Pipeline plan would carry Virginia gas to New York
Harrisburg approves 117 miles of natural gas pipeline under a 15 year deal. Columbia Gas & Electric affiliate loans fund construction to move West Virginia gas to New York customers via Pennsylvania routes. Home Natural Gas Company will pay $266,250 yearly for distribution while patrons face eventual cost implications. Commissioner Beamish dissents, warning taxation without benefit and risk to Pennsylvania consumers.
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Harrisburg
Public Utility Commission
Pennsylvania
Columbia Gas & Electric System
West Virginia
New York State
Manufacturers’ Light & Heat Company
Manufacturers’ Gas Company
Pennsylvania Fuel Supply Company
Commission
Richard J. Beamish
New York
Columbia Gas & Electric
Beaver County
Butler County
Rimersburg
Brookville
McKinley
Elk County
McKean County
Bradford
Home Natural Gas Company
Columbia Gas & Electric Company
Axis pressure on Britain looms as Berlin cites surrender or defeat
In Berlin informed sources signal a looming crisis with a threat of a surrender or destruction ultimatum to Britain. Nazi circles claim Germany will strike when Hitler orders, aiming a decisive blow as Churchill resists. German commentary downplays scale of raids, focusing on blockade aims and disabling key targets.
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Berlin
Virginia Gayda
Britain
Germany
Hitler
Churchill
Norway
Atlantic
Dienst Aus Deutschland
England
Four Juvenile Arson Sentence in Huntington Case
Judge Creps sentenced four defendants in separate cases. Martin Bailey, 23, Montgomery Township, given an indefinite term at Huntington Industrial School for arson with David Rummel, tied to a dwelling fire near Commo Anne on April 27. Rummell awaits sentence in county jail. William J. McConnell, 24, Indiana, pleaded guilty to larceny of a car and operating another car without consent, also sent to Huntington. Joseph Knoff, 26, and Carl Kech, 25, Rockville, confessed larceny at a West Wheatfield Township service station. six to 12 months in jail from June 17 commitment.
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E. &, Creps
Martin Bailey
Montgomery Township
Huntington
David Rummel
Rummel
Commo- Anne
Rummell
William J. McConnell
Indianna
Connecticut
Joseph Knoff
Carl Kech
Rockville
West Wheatfield
Indiana
Creps
Air War Rages As British Raids Hit German Airfields
Reports say a dozen or more German stations went dark last night as British aircraft operated nearby. The Air Ministry claimed damage to 22 German airports and other points in 48 hours while Germany dismissed the raids as aimless. Britain may have laid new Mediterranean mine fields and warned ships near Italian waters to avoid risk. In the Mediterranean, British and Italian forces clashed with each side reporting strikes on Hood and Ark Royal, and Haifa oil depots hit by Italian bombers. Dispatches from Jerusalem note casualties in Haifa and a first air raid on the Holy Land since the war began. The Nazi starvation blockade audit notes merchant ship losses of 114,137 tons in the week ending July 7. A separate report describes the discovery of four cousins buried in a mass burial amid a rainstorm and vigil.
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Germany
British
Air Ministry
Britain
Mediterranean
Admiralty
New Zealand
Hood
Ark Royal
Haifa
Palestine
Jerusalem
Holy Land
British Isles
Miners’ Disaster At Sonman Mine Claims Many Lives
Ninety seven men were inside Sonman Mine when an explosion caused a deadly blast. Women wept as ambulances arrived while rescuers and undertakers worked through the night. About 1,200 workers were employed. 34 miners perished in a gas-filled chamber, with many bodies found near a foreman’s list.
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Sonman
Edward Bo
Rowicz
Stanley C. Yunus
Pennsylvania
Johnstown
James Monteith
Mike Seymoure
Portage
Democratic Conventions Face Platform Debates and Roosevelt Ties
Delegates gather as Speaker Bankhead steps aside for Barkley while platform writers wrestle foreign policy. Wheeler Pepper and McCarran clash over aid to Great Britain with calls for no aggression and for aid short of war. Roosevelt’s distant involvement signals Byrnes as a leading VP possibility amid convention tensions.
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National Committee
Bankhead
Barkley
Platform Committee
Philadelphia
United States
Great Britain
Frank Committee
Chicago
Wheeler
Montana
Pepper
Florida
McCarran
Nevada
Americas
Senate
Pa to Lead in National Defense
State College expert Dr. W M Myers, assistant professor of mineral economics and technology, says Pennsylvania can contribute to national defense faster and in greater quantities than in World War I. He notes state leads in coal, petroleum, cement, refractories and steel primary materials, with 10 to 12 tons of bituminous production per man per shift due to increased mechanization, easing potential labor shortages.
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State College
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State College
W. M. Myers
Dr. Myers
Compromise View of Nazi Aims in England War
War commentary argues Hitler may favor a quick settlement with Britain to end the conflict. Churchill notes British buildup of 1.5 million troops, local volunteers, and growing air power makes invasion less likely to succeed. Unclear Soviet moves and Balkans tensions add urgency for a swift conclusion.
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England
British
Hitler
Germany
Churchill
Axis
Balkans
Russia
Europe under the shadow of famine and a prolonged conflict
The article notes Britain still blocks the seas with a large navy and a tight blockade, aided by U boats and bombers. Germany and Italy face tighter shortages as neutral countries are drawn into the blockade. Europe fears famine in fall and favors a quick peace or compromise to avoid a long drawn war.
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Germany
Italy
Brent
English Channel
North Sea
Hitler
England
European
Europe
Fiitler
Britain
Obituary notices for area residents in Indiana County
Multiple death notices and funeral plans from Rochester Mills and nearby towns. Highlights include Sarah Forman of Rochester Mills. Miles McIntyre of Ellerton and Punxsulawney. Lucinda Christina McCullough of near Cockport. Kenneth Hepner of Josephine. Annie E. Stuchell of Creekside. Details cover death times, birth dates, residences, survivors, funeral arrangements, and burial locations.
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Miles M’intyre
Elderton
Harry Craft
South Mahoning Township
Adrian Hospital
Punxsulawney
Emma (Wadding) McIntyre
Plumville
Four Washington County officials named in slot machine racket indictments
A Washington County grand jury indicted James C. Bane former district attorney M J Powell and William B McBride former detectives and Albert Phillips of Mt Pocono and Charleroi on conspiracy charges in a slot machine racket that prosecutors say grossed about half a million dollars over four years Phillips faced 20 additional misdemanor indictments for setting up maintaining slot machines in 20 clubs The jury urged indictments charging misconduct in office against Bane Powell and McBride the probe traced to campaign claims by Charles B Wagner during the last election and cited widespread corruption with no raids during Bane s administration beginning in 1936
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Washington, Pa
James C. Bane
Washington County
M. J. Powell
William 8. McBride
Albert Phillips
Mt. Pocono
Charleroi
Phillips
Roy P. Hicks
Bane
Powell
McBride
Charles B. Wagner
Washington
Obituary Notices From Blairsville Area Church Services
Obituaries note services for Margaret Elizabeth Howard and Millie D Bennett in Blairsville area. Details cover funeral times at Center Presbyterian and Blairsville First and Baptist churches, with interment in Blairsville cemetery and Robison Funeral Home arrangements. Surviving relatives include children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren.
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Cockport
Clark
The
Christian Church
H. R. Spicher
Olive Street
Indiana
Spicher
Walter T. Merrick
Thompson Cemetery
Center Presbyterian Church
Creekside
J. K. Boston
Creekside Center Presbyterian Church
Robinson Funeral Home
Oakland Cemetery
Margaret Elizabethe Howard
Lawrence Swanger
North East Lane
Blairsville
Chester County
Pennsylvania
Willian Wright
Howard
Presbyterian Church
Clara Dixon
Katherine Newman
Derry
Harry
N. E. Lane
James O. Stuart
First Presbyterian Church
Blairsville Cemetery
Millie D. Bennett
H. T. Bennett
North Spring Street
Richard and
Eliza (Kinter) Clawson
Dixonville
Baptist Church of
Taylor Fluke
Nan Blakley
du Bois
J. P. Davis
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Moorhead
James A Farley
Roosevelt
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
White House
Byrnes
Hull
Havana
Capitol Hill
National Guard
John F. Willama
War Department
National Guard Bureau
Congress
Rochester Mills
Sarah Forman
York
Joseph Tocci
Tocci Brothers
Indiana County
Leydie Funeral
St. Bernard's Church
Lucinda Christina McCullough
J. W. Clark
Bellefonte
George and
Elizabeth (Coke) Baker
Green Township
Kenneth Hepner
Josephine
Cresson Sanatorium
Annie E. Stuchell
Washington Township
Thomas and
Mattie (McCready) Johnston
Joseph S. Stuchell
H. A Stuchell
Luckey
Ohio
Norman Spence
Creekslae
Edward Johnston
James Johnston
Eenbaten Township
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