Weir's Move Triggers Steel Wage Increase Drive
The Associated Press reports Ernest T Weir granted a 10 cent per hour raise to 20,000 National Steel workers, signaling a path to a quick industry-wide agreement. Analysts expect broader pay bumps, with signs of a possible 24 cent rise for many, as talks continue with labor leaders and major steel firms in Pittsburgh.
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Associated Prev
Pittsburgh
Ernest T Weir
National Steel Corporation
Steel
O10
U. S. Steel Corporation
Amity
Hecorporation
Pardoxe Ically
Food Authority
Union Dwes
Plant worker suffers burns at Ajax Tron plant
Ory Kinney of West Wayne Street, an employee at Ajax Tron Works, sustained severe burns to both legs in an accident at the plant. He was removed to Corry Hospital and found to have second and third degree burns after plunging into the exhaust pit and being scalded by steam.
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Ory Kinney
West Wayne Street
Ajax Tron Works
Kinney
Corry, Hospital
Missing Estate Trustee Arrested in Baltimore Case
A 60 year old bachelor, sought in the disappearance of $500 000 from an estate where he served as trustee for more than 40 years, was arrested in Baltimore. District Attorney Andrew T Park said Frank A Dempsey was seized in front of a hotel and a bench warrant issued. He faces charges of fraudulent conversion and embezzlement totaling about $502 650 from the estate of Ebill Hy Hapke. In another item, Dr sinjoh Pail Prants Sr dies in Clearfield Pa at 55 after a brief illness.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Ayestate
Ween
Baltimore
Andrew .T. Park
Park
Frank A. Dempsey
Airpraise
Dempsey
Eblll Hy Hapke
Pore Migmate
Cullen Beagle Named to Police Jobs Missing Navy Plane Off Atlantic
Norfolk Virginia April 8 a big naval patrol bomber with two officers and eight enlisted men aboard is missing at sea off the eastern Atlantic. Navy and Coast Guard searched the area after a garbled message reported the craft down at sea and a lifeboat launched. The missing crew included pilots Ensign G N Blackburn and Ensign G W Marson and ten others.
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Associated Press
Norfolk
Naval Air Station
Quonsett Point
Great Machipongo Inlet
Hog Island
Cape
Coast Guard
Ure
Navy
Naval Operating
Washington
Heresat
E. J. King
Atlantic Feet
G. N. Blackburn
Naval Reservist
Lenni Mills
Enalyn G. W. Marson
Cambridge
T. F. Mueller
San Diego
Calif
L. C. Luton
Little Cypress
F. W. Crowe
Tate
Boulevard Heights
MD. A
Newburgh
A. Taylor
Seaman
Mutledgd
Ala
A. P. Fasano
Seasecond Plus
Port Washingay
Monday's Conference Fails to End Strike at Corry- Jamestown Plant
The Corry Jamestown Manufacturing Corp and the Corry Jamestown Local of the International Association of Machinists failed to resolve the labor dispute fueling a strike and plant shutdown at the metal furniture factory. U. Faulkner and State Conciliator Hodges presided at the Hotel Corry. talks adjourned without agreement on the 100 percent union shop issue, though a further meeting was hinted.
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Wily Neltler
Ho Chile
Corry-Jamestown Manufactring Corporation
Corty-Jamestown Tool
International Association of Machinists
A. R. Pyunkner
Faulkner
Coniliator
Hodges
Corry
Nethier
Corporation of Metals
Corporation
Corry-Jamestown
Second Ward
Three youths named for April 13 call to service
Local Board No. 3 announced eight youths, including Robert William Keppel of Union City, left Pittsburgh yesterday for U S Army induction. The April 13 call includes Robert William Pettit of Union City, Stanley Kozlowalet of Edinboro, and Kenneth Eugene Brown of Cambridge Springs. Two volunteers may be included in the April 28 call as the Army seeks 2000 percent for May 1 to 10.
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Robert William Keppel
East Miin Street
Elit Yaunthy
Union City
Pittsburgh
U.S. Army
Fort Meade
Ares Robert William Pettit
Stanley Kozlowalet
Edinboro
Kenneth Eugene Brown
Cambridge Springs
Sheming
United States Army
Pennsylvania
Defi
Home Gutted by Fire in Erie
A two alarm blaze Monday night gutted a seven room frame house west of Erie city limits owned by Arthur Phillips. The fire caused about $4,000 damage. Hayes McCreary of the West Ridge Hose Company cited an overheated furnace as the cause. The home was insured.
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Erie
Arthur Phillips
Hayes McCreary
West Ridge Hose Company
McCreary
Kin of Corry Man Drowns in Creek Near Home
Fury Markert of the R R maintenance force is identified as Emporium by the death of his brother Frank W. Markert aged 01. Markert is reported to have lost his life Sunday when he fell into a creek on his farm near Emporium. The body had not been recovered. He leaves a wife and two children aged 6 and 10.
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Fury Markert
R. R
Emporium
Frank W. Markert
Markert
Rom Emporium
German Planes Resume Attacks Upon England
British reports say German bombers night raid England with moonlit targets across England Scotland and Northern Ireland raining hundreds of tons of bombs on shipyards docks and ports including Bremerhaven and Emden while Denmark and the Low Countries saw daylight raids. Five British planes were lost nine people killed in Northern Ireland during the first sustained raid of the war.
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Associated Press
London
Wklel
Air Ministry
Bremerhaven
Emden
Denmark
Low Countries
British Isles
England
Scotland
Northern Ireland
RAF
Britain
State funds proposed as sole carrier for workers comp
Senator Harry Shapiro led a Senate move proposing three measures to make the state fund the exclusive workers compensation insurer in Pennsylvania, banning employers from carrying private coverage and urging a joint state government commission probe into the current system amid charges of private influence and rate manipulation.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Senate
Harry Shapiro
Tate Fund
Hay
Cornel
Denicess
Ehapiro
Bart OL
Eyskemanc
Commonwealth
Shapiro
Resiniow
Leon Brown Named Driver of Fire Truck in City Council Appointments
City Council last evening approved three appointments to fill vacancies. Leon Brown was named third fire truck driver after Civil Service results showed him sole qualified applicant for the fire position. John Cullen was named to the regular police rank created by Patrolman Lloyd Ruppersburger’s resignation, with Harley Drake and Hubert Reagie added as extra officer and regular post filled. A three month probationary period was set for the new appointees.
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Leon Brown
Ore Tuck
John Crlien
Robert Reagle
Cornell
Civil Service Board
W. W. Graham
J L. Splesman End
Howard v. Sheen
Police and Fire Department
Police Department
John Cullen
L. J. Kelly
H. Brewer
Fire Department
L. Brown
Harry Boutwell
Brewer
Roy Rickerson
Dgard
Lyn Kelly
H Brewer
applecRy
Richart Rossbacher
Hell
Lloyd Ruppersburger
Wouttell
Council
Harley Drake
William Swan
Hubert Reagie
Prank & Hepler
British Admit Heavier Losses In Atlantic War Report
British admiralty reports heavier shipping losses in the Atlantic for March and early April 1941. Amended totals show weekly losses ranging from about 59,000 to 150,700 tons as Axis claims maintained pressure. The report breaks down British and Allied ships sunk versus central powers, highlighting the ongoing high toll of the Battle of the Atlantic.
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Associated Pirss
London
Britsh
Admiralty
Allied
Centrals
Axis
Nazis Occupy Nis City On Balkans Front
Associated Press reports Nazi forces have occupied the Yugoslav city of Nis on the Belgrade Bar rail line. The advance marks a significant shift in the Balkan front as German troops secure key railway access and transportation routes.
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Nis
Budapest
Hungary
Bidia
Best Today
Helgradg
PARKING METER CONTRACTS AND BIDS REVEALED
Harrisburg report shows Council considering Dynex Meter Corp bid for 105 meters with four penny per unit rates, while local firms Mark-Time and Duncan propose various models. Controversy over specifications continues as installation date remains undecided with no official timetable.
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Cy Councittet
Gily
Ni P Ames Ar Company
Duncan Meter Corporation
Elc
Murray Meeting Ford Officials in Labor Policy Talks
Murray, president of the GIO, arrived in Detroit and immediately met with Ford Motor Company executives at River Rouge. The discussions marked the first time in Ford’s 34 year history that union and company leaders held formal talks on labor policies and problems. The meeting followed a visit by Governor Murray D Van Wagoner, and involved personnel chief Harry H. Bemis.
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Prats Murray
GIO
Ford Motor Company
Murray
Murray D van Wagonter
Harry H. Bemiell
Ford Company
Winsel Sar
Winsel Sar Fhe Company
Shar
New Controls Over Imports In Defense Plan
Washington officials discussed drastic new moves as part of economic defense policy. A government agency could determine what foreign merchandise enters the United States and what is excluded. Officials warned the plan is in discussion stage and may not be instituted soon, possibly affecting items like Japanese silk.
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Associated Press
Washington, Anvil &—Fighly
Lwos
United States
Troops Guard U.S. Embassy in Rome Amid War Demonstrations
In Rome crowds hailed the war with Yugoslavia from Prime Minister Moro’s balcony as troops reinforced the U.S. Embassy and adjoining consulate. Double ranks of grey clad soldiers and police kept the area secure after demonstrations scattered without clashes.
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Rome
Stron
United States
Emassy
Yugoslavia
Nder Preimleyt Mssorini
Broweht ‘Duce
Uens
Nady
Obstruction Plot Aimed at Harrisburg Rail Route
Harrisburg April 23 two 19 year old step brothers admitted and then denied placing obstructions on the Reading Railroad line bound for New York City with 200 passengers March 23. A grease coating on rails for 300 feet would have blocked brakes. Detectives arrested John A Petrina and Anthony Kollark after an attempted sabotage claim.
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Sy Associates
Harrisburg
William Kaspar
Wich
Reading Railroad
Bauver Creek
Kreparvici
Jay
P.R.R
Harry Braithwaite
Reading Company
Garfield Cramer
Railroad
John A. Pétrina
Anthony W. Kollark
Hummelstown Farm
Hartds
Easparvich
Berlin Admits Heavy Fighting Slows Invasion
Confused World War II dispatches report heavy fighting in the Balkans and Greece with German advances slowed. Greek defenses around Nevrokopi and Rupe l Pass hold firm while Yugoslav withdrawals near the Greek and Bulgarian frontiers threaten German plans to push toward the Vardar valley and Struma river corridor.
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Berlin
Nevrokopi
Greece
von Hitler
Belgeade
Fucoslavia
Ailions
Ruupel Pass
Struma
Germany
Myimehutisus
Toose
Balkans
Naii
Aegean
Turkey
Yugoslavia
Urnad Vardar
Griakstea
Albanis
Setari
Albania
Zar
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Ajax Iron Works
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Charles Seth Humes
Meadville Hospital
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Aegean Sea
Athens
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Bulgaria
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