Secret weapons could decide future wars, warns analyst
In an Associated Press synthesis, Mackenzie argues that peace hinges on vigilance against secret weapons, noting how non military ideas can become war tools. He cites blitzkrieg, rockets, and flying bombs as examples and warns Germany and Japan may pursue covert tech to strike swiftly if blocked.
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San Francisco
Huh
Howard Blakeslee
Associated Press
England
Britain
America
Europe
Germany
Japan
Benito Mussolini
Itallang
World Security Organization
United Nations
Nine Nominated To Become Full Generals
President Roosevelt nominated nine lieutenant generals to be promoted to full generals in the U.S. Army. Named were Joseph T. McNarney, Omer N. Bradley, Carl Spoetz, George C. Kenney, Mark W. Clark, Walter Krueger, Brehon B. Somervell, Jacob L. Devers, and Thomas T. Handy, with high command roles across Europe and Asia and key theater duties noted.
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Washington
Roosevelt
U.S. Army
Joseph T. McNarney
Mediterranean
Omer N. Bradley
12Th Army Group
Western Front
Europe
Carl Spoetz
VU. 5
Strategic Air Force
George C. Kenney
Far East Air Forces
Mark W. Clark
13Th Army Group
Italy
Walter Krueger
6Th Army
Philippines
Brehon B. Somervell
Army Service Forces
Jacob TL. Devers
6Th Army Group
European
Ater
Thomas T. Handy
Peterson's Ointment Ad Promises Relief for Eczema
An advertisement touts Peterson's Ointment as a remedy for eczema itching and red blotches. It claims relief after one application and offers a money back guarantee. The ad also notes usefulness for itching between toes and cracks.
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Peterson
Marines Seal Off Japs In Caves On Iwo Jima
U S Marines seize two rocks Kama and Kangoku near Kitano Point and seal off Japanese cave and pillbox positions as three divisions press the island. Japanese fighters continue resisting with small arms machine gun and mortar fire from cave complexes and fortified positions. Marine operations yesterday reportedly capped by scaling 115 caves used as underground strongholds.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Guam
Mar
Apy
U. S. Marine
Iwo Jima
Kitano Point
Fleet Headquarters
Kama
Kangoku
Iwo
Berlin Reports New Rhine Crossing and West Front Collapse
Berlin reported heavy fighting along the Oder from Stettin to the Neisse River as German defenses collapsed, while Soviet forces pressed toward Gdynia and Danzig. Zhukov’s troops increased pressure west of the Oder near Frankfurt, with 100000 Russians across the river near Küstrin and Frankfurt, and U.S. and Allied actions pushing from Honnef to Koenigswinner. Patton’s Third Army advanced toward the Saar, the First and Ninth Armies reported bridgehead gains near Remagen and Rhine operations, and Allied planners eyed a potential summer end to the European war amid cautious optimism and warnings of a false dawn.
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Oder
Frankfurt
Berlin
Reich
Stettin
Neisse
East Prussia
Poland
Gdynia
Bay
Bay of Danzig
Gregory K. Zhukov
Honnef
Remagen
U. S
Ninth Army Front
Germany
Britain
James Grigg
Konstantin K. Rokossovsky
Danzig
Stetlin
Altbama
Zhukov
Koenigsberg
One Man Army of Bataan Beaten by Japs
Chicago prisoner Louis C. Zells recalls Capt. Arthur Wermuth called the one man army of Bataan being brutally punished in a camp. He stood up for his men as dysentery sapped strength, was struck, kicked, and later removed to a hospital. rumor said he was sent to Japan. Wermuth, from Chicago, was later absent from the camp amid war rumors.
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Chicago
Arthur Wermuth
Bataan
Philippines
Japan
Louis C. Zells
Wermuth
Capt. Wermuth
Capt. Warmuth
Warmuth
Berlin Front Tense as Allies Press Into Germany
The broadcast showed escalating tension as preparations for street battles intensified to the last. Russian forces reportedly within 25 miles of Berlin while a new pontoon bridge aided U S First Army across the Rhine. Allied air losses and numerous German planes engaged accompany heavy anti-aircraft defenses as about 40 000 prisoners were taken in eight days.
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Berlin
U. S.first Army
Jaebtal
Montgomery
Fifth Army
Italy
Vergato
Bologna
Most County Stores Obey OPA in Indiana Area
Sixty four percent of Indiana area stores fully complied with OPA food price controls according to the Indiana War Price and Rationing Board. Of 67 stores, 24 were in violation of price or posting rules while Price Panel assistants helped 38 correct prices and added 12 to post prices properly. Violations centered on sirloin steak canned meats and noodles with small cent adjustments.
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Indiana
OPA
Prite
G. S. Parnell
Indiana War Price and Rationing Board
iPvt Leonard Bash Arrives In England
Pvt Leonard C Bash son of Mr and Mrs Donald Bash of Indiana RD 1 has arrived safely in England He has been in service since April 44 He trained at Belvoir Virginia then went to Maxey Texas before going overseas
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Pvt
Leonard C. Bash
Donald Bash
Indiana
England
Belvoir
Maxey, Tex
Army Chief of Staff Urges Red Cross Support
War leaders praise Red Cross service to the armed forces and families. General Marshall Admiral King General Vandergrift and Admiral Waesche emphasize morale care and welfare aiding soldiers at home and overseas. They call for broad public support and half a day’s pay.
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Red Cross
Army
Navy
Marines
Coait Guard
Geo. C. Marshall
American Red Cross
Admiral King
United States
Vandergrift
Marine Corps
All America
Coast Guard
Admiral Waesche
Red ‘Cross
The
Sales Tax Proposal For Pennsylvania Schools Battle Continues
Harrisburg March 14 AP report on Rep. Thomas B. Stockham proposing a 3 percent retail sales tax for school purposes. The plan aims to fund teacher salaries, reduce real estate tax burden, and support a broader school aid program including measures to raise state aid to $110 million and boost teacher pay. Other bills would adjust state subsidies and establish a new school funding formula.
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Harrisburg
Thomas B. Stockham
Bucks
Pennsylvania
Stockham
Bucks County
School Commission
Raymond Sollenberger
R-Blair
House Education Committee
Sollenberger
Flexible Security Organization For San Francisco
Comdr Harold E Stassen urged a flexible security framework for the San Francisco conference. He supported review authority for wartime pacts to prevent perpetual dispute, while avoiding a rigid setup. Secretary Stettinius chaired a meeting of the American delegation with President Roosevelt, noting Hull’s absence due to illness.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Harold E. Stassen
San Francisco
Minnesota
Vandenberg
Mich
Stassen
League
Stettinius
Roosevelt
White House
Hull
Naval Hospital
GM Vice President Denies CIO Accusation
DETROIT March 14 H W Anderson vice president in charge of personnel of General Motors Corp testifying before the Senate War Investigating Subcommittee branded as untrue and wholly unfounded a labor charge that industry is trying to use the war period as a means to weaken unions. He said such a charge is untrue in fact for current and postwar policy. He added that small militant groups use the picket line to coerce workers. Walter P Reuther UAW CIO president urged decentralization of labor relations.
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Detroit
H. W Anderson
General MotorsCorp
Senate
General Motors Corp
R. J. Thomas
United Automobile Workers
CSO
Anderson
Walter P. Reuther
Uaw-Cio
Howling Mad Smith Praises Marines and Fights Farewell Tone
General Smith, famed for blunt talk about Jap losses in Pacific campaigns, notes Guadalcanal through Saipan totals and praises American superiority in weapons and care. Yet on the eve of Iwo Jima he reveals a tender side, worrying for his men as their last voyage approaches and sharing garden and cribbage interests.
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Smith
Marineg
Guadalcanal
Bougainville
Tarawa
Saipan
Tinian
Guam
Eniwetok
Peleliu
Cape Gloucester
Roi
New
Georgia
Namur
la Jolla
Calif
Iwo Jima
MacAsbill, Jr
Washington, D. C
Eye Witness Describes First Days On Iwo Jima Shore
Eye-witness Marine correspondent recounts ashore efforts at Iwo Jima under rain and shellfire. Marines rush ammunition and casualties up the beach while mortars, snipers, and artillery strike from Red Beach and surrounding terraces. Artillery units and tank crews dig in, repair, and prepare for the next push toward Suribachi as infantry waits and bombardment continues.
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Iwo Jima
Allen A. Sommers
Marine Corps
Jima
anAit
Red Beach
Jon
Mount Suribachi
Suribachi
Midway to Be Christened March 20
Newport News Va March 14 the largest flattop in the world the 45000 ton aircraft carrier Midway will be christened and towed into the James River from her building dock the morning of March 20. She will carry more than 80 twin engined planes and be christened by Mrs Bradford Williams Ripley 2nd of Dayton Ohio widow of a Navy lieutenant who died in the Pacific and daughter of James M Cox former governor of Ohio. Named after the Battle of Midway June 8 1942 the new carrier is a sister ship of the Coral Sea which will be launched this spring at the New York Navy Yard. Mrs Ripleys father was the Democratic nominee for the Presidency in 1920 opposing Warren G Harding. He owns the Springfield Ohio News and Sun Dayton Ohio Evening News the Atlanta Journal and Miami Daily News.
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Newport News
Midway
James River
Bradford Williams Ripley
Dayton
Ohio
Navy
Pacific
James M. Cox
Coral Sea
New York Navy Yard
Ripley
Warren G. Harding
Springfield
News and Sun
Atlanta (Ga
Journal
Miami
Fla
Daily News
Name Change Petition and Estate Sale Notices
Notice in the matter of Carmela Bonarrigo seeking a decree to change her name to Marie Theresa Bonarrigo. Also notice of an application to sell real estate from the estate of Annie L. Groft for debt payment, including land subject to railroad right of way, in Indiana County Pennsylvania, with court dates in 1045.
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Carmela Bonarrigo
Marie Vheresa Bonareigo
Majin
Court of Common Pleas
Indiana County
Marie Theresa Bonarrigo
Jyuteng
County
George Verhu
L. G. Miller
Attorn
Orphans’ Court
A. M
Clara I. McHenry
Annite L. Groft
White Township
Seid
Annie L. Groft
B. & O. Railroad Company
Rayne Township
Branca L. Walter
Fayo J. Walter
Annis L
L. G. Graft
Orphans' Court
Obituary notices for Crawford Fiscus Thompson and Widdowson
Obituaries report Crawford Fiscus of Indiana County died at home after a long illness. Born June 21 1864 in Armstrong Township, he is survived by four half-brothers and nieces in Indiana. Services set Thursday at 2 PM at Robineon Funeral Home with Dr. Harry Burton Boyd officiating. burial Oakland Cemetery. Also noted are the deaths of Arthur Eugene Thompson of Reynoldsville aged 38 from a heart attack after work, with survivors including a widow Louise Felix and five sons. funeral details given. Paudl Widdowson, 56, former Marion Center resident, died March 13 in Harrington Delaware. survived by wife Irene and five children plus siblings. funeral arrangements pending in Harrington.
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Crawford Kyle Fircus
Missdd Hendersons
North
Ninth Street
Samuel and
Matilda
Duncan) Fiscug
Jung
Armstrong Towns
Ship
Indiana County
Indiana
Biscus
Shelocta
Cole
Ross Bisecus
Pittsburgh
Newell Fiscus
Seattle
Washington
Lawson Fiscus
Youngwood
Estelle
Ethel Henderson
Robineon Funeral
Harry Burton Boyd
First Presbyterian ‘Church
Oakland Cemetery
Arthur Eugene Thompson
Reynoldsville
BR. D
W. A. Hill
Thompson
Elliott Company
Ridgway
Blairsville
Samuel
Laura
Brink) Thompson
Louise Felix
Prescotville
David
Harry
Raymond
Robert
Edward
Richardsville
Ambrose Davis
Mundorf
Nettie Stump
Emily Ward
Everett Wells
Frank Scott
Robert L. Smith
Reynoldsville Cemetery
Paudl Widdowson
Marion Center
Harrington
Delaware
Widdowson
John
Estella Widdowson
Grant Township
Irene
Webster) Widdowson
Iznes
Medals Mean Nothing to Dead Pilot
A Newark mother declined a March 15 ceremony for her husband’s Air Medal, saying the award would not ease the loss of the fighter pilot killed in the Southwest Pacific. Maj. Lonergan later delivered the medal and released her letter to the press with names withheld.
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Newark
N. J
Southwest Pacific
Arthur J. Lonergan
Atlantic Overseas Air Technical Command
Officers’ Club
Weequahic Park
Maj
Lonergan
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Trier
Leonard Bash
Gazette
Army Chief of Staff
GM Vice Pres
Howling Mad” Smith
Rhine
Signal Corps
Hocodizers
Fifth Division
Suri-chi
Cof
Canas Township
Floyd Braughter
R. D
Rochester Mills
Annsylvania
Board of Supervisory
Canoe Township
Blosa Braughter
Penna
James Lyfarkie
Anderson D. Williams
A. D. Williams
Andrew D. Williams
Burrell Township
James Daniel Williams
Bening Street
Quippa
Th County Commissioners' Office
Commissioners’ Office
Indiana County Commissioners
Steele Clark
L. F. Robinson
W. F. Hilgenrech
Woorbeads
Tailaea
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