Race to Berlin Tightens as Allies Press Berlin Odds
Wartime overview notes the Red Army nearing Berlin while Western Allies push across the Rhine under Montgomery. It highlights race dynamics, strategic pauses, and German defenses on the Oder line, with leadership changes including Kesselring commanding the western front as Rundstedt vanishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Rhineland
Eisenhower
Red
Oder
Rhine
Field Marshal
Montgomery
Ruhr
Bremen
Its
E. W. Sheppard
London Herald
Kesselring
Italy
Western Front
von Rundstedt
Rhenish
Reich
Stettin
Barn Hay Drier Meeting Rescheduled Near Smicksburg
The barn hay drier meeting at H. M. Travis farm two miles west of Smicksburg was postponed due to Mahoning Dam road closure and now slated for Tuesday March 27 at 1 00 PM. R J McCall Penn State extension engineer will run the demonstration outlining hay drying flues a fan and motor and the operation of the practice. County Agent Warker notes plans for hay drier installation are available at his office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Travis
Mahoning Dam
Warner
Smicksburg
R. J. McCall
Penn State
McCall
Warker
Mary Burkett Weds Kenneth Dick in Home Ceremony
Mrs Jemima Burkett announces her daughter Mary’s marriage to Kenneth Dick son of Mr and Mrs Blaine Dick of Marion Center R D 1 The ceremony took place Wednesday March 13 at the Burkett home with Reverend Robi McLaughlin of Ambrose Baptist Church officiating Attendants were Mrs Blaine Dick and Mrs Jemima Burkett The couple will reside in Marion Center R D 1
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jemima
Burkett
Mary
Kenneth Dick
Blaine Dick
Mation Center
R. D
Robi. McLaughlin
Ambrose Baptist Church
Blaineck
Jemima Burkett
Marion Center
Blinded Veteran Regains Sight Through Healing Hope
Pvt. Willian Myers of Greensburg, Pa., blinded by artillery last July near Paris, woke to sight again after hospital care at Thomas M England Hospital Atlantic City and Valley Forge General Hospital. Doctors called his right eye irrecoverable then, but a sudden recovery occurred after supportive surroundings. Myers, who learned braille in recovery, is now engaged to Bernadette Peppelman who visited him and correctly identified him by bracelet as proof of his regained vision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
Willian Myers
Greensburg
Thomas M. England
Myers
Paris
Fie
Europe
Valley Forge
General Hospital
England Hospital
Rockridge
Bernadette Peppelman
Bernie
A.?. Howland
Shet
Carl
Camden witness slain as bullets fire on street
Romeo De Sanctis, 28, a key witness in a $4,000 Casablanca roadhouse holdup, was killed by a carload of machine gun fire after testifying before a grand jury in Camden New Jersey. Leon Gronkowicz, 28, was wounded as the sedan sped away. Three suspects previously linked to the holdup were questioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden
N. J
Romeo de Sanctis
Camden Street
Camden County
Gene R. Mariano
de Sanctis
Leon Gronkowicz
Brook Iawn
Gronkowicz
Buflete
de Santtis
Casablanca
Garden State Park
de Senctis
Marlano
Leonard Lutz
Stephen Burns
James McBride
Philadelphia
Lutz
Burns
U S Rejects Minted Coffee Increase Requests From 14 Latin States
Washington reports 14 Latin American nations were turned down for more coffee money but officials say no rationing risk. OPA says no coffee rationing expected. 6.5 million bags on hand or in transit. Brazil subsidy aims to ease movement of beans. Separations from Army total 1,716,000 since start of war through Dec 31 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Washington
United States
OPA
Brazil
War Department
Segara
Byrd Committee Reports $3 Billion in Savings
Washington reports the Byrd economy committee announced it saved taxpayers more than 3 billion dollars and urged further cuts in non war expenditures. The progress report lists total public debt as of March 1 at $295,123,001,109 with per taxpayer figures of about 1,680 dollars and 4,500 dollars in liability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Byrd Economy Committee
Treasury
Reminder To T B Drivers
Reminder to TB drivers about the Indiana County TB area retest slated for April 1910. Sealed bids must reach the County Commissioners by 2:00 p.m. Monday April 2 and will be opened then. Application forms available at the County Commissioners' office. Veterinarians will travel to towns for tests, with drivers transporting veterinarians and assisting with cattle handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana County
T. B
Prince Juan Calls for Peace and Denies Throne Aims
Prince Juan, son of former King Alfonso and heir to the now non existent Spanish throne, urged Franco to resign to enable peace and concord. He said restoration of the monarchy alone can guarantee religion, order and liberty and warned opponents not to support a revolution that could lead Spain to ruin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lausanne
Itzerland
Dhan
Alfonso
Spain
Francisco Franco
Associated Press
Princ
Barcelona
Allied Heavy Artillery Barrage Strikes Across Rhine Front
Allied forces unleash a massive barrage along the lower Rhine as American Ninth, British Second, and Canadian First Armies push into a widened front between Duesseldorf and Arnhem. German reports claim large portions of the American First Army are in the area, with unclear positions for the U.S. Eighteenth Army and other units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruhr
America
Lower Rhine
Duesseldorf
Arnhem
U.S
Jap Masses Perplexed Over Events
In San Francisco on March 23, reports quote Japanese leaders and officials claiming preparations for an invasion of Iwo Jima Saipan and Guadalcanal while noting Allied damage destruction and losses. The broadcasts promise defense measures and civilian mobilization as the nation weighs the situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adm
Mare. A. Mitscher
U. S
Koiso
Gen
Sugiyama
Navy
Mitsumasa Yonai
Newsmen Feat F D R Everybody Had Fun
White House correspondents held their 22nd annual dinner with President Roosevelt as host and target of jokes. Joe Fox became association president, Bob Trout led entertainment, and Danny Kaye Bee and Durante plus Fanny Brice entertained. Raymond Brandt won a memorial award for fair reporting. the president enjoyed the evening and canceled his Friday news conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Reedy
Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Danny Kayé
Jimmy Durante
Bee Trout
Fanny Brice
Mark Warnow
Raymond P. Brandt
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Raymond Clanper
Scripps-Howard
Obituaries From Tunnelton to Saltsburg and Blairsville
A string of obituaries notes Anna Waddle of Tunnelton died at home after a sudden illness. Survived by husband Samel Waddle two sons and five daughters, with many grandchildren. services to be held at Tunnelton Presbyterian Church and interment at Edgewood. Blanche Mae Miller died in Saltsburg. funeral tomorrow at 3 the Robinson Funeral Home with interment at Edgewood. Andy Kaprenich of Graceton died last night. obituary to run tomorrow. Mrs Gertrude M. Walbeck of Homer City to be buried Sunday at 4 with service at Trinity Lutheran. David Mahoney Sr. of Black Lick died March 22. survived by wife Elizabeth and multiple children and grandchildren. services at Ferguson Funeral Home Blairsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MRM
Anna Wadble
Samel Waddle
Turefalton
Joseph and
Martha (Pearce
Tunnelton
Ettire
Waddie
Church Missionary
Aety
Tandy
Tyithnelton
Presbyterian Church
David H. Crawford
A. H. Gettman
Edgewood
Saltsburg
H. P. Waddle
Washington, D. C
Howard
C.T. Crone
Emporium
H. G. Bower
John McLaughlin
A. G. Turnquist
Lebanon
Phitshwreh
Eleanor Waddle
Blanche Mae Miller
Salisburg
Andy Kaprenich
Graceton
Indiana Hospital
Robinson Funeral
Gertrude M
Mardick
Walbeck
Homer City
Charles Shhindler
Trinity Lutheran Church
Brush Valley Lutheran Cemetery
Daved Mahoney
Black Lick
John
Mary (Cary) Mahoney
Cuba
N. Y
Pennsylvania Railroad
Presbyterian Church of
Kane
Mahoney
Nia
Elizabeth Hancock Mahoney
Leo P
John E
Latrobe
David A. Black Lick
Monlea McGuire
Harry A. Cochrane
John F. ‘Chdrane
Pittsburgh
Annie Lawrey
Margaret McDade
Minnie Jamison Mock obituary note at Blairsville scene
Mrs Minnie Jamison Mock died at her East Chicago home on Tuesday March 20 at age 43. She was born January 9 1877 in Brush Valley township. Survived by husband Armour L Jamison two daughters Erma Ryder Daisy Schwab one sister Milmay Frye and one grandchild. Interment in Coral cemetery with Blairsville service details pending arrival time 9 00 am by train. Rev H E Miller to officiate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Jamison Mock
Chicago
James and
Lyda(Mo¢k) Jamison
Brush Valley Township
Armour L. Jamison
East Chicago
Erma Ryder
East Chicagd
Daisy Schwab
Milmay
Frye
Blairsville
H. E. Miller
Black Alele Methodist Church
Nurses Needed in Veterans Hospitals Drive for War Service
The Civil Service Commission launches a campaign to recruit about 2,000 nurses for Veterans Administration Hospitals and other federal facilities to care for wounded service members and war casualties. Qualified applicants must be trained nurses, state registered, with no age limit. pay starts at 2,190 a year, with lower entry positions and promotion after training. Apply at the Third Records Office, Systemhouse, 2nd and Chestnut, Room 112, or request the folder Serve Those Who Served from Washington 35, D. C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Service Commission
Veterans Administration
Veteran Administration
Army
U. S. Public Health Service
Coast Guard
Merchant Marine
Engineer Corps
Transport Service
Veterans Administration Hosiital
District of Columbia
Conmission
Commission
Systemhouse
2Nd and
Chestnut Sts
Room
Washington
D. C
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Mary Burkett
Mgsuneral
Indiana Evening Gazette
Third Army
Merzig
Germany
George S. Patton, Jr
Jacob L. Devers
Sixth Army
Devers
Byrd Committee
T.B
Juan
Newsmen
F.D.R
Pacific
Peleliu
Palau Islands
Akron Sacro-Iliac
Morton's Drug Store
Rexall Store
Babin
Sentea
Veterans Hospitals
Indiana
Carl Bracken
Philadelphia Street
Widdowson
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