War shifting lines may shape postwar German fate
The Russo Polish dispute could aid Allied aims by weakening Prussian militarism through a negotiated settlement. Moscow proposes the Corazon frontiers with possible adjustments and ceding German territory including East Prussia. Polish authorities hint at accepting occupation of Germany while restoring areas east of the Elbe to Polish control.
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Associated Press
Europe
Moscow
London
Russia
Red Army
Poland
East Prussia
Prussia
Reich
Tanin
Karol Popiel
A. J. Goldberg
United Nations
Germany
Elbe
Roosevelts Postwar Plans and Churchill Clash in Debate
Babson Park, Jan 14. The piece argues Roosevelt should delay the New Deal until after the 1944 election amid pressure from Southern Democrats and notes Winston Churchill urges a tougher postwar program. It discusses policing the world, postwar employment, material rationing, and potential U.S. roles with Hull as a stabilizing figure, ending with questions on railroad nationalization and labor plans.
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Babson Park
Maas
Roosevelt
Souther
Winston Churchill
Churchill
United States
British Commonwealth
Ife
Russia
Church Hill
Extermination of East Prussia proposed to Poland
The text argues for removing East Prussia from Germany and transferring it to Poland or reassigning Prussian territories. It blames Prussian aristocracy for conflict and suggests Allied occupation and reeducation of Prussia. It claims such realignment could reduce friction between Germans and Poles and aid long term stability.
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Poland
East Prussia
Eastern
Europe
Hiller
Prussia
Karol Papiel
Ebe
Germany
Naval Reserve Commission Tour Heads to Johnstown
Service continued from page one notes commissions on the United States Naval Reserve. A Navy Travelling Board will visit Johnstown on Thursday and Friday January 20 and 21, with interviews 2 to 3 p m at Hotel Fort. Lt G S Belfour oversees from Pittsburgh, and Lt-Commander W F Walter will conduct physicals. Commissions favor college graduates. billets open for men under 35 for general sea duty. Engineers, doctors, dentists, and other professionals are sought. broad officer needs remain urgent.
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United States Naval Reserve
Navy
Johnstown
Tax Form Simplicity Sought by House Republicans
House Republicans urged simplification of 1943 income tax returns to enable ordinary citizens to fill them out. The call follows widespread frustration with complex forms and the filing process.
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House Republicans
Philadelphia couple charged over fake liquor labels
The Pennsylvania Liquor Board says a Philadelphia couple used improper wording on liquor labels to warn against counterfeit products. The board cites excessive wording and misleading phrases as the basis for the charges against the pair.
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Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Liquor Board
Iitnls
Arawe Peninsula Hold Reported as U S Sixth Army Enters
Pacific briefing notes U S Sixth Army is firmly entrenched on the Arawe Peninsula and nearby islands after an inland raid on Arawe fronts. Reports contrast with ongoing ground fighting at Cape Gloucester and Japanese claims of Arawe retaking. Allied air power targets rail and river routes in occupied China. three enemy bombers shot down attempting to attack a U S forward base.
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Iorthwestern
New Britain
Cape Gloucester
U. S
al- Hed
Arawe
MacArthur
U. S. Sixth Army
Rabaul
Cape St. George
New Ireland
China
Chungking
U.S. Ith Air Force
Ration Board Aids Cupid at Gettysburg
Gettysburg rationing board faced a curious request as a man sought a bicycle during a pleasure driving ban to court a girl and create a home for his children from a prior marriage. The board ruled bicycles could be issued only for occupation use but urged him to propose at once to avoid travel.
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Gettysburg
Weather Outlook With Cloudy Skies and Warmer Temperatures
Pleasant day with fair conditions and milder temperatures. Tonight brings increasing cloudiness and moderate warmth into Saturday as the trend continues.
Pennsylvanias coal famine leaves Philadelphians cold
Philadelphia on January 14 faced severe coal shortages as homes heated with coal lost supply. Dealers floated Sunday overtime to miners, but unions and workers resisted, stressing a day of rest. Hospitals and housing projects ran low, with thousands shivering while 300 Read ing Coal & Iron miners were idle after a shaft fire at Locust Gap Pottsville. Rail yards held coal for New York and New Jersey, delaying delivery for about 24 hours.
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Germany
Japan
Roosevelt
Unes
Great Britain
Russia
Washington
United States
Italy
Ratson
Sweden
France
Arabia
Brazil
U. S
England
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
East
Philadelphia Housing Authority
Locust Gap
Reading Coal & Iron Company
Pottsville
New York
New Jersey
Wilkes- Barre
I-sey City
N. J
William Wyer
Jersey Central Railroad
Mosquitos Bomb Western Germany in Night Raid
RAF Mosquitos bombed western Germany last night as American forces finish tallying Tuesday’s daylight raid. British air ministry reports eight enemy planes shot down over northern France with one Typhoon lost. Official tallies for the Reich battle vary. claims credit for bomber gunners and fighters, but final fighter losses remain unclear.
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London
Germany
Reich
Berlin
Air Ministry
France
Americans Hit Germany in Major Bombing Raid
U S bombers struck three German aircraft centers west of Berlin and targeted additional sites at Bielefeld and Meppen. The operation inflicted heavy damage on Oschersleben Focke Wulf plants and included the new P 51B Mustang fighter in escort duties amid plans to deter a land invasion of the continent.
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Edly
United States
U.S
Berlin
Bielefeld
Dortmund
Meppen
Dortmund-ems Canal
Emden
Oschersleben
Junkers
Halberstadt
Messerschmitt 110
Brounswick
Ben
Mediterranean
Pacific
Man loses billfold in haystack stall incident
Ain't Hay Roxboro North Carolina report about Waldo Satterfield losing a billfold containing $100 while feeding his mule. He retraced steps to the stall and found only a digestible zipper among the hay and feed, with no sign of the money or billfold.
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Ain’t Hay Roxboro
N. C
Waldo Satterfield
Goat hunting laws clarified in Maryland county
Hagerstown Maryland officials remind residents that wild goat hunting remains legal in Allegheny County. The program began in autumn 1942 and allows Talioned citizens to hunt under county regulations.
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Hagerstown
Alegheny County
Ickes' Collar Bone Broken in Fall at Home
Secretary Ickes arrived at the Interior Department with his arm in a sling after tripping and breaking a collar bone at home Wednesday night. The office said he will be rested and under medical care as he recovers.
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Washington
Ickes
Th Interior Department
Pr. R. E. McClure
Blairsville Cemetery
Casualty totals update from World War II figures
Washington reports American war casualties exceed 139,800 since the conflict began. Army losses total 105,220 and Navy, Marine and Coast Guard losses 34,523. Detailed breakdown includes killed, wounded, missing, and prisoners of war through December 23.
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Army
Marine, Navy and
Coast Guard
Washington
Navy
Marine and
Stimson
5Th
Italy
Navy-Marine Coast Guard
Obituary notices for several local residents and relatives
Obituary items note deaths and services for John Morgan Duncan seven months old in Josephine, Laige Morrone in Homer City, Hunter H. Clark of Johnstown, Stephen Sibley born in Austria, Mrs Mary E Daugherty Stewart near Saltsburg, with details on survivors, service times, and interments. The piece also mentions Maple sugar and syrup production in New York and Vermont.
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John Morgan Duncan
Clarence
Dessie (Overmay) Duncan
Josephine
Betty
Joan
Ima
Patmore
Coral Cemetery
Hunter H. Clark
Johnstown
Boyer Transfer Company
Warner 7
George H . Miller
Benshoff
Martin
Mary
Hairs Clark
New Florence
Edna
Boyer* Clark
James
Beaumont
Charles
Frank Clark
Rach Null
Lillian Sprenle
Lorena Draper
Clark
Third Brethren Church
Stephen Sibley
Austria
Gipsy
Sibly
Detroit
Mich
John
Frank
Stephen
Mary Balla
Commodore
Sibley
St. Michael's Church
Glen Campbell
Mary E. (Daugherty) Stewart
Armstrong Co
Decatur
Elizabeth (Hawk) Daugherty
Saltsburg
Samuel
Jacob
George Daugherty
Appalla
Anna Henlen
Dennison
Robinson
Salisbury
C. 3. Bland
Edgewood Cemetery
Union Officers Suspended In Wildcat Strikes
The international office of the CIO United Steel Workers suspended seven Local 1163 officers and five workers after wildcat strikes at Abert Shaw Thermostat Co plants in Scottdale and Youngwood involving 2,400. The firm plans to dismiss them after four years’ probation per their contract, following a union hearing on the dispute.
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Cio
United Steel Workers of America
Abert. Shaw Thermostat Co
Scottdale
Youngwood
Alga
Ing
William Hart
Steelworkers
Elders Ridge West Lebanon 4 H clubs elect officers
The Elders Ridge West Lebanon 4 H clubs met at Arthur Smock's home. Officers elected for the year include President Robert Gray Vice President Emil Teyssier Secretary Salty English and others. Meetings set for the second Thursday each month at different homes with eight month programs planned.
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Elders
J. Warner
US S. O
Mildred Yearick
Home Economics Extension
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Holland
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Hull
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Mother Hubbard
Anne Clare Brokaw
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Clare Booth Luce
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Miss Brokaw
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Pato Alto
Calif
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Mexico
U.S. Signal Corps
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Husky
Uncle Sam
Algiers Opera House
Danny Webb
Hollywood
Pfc
Ona Freeman
Kansas City
Charles Ivawood
Nea-Acme
War Picture
Laige Morrone
Joseph Morrone
Homer City
St Louis Catholic Church
Lavernemines
Father M. Rosenthal Wit
St. Bernard's Cemetery
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Pittsburgh
War Labor Board
Weirton Independent Union, Inc
Joseph E. Conway
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George T. Fonda
L. S Lafferty
Phitadelphia
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Egan
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Sally Lewis
Snicksburn
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Howard Lockhart
Smicksburg
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