War Analyst MacKenzie on Russian Front and Second Front
World War analyst Mackenzie reviews the Don region fighting near Rostov Belaya Glina zone noting Bolshevik retirements orderly with limited losses. He sees Hitler’s drive as strong but not decisive and predicts the Red Army will gain ground once hills anchor defense while debate over a second front continues as axis worries about a potential invasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyatak
Don
Belaya Gling
Rostov
Hitler
WAVES Applicants From War Service Seek Navy Roles
A group of women applying for WAVES service after Pearl Harbor includes a widow whose husband served aboard a ship at Pearl Harbor, a 20 year old widow of an ensign, the daughter of a Navy Medical Corps commander, the wife of an Army Air Forces officer in Australia, the mother of two sailors and a sister of a submarine chaser commander. A Sunbury widow notes her husband was an Army captain in World War I, her son is a Navy flyer, and her brother in law is a lieutenant commander in the Navy Medical Corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perl Harbor
Ahe
Peayl Harbor
Navy
Navy Medical Corps
Ant Army Air Corps
Australia
Sunbury
Medical Corps
Fox, Erst Movie Producer Loses Appeal In Prison Case
William Fox, once a multimillionaire movie producer, had his appeal dismissed by the Third U S Circuit Court of Appeals. He faced a prison sentence on charges of conspiring to obstruct justice and defraud the United States. Fox pleaded guilty to conspiring with Judge J Warren Davis and Morgan Kaufman in bankruptcy matters and lending the judge money. The court ruled the guilty plea valid and noted co-defendants’ acquittals did not negate Fox’s conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Supreme Court
William Fox
United States
Third
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Hollywood
Circuit Court
J. Warren Davis
Morgan
Kaufman
Scranton
Fox
Davie
Davis
Davis-Kammar
U. S. District Court
Guy K. Bard
Herbert F. Goodrich
War-time steel market probes reveal warehouse bulge
A Senate committee heard testimony that steel arrives from warehouses nationwide with lists of needed items before contracts are known. Officials argued delivery charges and wear on tires affect prices while asserting legal profiteering exists but no illegality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Higgins
A. J. Higgins
Frank Higgins
Poruction Board
Crisis Deepens On Caucaus Oil Fronts In War News
International reports place German advances near Armavir and in the Tsimlyansk and Kletskaya sectors, threatening Maikop and Baku oil routes. Pravda calls for tougher Red Army action as Luftwaffe and German reserves surge. RAF bombers strike Ruhr while German raiders hit Swansea warehouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tsimlyansk
Don River
Rostov
Kletskaya
Stalingrad
Armavir
Maikop
Baku
Caucasus
Middle East
Moscow
Pravda
Semeon Timoshenko
trans-Caucasus
RAF
Ruhr
Swansea
Wales
Britain raids Congress HQ over Gandhi draft in India debate
The Congress working committee approved a resolution moving away from Gandhi’s draft by omitting references to Japan. British authorities raided the party's Allahabad headquarters, seizing the original draft and related documents, triggering accusations of meddling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cially
Britain
Egypt
Mediterranean
Claude J. E. Auchinleck
Erwin Rommel
India
Great Britain
United Nations
Mohandas K. Gandhi
All-India Congress Party
Gandhi
Japan
China
All-India Congress Working Committee
Buitain
Far Pacific
Middle East
U. S
Hankow
Yangtze River
Joseph W. Stilwell
Battle of
Kokoda
Stanley Range
Congress Working Committee
Allahabad
Pelley Case Nearing Jury in Sedition Trial
In Indianapolis the government nears jury verdict in the William Dudley Pelley sedition trial. Two defense witnesses remain, with two hours of final arguments agreed by both sides. Lawrence Brown Agnes Henderson and others are linked to a Noblesville printing venture as key figures. Virgil D. Jordan and Dr. Jacob Thorkelson are among the remaining subpoenaed witnesses. Lindbergh testified that most Americans opposed entering war, but later did not assess opinion changes since the attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
William Dudley Pelley
Silver Shirts
America
Pelley
Lawrence A. Brown
Agnes M. Henderson
Noblesville
Ind
Jacob Thorkelson
Montana
Virgil D. Jordan
National Industrial Conference Board
United States
Charles A. Lindbergh
Charles A. Lindbergh, Filer
The
America First Committee
Lindbergh
Ho Oe
Gandhi urges negotiations with Japan despite India resolu tion shift
Gandhi said he favored talks with Tokyo even after the resolution omitted reference to Japan at Nehru's insistence. He pledged if India gained independence he would go to Japan to press for China’s freedom, warning of millions of Indians resisting otherwise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Gandhi
Jawaharal Nehru
Tokyo
India
China
Gasoline rationing in the east and rubber program critique
An official cited a distinct possibility of fuel oil rationing in the east as curtailment of gasoline deliveries west to the Mississippi is considered to free tank cars for Atlantic Seaboard needs. Rep Hartley blamed delays in the synthetic rubber program on government incompetence and private interests while President Roosevelt previewed a message to Congress on grain alcohol agency veto and rubber knowledge questions. Gas station signs shift to for sale and for rent amid rationing as roadside stands fade. a Pottstown to Reading route once serving 17,000 cars daily now sees scant business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nion
Atlantic Seaboard
Roosevelt
Congress
Grain
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Saturday Evening Post
Trancaster
Reading
Post
Pottstown
Media
Clyde Longacre
Paul Guinny
Sandy McTavish to Visit Indiana With Special Ads
Sandy McTavish the Danny Scot arrives in Indiana this Friday and Saturday, making the Evening Gazette Office his headquarters. Merchants sponsor a special feature to showcase service and values with unbelievable offers, promoted as a streamlined advertising method. Readers are urged to watch Thursday and Friday papers for two pages detailing his plan to save money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Evening Gazette
Sandy
Von Wiegand Disclaims Tall Tales of World War I Fame
Asbury Park N J Aug 5 Jacob von Wiegand admitted that his long claimed exploits as a German air ace in World War I were imaginary. FBI assistant director J E Conroy said the man known as Captain Jack von Wiegand gained nationwide attention in 1929 for tales of serving with Baron von Richtofen's Flying Circus. He denied shooting down 22 Allied planes including one with Quentin Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asbury Park
N. J
Jacobb von Wiegand
U. S
J. E. Conroy
FBI
Jack von Wiegand
Baron von Richtofen
Conroy
von Wiegand
Quentin Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
State Aid and Local Struggles Amid Rationing Fallout
The piece lists numerous municipalities and grant figures facing wartime supply constraints, noting sharp declines in business and transportation. It mentions Lukelisville airport’s passenger service cut in half by gas rationing, reduced hotel trade in Lancaster, and antique dealers hit by scarcity. It also highlights adapting businesses such as a coach inn trimming facilities, a clerk noting hotel downturns, and retailers shifting to rationing compliant sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lukelisville
Coatesville
George Cooper
Willows
Lancaster
Walter Gebhart
Brunswick Hotel
John Groff
Elizabeth B. Cheyney
Churchtown
Green Hills
Daniel Lowngberg
Ringling Bros Menagerie Fire Destroys 90 Animals in Cleveland
A 20 minute blaze at the Ringling Brothers tent in Cleveland’s lakefront damaged 90 animals, killed one bull elephant, and forced nine more to be shot. veterinarians treated five injured beasts at an emergency hospital while firefighters investigated the cause, with insurance declared prohibitive and a $200000 loss estimated. The blaze left 18 cages and many tethered animals unaccounted as staff halted performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, Alig
Cleveland
Ringing Brothers
J. J. Henderson
Ringling
Louis P. Pritaoh
Fire Prevention Bureau
Pritach
John Ringling North
Man Fined For No Blackout In Pool Game
Hollidaysburg August 5 Blair County Judge George Patterson reduced a sentence on an Altoona poolroom operator charged with violating the June 24 blackout. Charles Joseph Edwards had been fined $200 and given 90 days in jail by Alderman William Stevens for not turning out the lights until a pool game finished. The judge lowered the fine to $50 and suspended the jail term contingent on payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollidaysburg
Blair County
George Patterson
Altoona
William Stevens
Charles Joseph Edwards
Patterson
Woodstock Typewriter to Stop Production for Government Use
Woodstock Typewriter Corporation will halt most production by October 31 scheduling a maximum output of 1600 units per month. The company in Woodstock Illinois will allocate all output to government use only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Woodstock Typewriter Corporation
Woodstock
Ill
Vandergrift Woman Dies After Poison Inhalation
Mrs Margaret Hill 62 of Vandergrift died at Braddock General Hospital after swallowing poison while visiting a daughter in Swissvale. Deputy coroner John Biddle reported the death occurred yesterday Aug 5 at Braddock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braddock
Margaret Hill
Vandergrift
Braddock General Hospital
John Biddle
Allegheny County
Lettuce Auction For Bataan and Corregidor CasuaRescue
A carload of lettuce grown by Japanese in California will be auctioned in Pittsburgh to raise funds for medicines and food for American prisoners of war at Bataan and Corregidor. The California firm donated the lettuce. Proceeds fund Red Cross relief aboard a mercy ship leaving this month.
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Pittsburgh
California
Bataan and
Corregidor
Red Cross
Obituary Notices From Butler Area Churches and Towns
Obituary notices list survivors and service details for several local figures. Names include Mrs Mary Baboski and Harry Joseph Bartley with funeral times, burial sites, and relatives in Butler, Indiana, Homer City and East Butler. Religious affiliations and lodge memberships are noted for some, with services at Robinson Streams Glade Run and other funeral homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crooked Creek
Vij Robinson
Funeral Home
Oakland Cemetery
Harry Joseph Bartley
Robinson Funeral Home
Bartley
Indiana Lodge No. 931
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elka
Laura (Stoops) Blakley
Streams Funeral Home
West Union Church Cemetery
Bev. Russel James
David James
Columbia Avenue
Homer City
Christian and Missionary Alliance Church
Indiana
Mahattey Cemetery
Mary Baboski
Aultman
Habeas Corpus Granted For Man In Triple Death
Dominick Pompanella, a 32 year old Johnstown steel worker, released at habeas corpus hearing before Judge Richard D. Laird after state motor pace investigating a July 29 cabin shooting near Seward. Assistant DA C J Ward Elcher said Commonwealth had no evidence to justify holding him. victims named Joseph E. Faltin, Elsie Thomas and Dorothy Kohler, all of Johnstown. coroner's jury found the trio killed by unknown person or persons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensburg
Dominick Pompanella
Johnstown
Elsie Thomas
Dorothy Kohler
Cargo planes stepped up in all-out program
Lt. Gen. Henry H. Arnold told a Senate subcommittee that cargo carrying planes output is being increased in an all-out effort. He cited engine allotment ratios for transport planes and bombers for the second half of this year and next year, noting substantial rises in bomber production shares.
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Washington
Henry H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
Senate
Arnold
Law of 1854 to be tested in Erie hearing
An 88 year old law allowing spouses to refuse sales of liquor to habitual drinkers will be tested in a hearing on August 17 before Justice Frank Steinford at Kearsage. Carl Newell of the Evie district Liquor Control Board said a woman filed a charge against a cafe owner after her husband was repeatedly served beer and liquor despite her protests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Justice of the Peace
Frank Steinford
Kearsage
Carl Newell
Evie District Liquor Control Board
Treasury balance tops 3.29 billion dollars in daily update
Washington reports Aug 4 receipts of 63.0 million and expenditures of 281.5 million leaving net treasury balance at 3.2958 billion. Total debt stands at 82.084 billion, up 340.8 million from yesterday. Evening Gazette ad promotes subscription to troops and friends.
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Washington
the Treasury
Survivors recount grisly sinking of freighter by Japanese sub
Survivors arrived in Seattle telling how the American freighter was torpedoed and shelled in the North Pacific on July 14. Crew members were machinegunned as they drifted on lifeboats and rafts. Seventeen men endured four days at sea before rescue. two died during the attack and six died from exposure. Sailors reported a low-flying naval plane failed to spot them, and five crewmembers plus the raft crew died before rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
North Pacific
Willian Kosarich
Pittsburgh
Paradioman
Milton G. McGaughey
St. Joseph
Markets Livestock and Produce at Pittsburgh Aug 5
Salable hogs 200 head active with gains to 15 cents. Cattle 75 head steady. Calves 75 head up 80 cents. Sheep 200 head up 25 cents. Good to choice hogs 14.90 to 15.25. cattle and calves show higher bids. apples and potatoes in demand with mixed prices across varieties.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Rambos
Duchess
West Virginia Rambos
Maryland
Williams Reds
Ohio Duchess
New Jersey Cobblers
Chippewas
Long Island E Cobblers
Chip
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Erst
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Sandy McTavish
Danny Scot
Page Wie
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E. Wheatfield Two
Glen Campbell Boro
Grant Two
Homer City Boro
Jacksonville Boro
Marion Center
Boro
Montgomery Two
No. Mahoning Two
Pine Two
Plumville
Rayne
Saltsburg
Shelocta
Mahoning
West Lebanon Ind
West Mahoning
West Wheatfield
Young Two
Good~ Rich
U.S
Bev
George W. Mintyre
Glade Run Church
Dayton
Treasury
Culinary Arts Institute
Indiana Evening Gazette
Phila
St. Indiana
Troutman's
Phone 800
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