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The Daily Republican from Monongahela, Pennsylvania • Page 6

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THE DAILY REPUBLICAN, MONONGaHEIA, PA. MONDAY, MARCH 14, 194 tAU SIX OBITUARY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL NOTES Nine babies were born during RAILROADS LAY OFF 55,000 AS MINERS BEGIN 'HOLIDAY Pittsburgh Finn To Supply GM With Pig Iron And Coke the week-end at Monongaheia Me morial hospital, four of them children of Monessen couples: Friday at 1:37 p.m., the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Kroeshel of Monessen; Saturday, at 5:58 p.m., the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Gregor Peterson of Library; Sunday the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Leswich of Bentleyville at 8:30 a.m., at 11:27 a.m. the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Wilbur Caldwell of Sheridan street, Monongaheia, and at 7:12 p.m. the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nick Huzela of Monessen; today the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Donald Bierer of West Main street, Monongaiiela at 4:53 a.m., the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Junk of Monessen at 6:04, the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Stout of Elizabeth at 7:30, and the son of Mr.

and Mrs. Emil Bauer of Monessen at 10:56 a.m.: New medical patients at the Hospital include Charles Sanders of Monongaheia, R. D. Mrs. Thomas Novinc of Bentleyville; Mrs.

Michael Molchen of Donora; James Lamp, Mrs. Julius Beres and Mrs. Ernest Dolan, all of Monessen; Sheryl Ann Ramsey, aged two months, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ramsey of Char-leroi; Marian Allegre, aged one month, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Eugene Allegre of Bunola: and the following from Monongaheia Mrs. Louis Farquhar of West Main street, Donald Wallers of Park avenue. Miss Norma Lombardi, and John Anderson, both of East Main street, and Sandra Lee Zur-kow, aged three months, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

John Zurkow of Fourth Surgery cases are: Saturday, Mrs. Ciro Antonucci of Belle Vernon; Sunday (emergency), John Ramsey, of Donora, aged six weeks; this morning, Samuel Fon-ner of Chess street and Mrs. James McLaughlin, West Main street, both Monongahelans. KtALsL Court Transfiguration, No. 955, Catholic, Daughters of America will meet in regular session Tues- day evening at 8:15 o'clock in the I.

O. O. F. hall in Second street. Mrs.

Cuddy Thomson. Grand Regent, wiii preside and asks all members to be present. Mr. and Mrs. William R.

Pohts of Frye Station were business callers in Pittsburgh Saturday. The Class of Ruth of the First Christian church will meet at a "pot-luck" dinner tomorrow evening, beginning at 6:30 o'clock, at the Church. Members and their families will attend. Table-service and tureens are to be taken. Mrs.

James Henderson, president, reminds the group. Cramer P. Wilson is teacher of the Ruth class. Mr. and Mrs.

John Hemmings, Mr. and Mrs. John Hemmings, the former couple's son Harold of this city, and Miss Eleanor Macos-ka of Bentleyville were in Pittsburgh Friday night to see the Ice Follies, The March meeting of St. Paul's Sodality of St. Paul's Episcopal church is scheduled to meet at the Parish House tomorrow evening at eight o'clock.

Mrs. William Anders is president of the organization and Mrs. George F. Roule and Mrs. Raymond Collins will be hostesses Tuesday night.

A good attendance is requested by Mrs. Anders. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Clark and their mother, Mrs.

Margaret Brad-eh, of Mount Lebanon, visited yesterday afternoon with Mrs. Brad-en's brother, Louis J. Sax at Hotel Marble in West Main street. Mr. Sax recovering from a long and serious illness has been able to be out for some time now, his condition showing steady improvement.

Capt. George C. McCleary, commanding officer of Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 334th Replacement Battalion, Officers Reserve Corps, announces a meeting of the organization for Tuesday, March 15, at 8 p.m. at Legion Home. Starting this week choir rehears-sals at the First Presbyterian church are listed as follows: Tuesday at 7:30 p.

special work; Thursday from 7 to 7:30., soloists, and at 7:30 regular rehearsal; Friday, from seven to eight o'clock soloists. Mrs. Harry Johnson, organist and director, requests that, choir-members note the schedule, arranged in preparation of Easter music. COMPROMISE (Continued from page one) later in the day. An extraordinary Sunday parley failed to bring agreement.

The compromise proposals hinged on two issues: The number of Senators who should have the power to curtail future debates, and a Southern demand that any new anti-filibuster rule should not apply to efforts to tighten the rules further in the future. Meanwhile, Chairman Burnet R. Maybaak. S. C.

said nis Senate Banking Committee will take no action on rent controls so long as the talkathon continues. Controls will expire March 31 unless Congress votes before then to extend the rent law. With both the House and Senate in session, there were these developments: CHINA The Senate Foreign Relations Committee asked ary of State Dean Acheson for a blueprint of his future policy toward China. Committee Chairman Tom Connally, sent the secretary a letter signed by 50 Senators, calling for new military and economic aid to the Nationalist government. The bipartisan f.roup endorsed, a bill by f.en.

McCarran, that would ruitLyrize 500.000,000 in additional aid for China. So far, Acheson has been hesitant making any new committments to the Far East. RENTS Administration leaders are confident the House will vote tomorrow lo rent controls for 15 mow lis. The leadership bad a close scrape Friday when 'e bill was opened to But Democratic Whip J. 1 L-rcy Priest, said, "There's i danger about final passage its' absurd." A Senate subcommittee, which has been holding hearings on rent control, went to work today on a bill of its own.

AIR POWER Chairman Carl! Vinson, of the House Armed Services Committee said hopes to bring to the House fioor this week bill to authorize a 70-group air force. He predicted there would be very little opposition. The measure was approved unanimously by the Armed Services Committee. 2E Saw On a a of its gressive Mine Workers (Ind.) co tinued on the job. John Marc iando, head of the Progressivt who pulled out of the UMU 25 yea ago, said the walkout would gi the "enemies of labor the objec they are seeking." Jack Kroll, director of the CI Political Action Committee, al denounced the stoppage and sa he hoped it "will have little effe on repeal of the Taft-Hartley la The current stoppage was tl seventh in the coal industry sin.

the end of the war. WASHINGTON, March 14-(U1 Dr. James Boyd's nomination director of the Bureau of Min. comes up for consideration tod. by the Senate Interior Committe Committee Chairman Joseph O'Mahoney, said the tw week coal mine shutdown, ordert by John L.

Lewis in protest again the nomination, had "assurer Boyd of Senate approval. Sen. Harry F. Byrd, Xi who frequently is at odds with tl administration, joined O'Mahom the appointment. He accust Lewis of trying to "intimida the Senate by calling his Unitt Mine Workers out of all pits Ea of the Mississippi river beginnii today.

The Federal Mediation Servi. said it had no plans to intervei in the walkout. KOOLEEZ Baby Needs Milled DRUG STORE Cor. fourth and Main SH. For Happy Babies SHEETING PANTS POWDER OIL CREAM (Continued from page one) pointment." Krug and Lewis have long been at odds.

Joseph L. Moody, president of the Southern Coal Producers, said he "had reason to believe" that Lewis may extend the walkout to cut coal stockpiles further to improve the union's position in wage-contract negotiations beginning May 1. The union agreement runs to June 30. Many miners throughout the coal fields already had been laid off of were working reduced hours because) of the warm winter weather which had cut coal consumption. The miners' annual two-weeks vacation is scheduled to begin Julyl.

Iron and steel producers said they didn't expect the miners' holiday to affect their industries unless the stoppage turns into a prolonged strike. Only state East of the Mississippi in which coal production did not come to a complete halt was in Illinois where the Pro Mrs. Ybarbo's Term Reduced By Court WIESBADEN, Germany, March 14 (UP) An American Military Government Court of Appeals today reduced to five years the 20-year sentence imposed on Mrs. Wilma Ybarbo, of Maiden, for the fatal shooting of her husband, Sgt. John Ybarbo, last fall.

It was 25 years ago 1923 that the first cluster type steel mill for rolling sheets up to 60 inches wide and strip in a wide range was given a successful trial Main St. 1 IV S8c SPECIAL! STARTING MONDAY MARCH 14 DRESSES SUITS TOPCOATS LADIES' COATS 6,000 Cookies Distributed Among (Continued from page one) with Norma Jones as accompanist; solo, Song of India by Marilyn Mitchell; a solo, When Irish Eyes are Smiling by Esther Sours; three accordion numbers. Hold Me, Tea For Two and Cafe Polka by Shirley Koval; a solo. My Hero by Olive Graff, and the final number, Rock-abye Baby by the chorus. Members of the chorus included: Jean Slifko, Olive Graff, JoAnn Herrington, Ester Sours, Betty Wenzel, Edna Smith, Jane Williams Barbara Gates, Dorothy May, De-loris Foster, Sara Thompson, Lorraine Conti, Norma Jones, Barbara Underwood, Betsy Oehrle, Marilyn Mitchell, Edith Conti, Joanne Nesti, Jean Thompson, Mary Ann Seiner, Rita Trettel, Barbara Saunders, Ruth Ann Miller and Gwendolyn Lewis.

Thomas Daley, of Donora, vice-chairman of the Pennsylvania Department's entertainment committee, spoke briefly on future programs planned for hospitals by the Legion. He also commended the Monongaheia Post on its fine program yesterday. A word of thanks to the public which ooperated with the trip came today from local Post officials. John Domenick, cigaret chairman, was well pleased with the response to his appeal, and Mrs. George Eckert and Mrs.

T. J. Eck-breth expressed appreciation for all cookie contributions. Making the trip as representatives of the Post were: Auxiliary: Mrs. T.

J. Eckbreth, Mrs. George Carriclt, Mrs. Alice France, Mrs. Clair Southworth, Mrs.

Clara Plummer, Mrs. Mary Pizzutelli, Mrs. Joseph Anthony, Mrs. Alice Carney, Miss Mary Alice Elwood, Miss Dorothy Fisher, Mrs. Santo Cancilla, Mrs.

Jesse Williams, Mrs. William Stewart, Mrs. George Eckert, Mrs. Julia Barker, Mrs. David Gemmell, Mrs.

Charles Silko, Mrs. Russell Wilkes, Mrs. Charles Henderson, Mrs. Elmer Jerico and Mrs. Don Hollo wood.

Legion: Commander Don S. Hollowood, William H. Stewart, William Acton, Charles Silko, David Gemmell, Russell Wilkes, Charles Henderson, Leslie C. Cline, Samuel O. Hughes, John Silvagni, James Blythe and Paul Pinta.

Paients in the hospital from this city are Charles Plesher, John Cotter and William Bishop. WEST MAPS (Continued from page one) breach of the Palestine truce. He declined further comment pending a report from UN observers. BERLIN A British-Licensed newspaper reported that 50,000 Soviet Zone German policemen will participate as a military unit in the Soviet Army's Spring maneuvers. SHANGHAI The Chinese Communists reported that they have set up a Regional Communist Government covering an area of North-Central China with a population of 50,000,000 persons; Bentley Theatro Today Thru Wednesday TEARING THE WESTSWAlP fAPART OVER A WOMAN! tiV rntiMK UGAI HIOUN1N KIOMt (OUMUND 1AMES MIIKAN Theatre Today and Tomorrow TROUSERS SKIRTS SWEATERS 29c 29c 29c PITTSBURGH.

March 14. (UP) Pittsburgh Coke and Chemical Co. today disclosed that it will supply General Motors Corp. with "substantial" tonnage of pig iron foundry coke and furnace coke for the next five years. R.

M. Marshall, company presi dent, said in the annual report to stockholders that arrangements with General Motors were com pleted last November and will become effective Sept. 1. To meet GM's requirements, Mar- shall said by-product coke facili ties at the company's Neville Is land will be expanded. A battery of 35 coke ovens will be installed which, when completed, will increase by 50 per cent the firm's rated coke capacity of 450,000 tons year.

Under the agreement, Marshall said, General Motors will construct 20 of the ovens on property leased from Pittsburgh Coke and Chemical. All the ovens, however, will be operated and managed by the Pittsburgh firm. General Electric Announces Price Cuts On Appliances NEW YORK, March 14. (UP) The General Electric today announced price cuts up to $20 on some models of refrigerators, home freezers and electric stoves, and said additional reductions would be made on many new home appliances replacing older models. Charles E.

Wilson, GE president, estimated that the new price reductions plus others made since Jan. 1 would total more than for the remainder of 1949 the retail level, based on current volume. Savings on some current models stoves, freezers and refrigerator will amount to as much as $20 per item, GE said. The company said its new table television set would be priced at $239, as compared with $325 for the lowest price set formerly available with a 10-inch tube and that new automatic clothes washer would be $70 cheaper than the washer it replaces. s( PHONE 30 3 IXSIXATED SIDING a touch of fll.FOItJE OVER ANV" SURFACE Oft MUSS actually pays for itself lo Mylar, in fual, painting and pairs.

Thrifty home-owners everywhere enthusiastically endorse BRIXITE America's finest insulated aid. inf. Thousands of Satisfied Horn Owners In The Pittsburgh District Proudly Recommend Brixite. To Choose From GRAY WOOD DESIGN BROWN WOOD DESIGN GREEN WOOD DESIGN BRIGHT RED 2 LOUISE'S CLEANING SHOP 161 West JOSEPH -WILLIAM HARTMAH Joseph William Hartman, 47, of East Monongaheia died Friday at 10:05 p.m. in the Memorial Hospital following an illness of less than two days.

A mechanic employed by the Borello Motor Company in Char-leroi, he was stricken while on his way to work Thursday, and returned home. He later was removed to the hospital. Mr. Hartman, who was born in Monongaheia January 11, 1902, is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Hartman; four sons, Thomas Wil liam of Camp Lee, and George, Raymond and Joseph at home, and one daughter, Mrs.

Harriet Elizabeth Kerfonta, also of this city. His father, Thomas M. Hartman, and three brothers, Thomas Raymond, David Ellsworth and Harry all of Monongaheia, also survive. Friends are being received at th Beboul and Yohe Company Funer al Home where services will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. in charge of the Rev.

Ward Smith, rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Interment will take place in Monongaheia cemetery. SUCCESSFUL REVIVAL SERVICES CONTINUE AT NAZARENE CHURCH A total of more than 450 persons were in attendance yesterday at morning and evening meetings of the revival services at the Church of jNazarene which opene March and will continue through next Sunday. A patriarch of the Nflzarenes was present Jacob Mowery of Clairton, R.

D. 1, whose 93rd birthday is today. Mr. Mowery mastered playing of the accordion and harmonica at the age of 84 and has played for the local congregation on previous visits to the Monongaheia church. The Reverend and Mrs.

Frank DiCicco of Cleveland, Ohio, are the evangelists and singers in charge of the meetings which have been very well attended. The Reerend Paul H. Andree, pastor, invites the public to any or all sessions which are held nightly except Saturday at 7:30 o'clock. An extra feature this evening will be the presence of a son and daughter of the church in Tenth street the Reverend and Mrs. Clarence E.

Niederhiser they the pastors of the Grove City church. The Neiderhlsers, both singers, will be heard in a special, program of music. QUOTA CLUB PLANS POST-LENTEN PARTY APRIL 19, AT LEGION Twenty members of the Monongaheia Quota club were present at dinner and an ensuing business meeting Thursday at Henry's restaurant. Plans were discussed for a benefit card-party, April 19, at the American Legion Home in West Main street, when the success of last year's project is expected to be repeated; Chairman Mary Frye will be assisted by Mary Gillie, co-chairman. President Cora J.

Anderson conducted the meeting and named as a nominating committee, Bess Wilkes, Agnes Ban and Imogene Leathers, who will present a slate of new officers for election at the next business session. March 24 is the date of the next social affair, dinner to be served at Henry's. Chairmen that evening will be Julia Rumbaugh and Miss Frye. FILIBUSTER (Continued from page one) formally, without referring the bill back to commiii.ee normally. The gas tax boost and seven other bills comprising Gov.

James II. Duffs record $440,000,000 taxation program are in the second-reading position in the Senate. Lane, whose stand lacked support of the 15-membcr Democratic minority caucus, originally demanded a public hearing also on the soft drink lax, most controversial levy of the administration series. Sen. John H.

Dent, Jeannettc, minority leader, called for witnesses to testify on the "pop tax" at a rump session he scheduled for p.m. tomorrow. Dent's action followed defeat of a minority move to schedule a public hearing on the pop tax bill. The Senate was scheduled to start daily meetings at 6 a.m. after today if the filibuster materialized.

The majority leader, Sen. John M. Walker, Oakniont, said the majority bloc was determined to move the tax program to the Governor's desk this week regardless of any moves to slow Senate action by parliamentary means. The House, scheduled to reconvene late today, will make the administration labor program a special order of business for 1:30 p.m. tomorrow when Democrats will attempt to liberalize further the bills embodying a 25 per cent increase In unemployment, occupational disease and workmen's compensation scales.

The administration bills increase the minimum weekly payments under the three laws from $10 to $12.50 a week; the maximum, from $20 to $25 a week. "Any car without new individual, inner-spring front shock suspension is out-of-dat!" 1949 LINCOLN Cosmopolitan 4-dbor Sedan Block Radio Heater Whiteside Wall Tires 525 Actual Miles Only 10 Days Old if DONORA is AMERICA'S FINEST ft IIWLJ MizmmmmmMmmi Engineered for comfort! Drive the roughest roads! AFTEIi! GOES RIGHT WITHOUT FL'SS No matter how old your home no matter what iu condition sidewalls of Genuine BHIX1TF. will trans' irm it into a dwelling-place of ei-arm and beauty over, i.lfht! BrUXITE is aa practical as it is beautiful, fur it aav-FS heat, keeps out wintry blasts and 0 Beautiful Colors RED BLEND BUFF BLEND STONE COLONIAL GRAY less bounce over bumps less side-sway on curves.1 In a Kaiser you get more for your money! You'll be surprised to learn how little it costs you to drive a Kaiser. See your local dealer! The Kaiser Traveler. $2088.48 The Kaiser Special $2328.57 The Kaiser De Luxe A new Kaiser model, now in production available toon.

White sidewall tiros available on all models at extra cost. Prices Include factory-installed accessories IEADY TO DRIVE. Transportation, state and local taxes (if any) extra. Prices subject to change without notice. To a new distribution of mass and load has been added a sturdy new frame, an engine so vibration-free you can scarcely hear it, finger-tip steering, new, longer springs.

Inside you'll find wide, wide seats, deep and soft These are just a few of the 103 new features in the 1949 Kaiser backed up by the RUGGED RELIABILITY proved by 330,000 owners in over three billion miles of postwar driving. REED HOME IMPROVEMENT CO. 405 W. MAIN STREET PHONES 1043 -J 1460 L. C.

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