Flood Threatens Kelso and Vanport Dikes as Rivers Rise
Hundreds flee Kelso South Kelso Washington as Coweeman River breaches sandbag defenses threatening lower areas. Vanport Oregon flood toll rises with dozens injured and many bodies feared as rescue boats search submerged streets. National guardsmen and firefighters reinforce dikes while evacuees seek safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WM. Llewellyn
Washington National Guard
Lewis River
Woodland
Vanport
Martin T. Pratt
Red Cross
Portland
Columbia River
Denver Avenue
Portland Meadow
the Meadows
National
Memorial Day Services at Somerset Cemeteries
Memorial Day observances were held at Husband cemetery and Somerset County Memorial Park. A parade from the courthouse moved to Ankeny square cemetery for a firing tribute, then to Husband cemetery and finally Union cemetery where Harold L. Fisher of Somerset County Memorial Park gave a keynote address about dedication to national principles and world peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Husband Cemetery
Somerset County Memorial Park
Somerset
Court House
Ankeny Square
Union Cemetery
Harold L. Fisher
Fisher
America
Heaven
Memorial Park
Sacred Aires
Court House Square
Marshalls
North Centre
West Main
Edgwood
Patriot
Rosina
Rocks
Eagles
Scouts
Arabs Claim to Smash Jewish Push on Tel Aviv Road
British military sources in Haifa say Arabs are burning Jerusalem’s old city as a sanitary measure while clashes erupt around Tel Aviv. In Amman a communique reports Arab Legion repelled Jewish assaults near Latrun on the Jerusalem Tel Aviv highway, claiming heavy Jewish casualties and several armored vehicles destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tel Aviv
INS
Haifa
Jerusalem
Israel
Folke Bernadotte
Palestine
Amman
Latrun
Ammnam
Memorial Day Observances Draw Thousands in Somerset
Col. John W. Patton led Memorial Day ceremonies at the court house plaza as about 3,000 residents gathered through a rousing parade. Wreaths were placed for Civil War, World War I, and Veterans of Foreign Wars heroes, with bands, a bugler, and speakers urging national leadership and unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Patton
Bellevue
Pittsburgh
Court House Plaza
Rose Davis
Somerset High School
Chester Singer
I. F. Woodrow
Charles F. Cook
Robert C. Menhorn
Robert Afte
Kenneth Brant
Somerset High Schol
Somerset Township
Col. Patton
United States
Somerset
Rhee Seeks U S Troop Stay as Korea Forms Assembly
Seoul May 31 Chairman Syngman Rhee told Korea’s first elected national assembly he hopes U S troops will stay until the fledgling government can arm for defense. Lt Gen John R Hodge praised the assembly’s election, while Koreans celebrated with parades and decorated streets marking a historic democratic milestone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Syngman Rhee
Korea
National Assembly
U.S
North Korea
Rhee
John R. Hodge
U S
Hodge
U. S
Russia
Japan
Blough Family Injured in Alabama Trip
J Willard Blough his wife and children of Geiger were en route to Birmingham Alabama when a collision near Gadsden overturned their new car. Mrs Blough and two children were hospitalized with shock and possible fractures as officials planned a train return if needed. The driver son was uninjured and the family expects to leave hospital soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Kelso
Wash
Coweeman
Elmer Vogel
Vier
Kelso City Hall
J. Willard Blough
Lorain Steel Company
Johnstown
Geiger
Sagers Plead Guilty in Car Theft Case
Donald Sager and Harvey J. Sager of Somerset pleaded guilty to taking a new car from Clark Weyand of Rockwood. They were jailed after defaults on bond. Police say the theft occurred April 10 on West Patriot Street and the car was wrecked in Jenner that same evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Sager
Harvey J. Sager
Somerset R.D
Somerset
Clark E. Weyand
Rockwood R.D
Squire H .S. Whipperman
Thomas H. Sterner
Sagers
West Patriot Street
Jenner
State Hospital to Begin New Female Patient Building
Work on a new two story brick building for about 250 female patients at the State hospital is set to start next week. Navarro Corporation engineers outlined the site east of Somerset as heavy machinery moves in this week and excavation starts next Thursday under Dr. Charles I. Shaffer's supervision amid a multi million dollar expansion plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Hospital
Charles I. Shaffer
Navarro Corporation
Pittsburgh
Somerset
Radio electrocution shocks Ontario woman in bathtub
Fort Erie Ontario May 31 Coroner H Lowell Butters reports a radio fell into Mrs Margaret Emma Possnett s bathtub last night causing fatal electrocution. The incident occurred in her home and investigators are reviewing the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Erié
Ont
Margaret Emma Possnett
H. Lowell Butters
328 Die In Accidents Over Holiday
At least 328 persons died in accidents over the Memorial three day observances. The toll includes 180 traffic deaths and 60 drownings plus 88 in other accidents. California led with 24 total deaths and 16 traffic deaths. State figures for traffic drownings and other causes follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanport
Oregon
National Safety Council
California
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
District of Columbia
Memorial Day Death Toll In Pennsylvania 26
Memorial Day weekend toll in Pennsylvania reached 26 by Monday night with four drownings bringing drowning victims to six. Eleven killed in traffic incidents and ten in other accidents. deaths spread across Friday Saturday Sunday and Monday. Names include James Lope Jr Philadelphia Robert McCaffery Philadelphia Mary Westenhofer Marietta Eugene Denison Beaver Falls John E College Fredericktown veteran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Pennsylvania
James Lope, Jr
Philadelphia
Robert McCaffery
Schuylkill River
Mary Westenhofer
Marietta
Eugene Denison
Beaver Falls
Beaver River
John E. College
Fredericktown
Chicken thieves jailed await hearing today
Two Somerset county men Irvin Miller and Robert Mitchell jailed after admitting theft of fifteen Rhode Island Reds from John Merrill farm in Addison township. They walked four miles to steal the chickens at night, killed and prepared several fowls, burying others for preservation. They will face a Tuesday morning hearing before Justice Charles J. Harrison Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island
Somerset County
Irvin Miller
Fort Hill
Robert Mitchell
Confluence
Pennsylvania State Police
Paul W. Lutz
Albert D'Amico
Somerset
John Merrill
Addison Township
Justice of the Peace
Charles J. Harrison, Jr
Rockwood Woman Burned in Paint Explosion on Gas Range
Mrs Hazel Berkey of Rockwood was admitted to Somerset Community hospital with burns on her arm from an explosion of paint she was applying to a gas range. She turned off all burners but forgot the tiny pilot light, which ignited the inflammable substance. Her condition is listed as good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockwood
Hazel Berkey
Somerset Community Hospital
Martin links Constitution to vigilance at Gettysburg Memorial Day
House Speaker Joseph W. Martin told thousands at Gettysburg National Cemetery that the Constitution should not shield those who would overturn the government. He warned against internal and external subversion and urged continued guard against fifth columnists on government payrolls. He noted Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address legacy and referenced fresh graves from World War II and recent conflicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg
U .S
Joseph W. Martin
R-Mass
Gettysburg National Cemetery
Martin
Abraham Lincoln
Bay State
Washington
Pennsylvania
James H. Duff
Indiantown Gap
Harrisburg
National Cemetery
America
Mellon Gift For Washington & Jefferson College
President James H. Case Jr. announced a $300 000 donation from the W L and May T Mellon Foundation of Pittsburgh to Washington and Jefferson College. The gift funds a four story dormitory for 77 students to replace two temporary veterans dormitories built in 1946.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James H. Case, Jr
Washington & Jefferson College
W. L. and
May T. Mellon Foundation
Pittsburgh
Hearing For Stairs On Motor Violation
Clark Stairs of Berlin has a hearing scheduled Tuesday evening before Burgess Everett Musser after an arrest by Officer David Metzzar at 2 39 pm Monday at the corner of South Kimberly and Hast Patriot streets for failing to stop at a stop sign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Stairs
Berlin
R. D
Burgess Heverett Musser
David Metzzar
South Kimberly
Hast Patriot Streets
Girl in Bumped Car Fatally Burned
Mary Westenhaefer of Marietta died in St. Joseph hospital from burns after sitting in a parked car that was struck and exploded on a Lancaster area highway. Her mother Kathryn Westenhaefer and 11 year old James were rescued. Karl Garrett of York, driver of the second car, and the mother and son were treated for injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
INS
Mary Westenhaefer
Marietta
St. Joseph Hospital
Kathryn Westenhaefer
James
Karl Garrett
York
Benes' Part In Gottwald's Rule Puzzle
Prague observers weigh the aftermath of the May 30 election in which Gottwald's Communist slate won 89.2 percent. Speculation grows on Benes's fate and potential resignation amid calls for oath to the new constitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benes
Gottwald
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Klement Gottwald
E Eduard Benes
Ministry of Interior
National Front
Bones
London
Ministry of Information
Boy 13 Kills His Father in Glendale Shooting
Elmer L. Weitzel, 50, Glendale city prosecutor, was shot dead as he and wife Gladys listened to a radio program. Police arrested his 13 year old son Robert, a junior high student, who said his father had slapped him. The youth used a rifle to fire seven 22 caliber bullets into the father’s face and chest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glendale
Calif
Elmer L. Weitzel
Gladys
Robert
Jace
R. K. Morrissey
Beaver Falls Youth Drowns in River Accident
A youth drowned in the Beaver river yesterday while swimming with his twin Lonnie and five other youths. The incident occurred near Beaver Falls and prompted local authorities to investigate the drowning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver Falls
Beaver River
Lonnie
Arab forces push 40 mile front toward Tel Aviv
Allied Arab armies pour men guns and armor into a 40 mile front from Jerusalem to Tulkarm aimed at Tel Aviv and the southern half of Israel's coastal strip. Iraqi troops reportedly cut to Haifa and Natanya. Jewish forces advance toward Jenin and bombard border villages near Lebanon and Syria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Tel Aviv
Israel
Jerusalem
Tulkarm
Palestine
Arab Higher Committee
Haifa
Natanya
Trans-Jor-dan
Amman
Bab el Wad-Latrun
Jenin
Haganah
Nablus-Jenin-Tulkarm
Isdud
Malkieh
Kajesh
Desigjeh
Syria
Lebanon
Lower Galilee
Near East Radio
Kfar Yona
Mediterranean
Weather forecast for Maryland and surrounding states
Maryland shows considerable cloudiness in the east and partly cloudy west with mild temperatures and a few coastal showers Tuesday. Eastern Pennsylvania expects cloudy southeast and partly cloudy northwest with mild Tuesday and a Wednesday that is partly cloudy with little change. Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia remain fair with small temperature shifts from Tuesday to Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Also Mentioned on This Page
S. Kelso
Vogel
Cowlitz River
Longview
Ore
Columbia
Martha T, Knodle
Rocks and Shoals
Charles {. Shaffer
Shaffer
L. J. Kaufman
Glade Lutheran
New Centerville
Kaufman
Europe
Tel Aviv Road
Somerset Farm Bureau
AND
White Rock Chicks
Meyersdale
Co-op Assn
By Sara Roberta Getty
C. Owen Beckley
Joseph N. Cascio
Critchfield CO
William R. Moore
Blough
Penna. Quarries, Inc
Friedens, PA
The
S. Center Ave
R. N. Fithian
West Union Street
ODD Fellows
Lodge Hall
Chauncey W. Weimer
Enemies of
New
By Max Boyd
David Grove
A. S. Weather Observer
U. S. Weather Bureau
Boston
Chicago
Sewoee
Cleveland
Denver
Enna
Miami Lesen
St. Louis
Berlin Borough Homes
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!