Allies face grave prospects in Greece and possible Dardanelles risk
The analysis notes Nazi pressure on the Greco British line in northern Greece and a fast paced Balkan drive. It warns the Allies may struggle to halt German mechanized forces while Hitler eyes a potential push toward the Dardanelles and Turkey, risking Suez and Egypt.
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Bynes
Frick
Axia
I Taut
Europe
Orthern
Greece
Mount Olympus
Phiotina
Thid
Nicoloudis
Hitler
Balkan
Romania
Bulgaria
Austria
Yugoslavia
Balkan Peninsula
Dardanelles
Near
Allisi
Egypt
Suez Canal
Britain
Mediterranean
Fuehrer
Washington
Red Sea
Camp News Brief on Easter Holiday Exodus at Camp
After the ceremony more than half the recruits prepared to quit camp for Easter. Leaves took effect at noon as military police and regimental officers planned a large influx of weekend visitors, with Major General Edward Martin ordering regimental officers to be liberal.
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Reopa
Edward Martin
Pilot recalls winged crash near Palm Beach and descent
Change L Meyers testifies he piloted a motor plane that left West Palm Beach shortly before a liner wreck. He describes storms and hail forcing an emergency descent from 2,000 feet to 500 feet, the aircraft turning sharply, and the crew trying to regain control before landing near Avon Park.
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L. Meyers
Wat Pal Beach
Tathia
West Palm Beach
Meyers
Avon Park
Italians Held as Internment Plans Considered in Camp Use
Washington reports the immigration service eyeing Fort Lincoln in North Dakota and Fort Missoula in Montana as internment sites for hundreds of Italian sailors seized from 28 ships after the United States took control of them. Plans may send 60 German sailors to Fort Staunton, New Mexico, with many Italian crew facing potential prosecution for sabotage. Indictments against Italian officers and crew exist in New Orleans and Philadelphia, with additional complaints across several states and territories.
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Washington
War Department
North Dakota
Montana
United States
Immigration Service
Fort Lincoln
Bismarck
N. D
Fort Missoula
Missoula
Mont
Columbus
Fort Staunton
CCC
New Mexico
New Orleans
Philadelphia
North Carolina
Virginia
Georgia
Florida
Oregon
Maryland
New Jersey
Puerto Rico
Canal Zone
Newark
N. J
Soldiers Rest Week End Passes and Camp Growth
General Martin authorized weekend passes from Friday noon to Sunday midnight to boost morale amid the holiday and bad weather. Camp improvements near completion include a theater and hostess house while traffic to Harpers Tavern and Lickdale increases as the four-lane road expands. Post exchanges report up to 4,000 weekly sales, funded by the troops’ recreation funds, with civilian clerks managing stores operated by the regiments' own representatives. The Kalweit brothers in the 108th Field Artillery, led by Lieut Albert C., serve as officers while younger sibling Clarence M. faces enlistment hurdles. Edward Conrad, a Harrisburg native, is a master sergeant with 29 years of service and nearing retirement eligibility.
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Martin
Harpers Tavern
Lickdale
Post Exchange Council
Kalweits
108Th Field Artillery
Kalweit
Albert C
Fort Sin
Okla
Fred O
Emil
Carl
Clarence M. Kalweit
Fort Meade, Md
Gardens meeting schedule outlines April and May events
UMWA Hall on Tuesday April 29 and Iselin Catholic Church on Wednesday April 30 host gardening talks by County Farm Agents. NuMine Theatre on May 1, Yatesboro and Margaret locations also offer 7 PM start times with 6 PM Cos! Run and 7:30 PM McIntyre. Meetings feature farming slides, demonstrations, door prize garden duster, and entertainment by Diamond Teachers College.
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Umwa Hall
McIntyre
Iselin Catholic Church
Iselin
NuMine Theatre
NuMine
Yatesboro
Margaret
Aves
Serdea Laine
Tamm
Pldarnd Teachers College
Windins
State Industrial Expansion Linked to Relief Drop
Harrisburg report credits industrial expansion with easing Pennsylvania relief rolls to 1,081,000, down 12,000 from January and 200,000 versus February 1940. Downward trend continues through winter 1940 41 as WPA and direct relief declines reflect broader federal and state funding shifts.
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Harrisburg
Parr Aylvania
Department of Public Assistance
WPA
Howard L. Russell
Capitol Hill
Strikes Shrink Coal Fields Across Eight-State Conference
Operators quit the eight state Appalachian conference over contract terms affecting 326000 workers seeking wage hikes. They propose an 11 percent raise and seek National Mediation Board review while rejecting a 1.40 daily increase. SWOC negotiates for about 100000 Bethlehem workers with a 10 cent hourly rise as total affected climbs to 340000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CIO
National Mediation Board
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Bethlehem
SWOC
Four New Moore-McCormick Liners To Boost South American Trade
The Rio de Janeiro flagship, built at Sun Ship, will enable a weekly North to South America passenger service. The Moore McCormick program totals about $80 million for four 492 foot liners with 440000 cubic feet of cargo space, 197 air conditioned passengers, and 18 knot speed, joining Rio de la Plata Rio Parana Rio Hudson on routes from New York to Rio de Janeiro Santos Montevideo and Buenos Aires.
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United States
Rio de Janeiro
Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Steamship Agency
North
South America
Klein
Senhora’ Alzira Vargas Do Amafil
Peixoto
Vargas
Brazil
John F. O'Hara
Notre Dame University
Rio de la Plata
Rio Parana
Rio Hudson
New York
Santos
Montevideo
Buenos Aires
Moore-McCormick Lines
Argentina
Uruguay
Coal wage dispute fuels southern steel mining tensions
In Atlanta the Southern States Industrial Council urged a congressional probe into the bituminous coal crisis and wage differential. Northern operators favor a $1 daily wage rise, while southern groups resist changes. A looming coke shortage threatens coal output and furnaces, with US Steel confirming a Renkin Pennsylvania furnace closure due to coke scarcity and a weeklong conference amid accusations of sabotage.
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Atlanta
Southern States Industrial Council
Tyre Taylor
Lewis
United States Steel Company
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Company
Carrie
Renkin
Gaines
John R. Steelman
U. S. Conciliation Service
Union
Charles O'Neill
New York
United Eastern Cass Fale Corporation
Lawin
Miners accept aid plan as group skips meeting
Speakers for the southern group representing about 100 bituminous coal operators from West Virginia Virginia Kentucky and Tennessee said they would not attend Monday's meeting. Gaines and O Neill clashed over proposed wage equity and possible strikes as they argued over whether to reopen mines and how to manage a competitive wage structure in the Appalachian region.
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Appalachian
O'Neill
Gaines
West Virginia
Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Easter Sunrise Broadcast Plans Across Nation
The article outlines Easter sunrise services broadcast by radio networks from 5:30 to 5:55 AM, including Pope Pius message from the Vatican and various sunrise ceremonies across the United States. It notes weather outlooks favoring outdoor parades in eastern regions and showers in the west, with temperatures rising in Philadelphia and Harrisburg.
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KDKA
Clausen
Pope Pius
America
British Isles
NBC
CBS
Temple U
Philadelphia
Radio City
Garden of Gods
Colorado
Winston-Salem
N. C
Brookline
Mass
Forest Forest Park
St. Louis
Cherry Blossoms Parade and Easter Display Across Cities
Washington expects 200000 tourists for cherry blossoms and Easter events as Nancy Alden Strong receives the cherry blossom queen crown from Senator Overton. New York outlines the 1941 Easter promenade with fashion, hats, and period costumes along Fifth Avenue, highlighting the spectacle and fashion trends.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Nancy Alden Strong
Senator Overton
DLA
Bristol hosts honorary degrees for G Men and Conant
In Bristol England April 12 Prime Minister Winston Churchill announced Australian and New Zealand troops may engage today in Greece as UN forces receive honorary Doctor of Laws degrees for John G Winant US Ambassador Robert G Menzies Australian Prime Minister and in absentia for Harvard's James Bryant Conant. A large crowd attended despite a bomb raid.
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Bristol
England
Winston Church
New Zealand
Greece
Britain
University of Bristol
United States
John G. Winant
Robert G. Menzies
James Bryant Conant
Harvard University
Australia
Europe
Bituminous Act Extended by Roosevelt
Washington April 12 Roosevelt signed a bill extending two years the bituminous coal act of 1997. The measure stretches the act beyond April 1996 and authorizes continuation of minimum price support for soft coal for the extended period.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Canaon
Spain
One Dead In Car And Bus Collision
A fatal crash occurred today when a car collided with a bus near Lerburg. The deceased driver was identified, and authorities were dispatched to the scene. Details remain limited as investigators sort through the wreckage and confirm the sequence of events.
Chief Justice Hughes Turns 79 Amid Quiet Court Duties
Washington April 12. Chief Justice Charles Evarts Hughes, who presides over the Supreme Court, marked his 79th birthday while nearing 11 years on the bench. He said little about retirement, noting he plans to stay as long as health permits, and has not missed a day since the term began last October.
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Washington
Charles Evarts Hughes
Supreme Court
Gift horse proves troublesome for boy newsboy
Brookville April 12 a 13 year old Pony Express newsboy Merle Martz received a nine year old 1600 pound draft horse to replace a horse killed in a January train collision. The horse is balky and says the seller warned it would work in a team. Merle suffered a compound leg fracture in the crash and remains in a cast.
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Brookville
Merle Martz
Pony Express
Merle
New York Central
Here
Martz
Nnimal
Sr Swhrls
Bodies found after four duck hunters vanish on Lake Erie
Lorain April 12 bodies of two Monessen men Ed ward Habaski age 21 and Michael Halko age 95 were found offshore. Edward Habaski's brother Walter 23 and Frank Timosky remain missing. Funeral director J Ford Thompson suspects a severe storm capsized their boat after leaving Detroit November 17.
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Lorain
Monessen
Lake Erie
Edward Habaski
Michael Halko
Edward
Walter
Frank Timosky
J. Ford Thompson
Detroit
Brunner Couple Welcomes Baby After Traffic Stop
State Patrol stops Bo Brunner for driving without lights near Als Wana. After a whispered consult with his wife Katie Brunner, the couple were placed in a patrol car. Fifteen minutes after arriving at Altoona hospital, Mrs Brunner gave birth to a five pound daughter.
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Altoona
Stephen Calon
Bo Brunner
Bellwead
Brunner
Tere
Katie
Mra Brunner
Mant Defers Six Man Rotation In Class 1 A Meet
April 19 report notes Mant, Jenne Haveds, Amarizanohorn dipitiees and a six manihe era a "Faought you'd my moe uj e We was put je.
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Amarizanohorn Dipitiees
Twins Run in Irish Families at New Brighton
A fragmentary report notes Mrs. Marcelle Oyster Berill, 20, married six years, says twins born to her Irish-descended family. Her husband Eugene, 98, a mill inspector, expresses pride in a daughter and a son born to their line, with unclear dates and missing details from Dundlak.
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New Brighton
Marcelle Oyster Berill
Mra Berillie
Eugene
Alea
Dundlak
Berilla Plagne
Uvedey
SKEEZIX JA MMe A i sogaa Ma Matt Oe
A fragmented OCR line yields a terse item mentioning SKEEZIX and Matt Oe with unclear context. The readable words suggest names and a possible event but lack meaningful actions or details to summarize.
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Skeezix JA
Easter in Rome amid wartime food limits and broadcast mass
The article describes Easter rituals in Rome and Italian cities during wartime, with Cardinal Tedegohin blessing the new fire and a large Paschal candle at St. Peter's. Food restrictions curtail Easter delicacies, and Easter mass at St. Peter's will not be held by Pope Pius XII, who will address the world via shortwave broadcast at 1 p.m. local time.
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Eternel
Tgein
St. Peter's
Federico Cardinal Tedegohin
Rome
Italy
Pius XII
Axis bolts era of Yugoslavia as war widens
International dispatch reports Yugoslav premier Simovic promising resolve against German advance. Luftwaffe targets British coast especially Portsmouth while Western England suffers heavy damage. British claim 41 German raiders shot down since Monday. In Africa, Brits near Tobruk report contact with Italo German units. East African campaign yields 41,000 Eritrean prisoners. Addis Ababa falls with 5,000 Ethiopian prisoners.
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Serbia
Olg Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Dusan Simovic
Germany
Ermans
Portsmouth
England
Co . Oe
Tobrukin
Libya
Egypt
Jin
North Africa
War Office
Talidne
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Obituary notices from Maine and Bolivar recipients listed
Obituaries detail Mrs Sarah Linell of Saco Maine Mrs Elsie Dean of Hollis Center Maine and Miss Adeline Sheppard of Lebanon Maine with many descendants. Services set for Armagh Methodist Church 2 PM Monday Rev Gustav Malmquist to officiate Interment in Armagh Cemetery. Also Mrs Mary Ann Yeager Boring 54 Bolivar died after long illness born November 22 1896 Bolivar. Survived by husband Charles A Boring and five children four grandchildren and sister relations listed. Funeral at West Bolivar Christian Church Monday 3 PM Interment in Wont Fairigid Cemetery. Also mentions Hurd Albrecht and others with funeral home details.
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Sarah Linell
Saco
Elsie Dean
Hollis Center
Adeline Sheppard
Lebanon
Armagh
Gustav Malmquist
Armagh Cemetery
Mary Ann (Yeager
Boring
Bolivar
Bart
Margaret Yeager
Charles A. Boring
Byron
Sherman
Walter
Clark
Archie
Arthur Cappy
Camp Maude
Joseph Betta
Blanche
Bert’ Yaager
Faul Yeager
West Bolivar Christian Churchs
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Lehigh Val Coal Loew's Inc
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North Ameria
Northern Pacific Packard: Motor
Param Pictures
Penney
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Penn RR
Pub Soc NJ
Pullman
Reading Co
Repub Steel
Reynolds Tob B
Sears Roebuck Socony-Vacuum
Sperry Corp
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Studebaker Corp
Swift and Co
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United Aircraft
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United Gas Inp
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Woolworth
Young
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