Big Steel Eyes Congressional Probe on Price Rise
Benjamin F. Fairless of U S Steel says the firm welcomes a congressional hearing to explain its four per cent steel price hike in effect since 12 01 am EST. Senator O Mahoney charges the raise inflates prices and cites higher costs from insurance and pension programs. Youngstown Sheet & Tube plans price adjustments. National Supply Company in Pittsburgh raises pipe prices to offset costs and increased benefits for workers.
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Pittsburgh
Benjamin F. Fairless
U. S. Steel Corporation
Big Steel
Fairless
Washington
U. S. Steel
Senator O'Ma
Youngstown
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Company
Frank Purnell
Ohio
National Supply Company
Comny
United
Airliner With 17 Aboard Reported Crashed
An airliner with 17 people aboard was reported to have crashed and burned near Jalapa in Veracruz. Details remained uncertain as rescue efforts followed but no official confirmation of casualties was released.
Blizzard says two Kanawha valley operators sign UMW contracts
President William Blizzard of District 17 United Mine Workers announced that two operators in the Kanawha valley have signed UMW contracts. He named a truck mine operator and a coal direct-to-rail deliverer as signatories, with one member of the Kanawha Coal Operators Association. Contracts grant five workdays weekly from January 1, a 95 cent daily wage hike to 15 dollars, royalty payments rising to 35 cents per ton, welfare fund contributions, and approval of Howard M. Showalter as welfare fund trustee.
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Charleston
W. Va
William Blizzard
District 17
United Mine Workers
Kanawha Valley
UMW
Blizzard
Kanawha Coal Operators Association
Howard M. Showalter
Fairmont
Welfare Fund
Showalter
Monongahela Rail and River Company
Hambley Sentenced to Western Penitentiary
Harry Hambley Jr., 23, of Hooversville, was taken from the Somerset county jail Friday morning to the Western Penitentiary in the custody of Deputy Sheriff C S Beck and state police. Judge Norman T. Boose sentenced him to 15 to 30 years for larceny and assault upon Mrs. Ralph Montgomery of Friedens with single and solitary confinement and hard labor.
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Harry Hambley, Jr
Hooversville
Somerset County
Western Penitentiary
C. S. Beck
Thomas H. Sterner
Michael Howkus
Somerset State Police
Hambley
Norman T. Boose
Asault
Ralph Montgomery
Friedens
Cold snap drives temperatures to five above zero
The coldest spell of the year dropped temperatures to five above zero overnight into Friday with a high of 35. Wind remained light and many failed to notice the near zero readings. last year the low was 32 with a 40 high on December 16.
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David Grove
Rotary Club Holiday Carols At Union Street School
Somerset Rotary honors Union Street School chorus with a Christmas recital attended by over 60 young singers. Thelma Critchfield directed the a capella numbers with Dorothy Hillegas at piano. The show featured carols from Silent Night to Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and closed with a valedictory on Time and calendar themes.
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Somerset Rotary Club
Union Street School
Thelma Critchfield
Dorothy Hillegas
Gruber
Joseph
Millie Matthews
Sandra
Jean Pile
Audrey Lang
Frances Colvin
O Shepherds
Moravian
Friendly Beasts
Susan Halverson
Peggy Lou Fritz
Bobby Gearhart
Allan Shaffer
Rudolph
Marks
Koontz
Robert Miller
Si Uhi
Rotary Club
Cleveldon
Somerset
England
Pyle Returns to Lead Somerset Volunteer Fire Department
Edgar H. Pyle was reelected president and treasurer of the Somerset Volunteer Fire department. Richard C. Milner was elected chief for two years to fill an unexpired term. Harry Dimenzo became vice president. Arthur Hartzell Theodore Nicholson were elected directors. Clyde Miller and Theodore Nicholson were named assistant foremen. Removal of Christmas decorations is set for Sunday January 1 1950.
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Edgar H. Pyle
Somerset Volunteer Fire Department
Dan Hartzell
Pyle
Melvin Christner
William Queer
Arthur Hartzell
Richard C. Milner
Richard Pile
Harry Dimenzo
Theodore Nicholson
Carl Trapp
Floyd Heiple
Clyde Miller
Albert L Cage, Jr
Soekarno Elected First President of United States of Indonesia
Dr Soekarno was chosen unanimously by electors from all 16 states to be the first president of the United States of Indonesia. He will be sworn in tomorrow and assumes leadership as Indonesia becomes an equal partner to the Netherlands in the new nation. The Moslem leader, 49, guided by a history as a former prisoner, is described as neat, composed, and outspoken with a taste for Lincoln and Washington.
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Tom Ochiltree Lake
France
U.N. Trusteeship Council
Israel
Jerusalem
Belgium
12 Nation Council
Holy City
United Nations
Fathil Al-Jamali
Iraq
Washington
Moscow
Kenneth L
Jogjakarta
Java
Soekarno
United States
Sumatra
Batavia
Sukarno
Lincoln
Indonesia
Six Turkeyfoot schools win green highway pennants
Private Willard H. Uhl of the Somerset State Police sub station says six elementary schools in Turkeyfoot Valley received green pennants for the governor's highway safety program. The Confluence area Lions Club sponsors the awards. Confluence High did not receive a pennant due to a December accident.
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Turkeyfoot Valley
Willard H. Uhl
Somerset State Police
Charles D. Groff
Confluence
Ford Sann
Governor’s Highway Safety Committee
Addison
Listonburg
Dumas
Ursina
Fort Hill
Groff
Mr. Sann
Confluence Lions Club
Confluence High School
Pvt. Uhl
Boswell Man Sentenced to Somerset Jail on Assault Charge
Paul Goff of Boswell was committed to the Somerset County Jail on assault and battery and surety after a hearing before Justice of the Peace C. S. Ickes of Boswell on Friday afternoon.
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Paul Groff
Paul Goff
Boswell
Somerset County
Justice of the Peace
C. S. Ickes
Mao Arrives in Moscow Amid Stalin Birthday Ties
Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong landed in Moscow by special car on the Trans Siberian line to attend Stalin’s 70th birthday celebrations. Kremlin officials including Molotov Bulganin Menshikov and Gromyko greeted him at Yaroslavl station as Moscow radio noted a possible agenda of trade talks and aid discussions with Russia.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Mao Tzetung
Moscow Radio
London
Mao
Stalin
China
Yaroslav
Russia
V. M. Molotov
Nikolai A. Bulganin
Michael A. Menshikov
Andrei A. Gromyko
Molotov
Georgi M. Malenkov
Marshal Bulganin
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Kremlin
Marx
Lenin
Post Office Counts 30 000 First Class Mail Cancellations
Postmaster Oscar Sutliffe reports Friday cancellations at the Somerset office reach 30 000 first class items, with weekly totals higher on prior days. A new parcel post machine speeds stamping and marking, while 3 432 parcels have passed since December 1, alongside 600 other parcel posts.
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Somerset Post Office
Oscar F. Sutliffe
Parcel Post Department
Sutliffe
Auto output tops six million for 1949 year
Detroit December reports automotive industry hit over 6,000,000 vehicles produced this week marking a record pace for 1949 with autos and trucks contributing to the total.
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Detroit
Automotive News Today
New Bicycle for Boys Roadmaster at Bargain
Entirely new bicycle for boys Roadmaster offered at a bargain price. Return inquiry via phone 748W21 or write Box 134, Listie for details.
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Boys
Bargain
Listie
Jurors Deliberate In Federal Flogging Case In Georgia
Jurors recessed for a second night without verdict in a federal flogging trial of 10 white men for beating seven negroes. Judge Hooper urged further study after about 19 hours of deliberations with no stated vote. Defense argued the case should be in state court.
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Rome
Frank A. Hooper
John W. Lynch
North Georgia
Frank M. Gleason
Rossville
Six CIO Unions Ruled Not In Good Standing
The CIO announced six unions accused of Communist influence are not in good standing for failing to pay national dues. They lose benefits, representation on the executive board, and CIO support. Unions named include United Office and Professional Workers, United Public Workers, Food Tobacco Agricultural and Allied Workers, Longshoremen and Warehousemen's Union, Mine Mill and Smelter Workers, and United Furniture Workers. Hearings are set for next week and later dates.
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Washington
CIO
United Office and Professional Workers
James H. Durkin
United Public Workers
Abram Flaxer
The
Food, Tobacco, Agricultural and Allied Workers
John Tisa
Harry Bridges
John Clark
United Furniture Workers
Morris Pizer
Cleveland
For Sale Perfection Oil Range in Somerset
For sale a white enamel Perfection oil range with heat gauges and lights. Price 50 dollars. Contact J. Lamon at 802 West Main Street, Somerset.
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J. Larmon
W. Main
Somerset
Plane crash feared near Jalapa with Mexican crew and passengers
A Mexico Merida airliner with 17 aboard is reported missing and believed burned after a crash in the mountains near Jalapa Ver Crag state. The flight carried 13 passengers and four crew all of whom are Mexican. one passenger Carlos Grossman formerly lived in New York City. The report came from Ciconquiaco village eight miles northwest of Vera Cruz.
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Mexico City
Jalapa
Vera Crag State
Carlos Grossman
New York City
Ciconquiaco
Vera Cruz
Weather outlook for Western Pennsylvania and neighboring regions
Western Pennsylvania sees cloudiness and warmer conditions with highs in the low 40s to upper 30s on Saturday. Sunday remains mostly cloudy and warmer with a chance of rain at night. Eastern Pennsylvania and Maryland experience milder temperatures with highs near 40 and mid 40s respectively, followed by cloudier Sundays and warmer Mondays. West Virginia forecasts fair skies, highs 45 to 50, with increasing clouds and possible rain Sunday afternoon or night. The extended period from Saturday December 17 to Wednesday December 21 calls for near normal temps, with alternating rain or snow in the south and north portions.
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Pennsylvania
Maryland
West Virginia
Mid Atlantic
Somerset Weather Report Summary
Daily weather update by David Grove records 24 hours of temperatures from 5:30 p.m. Thursday to 5:30 p.m. Friday with unspecified maximum and minimum values. A comparison notes last year’s maximum and minimum temperatures.
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Somerset Weather
David Grove
U. S
Weather Bureau reported Friday temperatures across cities
The U S Weather Bureau listed December 16 readings for Boston Chicago Cleveland Miami New York Atlantic City Pittsburgh and Washington with a high in the teens and low in the twenties in several locations.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Boston
Chicago
Cleveland
Miami
New York
Phuameiphla Ee
Atlantic Inty
Pittsburgh
Meetiaintees Barn Cea Eee
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Somerset Lumber Company
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Somerset Lumber CO
Wasp
Jack’s Auto Store
Palm Grill
Somerset Door & Column
South Edgewood Ave
West Main St
Heiple Supply CO
Jan Heiple
Sunset Grove
Melody Three
Ralph Lyons
Custer
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S. Edgewood Ave
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Somerset, PA
Rotary
Edgar Pyle
Cordey
Duncan Swans
SUN Room
Dr.Soekarno
Turkeyfoot
Rockwood
W. Main St
Larrie W. Pyle
Zelma H. Pyle
Junior Hospital
Somerset Country Club
Zip
Meyersdale
Stone’s Tavern
Sand Patch, PA
Minnie B. Shaulis
Manor Hill Hotel
Open
Johnson & Son
Marie
Emerick’s
Plank Road
Joe Lawther
Oakhurst
M. C
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Russio Hooversville
Earl M. Younkin
S. Center Ave
Lloyd Rugg Farm
Humbert Road
Ass'n
Turkeyfoot Fish & Game Association
Confluence Fire Company
ST. Paul’s Reformed Church
BEM Price
Muller’s Bakery
BROWN
Eagles
Eagle Home
Happy Laughter's Orchestra
H. W. Wheeler
the Marko Brothers
Rainbow Room
Belmont Hotel
Acosta
Cicomit
J. C. Billick
West Church St
Schrock
Low
Bowman’s Contractors
Coleman Brothers
Ford Motor Co
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Ford Ferguson
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