Motor Fund Amendment Advances in Pennsylvania Legislature
Organized motorists of Pennsylvania claim a first-round victory in a long fight to place a constitutional provision barring tapping motor funds for emergency state government financing. The bill, approved by both houses, heads to Governor Martin and requires a second-session approval and voter adoption to take effect.
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Pennsylvania
Martin
R. B. Maxwell
Pennsylvania Motor Federation
O. J. Tallman
Senate
House
Pittston subsidence disaster hits 600 area residents
The Pittston incident prompted Red Cross disaster units and civilian defense workers to move in as police prepared evacuations. Most homes remained occupied though fires were barred due to gas leaks. About 120 miners were ordered to exit, over 500 churchgoers fled a Mount Carmel service, and 100 band members escaped a high school rehearsal as earth fissures spread from a school building with a foot-wide crack in a basement floor. Only one offer of aid appeared serious amid limited property damage.
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Red Cross
Mount Carmel Catholic Church
Fulton Street
Williams Street
Schoo
Pittston
Pennsylvania
Commission backs mine fill program after two year study
A legislative commission, two weeks ago, after a two year study, recommended a program of flushing or stuffing weak and abandoned mines with debris. The battle reports note Allied and Soviet advances, tactical setbacks, and continuing strategic pressure on German forces across Tunisia, Russia, and the Caucasus.
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Legislative Commission
Ration rules tighten as meat and fats cut in
Wartime rationing expands with stamps tied to pork butter and other goods. Farmers must collect stamps from customers on sales and turn them into the Office of Price Administration. Emergency certificates may aid institutional users if allotments delay. Government meat purchases will surge in April, reducing supply for civilians while demand remains high. Dried fruits and juices face possible value cuts and spoilage, with city council considering penalties for raters to curb black markets.
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Office of Price Administration
Winter
Altoona District
Indiana
OPA
Paul T. Winter
Tocal
Conier Chai Dueal
Chicago
Pittsburgh
QPA
Thomas F. Kilgallen
Urg
Mobuty
Coal Continued Trampage and Provision
Informed of the southern operators stand Lewis declared their position untenable and that further consideration would force a change of mind. He asserted that most Appalachian tonnage was owned by Northern operators who would not want others shut down. The Union policy committee of over 200 adjourned its sessions, signaling no imminent work stoppage.
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Lewis
Service school for WAVES storekeepers to boost ratings
The text notes a WAVES storekeepers service school awarding 1b weeks of training in correspondence bookkeeping and filing with promotion to petty officer. It also mentions Corporal Dale W. Green of Indiana completing a course at the Army Administration School Huntsville Texas and Sergeant Joseph H. Steklosa of Kanner City training at Fort Jackson South Carolina with the Twelfth Corps.
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WAVES
Corporal Green
Dale W. Green
Indiana
Army
Huntsville
Texas
Army Air Corps
Steklosa
Joseph H. Steklosa
Ianer City
Fort Jackson, S.C
Twelfth Corps
Red Cross work cited by speaker in tribute
The speaker acknowledged that progress is not yet up to expectations but stressed substantial Red Cross war work. She highlighted Captain Joseph S Frelinghuysen Jr's letters, noting his father was a former New Jersey senator, as part of the tribute.
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Red Cross
Joseph S Frelinghuysen, Jr
New Jersey
Food Continued Iron: page one Wednesday or toy counters
A fragmented grocery note lists weekly stamps and canteen items. It mentions blue stamps, red detail points, and fruit purchases with unclear dates and purchasers. The garbled text references weekly issues and allows no clear conclusions.
Brown decries two farm bills in Congress
Price Administrator Prentiss M. Brown urged Congress to reject the Bankhead and Pace farm bills. He warned they would add over 3.75 million dollars to consumers and end price stabilization and even stabilize wires. The letter went to Senate leaders Lucas Burkley and others. the House has approved the Pace bill and both branches backed Bankhead in differing forms.
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Washington
Prentiss M. Brown
Congress
Bankhead
Pace
Brown
Congressional
Lucas D-Il
Senate
Burkley
Kentucky
Rayburn
House
McCormick
Massachusetts
Two Men Die In Head-On Auto Crash At Penn Township
A head on collision on Peng township near Marion and Penn townships left two men dead. How ard Meirabe, 22, Homestoad, and Man ning, 49, Penn township, died at the scene. Four others injured include Mrs Rosy McBride, Lt and Mrs Richard Jones of Pittsburgh, and Pvt Frank L Arb oot Wilkinsburg. The crash occurred early today as a helper overturned and caused damage.
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Pupylburgh
Peng Township
Marion. Manning
Penn Township
Howard Meirabe
Theft at poet’s home prompts police inquiry
A reported theft occurred at the front of a poet’s home as authorities investigated. No suspects named, and details remain unclear.
Red Army advances across Smolensk front and Donets valley
Soviet forces pushed toward Smolensk from three directions as Germans counterattacked along the Northern Donets River valley. Villages were seized as the Red Army broke through outer defenses north of Dukhovshino, 32 miles northeast of Smolensk. A Russian column moved toward Dorogobuzh, 50 miles east of Smolensk, amid heavy German artillery. High losses and shifted German tempo were reported as the Soviets also pressed in the Dnieper valley and near Novorossiysk, with pilots claiming 32 German planes shot down in air battles yesterday.
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London
el Alamein
Russia
Jamolensk
Kharkov
Noavorossisk
Kerch Strait
Scotland
England
France
Germany
Smolensk
Donet
Chuguev
Smolen
Dukhovschino
Dorogubuzh
Vyazma-Smolensk
Mosucuw
Marehvo
Red Army
Smoltensk
Donets
Dukhovsehino
Dorogobuzh
Moscow- Vynema-Smolensk
Red Star
Don‘ets
Belgorod
Highling
Dnieper
Taman
Caucasus
Kerech Strait
Novorossisk
Black Sea
Kuban
Abinskaya
Novgorossisk
Krasnodar
Tass
Azov
Allied push and Rommel counterattacks in Tunisia front
Reports from Tunisian and North African fronts say United States troops repulsed heavy Nazi armored attacks in Gifsa and Makbassy areas while Rommel’s forces mounted vigorous counterattacks. The Mareth Line fighting continued with artillery exchanges as Allied gains stalled. British Eighth Army advances near Muareth were reportedly wiped out, and Allied air power struck Axis armored positions near Miareth as forces battled for supply routes between Muknessy and the Gulf of Gabes.
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North Africa
United States
Gifsa
Makbassy
Mareth Line
Erwin Rommel
Eighth Army
Muareth
Miareth
Rommel
el Hamma
Guabes
Muknessy
Gulf of Gabes
el Guetur
George S. Patten
Watoa
The Wages of Gin and a Stevedore's Injury Claim
A native stevedore from British West Africa writes to Elder Dempster Line claiming injuries from a lighter accident while unloading war supplies. He attributes his injuries to a fall caused by drunken gin, disputes a libel charge over stealing company gin, and seeks 50 pounds in damages plus 60 for future recovery. The letter, signed by Yesufi Lyorni, details grave injuries and seeks legal redress.
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Africa
British West Africa
Palm Street
Dempster
Lagoa
Lagos
Elder Dempster
Drurtken
Lla
Eller Dempster
Devil
Allied forces renew Tunisian front fighting near Mareth
Allied air and ground actions across Tunisia report heavy Allied bombardment of Ferryville Bizerta and Sousse Sfax corridors. Rommel counters in Mareth Line with strong counterattacks while British and American units press from Mareth toward El Guedar and Gabes. Observers note losses on both sides as Eighth Army holds bridgehead while conjoined Allied attacks split Rommel’s armor into four sectors.
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Gafsa
Tunisia
Algiers
London
Reuters
First Army
Maret
Gabes
Sousse
Sfax
Ferryville
Bizerte
el Guedar
Western Desert Air Force
Mareth
Hamma
Erwin Rommel
Mareth Line
el Alamein
Rommel
Maknassy Road
el Guetar Road
el Hamaina
Eighth Army
Rome
Associated Press
Berlin
Stock Market Listed Firms Alphabetized By Trade Ticker
A long OCR list of company names and numbers appears, reflecting a stock market listing with multiple firms such as General Motors, IBM equivalents, steel, oil, and rail outfits. The fragment shows tickers or abbreviations, percentages, and prices, indicating a market snapshot with diverse industrials and utilities. Entities include Bethlehem Steel, Boeing, General Foods, US Steel, Reading Co, Penn RR, Lehigh Valley Coal, and more, with numeric values interspersed. The reading suggests a broad performance ledger rather than a single event or narrative.
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Cai
Smeitt
T& S
Balt & Ohio
Beth Steel
Boeing Airplane
Borden Co
Por Briggs
Northern Pacific
Packard Motor
Parain Pictures
Penney
Penn RR
Pure Oil Radio
Cory of An Reading Co
Repub Steel Reynolds Tub B
Sears Roebuck Colony Vacuum Sperry Corp
Studebaker Corp
Swift & Co Texas Co
United Aircraft
United Corp
United Gas Line US Rubber US Smelt US Steel
Warner Bros
Pict West
Union
Tel West
el & Mig
Woodworth
Yellow
Tr & C
Youngst
Sh & T
Curb— Ark Nat Gas “A" Cities Service
Elec Bond & Share
Penmoad Corp
Salary Ceiling Crisis Nears Amid Debt Limit Tug
Washington reports a crisis as Congress merges two measures to raise the national debt limit while adjusting the presidential salary cap. Roosevelt faces a choice between accepting the consolidated bill or vetoing it amid a looming debt threshold and a scheduled April war loan drive.
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Washington
Tansevelt
House
Senate
Roosevelt
House Wiys and Means
Treasury
Obscure OCR notes Dr Vin Del and occupation entry
In Kansas City a medical board form listed Dr D T Vin Del an obstetrician with occupation production specialist noted on the document. Details are fragmentary and unclear due to OCR errors and broken words.
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Kansas City
D. T. Vin del
Mitioning Board
Obituaries detail Hoff man and Spires families and local deaths
Obituary notices for Hoff man family member born 1916 in Luteerne mines and long-time Nanty-Gilo miner. Spires of Blairsville, carpenter and contractor, died after a week illness. multiple funeral plans and interment details. other local deaths include Thomas Mook Archie Connem Ruth Miller Moss Kelly Katherine Schuerger En, and Harry Franklin Slater with service plans and family survivors.
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Elmer
Matty Hoffman
Luteerne Mines
Nanty-Gilo
Mary (Hollen- Daugh) Hoffman
Norman
Donald
Belsano
Elma Une Eapher
Velma Henry
Hoth
Bullington Township
Boyd Wollman
Claghorn
Charles L. Spires
Blairsville
Mebron Lutheran Church
Mr. Spires
Ter
David W. Spires
Elizabeth Baughmani Spires
Ethel Spires
Walter RR
Charles la Dr
Paul Spires
J. Scott Spires
United States Navy
Robert Spires
Michigan
John
Spires
Richmond
Calif
Hunter Funeral
W. W. Zuniell
Harry Franklin Slater
David Annie (Gray) Slater
Sam
Pine Flats
Vernie M. Slater
Paul Slatey
Margaret
Pittsburgh
Lulu Stewart
Johnstown
Robert FL McLaughlin
Pige Flats
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Indiiana
Indiana Hospital
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Fer-guson
Avonmore Cemetery
Ruth A. Miller
St. Michael’s Lutheran Church
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Smithport
Montgomery Church of the Brethren
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