Ross Denies Information in Revenue Payroll Dispute
Auditor General F. Clair Ross refused Governor James's request for revenue payroll data and withheld paychecks for over 500 department employees. James alleges long standing abuses and seeks a legislative inquiry while Ross vows not to disclose information he is securing to avoid a cover up.
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Harrisburg
F. Clair Ross
Arthur H. James
Department of Revisue
James
Ross
Revenue Department
Edward B. Logan
Revnue
Dr. Logan
Department of Revenue
Dauphin County
Gas ban enforcement and fuel policy positions in wartime
The report details enforcement efforts led by Louis Feldman and four Indiana agents under the OPA, with Philadelphia and Pittsburgh agencies coordinating driver compliance and ration-book handling. It also covers Gov. James urging Sunday driving restrictions, comments from Guy Swope on voluntary compliance, and Donahue’s push to exclude Pittsburgh from strict rationing. A separate section reports Rubber Director Jeffers warning that 65 to 70 percent priority for synthetic rubber plant construction is essential to avert a disaster in military and industrial transport, while noting a remaining 30 to 85 percent of the program for civilians to cope with recaps and reclaimed tires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Down
Louis Feldman
OPA
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board
Indiana
James
Guy Swope
Pennsylvania
CPA
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
John H. Donahue
Pittsburgh
West
Washington
William M. Jeffer
Jeffers
United Nations
Governor calls PA men to join State Guard effort
Governor James urged all able men in Pennsylvania not in the armed forces to check eligibility for the Pennsylvania Reserve Defense Corps. He pressed officers to launch an intensive recruitment, form waiting lists, and prepare replacement garda ahead of younger inductions. Brig. Gen. Robert M. Vail leads three regiments with HQs in Philadelphia Scranton and Pittsburgh.
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James
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Reserve Defense Corps
State Guard
Commonwealth
da& Fellows
Pennsylvania National Guard
Pearl Harbor
Overseas Red Cross recruit to lead entertainment for troops
Miss Helen M. Serene resigns as Somerset High English teacher to join the American Red Cross overseas. She will report to Washington for instructions as assistant program director and then serve at a foreign post, bringing entertainment to soldiers. Serene is Hood College alumna with a Pitt master’s in Delinquency Law. The article also notes low delinquency among Pennsylvania Selective Service registrants at 0.3 percent, with counts by district and outcomes of federal clearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Serene
Helen M. Serene
Dora Serene
Salisburg
Somerset High School
American Red Cross
Washington
Hood College
Frederick
University of Pittsburgh
Missing swans at Hollywood Tit Club track alarm police
In Inglewood California a. H. Hansen, superintendent at the Hollywood Tit Club's track, reported to police that all black swans and three white ones valued at 374 dollars disappeared from the inner lake. Also notes Zurich celebrates spring with a legendary snowman and Delaware is nicknamed the Diamond State for its small size and importance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inglewood
Calif
A. H. Hansen
Hollywood Tit Club
Delaware
Rubber Inventories Seen Falling Below Safe Levels
Jeffers warns that current U S rubber stocks may drop to 120000 tons this fall, below peace time needs, signaling a danger line cited by the Baruch report. The Baruch panel had expected 224600 tons in reserves by September, with delays already erasing over 190000 tons. Col Bradley Dewey adds urgency to the shortfall.
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Jeffers
Baruch
Baruch Committee
Col
Bradley Dewey
Rationing Tale From Oregon Bridges Boots Needed
James W. Mount explains a case in Portland noting an Oregon farmer sought rationing aid to cross a river to reach his horses. The board denied eligibility, directing him to build a bridge. Shortly after, he reported he was building the bridge but required boots to work, making him a qualified bridge builder.
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Portland
Ore
James W. Mount
State Ofa
Oregon
Interchurch cooperation urged to guide wartime church work
Dr Beaven argues for a strategic church program during war, proposing a joint minister and laymen board to review methods, boost community outreach, and offset wartime strain. He cites Indiana as a model for interchurch collaboration and calls for youth and home-focused effort to steady society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Dr. Beaven
Buzz hero of the airways found dead in Florida pasture
Wagner’s famed army aviator Buzz, once a hero to countless youths, was found crushed in a Florida pasture after five weeks of searching. Johnstonstown youths offered numerous minutes of silent tribute as they mourned the loss and clung to the hope he would be found alive.
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Buzz
Florida
Milk wage fight disrupts delivery demand changes
Union demands that the commission end the half-cent price gap between retail and home-delivered milk. John M. McKee, Harrisburg chair, says labor relations are not their field as state and federal mediators seek a solution to the tie up. Harry A. Tevis warns the protest targets home-delivery drivers facing lost business as store purchases grow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commission
John M. McKee
Harrisburg
Harry A. Tevis
Assaults—countywide pursuit ends with arrest
A man traveling through many county sections especially near country schools assaulted three girls who resisted strongly. One was seriously injured when escaping. Officials, based on arrest conditions and cruelty, believe yesterday’s arrest closed a case that could have ended in murder.
New Maximum for Pork Looms
Chicago reports John A. Kotal secretary of the National Association of Retail Meat Dealers says retail ceiling prices on pork likely to be revised in weeks. He notes ceilings will set definite maximums for various cuts and grades and apply to all dealers. Also mentions a dandelion head may yield 300 seeds and no human deaths from meteorites are known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John A. Kotal
National Association of Retail Meat Dealers
Kotal
Office of Price Administration
Washington
Tragedy in Danville as child killed and parents wounded
Four year old Kenneth Beyer was shot to death in a Danville bedroom just after midnight. His parents, Kenneth Sr and his wife, were seriously wounded, with the infant Jalsa unharmed in the room. Grandfather Malcolm Beyer reported the father fired after entering the room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville, Jan
Jalsa
Patrohnan
Joseph Ot. Schulls
Malcolm Beyer
Kenneth Beyer
Kenneth, Sr
Danville
Schultz
Benjamin Snyder
Snyder
Nikola Tesla Dies in New York at 86
Nikola Tesla, 86, famed inventor of alternating current systems and the Tesla coil, was found dead in his New Yorker Hotel suite. He had suffered declining health for two years, with credit given to his arc lighting, AC power transmission, high frequency generators, and other pivotal electrical innovations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Nikola Tesla
New Yorker
Tesla
Congress Debates Speech Amid Cross-Party Reactions
Washington State Republican Rep Holmes suggested the address could double as a campaign speech for 1944 while Rep Eaton and Senator Taft offered cautious interpretations. Senator Wheeler called it clever generalities. The Senate planned a party conference to reelect Senator McNary. Hartwell of New Castle, 62, a Pioneer in local wholesale, died after an accident, with death due to shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington State
Holmes
Roosevelt
Eaton
R-Nd
Congress
Taft
R-Obie
Wheeler
D-Mont
Senate
McNary
Oregon
Senator Barkley
Kentucky
House
Republic
New Castle
W. Hartwell
Hartwell
Universal Sales Company
End of Wildcat Strike Hopes in Anthracite Region
Wilkes Barre Jan 8 AP The Conmilies of Twelve governing body of the strike crippled anthracite industry called into emergency session to end a wildcat strike by 15 000 miners closing 14 major collieries and triggering a growing coal shortage. Ickes urged prompt resumption of work as talks aimed to resolve wage and dues disputes amid limited proposals and rising shortages in a 17 state fuel ration area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkes Barre
Ickes
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
William Singlis
Glen Alden Coal Company
Philadelphia
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company
Lewis
UMW
Thomas Kennedy
Mark S. James
Pennsylvania
New England
Scranton
Outdoor furniture sales stall as metal shortages bite
Chicago dealers warn buyers will face slim pickings for summer items as wartime metal demands curb new materials. Market spaces show many empty stands with signs reading nothing to sell just come in and relax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Jan
API
World War II War Report From Multiple Fronts
Reuters dispatches describe Russian troops advancing toward a junction with Soviet columns in the Caucasus while General MacArthur reports near completion of the Papuan campaign in New Guinea. Allied air forces strike Japanese shipping off New Guinea and bomb western Germany and Sicily as Axis forces push in Tunisia and Tripoli areas. RAF bombers target Akyab and other Japanese positions in Burma.
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Reuters
Moscow
Ralmyck
Caucasus
New Guinea
Douglas Mac.Arthur
MacArthur
Huon Gulf
Ine
Hitler
Germany
Palermo
Sicily
Tunisia
Tunisi
Libya
Tripoli
Red
Burma
India
Mnew
Akyab
Bay of Bengal
Rathee
Republicans Seek Harmony as McNary Is Re-elected Leader
Senate Republicans met in Washington to re-elect Oregon’s Sen McNary as minority leader and assign committees for the 78th Congress. Behind closed doors Democrats voted confidence in Majority Leader Barkley but rejected stripping him of steering committee control. A compromise called for more frequent steering committee meetings to guide policy on controversial bills.
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Washington
Senate
McNary
Oregon
Austin
Vermont
Roosevelt
Senate Democrats
Barkley
Kenetucky
Sen
McKellar
D-Tenn
George
D-Gia
World War II roundup shows Axis on the run in multiple fronts
Allied reports from Burma to the Caucasus describe Japanese supply boats sunk and German fronts shortening while Soviet forces push the invaders back near Rostov and Stalingrad. In Libya and Sicily, Rommel withdraws near Tripoli as Montgomery’s forces advance, and Italian claims report casualties and raids on Palermo with Axis gains in Sirte region.
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Caucasus
Berlin
Don Valley
Rostov
Stalingrad
Velikie Luki
Hitler
London
Cairo
Tripoli
Erwin Rommel
Bernard L. Montgomery
8Th Army
el Alamein
Egypt
Palermo
Sicily
Jialan Cmmand
Sirte
Libya
Tunisia
Pittsburgh Market Report and Local Notices
Markets tarGucp Pittsburgh Jan 8 Produce demand fair Apples 3 ears steady No 1 bit baskets and bit crates Pennsylvania Delicious 2 00 25 Staymans 1 75 200 Ohio Northern Spies 1 50 75 Potatoes 17 wars steady No 1 old stocks 100 Ib sacks Maine Chippewas and Katahe lins 2 65 75 15 1b sacks Maine Chippewas and Katahein 42 43 Livestock Pittsburgh livestock steady Receipts Hows 150 cat che 180 valves 73 Sheep 250 Erie An order by Federal Judge F P Schoonmaker in Pittsburgh has made permanent an injunction against Nellis M Hollen book Wesleyville real estate broker restraining him from demanding rents above OPA maximums A temporary injunction was granted weeks ago after tenants charged the broker with 17 violations of Federal regulations freezing rents at April levels ENE Henry A Clark former Orphans Court Judge City council orphans court judge city council Wan sluts assemblyman and watcer of the first history of Harvard University celebrated his 93rd birthday quietly yesterday at home Clark alumnus of Harvard Wiles sissonated for a time with Thoms A Edison in the develop Ineil of incandescent light He also Was author of the state Clarks not governing third class cities FRIE Mrs Evelyn Wilson sworn yesterday Kyrie county tour work succeeding her husband George Wilson who has gone to the army wolC ASavHee Lizards earlier primitive creature than snakes latter having developed roa the former
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Ene
Henry A. Clark
Orphans Court
City Cutuneil Orphans Court
Wan
Sluts
Watcer
Harvard University
Clark
Harvard
Wiles
Thoms A. Edison
Evelyn Wilson
Kyrie
Husbutuh Cworge Wilson
Wolc Asavhee
Stock Market Broad Picks Amid Varied Trade
A dense list of ticker names and company lines shows broad stock market interest Across utilities automakers and consumer goods firms investors mixed bets on General Motors Chrysler Du Pont and United Mercantile firms The roster includes railroad publishers oil majors and telecoms with percentage marks indicating price movement and notable firms such as Edison General Motors General Electric Studebaker Pullman Penn Central and Woolworth among others.
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All Rew
Wit Am van Ua Am Smelt & R
Ty Am Tel & “Tel Talay Ayn
Anaconda
T & SF
Adl Refining
Bald Luco Dts Balt & Qhiosha Bendix Aviat Gay Beth Steel
Borden
Coadhe Briggs
Budd Mtg
Ches & Ohio
Chrysler Corpup Goml Solvents Ay
Cons Edison
Curtiss Wright
EL Auto Lite
General Elev
General Fonds
General Motors
General Retrael Li
Ys Greyhound Corp
Waller Wis
Hercules Powder
Illinois Central
Bhp
Int Harvester
Nick Can
Johns Manville
Kennecott Cop
Lehigh Purt c
Lehigh Val Coal
Libby McN & L
Sha Loews
Montgom Wardoy
Nat Distillers
Nat Pow & Lt
NY Central
North Ameria
North Pacific
Param Pictures
Penn RR
Pullavan
Pure Oil
Radio Corp of
Ap My Repub Steel
Reynolds
Sears Roebuels
Socony Varum
Sperry Corp
Stand
Stand Gas & el Stand Oil
Cal Stand Oil Ind Dtand Oil
N. J. Studebaker Coris Swift & Lo
Texas Co
United Airetafl
United Corp
United Gas Fin
U.S. Rubber
Steel
Warner Bros
West Union Tel
West el & Mfg Hy Woolworth
Old Youngst
Sh & T Bom
Curb
Ark Nat, Gas
Lia Cities Service
Ala Wee Borne & Shure
Penn Road Corp Ba
Local aid payments up in Indiana County show rise
State Treasurer G Harold Wagner reported weekly direct relief payments to needy Indiana County residents rose by 24 to 1555 for the week ended today. The figure trails the year-ago week by 1507 but requires 407 fewer checks than last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V- State
G. Harold Wagener
Darect
Indiana County
Winener
Obituary notices from multiple towns and churches
Obituaries recount numerous deaths and funeral plans across Saltsburg Emeigh Clinton Indiana and nearby areas. Names include Mrs Lucy Oberman Boring Alvin Boring Miss Marian Counter JOSEPLE Wannett Mrs Ernest Bloomquist Mrs John Empfield and others with details on birth or residence and funeral arrangements at local churches and cemeteries. Surviving relatives include children spouses siblings and extended family with services at Robinson Funeral Home McDowell Cemetery Saint Michael Church Brushgalley Lutheran and St Bernard Cemetery among others.
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Lucy
Harry Boring
Pittsburgh
David Bell
Coraopolis
Jesse Boring
Saltsburg
Norman Stiffler, Sr
Commodore
Barney Bogelta
Clinton
Ind
Valley Boring
Kipling
Frank Oberman
Jeannette
Thomas Oberman
Indiana
James Myrtle
Margaret Piper
Alvin Boring
McDowell Cemetery
John Empfield
Brushgalley Lutheran Church
G. W. Sprinkle
Bernice E. Minser
Penn Run
R, D
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Ray
Selective Service
B. F. Evans
Zurich
Switzerland
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Major Barkley
M’nairy
Party Harmony
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Alyah
RAF
Ohio
Maine
Erie
F. P. Schoonmaker
Nellis M. Hollenbook
Wesleyville Real Estate
Stock Market
Needy Doles
Bureau of Assistance
State Treasury Department
Tunnellon
Clarksburg
Edgewood Cemetery
C. Bovared
Messrs
H. C. Mu Divitt
F. Pallock
Marlin Center Cemetery
Joseple Wannett
St. Michael'’s Greek Catholic Church
Clymer
Andrew J. Kurtis
Ernest Bloomquist
Robinson General Home
Sarry Burton Boyd
Oakland Cemetery
Foun Plizza
St. Louis Catholic Church
Lucernemines
M. Rosenthal
St. Bernard's Cemetery
Glas Pottery
S Papetries Stationery
the Primrose Gift
sCheame
Alan Qird
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