Churchill offers collaboration for Japanese Chinese war settlement
Prime Minister Churchill proposes collaboration for a peaceful settlement to the Japanese Chinese war and states Britain will pursue aims of peace and constitution. He defends Burma Road closure and a Hongkong transit restriction as part of a broader effort involving China and Japan, with no guarantee of American or Soviet approval. See COLLABORATION Continued on Page Two.
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London
Churchill
Great Britain
Japan
Burma
Britain
China
House of Commons
Burma Road
Hongkong
Tokyo
Leslie Hore-Belisha
Burma-Hongkong
U. S
Soviet
Russia
Far East
SY Dewitt MacKenzie
Toyko
Asia
Nippon
Germany
Italy
Hitler
Mussolini
England
Orient
Willkie Reacts To Roosevelt Nomination In Colorado
Wendell L. Willkie, while at Central City with his wife, praised Roosevelt’s renomination and warned voters about a third term. He urged a great campaign and argued the election would test the two term tradition. The couple then traveled to Denver and Colorado Springs after the event.
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Colorado Springs
Carlo
Wendell L. Willkie
Roosevelt
Central City
Willkie
Census Shows Rural Trend In Western Pa District
Census data for the six counties of Pennsylvania's 20th district shows population rising 8,951 over the decade with growth concentrated in rural areas while larger cities declined. Elk 34243 to 94431, Clarion 38341 to 84431, Forest 5792 to 6180, Mercer 100957 to 99246, Venango 63826 to 63226, Warren 42869 to 41453.
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OL City
Pennsylvania
20Th
Elk
Clarion
Forest
Mercer
Venando
Warren
Nazi airmen trouble England in new raids across Britain
London reports Nazi airmen struck England Wales Scotland and British shipping in the English Channel but claims all targets were missed. Six dive bombers attacked steamers over the channel with one raider shot down. Bombs fell in Scotland, Wales and northeastern England with minimal damage and no casualties. At sea a cruiser damage was noted in the Mediterranean. King George VI visited a munitions plant as Commons debated US help to move British children to safety amid ongoing threats.
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London
England
Wales
Scotland
English Channel
Channel
Mediterranean
Frederick Rowney Garside
Gloucester
City of Limerick
Cape Ushant
Ouessant
Brest
George VI
House of Commons
Britain
United States
Local Principals Tour Pennsylvania Workshop at State College
State College hosts the Pennsylvania Workshop for advanced study with 115 teachers from 11 cities. The program, run jointly by Penn State, the University of Pennsylvania, and the University of Pittsburgh, runs through August. Visitors include Paul Zetler and Dr Carl K. E. Whipple of Altoona, L. E. Perry of Mt. Lebanon, Warren L. Moller of Mansfield, and J. A Lubold of Indiana.
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State College
Pennsylvania Workshop
Pennsylvania State College
Pennsylvania
Penn State
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh
Paul Zetler
Carl KE. Whipple
Altoona
L. E. Perry
Greek Immigrant Seeks Naturalization and Name Change
A 35 year old Greek native applied to the federal court for naturalization and requested permission to assume a new name. He seeks to change from Panagiotis Chathianagnostou to Peter Reader in Hartford Connecticut on July 18.
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Hartford
Conn
Greece
Federal Court For Naturalization
Peter Reader
Panagiotis Chathiananagnostou
Investigation of Sonman Mine Explosion
A state inquiry into the Sonman mine disaster begins with four inspectors and observers at the 1,500 by 2,000 foot blast site. The public hearing in Portage is set to run four to six days, with testimony from survivors and company officials as 63 miners are laid to rest across Sonman and nearby towns. Governor James may visit, while Deputy Secretary of Mines Joseph Walsh says the final report will take a few weeks.
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Sonman
Arthur H. James
Portage
Kopper Coal Company
Richard Maize
Uniontown
Roy D. Joseph
Johnstown
M. W. Thomas Windber
Richard George
Altoona
George J. Stein- Heiser
Indiana
Maize
State Advances Plan for More Air Bases Across Pennsylvania
A PA legislative committee urged a state owned airways system and six new bases in Pennsylvania. Governor James may host a late month conference. 1949 airport spending vs aviation gasoline tax revenue shown. The report argues for civilian fields to support military planes and wider civilian flying to sustain aerial defense.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
E. Kent Kane
McKean County
James
Dixie
Kane
Ile
Tar Wagon Blaze on Vinegar Hill Distracts Borough Work
A tar wagon burst into flame yesterday afternoon on North Seventh Street in Vinegar Hill while workers tarred the surface. Borough Patrolman Jay Brown and Ralph Loughry of the Indiana Fire Association extinguished the fire using police car tire extinguishers, preventing major damage.
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Hines
Noth Seventh Street
Vinegar Butt
Jay Brown
Ralph Loughry
Indiana Fire Association
Nazi bombing resumes across British Isles with invasion talk
Nazi planes renewed heavy raids on the British Isles including Aldershot and southern England targets. Reports say big fires hit industrial plants while German troops reportedly landed on Quessant. Weather cut raids. speculation grows about a mass invasion as Japan signals hardline expansion in Asia.
Parking Meters Start Saturday in Indiana Borough
Indiana's business district meters begin operation Saturday at 9 a.m. under Borough Solicitor Thomas L. Harbor. Hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturdays and evenings when stores stay open, and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays. Rates are one penny per 12 minutes and five cents per hour with two nickels for two hours. Area runs from Fifth Street to Ninth Street and Philadelphia Street to nearby alleys. parallel parking except on Sixth Street with a left turn center lane rule and outer lanes for right turns. Also notes police chiefs meeting in Williamsport with crime detection talks and protest speakers at State College.
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Indiana
Thomas L. Harbor
By. Im
Fifth Street
Philadelphia Street
Fifth
Ninth Streets
Sixth Street
Maki
Sient
New Smokeless Powder Plant Contracted for Army Supply
The War Department awarded a 25 million dollar contract to DuPont for a smokeless powder plant in Louisville Kentucky. The facility will be government owned but built and operated by DuPont on a fee basis, aiming to raise annual production to 60 million pounds.
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Washington
War Department
Congres
Louisville, Ky
Ef Dubont de Nemours and Company
DuPont
Services for Clymer Woman and Multiple Obituaries
Bertha M. Householder of Clymer died at home aged 61. Survived by husband O W Householder, three brothers John Roy and George Wolfe, five sisters, and other relatives. Funeral Friday at 2 30 p m from Clymer Christian Church, burial Manor Cemetery Penn Run. Also obituary notices for Robert Alvin Ewing of Conemaugh Township, I Kenneth Hepner Josephine, Elsie Elizabeth Brown, and Steve Kundla with details of births, deaths, residences, and funeral arrangements.
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Bertha M. Householder
O. W. Householder
Clymer
D. C
Susans
Diele) Wolfe
R. H. Burnett
Cherryhill Township
Retty Sleppy
Pine Township
J. D. Sleppy
E. G. Way
Asbury Park
N. J
Thomas Shearer
Clymer Christian Church
Walter T. Merrick
Robert Alvin Ewing
Conemaugh Township
Livermore
John
Margaret (Wilson) Ewing
Blairsville Presbyterian
I. Kenneth Hepner
Josephine
Robinson Funeral Home
W. H. Nicholson
Greenwood Cemetery
Elsie Elizabeth Brown
Oscar Dale Brown
Catherine
Lirue
Adam Isenberg
Goldie Wells
Shelociuas
Myrtle Ricagera
New York
N. Yu
Ethel McClure
Fulton
Roy Isenberg
White Township
Mabel Koloskee
Dixonville
Ruth
Mary
Vince
Jean Isenberg
Route 422
Indiana
Jetfries
Oakland Cemetery
Steve Kundla
Joseph Kundli
Ernest
Graveton
Moween
Oakley Downey
Detroit
Mich
Joseph
Bell Byneral
Charles Phillippi
Roosevelt expected to accept third term nomination
Roosevelt likely will accept the Democratic nomination for a third term in a radio address tonight but the White House will wait for official notification from the convention. Secretary Stephen Early said the notification committee may delay action until the vice presidential selection is made. Roosevelt prepared an address while awaiting word.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Stephen Early
Early
Chicago
Byrnes
Franklin D. Roosevelt
James A. Farley
Garner
Millard Tyding
Cordell Hull
Hoosevelt
Robert Walter
New York
Americas
Ehner Ryan
Minnesota
Alabama
Lister Hill
America
Wallace Emerges as Roosevelt Pick for Vice President
Chicago dispatch reports Henry A. Wallace, former secretary of agriculture and ex Republican, chosen by President Roosevelt as his vice presidential candidate. Senator Pepper shouted the pick amid managerial discussions with Hopkins Byrnes and Hull reportedly declining consideration.
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Chicago
Henry A. Wallace
Roosevelt
Wallace
Pepper
Commerce
Hopking
Hopkins
Senator Byrnes
Dsc
White House
Byrnes
Himelt
Cordul Hull
Ahso
Wendell Willkie
Hoosewall
Wallassin
Republic
E. Grap
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Collaboration Jap Settlement
Style Shop
George Steinheiser
James May
Legislative
Vinegar Hill
Farley
NEA
Frank Walker
Jim Farley
Walker
Associated Press
British Isles
High Command
Aldershot
Quessant
Brittany
Barbor
Williamsport
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Gearburl
Stimson
Bee Gearhart
Iowa
Barkley
Arizona
Virginia
Carter Glass
Glass
Thomas Jefferson
Audie
Culbert Olson
California
Francis Mahoney
Connecticut
Claude Pepper
Florida
Herbert Lehman
Maryland
Millard E. Tydings
Edward J. Colgan, Jr
Baltimore
Montana
Burton K. Wheeler
Wright Morrow
Houston
Henry Wallace
Secretary of Agriculture
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