Traced dynamite tragedy kills 37 workers near Easton
A 21 ton dynamite blast at Lehigh Portland Cement Quarry near Easton Pennsylvania killed 37 workers and damaged areas within a 20 mile radius. Investigators doubt sabotage and consider possible misfire or aircraft bullet as triggers while tracing the shipment from a New Jersey plant. Names of victims and rescuers are reported as teams search for remains and confirm identities.
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Associated Press
Easton
Sq 4
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Sqt
Thoma Quigley
State Bureau of Mines and Quarries
New Jersey
Lehigh Portland Cement Company
Five Mal
Moses Arilved
Mille
Philadelphia
James A. Gish
FBT
Gish
Aaille
Peders
Norman King
EB. H. Felegy
HM. Dickenshied
Sherif W. G. Nickel
Northampton County
Aston
Charles Smith
Riton & Finger
George B. Hadesty, Jr
Allen” Town
Ernest Ray Garnett
Wilmington
Cal
Hercules Powder Company
William Lanshan
Bronaville
N.Y
RT. Davis
Lancaster
Hercules ‘Company
Missing
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Former Corryite Killed In Plant Accident
Robert H Olson died when a 600 pound grill and a pipe struck him at the Erie Concrete and Steel Company plant. He was crushed by a falling grill while scrap iron was being moved. Survived by wife Evelyn Rowley Olson and three sons Thames Stephen and James, plus siblings and parents from Warren. Funeral at Peterson Funeral Home in Warren Saturday at 4 p.m.
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Robert H. Olsen
Erie
Corry
Erie Concrete and Steel Company
South Getter Street
Olson
Afro Supply Mfg. Co, Inc
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Charles R. Leone
Cor Toney
Grover W. Blissell
Oscar Olson
Warren
Evelyn Rowley Olson
Thames
Stephen
James
Richard Olson
Margaret Robert
Lloyd Hagstrom
Marian Olson
Peterson Funeral
Oakinnid Cemetery
Murder suspect hunted as police seek man in attic death
Philadelphia police question a shaggy-haired man about the murder of Nellie Hinton 45 whose body was found in an attic apartment he had inhabited for five years. Det Gross noted the body appeared doused with disinfectant to destroy evidence. A separate dispatch from Rawlins Wyoming reports Frank Bucklin 60 died after using a pocket revolver in an apparent self harm attempt following an overturned tractor incident.
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Assuemwn Press
Philadelphia
Nellie Hinton
John Gross
Mbsing
Rawlins
Wyo
Frank Bucklin
Sheri Frank Lemoine
Bucklin
Quezon with Filipino Cabinet Arrives in Australia
President Manuel Quezon and his war cabinet arrived in Australia and will rejoin General MacArthur at Australian headquarters with both governments’ approval. Col Terrance Diller, MacArthur’s spokesman, confirmed the arrival. Quezon’s family reportedly accompanied him on the Melbourne radio broadcast.
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Associated Press
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Australia
Manuel Quezon
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Pilipino
Doug
Ins Macarthur
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Commonwealth Government of the Philippines
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Terrande Diller
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Tokyo
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Easter Trade Gains as Spring Weather Boosts Local Stores
Warmer, brighter days spark uptick in Easter shopping with peak pre holiday trade seen the Saturday before. Merchants expect a strong spring season across apparel and footwear, with local industries at record volumes and stores well stocked despite some merchandise restrictions.
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Smith Guffey ticket selects Ramsey Black for lieutenant governor
Harrisburg March 27 selection of Ramsey Black third assistant Postmaster General to run as lieutenant governor with Judge Ralph H. Smith for Democratic nomination. Warren Hess of Reading named secretary of internal affairs on the Smith Guffey ticket.
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Dudge
Ralph H. Smith
U. S
Joseph F. Guffey
Ramsey 5
Black
Judge Smith
Smith-Guffey
Warren Hess
Reading
Internal Affairs
Benedum And Trees Bet Half Million On War Oil Gamble
Pittsburgh. Mike Benedum and Joe Trees, noted oil investors in their 70s, wager $600000 that a new supply of war vital oil can be tapped in the East. They plan deeper drilling through West Virginia into the Oriskany sands near the Gauley River, aiming beyond Parkerburg shallow wells. Production has dwindled since boom days.
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Benedum and Trees
Far East
Sy Astonsen
Pittsburgh
Mike Benedim
Joe Trees
West Virginia
Bree
Ghia River
Parkersburg
Cow Run
Gasoline Price Hiked Half Cent Across Districts
Gasoline prices rise by half a cent per gallon in northwestern Pennsylvania and nearby areas. High test reaches 22 1 2 cents, third grade at 17 1 2 cents, with the boost granted by federal authorities to offset higher transportation costs after a rankay sinking. The increase applies in seventeen eastern states and the District of Columbia.
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East Cozal States
District of Columbia
Pennsylvania
Ship losses now cutting farm prices
Washington March 27 The Atlantic shipping war threatens to raise dairy and cattle feed costs as Great Britain and Russia need more imports. Sinkings tighten seas routing and Pacific shifts reduce lend lease shipments, squeezing agricultural prices.
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Associated Fresh
Washington
Atlantic
Agriculture Department
Department
Great Britain
Russia
Pacific
Four youths held in Mercer holdup case
State Police say four young men confessed involvement in the holdup of James M. Supplee at the 2 motor freight office in Sharpsville Mercer county. Supplee, 71, is a father of two.
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Associated Press
Mercer
Frank Milligan
James M. Supplee
Motor Freight Company
Sharpsville
Mercer County
Police Chief to Meet Laub on Local Pinball Ban Clarifications
Police Chief John Flanigan and District Attorney Bur tin Laub will discuss local enforcement and the April 1 deadline for pinball machine confiscations. The city faces questions about which machines are banned and whether free play machines are included, with a state high court ruling cited.
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Laub
John Flanigan
Burtin
Arte Burly West
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Tie City
Alles
Flanigan
Doutrual
Land
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Eric
Enirt
Axis loses 50 planes at Malta in raids and reprisals
Allied and Axis clash over Malta with RAF reports of nine Axis aircraft destroyed and repeated bombardments on the island. British observers say Malta remains a key air and naval position in the central Mediterranean, with heavy damage to installations and civilian casualties noted as air attacks continue.
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Associated Press
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Malta
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Mediterranean
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Africa
Rowley
Mali
Britain
Italy
Attica
Bilt i1
British Bombers Strike German Ruhr In Intensive Raids
British bombers attacked the Ruhr industrial region in force, hitting air dromes near Ghent and Le Havre docks, and targeting Rumravel day targets. A German bomber was claimed shot down and a coastal convoy vessel was hit in low level strikes. Royal Air Force fighters engaged more German aircraft as raids continued into the night and daylight reconnaissance followed.
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Halland
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le Havre
Air Ministry
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Friarlands
France
Tony
Gandhi Meets Cripps On Issue In Delhi Talk
Gandhi and Cripps held a high level meeting in Delhi to discuss Britain’s plan for India's constitutional path. The Congress leadership reportedly welcomed the secret proposals and anticipated deliberations by the working committees starting Sunday.
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Cripps
Associated Press
Delhi
India
Molandis
Fead
Stafford Cripps
Britain
Congress Party Ciclen
Gripus
Corregidor Assault II Increases as Bombardment Rises
Washington reports seven Japanese aerial attacks on Corregidor and Manila Bay defenses with bombs falling mostly off target. Anti aircraft fire downed several planes while activity behind Japanese lines suggests further combat actions are likely. An American Philippine patrol hit and damaged a Japanese position.
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Associated Press
Washington
War Department
Manily Bay
Department
Tn Bataan
Romniunique
Federal Milk Orders Cut Producer Prices In Northeast Regions
Milk producers in Corry Pennsylvania and nearby areas face revised federal orders issued in Washington. The Agriculture Department amends the New York metropolitan area order reducing Class One milk prices by about one cent per hundredweight for April to June. Secretaries Wickard and officials impose price controls in the Philadelphia area from April 1 with minimum payments to producers set at 358 dollars per hundredweight, rising to 8.70 dollars on July 2.
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Corry
Washington
Agriculture Department
New York
Wickard
Philadelphis
Ammunition Cache Found Near Reading in 194? Home
FBI officials announced 50 000 rounds of ammunition were found in the home of an enemy alien at Jacksonwald four miles east of Reading Pennsylvania. The owner, described as a generic store operator, was taken into custody. The cache included shotgun shells and rifle cartridges.
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Philadelphia
FBI
Jacksonwild
Reading
Hla
Brazil Tightens Grip on Nazi Spy Ring in Rio
Rio de Janeiro officials arrest 200 alleged agents and seize four high powered radio stations in a sweeping raid. Police say the network relayed military information to Berlin and linked Nazi officials to the South American spy operation.
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Japan shifts focus as Burma drive intensifies
In the Indian Ocean a Japanese fleet reportedly shifts pressure toward Burma as Gen. MacArthur and U S reinforcements arrive. British reports say Japanese warships near the Andaman Islands and Rangoon indicate a new phase in operations while Thai airfield raids by American volunteers hit targets in Chiengmai Lomphun and Ushienegmai. Allied fighter planes counter the Port Moresby raid and drive back Japanese advances in southern New Guinea.
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Associated Press
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Japan
Burma
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MacArthur
United States
Commonwealth
Tredla Sale
Andaman Islands
Bay of Dongal
Kila
Tokyo
Rengoon
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New Guinea
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India
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Rangoon-Mandalay
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American Volunteer Group
Thailand
Chiengmei
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Ushienegmai
Australia
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Mamnes
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Attempted bombing disrupts Paris political rally
Maizeel Deas, a stocky leader of collaborations, survived a bomb thrown during a port meeting. The device exploded near him as he addressed supporters, burning fuse burning and detonation, before police intervened. Deas vowed not to be intimidated by such methods.
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National Popular Party
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