26 Jul 1941
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1941
Page
1
Washington July. Senate Military Committee moved to whip into a resolution declaring a limited national emergency for extending selectees National Guardsmen and Reserves in the Army beyond one year. Backers predict bipartisan support with little opposition as the plan faces a likely weekend vote and a high debate on Congress final control over extended service.
The U S Army announces the 550th infantry airborne battalion to be organized in the Panama Canal Zone. About 50 officers and men, with three companies and a heavy weapons company, are designated as an aerial vanguard for rapid hemisphere defense. Major General Frank M Andrews leads the zone, aligning with Caribbean air defense and potential parachute troops in a shift toward air power.
Roundup notes governor signs many measures to shape state policy. A seven member dairy advisory council is created to frame sanitation rules for dairy farmers. A so called Little WPA bill allows a state run work relief program with funds from Public Assistance. Harry R. Davidson named WRP administrator and will earn 5000 dollars yearly, with immediate highway projects started. Governor vetoes 25000 dollar Commerce Department grant for National Veterans of Foreign Wars encampment. Also mentions judicial candidate withdrawals deadline and ballots preparations.
Schroeder, a 20 year old Jersey-born Californian, advanced to the championship round at Sea Bright on grass by defeating Wayne Sabin 6 3 6 3 7 9 1 6. He will challenge Bobby Riggs for the Sea Bright bowl as Mulloy and CookeBernhard reach the women’s final.
President Roosevelt issued an executive order freezing more than 131 million dollars of Japanese funds and property in the United States as Britain and other nations consider similar actions. The move aims to choke Japan’s export flow after its move into French Indochina, with assets of Chinese government and banks spared under U.S. policy at Chiang Kai-Shek's request. Maritime officials report several Japanese vessels in or near U.S. waters as authorities decide which assets are immobilized.
Fairs disclosed plans to conduct a search for new oil sources in the Western Pennsylvania fields. The move aims to expand reserves and boost production, signaling an ongoing exploration push by the company amid regional energy activity.
At Indiantown Gap the 28th Division Signal Corps staged an air ground coordination drill in a simulated battle with an enemy advancing from Maryland. A recon airplane directed three ground columns from Campbeltown to Mastersonville while radio and ground panels guided troop movements. Sixty four soldiers, plus units from Pittsburgh and Columbia, participated as an exercise with a Gettysburg battlefield tour planned on Sunday before returning to Mt Gretna exercise duties.
The Smolensk front remained stubborn after 11 days of intense fighting as German forces failed to break eastward toward Moscow. Moscow reports say German losses were heavy with 45 planes shot down last Thursday while Red air and ground forces pressed counterattacks on German lines near the front and on Romanian portsConstanta and Sulvia. A Turkish attack was hinted after captured German documents allegedly detail plans involving Turkey and the Straits. In Tokyo, distrust of Japanese funds freezing in America will prompt countermeasures, with Indo China joint defense talks with France cited and fears of a broader economic reaction.
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China pledged to respect colonial territorial integrity and defend Japanese and French interests in Indo China. Berlin reports Soviet retreat in Ukraine with Axis forces advancing while a Carpatho Ukraine attack was repelled. Nazi planes bomb Moscow railway targets as Berlin endures its first air alert in weeks.
Russia may press Germany as hostilities could continue for an extended period. A giant battle on the Stalin line is expected to reach a turning point once current operations there end. In London, RAF bombers dropped heavy bombs on Berlin, with flares illuminating central districts.
Edwin Colston Shepherd editor of The Aeroplane magazine was freed on probation after admitting responsibility for publishing information that could aid the enemy. He was fined 18 guineas in costs. The judge cleared the Aeroplane’s directors of any stain on their patriotism.
Enoch L Johnson longtime Atlantic City Republican leader faces possible 10 year prison term and $20,000 fine after a federal jury found him guilty of evading taxes on 124 900 in 1939 and 1940 cash paid by numbers operators. Acquitted on a 74 400 count, Johnson plans an appeal as Judge Bammaris sets Friday sentencing and raises bail to 25 000.
CHICAGO July 28 Wheat held steady amid nervous price moves elsewhere due to Orient developments. Small purchases by mills supported levels. September 1.06 1/8, December 1.07 3/4. Corn opened unchanged to 1/4 off, September 75 1/2 to 1/4. Pittsburgh livestock prices largely unchanged, hogs mixed. cattle and calves steady. Produce at Pittsburgh July 26 shows slow demand, apples and potatoes steady with various regional prices. Police mourn Chief Nugent of Oil City. funeral services attended by the force.
The government will fund tuition and subsistence for nurses in training with 1.2 million dollars. funds cover teaching equipment, facilities, and potential teaching staff expansions. Final hospital participation will be decided after August 1 based on submitted estimates, prioritizing those that produce the most nurses at lowest cost.
Mrs Katherine Orr Beasley born February 24 1855 in Willet died yesterday at her daughter Mrs A Davison's home in Avonmore She is survived by another daughter Mrs Harriet White 15 grandchildren and five great grandchildren Friends await at Davison home Funeral services will be at Newry Town Methodist Church at 3 p m Monday JOSAPH B PRANKLE LITTLE Friends are received at Robinson Funeral Homes with services at p m Sunday The Rev Guy W Defers will officiate and burial will be in North Point Cemetery
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