Governor Candidates In Action After Sparring
Harrisburg August 31 AP After months of sparring gubernatorial candidates begin formal campaigns this week with both parties touting early moves. Democratic chair Lawrence notes potential late surge while GOP nominee Martin fears low turnout among soldiers. Major opens include a Democratic kickoff at Fawcett's home county and a Williams Grove Granger gathering for the GOP.
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Harrisburg
Quatara
David L. Lawrence
Edward Martin
GOP
Favewéell
F. Clair Ross
Ross
Martin
Williams Grove
M. Harvey Taylor
Congress in Dull Routine Faces War Time Pace
Washington Aug 31. The House sessions are monotonous with a few faces in the public galleries. Regular speeches from Rogers Hartley Gearhart Elmer J. Holland and Dickstein mark the meetings while attendance drifts to a handful by adjournment. The 77th Congress is expected to adjourn next January, unless war demands otherwise. Authorities seek qualified civilians for Army officer training and encourage eligible Pennsylvania enlisted men to apply for Officer Candidate Schools.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Congressional Record
Rogers
R-Mass
Hartley
R-Nj
Gearhart
Calif
California
Elmer J. Holland
D-Pa
Chicago Tribune
Washington Times-Herald
New York Daily News
Dickstein
D-Ny
Congress
Eight Tank Cars Burned In Baltimore And Ohio Derailment
At least eight tank cars burned after a derailment of an eighty car Baltimore and Ohio oil train near Havre de Grace Maryland. The blaze spread over Route 40 as sixteen cars derailed and three were stranded. Locomotives and a car were moved back later, and twenty six rear cars were removed. The derailment occurred about 430 am and the cause was not immediately known. Trains were rerouted via the Pennsylvania Railroad.
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Havre DE Grace
Baltimore
Wehway
Pennsylvania Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio
Meat Price Ceilings Warned Hazardous by Davis
Senator James J. Davis told 10,000 Odd Fellows in Kingwood that government price ceilings on live hogs and cattle would ruin farmers and shrink meat supplies. He criticized price administration and agriculture plans, warned against army control of industry, and urged business leaders to steer war production without government overreach.
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Kingwood
James J. Davis
Davis
Odd Fellows Lodge
Somerset County
Price Administration
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Hitler
Missionaries prepare for postwar service and study options
Missionaries await assignments after wartime service with plans for temporary transfers, furlough fellowships, home church work, educational roles, and interdenominational mission tasks. They foresee great postwar needs and seek careful preparation to advance foreign missions as soon as possible.
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United States
England
Russians Make Sudden Night Raid Across Eastern Germany
International reports say Russian airmen struck eastern Germany on Saturday night from Koenigsberg and Danzig to Berlin. Swedish dispatches claim Berlin endured three hours of air alarm as weather hampered flying conditions.
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Germany
Baltic
Koenigsberg
East Prussia
Stettin
Danzig
Berlin
Cost of living edged up as prices rise参考
Wholesale price list shows Bun and Bradstreet index at 3.80 per pound for 31 foods, a new postwar peak since 1925. A year ago it was 3.60, and two years ago 2.29. The Bureau of Labor Statistics notes similar increases. The Chicago table lists wholesale changes for staples like flour, butter, apples, beans, cauliflower, lettuce, onions, peas, sweet potatoes, and tomatoes with seasonal variations and year over year differences.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chicago
Paullys
Neus Orvileps
Change of Command at New Cumberland Army Reception Center
The post announces a new commander at the Army Reception Center in New Cumberland, succeeding Colonel J. C. F. Tillson. Major Fulmer, commissioned from the ranks during World War I, helped establish the center and helped map mobilization procedures used nationwide. He was among officers who reported February 13, 1941 to set up the center for mobilizing Pennsylvania deductees into the Army.
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Mexican
4Th Pennsylvania Infantry
42Nd
Rainbow
Luneville-Baccarat
Champagne- Marne
Aisne-Marne
St. Michel
Meuse-Argonne
Grover C. Davis
Washington, D. C
Army Reception Center
Officer Candidate Board
Army
New Cumberland
J. C. F. Tillson
Fulmer
Pennsylvania
Mander
Allied Assaults Increase Across Mediterranean and Asia
Allied forces report intensified strikes on Axis shipping and bases from Tobruk to Milne Bay, with RAF bombers attacking East of Matruh and Axis ships burnt. Mediterranean fleet hit base depots near Tobruk, Malta defenses credited with more mine bombers. Australian forces trap Japanese at Milne Bay as Chinese troops press Japanese retreat toward Nanchang, recapturing rail towns Lungyu and Lanchi and pushing toward Kiangsi. United States forces engage across the Pacific theater as battles continue.
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RAF
Germany
Mediterranean
Alexandria
United States
Matruh
Tobruk
Britain
Malta
Axis
Antikythera
Greece
Crete
London
Milne Bay
New Guinea
China
Burma
Malaya
MacArthy
Papua
Moresby
Nanchang
Kiangsi
Chekiang Province
Lungyu
Chushien
Lanchi
Qiangsi
Japan
Chekiang
Upward Move in General Assistance Halted in Pa
The week ending August 22 shows little change in Pennsylvania General Assistance rolls. Net caseload change 66. total cases 42,857 containing 64,670 people. WPA layoffs add 364 cases. private industry gains reduce rolls by 180. Total cash grants $209,880 and milk orders $4,315. Applications 1,395 down from prior week. Pittsburgh item notes War Materials Inc scrap drive beginning at a former Federal Reserve Bank Building.
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Pennsylvania
DPA
Department
Marines Tighten Hold in Solomon Islands Victory Near
Marines consolidate control in the Solomon Islands and deal with remaining resistance as American offensives press the campaign. The note reflects a rare major Japanese setback and ongoing combat operations in the theater.
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Solomon Islands
Coeds Push ROTC Training for WAAC WAVES Access
At Pennsylvania State College coeds urge military training to qualify for WAAC and WAVES service after graduation. About 75 students back the plan, noting ROTC could not yet cover women but that courses in drill map reading and discipline might aid the war effort. Col Ardery and college officials consider options as 100 of 1800 may enroll if offered.
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State College
Pennsylvania State College
WAAC
Dorothy K. Brunner
Reserve
Edward D. Ardery
College Department of Military Science and Tactics
Spade
Military Department
Miss Brunner
Roosevelt Time Sets Three Major Radio Addresses
The Chief Executive will deliver two additional major addresses in the next seven days. One Thursday before the International Student Service will reach youth worldwide, and another Monday on Labor Day to discuss new strategies to curb inflation.
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International Student Service
Stock Market Securities and Industrial Names List
A dense OCR style ledger listing numerous stock market tickers, company names, and corporate entities across industries. The fragment reads like a historical share table with entries including General Electric General Motors Ford Chrysler Corp Boeing Boeing Airplane Curtiss-Wright United Aircraft Warner Bros Pict Nat Dairy Prod Pure Oil U S Steel etc. The text combines names and percentages in a chaotic sequence, resembling a market board or index page from a past newspaper.
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Air Red Am Can
St S
Texas Co
United Aircraft
United Corp
United Gas Imp
U S Steel
Warner Bros
West Union
Woolworth
Curb— Aero Supply
B' Ai, Ark Nat Gas
Elec Bond
Segmoad Corp
Markets and gas shortages hit Pittsburgh region
Livestock prices moved lower with 800 hogs and 800 cattle on sale and steady to mixed bids. Calves, sheep, and produce were listed with varied steady prices. Gasoline rationing caused motorists to seek fuel on the Pennsylvania Turnpike as ration cards and boards faced limited availability.
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Sburgh
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Pittsburgh Motor Club
Pennsylvania Motor Police
Midway
Death reveals rival husbands of city architect
In Los Angeles on August 31 two women claimed the body of a city architect found dead Saturday night. Both said they had been his wife for years under different names, one identifying him as Louis H. Meeks and the other as Louis L. Huot. Detectives said records show he worked as a bridge architect for the city engineer.
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Los Angeles
Louis H. Meeks
Oliver Blanche Meeks
Long Beach
Bryan
E. A. Tetrick
Louis L. Huot
Ethel Mary Huot
Huot
Meeks
Lamour Kiss Quoted At 99 Dollars At Benefit Party
Hollywood August 31 The current quotation on a kiss from Doreéthy Lamour is 99 dollars. The rate for the occasion was set at a benefit party yesterday for the American Women's Voluntary Services army recreation rooms. Robert B. E. Gross president of Lockheed Aircraft Corp, raised the bid and paid 100 dollars for the kiss.
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Hollywood
Doreéthy Lamour
Miss Lamour
Robert BE. Gross
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
American Women’s Voluntary Services Army Recreation Rooms
Treasury balance report shows large net balance and debt
Washington August 31 The Treasury balance for August 28 shows receipts of 17 935 933 21 dollars expenditures of 160 131 334 78 dollars and a net balance of 3 378 528 216 43 dollars Total debt stands at 86 040 695 755 00 dollars with an increase over the previous day of 224 837 07 dollars
Obituary notices from Indiana area page continued
Obituaries list several local deaths with survivors and funeral details. John Alexander infant death at St. Anthony's Church Clymer. Mrs Martha Louise Barnes Wilkinsburg wife of Ronald Barnes dies in Shadyside Hospital. Ihene Jane Chermotti ten years old dies at home in Kent with arrangements pending. Surviving relatives and service times noted.
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John Alexander
John Scott
Clymer
Indiana Hospital
St. Anthony's Church
Francis Karabinos
Martha Louise Barnes
Ronald Barnes
Pitt Street
Wilkinsburg
M. QO. Alexander
Alexander
Laura Young
Indiana
Shadyside Hospital
Ronald
Barry
Mia
Smale
Fittsburgh
Doris Alexander
Wareham
William Penn Memorial Cemetery
Ihene
Jane Chermotti
Rudolph and
Grace (Yakal) Chermotti
Kent
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Coublers
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Long Island
Lamour Kiss
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Charles E. Rink
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