Guards Defeat Army In Wide New York War Maneuvers
In Lisbon New York on August 21 194? Pennsylvania's 28th Division of the First Army repelled the Black Army advancing from Waddington Madrid Springs and Potsdam. The 23d Cavalry and 108th 104th Cavalry with 75mm howitzers aided the counterattack driving the enemy back across Grass and Racquette rivers. The 28th Tank Company Norris Town led a bold thrust near Madrid Springs and Chase Mills with Maryland units, while the 55th Brigade and supporting regiments advanced to Grass River. The Black Army suffered heavy losses and retreated after surprise by a reconnaissance unit.
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Pennsylvania
First
New York
Waddington-Madrid
Raymondsville
Mary Jand
Puth
Potsdam
Colton
104Th
166Th
Norristown
Fth
Maryland
Madrid Springs
Chase Mills
Waddington
Scranton
Grass River
Markets in brief from Chicago and Pittsburgh market pages
Wheat near steady after a volatile opening as traders weigh yesterday's gains. In Pittsburgh hogs and cattle were active with mixed to firm quotes. calves and sheep also traded unevenly. Produce demand in Pittsburgh showed moderate movement with apples and potatoes steady amid light receipts.
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Pittsburgh
Aug
West Virginia
Lowells
Pennsylvania
Duchess
New York
Maryland
New Jersey
Long Island
Idaho
Russetti
Triumphs
Miners Fined For Striking At Lemont Diggings
In Uniontown Pennsylvania on August 21 officials say 232 miners who joined an unauthorized three day strike at Lemont Coal Company were fined three dollars from each affected wage. The deductions were given to B J Cannon secretary of the Pennsylvania Coal Operators Association.
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Uniontown
Lemont Coal Company
B. J. Cannon
Pennsylvania Coal Operators’ Association
Leaders Will Tour Turnpike Preview
A Pittsburgh bound delegation of government and business leaders including cabinet members will preview the 180 mile Pennsylvania Turnpike from Harrisburg to Pittsburgh on Aug 26. They will depart Aug 25, attend a Hershey banquet, inspect tunnels, lunch at a midways service station, and end with a Duquesne club banquet in Pittsburgh. The group includes Harold L Ickes John Carmody Jesse Jones Henry Stimson Frank Knox and members of the National Defense Advisory Commission.
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Pittsburgit
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Harrisburg
Pittsburgh
Washington
Hershey
Midway
Duquesne Club
Secretary of the Interior
Harold L. Iykes
John M. Carmody
Jesse H. Jones
Henry L. Stimson
Secretary of the Navy
Frank Knox
National Defense Advisory Commission
SKY RAIDERS Aides Warn Neutral Ships Near British Colonies
Germany issued a total blockade warning to neutral shipping entering waters near British colonies in the Mediterranean Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. Attacks on England targeted Cambridge Eastchurch Manston airports Deal Lowestoft Exeter Great Yarmouth and a large tanker offshore Ireland. London cited a German note on how parachute troops may be treated if landed and Churchill ridiculed German radio while promising deeper strikes as air raids continued. Cabinet changes and Chamberlain health rumors circulated amid WW II tensions in Britain and Spain.
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England
Mediterranean
Red Sea
Gulf of Aden
Hitler
Cambridge
Eastchurch
Manston
Deal
Lowestoft
Exeter
Great Yarmouth
Ireland
London
Britain
Sinclai
Churchill
Commons
Crerman Radio
PA Turnpike to Dedication Date May Be Set
Harrisburg August 21 The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission held its first executive meeting since Chairman Walter A Jones. A formal dedication date for the new 70 million dollar trans state highway may be announced. President Roosevelt reportedly accepted an invitation to dedicate the road and may visit around October 1. The commission has completed paving the 160 mile link between Harrisburg and Pittsburgh. Contractors seek release of about 80 percent of the retained percentage to reinvest in new jobs. A government and financial leaders tour is planned, with dinners in Hershey and Pittsburgh and invites extended to top federal officials.
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Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Walter A. Jones
Roosevelt
Meredith Meyers
Washington
John D. Fuller
Commission
Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce
Meyers
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Sideling Hill
Fulton County
Arundel Corporation
Baltimore
Hershey
Harold L. Ickes
Interior
Henry L. Stimson
Frank Knox
Navy
John M. Carmody
Federal
Jesse H. Jones
Willkie urges joint debate on defense with Roosevelt
Debates proposed as a way to challenge the administration defense program described as inadequate. Willkie says a preparedness trip debate would not waste the President's time and would allow mutual rebuttal. He plans a weekend trip to New York and attends Rotary and Kiwanis events in Rushville while remarking on Indiana’s spirit. Comstock backs Willkie due to anti third term precedent. A separate note from Hosentingda reports a will leaving $100 to each child and trust for Wayne County orphans, estate valued about $10,000.
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Willkie
Tument
New York
Rushville
Kiwanis
Indiana
Stooges
Ickes
United States + Canadian defense board
Wm. A. Comstock
Michigan
Honesdale
Myrs
Mary Marshall
Beach Lake
Wayne County
Fire Seen From Bay Near Gibraltar Rock
From Hee and from Algeciras in Spain across the bay, flames lit up the rock of Gibraltar as fires raced down its slopes. The top of the rock appeared like a volcano belching fire.
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LA Linea
Spain
Britain
Rock of Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Hee
Algeciras
Gibraltar
Steel orders rise slowly in defense buildup
New York August 21 steel orders for national defense show gentle but steady growth though totals remain modest. Iron Age notes some firms not typical steel buyers entering the market as plants shift from peacetime to defense output. Capacity utilization hits 90.55 percent as districts push higher runs. Detroit automobile output and British purchases aid gains while Congress contemplates seizing foreign owned machine tools to relieve a defense bottleneck. Iron Age scrap price climbs 37 cents to 82 cents below June highs.
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Iron Age
Detroit
Plymouth
Great Britain
Congress
Russia
Hifghest
Canadian American talks hint at joint defense and allies
Official sources show Roosevelt and MacKenzie King resisting a joint defense board while exploring naval and aerial defense coordination. Some say the talks resemble early steps toward a Franco British entente, amid British preference for a non belligerent US. A minority urges immediate intervention against Germany. Gettysburg vets groups unite to plan Memorial Day and Armistice Day events.
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Roosevelt
W. L. MacKenzie King
Joint Defense Board
Canada
United States
Great Britain
France
England
Britain
America
Panama
Atlantic
Germany
Roosevelt Names Editor Who Said No to Defense Help
President Roosevelt identifies Roy Howard editor of the Scripps-Howard World Telegram as the man he referred to in his acceptance address for having declined to assist in the defense program. Howard says personal affairs did not influence his decision though he lost contact with South American politics and civilization.
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N. Y
Roosevelt
Roy Howard
Scripps-Howard
New York World- Telegram
Howard
Latin America
Fifth Column
Orient
G. B. Parker
Scrippr-Howard
Federal men find reefers in western Pennsylvania field
Federal agents and state police uncovered what was described as the largest marihuana field seen in western Pennsylvania near Masontown Fayette County. About 2000 plants on a Sunnyside farm could yield up to three million reefer cigarettes and worth around 75000 dollars. The farm owner, paid 25 dollars per planting by an unidentified man, said he did not know the crop's purpose.
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Masontown
Fayette County
Pennsylvania
Charley Dewitt
State Motor Police
Hold Offcers in Shakedown Arrests in Pittsburgh
Justice of the Peace George Kushner and Constable Boyd Hoagland were arrested in Pittsburgh on extortion and malfeasance charges. A complaint alleges Kushner accepted $200 in turked bills to release a man held as a numbers writer, with the claim he demanded payment or jail.
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Pittsburgh
Justice of the Peace
George Kushner
Port Vue
Boyd Hoagland
McKeesport
Jacob S. Goldstein
Braddock
Daniel Ryan
Kushner
Towns meeting speakers slated for State event
Aug 31 1940 Townsend meeting in Altgona lists Rep James E Van Zandt among speakers for the State Towns end Convention at Lakeport Park. A E Taylor of Alteong, general chairman, expects delegates from 194 clubs to attend.
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Townsend
Altgona
James E. van Zandt
Lakeront Park
A. E. Taylor
Alteong
Jay Cooke Begins Speaking in Crawford County
Meadville Aug 21 Jay Cooke of Philadelphia Republican senatorial candidate opened a series of pre campaign speeches at the Crawford County rally. Other leaders Fred Gelder James Malone Mrs Caroline Huber and Rep A L Rodgers planned to speak and Cooke and the others expected to travel to Clearfield for a dinner meeting after the picnic.
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Meadville
Jay Cooke
Philadelphia
Senatoria
Crawford County
Fred T. Gelde
James G. Malone
Caroline Huber
A. L. Rodgera
Erie
Cooke
Gelder
Malone
Clearfield
Threatens Strike Action by Bethlehem Steel Workers
Buffalo August 21. Strike action against Bethlehem Steel was threatened in a statement by the Steel Workers Organizing Committee SWOC. The union said continued violation of collective bargaining laws may force workers to enforce their rights by economic action. A ten point program seeks higher wages improved vacations honest compliance with workers compensation law and written contracts. The warning followed a 500 worker demonstration at the Lackawanna plant where workers halted work for one hour and four minutes. Company officials could not be reached for comment.
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Buffalo
Bethlehem ‘Steel Company
Co. I. O. Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Nathan E. Cowan
Lackawanna
Matthew Armstrong
SWOC
Favorites Win In City Double Tennis Tournament
Champions Dutch Campbel and Wally Guthrie defeated Leon ard Brody and Lou Cohen 6-1 and 6-0. Bill Zeiders and Pete Tattersall beat Nick Rayko and Joe Davis 6-1 and 6-2. Campbell and Guthrie face Doc Whitten and Walbridge in a second round match. Four first round matches remain this week.
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Allied Club
Indian Evening Gazette
Dutch Campbel
Wally Guthrie
Leonard Brody
Lou Cohen
Bill Zeiders
Pete Tattersall
Nick Rayko
Joe Davis
Campbell
Guthrie
Doc Whitten
Walbridge
Wall Street Figures Mention Broad Indust Names
A garbled list of stock market names and companies appears with stray phrases about taxation and a closing line urging readers toward subscription for the Gazette. The passage blends many corporate entities and industry terms with a trailing remark about voter sentiment and Indianan loyalty.
Schools Seek Skilled Machinists Through Public Vocation Classes
Harrisburg officials call on Pennsylvania public schools to adapt fall vocational courses to train skilled machinists for national defense. Dr. Cressman cites the Frankford arsenal shortage and urges upgrading existing workers and creating advanced classes in public school shops or private plants after hours.
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Pennsylvania
Paul L.cressman
America
Work Projects Administration
Employment Service
State Relief Rolls
Frankford
Philadelphia
Cressman
Francis 8. Haas
Hass
Trotsky Survives Attack as Surgeons Work to Save Him
Trotsky, attacked with a mountain-climber pickax and a pistol, was under care of Dr. Gustavo Baz at the National University of Mexico as surgeons fought to save his life. The assailant aimed to force an escape, while Trotsky’s life hung in balance after the assault.
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Gustavo Baz
National University of Mexico
Republic
Trootsky
Baz
Mercury Dips to 31 At Kane in Cold Wave
A cold wave chills Western Pennsylvania as the mercury falls to 31 at McKinley Station and 41 at Kane. Frost tinted shrubs and crops in the frostbound region. officials say damage likely minimal and no serious effects reported by the U S Weather Bureau.
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Kane
Pennsylvania
Jevela
McKinley Station
U. S. Weather Bureau
Obituary of Margaret McSweeney Passes in Punxatawney
Margaret McSweeney died in DuBois Hospital at 1:30 a m yesterday from complications. Born October 19 1919 she was daughter of Albert and the late Lucy Ulery McSweeney. Formerly of Indiana she had lived five years in Punxatuwatney. She belonged to Zion Lutheran Church Indiana. Surviving are her father Albert McSweeney Indiana RA D D and an aunt Mrs William Lewis Indiana. Services Friday at 10:30 a m Streams Funeral Home officiated by Rev Harry Burton Boyd D D. Burial in Oakland Cemetery.
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DuBois Hospital
Albert
Lucy Ulery McSweeney
Indiana
Punxatitawney
Zion Lutheran Church of
Albert McSweeney
William Lewis
Streams Funeral Home
Harry Burton Boyd
Oakland Cemetery
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