Tariff Battle Lines Drawn Over Reciprocal Trade Bill
Washington reports show sharp party split as Republicans and Democrats issue contrasting views on the GOP backed reciprocal trade bill set for Wednesday action. Gearhart argues for a one year extension with veto power, while Truman seeks a three year continuation of the act.
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Washington
House
M.p. Gearhart
Calif
Gearhart
Congress
Federal Tariff Commission
Truman
State Department
Martin Pat Forth as GOP Candidate
Pennsylvania's 73 member GOP delegation unanimously endorsed U S Senator Edward Martin for the presidential nomination at the first pre convention caucus. Martin said he would withdraw his name if it served the best interests of Pennsylvania and the nation.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
U. S
Edward Martin
Republican State Committee
Martin
Taylor Elected GOP Chairman For 6th Term
State Sen M Harvey Taylor won a sixth term as State chairman of the Republican state committee at Philadelphia reorganization. Sarah Leffler was elected vice chairman, David Harris named treasurer, Worthington Scranton and G Mason Owlett re elected as national committeewoman and committeeman. James F Malone named committee secretary succeeding Gregg Neel.
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Philadelphia
INS
M. Harvey
Taylor
Republican State Committee
Philadelpha
Sarah Leffler
Lebanon
Edna Carroll
David Harris
Worthington Secranton
Scranton
G. Mason Owlett
Wellsboro
James F. Malone
Malone
Gregg Neel
Pittsburgh
Somerset Soap Box Derby Staff Meet Tonight
Important notice invites all men interested in serving on the Somerset Soap Box Derby staff to attend a meeting at the country club at 7 30 p m. The gathering aims to organize volunteers and assign duties for the event.
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Country Club
Somerset
Ball Game Fatality at Laurel Hill Park
John Brown Jr. of Swissvale collapsed while playing baseball at Laurel Hill State Park Sunday afternoon. He died en route to Somerset Community Hospital, likely from a cerebral hemorrhage per county coroner Dr. A M Uphouse. Survived by wife Florence and two children. The Sun day school group outing mourns the loss.
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Laurel Hill State Park
John Brown, Jr
Swissvale
Somerset Community Hospital
Hauger Funeral Home
Brown
A. M. Uphouse
Somerset County
Florence Brown
New Deal Dames Target PUC Over Rate Increases
Harrisburg reports show the State Federation of Democratic Women urging a legislative probe of the Public Utility Commission for rate hikes in Philadelphia Pittsburgh and other areas. The body also backed Truman for another term and endorsed Democratic candidates for state treasurer and auditor general.
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Harrisburg
all-Republican Public Utility Commission
State Federation of Democratic Women
PUC
Commission
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Federation
Truman
William J. Lane
Washington County
Ramsey S. Black
80Th Congress
Wilson official charges fraud in strike vote
A Wilson & Co. official in Albert Lea Minnesota charged CIO leaders with conducting a fraudulent return to work vote as a major meat packing strike neared end in several plants. James C. Cooney claimed evidence shows Wilson workers voted 2 to 1 or 10 to 1 to resume work in separate ballots. He urged a new election by fair federal agencies.
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Chicago
INS
Wilson & Co
CIO
James C. Cooney
Wilson
Albert Lea, Minn
Ralph Helstein
Cio-United Packinghouse Workers Union
Cooney
Helstein
Wilon
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
National Labor Relations Board
Somerset High School Class of 1948 Baccalaureate Honors Sermon
The Rev Dr I Hess Wagner spoke to about 200 graduates at Somerset high school on Sunday evening, urging graduates to pursue abundant life and higher goals. Senior events include Class Day tomorrow and commencement Thursday at 8 p m in the auditorium with choir, orchestra, prayers, and benediction.
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Sara Roberta Getty
I. Hess Wagner
Trinity Lutheran Church
Somerset High School
Chapman
God
Chester Singer
Miss Gingey
Galen R. Blough
G. E. Shultzabarger
J. F. Messenger
Goa
Blough
Homer W. Hay
Wagner
Lfe
Pennsylvania
Christ
District 6 WE Disaffiliates From State CIO Council
Pittsburgh May 23 District 6 Council of the United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers voted to disaffiliate from the Pennsylvania state CIO council. The move arose after a failed vice presidential election at the state convention in Philadelphia. Delegates walked out over an anti Communist amendment and a Russia under thought control remark. Two delegates were suspended for five years, not losing union memberships.
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Pittsburgh
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
Pennsylvania
Italy
Germany
Japan
Dominic Cornetto
Westinghouse Electric Manufacturing Co
Russia
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co
the Liegand Co
Westinghouse
Thomas Nolan
John Duffy
Bennet New President of Pennsylvania Federation of BPW
Sarah E. Bennet of Johnstown is elected president of the Pennsylvania Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs at the state gathering in Philadelphia on May 23.
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Philadelphia
Sarah E. Bennet
Johnstown
Pennsylvania Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
Rev Guss Resigns to Lead Harrolds Parish Greensburg Area
The Rev Walter D Guss pastor of Casebeer Evangelical Lutheran church in Lincoln township near Sipesville resigns effective July 1 to take charge at Har rolds parish of the Pittsburgh synod. The parish comprises Old Zion and St Paul Seanor near Greensburg with 826 baptized and 546 confirmed members.
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Walter D. Guss
Casebeer Evangelical Lutheran Church
Lincoln Township
Sipesville
Guss
Harrolds
Pittsburgh Synod
United Lutheran Church In America
Greensburg
Mr. Guss
Casebeer Church
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
Chester Springs
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
McSherrystown
Delaware Gardens
N. J
Temple Lutheran Church
Lutheran Theological Seminary
Philadelphia
Casebeer
C. Byron Korns
Allegheny Conference
Central Pennsylvania Synod
Women's Missionary Society
Somerset
Women’s Missionary Society
Rural Life
Casebeer Memorial Grove
Somerset Lutheran Pastoral Association
Allegheny Lutheran Home For
Synodical,social Mission Committee
Pennsylvania State Council of Churches
Pennsylvania Temperance League
Anti-Saloon League of Pennsylvania
Fourth District Sunday School Association
Somerset County Sabbath School Association
Johnstown
Luther League
Laurel Hill Mountain
Old Zion’s
St. Paul's
Old Zion's
New Stanton
Old Zion’s Church
Four New Tree Farms In Chester County
Four privately owned tracts totaling 1241 acres in Chester County were dedicated yesterday as tree farms by the state department of forests and waters in West Chester.
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West Chester
Chester County
State Department of Forests and Waters
Ninth District Meeting Draws Unprecedented Crowd
A large Sunday afternoon gathering at the Kingwood Church of God marked the Ninth District Sunday school annual convention. Speakers Reverend Trimpey and Reverend Berkebile urged balanced work and worldly concern, with music by the Casselman mixed chorus and Rockwood ensembles. New officers were installed by Dr. Hartman as Dr. Saylor reported finances. The crowd filled the church as attendance was said to be unprecedented.
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Kingwood Church of God
Paul BE. Trimpey
Wesley Chapel
Philip M. Schaff
Rockwood
Casselman
Ernest
Henry
Ernest Hall
C. T. Saylor
J. S. Eminhizer
L. J. Kaufman
Hillis G. Berkey
Guy N. Hartman
LeFerne Saylor
Robert Hooper
McGrath flings potshot at two GOP farm policy rivals
Democratic National Committee chair McGrath accuses Senators Martin of Pennsylvania and Taft of Ohio of political expediency and double talk over farm programs. He cites Martin’s stance on farm parity and low mood era grants and notes Taft’s contrasting support for parity after earlier calls to cut farm-price supports.
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Washington
McGrath
D-Ri
Martin
Pennsylvania
Taft
Ohio
Democratic National Committee
Robert A.taft
Nebraska
Berkley Named to County Board
Sherman B Berkley of Brothers Valley township is appointed to the Somerset county school board to fill the late A B Cober of Berlin s unexpired term. He will be installed June 8 and has served since 1932 on the Brothersvalley township school board and helped establish the Berlin-Brothersvalley joint board of which he is now president.
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Sherman B. Berkley
Brothers Valley Township
Somerset County
A. B. Cober
Berlin
L. S. Williams
Berkley
Brothersvalley Township
Berlin-Brothersvalley
Aged Berlin Man In Serious Condition
Jacob W. Ross an 83 year old Berlin shoe repairman was in critical condition at Somerset Community Hospital after a decline following a robbery at his shop in which $65 was taken. Relatives from Akron Ohio and other distant kin were at his bedside.
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Jacob W. Ross
Berlin
Somerset Community Hospital
Akron
Ohio
Israel Offers To Cease Firing If Arabs Do So
The United States reports Lebanon rejected a demand for the release of 41 American citizens taken from a Palestine-bound ship at Beirut. The Americans, all Jews of military age, were interned for security in Palestine occupied areas. State Department notes protest discrimination based on race. No immediate follow up steps announced.
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Israel
U.S
Washington
Lebanon
U. S
Marine Corp
Beirut
State Department
Palestine
Lowell Pinkerton
US expected to push UN action on Palestine conflict
LAKE SUCCESS May 23 United States pressed for a forceful UN response to the Palestine crisis as Warren R Austin warned of a new resolution with teeth if the cease fire appeal fails. Egypt and other Arab states argued no breach of peace.
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Max Harrelson Lake
United States
United Nations
Palestine
Warren R. Austin
U. S
Security Council
Cairo
Ahmed Khashba Pasha
British Press Reacts Sharply to Aid to Arabs
London newspapers debated U S inquiries into whether Britain aids Arab states. The Manchester Guardian urged urging Arabs to stop attacking Israel while most papers framed Britain's actions as treaty obligation. The Guardian warned Bevin’s Palestine stance harms national honor and urged public acceptance of the Jewish state. The Times noted Britain restricts arms to contractual amounts only.
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London
U. S
Britain
Manchester Guardian
Israel
The
Guardian
Ernest Bevin
Palestine
London Times
Cokeworker Dies of Injuries
Emil Bellik a 60 year old man from Shady Grove died from injuries after being struck by a coke oven scraper at Mount Braddock Coal and Coke Co. coke yards in Connellsville. He died today according to INS report.
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Connellsville
Emil Bellik
Shady Grove
Mount Braddock
Peacemaker Wasson To Be Buried In Jerusalem
United States consul general Thomas Wasson 52, shot in Jerusalem while aiding Arab Jewish truce efforts, dies in hospital. Funeral in Jerusalem Monday at 10 a.m. local time with burial at the Rosary Convent from the Baptist minister. State Department to decide later on repatriation.
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Washington
Thomas
Wasson
United States
Holy Land
Jerusalem
State Department
William C. Burdett
Burdett
Catholic Rosary Convent
Crypt
Great Falls
Mont
East End Avenue
New York City
Jerusalem Post
U. S
United Nations
Palestine
Marshall
Connumach Lions to Hear Talk by Courtney
Courtney James, former district governor, will speak at the Connumach Lions Club meeting. The Somerset attorney will also present as the nominating committee announces officer candidates for a future vote and accepts nominations from the floor.
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Connumach Lions
Courtney
James ©. Courtney
The
Lions Club
Connumach Lions Club
Holsapple Reformed Church
Somerset
Duff Chosen Pennsylvania Chairman of GOP Delegation
Gov James H Duff yesterday was chosen chairman of Pennsylvania s 73 man delegation to the Republican national convention Lt Gov Daniel Strickler of Lancaster was named vice chairman Wellington Bertolet Reading chosen honorary vice chairman Other officers named include former Lt Gov Samuel S Lewis York secretary Roger W Rowland New Castle member of credentials committee Mrs Hannah M Durham Allentown and state Supreme Court Chief Justice George W Maxey Scranton on convention resolutions committee Elder W Marshall Pittsburgh on rules Joseph N Pew Jr named to permanent organization of national committee
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Philadelphia
James H. Duff
Esterday
Pennsylvania
Daniel Strickler
Lancaster
Wellington Bertolet
Reading
Samuel S. Lewis
York
Roger W. Rowland
New Castle
Hannah M. Durham
Allentown
State Supreme Court
George W. Maxey
Scranton
Elder W. Marshall
Pittsburgh
Joseph N. Pew, Jr
Organization of the National Committee
Confluence Men in Automobile Wreck
Robert Mitchell Sr and Robert Mitchell Jr were treated at Confluence hospital after a car driven by Edwin C Miller of Confluence overturned on a road stone during a weekend return trip. Both men employed by Herman Holmes Construction Co Poland Ohio sustained cuts and bruises.
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Robert Mitchell, Sr
Robert Mitchell, Jr
Confluence Hospital
Edwin C. Miller
Confluence
Herman Holmes
Poland
Ohio
Concrete Blocks For Immediate Delivery
Penn a Quarries Inc of Friedens Pennsylvania offers concrete blocks for immediate delivery with contact at Somerset 753-W24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penna. Quarries, Inc
Friedens, PA
Somerset
Israel orders Palestine cease fire if Arabs heed UN appeal
Cairo reports Israel will order an army cease fire on all Palestine fronts if Arab states comply with the United Nations Security Council appeal. Arabs undecided on heeding the noon Monday deadline as fighting rages in Jerusalem near the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Two American officials died from Jerusalem wounds, while Ahmed Kashaba Pasha pledged to respond within 36 hours.
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Cairo
Egypt
Israel
Palestine
United Nations Security Council
Jerusalem
Trans-Jordan
Holy City
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Ramat Rebel
Rachel's Tomb
Bethlehem
Israel Army
U. S
Tel Aviv
U. N
Ahmed Kashaba Pasha
Security Council
Thomas C. Wasson
Wasson
Palestine Truce Commission
State Department
Washington
Herbert M. Walker
U. S. Navy
Walker
Navy
Thomas Gannon
Somerset Weather Report Summary
Temperature reading from 5:30 p.m. Saturday to 5:30 p.m. Sunday shows a maximum of 76 and a minimum around 45. Historical note references a prior year’s maximum and minimum but lacks complete values.
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Somerset Weather
David Grove
U. S
Sangvarsstuensins
Weather forecast for Maryland and nearby states
Portions of Maryland and nearby areas expect cooler conditions Monday with partly to mostly cloudy skies. Scattered showers are likely Tuesday across Maryland eastern regions and western Pennsylvania.
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Maryland
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
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