Alumni Triumph In Low-Scoring Somerset Basketball
Alumni Collegians edged varsity 44 to 35 on Somerset high school court in a Lions Club benefit game before about 350 fans. Coach A J Kerin’s team carried off on shoulders, with a possible return game planned for Easter vacation.
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Somerset High School
Joe Walcott
Joe Louis
Joe
A. J. Kerin
Alumni Collegians
David Yule
Lions Club
East Catherine Street
Somerset Country Club
Walter Sipe
Faye Emerson Roosevelt Cuts Wrist in Family Dispute
In Poughkeepsie New York Sheriff C Fred Close reports Faye Emerson Roosevelt Elliott Roosevelt's wife cut her left wrist with a razor after a family quarrel. The injury was non life threatening and she was treated at Vassar Brothers Hospital and released. Elliott Roosevelt calls the incident an accident.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
C. Fred Close
Faye Emerson Roosevelt
Elliott Roosevelt
Roosevelt
H. Sherman Hirst
Dr. Hirst
Elliott
Morale Boost From Rotating Air Lift Assignments
In Wiesbaden Germany airmen ferry food and fuel to Berlin amid blockades. Morale rose after the Air Force Times supported a rotation system, giving lifters a six month tour with potential family reunification or return home at its end.
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Wiesbaden
Germany
Berlin
Japan
Air Force Times
Baby dies after fall at home in Ambridge
Coroner reports 914 month old James Evanko died at Sewickley Valley hospital from injuries from a fall at home. The infant was admitted yesterday with an intracranial hemorrhage. Nellie Custis, a widow and former wife of Gen. George Washington, revived the bridal veil custom on Washington’s birthday.
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Ambridge
James Evanko
Sewickley Valley Hospital
Nellie Custis
George Washington
Washington
McCormack Promises Pro-Business Democrat Agenda
Rep. McCormack of Massachusetts, soon to be House Democratic leader, says there is nothing for business to fear from the new administration and pledges sound progressive legislation. Fellow Democrat Monroney opposes an excess profits tax and favors higher corporate taxes to raise revenue. President Truman's excess profits plan looms as Congress convenes with rent controls, materials allocation, and tax tweaks on the agenda.
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Francis M. LE
Washington
Congress
Rep. McCormack
Massachusetts
House
Democratic Party
McCormack
Truman
GOP
British wives report lasting fatigue and undernourishment
Dr Stella Instone's study of 61 British housewives finds 55 complain of permanent tiredness and fatigue seen in their faces and movements. Many deny themselves food for the family, with only 14 deeming daily diets adequate. worries, anxiety, and limited leisure are common, and most still seek occasional movie outings.
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London
Stella Instone
New Sussex Hospital
Brighton
Lancet
Impressions Here and There From Somerset and Berlin
A column notes how bus passengers on Greyhound through Somerset view the town appreciating clean air and flower pots while praising the court house and hospital care Nurse Gladys Glessner returns to work. Christmas homecoming for Frederick Bird is celebrated. The Berlin Lions tailtwisters joke about fining the column for news.
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Charles Martin
Pittsburgh-Harrisburg
Greyhound Lines
Somerset
Mr. Martin
Court House
Somerset Community Hospital
Pittsburgh
Somerset County
Laurel Hill Tunnel
Allegheny Tunnel
Gladys Glessner
Sarah Bird
West Main Street
Frederick Bird
San Diego
Calif
Berlin Lions Club
I. C. Miller
Santa Claus
Berlin Lion’s Club
Turtle Creek Lad Pleads Innocent in Denver Murder Case
William Shearer once of Turtle Creek, Pa., pleads innocent to murder in district court over the Dec 4 holdup fatal shooting of Denver furniture dealer Max Perotin. Defense notes he may not be 18 until June 4, affecting possible death sentence eligibility.
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Denver
William Shearer
Turtle Creek
Max Perotin
Shearer
Robert D. Charlton
Joseph E. Cook
Colorado
Pittsburgh Enacts Record 1949 Budget of 33 Million
Pittsburgh city council approves the largest budget in history totaling 33,588,099 for 1949. The plan includes a stated 180 cost of living adjustment and funds across municipal departments.
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Pittsburghs
Pittsburgh
Kangaroos Birth Size Compared To Other Animals
A 150 pound female grey kangaroo produces young about one inch long, making their offspring much smaller in proportion than those of any other animal.
Rankin Families Lose Homes in Pittsburgh Fire
A three story Rankin area building burned today displacing two families from Rankin Braddock and Swissvale. Firefighters battled the blaze for three hours as flames gutted the structure.
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Rankin
Pittsburgh
Pire
Rankin, Braddock and
Swissy
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VYVE
Odds and Ends
Big Mac
Jacquard Design
W. Main St
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Meyerson
Rome
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Iceberg
Fla
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