Menzies Leads Anti Labor Victory in Australia Count
In Australia the anti Labor coalition led by Robert Menzies and Arthur Fadden is seen with at least 66 seats in the 121 seat House of Representatives, while Labor trails with about 50. Vote totals show Liberal 1,559,636 and Country 212,863 with 3,931,126 counted. Both parties promise free enterprise policies and closer ties with Britain and the United States.
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Gordon Tait
Sydney
Australia
Robert G. Menzies
House of Representatives
Menzies
Liberal Party
Arthur W. Fadden
Country Party
Joseph B. Chifley
Li Party
Labor
Liberal
Country
Commmunist
Padden
Country Arty
Curbstone
Fadden
Britain
United States
Penney Company Announces Bonus For All Associates
The J C Penney board authorizes a special payment equal to two weeks pay for full year 1949 staff and proportional amounts for others. Over 50 000 associates nationwide will receive the bonus excluding management staff. It is not a Christmas bonus and is non recurring.
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J. C. Penney Company
Penney
Ib. O. Thompson
J. G. Penney Company
United States
Somerset
Britain’s Socialists Face Pressures From Australia Wins
London reports Conservative elation over Labor defeats in Australia and New Zealand while British Labor leaders caution that results down under do not predict Britain’s outcome. Attlee, Bevin and Morrison offer limited comment as by elections and party strategy unfold.
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Alvin J. Steinkope
London
Britain
Australia
New Zealand
Commonwealth
Clement
Attlee
Chequers
Herbert Morrison
Labor Party
Morgan Phillips
Paris
Labor
South Bradford
Reynolds News
Huskin Company Sells 11 Tracts to Gahagen Coal
Huskin Coal company transferred 11 tracts and 10 coal tracts totaling about 3811 acres in Paint Shade and Stonycreek townships to Gahagen Coal company of Windber for roughly 25000 dollars. Additional transfers include a 175 acre Paint township tract sold by Henry Naugle heirs to Lester W Ott and Helen S Ott of Conemaugh for 9810 dollars. Angelo and Josephine Marchi of Conemaugh sold property near Kelso to Evan W Strick Jr and Ruth Strick of Johnstown for 7000 dollars.
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Huskin Coal Company
Gahagen Coal Company
Windber
Paint, Shade
Stonycreek
Paint Township
Henry Naugle
Lester W
Helen Ss. Ott
Conemaugh Township
Angelo
Josephine Marchi
Kelso
Evan W. Strick, Jr
Ruth Strick
Johnstown
Two American Officials Freed by North Korea After 81 Days
Albert Willis and Alfred Meschter, U S AID officials, were released unharmed by North Korean troops after 81 days as prisoners. The transfer occurred at Yohyon near the 38th parallel, ending a bid for American diplomatic recognition.
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Seoul
Korea
Economic Cooperation Administration
Albert E. Willis
Brooklyn WW. Y
Alfred T. Meschter
Kinderhook
N. Y
Harold J. Noble
Yohyon
North Korea
Republic
Willis
Meschier
Ice Covers Somerset County Over Weekend
A weekend warmup thawed a countywide ice sheet that slowed travel across Somerset and surrounding areas. Crews laid cinders Saturday evening to curb slick spots on roads including the Pennsylvania Turnpike, with police warning motorists. Temperatures rose to 40 while night lows reached 28, and fog hindered travel in low-lying areas.
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Somerset County
Pennsylvania Highway Department
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Mercury
David Grove
Official
Army Officer's Wife Escapes Injury In Turnpike Crash
Mrs. Stanley Hirtle, wife of Major Stanley Hirtle, escaped serious injury when their car skidded and overturned after exiting Laurel Hill tunnel on the Pennsylvania turnpike. She suffered a laceration to the left arm and facial abrasions. she is listed as satisfactory at Somerset Community Hospital.
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Ohio
Fort Bragg
North Carolina
Stanley Hirtle
Laurel Hill
Hirtie
Somerset Hospital
Soldier Falls Ill on Pennsylvania Turnpike
Pvt. Robert Lyobeck, 24, en route from Koppell to Carlisle barracks, became ill near the Somerset interchange on the Pennsylvania turnpike about 9 p.m. Sunday. He was taken to Somerset Community Hospital by maintenance workers and is under medical observation in satisfactory condition.
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Koppell
Carlisle Barracks
Pvt
Robert Lyobeck
Somerset Community Hospital
Somerset Interchange
Sobeck
Spear Stores Strike Ends After Settlement Reached
Pittsburgh workers end four day strike at Spear and Company downtown and East Liberty stores. Agreement includes a six day 43 hour week and an 8 a.m. starting time after AFL picketing by 65 employees during the walkout.
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Spear Stores
Pittsburgh
Spear and Company
East Liberty
Court Names Counsel For H Hambley In Friden Assault Case
Judge Norman T. Boose appointed Attorney A. M. Matthews to defend Harry Hambley Jr. of Hooversville after Hambley claims he cannot afford counsel. Hambley’s trial is set for Tuesday in the opening day of Criminal Court.
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Norman T. Boose
A. M. Matthews
Harry Hambley, Jr
Hooversville
Ralph Montgomery
Friedens
Hambley
Boose
Matthews
Emma Ogline
Muncy
Stella P. Cook
William John Miller
Robert L. Grime
Marshall O'Neil
Noah E. Witt
Curtis C. Witt
Set
Howard A. Stephens
Somerset State Police
Harold Flemming
Penn Furniture Company
Fleming
Flemming
Eugene C. Morley
Joseph
Robert Long
David J. Metzgar
Charles Dunmeyer
Judge Boose
Mary Dunmeyer
Karl Christner
Sally Christner
Christner
Mrs. Christner
Tornadoes and Blizzard Kill 29 Across States
The Associated Press reports nine deaths from tornadoes in Missouri and Arkansas, raising weekend fatalities to 39 amid a sweeping blizzard. Carrying heavy snow, ice, high winds and fog, the storm damaged towns from Poplar Bluff to Cross Roads and Providence, with property losses of at least 50 000 dollars in multiple locations.
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Associated Press
Missouri
Arkansas
Poplar Bluff
Clinton
Ark
Bald Knob
Cross Roads
Providence
Texas
Montana
Minnesota
Indiana
Michigan
Kansas City
Modesto
Ill
Wisconsin
Mississippi
Hannibal
Muskogee
Okla
Madison County
Illinois
Rockies
Nebraska
Iowa
Canada
Plains
Central States
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Oklahoma
LaGuardia Field
New York
California
Midwest
Ohio
Great Lakes
Thomas MacAllister
Miles City
Mont
Emil F. Mitchie
Butte
Chiang Kai-shek narrowly escapes trap as Kunming coup unfolds
Chiang Kai-shek avoids a Communist trap after turncoats seize Yunnan. Chang Chun and four Nationalist generals are captured as Chiang hides in Chengtu then flees to Formosa. Nationalists fear Yunnan and Sichuan futures while mass handbills urge loyalty.
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Spencer Moosa Taipeh
Formosa
Chiang Kaishek
Yunnan
Chang Chun
Chiang
Sikang
Kunming
Yunnen
Lu Han
Chiang Kai-shek
Gunming
Chengtu
Ta Kung Pao
Hong Kong
Mao Tze-tung
Beauteous Co ed Dies In Men s Dorm
Margaret Ann Jackson 20 was found strangled in a Johnson County men s rooming house. Rob ert Bednasek 24 is charged after a diary allegedly linking him to dates with the victim was found. Authorities call the death a serious case caused by strangulation and note jealousy as a likely motive.
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Iowa City
University of Town
Margaret Ann (Gee-Gee) Jackson
Robert Bednasek
Jack C. White
Bednasek
Johnson County
Albert J. Murphy
George D. Callahan
Miss Jackson
Stray Bullet Kills Hunter Near Emporium
George Valuska, 36, of Pittsburgh, died after a stray bullet struck him in the head while trimming a tree in a wooded hollow near Emporium. He died in St. Marys hospital four hours later. Valuska, a Carnegie Steel Corp. employee, was with Paul Pavelka when shots rang out. Pavelka, 18, of Pittsburgh, took cover. Valuska leaves a widow and three children, including six month old twins.
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ST. Marys
Emporium
George Valuska
North Court Blvd
Pittsburgh
St. Marys Hospital
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp
Valuska
Menhew
Paul Pavekka
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Hall Named Campaign Chairman in 1959 Heart Campaign
Arthur P Hall of Pittsburgh director of public relations for Aluminum Company of America was named campaign chairman for the 1959 heart campaign to be conducted in 24 counties of western Pennsylvania including Somerset. Sherman T Rock announced the appointment as head of the heart campaign executive committee.
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Hall
Pittsburgh
Arthur P Hall
Aluminum Company of America
Pennsylvania
Somerset
Western Pennsylvania Heart Association
Sherman T. Rock
Heart Campaign
Pa Senators Clash Over Fiscal Plans At Dinner
At the Waldorf Astoria in New York the clash between Pennsylvania’s U S senators over federal fiscal policy unfolded before about 1 000 guests. Senator Martin urged balanced budgets and deficit reduction while Senator Myers warned against blanket cuts and warned such moves could harm the economy. Duff, a potential candidate for the Republican renomination, did not attend.
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New York
Pennsylvania
U.S
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Thomas S. Parkinson
Keystone State
James H. Duff
Duff
Harrisburg
Chicago
Edward Martin
Francis Myers
Senate
Martin
Myers
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
Grover Cleveland
Woodrow Wilson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Truman
Freed U.S. Consul General Ward and 19 Aboard Lakeland Victory
Angus Ward and 19 consular staff are freed from red China aboard the Lakeland Victory off Tientsin. Ward recounted 28 days in Mukden jail with harsh conditions and said he plans to sail to Kobe, then San Francisco before reporting to Washington. He cited days under armed guard and limited movement, with his wife and staff present in the background.
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Tom Lambert
Lakeland Victory
Tientsin
Angus Ward
U.S
Ward
Manchuria
Mukden
Japan
Kobe
Lakeland
President Wilson
San Francisco
Washington
State Department
Teffel R. Ward
Allegan
Mich
Standard Oil Co
Word
Weather Outlook for Pennsylvania Maryland and West Virginia
Western Pennsylvania sees windy with showers and a warm start turning colder Monday night with snow flurries by morning. Tuesday brings partly cloudy and colder conditions. West Virginia remains windy and mild Monday with showers, then colder Monday night and partly cloudy colder Tuesday. Eastern Pennsylvania stays cloudy and warmer with occasional rain Monday and Monday night, then partly cloudy Tuesday. Maryland shows cloudy and milder conditions with occasional rain Monday and Monday night, followed by partly cloudy cooler Tuesday.
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Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Maryland
Weather Elsewhere Temperatures Reported by Weather Bureau
The U S Weather Bureau lists Sunday December 11 temperatures for locations outside the main area. The report provides scattered readings across multiple cities and regions, reflecting a cold to mild mix with notable variations.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Freshly Cut Christmas Trees Local Grower
J C Billick advertises locally grown Christmas trees for sale at 395 West Church Street offering fresh cut stock. Contact number 559 J provided for orders.
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N. Franklin Ave
Forrest Warner
J. C. Billick
West Church St
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Betty Telinsky
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John L. Bowers
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White
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Earl M. Younkin
Center Ave
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Rocky Mountains
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Berlin
John O. Stoner
Green Acres Farm
J. S. Glessner
Joe Lawther
Oakhurst Tea Room
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