Temperance In Churches Is Needed In Somerset Institute
Eva Wright state field worker for the Woman's Christian Temperance Union spoke at the Somerset County WCTU institute at Trinity Lutheran church. She urged systematic union work, planning then acting, with county leaders and other officers coordinating sessions. The gathering approved support for Red Cross hospital aid and discussed future union activities and a July meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Wright
Pennsylvania
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Somerset County
Wctu Institute
Trinity Lutheran Church
WCTU
Dar
Neva Longridge
Mothers, Wives, Sisters and Sweethearts Organization
Ora B. Dickey
Rummel
County Institute
Ww. M. Baumgardner
Windber
Red Cross
Kathryn Bowman
Detroit Bakery Drivers Strike
Detroit May 25. AFL Teamsters Local 51 began a city wide strike at midnight aiming to halt about 90 percent of bread supply. President Sam Hurst says the protest targets delays by the War Labor Board on salary and commission increases not raised since 1936.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
AFL Teamsters’ Union
Sam Hurst
Local 51
War Labor Board
Chrysler Local 490 OfficersSuspended Over Eight Day Strike
United Automobile Workers suspend all 14 Chrysler Local 490 officers and appoint Leo Lamotte as administrator after a strike tied to a jurisdictional dispute between AFL and CIO unions halted production in seven Chrysler plants for eight days. The walkout involved 1000 bakery drivers and would affect 5000 bakery workers in Detroit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
United Automobile Workers
CIO
Chrysler
Leo Lamotte
UAW
AFL Teamsters Union
AFL
AFL Teamsters
Sam Hurst
Teamsters Union
War Labor Board
Pollution ban applies to all four anthracite fields
Health Secretary Dr. A. H. Stewart said regulations banning silt pollution of streams apply to the entire four anthracite fields, stressing comprehensive enforcement across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
A. H. Stewart
Pastor's Clerk Slain Near Altar Shock Detroit Church
Detroit police probe brutal slaying of Mrs. Jean Long 40 pastor's secretary and part time worker found stabbed and beaten in the Twelfth Street Evangelical church. Autopsy planned. no charges yet against husband Kenneth Long or other named individuals. Evidence suggests assault occurred after she entered the church about 8 p.m. with her watch stopped at 8 35.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Twelfth Street
Mahe Fort
Jean Long
Kenneth
Paul Wencel
John Whitman
Long
John O. Whitman
Whitman
al Simpson
Chicago
Mrs. Long
Lillian Feist
Regional War Labor Board approves wage rise for Pittsburgh dyeing firms
The regional war labor board approved a 712 percent wage increase retroactive to August 9, 1943, for about 700 workers in 14 cleaning and dyeing establishments in Pittsburgh and Homestead, announced today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Regional War Labor Board
Pittsburgh
Homestead
Heavy Storm Knocks Out Wires Across Somerset Area
A sudden evening storm caused widespread power cuts and 22 000 volt circuit trouble for Pennsylvania Electric. Home lighting failed in many areas while repair crews worked late. Torrential rain swelled creeks and rivers. gardens suffered extensive flood damage over several weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Electric Company
H. L. Townsend
Associated Press
Somerset American
Biddle Declares Roosevelt Seizure Legal but Questioned Authority
Attorney General Biddle argued the Roosevelt administration would risk disaster without seizing Montgomery Ward plants in Chicago during wartime. He said use of troops avoided widespread strikes and supported war effort but urged Congress to clarify authority for presidential seizures if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Biddle
Roosevelt
Montgomery Ward
Chicago
Labor House
War Labor Board
Sewell Avery
Ward's
U. S
Ramspeck Committee
Congress
Rector Frank L. Vernon Dies After Illness
The Rev. Dr. Frank L. Vernon, rector of St. Mark's Episcopal Church Philadelphia and former dean of St. Luke's Cathedral in Portland Missouri, died in Episcopal Hospital after a six month illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Episcopal
Philadelphia
Frank L. Vernon
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
St. Luke’s Episcopal Cathedral
Portland
Episcopal Hospital
Warren Warren Refuses to Have His Name On GOP Ticket
California Governor Earl Warren asks the state’s 50 Republican delegates to not present his name for any national convention position. Washington circles read the move as leaving Warren open to a potential draft for a second place on the ticket. Gearhart calls Warren presidential material if he remains governor. Dewey leads with 384 delegates overall. Bricker second. Warren third with 50.
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California
D. Harold Oliver
Associated Press
Earl Warren
Washington
Warren
Rep
Gearhart
R.calif
Warrens
Thomas E. Dewey
West Coast
Dewey
John W. Bricker
Ohio
New Orleans
South
Harrison E. Spangler
Republican National Committee
Chicago
Robert E. Hannegan
Roosevelt
America
Davis
Democratic Party of
South Carolina
Texas
Army Deserter Sentenced to 25 Years in Clinton Case
General court martial sentences 22 year old William Bink of Clinton Oklahoma to dishonorable discharge and 25 years hard labor for desertion from an Italy based tank destroyer battalion and for forgery and forged checks. Companion Alton Chappell of Wichita Falls Texas received 18 years hard labor after desertion and forgery charges.
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Columbs
Italy
United States
William Bink
Clinton
Okla
Fort Sill
Alton Chappell
Wichita Falls
Tex
Jacob Rudner
New York
Bink
Chappell
Allied Sixth Army advances in Dutch New Guinea toward Sarmi
May 25 report from ADVANCED ALLIED HEAD QUARTERS says U S Sixth Army units crossed the Tor river and push toward Maffin Bay near one airfield as Japanese defense collapses. Allied planes strike Truk, claiming several interceptors shot down and 84 tons of bombs dropped.
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New Guinea
U. S. Sixth Army
Sarmi
Dutch New Guinea
Tor River
Maffin Bay
Truk
Admiralty Islands
Tor
Wakde-Toem
Aitape
British New Guinea
Manokwari
Biak
Schouten
Geelvink Bay
Mother's Day In Meadow Under Fire
AEF troops in Italy on Mother's Day observe flowers amid shelling near Minturno. Private soldiers recall home ties and past campaigns from 1942 to 1943 as five men send flowers while others mail cameos and letters. The dialogue notes hope of returning home next year.
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Kenneth L. Dixon
AEF
Italy
Minturno
Jack Raymond
Bronx
Stars and Stripes
Lst
Corp
Grant Pratt
Los Angeles
States
Bizerte
Edward Fofiell
Baltimore
William Rutherford
Fremont, Mich
William Kent
Elco
Richard Corriden
Edward Counts
Indianapolis
Louis Citrin
Detroit
Ultimatum to Bulgaria Over Balkan Policy Crisis
London reported that Russia delivered a stern ultimatum to Bulgaria demanding a policy shift away from Hitler. Bulgaria faced a Thursday midnight deadline. Berlin said cabinet upheaval in Bulgaria stems from internal affairs and avoided parallels to Hungary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Singleton
London
Bulgaria
Hitler
Russa
Balkan
Ankara
Russia
Foreign Office
Berlin
Hungary
Terracina Taken as Allied Drive Breaks German Line
Allied forces surged through the Liri valley to the Melfa river and recaptured Terracina as Canadian tanks spearhead the attack. American troops cut the Appian Way toward Rome, severed Cisterna’s rail link, and pressed toward decisive breakthroughs along the southern Pontine plain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Kennedy
Naples
Hitler Line
Liri
Melfa
Vassino
Terracina
Anzio
Appian Way
Rome
Pontecorvo
Aquino
Terraéima
Pontine
Cisterna
Daniel de Luce
Associated Press
Albert Kesselring
10Th Army
Via Casilina
Italy
Allied Air Armies Pound Europe in Massive May Invasion Blitz
More than 5 500 allied aircraft struck targets across Europe on British Empire Day. Fortresses and Liberators bombed Berlin and Paris region while heavy bombers hit Vienna and Graz with 1 500 Mediterranean raids. Anti air battles raged as US and RAF forces attacked airfields and rail centers, with multiple missions continuing into the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Hercher
London
Europe
Atlantic Wall
Paris
Berlin
Vienna
Britain
Italy
Ninth Air Force
Aichier
Beauvais-Tille
Beaumont le Roger
France
Germany
Indictment of Local 1516 Officials Over Strike Push
Three members of the grievance committee Local 1516 United Mine Workers were indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly promoting a five day miners strike at Locust Coal in Shenandoah in January. Named are Francis J. McClafferty Dominick J. Fitzo and Alexander W. Dombrovsky all of Shenandoah. The case cites appeals to coworkers to not work until a non union miner is discharged and claims the war labor disputes act violation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
United Mine Workers
Federal Grand Jury
Locust Coal Company
Shenandoah
Francis J. McClafferty
Dominick J. Fitzo
Alexander W. Dombrovsky
Churchill calls for postwar world organization to secure peace
Churchill outlines a postwar world organization with overwhelming military power to enforce peace and preserve victory for Britain and the Allies. He states unconditional surrender for Nazi Germany and Japan, notes unity of the British Commonwealth, and asserts Russia’s Communism has evolved with Trotskyism wiped out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Smith White
London
Churchill
Germany
World Organization
House of Commons
Spain
Turkey
Britain
Russia
Western Front
Hitler
League of Nations
Europe
Eignrel
Tito's Troops Rout Germans Near Zuzemperk
Yugoslav Partisan communique reports Tito forces driving German troops from fortifications near Zuzumperk in Slovenia with retreat toward Novo Mesto. They push from Trebinje toward Mirna near Dubrovnik as offensives continue in Dalmatia and Croatia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Josip Broz
Tito
Zuzemperk
Slovinia
Novo Mesto
Trebinje
Dubrovnik
Mirna
Dalmatia
Croatia
Somerset Weather Report for 24 Hour Period
Readable portion shows daily temperature data from 5:30 p m Tuesday to 5:30 p m Wednesday with high around 84 and low around 55. Previous year’s figures listed as 60 for high and 40 for low in the damaged segment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Grove
U. S
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Somerset
Detroit Bakery
Lamotte
Cape Gloucester
New Britain
United States Marine Corps
Jan Long
Marian P. Knepper
Main St. Somerset Borough
Mary S. Biesecker
Gop
Sink Merchantman
J. W. Hean
Fire Island
New York City
BE. T. Osborn
Commons
Somerset Weather
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