DuPont unveils robot sentries guarding war fence
In Wilmington on March 18 the DuPont Company announced a new robotic sentry system for its wire fence around a major war production site. The plastic fencing devices act as ears for the robots to detect intruder sounds and alert a guard post or central headquarters. Tests show the system can monitor 15 to 20 miles of fence with human guards deployed along the line, while sparrows and wind noise are filtered out.
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DuPont Enineers
MacArthur Chosen for Southwest Pacific Command
War Today analyzes General Douglas MacArthur’s appointment as supreme commander in the Southwest Pacific. The piece praises his leadership, forecasts boosted Allied morale, warns against expecting magical results, and notes MacArthur’s extensive experience from West Point to Philippine command and his deep understanding of the theater. It also mentions Australian and New Zealand reliance on American leadership.
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MacArthur
Supreme Command
Southwest Pacific
Australia
Commonwealth
Masaharu Homma
Philippines
Hari Kiri
sol_dier
America
Uncle Sam
West Point
Hoe
Philippine Army
Nelson warns on production speed up drive
Washington March 18 Donald M Nelson urged rapid expansion of war output despite management haggling or union slowdowns He said factories were already producing heavily and plane production had risen since December 7 He warned Axis agents and Berlin radio claims could undermine the drive and stressed the need for urgency and unity in production efforts.
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Washington
Donald M. Nelson
America
Nelson
Axis
Berlin
MacArthur's Australian War Role Analyzed for Offense and Defense
Analysis notes MacArthur's advantages including larger forces and air power, and disadvantages like vast coasts and long supply lines as Australia becomes a southern launching base for Allied operations. Experts foresee a war of maneuver with counter punches once Japan lands, while high command prepares general reviews of the Pacific strategic posture.
Echo of captive steel strike trials in Uniontown
Memories of last Novembers tense captive steel strike were revived in Uniontown with two court trials. Alfred Gibbs, a Black miner, was convicted on four counts for firing a shot at Edenborn mine on November 21 and acquitted on a fifth. Gibbs denied possessing a gun. Pickets testified he fired from company property. The jury acquitted him of assault with intent to maim, but convicted assault and battery and aggravated forms, with sentence deferred. John Morris was acquitted of violating the firearms act but ordered to pay court costs.
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Uniontown
Alfred Hbbs
Edenborn
Gibbs
Hin
Bat Tery
John Morris
Government press policy on war information
The government reiterates it will publish maximum war information possible without aiding the enemy. Lists of killed in action may be released locally, with nationwide casualty lists avoided. Navy ranks and unit designations may be withheld. A War Production Board production update will be issued regularly. The policy insists information will be accurate, not withheld merely because it is bad, except when security requires.
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Navy
War Production Board
Alreday
Ution
Sover Mma
Selective Service Draws and Misprint Fixes Revealed
1941 Selective Service lottery proceeds with Brig. Gen. Hershey opening the event. Officials notice a misprint causing serial 2385 to shift to order 7000 after adjustments moving numbers up. Draws are conducted by soldiers sailors and clerks at a rate of about 500 capsules per hour, with 9,485 as the first serial number and Illinois boards issuing far fewer numbers.
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Lewis B. Wershey
Selective Service
Hershey
Stitson
Army
Navy
Illinois
House Delays Action On Parole Law Delay
Harrisburg round up reports the House delaying action on a Senate approved bill that postpones the operation of the new parole system for two years. The Senate approved the measure 40 to 13 and sent it to the House for consideration.
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House
Senate
Leo A. Achterman
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Pardon Board
James
U Ling
Highway Department
Defense Council
First Registrant Called In West Coast Numbers
The article notes the first registrant called, with Dancer Fred Astaire among the few west coast figures. It mentions Murphy in Michigan, Lieut. Gov. Frank Murphy, receiving the first applicable number in his district.
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West Coast
Fred Astaire
Niéth
Michigan
Frank Murphy
Allied forces outline Asia Pacific command changes
International command details new Allied structure in the Australia New Zealand theater with Brett as Deputy Supreme Commander under MacArthur. MacArthur assumes command from Alice Springs amid dispersed U S forces. Britain reports stout air offensives against Japanese bases in Timor while Burma front unsettled but narrowing gaps. Soviet advances encircle German positions west of Moscow. Japanese air superiority claimed by Tokyo contradicted by RAF and volunteers.
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Brett
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MacArthur
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Dutch Timor
East Indies
Burma
Rangoon
Mandalay
Java
Tokyo
RAF
Semeon Timoshenko
Ukraine
Kharkov
Pittsburgh
Stockholm
Moscow
Reuters
Agence
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Ranev
Vyazma
Tass
Orel-Kursk
Crimea
Hitler
Montevideo
Montevieda
Santiago
MaccArthur
Canberra
Alice Springs
Darwin
South Australia
United States
Australia
Lloyd Lehrbas
Army
Philippines
Lehrbas
Indiana County Selective Service Board News Update
The Gazette publishes continued selectee lists with early numbers for Indiana County. Names and addresses span Indiana City streets and nearby towns including Blairsville Saltsburg Marion Center and Homer City, with multiple boards listing registrants such as Demetrios George Pashalis Vernon Holliday Cook Carl Arthur Douglas and James George among others in a dense roster of 40 plus entries across Boards Nos 1 2 and 3.
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Indiana County Selective Service
Demetrios George Pashalis
Philadelphia Street
Indiana
Vernon Holliday Cook
Washington Street
Carl Arthur Douglas
Charles Gilbert Wolfenden, Jr
George A. Roush
Smicksburg
R. D
Edward Howe Trimble
George Matthew Brown
Elm Street
Samuel Blaine Fyock
James George
Albert James Snyder
North Sixth Street
Charles Maxwell Davis
South Fifth Street
Homer Joseph Mikesell
Glass Street
Raymond Alpha Spence
Theodore Banks
Chambersville
David Lewis Flecker
Marion Center
Clarence Charles Watson
North Ninth Street
Clair Lewis
Ernest
Clarence Alvin Fulmer
Paul Henry Winters
R.D
More Ships Torpedoed Off Atlantic Coast
Washington reports two U S merchant vessels torpedoed off the Atlantic coast with scant detail. Berlin broadcast says five more enemy ships totaling 41 000 tons were sunk during the day in official communique.
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Washington
Navy
U. S
Atlantic Soast
Berlin
Druggist Indicted for Narcotics Sales in Meadville
Federal grand jury indicts Homer S. Smith a Meadville druggist on seven counts for unlawfully obtaining narcotics by selling to addicts without proper reports. Erie man Harvey Percy Peterson faces Selective Service act charges for failing to register. Edward Tomski of Erie pleads guilty to posing as a citizen and failing to register as an alien, sentenced to one year and a day. Herman Wolfe of New Castle pleads guilty to concealing assets in bankruptcy. placed on probation three years and ordered to restitution about 600 dollars.
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Erie
Homer S. Smith
Meadville
Smith
Harvey Vercy Peterson
Peterson
Edward Tomski
Sugar Creek
Warren County
Herman Wolfe
New Castle
Cambria Iron Reorganizes By Laws After 40 Years
Frank J. Krause, secretary treasurer, said the Cambria Jean Company an affiliate of Bethlehem Steel has reorganized its bylaws for the first time in nearly four decades to conform with modern corporate trends and present-day legislation. Officers and directors reelected at the annual stockholders meeting include Daniel M. Stackhouse of Johnstown as president.
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Philadelphia
Cambria Jean Company
Bethlehem Steel Company
Frank J. Krause
Daniel M. Stackhouse
Johnstown
Teacher Ends Life in River in Rain Swollen Pittsburgh
Police searched the Allegheny River for the body of Goldie R Bishop a 34 year old Perrysville grade school teacher who waved goodbye to former student Rita Farmer 14 then walked into the swollen river near the 16th Street Bridge after visiting a houseboat off Ninth Street in Pittsburgh today.
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Allegheny River
Goldier
Perrysville
Rita Farmer
Bishop
Ninth Street
16Th Street
Roosevelt Opposes Immediate Changes to 40-Hour Week
President Roosevelt faces Senate support for delaying changes to the 40-hour week as the House presses ahead. He cited current progress as satisfactory and urged no immediate amendments, speaking at a press conference following yesterday’s remarks.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
House
Thrift Investment Corp Declares 24th Quarterly Dividend
The board of directors of Thrift Investment Corp in Pittsburgh has declared a 15 cent per share dividend on its six percent cumulative preferred stock. Payment is scheduled for March 31 with a record date of March 26.
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Thrift Investment Corporation
Pittsburgh
Roosevelt Wants More Parades and Bands at Press Conference
President Roosevelt expressed desire for more parades and bands during yesterday’s press conference. He encouraged waving the Hay and generating enthusiasm in work, noting it boosts morale.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Elderton Woman Leaves Bequests To Church and Societies
Mrs. Elizabeth J. Neal of Elderton dies at 94 leaving $300 to Elderton Presbyterian Church and $100 each to the Ladies Foreign Missionary Society and the Elizabeth Neal Missionary Society. The home place and about 10 acres go to Miss Mary A. Christy. Executor Owen C. Boyer to convert the residue to cash with attorney Charles E. Harrington. Beneficiaries include Christy, David Christy, Alice Christy, and kin of Samuel, including Robert Elmer Bittinger and the Bittinger heirs.
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Owen C. Boyer
Charles E. Harrington
Miss Christy
David Christy
Allice Christy
Neal
Samuel
Robert Elmer Bittinger
Alice Bittinger Fritz
A. Preston Bittinger
James Bittinger
Henry Bittinger
Markets report from Pittsburgh hog and cattle prices
Livestock sales show salable hogs 60 with mixed price ranges across weight classes and calves 100 steady, cattle 76 steady, sheep 700 steady. Produce demand fair with various apple varieties and prices, potatoes plentiful and steady, Russet and Chippewa potato varieties listed with per sack and per bushel prices.
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New York Baldwins
McIntosh
Rome
Automobile Age Surpasses Five-Year Mark Nationwide
Nearly half of the automobiles in the United States are five or more years old. The market data lists numerous auto and industry stocks amid mixed readings, highlighting the broader economic landscape as older cars remain a sizable portion of ownership.
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United States
Dairymen In Session Here At Indiana County Meeting
Eighty three dairymen from Indiana County attended a county-wide meeting at the Lutheran Church chaired by C. B. Gerhard. R. H. Olmstead of Penn State spoke on calf raising with dairy extension slides noting calves should not be pruned until eight to ten months old and detailing calf rations. Dr. Fred V. Gray discussed grassland farming and rotation pastures using a mixed seed formula for hay and silage. Sixty quarts of chocolate milk were served at noon and the annual field day is set for June 10 at the Indiana County Home orchard.
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Lutheran Church
Gerhard
Blairs- Ville
R. H. Olmstead
Penn State
Warner
Fred V. Gray
Grau
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Gray
Attacked Ship Fights Three Submarines In Pocketed Wake
Captain Bockhoff reports a trio of submarines, two small and one large, formed a pocket as the ship pressed ahead. The first torpedo disabled the engines, forcing the crew to the deck. A starboard lifeboat with six men was destroyed by a second blast, while rescue vessels recovered airlocks. Chief mate John C. Smith said the crew had to endure the attack.
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Bockhoff
Bockholf
John C. Smith
New York City
Obituary A H King coal operator dies in Punxsutawney
A H King a prominent coal operator and longtime Punxsutawney resident died at 8 40 pm Monday at his home on Dinsmore Avenue from a complication of diseases He was born November 18 1871 in Red Banks Township Clarion County He organized the King Coal Company and served as its president He leaves his widow six sons and one daughter and a brother and sister Funeral services will be held at 230 pm Thursday with Rev Benton Shoemaker officiating burial in Frostburg cemetery
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Puinsutawney
Dinsmore Avenue
Red Banks Township
Clarion County
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Christina (Thompson) King
Clara Howard
Eleanora
Ramsaytown
Rimersburg
Clarion Cus
Punxsutawney
King Coal Company
Pittsburgh & Shawmut
Mauk Tunnel
King
John W. Jenks Lodge
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Joof
Reynoldsville
Harry E
Charles D
Arthur V
James H
Carl K
Donald C
Zella K. Monthover
DuBosa
George
New Bethlehem
C. O. Burns
Benton Shoemaker
The
Beechwoods
Brookville
Frostburg Cemetery
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Roy Franklin Fleesings
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Andrew Capirusse, Jr
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Walter Sherwin
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Thrift Corp
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