The War Today: Nazi Efficiency and War Supply
Dewitt Mackenzie analyzes German wartime logistics and efficiency. He cites extensive prewar planning, warehouse stockpiles in Berlin, full gasoline can inventory, and meticulous provisioning as factors behind blitz tempo. He notes strain from fuel shortages and rail limits, then argues Hitler cannot sustain scorched earth tactics against growing resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaseia
Republic
Poland
Alvin Steinkopf
Germany
Europe
Art Associated Press
Berlin
Reich
Steinkopf
Fuehrer
Hitler
Navy Estimates 10000 Japs In Aleutians
Navy officials say harassment of Japanese forces on three Aleutian islands and nearby waters totals about 10,000 troops, with about 5,000 on Attu Kiska and Agattu. No evidence supports reports of landings on the Pribilofs. American bombers and submarines have sunk eight ships and damaged ten as Attu Kiska and Agattu remain under Japanese control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Aleutians
Thhe
Attu
Kiska
Agatta
Navy
Pribilofs
Dutch Harbor
Pribilof Islands
Anthony Dimond
al Naka
Anil
Aieutlay
Agata
Alaskan
Bering Sea
St. Paul
St. George
Otter
Walrus
Storm Floods Arcadia Area Delays Travel and Damages Buildings
Severe weather caused widespread damage as rain and lightning halted transport. A Hazleton wardens manned out lights while a dentist and storekeeper aided in safety efforts. Greensburg theater usher and others suffered injuries and property loss as water flooded streets and roofs were ripped off. Emergency lights at Presbyterian Hospital failed, prompting battery powered backup. Thousands of workers were stranded as buses and transit stopped amid the floodwaters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazleton
Latrobe
Uniontown
Greensburg Theater
Eddystone
Presbyterian Hospital
Storm floods street as cars stranded near river boulevards
Storm continues with about two dozen cars left stranded in water four feet deep at Washington and Allegheny river boulevards. Mud and debris clogged hillsides and streets to the curb. Traffic halted on Second avenue near Ringling Brothers and Barnum Bailey lot. After a two hour delay extra streetcars helped fans get home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington and
Allegheny River
Second Avenue
Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus
Vireus
Lightning Kills and Drowns in Philadelphia Area
Four Gardeners die under a marble arch on an Alfred L DuPont estate in Rockland Delaware as lightning strikes. Three Sharp and Dohme Laboratory workers are killed near Glenolden when a transformer is hit. An eight year old lifeguard and a boy, son of Lt. Col. Neville, drown or go missing amid storm floods. Broad Street subway service halts and a daylight air raid drill prompts a reminder to carry armband IDs for Citizens Defense Corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Alfred L DuPont
Rockland
Del
Edward O'Connell
Louis Durso
Frank Leport
John Dougherty
James
Broad Street Fense
A. C. Marts
State Council
Citizens Defense Corps
Allies prepare for invasion as Axis news battles rage
In a worldwide update the Red Army claims renewed advances against a 113th German division in the Kletskaya sector with heavy Nazi casualties. British sources hint at an American general for invasion command. Vichy radio reports a dress rehearsal for invasion defenses on the French coast and El Alamein fronts see little action amid dust storms. State-wide blackout tests in Pennsylvania reveal creative wardens solutions to headlight glare.
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Red Star
Kletskaya
Tsimlyansk
London
Britain
George C. Marshall
U. S. Army
Europe
Vichy Ra Jdia
French
Egypt
Claude J
Auchinleck
el Alamein
Alexandria
Cairo
Battle Creek Sanitarium becomes Percy L. Jones General Hospital
In Battle Creek Michigan the famous sanitarium was designated the Percy L. Jones General Hospital for war casualties. Military guards parade the tall buildings while government completes a 2.25 million purchase. Lieut. Col. Norman T. Kirk will head a 700 member staff as interiors are remodeled into long wards starting immediately.
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Wee Battle Creek
Mid
Battle Creek
Percy L. Jones
Rotary District Governor Peacock to Visit Indiana Club
Ralph W. Peacock, district governor elected at the Toronto convention, will make his official visit to the Indiana Rotary Club on August 3. He is an attorney with the Washington County and Pennsylvania Supreme Court bars, a former Bar Association president, and a Muskingum and Pitt Law graduate, now senior partner at Peacock and Walker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph W. Peacock
Indiana
Peacock
Toronto
Muskingum College
University of Pittsburgh
Peacock and Walker
Washington County
Battle updates from Pacific fronts in World War II
Allied and Japanese actions unfold across the Solomon Islands and New Guinea with casualties in the Solomons, fort Moresby area, and Banda Sea. US pilots claim nine of 29 Japanese Zeros shot down near Hengyang as Stilwell’s forces report no losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Douglas MacArthur
Solomon Islands
Guadalcanal
Banda Sea
Dutch East Indies
New Guinea
Fort Moresby
Hengyang
U. S
Joseph W. Stilwell
Senate committee finds no gift evidence in pool case
The report says no proof the pool was an improper gift amid charges against Chandler who appeals to Roosevelt's support and wins backing from Senator Barkley. Kentucky races feature John Robson versus Eugene Silers over isolationism, with primary votes set in five states and contests for, among others, the Kansas and Virginia GOP nominations and Democratic Senatorial bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Chandler
Barkley
Roosevelt
Kentucky
Congress
John Robson
Eugene E. Silers
Siler
Robison
Kansas
Missouri
Virginia
American Federation
Reed
Lidnt
Carl E. Friend
Andrew Shoeppel
State Corporation Commission
Alf M. Landon
Thale Skovgard
Glass
House
Howard W. Smith
Bth
Smith
E. C. Carson
International Machinist Union
AFL
Alexandria
West Virginia
M. M. Neel
H. G Kump
Neely
Joseph Rosier
Rosier
New York
The
Republic
Ship sinkings rise to four hundred six in Atlantic
The Associated Press reports 406 Allied and neutral cargo ships sunk in the Western Atlantic since December 7. A Panamanian vessel was torpedoed July 18, with 17 survivors from the Brazilian Barbacena later rescued off the northern coast of Brazil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Atlantic
Brazil
Tacito
Barba
Driver Clinic for Accidenters Opens in Harrisburg
Harrisburg August 1. A driver clinic for accident repeaters and careless drivers has been set up at the state capitol by the State Revenue Department. It is the second such clinic in the state after Philadelphia where in two years nearly 10 000 examinees were re checked and 2000 of them had multiple accidents in a year. The clinic aims to gather basic information to determine human causes of accidents and correct the faults responsible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
State Capitol
State Revenue Department
Philadelphia
Hamilton Leads In St. Paul Golf Open
In St Paul Minnesota August 1 1924 150 players began the opening round of the St Paul Open at Keller Public Course with a $5000 purse. Bob Hamilton Evansville led after a sub par showing while Clayton Haefner Carolinas candy kid faded after a 75. Hamilton who recently won the Hoosier State Open showcased steady play and topped the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Minn
Keller
Clayton Haefner
Candy Kid
Carolinas
Bob Hamilton
Evansville
Hamilton
Political primaries set for 1943 Nebraska and other states
Eleven will pick nominees for 43 House members by district as President Roosevelt and James A Farley clash over Mead and Bennett. The outcome will shape Nebraska delegates to the 1944 National convention. Seven Democrats and three Republicans seek the nomination in Nebraska. Norris, 81, undecided about a sub Senate term. Run-offs in Arkansas on August 11 and primaries in Idaho Ohio Wyoming California Mississippi and South Carolina fill the month’s political calendar.
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House
Roosevelt
National Party
James A. Farley
James M. Mead
John J Bennett, Jr
Nebraska
Norris
Congress
Senate
Arkansas
Idaho
Ohio
Wyoming
California
Mississippi
South Carolina
Relief clients gain food stamps and higher aid in PA
Harrisburg Aug. 1 Fears of rising living costs ease as 26 counties join the federal food stamp program and higher relief allowances take effect. The expansion adds 17 counties to prior participants, boosting food value by 11.2 percent per dollar. Officials note potential area or recipient restrictions based on funds, with state costs estimated at 300000 monthly and federal aid at 200000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Raymond T. Bowman
Department of Public Assistance
Bowman
Howard J. Russell
Annstanie
Russell
Beaver
Berks
Blair
Bradford
Butler
Center
Chester
Clearfield
Clinton
Greene
Huntingdon
Lawrence
Lycoming
McKean
Northumberland
Potter
Schuylkill
Snyder
Sullivan
Susquehanna
Tioga
Union
Washington
Wayne
Westmoreland
Wyoming
German Heroes Back Molzahn In Nazi Allegations
Two World War I German veterans testified in Hartford in a federal espionage trial accusing Rev Kurt B Molzahn of Nazi party ties. Dr Richard Flatter said Molzahn wore a Nazi emblem aboard a Hamburg bound liner and gave an intro card to a Gestapo official. Dr Robert Kemper, a Penn criminologist and Iron Cross recipient, described the Gestapo as a central German police arm and said Nazi insignia exposure could carry fines or concentration camp punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Conn
Kurt
B. Molzahn
Philadelphia
Gestapo
Richard Flatter
Staten Island
Robert Kemper
University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Flatter
Hamburg
Berendsmann
Flatter
Altona
Kemper
Molzahn
Nazi Party
Berencdsmann
Adolf Hitler
Slowdown in tight Nassau lead as Harbert falters
The round saw Harbert fail to hold a 34-33-07 pace with a 68 snuffed by Lawson Little Gene Kines and Jimmy Hines. Twenty six of the field broke par 72 and 11 went under 70. Hogan sparked the day with a 32 on the first nine before a late slide to 89.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chick Harbert
Lawson Little
Gene Kines
Philadelphia
Jimmy Hines
Hogan
New Calf Club Forming In Smyrna 4 H group starts
New Calf Club at Smyrna formed on the lawn of Mr and Mrs Roy Simpson. Members include Mary Doula Margaret Jane Simpson Clyde McConnaughey Jr Wilson Harbridge William Simpson and Joyce Wetzel. Leaders Roy Simpson Clyde McConnaughey Silas Harbridge. Jon Nagcotte PSU dairy specialist to help select calves. Calves to be Jerseys or Guernseys and shown at the Indiana Fair August 25-28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smyrna
Roy Simpson
Guern‘seys
Mary Doula
Margaret Jane Simpson
Clyde McConnaughey, Jr
Wilson Harbridge
William Simpson
Joyce Wetzel
Clyde McConnaughey
Silas Harbridge
J. W. Warner
Indiana County
Jon Nagcotte
Penn State
Stock Market highlights and ticker quotes from Indiana Evening Gazette
A dense listing of company names and stock percentages appears, detailing multiple corporations and lines such as Anaconda, Bethlehem Steel, Boeing, Chrysler, Du Pont, General Motors, IBM, and United Fruit. Includes broker and railroad tickers, alongside a closing exhortation to send the Indiana Evening Gazette to service members and read classifieds for more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Chemiar Am Can
Ain
Tel
Anaconda
Bald Loco Ct
Balt
Ohio
Bendix Aviat
Beth Steel
Boeing Airplane
I Borden Co
Ches and Ohio
Chrysler Corp
Cons Edison
Conso Oil
Curtiss Wright
del Lack
West
du Pont de N
Liste - Eastman Kodak
Elee
Gen Foods
Gen Motors Aq
Greyhound Corps de Iliners Central
Int Harvester
Nick Can
Johns Manville
Kennecott Cop
Loew's Ineahs
Montgom Ward
Mat Biscuit
Nat Dairy Prod
Wat Distillers
NY Central RR
North Ameria
Northern Pacific
Prckard Motor
Param Fictures
Penney WC
Penn RR
Pullman
Pure Oil
Radio Corp of Ani J Repab Steel
Reynolds Tob B
Sears Riehuck
Socony Vasium
Sperry Corp
Stang Brends
Cal
Texas Co
United Averett
United Corp
United Gas Imp
US Rubber
U 5 Steel
Warner Broz Pict
West Union Tel
West Bland
Mtg
Woolworth
Army
Navy
Dowager Grand Duchess Marie Anne of Luxembourg Dies
The 81 year old dowager Grand Duchess Marie Anne of Luxembourg died at Doctors Hospital after an abdominal operation. Survived by five daughters, two with her at death, including Grand Duchess Charlotte who rules the duchy in exile in London. Marie Anne had fled Luxembourg in 1940 as German forces advanced. She was daughter of King Don Miguel I of Portugal and married William IV in 1893.
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New York
Marie Anne of
Luxembourg
Germany
France
Doctors Hospital
Charlotte
Princess of
Scharzenberg
London
Libson
Don Miguel I
Portugal
William IV of
May le‘Adelaide
Obituary notices from Seward Mahaffey Brookville Indiana region
Obituaries note William H. Findley died at home in Seward at 4 30 pm after years of ill health. Survived by widow Mabel Nicholson Findley two daughters Mrs J J Dugan Bowling Green Ky and Mrs Roy Kunkle Johnstown six grandchildren three brothers Clarence H Steele and Carl Findley and sister Mrs Minnie l Brantlinger. Funeral arrangements incomplete. Also Thomas James Ferrier died in Clearfield hospital after 42 years in Mahaffey widow survives services in Mahaffey Cemetery. D Park retired Brookville restaurateur died aged 75. Magdalena Sudar wife of Michael Sudar Homer City born July 19 1886 Yugoslavia died at Indiana Hospital after four weeks. Surviving husband John two daughters Mrs Mary Kanyan and Mrs Rosie Vuchovich a grandchild, a brother and two sisters. Friends after 7 30 pm. Funeral St Louis Church Indiana Tuesday officiated by Rev M Rosenthal and burial St Bernard's Cemetery Indiana. Ida Houk Purchaseing mother of J Howard Houk Indiana died at Maple Avenue Hospital DuBois remaining service details pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Findley
W. Harvey
Mary (Cramer) Findley
Seward
Pennsylvania Electric Company
Mabel (Nicholson) Findley
J. J. Dugan
Bowling Green
Roy~ Kunkle
Johnstown
Clarence
Steele
Carl Findley
Cramer
Minniel
Brantlinger
Blairsville
Thomas James Ferrier
Mahaffey
Clearfield Hospital
Mahaffey Cemetery
Magdalena Sudar
Michael Sudar
Homer City
Yugoslavia
Indiana Hospital
St. Louis
Ida Houk
J. Howard Houk
Indiana
Maple Avenue Hospital
DuBois
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Beaver Falls
State Defense Council
Battle Creek War Hospital
Supreme Court
Cassius M. Dowell
Kenneth Royall
Supreme Court Building
Panama
H.C. L
Rey
Ike
Lillanns Gaudreau
Quebec
Armour’s Star
Beford
N.Y
D. Park
Brookville
Brookville Hospital
Anca
Xa Sian VI
St Va
Culinary Arts Institute
Indiana Evening Gazette
Phila
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