A OENIRAL NEWEPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF ORGANIZED LABOR IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA UNION AN ATTAINMENT OF THE LAROUIST GENERAL a NEWSPAPER CIRCULATION IN CENTRAL PHNNSYLVANIA Putten Courier, Estublished Oct. 1899. Union Press, Established May, 1935 SAO PRR WIE YOL a. NO. 27. GOAL PROBE THREAT BY TRUMAN UNLESS MINES OPEN FRIDAY Northern Operators Have Granted Union Démands; Nation MAvraita Boutherners Washington Blunt rotice was serv od Tuesdpy by Chairman Truman Mo) of & specisl Senate defence in vestigation comumities, that if minhug in the striki-bound soft coal mines bn not resumed by Friday morning bis come mittee will call in sll partes conorrn ad to “find cut why.™ “Coal is the meat important nations! defense hotileneck now and thie com sities his the power to findl the rea eam for any obeirection to national de- fense” Trumsn declared in a writin sateen). He wdded “3f coal iz not being taken from the geound by Friday morning the com. ities will sammon tives of wll the operstors and John 1. Lewis sid proceed lo find why we can’t have coal in this emergenty. . His wirning fc the mine operators and the United Mine Workers of Am erica wap given after southern ming’ te rogues of Pres sume nejotistions with the Pb BN Ww in rg Yerk City. Meribers of ibe southern mime op- : - Satie a. Toe | fr 5 4i- | the representa. : operators, upon | Floor Leader ident Bousevell, left Washington to re 9 Onur Adv ertistan Manage: CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AREA. THUNSDAY, APRIL 24, 1941 ar a - HGHWAT DEPARTMENT PATTON EAGLES TO her and oh. aren 44 IT Sg » the shotk STATE COMPENSATION COLOSSAL CONSPIRACY IS CLAIM OF SENATOR Shapiro Points Out That Btate Is Now in Twenty Ninth Place, Tumbling from Becont. Workrner's Compensation in Pénn. svivania has developed inde & colomsal conspiracy, Senator Harry Shapiro Philadeiphie Democrat and Minority toll the Senate recently Speaking from a manuscript stud. ded with detailed siptistios of earnings. | premiagms ihe Philadelphia placed the blame for and other insurance data the high cost of A oh in Fen eyivania squarely on bees 4 2 few private Insurance © Ampanies avi demonstrated that by providing guate stile comtrel over compensation rates i might be operated a! far jow wpe or uu 0 gmplhoputs and inuech lsrger # Shapiro potnied out how the Demo Sratie party raadd Pensevivaiia from LR i etul_ position. of 21 in the 2 JNnks of Sain Daving eat socisl S medium for sremendous pri | committee dominated by the private | wie fixing gower in the hands of “What A Life" . TO SURFAGE THREE HUNDRED MILES ROADS On Rural Highways Where Only the Bases Have Boen Placed During the Year. werd of Righwios shat i i Dlansong Wo re where announced guarfses | ral highway previously oun iace bituminous 300 miles of ru hse had Dew cted Many of the pectiond Ww be oved by the deg primers this sen rw wre J Ear re pul 6 ule Pimge its rods, Studies made by department engineers that the traffic wing Uese road justifies further lmprovemen: by placing surfaces on them Maistenmise costs were bicomang heavier, the engineers suy. and in ud dition the volume of traffic usitg The roads was heavy enough fo WErTRRC placing surfaces on the roads. All bal a few of the sections of stone Dis road om which biteminous mirfkoe will be placed during the present ses carry fromm 08 10 wet gesde ands fo Piles Mair ienande . deparonen: A wh biturninous surfsces on These EMow SL hie SO Lek'Y There sre spprovimalely 1900 Mies on the systems mpooved enly § slone Lease Whitty these were Improved no pirovidon or Se # BE The I milee YW dre theese that of #ix ches or more in depth with arlice on be surfaced hen Eagmeers in the fold sre working on plang to gel this work under way | ot an early date Authorities for | the suctacing of Shes 20 slo det TUESDAY THE ER si by Senior Class Members at roads wi made have & bone | w be Presented] HOLD A NUMBER OF INTERESTING FETES Class Initiation, Banguet, Moth. ers’ Day Services, Are on the Behedule Shortly Cyr Patton Aerie No 198 Fratern der of Lagies in Observance somnpletim of their Dewy remodeled Bostie will Beld 3 number of inlerest- ing lodge fetes in the near future For the past several months work han beth is progiess on the Eagies Quarters snd the Patten lodge now has one of the mos! Desutiful Boeves in the state A special rocen has been equipped in the Hone cater to membere and heir lafies The getire Club roomy have been reconditioned The offiisl pening will be held on Wednesday. Apri 30th, with a banguet and dance The bamguet will be from $30 % 80 p m Descing from 9 to 1. A Toor how will be given ot 03. i of Che The bimguet commithe, who Promise ss make this event hw Dest ever, composed of Edward Jemima hair man: LL. C. Smale Jobn Hodak WII ines Whiteford Sr. Joseph Pavia, John Jd Beniir, snd Mark Brows Ladies will be jpuests of the Members a Lis ven Cn Sqmday sfersvon, Mar ho £30 pn the Eagles will have & classy 350 welvicles 3 gitiation in the Astle Home The In. matory Cerémony Will De charge of he P fawn Aerie Degree Team There will be funeh and enterisinosen af ter the meting The affair in the af. ernocn snd ust 730 in the evening ww p¥ &1 t+ {Rely ag. On Samdsy aferseon. May 1 » Ed pm, the Buel Motherw Day re will be beid of Ube Aerie Hane This aflily is spon §o the geversd pub. jppropeintl programs will be imvited. Deteils [| sairt, Triesarer; ¥rea Kobnley, Pre oa SUBSCRIPTION 5200 PR YEAR _ Retired Railroaders to Be Guests st Banquet E Eo beet ae and ¥, W 5 wige Jolun H Stoops gomeral dent olf the Pitiabargh Divisios of the Penmsyiviais Rafircad, will be prin. ipa speudters at the snmual bengoet honor of retired employee of the IR. (iresson Beaseh Howard Mellon trainphaster of ile ressoly Branch, will be he tonstimas- oun ter for the affair Honored Pods will chade all retived former employes of | the divine Cresson the During the past year 35 Branch workers wey added Phat i FORMAL OPENING OF NEW MOOSE HOME IN PATTON ON SUNDAY A Entertaiment for Memburs and Ladies and Initiation Will Peutury Program Members of Patton Sodus 1M “| Laval Driller of Moose and it fact the citizen of Patton in gemerw). (un well | feel puonall of the Sine sew Brick lame (mow oimmjileted by the Lodge tm Lang Avenue. Work wis storied last fall br Hildebrand Brose of Tyme snd poatinged Beonghout the winilier The present building which bas housed the Pattitm Moose for ihe past ndny Feurs for she present will ales De ating ss part of » wisi anit an he gibe of the present losoe at waeme fusiire me Wilh Ye new addition aw Wii De lpferaed an eRoeiha MRE cumntbanity shece. and will have sagaane lacabities For the exgiineson of | Ge ie stlivities ae well oe for CANBIRUERAF Belov Drom Lae wo Hane, AER grand opesung of the mewly pee BE ed reonoGelse bosses will aike [pete Sunday, Apri XT stating at 3 Whosse i tai a haw AEE Rn ann Sompaing | wit be: sfferded at § velock, gh {Offers of Ube Patton Lodge No. 488 Lae ae fellows Tellors ©. Lil Gow etm, Leiba unlmaiier, Var Gower Pewee wie; Troabees— Arthur Sensing, How ang Burkey, asd Geerge Wotiner | paved af Lr. Join Allen Murry, Kunste pees. W. Bard Sharteugh, sad ali the stv officers of the Sowpe. sociel FIFTY-YEAR BAN IS 1 Sup eriviion- JAMESTOWN HEADS Hess, Aovetony, ‘Mrosel to Pace Criminal Charges; $2.287 Raparied Miseing town Load IXIA United Mine Worlery ‘of Amevies were barred from emion mimes vhtwadly for life Dy a vote of ve leeal membership Saturday might, | Amdinors Jned tw the usion hat | R union fonds i= missing iy found 3 3 unten Jory Which tried fhe tric Saturday, he ship ssanimously voled to each of fhe three man for In atdwin, eriminal charges forved aging he wen who must now fone commonest neti. Tine were James Heun, ¥ potipended | Albert Novotony and Jobs Mrosek, he cof altering records and embertiement, subsequently posted additional $1.008 i bow andl wved hearing before Jus (thee of He Peave Walter Burkett on a Shute of! Sumsyiruey Conepiracy snd toy was lodged ihe Cambria County pol get eatty Sundey, when be man aged te (iain ball Williaa Richardses, whe suteveded Fis 3s president of the local. ssid that ction Saturday night, wales reversed by detect or mwernstonsd officers, will bar ke men from membership in any U. NL W local for 80 years Mos osal mines operate under 3 “clossd shag” a@mennent with the eperaters. Approstmustely half of the locals 1.180 mweabers sitended the fing at whieh oe vate was |
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