Congress rallies to defense fund call
Congress backed Roosevelt demand for about a billion to bolster national defense with broad support for preparedness plans. Debates focused on granting power to call out the National Guard. opposition warned this could enable partial mobilization by executive action. Washington launched the battleship Washington at Philadelphia Navy Yard, a 95,000-ton vessel costing $65 million, with ceremonies and security measures along the Delaware.
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Congress
Roosevelt
Martin
Massachusetts
America
National Guard
Vandenberg Reich
Wheeler
D-Mont
Nye
R-Nd
Bridges
R-Nh
Woodring
War Department
Defense
Philadelphia
United States
Delaware River
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Navy Yard
Virginia Marshall
John Marshall
Senator Walsh
D-Mass
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Marshall
Navy
North Carolina
New York Navy Yard
Coast Guard
Delaware
League Island
I. H. S. Seniors Win Watches in Local Contest
Four Indiana high school seniors won wrist watches after clocks stopped at two local jewelers. Stanley Brodsky and Alberta Kunkle won Elgin watches from Rogers Credit Jewelry. their clock halted at 2:25 p.m. yesterday. Morgan Litzinger and Dorothy Peterman won Bulova watches from Luxenberg Jewelry. their clock stopped between 2:50 and 2:55 p.m. yesterday.
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Indiana
Elgin
Rogers Credit Jewelry Company
Stanley Brodsky
Alberta Kunkle
Rogers
Luxenberg
Morgan Litzinger
Dorothy Peterman
Reorganized at Torrance State Hospital Board Elected Officials
Greensburg June 1 Torrance State Hospital board of trustees reorganized and elected Dr J Kirk RennerConnellsville chairman to succeed James Gregg of Greensburg who remains on the board Carl G Gonder Ligonier named vice chairman W N Dickie Blairsville secretary and William Lipsie Blairsville treasurer
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Greensburg
Torrance State Hospital
T Rustees
J. Kirk Renner
Connellsville
James Gregg
Carl G. Gonder
Ligonier
W. N. Dickie
Blairsville
William Lipsie
Blairaville
Chiropody Society Elects Officers in Pennsylvania
The Chiropody Society of Pennsylvania closed its annual convention in Johnstown appointing Dr. William J. Ziegler of Philadelphia as president. Dr. R. F. Marshall of Johnstown and A. M. Schultz of Pittsburgh were named vice presidents, with Walter G. Fabry of McKeesport as secretary treasurer.
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Johnstown
The
Chiropody Society of Pennsylvania
William J. Ziegler
Philadelphia
R. F. Marshall
A. M. Schultz
Pittsburgh
Walter G. Fabry
McKeesport
New Head at Slippery Rock State College
Slippery Rock June 1 Dr L H Wagenhorst director of the training school becomes acting president after the resignation of Dr Charles S Miller who faced misfeasance charges A temporary appointment until the new board of trustees acts and the governor approves the selection
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Slippery Rock
L. H. Wagenhorst
Slippery Rock State Teachers College
Francis B. Haas
Charles S. Miller
Uaas
Man Sentenced to Year in Workhouse for Refusal to Work
Joe Pisarcik of Rossiter received a one year sentence from Judge E E Creps after his wife testified to two years of unemployment and support failures for a family of seven. She said he refused WPA work claiming he was a miner, not WPA.
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Joe Pisarcik
Rossiter
E. E. Creps
Pisarcik
Creps
Allegheny County
Day of Prayer Suggested to End War Horrors
The Federal Council of Churches proposes a Day of Prayer to end the horrors of war observed in Indiana tomorrow. The suggestion appears in the church notes page of this issue.
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Federal Council of Churches
Indiana
Funeral services for Mrs Martha Kerr in Plumville
Funeral services for Mrs Martha Eb Ayers Kerr, 79, who died early Friday, will be held at her home near Plumville at 2:00 p m Sunday. The Rev J B Troutman and J E Giffen will officiate with interment in Smicksburg Cemetery.
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Martha EB. (Ayers) Kerr
Plumville
J. B. Troutman
J. E. Giffen
Smicksburg
Graduation at Kiski School Celebrates 1940 Class
The fifty second commencement at Kiski School honored thirty seven graduates of the class of 1940 with diplomas. Headmaster John J. Daub delivered the President's address as students received several scholarships and prizes for scholarship and citizenship. Notable awards include the Kiski Citizenship Prize shared by Edward Swete and Harry Donnelly, and the Rensweller Polytechnical Institute Medal in Science and Mathematics to Charles Evans. department prizes went to English Robert Marks, History Robert Wagner, Modern Languages Samuel McCutcheon, Science Jean Hund, Mathematics Andrew W. Green. The program featured five Senior Orations by Stewart H. Burns Jr, William Kier, Edward Frey, Donald Buer, and Herbert Peterson, plus music, a soprano solo, and the class gift presentation by William Hooper.
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Kiski School
John J. Daub
Kiski
Edward Swete
Lorain
Ohio
Harry Donnelly
Freeport
Rensweller Polytechnical Institute
Charles Evans
Bellevue
Kisti
Robert Marks
Salisbury
Robert Wagner
Detroit
Samuel McCutcheon
Bradford
Jean Hund
Saltsburg
Andrew W. Green
Harrisburg
Stewart H. Burns, Jr
Millvale
William L. Kier
Edward W. Frey
McKeesport
Donald P. Buer
Blairsville Lad Suffers Injury in Single-Vehicle Crash
Clair Cribbs a 17 year old Blairsville youth was admitted in serious condition to Indiana Hospital after a one car crash on the William Penn highway near Pennview Inn. Police await full details as investigation continues.
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Indiana Hospital
Clair Cribbs
Blairsville
William Penn
Pennview Inn
Weather brings fogbound day to Pennsylvania shores
June arrived in Pennsylvania in dense fog that capped one of the wettest, coldest Mays on record. The haze halted air and road traffic for hours before lifting to reveal a sunny spell in eastern areas and persistent cloudiness elsewhere. Forecasters expect more clouds and scattered showers.
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Pennsylvania
Highland Hall School to Close in Holidaysburg
Holidaysburg June 1. Due to ownership change Highland Hall School for Girls will close. Principal Elizabeth G Baldwin announced the school, established in 1865, had sixteen graduates yesterday.
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Highland Hall School
Holidaysburg
Highland Wall
Elizabeth G. Baldwin
Free Courses at College Indiana State Teachers College Offer Free Summer Courses
The Department of Business Education at Indiana State Teachers College will offer free summer business courses for juniors and seniors who have not completed high school. No charge except books. Classes begin June 18 at 9:00 in Room 9, College Business Education Department, meeting five days a week. Various groups include typewriting, shorthand, bookkeeping, duplicating, penmanship, and combinations, with several two group options and full day schedules. Apply to the Training School Office.
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Department of Business Education
Indiana State Teachers College
College Business Education Department
Baltic Society Reunites with Pershing in Washington
Twenty three of the 191 men who sailed for France 23 years ago as the first American army contingent in World War I gathered in Washington for a quiet reunion with General John J. Pershing. The group, calling itself the Baltic Society, includes many distinguished Eighth and American Expeditionary Force figures and will meet at the Army and Navy Club tonight for their usual reunion.
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Washington
France
John J. Pershing
S. S. Baltic
Army and Navy Club
Three Edington Brothers Set Wedding Roles in Fraternal
Fraternal Mobile Alabama June 1 three brothers will fill the roles of bridegroom minister and best man in a local wedding. Andrew Edington Atmore High School football coach will wed Marguerita Haas his brother David a Monroeville minister will perform the ceremony and Brother William will be best man.
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Mobile
Ala
Andrew Edington
Atmore
Marguerita Haas
David
Monroeville
William
Spain Wants Gibraltar Back As Students Rally In Madrid
Madrid on June 1 reports students demonstrated against Britain demanding Gibraltar for Spain while journalist Manuel Aznar argued Britain should yield due to Gibraltar losing military value. He warned that long range weapons shift dominance of the Strait to the ruler of the strait who would then control Gibraltar. France meanwhile withholds approval of See ACCORD.
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Madrid
Gibraltar
Spain
Manuel Aznar
Samuel Hoare
Britain
Aznar
Strait
Paris
France
Townships Here Get $24 771 From State Aid
Harrisburg reports a mail delivery of 1 062 500 to Pennsylvania s about 1 500 second class townships. The funds represent one eighth of the 1939 appropriation for 1940 41 and may be spent on roads by township supervisors under State Highways Department oversight. Indiana county received 24 771.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
States Department of Highways
Indiana
Howard George Returns Home From Hospital
Howard George, noted paper hanger and painter and World War veteran, is back from Aspinwall where he was a patient in U S Veterans Hospital. He reports excellent care, full recovery, and readiness to resume work.
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Howard George
Aspinwall
U. S. Veterans’ Hospital
Hoboes Organize to Aid Defense Against Fifth Column
In Pittsburgh on June 1 the International Workers Union Hobots of America urged its about 1,025,000 members to supply tips on undercover saboteurs and spies to aid the defense program. Union Secretary George Sievert sought FBI help while Charles Williams of the Pittsburgh Fire Department planned a fifth column defense corps with 850 city firemen. Meanwhile 604 aliens naturalized in May in federal district court, a record month in 11 years.
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Pittsburgh
International Hinerant Workers Union
Hobots of America
George Sievert
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Siebert
Charles Williams
Italy Still On Sidelines Call 10000 Non-ComsTo Supplement Army
German forces attacked along the Somme as Allied troops, rescued from Flanders, reached England. France resisted the Low er Somme assault launched yesterday while Italy hovered toward a decision to move northward. Italy called up 10000 non commissioned officers to bolster a 50000-man force amid talks of Gibraltar’s fate and a vast Allied retreat.
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Associated Press
Somme
Paris
Flanders
England
Geramns
Germany
France
Italy
Spain
Britain
Gilbraltar
Mediterranean
German aerial and naval gains at Dunkerque and Ostend
German high command reports heavy Allied losses as five British transports are sunk near Dunkerque and a destroyer and submarine are sunk by speedboats. They also claim damage to ten merchant ships and one enemy warship torpedoed off Ostend while confirming French resistance in northeast France is broken, though Dunkirk remains hindered by terrain and floods.
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Britain
Flanders
Artois
Cille
Flield
Dunkerque
Berlin
Lille
France
Ostend
Belgium
Germany
Rescue of British Expeditionary Force Ends Major Flanders Escape
Britain hails a remarkable withdrawal of most of the British Expeditionary Force from Flanders. unofficial counts place the BEF at about 178,000 at the start, with well over 100,000 returning home. The long retreat occurred as German forces closed in after Belgium’s army surrender.
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England
Britain
Flanders
Belgium
Leopold MM
Hitler
French Hold Somme Bridgehead Under German Assault
Paris reports fresh German attacks on the south bank of the Somme as Allied forces withdraw toward Dunkerque. A single bridgehead on the north bank remained in French hands despite heavy bombardment by infantry tanks and air support. German sea landings targeted the Dunkerque Boulogne coast while torpedo launches hit small harbors and villages.
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Paris
Somme
Dunkerque
Boulogne
France
Italy Readies 10,000 NCOs as Italy-Wide Maneuvers Begin
Italy announced the call up of 10,000 non commissioned officers to bolster the force of 800,000 enlisted troops. Spring maneuvers began in northern Italy with an army corps near Florence. A Spanish mission led by General Canovas crossed into Italy amid tensions over Gibraltar. Reports linked the mission to possible Franco-Italian alignments and a broader European conflict timeline.
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Italy
Wayty
Florence
Canovas
Berlin
Madrid
Giraltar
Aligsimo
Frangisgo
France
Gibraltar
Ttalanemi
Wekend
Fuehrer
Hitler
Prence
Greaé Ain
Germany
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