Motor Police Hunt Bandits In Pottsville Area
State motor police widen a hunt for three bandits who killed elderly night watchman Edward Fromme during a $4 holdup. The trio, linked to several region robberies, may be tied to a January Walton Coal Company killing and other heists including a gas station and coal company robberies. Victims include Raymond Holley and William Goodblims, with a stolen car recovered near Reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pottsville
Edward Fromme
Walton Coal Company
Schuylkill Haven
Robert Evans
New Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Coal Company
Manhattan Coal Company
Fromme
Raymond Holley
Holley
Reading
France Eyes Tightening Divorce Laws Under Vichy Plan
The Vichy regime backs changes to curb French divorces, with lawyers drafting reforms to force both sides to court and end automatic divorce after three years separation. A decree expands dissolution of Freemasonry and similar secret societies to occupied and unoccupied France, with penalties up to two years and possible expulsion for foreigners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grenoble
France
Petain
Vichy
le Petit Dauphinois
Senate Debate Over Army Pay Rise Amid Draft Talk
Ten senators discussed next steps as a Senate session planned a vote on Senator Lee's proposal to lift the army basic pay from 21 a month to 30 to align with the navy. Senator Johnson tied Willkie to the draft debate, suggesting a Willkie stance could kill the issue unless he straddles the matter, with the Maloney proposal cited as a possible middle ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Lee
D-Okla
Wendell Willkie
Johnson
D-Cole
Willkie
Congress
Maloney
Germans claim England invasion near at hand after raids
Reported mass raids in Germany mirror Poland style offensives and a predicted drastic push to land Nazi troops on English soil grows stronger. Berlin says British air power is weakened near Dover while German raiders target gun emplacements searchlights airfields and highways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland
English
Dover
State relief rolls decline in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg Aug 14 The Department of Public Assistance reports July totals show 1 211 000 Pennsylvanians dependent on state relief or WPA jobs, down 38 000 from June and far below February, with about 374 000 considered unemployable due to age or disability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Department of Public Assistance
Pennsylvania
Department
Germany Calls Massed Attacks A General Action On England
Berlin reports Britain struck back with raids on Potsdam and adds air raid alarms were heard in the German capital for the third time since the war began. It claims 132 British planes were shot down that day, with four days totaling 363. British losses tallied 68, plus two sunk freighters and two patrol boats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dover
England
Thames Estuary
Britain
Berlin
Potsdam
Switzerland
Portsmouth
Bournemouth
Plymouth
Exeter
Bristol
North Billingham
Folkstone
DNB
Channel
British Isles
Aalborg
Denmark
Somaliland Front in Somaliland Sees Serious But Not Critical Situation
British forces report two days of strong Italian attacks followed by determined counter attacks. An Italian concentration was dispersed by bombardment and delayed the advance toward Bulkar, between Zela and Barbera, about 40 miles west of Berbera. Military circles describe the situation as serious but not critical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
British Somaliland
Bulkar
Zela
Barbera
Berbera
Somaliland
Democratic State Committee split coats contested chairmanships
Harrisburg Aug 14 Two county chairmanship contests divided the Democratic State Committee as it prepared a 36 elector list for President Roosevelt. In Dauphin County Robert M Fuger opposed Clarence Moretz, while in Lawrence County John B Shaw and Charles Book vied for the post. Officials planned to file the electors by Friday and meet the campaigning committee Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Democratic State Committee
Roosevelt
Meredith Meyers
Dauphin
Lawrence
Robert M. Fuger
Dauphin County
Clarence Moretz
U. S
Joseph F. Guffey
Lawrence County
John B. Shaw
Charles Book
New Castle
Philadelphia
Walter Miller
Meyers
Miller
Paul C. Lewis
Washington
State Elections Bureau
Italian Drive Presses East Amid Bitter Fighting Near Adadleh
After two days of strong Italian attacks and British counterattacks, officers say Italy is throwing everything into the fight for quick victory. British forces claim to have repelled assaults at Jugargan Pass, 35 miles south-southeast of Adadleh, where Italian high command reports continued bitter fighting east of Adadleh despite determined opposition.
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Italy
Jugargan ‘Pass
Berbera
Adadleh
War News and Skirmishes Across Europe and Asia
Berlin raid reports place British attackers near Potsdam before being repulsed by anti aircraft fire while Berlin residents flee to shelters. In Britain a large air raid targets the Midlands with German bombers. raft of rumoured parachutists provokes caution. An Adriatic and Asia scene unfolds as Admiral Hart arrives Shanghai to influence foreign settlement talks and Rome hints at Corfu and Adriatic action amid Albanian tensions.
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Berlin
Potsdam
England
Midlands
Aviation
Holland
Belgium
France
Libya
Egypt
Berbera
British Somaliland
Thomas Charles Hart
Adriatic
Italy
Tis
Greece
Albania
Roberts Quits Unemployment Compensation Referee Post
Harrisburg on August 14 Governor James accepted the resignation of Samuel J Roberts of Erie as an unemployment compensation referee. Roberts, a Republican and county party chairman, had discussed resigning under a new federal Hatch act prohibition on political activity by employees paid partly with federal funds. The Unemployment Compensation Bureau is funded through the Federal Social Security Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
James
Samuel J. Roberts
Erie
Roberts
Erie County
Unemployment Compensation Bureau
Federal Social Security Board
Britons Leave Peiping Post After China Troop Pullout
In Peiping China on the first withdrawal of British troops in over four decades two officers and 30 men of the East Surrey regiment left the British embassy guard barracks en route to Tientsin. They will join other units as Britain pulls all troops from China. The US marine band played Auld Lang Syne as the troops passed the US embassy and Marine Colonel A H Turnage saluted. American marines are set to cover but not station within the British embassy compound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mee Peiping
China
Peiping
East Surry Regiment
Tients In
Britain
United States
A. H
Police Probe Driving Death At Baltimore Beach
Baltimore County Police opened an investigation into the death of Eugene Havlin a 27 year old from Altoona Pennsylvania who broke his neck in a dive at a bathing beach near Baltimore He died at a city hospital after being brought there by Evelyn Stewart of Juniata Pennsylvania who said he was hurt in a dive into shallow water The medical examiner Br Howard J Malders ordered the body held pending the investigation
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Baltimore County Police
Eugene Havlin
Altoona
Havlin
Baltimore City
Evelyn Stewart
Juniata
Howard J. Malders
Ninety six year old Altman reads Indiana Evening Gazette
Joseph G. Altman of Rochester Mills, aged 96, writes to Indiana Gazette to renew his paper for three months. The letter expresses his lasting enjoyment of the publication and the editors wish him many more years of reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph G. Altman
Rochester Mills
Indiana
London Uses Largest Type to Hail Raider Losses
London reports in bold type that German raiders were destroyed in battles over the channel and southern coast. Papers call it the biggest day yet with headlines noting 69 down yesterday and 191 in three days, while Nazi squadrons are driven back and blitzkrieg is credited to the RAF.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Channel
News Chronicle
Battle Peak
the Herald
Yaster
Daily Mail
the Express
RAF
French Government Finds Executioner to Carry Out Death
In Vichy on August 14 the French government, after condemning a man to death but lacking an official executioner, recruited Henry Rech nicknamed Monsier D Alger. He was brought to Marseille to replace Monsier De Paris, who fled Paris and is now in the German occupied zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vichy
France
Henry Rech
Guilhitney
Jitterbugs Demonstrate The Pickle Dance Move
In New York on August 14, jitterbug fans were shown a new move called the pickle during a demonstration for the convention of dance educators of America Inc. Couples paused and shouted yes, yes it’s the pickle as they practiced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dance Educators of America, Inc
RAF crosses Alps twice in bold bombing raid
London Aug 14 The capron factory at Milan and the Fiat plant in Turin were seriously damaged by Royal Air Force bombers in a dramatic mission 1,600 miles long with a double crossing of the Alps. The air ministry announced today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Milan
Fiat
Turin
Italy
Royal Air Force
Alps
Air Ministry
Four Boys Die in State Water Tragedy in PA
Four boys drowned in Western Pennsylvania incidents. James and Elmer Crouch, aged 17 and 5, drowned when Elmer fell from James’s shoulders into a deep river hole near Coverts Station. George Crouch, 15, tried to save them. Latimer Meyers, 9, visiting from Cincinnati, drowned in Loyalhannah Creek near Ligonier after a head injury suspected from a rock. Joseph Kozel, 13, vanished while swimming at a pool near Gallitzin. authorities recovered his body after divers searched the scene. Police sought the Meyers parents who were away on vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
James Franklin Crouch
Elmer Crouch
Mahoning River
Coverts Station
James
Elmer
George Crouch
Latimer Meyers
Cincinatti O
Ligonier
Loyalhannah Creek
Firenett
Latrobe
Latimer D. Meyers
Joseph Kozel
Gallitzin
Francis
Charles Dybus
Strike Goes On Despite Order at Hazelton Coal
An illegal strike at Jaddo Highland Coal Company keeps 1800 men idle as Drifton workers defy United Mine Workers District 7 order to return. Sympathy walkouts disrupt three collieries and ten feeder mines while district leaders seek charter revocation and arbitration channels. Police presence at shafts was noted but no pickets appeared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazelton
Jaddo- Highland Coal Company
Drifton
United Mine Workers Union
District 7
Dlifton
Hugh Brown
Brown
Alverda Community Notes Mixed Town Visits
Marion Repine visits relatives in Linden New Jersey and Alda Sterley calls in Barnesboro. Several locals travel for business and family visits to towns including Elnora Gallitzin Carnegie Johnstown Du Bois and Cicero Illinois. Boxing show in Pittsburgh cancelled due to influenza illness of opponent.
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Marion Repine
Linden
N. J
Alda Sterley
Barnesboro
R. D
J. E. Cribbs
Elnora
Thomas McKee
Joseph Jasezko
Cleveland
Ohio
George Sterpko
Harold Joiner
Washington, D. C
Robert Burkhart
Gallitzin
Friends
James McDermott
Joseph McDermott
Carnegie
Helen Trefero
Alma Vater
Julia Putzakylisa
New York
Alma Leone
State Forest
Lucille
Beverly Morris
McAnulty
Bill Bogan
du Bois
Martin Napp
Stafford
Edward Davis
Cicero
Joe Mooney
Arch Repine
Johnstown
Frank Egleg
Youngstown
John Yukas
Andy Sledyczka
Penn Run
Townsend Meeting At Creekside Thursday Evening
Townsend residents gather at Creekside at 7 30 p m for an open meeting led by Walter Stateman of John Street Towns. A delegation from Indiana is expected. Everyone welcome.
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Creekside
Walter
Stateman
Johnstwn
Indiana
Census figures state militia for counties in big battle
The 1940 census shows Cambria County population 213000 with Johnstown at 44448, Nanty-Glo 6218, and Ebensburg 3718. Armstrong County totals 81087 with Kittanning 7546 and Ford City 5796. Jefferson County totals 54049. Punxsutawney leads towns at 9475. National guardsmen near Lisbon, Pa engage in a simulated battle after an air raid scare. A stomach illness outbreak among troops, blamed on hot dogs, was reportedly cured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambria County
Johnstown
Nanty-Glo
Barnesboro
Ebensburg
Spangler
Armstrong County
Kittanning
Ford City
Leechboro
Apollo
Indiana County
Dayton
Elderton
Jefferson County
Punxsutawney
Brookville
Reynoldsville
Brockway
Big Run
Charles E. Britten
Indiana
Armstrong, Cambria
Jefferson
Lisbon
Burlington
Watertown
Hugh A. Drum
First Army
Benjamin C. Jones
22D Cavalry Division
Gunman takes $15 at Pottsville roadstand robbery
A gunman robbed a Pottsville area gasoline station attendant on a Philadelphia highway two miles from Pottsville early today. He demanded $14 and then counted out exactly $15 in one dollar bills, returning two bills and a 50-cent piece with the remark I do not want any silver. The clerk, Henry Biegs, said the man appeared to be traveling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pottsville
Philadelphia
Henry Biegs
Biegs
Livestock Prices From Pittsburgh Market Report
Salable hogs 300 at 15 cents lower. 400 at 180 to 390 pounds range 7.00 to 10.00. various weights listed. Salable cattle 15, steady. Calves 100, steady. Gamble sheep 400 at 95 cents lower and slow. good to choice 10.00 to 16.00. others unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Employers Here Show Loyalty to Guard Troops at Camp
National Guard units in New York state enjoy strong support from Indiana County employers. Captain C. L. Campbell notes many firms pay full wages during camp, others cover the wage gap, and some grant extra vacation later in the summer. Company F officers praise this patriotism and urge broader adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Guard
New York State
C. L. Campbell
Indiana County
Obituary notices for DeLancy and Wirick family
Word has been received of the death of Carmi Burton DeLancy of North Manchester Indiana born April 9 1871 in Elderton PA. He worked as a teacher and later at Peabody School Furniture and owned Hoosier Brake Lining with his son. He died August 9 1840 and is survived by a son Duane and two daughters among others. Loretta Wirick five died in Indiana Hospital from complications of diseases born October 20 1934 survived by parents one brother and one sister. Funeral services will be private at the Wirick home with interment at Osland Cemetery Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carmi Burton DeLancy
North Manchester
Indiana
Mr. DeLancy
Elderton
Armstrong County
Pennsylvania
Jacob Oliver
Sarah (Moorhead) DeLancy
DeLancy
Barnesboro
Cambria County Court House
Keith Marshall
Inez
Cecil
Duane
Rose Mary
Lois B
Fort Wayne
Clara B. Marshall
Beyer
A. R. DeLaney
Pittsburgh
J. C. DeLancey
Dayton
Lulg Lewis
Immicksburg
Minnie Pearce
Plumville
D. C
Loretta Wirick
Ernest Wirick
Luciusboro
Indiana Hospital
Ernest Js
Wirick
Osland Cemetery
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Deanedernell
DPA
H. Taylor Henry
Palestine
Texas
Associated Press
Tyvam
His
Duke of Windsor
Hamilton
Bermuda
Duchess
Government House
Hazleton
Alverda News
Jake Mints
Mike Rutty
Newell
W. Va
John Marcellini
Raffa
Townsend
Boeing Airplane
Briggs
Canad Pacific
Cerro de Pas
Ches and
Chrysler Corp
Montgom Ward
Nash Kelvinator
Nat Biscuit
Nat Dairy
Nat Distillers
Nat Pow
Central RA Il
Southern Ry
Sperry
Ind
Stand
Studecaker Corp
Texas Corp
United Ai Lines
Iba United Corp
United Gas
Impah US
Sly US
Warner Bros
West el
Woolworth
Youngst
Curb— Aero Supply
SM el Bond
Pennroig Corp
Ss Fyuth
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