Kharkov and Kiska Hold Key to War Progress
War Today discusses Kharkov’s fall to Soviet forces and the strategic impact on Hitler’s front, noting potential Russian breakthroughs on the Donets and weather hampering advances. It also covers the puzzling Japanese evacuation of Kiska, credited to relentless Allied bombardment and air power expanding reach toward Japan from Alaska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt MacKenzie
Kharkov
Kiska
Red Army
Hitler
Russia
Dnieper
Donets
No- Man’s Land
Western Europe
Stalingrad
Caucasus
Stalin
Hirohito
John L. Dwight
Western Defense Command
Alaska
Aleutians
North American
Japan
Paramushiro
Kurile Islands
America
Canada
Draft figures outline potential 1-A and 4-F pools and impact
Draft official Hershey estimates 783,000 physically fit in Class 1-A and 644,000 reclassified from 4-F plus those aged 14, with 440,000 deficiency from the father group. Inductions could reach seven in every 100 fibers, totaling 6.859 million draft-age individuals and possibly 109 in every 109 sent to induction centers, though many may be rejected as unfit. The core issue is selecting men least valuable to the war effort rather than drafting fathers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey
Mason from Norfolk reports Major Mason news
Lieut Col Mason from Norfolk Virginia passes along word that Major Charles Mason, husband of Kathryn Bartley of Indiana, has notified of developments in his status. The report emphasizes family connections and the regional sourcing of the update.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col Mason
Norfolk, Va
Charles Mason
Kathryn Bartley
Indiana
Work Stoppage Halts Brewster Planes At Johnsville
Workers at Brewster Aeronautical Corp Johnsville plant walked out amid War Labor Board action calling the strike a serious interruption to vital airplane production. Union leaders cited arrests of guards and vowed not to return until tensions eased, as Navy officials threatened strong measures and Riebel pledged production stoppage until the dispute ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnsville
War Labor Board
Brewster Aeronautical Corporation
Brewster
Bruce Earl
United Automobile Workers of America
Coast Guard Temporary Reserve
Frederick Riebel, Jr
Henry I. Kaiser
Navy Department
Fourth Naval District
Hurt
WLB
Department of Labor
Riebel
Blood donation steps and preparation guidance
The article outlines a donation process with a pint of blood drawn, a ten minute rest after a sterile dressing, and a typical forty minute typing time. It advises donors to live normally but avoid fatty foods for four hours before donating, with Mr Davis explaining the procedure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Davis
Health Officials Must Move Fast On Maternal Aid Plan
Harrisburg August 24 Pennsylvania eyes free maternity care for service men wives up to sergeant ranks. Gov Martha pushes to accept federal funds by September 1 after Dr A F Stewart Health Secretary outlines plans to gain government approval and cover administrative costs. States must file plans with the U S Children’s Bureau and await Treasury payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
U. S
Marth
A. F. Stewart
State Advisory Health Board
Pennsylvania Medical Society
States
Children's Bureau
U. S. Department, of Labor
Treasury
Istewari Salde
State
American Legion
Pittsburgh
DY Augustus. Keech
State Medical Society
Selection of neighboring Westmoreland natives drafted into service
Drafted service list shows ARMY Joseph Sabo Blairsville P George W Best Cokeville Don Buckles Bolivar Wallace H Brubaker Cokeville Harry M Cribbs Seward Robert E Carney New Florence Benjamin B Davis Blairsville Allen Geist Jr Seward Richard Graham Ligonier Russell W Garland Bolivar Roy H Hoon Bolivar Roy E Lint Bradenville James L McDowell Bolivar Normen E Oswalt Seward Charles Franklin Palmer Makeville Clarence M Rummell New Florence Matthew G Reitler New Florence AVIATION CADET John P Killen Jr New Florence NAVY Norman L Hall New Florence Homer W Howard New Florence Frank J Muir Bolivar Ernest F Marsh Torrance Russell A Short Cokeville Frank Urick Blairsville Thomas C Yeager Bolivar COAST GUARD Clifford L Bowers New Florence
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westmoreland Boattd
Ligonier
Greensburg
ARMY
Joseph Sabo
Blairsville
George W. Best
Cokeville
Don
Buckles
Bolivar
Wallace H. Brubaker
Harry M. Cribbs
Seward
Robert E. Carney
New Florence
Benjamin B. Davis
Allen Geist, Jr. Seward
Richard Graham
Russell W. Garland
Roy
Torrance
Russell A. Short
Frank Urick
Thomas C. Yeager
Coast Guard
Clifford L. Bowers
Miner Death Services Planned at Listie Church
Services are set for 9:00 a m Wednesday at the Catholic Church in Listie Somerset County for the miner who died. The Rev Father Gartland will officiate and interment will follow in the church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer City
Listie
Somerset County
Father Gartland
Church
Espionage charges filed against Detroit individuals
Theresa Behrens and William Thomas, both 44 and from Detroit, were charged in an espionage case opened in 1998. They allegedly obtained plant locations and war material details from Pulman Company Chicago and Western Electric in Ohio. The Ford Motor Company plant data were also cited. The arrests mark the first under the War-life espionage statutes with possible death penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theresa Behrens
Pied
William Thomas
Detroit
Thoms
Western Electric Company
Ohio
Grave Buchanan-Dineen
Ford Motor Company
United States
Tentas
Uneater
Justice Department
State Elks Name Officers At Pennsylvan ia Convention
William Baird named vice president and W S Gould re elected secretary as the Pennsylvania Elks Association installs officers and reports. R C Robinson becomes president replacing K L Shirk who joined the armed forces. I M Kirk named to a five year trusteeship. Memorial services featured remarks by Wilbur G Warner and Rev Leo F Duerr. About 800 delegates heard war bond and military service updates amid Sicily campaign notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsport
Pennsylvania Elks Association
R. C. Robinson
Wilkinsburg
K. L. Shirk
Lancaster
Wilbur P. Baird
Greenville
W. S. Gould
Scranton
Charles S. Brown
Allegheny
G. IM. Kirk
Chester
Wilbur G. Warner
Lewistown
Leo F. Duerr
State
Frank J. Lonergran
Portland
Ore
Elks
Allied bomber raids strike targets across Naples and Bari
Allied bombers hit two key railway points near Naples and Bari on the southwestern coast without Axis defense. Liberators from the Middle East downed fourteen enemy planes in a fierce air battle. one Allied plane was lost. RAF Wellingtons attacked Lindos on Rhodes. Warhawks raided Cagliari and Sardinia with light opposition. Two French cruisers La Fantasque and Le Terrible supported Mediterranean operations as Rome broadcast Allied progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jalian
North Africa
Naples
Middle East
Bari
Batlipgalia
Bagnoli
Sardinia
Cagliari
Lindos
Rhodes
la Fantasque
le Terrible
Mediterranean
Ttalian Sos
Rome
Associated Press
Palermo
Sicily
Allwd
Carboni
Anc
Andrew Browne Cunningham
Army shift recalls key general to war plans work
Command of Chicago Drum, veteran of First Army and astern Defense Command since 1939, helped originate tank destroyers during the 1941 field maneuvers. Embick retired in 1940, was recalled to active duty for war plans. He previously led the Third Army in 1939 and served on the Canadian-American defense board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Drum
First Army
Astern Defense Command
Embick
War Plans Division
General Staff
Third Army
Berlin Raid Scorches Four-Square Mile Swath Of City
Allied air force raids on Berlin created a fiery four square mile path as 4,000-pound bombs and incendiaries shattered districts. About 5,000 RAF personnel and American volunteers took part, with Italian moves to demilitarize Rome and Soviet advances along the Donets front reported amid broader war updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RAF
Berlin
Hamburg
Germany
Reich
Bern
Goebbels
Pilsen
Czocho
Slovakia
Mannheim
Rome
Stefani
Italy
United States
Fron
Russia
Donets River
Ukraine
Kharkov
Red Army
Moscow
Izyum
Voroshilovgrad
Donetsky-Ambrosievka
Taganorog
Sea of Azov
Dnieper
Izgunt
Donets
Liquor Prices in Pennsylvania Stay Unchanged Under OPA Rules
Harrisburg reports that domestic whiskey prices in Pennsylvania will remain unchanged under new Office of Price Administration rules setting mark-ups for wholesalers and retailers. Liquor Board Chairman Frederick T. Gelder said the order is effective immediately, with any changes only possible for Mexican and Cuban gins and certain rums when a new price list is issued. Prices have been frozen since March 1942, though a provision for pricing new brands by the most comparable product created a loophole. Gelder noted Pennsylvania’s prices are high and unlikely to drop, and no brands are selling without OPA approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Army
Navy
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Office of Price Administration
Wobslee
Liquor Board
Frederick T. Gelder
OPA
Gelder
Quebec Conference Outlines War Strategy And Next Steps
Bracken notes Quebec will be famous for decisions made here as Roosevelt and Churchill push a hit-Hitler policy across Africa Italy and the Atlantic. They expect intensified European attacks and a broader war against Japan with stronger Allied pressure once Europe is secured. Tomorrow Roosevelt to address Canadian Parliament in Ottawa before heading to Washington. Churchill to go fishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Battipaglia
Bari
Bagnoli
Cagnati
Sardinia
Quebec
Rooseveelt
Churchill
Southwest Pacific
Salamaua
Cross River
Finsehhafen
Norh
U. S
Dutch Celebes
Denmark
Roosevelt
Hiller
Japan
Hitler
Europe
Brendan Bracken
Brenden Bracken
Bracken
Africa
Atlantic
Germany
Washington
European
Balkans
France
Norway
Tetreet
Pacific
Britain
Ottawa
WMC to Aid Draft Boards in Pennsylvania
Philadelphia August 24 New War Manpower Commission regulations will bring closer cooperation between Pennsylvania draft boards and the U S Employment Service to determine the draft status of men in vital occupations. H Raymond Mason states draft boards have worked with us before but this is the first time we are the main source of occupational information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
War Manpower Commission
Pennsylvania
U. S. Employment Service
H. Raymond Mason
Five lose in sedition case in federal court
Five defendants failed to quash indictments charging they harbored Howard Victor Broenstrupp, sought on a sedition charge. Indictments followed Broenstrupp's arrest in a New Galilee cottage. Defendants include Adelaide Pelley, Marguerite Carmichael, Pelley's secretary from Noblesville Indiana, Victor Hoe of New Castle, Frank W. Mariner of Youngstown Ohio, and Henry Meine of New Galilee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Howard Victor Broenstrupp
Broenstrupp
New Galilee
Adelaide Pelley
William Dudley Pelley
Marguerite Carmichael
Pelley
Noblesville
Ind
Victor Hoe
New Castle
Pus
Frank W. Mariner
Youngstown, O
Henry Meine
Market list of major industrial and utility stocks
A dense catalog of corporate names spans oil, steel, chemicals, auto, airlines, railroads, and utilities. Leading firms include American Can Am & For Pow Am Rad & StS Anaconda Cop Atch T& SF, Bethlehem Steel, Boeing, Chrysler, Edison, General Motors, U S Steel, Union Tel, Bethlehem, Stand Oil, Penn RR, Texas Co, Am Tel Tel, and many others, with references to par values and holdings as part of a stock listing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Chem & Dye Am
Rad & Sts Am Smelt & R
Tel & Tel &Am
Anaconda Cop Atch
T& SF
Ad Refining
Bald Love
Balt & Ohio
Bendix Aviat
Beth Steel
Boeing Airplane
Borden Co
Briggs Mtg
Ches & Ohio
Chrysler Corp
Column & el Com Solvents
Cons Edison
Curtiss Wright de Luck & West
Douglas Aircraft
du Pont
Kodak
Pullman
Fure Oil Radio Corp of
Am Reynolds
Tob Sears Roebuck Socony Vacuum Sperry Corp
Stand Brands Stand Gas & Elec
Stand Oil
Cal Stand Oil
Ind Stand Oil NJ Studebaker Corp
Swift & Co Texas Co
United Aircraft
United Corp
United Gas Line US Rubber
USS Smeltr & M
U. S. Steel
Warner Bros
Piet West
Union Tel West
el & Mig
Woolworth
Yellow
Tr & C
Youngst
Sh & G
British Figure Plans Washington Visit Before Return
A British figure is expected to travel to Washington in the coming days and then return to Britain. He will stay in the Quebec area at least until Saturday night when a radio broadcast from there is anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Britain
Quebec
Rome Declares Open City As Allies Warned
Italy informs Britain and the United States that Rome will be treated as an open city to demilitarize after repeated Allied air raids. Stefani says defenses are neutralized and anti air batteries ordered not to fire. Only a garrison will remain for public order while rail and military facilities are withdrawn. No confirmation yet from Allied authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Italy
Rome
Stefani
Associated Press
Pietro Badogno
Cate
Stefan
Holy See
Washington
Spokane youths use pavement to stop cars on road
Spokane state patrol reports several boys lay on the highway pavement to force motorists to stop. The unorthodox method involved hitch hikers who thumbed their ride by lying in the roadway, an approach the patrol called dangerous and ineffective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
State Patrol
Safety First Oklahoma City Marriage Mystery
A Oklahoma City couple tied to a safety motto with a witty remark about living up to their names. The state highway patrol noted there is no blemish on either spouse’s driving record in the odd anecdote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
State Highway Patrol
Safety First
Obituary notices for Horner Nevins and Heilman families
Obituaries note Mrs J B Horner of Indiana and Mrs C A Nevins of Apollo, with multiple Lewis siblings and others, funeral details pending and interment planned for Rochester Mills. Also listed Emma R. Heilman of Ford City who died in Tarentum, with survivors and funeral arrangements, services at Bethel Lutheran Church and Bethel Cemetery in Armstrong County. Funeral Home details and viewing times included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Horner
Indiana
C. A. Nevins
Apollo
Himer Lewis
Clarington
Arthur Lewis
Beaverdale
Samuel Lewis
Culver
George Lewis
Ellwood City
Harvey Lewis
Buffalo
Ida Ross
DuBois
Brandig
Robinson Funeral Home
Rochester Mills
Emma Rb, Heilman
Ford City
Allegheny Valley Hospital
Tarenttun
Richard Elliott
Emma
Hancock) Heilman
Blair Heilman
Jane Amny
J. W. Shosmsker
Kelly Station
R. D
Myrtle Grantz
Pittsburgh
Emma May J Heilmun
Dornan
Bethel “Lutheran Church
Bethel Township
Armstrong County
Frederick Steuber
Bethel Cemetery
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Indiana, Pa
Kaiser-Brewster
Denver Armorer
Raymond Little
Merley
Little
Church Street
Army Air Forces Technical Training Command
Denver
Colo
Indiana High School
University of Pittsburgh
Brentwood Paragon Club
New Cumberland
Miami Beach
Fla
Pittsburgh, Ordnance District
War Department
John E. Melhoes
Irene R. McEthoes
Home
Navy Training’ School
Wright Junior College
CORP
Robert M. Baker
North Sixth Street
Chevrolet
General Motors Corporation
Duncan Field
Tex
Spartan School of Aeronautics
Tulsa
Oklo
Pratt & Whitney
Baker
Wanimie. Pa
William B. Wine
North Firth Street
Army Air Force Eastern Technical Training Command
Greensboro
N.C
Armed Forces
Wine
Indiana State
Vealore College
Clyde DB
Brody
Morlon
HO Brody
Arm Air Forces Flestbl
Gatchery School
Port Myers
Pla
le Wil
Fort Myers
Gulf of Alexica
Yate
Army Mts
Selman Field
Red Cross Blood Donor Service
State Elks
U. S. 7Th Army
Messina
Sicilian
Shere
North
Tunisia
Pantelleria
WMC
Curb— Aero Supply
Ark Nat Gas
Dts
Elec Bond & Share
Pennroad Corp
AL Rinee SA
Vatican
S.C. Tet
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