Allies Expected To Inaugurate Trade Offensive
Editorial by Dewitt Mackenzie argues the Allies plan a heavy trade offensive to cut Axis food and war materials, block German supplies via a Balkan land push, and relieve hunger in Britain. It notes Germany’s Balkan dominance, sunk ships, and the need for earlier Allied action to curb Hitler’s economic grip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt MacKenzie
Goremany
Balkans
Bia
Herr Hille
Coita
Germany
England
Europe
Americas
United States
Hitler
Balkan
Hiller
Obituary notices for Miller Arey and David Thomas
Miller Arey of Shelveta born January 29 dies at home after months of illness. Survived by widow Sarah Atlerss Key. Funeral plans pending at Robinson Funeral Home. David Thomas of Cherry Tree born January 18 1897 dies at Spangler Hospital after an appendectomy. Survived by wife Mabel and three children. funeral Saturday in Cherry Tree with burial at Cherry Tree Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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Miller Arey
Bor
Fidigania
Shelveta
John
Lavina
Millers Aiey
Sarah (Atlerss ) Key
Robinson
David Thomas
Cherry Pree
Scranton
Thomas
Catherine
Williams) Thomas
Spangler Hospital
Ebensburg ‘Coal Company
Culver
Portage
Cherry Tree
Mabel (Jones) Thomas
William David
Caimi Ane Rhoda
Virginia Thomas
Shonas Thomas
Pittsburgh
Chetwee Methodist Episcopal
Garland Patterson
Pastoy
The
Churen
Chey Tree Odd Fellows Cemetery
Columbus Scuttle Squad Destroys Ship in Bold Action
Fragmented OCR text reports a clash where the Columbus Scuttle Squad destroys a ship after enemy sighting. Mentions escort vessels, maneuvers, and a tense confrontation. Notes heavy wartime context with references to Germany Romania and Allied actions, including a 606 ton record and shifting war stakes.
Clark Stark Eyed For 1940
Washington analysis weighs the potential 1940 Democratic ticket with Clark and Stark as possible influences. Roosevelt’s position clouds clear choices as Garner McNutt Hull and Farley emerge as contenders or supporters ready for the nominating process.
Stalin Birthday Noted Amid Mixed War News
Reports marked Joseph Stalin's sixtieth birthday while new details emerged on Russo Finnish fighting near the Arctic coast. Finnish officials said a hit on the battleship October Revolutions was caused by coastal defense as observers noted strategic withdrawals and tensions along the front.
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Welsinki
Adle Ree
Oktailerskaya- Revolutia
Dupd
Coust
Goodfellow Class Christmas Party Highlights and Happenings
The Goodfellow Class held a Christmas meeting at Mrs. Helen Pugh’s home in West Philadelphia with twenty seven members. They reported on sales of wreaths and cards, held a baby shower for Amy Dini Coup, and awarded purses to teachers Mrs. Reckard and Mrs. Ressler. Officers were elected with Laura Steffy as president and Rebecca Pease as vice president, among others. A cafeteria lunch with candy canes followed, and out-of-town members attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodfellow
Helen Pugh
Philadelphia
Amy Dini Coup
Cwila Coup
Santa Claus
Steffy
Alice Reckard
Johnstown
Dally White
Greensburg
Josephine Johnston
Marie Collins
Governor predicts possible special session in Harrisburg
Harrisburg reports Governor James says a special legislative session next year is not yet needed though it may be required to fund unemployment relief. A meeting with Republican leaders, including Frederick Galder and G. Mason Owlett, reviewed fiscal policies as politicos eye January relief experts panel.
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Harrisburg
James
State Government Commission
Frederick J. Galder
Seale
G. Mason Owlett
Bilwood J. Turner
House
Rep
John
Ven Allsburg
House Welfare Committee
Turner
Mittoe
Notable Names in Historic Community Roster
A lengthy list of individuals including Irene Brodsky, Altos, Ethel Ling, Regina Turney, Macy Ruth Thompson, Eugene Bence, Iva Mae Jeffries, Anna Mae Zeigler, Jacquiline Troub, Albert Mercer, Jack Fulton, Sand Meat Laird Byers, Warren Reithmiller, James Clawson, Carl Schyecougout, Cecil Mepner, Vincent, Logan Bence, Mary Brown, Edna Harkley, Lois Parks, Elaine Kennedy, Gren Nitty, Ernest Rolston, Kathryn Barihpolamew, Sophtos Betty Starry, Marion Marga, Jean Trudeau, Dorothy Wardrop, Helen Bailey, Jean Lois Olsen, Kathrys Jane Houck, Betty Stuchell, Mildred Proler, Marion Klingensmith, Helen Jane McGregor, Pauline Steetle, Martha Clawson, Atling Wiley, Leanna Barriss, Helen Hill, Peasy McHerry, Martha Jane Sell, Helen Hood, Avinelle Shank, Gloria Haskell, Judy Agnew, Patricia Mourhead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utilfer
Irene Brodsky
Ethel Ling
Regina Turney
Macy Ruth Thompson
Frank Agnello
Eugene Bence
Iva Mae Jeffries
Anna Mae Zeigler
Jacquiline Troub
Albert Mercer
Jack Fulton
Laird Byers
Warren Reithmiller
James Clawson
Carl Schyecougout
Cecil Mepner
Vincent
Gallo
Logan Bence
Mary Brown
Edna Harkley
Lois Parks
Elaine Kennedy
Gren Nitty
Ernest Rolston
Kathryn Barihpolamew
Sophtos
Betty Starry
Marion Marga
Jean Trudeau
Dorothy Wardrop
Helen Bailey
Jean Lois Olsen
Kathrys
Jane Houck
Betty Stuchell
Mildred Proler
Marion Klingensmith
Helen Jane McGregor
Pauline Steetle
Martha Clawson
Atling Wiley
Leanna Barriss
Helen Hill
Peasy McHerry
Martha Jane Sell
Helen Hood
Avinelle Shank
Gloria Haskell
Judy Agnew
Patricia Mourhead
General Winter Sides With Finns Near Kirkenes
In Kirkenes Norway on December 21 observers noted Russian troops moving north in the Arctic Petsamo sector. Reports said the southward push into Finland’s corridor by the Red forces facing the Arctic Ocean may be reversing as a blizzard eased. Red soldiers were seen advancing along the Arctic highway from the Norwegian frontier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirkenes
Norway
Arctic
Petsamo
Finland
Arctic Ocean
Scouting Renewed on Western Front Amid Saar Skirmishes
Paris reports renewed patrol activity along the Saar River on the Western Front. An air raid alarm lasted 40 minutes in Western France as France and Britain tally wartime shipping seizures and cargo actions since the war began.
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Paris
Saar River
France
British Ministry of Economic Warfare
Finnish reports clash with Soviet claims on border advance
The Finnish dispatches report defense troops near Sala advancing from the west and say they captured booty including tanks trucks and machine guns in counter attacks. They claim more than 200 Russian planes over Finland with light Finnish losses as fighters meet heavy Soviet air strikes along the Isthmus and Mannerheim line.
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Koivisto
Gulf of Finland
Leningrad
Helsinki
Red Army
Copenhagen
Gangus
Rand
Acneville
Uigekud
Melsinki
Karelinga
Arctic Circle
Kornettijarsi
Finland
Sala
Sallu
Niles
Isthmus
Red
Karelian
Mannerheim Line
Italian King Visited Pope Pius in Vatican Meeting
Italian King Vittorio Emanuele III and Queen Elena visited Pope Pius XI in Vatican audiences to discuss wartime policy and Vatican-Italian relations. The pope planned a reciprocal visit to the Quirinal Palace on December 24, marking closer cooperation since Italian unification.
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Vatican City
Vitetoria Biminucle
Elena
Quirinal Palace
Italy
Vatican
Spa
Pius XI
Ising
Lateran
Pius
Talian
Japan May Open Yangtze River for Commerce
The Yangtze trade, shut by Japan for about two and a half years, faces revival as foreign traffic and local business recover. Shanghai’s share of China’s 1938 imports and exports dropped amid hostilities in the Yangtze Valley, with wartime disruption reshaping regional commerce and the river’s role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghais
China
Japan
Yuangtze
Graf Spee Captain Buried Today With Comrade Song
A fragment recalls the burial of Graf Spee's captain as flowers surround a wreath bearing a German marching motto. The scene hints at a naval funeral with a line from a German song honoring a comrade in death.
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Graf Spee
Admiralty Sander
Stock Market Aids Wide Range Of Firms In Listing
A historical market listing shows numerous companies across industries from chemicals and dyes to autos and steel. Firms include Anaconda, Beth Steel, General Motors, Du Pont, Eastman, Reynolds, Reading, Texaco, United Aircraft, and Woolworth, with numerous bonds and securities noted among diversified industrials and utilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alco
Aluh T and & F
Atul Refining
Ball and
Ohio
Bendix Aviat
Beth Steel
Briggs
Gen Motors
Gillette
Greyhound
Harb-Walker
Hudson Motor
Interlake Tran
Harvester
Nick Can
Kentiecutt
Kresge
Lehigh
Liggett and Myers Vd de Loew's
Mack 'Trucks
West EL
Mfg
Uts Woolworth
Gurb— Ark Nat Gus
Wew
EL Bond
Shave Thy Peasyroad Corp
College Weather Forecast Snow and Colder Today
Snow and colder today with partial clouds and warmer conditions forecast. Temperature details include a 24 degree maximum and 48 degree reading, with a 24 degree minimum and snow totaling 1 cent inch. Humidity near 81 percent and barometric pressure around 29.75 today.
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Wedding
Reindeer roundup uses planes in Alaska history
In Alaska a major reindeer roundup will cover 168000 square miles in January using radio and aircraft. Charles Burdick of the Interior Department will spend 720000 dollars to manage non Eskimo owned herds. The goal is census and branding by ear notching, with moonlit rounds and a moon dependent schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anchorage
Alaska
Sam Ids
Charles Burdick
Department of the Interior
CCC
Burdick
Soviet Russia menace to all vows of aid
New York report on a Madison Square Garden mass meeting led by AFL vice-president Matthew Wall condemning Soviet Russia's Finland attack as a new high in mendacity. Former President Hoover urged Americans to fund the Finnish relief effort to aid refugees, food, shelter, and bedding as sea blockade and commerce destruction threaten famine. Finnish envoy Hjalmar Procopé praised U.S. support and gratitude to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Matthew Wall
American Federation of Labor
Russia
Finland
America
Madison Square Garden
Herbert Hoover
Finnish Relief Fund
Hoover
Coast Guards Watching Ship Under Federal Attachment
Eight armed coast guards men boarded the Geranid freighter Auraca after a Navy search and a U S detachment took the ship under federal attachment amid a Hamburg Ameri can Line freight dispute. The British cruiser Orion chased the ship toward Port Everglades after a $38 541 72 claim spurred the seizure. Hamburg American and Imperial Sugar officials cited prepayment of freight charges. The Auraca, en route Philippines to Galveston, may remain in port indefinitely as Washington weighs the situation.
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Fort Lauderdale
Pla. den
Coast
Texus Sugar Company
U. S
Philip
Coast Guard
Orion
Arpud
Port Evergladesy
Hamburg-American Line
Sumatra
South America
Philippines
Galveston
tonguWal
Sugar Company
Auraca
Vera Crag
Mexico
Germany
Washington
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Swank
Cailes
Dyoayqan
Cannes
Moorhead
Swank Jewelry
Alexander Clark
Clark
Bidertan
United Presbyterian Church
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Nas
Sculmlug
Columbus
Sulaed
Rene
Chen
Lea
Ramey
Taivcoel
Martes
Rita
Jeanine Mally
D. R. Beclauds
Stark
Roosevelt
Roogevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Anny
Garner
Paul V. McNutt
Hull
James A. Farley
Democratic National Committee
Joseph Stalin
Stalin
al- Ume
Seare
Nautsi
Napalgun
Moscow
Laiks
W.C.T.U. Christmas Party
W. Gc.t. U
W. C. TU
Mentire Club
Sewdnd
Nore
Historical and Genealogical
Historical and Genealogical Society of
Indiana County
Indiana Free Library
College
Lurs Swift
Wilson College
Eugene Swift
Washington and
Jefferson College
Clymer
Louisa
Elizabeth Sutton
Smith College
Christimnas
Dames L. Geek
Te University of
N.Y
Miss Remaly
Wnt
Leslie Householder
North Sixth Street
Sesson
Gov. James
Hansel-Gretel
Soule
Miles Hhel
Arouca
Br. Ceulser
Fusculoosa
Calumbus
Ellis Island
Republic
Ik Norte
Vera’ Cruz
Arduca
Florida
Ft. Lauderdale
Ort Everglades
Atlantic Ocean
Arauca
Delaware
Tuscaloosa
Annnes
Arnstedt
Florida Soast
Port Everglades
Western Front
Pope Pius
Yangtze River
AFL
Hjalmar Progope
Coast Guards
Texas Sugar Company
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