25 Aug 1943
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1943
Page
1
Dewitt Mackenzie reflects on the Quebec summit between Roosevelt and Churchill, noting restrained public talk, implied progress, and plans for a Western Europe push while considering Russian participation and potential air bases. He forecasts a big, near-term European offensive and a looming continental invasion.
The Bureau of Miscellaneous Licenses in Harrisburg will accept only those listed above and urges others to use 1942 licenses through September. A general release date for 1943 licenses will be fixed later, with earlier issuance possible through Treasurers and Revenue, no receipts accepted in place of licenses. Hunters are urged to cooperate and await the date. The note ends with a travel line about sending the newspaper to the reader’s son and a stray historical line about Kansas.
Six more Brewster Aircraft workers were jailed at Johnsville as a walkout spreads halting production. The Navy and War Labor Board threaten action while UAW Local 365 demands removal of armed Coast Guard personnel before negotiations. Mass meetings planned as WLB weighs seizure or government takeover options.
A lengthy roster of candidates and addresses spans Rochester Mills Marion Center Dixonville Glen Campbell Indiana Robinson Clymer Dixonville Cherry Trev Rossiter Barnesboro Arcadia New Florence and nearby locales. Names include Pantall Hallen Kulic Snyder Pella Lee Buterbaugh Taylor OHarrah Fitzgerald Hoy Dominick Nixon Kieta Levis Jy Zahroninsky Bowers Shrum Mumau Ceriter Thompson Spaid Mitchell Timehalk Harris Fry Campbell NAVY Conmedure Conerby Slater Berezansky Sagal Rodgers Bunden CATALANO Smith Schrecengost Chersibini Lichtenfels Waels Janosz Yoder and others with community designations and road districts.
Under-secretary of War Robert P. Patterson, with Gen Douglas MacArthur’s headquarters, predicted increasing military blows against Japan. He cited twin Allied offensives in the Solomons and New Guinea, noted U.S. monthly aircraft production over 7,000, and said growing striking power was being sent to the Southwest Pacific.
Washington Aug 25 A House subcommittee report on Japanese Americans handling sparks a defense by Rep Eberhart who says most charges are unproven. He notes no disloyalty reports among over 16,000 evacuees released, while urging no new board and urging continued Americanization efforts.
The article notes a Yugoslav born defendant of German parentage who stood mute as pleas were entered for him and three others. U S Commissioner J Stanley Hurd ordered all held in fifty thousand dollars bond for examination next month. The fourth defendant is a seaman.
Allied air activity over Berlin included a 48 hour cycle with about 700 RAF heavy bombers dropping near 2,000 tons of explosives and incendiaries. Fortresses and Allied fighters shot down enemy planes while American bomber crews, led by Lieut. Andrew W. Miracle, returned home greeted by Gen. Anderson after a mission described as a success.
President Roosevelt addressed a large Ottawa audience with Prime Minister Mackenzie King present. He warned that secret war plans would be shared with Germany Italy and Japan if need be, and praised allied unity with Britain and Canada while urging concerted action to secure a postwar world free from tyranny. He contrasted Axis cruelty with democratic ideals and recalled shared Allied victories in Sicily and at Kiska.
An international report notes a massive RAF raid on Berlin with an inferno raging in the city. Dispatches from Stockholm describe mass demonstrations in Denmark with thousands carrying Allied flags in Odense and other cities. Reports also say German divisions moved into Copenhagen as occupation authorities face resistance.
About 800 delegates from the Pennsylvania Association of Elks returned home as five high school students received cash scholarships at the convention's close. Harold Evans Tamaqua Milton Rowlands Gettysburg Hugett Wert and Mary McMillian won prizes ranging from 100 to 400 dollars based on competitive exams. the 1944 site will be chosen by the State Association's board.
Uniontown editor O Neil Kennedy 58 longtime head of The Evening Standard died suddenly of a heart attack. A Uniontown High School and Washington Jefferson College alumnus, he joined the paper in 1917 and became city editor in 1923 later succeeding John O Donnell as editor. He also served as vice president of Uniontown Newspapers Inc publishers of the Standard and Morning Herald.
Kansas City dispatch reports Peter Werp a 36 year old bank accountant and father of seven, choosing to take his draft examination rather than relocate to a defense job. He argues the country will be serviceman’s after the war and prefers the draft for a possible postwar position. He notes a leave from his bank with the armed forces but no guaranteed postwar job in war work.
The dispatches describe Danish resistance against German rule and rioting, while Soviet forces push west of Kharkov and break through Donets defenses. Berlin reports a stubborn defence as Red Armies gain ground. Allied and Axis actions span Italy Germany France and Japan with ongoing air raids and strategic moves.
Detroit August 2 The Packard Motor Car Company announced a new Rolls Royce aircraft engine now in volume production for several months powering the North American P 51 Mustang fighter. Packard president George T Christopher said the two speed two stage super charger raises output to over 1500 horsepower enhancing high altitude and low ceiling performance.
A Senate committee cites inadequate salaries as the chief cause of teacher departures amid wartime shifts. Rural areas lose students as families move to cities for war work, with 39,000 teachers drafted or entering service last year. Efforts include higher pay and bonuses to curb turnover.
Washington August 25 The Treasury balance for August 23 shows receipts of 69 706 185 18 dollars expenditures 245 827 962 43 dollars resulting net balance 7 687 409 764 12 dollars and total debt 147 638 868 591 03 dollars an increase of 18 654 116 78 dollars from the previous day.
List of numerous stock symbols and company names appears, followed by a note about tea plants producing white flowers with a camellia like appearance and a sweet perfume. The text blends market ticker data with a garden observation, indicating mixed noise in the source.
Allied forces press a wide offensive arc from New Georgia to New Guinea with gains near Bairoko and Salamaua. American troops push toward Bairoko harbor while Australian forces approach the Salamaua airstrip. aerial and naval actions target Japanese positions as raids claim several enemy aircraft.
Markets note rainfall dampening demand with produce prices steady to slightly varied. McIntosh apples at 3.25, Wealthys 2.50, Summer Rambo 3.00, Northwestern Greenings 2.50, No. 1 by baskets. Potatoes dull at 24 cents per 100 pounds sacks. New Jersey Katahdins 2.65-2.80, Long Island Chip 2.75-2.84. Pittsburgh livestock stable with roughs 12.75-13.50, bulls 13.40-14.00, common to medium 8.50-11.25.
Obituary notices report Marguerite Maloney 83 of Clyde died this morning in Indiana Hospital with funeral plans incomplete. Ethel Marie Zerner’s friends will gather at 1251 Church Street for services at 3 30 p m with Rev. Dr Harry Burton Boyd officiating and Oakland Cemetery interment. Nora Bell Love’s services set for Friday at 2 p m with interment in Pine Grove Cemetery Rochester Mills. survivors include grandsons Lester R. Love and Kenneth E. Nevins. William E. Hoffman, 74, died at home in Vandergrift after 40 years there. wife Melda and three daughters, a son, two sisters and two brothers survive. services at 8 p m today in Vandergrift with Rev. R H Little. interment Grandview Cemetery Johnstown Thursday morning.
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