Culver miner commits suicide amid ill health crisis
Russell Yahner a 52 year old Culver miner despondent over health shot himself in the head with a 22 caliber rifle Saturday afternoon. He died an hour after admission to Culver Hospital. Coroner says long illness and recent surgery attempt were factors. He leaves wife, father, and two sons. funeral services set for tomorrow at Askew Funeral Home Ebensburg with interment in Union Cemetery Oregon.
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Culver
Russell Yahner
Culver Hospital
Patrick McDermott
Yahner
Askew
Ebensburg
Union Cemetery
Oresaon
Company A Inspected by County Officers at Eight Thirty
Col Robert Woodside Allegheny County Comptroller commands the Penhsiivenig Reserve Defense Corps Third Regiment while Major J Waller Ewing inspects the First Battalion which includes Company A Local officers expect a strong showing from the new recruits and invite all interested citizens Formalities begin about 8:30 in the morning
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Robert Woodside
Allegheny County
Weekend traffic toll rises with multiple head on collisions
Police reported several weekend road accidents with at least 12 victims across the region. Details include a wrong side crash near an upgrade on a curved road injuring three, a Route 86 head on collision near Clymer injuring three, and additional injuries from crashes on Route 119 near Graceton and the Kinport to Garmantown area. Also noted: a youth trio injured in a car overturn near Kinport and Garmantown, and local advisory urging monthly tire air pressure checks alongside a historical note about the 1856 Charter Oak funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snyder
Baxter
Kittannin
Clymer
Charles W. Fleming
Indiana R. D
Robert S. McConnell
Pittsburgh
Mary McKerahan
James Bailey
George Fairman
Homer City
R. D
Route 119
Graceton
Lucerne Mines
Elizabeth George
Indiana
Kinport
Garmantown
John Nicholson
Cherry Tree R. D. 2
Nicholson
Minerg Hospital
Spangler
James Smith
William Keith
Barnesboro R. D
Pennsylvania
Lieut Frick Assigned To Field Artillery
Lieut Frick assigned to the 10th Field Artillery at Indiantown Gap as part of a broad personnel shift ordered by Major General Edward Martin. The changes affect six ranking officers including several 28th Division staff, with officers reassigned to units such as the 110th Infantry and 103d Quartermaster Regiment. A separate visit by Rep J Buel Snyder and his subcommittee will survey the reservation tomorrow.
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Indiantown Gap
28Th Division
Edward Martin
Lucious Mek
Crumrine
Washington
110Th Infantry
Crawford C
Madeira
Philadelphia
103D Quartermaster Regiment
Lewis F. Acker
Pittsburgh
John C. Davis
Huntingdon
10Nd Quartermaster Regiment
G-4
William A. Boyson
Mechanicsburg
Medical Corps
Walter H. Frick
Wilkinsburg
Indiana
10H Field Artillery
10Ath Field Artillery
Charles L. Downey
109Th Infantry
Congress votes on broad defense bill amid Seizure fears
Senate leaders and Chairman Reynolds clash over a defense bill allowing presidential seizure of military and defense materials through June 30, 1943. Reynolds doubts the report citing broad powers, while Barkley Connally Bailey defend passage. The plan permits government to take private property with fair compensation and return when no longer needed.
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Reynolds
D-Nc
Senate Military Committee
Senate
Barkley
D-Ky
Connally
Dtex
Bailey
DNC
State Civilian Defense Plan Links Civic Groups in Pa
The Pennsylvania Committee for Civilian Defense coordinates civic organizations across the state to compile a 36 item defense activities list. Boroughs over 2500 population are contracting with existing groups while the Pennsylvania Historical Survey WPA staff interview groups in Indiana Blairsville Clymer Homer City and invite others to contact the Office of Civilian Defense Pittsburgh for involvement.
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Pennsylvania
Committee For
National Defense Activitie
Pennsylvania Historical Survey
Indiana
Blairsville
Clymer
Homer City
Office of Civilian Defense
County
Pittsburgh
Mercy mission nets 2100 mile trip home in Glassport
In Glassport on July 21 a volunteer crew and a nurse completed a mercy mission in a Glassport Fire Department ambulance. They transported Mrs. Dac Lees wife of an Allegheny County detective from an automobile accident in Kansas back home to Glassport after a Kansas vacation.
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Glassport
Mercy
Kansas
California
Hremen
Dac Lees
Treasury Balance and National Debt Figures Released
Washington July 21 The Treasury position for July 16 shows receipts of 10 878 75 96 expenditures 80 711 738 78 and net balance 2 515 246 837 37 gross debt 49 261 738 694 86 increase from previous day 13 444 081 33 and an estimate of about 130 000 blind persons in the United States.
F D R Warns Congress on Army Readiness in Crisis
President Roosevelt cautions Congress that the international situation has grown more grave and urges measures to maintain a strong army and extend training. He argues against disbanding soldiers or trimming officer corps and stresses a national emergency requiring action either for a set period or until revoked.
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Congress
Rooseevlt
United States
Soviet, German fronts report mixed war activity
International 10 A. M. no incidents reported. From the Kremlin Premier Joseph Stalin's night command reported violent overnight battles on the north, central and south fronts. Nazi drives at Moscow Leningrad and Kiev reportedly stalled. German and Romanian troops pursue the enemy in Ukraine as fighting continues in Pajotsky Nevel Smolensk and Novgorod directions. Russians claim a Soviet infantry division destroyed a large enemy motorized formation and captured 88 trucks and five tanks. Behind the lines Soviet guerrillas cut communications as clashes flare across the front.
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Kremlin
Joseph Stalin
Moscow
Leningrad
Kiev
Hitler
Geringi
Red Army
Uie
Soviet Ukraine
Pajotsky Nevel
Smolensk
Novgorod Volynsky
Rea
Pope Pius XII Suffering Nervous Exhaustion Reported
Vatican officials said Pope Pius XII is suffering nervous exhaustion and may rest in a Vatican garden house next month. The Pontiff remains at the Vatican during the war and has endured two years of heavy work without a real rest.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Todey
Vatican Gardens
Vatican
Stalin tightens grip as war fronts shift across Europe
The report notes Red Army groin efforts against German troops while Mussolini reports RAF bombers hitting Naples and Lille. Soviet and German actions unfold with battles along Smolensk toward Moscow and around Leningrad. Stalin assumes direct control of the defense commissariat as V for Victory propagandist efforts spread across occupied Europe. German counter moves rebrand the V campaign as Viktoria.
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Red Army
Mussolini
High Command
Naples
RAF
English Channel
Lille
France
Rhineland
Rotterdam
Netherlands
Berlin
Smolensk
Moscow
Odessa
Dniester
Bessarabia
Leningrad
Karelian
Joseph Stalin
Commissariat of Defense
England
Scotland
V Army
Viktoria
A Soldier's Pocketbook Reveals Army Pay Realities
Washington reports on the finances of new soldiers as pay and deductions shape the early service. Private Doe earns 21 dollars monthly, with much held for debts, clothing, and home funds, while top salaries rise to 36 dollars for higher ranks. Discipline and allowances vary as recruits progress and save, with total costs and benefits outlined amid military life.
Waynesburg Daily Hat Tradition Faces Annual Vigil
Waynesburg set to observe its yearly weather wager as attorney John L. Daily and companions hold a midnight vigil to see if rain will fall on July 29, continuing a 66 year record. The logmaker believes rain is certain on this date, a belief passed from his father Byron B. Daily.
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Waynesburg
John L. Daily
Daily
Byron B. Daily
Cantaloupe Heist Fails as Vanishing Truck Turned Theft
Charles McPertierd reports his truck loaded with cantaloupes tomatoes and peaches was stopped by a gang of men and boys who jumped on and began taking the fruit. He pursued them but returned to find the truck and cargo had been stolen. The incident occurred in Indianapolis on July 21.
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Indianapolis
Charles McPertierd
Fur theft men sentenced at Clearfield burglary
Four men including Reuben Robinson, a Curwensville merchant, received sentences from 21 months to four years for burglarizing the Clearfield Taxidermy Company of $9,000 in furs last March 31. Robinson got four to eight years and $2000 fine. Swartz and Walls from Altoona drew two to four years with $1 fines and costs. Kelly faced a range of 18 months to 3 1/2 years with a $1 fine and costs.
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Clearfield
Curwensville
Clearfield Taxidermy Company
Reuben Robinson
Robinson
State Superior Court
Altoona
Edgar Swartz
Harry Walls
William Kelly
Fitted Bodice Pattern No 8992 for Ladies
The pattern promotes a peasant inspired dress with a snug fitted bodice and wide waistband. It suggests cotton fabrics and ric rac trim, with size 12 to 20 and size 14 needing about 4 1/14 yards of 39 inch material. Also notes historic facts: Napoleon’s defeat linked to epidemics and three U S presidents of Dutch ancestry.
Army pay scales lift soldiers toward decent living
Army officials say compensation for service in the United States forces compares well with other nations and private sector pay. By June pay rises, most soldiers will not earn only 21, while about 400000 with specialist ratings and 350000 non commissioned officers see increases up to sergeant levels. Rookie Dee faces modest take home, but fourth month raises aid budgeting as soldiers note better housing and basic needs cover.
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Dee
Army
United States
State Industries Now Employ 3,000,000 Workers
Harrisburg reports Pennsylvania vast defense industries employ about 3.8 million workers in June 1941, a 12 percent rise for May added 187,000 payrolls. Private employment declines relief rolls to a record low 100,008 cases, with 211,234 persons.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Department of Labor and Industry
Department
Bureau of Employment and
Commonwealth
Howard L. Russell
Department of Public Assistance
Bureau of
Bureau
Stock Market to Air Reduction Al Chem and Dye 163 Am Can ao Am Rad
Stock market tickers show declines and gains across numerous major companies including Anaconda Atlantic Refining Bethlehem Steel Boeing General Electric General Motors IBM and United Aircraft. The list highlights percentage changes and scaled gaps suggesting mixed investor sentiment amid sector rotations and ongoing industry shifts.
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Atl
Balt
Ohio
Bendix Aviat
Beth Steel
Boeing Airplane
Borden Co
Briggs Mtg
Case
Ches
Chrysler Corp
Column
Con Edison
Con Oil
Curtiss-Wright
del Lack
West
du Pont del
el Auto-Lite
Elec
Gen Foods
Gen Motors
Greyhound Corp
Iinois Central
Int Harvester
Int
Nick Can
Johns-Manville
Kennecott Cop
Lehigh Val Coal Me
Liggett and Myers BB
Ye Loew's Inc
Monigom Ward
Nat Biscuit
Nat Dairy Pr
Wat Distillers Me
NY Central RR
North Ameria
Packard Motor
Param Pictures
Penney
Penn RR
Sve NJ
Pullman K
Pure Oil
Radio Corp of Am
Reading Co
Repab Steel
Sears Roebuck
Socony-Vacuum
Sperry Corp
Cal
Ind
OU NJ
Studebaker Corp of
Swift and Co
Texas Corp
United Aircraft
United Gas Imp
US Rubber
US Steel
Warner Bros
West Union Tel
West el
Mtg
Youngst Sh
Curb
Pennroad Corp
Gnats Delay Fire Alarm At Terminal Tower Fire
Smoke pours from top floor of Terminal Tower prompting multiple fire units to rush to Public Square. Battalion Chief Smith says gnats swarmed the scene, causing confusion as crews search the 52nd floor and later withdraw.
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Cleveland
Charles Smith
Michael F. Fallon
Bolivian Plot Arrests Shake Country Leadership
In La Paz Bolivian authorities arrested several prominent figures including former Finance Minister Victor Paz Estensbro for an alleged Nazi plot said to be crushed by President Enrique P. Fenando. German Minister Ernst Wendler was ordered expelled amid claims of meddling in Bolivia's affairs.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Victor Paz Estensboro
Enrique Fenaranda
United States
Ernst Wendler
Pengranda
Obituary of John Tra Anthony and Sarah Campbell
John Tra Anthony born in Shelocta son of W H and Sarah Anthony retired Pennsylvania Railroad engineer in poor health long time survived by widow Mary and six children Frank Cleveland Dorothy New York Mrs Edgar Kulich Hazleton Robert Sarah Marie Altoona Eugenia Pontiac and two sisters Lou E and Blanche Anthony Indiana Funeral at his residence 10:00 am Wednesday burial Altoona Cemetery Mrs Sarah Campbell dies at 87 in Brushyalle y Township third death in Indiana County in a week sister in law of Civil War veteran William H Campbell and aunt of Mary K Campbell obituary continues.
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John Tra Anthony
Shelocta
W. H
Sarah Anthony
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Mary Anthony
Frank
Cleveland
Dorothy
New York
Edgar Kulich
Hazleton
Robert
Sarah Marie
Altoona
Eugenia
Pontiac
Mich
Lou E
Blanche Anthony
Indiana
Altoona Cemetery
Sarah Campbell
Indiana County
Sara (Campbell) Campbell
Brushyalley Township
William H. Campbell
Mary K. Campbell
Christopher D. Campbell
Oliver
Rebecca
Esch) Campbell
Minnesota
Brushvalley Township
J. Milton Campbell
New Florence
R. D
Joseph EB
William O. Campbell
Pitsburgh
Clark Campbell
Livermore
Harry C. Campbell
Detroit
Stewart Campbell
V. Burt Clevenger
Pitcairn
Clarence Clevenger
Blairsville
George W. Sprinkle
Brugh« Valley Evangelical Church
Sailor’s two leave refusals lead to costly detour
In Dallas on July 21 Pvt. C Siddon of Chanute Field planned a homeward April visit but money vanished. A captain vetoed his leave, then rescinded it after Siddon spent his cash. A third attempt sent him to a hospital for seven weeks after a car crash petition. On the fourth try the crew delayed the train long enough for a ticket purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
C. Siddon
Chanute Field
Homa
Biddon
Widows and families of Campbell Minerchinko Hoy Betzold deaths
Obituaries recount the deaths of several residents: Mrs Susie Campbell of Brushvalley Township and her extended Campbell family, MIKE E MINERCHINKO of Iselin, Mrs MARY HOY of DuBois, and ROBERT JULIUS BETZOLD of Twolick. The notices list birthplaces, survivors, and funeral arrangements with church affiliations and cemeteries.
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Museell Yahner
Charter Oak
Connecticut
Lieut
Frick
Field
Treasury
The
Pope Pius
Doe
Dominion
Canada
Tommy
Sam
War Department
Post Exchange
Napoleon
Europe
Martin van Buren
Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin Roosevelt
Mike E. Minerchinko
Russia
Iselin
Tsalin
Blanche Stech
Katherine Piegdon
Joseph Piegdon
Holy Cross Catholic Church
Vincent
Kubleski
Iselin Cemetery
Mary Hoy
Simon J Wilson
First Methodist Church
MacDonald Missionary Society
James W. Hoy
Adelaide Zeigler
Ann Bartlett
Grove City
Catherine Fuller
Great Valley
N. Y
Willa Vandervort
Robert Julius Betzold
Twolick
Julius
Betty Jane
Stineman) Betzold
C. Thornton Hays
Greenwood Cemetery
Nis Ie
3.C
Gazette
Daily Mail
Indiana Evening Gazette
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