Glass Fire at Glassware Building on West Maple Street
A general alarm sounded as fire crews tackled a stubborn blaze at the Glassware building on West Maple Street. The fire burned without initial flames seen and required prolonged, intensive effort before being extinguished. Earlier, a grass fire at Joseph LaRose's home on Back Clymer Road was quickly halted by department and volunteers.
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West Maple Street
Joseph
LaRose
Clymer Road
Belt Tightening Hits Home With Start Of Meat Rationing
Wartime belt tightening began today as meat, butter and allied goods were rationed. New coupon costs on processed fruits vegetables and other items also took effect. The public learns 16 points of Red Stamps in Ration Book No 2 for meat while many processed food values changed. Some items like prunes raisins and fruit juices drop in coupon cost while canned beans ketchup and applesauce rise. Stamps may be saved and used through April 30.
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Ciuchal
Newspaper raises subscription rates for Johnstown Democrat
An increase of four cents per copy and higher production costs prompt new subscription rates for the Johnstown Democrat effective April 1. Single copies rise to four cents, weekly to 24 cents, and monthly home delivery to 92 cents. The mail rate stays the same, and carrier deliveries will not be mailed to areas with home delivery.
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Johnstown Democrat
Army Cupid Rally At Ephrata Base Delights Lovers
Lieutenant Robert H. Hensey of Los Angeles telephoned from the Ephrata Army base to the central tower asking that a message be sent to his best girl. The message announced their wedding planned for the 25th and received a swift affirmative reply.
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Ephrata
Wash
Cupid
Robert H. Hensey
Los Angeles
Wella Walla
Nentral Tower
Yew Food Czar to Meet Roosevelt and Farm Leaders
President Roosevelt plans a White House conference with food administrator Chester C. Davis and top farm group leaders to address farm labor and machinery shortages and other production issues. Davis, ex-Federal Reserve head in St. Louis, arrives for talks with Edward A. ONeal James G Patton Albert S Guss and Ezra T Benson. Davis may gain authority over farm price policies and advise on recruiting labor for starved farms amid Wickard speculation.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Chester C. Davis
Davis
Federal Reserve Bank
St. Louis
White House
Besid Davis
Edward A. O'Neal
American Farm Bureau Federation
James G. Patton
National Farmers’ Union
Albert S. Guss
National Grange
Ezra T. Benson
National Council of Farmer Cooperaives
O'Neal
Gass
Benson
Bring a Chop and Sugar: TAUS M. M. Invites Dinner Guests
A local hostess asks guests to bring a chop butter and a spoonful of coffee and sugar for dinner while she provides salad non rationed vegetables rolls and dessert. The phrase Bring your own food appears in the community dining invitation.
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Taus
M. M
Public Horsemeat Is Becoming a Regular Meal in Oakland
In Oakland Cal March 29 AP horse meat is here to stay Jim Augustine runs a growing chain of four meat shops selling horse products to eager customers Three hundred to one thousand two hundred crowds gather on Saturdays Daily sales reach about 500 pounds of horse hamburger with T bone steaks roasts and corned horse in trial A Nevada bounty funded slaughter practice provides government inspected meat from wild mustangs killed off plains by compunchers and Indians.
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Oakland
Calif
Jim
Augustine
iOalsland
Him
Nevada
Yerington
New
Oliver
Meat Dealers Meet Tuesday in Johnstown
Meat and wholesale meat dealers of Indiana Cambria and Somerset Counties will meet at Joseph Johnson High School in Johnstown on Tuesday March 30 at 815 p m. The meeting will explain the new point rationing system and attendance is important for all members.
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Relai
Indiana
Cambria
Somerset Counties
Joseph Johnson, High School
Johnstown
Governor warns Pennsylvania vulnerable to air raids
Governor Martin told state defense leaders at a civilian protection institute that every acre of Pennsylvania can be bombed and that Philadelphia and Pittsburgh are prime targets. He stressed that the state ships much of the nation’s critical war items and faces fifth column risk, praising civilian courage as lectures on incendiaries and plant protection were planned by U. S. Army officers.
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Martin
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
United States
America
Union
U. S. Army
Two Deaths From Burns In Weekend Adrian Hospital
Two fatalities from clothing fires occurred in Adrian Hospital Punxsutawney over the weekend. Robert Thompson age 70 of East Mahoning township near Marion Center died from third degree burns and shock after his clothing ignited from a grass blaze on his farm. Opal Jane Travis age 6 of Smicksburg R D died from third degree burns after her clothes ignited from a kitchen stove. Funeral arrangements for Thompson set for 2:00 p m Tuesday at his residence with Rev H C McDivitt officiating. Both deaths noted by Deputy Coroner D S Bowser.
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Adrian
Punxsutawney
Robert Thompson
East Mahoning Township
Marion Center
Opal Jane Travis
Smicksburg
R. D
Thompson
D. S. Bowser
Plumville
Robert
Sarah (Hamilton) Thompson
Rayne Township
Marion Center Presbyterian Church
Willetta (Lightcap) Thompson
Steel
Wendell
Lois Smith
Turtle Creek
Tate Thompson
Pittsburgh
H. C. McDivitt
Gaskel Travis
Tober
Anita
Jefferson County
Esther Tyger
Ord Travis
Rochester Mills
Pearl
Ronald
Noland
Charles
Paul
Rodney
Maryann
Bertha
Shirley
Charles Leksell
Sagamore
Annie Travis
Leksell
Miner Killed at McIntyre Mine in Cave-In Accident
George T. E. Fitzgerald, 43, of Glen Campbell, died at McIntyre No 2 mine when a rock mass from a cave-in crushed his motor operation. Coroner cites fractured skull and injuries. Two coworkers uninjured. Surviving wife and seven children, funeral set for Glen Campbell Baptist Church with burial at Burnside Cemetery.
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Kent No. 2
McIntyre
George TE. Fitzgerald
Glenn Campbell
Edward L. Fleming
Fitzgerald
Glen Campbell
Mgr. Fitzgerald
George R. Rees
Robert Bateson
Syracuse
Joseph Fitzgerald
Nitro
W. Va
Harold Fitzgerald
Newark
Mau
Louis Fitzgerald
U. S. Army
Hawaii
Gaye Conner
June
Velma
Edith
Robert
Ray
James
Glen Campbell Baptist Church
Rex Grickell
Hillsdale
Burnside Cemetery
Free Classes Open Tuesday at College in Indiana
The Pennsylvania State College Extension Services War Training classes start Tuesday evening March 30 at Indiana State Teachers College under E. J. McLuckie. Registration 7 to 10 pm. Courses include Engineering Drafting I II Foundations of Engineering I Industrial Accounting and Job Analysis. Tuition free. funded by the U S Office of Education. Successful completion aids employment prospects.
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Pennsylvania State College
Indiana State Teachers College
E. J. McLuckie
United States Office of Education
Rev Zundel to Train at Harvard for Army Chaplaincy
Rev W W Zundel pastor of Hebron Lutheran Blairsville granted leave of absence to attend intensive chaplaincy training at Harvard University for service in the United States Army. Known as Bill he leads community efforts, drives fire trucks, and has held Kiwanis and air raid post. He is a Wagner College and Chicago Theological Seminary graduate, married with two sons.
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W. W. Zundel
Hebron Lutheran Church
Blairsville
Harvard University
United States ‘Army
Bill
Kiwanis Club
Mister
Saltsburg
Wagner College
Staten Island
N. Y
Chicago Theological Seminary
William
Paul
Bill Leasure to Discuss War Bonuses on Vox Pop
Bombardier William Leasure of Clymer, a member of the famed Jack the Ripper crew, will be interviewed on the radio program Vox Pop this evening at 9:00. The feature promises insights into war bonuses and military service.
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Bill” Leasure
VOX Pop
William Leasure
Clymer
Jack the Ripper
Vog
Vets of 98 Drawing Checks for PA Veterans
State Treasurer Wagner reported that checks totaling 340 have been issued to three Spanish American War veterans in Lackawanna Lancaster and Philadelphia counties. Seven World War I veterans and widows in Allegheny Cambria Westmoreland York and others in Ohio Oklahoma and Michigan are also mailed. A 1933 bond issue authorized up to 200 for veterans with residence in Pennsylvania at enlistment and 0 days served. About 50,000 eligible veterans had not filed claims as of last November.
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Commonwealth
Pennsylvania
Guess Wagter
Lackawanna
Lancaster
Philadelphia
Allegheny
Cambria
Westmoreland
York
Uverne
Ohio
Oklahoma
Michigan
Missing Get out your cookbook it’s surprising what you can do
A brief note highlights Greiner's Farm-Maid Enriched Bread as a versatile ingredient. It hints at simple ideas to extend pantry staples into varied dishes and quick meals, urging readers to explore practical kitchen creativity.
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Greiner
British Break Mareth Line As Rommel Retreats From Tunisia Front
Allied forces under Gen. Bernard Montgomery smashed through the Mareth Line on a 23 mile front and advanced along a 300 mile corridor in Tunisia. By March 28 they occupied Mareth Tooujane and Matmata while Rommel’s 6,000 prisoners were reported left behind as German and Italian forces withdraw toward Gabes and El Hamma.
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Associated Press
Eighth Army
Bernard L. Montgomery
Mareth
Tooujane
Matmata
Erwin Rommel
Toujane
Montgomery
el Hamma
Gabes
RAF Bombers Hit Berlin and St Nazaire Raid Continues
RAF bombers returned from Berlin after the city endured a massive raid as 900 tons of bombs were dropped. Pilot Terry Goodwin of Wyncote Pa described the attack, noting a enormous explosion and heavy ground defenses. Simultaneously, a large St Nazaire strike damaged a U boat base. two bombers were lost. Allied forces pressed air and ground operations across Europe, with Patton’s Americans advancing near El Guetar and Fondouk, while northern Tunisian fronts saw forces maneuver toward Kairouan and Sousse.
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London
Berlin
Terry Goodwin
Wyncote
RAF
St. Nazaire
Airy Ministry
Germany
Self
George S. Patton, Jr
el Guetar
Marshal Rommel
SCA
Fleischmann joins Roosevelt Marshall organization
Friends of Harold D Fleischmann initially misread an engraved card as a wedding notice. It states Franklin D Roosevelt commander in chief and George C Marshall chief of staff announce with pleasure that Harold D Fleischmann has joined their organization for the duration.
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Chicago
Harold D. Fleischmann
Franklin B. Roosevelt
George C. Marshall
Government seeks stenographers and typists in Washington
War Manpower Commission announces vacancies for Senior typist Junior stenographer and Assistant Clerk Stenographer with the Federal Government in Washington D C Salaries average 1752 to 1970 a year including overtime based on a 48 hour week Interviews at the United States Employment Service office 39 North 7th Street Indiana daily 830 am to 500 pm
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Washington, D. C
Carl E. Lewin
Indiana Oilfeam
United Staes Employment Service
Stenagriespher
North 7Th Street
Indiana
Sidney man finds old Alaska paper in snow
Dan Schoonmaker swears the tale as he shovels snow at the County Fairy Grounds on March 16, 1948. He uncovers a newspaper dated March 18, 1943 in Alaska, with curious notes and a fragmentary postscript.
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Sidney
Munt
Dan Schoonmaker
County Fairy Grounds
Alaska
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State Today
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Rockview
Stanley P. Ashe
Mareth Line
Burns
M'Intyre
Harvard
James Forrest
Jack Forrest
Africa
Goodwin
Maknassy
Fondouk
Kairouan
Sousse
Qusseltia
Lewin Dinos
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