Axis moves threaten Salonika as Yugoslavs push south
Reports say German forces kept in check around the Yugoslav front while Greek defense tightens near Salonika. Yugoslav troops surged into Albania capturing Kutari as part of a broader push to trap Italians and cooperate with Greece.
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Youth gets jail term for assault and attempted ravish
A youth pleaded guilty to three counts of assault and attempted rape, receiving a $3,000 fine and a 19 year prison term. The case followed testimony that the defendant knew proper timing for his crime. The judge noted the severity of the offenses and the sentence reflects the court’s stance on violent crime.
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Alumni Career Path Highlights Overseas Service and Academia
An alumnus served abroad in World War I as a first lieutenant in the 302nd Field Artillery U S Army. He studied at St John’s College Cambridge England and from 1919 to 1921 worked in the foreign credit department of National City Bank in New York. He then taught English at the University of New Hampshire and later became dean of men and executive secretary there.
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St. John’s College
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England
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National City Bank
New York
University of New Hampshire
New Hampshire
Strikes Press Deadlock as Talks Continue Across Industries
CIO Steel Workers and management extend talks to April 15 amid wage, union shop, and dues check-off demands. National Steel grants 10 cent an hour raises to about 20,000 workers as U S Steel employs 261,000 on key defense contracts. Further soft coal talks set for New York. Southern miners resist wage differential, north pays more, comparisons drawn with old contract. AFL machinists strike in San Francisco area halts about 50 plants, risking $7 million in defense work. At Detroit, 85,000 employees affected.
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National Steel Company
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San Francisco
Detroit
Relief Funds Deemed Exhausted This Month in Pa
The administration disclosed relief money will run out by month’s end and a new emergency appropriation is needed. Acting for Secretary Howard L. Russell, Rob ert E. Woodside introduced a stop gap bill for 6.3 million dollars plus 800 thousand from the federal government to bridge until May 31. Total state relief in the current two year period climbs to 215 million dollars.
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Howard L. Russell
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Pennsylvania
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Woodside
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Senate
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Dphila
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Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association
Hines
Lee. A. Achterman
Monroe
Ford Idle as CIO Strike Hits River Rouge Plant
Federal conciliator James F. Dewey says he can arrange a face to face meeting between union and management to settle the River Rouge strike. The CIO, AFL and CIQ elections are ordered by the NLRB within 45 days, with unions to be chosen or rejected. Other wage strikes occur at Lukens Steel Co Coatesville Phelps Dodge Elizabeth N J and Harris-Seybold Potter Cleveland. A chemist notes resin use in airplane plywood and gun stock production to free workers for other emergency roles.
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CIO
River Rouge
James F. Dewey
National Labor Relations Board
Ford
Detroit
CIQ
AFL
Lukens Stes) Company
Coatesville
Phelps- Dodge Copper Corp
Elizabeth
N. J
Harris-Seybold-Potter Company
Cleveland Machinery
Chemists Test Pilot Plant For New Plastic Material
Chemists consider using a pilot plant to manufacture the new plastic and subject it to tests similar to those used in steel testing. The report suggests early exploration of production and evaluation steps.
High Command Withdraws Forces From West Europe
International report outlines Greek High Command action withdrawing weaker forces from the west to permit advances along neighboring columns. Officials say Thrace untenable, and the withdrawal aims to avoid a leak of front lines.
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Senate bill would require newspaper ads for license transfers
A House bill by Reps J Harold Levy and Thomas Lydns would mandate notices in newspapers once a week for two weeks for all new or transfer license applications. The measure aims to boost public visibility with an administrative board formed under Public Instruction. Senator Bilie Sieur Jd. Ralviken (D-Carrnia) is referenced in debate on the bill.
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Officers Drill Under General Wood At Camp
General Wood leads a training session for field officers at the 28th Division camp. Key topics include standardized staff procedure, prompt decisive action, and use of color pencils in map reading. Lectures celebrate naval aviation, with officers from Pittsburgh, Potts Town, Tyrone and Carlisle attending. Private Alexander H. Lindsay arrives from Fort Mead to join the 28th Signal Company.
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Dchod
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Pittsburgh
Army Command and General Staff School
Fort Leavenworth
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A. E. PF
Langres
France
James C. Roxborough
Philadelphia
108Th Field Artillery
Fred H. Kelley
Pottstown
Charles Daugherty
Tyrone
William C. Boyson
Mechanicsburg
108Rd Quartermaster Regiment
John Heilman
Carlisle
John C. Davis
Huntingdon
George B. Mebus
Glenside
Wilson H. Stephenson
Wilson
H. Stephenson
111Th Infantry
Alexander H. Lindsay
Fort Mead
28Th Signal Company
World War II update after mid war clashes and raids
Britain reports steady imperial forces and veterans fighting amid German panzer advances. Greeks counter attack German invaders with bayonets. Luftwaffe raids reach North Ireland as Liverpool sustains damage. Kiel Bremerhaven and Emden targets hit. a hospital patient killed in a pre-dawn strike. Sarajevo mentioned amid tensions linked to the 1914 conflict. Parachute troops reportedly captured behind Greek lines. Yugoslav defense plans focus on Sava and Vardar valleys.
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Archibald P. Wavell
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Vardar
Ireland
Liverpool
England
London
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Kiel
Bremerhaven
Emden
Theatre troupe to perform in Para Brazil fiesta show
The romantic port of Para Brazil hosts a dance and song program by a full company dressed in Bahianas and white tropical costumes. Elsie Houston directs music and dance with Latin American flair. Houston, born in Brazil and descendant of Sam Houston, is a noted singer and NBC Fiesta Pan Americana figure.
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Brazil
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Ainger
Latin America
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New York Metropolitan
Radio City
Rainbow Room
Las Houston
Sam Houston
Texas
Markets recap from Pittsburgh and Chicago on April 8
Salable hogs, cattle, calves, and sheep listed with steady or mixed prices in Pittsburgh markets. Grain futures in Chicago opened lower on war news and rising receipts, with wheat and corn down early before slight reversals. Produce demand in Pittsburgh described as slow with cars and baskets showing near steady pricing.
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New York
Delhi
Ieymans
Amendments Shape Tax Relief Bill Provisions
Senator Cox introduces changes to the Dent bill to aid tax payers with delinquent taxes. The plan offers instalments over five years at 10 percent for the first four years, maintaining potential penalties to enforce compliance. A separate measure by Frey and Stiefer keeps 20 percent instalments and targets Philadelphia and Pittsburgh areas plus Allegheny County.
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John F. Cox
Allegheny
Cox
Edward R. Frey
Israel Stiefer
Dphila
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Obituary notices of Morrison Reese Trees
Obituaries note the death of David Morrison at his son’s Ern est home with funeral planned in Ernest Union Church. Isaac V Reese of Vandergrift dies at 48 with military funeral in Vandergrift Cemetery. Thomas Benton Trees of Tarentum laid to rest in Edgewood Cemetery Saltsburg after service. survived by wife Elizabeth. children and grandchildren.
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James Morrison
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Ernest Union Church
Lester Café
Greenwood Cemetery
Isaac V. Reese
Indiana County
Vandergrift
Elizabeth Jane Reese
Isaac Paul Reese
Mararet Callen
Apollo
Matthew C. Reese
Miss Frances Callen
Reese
Whittier Street
Robert H. Little
Vandergrift Methodist Church
Vandergrift Cemetery
Thomas Benton
Flick
Tarentum
Edgewood Cemetery
Saltsburg
Levi
Julia
Jamison) Trees
J. Frank Trees
Brackenridge
Trees
Elizabeth Ann (Boyd) Trees
Mary Ames
New Kensington
Robert F. Trees
Elizabeth McNutt
Evelyn Fuller
Pittsburgh
Harry
Ace Trees
Salisburg
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