Fight Over Quickies Threatened In Congress
War Department official Patterson told the House Military Committee the army opposes legislation to bar commissioning of untrained civilians as officers. He urged retaining ability to commission civilians with civilian skills for radio, Signal Corps, and administrative needs, citing past exceptions for General MacArthur and General Stilwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert P. Patayaon
House Military Committee
War Department
Charles Z. Faddis
D-Pa
Patterson
Signal Corps
Bari R
Four States Hold Wartime Primary Elections
Voters in Alabama Florida Indiana and South Dakota choose candidates for 28 House seats and two Senate seats amid weak political interest tied to the war. Republican senatorial hopefuls include Gov Harlan J Bushfield and Olive Ringerud with Olive Ringerud challenging the field. in Alabama Senator Bank faces no opposition. The piece notes Roosevelt support amid cautious views on domestic policies and details party dynamics and campaign figures.
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Alabama
Florida
Inndiana
South Dakota
Illinois
Senate
Bankhead
Bulow
Roosevelt
Thmong Berry
Harlan J. Bushfield
Olive Ringerud
Secretary of
Publishers Petition Seeks Route Reduction to Cut Mileage
The petition argues that allowing auto reduction of editions where distribution limits exist would ease scheduling constraints of common and contract carriers. It also calls for fewer trips for returns and collections and endorses reducing overlapping delivery routes to cut mileage.
Iron Steel Continued Government Order Halts Use
The Regional War Production Board says a government order stops the use of iron or steel in manufacturing about 40 civilian articles. Appeals in Eastern Pennsylvania Southern New Jersey Eastern Maryland Delaware and Virginia must go to the nearest of 18 WPB offices in the region and none will be sent to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regional War Production Board
Washington
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Maryland
Delaware
Virginia
WPE
Japanese advance into Yun Nan after Burma Road push
A military spokesman said Japanese troops invaded China's Yunnan province today after moving up the Burma Road and crossing the Wanting River, about 670 miles from Chungking. Bitter fighting rages near the border town as the operation unfolds.
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Chungking
China
Yunnan
Burma
Larry Allen Wins Pulitzer for Foreign Reporting
Larry Allen, the 88 year old Associated Press foreign correspondent born Laurens Edmund Allen of Mt. Savage, wins the Pulitzer Prize for telegraphic reporting on international affairs. Ellen Glasgow's In This Our Life earns the Pulitzer for fiction. several other prizes go to The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, and various journalists for national affairs, editorial writing, and war era coverage.
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New York
Larry Allen
Associated Press
United States
Larry Born
Laurens Edmund Allen
Mt. Savage
Met
Sectanes
Allen
Ellen Glasgow
Virginia
Richmond
Columbia University
Graduate School of Journalism
New York Drama Critics Circle
Los Angeles
Calif
Supreme Court
Margaret Leech
Washington
Louis Stark
New York Times
Carlos P. Romulo
Phippines Herald
Stanton Delaplane
San Francisco Chronicle
California
Oregon
Herbert Lawrence Block
NEA Service
Goulfrey Parsons
New York Herald Tribune
Milton Brokes
Detroit News
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Forrest Wilson
William Rose Benet
Nurse Aid Corps Forming Aids Civil Defense Effort
A nation wide nurse shortage worries officials as thousands are called to staff new Navy hospitals. The American Red Cross and local authorities urge patriotic women in Indiana County to join the Volunteer Nurse's Aid Corps, with groups of 15 to be trained at a time. interviews at the Court House Chapter Office Wednesday and Thursday 1 to 3 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muises
Arne Ald Navy
World
American Red Cross
Indiana County
Court House
Dzus Firm Offers Patent License to Speed War Fasteners
Daniel H. Kane, attorney for the Dzus Fastener Company, testified before a Senate committee that the firm proposed licensing other makers of its aircraft fasteners, offering a royalty free license to North American Aviation when Dzus could not meet demand. William Dzus said talks included Bell Aircraft and Fisher Body, while Kane cited licensing as unnecessary given potential gains from expanded production. The firm had met schedules until three months prior, with raw materials and machinery cited as main limits to further growth.
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Washington
Daniel H. Kane
Dzus Fastener Company
Army
North American Aviation Company
Ozus
Kane
Senate Patents Committee
Thursman Arnold
Anti-Trust
Dzus
William Dzus
Babylon
N. Y
Bell Aircraft of
Buffalo
North American
Fisher Body Company
Deus
Japanese Advance In Burma Reaches Wanting and Lashio
The Japanese have driven 500 miles from Rangoon toward China, advancing to Wanting and Lashio along the Burma Road. They claim air raids into Yunnan near Yungchang and say a base is established, with fires lit in the town after nine planes were attacked. The Burma port fell on March 8 and Chungking remains 670 miles away through rugged terrain as Japan seeks to sever Chinese communications.
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Sfakesman
Burma
Yunnan
Yungchang
Burma Road
Mekong River
Tokyo
Asati
Rangoon
China
Lashio
United States
Joseph W. Stilwell
Chungking
Gasoline flow insufficient to fill East-West pipeline
Philadelphia May 5. The East West flow in the Keystoning pipeline between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh has been reversed to bring gasoline east but remains less than half the line’s capacity. A spokesman for Atlantic Refining Co says federal authority for electricity to run pumping stations on the western slopes of the Alleghenies is needed to push the flow to full capacity. Suction, not booster, pulls gasoline east but is not enough to keep the line full.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Atlantic Refining Company
Allegheny Mountains
British and Chinese Movements Near Burma Front
A spokesman said the main Japanese effort would aim at Bhamo, 170 miles north of Mandalay, to secure an alternate terminus for the Bura Road. A column is marching north from Mandalay along the Irrawaddy River while Chinese forces south of the main zones engage in guerrilla warfare, signaling a faltering drive on the Japanese rear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Burma
Bhamo
Mandalay
Bura
Irrawuaddy
Atung‘gyi
Hands Off All Candidates In Pennsylvania AFL Stance
Scranton May 5 The Pennsylvania Federation of Labor declined to endorse gubernatorial candidates for the May 19 primary after a lengthy Executive Committee discussion. President James L. McDevitt backs Judge Ralph H. Smith for the Democratic nomination while David Williams backs Major General Edward Martin against Senator James J. Davis. William Green of the national organization urged opposition to Williams, revealing Lonergan's candidacy against him. The group settled on a hands-off approach, with McDevitt set for a third term and the nominating formalities to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Pennsylvania Federation of Labor
James L. McDevitt
AFL
McDevitt
Ralph H. Smith
Pittsburgh
David Williams
Federation
Edward Martin
U. S
James J. Davis
Lewis G. Hines
Labor and Industry
Davis
Williams
Martin
William Green
National Organization
Robert P. Lonergan
Municipal Workers
Lonergan
Olyphant
Pennsylvania
Elmer Kilroy
P. F
Creamery Firm Fined 1250 for Interstate Act Violations
The Hershey Creamery Corporation of Harrisburg was fined 1 280 in federal court for violating the Interstate Commerce Act by soliciting accepting and receiving illegal rates and for aiding J Marlin Burkholder near Chambersburg. The firm was fined previously in December for transporting property over public highways without I C C approval.
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Harrisburg
Hershey Creamery Corporation of
J. Marlin Burkholder
Chambersburg
Interstate Commerce Commission
War casualty tags ready Harrisburg May 5
The State Council of Defense began distributing 100,000 casualty identification tags under a $100,000,000 congressional appropriation for national defense supplies. Tags in books of 20 were sent to county EMS chiefs by population, with Pennsylvania total planned at 200,000, about one book per 1,000 residents. Tags will be affixed to wrists or ankles of air raid casualties by the first rescue squad member on scene.
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Harrisburg
State Council of Defense
Farm Labor Shortage Urges Local Recruitment Drive
Indiana County farmers face an acute labor shortage, says Carl E. Lewis, manager of the U S Employment Service Indiana office. He urges residents to register at the office so the agency can refer suitable workers to farm jobs, noting the free service supports the national war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Carl E. Lewis
U.S Employment Service
Volunteers Police Power in Harrisburg May 3 194?
Harrisburg authorities state that volunteers organized to assist county and local defense councils have arrest powers only during air raid, blackout, or siren emergency. The source of appointment often determines arrest authority, with municipal sworn or deputy officers able to exercise power to guard munitions factories.
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Harrisburg
Lwiteer Police
Lynn Adams
State Motor Police
Adane
U S Bombers Hit Airdrome Near Rangoon
United States bombers struck the Japanese held air drome at Muingaladon north of Rangoon last night, causing large explosions and fires seen from miles away. All planes reportedly returned safely to base.
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New Delhi
United States
Muingaladon
Rangoon
Burma Front
Knox Credits Defense Improvements Against Submarine Attacks
Secretary Knox said the defense is improving against submarine threats and noted fewer sinkings along the North Atlantic due to an effective protection system. He described ongoing efforts to replicate English and North Atlantic protection and planned a tour of Pacific defenses.
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Los Angeles
Knox
Secretary of the Navy
Atlantic
Germany
England
North Atlantic
Pacific
Sugar rationing begins as registrants line up nationwide
The front page reports amid wartime sugar rationing that Nebraska registrants fear empty bins on return home. A four month old Horace Mann registrant and others must present stamps for each sugar purchase every two weeks. First rationing period ends June 127. State data show 2,447,096 registered across 63 of 67 counties with lines at schools as 55,000 teachers assist 7,172 schools to issue books.
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Nebraska
Horace Mann
Heartrs
Childen
Te State
Cumberland
Fulhonberry
Somerset
Indiana County
Armstrong
Cambria
Chivion
Clearfield
Jefferson
Westmorelanteo
Livestock and Produce Markets Report from Pittsburgh
Market notes show salable hogs active and slightly lower with various weight ranges priced from 13.75 to 14.90 per hundredweight. Cattle and calves steady, sheep active with higher bids. Produce demand slow in Pittsburgh with apples, winesaps, and russets priced across standard baskets and sacks. regional varieties listed with minor fluctuations.
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Pittsburgh
Goetta
Gonda Choice
West Virginia
Rome
Maine Chippewas
Katahdins
Texas Buss
Florida Bliss
Ruling Sought On Defense Fund Solicitation in Harrisburg
In Harrisburg attorney general Claude T. Reno was asked to decide if defense fund solicitation must meet Department of Welfare oversight or fall under charitable, benevolent, or patriotic exemptions. Miss Margaret O. Benade said many groups seek clarification as some defense fund requests could be rackets. no action is planned on councils of defense cases. A recent special session bill would have created local defense council supervised committees to raise funds for defense work.
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Harrisburg
Claude T. Reno
Department of Welfare
Department
Margaret O. Benade
Bureau of Community Work
Miss Benade
Defense
Stock Market Summary of Diverse Industry Shares and Ratios
A wide list of companies across chemicals, manufacturing, autos, and utilities appears with scattered performance figures and percent indicators. The fragment includes Al Chem and Dye Am, Chrysler, Boeing, General Electric, U S Steel, Penn RR, Studebaker, and many others with coded numeric notations and closing percentages, suggesting a mixed market snapshot and partial trade data.
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Anwcunda
Bald Loco Bendix
Beth Steel
Boeing Airplane
Borden Co
Ches and Ohio
Chrysler Corp
Coml
Solvents
Con Edison
del Lack
West Douglas Aircraft
Curtiss Wright du Pont de N
Eastman Kodak
el Auto-Lite
Gen
Elec
Gen Foods
Gen Motors
Greyhound Corp
Hard-Walker
Hercules Powder
Int Harvester Int
Nick Can
Tel Johns-Manville Kennecott Cop Loew's Inc
Manigom Ward
Nat Biscuit
Nat Dairy
Central RR
North Ameria Northern Pacific
Packard Motor Param Pictures
Penney (Ic
Penn RR
Pullman
Pure Oil Radio Corp of Am Repabr Steel Reynolds Tob
Sears Roebuck Socony-Vacuum Sperry Corp Ltd
Brands Ltd
Gas and
el Std
Oil Cal Ltd
Oil Ind Ltd
OU NJ Studebaker Corp
Texas Co
United Aircraft
United Corp
United Gas Imp US Rubber US
US Steel West Union
Tel West
Woolworth
Youngst
Penmoad Corp
Pennsylvania's War Time Governor Grows From Greene County Roots
This profile chronicles a Pennsylvania leader born 1879 on a Greene County farm, a lawyer and executive who served in the Spanish American War, World War I, and commanded the 28th Division in 1941. It notes his rapid rise to Adjutant General, later roles as Auditor General and State Treasurer, and kinship to the 28th Division. Headquarters 336 Siath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ten Mile
Washington Township
Greene County
Penn
Waynesburg College
Buck
Ith
Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry
Philippines
Arthur MacArthur
Douglas MacArthur
America
Pennsylvania National Guard
General Pershing
Moxican
United States
110Th Infantry
Courtment
Argonne
Pennsylvania
First Army
Pennsylvannia National Guard
Pennslvania
Pennysylvania National Guard
Edward Scott Martin
Pennysylvania
Waynesburg
Greene County Republican Committee
Republican State Committee
Washington & Jefferson College
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Reno
Culinary Arts Institute
Lodiana Evening Gazette
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