Names widen as Wallace fate lingers for commerce post
In Washington Feb 2 Associated Press reports top names were linked to the potential new commerce secretary role or its linked lending agencies. The Senate kept Wallace from taking the post as passage of a bill to strip lending powers moves ahead. The process now rests with President Rosevelt who must nominate and the Senate must confirm.
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Associated Press
Washington
Fev
Senate
Henry A. Wallace
Fred M. Vinson
Josep P. Kennedy
London
Martinez S. Eeeles
Federal Reserve Board
Henry 3. Kaiser
Wallace
Commerce
Barkley
George
D-Ga
Findielal
Rescued Americans Recall Rangers Raid on Jap Camp
Gen MacArthur’s Headquarters reports captains and officers recount the raid on a Japanese camp. Capt James B Prippe, Los Angeles, recalls the thrill of Rangers storming the prison. George W Green, Auburn, Ala, describes recovery after years of captivity and arthritis. Col Duckworth praises medical staff and relief efforts at O’Donnell camp.
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Dean Schedler
MacArthur
Luan
James B. Prippe
Los Angeles
Corregidor
George W. Green
Auburn
Als
Manila
Reserveaval
Japan
Green
Tel No
Baguio
Bataan
Col
Duckworth
Batdin
Camp O'Donnell
O'Donnell Camp
O'Donnell
Five hundred thirteen freed from Japanese prison camp on Luzon
Five hundred thirteen white men emerged from a Japanese prison camp on Luzon today after nearly three years of captivity. Staff Sgt. Clinton Goodbla of Longview Washington spoke of seeing the American flag as they walked through lines, while veterans including Warrant Officer James Shimel and Pvt. Walter Laverne described relief and pride.
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Fred Hampson Luzon
Clinton Goodbla
Longview
Wash
60Th Coast Artillery
Corregidor
Goodbla
James Shimel
Philadelphia
Fourth Marine Regiment
Far East
Walter Laverne
Sioux City
Twentieth Air Base
Nichols Field
Pat
Thomas Flowers
Scranton
W. C
Donald Smith
Boulder
Colo
Cabanatuan
James W. Duckworth
San Francisco
Luzon
Col. Duckworth
FCC Denies Intervention in Erie Radio Frequency Change
The FCC refused a last minute intervention by WLEU Broadcasting Corp of Erie Pa in Presque Isle Broadcasting Co Erie plan to move station WERO from 1490 to 1230 kilocycles. A hearing set for February 9 to consider the frequency change while WCED Jamestown WCED DuBois WCED operators and James Broadcasting Co Jamestown objected citing potential interference.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Wleu Broadcasting Corp
Erie
Presque Isle Broadcasting Co
WERO
Presque Tile Company
Tri-County Broadcasting
WCED
DuBois
Brooks Cow Again Wins Top Dairy Herd Honors
The East Erie County Dairy Herd Improvement Association lauds John B. Brooks’s registered Guernsey cow for January producing 1800 pounds milk and 16 pounds butterfat at 44 percent fat. Glen Steves’s Holstein cow yielded 2199 pounds milk and 78.8 pounds butterfat at 56 percent. The January leaders include Brooks three high cows and Steves two, with Steves’ herd totaling the month’s top average.
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John B. Brooks
Guernsey
Harborcreek
Glen Steves
Waterford
East Erie County Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Brooks
Two Hurt at Bear Lake in Accidents
Bear Lake February 2 Mrs Beagle fell on basement stairs fracturing her arm and receiving cuts and bruises she was taken to Corry Hospital for treatment Charles Walrod a Rose Lake milk plant worker was injured loading powdered milk barrels suffering two fractured tiles Mr and Mrs Clyde Morse and son James of Westfield New York and Mr and Mrs Ben Newhouse of Town Line Road were visitors at the home of Mr and Mrs W H Newhouse Sunday
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Bear Lake
Hr. Beagle
Corry Hospital
Charles Walrod
Rose Lake
Clyde Morse
James
Westfield
Ben Newhouse
Town Line Road
W. H. Newhouse
Americans Drive Deeper Into Reich Front
Allied forces pushed further into the Reich as German pillboxes were abandoned and self propelled 155 mm cannons shelled defenses. Rain and thaw slowed transport and air support while the heaviest fighting persisted southeast of Monschau in the Dank forest as the 9th and 99th Divisions advanced.
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Contanuen
Siegfried Line
Supreme Headquarters
Monsciau
Dank Forest
U. S
Wes Gallagher
Request Anthracite Miners Work Saturday
The Fuels Administration asked all Pennsylvania anthracite miners to work a full day Saturday to relieve the coal shortage. Deputy SFA administrator O. J. Potter urged miners to produce a full shift at straight time pay as schools and businesses close to conserve coal for households dependent on hard coal for heat.
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Wasmungton
O. J. Potter
SFA
Potter
Allied Forces Penetrate Siegfried Line Across Three Points
South of Aachen the First Army pushed two miles into unbreached Siegfried Line ramparts at three locations. Farther south the Third Army closed in on its outposts as operations continued.
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Aachen
Siegfried Line
Mrs Jennie Halfast Died After Brief Illness
Mrs Jennie Halfast widow of Edward Halfast lifelong Rome township resident died February 1 at 10 50 AM at daughter’s home in Corry after a brief illness She was 84 years 9 months 2 days old Survived by children Morris Halfast Mrs Hick Winton Mrs Merton Bement Mrs William Nichols Kenneth Halfast and a son Ployd with 12 grandchildren and four great grandchildren Also two sisters and one brother The body was taken to the M Bement home in Centerville for services Monday at 1 PM with interment in Rose Hill Cemetery Spartansburg.
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Jenne Halfast
Edward Helfast
Rome Township
William Nichols
Corry
William and
Eleanora Morris
Edward Halfast
Buell’s Corners
Pfe
Clarence Winton
Belgium
Ralph Winton
England
Wayne Winton
Sampson
William M. Halfast
Saipan
Dale
Pauline Bement
Janet
Irene
Gilbert
Kenneth Halfast
Donna
Joye Nichols
Dave Reick
Spartansburg
Bertha Harrison
Vrooman
Clarence Morris
Halfast
Five Corners
Rose Hill Cemetery
War Casualties Top 737 342 as Army Losses Surge
The Associated Press reports U S combat deaths and casualties since Pearl Harbor near 737 342 with Army losses at 660 420 and Navy at 87 922. The week shows 121 976 killed 979 638 wounded 91 973 missing and 7 593 prisoners. Patterson cites January 22 figures reflecting December actions during the Ardennes counter offensive.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Pearl Harbor
Robert P. Patterson
War Department
Ardennes
Patterson
Navy
Cheese and ice cream per capita rise. butter slips
Since 1924 per capita consumption of cheese and ice cream has increased in the U S while butter declined slightly from 18 pounds in 1924 to 18 pounds in 1942 indicating shifting dietary patterns.
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U. S
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North Center Street
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FCC
WAEU
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Irving Berlin
Irving Herlin
WAC
Hollandia
Dutch New Guinea
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United States Army Signal Corps
Reich
Solid Fuels Administration
Don D. Williams
Crystal Ice & Coal Co
N. Cohen & Sons
Hammond Elevator Co
Jennie Halfast
Leed
Center Street
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