Argentina Moves Toward Break With Nazis
Diplomats report expected Buenos Aires declaration likely to sever ties with Axis nations amid Bolivian upheaval. British Eden says Bolivia coup aided by German agents, signaling wider strategic shifts in South America. U.S. and seven other nations refuse to recognize Bolivia’s revolutionary rulers as they monitor Argentina’s stance.
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Associated Press
Montevideo
Uruguay
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Washington
South America
United States
Bolivia
Germany
Ingim
Alberto Gilberts
32 662 Is Total Killed In Action
Washington reports updated World War II casualty figures totaling 142 289 for US forces through December 31 Army losses include 17 142 dead and 29 017 wounded while Navy casualties list 15 520 dead and 7 206 wounded The figures, covering Navy through January 22 and Army through December 31, come from the Office of War Information and include Marine Corps and Coast Guard members.
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Associated Press
Washington
Office of War Information
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Blaze Destroys Coal Breaker At Valley View Company
A fire yesterday destroyed a coal breaker at the Valley View Coal Company in Scranton. Damages are estimated at $135,000 by company president Robert Nolan. A 150 foot addition to the breaker, built last year, was saved while workers were inside when the flames began near the entry point for high power lines.
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Assuouseueres Scranton
Valley View Coal Company
Robert &. Nolan
Erie Fighter Pilots Noted In New Battlefront Dispatch
WES GALLAGHER reports Allied forces contend with German aircraft as Irish support for the invasion grows. U S heavy bombers strike in the Balkans targeting the Vrutilsa junction near Sofia and Skoplie in Yugoslavia. Aerial combats over the beachhead see B 29 era planes clashing with Messerschmitts and Focke-Wulf 190s, resulting in German losses and several Allied damages. Erie pilot Ruphard M Bowl and George L Sweeney are named in the action reports, with Bowl flying a damaged Be, and Sweeney recalling a late sun beam chase that ended with the enemy eluding him.
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Wes Gallagher
al- Biers
Jan
Makig
U. S
Balkans
Vrutlsa
Sofia
Skoplie
Yugoslavia
Vveteran 79Th
Tasiutt Benehnend
Ruphard M. Bowl
Westatt Street
Eyle
Vintisa
Jai Ueul
George L Sweeney
Tt West
18Th Street
Erie
Sever Messerschmitt
Federal judges under House probe face inquiry
Two U S District Judges Albert W Johnson and Albert L Watson of the Middle District of Pennsylvania were named for a House Judiciary Committee inquiry. The probe would examine bankruptcy proceedings and the justice system administration as part of a broader review of federal court actions and a noted Lackawanna Pulpits case.
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HOUSE
Johnson and Watson
Pennsylvania
Congress
Associated Press
Washington
U. S
Albert W. Johnson
Albert L. Watson
Middle District Court of Pennsylvania
General Administration of Justice
Kefauver
D-Teun
Johnson
Lewisburg
Southoi
MD Johnson
Bailliy
Watson
Scranton
Lewisoucg
Wilkes-Barre
Williamsport
Harrisburg
Considine Dies in Western Penitentiary
Robert Considine an internationally known burglar who spent more than a third of his 63 years in prisons in England South Africa and the United States died yesterday of a brain hemorrhage in Western penitentiary. Records show Considine entered the United States in 1922 after serving sentences in London Cape Town and Johannesburg. He had been sentenced several times in California before pleading guilty in October 1931 to participating with a gang in a series of more than 100 robberies and burglaries. In December 1931 he received three consecutive five to ten year terms.
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Associated Pross
Pittsburgh
Robert Considine
England
South Africa
United States
Western Penitentiary
Considine
London
Capetown
Johannesburg
California
Train Kills Mercer Girl In Front Of School
Seven year old Gold Siting township girl died from injuries after being struck by a train in front of a local school. Dr. J W Emery deputy coroner said an inquest would be held.
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Gire Mercer
Dan
Earla Jean ‘Thompson
J. W. Emery
Saia
Allied and axis bulletins from London and Lisbon
London reports Velletri on the Appian Way destroyed and claims Allied capture near Rome. New York notes a Coast Guard crew rescued after a patrol boat explosion off Princes Bay. Washington covers Southern Democrats and the Democratic National Committee seeking a Southern vice president pick for Roosevelt. Lisbon cites German dispatches claiming a Bulgarian state gendarmerie with infantry and armored units to fight “terrorists.”
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New York
San
Princes Bay
Staten Island
Third Naval District
Coast Guard
Washington
Congress
Democratic National Committee
Roosevelt
Lisbon
Bulgaria
Building and Loan's Annual Meeting Highlights Directors Elected
The Lorry Building and Loan Association held its stockholders and directors meetings last evening. Directors Lloyd Stowe Worth Hammond and W H Cummings were reelected for three years. Officers named include H L Simmons president H J Davis vice president F J Bates secretary Lloyd Stowe treasurer and W Peace solicitor Mars E G Blanchard named assistant secretary and treasurer A by law change created a new office title. Appraisal committees were formed with Hammond Davis Stowe and Barnes assigned as appraisers.
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Lorry Building and Loan Association
Lloyd Stowe
Worth Hammond
W. H. Cummings
H. L. Simmons
H. J. Davis
F. J. Bates
Enemy plane losses top 300 in month as Allied drive nears Madang
The report records over 300 enemy aircraft downed in the month as Australian and Allied ground forces press toward Madang, with heavy tolls on Mip and Rabaul areas and continued advance from Australian and New Guinea fronts.
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Mip
Wewak
Rabaul
Madang
Mountbatten Staff Add Two Veterans to Southeast Asia Team
Allied air forces claimed 57 to 77 Japanese planes shot down in January as ground forces pressed toward Madang in New Guinea and coastward operations around Rabaul. In Burma, Mountbatten’s Southeast Asia staff saw Gen George Giffard and Lt Gen William Slim named to key commands, strengthening the Allied command in a broad offensive.
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Associated Press
Pacific
Yok Wnly
Central
Madang
New Guinea
Shaggy Ridge
Dompu Valley
Coasual
New Bitait
Bergen Bay
Cape Gloucester
Wewak
Rabaul
New Britain
Marshall Islands
Marshalls
Lskumal
Seventh Army Air Force
Fleet Air Wing Two
Karen
Maloelap Atoll
Ailliglapalgp
Atull
Kwajalein
Burma
British War Office
British War Office Announced the Appointment For Hypeterna Campateners
Lewis Mountbatten
Southeast Asia
Bir George Githard
Mountbatten
W. J. Slim
Sheriff Sale Clears Title at Hotel Zorry
Interest swelled in May as Sheriff Fred W. Lamberton announced a sheriff's sale for the Hotel Zorry property now owned by Worth Hammond and Wed Ewing. The sale, a formal step to finalize the mortgage transfer from Fidelity Trust of Pittsburgh, lists the property at Erle Court on Saturday February 11 at 1 pm with terms requiring immediate payment after bidding or reauction and no deed presented until funds are paid.
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Fosumn Yi Shethl
Bessie Ewing
Fidelity Trust Company of
Pittsburgh
Fred W. Lamberton
Appian Way Out By Allies Fourth Loan Drive Lagging
Town reports the Fourth War Loan Drive underperforming with less than ten percent of the quota raised to date. Chairman Beaty notes slow progress as local committees, merchants, and residents respond, while plans for a White Elephant Auction and fundraising events are set to boost totals. A German pledge tale and committee heads are named, with treasury staff monitoring weekly results.
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Beaty
Don Williams
Rey Theatre
John Blatt
Jared Kinley
Sidney Biston
Eeer
Treasury
Wek
Es Teller
Iin
Abolition Bid On Army College Program To Help Draft Fathers
A House military committee considers ending the Army college program to halt draft of fathers. Reported privately, the committee weighs the value of the prewar plan and potential savings while noting about 200000 soldiers now in colleges studying diverse fields. Recommendations could split along independence of certain programs and wartime needs.
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House
Army
AFL rejects plan for world labor parley in London shows
Jan 2 AFL executive council rejects British labor invite to a world labor conference in London next June. Robert Watt reports on London talks with Sir Walter Citrine and the International Labor Office meeting in Philadelphia in April. AFL suggests the International Federation of Trades Unions to avoid excluding Soviet and CIO affiliates. Treasury report lists receipts 80.92 million, expenditures 207.22 million, net balance 10.39 million, total debt 171.91 billion.
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Associated Press
MAMI
APL Executive Council
London
Robert
Wath
APL
Walter Citrine
British Trades Union Congress
Watt
International Labor Office
Sepor
Philadelphia
International Federation of Trades Unions
AFL
CIO
International Federation
Treasury
Washington
The
Golden Rule Directors Plan Annual Session
Golden Rule Club directors meet to organize their February 9 dinner and entertainment program in Nye Gulden Worth, with Hammond as chairman and Dan Teggard named as editor. They discuss store cleanups on North Gatlery Street, plans for industrial growth and highway approaches, and sponsor the mobile blood oil service on February 7.
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Shu Board of Lefectors
Nye Gulden
Uecate
Hammond Wis
Arma
Dan ‘Teggard Vis
Ebidirinion Af & Grow
He Entertainment Progeany
Will R
Seston Nut
Cenraeh
Titusville
Gatijer Street
McCandrew Drug
Olt
Stwe
Golsten Rule Club
Jilish
Gl Menisie Ten
Iti Arent
Polio Fund Tops 500 as Donations Grow
A polio relief drive surpassed the $500 mark with donors including Fred Kinley and company supporters. contributions posted $65.30 from a Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts group, while organizers appeal for more funds and supplies to aid patients.
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Ian sVeling
Gobry
Willy Nother
Fred Kinley
Frye
McA
Kintog
Bombers Pound French Coast In Turbulent Weather
Allied air forces launched a heavy day long assault across the English Channel targeting Boulogne and western Germany. Observers reported waves of bombers and fighters, with many German planes shot down. losses included several missing from three daily sorties amid stormy, windy conditions over the coast.
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Associated Press
London
English Channel
Comstrom
Germany
Onal
Arrests in Gasoline Coupon Fraud Involving Millions
ARRESTS MADE IN WASHINGTON linked to an OPA investigation into obsolete ration coupons valued at millions of gallons of gasoline and fuel oil. Four people are in custody as authorities trace loose coupons found near York county and a salvage firm with a government contract. Aging Director Frank Loftus disclosed the scope and ongoing investigation.
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Arrisburg
Jaf
Washington
OPA
Frank d. Loftus
Horrisburg
Fms
Lofts
York County
Harrisbills
Yorks
Loftus
Berlin reports new red drive in Dniester Crimea
Allied forces push inland from Nettuno Anzio bridgehead toward Cassino as German counterattacks threaten a double thrust. Rome approaches under sustained Allied artillery. Cassino area sees fierce fighting with American and British units. Anzio ring tightens as coastal towns fall. No confirmation of German gains near Nettuno.
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Berlin
Dnieper
Crimea
Associated Press
Nettuno - Anzia
Rome
Caplet
Winowien
Cernecsi
Win
Gerald Qok Saty
Appin
Nad Derneub
Cassino
Mt. Grace
Garteliano
Meditermameum
Rhc
Anzio
Captuuredd
Neltuna
Tell
Atti
Remevont
Cittorid
Nettuno
Corry Man Buys Mine At Kittanning
Harald Powell of Bowell Wizer Company buys an additional mine at Kittanning from O. M. Schrecengost. The mine produces 300 to 350 tons daily under modern electric equipment and will boost Cory men’s coal operations. Demands for soft coal from local customers rise as February allocations are set.
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Harald & Powell
Bowell Wizter Company
Uniqity
Mr. Powell
O. M. Schrecengost
Kittanning
Cory
Clerton
Heer
Tony
Ely
Corry
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State Dept
Britain
Anthony Eden
Eden
Pax
OWI
Blaze
New Battlefront
Ra Mo
Velletri
Building and Loan’s
Appian
Bhblise Miliary Committee
Ayieetaliaet
al Abe
Howe
Jis Praveon
Phi
Laine Ab
Federation of Trade Unions
Golden Rule
Ith
Senate
Wag Legis
Ruator
Thomas
French
Rapido
Corry Man
Harald K. Powell
Clarion
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