Miss Virginia Hause Weds Pvt Carl Walpusk in Cumberland Md
Somerset American reports Miss Virginia Hause daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Hause of South Rosina avenue married Pvt Carl J Walpusk son of Mrs Carrie Walpusk of Jenner in a single ring ceremony at a Cumberland Maryland Methodist parsonage. Rev Kister officiated. The bride wore a brown suit with red rose corsage. The couple plan to live in Somerset while Walpusk is stationed in Bedford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Hause
Harry Hause
South Rosina Avenue
Carl J. Walpusk
Carrie Walpusk
Jenner
Cumberland
Kister
Kenneth House
Hause
Walpusk
Somerset High School
Somerset Drug Company
Pvt. Walpusk
Pennsylvania State Police
Bedford
Air Corp
Henry J Koch to Be Ordained Sunday at First Christian
Henry J Koch, a Kentucky Christian College graduate, visits his mother Mrs Susan Koch and aunt Miss Nellie Fleegle. He will be ordained in the Christian ministry Sunday June 2 at 7 30 p m and will speak at the morning service at First Christian church on the theme Looking Forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry J. Koch
Kentucky Christian College
Grayson, Ky
Susan Koch
Nellie Fleegle
First Christian Church
Embroidery Panel Pattern 15-1842 Inch Picture Stitches
Pattern 7268 offers a large child readable wall panel with a 15-1842 inch transfer. Send twenty cents to Somerset American 89 Household Arts Dept. New York for the pattern and a 1946 Needlework Book with 104 illustrations and a free potholder pattern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset American
Household Arts Dept
W. 14Th St
New York
N. Y
Pattern Dept
West 18Th St
Marian Martin
Tendered Bridal Shower for Betty Baer and Dale Oglevee
The Montgomery Ward staff held a dinner at Green Gables near Jennertown for Betty Baer and Dale Oglevee whose engagement was announced. Gifts were presented to the couple as guests including Mr. and Mrs. Krimmel and others such as Jacqueline Lambert Eva Mae Bowman Frances Hay Mary Faust Warren Blough George Kimmel and Oscar Gross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Baer
Dale Oglevee
Montgomery Ward and Company
Green Gables
Jennertown
J. Krimmel
Joe Best
Lawrence Blough
Jacqueline Lambert
Eva Mae Bowman
Frances Hay
Mary Faust
Warren Blough
Budzwic
George Kimmel
Robert Snyder
Oscar Gross
Somerset reminiscences and local notes flash back
A collage of past items from Somerset includes Omar Ime winning a final in a marble tournament at the community playground, a near fire injury to Lester Hay, travel notices for Mrs. Kinzer and the Beerits family, and local chatter about decorations and fashion trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omar Ime
Somerset
Somerset Community Playground
Frank Hay
Lester
Personal notices from Somerset and nearby towns
Ww. F. Brooks and daughter Muriel will spend today in Connellsville visiting relatives. E. E. McDonald of Denver spent Tuesday in Somerset with his foster daughter Mrs. John Gilmour and plans several months in the east visiting relatives in Somerset Confluence and New Florence. A. W. Kinzer Jr. a Franklin University student arrived to spend the holiday weekend with his mother Mrs. A. W. Kinzer. He will be joined by his brother in law and sister Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Farling of Johnstown. Mrs. George J. Black returned home from ten days on Long Island with daughter Alice B. Black a student at St. Joseph's Academy Brentwood. Mrs. Gene Hixson of Cumberland Md spent days with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Saylor. Irwin Shapiro returned home after a buying trip to Chicago and St. Louis. George Philipps Jr. a Carnegie Tech student is visiting his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Mills and others are visiting Rev. and Mrs. J. Fenton Messenger. Developing printing enlarging services advertised by Dusenberry's. Clark Queer of the Mt Pleasant Journal visited Somerset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ww. F. Brooks
Muriel
West Patriot Street
Connellsville
E. E. McDonald
Denver
Colorado
Somerset
John Gilmour
East Race Street
Mr. McDonald
Confluence
East
New Florence
A. W. Kinzer, Jr
Benjamin Franklin University
Washington, D. C
A. W. Kinzer
Berkey Apartments
J. C. Farling
Johnstown
George J. Black
North Edgewood Avenue
Long Island
Alice B. Black
St. Joseph's Academy
Brentwood
Gene Hixson
Cumberland
Kenneth Saylor
West Church Street
Irwin Shapiro
Vannear Apartments
Chicago
Illinois
St. Louis
Missouri
George Philipps
Carnegie School of Technology
Pittsburgh
North Center Avenue
Milton Mills
Clayton Groves
Robert
Betty
Mogadore
Ohio
J. Fenton Messenger
East Main Street
Dusenberry
S. Clark Queer
Mt. Pleasant
Real Estate Transfers and Marriage Licenses Noted in Court House News
Deeds transferred in Conemaugh Meyersdale Windber and nearby townships with nominal sums. Listings include Fannie Miller to Ernest Kaltenbaugh and others with $1, plus a $200 transaction Edward Neff to Zaunghi. Marriage licenses issued to Walker Miller, Seese Stull and related couples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard R. Boose
Fannie Miller
Ernest L. Kaltenbaugh
Conemaugh Township
John J. Schrock
Lester J. Schrock
Summit Township
Frank B. Thomas
Roy E. Saylor
Meyersdale
Samuel J. Meyers
George D. Wilkins
Tony Zadell
Edward Neff
Blair Welsh
Elmer R. Hutzell
Southampton Township
Wilbur Coal Mining Company
J. F Lohr
Shade Township
Harry B. Saler
Calvin W. Zufall
Milford Township
Dalton Blaine Walker
Somerset
R. D
Ruth Marie Miller
Ray LaMar Seese
Windber
Dorothy Stull
Aria Akow
French auto industry seeks pre war prestige
French auto plants, hampered by shortages and wartime damage, aim to recover to prewar rankings. In February 1946 they produced 5,990 vehicles, targeting 265,565 for 1946 with 41,693 for export to earn foreign exchange. Industry modernization and five year plan follow nationalization and model limits to boost mass production amid cold, damaged factories and transport shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph L. Ranft
International News Service
Paris
INS
Renault
Desuertide
Stern
Belgium
Holland
Switzerland
French auto industry hopes rise on improved food supply
French auto executives say production will surge once food shortages ease. They credit workers for miracles amid malnutrition that has dampened energy and morale across French industry and threaten exports to foreign buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Coal Important to Railroads
R Tom Sawyer of the American Locomotive Co. asserted coal will remain crucial for railway motive power despite diesel engines and atomic power forecasts. He noted coal likely in new gas turbine locomotives and referenced the Bituminous Coal Research Institute pursuing 17 projects to develop apparatus for coal fired combustion turbine locomotives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Tom Sayer
American Locomotive Co
Schenectady
N. Y
Sawyer
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Bituminous Coal Research Institute
Pierce seeks $300000 in damages for injuries in railroad crash
John F. Pierce of Belle Vernon sues Donora Southern Railroad Co and American Steel and Wire Co in federal court for $150000 each. He alleges disfigurement and loss of sight and hearing from a May 14 1945 accident when a scrap metal pan fell on him while connecting cars at American Steel and Wire in the open hearth department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
John F. Pierce
Belle Vernon
Donora Southern Railroad Co
American Steel and Wire Co
Pierce
American Steel and Wire
United States pushes world arms curb in peace plan
Secretary Byrnes told the House foreign affairs committee that the United States aims to curb armaments to ease fears and burdens of large forces. He supported a Truman road program for military cooperation but said transfers would limit armament growth and standardize equipment across the Americas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Byrnes
United States
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Byrnes
United States and Other Nations of the Western Hemisphere
Truman
Americas
Pennsylvania industry hits postwar high despite coal strike
Pennsylvania State College reports April activity at 157 on a 1935-39 base, 78 percent of wartime peak, as manufacturing stays strong. Coal production fell to a monthly low since 1941 shutdown, with anthracite also at five year low, despite no strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State College
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State College
Navy Seaman First Class Fike Discharged at Bainbridge
Eugene Fike seaman first class son of Paul E. C. Fike of Confluence was honorably discharged at the Bainbridge Md separation center after 26 months in the navy. His Treasure Island California assignment and his father’s Somerset law offices and district attorney tenure are noted. Captain S Dewey Bratton returned to New Cumberland after furlough, linked with the disciplinary training center there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telford Eugene Fike
Paul E. C. Fike
Confluence
Bainbridge, Md
Seaman Fike
Treasure Island
California
Somerset
S. Dewey Bratton
New Cumberland
South Center Avenue
Capt. Bratton
Baby Girl Born to Snyder Couple in Pittsburgh
Hospital notes list admissions for Mrs. Daniel Snyder of Pittsburgh giving birth to a baby girl. Other admissions include Mrs. Arthur Koeppe of Somerset, Terry McVicker of Friedens, Mrs. Lester Kimmel of Berlin, and Mrs. Ray Sembower of Somerset. Discharges include Francis Snyder of Somerset Nellie Rugg of Fort Hill and Frank Edelin of Jenner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Snyder
Pittsburgh
Arthur Koeppe
Somerset
Terry McVicker
Friedens
Lester Kimmel
Berlin
Ray Sembower
Surgical
Francis Snyder
Nellie Rugg
Fort Hill
Frank Edelin
Jenner
New collapses on witness stand in war crimes trial
Salzberg May 29. Former SS Colonel Karolyin New, commander of a Nazi unit linked to the March massacre of five U S airmen, collapsed on the witness stand as Brig Gen Loyal M Haynes showed New knew of the executions. The alibi faltered when Haynes identified a iron cross presented by New to Hungarys feared torturer, also showing Capt Miklos Bakos known as Bakos the Butcher received the decoration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salzburg
INS
Karolyin New
U. S
New
Loyal M. Haynes
Hungary
Haynes
Miklos Bakos
Bakos the Butcher
Morrison Blames Press Errors Over Food Dispatches
Lord President of the Council Herbert Morrison tells the House of Commons that misinterpretations caused by premature American dispatches led to confusion over Britain's food talks in Germany and India. He cites U S assistant secretary Clayton confirming the official text aligns with the understanding reached. Morrison regrets a subordinate U S official Commenting on the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
INS
Herbert Morrison
The
Council
House of Commons
Morrison
Germany
India
United States
America
State Department
U. S
William L
Clayton
Railway Express Agency dispute ends in pact
The White House announced a pact ending a long labor dispute between Railway Express Agency Inc and 75,000 employees. The agreement provides a wage increase of 16 cents an hour retroactive to January 1 and 2.5 cents to May 22, totaling 18.5 cents. A potential June 15 maritime strike remains the last major nationwide disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Railway Express Agency, Inc
Charles C. Ross
Ross
E.s.t
Pittsburgh transit workers approve 20 cent raise
Approximately 200 employees of the Pittsburgh Railways and Pittsburgh Motor Coach Companies accepted a 20 cent an hour wage increase. The boost is included in newly negotiated contracts with the AFL Amalgamated Association of Street Electric Railways and Motor Coach Employees. J. J. Burke, union division president, said the raise puts the firms on a firmer footing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Railways
Pittsburgh Motor Coach Companies
AFL Amalgamated Association of Street Electric Railways
J. J. Burke
Aggressive minority feared in postwar Japan council warning
Atcheson speaking for the four power Allied Control Council warned of an aggressive minority seeking a Communistic totalitarian system in Japan. MacArthur proposed discussing occupation policies for the first time, while labor relations with foreign groups remains unresolved as Kuzma Derevyanko suggests postponing the question to the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TORIO
INS
Japan
George Atcheson, Jr
Allied Control Council For
Atcheson
MacArthur
Council
Kuzma Derevyanko
Juniata College Commencement Week Schedule Announced
May 31 to June 3 mark Juniata College commencement activities led by Edward Weeks of the Atlantic Monthly. Twenty nine candidates receive degrees as Calvert N. Ellis preaches the baccalaureate in Stone Church. Alumni Day features Robert Patrick of Hershey and a Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice performance by the Masquers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntingdon
Juniata College
Edward Weeks
the Atlantic Enthly
Juniata
Calvert N. Ellis
Stone Church of the Brethren
Charles L. Rowland
Mendelssohn
Elijah
Robert Patrick
Hershey
College
Helen Jerome
Jane Austins
Friends of the Library
Oller Hall
Union Wins Pay Hike to 1.30 An Hour Retroactive to May First
The union secured an hourly rate increase to 1.30 dollars retroactive to May 1, after originally seeking a 0.30 dollar rise. Details on the employer and contract terms were not provided in the text.
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Maryland
Henry Koch
Bafor
Amy
West Main Street
Marvin Kinzer
Jenkins
Kentucky
John H. Beerits
Mary Beerits
Hill Top
San Diego
C. C. Criswell
Beaver Falls
Frank Cunningham
East Somerset
Court House News
Murray
Reuther
Whitney
Jeanne Legette
Myrtle Bergheim
Eben Ayers
Executive
Philip Murray
CIO
William Green
AFL
J. C. Tucker Garrett
James L. Brant Insurance
W. Church St
General Insurance
Thos. W. Sayers
Berkey Bldg
Roy H. Shaulis & Son
East Patriot St
International Trucks
Nash & Reo
Gleem
Dart
U.S
Hospital News
Witness
Victory Garden
Ward
Wards
Ae Tnt
Kwik
Exch
Karl Hermann Frank
Czechoslovakia
Lidice
Prague
International
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