacArthur
Taegu-Pohang
Vihung
Vihing
Weather Forecast For West Virginia Maryland And Pennsylvania
West Virginia remains partly cloudy with scattered showers or thundershowers mainly in the south and a high near 80. Thursday brings considerable cloudiness and showers with little temperature change. Maryland sees clouds and warmth easing to 82 to 86 with possible afternoon showers Wednesday and Thursday. Western Pennsylvania reports clouds with high 70s north and near 80 south Wednesday. Thursday partly cloudy with showers possible. Eastern Pennsylvania has cloudiness and cooler conditions with highs near 80 north and 85 south and possible scattered showers Wednesday. Extended period through Sunday September 8 shows temperatures near normal in most areas with variable shower activity and little change in the south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Mt. Playhouse This Week and Next Week Of Thee I Sing
The Mt. Playhouse presents the musical Of Thee I Sing this week and next with performances featuring a full cast. A program schedule shows showtimes, ticket prices, and special matinées for families and students.
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George Washington
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
Abraham Lincoln
Central City Schools
ICE Makers
Laurel Park
Griffiths
Laurel Mountain Boys
Emerick’s Restaurant
Oakhurst Tea Room
Jones Brothers
Republic Woman
Country Club
Miller’s Beauty Shop
Somerset Farm Bureau
Walker Buick CO
Casebeer Grove
Joe Lawther
Sipesville Athletic Club
Burr
U.N
ICE Trade
Mt. Pleasant Ice Co
Mt. Pleasant, Pa
Somerset Ice CO
Richard F. Gambino
K. J
Siberia
Somerset Weather
David Grove
U. S
U. S. Weather Bureau
Boston
Chicago
Cleveland Zene
Miami
New York
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
St. Louis
MT. Playhouse
John Knepper Kingwood
St. John’s
Music BY
Hurrell
Dick O'Conner
West Union ST
V.F.W
Heiple
Moore's
County Home
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