War Today praises U S airmen with British Eighth in Libya
Dewitt Mackenzie highlights American airmen teaming with the British Eighth in the Libyan desert. He cites praise from Air Vice Marshal Arthur Coningham and Col. William Crom, notes generous Allied cooperation, and provides figures: the 57th Fighter Group and others logged hundreds of sorties and tons of bombs during the offensive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Libya
Mediterranean
Aleady
Arthur Coningham
Royal Air Force
Western Desert
Willian H. Crom
Britain
57Th
South American Air Force
Cornells V. Whitney
Lateff
U.S
1Ith
Sith
Republicans Name Ira T. Fiss Speaker In 1943 Session
Harrisburg December 2 Republicans in the Pennsylvania House selected Ira T. Fiss of Snyder County as Speaker for the 1943 legislative session. The party slate included Franklin H. Lichtenwalter Lehigh as majority floor leader Walter E. Rose Cambria as majority whip William E. Flabbyshaw Dauphin as chief clerk and William R. Roan Luzerne as secretary. Some representatives protested and others eyed alternative candidates Edwin Winner H David Sarge and Thomas M. Stockman were named as possible speakers. The Senate GOP backed Governor elect Edward Martin for a brief session. both houses will sit under Republican control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Ira T. Fiss
Snyder County
House of Representatives
Ennhis Today
M. Marevey Taylor
Franklin H. Lichtenwalter
Lehigh
Walter E. Rose
Cambria
William E. Flabbyshaw
Dauphin
William R. Roan
Luzerne
Harry EB. Trout
Lancaster
John H. McKinney
Venango
Trout
McKinney
Figs
House
Nolson
M. Harvey Taylor
Fiss
General Assembly
Edwin Winner
Montgomery
H. David Sarge
Lebanon
Thomas M. Stockmen
Bucks
Senate
Edward Martin
State Grange in Session in Harrisburg
Harrisburg delegates at the 70th annual Pennsylvania State Grange session heard a defense program built on abundant production. Master Kenzie S. Bagshaw urged production over scarcity to bolster national defense, while officers and committee members faced election. The spelling bee crowned Thelma Smith of York County, with several winners named from other counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania State Grange For
Kenzie S. Bagshaw
Hollidaysburg
Grange
Pennsylvania State Grange
Thelma Smith
York County
Harold Ailenbach
Montgomery County
Vera Archer
Washington
L. B. Cooper
Allegheny
Viola Vath
Mercer
W. P. Phillips
Greene
Paul Neff
Huntingdon
B. Boucher Black
Pennsylvania
W.C.T.U
England
War's Cost Continues Across Pages With Debt At 103 Billion
The article details debt totals and wartime expenditures, noting the 1927 start of U S World War I participation and the rise to 19 4 89 75022 by November 1918. It highlights Army and Navy spending and the Maritime Commission shipbuilding program, with Treasury pursuing higher taxes. It also covers Assistant Secretary Bard's remarks on victory certainty during a Miami launching and references birthday notes for James Rising and Rosa Mrazik.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
United States
Army
Navy
Maritime Commission
Secretary of the Treasury
Morienthau
Philadelphia
Dev. Y
Ralph A. Bard
United Nations
Miami
Cramp Shipbuilding Company
Bard
Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers
New York City
Florida
C. H. Reclever
Michi
Congressman Schulte Wins Haymaker In Capitol Barbershop
Rep. William T. Schulte 62, a Democratic "Lame Duck" from Indiana, floored an assailant in a Capital barber shop after being attacked by three gunmen. The incident followed the gunmen’s earlier overpowering in the House gym, as Schulte neared the end of his nine year term. The wounded attacker later was identified as Rudy Nies, sought in a New York murder case involving the stabbing death of Emma Gesine Nies. Schulte, who also survived a 1938 mugging, wore a welt but said he was lucky and would have fled if he knew of the slaying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
William Theodore Schulte
Indiana
Schulte
Emma Gesine Nies
Islip Terrace
Long Island
Nies
Behulte
Sehulte
Jrun
Cocoanut Grove Fire Insurance Claims Grow
Boston December 9 Estimates in insurance circles put Cocoanut Grove disaster claims over 3 million dollars with death payouts exceeding 1.5 million from more than 250 life policies. About 500 dead and over 100 wounded including 50 servicemen who likely held war risk coverage totaling around 500 thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Cocoanut Grove
Poli‘cies
Frank P. Bobst
Life Managers Association
Bastar’ Feneral
Night Naval Battle Off Guadalcanal Commentary
An account from a cruiser’s crew describes a gun battle near Guadalcanal. The ship engages Japanese destroyers and a cruiser, with searchlights fired and multiple clashing salvos. A battleship is crippled by heavy fire, while the narrator notes the chaotic night action and close maneuvers.
Widow's solace as hero's widow loses suit
Philadelphia report recalls Marco Mastrandrea, a Pennsylvania Railroad crossing watchman at Carnegie, who saved neighborhood children at the cost of his life on February 24, 1939. His widow sought $20,100 damages, but the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled no basis under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, calling the act insufficient and urging Congressional action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Marco Mastrandrea
Mastrandrea
Carnegie
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Anid
Mastrandres
Mra. Mastrandrea
Congress
Night Battle Off Savo Island Ended With Sinking Ships
A cruiser’s frantic night action off Savo Island left several ships ablaze while US and Japanese vessels exchanged fire in smoky conditions. Survivors floated in oil slicks as dawn revealed the wreckage and rescued sailors. Submarine threats and air danger lingered as crews remained on alert. The tense night ended with a shift into Saturday the fourteenth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Savo Island
Cuadalcanal
Allied counterattacks slow Axis drives in North Africa
In a five day period Allied forces slowed the Axis advance in Tunisia Libya and New Guinea with heavy losses for the Axis. British American and Australian units reported successful counterattacks near Tebourba and El Agheila while air and naval actions destroyed tanks ships and key targets.
New Tank Trucks Deliver More Fish For War Effort
Harrisburg December 9 AP The Pennsylvania Fish Commission uses 42 tank trucks to move fish from hatcheries to streams and waters. Each truck carries three times as many fish as older trucks, with aerated refrigerated tanks keeping fish fresh longer. The fleet covered 449,193 miles in 1941 for 433 tons, reducing truck miles per ton from 3,838 in 1938 to 1,023. Public streams total 784 miles and lakes and ponds total 27,385 acres accessible to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Fish Commission
Charles B. French
Japanese Sea-Borne Assault Fails as Forces Rally at Buna
Allied reports describe a Japanese sea-borne attempt to support ground troops in the Buna Gona area being repelled. A destroyer squadron was enveloped in flames, others driven northward. Buna beaches saw limited Allied gains as they repelled counterattacks around Buna airdrome Vina village and Buna mission. An enemy cruiser and four destroyers were sunk in prior Papuan shore landings. In the Soviet front, Germans press siege lines toward Stalingrad while Red Star notes Russian planes and pilots shot down many Junkers 62s. Russians claim success against Nazi counterattacks near Rzhev and list heavy Axis casualties, framing Timoshenko’s slow, grinding drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tunisia
London
Zizerte
Tunis
Ebourba
Tebourba
Royal Navy
Libya
Erwin Rommel
Marble Arch
el Agheila
Rommel
8Th Army
Libyan
Bizerte
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
Fh Aghella
Balt Marshes
New Guinea
Douglas
Buna-Gona
Buna
Vina Village
Buna Mission
Papwian
Red Star
Stalingrad
Rzhev
Moscow
Red Army
Semeon Timoshenko
Ditch Blasting Demo Postponed On Weather
The ditch blasting demonstration at the Dr. J. M. Jukehart farm near Plumville was postponed due to weather conditions. County Agent Warner said it will be held next spring. College On.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M
Glamour Girls Divorce War Time Attraction
Hollywood attorney Seymour J. Chotiner wins divorce for Helen Gilbert after five months of marriage begun in Las Vegas on May 30. Gilbert focused on her career. not contesting the suit. Nadia Petrova and Reginald Gardiner joke about a modest wartime honeymoon in a nearby cottage near the studios.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Chatterton
Constance Worth
Hollywood
Seymour J. Chotiner
Helen Gilbert
Miss Gilbert
Las Vegas
Nev
Chloride
Nadia Petrova
Reginald Gardiner
Obituary Notices From Indiana Area Paper
Obituary notices list several local figures including IRA FETTERMAN and MARRY S. BOUCHER with details of deaths, survivors, funeral plans, and interment. Also mentions IRA FETTERMAN veteran of Spanish American War and WASIL ROMANCE noted farmer with church and Slovak ties. Memorial services and burial plans noted for multiple individuals in Indiana and surrounding townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Fetterman
McDowell Cemetery
Barnesboro
McDowell Chapel
Silas
Nancy
Ruffiner) Fetterman
iBarr Township
Cambria County
Catherine
Keith) Fetterman
James E
Jeannette
Nancy Silensky
Mae Vasbinder
Clymer
R. D
George
Blandford
Marsteller
Miuldred Liddell
Spangler
Helen Hughes
Esteena Fisher
Marion Center
Alonso E. Fetterman
Emma Stittler
Acosta
Somerset County
Wasil Romance
Katherine Lins
Indiana
R.D
Austria
Lias
Anna Shapura
Marie Adams
Struthers
Sue Kanyan
Blacklick
Joseph Romance
Wasil Romance, Jr
John Romance
Cleveland
Romance
Greek Catholic Church of
Homer City
Slovak National Society of
Ernest
St. Bernard's Church
John J. Baycura
St. Bernard's Cemetery
Major anti trust suit targets 12 film producers in Philadelphia
In a $1,450,000 damage action filed in federal court, William Goldman Theaters accuses 12 major film producers and distributors including Loews, Paramount, RKO, 20th Century Fox, Columbia, Warner, Universal and United Artists of monopolizing film distribution. The suit seeks triple damages under the Clayton and Sherman Acts for alleged losses to its Philadelphia theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Wiliam Goldman Theaters, Inc
Stanley- Warner
Loew's
Ing
Paramount Pictures, Inc
RKO Radio Pictures, Inc
Twentieth Century-Fox Films Corp
Columbia Pictures Corp
Warner Bros. Circuit Management Corp
Universal Corp
Universal Film Exchange, Inc
United Artists Corp
Engle and Frye Death Notices from Indiana and Pennsylvania
Obituaries list Mayme Buchanan Engle of Rayne Township born 1872, sibling and step relatives, funeral in Blacklick Russian Orthodox Church with Oakland Cemetery interment. Also notices for Marlin Frye of Advance, Neta Frye of Youngstown, William Thene y James of Saltsburg, Herbert Lynn McCreary seven months, with service details and interments in Greenwood and Oakland Cemeteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer City
B.C. I
Blacklick Russian Orthodox Church
Oakland Cemetery
Indiana
Mayme (Buchanan) Engle
Rayne Township
William J
Eliza Jane (Harmon) Buchanan
Philadelphia Street
First Christian Church
Fred Engle
Don. Engle
Evansville
Ind
Jacob J. Buchanan
Meade, Buchanan
Bert Buchanan
Charles Buchanan
Clymer
Ella Fleming
Ben Walker
Marion Center
Clara Little
Denver
Cole
Robinson Funeral Home
Lawrence H. Maines
Greenwood Cemetery
Marlin Fays
J. K. Boston
Creekside Cemetery
Joseph
Hettie (Wissinger) Frye
Neta (Fairman) Frye
J. Clair Frye
Camp Forrest
Tenn
Jesse E. Frye
Miami Beach
Fla
Roy H. Frye
Camp Sheridan
III
Hester M. Frye
Youngstown
Kinter Frye
George Frye
Plumville
Frank Frye
Advance
Irvin Caraghan
Saltsbury
Ann Johnston
Creeside
R. D
Thomas Templeton
Rural Valley
William Theney James
England
Charles
Emily
Fletcher) James
William H. James
Apollo
United States
Saltsburg
Sarah James
Emily Nelmes
Robinson
Herbert Lynn McCreary
Ross
Iva Jane McCreary
School Street
Roy Burshell
James Robert
Ronald Edwin McCreary
George McCreary
Dull
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Dewitt MacKenzie
State Grange
U.S. Army Air Forces Statistician
Superba
SUGAR
Fabric
STEHL
Moorhead
James Rising
Rosa Mrazik
Lame Duck
Henderson Field
Guadalcanal
Yester
Au Reduction du YS
Rad & St
Am Smelt & R
Lehigh Val RR
Libby McN & L Tis
Liggett & Myers AG
Loews Inc
Montgom Ward
Nat Biscuit
Nat Distillers
Nat Pow & Lit
N ¥ Central RR
North Amer Ca
Northern Pacific Packard Motor
Param Pictures
Penny (Ic
Penn RR
Pullman Pure Olk
Glamor Girls
Indiana Fair Association
Ule
Lichteberger
Mary Brawtly
Downey
Calif
Halsey Walker
Anna Busch
Alton
Charles Brawrly
Pittsburgh
Streams Funeral Home
Harry Burton Boyd
Masonic Lodge
the Elks
Marry S. Boucher
Beaverdale
Mrg
Ella Black
H. Wilbur Black
United Brothers Church
W. J. Ell
David R. Hill
Richmond
W. J. Hill
Kathryn (Machuga) Sabala
Ye Goldman, Inc
North Africa
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