Pennsylvania Campaign Heats Up In Major 1946 Races
In Philadelphia on May 22 AP reports Pennsylvania Republicans and Democrats vie for control in a fall election. Duff defeats Shroyer for governor with 713,511 to 179,138 as Rice leads in the Democratic race. Martin tops the GOP slate with 826,769 votes, while Jordan trails. Livengood and Strickler win statewide nominations as party lines firm in a pivotal contest shaping 1947 politics and 13-year congressional seats.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Washington
U. S. Senate
House
New Guard
Edward Martin
Joseph F. Guffey
Martin
Pittsburgh
Elizabeth Yorkhill Jordan
James H. Duff
Duff
John A. Shroyer
Shroyer
Air Corps
John S. Rice
Gettysburg
Shorover
Fom
Carl E. May
Marcus Hook
Rice
Henry Arthur Morris
Mahanoy City
Morris
Mrs. Jordan
GOP
M. Harvey Taylor
Harrisburg
Taylor
Republican
J. Warren Mickle
23Rd
Usorce
William §. Livengood, Jr
Somerset
Secretary of Internal Affairs
Livengood
Hoffman Wins Seat in 23rd District Congress
Carl H. Hoffman, Somerset lumber dealer and banker, defeated Mrs Marian Snyder by 1,637 votes to win the unexpired 23rd district seat. Somerset county favored Hoffman 7,441 to 3,476, while Fayette county favored Mrs Snyder, offset by Somerset’s lead. Hoffman praised Somerset voters and pledged to serve constituents to the best of his ability as he prepares to take office in Washington after certification.
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Carl H. Hoffman
Somerset
J. Buell Snyder
Hoffman
Marian Snyder
Fayette County
Somerset County
Snyder
Mr. Hoffman
Congress
Washington
D. C
Pennsylvania
Secretary of Commonwealth
Fayette
GOP Leaders Hail Hoffman as Good Omen
Republican leaders today praise Hoffman as a sign of success after halting the capture of a Democratic district in a special congressional election in Washington. The report continues on page six.
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GOP
Hoffman
Washington
Somerset Daily American Raises Subscription Rates
The Somerset Daily American announces higher rates effective June 1 1946 to 9.00 annually and 0.18 weekly for carrier and mail subscriptions due to rising newsprint and production costs. A courtesy period until June 1 allows extending subscriptions at the old rate for up to one year.
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Somerset County
Somerset County Primary Shows Republicans Leading
In Somerset County the Republican ticket led by Wilbert H. Beachy with 6 956 votes for county chairman and Fred P. Hare Jr 6 829 for state Senate drew the strongest support. Governor Martin 6 673 and James H Duff 6 301 followed with broad margins, while Democratic counters trailed with lower totals among candidates for U S Senate and General Assembly.
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Republican
Democratic Organization
Somerset County
Wilbert H. Beachy
Fred P. Hare, Jr
Somerset
Senate
Hare
Martin
U. S. Senate
James H. Duff
William S. Livengood, Jr
U. S
Edward Martin
Elizabeth Jordan
Carl E. May
John A. Shroyer
John R. Cadwallader
Daniel B. Strickler
Internal Affairs
J. Calvin Prank
Congress
Be.t. Smith
William J. Crow
General Assembly
Forrest R. Brant
J. Irving Whalley
Frank A. Orban, Jr
Clarence A. Maust
Kenneth H. Wagner
B. Blaine Barefoot
Somerset Co
Republican Committee
Clara E. McKenzie
Joseph F. Guffey
Henry Arthur Morris
John S. Rice
John H. Dent
Albert Schmid
John W. Rankin
David G. Fitzgerald
George Turick
Robert W. Maher
Peter Letrick
J. Harold Arnold
William C. Wakefield
Edison M. Hay
William C. Marshall
Bertha Kehoe
Democratic Committee
John O. Ream
Nelle C. Philson
Polish Army to Remain in Britain After Italy Service
Gen Wladyslaw Anders 110000 strong Polish force in Italy will be discharged in Britain and kept as workmen rather than repatriated Bevin tells House of Commons. Churchill had urged return to Poland for reconstruction but Poles balked at new regime. Bevin rejects using Poles to relieve British troops in Germany.
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London
Wladyslaw Anders
Italy
Poland
Britain
Ernest Bevin
House of Commons
Bevin
Winston Churchill
Germany
Glass industry wage boosts approved for two firms
The wage stabilization board approved average hourly increases of 7.1 cents for 17 000 maintenance and production workers at Pittsburgh Plate Glass and Libbey Owens Ford. This raises total adjustments since Aug 17 1945 to 18.1 cents. The firms account for 80 percent of U S flat glass output and gains were bargained jointly with the CIO affiliated Federation of Glass Ceramic Silica and Sand Workers.
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Washington
Wage Stabilization Board
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Company
Federation of Glass, Ceramic, Silica and Sand Workers of America, Cio
Donna Lee Beauty Salon Advertises Location and Phone
Donna Lee Beauty Salon operates at 137 West Main Street above Dairy Land and lists a contact phone number 518 for appointments and inquiries.
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Donna Lee Beauty Salon
W. Main St
Dairy Land
Frank Hermann Frank hanged for Lidice massacre crimes
Prague reports Karl Hermann Frank the Nazi cabinet figure was executed by hanging before about 5,000 witnesses at Pankrac prison. The court found him responsible for the Lidice massacre in June 1942, in which 178 men were slain and women sent to camps while the village was razed.
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Prague
INS
Karl Hermann Frank
Gestapo
Lidice
Frank
Pankrac
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Reuters
Czech
Monsignor Tylinek
Ince Lidice
Eduard Benes
Bohemia-Moravia
Zubin
Hitler
Reinhard Reydrich
Contention of High Nazis Is Blasted at Nurnberg
At Nurnberg on May 22 the prosecution challenged Raeder and Doenitz claims they knew nothing of Pearl Harbor. Gladwyn Jones showed documents from Raeder and a Japanese cable confirming German Japan coordination and advance warning of the Philippines attack, refuting claims of surprise.
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Nuernberg
INS
Erich Raeder
Karl Doenitz
Pearl Harbor
Britain
Gladwyn Jones
Japan
Jones
Adm
Schulte Moening
Norway
Raeder
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Berlin
Hiroshi Oshima
Germany
Philippines
Doenitz
New Japanese Cabinet Begins Work Under Yoshida
Tokyo May 22 a new Japanese cabinet took office and faced urgent issues including food shortages and constitutional revision. Premier Shigeru Yoshida urged government and people to cooperate as he warned the road would be rough and promised to boldly proceed with thorough policy execution.
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Tokio
Japan
Shigeru Yoshida
Yoshida
State Police Link Speed and Lane Position to Crashes
State Police warn speed and driving to the left on highways as top causes of automobile accidents. Warm weather and dry roads invite high speeds and emergencies. Drivers should maintain reasonable speeds and stay alert, treating driving as a full time job.
UN Council keeps Iran on agenda
In New York on May 22 the United Nations Security Council refused to drop the Iranian case. Ambassador Hussein Ala questioned a Teheran commission report claiming Russian withdrawal by May 6 and urged continued discussion as a probe into ongoing Russian interference. The vote to adjourn was 9 to 1 with Lange dissenting.
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Max Harrelson
New York
United Nations Security Council
Hussein Ala
Ala
Council
Ahmed Qavam
Iran
Oscar Lange
Netherlands
Eelco van Kleffens
Lange
Alexandre Parodi
France
Parodi
Red
Andrei A. Gromyko
Gromyko
U. S
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
Alexander Cadogan
Qavam
4Stn
Azerbaijan
Teheran
Russia
Giral to Appear Before UN Council at Today’s Meet
Jose Giral premier of the exiled republican government will testify before the UN sub committee investigating Spain. He will present 160 additional pieces of evidence and address charges that the Falangist regime threatens peace. A Basque clergy persecution report and a Norwegian appeal for a democratic Spain are among documents submitted.
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Larry Hauck
New York
United Nations
Spain
Generalissimo Franco
Jose Giral
Mexico City
Giral
Jose Antonio Aguirre
Norway
U.N
Mines Seizure Triggers Largest UMW Walkout Yet
More than 90,000 Pennsylvania coal diggers led a two week truce break and joined walkouts rather than walk-ins after government seized mines. Across Alabama Indiana Illinois Ohio West Virginia and Colorado, about 130,000 miners idle raised the national total amid questions over wages hours and enforcement of the Smith Connally act.
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Associated Press
Pennsylvania
Alabama
West Virginia
Indiana
AFL United Mine Workers
Illinois
Ohio
Colorado
East Chicago
Ind
Clarence B. Candall
Inland Steel Company
Interior Krug
Wheelwright
United Mine Workers
Randall
Krug
UMW
William Mitch
Albert Benson
du Quoin
Dave Fowler
National Policy Committee
Houston Martin
Utah
Wyoming
Montana
John P. Busarello
Pittsburgh
Recaptured GIs Escaped From Southampton Prison Camp
Two American privates, John Trevino 22 and Charles Larkin, were recaptured by U.S. and British forces after escaping during an exercise at Southampton civic center. Trevino held a 25 year sentence for robbery, Larkin awaiting court martial on grand larceny charges. Trevino was wounded before recapture by an American shot.
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Southampton
Eng
U. S
John Trevino
Charles Larkin
Trevino
Krug Hopes He Can Avert Mine Closing
Secretary Krug, seeking to avoid a full scale coal shutdown, bargains with John L. Lewis as idle mines rise past 2,100 of 4,500. He warns success depends on union leaders support and reviews of the 20 page April contract amid a looming Saturday deadline.
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Harold W. Ward
Washington
J. A. Krug
John L. Lewis
Krug
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Ben Morrell
Ilinois
Indiana
Ohio
Alabama
Pennsylvania
Truman
Solid Fuels Administration
West Virginia
Bureau of Mines
Federal Social Security Board
Arthur Alchmeyer
Truman Proposal Divides Rail Strike Sides
President Truman offered a solution to the railroad dispute accepted by carriers and 18 brotherhoods while engineers and trainmen called it unfavorable. Two unions planned a 4 p.m. strike and would answer the proposal by tomorrow morning after talks with Mr. Truman. The plan raises 18% cents an hour with a one year concession on 45 working rules changes, beyond the basic wage rise.
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Norman Walker
Washington
Truman
A. F. Whitney
Charles G. Ross
Weather forecast for Maryland and nearby states
Maryland and eastern Pennsylvania expect fair and slightly warmer Thursday with increasing clouds and rain by night on Friday. West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania show mild to warm conditions Thursday, with likely rain Friday and showers or thunderstorms Saturday.
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Maryland
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
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Carl H, Hoffman
Mrs. Snyder
Soap Box Derby
Derby
Somerset American
John E. Reiley
Mgr
ICE
Somerset Ice CO
Somerset Daily American
Beauty & Barber Salon
Vanity Shoppe
UN Council
Wm. Powell
Esther Williams
R. W. Nickson
Radio & Electronic Service
S. Edgewood Ave
Somerset House
Portage Cleaners
Countryman Bldg
Whitney
Johnston
Somerset Weather
David Grove
U.S
Somerset, Bedford and
Fulton
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