Pan American conference closes with aid for unity and border pact
Western Hemisphere solidarity was affirmed unanimously at the Pan American conference in Rio de Janeiro. Peru and Ecuador agreed to settle their 111year border dispute after mediation by foreign ministers and mediators from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and the United States, with 41 resolutions urging severance of Axis ties and creation of joint boards. Ecuador joined the resolutions after demanding a boundary settlement as a prerequisite.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Peru
Ecuador
Julia Tobar Donoso
Alfredo Solf Maré
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
United States
Se Tobar Donoso
Mense
Last Day to Avoid Penalty for Employers
The notice warns employers with eight or more workers that January 31 is the final date to secure 90 percent credit by paying the State Unemployment Compensation Contribution and to file the 4th quarter 1941 Unemployment Compensation Returns without penalty. Field Accountant James K. McEllees will staff the Indiana Unemployment Compensation Office in the Municipal Building on Friday and Saturday for convenient filing. New employers seek guidance on lability or return preparation. Molly Ann Shop Clearance Sale details follow.
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James K. McEllees
Indiana
Left Behind in North Ireland Dance Halls
A fragment from a Northern Ireland dispatch notes soldiers and locals in dance halls. Women recall American troops were friendly but not skilled dancers, preferring jitterbugging over waltzes amid wartime social life. A London item reports Churchill government confidence vote at 486 to 1 in Commons.
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Northern Ireland
North Ireland
Taxpayer Complications From World Conflict Tax on Foreign Bonds
The article reports that bonds from Germany, Italy, and Japan remain taxable and must be listed on Pennsylvania Personal Property Tax Returns. Holders will be billed when value is determined later. Hays Daugherty notes local help at the Court House Mondays and Tuesdays until February 14, 1942, with February 15 as the final filing date. Gearhart's January Clearance advertises half price Stetson hats and dresses from $4.00.
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Commonwealth
Walter J. Kress
Pennsylvania
Hays Daugherty
Daugherty
Court House
Minimum Wage Action Hines Tackles Women in Hotels and Cafes
Harrisburg dispatch reports Secretary Lewis G. Hines of the Department of Labor and Industry will hold conferences next week with labor leaders to set a minimum wage code for thousands of women in hotels and restaurants after the state supreme court upheld wage and hours ruling. The plan starts with laundries where 21 cents an hour is now standard, and a three bloc code committee will draft standards for a temporary three month period before broader rollout. The bureau will survey wages and working conditions while a code for beauty parlors is planned after hotels and restaurants.
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Harrisburg
Lewis G. Hines
Department of Labor and Industry
Hines
State Supreme Court
Department
Pomibly West Fuss
Bureau of Women and Children
Wick
Mourn Altoona Man BarTon B Shore Dies at 65
Altoona Jan 29 Barton B Shore 65 died yesterday at his Maddenville home Juniata County He left 12 children 71 grandchildren 16 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild in his large family
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Altoona
Barton B. Shore
Maddenville
Juniata County
C C C Quarters Move From Williamsport to Baltimore
The Civilian Conservation Corps announces the abandonment of the northern district headquarters in Williamsport and transfer of functions to the Third Corps Area in Baltimore. Some 78 CCC camps in Pennsylvania Maryland Virginia and DC will be operated from Baltimore with Richmond’s southern district also being abandoned. Williamsport office staff reduced to seven and will close Saturday. Major Perry assigned to Baltimore but to work from a field office in Williamsport. Col Hazelrigg moves to Baltimore and reports there Monday.
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Williamsport
Civilian Conservation Corps
Third Corps
Baltimore
Wiliam R. Hazelrigg
CCC
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
District of Columbia
Richmond
Michael A. Perry
We re all in all out war
Brig Gen Lewis B Hershey told an advertising club that the Selective Service system aims to mobilize 60,000,000 people for an all out war. He said every American man or woman must face possible service or work in defense to justify exemption. The remarks frame a broad national mobilization objective.
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U. S
Debts and Receipts Overview for Gale Molly Run Shop
Receipts total 16,009,294.15 and expenditures 63,019,001.98 with no balances recorded at 9,918,549,037.24. The data includes a gross debt figure of 90,150.80 and mentions clearance related to Gale Molly Run Shop.
New Students Offset Losses at Indiana State Teachers College
The second semester opens with 39 new students, a larger intake than usual, offsetting withdrawals. Saturday classes run 9:00 to 11:00 A.M. include Literature IT, Educational Measurements, Appreciation of Art, Curriculum in Arithmetic, Differential Calculus, Visual Education, American Government, Trade and Transportation, General Physics, and more under various instructors.
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Indiana State Teachers College
Jones
Eicher
Perkins
Murdock
Schnell
Urge New Probe of Pearl Harbor to End Criticism
Lawmakers push for a separate investigation of U S losses at Pearl Harbor despite Robe rts Commission findings. House Naval and Military panels debate system failures while Senate voices concern over limited reinforcements to MacArthur in the Philippines and equipment flows to Europe.
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Pearl Harbor
Washington
United States
House
Special Commission
Owen Roberts
Supreme Court
Senate
Capitol
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
Rep
Maas
R-Minn
House Naval Committee
War Department
Clark
Small Fire at Hoffman Home Damages Minor Joist
A small fire at Andrew Hoffman's residence 520 Shryock Way caused by a loosened chimney brick led to a light joist fire at 11:20 p.m. Wednesday. Fire Department responded quickly as many firefighters were at a fire school. Loss described as trifling. home owned by St Bernard's Parish.
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Andrew Hoffman
Shryock Way
Fhe
St. Bernard's Parish
Wreck of Lady Hawkins Yields 250 Dead or Missing
Axis submarine attacks near United States waters sink Canadian liner Lady Hawkins on January 19. Only 71 survivors found by Coamo, including 17 Americans and travelers from Canada, Newfoundland, the British Isles, and the West Indies. Survivors endured scarce rations and prayers as Missionary Marian Parkinson led funeral rites aboard the lifeboat before rescue near Puerto Rico.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
United States
St. Joseph
Canada
Newfoundland
British Isles
British West Indies
New York
Coamo
Esterday
Marian Parkinson
President's Ball Friday in Indiana County supports crippled children
Rumors about club restrictions are unfounded as the Indiana Country Club hosts a President's Ball for crippled children. The event, starting at 9 pm and ending at midnight, aims to boost receipts for charity and shares proceeds with Indiana County. Dutch Campbell leads the orchestra, with additional attractions including a Meadowbrook square dance next Tuesday. Multiple fundraisers across the county invite broad attendance to maximize support.
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Indiana Country Club
Indiana County
Battle near Johore Strait as Japan attacks Singapore area
American and British pilots destroyed up to 13 Japanese planes over Rangoon with possible four more downed. Japanese vanguards moved within 30 miles of Johore Strait while Australians counter attacked. Allied artillery hit Japanese assaults on Batan Peninsula and a third attack on the Macassar Strait armada. Pontianak in Dutch West Borneo faces Japanese threats as defense plans for Singapore are pushed.
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Johore Strait
Associated Press
Singapore
Malaya
Philippines
War Department
Douglas MacArthur
Batan Peninsula
United States
Macassar Strait
East Borneo
Celebes Island
Johore
Chi Bedili
Layang-Lay' Ang
Japan
Dutch West Borneo
Pontianak
Sarawak
Que
Newspapers in Convention Discuss War Role in PA
At the Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers Association convention in Pittsburgh, about 400 editors and officials will discuss how newspapers can better serve the nation during war. William N. Hardy notes dailies and weeklies aided boys in training, found homes for refugee children, and organized defense councils on the home front.
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Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers Association
Pittsburgh
PNPA
William N. Hardy
Press of Pennsylvania
Washington
MacArthur Adopted Son Declares No Quislings in Philippines
Marcelo Bueno, a 34 year old Filipino studying labor and industry conditions in Pennsylvania, vows no Quislings exist in the Philippines. He fears for his Manila family after December 24 reports and expects to assist Philippine safety methods in American factories under MacArthur.
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Harrisburg
Philippines
Marcelo P. Bueno
Douglas MacArthur
Pennsylvania
Buena
Manila
Bueno
Pew
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