Hull cleared of Pearl Harbor blame in report
Washington July 16 A congressional report absolves President Roosevelt and Hull of direct responsibility for the Pearl Harbor attack. Republican Senators Brewster and Ferguson reportedly declined to sign, while Reps Keefe and Gearhart joined six others. The 113 000 word majority cites failures by Washington military officials and Pearl Harbor commanders Short and Kimmel, with 25 administrative recommendations.
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Washington
Pearl Harbor
Lelée
Roosevelt
Coral Hull
Brewster
Mine
Ferguson
Michigan
House
Eefe
Wisconsin
Gearhart
California
Washgton
Walter Short
Gmiral
E. Kimmel
Army
Navy
Alck
Cil
Keefe
Girl Escort Shot To Death In Car Narrows To Husband Ties
ORRISTOWN July 16 A 22 year old girl, Elen Saylor Hanley, and her escort, John R. Hoffman, 25, were shot to death early today in a parked car near the girl’s home. Hoffman died at 8 25 am in hospital after attempting to flee. Police say a man in a car pulled up, fired, and the victims were found in the car. The girl had been estranged from her husband, Kenneth W. Hanley, 25, a discharged veteran recently in Coatesville once hospitalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orristown
Elen Saylor Hanley
John R. Hoffman
Hoffman
William Miller
John Tomkins
Ipper Merion
Kenneth W. Hanlye
Norrisstown
Coatesville
McKeesport Strike Hits City Hall After Overnight Walkout
About 150 city workers in McKeesport joined a midnight strike led by Local 4% of the CIO United Public Workers of America. The group includes water and sanitation staff, meter readers, street cleaners, and plumbers seeking an 18 14 cent hourly raise, which Mayor Charles J A Kinkaid said the city cannot fund, noting a proposed 98 cents hourly boost if approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ckeesport
McKéesport
Cio-United Public Work‘3 of America
Charles J .A.kinkaid
Atom Fight On In House Over Civilian Control
Washington July 1 congressional fight over atomic energy law shifts to House floor. A military group led by Rep J Parnell Tomas plans to block Senate civil control bill, risking death without direct House vote if opponents prevail. Some Republicans warn now is not the time for civilian control as Aston argues the bomb should stay with military until world conditions settle.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Legation
J. Parnell
T Tomas
Senate
Thomas
Rep
Elston R
Ning Committee
Aston
Army
Death ruled out for Redin in Seattle jury trial
Judge Lloyd L. Black instructed jurors after finding no death penalty fit. Lieut. Colai G. Redin, a 30-year-old Russian naval officer, faced espionage conspiracy charges over paying $250 for U S naval secrets about a destroyer tender. The judge suggested a maximum sentence unlikely to exceed 20 years if convicted on count five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Feder
Lloyd L. Black
Ni ‘Colai G. Redin
Black
Hedin
U. S
Herbert G. Kennedy
Ard
aduGge Black
Matais
Depida
Tracy
Name Movie Stars In Suit
Richard Marquis a Navy veteran-turned-insurance investigator filed for divorce from Patricia Lee Marquis alleging she attended parties with Errol Flynn George Raft and other Hollywood figures while he was overseas The cross complaint claims involvement with Harry Richmond Johnny Coy and Mack Grey Grey was said to be the father of a stillborn child denied by Patricia Marquis through her attorney Margulis
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Los Angeles
Richard Marquis
Navy
Patricia Lee Marquis
Errol Flynn
George Raft
Hollywood
Marquis
Santa Barbara
Calif
Harry Richmond
Johnny Coy
Mack Grey
Ralt
London Crime Wave Sees Soldier Hanged for Murders
Walter Clayson a British soldier was sentenced to death for strangling Joyce Jaques a former WAAF. Thomas Hendren a ship's baker faces hanging in Liverpool for killing Mrs Ella Staunton. A ninth victim Anes Campbell adds to Britain's murder wave as police probe salons and beaches.
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London
Walter Clayson
WAAF
Thomas Hendren
Liverpool
Ella Staunton
Joyce Jaques
Morecambe
Staunton
Teddy Kin Dies in Boston Banker Mumford A Roosevelt Kin
George Saltonstall Mumford aged 79, a noted Boston banker and brother-in-law of the late Theodore Roosevelt, died last night at his home. He chaired Calumet and Hecla Copper Company and led Commonwealth Trust Company, also serving on the Home Savings Company investment committee.
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Boston
George Saltonstall Mumford
Theodore Roosevelt
Calumet and Hecla Copper Company
Commonwealth ‘Trust Company
The
Home Savings Company
Noon Stock Highlights From The Exchange Ledger
A long list of stock names and percent changes appears for midday trading. Notable entries include Anaconda Copper 46 percent, General Electric 46 percent, Chrysler 11 percent, Boeing 274, General Motors GaN, International Harvester 1p, Johnsonville 140, Lehigh Valley Coal 4, Penn RR 40, Radio Corp 44, Sears Roebuck 42.5, Socony Vacuum 17.34, Studebaker Corp any, Texas Co 64, United Aircraft 20, United Gas 25, Warner Bros. Pictures aay, West Un Tel 35, and N Y Central RR 2444.
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Smelt & R
Aich
T& SF
Atl Refining
Ball & Ohio
Bendix Aviat
Beth Steel
Boeing Airplane
Borden Co
Budd Co
Case Wl) Co
Ches & Ohio
Chrysler Corp Jross
G & EL
Cong Edison
Curtiss-Wright
del Lack & West
Douglas Aircraft
Eastman Kodak
el Auto-Lile Giky Erle RR
Elec
Gen Foods
Gen Motors Gan Gen
Kreyhound Corp
Ill Central Pf
Int Harvester
Tel
I'el
Johnsonsville
Kennecott Corps
Lehigh Port C
Lehigh Val Coal
Val RR
Libby
McN & L
Liggett & Myers
Loew's Inc
Montgom Ward
Nat Bisewit
Nat Dairy
Nat Distillers
Nat Pow & Lt
North Ameria
Packard Motor
Parain Pictures
Penney (Jc
Penn RR
Bullman
Radio Corp
Repab Steel
Sears Roebuck
Socony Vacuum
Sperry Corp
Stand Brands
G & E Pt
Stand
Cal
Ind
Stand Oil
Studebaker Corp
Swift & Co
Texas Co
United Aircraft
United Gas Imp
Smelt R &M
S Steel
Warner Bros Pict Aay West UN Tel A
Youngst Sh & 7
Penn Scouters Meet At Barr Slope July 17
Max C Harwick chairman of the Purchase Line District of the Wil iam Penn Council Boy Scouts of America calls a meeting for Wednesday July 17 in the Community House at Barr Slope. Topics include continued scouting in East Mahoning Grant Montgomery Green Cherryhill and Pine townships and district committee personnel. Attendance will review Troops 4 Commodore 7 Clymer 15 Cherry Tree 16 Coakport and 17 Heilwood and plans for the 1946 Camp opening July 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max C. Harwick
Purchase Line
Wiliam Penn Counciil
Boy Scouts of America
Barr Slope
East Mahoning
Grant
Montgomery
Green
Cherryhill
Pine
Commodore
Clymer
Cherry Tree
Presbyterian Church
Coakport
Heilwood
Seven Marines Kidnapped In China Search Under Way
More than 1,000 Marines and seven aircraft scoured areas near Chiwangtao for seven U S Marines captured Saturday by a band of 80 Chinese. An eighth Marine escaped. Alert issued for all forces. 600 Marines and 600 Chinese soldiers involved. Chinese reports accuse Communists, unconfirmed. Meanwhile 80,000 Communist troops reportedly attacked Tatung in Shansi province.
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Peiping
U. S
Marine Corps
Chiwangtao
China
Tatung
Shansi
Election of Demo Officers July 20
County Democratic officers to be elected at a July 20 meeting in the Kline Building third floor at 3 30 p m DST. County Chairman Frank A Sibley urges 100 percent attendance or proxy representation. Hon Thomas A Owens of Cambria County, Democratic candidate for Congress, will address the group with brief remarks from General Assembly candidates George A Manges and Charles Dahlquist on campaign issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Committee
Kline
Frank A. Sibley
Sibley
Thomas A. Owens
Cambria County
Congress
General Assembly
Eorge A. Manges
Charles, Dahlquist
City Council Users Clash Over Duquesne Light Bid
Pittsburgh July 16 City councilmen condemned a new power bid from Duquesne Light Co saying it represents a 60 to 66 2/3 percent rate increase. The company countered that street lighting would cost 2.5 cents per kilowatt hour, a 37 percent cut from retail rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Duquesne Light’ Company
Joseph A. McArdle
Three-Way Probe In Rail Crash Opens In Altoona
In Harrisburg on July 16 a three way probe of the Broadway Limited wreck near Lewistown will begin in Altoona tomorrow night. A Public Utility Commission engineer will participate with railroad officials and Interstate Commerce Commission officials to review the accident that injured 23 people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Broadway Limited
Lewistown
Altoona
Public Utility Commission
Ing
Howard A. Weaver
PUC
Bureau of Transportation
Interstate Commerce Commission
Race Issue In Georgia Vote
ATLANTA July 16 Georgia Negroes vote tomorrow in a Democratic primary shaping the gubernatorial race. Former Governor Eugene Talmadge urges Negroes to stay away on a white supremacist platform. Carmichael and Rivers accuse Talmadge of inciting racial discord while FBI reports Justice Department push to ensure Negro voting rights. Judge Scarlett orders purge checks after 600 Negroes removed in Pierce County. 146000 Negroes registered in Georgia of over a million voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Georgia
Eugene Talmadge
James V. Carmichael
Ellis Arnell
D. Rivers
Talmadge
FBI
John F. Trost
Department of Justice
Supreme Court
U. S
Frank M. Scarlett
Pierce County
Bachelor Tax Proposed in Philippines Congress
Manila July 16 An official tax of ten percent on bachelors was proposed in the Philippine Congress by Rep Manuel Cases who is unmarried. The levy would apply to unmarried men and childless widowers aged 30 to 60 including diplomats and U S armed forces members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Philippine Congress
Manuel Cases
U. S
Mihailovic's Appeal Voided By British Radio Report
London reports the Belgrade radio rejection of General Draja Mihailovic's mercy appeal after his death sentence for collaboration with Germany. It notes 23 colleagues also found guilty of treason with several condemned to death, including Mihailovic, Chetnik leader who opposed the Partisans and Premier Tito.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Belgrade
Draja Mihailovic
British Broadcasting Corporation
Mihailovic
Marshal Tito
Little Known Exploits of Howard Hughes Disclosed
The article profiles Howard Hughes as a multifaceted figure, detailing his film industry impact, aviation triumphs, and wartime aircraft contributions. It notes his wealth, hospital critical condition after a plane accident, and his drive to manage Hughes Aircraft and related ventures. It highlights his early Hollywood success, Hell's Angels production costs, Jean Harlow’s rise, The Outlaw debut, and a 1935 land plane speed record of 362 mph set in his own design.
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Howard Hughes
Los Angeles
U. S
America
Hughes
Good Samaritan Hospital
Hollywood
Hollywood Wilsencreg
Louis Wolheim
Thomas Meighan
Jean Harlow
Duction
Jane Russell
France
Neighbor Night at Grange Meet
Indiana Grange members returning from military service will meet July 18 at 8 p.m. in the Community Center Grange room for Neighbor Night. Parkwood Grange plans to fill Army centers by August 30 and 30 July, with veterans enlisted by order of service length. The V-2 rocket stands 48 feet, and Corporal Hughes, a U.S. Army airman, is 16 feet long.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Grange
Tokyo
Penn Run Grange
United
States Army
Parkwood Grange
Army
Hughes
U. S. Army
Siam seeks UN help in border dispute with France
Siam asks the United Nations Security Council to hear its border fight with France over Indochina areas seized with Japanese support and Vichy collaboration. The request covers 20,000 square miles near the Mekong, claimed as historic Siamese territory. The next council meeting must occur by July 24 with U S Great Britain China and India backing a full hearing.
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New York
Kingdom of
Saim
United Nations Security Council
France
Indochina
Cambodia
Laos
Mekong River
Siam
Council
Washington
U. N
Security Council
United States
Great Britain
China
India
Wheeler Erickson battle for Montana Senate seat
Helena July 16 Senator Burton Wheeler faces a tight Montana primary as he seeks a fifth term with Leif Erickson challenging. Wheeler claims strong labor support and anti Fascist credentials while Erickson accuses Wheeler of isolationism and Communist influence, with national figures weighing in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Mont
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
É Das Elde
Wheeler
Bailoy Stortz
Leif Erickson
Congress
Roosevelt
Erickson
Russia
United States
North Dakota
Minnesota
Nye
Shipstead
General Strike in Palestine Supports Hunger Strike Claims
The Jewish National Council announced a general strike across Palestine from 9 a m to midnight tomorrow in sympathy with 1600 Jews reported on hunger strike at Raffah detention camp. Police denied the hunger strike. No work in towns or villages except government employees. only essential services maintained. no urban or interurban transport in the Jewish sector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Jewish National Council
Vaad Leumi
Palestine
Raffah
Instigators of Pogrom Executed in Kielce Pogrom
Nine men were executed by firing squad for organizing a July 5 Kielce pogrom that killed 41 people. Three others received prison terms. trial of a second group is expected to start soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Kielce
Miners Killed at Glen Alden Coal Shaft Blast
Two miners James Kane aged 42 and John Onderko aged 38 died at Lance No 11 colliery Larksville Glen Alden Coal Company after rock fall crushed them yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkes-Barre
James Kane
John Onderko
Lance No. 11
Glen Alden Coal Company
Larksville
Civilian staff protest caste system on dependents ships
In Berlin on July 16 several civilian military government employees including a former brigadier general said they would complain to the War Department about a caste system governing accommodations for families aboard dependents' ships operated by the Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
War Department
Heirens Denies Confessing To Two Murders
The state says Heirens denied making statements about kidnapping and killing Suzanne Degnan. The Chicago Tribune cited unnamed sources claiming Heirens confessed to entering the Degnan home, abducting the six year old, and dismembering her body in sewer hides. The report also alleged a later murder of Miss Brown with a bread knife after she surprised him burglarizing her apartment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suzanne
John
Mal Coghlan
Degnan
The
Chicago Tribune
Herrens
Tribune
the Tribune
Heirens
Miss Brown
German-born officer held on large bond in black market case
Philadelphia July 14 Harry Kauffman a German-born former U S Intelligence officer is jailed on 75000 bond awaiting third court hearing on alleged overseas black market operations He had already faced 26000 and 25000 bonds on forgery and money order charges plus 25000 on counterfeit army discharges Kauffman contends no crime and his attorney notes he deposited money orders in his own name. the judge warns of possible refugee status and unearned sums while questioning motives and potential risks
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Harry Kauffman
U. S
Tosmorrow
Kaufman
Norman J. Griffin
Griffin
Kautman
Alfred Ginsburg
Kauffman
Blairsville Store Launches Highway Safety Forum
Ideal Furniture and Jewelry Company in Blairsville starts The Highway Safety Forum to promote safer driving. A $50 merchandise award will go to the best highway safety slogan submitted before August 13. Paul Flinn, director, says response is encouraging. Judges will be announced soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ideal Furniture and Jewelry Company
Blairsville
Highway Safety Forum
Paul Flinn
Obituaries for Barbara Gillespie and Hazel Wilt
Barbara Gillespie of Ernest died at Indiana Hospital last night at 11 55. She was born April 7 1887 in Cambria County and resided in Jefferson County before moving to Ernest. Survived by husband Fred Gillespie two sisters and a half brother. Services Friday at 1 30 in the Robinson Funeral Home with interment in Oakland cemetery. Hazel Agnes Wilt of Swissvale PA died Tuesday at Shadyside Hospital. Body to Robinson Funeral Home Indiana. complete obituary in Wednesday’s paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Lewis Gillespie
Ernest
Indiana
Robert
Anne Lewis
Cambria County
Fitnest
Hazel Agnes (Muckle) Wilt
Robert L. Wilt
Waverly Street
Swissvale
Shadyside Hospital
Robinson Funeral Home
Green decries Congress as most reactionary ever
Boston July 18 William Green president of the American Federation of Labor labels the current Congress the most reactionary ever elected by the people. Speaking at an International Brotherhood of Bookbinders convention he calls it the worst he has known and seen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
William Green
American Federation of Labor
International Brotherhood of Bookbinders
Green
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