United Service Organizations plan outlined for national defense
Indiana County is allotted a quota of ten million dollars to fund the United Service Organizations for National Defense. Six agencies Y M C A A W C A National Catholic Community Service Salvation Army Jewish Welfare Board and National Travelers Aid Association unite for military welfare. A letter from Rev James Brady lauds the drive, stressing unity and support for Army and Navy personnel and morale at home.
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Indiana County
U.S
United Service Organizations
Y. MC
National Catholic Community Service
Salvation Army Jewish Welfare Board
National Travelers Aid Association
America
James Brady
St. Bernard's Church
United Service Organizations For National Defense
Army
Navy
United
Wagnon Continues on U S War Aid and Aircraft Advances
Wagnon on page one notes Germany's threats against Russia and the looming invasion if the Russian front falls. American planes and tanks press the fight while patrols reduce U boat danger. A new high octane gasoline will soon expand plane range and takeoff power by about 25 percent, aiding British air superiority over German centers.
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America
Germany
Russia
Britain
Neville Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Norway
France
Greece
Wagnon
London
Canners Demonstrate Canting Chicken at Edgewood Home
Lois Frank nutrition specialist from Pennsylvania State College and Dawn Hardes home economics extension representative of Wagnon will demonstrate canting chicken and string beans in a pressure cooker Wednesday at 8 PM at Mrs J E King home in Edgewood. The talk covers British morale, wartime resilience, and public attitudes toward defense and production.
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J. E. King
Fdgewood
Lois Frank
Pennsylvania State College
Dawn Hardes
Home Economica Extension
James Signs Bills Deny Relief and Offices to Subversives
Pennsylvania Governor James signed three anti subversive bills denying relief or public office to persons advocating overthrow of the government. He criticized Democratic leaders for removing teeth from the measures and warned a special session may be called if defenses are harmed. The move comes with broader notes on Turnpike survey findings and other fiscal actions across state agencies.
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James
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
United States
General Assembly
House
House of Representatives
London Shelter Tales and Wartime Wit
A fragment from wartime London recalls a shelter warden joking with a man about a bomb named after him and a wife named. It notes lingering public calls to bomb Germany and describes Westminster's undamaged office building promising postwar reconstruction. Wagnon’s remarks and later home talk show blunt talk and defiance.
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London
Berlin
Westminster
Westminster Abbey
House of Common
Britain
Wagnon
Ray
Weather events loom large as heat breaks and rain arrives
Thunderstorm chaos across Pennsylvania left York’s area with injuries to two women and a high tension line outage that darkened 300 homes between Pottstown and Reading. Scranton decorations valued at $25,000 suffered heavy damage as July heat records tumbled, while York and Harrisburg saw downpours and record highs near 100 degrees.
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York
Pottstown
Reading
Scranton
Jock Locker
Lancaster
Pennsylvania
Mercury
Harrisburg
Pittsburgh
College Weather Forecast Mixes Warmth With Thunderstorms
College weather forecast notes fair and continued warm conditions today with local thundershowers possible. Cooler tonight and tomorrow, feeding at 73 degrees with a high near 95 and a low around 72, humidity moderate and barometric pressure near 28.53.
South American fears amid German American tensions
Berlin reports say German sources accuse the U S House Dies Committee of inciting Argentina to seize German diplomatic pouches. The accusation ties to alleged U S economic imperialism and Jewish influence, with claims the pouches were taken with a U S airliner pilot’s connivance. On other fronts Soviet, Russian and Baltic battles rage as Germany reports progress near Smolensk and Leningrad while Japan expands in Indo China and Southeast Asia.
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Berlin
Dies Committee
United States
House of Representatives
South America
Washington
Far East
Associated Press
Japan
Reuters
Bangkok
Cambodia
Laos
Thailland
Siam
New Order
Asia
Vichy
France
Shanghai
Thailand
State Department
White House
Senate
Indo-China
Camranh Bay
Hanoi
Jean Darian
Sotomatsu Kato
Taington
Delren
Strikes Challenge Company Over Weekend Work Policy
Strikes and company officials debated the practice of laying off workers on weekdays while requiring Saturday and Sunday shifts. Officials maintained the union contract does not designate a five day workweek. General superintendent L. F. Crouse said the contract does not prohibit weekend work without overtime pay.
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L. F. Crouse
Invasion fighting continues in southern front
International dispatch reports continued heavy fighting as German forces push back Red Army units in the south. Hitler's high command claims the Soviet armies have been driven from the Bessarabia region amid renewed offensives and counterattacks.
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Hitler
Bessarabia
Buffes
V Sign Unveiled At Punxsutawney For Local Battery
A five foot illuminated V for victory sign was mounted on the 125 foot flagpole in Barclay Square Punxsutawney on July 29 in dedication to the Local Battery unit of the 90th Field Artillery now stationed at Camp Shelby Mississippi.
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Punxsutawney
Barclay Square
90Th Field Artillery
Treasury balance and daily figures reported in Washington
The Treasury position as of July 26 shows receipts of 12,060,108.14 and expenditures of 64,842,594.15, leaving a net balance of 2,618,922,133.32 while gross debt stands at 49,394,487,63.31 and the day’s increase is 16,143.45.9, with the report filed from Washington on July 9.
Seek extension of turnpike for federal aid plan
Governor James proposed a $60,000,000 Pennsylvania Turnpike extension from Herrinburg to Philadelphia with a 60 cent toll. An engineering survey suggested $2,668,000 annual revenue, bonds of $26,000,000, and federal funds to cover the remainder. A 60 cent passenger toll could rise to 50 cents for through trips to Pittsburgh, with truck rates set by weight.
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Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh-Harrisburg
Philadelphia
James
Philadelphia-Harrisburg
Pittsburgh
Harrisburg
New York Engineering Fim
Harrieburg
Herrinburg
Jamen
Walter A. Jones
Turnpike Commission
Jeme Jones
Commerce
RFC
Middlesex
KIWANIANS LOSE TO LIONS IN MUSH-BALL TUSSLE
The Kiwanians fell 18 to 4 last night to the Lions in the annual mush-ball game. Gus Shults shut down the Kiwanians as guests enjoyed dinner at Rustic Lodge afterward. Lineups list Dunmire, Craig, Ziegler, Nordby, Black, Widdowsor, Heflin, Parks, Siniff for the Kiwanians and Woodring, Shults, Barclay, Steele, Sawyers, Branett, Shuster, Boyd, Hile, Clark for the Lions.
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Gus Shults
Kiwaniats
Rustic Lodge
Harry Hefflin
Black
Widdowsor
Heflin
Parks
Siniff
Helges
Lions
Woodring
Shults
Barclay
Steele
Sawyers
Branett
Shuster
Boyd
M. Hile
Clark
Train Kills Woman and Grandchild Near Salina
A Pennsylvania Railroad freight locomotive struck and killed Mrs Mary Miler and her grandson Jasper Bird 8 as they walked along tracks near Salina Station 15 miles west of Blairsville yesterday. Jasper's brother Robert Bird escaped with slight injuries.
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Blairsville
Pennsylvania Railroad
Salina Station
Mary Miler
Jasper Bird
Avonmore
Robert Bird
Markets Grain and Produce Reports Mix On Tuesday
Wheat futures opened weaker amid muted demand while corn fell modestly and rye held steady. Pittsburgh produce markets reported steady to mixed fruit and potato prices with lambs and cattle trading slowly but near steady, and the column notes Red Dawson and Tulane as a sidebar comparison to campaign scheduling.
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Pittsburgh
Little WPA survey eyed to revive abandoned projects
Harrieburg July 29 local survey to determine communities willing to revive Federal WPA projects with state help was discussed by officials. Harry Davidson director of the Little WPA hoped to confer with Secretary Howard L. all to work out details. The plan contemplates county and field staff options and uses relief rolls workers at prevailing pay. Governor James said the state will assist localities financing work relief from federal projects already halted. Davidson earns $6,000 annually from the governor’s payroll while operating from the Department of Highways.
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Uncle Sam
City of
Pittsburgh
Lewis G. Hines
Secretary of Labor and Industry
Hines
Harry Davidson
Davidson
Howard L. Russell
Public Assistance
Harrieburg
Pennsylvania
Howard L
Department of Assistance
James
Department of Highways
Department
WPA
J. Lamont Hughes
World Stock Market: Industrial and Utility Names Mixed
A wide list of major industrials, utilities, and consumer brands appears in market summaries, including Alchem and Dye Am Rad Am Smelt Am Tel Anaconda Atch Ref Bald Loto Lehigh Val Coal Lehigh Val RR Gen Motors IBM not present, and several others. The fragment references percentage figures and bonds, hinting at a broad market snapshot with varied performance across sectors.
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Atl
Bald Loto Balt
Ohio Bendix
Aviat
Beth Steel
Boeing Airplane
Borden Co
Briggs Mig
Ches and Ohio
Chrysler Corp
Cons Edison
Consol
Curtiss Wright
Reading Co
Repab Steel Reynolds
Sears Roebuck Socony Vacuum Sperry Corp
Cal
Ind
Studebaker Ci
Swift and Co
Texas Corp
United Aircre
United Corp
United Gas
Rubber US
US Steel
Warner Bros
Pict West Union Tel Wert
Mtg
Woolworth
Youngst
Aero Supply
Electric Bondant
Pennroad Corp
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Kiev
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