Halifax to be British envoy to United States
London reports serious likelihood that Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax will be named ambassador to the United States. The Times and Daily Mail praise him while noting the vacancy left by Lord Lothian and possible reshuffles including Anthony Eden to foreign secretary and Lloyd George’s possible post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lord Halifax
United States
London Times
Daily Mail
Lord Lothian
Roosevelt
British Press Association
Anthony Eden
Halifax
Winston Churchill
David Lloyd George
Lloyd George
Neville Chamberlain
Adolf Hitler
India
Council
House of Lords
Foreign Office
Soviet Russia
Ealy Named President Pro Tempore In Republican Senate
Veteran Charles H. Ealy of Somerset was named president pro tempore as the Republicans begin committee assignments and chairmanships likely to take a week or more. Senator Leroy E. Chapman of Warren is reported to be in line for the chair of the appropriations committee. Governor James plans to invite Democratic leaders to a conference soon to map a path for the divided 41st Legislature. Leo A. Achternan, Democratic House floor leader, says it is too early to judge how taxes and the budget will be handled until the Governor clarifies Commonwealth needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Ealy
Somerset
Ealy
Leroy E. Chapman
Warren
James
Meredith Meyers
Tars
Leo A. Achternan
House
Commonwealth
Society Homecomings From Colleges Across Region
Yale student Lewis Jack returns home for the holidays along with attendees from Allegheny Duke Stephens College and several others. Families host Christmas visits as students travel from Connecticut New Haven and Pennsylvania institutions to join relatives in Indiana Ohio and Pennsylvania sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Jack
Yale
Nancy Sutton
Bill Pierce
Robert DeGaetano
Allegheny
Earl Steele
Duke
James Moore
University Law School
Peggy Kellam
Ethel Strauiff
Arlington Hall
Margaret Tomb
Stuart Hall
Mary Jane Camp
Louise Lanich
Stephens College
Elizabeth Kirkpatrick
Connecticu College For Women
Sarah Thomas
Helvetia
Pennsylvania College For Women
Hope Applegath
Dickinson Junior College
Williamsport
Joan Ray
Sullins College
Peggy Coulter
Beaver College
Josephine McCreight
Downingtown
Lillian Porter
Ebensburg
Peggy Lytle
New Haven
Conn
Indiana Council notes safety gains in November coal mines
At an Indiana Council Holmes Safety Association meeting, figures show November had the lowest mine accident frequency in the district since 1940 began, with all eleven member mines below 1939 annual rates. President Steinheiser urged precautions through December.
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Indiana Council
Holmes Safety Association
Indiana
Safety Council
George Steinheiser
Steinheiser
Sagamore
Uf Barr
Kent No. 4
J. F. Simpson
William Walker
Levi Smith
Paul A. Neil
Thomas Blue
Richard Bagley
Council
Grove
Bureau
Nelms
Cadiz
Ohio
J. J. Forbes
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Pope urges prayer and charity amid war and crisis
The Pope lamented the ongoing scourge of war and urged propitiating prayer and significant charitable action. In a separate note, a 900 improvement project at the military reservation here reached a temporary labor accord with carpenters and contractors, ending a Saturday double-time stalemate and outlining time and a half for overtime, with Sundays and holidays undecided.
Soldiers Numbers Then and Now in January Schedule
Draft totals show Wilkes-Barre and Pittsburgh hosts with 125 counts on multiple days between January 14 and 23, plus 150 on January 20. Pittsburgh to furnish 125 on January 24 and 19 more January 25 to finish quota of 1019, Philadelphia to induct 159 daily January 24 25 27 28 29 30 and 20 January 31 for 926. INDIANTOWN GAP December 21 report notes seventy percent of 10 400 workers of the governments 6 000-
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Sagamore
Clymer
Ernest
Kent
Atd
Lucerne A
Group I
Barr
Banner
Adrian
Waterman
Harrisburg
Wilkes-Barre
Pittsburgh
Altoona
Pitttsburgh
Philadelphia
Indiantown Gap
Munitions plants to meet wartime needs grow worldwide
The Meuse-Argonne battle shows ammunition limits, while Charlestown and Radford plants approach 400000 pounds daily output on one shift. Additional facilities expand capacity, including a British French funded powder plant near Memphis Tennessee. The War Department expects facilities to supply two million men during full wartime production late next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlestown
Radford
Memphis
Tenn
War Department
WPA State Contributions Highlight Sewing Projects
Mathews quoted by the governor as he sent a state table to Washington showing WPA project contributions. The report notes James second and Slinals third with Ohio in fourth and Pennsylvania atop for six months. Pennsylvania argues continued funding as the state bears 26 to 30 percent on other projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Mathews
Pennsylvania
Washington
Mathowe
Shortest Day of the Year Marks Winter Solstice
The article notes the December solstice at 1:35 p.m. as the moment the sun reaches its southernmost point, marking midwinter for astronomers while many consider December 21 the start of winter. It explains the sun will move northward after a brief pause, signaling the year’s deepest winter in the Northern Hemisphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
World War II fronts and air raids across Europe and Africa
Reports describe British and Greek troops pinning Italy in the Mediterranean while Nazi raids hit Liverpool and London. Casualties cited at a hotel strike, anti aircraft fire heavy in industry districts, Ireland neutral, and Berlin attacked by British planes. In Libya, 20,000 Fascists reportedly trapped at Bardia as Niles forces close in. siege also claimed at Giarabub oasis. Japan’s cabinet reshuffle signals tighter economic controls with Konoye replacing justice and home affairs ministers.
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Italy
Germany
Mediterranean
Liverpool
London
Britain
Eire
Berlin
Army of the Nile
Libya
Bardia
Giarabub
Japan
Fumimaro Konsoye
Justice
Roosevelt outlines three divisions in new defense set up
President Roosevelt announced a three division defense reorganization with production of raw materials defense purchasing and a deliveries priorities board. He named Edwin R Stettinius John D Biggers Donald Melson and Leon Henderson as key figures and predicted harmony and consensus in management. He cautioned against promising a rapid speed up but noted every 24 hours speeds progress.
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Roosevelt
Defense Commission
Edwin R. Stettinius
John D. Biggers
Donald Melson
Defense Purchasing
Knudsen
Stettinius
Hillman
Nelson
Leon Henderson
Knox and
Stimson
Buyer-Uger
Cops Off Duty Capture Thief In Easton Chase
Two off duty officers nabbed a bandit after a wild chase through Easton’s business district. They recovered $84 from a novelty company manager Myrian Goldfarb who said the men forced him into the basement and took the money, while a $500 payroll remained missing.
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Easton
Dee
Myrian Goldfarb
Goldfarb
Governor's figures on WPA costs spark accounting dispute
The discussion centers on James and the governor's figures for WPA funding. It notes the WPA has put up 33 million toward highway projects since July 1, 1939, with authorization for twice that, while the state contributed about 9 million, roughly 27 percent of WPA funds. The total project cost is 42 million, placing the state below its one quarter share. A 1939 WPA act section cites a 28 percent sponsor share after January 1, 1940. The sewing project authorization expired October 32, extended to January 37, then a new project would be needed. An odd mention of ivy-seated duckweed and latticower pattern appears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
WPA
Mathews
Opara Qn
Navy seeks large enlistment boost to 400000 500000
Washington reports authoritative plans to ask Congress for a substantial increase in enlisted strength as the navy rushes to build a two ocean fleet. The expanded force would total 400000 to 500000 sailors plus the Marine Corps, with officials not confirming if the full number will be requested this session. Some sources say officers favor rapid enactment to save time in case of emergency.
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Washington
Navy
Congress
Marine Corps
Fire destroys Liberty Bell Limited and Kings Manor station
Six passengers were cut by flying glass when a fire damaged the Liberty Bell Limited of the Lehigh Valley Transportation Co. and burned the Kings Manor station. The high speed electric train, en route from Allentown to Philadelphia, stopped as the blaze started in the car just before reaching King Manor. passengers escaped through windows as the train halted.
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Noristown
Liberty Bell Limited
Lehigh Valley Transportation Company
Kings Manor
Allentown
Philadelphia
King Manor
Treasury balance report with daily figures
Washington December 21 Treasury balance details for December 19 show net balance 2 204 992 80 dollars, gross debt 44 995 207 429 00, increases 2 016 318 13. Recounts 60 083 17 and expenditures 53 008 281 21 are listed against the day.
Greenway Adelphia Survivors Named in Obituary
Survivors include his widow William S two sons Walter S of Kansas City Missouri and William L Evans ton Ir a daughter Mrs Charles Lever Orland Pa four brothers Rev Dr Frank Greenway University of Colorado Dr S Bruce Greenway Philadelphia Horace Morristown and Walter D Collingswood two sisters Mrs Walter Campbell Germantown Pa and ue William Prow St Petersburg Ia Services will be held here Monday with interment at Whitemarsh Memorial Park.
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Adelphia
Willian S
Walter S
Kansas City
William L
Evanston
Charles Lever
Orland
Frank Greenway
University of Colorado
Bruce Greenway
Philadelphia
Horace
Morristown
Walter D
Collingswood
Walter Campbell
Germantown
William Pro
Adriatic Mystery Deepens as British Fleet Advances
The British fleet sailed through the Strait of Otranto into the Adriatic, reaching Durazzo and Bari without facing Italian resistance. If Italy loses Adriatic control, Albania’s front could shift and Yugoslavia gains protection, altering Mediterranean dynamics and possibly ending Italy’s advances in Greece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt Macagene
Signor Mussolini
Adriatic
Mediterranean
Britain
Strait
Otranto
Italy
Albania
Valona
Durazzo
Bari
High Command
Ionian
Greece
Six year old boy struck and killed near Penn
Six year old Joseph Chiceetelli Jr. was running home from a holiday event at Penn when he was struck and killed by an automobile. Police investigation underway as authorities look for details of the fatal accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chidl
Greensburg
Joseph Chiceetelli Jr
Sceop
Penn
Democrats Expand Headquarters and Staff While Republicans Reorganize
Washington dispatch notes Democrats move to a 28 room suite at the Mayflower Hotel with Edward J. Flynn to reside there after January while Republicans delay headquarters reorganization awaiting a new national chairman. Both parties prepare post election expense reports. totals show Republicans about 2.1 million in receipts and 2.31 million spent versus Democrats about 1.92 million received and 1.85 million spent. Flynn says the Democratic report will stay under the Hatch Act limit of 3 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Democratic National
Mayflower
Edward J. Flynn
New York
Flynn
James A. Parley
Wendell le Willkie
Lafayette Square
White House
National Press Building
House
Republican National Committee
Democratic National Committee
Stock Market Roundup of Am Oil and Major Industrials
A compressed list shows trading moves across many firms including Am Coal Al Chem Am Can Alco and Dow Jones components. Notable entries include United States Steel around 65 percent, Boeing, General Electric, Chrysler, IBM, General Motors, Exxon, Du Pont, Kodak, and Penn RR with varied percentage readings. The item captures broad market activity and price-like figures for a wide array of industrials and utilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alco
and &T S
Anzeonda
Ad Refining
Balt
Ohio
Bendix Aviat gaYs Beth Steel
Boeing Airplane
Borden Co
Briggs
Budd
Case
Ches and Ohio
Chrysler Corp
Colum G
Corwith
Cons Edison
Consol Oil
Cont Can
Curtiss-Wright
Det Lack
West
Douglas Aircraft
Eastman Kodak
Gen Elec
Gen Foods
Gen Motors
Greyhound Corp
Hercules Powder
Hershey Chock Finds Central
North Ameria
Northern Pacific
Packard Motor
Param Pictures
Penney (Jc
Penn RR
Sve NJ
Pullman
Pure Oil
Radio Corp of Am
Repub Steel
Sears Roebuck
Socony-Vacuum
Sperry Corp
Stand Gas
Cal
Stand Oil Ind
Studebaker Corp & Texas Corp
United Aircraft
Markets Report From Pittsburgh and Chicago on December 21
Produce demand in Pittsburgh was moderate with steady apple and potato offerings across varieties including Staymans Cort lands and Jonathans. Livestock markets showed salable hogs, cattle, calves and sheep. grains in Chicago edged lower on winter wheat acreage expectations, with nearby futures mixed amid a harvest outlook for 1941.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Cortlands
Baldwins
McIntosh
New York
West Virginia
Rome
Jonasthans
Maine
Chicago
Retreat to Pleasure review in New York theatre
The young playwright Shaw, 24, follows Bury the Dead with a comedy that blends moral sentiment and humor. The plot centers on Norah Galligan, a Ohio reporter turned WPA administrator, who visits New York for a holiday and is wooed by three men before choosing independence. Edith Atwater, Leif Erikson, Hume Cronyn, and John Emery deliver solid performances as the leading trio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Bahhol
New York
Irwin Shaw
Eugene O'Neill
Robert. E. Sherwood
O'Neill
Sherwood
Shaw
Norah Galligan
Ohio
WPA
Edith Atwater
Norah
Leif Erikson
Hume Cronyn
John Emery
Boy Killed Near Polk in Franklin County Accident
Robert Jones, 183, son of Harry Jones of Franklin R. D., was struck and killed by a car while walking on the highway a quarter mile north of Polk. Coroner S C Foster ruled the death an accident and released the driver. A Venus comparison notes Earth like conditions as the two planets are called sisters.
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Franklin
Robert Jones
Harry Jones
R. D
Polk
S. C. Foster
Venus
Earth
Obituary of Adams and Oterson families in Detroit and Garfield
The obituary notes the death of a son and Mrs. Frank Adams of Detroit along with Stephen Pearl and Joseph Oterson at home. He was a brother of Michael Oters on of Garfield New Jersey. Funeral services will be held in the Greek Catholic Church of Dixonville at 9:00 a.m. Monday. The Rev Stephen Prokopchuk will officiate and interment will follow in the Greek Church burial grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Adams
Detroit
Mich
Stephen
Pearl
Joseph Oterson
Michael Oterson
Garfield
N. J
Dixonville
Stephen Prokopchuk
Bakerton
Raymond Richard Black
Ralph
Millicent (Stewart) Black
Indiana Hospital
Vernon Foster Black
Streams Funeral Home
Harry Burton Boyd
First Presbyterian Church
Coriemaugh Cemetery
Ida S. Miller
Apollo
Jeremiah
Susan (Garris) Beck
R. D
Roy Walker
Ryanmore
Cora Knopshield
Myrtle Deemer
Livermore
Harry Miller
Homestead
T. R. Shearer
South Bend
Byron W. Miller
Leechburg
Hazel Newry
Eldersridge
Murray A. Miller
Apatla
Mary A. Painter
Harry P. Becl
Vandergrift
A. E. Beck
Pittsburgh
Arthur Davis
Ancil Davis
Norman Davis
Goldie Smith
Knepshield
Messrs. A. Broadley
Avonmore
M. L. Clair
Spring Church Cemetery
Princess Juliana Visits New York On First Soda
The Crown Princess of the Netherlands, Juliana, on her first visit to New York, toured Fifth Avenue shops and the Waldorf. She enjoyed an ice cream soda, praised window displays, and traveled from Washington after a personal three day stay with President Roosevelt en route to Ottawa for Christmas with her daughters Beatrix and Irene.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Glone
Juliana
Royal Netherlands Empire
Altea
Washington
Roosevelt
Ottawa
Canada
Beatrix
Irene
Catholic Church Cemetery Dixonville Faith Funeral Rites
Obituary notices from Creekside and nearby towns list Jacob Ellsworth Faith, Rosa Springer Amy, Raymond Richard Black, Marcus Brocius, Ida S Miller, and Ida Knepshield. Services planned at Center Presbyterian, Pentecostal Church, and Streams Funeral Home with interments at Greenwood, Oakland, Coriemaugh, and Spring Church Cemeteries.
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Jacob Ellsworth
Creekside
R. D
Center Presbyterian Church
J. K. Boston
Greenwood Cemetery
Indiana
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Buffalo
DeLois Martin
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Phillies
Ecual
George J. Steinheiser
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Carl McCormick
J. J. Shure
Lamb
Mottey
McCormick
Shure
G. W Grove
U. S. Bureau
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Treasury
His Majesty's
Admiralty
Balkan
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Princess
Netherlands
Catholic Church Cemetery
Rosa (Springer) Amy
Henry Amy
Mather
Amy
Epest
Ellsworth
Pentecostal Church of
Chevy Chase
Pentecostal Church
Jericho M. Gerideau
Oakland Cemetery
Marcus Brocius
Plumvilla
John
Rachel
Rearick) Wells
Reynoldsville
Michael Brocius
Peulanck
Sprece
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