18 Aug 1942
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1942
Page
1
Dewitt Mackenzie notes Moscow’s push to keep the war on a single front while Churchill and Stalin reaffirmed the alliance. The article questions Japan’s role, Russia’s patience with the Siberian theater, and whether a second front will hinge on the Solomon Islands battle and broader Allied strategy against Hitler and his Axis partners.
In Philadelphia an official warns that many motorists request new gasoline ration books after reporting losses. Irving R. Segal notes few sugar ration losses and urges guarding ration books like money. OPA reviews replacements while monitoring cars at Garden State track for improper use of supplemental rationing cards.
The district reports updated facilities and funded plans for the new school year. Textbooks and supplies are mostly received. the primary concern is securing enough teachers. Improvements include refinished High School, sealed stonework, roof work, new shades, cleaned curtains, and a public address system with class room speakers. The Industrial Arts department showcased summer furniture projects including book stacks, cupboards, lockers, folding screens, and related fixtures.
The Daily Mail says nothing but good can come from the conference and BBC broadcasts pledge a final phase that will degrade Germany’s offensive power. The Daily Express notes Britain and America must bolster Russia and ready a counterattack, while the News Chronicle cites decisions aimed at an all-out offensive when circumstances permit.
Six organizations unite to serve boys via the U S O campaign. The appeal encourages donations by check or solicitor visits, stressing that contributions aid boys, donors, and the government, with a slogan urging generosity to someone you know.
The Indiana Evening Gazette notes carrier Kenneth Uber of 526 South Fifth Street has sold $8535.95 in War Stamps and Bonds, earning the Fifth Award with Five Stars and Blue Victory V. The piece also details award thresholds and confusion over city rankings in Pennsylvania.
Kenneth speaks to pupils at Thaddeus Stephens School about the importance of buying War Stamps. International coverage notes Soviet calls for UN action against Germany and contrasting Allied and Japanese war reports as the Far Pacific offensive progresses.
In Miami Beach Corporal Clark Gable enters officer candidate school, surrendering his mustache to police regulations requiring a first lieutenant or higher. He endures 5:15 A.M. wakeups and long days, saying he was already accustomed to early starts for film work. A barber shaves half his mustache, then cameras record the remainder of the shave.
Gettysburg August 18 AP Additional camps of boy harvest hands sought today as their two groups buckled down to picking beans tomatoes and peaches in Cumberland and Adams counties. Sixty eight boys aged 1 to 18 began operations yesterday from Woodview Lodge near gardeners in Adams County and 60 others were housed at the abandoned CCC camp at Pine Grove Furnace in Cumberland County. The camps are conducted by the Young Men's Christian Association to help growers in an acute labor shortage. Charles E. Ford Harrisburg said the Hi-V camps were requested by the Federal government. Ford arranged conferences today with growers in Chambersburg to discuss establishment of a camp in that vicinity. He said a fourth force would begin operations later this week at Earlsville under the sponsorship of the Reading Y M C A. The boy pickers are paid a basic wage of 1 dollar daily to start and Ford said compensation would be adjusted according to ability. Serving as chaplains are the Rev. Walter Boyer of Lebanon stationed at Wandview and the Rev. A L Albright of Philadelphia of Pine Grove Furnace.
Reports detail multiple Axis attacks off Brazil with lifeboats signaling survivors. Ships including the Baependy and four others were sunk, with 365 crew aboard the Baependy and up to 60 passengers. Brazil condemns the aggression and vows punishment while noting 18 ships sunk in Axis raids since breaking with the Axis.
The Journal in Brazil says the delay in departure of the diplomat exchange ships was connected to the sinkings. It notes patient excess and reports a count of missing people from five ships, one carrying troops to an undisclosed destination. The government criticizes the Axis for disregarding human rights and vows action.
A compact market roundup lists prices and percent changes for major firms and industries including Aluminum and Chemical Dye Am Can Am Rad Anaconda Bethlehem Steel Boeing Chrysler Edison Ford Gen Elec General Motors International Nickel Johns Manville Kennecott Lehigh Valley Railroad Loews Packard Pennsy etc. The sheet shows varied percentages like 67 and 46 for Am Can and Powder, with many firms moving in mixed directions.
In Pittsburgh on August 18 AP reports moderate produce demand with steady apple and potato prices across varieties and regions. Livestock shows salable hogs and cattle at steady to higher ranges, with steers and heifers listed in specific price bands and calves, sheep, and other stock steady or unchanged.
Flood waters sweep roads in Lancaster and York Counties while Conewago Creek rises trapping campers. Ephrata reports 11.36 inches of rain for August to date, far above normal. Perkiomen Creek blocks roads near Palm and the Schuylkill at Pottstown climbs toward flood stage as rivers rise.
Pittsburgh August 18 AP The Aluminum Workers Union threatens a strike unless the War Labor Board reconsiders its wage decision or President intervenes. Wick A Zonarich CIO union president calls the board's decree unfair and says it jeopardizes the entire aluminum production program while warning of rank and file demands for a general strike.
Short illness obituary notes survivors including grandmother Mrs W W McGee of McGees Mill and siblings W T McGee Kermoor Philip in San Antonio Jack Emma Kathryn Dororthy Elizabeth Anne Barbara Jane at home Services for the grandmother at 2 00 p m Wednesday at the home with interment Mt Zion Cemetery
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