Oil Mining Tested by Pennsylvan ia Engineers
Petroleum experts in Pennsylvania explore oil mining as a new method to conserve oil. Dr. George H. Ashley explains drilling a vertical shaft then expanding a chamber to force oil into the hole, exposing a larger area to pressure. Early tests at Franklin seek profitable yield, with 90 percent of state oil from primary methods declining since 1937 peak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marrisburg
Pennsylvania
George H. Ashley
State Topographic and Geologic Survey
Owhen
Frankin
Ashley
Obituary notices outline large Pittsburgh area deaths
The notice lists multiple death anniversaries and funerals. Andrew Clements 76, husband of Mary J. Clemente, died in Pittsburgh. John Taylor Jamison died near Girty with services set at South Bend Lutheran Church. Mrs. Sarah McAnulty Hetrick and Benona Rankin Rankin are also noted with funeral arrangements. Surviving family details and last residences provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew
Clements
Mary J. Clemente
Alice
Indiana
Pittsburgh
Moreland Fisheral
Highland Avenue
John Taylor Jamison
Ambrose
A. Marshall
Hannah (Rankin) Jamison
Girty
Mr. Jamtigon
Clara Josephine Thompson
James R
Harry A. Jamison
Verne
A. C. Sims
West Lebanon
George N Jamison
Mr. Jamison
Jennie W. Smith
Joan Clair
Mary Ellen Matthews
Clark Jamison
Near Home
George Jamison
Plumville
Jamison
Bagamore
Lynchburg
Homer City
South Bend Lutheran Church
Rober. C. Richter
Fiderton
Sons Bend
Sarah
McAnulty
Hetrick
Harvey H. Herrick
Ramon Cisimereoour
Miedasy
Rankin
United Brethren Church
Brotherhood of Locomotion
Veterans Relef Association
PRRE
Katherine (Brudt) Rankin
Earl Rankin
Altoona
James (. Avers
Johntown
Lawrence
Clarence Rankin
Strongstown
Millon Street
Dale Borough
Man Arrested in Personal Crisis in Greensburg Cell
Coroner H A McMurray ruled death of Charles Klingensmith 63 of Manor a self inflicted act. Body found in Westmoreland County jail cell with bulk chain wrapped around neck. Klingensmith faced desertion and support charges. Interment planned at Headrick Cometers. Mrs May McMillen 80 died of cerebral hemorrhage in Indiana Count. Survived by son Dean McMullen, brother James A. Bist, two grandchildren. Funeral at Raleigh Funeral Home Bills Dale. Reverend Rex Brickel to lead. burial at Rowley Cemetery.
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Greensburg
Dune 101
H. A. McMurray
Charles Klingensmith
Manor
Westmoreland County
Klingensmith
Ian
May McMillen
Indiana
Natice Tadhane
Rex Brickel
Rowley Cemetery
Britain and Norway war move and home front actions
England announces withdrawal of French and British troops from northern Norway to reform for other fronts. A mass transfer of 120000 London children to safer western areas begins Thursday. Churchill pledges sacrifice for freedom and a home savings week starts. The Air Ministry seeks RAF volunteers and a Czech revolt appeal is issued. Cyclists urged to lock bikes to deter Nazi parachutists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
Lees Smith
Anthony Eden
Churchil
London
England
Air Ministry
Churchill
Royal Air Force Reserve
Aldred Duff Cooper
Germany
Britain
War Office
Mussolini pledges neutrality while war drums beat
Italy's premier declares neutrality and respect for allied nations while demonstrators cheer as Mussolini hints at war with Britain and France. He references a historic bend toward Mare Nostrum and mastery of the Mediterranean, saying Italy is ready to face its destiny and break chains that threaten its interests.
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Italy
Anl
Waly
Rome
Jst
Hitler
Hatler
Mussolini
Brenney Pass
Conmion
Germany
Vroigs
Gibraltar
Tre Struggie
Agaist
Munsolini
Duce
Axis
Count Galeozao Cans
Mediterranean
Tunisia
Corsica
France
Unclear Ballot Tally With Dr Stewart In Treasurer Race
The report notes Democrats eliminated to two candidates for the third ballot after TLukaeh withdrew for Dr Stewart in treasurer balloting. Mr Hartnett led on the initial ballot with 34 votes and Francia Pentz of Indiana drew 2, while Arthur Cresswell of Pine Township had 12. Of 164 elected members, 133 represented the 17 voting precincts.
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Tlukaeh
Stewart
Hartnett
Francia Pentz
Indiana
Arthur Cresswell
Pine Township
Maibers
Driverless car floats away in flash flood near Somerfield
In Somerfield Pennsylvania a driverless sedan swept downstream after a creek swollen by a cloudburst. Fred Silbaugh of Confluence fled to a cousin's home as the car floated past a railroad bridge and into a flood, later towed from the stream with a crowd of about 800 spectators. The flood forced evacuations and damaged crops in Greene County. A neighbor Howard Riggson, 18, leaped into Fish Creek to rescue an invalid wife of Charles Wright after a stumble.
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Somerfield
Jockey Hollow Creek
Pennsylvania
East
Fred Silbaugh
Confluence
Silhaugh
Deep Valley
Charles Wright
Fish Creek
Howard Riggn
Greene County
Four-car crash injures woman after truck incident
A small girl stepped into a parked truck’s path and was hospitalized in satisfactory condition. A separate four car collision on Route 80 near Indiana at 1 20 pm left several injured. Drivers Hadden Helman Ernest and Steiner from Indiana and Pittsburgh faced a reckless driving charge for Helman as total damage neared 500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Robert C. Haddon
R. D
George C. Helman
Canton
Ohio
Robert J. Ernest
Pittsburgh
Alice P. Steiner
Locust Street
A. M. Cox
State Motor Police
Cox
Hadden
Helman
Saltsburg
Ernest
Steiner
Helen Ernest
Fittsburgh
Indiana Hospital
Herman
Edna Bodner
Pleasant City
John Pelesky
Clymer
Thomas J. Beer
Home R. I. 2
Trivale Cox
Germans claim Narvik victory and Paris pincers looming
German sources report complete victory in Narvik and Harstad as land sea and air forces evacuated the region. They say the next phase targets Paris in a pincers movement while French announcements acknowledge German advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dart
Narvik
Harstad
Germ
Burin
Paris
College Weather Forecast Returns Warmer With Showers
Fall warmth builds as thunder showers roll in this afternoon. High near 82 with a low around 72. Trace precipitation expected and humidity near 67 percent. Barometer 29.55 inches.
Proposed Secretary and Chairman Selection By Party
The article notes plans for in person or proxy attendance at the committee meeting led by Chairman Stewart. It indicates expectations of appointing a female city council member as a party compromiser and the selection of the party secretary in the near future.
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Stewart i
Schoon Heads Aim for More Graduates in Industry Openings
Harrisburg June 10 The Pennsylvania public school system pivots to boosting graduates for private industry defense jobs. Commencement speakers note rising job availability and a need for educated workers. Governor to broadcast nationally and receive honorary degree. state offices and commissions hold hearings on gas, transportation, and tax matters amid a busy week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Rys Tem
Clarence Ashley
Public Instruction
Capitol
James
Chicago
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Milk Commission
Claude T. Reno
Reading
Public Anaintance
Greene, Jefferson
Forest
Menta
Employment Board
Greene
Jefferson
Thomas C. Buchanan
Public Utility Commission
Erie
Acme Natural Gas Company
Sun Cab Company
Delaware
Bucka
Montgomery
Metropolitan Edison Company of
Marietta
Elizabethtown
Lancaster County
Anthracite Institute
Union Leadery
Pittsburgh
Peoples Gas Company
New York State Natural Gas Corporation
Dauphin County
Republican Party Nears Organization for 1940 Victory
Washington June 10 With its resolutions committee nearly complete the Republican party is virtually organized to begin its bid to return to national power after eight years of Democratic rule. The resolutions committee will meet in Philadelphia next Monday to draft the platform ahead of the June 24 convention. Fire support from party leaders anticipates a tough foreign policy plank and a divided base on wartime policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Resolutions Committee
Republican Party
Philadelphia
Ilinois
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Massachusetts
Chicago
James A. Farley
John Hampton
United States
Roosevelt
France Under Heavy German Pressure In Key Sectors
German forces pressed in three main sectors near Paris. Western flank saw about 200 tanks reaching Rouen suburbs Pont De L'Arche and Gisors, 38 miles from Paris. Central sector reported Nazi shock troops creating two bridgeheads across the Aisne near Soissons and advancing toward the Tardenois plain about 10 miles south of the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ader
Maxima Waygand
France
Alhee
Rouen
Pont de L’arche
Gisors
Paris
Aisne
Soisons
Tardenois
U C T Elects State Officers at Pennsylvania Convention
Carl Har ring of Uniontown elected grand counselor of the Pennsylvania department United Commercial Travellers at the annual convention. Uniontown chosen for the 1941 meeting. Others elected include G L Rhyne Sharon grand junior counselor E J Husted Williamsport grand conductor C H Frederick Beaver Falls grand page Adam C Brown Eric grand sent ner H B Bowersox Warren grand treasurer J H Willin Philipsburg J G Moyer Greensburg and Charles Brookover New Castle grand committee and Rev W B Watson union grand chaplain.
Paris Bourse Trading Suspended By Board of Governors
Paris Bourse trading was suspended for the day by order of the board of governors an hour after the session opened. It aborted the latest quotations amid heavy trading and it was unclear if the Bourse would be moved outside Paris. Government ministers remained in Paris as the city faced the disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Board of Governors
Khnown
Georges Mantel
Interior
Ministry of the Interior
Lloyd
Speakers decry U S isolation at Pitt and Meadville
Pittsburgh on June 10 reporters noted educators urged the United States not to isolate from world problems. Dr Elmer G Homrighausen warned passive isolation is a sin and urged revival of international fellowship. Allegheny College president Tolley said America must face global issues and that future wars will come, but peace and learning must endure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
Allegheny College
Meadville
United States
Elmer G. Homrighausen
Princeton Theological Seminary
Pitt
Hominghausen
William Pearson Tolley
America
Speedboats Newest Peril Berlin
June 10. German mosquito speedboats used against British warships in the English Channel blend human torpedo and stuka tactics. Each crewed by 12 to 15 men the boats launch a torpedo then veer away to safety. Built cheaply to strike fast in harbors and confined seas these craft derive from economic motives.
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Berlin
English Channel
Dunkerque
Flanders
Russo Japanese treaty signed ends Manchoukuo boundary dispute
Moscow reports a new Russo Japanese agreement defining the Manchoukuo Outer Mongolian boundary amid years of sporadic fighting. The statement offered no frontier specifics. Russia resumes normal relations with Moscow and new British and French ambassadors depart for the capital.
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Moscow
Japan
Manchoukuo
Skeet Champion Zugetes Wins Pennsylvania Meet
A V Zugetes of Indiana won the Pennsylvania State skeet championship at Twin-Pike Skeet Club. He broke 92 of 99 targets after missing the eighth, edging past rivals. D W Lied, also of Indiana, had won the title last year with an 88 score.
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Philadelphia
A. V. Zugetes
Indiana
D. W. Lied
Calls for U S as dam owners in Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh June 10 State Senator James G Fulton Allegheny Republican argues federal ownership of the Tionesta and Crooked Creek flood control dams would save Pennsylvania money If Pennsylvania keeps the land it would owe about 60000 annually for maintenance and forfeit 380000 the federal government offers for the titles
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
James G. Fulton
Allegheny Republican
Tionesta
Crooked Creek
Pennsylvania
Defense Notes and Public Stances on War and Taxes
A collection of wartime positions includes Senator King proposing Canada lease of British Caribbean possessions for 0 years, a 30 member advocate group urging US entry into war, Edwin S. Smith accusing anti progressivism of aiding a fifth column, Rep. Van Zandt and Rep. Thomas calling for ouster of Communists and Nazis, Senator La Follette drafting a windfall profits tax on war production, and Senate Republicans backing the idea as the administration pushes a defense tax bill of about 1.004 billion dollars to the House for passage this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King
Edwin S. Smith
National Labor Board
van Zandt
Thomas R
Roosevelt
la Follette
Wis
Senate Republicana
House
Symposium on Faiths Fosters Brotherhood in Indiana
Frank L. Neff of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce led a program promoting unity among diverse faiths and cleaner living. Music was directed by Miss Angot Borge of the College music department. the benediction was given by Very Rev. Father James Brady of St. Bernard Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank L. Neff
Indiana Chamber of Commerce
Mics Angot Borge
College Music Department
James Brady
St. Bernard Church
Lord Lathian urges example to beat totalitarianism
Washington Pa June 16 Philip Henry Kerr Marquis of Lothian British Ambassador to the United States addressed the Washington and Jefferson College graduation class urging totalitarianism to be defeated not by war but by example He spoke at the commencement and received an honorary Doctor of Laws noting the democratic world must show unity order and prosperity for all while balancing private freedom with public service He warned the European scene is increasingly a struggle between totalitarian and democratic ways of life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Philip Henry Kerr
Marquis of Lothian
United States
Washington and Jeffernan College
Universal Publc Service
Lord Lothian
Refugees recall peril at sea aboard ship toward United States
Paul H. Sullivan wife of a Goodyear Rubber Company official described an ocean voyage in terror as the vessel shuddered and motors stopped. Nazi broadcasts claimed British torpedoes and blamed Germany to draw the U.S. into war. Passengers grew wary yet the tension eased as the ship neared America with notable travelers including Mrs Theodora Jakul Slater and Mrs Kermit Roosevelt aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul H. Sullivan
Goodyear Rubber Company
Germany
United States
Theodora ‘Jakul Slater
West Hartford
Conn
Robert Montgomery
France
Kermit Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Relief effort targets single men on relief rolls
Russell said he focuses on removing single men aged 20 to 40 from relief as employment opportunities rise. He urged county surveys to assess viable options, noting 168 single men in the high county were told to find work or lose relief, with only one returning. State relief spending reached 124 million dollars for the year ending May 11.
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Russell
Norway Surrenders to Save Nation From Destruction
The Norwegian government and king capitulate under General Otto Ruge’s advice as Allied aid is deemed essential elsewhere. The proclamation says continued fighting would risk total destruction, with Norway abandoning resistance to spare northern areas from total ruin.
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England
Norweggian
Willy Drewal
Mangas
Narvik
Pyers
Storting
Cieneral Otto Ruge
Norway
Ruge
Remainng
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John MacCullough
D. D
Oakland Cemetery
Benona
Bert) Pittman Rankin
Johnstown
Pennsylvania Railroad
Memorial Hospital
Indiana County
Laws D
Mary (Ruffner) Rankin
Jonnatown
Aince
Egrheads
Headrick Cometers
Engl.’ ND
College
Schoon
G.O.P
Vauziers
Champagne
Montdidier
Beauvais
Wilkes-Barre
Susquehanna River
Winmontis
Janes McCarthy
Luzerne
Tobys
Pittsbungh
James Steiver
School of Business Administration
Wall
Heough Odd Jole
Memorial Hazleton
William Haile
Neaquehoni
Mra
Dora Bachman
West Hazleton
Ony
Watie Bodive
Averwa
U.S
English
Zugates
U. S
St & F
Ant Smelt
T and
Lady All Refining Lay
Balt
Bendix Avlat
Beth Steel
Briggs Mtg
Budd
Calumet
Hee Aly
Chen
Adin
Chrysler Corp
Ado
Colum G
du Pont
Radio Corp
Steettaly Reynolds
Sears Rosbuck
Socony
Vacuum
Southern Pacific
Southern Ry Sperry Corp
Corp Texas Corp
United Aircraft Gas
United Corp
United Gas Imp W
Indus Alco
Rubber Lite
West Maryland
West Union
West
Woolworth
Cork— Cities Service
el Bond
Peanread Corp
Lathian
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