Tensions Grow Rapidly Twixt West And Reds
Washington reports mounting Russia western powers tensions as Marshall considers canceling Bogota trip for inter American conference and U S policy shifts toward a UN trusteeship in Palestine. Trieste return to Italy and Berlin four power council walkout raise fears of shifting balance in Europe.
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Washington
Russia
Marshall
Bogota
Colombia
Holy Land
United Nations
U. S
United States
America
Palestine
Trieste
Italy
State Department
Adriatic
Balkans
Europe
Germany
Control Council
Sokolovsky
Britain
France
Berlin
Polasko Arrested in Windber Vice Sweep
George Polasko, about 23, of Mine 35 Windber, was arrested Saturday on immorality charges amid a Windber vice clean-up that also involved four men and two girls arrested last week. He posted a $250 bond and is due in May court. All five men were arrested by Constable E D Peck.
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Polasko
George Polasko
Windber
E. D. Peck
Century Old Barn Burns on Lemon Miller Farm in Stoystown
A 101 year old barn on the Lemon Miller farm in Stoystown R D 1 was destroyed by fire early Sunday. Somerset and Friedens firefighters fought the blaze but found it too late to save the structure, though the house was spared. Loss about 20000 dollars included a tractor truck automobile cattle hay grain and silo contents. The barn, built against a bank with a heavy galvanized iron roof, was part of a property recently purchased by Gordon and Myrie Roose from Miss Jennie Miller.
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Lemon Miller
Stoystown R. D. 1
Somerset
Friedens
Jennie Miller
Main Street
Gordon
Myrie Roose
Connecticut
Stoystown R. D
Samuel Miller
Roose
Truman Faces Labor Subcommittee Charge Over Taft-Hartley
A House labor sub-committee accuses President Truman of deliberately trying to nullify the Taft-Hartley act by appointing a conciliator for a Washington government cafeteria strike. The report says the move could aid Communist controlled unions and sets a dangerous precedent for appointing conciliators in disputes. Conciliator George E. Strong had reported the strike hindered settlement.
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Washington
INS
House
Truman
Hoffman
R-Mich
Rep. Smith
R-Kan
Government Services, Inc
GSI
Executive Department
George E. Strong
Federal Works
Philip B. Fleming
Arrest of Eugene Smith for fish law violation in Coxes Creek
Eugene Smith of Gray was arrested Saturday for violating fishing laws. He appeared before Justice H. S. Whipperman and was charged by Fish Warden Mintner Jones with fishing without a license in Coxes Creek. He was fined 25 dollars plus costs, and in default of payment jailed for 29 days.
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Eugene Smith
Gray
Justice of the Peace
H. S. Whipperman
Coxes Creek
Mintner Jones
Smith
Washington and Jefferson College elects new board president
Park J. Alexander of Pittsburgh was elected president of the board of trustees of Washington and Jefferson College. He succeeds Edward McDonald, who asked to be relieved from active presidency due to ill health.
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Washington, Pa
Park J. Alexander
Pittsburgh
Washington and Jefferson College
Edward McDonald
Palm Sunday Festivities Highlight Local Churches
Palm Sunday filled all churches with sunlit ceremonies and special music. Palm distributions occurred at several parishes including St. Peter's Catholic and Trinity Lutheran. Confirmations were held at Calvary Methodist with eight youths, at St. Paul's Reformed with twelve, and at Trinity Lutheran with eighteen in a candlelight ceremony. Choirs and soloists performed notable pieces such as The Palms and Open the Gates of the Temple, with Holy Week services announced across most churches.
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Trinity Lutheran
St. Paul's Reformed
St. Peter's Catholic Church
Albert A. Gartland
Calvary Methodist
George A. Shultzabarger
William F. Brooks
St. Paul's Reformed Church
G. L. Roth
Trinity Lutheran Church
I. Hess Wagner
Holy Land
Presbyterian Church
First Christian
First Christian Church
J. F. Messenger
Jesus
Stainer
H. H. DeLong
Mildred Weimer
Bitter competing in Costa Rica Revolution intensifies
In San Jose Costa Rica March 21 government troops including many Nicaraguans landed to encircle revolutionary forces led by Jose Figueres. Enclosures report Buenos Aires airport near Punta Arenas and San Isidro el General airport, seized March 10, with Taca planes used to move arms from Guatemala. Security Minister Rene Picado says operations progress satisfactorily and the revolution weakens daily.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Jose Figueres
Buenos Aires
Punta Arenas
San Isidro el General
San Isidro
Figueres
Taca
Guatemala
Rene Picado
Jenner Paid Plea in Burglary Case at Boswell Hearing
Floyd Ream a 21 year old of Jenner and a juvenile companion pleaded guilty to burglary at a Boswell Squire Kecher hearing. They admitted taking merchandise from Dan's Diner including cigarettes and candy valued about 50 dollars with restitution largely made. Arrest by Constable Ed Airsman Boswell and Somerset police investigated.
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Floyd Ream
Jenner
Squire John Kecher
Boswell
Ream
Dan
Ed Airsman
Somerset
Smoke House Burns at Albert Christner Garrett
The smoke house of Albert Christner in Garrett was destroyed by fire Friday night causing about 400 dollars in damage. The meat smoking operation was underway at the time and the blaze may have started from the smoking process.
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Albert Christner
Garrett
Coal Strike Deepens as Taft Hartley Act Looms
Washington reports drastic steps under the Taft Hartley act to end a week long coal strike. Union leader John L. Lewis and operators clash over pension fund payouts from a 30 million dollar fund funded by a ten cent per ton royalty. A mediation session with Cyrus S. Ching is seen as unlikely to yield progress.
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Washington
Federal
John L. Lewis
Cyrus S. Ching
Lewis
Ezra van Horn
Truman
White House
Clark
United Mine Workers
Canada
van Horn
Pension Fund Trustee Board
Fifty Die Sentenced by Greek Court in Salonika Shelling
In Salonika a Greek military court sentenced fifty men to death and two women to death for involvement in the February 10 shelling. Two men and five women received life terms, seven men and one woman lighter sentences, while thirty-eight men and six women were acquitted. The defendants were guerrillas captured after the Communist insurgents bombarded Salonika. An American source said the city could face 2,000 to 3,000 guerrillas in weeks. Informants denied official intel of an international brigade north of Greece.
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Helen Mamas
Salonika
Greece
Washington
Athens
Joba Car Run Ends in Crash on Route 3
Metro Joba of Jenner drove a car with two passengers off Route 3 east of Lavansville hitting a pole and rolling. Joba suffered facial scrapes and was fined 35 dollars for reckless driving and driving without a license. William G. Frank and Chester Staffy sustained chest and leg injuries and were treated at Somerset Community Hospital before discharge.
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Metro
Joba
Jenner
Lavansville
William G. Frank
Somerset Community Hospital
Chester Staffy
Justice of the Peace
H. S. Whipperman
P. G. Marenna
Jail Breaker In Cell With Double Bars
Ray H Simmons a 23 year old Mechanicsburg slayer was confined in a doubly barred Dauphin county prison cell after a daring escape attempt with Edgar Via. They fashioned a cell key from a spoon and sawed two bars to escape 40 feet down a mattress strip rope. Via remained in Virginia serving a ten year armed robbery term and Simmons faced death in Gettysburg for a robbery slaying.
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Harrisburg
Ray H. Simmons
Mechanicsburg
Dauphin County
R. Etter
Simmons
Charlottsville
Edgar Via
Via
Carl B. Shelley
Shelley
Dorsey
Slackie
Baltimore
Virginia
Culpepper
W. C. Sheely
Gettysburg
Herbert L. Humpert
Six Jews dead in Haifa blast and Jerusalem clashes
In Haifa a Jewish building was blown up killing six and injuring 26. Amid Palm Sunday fighting thousands of bullets crossed Jerusalem as Arabs and Jews clashed near Montefiore and King David, with British artillery deployed to restore order.
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Jerusalem
Haifa
Old City
Montefiore
King David Hove
Jaffa
Jaffa Gate
U. N
Three Sedans Crash at East Main Corner injures child
Saturday at 4 p.m. three sedans collided at East Main and Kimberly. Mrs Dosch of Somerset ran the red light, hitting Mrs Hanks of Friedens, spinning into Wambaugh’s parked car. A child suffered a head injury and received first aid. Damages: about 200 to Hanks, 75 to Wambaugh, slight to Dosch.
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East Main
South Kinnerly Avenue
WinDosch
Somerset
Charles Hanks
Friedens
Edward Wambaugh
New Baltimore
Dosch
Kimberly Avenue
Hanks
Wambaugh
David Metzgar
Summer In Pittsburgh Brings Sultry 79 Degree Day
Pittsburgh experienced a heat surge with temperatures reaching 79 degrees marking a summer like day in late March. Forecasters cautioned residents to stay hydrated and limit outdoor activity during peak heat hours.
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Pittsburgh
Plane Loses Wing Crashes Near Laurel Ridge Killing Eight
A foggy dawn crash in Donegal Township Westmoreland County killed four men three women and an infant. Residents reported the plane flew low with a wing hanging before it struck Laurel Hill near the Turnpike tunnel. Investigators consider engine speed and low altitude as factors.
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Margaret L. Reiley
Somerset R. C
Donegal Township
Westmoreland County
Win Beckner
Coontown
D. W. Kramer
Tennie Smith
Mrs. Smith
Bakersville
John
Laurel Hill
One of Largest Single Engine Ships In Service
A spokesman for the George H Armitage Tool and Machine Co says the aircraft was one of the largest single engine planes in service. George H Armitage, president and treasurer, was killed near Laurel Hill tunnel in Westmoreland county PA after departing Hillsgrove for St. Louis. The plane, used previously in Alaska by bush pilots, took off from Westchester County airport at 6 30 a m yesterday, about two hours before the crash.
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Providence
George H Armitage Tool and Machine Co
George H. Armitage
Laurel Hill Tunnel
Westmoreland County
Pennsylvania
Hillsgrove
A. T
St. Louis
Westchester County
Alaska
Armitage
Fear Plane Missing Over Washington With Eight Aboard
A U S Air Force C-47 vanished during an instrument approach to Portland from Fairfield-Suisun. Eight men were aboard. five names released including Major John B. Harding and Capt. William H. Tillery. Ground search underway amid low clouds and heavy rain. last radio contact at 1 07 p m.
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M’ Chord Field
Wash
Washington
Portland, Ore
Fairfield-Suisun Air Base
John B. Harding
Margaret H. Harding
Fairfield-Suisun
William H. Tillery
Alice K. Tillery
Fairfield
Calif
Wiley A. Garber
Garber
Oakland
Frederick J. Ziegler
Eileen Ziegler
Sacramento
Stephen J. Pressey
Agnes Pressey
Portland
Fairfield-Suisun Calif
Oregon
Theodore White
McChord Air Rescue Service
C. C. Leaverton
Kelso, Wash
Friedens Child Hit By Truck
Little Jackie O Baker, three, of Friedens, was struck while walking with his brother Frank nine on the town slip road near Friedens. Ronald Gene Hanks of Friedens operated the truck. Jackie suffered a fractured leg and rested fairly well at Somerset Community Hospital. State police Pvt. P G Marenna investigated.
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Jackie O''Baker
Friedens
Somerset Community Hospital
Frank
Ronald Gene Hanks
Richard Mosteller
Jackie
Charles O'Baker
Pvt
P. G. Marenna
Pennsylvania State Police
Somerset Barracks
Hampre jailed on fraud charge
Harvey Hampre, 59 of Meyersdale, ordered to county jail after a hearing before Squire H. S. Whipperman on tradulent conversion. Boden of Rockwood paid Hampre $175 in May 1947 for a car, but neither car nor title were delivered, and Hampre sold the car to another man this year. Constable Ed Peck made the arrest.
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Harvey Hampre
Meyersdale
Squire H. S. Whipperman
Hampre
Robert Boden
Rockwood
Boden
Ed Peck
Plane crash on Laurel Hill kills eight aboard Vultee V-1-A
A 1935 Vultee V-1-A bound for St Louis wrecked on Laurel Hill in fog, killing eight passengers including pilot Herman Burlingham and George H Amitage. Authorities found six trained chow dogs among the wreckage. Rescue crews, farm residents, and state police worked to recover bodies as autopsies prepared for burial in Stahlstown.
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Margaret L. Reiley
Laurel Hill
Turnpike Tunnel
George H. Amitage
Providence
St. Louis
White Plains
Wilmington
Del
Herman F. Burlingham
Ohio
Mirs
Ruth Burlingham
Kathryn
W. B. Maxson
Mabel Maxson
New York City
Frank A. Fletcher
Norwalk
Conn
Margin
Prescott
Bethel
James Sleasman
Westmoreland County
Snyder Funeral Home
Stahlstown
Somerset Weather Report From David Grove
Daily weather data shows temperature highs and lows for a weekend period and a note on the previous year. It lists maximum and minimum readings with inconsistencies in OCR but preserves the core fact of 24 hour temperature ranges and a year ago comparison.
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Somerset Weather
David Grove
U. S. Weather Observer
Maxim Cosctennetenes
Weather forecast for Maryland and nearby regions
Maryland sees cloudy mild weather with scattered thundershowers Monday and cooler nights. Easter Pennsylvania and western Pennsylvania with West Virginia report showers and thunderstorms Monday, then cooler nights and generally cool Tuesday with partly cloudy skies.
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Maryland
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
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Frantz Distillers, Inc
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Meyersdale, Pa
Charge Truman
Darr Electric
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Oakhurst Tea Room
TIBER
NEW Bargains Daily
Dart Electric
Laub, Collins & Troll
E. Garrett St
B. & O. Railroad
Somerset, PA
James A. Critchfield
Laurel Ridge
Doontown
Claridge
Edward Lichy
Here
Westmoreland Hospital
Greensburg
Inquire American Office
Margaret Wright
Beauty Shop
Beauty
Miller’s
Peoples Bank Bldg
Fear
Somerset Sport Shop
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