Roosevelt Sends Labor Committee On Defense Bills
Washington December 5 Roosevelt reportedly endorsed a hands off stance toward defense labor legislation. Senate leaders face a tangle of anti strike bills as House backed measures move forward. Three groups press for priority, led by Connally Van Nuys Hatch Norris Austin backing a government seizure and wage board plan. Ball Ball and Hull promote mediation and closed shop bans while Byrd leads a push for the Smith bill registering unions and outlawing walkouts with a 90 day cooling off period. Political figures CIO President Murray AFL President Green condemn the Smith bill as a threat to democracy. The bill was sent to the Labor Committee with talks of substituting Ball for the harsher measure.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Smith
Connally
van Nuys
Hatch
Norris
Austin
R-Vi
Judiciary Committee
Miomgs
Utah
Hull
D-Als
Hileather
D-La
Taft
Ohio
Ball
Rminn
Senate Labor Committee
Byrd
Dve
House
Mediation Board
Philip Murray
CIO
William Green
AFL
Green
Murray
Wallace
Labor Committee
Food stamps expand across counties and cities
The program extends to Berks Susquehanna Schuylkill Lehigh Pike Carbon Northampton Armstrong Washington and Westmoreland counties along with Allegheny and Philadelphia. It operates in Cambria Crawford Erie Indiana Mercer Somerset Venango and Warren and has reached Allentown Bethlehem and Scranton with Jackawn County to join Monday. Financed by a revolving fund from local governments the plan aims to cover 20 counties within three weeks to a month. For counties outside the plan surplus commodities are shipped in carload lots to relief warehouses and packaged for family distribution.
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Berks
Susquehanna
Schuylkill
Lehigh
Pike
Carbon
Northampton
Butler
Greene
Fayette
Beaver
Bedford
Lawrence
Armstrong
Washington
Westmoreland
Allegheny
Philadelphia
Cambria
Crawford
Erie
Indiana
Mercer
Somerset
Venango
Warren
Allentown
Bethlehem
Scranton
Jackawanna County
Monroe
Pike Couties
Army to create seventh and eighth armored divisions
Draft: Army plans two more armored divisions and new tank destroyer units after war games. Army strength dwindles under 1.6 million, with about 200,000 to be discharged by December 10 as draft ages contract and new inductions struggle to replace losses. By March, further steps are expected.
Santa to Have Part Time Duty in 1942 Toy Forecast
McTague, toy consultant to the Civilian Supply division, predicts 1942 Christmas toy supplies will be adequate though metal toys may fade. Donder and Blitzen may be used part time, copper and aluminum toys could be scarcer, and plastic and wood will rise.
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Washington
Dao
Donne
Blitzen
Santa Claus
Defense Program
Edward A. McTague
Connwinner Durable Goods
OPM
McTague
Santa
Air Rifle
McTigue
Japanese evacuees and US policy tensions rise
Reports conflict with wartime shifts as many Japanese residents in Mexico are urged to move property while Japan recalls nationals and dispatches ships to Asia. US Secretary Hull pushes for diplomacy amid growing Sino Western pressure as talks with Japan stall and observers question US resolve.
World War II News From Front Lines and Diplomacy
Soviet defenses push Nazis from four points near Stalino gorsk sector while German gains near Malyar a slavets are checked. British forces fend off Axis attacks south of Tobruk with losses and recover ground. Japan doubts troop counts in Indo China as US UK warn on possible Thai invasion amid Pacific tension. Australia plans cabinet continuity and wartime service coordination. Repatriation of Japanese nationals accelerates amid rising regional tension.
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Cdpital
Stalinogorsk
Moscow
Malayara Slavets
Mazhaisk-Moscow
Britain
Ed Duda
Tobruk
London
Gambus
Alan Cunningham
Libya
Middle East
Kurusu
Indo-China
Japan
Roosevelt
Washington
United States
Great Britain
Thailand
East Asia
Melbourne
Australia
Washington-Tokyo
Paviflc
Singapore
British North Borneo
Panama
Repatriation of Japanese Nationals Advances Amid Tense Ties
Japanese efforts to repatriate nationals from Pacific areas quicken as relations with the United States and allied powers darken. Emperor Hirohito met Gen Sugi Yama at Imperial Headquarters after attending a military graduation, with Tojo present. The Tatute Maru, carrying returnees from the U S and Panama, will stop at Manzanillo and Los Pho.
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Tokyo
Pacific
United States
Manchukuo
Hirohito
Imperial Headquarters
Sugi Yama
Hideki Tojo
Any
Military Staff College
Prince Takahito
Yokohama
Panama
Manzanillo
Mexico
Lospho
Japan Invasion Threat Deepens As Forces Land In Indo China
Amid stalled talks with the United States, Japan intensifies its push into Southeast Asia. Reports say about 100,000 Japanese troops have moved into French Indo China, with numerous transports carrying more forces en route.
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Ment
United States
Thailand
Tokyo
Japan
Indo-China
Philatelists Hope as Hidden Mail Cache Revealed
Philadelphia residents uncover a 89 year old cache of mail hidden by a robber. Among 100 pieces is a November 2, 1852 New York Herald. stamps and folded letters suggest thefts between Philadelphia and Baltimore. Contents include Army contracts and a Vermont girl’s plea.
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Philadelphia
Dec
James Hough
New York Herald
Here
Baltimore
Winship
Franklin Pierce
United States
Hough
George McLean
Pierce
Michigan
War Department
Tere
P. Pratt
Rutledge
New York
Vermont
Direct Relief Payments Rise in Indiana County Week
State Treasurer G Harold Wagner reports direct relief payments to Indiana County residents rose by 80 in the week ending today to 2043. This is 4116 less than the same week last year, with 38 fewer checks issued than a year ago. Payments by the Bureau of Assurance Disbursements show 2043 for the current week, 4607 for the previous week, and 7089 for the comparable week.
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G. Harold Wagner
Indiana County
Wagrier
Bureau of Asssurance
State Traasury Department
College Assembly Recalls Wichita Community Development Work
Visiting professor Rose Cologne of Pennsylvania State College spoke at the Tuesday convocation on a Wichita Kansas community development program. Students collected data on delinquency housing and proper diets and helped build a low cost model house.
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Rose Coldgie
Pennsylvania
Tueaslay College
Miss Cologne
Wichita
Kansas
Helen Rose
Indiana Home Economics Department
Murdered man found with two guns involved
The coroner testified two bullet wounds caused extensive internal hemorrhages and that the victim likely did not expect the shot. He was relaxed when struck, with bullets from two different gun types suggesting two attackers. Georgia authorities quote cooperation from Borough and Pennsylvania State Police as they probe motive and whether the man traveled alone from Indiana after 6 pm.
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Georgia
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Eight Killed As Span Collapses On Hartford Bridge
At least eight workers died when a $1 900 000 highway bridge column over the Connecticut River collapsed during placement of a 48 ton girder. Seventeen other workers were hospitalized, some critically, as the structure crumpled and rescue teams searched the wreckage for more bodies. Divers later recovered another victim from beneath twisted girders and debris.
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Hartford
Conn
Connecticut River
London
Elenty Tough to Name 100 Calves Yearly Says Owner
Chicago based cattleman laments the need to dub each of 100 calves yearly for purebred registration. At the International Live Stock Exposition readers see stalls with 7,600 cattle, revealing the struggle to craft unique names. Breeders abandon variety for novelty and politics influences, with names ranging from Goldfinder to Roosevelt appearing among bulls.
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Elenty Tough
Chicago
Det
Heeman
Indiana County Sunday School Conventions Planned
Indiana County Sunday School workers will hold a conference at First United Presbyterian Church on Saturday December 6 at 10 30 AM with Rev Lee Gable of Philadelphia as guest speaker The afternoon session begins at 1 30 with an address and divisional conferences The 8th chapter will meet Monday at 7 30 PM at U P Church with Fon C Gilbert Wolfenden as guest speaker
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Indiana County Workers
Lee Gable
Philadelphia
Spealer
Chateleé
U. P. Church
Fon. C
Fleek Heads Bankers Group in Hollywood Beach
John S. Fleek of Cleveland was elected president of the Investment Bankers' Association of America and urged members to back the government during the emergency. The change followed a public clash between retiring president Emmet F. Connely and Edward C. Eicher, who called the IRA bellyaching and calamity howling. Eicher praised bankers but criticized Connely’s stance on national unity.
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Hollywood Beach
John S. Fleek
Cleveland
Investment Bankers’ Association of America
Fleek
Emmet F. Connely
Detroit
Edward C. Eicher
Surceeitis and Exchange Commission
Tax Bill Plans Postponed to January
Treasury officials said plans for new tax legislation are postponed at least until early January. Detailed program discussion will not start until after the President’s annual budget message the first week of January, and action may come only after that. Earlier the Treasury sought rapid congressional consideration of about 95 billion dollars in new taxes.
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Washington
Treasury
Congress
Protection for Pymatuning Dam Plans Light Patrol
Harrisburg officials, addressing Jamestown residents fearing sabotage, said recent steps protect the Pymatuning Dam. Secretary G Albert Stewart announced only nighttime guarding for the dam breast suffices and no extra patrols are needed despite concerns from Mercer County citizens.
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Harrisburg
Pymatuning
G. Albert Stewart
Department of Forests and Waters
Mercer County
Jamestown
Stewart
Navy
Livestock Market Report Pittsburgh December Market Results
Salable hogs 300 steady to higher with steady to 10 cent higher bids across weight classes. Cattle numbers 25% larger with steers and cows holding to firm to strong ranges, calves and lambs mixed with uneven quotes. Bulls and feeders show broad spreads as buyers gauge feed costs and demand.
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Pittsburgh
Mediun
With Century Dining Glassware Clarifies Wine Service
During the with century, finger bowls washed glumes to avoid confusing bouquets of wines served with dinner. Guests were given a glass beaker of water. They rinsed their glasses between wines.
Axis Attacks Repulsed Near Tobruk In Libyan Clash
British reports say three Axis assaults near Ed Duda were repulsed with heavy casualties after initial gains. RAF air support and ground patrols kept harassing operations across the Libyan battle area. Over 1,000 Axis prisoners moved toward Cairo as British, South African, and Free French air and land forces resumed large scale activity destroying tanks and planes, with four RAF planes lost.
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Cairo
Egypt
Britain
Tobruk
Ed Duda
Libya
RAF
Trigh Capuzzo
Nile Valley
Capial
Fledgling pilot lands plane after propeller loss
Altoona report says 24 year old Paul Witherow, a new pilot with only months of experience, landed safely after the propeller dropped off near Stutz Field. He narrowly missed a house and wires, suffering minor cuts and bruises as the smashed landing gear was left behind. The Kingpin holding the broken propeller was sold.
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Altoona
Paul Witherow
Stutz Field
Witherow
Social Security urges Christmas job seekers to obtain account cards
Richard C. Wiest Jr of the Social Security Board in Johnstown urges seasonal workers to secure Social Security account number cards before the holiday rush. Employers must report wages for each employee, with cards aiding credits to individual ledgers. Office locations in Bailey Building and branch hours are listed, plus prompt mail service.
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Richard C. Wiest
District Social Security Board
Ames
Arops
Aloes
Hall
Avdowi
Social Security Board
Wiessling
Wrestling
Jae Bor
Bailey Building
Main Street
Johnstown
Cambria
Indiana
Somerset
Barnesboro
Aarnesboro
Qchel
West Main Street
Municipal Building
Seventh Street
First Locomotive by Richard Trevithick
Richard Trevithick, an Englishman, designed and built the first locomotive to run on rails. In 1804 he demonstrated his machine's ability to haul heavily laden ore cars several miles.
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Richard Threvithick
Obituary notices from Mooween and nearby areas
Obituary notices report Myrtle Mea (Falconer) Hutchinson born 1822 Curtisville died at Latrobe Hospital. Survived by husband Arnet C. Hutchinson, siblings, and grandparents. funeral at 2 p m Saturday in Mooween with Deer Creek Cemetery interment. Amanda Rowland Lybarger, born 1809 Patton, died at home Marshall Heights near Blacklick. husband Walter Lybarger and children Abbie Eileen Jennie Lou Robert survive. funeral 2 p m Sunday in Indiana with Pat ton Cemetery interment. Hatheryn Vargo’s family mourning as a requiem Mass at St Bernard's Church 0:00 a m Saturday with interment in St Bernard's Cemetery.
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Myrtle Mea (Falconer
Nnto Menson
Mooween
Curtisville
Latrobe Hospital
Johnstown
Arnet C. Hutchinson
John
Myrtle
Hershelman) Falconer, Jr
Delores
Norene
Sally
John Falconer
Curtinville
William Graham
Albion
Deer Creek Cemetery
Cheswick
Amanda
Rowland) Lybarger
Patton
Marshall Heighs
Blacklick
John H
Jennie (Roch) Rowland
Walter Lybarger
Abbie
Eileen
Jennie Lou
Robert
J. Edward Nepburn
First Church of God
Indiana
Patton Cemetery
Hatheryn Vargo
School Street
Aigh Moss
St. Bernard’s Roman Catholic Church
St Bernard's Cemetery
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Chicago Tribune
Germany
Japan Times and
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Nippon
College Assembly
Span
Pesilouia Department
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Cleveland Hospital
Beverly
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