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The Times Leader from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania • Page 11

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The Times Leaderi
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Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
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Elcvca Pooled Producer Dies in Gotham Patterson McNutt Was Wed to Mildred M. Coughlin of, WUkes-Barre BIG IVALL-tlYE CAVCllT IN LAKE CAREY Pedestrian Is Killed by Car T-H Act Bared to expel Communists if their dues fire paid. The afternoon session was devoted to "specific cases which have been' decided by lower quirts. It Drivers, AFL, who was ill at his home in Nantlcoke. Martin F.

Schilling, chairman of CIO Council arid representing the Brewery Workers, a member of Dies After Eating Meadvllle, Oct. 24 W-The Crawfordj County coroner's office reported a middle-aged man died and his wife was hospitalized yesterday after eating their noon At Labor Meet was shown that confusion has resulted from the legal wordage of the act and that unions can expect to suffer inroads into their membership unless the law is either appealed or amended. Henry Santuccl, AFL Central Labor Union president, presided in the absence of ULEC Chairman Leon Deckei4, Milk and Ice Cream the budget committee of the Com munity Chest, appealed to the I meal. 'The victim, Gideon Dean, Man Walking in Middle of Wyoming Valley unions to exert 175 Union Delegates llear 3 Professors Explain Provisions of Bill 44, of RD 3, Cambridge Springs, succumbed several hours after he was admitted to the hospital. His wife, given emergency reported In "fair" condition and believed out of danger tonight themselves and contribute more generously within the next 48 hours to help put the Community Chest drive over.

He complimented unions for their work so far but asked for additional effort and contributions. Wysox Highway Is Ob-" ZC scured by Fog WILKES-BARRE RECORD, MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1948 I The heavy fog which blanketed NnrthPftxtrn Pennsylvania eany yesterday morning was responsible for one, pedestrian losing his life 11 mililiili near nowanda, state rwice ijm last ine victim oi tne ncciuem was Duran English, 47, Towand-i RD A. who was struck bv an auto mobile in Wviox. a mile south of Towanda, yesterday morning at -y Patterson McNutt; 52,. noted playwright and producer, died Saturday in Beth David Hospital, New York City.

He, was the husband of the former Mildred M. Coughlin Wilkes-Barre. Mr; McNutt lived at Dallas, and While in New Xork City resided at The Players, of which clutt he was a member. ''t -f: jrru Funeral services will be conduct-ed this afternoon at; 2 in the Church of the Transfiguration, the Little Church Around the Corner, New York City. Interment wilj be in ML Greenwood Cemetery at the convenience of the family.

Mr. McNutt wrote and produced plays on Broadway and for 12 years wrote and collaborated in the, writing of scripts for Fox nd Metro-Gnldwvn. English Instantly killed when struck by the car driven by Ernest H. filuhm of Towanda RD 6, who told police he failed to see English because of the fog. English, State Police said, vwas walking in the middle of the highway on Routes had been seen by other pedestrians.

the MATIC ALL-AUYQ Mayer studios in Hollywood. In re-, Provisions of the Taft-Hartley Act and Its Implications were discussed in detail Saturday by three college professors who addressed the second in a series of labor educational Institutes, sponsored by the Luzerne County United Labor Education. Committee, comprising representatives of the CIO, AFL and Railroad Brotherhoods, at Hotel Redington. Approximately 175 delegates from local unions heard the professors state the Taft-Hartley Act disadvantages. Leading "the discussion periods were Prof.

Anthony Lucheck and Prof. A. H. Reede of Pennsylvania State College and Prof. George An-yon of University of Pennsylvania.

Attorney Edward Davis, Philadelphia, scheduled as one of the institute speakers, was unable to attend because of his presence in Philadelphia court In. the Dock Street truckers' case. It was the consensus of the speakers that various sections of the act have been Interpreted differently and will continue to be interpreted differently by National Labor Relation Board examiners and the lower courts, until final decisions are handed down by the Supreme Court. This may take as long as five years, they stated, with the status of some unions kept in doubt meanwhile It was pointed out the law states, the only reason for which a union can expel a member is for nonpayment of dues or assessments, Bluhm will be charged with Involuntary police at Towanda. said.

Thief Comforted by Victim of His Deeds WASHER Made by t(Pholo kWayiM'lsaM; 3r.1 Walter WiMams, and George Bulmer, 64' West UnionStreet, are shown in the Record olilce with the 29-lnch, 10-pound walleyed pike 'Williams caught in Lake The fish measured 15 inches in girth. En route back to Wilkes-Barre from a successful fishing trip to Kingsley, Bulmer and Williams decided to try their luck of the State Highjwty bridge at the lake. Williams reported that he thought he had snagged a "log." After a half-hour battle the fish was netted by Bulmer. cent years ne naa written ncuon chiefly for magazines. Born in Urbana, 111., he was the son of a minister who forsook the pulpit to become a Chautauqua lecturer.

At the age of 11, through his father, he was engaged by the Chautauqua management to recite tThe Shooting of Dan McGrew." One recital was enough. After Ms dismissal his acting talent lay dormant until he was 15, when he appeared as Caliban in "The Tempest' at Valpariso University, IncL.He.then went to Omaha to Join his former college elocution teacher In a productlon of GENERAL ELECTRIC And Sold By LUNDY New York, Oct- 24 WP Anna Freda Is. a forgiving woman. A shouting crowd of 50 persons dragged a1 holdup suspect back to her oakery shop tonight after he had allegedly threatened' her and stolen $140. The crowd punched and kicked the suspect, Theodore Whltle, 21, when they seized him at the end of a ouarter-mile chase through lower I CASH WW Corgold Told to Fix Willow Street Homes Coxton Yards YMCA Damaged by Fi ire OR ELECTRIC CO.

11 East Market Street, Wilkes-Barre 26 North Main Street, Wilkes-Barr PAYMENTS! Damage amounting to several hundred dollars was caused to the Wilkes-Barre Board of Health has given Morris Gorgold of Hanover Township three weeks to get houses at 137, 139, 141, 143, 147 and 149 Willow Street in sanitary CoxtonYards YMCA. yesterday with the results that unions are and livable condition. morning at 10 by a fire which originated in the kitchen and which was soon extinguished East Side streets. The shouting mob dragged him back to the "shop. Then Anna- quieted her angry neighbors and while police were summoned, wrung out a towel in warm -water; and gently wiped the grime from Whitley's swollen-face.

Whitley was. booked on charges of robbery, possession of burglar's tools and violation' of the Sullivan Law. ot- aalinlicensed weapon. i Whole Grcus Vrrested In Roustabout's Death This project failed and Mr. McNutt- became- a dlsh-washerIeav-lng the restaurant at 4 each.morn-ing to deliver papers.

However a tightly rolled and 'carelessly thrown newspaper broke an -expensive plate glass window -one morning and Mr. McNutt left hurriedly for Chicago, riding; the blinds of a passenger train, He then posed at 50 cents an 1iour at the Chicago Art Institute until 1915 when he went to New York City to study for two years at' the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. His first stage appearance in New York City was in perhaps the lowliest role ever played by an ambitious-Thespian. He was understudy to a supernumerary in "Cap hmiie-h the combined efforts of Edward Pugh, city health officer, said the "situation was bad but it is gradually getting worse." He said the worst feature is the lack the three Duryea fire companies of water pressure. Unless the owner makes the recommended improvements, drastic steps will be taken by the board of health, Pugh said.

and one Pittston company. The one-story, T-shaped building, used as lay-over quarters' by railroaders, was built several years ago to replace another building destroyed by fire, The -one- which burned was the one where Charles A. Lindbergh spent several hours about 24 years tain Brassbound's Confession." The, plane had been ago alter ma Parsons Church Will Hear Orpheus Tuesday Orpheus Glee Club of 50 male forced down supernumerary iaiiea to appear one night and Mr. McNutt stepped into the mute part. C.

and Elliott Nueent. "Cloudy He finally made the grade tnat Springfield, Mo, Oct. 24 MP) An entire "circus was under arrest for a time today while police investigated the mysterious death of a young roustabout. By tonight all but nine persons had been released. The body of William Pettlt; 19, Louisville, Ky was found in a Dailey Brothers circus wagon when It moved into Springfield yesterday for a performance.

The discovery led officers to voices, directed by Wuliarh R. Keese, will present a concert Abbott Methodist Church. Oliver fall and appeared for 40 weeks as juvenile with Otis Skinner In "Mr. Antonio," During World he spent two years with a United States Army ambulance unit assigned to the French Army, Returning to New York, he became a drama writer for the New York Sun and later for the New York World," It was while he was with the latter oaoer that he wrote his first arrest the entire circus personnel! Street, tomorrow night at 8, under the auspices of JOY Class, taught by Mrs. Kenneth Keats, and WSCS.

Soloists will include Burton James, Kenneth A. Evans, T. Ray William H. Burnaf ord and Burton Lumley. Mr.

Lumley Is a recent addition to the club. Well known locally, he participated in State-wide musical circles for a number of years. With Showers" and revival of Noel Coward's "Hay Fever." The motion pictures on which 4ie collaborated included one of Shirley Temple's first vehicles, "Curly top," ''Way Down East," "Vacation From Love," and "A Gentleman After Dark." His most recent script was "Pardon My Past," starring Fred MacMurray. Mr. McNutt is survived by his wife, Mrs.

Mildred M. Coughlin McNutt; a son, Bradford Hale McNutt, a junior at Princeton University, and a daughter, Mrs. Patricia Donegan, of New London, Conn. Arrangements by Harold C. successful play, "Pigs," in collabo- about 250 persons lor a screening.

Sheriff John T. Plerpont said eight employes and Oscar Dennis, 19, circus property manager, were being held as witnesses for an inquest tomorrow morning. Coroner Clyde D. Abbott said Pettit's lungs had been crushed and torn loose from the chest wall apparently by a stomping. with the actress, Anne Mor-fXson, which livas produced by John Even in normal times.

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