Record Cold Grips U S East Of Rockies
Bone chilling cold held the nation east of the Rockies with at least 104 deaths by Sunday. Chicago set a Dec 16 all time low at 12.2 below zero while other cities posted subzero readings and several states saw record December lows. Four deaths in Alabama from oil stove explosions and widespread frozen traffic signals marked the severe weather.
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Associated Press
Rockies
Weather Bureau
Chicago
New York City
Alabama
Indianapolis
West Coast
Iowa
Columbus
South Dakota
North Dakota
Minnesota
Aberdeen
S. D
Dickinson
N. D
International Falls
Minn
Indiana
Terre Haute
South Bend
Great Lakes
Missouri Valley
Rocky Mountains
Colorado
Nebraska
Texas
Florida
Small business gains via new naval ordinance center in Pittsburgh
Congressman Edward L. Sittler announces a Bureau of Naval Ordinance information center in Pittsburgh to aid small firms in Fayette and Somerset counties. The room 401 Old Post Office office will provide drawings and specs for bids of 50 thousand dollars or more and guidance on aligning plants with navy defense needs. Similar offices exist in York Upper Darby Bethlehem and Philadelphia.
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Fayette
Somerset
Edward L. Sittler, Jr
Pennsylvania
Bureau of Naval Ordinance
Pittsburgh
Inspector of Naval Material
Fourth Avenue
Bureau of Ordinance
York
Upper Darby
Bethlehem
Philadelphia
W. F. Brooks Breaks Wrist and Others Fall in Somerset Ice
Treacherous sidewalks over the weekend led to multiple falls in Somerset. William F. Brooks, advertising and general manager of Somerset American, broke his left wrist near his West Patriot home and was treated at Somerset Community Hospital. Glady Mowry broke her right ankle. I. J. Spangler sustained a minor head injury but remained ambulatory.
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Somerset
Somerset Community Hospital
William F. Brooks
Somerset American
West Patriot Street
Community Hospital
Brooks
Gladys Mowry
R. D
I. J. Spangler
West Main Street
South Rosina
West Main Streets
Brethren Church
Listie
Oscar F. Sutliffe
Court House
Fleeing Suspect Shot By Philadelphia Policeman
Philadelphia police report Otis J. Glover aged 26 was shot to death near the 12th and Pine station after fleeing arrest for burglary. Patrolman Samuel Stewart fired when Glover refused to halt as he tried to escape from an overcoat concealment.
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Phila
Philadelphia
Liberty
Otis J. Glover
12Th
Pine Street
Samuel Stewart
Harry Smith
Glover
13Th and
Pine
Stewart
Superintendent of Police
Child has his Christmas before he dies
Six year old Steve Mardo son of Steve and Anna Brangutis Mardo died Saturday morning after a brief battle with a rare cancer. He enjoyed Christmas tree and a visit from Santa with help from Hooversville Veterans of Foreign Wars. Funeral at Holy Family Catholic church Tuesday at 9 a.m. with burial in the church cemetery. He is survived by a brother David, his parents, and grandfather John Brangitis.
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Steve Mardo
Steve
Anna Brangutis Mardo
Santa Claus
Baker-Whitely
Hooversville
Francis Gorney
David
John Brangitis
Six Injured On Turnpike Weekend Wrecks Report
Six injured in weekend turnpike crashes near Somerset. A Sellersburg couple, Rudolph and Mrs, were admitted with cuts and bruises after a rear-end collision with a snowplow driven by Clyde Zorn. A Springfield Illinois family and a young pair were treated and released after a separate overturning. No injuries in a three car pileup west of the interchange. State police noted no county road accidents.
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Turnpike
Somerset Community Hospital
Somerset Interchange
Sellersburg
Ind
Rudolph Raphael
R. D
Clyde Zorn
Berlin
Charles Hartwigson
Springfield
Ill
Kenneth
Michael
Somerset
Sylvia D. Clotter
New Brighton
Henry Hertz
Cleveland
Ohio
Benjamin J. Leach
Louisville
Clomer
Hert
Leach
Clark Clemer
Long Meadow
Mass
Donald S. Curran
Aurora
James A. Lacy
Redwater
Tex
Lacy
Blood Drive Urges Pints for Armed Forces in Somerset
Red Cross bloodmobile visits Somerset county are urged as shortages press the need for volunteers. From July to November 1951 422 pints were collected locally and 181 pints sent to nonresidents. total 219 pints used, leaving about 203 pints available for armed forces. The next Berlin visit is Tuesday December 18 from 12 noon to 6 pm.
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Somerset County
Red Cross
Berlin
Jane Friedline
Friedline
Johnstown
Hazel McGilvrey
Meyersdale
Somerset
Svar
Sir Ralph Richardson to star in NBC TV Christmas Carol
Sir Ralph Richardson will fly from London to New York to play Scrooge in NBCs one hour Christmas Eve broadcast of Dickens A Christmas Carol from 9 to 10 p m est After the program he will fly back to London Also joining as Tiny Tim is eight year old British actor Robert Hay Smith traveling by plane to New York for the show
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New York
Sir Ralph Richardson
London
Scrooge
NBC
Richardson
Tiny Tim
Robert Hay Smith
Plan to Adjourn Genl Assembly Hit by Two Fights
Harrisburg December sessions face delay as partisan disputes over Philadelphia city county consolidation and congressional reapportionment threaten to extend the longest General Assembly. Senate leaders fear adjournment by December 22 unless a quick break occurs, despite a $113 million tax package sent for signature.
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Harrisburg
General Assembly
Philadelphia
M. Harvey Taylor
Senate
John S. Fine
Senate Reublicans
Democrats
UN seeks showdown on POW swap in Korea
In Panmunjom talks the United Nations calls for a decisive exchange of war prisoners with the Communists as a provisional cease fire deadline nears. Rear Adm. Libby demands a complete list of allied prisoners held by the Reds before talks proceed.
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Robert Eunson Munsan
Korea
United Nations Command
U. N
Panmunjom
Red Cross
Adm
R. E. Libby
Reds
Libby
U. S
South Korea
South Ko
Western Extension of Turnpike To Open December 26
Harrisburg reports the final western extension of the Pennsylvania turnpike will open December 26 at 7 am, linking Pittsburgh to the Ohio border for 327 miles. The western and eastern sections connect with Middlesex and King of Prussia, with tolls of 65 cents for your trip and 3.25 for full length travel.
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Harrisburg
Commission
T. J. Evans
Eittsburgh
Irwin
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Commission
Gateway
Ohio
Philadelphia
Atlantic
Pacific Ocean
Middlesex
King of Prussia
General Assembly
Delaware River
New Jersey
Minor House Fire Damages Geiger Home
An overheated stove pipe ignited a wall at Sherman Stull’s Geiger residence Sunday afternoon about 1 30 pm. Somerset volunteer firemen recalled to extinguish the blaze with only minor damage reported.
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Geiger
Sherman Stull
Somerset
Liberty Lost It Handout State Grows
Philadelphia report on H W Prentis Jr, Armstrong Cork chairman, warning that the free enterprise system could be lost to a hand out state. He lists government programs and taxes as threats and urges individuals to champion freedom and wealth creation through personal effort and example.
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Philadelphia
H. W. Prentis, Jr
Armstrong Cork Company
Lancaster
National Association of Manufacturers
Prentis
England
Conative
America
Geome
Salisbury Underwear Plant Hires 100 Workers
The Salisbury Undergarment Company Inc. now employs more than 100 persons, says manager John Costa. New machinery will be installed soon as the plant, transferred from the Salisbury Industrial Association on December 7 1948, continues to expand to meet demand.
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Salisbury
Truman’s government cleanup plan advances but stalls
President Truman pushes a sweeping anti corruption plan as officials debate timing. Judge Thomas F. Murphy met with Truman in New York and hinted at a non partisan commission to root out wrongdoing while White House deliberations continue.
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Willard H. Mobley
Washington
Truman
Potomac River
White House
Williamsburg
U.S
Thomas F. Murphy
Mr. Truman
New York
Murphy Truman
Murphy
Truman-Murphy
Caudle Says McGrath Might Not Have Fired Him
Assistant Attorney General T. Lamar Caudle, ousted by President Truman, told NBC Meet the Press that McGrath likely would not have fired him if the matter stayed with the attorney general. He called himself heartbroken and shocked by the firing for outside activities, and he declined to comment on whether the president was unfair.
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Washington
T. Lamar Caudle
Truman
J. Howard McGrath
NBC
Meet the Press
Caudle
McGrath
Akron Manufacturer Davis Free on Bond in Tax Evasion Case
Cleveland police report 54 year old Akron manufacturer Davis known as a dear friend by Oliphant is free on 5000 dollar bond awaiting trial on a 201000 dollar tax evasion charge. He surrendered to Frank E. Steel in Cleveland after charges filed in Birmingham Alabama for evading about 125000 in income taxes in 1946 and 76000 in manufacturer's excise taxes.
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Cleveland
Davis
Akron
Charles Oliphant
Frank E. Steel
Birmingham
Ala
Pan Am strike curtails schedules and grounds flights
The CIO transport workers union walkout leads Pan-American World Airways to cancel at least six flights and delay others as ground crews quit ahead of a strike deadline. Supervisory staff replace strikers while unions say all Pan Am TWU employees joined the strike, affecting Idlewild LaGuardia Miami San Francisco Seattle Brownsville and Honolulu. The airline serves 86 countries with about 100 overseas stations and 160 clipper planes.
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New York
CIO Transport Workers Union
Pan-American World Airways
TWU International
Michael J. Quill
Miami
Pan-American
TWU
Pan- Am
Idlewild
la Guardia
San Francisco
Seattle
Brownsville
Texas
Honolulu
Miss Eliza Corbin Accepts Position At Penn State
Miss Eliza Corbin, county home economics representative, will become home economics extension supervisor at Penn State in State College starting January 1. She has served as Somerset county representative since 1945 after a prior post in Montour county and wartime emergency farm labor supervision. J M Fry did not announce her successor.
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Eliza Corbin
Penn State
State College
Somerset County
Somerset
Miss Corbin
Montour County
J. M. Fry
Jews Present Appeal for 174 400 500 in Atlantic City
At the United Jewish Appeal conference in Atlantic City, leaders of the United Palestine Appeal, Joint Distribution Committee, and United Service for New Americans outlined a total budget of 174 million 400 thousand 500 dollars to fund their programs for the coming year. The three day meeting draws over 1,000 leaders from local campaigns nationwide to set targets for the 1952 nationwide drive.
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Atlantic City
N. J
INS
United Jewish Appeal
United Palestine Appeal
Joint Distribution Committee
United Service For New Americans
UJA
DPA Rolls Increase by 1,208 in November
Harrisburg report shows state public assistance rolls rose by 1,208 persons in November. The count reflects ongoing aid program participation across the Commonwealth.
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DPA
Harrisburg
Florida bound airliner crashes on Elizabeth river bank
A Florida bound two engine C-46 airliner crashed into a river bank near Elizabeth, killing all 66 aboard including 48 adults 2 children and a stewardess named Doris Helms. Pilot Capt Lyon of Miami and two co pilots died. a watchman was slightly hurt. Witness J P Ward said the pilot tried to save the craft as it exploded on impact.
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Albert Fulling
Geoffrey Gould
Elizabeth
N. J
Fene
Elizabeth River
Florida
Newark
Tampa
J. P. Ward
Miami Airline, Inc
Capt. Lyon
Miami
Doris Helms
Weather Forecast for Maryland and Nearby States
Maryland fair and cold Monday with highs 20 in the west and 30 on the coast. Tuesday: more clouds and warmer. West Virginia partly cloudy and warmer Monday, high 15 to 20, then cloudier and warmer with likely snow by night. Western Pennsylvania partly cloudy and milder, high around 15, then cloudy and warmer with snow by night. Eastern Pennsylvania fair but not as cold Monday, 15 to 20 Tuesday.
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Maryland
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Somerset Weather Report and Nearby Temperature Summary
The notice lists daily temperatures from 5:30 p m Saturday to 5:30 p m Sunday with a high of 5 and a low of 5 and snowfall of 4. It compares to a year ago with highs of 20 and lows of 18 and snowfall of unknown value. Also shows Friday to Saturday 5:30 p m period with high 42 and low unknown and snowfall unrecorded. The U S Weather Bureau provided December 16 temperatures for the region.
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Somerset Weather
David Grove
A. S. Weather Observer
Egg Nog Drink Now Available in Stores and Route
H. W. Walker Co introduces egg nog drink, available in retail outlets or from route salesman. The product aims to capture holiday demand with convenient purchase options.
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Route Man
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