Local inventor Brant builds a radical lawn mower
Kirk R. Brant of East Fairview Street has created a 90 pound lawn mower with a gasoline motor, 10x3 pneumatic tires, front twin rollers, four steel blades, and an aluminum head spinning at 1800 rpm. It reportedly pulverizes clippings and drops fertilizer residue, with patent protection and demonstrations in New York and at a state park.
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Kirk R. Brant
East Fairview Street
Brant
New York
State Park
R. A. Gilmour
William Dosen
Ursina Lutheran Church Rededication and Christmas Choirs
Rededication services at Ursina Lutheran Church drew a large crowd with District Attorney Lansberry delivering a notable address. Rev J W Guss led devotional rites and Ed Levy donated the altar picture, with Berlin and Somerset attendees.
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Ursina Lutheran Church
Thomas F. Lansberry
J. W. Guss
Confluence
Somerset
Lutheran Church In
Ursina
Frederick
Church of the Nazarene
Orville Frazee
Somerset County
Confluence Lutheran Church
Car buyer faced by highway robbery near Waynesburg
Joseph Orban of Bobtown says a motorist wounded and robbed him of 1700 dollars while hitchhiking toward Carmichaels to buy a car for his girlfriend’s Christmas present. The coal miner is in fair condition with a bullet wound under his right arm after being shot on a rural road. a passing motorist found him and he said he had saved for the car since 1946.
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Waynesburg
Joseph Orban
Bobtown
Carmichaels
Orban
Unhurt in First Crash Dies in Second on Susquehanna Trail
Clement L. Sigwald, 52, of Baltimore, survived an initial collision with Floyd H. Kinard of York, but was killed instantly an hour later when a 114-ton truck struck them as Sigwald directed traffic 12 miles south of York. Paul Cross of Baltimore was the truck driver.
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York
INS
Clement L. Sigwald
Baltimore
Sigwald
Susquehanna Trail
Floyd H. Kinard
Sigwald and Kinard
Paul Cross
Bill of Rights for Pennsylvania Children Urged by Judge Winnet
Judge Nochem S. Winnet of Philadelphia Municipal Court, state chairman on child welfare, calls for a state bill of rights for children. He outlines two proposed bills to define minimum care, emphasize home placement, and create county child welfare boards with state aid to improve protective services and reduce court involvement.
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Nochem S
Municipal Court of
Philadelphia
International News Service
Winnet
Pennsylvania
Nochem
Pittsburgh
INS
County Institution District
Department of Welfare
Coal Trade Braces for Cold Weather Boost in 13 States
The coal industry shows over production signs yet expects a weather induced downturn. Unemployment and reduced weeks spread in Pennsylvania Ohio Kentucky Colorado and Maryland with a four day week looming in many Pennsylvania anthracite pits. Union leaders report about 2 500 idle miners and earnings cuts for 5 000 in District 16. Production quotas drop and some mines may shut to three days. Truck and strip mines face milder markets and shorter weeks while the steel sector keeps five days.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Kentucky
Colorado
Maryland
New York City
West Virginia
John P. Busarello
United Mine Workers District 5
Cumberland
David Watkins
Union International
UMW
Pennsylvania Anthracite Committee
Louisville
West Kentucky
L. C. Gunter
Southern Appalachian Coal Operators Association
Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee
Big Sandy-Elkhorn Coalporators Association
Pikesville
Kanawaha
W. Va
Kamp Loses Contempt Appeal in Congress Probe
The U S Court of Appeals upheld the 1944 conviction of Joseph P Kamp of New York for contempt of Congress after refusing to produce records of the Constitutional Education League. The court ruled that properly summoned individuals must comply with congressional commands. Kamp faced four months in jail and a $100 fine. a note adds that an adult male ostrich can reach eight feet tall with a three foot neck.
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Washington
INS
United States Court of Appeals
Joseph P. Kamp
New York
Congress
Kamp
Constitutional Education League
House
John J. Wilson
Wright Brothers Plane Again In The Air
The Wright brothers flying machine was lifted by ropes in the national museum to be formally presented on Friday on the 45th anniversary of its Kitty Hawk flight. The craft recently returned from London where it was sent two decades ago due to a dispute over first flight credit.
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Washington
Wright Brothers Flying Machine
National Museum
Smithsonian Institution
Kitty Hawk N. V
London
Orville Wright
Encores for Gossips in Small Town Life
Prolonged applause prompts another fireside chat on small town gossip. The piece argues gossip has a constructive role in social discipline and warns against harsh judgment while noting some residents’ idle behavior. It closes with a light, forgiving tone toward gossip and public concern.
Gas Blast Wrecks Building on Northside
A blast damaged a brick rooming house wall on the Northside as William Bentz, 57, held a lighted match to a gas stove. He received minor head and leg burns and was treated at Allegheny General Hospital.
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Pittsburgh
William Bentz
Allegheny General Hospital
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