Manhattan Aboard liner runs aground near Palm Beach
The United States liner Manhattan, with 200 cruise passengers aboard, grounded on a sand bar nine miles north of Palm Beach. Salvage crews pumped water to refloat, while coast guards moved passengers to shore and to the Palm Beach Biltmore Hotel. The line offered refunds and assistance for travelers as tug Willet waited for a fresh salvage effort.
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Key West
Ormor
Manhattan
New York
San Francisco
Coast Guard
Vigrant
Mojave
Coast
Palm Beach Biltmore
Influenza Absent Rates Prompt School Closures
Dr L M Smith Pittsburgh health director says about 5000 of 125000 students and 136 teachers were absent yesterday due to influenza. Turtle Creek reports 350 high school and 200 elementary absences. assemblies and athletic contests were paused to curb spread. Beaver County districts closed Monaca Center Conway and Hopewell townships. Aliquippa absentions reach 1300 students and 30 teachers. Hopewell Neville game postponed. Charleroi Monessen Hospital visitor ban and Waynesburg Hanna Hall closed.
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L. M. Smith
Pittsburgh
Turtle Creek
Beaver County
Monaca
Center
Conway
Hopewell
L. M. Wilson
Aliquippa
Neville Township
Charleroi-Monessen
Waynesburg College
Hanna Hall
Flu carriers spread across Western Europe warns doctors
In a Nation report, unverified rumors say British forces may be vaccinated as American flu carriers head to Europe. The flu is described as fast, with sudden fever and aches, yet surprisingly non fatal and not typically linked to pneumonia this time.
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York
England
Europe
America
Portugal
United States
Irish gains challenge amid British troop presence
The report notes Irish strength rising while British garrisons in six North Ireland counties remain large. The text implies rapid deployment to aid Fire, mentioning Maj. Biff Jones of Nebraska and a farm trade, with unclear references to Frankie Albert and a football context.
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Elva
North Ireland
United Kingdom
Fire
Akron to destroy 3000 cans of aged ether potential bomb
Akron fire department prepared to destroy 3000 cans of aged ether described as a potential giant bomb. James Justice of the National Youth Administration urged action after the NYA received the ether with airplane fuselages and motors from army storage. The fluid, stored since World War I in Patterson Field and other warehouses, posed an oxidation risk, prompting cooling and relocation plans.
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Akron
Akron Fire Department
James
Justice
National Youth Administration
NYA
Army
Patterson Field
Dayton
Jesse Button
Fire Department
Carpenter details Frisbie arrest and gun discharge during car ride
In a statement Frisbie said he hitched a ride with Lee. During the trip the officer pressed on. Frisbie pulled a gun planned for a store holdup and demanded the car. Lee resisted and they grappled. The weapon fired several times. Lee was wounded and Frisbie was struck. Flick noted Frisbie’s prior terms in reformatories and prison.
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Flick
Frisbie
Lee
International war rumors spread by fascist papers and Greek front rumors
Fascist papers claim additional Italian naval successes and damaged ships while Il Giornale D’Italia reports Britain reinforcing Greece and Egypt with double convoys. Sofia denies foreign troops entering Bulgaria amid Bulgarian and Soviet rumors. Greek forces push through the Klisura gap as Tobruk looms and Wavell plans a potential North Africa knockout. Two thirds of the Washington C boys grafik contacts for Clark Griffith.
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Rome
Il Giornale D'Ialia
Britain
England
Greece
Egypt
Hiller
Bulgaria
Turkey
Sofia
Russia
Klisura
Kiisura
Berati
Nile
Masa
Tobruk
London
Archibald P. Wavell
Africa
Dead horse pins boy four hours at tollroad crossing
Jefferson county newsboy Metill Martz, 15, of Sutton, was pinned beneath a horse after a freight train struck the tollroad crossing at Dale Valley. He was extricated after four hours by a second train crew, rushed to Brooksville Hospital with a compound fracture and possible internal injuries and exposure. The accident happened Saturday on the New York Central line and involved a special train with railroad officials.
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Punxsutawney
Jefferson County
Brooksville Hospital
Metill Martz
Jay Martz
Planes to cross Atlantic to Britain in early delivery
Four types of United States built war planes are slated to fly to Britain soon. The Lockheed Hudson coastal command bomber, the Beering B-1 four engined bomber, the Consolidated flying boat, and the Lockheed Ventura bomber are cited as the first types. Delays of four months were reported in the first navy contracts, with refinements needed and a skilled labor shortage affecting schedules.
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London
Jan
Atlantic
Britain
RAF
Coastal Command
Jurist Declares Women Bring Refinement Into Jury Room
Judge John P. Baan states women jurors bring refinement to jury room discussions. In response to Dr Estelle Foote, he notes women have served in Pennsylvania for 18 years and contribute attentiveness and fairness. He adds women bring cross sectional life experience and are not easily swayed by a dominant voice.
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Pittsburgh
Common Pleas
John P. Baan
Estelle Foote
Vermont League of Women Voters
Pennsylvania
Egan
Wright outlines wartime aircraft production plans
Wright said Britain had already adopted the changes in their designs and that by 1942 his company expected to reach a maximum capacity of 30 to 40 pure sult planes daily. He argued against a seven-day work week to allow machine maintenance and avoid burnout of executive staff. Labor groups remained cooperative and aware of responsibilities.
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Wright
Willkie endorsement shapes aid to Britain debate in Congress
Congress faces limits on servicing or repairing British warships in American yards and on executive powers. A Willkie backed substitute bill would cap the lease-send program at two years and restrict aid to Britain’s commonwealth, Ireland, with possible extensions to Greece or China. Senator Taft doubts political impact, while Austin calls Willkie’s remarks helpful. Wheeler ridicules the war-minded angle.
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Willkie
Rep. Simpson
R-Ny
British Commonwealth
Taft
Roosevelt
Britain
Austin
R-Vt
America
House
Congress
Wheeler
D-Mont
England
Great Britain
Skyway toll highway eyed to defend anthracite region
Legislators discussed a 60 mile rim skyway from Delaware Water Gap to Bushkill linking Monroe and six other counties with no intersections. Cost estimated at 5 million to 10 million dollars in a survey by the Department of Forests and Waters. Also relief measures proposed to repeal the Eckles Milk Law, raise weekly grants to 10 for single, 16 for couples, with extra for children, and 60 monthly for seniors funded by taxing gaming.
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Delaware Water Gap
Bushkill
Monroe
Pike
Luzerne
Lackawanna
Northampton
Carbon
Crowe
Department of Forests and Waters
Pennsylvania
House
Senate
Flu Outbreak Hits Columbus Police and Prisoners
Influenza sickened sixteen Columbus police officers while only one of the city's 136 prisoners contracted the illness. The episode disrupted patrols and custody operations as health officials investigated the outbreak and implemented precautions.
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Columbus
Columbia
Pennsylvania Proposal Rewards Careful Auto Drivers
A 1941 bill by Senator Charles A. P. Bartlett would grade drivers by violations over 12 months, creating class A to B categories with badges and corner cuts on cards. The plan argues to reward safe driving and deter violations, noting similar failed bills in 1939 and defending its potential adoption in Pennsylvania.
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Charles A. P. Bartlett
Northampton
Bartlett
Pennsylvania
Notable Moves in Sports and Entertainment Headlines
Lou Nova travels to Clearwater Florida to await the heavyweight scene’s next development. Aurel Soliat, formerly a hockey standout with the Montreal Canadians, exits groceries and plans to teach skiing. La Henle and her skating troupe perform at Madison Square Garden on January 20, with scarce seats. General Alv in Crowder opens a sports center in Winston-Salem North Carolina.
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Lou Nova
Clearwater
Fla
Aurel Soliat
Montreal
Murray to Press Steel Firms on Higher Wages and Contract Changes
Pittsburgh reports CIO leader Philip Murray will press United States Steel, Crucible Steel, and Jones & Laughlin for higher pay and contract changes. Informants say talks are informal, with a formal notice possible in ten days if no agreement is reached. Murray lists demands including cost of living raises, a closed shop, vacation liberalization, and faster grievance handling.
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Pittsburgh
Jen
U— Cto
Philip Murray
Real Workers Union
Digatee
CIO
United States Steal Corporation
Crucible Steel Company
Edgar Lewis
Jones & Laughlin
Murray
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Trucker recounts plan to beat Hackman and set car afire
Redcay testifies he planned to assault Hackman, waited with a hammer, struck him to render him unconscious, moved him to a car, drove into hills, fought as Hackman recovered, then set the car ablaze and fled home. The confrontation ended with Hackman seriously injured.
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Redcay
Hackman
Weather update from college station reads warm day ahead
Reading shows temperature at 6 above, high 28 and low 6 in past 24 hours. Humidity 40 percent, pressure 29.731 today and 29.5 yesterday. Forecast calls for increasing cloudiness and warmer conditions with snow flurries tonight and tomorrow.
Pittsburgh Market Report and Grain Prices
Pittsburgh markets show weak produce demand with steady prices for apples and potatoes and mixed regional crates. Livestock futures rise slightly as hogs and sheep firm, while cattle and calves move within narrow ranges. Chicago grain futures edge unsettled as traders await trend clues from domestic and foreign markets. Football coach Harry Stuhldreher recalls a striped scarf story from Philadelphia.
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Pittsburgh
Maine
Chicago
Indiana Population Officially Stands at 10 050 Persons
Washington January 14. The Census Bureau announces Indiana’s final population at 10 050, fourteen more than the preliminary 10 026. The count reflects people enumerated in Indiana but belonging elsewhere and will be official until re estimates or the 1960 decennial census.
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Washington
Indiana
Census Bureau
Alcohol content cuts urged in war preparedness study
Jan 14 report from Wobton cites medical examiner Berton and Harvard lecturer Leary calling for federal limits on hard liquor and a sale time cap. Leary links Britain’s wartime temperance gains to reduced alcohol harm while noting post repeal death rates remain high.
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Wobton
Berton
Anton
Iyeenown
United States
Leary
Harvard
Great Britain
Britain
Boston
Obituary notices for Brubaker Proch Keith appear in Pennsylvanian paper
Obituaries list several local residents and relatives. Gardner Blose and Mary Proch are noted with service details in Arcadia and Punxsutawney areas. Herbert M. Brubaker, 53, longtime Williamsport insurer, died in Pampano Florida after a heart attack. Maria Alice Keith, 69, widow of John F. Keith, died in Green Township. Surviving relatives named include children, siblings, and grandchildren. Funeral services and interment are scheduled in local cemeteries and churches.
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A. D
Gardner Blose
Valley
Alice
Bett Blose
J. J. Brown
Hamilton Cemetery
Punxsutawney
Herbert M. Brubaker
Williamsport
Pampano
Fla
Wear
Association of Life Under Writers
Williamsport Country Club
Hannah Willams
Indiana
Herbert M
Jane W
Richard W
Jacob Brubaker
New Cumberland
Mary Proch
Austria
Jacob
Catherine
Szerella) Zarek
Proch
Arcadia
Arother
John Proch
Gary
Ind
Hamilla
Franciscan Order
Chicago
Celia Cooper
Stanley Proch
Detroit
Mich
S. F. Auczekiewiscr
St. Peter & Paul's Catholi Church
Glen Campbell Cemetery
Maria Alice Keith
John F. Keith
Green Township
Urlay
Jerushia
Please) Patterson
Ida King
Sara Stifter
Lydia Nicholson
Clayton V. Keith
Mildred Montgomery
Cherrytree
Laura ‘Boring
Marsteller
Della Lackard
Blair Keith
Blaine Keith
Barnesboro
Jay Keith
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Brooklyn
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Wiseman
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College
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Wisconsin
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Atl Refining
Ohio
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Johns Manville
Kennecott Cop
Kresge
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Montgom Ward
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Socony Vacuum One
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Oi NJ
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