Battle of the Russo German Front Rages Across Reports
War updates describe German claims of encircling two Soviet armies near Minsk and Pinsk marshes as counterattacks by the Red Army press forward. Discrepancies over aircraft losses and armored vehicle totals sway conclusions about encirclement and the potential for a swift German victory versus a prolonged, costly conflict.
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Red Army
Red Air Force
Moscow
Minsk
Minak
London
Pinsk
Germinn
Russia
Pope Faith and Justice Amid War Trial
The passage frames belief as aligning justice with a fatherly love, asserting that the harsh ordeal of war will endure only for a fixed time. It suggests the hour of God will come after the fury of evil passes, offering a theological view on endurance and hopeful deliverance.
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God
Fourteen Hospitalized After Mine Explosion
Clark, president of the Rochester & Pittsburgh Coal Company, listed hospitalized workers including David Craig, Auliman Clifford Geyer, John Shoreak, McIntyre George Clipper, Peter Sgro, Tony Sgro, Leo Surra, Bruno Lorensi, James Matee, Stanley Gryesak, Mickey Berele, Alex Shorb, Leon Stuchell, and Joe Babich. The blast affected Blairsville, Homer City, McIntyre, Coal Run, Indiana, Korsey, and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reath
Clark
Rochester & Pittsburgh Coal Company
David Craig
Auliman
Clifford Geyer
Clarksburg
John Shoreak
McIntyre George Clipper
Peter Sgro
Indiana
Tony Sgro
Above
Leo Surra
Korsey
K County
Bruno Lorensi
McIntyre
James Matee
Blairsville
Stanley Gryesak
McIntyre Mickey Berele
Homer City
Alex Shorb
Coal Run
Leon Stuchell
Joe Babich
Syria and Levant Fronts See British Advances in War Update
International page reports Soviet forces driving into Czech led territory to seize prisoners and matériel. In the Syrian campaign Allied forces press toward Home, with Vichy troops guarding Lebanon from Beirut to Tripoli. General Den tz’s home attacked by British bombers. guard casualties reported. British forces encircle Palmyra, with further Damascus and coastal advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolf Hiller Latt
Czecho-Slovakia
Lebanon
Beirut
Tripoli
Henri Dentz
Levant
Middle East
Palemyra
Damascus
Paderewski’s American fortune and wartime role detailed
Paderewski toured America, profiting as much as 8 million dollars, while earning at least 250 thousand on ten tours. Beyond music he led a Polish army in France during World War I, briefly became Poland’s president, and remained a key Polish leader amid unrest. The article shifts to a pontiff’s sermon on suffering, cross, and divine justice as path to peace. The pope urged Catholics to see suffering as part of God’s plan and to seek solace in Christ’s love.
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Paderaewski
America
Paderewski
United States
France
Poland
Draft Subversives Face Timely Registration And Penalties
About 65,000 Pennsylvanians age 21 since last October 16 will join the Selective Service rolls tomorrow with local boards conducting registration from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. EST. Dr. William Mather Lewis and General Hershey announced strict penalties for delays or evasion, and reclassification of many married registrants to deferment status. In Washington, plans contemplate enlisting roughly 50,000 selectees monthly in the latter half of the year, with executive orders setting a 500,000 trainee maximum for the new fiscal year and continuing use of the pool to fill the army.
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Selective Service
William Mather Lewis
Selective Training and Service
United States District Attorney
Lewis B. Hershey
Brig
Genman
Hines
Washington
Army
Selective Service Headquarters
Army High Command
White House
Hyde Park
N Y
Roosevelt
William D. Hassett
Hassett
High Command
Congress
Air Corps
George C. Marshall
Hemisphere Baves
Deferment Rules Highlight Mortgage and Insurance Flexibility
The rule favors deferment when reasonable doubt exists. If a registrant’s finances show dependents can survive without the registrant’s labor, neither law nor regulations require dependents to liquidate assets to qualify for deferment. A registrant cannot be forced to cash in life insurance, borrow against it, or mortgage the home before deferment eligibility.
FBI Spy Hunters Nab 29 On Espionage Charges
New York June 30 report on a nationwide FBI probe ending with 29 arrests for espionage or conspiracy to espionage. Agents seized 24 suspects in four states, with others already in custody. charges include transmitting information on ships and armaments to foreign nations and use of secret inks and a long-range shortwave. The list includes 22 German-born prisoners and several foreign-born suspects naturalized or seeking citizenship, with multiple arrests in New Jersey Michigan and Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
United States
Atlantic
New Jersey
Michigan
Wisconsin
France
Russia
South Africa
Austria
Moravia
Paul Bante
Max Blank
Frederick Joubert Duquesne
Cape Colony
Richard Eichenlaub
Josef August Klein
Alex Whiteler-Hill
Rudolf Ebeling
James Wheeler-Hill
Else Weustenfeld
Heinrich Carl Eilers
Hartwigichard Klelas
Herman Lang
Everett Minster Roeder
New York City
Alfred E. Brokhog
West New York
George Gettlob Schuh
Carl Reuper
Hudson Heights
Oscar . Stabler
Ger
Excambion
Bermuda
Westwood
N. J
Edmund Carl Heine
Germanborn Automobile Company
Pleasant Ridge
Mich
Erich Strunck
Milwaukee
Paul Fehse
Rene Mezenen
Erwin Wilhelm Siegler
Franz Stigler
Bertram Wolfgang Zenzinger
Mezenen
Portugal
Bald Loco
Bendix Aviat
Beth Steel
Borden Co
Chrysler Coyp
Colum G
Coml Solvents
Cons Edison
Con Oil
Cont Can AG
Curtiss-Wright
el Auto-Lite
Gen Foods
Gen Motors
Int Harvester
Nick Can
Johns-Manville
Kennecott Cop ST Kresge
Lehigh Val oCal
Lehigh Val RR
Loew's Inc
Montgom Ward
Nat Biscuit
Nat Dairy Pr
Nat Distillers
Nat
Y Central
North Ameria
Northern Pacific
Param Pictures
Penn
Accidents Reported With Multiple Injuries and a Fatal Attack
In Lancaster County a crash injured several youths including Petar Maibroda 15 Frank Malbroda 14 Steve Misko 14 and Joseph Plavi 16 with head bruises contusions and lacerations. George Mudrich 94 of Coal Run severely injured two days after release from jail suffering possible skull fracture. Alwin Vix 40 of Big Cove Tannery Pa treated after falling asleep at the wheel and injuring his face and left shoulder. A deputy coroner cited heart attack in 6 degree weather as a contributing factor in Lancaster County.
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Wasko Rodak
Petar Maibroda
Frank Malbroda
Steve Misko
Joseph Plavi
Tne
George Mudrich
Coal Run
Indiana County
Indiana
Coy
Mudrich
Indians County
Blairaville
Westmoreland County
Alwin Vix
Big Cove
G. M. Hershey
Lancaster County
Pittsburgh Truckers End 2 Day Strike
Pittsburgh relief after a two day strike ends as 1,700 truck drivers return to work under a truce proposal offering 6 cent an hour raises from 85 cents. Mediators push wage talks amid earlier demands, with some violence and damage noted at rail sidings and wharves.
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Pittsburgh
Aespera
Rudolph Hale
Chamber of Commerce
Defense Mediation Board
Motor Freight Transportation Armis
Washington
Mediation Board
AML Teamsters Union
Penalties In Effect July 2 For Unpaid Licenses
County Treasurer William R. Calhoun announced penalties begin Wednesday July 2 for all unpaid mercantile licenses including brokers auctioneers and public amusements with a ten percent penalty. He warned that gross will be pursued within thirty days for unpaid fees with a fifty percent penalty added.
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William R. Calhoun
Calhoun
Derailed on Horseshoe at Altoona injures none
A snapper engine collided with a 97 car coal freight on the Pennsylvania Railroad main line at Horseshoe Curve near Altoona. The engine and nine freight cars derailed as the eastbound train switched from track 1 to track 2. no injuries were reported.
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Altoona
Pennsylvania Railroad
Horseshoe Curve
Here
New Star Mail Route Tuesday Opens in Indiana Greensburg
Postmaster Harry W. Fee announced the new Indiana Greensburg star mail route will start tomorrow morning with the schedule yet to be completed. The last Indiana mail leaves between 2:00 and 3:00 p m with no evening mail. A papyrus wall 133 feet long is cited among ancient Egypt history books.
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Indiana
Egypt
Multiple Fatalities and Crashes Across Pennsylvania News
An array of tragedies across eastern and central Pennsylvania includes drownings from Harrisburg to Easton, a 95 year old Germantown barber killed by a motorist, and a Greenville Mercer road crash that killed three Pittsburghers, plus two head-on collisions near Slippery Rock and Butler. A child died from a machine accident near Bloomsburg and a grandmother suffered a leg fracture. Weather notes: Philadelphia hit 04.6 degrees, with showers forecast in northern and central regions. A mob threatened the speeding driver involved in the Germantown fatality.
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Elwood James Collins
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Pittsburgh
East
Harry Beler
William FA. Qbavis
Duquesne
George Beko Jr
Braddock
Eugene Herder
Lansdowne
Lowell
Greenville-Mercer
Georgia Heiser
William Heiser
Arthur Zeigler
Slippery Rock Road
Butler
John L. Moon
Thomas Hyland, Jr
North Braddock
Floyd Crane Jr
Bloomsburg
Emma Robbins
Price fixing bill torn to pieces in Congress
Washington June 30 The administration's compulsory price fixing and rent control plan, limited to defense areas, was rejected as torn to pieces by legislative leaders. Leon Henderson and aides submitted the proposal to Speaker Rayburn. Leaders said Henderson should revamp the bill with the drafting service before resubmission.
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Washington
Henderson
Legislative Drafting Service
House
Obituary notice for Charles William Horner and Mary Leone services
Charles William Horner born August 11 1808 in England died Sunday at his son’s home in Clymer. He lived in Clymer 28 years and belonged to the Loyal Order of Moose. Survived by widow, daughters in Clymer and Youngstown, 14 grandchildren and great grandchildren, plus siblings in England. Funeral at his son’s home Wednesday at 2 PM. Also services for Mrs Mary Leone at St Bernard’s Church Tuesday morning. Burial details incomplete.
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Charles William Horner
England
Jacob Horner
Morris Street
Clymer
Loyal Order of Moose
John Fletcher
Peter Cox
Harry Chapman
William Petermen
Youngstown
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Dewitt
Fated
Kent No. 2
NEW Star Mail
Glen Campbell Baptist
Burnside Cemetery
Mabry Leone
Mary Leone
St. Bernard's Roman Catholic Church
Buris
Wilte
Berngre's
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