Construction slow at Amber Short Fatindiantown post chapel project
July 30 report from Lt. Paul T. Hayne Jr. cites 46 percent material shortage delaying a $2.6 million building program at the Amber Short Fatindiantown site near Cyndiantown Gap. Nine chapels for units including the 107th and 1st Field Artillery Regiments are under construction, with others for various troops, plus officers clubs, theatres, ice storage, a hospital expansion, and multiple support structures.
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Cyndiantown Gap
Paul T. Hayne
Uckettstown
N. J
Hayne
107Th
1Sth Field Artillery
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Oplinger Construction Company
Nanticoke
104Th Cavalry
109Th Infantry
109Th Field Artillery
103Rd Quartermaster Regiment
Oplinger Concern
Peffer and Viall
Gardners
Grubb and Shartzer
Harrisburg
W. F. Trimble
Fred A. M. de Groot
Marshall Construction Co
Dover
Haynes
Ohio Concern
Japanese firms face curbs in Japanese occupied China
Reports from North China indicate all American and British companies in the Japanese occupied area are barred from doing business except in the Peiping and Tientsin sectors. Properties in Shantung are placed under protective custody. several firms, including Texas and Socony-Vacuum, are affected as guards patrol sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
China
Peiping
Tientsin
Japan
Shantung Province
Texas
Socony
Os Company
Mayor Crow fights over public official status in wartime
Uniontown July 30. Mayor William J Crow sues to retain office after induction into the army. Acting Mayor George B Smith defends his right to lead. Judge H S Dumbauld sets August 4 for a hearing under a new state law. Crow’s term began November 1939. Primary candidates list Imbel Dunn White across parties.
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Uniontown
William J. Crow
Fayette County
Anthony J. Cavalcante
Crow
George B. Smith
H. S. Dumbauld
Smith
Ordnance Reserve
James
Russell Imbel
Paul Dunn
John White
Oil Revenue Could Delay Highway Projects Next Year
The report warns lower fuel revenue would hinder Highway Department plans including new construction and major bridge and road improvements. In fiscal 1941 liquid fuels tax collections reached $65,896,127, up $3,894,563 from $57,001,564 in 1940.
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Highway Department
Blairsville officials face Republican nominations in Blairsville race
Drawings set for Council Second Ward contests with two seats. William E. Stuchell tops the Republican Burgess slate, followed by William C. McKee and Ralph C. Brown. Fannie Beatty ahead of Jane D. Bake for Republican Tax Collector. Judiciary candidates to draw ballot positions in three rounds beginning with eastern Appellate Court contests. Statewide tests include Appellate Court seats and local option votes on September 3.
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William E. Stuchell
Blairsville
William C. McKee
Ralph C. Brown
Fannie Beatty
Jane D. Bake
Pennsylvania
State Elections Bureau
Supreme Court
Superior Court
W. Russell Cair
Revenue Secretary Dismissed As Cabinet Openings Grow
Harrisburg reports James dismisses William J. Hamilton Jr as Secretary of Revenue after a clash over his Philadelphia primary activity. The move widens cabinet vacancies to three as another health secretary dies and a property post resigns.
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Harrisburg
James
William J. Hamilton
Philadelphia
Hamilton
Joseph N. Pew
Pew
John J. Shaw
Roger W. Rowland
New Castle
Earle
James and
Hamilon
Richard P. Brown
Commerce
Brown
Carl L. Estes
Texas
Haimilton
Philadelphia County
Senate
Court race endorsements crop up for reelection
Fayette and Samuel E. Shull from Monroe face Republican William M. Parker and Earl V. Compton of Dauphin in Superior Court. Democratic Michael A. Musmanno of Allegheny and Paul W. Mahady of Westmoreland, with Republican Charles E. Kenworthey and Arthur C. Dale of Clearfield for Common Pleas benches. Parker and Kenworthey backed by Republican state executive committee. Democratic State Committee supports Judges Carr and Musmanno, serving on Common Pleas benches.
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Fayette
Samuel E. Shull
Monroe
William M. Parker
Earl V. Compton
Dauphin
Superior Court
Michael A. Musmanno
Allegheny
Paul W. Mahady
Westmoreland
Charles E. Kenworthey
Arthur C. Dale
Clearfield
Justice Parker
Judge Kenworthey
Democratic State Committee
Carr and
Musmannohow
Common Pleas
Soviet and German War Reports Amid Smolensk Battles
International reports recount Soviet relief attempts east of Smolensk pressed by Red counter offensives collapsing with heavy losses. Nazi dispatches claim operations proceed as planned. two Russian divisions near Lake Peipus wiped out west of Estonia. German tank advance east of Smolensk aided by supply column repelling Soviet assaults.
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Fuehrer
Smolensk
Comunique
Leningrad
Lake Peipus
Estonia
DNB
Hitler
Vielen
Russian dispatches claim German tank thrust near Smolensk
Previous reports show German tanks advancing behind Smolensk along the Minsk to Moscow highway as cut off. The Berlin Vossische Beobachter owned by Hiller described a mighty battle on a 1909 front around Smolensk, spanning Movilev to Vyazma, about 130 miles from Moscow.
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Smolensk
Minsk-to-Moscow
Berlin
Voeikischer Beobachler
Hiller
Movilev
Vyazma
Moscow
Accidents Reported Near Indiana and Surrounding Areas
Dynamite in a 21 foot well exploded injuring two men as Turnbull faced a gas hazard while Anderson descended with a lit cigarette. Charles L. Mullen, 25, from Buffalo, was hospitalized after a tractor veered off Route 119 into a concrete abutment. A Plymouth sedan on West Pike near Indiana collided after a truck cut into its lane, injuring no one but destroying the car. Joe Coyle, 28, of Butler, and his wife were not harmed beyond the crash. Steve Oreskovich, 25, of Jackson, a diver for the truck, was arrested then released after paying a fine.
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Turnbull
Anderson
Charles L. Mullen
Buffalo
Indiana
Route 119
West Pike
Joe Coyle
Butler
Coyle
Steve Oreskovich
Jackson
British air recruits arrive for RAF training at Butler
Five young men freshly arrived from Britain today began preliminary training that could lead to commissions on the Royal Air Force. They study at Graham Aviation Inc. at the Pittsburgh Butler Airport, then go to Americus Georgia where the course trains U S Army cadets and prospective RAF pilots in advanced studies.
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Butler
Britain
Graham Aviation, Inc
Pittsburgh-Butler
Americus
U. S. Army Air Cadets
Curtains for Three Actors Curtain for Three Actors
Hollywood reports the deaths of Eddie Leonard at 70, Charlie Alurras at 69, and James Stephens at 52 on the eve of major roles. Eddie Leonard was a black lose comedian, Alurras a vaudeville and screen artist, Stephens an English screen player. The piece notes their final theater moments and mentions the planned start of a new film role for Stephens.
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Hollywood
Bette Davis
Nonsensical War Plaque Found in Seattle Home
A damaged clipping reports a naked plaque found in a Seattle house formerly occupied by Germans. It mentions Adol Hitler and references a transfer to a movor FH Le Guie by Walter Wail- Marin amid a defense committee context in the state.
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Hitler
Seattle
Movor
le Guie
Walter Wail- Marin
Sitan
State of
Eden Rejects Peace With Hitler During Reconstruction
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden declared Britain would not seek peace with Hitler, warning of a coming peace blitz offering promises to many. He urged vigilance to prevent Germany from regaining strength and failing to collapse economically, stressing that military aims must stop a future total war.
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London
Anthony Eden
Hitler
Europe
Britain
United States
Foreign Press Association
Eden
Russia
France
Germany
Blank envelope myth fuels hot city blame
In Indianapolis on July 30 Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan vented about the heat after his secretary opened a federal envelope from Washington. Inside lay a folded baby-blue sheet of paper that was entirely blank, leaving officials puzzled by the mysterious missive.
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Indianapolis
Reginald H. Sullivan
Washingwi
Rookies VAMP Robinson Army Contest Tie Report
Pi-Winners of an army contest were to receive soft drinks for the livth Nebraska regiment. Forty soldiers lined up at the canteen. One tie noted. officers remained suspicious about the outcome.
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Vamp Robinson
Ark
Livth
Nebraska
Markets Report Fragile Produce and Grain Prices
Markets show slow demand for produce with mixed apple and potato quotes and steady signals for berries and duchess varieties. Grain notes include Chicago wheat prices and cotton strength, while government holding actions and futures shift with summer months and speculative positions.
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Piuuisburgh
Virgil Dichess
Transparents
Wolwins
Mary Hand
Pennsylvania
Wits
Duchess
Daho Lo Waites
Bliss
Standings and results from an early baseball season
National League standings show Pittsburgh tied with Boston at four wins, New York and St Louis at seven, Brooklyn seven, with Cleveland and others trailing. American League results list Detroit, New York, St Louis, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, Cleveland, and Washington with recent wins. today’s pitching matchups include Benton vs Young, Harris vs Reid, and Ross vs Harris.
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Pittsby
Boston
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
New York
Yodasy
Haston
Bittsburgh
Tehin
Hefitzeiman
Aig
Wiltiz Poss Walters
Brookly
Louis—Hiatmiiin
White i Ll. _Uhiladebouiie
Bhinton
Ani Moody Yard & Passenu
Hue Wy
GuUe
Detroit U
St. Louis
Chicago
Cleveland
Washington
Detruit
Benton
Russo Youis
Stamina of the
Haday Ve
Brooklyn
Moonly
Welterweight title sparks in Cochrane upset win
Red Cochrane defeats Fritzie Zivic to claim the welterweight title while boxing gossip and notes from Detroit to Los Angeles color the roundup. Ray Robinson, Curt Herrmann, and the Louis stable are mentioned along with Dodgers manager Leo Durocher and Pee-Wee Reese in a brisk sports collage.
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New York
Red Cochrane
Fritzie Zivic
Fritzie
Ike Cochrane
Paul Derringer
Whisper
Detroit
Ray Robinson
Curt Herrmann
Louis
John Roxborough
Julian Black
West 49Th Street
Whirlaway
Durocher
Dodger
Lippy Durocher
Stretty Kusher
Pee-Wee Reese
Leo the
Dodgers
Roger
Stimson apologizes to Wheeler over postcards row
Secretary of War Stimson issued a public apology after a controversy over antiwar cards sent to soldiers. He said Wheeler did not intend to circularize troops with the cards and expressed regret for remarks that linked the activity to subversion or treason. Wheeler welcomed the apology as a decent gesture.
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Washington
War Stimson
Wheeler
D-Mont
War Department
Stimson
United States
Tax foes gain on joint tax return clause clash
Washington July 30 Opponents of mandatory joint income tax returns by married couples claim a partial victory as administration and House leaders agree to a revision of floor procedure. The plan would open the 83 629 200 000 revenue bill to amendments including removing the joint return clause.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Rayburn
Rules Committee
Wore and Ruieans
Sonman Mine Reopens After Lightning Strike
In Portage on July 30 a lightning bolt hit a switch box at the Sonman mine halting power to the shaft once linked to a fatal explosion. Two fans were shut, but 500 miners escaped without incident and foreman Ted Meyers was knocked down outside. Officials expect normal operations for tonight's shift.
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Portage
Sonman
Koppers Company
Ted Meyers
Persian cat Lament in Omaha Buried Over Master’s Absence
An 18 year old Persian cat named Little Boy died apparently of sorrow after owner Bud Gregorich left Omaha for California last March. The cat ceased eating, hid at home, and refused its favorite chicken before passing away, locals note.
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Omaha
Bud Gregorich
California
Stock Market Forecaster Lists Major Corporations
Parth cloudy and cooler fought. Thunderstorm this afternoon and tonight. Temperatures reading 72, mayen 82. Minnesota 72 precipitation 0.44 in total to date 2.19 inches average 4.76 inches. Relative humidity 32. Barometric pressure today 29.45 in. yesterday 29.3 in.
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Witernoon
Faun
Lowley Tamourros
Mayen
Liquor Store Clerks Lose Salaries in Veto Clash
Harrisburg report says Governor James vetoed a bill raising liquor store clerks’ salaries from 1200 to 1480 dollars, part of six vetoes as he signs 450 bills. With 179 awaiting action, 301 signed and 18 rejected to date, the legislative workload pushes toward an August 14 deadline.
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Frederick T. Gelder
Liquor Central Board
Willan S$. Alal
Gelder
Senate
Carbondale
Forest City
Equor
James
S. M. R. O'Hara
Commonwealth Appelate Court
Josts
Curt
Harrisburg
Possible Nazi invasion of Britain unlikely this year
The article notes that even with reinforcements and breakthroughs on the Soviet front, a Nazi invasion of Great Britain this year seems unlikely unless a stalemate on the eastern front forces Hitler to gamble on a winter landing of troops and equipment on the British Isles.
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Great Britain
Hitler
British Isles
Sweet Corn Demonstrations Visit Two Farms Friday
Two sweet corn variety demonstrations will be visited Friday morning August 1 at two farms. At 8 30 a m market gardeners will meet at Glen McCall’s farm three miles south of Indiana on the back road to Homer City about one mile from Indian Springs Fork. At 10 30 a m the meeting will be at Harold Hill’s or the Charlie Bell farm in Washington township. W B Nissley extension specialist in vegetables at Pennsylvania State will accompany County Agent Warner to these demonstrations.
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Glen McCall
Indiana
Homer City
Indian Springs Fark
Harold Hill
Charlie Bell
Washington Township
W. B. Nissley
Penns State
Warner
Obituary for Mrs Hysong of New Florence
Funeral services for Mrs. Catherine Hysong will be held at 2:00 p m Friday at the New Florence United Presbyterian Church with Rev A M Beggs officiating. Interment will be in Laurel Hill Cemetery. She was widow of John F Hysong, a Pennsylvania Railroad conductor killed in Blairsville wreck June 28 1908. Survived by son James Hysong and several other children, 22 grandchildren, nine great grandchildren.
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Catherine Hysong
John F. Hysong
Pennsylvania Railroad
Blairsville
Richard
Mary
Carr) Harkins
F. A. Hysong
New Figrance
William Shomo
Robindale
Ronald R. Hysong
Johnstown
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Irey
Treasury
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Manila
Vh. Edgar Barnes
Barnes
Charles &. Kenworthey
Kenworthey
Parker
F. Clair Ross
Pernsylvania
Botang
Rose
Pennsylvania Begerge Aefense Corps
State Labor Relations Board
National Mediation Board
Colfax
Duquesne Light Company
CIO Utility Workers Union
Duquesne
Defense Workers
Rome Squad
Aurittary Firemen
L Messenger
Office of Civilian Defense
Aim
Eva
Elias
Eddie Brietz
Associated Press
Ellsworth Vines
Bill Tilden
Los Angeles
Bill
Big Bill
Eliy
Dimcemlan
Voupies
Air Reduction Am Can Am
Rad & St. Am
Tels & Tel
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Bald Love Ball & Ghia
Bendix Aviat
Beth Steel
Boeing 4Irplane
Borden Cu Briggs
Mig
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Case
Ches & Ghia
Chrysler Corp
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Coml Solvents
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Eastman Kodak Fl Auto Lite
Eley Gen Fonds
Maicrs
Greyhourn
Repub Steel Reynolds
Sears Roebuck
Vacating
Sperry Corp
Studebaker Corp
Swift and Co
Texas Corp
United Aircraft
United Corp
United Gas
Imp
Steel
Warner Bros
Pict West Union
Tel West el
Mtg
Woolworth
Curb
Aero Supply
Ark Nat Gas
Pennoad
College
Charles F. Reynolds
Laurel Hill Cemetery
New Florence
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