Selective Service Registration Light In Somerset County
Somerset County observes the first day of Selective Service registration with sparse turnout across towns and high schools. Officials report 12 at Berlin, 8 at Rockwood, 17 at Meyersdale, 4 at Stonycreek, and 33 in Somerset, far below the estimated 6,700 expected. Local board 156, led by Blaine Barefoot, aims to tally nationwide veteran data and organize veteran service numbers, with registrations continuing over 20 days by birth year.
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Somerset County
Berlin
Rockwood
Meyersdale
Stonycreek Township High School
Somerset
Selective Service
Harrisburg
Draft Board
L. S. Williams
Poon
County Draft Board
Stein
Elsie Duppstadt
Blaine Barefoot
Windber
Don M. Kimmel
Walter B. Jones
Registrations To Be Made In High Schools
The selective service act requires married male citizens 18 to 26 to register. Registrations occur at all county high schools and the Stein building central office in Somerset. Miss Elsie Duppstadt leads registration with hours 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Local sites include Berlin Boswell Confluence Davidsville Hooversville Meyersdale Que Mahonin Stepstown Rockwood Saltsburg and others.
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Somerset
L. S. Williams
Stein Building
J. C. Penny
Elsie Duppstadt
Somerset High School
Duppstad
Berlin
Boswell
Confluence
Davidsville
Hooversville
Meyersdale
Quemahonin
Stepstown
Rockwood
Sal
Veterans Lead Pennsylvania Registration Drive For Peacetime Draft
World War II veterans head the Operation Registration effort as Pennsylvanians born in 1923 to 1925 sign up. 25 year olds register state wide at 67 county HQs with 16 questions in about 10 minutes. Induction quota set at 10 000 nationally for November, about 800 from Pennsylvania.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Washington
Selective Service
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Henry M. Gross
Dewey Seeks Maine Campaign Stop Amid Rugged Itinerary
Governor Dewey said he would like to make a campaign speech in Maine but may not fit it into an extensive itinerary. He discussed the possibility with Maine gubernatorial nominee Frederick J. Payne at a joint news conference and noted the schedule remains unsettled. Dewey traveled from his Pawling farm to New York and planned to attend the funeral of Charles Evans Hughes.
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Marvin Arrowsmith
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Maine
Frederick J. Payne
Payne
Waldoboro
Dewey
Pawling
N. Y
Charles Evans Hughes
United States
Bodies of Shoup Children Recovered After Drowning
Misery Bay yielded the red body of Shirley aged 13, with John 11 and Herbert 10 found earlier after their sisters Veatrice 14 survived. Mr and Mrs Jacob D Shoup of Oakdale were fishing when the children reportedly stepped into a deep hole while wading.
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Misery Bay
Shoup
Coast
Shirley
John
Herbert
Jacob D. Shoup
Oakdale
Judge Refuses Injunction in Meyersdale Daylight Saving Fight
A Somerset County judge declined to block Meyersdale borough from observing daylight saving time. The ruling calls the council action a nullity and notes the state law and prior cases limit its conduct. CEDS vows renewed effort next year as DST remains in effect.
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Meyersdale
Norman T. Boose
Boose
CEDS
Committee For Elimination of
Samuel S. Rickard
Gus Tatterelli
A. C. Saylor
Frank S. Lucente
Lucente
James L. Leckemby
Elk Lick Township
Elk Lick-Salisbury
Cavalcante
Uniontown
Calvacante
Leland W. Walker
Walker
Somerset County
Meryersdale
Capitol Roof Fire Extinguished With Minor Damage
A small blaze among painting equipment on the Capitol roof was extinguished tonight with no serious damage reported. No injuries are mentioned. The incident occurred in Washington as authorities investigated the cause.
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Capitol
Washington
Heat Wave Death Toll Tops 176 As Relief Arrives
A week of extreme heat killed at least 176 people across 16 states and Washington D C. A Canadian air mass combined with a northward hurricane brought temporary relief to sweltering regions including the Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic. Temperatures varied from the 80s to the upper 90s with warnings of renewed heat tomorrow across Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa.
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Chicago
Washington, D. C
Canada
Carolina
Great Lakes
Wisconsin
Michigan
Ilinois
Indiana
Onis
New York
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Atlanta
Nashville
Illinois
Minnesota
Iowa
Angelis
Calif
Salt Lake City
World Council of Churches Plenary Faces Progress Hurdles
Delegates at the Amsterdam conclave rush to finish committee reports ahead of the plenary session. Differences in opinion, some backing Communist policy aspects, slow progress though unity remains. Dr. John R. Mott named honorary president candidate with a slate of co presidents as critics warn of threat to human rights. Edward Mills and Mott urge youth inspiration shaping the council’s future.
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John R. Mott
United States
Church Assembly
YMCA
U. S
World Council of Churches
Edward Mills
Aliquippa Drugist Kiefer Faces Wage Tax Case
Aliquippa druggist George L. Kiefer and ex burgess was named in an information before Squire Cameron. The charge says he refused to deduct the wage tax from workers’ salaries and did not remit the funds to the borough. He also failed to declare anticipated profits.
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Aliquippa
George L. Kiefer
Squire Walter 3. Cameron
Kiefer
North Carolina Braces as Hurricane Approaches Coast
Hurricanes warnings stretch from Wilmington to Cape Hatteras as N and S Carolina residents evacuate and shelters open. Red Cross orders 1000 to board up homes, Coast Guard and Navy move vessels inland, emergency centers activated, beaches submerged and roads inland.
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Atlantic Beach
Red Cross
Morehead City
Morehead City-Beaufort
Weather Bureau
Lere
Wilmington
Cape Hatteras
Virginia Capes
Federal
Miami
North Carolina Coast Line
Cecil Gentry
Grady Norton
Atlantic
Morehead
New Bern
Army
Havelock
N. C
Cherry Point Marine Base
North Carolina
Virginia
Navy
Norfolk
Chesapeake Bay
Core Banks
Ocracoke
Hatteras Inlet
Coast Guard
Hatteras Village
Manteo-Ocraccke Transportation Company
Green Pastures award to Keans in Franklin
The 1948 Pennsylvania Green Pastures award for farming excellence went to Ellis and Leon Kean of Franklin R C 3. Second place went to the Tau Brothers of Washington Pa, with Russell F Carter of Newton Bucks County and Lawrence J Brewer of Washingtonville Montour County also noted as division winners. John A Smith, secretary of the federal Agriculture Department state production and marketing committee, cited the Kean brothers for high standards in pasture development improvement and management.
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Harrisburg
Ellis and
Leon Kean
Franklin
R. C
Tau Brothers
Washington, Pa
Russell F. Carter
Newton
Bucks County
Lawrence J. Brewer
Washingtonville
Montour County
John A. Smith
Federal Agriculture Department
State Production and Marketing Committee
Kean Brothers
Berlin City Delegation Backs West German Charter Effort
The Berlin senior committee names a five member delegation to Bonn to draft a charter for the western occupation zones while Communist members walk out over plans. U S Britain and France hold Kremlin talks on Berlin crisis as four powers press Moscow talks. Ulbricht calls for Russian role in Ruhr amid peace treaty debates.
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Edward Shanke
Berlin
Moscow
Bonn
Kremlin
United States
Britain
France
U. S
Walter Bedell Smith
Walter Ulbricht
Socialist Unity Party
SED
Ruhr
Germany
Leipzig
Ulbrich
Schuman Says He Will Try To Form New Cabinet In France
Paris reports Robert Schuman a Popular Republican and former premier agreed to attempt to form a new cabinet to end the French political crisis. He planned to seek a vote of confidence from the National Assembly and then form a government despite acknowledged difficulties.
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Robert Dt. Wilson
Paris
Robert Schuman
MRP
National Assembly
Vincent Auriol
Schuman
France
Andre Marie
Marie
Excess Eggs And Tomats For Wallace Attacked In N C
Henry Wallace, Progressive presidential nominee, faced egg and tomato throws in Burlington and Greensboro as he campaigned in North Carolina. Pelted from a 2,500-strong crowd, he continued speaking after incidents at the Guilford county courthouse. He defended his supporters and urged compassion amid boos and taunts.
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Winston-Salem
N. C
Henry Wallace
North Carolina
Progressive Party
Burlington
Greensboro
Wallace
Guilford County
Joe
Moscow
Durham
Wallace campaign stabbing mars Durham meet in 1932 rally
In Durham North Carolina a Progressive party rally for Henry A. Wallace was interrupted after a supporter, James Daniel Harris of Charlotte, was stabbed outside the armory. Police reported multiple scuffles, a chair strike on an anti-Wallace picket, and a minor panic from a firecracker blast as guards patrolled the crowd of about 1,500 while Wallace, surrounded by detectives, failed to deliver his prepared speech.
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Durham
N.C
INS
Henry A. Wallace
Progressive Party
James Daniel Harris
Charlotte
N. C
Wallace
Harris
Weather Outlook Maryland and nearby regions
Maryland shows mostly cloudy and cooler conditions Tuesday with some rain and strong northeast winds along the coast by night. Wednesday turns partly cloudy and cool with continued lower temperatures. Eastern Pennsylvania to West Virginia follow a pattern of cooler days and fair to partly cloudy skies through Wednesday.
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Maryland
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Somerset Weather Report Summary
Daily weather report notes 24 hour period from 5 20 p m Sunday to 5 30 p m Monday. Data includes temperatures with high around 84 and low around 64 degrees. Comparisons show last year’s maximum 85 and minimum 64 degrees. Weather observer David Grove records Somerset figures.
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Somerset Weather
David Grove
U. S
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