Bad Weekend On Turnpike No Fatalities
A weekend on the turnpike saw many accidents with no fatalities reported. Sunday’s crash at Allegheny tunnel involved Lou Bashour of Baltimore and Alexander Didaubio of Jeannette with minor damage. Six injured in a chain reaction near the Laurel Hill tunnel west of Somerset, including Jabez Wood and his family, with traffic delayed. Servicemen Lt. Robert M. Ross and Pvt. Edward Herchke injured in a collision with a Greyhound bus near Somerset. A separate two car crash occurred near Fort Littleton.
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Lou's Bashour
Baltimore
West Portal
Allegheny Tunnel
Alexander Didaubio
Jeannette
Bedford
Aaurel Hill
o@ Somerset
Jabez H. Wood
Caldwell
N. J
Bernard LaSpeyne McCaskell
Greenville 8. C
Thomas Lacewell
Enoia
Wm. H. Bowlen
Meadow
Lacewell
Joseph Molesk Jr
Farbanks
Joseph Wilson Cumber
Richmond
Turnpike
Mt. Pleasant Hospital
John D. Bowlin
Jabez Wood
Donna G. Wood
Robert M. Ross
Akron
Ohio
Edward Herchke
Connellsville
Somerset Community Hospital
Herchke
Fort Littleton
Somerset
Ralph Charles Morgan Harbor
Ross Jacob Ringley
Ravenna
Not for Sandra Christmas in Sidney Tragedy Strikes Dillabaughs
Five year old Sandra Dillabaugh faces a sparse Christmas after the death of her parents in a Sidney Nebraska car crash last Tuesday. Nurses at St Josephs hospital will care for the girl and residents plan a Christmas basket while she awaits word on her mother and father Mr and Mrs David Dillabaugh of St Catharine Ontario.
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Denver
Sandra Dillabaugh
Sandra
St. Joseph's Hospital
Sidney
Nebr
David Dillabaugh
St. Catherine, Ont
Winter Snow Paralyzes Roads and Borough Crews Work
Sunday morning churchgoers found pathways cleared through several inches of snow as borough crews operated snow plows and cindering teams. Turnpike trucks fined traffic with icy macadam, while the speedway was cleared but still needed ashes. Officials noted 5 inches of snow over two days and temperatures around 23 to 30 degrees, with 4 inches total by Sunday evening.
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Richard Pile
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Wm. Beam
Pennsylvania Highway Department
W. R. Will
Somerset Bus Company
Johnstown
Pittsburgh
Somerset
Mercury
David Grove
Robbers Jailed In Hazleton Robbery Case
Police arrested Nick Hunter twenty of Wilkes-Barre and Francis Repetz eighteen of Jeddo on robbery charges. Police Chief Steve Harrilla said both men were AWOL soldiers who bound a night watchman and robbed a Hazleton club yesterday.
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Hazleton
Nick Hunter
Wilkes-Barre
Francis Repetz
Jeddo
Steve Harrilla
Pope Calls Christians to Holy Union
Pope Pius XII in St. Peter's Square urged a holy union of all Christians to combat world hostility. He recalled wartime Rome gatherings and cited dates of refuge and liberation, while praising the Catholic faith amid anti clericalism and large crowds in Vatican City.
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St. Peter's Piazza
New High for Somerset Mail Reaches Christmas Rush
Somerset reports a Christmas mail surge with 31,000 letters canceled and dispatched midweek, plus parcel post. Postmaster Oscar F. Sutliffe notes a peak well above the usual 17,000, and expects about 29,000 more before Christmas as postmen run two deliveries on Sundays and handle the flood of arrivals.
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Somerset
Oscar F. Sutliffe
Sutliffe
Portal pay ruling returns to judge for amount owed
Detroit December 22 The federal judge who sparked a nationwide fight over portal to portal pay says the Mt Cle mens Pottery Co overtime ruling started the suits. Judge Frank A. Picard will now determine the exact retroactive sum workers deserve.
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Detroit
Frank A. Picard
CIO United Pottery Workers Union
Mt. Clemens. Mich
Mr. Clemens
Picard
Supreme Court
Man admits kidnapping Dixon physician's wife for cash
Frank L. Sickles 27 a Wyoming Illinois man confessed to abducting Mrs Della Stackhouse wife of Dixon physician Dr Stirling Stackhouse Sr to obtain money. He described a five mile pursuit ended when she pleaded and he released her after a call to the doctor was traced by authorities. An FBI consult planned as crowds gathered at the Lee county courthouse.
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Ill
Frank L. Sickles
Sickles
Gilbert Finch
Harry Fisher
Wyoming
Della Stackhouse
D'S Stackhouse
John Mench
Stirling Stackhouse
FBI
Lee County
Dr. Stackhouse
Threats escalate as McKeesport mayor's wife targeted
Mrs. Charles A. Kinkaid received an anonymous threat among Christmas cards. The note warns the mayor to quit his anti vice campaign while the city continues pursuit of illegal numbers operations that have led to 193 arrests since last January.
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M'Keesport
Charles A. Kinkaid
Kinkaids
Kinkaid
McKeesport
Democrats Blame System Not Sen Bilbo In Mississippi Probe
Sen Elmer Thomas of Oklahoma says Democratic members on the inquiry will fault the voting system rather than Sen Bilbo for blocking Black voters in Mississippi. He notes Bilbo’s stance mirrors what he has said on the Senate floor and predicts the inquiry will focus on election mechanics.
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Washington
Elmer Thomas
D-Okla
Mississippi
Bilbo
Dmiss
Thomas
Senate Elections Subcommittee
Senate
Pandora Box Slayer Convicted of First Degree Murder
James W. Bowden, 49, was found guilty of first degree murder in the Pandora Box dynamite slaying of his wife Fern Davis Bowden, 46, in their Portland Oregon home. Judge Walter L. Tooze will set sentencing Friday. jurors urged life imprisonment.
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Ore
James W. Bowden
Walter L. Tooze
Bowden
Fern Davis Bowden
Equitable Laps Little Big Inch Gas to Pittsburgh
The Little Big Inch pipeline from Texas was tapped in Waynesburg to divert some flow to Pittsburgh district industries. Equitable Gas Co of Pittsburgh made three connections as it faces curtailment of some industrial service due to storage capacity limits.
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Waynesburg
947 Officially Dead From Jap Earthquake
Tokio reports quote from Asahi survivor detailing the quake and tsunami from Shikoku island. He recalls a red sky roaring winds tidal wave and fires as villagers fled to high ground and searched wrecked towns at dawn.
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Asahi
Tokushima
Shikoku Island
Embezzlement Tied to Love Affair with Italian POW
Carmella Vozza, 22, a bookkeeper for United Auto Parts Co., faces charges of embezzling about $16,000. Sheriff Monaghan says the funds financed a romance with an Italian prisoner of war at Chambersburg, with Vozza allegedly sending $10,000 to him and using the rest for gifts to friends and relatives. The prisoner reportedly returned to Italy last February.
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Pittsburgh
Carmella A. Vozza
Walter P. Monaghan
Jack McKenzie
Isadore Greesburg
United Auto Parts Co
Armer Kills Wife and Self After Quarrel
Herman L. Rhodes 32, a farmer near Martinsburg, shot his wife with a shotgun Friday night then killed himself early Saturday. Blair County coroner Dr. Daniel Replogle said the couple quarreled while drinking heavily. Six children, ages one to nine, were upstairs and heard the events. a nine-year-old daughter sought help after the second shot.
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Altoona
Herman L. Rhodes
Martinsburg
Daniel Replogle
Blair County
Replogle
Rhodes
Forecasters See No White Christmas
Weather outlook dim for a white Christmas as cold air from Canada cools northeastern states while Minnesota Wisconsin and Michigan may see light snow early next week. Chicago federal forecaster cautions on sizable snow ahead with warm regional temperatures elsewhere. Denver enjoyed a sunny day with 60 degrees versus a normal 43.
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Montana
North Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Chicago
Lions Club Santa Gift Drive Brightens Somerset Kids
The Somerset Lions Club, in its third annual effort, will provide clothing and toys to at least 150 needy boys and girls in Somerset borough and township. The committee, led by Chairman Robert Shoemaker, thanks individuals and organizations for support in making this Christmas program a success.
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Somerset
Somerset Lions Club
Lions
Robert Shoemaker
W. R. Dougan
Ross I. Pyle
H. E. Merle
Guy Critchfield
Kenneth Lohr
William Hershey
Ernest Johnson
Richard Pyle
E. E. Alman
Clarence Pyle
John Gnagey
Luther Shaulis
Earthquake and Tidal Waves Hit 24 Japanese Prefectures
Allied and Japanese government tallies show 681 dead 266 missing 575 injured with 947 dead or missing overall from Saturday's quake and tsunami, affecting 24 of 47 prefectures. Kyushu figures excluded, home ministry reported 680 dead 101 missing.
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Russell Brines
Tokio
Allied Headquarters
Home Ministry
Kyushu
Souther-Most
Japan
Weather Outlook for Maryland and Pennsylvania
Maryland and eastern Pennsylvania expect fair weather Monday with partly cloudy skies Tuesday and slightly warmer conditions. Western Pennsylvania sees increasing clouds Monday with rising temperatures, followed by light rain or snow Tuesday and a colder Tuesday afternoon and night.
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Pennsylvania
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