Final Pennsylvania legislature adjourns after record session
Harrisburg July 18 The 1941 Pennsylvania Legislature adjourned at 5 10 p m after 191 days the longest in a century and left reapportionment unsolved A joint resolution created a ten man commission to study apportionment and report next session The adjournment came after an overnight debate and failed votes on reducing Philadelphia county delegation and continuing conference committee talks
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House
Farlier
Instretts Conference
Philadelphia
Curtailment of Steel Felt Use in Corry
Corry officials report a curtailment plan tied to non defense steel use after a Washington conference scheduled for Tuesday. Leon Henderson ordered representatives to attend with OPM aid, aiming to align production with defense needs. Plant output may drop though much product has served government agencies and defense connections.
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Corry
Leon Henderson
Washington
OPM
UN Uderstood
U S Ships to Feed Britain and Ally Forces in World War II
Lloyd Hopkins states the United States will build enough ships to supply the United Kingdom and all democracies fighting Hitler. He predicts 10,000,000 tons of merchant ships in 1941 and at least 6,000,000 tons next year, with food and dairy shipments prioritized. He emphasizes global war effort cooperation and protection of shipping.
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United States
England
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Associated Press
United Kingdom
Hany Hopkins
U. S
Hopkins
Hopking
Toeland
China
Malaya
Singapore
Hopktite
America
15 Buildings 10 Be Erected On Oval Shape Plot
Work is underway at the old fair grounds property at North Corry for a defense housing project. J P Snyder Construction of Buffalo won the contract to build 25 buildings totaling 350000 dollars. George Dietter of Buffalo will head construction with completion in 90 days. An engineer’s shanty and sheds rise as surveying and grading begin. Supt Dieier says work will accelerate after the protocol order arrives.
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No Hitler Terms Rejected By Britain Says Halifax
Lord Halifax, British Ambassador to the United States, told the Commonwealth Club that no terms Hitler offers will be acceptable. He argued Hitler seeks only an armistice to prolong aggression, and Britain will resist any settlement that aids German aims.
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San Francisco
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Nazis Resume Heavy Raids on Britain
German air forces struck Hull in furious nighttime raids as long range guns fired on a convoy in the Dover Strait. RAF countered, targeting Cologne and other targets in the Rhine lands while British homers reported shipping damage in St Nazaire. Incendiaries sparked fires across Hull, with extensive destruction to banks, post office, theater and hotels. several deaths and many injuries reported.
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London
Hull
Britain
Dover Strait
English Channel
Iumack
Air Ministry
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Cologne
Rhineland
France
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Ade
Home Security
First of New Draftees Called in September
Selective Service begins integrating new lottery numbers with former lists in all local districts. At 7 08 p m EST a blind capsule draws number 196 and two hours later 630 is drawn. Headquarters rushes to verify the list as millions await.
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Selective Service Organization
Washington
Selective Service Headquarters
Six U S Nurses Missing After North Atlantic Torpedoing
Two American Red Cross nurses aboard the steamer Sea Mansdum torpedoed in the North Atlantic last month survived and landed in a British port. Margaret Irene Somerville of Catskill New York and Helen Maurerwice of South Amboy New Jersey were among the passengers. The rescue reduced the missing count to six from the ship, with four others reported safe after the torpedoing.
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London
American Red Cross Nisreas
Tornedoed
Margaret Irene Somerville
Catskill
W. Yic
Helen Alurewice
South Amboy
Japanese cabinet reshuffle ousts pro-Russian minister
In Tokyo a government reshuffle replaces pro-Russian minister with Teijica Toyoda as foreign minister amid shifts in Japan's axis-aligned policy. Yosuke Matsuoli is ousted as neutrality ends, and Kenaye Cabinet ministers for commerce and industry gain prominent roles.
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Associated Press
TAKYO
Aly
Purnitamuro Honoye
Biron Kichito Hiramuma
Hayat
Yosuke Matsuoli
Cael
Axis Oy
Onoye
Teijica Toyoda
Qianticos
Tokyu
Toyoda
Wwe
Bith Kenaye
Jorelen Muster
Heiyoshi Akita
Emergency gains support for extended military service
Washington July 18 Army proposal to extend service by declaring a national emergency gains traction in Congress. An anonymous administration senator says the emergency route avoids amending multiple acts, shifting decision to the president. Gen George C Marshall supports the method to unify treatment of all service members.
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National Guard
George C. Marshall
Senate Military Committee
War Department
Man Injured in Fall Treated at Hospital
Frank Walker aged 45 of 135 West Math Street was admitted to Corry Hospital after a fall injuring his head. He could not explain the incident, though he believed he was pushed. X rays showed no fracture but a severe bump on the head from three days earlier.
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West Math Street
Corry Hospital
Hill
Senators foresee Japanese cabinet shakeup signaling action
Washington July 18 Two Senate foreign relations leaders Chairman George Ga and Senator Connally Texas said the Japan cabinet shakeup may presage action against Russia A similar view came from Senate military chief Reynolds NC who doubted formal information but saw a possible new Japanese military move Including attacks on Russian Siberia or southward toward the Dutch East Indies to seize resources rich East Indies
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
George
Georgia
Yah Ie
Russian
Siberia
Russia
East Indies
Father Appeals for Help in Abduction Hunt for Constance Shipp
In Reading Massachusetts 18 A father George Shipp pleads for information about his missing year old daughter Constance Shipp believed abducted after police said she was taken from home three plaques were found during an errand searchers 260 men and boys combed the woodlands while Assistant District Attorney Albert C Wand erly said the home life was happy with no romantic entanglements.
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Constance Shipp
Associated Press
Reading
Mass
Hisiraight
Nigh Setiol Gill
George Shipp
Woodlands
Albert C. Wanederly
Henton enters Republican bid for City Council
The city faces a tight September primary as L. Henton, long serving on the Board of Education, announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination for City Council. He fronts the finance committee and is treasurer of the school district while active in civic work. A Democratic challenger, J. Bred Kinley, had already announced his bid.
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Oter
Second Day
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Alar
Whey
Metwa
Municipal Commission
Siu
Possible Social Security tax hikes debated in Washington
Talks by Treasury and Social Security officials considered raising the employer and employee tax from 1 percent to 8 or 5 percent, aiming to curb inflation and fund defense. No decision yet on a rapid move. Elmer Akers, 33, of Evie, left Corry hospital after the automobile crash on October 6 east of Columbus, while companion Harry Shelander was killed and a formal inquiry into his death was postponed.
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Washington
Inslal
Ely
Treasty
Hal Gullen
Onjoven
Akers
Elmer Akers
Evie
Foute 6
Columbus
Harry Shelander
Eric
Corry Hospital
Shielander
Timberland Survey Maps 1,188,000 Acres Affected
In Dubois Pennsylvania on July 18 a survey by Ralph A. Smith reports 1,188,000 acres of timberland across Clearfield Elk and Jefferson counties. Clearfield 500,000 acres, Elk 417,000, Jefferson 221,000. The piece notes this land once fueled early settlement wealth and may influence future timber policy.
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DY Masevrens
Dubois
Ralph A. Smith
Tyrone Fyresb Products
Timbext
Clearfeld
Elk
Jefferson
Clearfield County
Elke
Vast clearing could yield billion board feet timber stake
A vast cutting area covered with second growth timber, partly natural and partly replanted, could produce about 1.5 billion board feet of saw timber plus more smaller timber. State and federal land ownership limits extensive matting but routine increment cutting could spur an industry with a $7,000,000 gross income in the tri county area.
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A&crenge
Smith
Tri R County
German drive on Leningrad not halted by war news
London admits German drive toward Leningrad and Moscow continues despite rain and heavy Soviet counter actions. Berlin dispatches claim German columns have captured depot equipment and prisoners while reporting sweeping victory near on the Russian front amid ongoing clashes and no decisive shifts in frontline positions.
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Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
Ceigwiii Paties
Sovieh
Red
London
Leningrad
Moscow
Berlin
Russia
Bains
Sov
Spy plot pleas filed in Brooklyn court amid big round up
July 18 report says seven of 99 espionage suspects tied to the German Reich pleaded guilty in Brooklyn federal court. Twenty eight others pleaded not guilty and two did not appear. one prior guilty plea noted. Bail set at 25000. trial scheduled September 23. Authorities called the roundup the nation’s largest spy sweep.
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New York
Butiey
Brooklyn
Guy Wwlule
Clarence G. Gall
Ston
Court
U. S. Atteengy
Harold M. Kennedy
Dudes Gadi
United States Ready to Defend Iceland in North Atlantic
President Roosevelt declared the United States would defend Iceland and protect American ships in the North Atlantic. He said orders would ensure protection against threats and keep sea lanes open amid wartime tensions.
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Prgals Dent Roosevelt
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