State lifts 44 hour work rule for women in wartime drive
In Pennsylvania, officials authorized suspending the 44 hour law for women in defense plants during wartime. Hines cited by G Hinés said night and late hours would be restricted to women aged 18 or older. Other states open to defense councils as unions push for victory.
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Aiaburg
Dad
Wott Vania
Halp Ya Industriéy Bo
Waele
Hwit
G. Hinés
OK and Industry
State
Hines
Fiéd
Midight
Pennsylvania
Veterans of Foreign
Ara
The
Council For Defense
War Today: Philippine defense and Hitler crisis loom
The article notes Japanese forces massing on Luzon as American reinforcements delay, with MacArthur praising troops while Hitler faces internal crisis and potential reverses in Russia and Africa. It mentions Goebbels urging winter clothing and a fuel for war stance, and outlines Pennsylvania Civil Air Patrol preparations under civilian defense.
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Vewiexy
Mamenzie
Philipiines F
Lingayen ‘Guig
Manila
Luzon
Eral MacArthur
Pacific
Philippines
Ineral MacArthur
I Js
Hitler
Suveme
Nun. Brauchitsch
von Brauchitseh
Russia
gTurkey
Spain
Germany
North
Africa
Vehiet
Sgoebbels
Goe‘els
Libya
Pennsylvania Guard Deployment Details Reflect Civil Support
Defense units in Harrisburg report ongoing duty under state orders. Troopers operate with specialized uniforms and rifles, drawing about 1.50 daily for duty. Governor Jamon urges employers to maintain civilian payrolls while guardsmen split time between guard duties and jobs. Civil Air Patrol Wing reports at Harrisburg dated December 22.
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Telco
Jamon
Hag
Civil Air Patrol Wing
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
U.S. Army Aviation
Civil
Ramsell trial ends with involuntary manslaughter verdict
The jury returned a verdict in the Ramsell case after about three and a half hours, allocating costs to Steinheiser. Attorney Barber led Commonwealth arguments while District Attorney Clark was absent due to his daughter’s illness. The indictment involved the death of Albert Doch among seven men killed in the explosion. sentencing was postponed due to Clark’s continued absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steinheiser
Commonwealth
Attorny
Thomas S. Barber
Edward M. Clark
Mont Alto Sanitarium
Catherine
Raomsell
Albert D. Doch
Lawrence J. Redding
Ramsdell
Ramsell
Clark
Wissinger Brother Dies in Military Service
Harold A Wissinger 20 of Armstrong Township Indiana R D 2 died in service after joining the army December 34 1040 He was born February 28 1821 in Clymer and graduated Elderton High in 1939 He served at Maxwell Field Langley Field and Jackson air base prior to assignment at the barracks near Indiana Pennsylvania His family includes two brothers Donald and Robert and two sisters Louis and Twila The family learned of his fate after a dispatch from Associated Press relayed by N DeWitt Ray of the Indiana Evening Gazette
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Harold A. Wissinger
Eimerson C
Elizabeth
Gibson) Wissinger
Indiana
R. D
Sheloeta
Clymer
Armstrong Township
Ser-geant Wissinger
Donald
Elderton High School
Robert
Indiana High School
Louis
Twila
Elderton High
N. Dewitt Ray
Indiana Evening Gazette
Wissinger
Wagie
Ray
Jackson Air Base
Bargeant Wissinger
Maxwell Field
Ohio
Langley Field
Army
Submarine Attacks Off California and Atlantic Navy Claims
Axis submarines struck off California injuring and sinking crew, with Emidio torpedoed off Blunts Reef near San Francisco. Agwiworld escaped after 30 minutes of pursuit. Navy reports 14 submarines sunk or damaged Atlantic and Pacific, while Wake holds firm against assaults. Roosevelt shifts toward allied war council talks with Britain and others as Germany and Japan press offensives.
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San Francisco
California
Pacific
Blunt's Reef
Emidio
Navy
Agwiworld
Cypress Point
Agwlworld
Cape Mendocino
Archorage
Clark A. Farrow
Long Beach
Calif
Socony-Vacuum Ol Company
Goncalves
Agriworld
Monterey Bay
Washington
United States
Atlantic
Coasis
sSnox
Bmidlo
American
North Atlantic
Churchill
Knox
Japan
Produce Market Rumors From Pittsburgh Decline In Demand
Produce demand moderate in Pittsburgh on December 22 with apples and russets pricing across regions. Reports list Virginia Delicious, Jonathan, Rome Beatties, Baldwins, McIntosh, Maine Chippewas, Katahdings, and Russet Rurals with varied per crate and sack rates. Livestock prices show steady steer and hog ranges with steers 10.00 to 14.00, heifers 8.50 to 10.50, cows 7.75 to 3.50, and lambs 7.50 to 18.00, plus steady sheep and wethers trade.
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Pittsburgh
Virginia
Fivestock
Ewes
Wethers
Death of mechanic in the Ai Corps noted in family account
Mr and Mrs Wissinger reported their son, a mechanic in the Ai Corps, last seen November 11 as he left for the Mississippi field after a 41 day furlough. They received a December letter from the Ohio field saying he was well and happy in Army life. The previous summer he worked at the H. & Neal farm near McIntyre, where the photo was taken.
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Ai Corps
Wissinger
Mississippi
General War Situation in the Philippines Deepens
Reports detail a potential all out invasion across land sea and air. The U S Asiatic fleet remains intact and ready to contest major Japanese operations. MacArthur and Col. Colin P Kelly are cited as able to repel invasion while new air fields on Luzon support heavy bomber raids. Mindanao remains obscure amid heavy fighting and communications issues.
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Philippine
Colin P. Kelly
Douglas A. MacArthur
Manila
Mindanao
Philippines
Roosevelt Holds Preliminary Talks With Allied Envoys
President Roosevelt, in Washington, met with Russian, Chinese, and Dutch envoys to discuss joint planning for unity of action against the Axis. He is to meet Russian ambassador Maxim Litvinov, Chinese ambassador Drieu Shih, and Dutch minister A. Loudon, following yesterday's meeting with Lord Halifax. The White House said the talks are early steps aligning with Britain and the United States coordination of the war effort.
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California
Japan
Wake
Stonewall” Jackson
China
Netherlands
Lord Halifax
Ernest J. King
United States
Navy
Knox
Stimson
Harold R. Stark
George C. Marshall
Army
H. H. Arnold
White House
Cormand
Roosevelt
U. S. War Council
Bowers
Wendell L. Willkie
Wallace
William , Leahy
Radged
Vichy Franco
Philip Murray
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Adolf Hitler
Marchal
Walther von Brauchitsch
Fuehrer
Germany
Russia
Europe
Spain
Gibraltar
West
Africa
Turkey
Britain
Atlantic
London
Hiller
North
French North Africa
Libya
Dakar
South American
Bulge
Tripoligaia
Weate
Washington
Maxim Litvinoff
Drehu Shih
A. Loudon
Britainy
Stephen Early
Libyan raid nets 24 Axis planes destroyed on ground
Libyan mechanized patrol over 150 miles into Topolitania struck an enemy airfield just taken into use. Ground fire wiped out 24 German and Italian aircraft, petrol dumps and bombs were destroyed, and the garrison, six to one in numbers, was accounted for.
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Topolitania
Rome
Virginio Gayda
Middle East
Gayda
Italy
Mediterranean
Malta
Rommel
Bengal
Nile
Liyban
Treasury balance and debt figures reported for Washington
Washington on December 22 reports the Treasury balance at 3.8029 billion after receipts of 77.5 million and expenditures of 96.9 million. Gross debt stands at 57.287 billion with a daily increase of 36.074 million.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Warner Broadcast Noon Talk on Farm Management and Events
County Agent Warner will broadcast tomorrow at noon over WHIB Greensboros-620. The talk focuses on business management of farms, keeping records, and announced upcoming agricultural events. Separate regional war dispatches describe Allied advances in North Africa and shifting Soviet gains near Moscow, with mention of German losses and Allied air and ground actions.
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Warner
Whib Greensboros
Legislators Urge End to Partisan Politics for War Session
Harrisburg leaders urge a special legislative session after Christmas to pass war measures and reapportionment. Speaker Imer Kilroy of the Democratic House backs rapid enactment and cooperation with Governor James, while Republican chair James Torrance calls for abandoning partisan politics for the duration. The plan includes defense bills and congressional apportionment under the 1940 census, with a session to follow the new year.
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Harrisburg
Imer Kilroy
Representa Vom
James F. Torrance
James
Democratic Caucus
Els
Meyers
Janica
Stock Market and Obituary Fragments
Stock prices for numerous firms appear in a garbled list including Anaconda, Chrysler, General Electric, and Reading among others. Obituaries note deaths of Mrs. Lavina Stonebraker Decker and a Fath family member with funeral details in St Bernard’s Church and Flick home.
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Beth Steeling
Boeing Airplane
Borden Co
Briggs Mfg
Case (Ji) Co
Chea and Ohio
Chrysler Corp
Douglas Aircraft
du Pont de
Eagtman Kodak
Elec
Gen Motors
Greyhound Corp
Hercules
Ilinois Central
Int Harvester
Nick Cran
St Johns
Kennecott
Kresge SS
Lehigh Port
Lehigh Val Coal
Loews
Montgom Ware
Nat Biscuit
Nat Dairy Pra
Nat Distillers
Penney (Jc
WY Penne RR
Pub
Pullman
Pure “O
Repub Steel
Reynolds
Sears
Rotily
Bai
Speery
Corm
Swift and Co 2A
Lavina (Stonebraker
Decker
Rayne Township
Lizzie Filck
du Bois
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Stdla Carnnell
Defense
National Defense Committee
James J. Dhvis
United Labor Committee For American Victory
James L. McDevitt
Pennsylvania Federation of Labor
Naion
John A. Phillips
State Industrial Union Council
CIO
Office of Civilian Defense
United States Army Air Corps
Wm. L. Anderson
Office of Civilan Defense
Anderson
John F. Curry
U.S. Army Corps
Ralph Earle
George H. Earle
Army Air Corps
Earle
Haverford
John N. Rodgers
Harrisburg Aeronautical
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Guy Miller
Wings Field
Ambler
John H. Leh
Allentown Airport Corporation
W. B. St. John
Piper Airwaft
Lock Haven
Clifford Ball
Graham Avia- Hon
Aero Club Af Pittsburgh
Robert ¢. Fiske
Pittsburgh Aero Club
Tunisia
Tripolitania
Meith
Darna
Cyrane
Appolonia
Bengasi
Cairo
Moscow
Vassily Ivanovich Kusnetzoy
Tule
Mosecow
Leningrad
Lake Ladoge
Gislators
Leydhe
Wayne “Avenue
St. Bernard's
James Brady
St. Bernard's Cemetery
John and
Mary (Richenberg) Feth
Ben
White Township
St. Bernard
Religius
Andrew Hasinger
Joseph Fath
Louis Fath
Adam Fath
Jéannatte
Q Texas Co
US Rubber
US Steel
Union
West el Mtg
Woolworth
Youngs Sh
URB
Ark Nal
Blee Bond
Pennyoad Corp
South Peni Olal
U.S. Army Recruiting Service
P.O. Bldg
Neuvivee Tages
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