Engineers Train for River Crossing Tactics at Camp
Altoona commander Lt. Anderson leads engineers showcasing portable steel trestle bridges and aluminum pontoons to move a division over rivers without bridges. They emphasize engineers ahead of infantry, water purification units, and a forest fire aid for a nearby family as field duties.
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Hi. Wo Anderson
Altoona
Pennsylva-nirdad
Pennsylva-nirdad On‘ Ihave
Gto
Frank M. Walace
65Th
Woodland
Philadelphia
110Th Infantry
Blue
Second Mountain
Aimes
Quake News Reports Torn Coast City Destruction
A powerful quake shook Manzanillo and surrounding areas on the Pacific coast. Reports describe towns razed, forests aflame, and at least 30 dead. A landslide blocked Colima rail tracks, halting service for miles. Weathered ships reported dust clouds and continued tremors across Veracruz and nearby regions.
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Manzanillo
Maltraia
Vera Cruz State
Gulf of Mexico
U. S
West Munargo
Colima
Southern Pacific Railroad
Legislature Deadlock Eases as Unity Talks Begin
Senate Republicans and House Democrats plan quick talks within a week to break the 1941 session stalemate. Governor signs a 70 mph speed limit on the turnpike. House advances bills on weighing coal shipments and alcohol laws while committees weigh 6.3 million in relief funding for May.
Coal Wage Conference Struggles Over North South Gap
Washington reports Southern districts refuse Perkins appeal and resist wage-scale removal. Meanwhile Army ordnance offices warn steel production cuts in Chicago Pittsburgh and Cleveland as coal mine stoppages bite. Carneg ie Illinois United States Steel and Republic Steel curb pig iron and furnace activity across the four major areas with limited stockpiles and coke shortages.
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Frances Perkins
Washington
Labor Department
Perkins
Daid
Army Ordnance
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
War Department
Ordnance
Birmingham
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Company
United States Steel
Inland Steel
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Republic Steel
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Youngstown
United States Steel Corporation
Carnegie-Illinois
Carnegie Iwinois
Edgar Thompson
Carey
Mingo Junction
Balkan War Developments Report Nazi Advance and Greek Resistance
London dispatches indicate Yugoslavia lacks unified army control yet will fight as guerillas. Mussolini claims Italy captured Split and Erseke as fronts press toward Greece, with Germans converging on Salonika and Bitoli Pass. Berlin notes stubborn Allied defense and a new phase in the Balkan conflict as German blitzkrieg faces organized resistance.
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London
Yugoslavia
Mussolini
Split
Adriatic
Erseke
Albania
Corizza
Greece
Salonika
Bitoli
Berlin
Hitler
Fontlag 4 Section Crashes in Severe City Damage
The damaged Fontlag 4 section of brick buildings suffered the most severe destruction in the city. Reports indicate eight units sharing a collapse and debris spread across the area. Emergency crews respond as structural integrity is assessed and neighboring structures are secured.
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Fontlag
Ton Atcarnica Servie Ceres Casuary Samy Tanks
Adams faces Senate block on police chief post in Harrisburg
Senator Howard I James R Bucks said he has all but given up on confirming Col Lynn G Adams as commissioner of Pennsylvania State Police. Opponents include Democrats led by Harry Shapiro and some Republicans. Adams was restored to Commonwealth service in 1989 but faces opposition over his 1938 grand jury work. The governor indicated Adams could serve without confirmation until his term ends. Additional nominations, McKee at Milk Control and Rains at State Athletic Commission, await action amid probes into boxing gambling.
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Harrisburg
Howard I. James R.bucks
Senate Executive Nominations Committee
Col
Lynn G. Adams
Pennsylvania
Adams
James
Grand Jury
Harry Shapiro
D-Phila
Senate
Commonwealth Service
John M. McKee
Milk Control Commission
Shapiro
McKee
Leon Rains
State Athletic Commission
H. Jerome Jaspan
Anthony J. Disilvestro
Philadelphia
C. J. Tallman
Lehigh
Axis drive clashes near Mt Olympus and Tobruk
Nazi mechanized forces pursued British and Greek troops forcing battles near Mt Olympus and in mountains north of there. Stuka bombs caused heavy losses as Allies retreated south of Servia. In North Africa British attacks hit German panzers in Fort Capuzzo Libya. Tobruk shelled, Salum thrust repulsed, and Axis efforts slowed toward Suez. Western Front air war saw heavy raids on northern Ireland and England with casualties likely.
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Mt. Olympus
Servia
Egypt
Fort Capuzzo
Libya
Islam
Salam
Hitler
Salum
Rome
Tobruk
Suez Canal
Northern Ireland
Kietoy
Belfast
England
Liverpool
RAF Bombs Hit Two Big Ships at Albanian Harbor
Cairo April 16 The RAF destroyed a 6 000 ton merchant ship and a 7 000 ton cargo vessel in a raid on Italian del Valona Harbor Albania during the night of April 14 18 The Middle East command also said the RAF severed a German supply line in Yugoslavia by destroying the main bridge over the Vardar at Veles and wrecked much transport on the Vales Prilep road.
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Cairo
Egypt
RAF
Yugoslavia
Vardar
Veles
Vales-Prilep
Convict Two in Bomb Case At Philadelphia School
A jury convicted attorney Adolph Heller, 20, director of the Philadelphia workers school, and Bernard Rush, 26, a student, of felonious possession of a dynamite bomb found at the school during the Republican National Convention last June. Bonds set at 3500 each pending motion for new trial. sentence deferred.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Workers School
Adolph Heller
Bernard Rush
Protest Over Short Weight Bill Draws 10000 to Capitol
A motorcade of bootleg miners and truckers from lower hard coal fields, estimated at 10,000 by leaders, traveled to Harrisburg to oppose a short weight bill imposing extra requirements. They handle 5,000,000 tons of anthracite annually, with operators and union officials telling Governor James Monday that most of it is trucked to buyers.
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Harrisburg
Capitol
James
Easton Voters Approve Waterworks Plan, Defeat Bond Issue
In Easton Illinois on April 1 voters chose to fund a waterworks system by 111 to 109 but rejected the bond needed to pay for the project, leaving the village fathers in a quandary.
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Easton
Bees Sting Family After Yard Invasion
San Jose report details Deputy District Attorney Vernon Perren facing a case over bees swarming into Frank Mahoney’s yard. Mahoney sought a court order to stop A. A. Lucas bees from trespassing and stinging his family. The quirky dispute highlights a neighborly clash over a buzzing nuisance.
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San Jose
Calif
Vernon &. Perren
Frank Mahoney
A. A. Lucas
Mahoney
U S Italian Editor Slain in Chicago Streets
John F. Arena, 43, editor and publisher of La Tribuna, was shot dead on a Northside street after leaving a movie with a companion. Police believe the motive related to his publishing activities, including a campaign against Fifth Column elements in official Italian circles.
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Chicago
John F. Arena
Patrick O'Connell
Arena
la Tribuna
L'Italia
70 Mile Per Hour Time On Pike
Harrisburg April 16 Walter A Jones chairman promised strict enforcement of a 78 mile an hour speed limit on the 160 mile Pennsylvania Turnpike from Harrisburg to Pittsburgh Governor Arthur H James signed the bill setting the limit A maximum of 50 miles an hour is allowed on other state highways
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Gelix
Senate
James
Geltz
George Wade
Cumberland
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Walter A. Jones
Pittsburgh
Arthur H. James
Butler attorney to attend bar association dinner
W. D. Brandon of Butler, a 70 year old practicing attorney, will be among guests at Allegheny County Bar Association dinner honoring judges of the Pennsylvania Superior Court and lawyers with 50 or more years in practice.
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Pittsburgh
W. D. Brandon
Butler
Allegheny County Bar Association
Pennsylvania Superior Court
Scout Leaders to Meet at Camp For Thrift and Circus Plans
John zerprete national director of registrations and Boy Stotts of Athellea will address Scout leaders at the Boy Scout Camp tomorrow. Triplett, a former Sequoyah Council executive, now promotes troop budgets and equipment programs nationwide. The meeting covers thrift training and a outdoor Boy Scout Circus planned for June with 1000 Scouts Cubs and leaders. Dinner at 6:30 in Camp Mess Hall sponsored by Central District. attendees urged to notify the Scout office.
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John Zerprete
Natonal
Boy Stotts
Athellea
Mr. Triplett
Waa
Sequoyah Council
Bristol
National Council
Camp Mess Hell
Scout Office
Coleman Patterson Among 350 Women Students At Asheville College
Coleman Patterson, the lone male student among 350 women at Asheville College, says college life is interesting. He lives near the campus and recalls it took courage to join the group of 350 girls, but the girls were consoling and helped lessen the initial awkwardness.
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Asheville
N. C
Coleman Patterson
Asheville College
Treasury balance and debt figures reported for April 14
The Treasury balance on April 14 shows receipts of 17,974,073.62 and expenditures of 65,399,781.42, net balance 2,216,406,298.02. Gross debt stands at 47,165,828,769.86, with a decrease of 3,954,369.98 from the previous day.
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Washington
Treasury
College Weather Forecast Showers and Cooler Today
A college forecast calls for showers and cooler conditions today and tomorrow. Readings show 58 with a high near 76 and a low around 56. Relative humidity near 89 percent. Barometric pressure today 29.45 inches, yesterday 29.65.
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College
Crosswoman Nanette Crossman In Indiana Emmet Society
Fragmentary OCR yields a treatise on Mrs. Charlotte Crossman Semner and the Indiana emit. The text hints at a formal address or meeting, noting Crossman as president and referencing municipal or civic duties. Details are unclear but indicate an official role.
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Charlotte Crossman
Semner
Dent
Indiana
Dies Desires Sheppard Seat In Special Texas Race
Rep Martin Dies announces Senate candidacy to fill Morris Sheppard vacancy in Texas. The special election must occur before July 9 with Gerald C Mann previously announcing, and other figures such as Gov W Lee O Daniel mentioned as potential contenders.
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Orangy
Tex
Martin Dies
D-Tex
House Committee
UN Americaniam Today
Sénate
Morris Sheppard
Texas
Gerald C. Mann
Southern Methodist University
W. Lee O'Daniel
Obituary notices for Kreausky and Lore deaths
Nancy Kreausky died from a gun related injury in Indiana Hospital. She was a Clymer High School freshman and will be buried in St Anthony Cemetery after services at St Anthony Church. Surviving are her parents and many siblings. Susan Lore, widow of John H Lore, died at home of her daughter in Jeannette. Services set for 2 30 p m Thursday at Hunter Funeral Home Blairsville with interment in Blairsville Cemetery.
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Nancy Kreausky
Indiana Hospital
St. Anthony's Roman Catholic
Clymer
St. Anthony Church
Clymer High School
Andrew Kreausky
Joseph
Florida
Harold Anestream
Margard Stella
Brooklyn
N.Y
Alvin
Newark
N. J
Anthony
Beatrice
John
Lenora
Betty
Susan
Sylvia
Susian Lore
John H. Lore
Ira Wilson
Jeannette
Hebron Lutheran Church of
Blairsville
William jZundell
Hunter Funeral Home
Will
General Willig to be shifted from Carlisle to Camp Grant
Brigadier General John Mitchell Willig, acting commandant of the Medical Field Service School at Carlisle, will be transferred soon to Camp Grant, Illinois. He was raised from colonelcy last week.
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Carlisle
John Mitchell Willig
Medical Field Service School
Camp Grant
Illinois
Tuberculosis expert urges action at 40th annual meeting
Plunkett of the New York State Department of Health urged that a nation with incurable disease owes a duty to prevent its spread. He warned of dangers from healthy individuals with open cases and stressed X ray screening for ages 19 to 30. He advocated Chest clinics as diagnostic centers for general practitioners.
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Plunkett
New York State Department of Health
Edgar 8. Everhart
U. S. Army
Pennsylvania Selective Services
State Health Department
Red Sea Route Debate Over U S Munitions Shipment
United States ships prepare to deliver munitions to Egypt via the Red Sea route for trans shipment to British forces in Africa and Greece. President Roosevelt recently removed the Red Sea from prohibited zones, with legal questions lingering about transporting war materiel and possible navy escorts. Senator Byrnes supports escort possibility, while others doubt the need for far reaching protection.
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United States
Egypt
Red Sea
Africa
Greece
Roosevelt
Jackson
Byrnes
D-Sc
Foreign Relations
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