Dewey Nomination Rally Opens with Fashion Show
Philadelphia June 23 Henry Baker Reiley reports Dewey supporters filled Bellevue Stratford hotel as the Dewey headquarters announced a fashion show at 4 p.m. amid boisterous crowds and amid efforts to drum up backing for Dewey over Taft and Stassen.
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Henry Baker Reiley
Philadelphia
Caesar Petrillo
Musicians’ Union
Stassen
Taft
Didates
White House
Mr. Stassen
Mr Stassen
Bellevue-Stratford
Dewey
Two Navy Planes Crash In Detroit Killing Two Pilots
Two Corsair and Hellcat fighters collided over Detroit killing Ensign J H Nicholson 25 of Scranton Iowa and Ensign Roy F Schultheiss 24 of Port Huron Michigan. The crash started fires in four houses and a tool shop injuring one worker slightly and shocking nearby residents.
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Detroit
Grosse Ile Naval Air Station
David A. Black
Edward Stewart
Putman Tool and Die Company
Stewart
Herman Mushorn
Mushorn
Norval
Briggs Stadium
Navy
J. H. Nicholson
Scranton
Roy F. Schultheiss
Port Huron
Mich
Michigan State College
East Lansing
Grosse Se Statino
W and J Back In Fold of Presbyterian Colleges
A spokesman for the Presbyterian synod of Pennsylvania said Washington & Jefferson College was back in the fold of Christian and Presbyterian colleges. A special committee will meet next year with W. and J. trustees to iron out a few remaining differences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Presbyterian Synod of Pennsylvania
Washington & Jefferson College
Christian
Presbyterian Colleges
Freighter Hearing Is Continued In Somerset County
A public utilities commission examiner continued testimony on Raymond Fritz’s bid to establish a Pittsburgh Somerset freight service excluding the borough of Somerset. He cites poor current delivery times and asserts local business needs. several garage owners and merchants testified the service is necessary. Additional hearings on two trucking permit applications were also heard.
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Somerset County
Public Utilities Commission
Grand Jury
Court House
Raymond Fritz
Johnstown
R. D
Pittsburgh
All Points
Somerset
Fritz
Cambria County
Kerrigan
B. & O Railroad
Alico Express
Wilbert Alwine
Alwine
Alkco
Willard J. Shumaker
Terrace Chevrolet
Jerome
Ward C. Newman
Confluence
Confluence Ford Sales
Ferdinand Sann, Jr
Mountain Chevrolet Company
Richard H. Stetler
Stoystown
H. J. Specht
Listie Girl Graduates At Tennessee College
Miss Ruth Ella Williams of Listie earned a bachelor of arts degree at William Jennings Bryan university in Dayton Tennessee on June 9. Local attendees included W E Williams and wife, Billy Williams, Rev Paul Mohler, Evelyn Good, all of Listie, George K Heiple of East McKeesport, and Emma McCoy of Swissvale. The party toured Chattanooga and Lookout Mountain and rode the world’s largest incline. Williams left with Miss Helen Pardon for Winona Lake Indiana to work this summer.
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Ruth Ella Williams
Listie
William Jennings Bryan University
Dayton
Williams
Helen Pardon
Chattanooga
Winona Lake
Ind
Somerset youths end radio project with KCC order
Three high school boys in Somerset created a makeshift station WSOM and WSOM PM broadcasting from the Roof Garden area. A Federal Communications Commission inspector found no license, warned of seizure and fines, and closed the operation though no immediate legal action was taken against the juveniles.
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WSOM
Wsompm
Somerset
Pennsylvania
Pioneer Broadcasting Station
Federal Communications Commission
Ernest J. Galvis
Buffalo
FFC
Nithen-Pantry
New York
WQXR
Commission
Galvis
Edward W. Saunders
Much Smaller Fruit Crop Is Now Forecast
Pennsylvania farmers face a drastically reduced fruit harvest after May surveys show poor pollination from cool wet weather. Apples and cherries come up short despite heavy bloom, while peaches show some promise and strawberries maintain high quality.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Department of Agriculture
Educators to Wed In Hollidaysburg Ceremony
An application for a marriage license was filed at Blair County Court by Dr. Levi Gilbert president of Shippensburg State Teachers' College and Mary Houck Bloomfield of Altoona a Shippensburg faculty member. Gilbert formerly served as Altoona school superintendent.
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Hollidaysburg
Blair County Court
Levi Gilbert
Shippensburg State Teachers’ College
Mary Houck Bloomfield
Altoona
Shippensburg
Gilbert
Russians Halt Rail Traffic Into Berlin
Berlin reports say the Russians stopped all rail traffic into the western sectors and cut off Western Berlin electric power from Russian sector plants. They warned of sanctions if the western allies reject the Russian currency as Berlin’s sole legal tender, while the three Western powers issued the new deutsche mark in their sectors. Demonstrations erupted as banks and most shops closed in the western zones amid currency and supply tensions.
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Berlin
United States
Britain
France
Western Zone
Helmstedt
Helmstedt- Berlin
Herman Rau
German Economic Commission
Berlin- Helmstedt
Socialist Unity Party
Perry Township Plans Tax Increases Under Home Rule
Connel lsville June 23 Perry township school district announced new revenue plans under home rule legislation. President John J. Ross said the district would levy 21 cents per ton on all coal processed, 3 cents on deep mine coal and related mined materials, 10 cents on strip mine coal, and five mills per dollar on wages earned within the township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connellsville
Perry Township
John J. Ross
Peace May Emerge from Coal Party
Washington June 23 Hope for a swift peaceful settlement of terms for a new coal mining contract mounted tonight with a presidential inquiry board announcing progress toward completion. The board said John L. Lewis and the coal operators reported considerable progress toward a complete settlement and agreed to extend the present contract if needed. The report for the White House is now due at 4 p m tomorrow, two hours after a Lewis policy committee meeting. The present agreement expires June 30 and the board aims to promote collective bargaining while keeping mines open if possible.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Truman
Lewis
UMW
David Cole
United Mine Workers
White House
John Owens
Ten Recruits Join Company C National Guard in Pennsylvania
Ten new recruits were added to Company C in Pennsylvania, bringing the week’s total to 17 as enlistments surge. Officials cite a possible draft exemption if men sign before the President signs the conscription bill, with a total unit strength around 90 of a 188 quota.
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Company C
Pennsylvania National Guard
National Guard
Truman
Congress
Charles Nearhouse
Nearhouse
Glenn M. Pile
William Dean Pile
Friedens
R. D
James C. Spangler
Berlin
John R. Kaufman
Rockwood
Jack L. Trent
Warren C. Lehman
Gerald H. Shaffer
William B. Linek
Hooversville
Richard E. Riley
Richard Morgart
Somerset
Dale E. Pletcher
Harold W. Brugh
James H. Ansell
Molotov Talks East German State At Warsaw Parley
Russian Foreign Minister Molotov flies to Warsaw for hush hush talks with leaders from Hungary Yugoslavia Czechoslovakia Romania Bulgaria Albania and Poland and with US Britain France Belgium Netherlands Luxembourg on German problems and a possible east German state proposal. Moscow radio says discussions will cover six nation London conference decisions and security against German aggression. The presence of several European ministers signals focus on German matters and possible Cominform implications.
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Warsaw
Molotov
Moscow Radio
London
Germany
United States
Britain
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
Romania
Bulgaria
Albania
Poland
Okecie
Moscow
Russia
Eric Molnar
Stanoje Simic
Vladimir Clementis
Anna Pauker
Vassil Kolarov
Enver Hodza
British Consulate in Pittsburgh to Close Tomorrow
The British consulate in Pittsburgh will shut after four years of service. Future dealings with the British government will go through the consul in Philadelphia due to shortages of trained staff and funds.
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Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Smith elected chairman of regional rent advisory board
C Ed Smith Jr of New Castle was unanimously elected chairman of the Armstrong Beaver Butler and Lawrence county rent advisory board.
Ideals Shape 1948 Republican Convention Message
Philadelphia June 23 The 1948 Republican convention centers on American ideals as defined by the Constitution and a stance against government dictates and minority overruling the majority. Governor Green recalls the party’s anti slavery tradition and aims to help world peoples stand on their own feet. Clare Booth Luce contrasts Vandenberg and Truman as supporters rally for Vandenberg with strong delegate backing. Enthusiasm for a vigorous campaign is evident as Somerset county Republicans base at the Marlyn hotel advance organization.
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Philadelphia
Republican Party
Green
United States
Clare Booth Luce
Vandenberg
Truman
America
W. H. Beachy
Somerset County Republicans
Marlyn Hotel
40Th
Walnut Streets
Somerset Countians
Marlyn
Drowning of Two Children in Slippery Rock Creek Park
In McConnells Mills state park near Ellwood City a Pittsburgh boy Carl Lepsch 18 and girl Eleanor Porter 17 drowned while on a picnic. The girl was recovered within a few hours as search teams continued for the boy. The water at the site runs 15 to 20 feet deep.
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Ellwood City
Pittsburgh
Slippery Rock Creek
McConnells Mills State Park
Eleanor Porter
Carl Lepsch
McConnells Mills Dam
Bake Sale At Dusenberrys Drug Store June 26
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Loyal Star Railway Trainmen sponsors a bake sale at Dusenberrys Drug Store on Saturday June 26 from 9 p m to benefit community funds.
Dewey Leads G.O.P. Bid as Nomination Fight Begins
At Philadelphia convention hall on June 23 Thomas E. Dewey tops a field that includes Taft Warren Stassen Bald Rin Vandenberg and MacArthur. Edward Martin of Pennsylvania backs Dewey calling it his greatest honor amid boos and cheers as balloting looms.
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Edward Martin
Taft
Warren
Stassen
Baldwin
Vandenberg
MacArthur
Philadelphia
G.O.P
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Earl Warren
California
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Raymond Baldrain
Connecticut
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Michigan
Douglas MacArthur
Wisconsin
Dewey
Pennsylvania
United States
Martin
New Yorker
Somerset Weather Summary and Regional Forecast
Weather notes show daily Somerset figures with missing maximum minimum and rainfall data. Maryland West Virginia forecast calls for partly cloudy warm humid conditions with scattered afternoon and evening showers Thursday and Friday. Eastern and Western Pennsylvania expect increasing clouds and warm humid days with scattered showers and thunder showers.
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Maryland
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Strawberry Festival at Grace Eub Church Lawn
Strawberry Festival on Church Street today from 5 to 10 p m sponsored by the Youth Fellowship features a community event with proceeds likely benefiting church activities and local youth outreach.
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Grace Eub Church
Church St
Youth Fellowship
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