Clues Sought in Death of George Kern at Windber
The body of George Kern was found six miles east of Windber by hunters on Saturday. He had six facial wounds and was last seen alive at a banquet Thursday night in Johnstown. The wallet and some checks were missing. An inquest reported the wounds and suggested the body may have been moved from another location. Funeral arrangements set for Johnstown, burial at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hornstown
Bee
Kern
Sion
J.D. Patton
Kern Mays
Somerset Court
JI “George Kerbt
Johnsteiny
Hartman and
Mary (Eichensehr) Kern
Seventh Ward
Lodge World
Shirley May
Robert
J. H. Kern
Geistown
Agnes? Thomas
Joseph Kern
Henry ‘Keyn
Johnstown
Arthur Fitzpatrick
Los Angeles
Calif
Frank ‘Kern
Ohio
Meek Funeral
Windber
John Henderson Company
Theodore Buch
Zion Lutheran‘Church
Inferment
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Roosevelt decorates Fifth Army officers in Sicily visit
President Roosevelt stopped in Sicily after Cairo and Teheran war talks and decorated Lt. Gen. Mayle W. Clark and five Fifth Army officers for bravery at Salerno. The parade ceremony at Castelvetrano honored Clark for leading troops under artillery and machine gun fire as Nazis attacked, with six tanks destroyed. Others honored included Col. Reuben H. Tucker Lt Col. Joseph B. Crawford Lt. William W. Kellogg Lt. Thomas F. Berteau and Lt. Edwin F. Gould.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Sicily
Cairo
Teheran
White House
Mayle W. Clark
Fifth Army
Clark
Salerno
Italy
Reuben H. Tucker
Ansons
Conn
Joseph B. Crawford
Humboldt
Kan
William W. Kellogg
Highlands
Tex
Thomas F. Berteau
Chicago
Edwin F. Gould
Orange
Calif
Castelvetrano
George E. Durno
Tunis
Malla
Stadtfeld’s Death Triggers Court Vacancies in Pennsylvania
Judge Stadtfeld dies leaving vacancies in the Superior and Supreme Courts. Governor Martin to appoint temporarily while next year’s elections fill full terms. Mentioned successors include Judge Howard W. Hughes and speculation about Arthur H. James potential appointment. Stadtfeld served on Rodel Shalom Congregation and various charities. Carrie Edmundson, widow, and Captain Harold R. Stad also listed among survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stadtfelt
Rodel Shalom Congregation of
Pittsburgh
Carrie Edmundson
John F. Edmundson
Rogers
Harold R. Stadfell
Stadtfeld
Pennsylvania
Supreme and Superior Courts
Martin
Grists
Supreme Court
William M. Parker
Howard W. Hughes
Washington County
Sladtfeld
Arthur H. James
Kentucky Kidnapper Sentenced to Die in Electric Chair
Federal Judge Shackleford Miller sentenced Thomas H Robinson to die in the electric chair on March 10 for the 1934 $50,000 ransom kidnapping of Mrs. Alice Speed Stoll in Louisville. A federal jury convicted Robinson and urged death. he had pleaded guilty in 1936 and received life imprisonment then.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Shackleford Miller
Thomas H. Robinson
Kentucky
Alice Speed Stoll
Robinson
Invasion and Balkans Crisis Amid War Strain
The article reports on Balkan surrenders and wavering Axis allies as Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, and others consider exit from the German cause. It notes Josip Broz Tito appealing Partisans for united resistance, Russian proximity, and German moves to pivot strategy to the West with Rommel reassigned from the Italian Balkan front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balkar
Bulgaria
Hitler
Europe
Hier Bary
Rumania
Yugoslavia
Josip Broz
Tho
Tuulgaria
Hungary
Berlin
Hans Neubacher
Budapest
Balkan
Erwin Rommel
Norway
Roosevelt Reaches Sicily With Ike and Spaatz in Tow
The Homeward stretch of his trip saw Mu Roosevelt fly into Sicily in an army transport plane. General Dwight D. Eisenhower, commander in chief of Allied forces in the Middle Mediterranean, and Lt. Gen. Carl Spaatz, commander of the Seventh Army, joined Clark to greet Mu Roosevelt on arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sicily
Biers
Roosevelt
Mediterranean
Seventh ‘Army
George S. Patten, Jr
Binttay
Castelyeirago
Aipheld
Oye
Mander
APHIS
Maly
Eisenhower
Tunisia
Secret Service
Army
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Middle Mediterranean
Carl Spaatz
Seventh Army
Lwith Clark
Mu. Roosevelt
Martin to Allow Pa Voters View GOP Presidential Candidates
Governor Martin plans a statewide look at Republican presidential hopefuls before the Keystone State GOP decides whom to back at the nominating convention. The effort comes as party leaders discuss a possible slate and weigh candidates including Bricker and Dewey, with Bricker praised for his New Deal critique by Harrisburg supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin
GOP
Harrisburg
Ohio
Bricker
Thomas E
Dewey
Pennsylvania
New York
Garilyatuna
New York Society
Davis
State Committee
Arthur H. ‘James
Dame
Joseph N. Pew, Jr
Joseph R. Grundy
James
John C. Bail
James H. Duff
William IT. Troutman
William B. McFall
Pittsburgh
Weldon B. Heyburn
Delaware County
Air War Looms Over Europe as U S Figures in Bombing Plans
General Henry H. Arnold predicts heavy bombing of Germany and satellites this winter and spring. Americans plan day strikes across Bulgaria Hungary and Romania as well as Germany, while Sofia faces new raids amid Bulgarian pro Nazi government tensions. Weather and local notices follow with snow accumulations across Pennsylvania and a Morgantown obituary for Squire Robertson.
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Ings
Germany
H. Arnold
U.S. Army Air Forces
Maly
RAF
Arnold
Bulgaria
Hungary
Rumania
Sofia
Associated Press
Frank Jd. O'Brien
Ankara
Georgi Shishmanov
Tito
Moscow
Kremlin
Peter
Russia
Bulgarie
Mc Gaughey’s final operation over Norwegian coast edges
Sgt. McGaughey’s last mission involved bombing German mining installations in Southern Norway while his crew engaged Fortress formations with no fighters and little flak. His turret door tore loose on return, leaving him suspended by a belt thousands of feet above the North Sea in 40 degree cold. He later hoisted to safety in a warmer spot aboard ship as the Joker rode home.
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Trueling
Schweinfurt
Kassel
Kiel
Hamburg
Gelsenkirchen
McGaughey
Norway
North Sea
V. McGaughey
Washington St
Indiana
AAFP
Fort Myers
Pla
Salt Lake City
Indiana High’ School
Cold Wave Sweeps Pennsylvania and Nearby States
Winds and a renewed cold wave grip Pennsylvania with temperatures near or below freezing across the state. The Weather Bureau forecasts readings from zero to 10 above zero after nightfall as states from the middle Atlantic to the Ohio valley face record cold. In Philadelphia the temperature drops to 29 above zero after a record 145 degrees above yesterday. Light snow covers highways in Lehigh Carbon and Monroe counties prompting 100 highway workers to be mobilized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazleton
Hariisburg
Weather Bureau
Philadelphia
State Highways Department
Harrisburg
Bedford
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Washington
Government Weather Bureau
Middle
North Atlantic
Ohio Valley
Mercury
Lehigh
Carbon
Monroe
Highways Department
Allentown
Obituary notices from Punxsutawney and nearby towns
Obituaries report the deaths of Bria Scott and Judy Ann Olsen in Punxsutawney and Torrance, with details on families, marriages, and residences. Other notices list John Clambowden of Cherry Tree, Edward Penman of Homer City, and Stephen Masz of Rayne Township, including occupations, church affiliations, veterans status, and funeral arrangements.
Pacific and New Guinea War Actions Span Broad Fronts
Pacific Australian forces moved in with cavalry alongside tanks on Huon Peninsula while Bougainville fights continued in the Northern Solomons. MacArthur's planes conducted long range strikes at Balikpapan and Makassar, with heavy activity near New Britain. Nimitz warned of intensified air and naval attacks on mid Pacific bases as Nauru and Marshalls faced recurring carrier and Liberator sorties.
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New Guinea
Huon Peninsula
New Britain
Bougainville
Salamans
Douglas MacArthur
Balikpapan
Borneo
Makassar
Celebes Island
Bergen Bay
Cape Glousier
Chester W. Nimitz
Nauru Island
Nauru
Marshall Islands
Liberators
Miliator
Liberator
Juluk Atoll
Marshalls
German gains and Soviet counter moves in World War II
European war fronts update with reports of 6,000 Germans captured in Italy, Soviet offensives west of Kiev near Malin and Dnieper zones, and advances toward Kirovograd. Bulgarian, Romanian, and Hungarian nerves rise as Allied air power grows, Tito’s Partisans clash with German forces, and a 20 year mutual aid pact forms between Russia and Czechoslovakia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Moscow
Ariiles
Kiev
Malin
Chi Girin
Kremenchug
Kirovograd
Dnieper
Zaporozhe
Dnieper Bugle
Balkan
Hitler
Bulgaria
London Times
Stulet
Balkans
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Josip Broz
Tito
Basia
Croatia
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Thief Slugs Farm Woman In Dayton Attack
Mrs. Blaine Anderson of Dayton was struck, bound, and gagged by a unknown assailant at her home in Wayne Township. State Police from the Kittanning substation said several suspects are under surveillance and no arrest is reported probable. Mr. Anderson found his wife around 10:30 p.m. Thursday after a knock at the door. The intruder searched drawers but took nothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blaine Anderson
Dayton, Jr. D
Kittanning
Anderson
NEW TAX FIXED NEAR TWO BILLION
In a sweeping wartime update, Senate Finance Committee members projected new revenue near two billion dollars from the 1943 tax bill, with hopes to finish amendments before Christmas. Officials warned passage before holidays remains doubtful, given printing and conference hurdles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Finanica Committee
Morgenthau
George
D-Ga
Senate
Congress
Troy
Hay
Liberia honors Marian Anderson with top national award
Philadelphia report states Marian Anderson, noted Negro contralto, received Liberia’s highest order. Medal was presented by Walter Walker, Liberia’s general, in a ceremony witnessed by Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Marian Anderson
Republic
Libera
Anderson
Walter Walkeer
Liberum
Franklin Do"Roosevelt
Very cold and windy weather with snow today
The forecast warns of bitter cold and strong winds with snow flurries today. A cold wave follows tonight reaching near zero degrees in the north and five degrees above in the south. Tuesday looks fair but cold.
Opposition to alleged wedding of Winifred Chuckan
Mr and Mrs Tl G Chuckan of Gipsy deny announcing the marriage of their daughter Winifred to Car L Condren and say no wedding dinner was held at their home for the bride’s grandparents. They declare they had no part in the wedding in any way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tl. G. Chuckan
Gipsy State
Winifred
Car. L. Condren
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McIntyre
Ion
New Deal
Ohigan
M. Harvey Taylor
Solid South
Democratic Party
Bailey
DNC
Guffey
Smith
Byrd
D-Va
Eastland
D-Mias
Administration War Ballot Commission
Andrews
D-Fla
Salehia
Mc‘Kellar
D-Tenn
St. Bernard Cemetery
Squire Robertson
Richard T. Bell
Wayne Avenue
Morgantown
W. Va
M’gaughey
Bria County
William
Sarah
Gamble) Scott
Adrian Hospital
Punxsutawney
Covode Presbyterian Church
Lilian Sutton
Hazel Frampton
Kay
Boyd
Jack
Dorothy
Boyd Huey
T. A. Frampton
New York State
R. R. Barbeau
Hartford
Judy Ann
C. Paul and
Almas (Ashbaugh) Olsen
Torrance
Viola
Arlene
Thomas
Paul
Thomas Olsen
Plumville
Norman Ashbaugh
Sagamore
John Clam Bowden
Cherry Tree
Westover
R. C
Myers Bowden
U. S. Veterans Hospital
Aspinwall
New York Central Railroad
Beulah (Sutton) Bowden
East Ridge
David Kapp
Bowden
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Edward F. Penman
Homer City
Methodist Church
Valley Mould Foundry
Gilbert & Penman
Margaret (Driscoll) Penman
Harold ‘Penman
Helen Hogan
Penman
Clair R. Wicki
Greenwood Cemetery
Stephen Masz
Rayne Township
Austria-Hungary
United States
St. Anthony
Fran Slo Karahinos
Pacific
Dayton, R. D
Evehls
Lord Strabolgl
House of Lords
Charles de Gaulle
H. H. Arnold
U.S. Army Air Force
Emden
Brazil
Antara
Glovallar
Francisco Franca
London
Jnl
Northwest
Germmjnimy
Eighth Airforce
Releh Ile
Wilhelmshafen
Bremen
Liberia
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola Bottling CO
Indiana, PA
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