Joliene Invites Common Meetings at State Teachers College
A series of religious meetings begins January 16 at State Teachers College with Reverend James Me r speaking on Prayer. Dr R J G McKnight, president of the Reform Seminary, will lecture each evening January 26 to 29 on topics including Is the Bible True and Educational and Social Values of Christianity. Several scholars and community figures will attend, with special music by the Music Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Teachers College
James Mer
In‘tema
R. J. G. McKnight
Reform Seminary
Pittsburgh
Holy Land
Germany
Houdini the Magician
McKnight
E. A. Schaal
Friends Service Committee
Edward H. Bonsall
Christian Education
Homer Renton
Willis Kerns
State College
James Brady
Joseph H. Wagner
Indiana
College
Silver Anniversary Farm Show At Finale Today
Harrisburg papers report Pennsylvania state 4-H Club entries closing the silver anniversary farm show with an Aberdeen-Angus steer from Le Roy Huber of Lehigh County named grand champion. Reserve grand honors went to Charles Kelter of Dauphin County. Lambs and other breed winners eye the final auction, with attendance nearing the half million mark after a strong opening. Ceremonies honored organizers E C Bayard Henry Klugh A C McDowell and Miles Horst.
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Harrisburq
Pennsylvania
Le+roy Huber
Macungle
Lehigh County
A. Liveany
West Virginia University
Huber
Angus
Charles Kelter
Halifax
Dauphin County
Glen J. Oliver
Greencastle
Franklin County
June Beistline
Mechanicsburg
Hereford
Wesley Baxter
Mercer
James Landis
Rohrerstown
William Hess
Boalsburg
Shropshires
Miriam Kohler
Millersburg
Cheviots
Carl
Smith
Danville
Hampshires
John Jacoby
Coopersburg
Dorset
Ban Rudolphe
Frenchy) Bourret
Ruffsdale
Westmoreland County
Bourret
Paul Vogel
Allegheny County
James Eckels
Washington County
Prince and Frank
John Hart
Washington
E, C. Bayard
Pennsylvania Farmer
Pittsburgh
Henry Klugh
Harrisburg
A. C. McDowell
Pennsylvania State College
Miles Horst
State Grange
Selassie Returns to Ethiopian Leadership Amid British Backing
A ceremonial parade welcomed Haile Selassie and Crown Prince with British officers at the head. Major Gen. Platt conveyed goodwill from the British to Selassie, urging united action to defeat a common enemy as Selassie vowed to lead Ethiopia with allied support and raised the Ethiopian flag.
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William Platt
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
British Mission Joins Interior Army After Camouflage Camp
Troops marched past him then ate a quick meal in a camouflaged tent before the group moved into the interior to join a British military mission and regular forces already established at the heart of the country.
Romania Aflame as Iron Guard Revolt Rages
Widespread fighting in Romania leaves districts in doubt amid heavy casualties. Horia Sima calls for surrender as snipers and bombarded targets disrupt peace. Earthquake damaged buildings, bloodied streets, and constant air raid sirens mark the nightlong battle surrounding the nerve center of the capital's communications.
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Iron Guard
Horia Sima
Tron Guard
National Theater
Romania
Indicted men face probation in federal case
Flora Dale Federal Judge Albert Johnson Ba ave probationary terms to these men Frank P. McDonald Shenandoah 22 one year probation on plea of guilty to five indictments charging him with unlawfully signing timesheets for an absent fellow worker at the Indiantown Gap military reservation last New Year's Day Charles Becker Easton 44 two years probation on charges he took 15.50 in cash from three letters allegedly stolen from a post office mail bag in Pittston January 15
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora Dale
Albert Johnson
Ba Ave
Frank P. McDonald
Shenandoah
Indiantown Gap
Charles Becker
Easton
Pittston
Revolt in Bucharest Sparks Heavy Casualties Across Romania
Reports from Sofia estimate about 6000 casualties nationwide with 2000 dead in Bucharest morgues. Insurgent iron guardists resist beyond the capital in cities like Brasov and Constanta port areas as damage mounts. St John dispatch notes shattered windows, bloodied platforms, and snipers, amid Romanians under Ion Antonescu declaring a critical state and threats of military tribunals for weapon holders. British forces move west from captured Pobruk toward Deris in Libya.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Romania
Bucharest
Brasov
Gluegiu
Contanta
Foresti
Cantina
Carlova
St. John's
National Theater
Ion Antonescu
Fas
Pobruk
Deris
Libys
Five Injured Leave Hospital After Transcontinental Crash
On January 4 in St Louis a TWA all asleep sleeper crash left 12 injured. five were discharged today and seven still hospitalized. Two men Captain P T W Booth and John Rank Mott died, and Frank Caldwell of the Civil Aeronautics Board said the investigation would continue for at least 10 days. An inquiry will be conducted to determine the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis
Opmah
P. T. W. Boott
Little Neck
John Rank Mott
TWA
Kanesas City
Frank Caldwell
Civil Aeronautics Board
King George V battleship sails to North America voyage noted
Halifax reports HMS King George V with Captain Patterson among the crew returned to North America after trials and prior to joining service. The 98,000 ton battleship, launched in 1939, mounts ten 14 inch guns, 18 six and a quarter inch guns, supports 1800 crew and three aircraft, with speed near 30 knots.
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Hig
King Seezes V
R. Patterson
CVO
Patterson
Royal Navy
Winston Churchill
Lord
Lady Halifax
George V
C. D. Howe
North America
Howe
London
Burglar duo flee after post office break in Blairsville
Police chase two would be thieves who fled west along the Willam Penn Highway after a crashed blue 1939 Chevrolet sedan. They abandoned the car at a dead end and vanished into woods, leaving no entry marks at the post office. The stolen license plates matched a Ford owned by Raymond Peybanks of Strausstown. Blairsville and state police investigate possible additional thefts.
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Cummings
Neal
McCurdy Farm
Raymond Peybanks
Strausstown
Hucks County
Blairsville
Food Stamp Plan Faces Time Limit for Three Counties
The welfare effort to set up a revolving fund with county money risks a stamp program withdrawal by July 1 unless settled. Kris Bemis of the surplus marketing administration praised local efforts as 18,034 families representing 52,855 people are expected to use stamps, valid in area stores. Cambria leads listings with 23,701 people, followed by Somerset and Indiana counties. Two stamp types, orange and blue, each worth 2 cents, entitle two purchases to one additional stamp from the Federal Government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kris ‘T. Bemis
Surplus Marketing Administration
Cambria
Somerset
Indiana
Italian fortress coast raids near Derna and Tobruk
British reports describe motorized patrols near Derna and Bomba with a tall seaplane base abandoned after heavy RAF raids. They claim at least 14,000 Italians were taken in the Tobruk assault and 26,000 prisoners in another action with Australian casualties not exceeding 300. Halle Gelassie leads a revolt from Ethiopia after entering from Anglo Egyptian Sudan. Greek dispatches say 280 Italian prisoners were captured north of Kilgurs near Athens.
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Mediterranean
Alrea
Derna
Bomba
Basa
Tobruk
Australia
Percy Spender
Halle Gelagsie
iEthiopia
Ethiopia
Anglo- Egypta
Sudan
Albania
Kilgurs
Athens
Reckless driving in fatal five-car crash near Pandlator
A January 3 crash at Tipton, near State College Pennsylvania, killed five people including Mrs. Dorothy Gingerich and Carl Gingerich Jr. The verdict held one driver responsible and described the incident as reckless driving. Also involved were John Orbinson of Altoona and Harold 48.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold
Reeponuidie
Pandlator
State College
Tipton
Dorothy Gingerich
Tyrone
Carl Gingerich, Jr
John Orbinson
Altoona Negro
Food stamp plan aims to move surplus to needy families
Orange stamps will fund free blue stamps for surplus foods. Minimum and maximum orange stamp purchases limit family food spending. Free blue stamps cover designated surplus items like corn, butter, eggs, fruits, vegetables, and meats. Retail channels distribute surplus foods through merchants. operation expands nationwide with voluntary participation for retailers and recipients. County officials Steele Clark and C. Bh. Campbell praise the program as relief, business stimulus, and farmer support.
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Steele Clark
C. Bh. Campbell
Lease-Lend Debate Blocks Open Session in House
House witnesses including Charles Lindbergh and Hugh Johnson urged public testimony on the lease lend bill while opposition members pressed for open session. The committee closed the room to nonmembers by 11 to 8, drawing criticism as Rep Fish and other Democrats sought disclosure of expert views on national defense.
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Tomson
D-Tex
Fish
Blood
Vorys
R-O
New Yorker
Bloom
Democratic Committee
Lindbergh
Hugh &. Johnson
United States
France
Col. Lindbergh
Oor
Charisa Lindbergh
Balora A
Unites A Houses
Europe
Charles A. Lindbergh
Hugh S. Johnson
Johnson
NRA
Africa
Roosevelt
Howse
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Courtney
D-Tenn
Ther
Latin-America
Britain
Atlantic
Pacific
Hitler
White House
Great Britain
Congress
Recommend Shift In Compensation Laws Of State
A Pennsylvania unemployment compensation survey by Rep. Wilwood J. Turner R Dald recommends changes to tax relief, higher minimum and maximum weekly payments, and a two week waiting period instead of three. Proposals include eligible reentry after military training, payroll tax exemptions for salaries paid while in service, and a drive to curb employer evasion.
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Babbbeurg. Don
Pennssylvania
Wilwood J. Turner R-Dald
Tha Olm
Turner
Snd
Pennsylvania
Department of Labor and
Employers
A. A Wassarman
Commission
Congress
End of Program Details Suppressed for Security
A stipulation bars release of information the army chief of staff and chief of navy operation deem military secrets, shaping how the program is documented and reported. The clause affects transparency and press access to sensitive military operational details.
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Army Chief of Staff
Chief of Navy
Road widening progress on Buffalo Pittsburgh highway
The widening project from DuBois to the Jefferson County line continues despite cold weather. Crews break stones for the base and widen culverts while a steam shovel reduces embankments. An earth fill is placed on the south roadside as plans call for widening on both sides over several miles.
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DuBois
Jefferson County
Buffalo-Pittsburgh
Stock Market Names and Public Notices In Gazette
Unclear stock listings appear alongside public notices. The page notes an omission of a volunteer from Indiana County and features Leon Ray Janves, 83, of Homer City, with a stray line about a young James volunteer.
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Amea
Selective Service
Indiana County
Leon Ray Janves
Homer City
James
FIRE DESTROYS EVIDENCE IN MURDER CASES IN CLARION
Attorney W F Geary planned to present to the Clarion grand jury on February 17 the case against Frank Dearolph 48 charged with killing his uncle Reus Wentling 87. Dearolph’s hearing on the slaying of his 12 year old cousin Rowland Levi Wentling was postponed after a fire destroyed court papers in the Clarion Hotel. The double slaying occurred near Knok in December 97. Dearolph had pleaded guilty to fatally shooting Wentling. he claims the boy’s death was accidental. Sheriff M C McKinley said the elder Wentling case would influence the disposition of the murder charge.
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Clarion, Jam
W. F. Geary
Clarion Quurity Grand Jury
Frank Dearolph
Reusben L. Wentling
Dearolph
Rowland Levi Wentling
Justice of the Peace
James J. Arner
Clarion
Arner
Wentling
Knok
Gert Dearolph
Geary
Young Wentling
Obituary notices for Boldin Devlin Frederick Enrenfeld family names
Multiple deaths in Johnstown Dilltown and Blairsville areas. Charles Boldin aged 65 died at home in Dilltown. funeral at his residence and burial in Grandview Cemetery Johns town. Thomas Devlin 86 died at Mercy Hospital Pittsburgh. survived by Eugene and Mary Harris. funeral in Pittsburgh. Charles J Frederick 3) died in Johnstown. formerly Sears Roebuck employee. burial Grandview. Sarah Elizabetha Woodward Ehrenfeld died at Blairsville home. survived by daughters Annie and Showers and son Herbert. interment Greenwood Cemetery Punxsutawney. Interment dates and services listed for each.
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Catherine
Mae Dias
Pittsburgh
Mack
Charles
Thornton
Ralph
Alen Dias
Dilltown
Grandview Cemetery
Johnstown
Charles Boldin
Indiana County
Joseph and
Elizabeth (Westover) Boldin
Shultz
Stafford
Thomas Devlin
Mercy Hospital
Eugene Devlin
Mary Harris
Daniel Devlin
Punxsutawney
William Devlin
Elizabeth (Smith) Devlin
Charles J. Frederick
Sears-Roebuck
Frederick
Flora Frederick-Hess
Olive (Mackin) Frederick
Donald Frederick
Arthur Frederick
Homer City
Walnut Street
John D. Good
First United Brethren Church
Sarah Elizabetha (Woodward) Enrenfeld
Juniata County
Richard
Catherine Woodward
W. M. Showers
North
Blairsville
Jacob Ehrenfeld
Showers
Annie Ehrenfeld
Herbert R. Ehrenfeld
Oakdale
Harry R. Woodward
Manor
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Bendix
Aviat
Beth Steel
Boeing Airplane
Borden Co
Briggs Mig
Ches and Ohio
Chrysler Corp
Soly
Cons Edison
Consol Oil
Curtiss Wright del Lack
West Douglas Aircraft
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East Kodak Et Auto Lite
Elec
Gen Foods
Gen Motors
Greyhound Corp
Mlinery
Cent
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