Major Move To Check Russia Believed Near
Washington reports a major U.S. move to check Soviet expansion is soon. Diplomatic aides see possible U S military support for a western European bloc and a warning to Stalin. Senate approval of the European recovery bill strengthens resolve and prompts talk of a broader western defense pact with the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Hightower
Washington
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Europe
Truman
State Department
Senate
House
Forcces
Byrnes
Turkey
Greece
Italy
France
Charleston
S. C
Key West
Fla
Defense
Famestal
William D. Leahy
Army
Navy
Air Forc
Marshall
United States
Finland
Middle East
Brussels
Britain
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxemburg
Finland Faces Russo Finnish Pact Debate In Parliament
Helsinki March 14 The question of a Russo Finnish security and military pact dominates discussions as negotiations loom. Optimists see a Western security belt while pessimists fear entrenchment in Russia's bloc. editors report heavy opposition and parliament counsels against joining. A former minister warns Finland cannot ignore the presence of a Russian army corps and prefer not to yield democratic rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Shanke
Helsinki
Finland
Czechoslovakia
Russia
Stalin
Grigori Savonenkoy
Hammermill Strike Ends After 13 Days in Erie
A 13 day strike by 1500 Hammermill Paper Co production workers in Erie ended last night. The walkout affected production at the plant and involved negotiations with company officials to settle wage and benefit disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammermill
Erie
Hammermill Paper Co
ERP Moves Toward House Debate on Europe Aid Plan
Washington March 14 The Senate cleared a 5.3 billion dollar European recovery program and sent it to the House for action. Leaders expect a one package bill including military aid for Greece and Turkey and economic aid for Western Europe to pass before Easter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas B. Cornell
Washington
House
Senate
Europe
America
Iruman
Italy
Rep
Rayburn
Texas
Foreign Affairs Committee
Rep. Vorvs
Ohio
Vorys
Eaton
Congress
Vory
Greece
Turkey
China
Committee
Somerset bakery changed hands to Rose and Combecker
Rose and Charles Combecker of Somerset purchased the Bauman Bakery from Bieke Rosbaugh. The shop, long known as Peuman’s, moves from Gibbs building to West Main street and now operates on East Race street with the truck and equipment. Staff will stay the same.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bauman
Ray Rose
Charles Combecker
Somerset
Bieke Rosbaugh
Peuman’s
Mr. Rosbaugh
Harry Bauman
Gibbs
West Main Street
Weimer
Rose and Combecker
East Race Street
Somerset Bakery
County Relief Increase Shows 115 Dollar Rise
Ramsey S Black state treasurer reports Somerset county direct relief payments for the week ending March 12 rose by 113.90 over the prior week. Total payments amounted to 2 496.00, 977.00 less than the same week last year. Aid disbursements in the state treasury show current week 32 396.00 and previous week 2 283.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramsey S. Black
Somerset County
Bureau of Assistance
State Treasury Department
Confirmants In Service Sunday P M
Sara Roberta Getty reports a county rally at Trinity Lutheran as 200 Somerset Lutheran youth prepare for confirmation next Sunday. Rev Wagner urges vows as a new beginning with God’s help. Palm Sunday class marks 40th for him. Local charges listed: Stoystown 33 Hoff man 7 Rockwood 17 Friedens 17 Somerset 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara Roberta Getty
Hess Waener
Trinity Lutheran Church
Hillis G. Berkey
Rockwood
Somerset Lutheran Pastoral Association
Martin F. Foutz
Martha Phillipy Coleman
Trinity
Church of Tomorrow
Wagner
Stoystown
Hoffman
Friedens
Somerset
Garrett
Lavansville
Davias-ville
Hooversville
Air Mail Service In Pa Ready To Quit Pickup
All-American Aviation seeks immediate suspension of its air mail pickup to 88 communities in Pennsylvania Ohio West Virginia Kentucky and Delaware. It cites a monthly loss of 12000 and hopes to switch to conventional air service to 19 towns including Pittsburgh Uniontown Connellsville Wheeling Jamestown Dunkirk Bradford Johnstown Altoona Warren and Wilmington. The CAA favors conventional service where needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
Delaware
All-American Aviation, Inc
New York
Civil Aeronautics Board
All-American
Pittsburgh
Uniontown
Connellsville
Wheeling
Parkershoro
West Va
Athens
Butler
Oil City
Warren
Jamestown
N. Y
Congressmen push tax cut for small corporations
Three Republicans led by House small business chair Ploeser introduce a bill to exempt corporations with net income up to 25 000 from income tax. Larger firms would pay no tax on the first 25 000 and a flat rate on the rest. Gearhart and Grant back the plan, saying a 25 000 firm would save about 5750 yearly and a 50 906 firm about 13250.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ploeser
R-Mo
House
Small Business Committee
Gearhart
R-Calif
Grant
R-Ind
Ways and Means
CIO Packing House Labor Posse Blow
Chicago march01 4 unions offer halt to nationwide packinghouse strike set for Tuesday if Swift Cudahy Armour grant a nine cent hourly raise and arbitrate a 20 cent demand. Swift rejected arbitration as unacceptable and offered 9c to 40 percent of AFL members. Union warns strike proceeds if big three refuse by midnight. About 100000 workers involved amid potential 50 percent meat shortage and federal talks ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Clo
Swift, Cudahy
Armour
Swift and Company
Swift
Armour and Company
Cudahy Packing Company
CIO
AFL
North America
CIO Troup
Ralph Helstein
Swift, Cudahy and Armour
Wilson
Dogwood Planting Panel Named For Somerset Turnpike Interchange
The Pennsylvania Roadside Council, state highway department, and turnpike commission announced a committee to oversee dogwood tree planting at the Somerset interchange of the turnpike as part of the Blue Star Memorial program. The list includes John H. Beerus John TI Scull Martin L. Markel Robert J. Boose Edward W. Troll Jr Thomas F Lansberry George W Cassett numerous named members and civic leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
G. Floyd Dye
Donald Newcomer
Robert E. Craver
Robert Rice
Roy Walker
Charles F. Uhl
Williams. Livengood, Jr
Thomas Ll. McCullough
Fred Hare, Jr
W. Curtis Truxal
Norman T. Boo
Harvey A. Leydig
Russell Deaner
U S and Russia Split Over Palestine at End of Talks
The United States and Russia remain sharply divided on the Palestine issue as big power talks near finish. France and China join, with Security Council guidance to submit recommendations by tomorrow. Final meeting is scheduled for tomorrow morning before a council report in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Palestine
France
China
Security Council
Council
Son for Saylors at Somerset Community Hospital
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Wayne Saylor of R D 2 Rockwood are the parents of a son born Tuesday May 9 in Somerset Community Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savylors
Kenneth Wayne Saylor
Rockwood
Somerset Community Hospital
Breadlines Form Daily in Moscow Amid Shortage
Reports from London through diplomatic channels describe unprecedented Moscow breadlines since the prior Sunday. Lines reportedly stretched a block and twenty three abreast, with shortages spreading from city to countryside and contributing to a broader supply crisis including sugar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Moscow
Russia
A. V. Lyubimov
Freight collision blocks mainline traffic in Maryland
A Baltimore and Ohio freight train rear collided with a coal train near Cumberland Maryland causing a pile up. Fourteen cars derailed across three trains but no serious injuries were reported. Traffic diverted via Western Maryland lines toward Meyersdale for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumbesaland
Baltimore and Ohio
Cumberland
Connellsville
Cock’s Mills
Western Maryland Railway
Meyerscale
Sun Yat-Sen's Son Seeks Far Above Purchase Price Sale
Sun Fo son of Sun Yat Sen approves sale of eight acres of former temple land near the U S embassy in Nanking for over seven times the 1946 purchase price. The land is amid a planned road project funded by U S war surplus sales to China. Public records show the 1946 cost was 47 674 560 Chinese dollars about 11 000 U S. embassy quote was 10000 per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanking
U. S
Nanking City
China
Sun Fo
Legislative Yuan
Sin Yat-Sen
Tejm
Pupils Overcome by Gas in Bus en Route to Zoo
In Pittsburgh on a Monday during the second consecutive week, six Monessen high school pupils were overcome by carbon monoxide gas aboard a bus taking them to Highland Park Zoo. They were hospitalized in Pittsburgh and recovered. Last Saturday ten Duquesne children were affected under similar circumstances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Zoo
Monessen High School
Highland Park Zoo
Pittsburgh Hospital
Duquesne
MAssing Child Admitted After Scalding Accident
Three year old Ronald Massing of Somerset was admitted to Somerset Community Hospital with first and second degree burns after tripping over a pan of hot water at home. His condition was listed as fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Massing
Jay Massine
Somerset
R. D
Somerset Community Hospital
Arrests in Prague as Communist government strikes at National Socialists
Prague March 1944 communists arrest 20 as they press trial of old National Socialist leaders for espionage links. Police move to strip parliamentary immunity from Vladimir Krajina Otto Hora and Alois Cizek while Vaclav Knotek is sought for directing the spy ring. Police allege security files show secret orders tied to nationalized industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldberg
Prague
Old
National Socialist Party
Vladimir Krajina
Krajina
Moravska Ostrava
Joeph Herod
Krajmin
Prokop Drtina
Lck
Otto Hora
Alois Cizek
Vaclav Knotek
Interior Ministry
Klement Gottwald
National Socialists
Ministry of Interior
Czech Socialist Party
New
Missing Plane Safe Between Geneva and Rome
Leon Gardner a 42 year old wartime ATC flier now with Service Airways said his C 46 command did not have radio clearance papers for Italy and that Swiss officials at Geneva controlled the flight. He believed the plane lost for two days during the Rome Geneva route but found it safe 80 miles north of Rome at Castiglione. The incident was resolved with the embassy.
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Rome
Geneva
Leon Gardner
ATC
North Hollywood
Service Airways, Inc
New York City
T Tain
Italiavio
Milan
Gardner
Coimtrin
Italy
Castiglione
Miss Scull Confined by Severe Sciatica Attack
Miss Emeline B. Scull remains at her home on East Patrick street due to a painful sciatica attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scull
Emeline B. Scull
East Patrick Street
16 Nations Meet to Shape European Union
Paris dispatch reports 16 Marshall Plan nations debating a permanent European organization. debate centers on whether the body will wield real powers or be a consultative secretariat. Bevin and Bidault advocate different structures as talks continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph E. Dynan
Paris
Western European Union
Brussels
Britain
France
Netherlands
Segium
Luxembourg
Prench
Georges Bidailt
Stvone
Ernest Bevin
Committee For European Economic Cooperation
Bevin
London
Europe
Neemendi Sadak
Turkey
Sean MacBride
Eire
Constantin Tsaldaris
Greece
Bidault
MacBride
Spain
Two Inquests This Week In Stoystown and New Centerville
A coroner's inquest into John Kamisky’s death in Stoystown R D will be held at Deaner Funeral Home with Dr. A M Uphouse in charge. An additional inquest is set for Grange Hall New Centerville to inquire into the deaths of Clark W Miller and Miss Mary Ellen Nagle from a highway crash last Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kamisky
Stoystown R.D
Deaner
Stoystown
A. M. Uphouse
Kamisky
Rock In the
Atlantic
Rockwood R.D
Mary Ellen Nagle
Ursina
James M. Cane
Barbara Parnell
Grass fires respond to two Sunday calls in Someret area
Someret volunteer firefighters answered two Sunday afternoon grass fires. The first near L Harrington Gibbs farm beside Som Liset County Memorial Park at 2 30 pm caused no damage. The second at 5 30 pm near the highway garage at the old Keller place on Route 219 also caused no damage. Two engines responded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Someret
L. Harrington Gibbs
Som- Liset County Memorial Park
Miners Vote Not to Work Amid Pension Clash
Rank and file members of at least 11 United Mine Workers locals indicate they will not work in the pits tomorrow as a reaction to John L. Lewis demands for miners pensions. Reports from Robena and Muse local unions show widespread abstentions. Ohio Indiana and Birmingham locals plan to report as usual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elaine Kahn
Pittsburgh
United Mine Workers Unions
UMW
John L. Lewis
Lewis
H. C. Prick Coke Co
Company
Robena
Robena Union
Muse
Rocena
John J. Lewis
John Busarella
District 5
Uniontown
Canton
Little Sister
St. David
Traux-Treer
Fatt
Ohio
Indiana
Birmingham
Rom Raney
Kentucky
Harry Laviers
Big Sandys
Nly
James Phillips
Weather forecast for Maryland Pennsylvania and West Virginia
A forecast shows cloudiness and warmer conditions Monday into Monday night across Maryland and eastern Pennsylvania with continued mildness Tuesday. Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia expect considerable cloudiness and milder weather Monday, with scattered showers Monday night or Tuesday and a turn to cooler Tuesday.
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Maryland
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
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Oakhurst Tea Room
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Bé&O
Sun Yat - Sen
Scaldel
Tiberi
Inquire American Office
Hawkinson Tire Service
United Construction Workers
David Grove
U. S. Weather Observer
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U. S Weather Bureau
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York
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