Daily Courier, The (Newspaper) - July 3, 1944, Connellsville, Pennsylvania LAST EDITION FOUR CENTS The Best Advertising M edium in the Yough Region VOL 42 NO 199 The Weekly Courier Founded July U Merged The Daily Courier rounded November 10 July CONNELLSVILLE PA MONDA f EVENING JULY 3 1944 TEN PAGER DUNBAR WOMAN AUTO VICTIM One person was killed and three injured in an automobile accident on the No bilt road near ly 3 o'clock Sunday ing The Mrs Myrtle Margaret Dunbar wife of Melvin ney formerly of Connellsville now in the armed forces in fornia The injured patients at Con- State Mist Mildred Fatten 28 De- troit Mich injury to left arm and laceration of chin Mrs Mary 25 Dunbar u ifc of William Snyder injury lo right knee Manun 34 Dunbar in- jury to legs brush burns sions and lacerations Mrs Turney was dead upon arrival at the Hospital where attaches said all of the suffered multiple bruises sions and lacerations of the en- tire The dead woman n crushed chest frncturcc left leu puncture wounds anc multiple lacerations abrasions anc bruises ding to State Police who investigated the accident Babe was the driver of the Ford sedan in which the quartet rode ing in tne direction of Vanderbilt The automobile however to negotiate a curve and bridge over eastern branch of erson Hun in the vicinity of lie Crossing street car stop jus of Paul Works and over an embankment into the the creek a drop of about 15 feet The car landed on its top Passersby assisted in removing the victims who were rushed to the hospital Mrs Turney whose husband is serving with the armed forces in and who only a week ago returned to camp after ing a furlough at home was the daughter of William and Mildred Hanan of Dunbar who survive together with five sisters and two Mrs Lawrence Hall and Mrs James Hair of Vanderbilt Mrs Frank Walters of Eleanor and Irene at home James with the Air Corps at Lake Charles Fla and William in the Merchant Marine She was a graduate of Redstone Township High School with the Class of 1938 and had been employed for three years as a machine operator at the South plant of Anchor Hocking Glass lion She a member of the Women of the Moose at Scottdale The body was removed to the funeral parlors of James T hans at Dunbar ZONE 2 LACKS DISTRICT SOLDIERS CASUALTIES WASHINGTON July names of 671 United States diers killed in action were an- by the War Department The next of kin have been notified Pennsylvanians European Sergeant James W hoover son of Mrs Bessie M Branthoover Fayette City R D 1 Mediterranean Pfc Delbert Banner Latrobe R D 1 Staff Sergeant Frank S Uniontown Private Andrew A Mihelcic Central City First Lieutenant Francis Roclkey Uniontown Pfc George Susich Export R D 1 D Admitted to Hospital Patients admitted to ville State Hospital over the end were Mrs Thelma Mardis of R D 2 Mrs ion Walker of Gibson Terrace Mrs Emma Ritenour of H D 1 Rebecca Barricklow ot Dickerson Run Mrs Oma Col- lins of Mill Run and Mrs Blanche Lowery of Mount Braddock Soldier Lost Technical Sergeant Clifton E Mams 20 son of Mr and Mrs Frank Mains of Jeannette has been reported missing in action in France since June 6 The Weather Fair and moderately warm not quite cool tonight Tuesday partly cloudy and warm with scattered thundershowers in the lute afternoon is the noon weather for Western Pennsylvania Temperature Record 1944 1943 Maximum 88 89 Minimum 56 75 72 82 Series E Buyers Will Determine If Quota Is Reached Zone No Fayette into the linal week ol the Fifth War Loan campaign with a deficit Local leaders lad hoped to be beyond the million and a half dollar mark today but because of an error in the figures reported last week from Perryopolis H was necessary to reduce the total by 000 That sum had been counted twice in the Perry report Today's totals based on figures submitted at the close of the business Saturday showed Zone No 2 with subscriptions for a total of 02 A meeting of a special ing committee was to be held early this afternoon to plan for one-hour canvass Wednesday Horning in which businesses are asked to dip deeper and buy more in an effort to reduce the deficit The goal for is The shortage is attributed en- tirely to the laxity among sons wno should be buying Series E Bonds Zone No 2 today was recorded as ing attained 53.81 per cent of its quota with sales for a total The Zone 2 over-all report Connellsville tions through the city's bank's for 119 through the West Penn Association for 239 subscriptions through the McCrory store for subscriptions through the Anchor Hocking Glass Corporation for total lor subscriptions for subscriptions for 918 subscriptions lor ot E Bonds by zones No subscriptions lor 56.83 per cent No subscriptions for 53.81 per cent No subscriptions tor 38.85 per cent No subscriptions lor 33.36 per cent No subscriptions for 82.03 per cent1 County subscriptions for -18.53 per cent The total sale of all bonds in the county show tions for with the following division for No subscriptions lor No subscriptions for No subscriptions for No subscriptions for No subscriptions for Two Everson Boys Injured When Car Runs Off Highway Two Everson boys are patients at Frick Memorial Hospital at Mount Pleasant suffering from injuries sustained when an auto- mobile in which they were riding on the road in the vicinity at about o'clock Saturday after- oon Janes Calhoun Jr 15 son of Mr and Mrs James Calhoun ot 226 street Everson ed lacerations above the left eye nose bleed and abrasions of the left knee while James H esty 14 son of Mr and Mrs Rudolph Earnesty of 312 Graft street Everson sustained an in- jury to the left eye upper lid contusions nose bleed injury to the left side of the face and internal injuries The condition of the Calhoun boy was regarded as fair and the Earnesty According to State Police the two boys stole an automobile owned by Boss Bosen ol Everson from a parking lot at Scottdale and went for a joy ride ever the officers said they took some beer and had imbibed be- fore starting out They were traveling at a fast i ate of speed and failed to negotiate a left turn the running into a field on the Baker farm The troopers said the two upon being dis- charged from the hospital would be arraigned in Westmoreland county juvenile court Graham Renamed Democratic Head In County Special to The Courier UNIONTOWN July 196 committeemen and committeewomen Saturday after- noon selected County William J Graham as chairman of the Fayette County Democratic Committee for er term Bruce F Sterling p: ovar the session with Sheriff Jacob H Schard former Graham Everson Soldier Killed SCOTTDALE July 3 Word was received Sunday by the iak family of 302 Graft street Everson of the death of their son-in-law Snyder serving with the armed forces in Italy He met his death June 3 in Italy Snyder Stempniak 37 years old Everson and war plant in Baltimore previous to re- porting for duty with the armed forces His Mrs Grace Stempniak is still employed at Baltimore The family left to bring her home a resident of was employed in a 14 PERRY SELECTEES WILL LEAVE THURSDAY The names of H selectees of Fayette County Local Draft Board No 3 with headquarters at ryopolis who have been ordered to report Thursday morning for induction into the armed forces were announced today The selectees will report at 8 o'clock in the morning and will travel by bus to Pittsburgh where they will be chosen for one of the branches of the fighting ices and assigned to a training camp This is the first call since all registrants found physically fit for general military service have been placed in a single pool Those ordered to report for in- duction William Alexander Fayette City B D 1 Clarence E Henderson Smock H D 1 Hoy S Jamison Jr 2241 son avenue Dayton Ohio Robert L Mills Whitsett Luke F Rossell Jr Emergency Bond Sales Canvass Wednesday A of 35 selected men each the head of his own ness or Hie manager of his firm will spend one houi between 10 and 11 o'clock Wednesday ing in completing an gency canvass or all business houses in This city is a step ward reducing the deficit in the Fifth War Loan Campaign It is believed that although the business people have already sub- scribed heavily to the bond they will be willing to go it again it there is anything liquid in their assets It still re- mains however for the little buy E- Bonds to put the community over the top of goal A report of the Wednesday morning canvass will be carried in Thursday's issue of The Courier DISPLAY OLD GLORY Mayor Abe I Daniels today called upon the citizens to display the American flag in the business And residential district tomorrow in observance of Independence Day While the community had pre- been requested to fly Olc Glory every day throughout the Fifth War Loan Campaign which ends Saturday some have ed to do so All however are requested to display the patriotic colors on the birthday anniver- sary of this Nation EIGHT WAGS HERE HEAD IN HOSPITAL Listed In City For Military Votes Thirty additional military lot registrations have been re- corded in Connellsville ing to the number em oiled here it was stated today by Roger C McCormick chairman of the Office of Civilian Defense The additional enrollments were from families that were cither out of town when the canvassers called or were unable to provide the necessary complete tion The canvass will close Thursday and the various election boards will sit Friday which has proclaimed by Governor Martin as Military lot Day when all of the trants will be checked and re- corded on the voting books The canvass has been slow in Fayette county and several com- have only scratched the surface in the drive according to County Chairman Eugene Pike who appealed to all dis- to expedite the work with a thoroughness that will reflect wilh credit on the home areas Edward Szalankiewicz 227 ple street Everson Oliver H Gross Scottdale eral Delivery John E Bednar Perryopolis R D 2 Paul P Jendral Box 147 Smock George W Workman bilt R D 1 John L Gaskill 117 Water street Fayette City Donald L Wingard 45 street Edward F Billy Box 167 Smock James Suppa 409 Main street Belle Pvt Duane Mortimer Wounded in Action Duane Mortimer son o Mr and Mcs J D ol 216 Market street was wounded and is confined to an Army pital somewhere in cording to received by his mother from a Red Cross nurse Private Mortimer a er has been overseas since De- cember The nurse wrote that ho is not able to sit up but there hope that he will be better soon and able to write to his parents Perryopolis Boy Accidentally Shot Lee Smith three years old son of Mrs Edna Layhue of R D 1 was ad- mitted to State Hospital at o'clock this morning treatment gun shot wounds through the and fight shoulder His condition was reported as critical NO TOMORROW Tomorrow being the Fourth of July there will be no of The Courier Three Motor Deaths Reported in May In Fayette County Special to The Courier UNIONTOWN July accidents took three lives during May according to the official re- port of Coroner Lee R ton who investigated 23 deaths were responsible for two lives The other deaths were lifted Premature four still births tornado apoplexy train dents burns and electrocutions mine accidents two each Brigadier Marks Missing in Ceylon py International News Service KANDY Ceylon July late Major Ordo C senior administrative stjff officer Brigadier R Neville F Marks is missing presumed in an air crush over territory Southeast Asia Com- mand Headquarters announced today He was 42 Brigadier Marks set off from one of the air basos on May 25 in poor flying weather to visit Major General Bernard headquarters where in the It was mainly due to Brigadier Marks foresight that the system of sending official and les to relations was thus relieving them of anxiety at the of news from the Chindits inside Burma Howard C Barrow First Lieutenant Special to The Courier CHANUTE FIELD 111 July 3 Lieutenant Howard C ol Pa re- cently was promoted from his former rank of second lieutenant Lt Barrow is assigned to duty at this post of the AAF Training Command as property and tenance officer He received his commission February 6 1943 Lt Burrow js the son of H C 1209 stieet pa Having been ordered to a the day before Colonel Culp Hobby director ol he Women's Army Corps was to come o Connellsville evening and to the Necessity sunrise prayer exercises is planned Appearing in her stead was Colonel Joodwin A S F in the WAC nice in Washington who spoke at City Hall urging the i to get behind the men i n the by buying wai so that the fighting troops never be without the iry equipment of warfare She i ailed upon eligible women to en- i M in the WAC as a greater con- 1 Colonel Goodwin was c by Mrs J Buell Snyder ho had been presented by Mayor be 1 Daniels The latter also p Dr H Daniel Minerd v ho in turn introduced n an Snyder who told the large a that the n ust continue backing the s m He said because of the 0 native spirit of c the American soldier is ti e best equipped and hardest n hting man m the world today H lauded Connellsville great n in participation in all war at and tribute to the canteen tn presenting the congressman D out that Con- m has never failed in any w r activity always its gr il in war bond sales and cs its women are m king a magnificent record in op of the canteen Accompanying Colonel Goodwin we re five WACS who are tic led in the War Department's Pe Building Lieutenant Ar ne Regan Sergeant Esther rtin Corporal Grace Rocheford Co poral Barbara Bennett and Pr vate Agnes Nemec Lieutenant Esi ncr Potts and Sergeant Shirley E Starr WAC recruiters at Un- ion own also joined the group hci i as did a detail of Army of- rs and enlisted men from Con- Airport under command 01 Captain Wayne A Cameron 1 he party went to the Wonder for dinner after which it in- spe the canteen in North Wa- ter street before going to tow n where they spent the night Sm day the group went to Net Airman Given Oak Cluster For Nazi Attacks A i EIGHTH AAF BOMBER STATION England July ond Lieutenant William lick 21 of Pa co-pilot of n Eighth AAF Flying ress has been awarded an Oak Leal Cluster to his Air Medal alent to another award of the nedal Tl e award for meritorious vement while participating in b attacks on targets in Nazi Europe and on French al ii paving the way for t ic Allied invasion of France He is the son of Mr and Mrs Mich lei Mehallick 126 Porter aven ib Scottdale Pa He was empl lyed with the Superior ment Works in Scottdale before he the AAF March 2 1943 Gunner Esc German Internment Camp MOUNT PLEASANT July Staff Sergeant Melvin Briner son I M s Adda Briner of burg who had been reported in action over Austria since May 11 is well and safe back a Italy following his escape from German prison camp with five Laddies according to word d here Mrs Briner mother of geant Briner received a letter from 1 er son dated June 15 which told o his escape from the man I and of his arrival in Italy he had previously been until shot down while m a bombing mission He a gi oner an an Army bomber Violent Armored Battle Rages Unabated at Caen Reds Drive Toward Minsk AMERICANS CLOSING TRAP ON JAPANESE AT SAIPAN WASHINGTON July battle for Saipan roared toward a climax today witli three powerful American divisions moving ily ahead to close the death trap on the remnants of the Japanese garrison The Pacific Fleet headquarters for the first time identified the American units which invaded Saipan as the Second and Fourth Marine divisions and the Army Infantry Division Most significant was the re- port from Admiral Chester W Nimitz Pacific Fleet chief that United States forces on the righ flank have driven to within five and a half miles the island's northern tip The Japanese undoubtedly are beginning to feel the weight of terrific casualties especially in view of the fact that they are virtually cut off from ments by America's Pacific fleet So far a total of more than Jap dead has been counted and the wounded may run where from to since the Americans invaded the island While American forces have nearly casualties including dead wounded anc missing these undoubtedly have been replaced by reserves to keer up the total fighting strength the three divisions Abo tlie Japanese have cally no aerial and fore are at a disadvantage in ing track of the American ments on the island The few bombing planes that have been working under cover of darkness have had little or no effect on the American campaign Unless the Japanese decide to risk major units of their fleet again there is little hope that the enemy garrison will be able to nold out very much longer on the island in the face of the can drive to conquer that ant outpost On the basis of past ances American Navy men would welcome another Japanese at- tempt to bring relief by moving in warships and The last time the Japanese that they were mauled severely off the by America's Task Force TITLE TRUST DIVIDEND HINGES ON STOCK ACTION UNIONTOWN July tions are to be filed to the deci- sion of Judge W Russell Carr in dismissing the suit of the State Banking Department to collect nearly a quarter of a million lars in assessments from 80 holders of the defunct Title and Trust Company of Western sylvania in Connellsville Judge Carr ruled that the equity action was beyond the statute ol limitations For the third time the case is expected to go to the State Court for a decision If the higher coixrt supports the Fayette county decree the depositors of the bank whose president L F Ruth served m for mishandling of funds will receive an additional one per cent dividend to the 20 per cent already paid Otherwise the payment would be an additional LO per cent Seven per cent was paid on July 1931 and 13 per cent in January 1935 About to of the assessment was paid previously West Leisenring WAC Promoted Helen Louise Baran of West has promoted rom second to lieutenant in Women's Army Corps the Var Department announced in Washington Emery Edgar Patterson of West Brownsville was advanced from first lieutenant to captain Melva Manovich ot Export was a second in he Army Corps Tubes Not Rationed WASHINGTON July 3 A deep cut in the ration allowance ot new passenger cars waa dered following announcement ol he complete removal ol inner ubes from rationing and a slight in the number of tires motorists By International Sews Service ALLIED Ex- July from victory at American troops under Lieutenant General Omar Nelson Bradley day launched a heavy attack in the area of St Lo hub controlling the south and central sectors of the Cherbourg Peninsula The Americans to General D Eisenhower's headquarters are in an arc from St Sauveur Le to a position wrst of Weather conditions are highly unfavorable with heavy rains making air support of the ground troops impossible The violent armored battle centered on Caen raged unabated today with British armored infantry and artillery forces smashing back German counter- thrusts and strengthening their bridgehead across the Odon River General Dwight D Eisenhower announced ever that there was less German activity on the Normandy front owing probably to the severe ing received Saturday An Allied spokesman pointed out that now that tlie Cap De La Hague area has been cleaned up excellent troops with high morale are released for other purposes On the Red army front the threat to Minsk gateway to Warsaw and Berlin mounted hour by hour as Soviet hordes flooded forward to within 12 and one half miles of that key communications winter The Russians are throwing a vast quantity of artillery into the drive on Minsk and are carpeting the entire areas with fire Dispatches from the Russian front told of the Germans throwing crack SS troops into the battle in a frantic gamble to check the Russian roller which in the first week of its offensive killed captured some Nazi troops Allied mobile columns in Italy threatened two important ports one at either end of the front and early today occupied the historic city of Siena American spearheads were just 15 miles from the port of Livorno while British Eighth Army forces within eight miles of Ancona on the Adriatic French forces slashed to within 30 miles of Florence a key point in the German Gothic to seize the town of Germany followed up the streams of robot bombs hurtling into Southern England last night with piloted aircraft to determine where the missiles were landing The robots again were launched against Lower England by daylight and caused Borne damage General Douglas Americans killed an additional 347 Japs on Biak Island in continued mopping up operations bringing the total Meanwhile American air power delivered its heaviest blow to date on one of the last New Guinea enemy strongholds remaining on the way to the Philippines American aircraft blasted the island with 230 tons of bombs which struck airstrips and other ground installations Community to Mark Fourth of July With East Park Program A safe and sane observance of the Fourth of July is for Connellsville tomorrow as the community pauses to mark the Anniversary of the Dec- the Independence With the City Recreation Board as and Milton L Bishop post of the American Legion and its Auxiliary cooperation there will be a program at East Park The initial feature js listed for fl o'clock in the morning and there will be something doing out the day and evening until about o'clock at night Only the cooperation of the man is needed to make it an out- standing event While there will be a Sed program at East Park the Legionnaires and Auxiliary are anxious that the citizenry jate in an old-fashioned picnic there in the coffee will be served by the The park has ample ties to take care ol hundreds who may want to join in the picnic During the picnic hour at about 5 o'clock there will be music by the Junior Band under the direction of mine V Molinaro Competitive events are booked for the morning and early after- noon and will be awarded At o'clock in tha afternoon a spelling bee will be staged at the band shell with Harold A Swank teacher in the role of spelling master At o'clock a baseball game will be played at Fayette Field ing together the North End gers first half champions ol tha City League and the Old Timers while at S o'clock there will be a Continued Page Three Identify River Victim UNIONTOWN July body of a woman taken from the River near Gallatin ii the district Friday been identified as that of Mrs Geneva Carroll Lindsay 23 an expectant mother was to have been blown into the stream at Shinnston W Va during the tornado a week be- ore A school ring led to her demity Pittsburgh Coal Dividend Pittsburgh Coal Company de- clared a dividend of on the preferred payable July 25 to ord July 8 The company de- a similar dividend on April Gerald T Rossi Hamad Ensign in Navy Gerald T Rossi ot Dunbar lias been commissioned an ensign in the U S Naval Reserve it was announced by the branch the Naval Officer At Hospital Dick Perrine and James coneties of Mary panek and Wilmor Clark Smithfield and Giosso ot Connellsville have been admitted to Uniontown Hospital lor ment Those discharged Bichard Black of Dunbar R D i
