War Today on Hitler Messiah Fever in Britain
AP dispatch from London reports a British discovery of a "Legion of Christian Reforms" that deemed Adolf Hitler a divine instrument. The piece warns such messianic belief fuels fascist cults, complicates postwar cleanup, and urges Allies to continue eradicating Hitlerism without compromise.
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London
Nuernberg
Adolf Hitler
Germany
England
Hitler
R. BR
Gordon Canning
British Union of Fascists
The
Link
Sussez
Europe
Nationalists Near Mukden Dispatch Reports Movement
A Chinese press dispatch said Independent Manchurian forces entered Mukden to greet Nationalist troops 30 miles away. It claims a brother of Marshal Chang has proclaimed loyalty to the Nationalists and sent troops, with other dispatches noting previous offers to join if assurances of no molestation were given. Yenan reports Chu Teh denied links to Chang’s former northeastern forces. Peiping says the Chinhsien airfield near Mukden has been repaired with ground crews arriving.
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Chungking
Mukden
Chan Such-Lieng
Chanh Hsu-Shih
Yenan
Chu Teh
Marshal Chang
Peiping
Nt Chinhsien
Great Wall
Four Manila youths rob bank with submachine gun
Four Manila youths armed with a US Army submachine gun staged the largest bank robbery in Philippine history, fleeing with 398 000 pesos of a 430 000 peso haul before being captured eight hours later. Police still hunted for 31 900 pesos missing. Col J P Holland said the gang used a jeep as messengers left the Philippine Bank of Communications. Witnesses spotted a one armed youth and alerted authorities.
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Manila
Philippines
Col
J. P. Holland
Philippine Bank of Communications
Rural Fire Costs Lives of Children
A rural home fire near Lock Haven Pennsylvania claimed two young lives, with mother and three other children seriously burned. Eleven year old Janet Peddigree died of burns, sister Patricia age five died later, while Lawrence Jr four Sandra three Roberta three and the father were hospitalized in serious condition or shock. Fire officials cited a gasoline powered washing machine igniting fuel as the blaze spread through the bungalow.
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Lock Haven
Janet Peddigree
Patricia
Lawrence Peddigree
Lawrence, Jr
Sandra
Roberta
Acute shortage of homes tops national priority headache
Nation wide housing crisis driven by returning service members, wartime displacements, and rising costs. Cities from Kansas City to Portland report thousands of needed units while rents surge and ceilings curb new builds. Vacancies exist where congestion prevails, with notable pockets in Baltimore suburbs, Vanport City, Richmond, Hartford, Portsmouth and others amid aging regulations and policy responses.
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New York
America
Associated Press
Kansas City
Omaha
Jefferson City
Topeka
Danbury
Philadelphia
John Robbs
New England
National Housing Agency
Lester C. Hunk
Wyoming
San Francisco
Albuquerque
Baltimore
Séiler
Phoenix
Ariz
Portland
Ore
New Orleans
Charlotte
N. C
OPAC
Altus
Okla
Kas
Milwaukee
Denver
Nashville
Columbus
OPA
Los Angeles County
Vanport City
Richmond
Calif
Hartford
Portsmouth
Norfolk
Xmas Buying Sets Record
STATE COLLEGE December 4 AP Pennsylvania merchants expect the best Christmas trade on record this year says Dr. George L. Leffler economics professor at Pennsylvania State College The gain may run five to 10 percent ahead of last year though merchandise shortages and delivery slowdowns may cap speed He notes consumers with money to spend are not fearful of a dull season unemployment compensation and savings sustain purchasing power
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State College
Pennsylvania
George L. Leffler
Pennsylvania State College
Fenn State
Manhunt Under Way for Camden Slaying Suspect Quinn
An intensive two state search is under way for Michael Quinn an escaped convict linked to the shotgun slaying of Michell Sadowski 27 a road house robbery suspect who fled from a Washington jail on November 24 Quinn believed armed and dangerous police say in Camden and Philadelphia are canvassing leads as they pursue him after the Garden State race track shooting case.
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Camden
N. J
Dee
Michael
Mickey) Quinn
Michell Sadowski
Philadelphia
Quinn
Washington, D. C
Ihader
Garden State Race
Sadowski
Camden Pottery Works
Dutra Leads Brazil Election With Early Margin
Gen Eurico Gaspar Dutra, backed by Getulio Vargas, held a strong early lead in Brazil's presidential race as 15 of 20 states plus Rio de Janeiro reported. Gomes trailed, with Dutra at 69 783 to Gomes 87 632 and Yeddo Fiuza at 26 009. other candidates lag.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Army
Eurico Gaspar Dutra
Getulio Vargas
Air
Eduardo Gomes
Yeddo Fiuza
Dutra
Gobes
Tiuza
Spanish Pirates Name Honored by Pittsburgh Club
A Madrid baseball club named the Pirates sought honorary presidency from William Benswanger of the Pittsburgh Pirates. A letter from H Auduiado on the Pirata Club Madrid letterhead explained the Federacion Espanola De Basse-Ball and said the Pirates title was given to Madrid’s first team. The note thanked the Pirates and asked for Taine’s honorary support for next season.
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Pittsburgh
Spain
Pirates
William ¥. Benswanger
Pittsburgh Pirates
H. Auduiado
Pirata Club
Pelola Base
Narvaez
Madrid
Federacion Espanola de Basse-Ball
Burglar Steals Canaries and Soap in Argentina
Mrs. Pastira Franco reported a man knocked on her door, entered, grabbed a cage with two canaries and two cakes of soap, then fled. Police officer Timotes Rivarola arrested a suspect and recovered the birds and soap. The man claimed he could not remember his motive.
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la Reaia
Argentiina
Pastira Franco
Polive Sgi
Timotes Rivarola
Spaatz Urges Global Air Base Network For Future Wars
General Carl A. Spaatz in Collier's calls for a polar-focused air defense plan with a 500000 man regular Air Force and 8000 aircraft plus 6000 more in National Guard. He urges bases in Okinawa the Marianas Aleutians Alaska and the North Atlantic and warns of multi city atomic strikes requiring rapid offensive readiness.
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Carl A. Spaatz
U. 5
Strategic Air Forces
Polar
Collier's
Spaatz
National Guard
Japan
Arctic Circle
Okinawa
Mariana Islands
Aleutians
Alaska
North Atlantic
Tie
Arctic
Washington
D. C
World Center
Kiwanis Hears Dr Dimit of 1STC Speak On Milk
Dr Dimit of the College Faculty addressed the Kiwanis Club on milk as the perfect food. He showed charted parts and essential nutrients, then used slides to illustrate deficiency feeding effects on people and animals. The club praised the timely talk amid widespread nourishment shortages.
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Beatty HM. Dimit
Kiwanis Club
Dimit
Baptists To Hear Irish Evangelist Turner In Indiana
The Fundamental Baptist Church of Indiana hosts evangelistic meetings led by Rev. Bert Turner from Detroit beginning tonight at 7 30 and running through December 16. Turner, born in Belfast, grew up in Canada and has worked with large audiences, delivering a revival across the United States.
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Fundamental Baptist Church of
Indiana
Detroit
Bert Turner
Belfast
Canada
United States
Gambling To Be Investigated In Beaver County
Beaver County grand jurors convened to probe gambling as President Judge Henry H. Wilson instructed them that lotteries and gambling devices are entrenched in Pennsylvania and Beaver County is a suitable starting point for a statewide grand jury inquiry.
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Beaver
Beaver County
Henry H. Wilson
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Unnamed Lawrence Successor Speculation Grows
Harrisburg December 4 AP A fight for Democratic State Chairman remains unresolved as a December 19 State Committee meeting in Pittsburgh will elect a successor to Mayor elect David Lawrence. Names include John Kane Joseph Barr Edward Coleman Michael Lawler and John Rice while Lawrence and national and state leaders plan Friday talks to shape an early 1946 campaign. Lawrence will resign as party chairman after his Pittsburgh mayoral term but stays on as DNC member from Pennsylvania.
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Harrisburg
Chaiman
State Committee
David &. Lawrence
Pittsburgh
Lawrence
John J. Kane
Joseph M. Barr
Lackawanna County
Edward J. Coleman
Michael F. Lawler
John S. Rice
Adams Co
U. S
Joseph &. Guffey
Francis J. Myers
Congress
Democratic National Committee
Pennsylvania
McVay Pleads Innocent in Naval Court Martial
Captain Charles B. McVay III pleads not guilty to negligence and inefficiency charges in the sinking of the cruiser Indianapolis. In court he states the ship was en route from Guam to Leyte on July 30, 1945, and acknowledges statements with consent. Trial proceedings commence as officials read the charges.
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Washington
Charles B. McVay
Indianapolis
Hom
John P. Daify
Guam
Leyte
McVay
Prisoners Escape From Rockview Prison Farm
Three inmates escaped from the Rockview prison farm during barn work before daybreak. Charles Oden, 28, Allegheny County, burglary term. Theodore Funkhouser, 22, Butler, larceny term. Dan Schroder, 44, Butler, larceny and assault and battery term. Deputy Warden C C Rhoads reported two other escapees from last week remain at large: Sheldon D. Miller, 25, Lycoming County, larceny and burglary term. Henry Van Buren, 23, Bradford County, robbery term.
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Bellefonte
Dee
Rockview
C. C. Rhoads
Charles Oden
Allegheny County
Theodore Funkhouser
Butler
Dan Schroder
Rhoads
Sheldon D. Miller
Lycoming County
Henry van Buren
Bradford Co
Peggy Hopkins Honeymooning with Fifth Husband
Peggy Hopkins Joyce honeymooned in New York with her fifth husband, engineer Anthony Easton, who she wed yesterday. She age 39, actress, nervous before the ceremony, saying this is the last marriage. Easton 38. She wore a mink coat and a 50 carat diamond and asked that obey be replaced with cherish in the nuptial service performed by Justice Ferdinand Pecora.
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New York
Peggy Hopkins
Joyce
Anthony Easton
Easton
Italian crisis ends as De Gasperi forms new government
Rome, Dec. 4. Christian Democratic leader Ilde De Gasperi announced the formation of a new Italian government, closing a nine day crisis. Liberal Party support followed a six hour wait, with secretary Leone Cattani saying the party joins due to esteem for De Gasperi. De Gasperi, 64, had been foreign minister in Parri’s cabinet, which collapsed after Liberals and Christian Democrats withdrew.
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George
ORIA
Rome
Ielde de Gasperi
Liberal Party
Leone Cattani
Ministry of the Interior
de Gasperi
Italy
Rush to Aid of Troop Ship In Distress
A Seagoing tug and possibly other ships rushed from Bermuda to aid the Liberty ship Henry Ward Beecher carrying 541 homeward bound American troops after losing its propeller about 340 miles northeast of Bermuda. The Navy tug Restorer was en route within two hours of the distress call at 2 26 a.m. EST. Weather was moderate and the Beecher, from Marseilles to Newport News, carried the 102nd Military Police escort guard company and the 542nd and 544th Ordnance heavy maintenance companies.
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New York, Dev
Bermuda
Henry Ward Beecher
Third Naval District
Restorer
Newport News
Marstilles
France
The
Beecher
102Nd Military Police Escort Guard Company
Army
Union Leaders Debate National GM Strike at Saturday Conference
G M strike union leaders held a national conference this Saturday led by R J Thomas UAW CIO president who called the strike for a 90 percent wage rise sound legal and moral The CIO National Maritime Union announced a 24 hour walkout tying up ships nationwide except those carrying troops and relief supplies with Curran predicting around 90000 participants The stoppage affected coast regions with thousands idle Two other actions included ending a Huntington West Virginia Nickel Company walkout of 1600 workers and a Philadelphia machinists strike of 200 ending after wage gains and benefits were granted
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R. J. Thomas
Uaw-Cio
CIO National Maritime Union
Joseph Curran
Curran
International Nickel Company
Huntington
W. Va
Schwellenbach
AFL
J. E. Lonergan Co
Philadelphia
Fire at Bethlehem Navy shop causes over two million in damage
A short circuit started a five and a half hour blaze that destroyed a Navy owned and operated machine shop on the Bethlehem Steel Company grounds. The wooden shop, idle since V J Day, incurred over 2,060,000 dollars in damage with no one inside at the time. The report also mentions a separate project to protect soldiers against gas attacks and to treat gassed men.
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Bethlehem
Bethlehem Steal Company
Obituary notices from the Robinson and area funeral homes
Obituaries report the deaths of John B. Tortella at 1 40 am at his son in law and daughter A B Ademi 438 Water Street with remains at Robinson Funeral Home. Margaret Barnes died December 2 at 10 am in Kittanning wife of John Barnes and mother of John and Harry Barnes with services planned in Youngstown. John Joseph Himes is mourned with services December 5 at 2 pm in Cors Lutheran Church Homer City and interment at the church cemetery.
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John BH. Tortella
Ademi
Water Street
Robinson Funeral Home
Toe Morrow
Evening Gazette
Margaret Barnes
John S. Barnes
Kittanning
John
Harry
Youngstown
Ohio
Shiver and
Allison
John Josepis Himes
Homer City
R. D
Cors Lutheran Church
Wm. Tobias
Soldier Robbed of 840 Dollars in Harrisburg Case
Harrisburg police rounded up eight taxi workers and four women after an Ohio soldier reported being drugged and robbed of 840 dollars in cash and 6000 non negotiable money orders at a Harrisburg house. One taxi driver allegedly drove him to the scene. others were arrested on evidence from the inquiry. The women face immoral conduct charges and the men aiding and abetting. all posted bond. cash and money orders not recovered.
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Harrisburg
Oscar Blough
Ohio
Harry Bowman
Blough
Questions on Pearl Harbor warnings stir Army chief recall
Pearl Harbor probe hears Lucas say testimony from the former Army chief of staff will answer key questions. Maj. Gen. Leonard Gerow and Sherman Miles are slated to testify. Gearhart and Lucas spar over differing warning messages to Short and MacArthur about recon and civil impact.
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Lucas
Pearl Harbor
Army
Ilinois
Leonard ‘Ry Gerow
War Plans Division
Sherman Miles
Rep
Gearhart
R.callf
Marshall
Amy
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
Japan
Short
MacArthur
Irene Mansfield Feared Insanity in Murder Trial
SAN FRANCISCO December 4 Mrs Annie Irene Mansfeldt a city matron charged with murdering the nurse she suspected of poisoning her husband testified the shadow of insanity darkened her life She recounted a troubled past including an insane grandmother who tried to strangle her and a physician recommending institutional care Her three children testified she appeared dazed and not fully conscious the morning of the killing.
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Annie Irene Mansfeldt
San Francisco
Wadz Martin
Socity
Mansfeld
Yestersday
John
Terry
Irene
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Hapsie
W. C. Myers
U. S. Navy
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1.S.T.C
China
Patrick J. Hurley
John Stewart Service
Hugh DeLacy
D-Wash
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Tokyo
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