Ruling differs on race wire policing by PUC
Harrisburg July 16. Public Utility Commission members split 3 to 2 over extending enforcement of its decision that telephone companies may refuse service to illegal bookmaking establishments and scratch sheet publishers. Chairman Siggins urged a hands off stance, while Beamish and Buchanan defended the ruling, with dissenters Thorne and Morgal opposing the majority.
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Harrisburg
Public Utility Commission
John Siggins
Warren
Richard J. Beamjah
Thomas C. Buchanan
Commission
Abraham Plotnick
Philadelphia
Bell Telephone Company
Pennsylvania
Beamish
Buchanan
BR. W. Thorne
B. Frank Morgal
Local Fighters Reach Finals in Western PA Boxing Tourney
Pug Buterbaugh and Joe Midock of the Terry Athletic Club won their semifinal bouts at Johns town Point Stadium and advance to the finals next Monday evening. Buterbaugh KO’d Tony Greb of Pittsburgh in 1 minute 30 seconds of the first round, delivering a devastating right to the jaw and a follow up left hook. Shingler also advanced on an abbreviated match. Dubby Hall and Walter Sipe opened with a blood-spilling bout, Hall earning a unanimous decision. Midock edged Kid Wisher of Minersville in a hard fought bout, using counter rights to swing the match in his favor.
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Dubby Hall
Pug Buterbaugh
Joe Midock
Terry Athletic Club
Western Pennsylvania
Johnstown
S Point Stadium
Tony Greb
Pittsburgh
Buterbaugh
Greb
McGuire
Buverbaugh
Shingler
Fragments Hint at Caution in National Security Debate
The fragment discusses cautions about provoking enemies and preserving defenses, noting that safety relies on restraint and avoiding actions that could threaten national security or possessions. It implies a warning against escalation and urges prudence in foreign policy.
Hungary Told by Axis to Wait on Romania Demands
Hungary’s leaders Pa Teleki and Istvan Csaky conferred with Germany and Italy in Munich and were told not to press claims for Transylvania against Romania now. Hitler and Mussolini favor revise treaties but urged restraint. Communique said talks proceeded in friendly spirit and discussed closer Axis Balkan ties and measures to tighten the blockade against England.
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Munich
Hungary
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Italy
Rumania
Pa Teleki
Istvan Csaky
Transsylvania
Joachim Ribbentrop
Galeazzo Ciano
Hitler
Mussolini
Near East
DNB
England
Balkans
Karl Cledius
Pal Teleky
Fuehrerbau
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Galeazzo Claui
Ciano
Berlin
France
Bergholf
Clano
Balkan
Preparedness and Isolationist Outlook in Roosevelt Era Debate
A Washington advocate of peace and preparedness argues for a neutral America backed by a strong army and navy to insulate the hemisphere from war. He cites President Roosevelt’s defense program and the value of reservist training while criticizing New Deal reforms as imprudent amid debt and unemployment. He defends past isolationist positions and warns against shifting democracy toward radical reform.
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Orient
Far
Near East
Europe
Asia
America
Woodring
Fervce
CCC
Elenchvary
Kanis Geverne
Democratic Party
Washington
British Italian Mediterranean Battle Claims Victory
London reports Britain won the first round of the naval clash with Italy in the Mediterranean. Admiral Cunningham signaled no British casualties and claimed Italian forces sustained damage, while Italy maintained heavy unit success and continued pursuit of the enemy.
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Mediterranean
Admiralty
Menterranean
Ionian Sea
Italus
Matta
London
Great
Packard Holds Up Contract For Rolls Royce Engines
Detroit July 10 The Packard Motor Car Company board failed to approve a government contract to build 9000 Rolls Royce engines, 3000 for the United States and 6000 for Great Britain. President M M Gilman said many matters require further study before approval and he will confer with defense officials in Washington. Ford had previously declined the work. The project would cost about 30.3 million dollars and add about 14,000 skilled workers to Packard’s payroll.
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Detroit
Packard Motor Car Company
M. M. Gilman
Packard
United States
Great Britain
Washington
Ford Motor Company
Gilman
William S. Knudsen
National Defense Commission
Knudsen
Defense
Ford Company
Rolls Royce
Ford
Pope Pius XII Warns Against Patriotic Hatred
Vatican City July 10 Pope Pius XII urged 1000 pilgrims at a Wednesday audience to keep patriotism from turning into hate and vindictiveness. The pontiff warned that vengeance invites divine punishment and that true defenders of the fatherland must avoid hatred.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Pontitf
Scotch Whisky Flow Continues
NEW YORK July 10 The law of Scotch whisky to this country continues despite the war, liquor men report largely because Britain still rules the waves. Americans will have little difficulty getting Scotch or their highballs as consignments flow in. There is a nine month supply in American warehouses. Feast and Famine JOHNSTOWN a seas followed firing at Titth Fork Country Club.
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New York
Britannia
Great Britain
Scotland
Johnstown
Titth Fork Country Club
Herdy Forte
Mediterranean combat widens as Italian and British clash
British and Italian forces fought in the central Mediterranean as claims and counterclaims circulated. Italian Stefani dispatches said bombing planes sank a cruiser and damaged a battleship and an aircraft carrier near Crete. A British sweep from Gibraltar claimed four Italian planes down and seven damaged. On land, German raids hit southwest England, killing one man and damaging homes, while a Dornier 17 was shot down off the English coast.
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London
Mediterranean
Maly
England
Sir Andrew Cunningham
Malta
Italy
Bancoh
Cape Spartivento
Stefani
Rome
Crete
Greece
Suez Canal
Gibraltar
The
Espero
Alexandria
Rowe
Air Ministry
Cambria County Fair Plans Highlight Week of Events
Plans are underway for the Cambria County Fair at the Feensburg Fairgrounds from Labor Day through September 7. Exhibitors of industrial and mercantile goods await space, with top livestock and farm products also on display. Races run Mon to Sat with 1800 in prizes. a large mines team event closes the week. Firemen’s Day Friday will feature contests with numerous fire companies from the region.
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Cambria County
Feensburg Fairgrounds
Iva Bloom
Fair Association
Monslay
Pennsylvania
Renovation For Chicago Stadium
Chicago prepares the stadium for the Democratic National Convention next week with a $220,000 refurbishing project led by Thomas Garry. American flags and bunting will cover walls, half inch plywood flooring will be laid, 2400 delegates and alternates will be seated, and space for about 24000 visitors per session will be arranged with a large press area and radio booths. Al Melgard wrote Here Comes An American for the event.
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al Melgard
Thomas Garry
New Idea For Tax Soak The Surname
Washington July 10 A new defense funding idea proposes a federal tax of one dollar per letter on long surnames more than six letters. Proponent M J Mickey of Los Angeles forwarded the plan to Senators Nye and Lee, while noting Senator Schwellenbach of Washington might oppose.
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Washington
M. J. Mickey
Los Angeles
Nye
Mickey
Lee
All Weather Highway Opening Planned for Labor Day
Harrisburg July 10 The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission tentatively sets Labor Day for the Harrisburg Pittsburgh All Weather Highway dedication. Plans call for President Roosevelt to attend, in line with an invitation extended after a July 4 opening was postponed.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Todey
Harrisburg-Pittsburgh
Roosevelt
International Round-Up Signals British Move on Martinique
Dispatches from Vichy forecast French fleet units blockaded at Martinique would be attacked by British warships at any moment. The piece notes Martinique as a French island near Venezuela, with carriers and cruisers in retreat, plus U S observers. It covers Petain’s power grab, Hungary Germany Austria axis alignment, and Japan Britain tensions including the Richelieu action and Burma road issue. Canada plans to register all residents for wartime mobilization.
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Mar- Antaue
Martinique
Caribbean Sea
Venezuela
Tts
Miami
Fla
France
Jeanne D’arc
U. S. Navy
Petain
Chamber of Deputies
Henri Philippe Petain
Hitler
Germany
Rumania
Sweden
Transylvania
Hungary
Berlin
Orient
Britain
Japan
Richelieu
Brest
Locaton
Admiralty
Whirlwind
Dienst Aus Deutschland
Stuttgart
Cologne
Bremen
Hamburg
Frankfurt
Siidricht
Netherlands
Burma
China
Hong Kong
Canada
Willkie Advisors Gather for Colorado Talks
The campaign advisory group backing Wendell Willkie converged for discussions with Stassen in Colorado. Governors, former Fortune editor, and new GOP chairman Martin planned late meetings, with Martin anticipating Roosevelt as Willkie’s opponent.
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Wendell Willkie
Colorado
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Willkie
Russell Davenport
Fortune Magazine
Oran Root, Jr
Forw
Willie Boosters
Henry Kaufman 80th birthday marked by big charitable gift
Henry Kaufman, longtime Pittsburgh department store founder, celebrates his 80th birthday by donating 88,000 for 20 welfare and charitable institutions. Since 1908 he has given about 4.5 million, with Irene Kaufmann Settlement House as his landmark project aiding 2,500 youths daily. He splits time between Pittsburgh and New York while being hailed at a reception by police bands and community supporters.
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Pittaburgh
Henry Kaufman
Irene Kaufmann
Aremen’s Band of
Pittsburgh
Henry
Irene
Germany
Kaufman
New York
McCrearys Topple Syntron Co in softball clash
The McCreary Tire and Rubber Company softballers defeated Homer City Syntrons for the third time this season by 6 to 3. Palmer was dominant, limiting the Syntrons to three scattered safeties as McCrearys tallied in the first and late frames.
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McCreary Tire and Rubber Company
Homer City
Syntrons
Palmer Wan
Twin-City Softball League
Reault McCrearys
W. ‘L. Pet
McCreary Tires
Hawks
Eagles i
Syntron Co
Chevy Chase
O Chevy Chase
Tagies
West End
Gams
W.E
Armstrong County Youths Take CCC Entrance Exams
Thirty seven Armstrong County youths arrived at the Homer City camp for physical examinations as part of CCC entry procedures. The county’s quota was reported as 30, with adjustments noted in the local update.
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Armstrong County
Homer City
TCC
Yeaterday
CCC
Four Destroyers Returned to Swedes
STOCKHOLM July 10 Four Swedish destroyers purchased from Italy entered Swedish waters after being seized by a strong British naval detachment and damaged. They were released following Swedish protest and agreed compensation covered seaworthiness. On July 8 bombs fell near them off the Norwegian coast but caused no hits. The British expressed regret, calling the action a mistake. German authorities aided their homeward voyage by advising mine avoidance.
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Stockholm
Italy
Obituary of WM A Kopp Retired Minister Dies at 70
WM A Kopp retired minister of the C M A Church died at 5 46 this morning in Mahaffey at age 70 after a long illness. Friends may call at the residence until 1 pm Friday and 1 2 pm at the C M A Church, services at 2 o'clock conducted by Rev F W Henry and Rev John E Stebbins. Burial in Taylorsville Cemetery.
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WM. A. Kopp
Mahaffey
F. W. Henry
John E. Stebbins
Taylorsville Cemetery
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Ohio City
Chrysler Corp
Cornwich
South Lita
Cons Edison
Curtiss Wright
Eastman Kodak
Gen Foods
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Nick Can
Kennecott
Loew’s Inc
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Texas Corp
United Aircraft
United Corp
United Gas
Imp
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Warner Bros Pict
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Coach
Young
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