War Today Analysis on Mediterranean Front Reinforcements
Dewitt Mackenzie argues Britain and the United States must reinforce the Eastern Mediterranean to halt Rommel in Libya and protect Egypt and the Suez. The piece weighs routes through the Ukraine and Turkey, noting potential delays to a Western Front and the risk of a broader Middle East war. Churchill may seek ships and troops, with observers predicting a Mediterranean emphasis over a second front in Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Deemier Churchill
Roosevelt
Mediterranean
Jose
Britain
Egypt
Suez Canal
Nazl
Rommel
Hitler
Russian
Caucasus
Middle East
Kshal Timoshenko
Red Front
Ukraine
Turkey
Syria
Russia
United States
Fuehrer
Libya
Hiypt
Tobruk
Eighth Army
Middle Eastern
Churchill
Europe
Everettts Celebrate 25th Anniversary and Family Events
Mr and Mrs J W Everett of 25 South Twelfth Street plan a full day of celebration tomorrow marking their twenty fifth wedding anniversary and Mrs Everett s birthday along with Father s Day fitting a family reunion atmosphere with local joy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Everett
South Twelfth Street
Mrs. Everett
Father
Dorcas Class Meeting at First Regular Baptist Church
The Dorcas Class of the First Regular Baptist Church held its June meeting in the church social hall hosted by Miss Helen Glassford Miss Corinne Douglas Mrs Albert Walker and Mrs Watter George. A Candle light devotional by Mrs Raymond Barber, the vice president, opened the program followed by business by Mrs Harold Fletcher and games led by Mrs Albert Sprankle and Mrs Howard Straitoff. Refreshments concluded the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorcas
First Regular Baptist Church
Helen Glassford
Corinne Douglas
Albert Walker
Watter George
Raymond Barber
Harold Fletcher
Albert Sprankle
Howard Straitoff
Rationing in Board 3 records tire and tube sales
Continuing the list from yesterday, Indiana County Rationing Board details Obsolete Tires and Tubes, Retreaded or Recapped Truck Tires, and Passenger Cars Retreads. The roster lists buyers by name, residence, occupation, and the number of tires and tubes purchased, including John H Holmes Penn Run and D 2 farmer three tires, Joseph M Tomechko Starford foreman two tires two tubes, and many others across Gipsy, Clymer, New Florence, Marion Center, Heilwood, and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana County Rationing Board
John H. Holmes
Penn Run &. D
Joseph M. Tomechko
Starford
Marion Putt, Jr. Clymer
Lloyd Snyder
Indiana
Heilwood
Charles
Barr
G Hellwood
Marion Ohman
New Florence
R. D
William H. Nicewonger
Clymer
Mike Chucken
Gipsy
John L. Deyarmin
John Sokol
Clymer R. D
Leon Mumau
Commodore R. D
William Glassford
Penn Run
Quay Braughter
Kenneth Mack
Clyde
Lumberman
George Yankosky
Dixonville
Joseph Ratay
C. B.C. Corporation
Arcadia
Seal Mining
Homer Geist
Rossiter
James E. Smith
Cherry Tree
C. BE. Kitten
Stafford
Farmer
Miner
Lambie Bros
Glen Campbell
Carl Burns
Marion Center
Marion Centre
Nowal Lowman
Clyde Lloyd
Cherry Tree R. D
Josy Beer
Commodore
O. K. Spicher
Hillsdale
Thomas Weaver
John Lockmank
Jacob Kyle
Charles Altmus
Clarence Henry
Commodore R. R
James Stark
Charles Julock
Lawrence Roders
Industrial Guard
Gerald W. Croyle
Norman Pardee
Rochester Mills
Sharp Stonebraker
Samuel McCullough
Strongstown
Robert Robertson
Robinson
Matulas Coal Company
Howard Miller
Guard Coal Company
Richard Berringer
Abera Nuner
John J. Greek
Joseph Bosigar
Iminer
Air Chiefs Preview Army Air Forces 1943 Jet Planes and Scale
Washington reports from Aviation Writers Association reveal the Army Air Forces aims for vast expansion by 1943. Leaders tout a self sufficient supply service the largest training program to date and a focus on selective strategic bombing with B 17 and Liberator as premier bombers.
Mrs. Jennie Dinsmore dies at 89 in Punxsutawney
Mrs. Jennie Dinsmore died at 1 a.m. in her home at 808 East Mahoning Street Punxsutawney after a long illness. Born Sara Jane Heasley in Franklin August 31 1852 she married Captain Robert Wilson Dinsmore September 19 1868 after which they moved to Punxsutawney in 1875. She was active in the Baptist Church the Eastern Star and civic and patriotic work including the Women’s Relief Corps and WW II programs. She leaves seven children four sons and three daughters along with 11 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Funeral services are set for Monday at 2:30 p.m. at the East Mahoning Street home with burial in Circle Hill Cemetery.
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Jennie” Dinamore
East Mahoning Street
Sara Jane Dinsmore
Franklin
John and
Hannah Kiser Heasley
Robert Wilson Dinsmore
Dinsmore
Frankin
Women's Relief Corps
Punxsutaw- Ney
Baptist Church
Order of Eastern Star
Walter S
Howard
John
Jesse
Alfred ¢ Altigon
Henry W
Grace
William
East Mahoning
Vlock
Rev
Maurice E
Levy Will! Mmate
Circle Hill Cemetery
War Briefs From Front Lines June Updates
Bulletin notes fighting near the Tobruk frontier as enemy columns retreat westward after nearing 25 miles from Bardia. German high command claims destruction of Sevastopol defenses and capture of a dock and artillery position. RAF fighter planes renew heavy attacks along the German coast in occupied France.
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Tobruk
Berlin
Savastopol Con Vandes
London
France
Heavier RAF raids hit Emden Osnabruck docks and rail hub
The Air Ministry said a strong force of 260 to 300 RAF planes conducted the night raid on Emden and Osnabruck in northwest Germany. Nine British aircraft were missing. attacks also hit enemy airfields in the Netherlands. Berlin later reported weak RAF formations damaging northern German towns, with one British plane down. Japanese reports say Chinese 23rd Army encircled north of Linhsien on the Hopeh Shansi border. General Alois Elias, once Czech premier, was executed for treason by the German-occupied regime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RAF
Emden
Osnabruck
Germany
Air Ministry
Iron and Steel
Netherlands
Britain
Berlin
Tokyo
Linhsien
Hopeh - Shansi
China
Domei
Tobruk
Claude Aunchinleck
Egypt
London Times
Libya
Libyan
Egyptain
Roosevelt
Churchill
United States
Europe
Asia
Africa
Sevastopol
Lloody
Black Sea
Holland
London
Poland
Warsaw
Poznan
DNB
Vienna
Lower Danube
Austria
Governor Defends 40 000 Pound Truck Weight Limit
Governor James asserts Pennsylvania will enforce a 40 000 pound truck weight limit as a floor agreed with other states to aid wartime transport. He rebuts claims of a Defense Transportation fix and notes the rule was adopted with President Roosevelt’s knowledge and approval. Gogolin calls the rule a trade barrier amid ongoing warnings of mixed messages from the Office of Defense Transportation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Agcellar
James
Gogolin
Ooffice
T Defense Transportation
Pennsylvania
Melvin R. Green
Maryland
Outdoor army camps schedule summer meetings
A summer series of meetings is set with varied themes and speakers. July 12 features Youth Night with the High School Band and Choir, July 19 Men’s Night with church groups and a layman as speaker, July 26 Music Night, August 2 College in charge, August Inter-Faith Night with Catholic Jewish and Protestant clergy, August 16 Women’s Night, August 28 Children’s Night, and August 30 a candlelight consecration. The Union Service meets tomorrow evening at First Methodist Church with Rev Charles Sinclair Applegath preaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College
Fuller
First Methodist Church
Charles Sinclair Applegath
Father’s Day origins linked to Wm Jackson Smart and family
The piece recounts how Mrs. Dodd inspired Father’s Day from her father William Jackson Smart after his wife died in the Spanish American War. Smart raised six children, serving as both mother and father until adulthood, and the idea gained traction during World War I as soldiers in France remembered their dads aided by uncensored letters to home.
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France
United States
Local Zionists To Attend Conference
The Tri-State Zionist Region annual conference meets Sunday June 21 at the M. & W. H. A. with sessions at 2:30 p m and 1:00 p m. Delegates discuss redemption and reconstruction of Palestine and how American Zionists can aid the Near and Middle East allied forces. Br. Joachim Prinz of Newark will be principal speaker. Charles Cowen of New York will address youth roles. Many local Zionists will attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tri- State
Palestine
Near
Middle East
Joachim Prinz
Berlin
Germany
Newark
New Jersey
Charles Cowen
New York
British Axis clash near Tobruk amid Egypt frontier watch
Reports from Cairo and London describe rapid Axis moves toward Egypt halted near the Libyan frontier. British communiques say two Axis columns turned back after brief clashes as Britain strengthens forces under General Auchinleck while Roosevelt and Churchill meet in the United States for strategic talks.
Scrap drive in Pittsburgh spurs call to end war
Pittsburgh June 20 George Inoue a 65 year old Japanese chauffeur butler tossed two tires onto a rubber scrap heap in a Southside garage. A sign urged scrap the Japs with your old rubber. Proprieter Bill Cutlen vowed to help and Inoue answered with cautious optimism that the war would end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
George Inoue
George
Bill Cutlen
Inous
Army War Show Opens in Philadelphia at Franklin Field
Philadelphia hosts a seven day mock army show at Franklin Field starring 1 800 troops and vast tanks to illustrate wartime training. Mrs Colin P Kelly will present a new flag in a ceremony as the display moves from Baltimore with 687 vehicles and weapons. The show aims to show bond buyers and War workers how their efforts support war needs and can be turned into a real fighting unit in minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Franklin Field
Colin P. Kelly
Air Corps
Army
Baltimore
Cal
Edgar Fell
Axis plans outlined for Africa Europe and Asia in Allied briefing
A wartime briefing described German and Japanese strategies to stress Allied and Soviet defenses. Germany would push via Africa toward Egypt and Suez, redeploy Italian and Crete-based forces, and mount a northern thrust toward the Caucasus and possible Suez flank via Turkey. Western Europe could face intensified air sea raids on Britain and transatlantic shipping, with Heinkel 177 bombers and carrier forces possibly targeting New York and Washington. Japan would coordinate strikes with European operations against Red Siberian forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Caucasus
Suez
Crete
Syria
Turkey
Baku-Batum
United States
England
Iceland
Tirpitz
Graf Zeppelin
Washington
New York
Norway
New York-Washington
Marts Praises Papers and Radio for Blackout Co Operation
Dr A C Marts head of the State Council of Defense commends Pennsylvania newspapers and radio stations for excellent cooperation in instructing residents for the upcoming dusk to dawn blackout. He says the state now knows what is expected during the all night partial blackout and stresses the new experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
A. C. Marts
State Council of Defense
Pennsylvania
Rehnsylvania
Teachers Learn How To Fight And Peace In Schools
Denver June 20 Teachers at the National Education Association convention in Denver will study adding two courses to the curriculum how to fight and how to keep the peace. The plan aims to prepare students for a world of future conflicts or rebuilding after war with economic rebalancing. Myrtle Hooper Dahl says schools must equip youth for the most effective service to the country, noting today’s high school students may become fighters if the war lasts long.
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Denver
National Education Association
Myrtle Hooper Dah
Minneapolis
Association
Lst
Stocks Listed Incomplete Market Pulse
A scanned market listing shows numerous company names with varying percentages and flags. Notable figures include Am Can at 601% Am Tel and Tel at 414 Anaconda at 24% Boeing at 144 Borden at 40 Gen Elec at 25% US Steel at 46% Studebaker at 4% Warner Bros at 554 Woolworth at 26% Many entries appear truncated or inconsistent, reflecting a partial historical stocks table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atch T and & F
Bald Loco Ct
Balt and Ohio
Bendix Aviat
Beth Steel
Boeing Airplane
Borden Co
Briggs
Ches and Ohio
Chrysler Corp
Cons Edison
Consol Oil
Curtiss-Wright
del Lack
West
du Pont del
Eastman Kodak
el Auto-Lite
el Gen Motors
Int Harvester
Int
Nick Can
Tel
Johns-Manville
Kennecott Cop
Loew's Inc
Montgom Ward
Nat Biscuit
Nat Dairy Prod
Nat Distillers
Nat Pew
Central RR
North Ameria
Northern Pacific
Packard Motor
Param Pictures
Penn RR
Pullman
Pure Oil
Ts Radio Corp
Texas Co
United Aircraft
United Corp
United Gas Imp
U & Rubber
US Smell R and M
US Steel
Warner Broa Piet
West el
Woolworth
Youngst Sk and
Markets Pittsburgh Produce and Livestock Report
Pittsburgh June 20 report shows slow produce demand with apples around steady, Illinois trans powders 3 50, potatoes 21 cars about steady. Georgia Bliss Triumphs 2 50, Alabama Bliss Triumphs 2 50 75, North Carolina Cobbler y 2 50 60. Prices on the Pittsburgh livestock market steady with receipts changes noted: salable hogs 50, cattle 25, calves 50, sheep none.
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Pittsburgh
Illinois
Georgia Bliss
Alabama Bliss
North Carolina
Fairs face wartime changes and Egg labeling rules emerge
The Association of County Fairs cites 78 communities sticking to original plans while Claude Wickard urges 1942 shows. many fairs have invested, with Indiana County Fair set for August 29 28. Pennsylvania’s 26 year State Farm Show status uncertain, John Light seeking a decision soon and hoping educational work can continue if canceled. Thirteen fairs deferred 1943 plans and 18 others weigh action. last year nearly 3 million attended across Pennsylvania fairs. The piece also notes Georgia stricter rules on declaring freshly laid eggs as fresh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude R. Wickard
A. S. Secretary of Agriculture
Sweyer
Indiana
Pennsylvania
John H. Light
FIUPINGS STILL FIGHTING ENEMY IN PHILIPPINES
Honolulu reports Lieut Col Carlow P Romulo, former publisher and MacArthur aide, says Filipino forces still battle the Japanese. Romulo notes his wartime actions in Bataan and Corregidor, praises U.S. policy, and cites the Tydings McDuffie Act granting eventual Philippine independence in 1946.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Carlow P. Romulo
Douglas MacArthur
Romulo
Bataan
Asia
United States
Philippines
Blairsville Youth Sustains Arm Break in Minor Accident
Blairsville resident Joe Kovalish, 24, is hospitalized in Blairaville after a compound fracture to his right arm. The injury occurred when his arm rested on a window jam and a minor accident followed.
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Joe Kovalish
Blairaville
Indiana Hospital
Obituary notices from Wilgus and Indiana area deaths
Obituaries list Mrs Elizabeth H Fyock wife of Rev Oran Fyock of Wilgus who died Friday night after long heart illness leaving many relatives and 22 grandchildren. also Mrs Catherine Quinn of Indiana wife of John Quinn dies, funeral Monday. Mrs Flora Belle Stiver 55 wife of Aaron Stiver dies eight days after son Melvin's death, services Monday at Wilgus Wesleyan Church with burial in Rowley Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth H. F.yock
Oran Fyock
Wilgun
Thomas and
Margaret
Gardner) Bundy
Clearfield County
Hilbert
Erie
Edna Burkey
Morgantown
W. Va
Nellie Trimble
Menicle
Florence
Donahey
Marion Center
R. D
Abbie Kunselman
New York State
Gertrude Dulen
Avis
Albert Bundy
DuBois
Montgomery Brethren Church
Ivan Fetterman
Fyock
Wilgus
Flora Belle Stiver
Montgomery Township
Melvin
Stiver
George
Caroline (Rawley) Plouse
Toa Auden
Glen Campbell
Aaron Stiver
Ruth Fisher
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dewitt MacKenzie
Everetts
Ube
Army Air Forces
Linet
Henry H. Arnold
Aviation Writers Association
Rering Command
AAF
Barton K. Yount
Flying Training Command
P. Echols
C. C. Dinsmore
Bulletin
Alois Elias
Independent
Czechoslovak Republic
Bohemia and Moravia
Truckers
Army War
Colin Kelly
Marts
Gazette
Georgia
C. P. Romulo
Blairsville
Catherine Quinn
John Quinn
Taylorsville
Henry
Nancy (Stalre) Kunkle
First Presbyterian Church
W. 5. Long
Mabel Kunkle
Robinson Funeral Home
J. Edward Hepburn
Greenwood Cemetery
Culinary Arts Institute
Indiana Evening Gazette
Indians Evening Gazette
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