Sevastopol Holds After First North Pacific Torpedoing
June 11 report details the first torpedoing of a U S merchant ship off the Pacific coast. Captain Havens and 79 crew survived after the vessel sank within 30 minutes. Eight injured, two seriously, and survivors were rescued by Allied planes and a corvette after lifeboats reached safety.
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Washington State College
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Call Examination For Police Dept Positions
Civil Service Board will hold an examination for police department applicants on Thursday June 18 at 2 pm. Mayor Henler requested the exam as the force is short of men with vacancies. Applications are filed at the Municipal building and City Clerk Binns will issue forms. Roosevelt arrives in Britain on business for the United States Navy.
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London
Franklin P. Roosevelt
Britain
United States Navy
State Line Flood After Cloudburst Hits North East
A special report from The Journal describes a severe cloudburst in North East on June 10. Fifteen to sixteen farms report first floor flooding as water from 9 to 10 blows pours into homes. orchards including cherry trees sustain damage while Sixteen Mile Creek rises. Nickel Plate bridge at State Line undermined and repairs underway. Route 20 bridges at Freeport and State Line patrolled as floodwaters cover Route 5 and 20.
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Axis Desert Assault Beat Off Near Bir Hacheim
British HQ announced a large Axis attack on Bir Hacheim was driven off by mobile columns and Free French forces. The communique said the attackers used more tanks dive-bombers infantry and artillery as RAF Middle East planes targeted Axis units in the Bir Hacheim area and elsewhere.
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Japan Claims Sinking Of Carriers In Midway Actions
Tokyo reports Japanese naval forces sank one aircraft carrier and damaged two warships in the Midway and Dutch Harbor actions. Allied losses cited as multiple carriers and ships sunk or damaged, with landings implied in the Aleutians. The communique notes Midway heavy damage to enemy units and bombing of oil facilities.
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Coroner's Jury Holds Two For Fatal Beating At Torrance State Hospital
Greensburg June 10 A coroner s jury heard testimony that an elderly Torrance State Hospital inmate died after a beating and recommended two 18 year old attendants be held for the grand jury The victim James Ticks 62 White Valley was brought to the hospital Thursday from the Westmoreland county home and died Saturday The jury cited a fatal rupture of the spleen Witnesses William Pohel and Paul Householder of Blakemore testified seeing blows struck near Tilolls bed Dr John R Wiseman acting superintendent said the institution faces difficulty obtaining suitable help Continued on Page Sixty
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Righoy
Clymer holdup defendants face Monday sentences
Monday, June 1, is set for the disposition of the cases of Paul J. Porter of Union City and Hazel M. Hand of Corry. Porter pleaded guilty to first degree robbery and second degree assault. Hand pled guilty to a reduced charge of being a wayward minor. Sentences were deferred until Monday as parents are to attend. Porter had held a revolver on Charles Prushone to steal his automobile near Clymer. the pair were captured in West Virginia after a manhunt and returned to New York state for grand jury action. Indictments were filed this week and both defendants entered guilty pleas.
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Corry
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Jamestown
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Charles Prushone
Jamesotwn
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Clymer
New York
Niin Toth
Chuhsien Stands Firm Against Japanese Assaults Near Chuhsten
Chinese high command said fighting raged 12 miles west of Chuhsten as Japanese forces pressed to close the Chektu ng to Jiangsi gap. Chinese defense claimed gains in Nancheng and repelled a six-cruiser landing attempt on Poyang Lake, while Chohissen remained hedged and still resisting after two weeks of bombardment.
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Nine Corry youths inducted Tuesday
Twenty four of the registrants sent to Erle yesterday by Local Board No. 4 of Union City passed their examinations. The Corry boys who passed and left for New Cumberland included Charles Rake Jr, Matthew F Potocki, Louis V Eastman, Patrick Feoney, Charles L Parker, George J Pranz, Frank Wawrejko, James J Mellvoy and Albert V Pitcavage.
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New Cumberland
Charles Rake, Jr
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Louis V. Eastman
Patrick Feeney
Charles L. Parker
George J. Pranz
Frank Wawrejko
James J . Mellvoy
Alvert V. Pitcavage
Justice Murphy Quits Carr Re HumaN U.S. Court For Army
Justice Murphy plans to join the Army as a lieutenant colonel and take oath at the War Department before training at Fort Benning Georgia. He served as supreme court justice since 1990 after a year as attorney general and will depart for field training followed by infantry schooling. Capt Fehrman, a World War veteran, has been reassigned from Camp Livingston to Fort Sill as Company A, 12th Infantry, with leadership transitions under review as the unit reorganizes.
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Utes Petain Convinced Axis Cannot Win
Washington reports cite Vichy officials stating Petain now believes the Axis cannot win the war. Laval remains opposed asserting Germany could prevail and Europe would suffer if England and the Soviet Union prevail. An American observer recently met Laval and relayed his views.
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Rubber expert demonstrates synthetic rubber for senators
In a Senate subcommittee, B F Goodrich official KE D Smith showed liquid latex tests and tires using synthetic rubber. He estimated a fair price of 20 cents a pound and said plants in Kentucky and Texas would be ready by next June 1st, with 165000 tons annual output. The demonstration included 55 percent floral rubber tires and claimed 90 percent durability versus natural rubber. MOUSE APPROVES SOLDIER PAY Washington June 10 The House approved a pay plan raising minimum service pay to 66 dollars monthly with 20 percent extra for duty or foreign service, awaiting Senate approval.
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First blackout offender fined for violation
Cony s first blackout offender was fined 100 dollars and costs. Tron Rooney, arrested after refusing air raid wardens during last month s blackout, pleaded guilty to violating the new blackout law. He was fined 100 dollars by Alderman Gordon and bonded his car. Authorities will draft a city ordinance to define violations and penalties.
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First Ward
Walter H. Scott
Oil Flows Under Capitol Oklahoma City
Oil drains from a well drilled at an angle under the state capitol building in Oklahoma City. The bottom lies 6,614 feet below the capitol. The well produced 185 dollars per day at the current rate, with the state receiving a one fourth royalty. Other producers around the capitol have generated more than 3,500,000 dollars.
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R. A. Owens
Allied air strikes claim 14 enemy fighters downed in New Guinea and Timor
Allied headquarters in Australia reported General MacArthur's airmen destroyed or damaged 14 Japanese fighters in a New Guinea and Timor offensive, while two Allied planes were lost. The communique noted a Japanese submarine deck gun attack off the southeast coast and fires started by strikes near Elmera and Lae-Salamaua.
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Four Youths Plead For Lives In Mercer County Slaying
Four youths, one recently deemed a triggerman, appeared before Judge George H Rowley to plead for life after admitting involvement in the March fatal shooting of James M Supplee, 90, at a Sharpsville truck firm. The hearing began as the court weighs degrees of guilt and pending sentencing.
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Sevastopol Front Holds Amid Heavy German Assaults
Soviet Red Star reports heavy German attacks on Sevastopol continue as defenders deny any city lines fallen. German forces push toward two heights while Soviet air and ground countermeasures slow the offensive with fierce trench fighting and casualties on multiple sectors along the Crimean port.
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