No Milk in Hazelton OPA Slow to Up Price Two Cents a Quart
Twelve of Hazleton's thirteen dairies plan to suspend sales and deliveries tomorrow as they await higher milk prices from the Office of Price Administration. An OPA spokesman said a one cent per quart increase in the Hazleton area is prepared but awaits approval from the Office of Economic Stabilization. Dairies seek an additional one cent and will offer only emergency deliveries until cleared.
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Hazelton
Hazleton
Office of Price Administration
Opa
Washington
Office of Economic Stabilization
CES
Agriculture Department
Dairies
France closes border in protest against Franco regime
The French-SSpanish border was closed at midnight by French authorities in a protest against Generalissimo Franco. Republican Spaniards and French Leftists seized several Spanish consulates in Paris and elsewhere as France backed a US proposed bid to aid Spaniards in ending Franco rule. Jose Giral signaled readiness to enter Spain to take power.
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Bulletin Hendaye
France
Paris
Francisco Franco
Franco
Sete
Auch
Pyrennees
Foreign Office
United States
United Nations Security Council
Spain
Jose Giral
Hendaye
International Bridge
Trun
Britain
Russia
Security Council
London
Cabiet
Madrid
Byrnes Warns on Russia and Calls for firm U N stance
Secretary of State Byrnes told the overseas press club that the United States must be ready to use force to prevent aggression but will not wage war for other aims. He urged universal military training, outlined seven must nots, and stressed cooperation within the United Nations to keep peace.
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New York
Byrnes
United States
Russia
United ‘Nations
Theverseas Press Club
National Broadcasting Company
Vandenberg
R-Mich
United Nations
U. S
Security Council
Malone For State Duff for Governor Endorsed in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Republican leaders endorsed a May primary slate led by Edward Martin for U S Senate and James H Duff for governor. Col Daniel B Strickler and William S Livengood Jr were also backed for lieutenant governor and secretary of internal affairs. The meeting stressed party harmony and unity ahead of a busy election year.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Republican Organization
Edward Martin
U. S. Senate
James H. Duff
Daniel B. Strickler
William S. Livengood, Jr
James F. Malone
Allegheny County
Duff
Harmony
G.O.P
Congress
House of Representatives
Senate
James H. Malone
Pittsburgh
Malone
David
G. Mason Owlett
Davis
Shroyer
M. Harvey Taylor
Taylor
Allegheny Leader
America
Martin
McNarney warns on French refusal to centralize German administration
Gen Joseph T McNarney in a Washington report warns the French refusal to accept a central German finance department risks inflation and urges a government level agreement outside Germany. He notes Allied councils pushed for a central finance body while France objects. He cites friction from Britain over a set German steel production and praises signs of German local cooperation despite political opposition in Berlin.
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Frankfurt
INS
Joseph T. McNarney
Washington
Germany
U. S
Europe
Allied Control Council
McNainey
England
Berlin
Social Democratics
Plane crashes near Finleyville injure two men
Two men escaped possible death when a training plane ran out of gas and crashed on the Alvin Greenwald farm near Finleyville. Captain David Burton of Santa Cruz California and Radioman Jack Kapler of New York City suffered shock and minor injuries. Kapler was thrown about 15 feet. Burton was found unconscious in the wreckage. They were treated at a physician’s home and planned to continue by train tomorrow.
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Finleyville
Alvin Greenwald
Army
David Burton
Santa Cruz
Cal
Jack Kapler
New York City
New York
Burton
Kapler
Two Die in Bakerton House Fire
Two men Joseph McCombie age 61 and Louis Foster age 64 were burned to death in their sleep when a Bakerton two room dwelling was destroyed by fire. Coroner Paul J. Wills said the blaze appeared started by an overheated coal stove in Johnstown February 28.
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Johnstown
Bakerton
Joseph McCombie
Louis Foster
Paul J. Wills
Dynamite Blast Claims Man at Widnoon Coal Co
James D. Bowser, 40, of East Kittanning, collapsed and died after a dynamite blast during a stripping operation at Widnoon Coal Co in Cowansville. The death was attributed to a heart ailment.
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Kittanning
Notice To Dog Owners Seizure Powers Expanded
Police officers may seize any dog found running at large on streets or on others property and unaccompanied by owner. Officers may enter premises to seize dogs in immediate pursuit of such animals.
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Commonwealth
Beachy Objects To Crow Nomination In Short Term Deal
Republican county chairman W H Beachy arrived in Somerset from Harrisburg angry over a Uniontown dispatch that quoted Fayette county chairman Darrell H Smiley as saying Somerset and Fayette committees agreed on William J Crow for the unexpired Snyder term and full May term Beachy denies any consultation or action and says Carl H Hoffman should get the short term He warns Smiley has misrepresented Somerset Republicans.
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W.H. Beachy
Somerset
Harrisburg
Uniontown
Fayette County
Darrell H. Smiley
Fayette
William J. Crow
Snyder
Smiley
Mr. Beachy
Carl H. Hoffman
Somerset County
G O P Women Endorse Hoffman for Congress
Somerset County Republican Women endorsed Carl H. Hoffman for the unexpired U S House term of J Buell Snyder who died recently. Event featured a fundraising rummage sale and an auction led by Mrs Elsie Shankis. Forty members attended with proceeds of 32.50.
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Elsie .Shankis
Somerset County Council of
Republican Women
Charles H. Ealy
West Main Street
Carl H. Hoffman
J. Buell Snyder
Hoffman
Snyder
John H. Pritts
Earl McKee
Leora Barnett
James L. Brant
Edmund Allman
S. Cober Braugher
Robert F. Weimer
William Will
P. C. Dosch
John Meyers
Christine 2. Schrock
Harold Fisher
Red Cross Opens $100 Million Peacetime Drive
The American Red Cross begins its largest peacetime fund campaign with a $100 million national goal. President Truman will deliver a coast to coast radio appeal at 9 55 p.m. est as March is named Red Cross month. Basil O Connor says the sum is the minimum to meet obligations to service members, the wounded and veterans. Over three million volunteers start a nationwide canvass, directed by Harvey D Gibson, ex Red Cross Commissioner to Europe.
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Washington
INS
American Red Cross
Truman
Red Cross
Basil O'Connor
Harvey D. Gibson
Great Britain
Europe
J Edward Gump Represents New York Life Ins Co
J Edward Gump acts as representative for the New York Life Insurance Company, handling policy matters and client relations in a professional liaison role.
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J. Edward Gump
New York
Fighting Campaign of 1948 Now Says Governor Martin
Governor Martin told GOP leaders in Harrisburg that the 1948 campaign is underway and that winning five or six more congressmen could help Republicans organize the next House. Minutes released by the Republican state committee cite calls for unity and a strong ticket.
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Harrisburg
Martin
Republican State Committee
Lloyd Wood
Montgomery County
Jack Bell
G. Mason Owlett
Republican Party
Local Worker Suffers Repeated Injuries In South Greenville Area
Elmer Deal of South Greenville near Meyersdale crushed toe when a log rolled on it. This marks his third mishap this year following an earlier crushed toe and a later facial injury from a truck endgate while loading cattle.
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Deal
Elmer Deal
South Greenville
Meyersdale
Arbitration Step in Pittsburgh Light Wage Dispute
The Duquesne Light Co and its Independent Association move toward settlement as the union strike committee approves arbitration. About 3,400 workers vote in two groups on whether to submit the issue to arbitration or suspend the strike until next Tuesday. A possible arbitration avoids a power crisis impacting 1.5 million residents in Allegheny and Beaver counties.
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Pittsburgh
Duquesne Light Co
David L. Lawrence
Mediation Board
Allegheny
Beaver Counties
Duquesne Light
Truman Declines GM Strike Negotiation Meddling
The White House said President Truman has no intention of summoning General Motors officials and UAW-CIO leaders to Washington to resolve the GM strike. Presidential Secretary Charles G. Ross dismissed a Detroit paper's report as a fabrication and stated there is no plan to lock any parties in a room to force a settlement.
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Washington
Ins
White House
Truman
General Motors Management
Uaw-Cio
General Motors
Charles G. Ross
Detroit
Chester Bowles
G. M. Management
CIO
Ross
Dr Miller Sues Kuhn Koffee House for Damages
Dr I C Miller of Berlin sues Kuhn Koffee House Johnstown through Shaver and Heckman seeking 339 35 for damage to his 1941 heavy sedan after a Kuhn Koffee House truck driven by Stella Meagers Meyersdale failed to stop at Meadow Street Berlin intersection. He claims repair bills total 329 25.
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I. C. Miller
Berlin
Shaver and
Heckman
Kuhn Koffee House
Johnstown
North Street
Meadow Street
Stella Meagers
Meyersdale
Critchfield Sued For $615 Over Potato Sale
Ralph H. Johnson of Somerset township sues N. S. Critchfield of Jenner township for $615 with interest from December 14, 1945. Johnson says he sold 200 bags of potatoes at 2.05 per hundred bushel and received a $615 check drawn on Jennertown bank but paid by request of the Critchfields.
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Ralph H. Johnson
Somerset Township
N. S. Critchfield
Jenner Township
Critchfield
Johnson Barn
Johnson
County Trust Company
Somerset
Peoples State Bank
Jennertown
Critchfields
Wacky on Army Cooking London Fit Sgt Stalker Refuses Demobilization
Sgt Helen Stalker, 72, refuses demobilization and says she will keep cooking for the RAF until they throw her out. She plans to continue serving in military kitchens despite discharge orders.
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London
Hllen
Plighty
Stalker
Phone Peace Parley Sets Sunday Talks In New York
Federal conciliators arranged for resumption of negotiations Sunday between American Telephone & Telegraph and the Federation of Long Lines Telephone Workers following a breakdown. The union seeks a wage rise of 4 to 8 dollars weekly tied to seniority while AT&T offers 5 dollars for traffic workers and 4 to 6 for plant employees, after previous demands for 10 dollars and a shorter 40 hour week.
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New York
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Federation of Long Lines Telephone Workers
Ind
H. R. Caldwell
U.S. Concilliation Service
J. J. Moran
C. F. Craig
A. T. & T. Industrial Relations
Long Lines Union
GM Parley In 3d Session of Thursday
Detroit February 28 General Motors and CIO United Auto Workers negotiators entered their third session of the day seeking a settlement to the 100 day strike. President C E Wilson, briefly seen, was later hospitalized for illness not considered serious. Management said the absence would not halt talks as a three hour lunch recess produced plans to draft an answer to topics discussed earlier.
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Detroit
General Motors
CIO
United Auto Workers
C. E. Wilson
Miners Strike at Cairnbrook Over Veterans Hire
About 295 Loyaihana Coal and Coke miners at Cairnbrook walked out after Mike Chelednick was fired and his job given to Robert Stuft, a returning veteran. Local UMW 1025 president Merle Blough says the strike aims to secure Chelednick’s reinstatement to suitable work. Two union meetings upheld the action through Thursday.
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Loyaihanna Coal and Coke Company
Cairnbrook
Merle Blough
UMW
Mike Chelednick
Chelednick
Robert Stuft
Stuft
Aid for Europe's Jews Pledged by NCJW Leaders
More than 200 section presidents of the National Council of Jewish Women pledged to aid the European Jews. The announcement came from Atlantic City where leaders met on February 28. The pledge signals intensified relief efforts and organizational support across local chapters.
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Europe
Atlantic City
N. J
National Council of Jewish Women
Ceiling Price for Your Automobile Free Now
Information on Ceiling Price for Your Automobile Free Now offers top value for selling cars before new models arrive. Ss. A. CHEVROLET at 347 W. Main St. lists contact number 94 for inquiries and appraisal.
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Ss. & A. Chevrolet
Main St
Police Break Up 800 Marbles Riot At GE Plant
In Philadelphia on February 28 police on horseback and in cars dispersed a CIO strike demonstration at a General Electric plant. About 20 people were felled and 17 arrests for inciting to riot followed. Union leaders condemned police violence while Governor Martin pledged order and possible federal help. Similar protests were planned in Cleveland as CIO unions prepared mass demonstrations near GE plants.
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Philadelphia
CIO
General Electric Company
Easi
Hall
William J. ‘Ow
Essary
Cio-El al
Obs
United el Radio and Machine Workers — America
Bema Auuel
James Price
Hlcal
Price
Peter
Electrical Union
Delaware Coun
Nead
Samuel Goldberg
Edward Martin
Ourg
Pennsylvania
Lice
Cleveland
CIO-« Workers Union
Somerset Weather Cooler Temperatures Reported
Daily weather note reports 24 hour period from 5:30 PM Wednesday to 5:30 PM Thursday in Somerset. Temperature details show maximum and minimum values, and a comparison to the prior year’s readings.
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Somerset Weather
David Grove
U. Weather Observer
Weather Outlook For Maryland Pennsylvania And West Virginia
Maryland shows fair skies with slowly rising interior temperatures and coastal cloudiness. Friday brings warmer conditions inland and cloudy coast with possible showers later. western Pennsylvania trends toward increasing cloudiness with rain over the weekend and a switch to snow flurries and colder weather. Maryland remains fair and warmer on Saturday with scattered showers, while West Virginia enjoys a warm day and Saturday's rain turns cooler.
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Maryland
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
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Cees
McNarney
Beachy
North Side Motors Phon
Carload
Walesale
H. C. Beerits’ Sons
Motorola
Walters Auto Service
W. Patriot Sa
Somerset, PA
Goodyear Service
Remington
Neafach
Walker Buick CO
Pittsburgh Union UK
Arbitration
GM Fuss
DR. Miller
Trent’s
Lohr Appliance CO
Center Ave
Golden Rule
Trinity Lutheran Church
Schrock’s
W. Patriot St
Pletcher Fun Shop
Chas. Crimone
Weather Bureau of Temperatures
Boston
Denver
Miami
St. Lows
Berlin Lions Club
High School
Berlin, PA
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