Sawyer warns Europe aid plagued by waste and confusion
Secretary of Commerce Sawyer returning from a ten country European study calls for shifting U S policy from aid programs to trade within long term economic planning. He cites too many agents and four ambassadors in Paris, urging consolidation and ending redundant emergency missions to restore efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank O'Brien
Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Sawyer
Europe
Western
Truman
U. S
Thei
Paris
MSA
Two Building Permits Granted This Week
Zoning Officer Clyde Davis approved two permits through the borough secretary's office. Thomas Luce of South Harrison Avenue will add a home extension, and Richard Emert of South Park Avenue may relocate a garage onto his lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde 8. Davis
Thomas Luce
South Harrison Avenue
Richard Emert
South Park Avenue
Seven Room House Near Confluence Destroyed by Fire
A seven room one story house owned by H. B. Thomas in Confluence was destroyed by fire Tuesday evening. The structure near the Thomas coal mine on Listonburg road was fully furnished and only a television set and a few items were saved. The adjoining store was saved. Fire started in the basement and spread through the partition. Loss estimated at 2500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Confluence
Listonburg Road
Confluence Fire Company
NATO Cuts Spending To Save Nations
NATO nations facing economic strain slash a proposed 425 million dollar western defense program for 1953. Ridgway urged 428 million for bases and defenses, but ministers trimmed it to 210 million, with possible further reductions. They warned aggression risks must be weighed against internal collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
North Atlantic
NATO
Matthew B. Ridgway
NATO Council
Ridgway
Pilot Uranium Mine Disclosed By Lehigh C N
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Co begins a pilot uranium mine near Mauch Chunk. President Robert V. White says AEC plans test drilling from Mauch Chunk to Wilkes-Barre on the Pocono plateau to gauge feasibility of large scale production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mauch Chunk
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Co
Here
Atomic Energy Commission
Wilkes-Barre
Lehigh
Robert V. White
White
AEC
Pocono Plateau
State Buys House for Dr Newell in Somerset
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania purchased a stone house on Route 219 near D Arrigo s from Mr and Mrs Clarence H Sample of Pittsburgh for 17000. The deed was recorded by Philip C Dosch. The house will be used by Dr Bernard Newell superintendent of Somerset State Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Route 219
D'Arrigo's
Clarence H. Sample
Pittsburgh
Philip C. Dosch
Sample
Bernard Newell
Somerset State Hospital
Judge Names Johnson As Co Assessor In Somerset County
Judge Lansberry announced Johnson will resign from the board December 31 1952 to become chief assessor under the new tax system. He will appoint H G Bender of Meyersdale as minority commissioner effective January 1 1953 to serve the remaining three years. Bender, a bank director and local businessman, is praised for fairness and civic involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas F. Lansberry
Ernest C. Johnson
Board of County Commissioners
Jurist
H. G. Bender
Meyersdale
Johnson
Lansberry
Bender
Citizens National Bank of
Meyersdale Community Hospital
Democratic Party
Act of Assembly
Somerset County
Bender Implement Company
Somerset
Benders
Ray
Albert
George
Bender Shoe Company
John Bender
Springs
Louise Johnston
Salisbury
Mayor Kenny Lied to Grand Jury Admits Secret Meeting
New York grand jury records show Mayor John V. Kenny of Jersey City confessed a secret rendezvous with waterfront racketeer Tony Bender Strolle. The crime commission read testimony alleging a pattern of lawlessness unleashed by Kenny’s 1949 election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Everett
New York
John V. Kenny
Jersey City
New York State Crime Commission
Kenny
Anthony
Tony Bender) Strolle
Grand Jury
Hogan
Frank S. Hogan
Manhattan
City
Crime Commission
Jacobs Lad Injured In Three Car Collision
Thirteen year old Harry C. Jacobs of Jenner suffered forehead and knee injuries when a three car collision occurred on Route 219 near Somerset. Espy D. Clark stopped to turn left, followed by David D. Shumaker and then his brother Oden Dale Shumaker who could not stop. The accident caused about $600 in damages and Oden faces charges for driving without a license and tailgating. Jacobs was taken to a local doctor for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry C. Jacobs
Jenner
Espy D. Clark
Somerset
David
Clark
Young Jacobs
Oden
PUC approves Conemaugh Co water program
The Public Utility Commission authorized the Conemaugh township municipal authority to buy Jerome Water Co. for 43000 and to take over Davidsville Community Water Service Inc. for a nominal 1 payment. The plan serves 430 consumers, funds improvements with 500000 in bonds, and raises domestic rates by 70 percent due to mine drainage contaminated supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Public Utility Commission
Conemaugh Township
Jerome Water Co
Jerome
Somerset County
Davidsville
Harry A. Naugle
Somerset
Jerome Purchase
Toronto Woman Dies at 104
Toronto mortuary reports Anna M. Sutherland aged 104, longtime Ontarian resident, died after a major operation last month following her first serious illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Anna M. Sutherland
Ontario
Young Bank Robber Gets 3 Year Term
Jack Wilbur Collins of Monongahela Pennsylvania was sentenced to three years in federal prison by Judge Wilson Warlick after pleading guilty to a feeble bank robbery attempt in Charlotte. He hoped funds would allow him to rejoin his wife and three children in Honduras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte N. C
Tropics
Jack Wilbur Collins
Monongahela
Wilson Warlick
U.S
Collins
Charlotte
Navy
J. A. Jones Construction Co
Honduras
FBI
R. B. Harris
Harris
E. C. Sullivan
Sullivan
Central America
Pennsylvania
Donora
Jones Co
Colling
Warlick
Russia's Aim to Capture Intellectuals in U.S. Circles
Igor Bogolepov testified before a House committee that Moscow led a program to infiltrate American government and intellectual circles with Communists. He said the scheme targeted educational foundations and used a snowball effect to recruit intellects, while denying entry to anti-Communist Russian thinkers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Igor Bogolepov
Bogolepov
Red Army
Foreign Office
John Foster Dulles
Desgnate
Alger Hiss
Hiss
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Alfred Kohlberg
New York
American China Policy Association
State Department
Whittaker Chambers
Carnegie Endowment
Russia
Stalin
Karl Marx
Marx
United States
Constantine Dumansky
Williamsport Papers Raise Prices On Newspapers
Williamsport Sun and Williamsport Gazette and Bulletin raise single copy price to 6 cents due to rising production costs. Sun-Gazette Co. cites higher costs and implements the increase effective Monday. Annual Gazette and Bulletin subscriptions rise to 14 dollars from 12 dollars starting January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsport
Williamsport Sun
Williamsport Gazette and Bulletin
Sun-Gazette Co
Gazette and Bulletin
Carols Heard on Diamond for Second Night
On the square a junior choir from a Christian church led the second night of Christmas carols. The Somerset Music club organized daily caroling through December 23, following prior readings by another church group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diamond
Christian Church
First Evangelical United Brethren Church
Grace Evangelical United Brethren Church
Somerset Music Clu
Eisenhower MacArthur discuss Korea peace at New York luncheon
President elect Eisenhower and Gen Douglas MacArthur met over lunch at John Foster Dulles’ Manhattan home to discuss peace plans for Korea and the world. They declined to reveal specific proposals, saying the talk was a pleasant reunion and no details were shared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fry James Devlin
New York
Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
Korea
MacArthur
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Oil talks with Iran collapse after last minute U S effort
Paris report says an 11th hour Truman administration push to end the Anglo Iranian oil dispute collapsed. Official sources noted no sight of a solution as British and American talks ended without progress amid Iran's nationalisation of Anglo Iranian holdings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
United States
Tran
Iran
Truman
Weather Forecast for Pennsylvania Regions
Western Pennsylvania expects fair and mild weather in the south with cooler conditions in the north on Thursday. Friday brings increased cloudiness and cooler temperatures. Eastern Pennsylvania should be mostly sunny and mild on Thursday with highs around 59, then partly cloudy and not as warm on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Somerset Weather Update From Daily Observer
Weather report by David Grove notes the 24 hour period from Tuesday 6:30 PM to Wednesday 5:30 PM with a maximum and minimum temperature readout garbled in places. A comparison to last year shows blurred figures for both high and low temperatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset Weather
David Grove
U. 8 S. Weather Observer
U. S. Weather Bureau
Chicago
Cleveland St. Louis
Boston
Jacksonville
Miami
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Washington
Denver
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Commerce Department
America
Free World
Jay Heißle
Kingwood Welding Shop
Markleton
Miles
Knepper
Will
Dickey’s
Berlin, Pa
Lehigh C&n
STATE
DR. Newell
House Coal
Rockwood
Borough
Hone Somerset
East Union Street
North Pleasant Street
Johnson’s
Berlin Auto & Home Supply
Berlin
Ferner Hotel
Maneer
Radio & TV
Motorola
Philco
Admiral
W. Union St
Jacobs Lad
Oden Shumaker
Squire Vo
Wayne Hay
Friedens
P. G. Marenna
E. D. Shumaker
PUC
Conemaugh Co
Beltivue Whites
VIC Feher Barronvalle R. D. 3
Rockwood, Pa
East Main St
Daniel Landis
Warners
N. Franklin and
W. High
Way
E. Main St
Oil Co’s
Long’s Amoco
Kaywoodie
Ed Yancey, Jr
Lima Davis
East Church Street
Lionel Conservatory OF Music
N. Rosina St
Salisbury St
Somerset Meyersdale
Lee Lutz
Far East
Gambler
U.S. Supreme Ct
Supreme Court
Jacob Kossman
Joseph Kahriger
Robert L. Stern
Stern
George A. Welsh
Welsh
Dulles Town House
Commodore
Ilhano
SUN Drug Store
Ladies Aid Society of Husband
E.U.B. Church
Long
Old Farm Ice Cream & Bar
E. Main St. Somerset, Pa
Baldwin
Grimes
Rome
Delicious
Sun
Haines Orchard
30Merset Sport Shop
Newberry’s Today
Somerset Floral Co
Rae
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