Invasion Likely Aided by Western European Bombing
War column notes Anglo American bombing aims to cripple German industry and force a cross channel invasion of France. It argues air power prepares the ground for a major Allied assault while aiding Soviet offensives, warns invasion timing remains uncertain, and stresses destroying about forty key targets could suffocate Hitler's forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt MacKenzie
Europe
Harold Balfour
Nader
Air
United Nations
Tunisia
Hitler
High Command
France
English Channel
Russia
Channel
Dieppé
England
Germany
Lent dates linked to Easter by Vernal Equinox rules
Fourteen days after the Vernal Equinox marks Lent timing this year with Easter on April 25. Ash Wednesday is set by counting back 40 days excluding Sundays, placing the start around March 10 as stated by Miss Bennet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Bennet
Farm draft issue looms as Senate action considered
Bankhead plans to press a bill to defer all farm workers from the draft while the administration leans toward a narrower approach proposed by Senator O Mahoney. The War Manpower Commission widened local boards authority to delay farm worker inductions and Selective Service ended the 4 H classification for men 38 to 45.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bankhead
Senate
Senator O'Mahoney
O'Mahoney
War Manpower Commission
Draft Board
Atllt
Selective Service Headquarters
Ala
Assembly Roundup Points to Early Adjournment and Tax Legislation
Harrisburg reports House Speaker Ira T. Fiss predicting postwar planning and tax bills advancing this week as the 1942 session targets an April 15 adjournment. Bills include five emergency taxes yielding about 136.9 million, a planning commission for reconversion, and budget critique from Rep. Cohen. Senate leaders anticipate reapportionment talks and new public hearings on a merit rating proposal for unemployment compensation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Ira T. Fiss
Reuben E. Cohen
Weldon B. Heyburn
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Heyburn
Senate
Tny
Local Government ‘Commission
Plang T0
Edward J. Coleman
Lackawanna
Commission
Martin
Rexene Department
John A. Shrayer
Highway Department
Bridges
General Assembly
Ber
Joint State Government Commission
House
Draft reclassifies 38-year-olds to farm deferment plan
The government issues new Selective Service rules to push men over 38 toward farming by May 1 to qualify for farm deferments 2-C or 3-C based on marital status. Others over 38 move to regular draft classifications with EH designations. The War Manpower Commission allows induction if needed and outlines farm-work deferment procedures, placement windows, and county farm war board authority, plus illustrative case details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Manpower Commission
Darinis
Armed Services
County Farm War Board
Mauthey
County Fur Lands
Roequest
Farm Workers of Appeal
Himselr
Tod
Victory
OPA
Roosevelt
James F.byrnes
Byrnes
Selective Service
Clavcifieniiasne
Robertson D-Val
Doughlan
D-Nc
House
Capitol
February trend in license renewals and price controls noted
The report shows applications for operators permits in February at nine percent below 1942, with thousands still arriving daily. It lists deadlines for licenses and registrations, notes on uniform automobile fees, and publicity success. Also reports butter and egg price ceilings, flour recalculation deadlines, and rent and stove restrictions under ration rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attar
Notables For Indiana State Teachers College Week
Two notable visitors come to Indiana State Teachers College this week. Wing Commander Ashley Hall of the Royal Air Force will speak on University Life in Wartime England at 6:15 p.m. tomorrow in the auditorium. Miss Louise Morley, daughter of novelist Christopher Morley, will address the Thursday convocation at 10 a.m. She has long worked with youth and war efforts, having traveled extensively and studied in Europe, Britain, and the United States amid war-time activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana State Teachers College
Ashley Hall
Royal Air Force
England
Louise Morley
Christopher Morley
Commander Hall
Lawrence Davis
Indiana
Morley
Indiana County Council of Defense
Office of War Information
Air Defense Corps
Air Training Corps
Cambridge University
Air Ministry
Hall
Amont
Miss Morley
Great Britain
League of Nations Association
Europe
Geneva
International Student Service
United States
Britain
Farmers urged to apply early for FSA loans in war crops
John A. Noel of the Farm Security Administration in Indiana and Cambria counties urged farmers to apply early for loans to finance dairy production and other needs. Regional Director J H Wood noted national funds will be loaned on a first come first served basis, with late applications risking shortfalls in the Northeast. Noel will accept applications Mondays and Saturdays at the Law Building in Ebensburg Pennsylvania, highlighting farmer resolve to aid the war effort and support sons in the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Noel
Farm Security Administration
Indiana
Cambria
J. H. Wood
FSA
Uncle Sam
Law Bldg
Ebensburg
Penna
Hitler, Hirohito & Co
Noel
Congress Roundup Seeks Farm Work Deferments
Washington report outlines a compromise plan to exempt farm workers individually rather than by blanket basis. Byrnes leads a manpower survey urging 38 year olds be kept in farming with targeted deferment. draft rules place older men with farm work into 2-C or 3-C categories as needed.
Service at Blairsville church and Camp Pickett draft details
A service is planned at Simon and Jude's Church Blairsville though funeral arrangements remain incomplete. The piece lists Selective Service men stationed at Camp Pickett Va undergoing intensive training, naming many individuals by surname and hometowns, and notes officers completing courses at Miami Beach and Fort Riley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon & Jude's Catholic Church
Blairsville
Camp Pickett
U.S. Army
Indiana
Kenneth Frantz
Gerald Sensabaugh
William 4. Yoder
George M. Andyshak
Mike Holuta
Daniel D. Miller
Donald Oligher
Clymer
Thaddeus M. Welanin
John A. Scott
Walter B. Haught
Jona J. Gaydlosh
Frank J. Slanezka
Edward E. Oakes
Paul J. Puro
Bruce H. Phillips
Glen Campbell
Doyle R. Billings
Navy to field massive fleet by 1945 says Know
Secretary of the Navy Know states the world ocean force will be ready for sea duty by end of 1945, two years earlier than planned due to rapid shipbuilding. The Super Navy will include most authorized units, though some large ships are suspended for material shortages, with over 5.675 million tons authorized since the European War began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the Navy
Know
Heis
Russian advance near Kharkov and global air war update
Russians push toward Bryansk Kiev rail line from Lexsk area near Orel. British and German air battles over England with casualties and few London raids. Pacific theater sees renewed Allied air power from Solomons to Burma, including MacArthur’s 22 ship convoy destruction near New Guinea. Japanese losses acknowledged. Allied airfields and targets from Kal Islands to New Britain attacked. four motor bombers raid Thailand frontier. Mylinge Bridge area near Mandalay bombed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kharkov
Lexsk
Orel
Bryansk- Kiev
England
London
RAF
Wilhelmshaven
Helgoland
Air Ministry
United Nations
Solomons
Burma
United States Pacific Fleet
New Guinea
Japan
Imperial Headquarters
Australia
Kal Islands
Gusmata
Gloucester
New Britain
Mubo
Salamaua
Thailand
Mylinge Bridge
Mandalay
Liquor Control Had Big Year in Pennsylvania 1942
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control system reported profits of 24 090 299 for 1942. Most gains came in Q4 with October sales totaling 12 809 765, up 107 percent from 1941. November and December 1942 sales rose 2 percent and 18 percent respectively, and the state collected 12 301 877 from the 10 percent emergency tax for 1943 relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Liquor Control System
Russians claim major advances on Vyazma Smolensk road
Russian forces report capture of 20 settlements and heavy German losses on the Vyazma Smolensk corridor. They say bodies of over 4,500 Germans lie on battlefield near Gzhatsk as retreats unfold. Strongpoints near Staraya Russa and Sychevka are described as threatened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vyazma- Smolensk
Gzhatsk
Gierino
Sychevka
Vyazma
Fartherorth
Marchal Semeon Timoshenko
Lake Ilmen
Staraya Russa
Russia
Visitors Reach 84159 At Colorado National Monument In 1940
A 1940 report notes Colorado's Great Sand Dunes National Monument drew 84159 visitors. The account quotes Horst commenting that food production relies on farmer will, cites labor, equipment, and material shortages as main obstacles to sufficient food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Tax Deadlock Break Sought by Ways and Means Committee
Washington March 8 AP A debate over a possible tax break moves through the House Ways and Means Committee as 44 million taxpayers await a decision. Four main plans under consideration include the Rum Plan for a full year abatement and three variations from Robertson and Doughton offering partial or delayed relief, all aiming to shift relief into the current year rather than prior years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis M. Lemay
Washington
America
House
Ways and Means Committee
Rum
Beardsley Rumi
New York
Robertson
Doughton No
The
Treasury
Obituary Notices From Marion Center Area
Obituaries note the deaths of Elmira Margaret Barr Long 59 in Marion Center with services at 2:00 p m Wednesday and interment at Marion Center Cemetery. Ephyrus Phaeon Coble 1860 died in Green township with services 2:30 p m Thursday at Uniontown Evangelical Church. Joan Zellman Ernest Poland born 1869 died in Indiana Hospital with funeral 9:00 a m Thursday at Assumption Church followed by interment at St Bernard Cemetery. Parties include Rev J R Swanger Sandy Lake Pa, Rev H C Van Wormer Dixonville, Rev I B Swinehart Indiana, Rev C A Blair Hillsdale, MRS ELMIRA MARGARET BARR LONG, husband Jesse E Long, son John D Long US Navy, daughters Mrs Howard Forsythe and Mrs Clay Berkeybile, brothers N E H Barr and J O Barr, sisters Misses Mayme Muriel and Mrs Maud Lake. Funeral plans incomplete. body to family home. Varying locations referenced: Marion Center, Green township, Ernest, Uniontown, and Rochester & Pittsburgh Coal Co. involvement.
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J. R. Swanger
Sandy Lake
Messrs
H. C. van Wormer
Dixonville
I. B. Swinehart
Indiana
C. A. Blair
Hillsdale
Elmira Margaret (Barr) Long
Marion Center
John A
Julian Barr
Methodist Church
Sons of Union Veterans Auxiliary
Jesse E. Long
John D. Long
United States Navy
Howard Forsythe
McKeesport
Clay _Berkeybile
Epyrus Phaeon Coble
Green Township
S. L
Maria
Borjing) Cable
Valley Cable
Rebecca C. (Garman) Cable
John
Cecil Coble
Midland
Floyd Coble
Cherrytree
R. D
Uniontown Evangelical Church
John H. Busch
Uniontown Cemetery
Joan Zellman
Ernest
Poland
Indiana Hospital
Rochester & Pittsburgh Coal Company
Assumption Catholic Church
United Polish Society
United Mine Workers of America
Veronica Zellman
Frank
Adan
Paul
Bernadine
Joseph
Pittsburgh
Helen
Viola
Detroit
Martha
Iowa
Michael Zellman
Big Soldier
Assumption Church
Emilio Farri
St. Bernard ‘Cemetery
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Earl D. Milter
Stafford
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Edward J. Ovanes
Arcadia
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Carl Davis
Heilwood
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Edwardd W. Stukic
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Jace Benko
Mentele
Narciseo L. Gamberoni
Rossiter
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Neal R. Duane
Calvin W. Stiffler
Rochester Mills
Res E. Hurd
Commodore
Wineman
Air Forces
Miami ‘Beach
Fla
Corp
Water R. Wineman
Rose Wineman
Homer City
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M. Popevich
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