Navy Planes Release Sparks Defense Debate
President Roosevelt sought Congress power to dispose of surplus guns ammunition and warplanes to speed Allies aid. Navy said 50 warplanes mostly dive bombers were returned to the manufacturer for sale to France and Britain fueling speculation on broader indirect military assistance as a $1.49 billion naval appropriation bill advances era defense measures.
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Roosevelt
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France
Britain
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Senate
Inter-Faith Symposium Speakers Named at Indiana Event
The Rev Father Paul J Rock of St Pauls Cathedral will be among three speakers at the Inter Faith Symposium sponsored by the Hebrew Unity Congregation of Indiana and endorsed by the Indiana Ministerium and Catholic Clergy. The program at Indiana State Teachers College auditorium Sunday at 730 pm has free admission. Other speakers include Dr William W Hague of the Pittsburgh Howad Table and Rev Jacob M Rothschild of Roden Shalom Temple Pittsburg. Rock is a WWI veteran with the Third Division Machine Gun Company and Purple Heart recipient. He trained at Mount Saint Marys Seminary and was ordained in 1937. He is active in inter faith efforts and focuses on youth in his parish work.
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Paul J. Rock
St. Paul's Cathedral
University of Pittsburgh
Carnegie Institute of Techorology
Allegheny County
Hebrew Unity Congregation of Indiana
Indiana
Indiana State Teachers College
William W. Hague
Pittsburgh
Clinton File Awards Doctorate in Education at NYU
Clinton McDavid File a member of the faculty of the Business Education Department at Indiana State Teachers College completed the required instruction and thesis and was notified by New York University of his doctorate in education His final document was A Study of Business Education in the Public Secondary Schools of Pensylvania He earned a B S in 1820 from James Millikin and an A M in 1928 from Chicago
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Clinton McDavid File
Indiana State Teachers College
New York University
Pensylvania
James Millikin
Chicago
Playgrounds Plans Forming at Fairgrounds WPA Site
The Fairgrounds will open for the annual summer enrollment Monday as a WPA project supervised by Blairsville’s physical education group. Other playgrounds start Monday June 17 under Miss Powers of Blairsville High, with instructors Charles Zuffuto Red McDowell and Mrs Penrod plus part timers Miss McCormick and Miss Snyder.
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WPA
Miss Powers
Slippery Rock College
Blairsville High School
Charles Zuffuto
Miss McCormick
Miss Snyder
Clearfield Surgeon Samuel Waterworth Dies at 66
Dr. Samuel James Waterworth, 66, renowned cancer specialist and Clearfield resident for 46 years, was found dead in bed from heart disease. He founded the local hospital in 1900, studied abroad, assisted in clinics nationwide, and held leadership roles in the American College of Surgeons and Pennsylvania medical groups.
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Clearfield
Samuel James Waterworth
State Welfare Commission
Pennsylvania Cancer Control Commission
Baltimore
American College of Surgeons
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State Medical Society
Board of
Public Charities Association of Pennsylvania
Red Cross Drive Draws Generous Move From Waterman Mine Crew
Waterman No. 2 mine workers totaling about 250, many with large families, contributed $185.25 to the Red Cross war disaster relief drive. Indiana County’s quota is $14,000 toward the national fund of $20,000,000.
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Waterman No. 2
Rochester & Pittsburgh Coal Company
Red Cross
Indiana County
MIESTERS IN FINALS HERE MIESTERS IN FINALS HERE
The finals of the third annual Indiana Evening Gazette marbles tournament will be played at the fairgrounds tomorrow afternoon starting at 2. Ten youngsters from the county, among nearly 2,000 participants under 14, vie for a week's free trip to the Pocono Mountains and the New York World's Fair. See page 12 for details.
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Indiana Evening Gazette
Fairgrounds
Pocono Mountains
Treasury Balance Report From Washington June 3
Treasury data from Washington lists receipts of 17 905 894 89 dollars and expenditures of 27 707 745 91 dollars. Net balance stands at 2 008 309 858 68 with a working balance of 1 261 714 108 30. Customs receipts for the month total 4 449 565 34 and year to date redemptions total 5 228 750 448 81 with expenditures at 8 702 084 419 40.
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Watson returns German honor to Hitler over policy clash
Thomas J. Watson, head of International Business Machines, sent a letter to Adolf Hitler returning the merit cross of the German eagle with star awarded in 1937. He explained that IBM's efforts for world peace are at odds with the current German government policies.
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New York
Thomas J. Watson
International Business Machine Corporation
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Watson
Death claims Chas Miller former Indian tailor
Charles Miller aged 57 a longtime Philipsburg resident and tailor died after a long illness in his Philipsburg apartment. Born in Philipsburg he and his late brother Albert ran a tailoring shop in Indiana before returning home. Survived by wife Bertha and children Harold and Ruth along with several Miller siblings and in laws. Funeral details not yet announced.
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Charles Miller
Philipsburg
Mary Miller
William Miller
Indiana
Albert Miller
Gazette
Carpenter Avenue
Brody
Bertha (McNutt) Miller
Harold M. Miller
Hasbrouck
N. J
Ruth L. Miller
Samuel Z. Miller
Christ G. Miller
Mahlon Miller
Pittsburgh
Robert J. Miller
State College
William Milley
Philadelphia
Thomas A. Jenkins
Detroit
Mich
Lee
Turks Face Dilemma Over Turkish British Pact
Istanbul June 7 Turkey ready to honor mutual assistance pact with Britain and France if Italy enters the war and threatens the Eastern Mediterranean. Some diplomats say Mussolini may delay joining until sure of victory, potentially forcing Turkey to choose a likely losing side.
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France
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Il Duce
Germany
Pension for Mrs. Preston
The House has voted a five thousand dollar yearly pension for Mrs Frances Preston of Princeton New Jersey widow of President Grover Cleveland. The Senate has yet to act.
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Washington
House
Frances Preston
Princeton
N. J
Grover Cleveland
Senate
State Always Will Have 125000 On Relief Rolls
Harrisburg June 7 Pennsylvania officials today concluded the state will always retain about 125000 relief recipients costing more than 20 million dollars annually, regardless of industry. Currently 525000 people in 170000 cases are on state maintained rolls with 113000 employable and 57000 unemployable. The unemployables, stable at 55-65 thousand cases, cost roughly 360 dollars per year per case. The shift followed the 1937 abolition of county workhouses and state takeover of relief funding.
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Pennsylvania
Reet
Commonwealth
Department of Public Assistance
W. E. Solenberger
Department
Sulenberger
French Hold Fast as German Panzer Assault Stalls
Paris June 7. France reports a fifth of the 2000 tank Panzer force knocked out in two days of fighting. Weygand urges tenacity as German air and ground forces press along a 125 mile front from the Bresle river to the Oise and Aisne plateaus. British troops aid, with about 500,000 invaders facing stiff French defenses.
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Oise
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Mussolini expected to respond to French peace overture
Italy watches for Mussolini's reaction to France's latest peace overture as a possible signal of Italy’s entry into war. Fascist party branches were told to prepare for mass meetings to hear the Premier's war verdict, with no date given for the palace declaration in Pi Venezia.
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Italy
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Il Duce
Germany
Mary
Fascist Party
Pi Venezia
Paul Reynaud
France
Reynaud
Southbridge Hopes Fourth Consecutive Year Without Auto Death
SAFETY SOUTHBRIDGE Mass June 7 Southbridge population 16800 enters day hoping for a fourth consecutive year without an automobile fatality. Police Chief Ulric Brault praises pedestrian cooperation as essential alongside motorists.
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Southbridge
Mass
Ulric Brault
Germans Mass Forces In Somme-Aisne Breakthrough Drive
Paris dispatch reports German forces, possibly half a million men and a sizable tank fleet, pressing along the Weygand Line in a three day old battle for Paris. Allied air power has knocked out hundreds of tanks. Weygand urges tenacity as French and British pilots attack breakout columns. Italian neutrality signals rise in tension.
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Paris
Italy
New York
Portes
Italo Verrando
Mane
Somme
Weygand line broken as German command reports progress
Berlin reports the Weygand line broken after brief communique notes success of army and air operations south of the Somme and Aisne Oise Canal. It adds little on the battle details, mentioning only bombing raids on British bases and German air losses of 74 to nine Allied planes.
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Berlin
Weygand
Paris
France
Somme
Aisne-Oise Canal
Grand Jury Reports on County Institutions in Indiana County
The Indiana County Grand Jury under Foreman Charles Hildebrand Jr. submitted its report to Prothonotary A. B. Ansley after inspecting county institutions. It praised the jail, County Home, and Willard Home for cleanliness and upkeep, and recommended constructing a new building at the County Home.
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Indiana County Grand Jury
Charles ¥. Hildebrand Jr
A. B. Ansley
Shevift
J. Clair Irvin
M James White
Allied and Axis Frames of War Echo Across Fronts
Gen Weygraag orders steadfast defense on Somme Aisne front as Allies assess German air fear and Nazi proclaim aims of annihilating France and England. London reports a relatively calm line while Americans abroad are urged to return home.
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London
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Berlin
Germany
France
England
U.S
Washington
Lee International
Airmen pound Abbeville and Somme region bridges
British airmen bombarded German positions in Western France with 45 minutes of relentless bombing near Abbeville. The Air Ministry reported direct hits on a bridge over the Somme estuary and noted German raids along England’s south coast last night.
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England
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