Army Air Forces clear Sicily skies with heavy losses to Axis
The War Department summary reports U S planes flew 19 589 offensive Mediterranean sorties in four weeks and dropped 12 460 tons of explosives. Bombers destroyed 342 enemy planes and probably 54 more. Three Axis ships were sunk, 10 damaged. U S losses totaled 190. Rome bombing by 272 heavies and 249 medium bombers on July 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The
Sicily
Sardinia
U. S
Mediterranean
U.S
Rome
Northwest African Air Forces
Carl Spaatz
U. S. Army
Ninth Air Force
Lewis H. Brereton
War Department
Allied fleet to push through Mediterranean to reopen Burma road
The article outlines that Italy’s naval forces will be reduced as Allies capture or destroy major units in the Mediterranean. It argues for moving Britain’s main fleet to India, enabling a Burma operation after the monsoon to resume supply lines to China, with Rangoon as a key amphibious objective requiring substantial naval support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mediterranean
Spezia
Taranto
Italy
Adriatic
Tyrrhenian Sea
Toulon
Britain
India
Burma
China
Japan
Rangoon
Cadets Enroll In Preflight School At Texas Center
Service pages note Henry A. Davis of Alverda among 364 Pennsylvanians in the latest aviation cadet class at San Antonio Texas. Cadet Donald Marlin Campbell, son of Captain and Mrs Charles W Campbell, formerly Indiana, is at Maxwell Field Alabama in the Army Air Forces Pre Flight School for Pilots after five months as an enlisted man at Keesler Field Mississippi. Campbell, a Biloxi Central High School graduate, worked as a clerk for Post Engineers at Keesler before enlisting July 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Texas
Aviation Cadet Center
Henry A. Davis
Alverda
America
Campbell
Donald Marlin Campbell
Charles W.campbell
Indiana
South Fifth Street
Army Air Forces
Maxwell Field
Alabama
Biloxi Central High School
Mississippi
Post Engineers
Keesler Field
Miss
Maxwell
New Marketing Committee Takes Up Spud Problem
Harrisburg August 4 The new state potato marketing committee organized by the U S Department of Agriculture heard talks on marketing and storage of the 1943 Pennsylvania potato crop. Jas E Walker heads the panel, with 34 county committees planned by August 9. Local groups include county war board members growers market experts and FDA staff. Egg production in June set a state record at 238 million eggs, up 22 million from last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
New State
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Jas. E. Walker
State War Board
Department
Federal Food Distribution Administration
The
Agricultural Extension Service
State Agriculture Department
C. F. H. Westoff
Williamsport
State Potato Growers Association
Walker
County War Board
FDA
Berks
Bradford
Bucks
Butler
Cambria
Carbon
Centre
Chester
Clearfield
Columbia
Crawford
Cumberland
Dauphin
Erie
Indiana
Jefferson
Lackawanna
Lancaster
Lebanon
Lehigh
Luzerne
Lycoming
Mercer
Monroe
Northampton
Northumberland
Potter
Schuylkill
Somerset
Tioga
Union
Venango
York
Warren
Federal-State
Aircraft Mechanic Paul Ague in Army Air Forces Study at Newark
Paul A. Ague 28, son of Mr and Mrs D H Ague of Sharon, studies air craft mechanics in the Army Air Forces Training Command at Casey Jones School of Aeronautics Newark N J. He is married to Maxine who lives with his parents. A Sharon High School graduate he was formerly employed in Westinghouse transformer division before service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul A. Ague
D. H. Ague
Sharon
Indiana
Army Air Forces Training Command
Casey Jones School of Aeronautics
Newark
N. J
Maxine
Pie. Ague
Sharon High School
Transformer
Westing~ House
Army officer requirements ease but replacements stay scarce
Senator Wheeler of Montana criticized the plan to extend basic training from 13 to 17 weeks, warning it risks psychological leverage at a forthcoming peace conference with Russia. He argues the move clashes with congressional sentiment as House backs deferment bills and Senate panel supports exempting fathers until 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeler
D-Mont
Russia
Belton
Mont
War Manpower Board
House
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Taxes and revenue talk amid wartime pressures
Rep Reed urges exploring all tax avenues including an excess profits tax and a broad no exemption sales tax to fund war costs. Harrisburg report shows July state revenue near 1942 levels, down about 1.1 million, aided by a $1 million liquor-store transfer Sony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross
Treasury
W. H Woolf
Internal Revenue Bureau
The
Woolf
Department
Rep
Reed
R-Ny
Ways and Means
Fdr
Harrisburg
Auuhvor
F. Clair Ross
Allied gains in Sicily and Italian crisis deepen war posture
World brief reports Sicily captures Catenanuova and Caronia while centers advance six miles. Italy faces renewed center battles near Regalbuto Centuripe as Allied air and sea actions intensify. Russians threaten Orel. Germans retreat. Naples bombed. Greece quiet. Badoglio regime tightens, peace talks frozen. In Pacific, Munda progress continues against Japanese resistance. Pittsburgh news adds Allegheny-Ludium buys B S Steel and Forge Co Los Angeles. army letter service urged.
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Caten
Anuova
Centuripe
Caronia
San Stefano
Sicily
Regalbuto
Badoglio
London
Eden
Italy
House of Commons
Germany
RAF
Hitler
Europe
Pacific
Munda
Price Panels in Indiana to Aid Food Price Freeze
Chairman H E Raymond announces Indiana War Price and Rationing Board will deploy local Price Panels to educate and assist businesses about OPA limits on food and beverage prices. Panels will issue regulations, answer questions, and aim for voluntary compliance before enforcement action, with a state office at 20 South Sixth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Raymond
Indiana Wart Price and Ratioing Board
Jocal Board
OPA
Raymond
Prentiss B. Brown
Indiana
Mr. Raymond
OPA Enforcement Division
South Sixth Street
Italy under Badoglio tightens rule amid war weariness
Italian dictator regime solidifies military control as Milan and Bari suffer unrest. Reports from Rome say soldiers are ordered to shoot at protests, while peace movements falter under leadership gaps. Eden insists Allies demand unconditional surrender, rejecting any immediate peace terms.
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Madrid
Pietro Badoglio
Italy
Rome
Spain
Badoglio
Benito Mussolini
Mussolini
Milano
Bari
Sicily
London
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eden
Geneva
Roosevelt
Permier
House of’ Commons
Germany
Commons
One License Plate Urged by Capitol Leaders
Legislative leaders gathered in the Capitol to pass a proposal allowing Governor Martin to suspend the two tag requirement, enabling savings of 600000 tons of metal by using a single license plate next year. The measure, needed under the 1943 war powers act, follows Gov. Martins earlier approval of one tag. The Governor also rejected federal plans to seize Huntingdon's Pennsylvania Industrial School for a military prison, citing space and crime concerns.
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Harrisburg
Capitol
Martin
House
Iran T. Fiss
Charles H. Ealy
Senate
Franklin H. L. Ichtenwalter
Weldon B. Heyburn
Reuben E. Cohen
B. B. McGinnis
U. S
Biddle
U.S
General Assembly
Pennsylvania
Huntingdon
Russians near Orel push toward German stronghold
Aug 4 Moscow dispatches report a major Soviet offensive within five miles of Orel threatening to encircle and force a German withdrawal. Soviet lines seize towns and rail stations while heavy fighting continues north and west of the city. 180 enemy planes destroyed as Donets basin gains noted. Victories also reported near Voroshilovgrad. One local death in Lawrenceville from a bicycle accident. A New Guinea theater death announced for Corp Edwin B McNaughton Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Cassidy
Moscow
Orel
Reuters
Stalingrad
CBS
High Command
Ming River
Kuibyshevo
Sush
Pilatovka
Domnino
Gorel
Grel
Rer
Donets
Voroshilovgrad
Germany
Belgorod
Kursk
Italy Accepts Unconditional Surrender Prospect
A wartime speech notes Italy's readiness to accept unconditional surrender from Hitler and urges peace terms that restore Italy as a respectable nation. The speaker emphasizes turning the war toward Germany and expresses strong views on recognizing the surrendering party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Germany
Hitler
Convicts Must Wait Year For New Parole Pleas
Harrisburg August 4 Over 200 Pennsylvania inmates faced a one year wait to refile clemency pleas after the State Board of Pardons tightened limits on repeat applications. Gov. Martin approved five pardons and 62 commutations as 237 pleas were denied. Notables affected include Joseph and Philip Bruno, lifelong terms from the 1934 Keluyres election eve slayings, Franz Endrakat a former czar army officer, and Samuel B Crane once with the Phillies. The rule aims to reduce docket clutter and address wartime job concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Board of Pardons
Martin
Joseph and
Philip Bruno
Keluyres
Franz Endrakat
Philadelphia
America
Samuel B
Red) Crane
Philadelphia Athletic
Crane
Pardon Board
State Parolon Board
Penn State extends services with Greensburg district office
The Pennsylvania State College announces a Greensburg district office to serve Indiana Cambria and parts of Westmoreland and Somerset counties. Russell J. Keirn of Heilwood is district representative. The office offers war training programs, supervisory training, personnel testing, clinics forums and film lending library for community groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania State College Extension Services
Greensburg
Indiana
Russell J. Keirn
Heilwood
Pittsburgh
Cambria
Westmoreland
Somerset
Penn State
Keirn
U S Woman on Jap Radio Propaganda Suitcase of History
An 80 year old American woman, Mrs Henry Topping, living in Japan for years, is identified by the Office of War Information as a Japanese radio propagandist. She has broadcast an English program to the United States called The Wamera Hour. The Toppings, longtime missionaries, came to Japan in 1895 and retired a decade ago. Dr Topping died last August at 86.
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Washington
Office of War Information
Henry Topping
Japan
OWI
Topping
United States
Tokyo Radio
Toppings
Hoover cites lower draft violators in new era
Washington August 4 J Edgar Hoover said during nearly three years of enforcement of the conscription act 877 convictions for failure to register were recorded by the FBI in contrast to 1917 when about 10000 prosecutions occurred In the current period October 1940 to July 1 the FBI logged 7190 complaints with 5455 not willful eligibles 433 found ineligible and 383 agreeing to immediate induction without prosecution
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Hover
FBI
Mike Conner Leads Mississippi Democratic Primary
Former Governor Martin Sennett Conner led a four man field for state chief executive in Mississippi's Democratic primary. He will face either Lieutenant Governor Dennis Murphree or former House Speaker Thomas L Bailey in the August 34 runoff. Lester Franklin, endorsed by Senator Theodore Bilbo, finished fourth with 12,113 votes as unofficial results from 862 of 1,695 precincts show Conner with 36,425, Murphree 24,000 and Bailey 23,637.
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Jackson
Miss
Martin Sennett
Mike) Conner
Mississippi
Dennis Murphree
House
Thomas L. Bailey
Lester Franklin
State Tax Commission
United States
Theodore G. Bilbo
oCnner
Murphree
Bailey
Franklin
Produce price report from Pittsburgh and East markets
Markets report from Pittsburgh dated August 4 notes moderate demand for produce with apples steady to slightly higher and top grades like Williams Reds and Wealthies quoted across PA MD and WV. Potatoes fit steady with several regional varietals listed. cattle hogs calves and sheep receipts shown as steady with totals for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Williams Reds
Maryland
West Virginia
Wealthies and Duchess
Chippewas
New Jersey
Chippewas and Cobblers
Long Island
Stock Market Snapshot And Two Trapped Women Rescue
A chaotic list shows stock names and percent changes while a dramatic rescue follows. Firemen carried down a ladder Mrs Mathilda Hoffman age 24 and her mother Mrs Freda Perlow age 45 from the fourth floor after being trapped. Richard Pomerantz age 9 and his brother Freddie age 4 were saved from the third floor by Meyer Levin a druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mathilda Hoffman
Freda Perlow
Richard Pomerantz
Freddie
Meyer Levin
Indictments Quashed Against 49 Defendants in Millwork Case
In Pittsburgh on August 4, 1940, federal court dismissed three year old indictments charging 49 defendants with conspiring to freeze high building costs and monopolize millwork. Among the freed were William Hutcheson, AFL-United Brotherhood president, plus nine international officers and leaders from the Lumber Institute of Allegheny County and the Master Builders' Association. The indictments, twice upheld, were nolle pressed on a Uhl recommendation due to insufficient evidence. The group faced charges of conspiring to use union labels to restrain interstate commerce, fix prices, and control production and sale of millwork products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
William
Big Bill) Hutcheson
Afl-United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Lumber Institute of
Master Builders’ Association
F. P. Schoonmaker
U. S
Charles F. Uhl
Obituary notices from Patchin, Harhart, and Hill families
A funeral note updates a number of local deaths including Mrs Della Patchin and Mrs Ruth Harhart with services in Patchinville and Salisburg. Other obituaries cover Mrs Jeannette Moorhead Hill of Ann Arbor and Andrew Komolsky Jr, with services in Homer City and Leechburg. Ernest McKee of Burnside, and Fred Miller of Tarentum are also reported with burial plans and family details.
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Burnside
Della
Neff) Patchin
Florence P. Dufton
Clearfield
Joseph O. Clark
Glen Campbell
Patchin
Messrs
Kenneth F. Estey
First Regular Baptist Church of
Indiana
E. F. Pierce
John
Ruth M
Thomas) Earhart
Conemaugh Township
Joseph A
Eva (Johns) Thomas
Salisburg
Harhart
Alfred Lysle Earshart
Alfred EK
Thomas D
George W. Thomas
Miami Beach
Fla
Ralph F. Thomas
Thelma G. Renwick
First Pentacostal Church
John Jacobs
Edgewood Cemetery
Jeannette (Moorhead) Hill
David K. Hill
Ann Arbor
Mich
Alexander T
Mary Jane (Hutchinson) Moorhead
Leechburg
Tulsa
Oklo
Andrew Komolsky, Jr
Coy
Homer City Presbyterian Church
Edward M. Thomas
Stephen Papmeter
Greenwood Cemetery
Ernest Leo M’kee
Frank D. Wood Coal Co
St. Benedict
Marie
Allison) McKee
Robert
Otha
Cloyd
Armed Services of
United States
Viola
Pittsburgh
Delmont
Kenneth
Hugh McKee
Westover
Stanley
Carl l
Washington Street
East Ridge Church
R. H. White
Church
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FLEET
Indiana, Pa
Nix
James M. Nix
Camp Edwards
Mass
D. R. Nix
R. J. Nix
Bataan
Michael
Mickee
Sugars
John Sugars
Punxsutawney
Phillippine Islands
31St Infantry
Philippines
Marine Corps
Shanghai
Andy
Massachusetts
Herbert McMullen
Phillip Kane
Army Medical Corps
North Africa
Pvt
Andy Sugars
Anna Fekula
Glendale
Calif
Detroit
Much
Italan
Mosecow
Allegheny-Ludium Steel Corp
B. S. Steel and Forge Co
Los Angeles
Charman William F. Detwiler
Allegheny-Ludium
West Coast
Army
Slowski
Lawrenceville
Victor Edwardo
Bakerstown
Edwin B McNaughton
Corp
Edwin B. McNaughon, Jr
U. S. Army Air Corps
New Guinea
State College
Mike Conner
Gazette
Smelt & R
Atch
T& SF
Balt & Ohio
Beth Steel
Boeing Airplane
Borden Co
Briggs
United Aircraft
United Corp
United Gas Imp
US Rubber
US Steel
Warner Bros Pict
West Union Tel
West BE & Mfg
Woolworth
Yellow Tr & C
Youngst Sh & T
Curb— Aero Supply
Ark Nat Gas
Elec Bond & Share
Penmoad Corp It
Enoch Shirley
Luciusboro
St. Mary’s Greek Catholic Church
Homer City
John J. Baycura
St. Bernard’s Cemetery
Fred Miller
X’ Ane Tekis
S.c.stre
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