Red Army Opens All Front Offensive Across Russia
Moscow dispatch reports the Red Army shifts from defense of Moscow Leningrad and the Caucasus to a full scale offensive aimed at eradicating German forces on Russian soil. Pravda claims Soviet troops have shattered German gains and destroyed an entire generation of Nazis as Hitler’s army suffers massive losses.
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Moscow
Red Army
Leningrad
Caucasus
Pravda
Communist Party
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Germany
Redes
Elks pledge nationwide war support urged by McClelland
Judge John S. McClelland of Atlanta, Ga., Grand Exalted Ruler, said Elks with 500000 members pledge full support to government war efforts. He stays in touch with the Elks National Defense Commission on the Elks Defense Program as President Roosevelt calls for unity. The Indiana Evening Gazette notes the ad service details.
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John S. McClelland
Atlanta
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Roosevelt Hig
McClelland
Elks National Defense Commission
Elks
Japs Submit Hongkong to Heavy Bombing
Tokyo reports say Hongkong defenses crumble under heavy shelling and air bombardment as Japanese forces press siege on Kowloon and eastern shore. Domei predicts fall within days after surrender ultimatum was refused. Indian troops captured near Kowloon estimate British garrison at about 5,000 as Luzon operations continue.
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Tokyo
Kowloon
Hongkong
Domei
Imperial Headquarters
Luzon
Japan
Pennsylvania second in Army strength in June
Washington dispatch notes Pennsylvania, second by population, also second in Army numbers with 1,686, while New York leads in both population and Army strength with 138,101. Hallmark Christmas cards and a Green Vase Floral Shop ad appear in the closing lines.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
United States
New York
Green Vase Floral Shop
Blairsville Worker Cited For Averting Explosion
Joseph G. Smith a Blairsville defense plant worker is praised by Army officials for stopping a red hot acetylene valve by twisting the shutoff wrench during a November incident that averted a possible explosion and kept production for defense goods flowing. Maj. Gen. William N. Porter lauded his act as equally courageous to battlefield deeds.
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Joseph G. Smith
Blairaville Defense
Smith
Blairaville
Pittsburgh Sage & Fixture Equipment Company
Courage
War Department
U. S
Une
Oslo
William N. Porter
Chemical Warfare Service
U. S. Army
Ensign Harvey McClung Killed in Action
New Florence reports Ensign Harvey McClung aged 24 killed in action with U S Naval forces in the Pacific. His mother Mrs Anna Manford McClung received the Navy Department notice. He was born February 17 1918 at Mundale and was a graduate of New Florence High School Geneva College and Northwestern Midshipman Training School. He leaves sisters Mrs Harry Sankey Volant Pa and Mrs William Renkie Blairsville.
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New Florence
Harvey McClung
U. S. Naval
Pacific
Anna Manford McClung
Navy Department
Ensign McClung
N. B. McClung
Geneva College
Midshipman’s Training School
Northwestern University
Mundale
N.w
Bill of Rights Day proclamation and ratification notes
A historical notice outlines President Roosevelt’s designation of Bill of Rights Day and summarizes key constitutional rights from the first ten amendments, including freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, petition, right to keep and bear arms, protections against search and seizure, rights of the accused, trial by jury, and limits on bail and punishment, with references to ratification dates and state involvement. The piece stresses the enduring value of the Charter and calls for rededication to its principles.
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Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
Congress
Highways Bring Deaths Across Pennsylvania in Winter Weather
Snow and ice crippled roads as Pennsylvania recorded nine highway deaths over the weekend. In Indiana County, three injuries occurred when a Dixonville Route 480 collision between a Ratie car and a Hopkins vehicle left Robert Rethi with a head wound and Dorothy Rethi with a possible foot fracture. Nearby, Dorothy Stefanik suffered a shoulder fracture in a Curtisville Route 80 overturn, admitted with improving condition. Additional accident and fire fatalities were reported as flurries continued in the west.
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Pennsylvania
Indiana
Robert Rethi
Dorothy Rethi
Francis Ratie
Clymer
Stanley Hopkins
Marion Center R. D
Dixonville
Miss
West- See
Nation to Celebrate 150th Anniversary Bill of Rights Day
Today marks the 150th anniversary of the first ten amendments to the Constitution amid wartime reflection. All-Indiana schools join nationwide reading and discussion on press, speech, worship, assembly, petition, and trial by jury rights. Radio networks plan a 10 to 11 program featuring President Roosevelt, two symphony orchestras, and leading film actors.
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Indiana Public Schools
Roosevelt
Gazette Newsboys Promote Defense Savings Stamps
Gazette newspaper carriers sell United States Savings Stamps on routes to support national defense. Boys wear a red white and blue shield as Treasury Agents and earn bronze silver and gold merit badges as stamps accumulate. First stamp purchase yields a stamp folder. filled folders plus five cents total $18.75 for a $25 defense bond.
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America
Death claims Blairsville elderly resident F Wilkinson
Freeman Wilkinson 91 longtime Blairsville resident and former Blairsville Telephone Company president dies at his home after a two week illness. He owned Union House Hotel and held lodge memberships in Pittsburgh area groups. Survived by sisters and nieces, funeral set 2:00 Wednesday at Ferguson Home with Rev. A W Sandburg. Interment Blairsville Cemetery.
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Freeman Wilkinson
Blairsville
Union
House
Knights ‘Templar
Pittsburgh
A. M
George
Nancy Jane (Brown) Wilkinson
Elizabeth Hetrick
Tadisna
John M. Thompson
Earl Hewitt Named to Subsidence Study Commission
Earl Hewitt Sr appears on a newly formed teneman commission to study subsidence in the anthracite coal fields. He is the sole member from outside the hard coal area, but brings extensive mining engineering experience to the post.
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Earl Hewitt Sp
Teneman
Hewitt
Flue Fire at Nagey Home
Firemen were summoned to the home of Charles Nagey at 34 South Eleventh Street this morning but the blaze was extinguished before the local fire department arrived. A purse box and greenery sale item are noted in the text.
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Charles Nagey
South Eleventh Street
Guerre
Postponed case may never reach trial in theft from rooming house
A 16 year old Philadelphian held in California may never face trial for an admitted theft of 500 dollars from a rooming house due to a general money shortage. The city lacks funds for extradition and the housekeeper cannot afford to prosecute. the $500 has reportedly been spent. Also notes a Plumville church event, a supper and bazaar on December 14 from 5:30 to 8:00.
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Wildwood
N. J
California
Dutto
Invasion of Philippines Resolv. Struggle for Air Supremacy
AP reports Japanese invasion of the Philippines shifting to a contest for air supremacy as Japanese forces press in Malaya and near Hongkong. British withdrawal from a key colony site narrows defense, while Tokyo proclaims Burmа and Canton fronts under threat. Hong Kong defense pressure intensifies as Japan presses toward strategic goals in the Far East.
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Philippines
Nippon
Malaya
Associated Press
Hongkong
Far East
Japan
Kowloon
Pninsula
London
Knog Island
Chungking
Canton
Kong
Val
Burma
Hongko
Pag
British Push On In Libya
British Imperial forces pressed a campaign in Libya to force a decisive battle, repelling German tank and infantry counterattacks. The communique boasts 186 German tanks destroyed, 20 officers and 350 ranks captured, and over 700 Axis prisoners. Rommel’s forces suffered seven guns, three tanks, and a 70,000 gallon fuel dump destroyed, with six Axis planes downed by ground fire as retreat widened along a 40 mile front.
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Erwin Rommel
Libya
Soap Box Derby Called Off for 1942 War Impact
Akron Ohio announces no Soap Box Derby will be held in 1942 due to wartime constraints. The event, a gravity propelled car race, has drawn youths from across the United States and Canada in past years.
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Akron
United States
Canada
Missing Seaman Report Reaches Mrs Boyer in Hawaii
Fragments from a wartime notice tell of a son abroad in the Pacific theater. The letter indicates a ship attack near state or US waters, with the seaman missing.
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Bud Boyer
Street
General Anger Over Employers Attitude Threatens Civilian Guards
A Pennsylvania official reports threats against civilian guards protecting bridges and aqueducts. He cites employers halting wages and workers quitting during emergencies as authorities mobilize National Guard units to replace federal troops. The general warns collective risk if unity fails.
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John
Pennsylvania
Warnip
Robert Mir
Vail
Terrelle Wy
Fedarals
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Harry Sankey
Volant
William Renkie
Colo
Assat
Gazette Newsboys
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F. S. Bowser
Butler
Hospital
Sata
Fred F. Bowser
Butler County Memorial Hospital
Daniel and
Mary (Davis) Bowser
Earl Hewitt, SR
Colin Melly
Mad Fla
Seek Bis Hie
Ing
Haruna
Army Air Corps
Witson
Les Hie
Winte Ua
Boyd DB. Wagner
U. & Army Air Corps
Dohestown
Geen Vase Flora Shop
Plumville 3
P. Church
Ieninoue
Abeala
Tae
Gazala Ave
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