Fearful Brown's death by own action after family quarrel
William Brown 64 left home after a Sunday argument over using the family car for a horse show. He vanished after donning old clothes with no underwear, leaving good clothes, watch, billfold, money and keys behind. State police probe and fire crews scoured nearby woods and pits as officials noted the possibility of death by own action due to his absence and unrecoverable location. Brown, a gardener at Somerset state hospital, was described as a model and quiet worker who disappeared with no trace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Brown
Somerset State Hospital
Riva
Scout Woods
Brown
Green Prophet Of Victory For New Dealers
AFL President William Green predicts labor will back President Truman in November. He met with Truman at the White House to discuss a successor to the late Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach and urged former Gov Keen Johnson of Kentucky for the post. Green criticizes Dewey on labor and says Congress’s record will drive the campaign. He notes the Republican side could fund Wallace to affect the race.
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Washington
INS
AFL
William Green
Labor
Truman
Green
White House
Schwellenbach
Keen Johnson
Kentucky
Thomas E. Dewey
80Th
Congress
Labor Department
Wallace
Hershey predicts small initial draft with rising monthly numbers
Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey says early inductions will be few but will grow as the draft program starts, with reporting for duty set for Sept 22 after a presidential proclamation. Air Force plans no draftees this year while Navy may take nominal numbers. recruitment targets include 18 year olds under a one year service plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service Records
Hershey
Selective Service
Truman
Air Force
Navy
Army
U. S. Air Army
Defense Department
Royall
Turnpike Wreck Injures One On Pennsylvania Turnpike
A Sunday crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike near New Baltimore involved a sedan driven by Edward Knepper of Arlington Virginia that struck a truck trailer operated by Grover Britt of Lumberton North Carolina. Knepper dozed at the wheel and his car overturned injuring Mrs Martha Knepper who was treated at Timmins Hospital Bedford for a forehead and face laceration. The sedan damage estimated at 1200 dollars and the truck at 250 dollars.
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Pennsylvania Turnpike
New Baltimore
Edward Knepper
Arlington
Knepper
Grover Britt
Lumberton
North Carolina
Martha Knepper
Rev Guss retires after busy last Sunday at Christ's Casebeer
The service included a wedding reception baptism funeral and communion as Rev Walter D Guss bids farewell with his wife to a new charge in New Stanton starting July 1 194? The Guss family details include William son Evelyn daughter Evangeline married to William H Snyder and ties to Loysville Gettysburg and Philadelphia. Mrs Guss active in church work synod circles and Boswell high school teaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter D. Guss
Christ's Casebeer Church
Guss
New Stanton
William
Evelyn
Tressler
Loysville
Gettysburg College
Evangeline
William H. Snyder
Philadelphia
American Staff Dinner Marks 19th Anniversary of Somerset American
Walter Catterall spoke at the Ferner hotel in Somerset to about 50 readers and staff of the Somerset American, celebrating the paper's 19th anniversary. He urged faith in America, moral rearmament, and teamwork, praising work as father of success and ambition as mother, with opportunity as the baby, while noting American heritage and future prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara Roberta Getty
Walter Catterall
Brownsville
Joey Baum
Henry Baker Reiley
Henry Paker Reiley
William F. Brooks
Margaret L. Reiley
Paul E. Trimpey
Carrier Boys
Catterall
Reiley
Somerset American
America
Butler's Safe Driving Campaign Arrests Traffic Violators
Butler police opened a drive against traffic violations making 77 arrests. Speeding led with 34 citations, 28 for failure to stop, eight for overloading trucks, six for running red lights, and one for reckless driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
Robber Band Shoots 2 Cops In Midwest Manhunt
A gang armed with machine guns shot two officers in a running chase near Western Springs Illinois and fled into a wooded quarry area as more than 100 officers plus tracking dogs and 11 airplanes searched the region. Police recovered loot including cash coins a bag of bills a carbine and pistols from the river bank and quarry area. Daniel Sullivan of Detroit was held for questioning after being arrested in Blue Island on trespassing charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Western Springs
Des Plaines
Illinois
Blue Island
Daniel Sullivan
Detroit
Mich
Indiana Harbor Belt Line
Clarence J. Buehl
Western Rings
Charles Peterson
Buehl
Vacation School Closes With Demonstration
Grade pupils at Patriot street school held a Sunday night demonstration to show what they learned during vacation Bible school. The event was presided by Rev. Reed Shirey with music by Mrs. Edward Specht. Children sang hymns, recited Beatitudes and Bible books, and presented memory work and talks on Bible stories and homes of Bible days. The program concluded with a bandicraft display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Vacation Bible School
Patriot Street School
Reed&. Shirey
Edward Specht
Connie Sipe
Shirey
R. S. Shirey
Crewmenn Unhurt In Par Wreck Charleroi
Two Pennsylvania railroad coal trains collided on a branch line three miles west of Charleroi. Engineer E W McClelland of California and Fireman H J Yanovich jumped from their locomotive before impact. Several cars derailed and the locomotive was badly damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleroi
Pennsylvania Railroad
E. W. McClelland
California
H. J. Yanovich
Deweys Attend Church at Pawling on Weekend Visit
Gov Thomas E Dewey spent a quiet Sunday with family at Pawling New York attending Christ church on Quaker Hill before returning to his farm. He said no Warren talks yet and plans to discuss strategy with running mate Gov Earl Warren possibly in Albany or Pawling. Mrs Dewey remains slightly ill but expected to recover after rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Hall Pawling
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Deweys
Christ Church
Quaker Hill
Pawling Farm
Dewey
Philadelphia
Earl Warren
Albany
Warren
California
Christchurch
Lowell Thomas
Scott Named to Handle Campaign for Dewey Ticket
Rep. Hugh D. Scott of Philadelphia is named as national committee chairman to coordinate the Dewey Warren campaign. The 47 year old attorney and Navy veteran succeeds Carroll Reece and will work with former chairman Herbert Brownell Jr. on the GOP effort while Dewey and Warren lead the ticket. Scott has long been a Republican leader in Philadelphia and holds a record in law and veterans affairs plus civic roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William K. Hutchinson
Philadelphia
INS
Republican National Committee
Hugh Scott
Scott
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Earl Warren
California
Congress
Carroll Reece
Tennessee
Herbert Brownell, Jr
Dewey
Japan
Hugh D. Scott
U. S
Randolph- Macon College
University of Virginia
University of Pennsylvania
GOP
White and Williams
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Foreign Traders’ Association
Veterans’ Affairs
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Marion Chase
Germantown
Marion Lee
Alpha Chi Rho Fraternity
Union League of Philadelphia
Philadelphia Cricket Club
Dr Keeeper Goes to Inter American Institute Institute
The state department says funds were granted to Dr W E Keepper Professor of land economics at Pennsylvania State College to act as agricultural research consultant at the Inter American Institute of Agricultural Sciences in Turrialba Costa Rica He will spend about a year in Costa Rica and Colombia assisting the International Coffee Institute of Colombia to develop an economic program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
W.E. Keepper
Pennsylvania State College
Inter-American Institute of Agricultural Sciences
Turrialba
Costa Rica
Columbia
International Coffee Institute of Columbia
Russian Marshal Sokolovsky Detained by U S MPs in Berlin
In Berlin American MPs stopped and detained Russian military chief Marshal Vasily Sokolovsky for speeding on the Potsdamer Chaussee. After a tense standoff with machine guns trained on both Russian cars authorities ordered his release following a higher command’s instruction. The incident occurred near Babelsberg as Russian pressure campaigns shape postwar Berlin tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
INS
Vasily Sokolovsky
Sokolovsky
G.I
U. S. Army
Potsdamer Chaussee
Babelsburg
Biles
E. R. Kelly
Wannsee River
Democrats Ready Philadelphia For 1948 Convention Buzz
Philadelphia braces for the Democratic national convention with 3 192 delegates plus 50 percent more Democrats than Republicans. Pre-convention events include tours, social engagements, and a shift of headquarters to Bellevue Stratford as seating contests loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic National Committee
Truman
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Albert M. Greenfield
Democratic Reception Committee
Philadelphia
J. Howard McGrath
Rhode Island
Georgia
GOP
Bellevue-Stratford
Dorothy Vredenburg
Republican Arrangements Committee
Executions in Greece Claim 27 Prisoners
In Athens on June 27, twenty-seven condemned men were executed by the Greek government. Six were alleged Communists linked to the assassination of Justice Minister Christos Ladas. The remaining twenty one were naval men convicted of sabotage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
INS
Christos Ladas
Communists Swallow Old Socialists in Prague Fusion
In Prague on June 27, the Communist party absorbed the 60 year old Czech Social Democratic party. The merged group now totals over 1.75 million members with Gottwald as chairman and Slansky as secretary general. Fieringer becomes vice chair, and the union retains the Communist name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. l L. Goldberg
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Communist Party
Social Democratic Party
Lucerna
Klement Gottwald
Rudolf Slansky
Cominform
Zdenek Fieringer
Social Democrat
Gotwald
Stalin
Marx
Engels
Lenin
Gottwald
Rotary Club
Vaclavski Namesti
Physical Culture Society
United States
Sokol
National Socialist Party
Eduard Benes
National Socialists
Benes
Brother Benes
Truck Car Crash at Griffiths No Injuries Reported
Two vehicles collided Sunday night about 9 near Griffiths swimming pool. Fred Gorman of East Somer Street Somerset drove a car and Spurgeon A Brinker of Jeannette operated a coupe. Damage estimated at $150. no one injured. Police investigated at the Somerset barracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Griffith's
Pennsylvania
Somerset Barracks
Fred Gorman
East Somer Street
Somerset
Spurgeon
Brinker
Jeannette
Gorman
End Bus Strike Reaches Wage Pact in Valley Motor Coach
In East Liverpool Ohio 127 AFL bus drivers of the Valley Motor Coach company ended a 20 day strike after agreeing to vote on Tuesday a 16 cent an hour wage raise bringing the hourly rate to 1.16 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
AFL
Valley Motor Coach Company
Berlin Sees Partial Rationing as Blockade Enters Second Week
Americans and Britons in Berlin endure limited rations as the Russian land blockade persists. Western Germany ships scarce supplies to 2,000,000 Berliners. U S air force emergency cargo service expands to 100 planes daily. British barges bring flour. Russians halt most land traffic while Western allies seek assurances.
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Berlin
Germany
U. S. Air Force
Templehof
E. O. Herbert
British Army and Control Commission
Red Press
Tagess
England
America
Somerset Weather Daily Report Summary
Weather data from Somerset by David Grove notes 24 hour temperature span from Saturday evening to Sunday morning. The record includes daily minimum and maximum figures and mentions a comparison to the previous year’s readings.
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Somerset Weather
David Grove
U. S. Weather Observer
DEA XL
Maxximuum Wmn Wen Sa
Eeneanen Eeneene Areesanenmasmenen
Ovnesa O Cinemena Estasanene
Esate Janneeanananense
Qunete
Weather outlook for Maryland and nearby states
Maryland and West Virginia will see cloudy skies with warm humid conditions and scattered thundershowers through Monday and Tuesday. Eastern Pennsylvaniaexpect cloudiness and humid with scattered showers and thunderstorms into midweek. Western Pennsylvania remains warm and humid with thundershowers planned for Monday.
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Maryland
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
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Scottdale Drilling Company
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Friedens
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Mountain Playhouse
Dulcy
Pawling N. Y
DR. Keepper
I A Institute
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U.S
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The
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William Neale Roche
Greece
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Friedens, PA
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