Salvage Drive Expanded to One Day a Week
Company G's Salvage for Victory Drive has gathered nearly 100 tons of scrap materials. Beginning April 18, the effort shifts to a one day a week cleanup on Saturdays with trucks available for collection. Citizens may call 1801-M weekdays 8am to 8pm or 1738-R for Saturday direct lines to the Indiana Armory. Local businesses donated trucks and drivers, including several named firms and stores. The drive will continue on Saturdays indefinitely, with further notices to follow in the Gazette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
É Lowe
Company G
Salvage
Satudays
Indiana Armory
Indiana
Go Salvage Head
Lst
Balvage
Rieck - Mc Vankin Dairy
Troeli Beverage Co
Auto Parts Accessories
D. R. Rinn Coal Company
Fred Kear's
Stahura’s Market
Leroy Calder‘one’s Beverage Co
Indiana Fruit
Farmers Push for Organized Action Across States
Farm leaders in a Washington briefing urged widening farmer organization to counter UMW activity and boost returns. Westmoreland County lawmakers urged UFA to join the union, while Rep Roy Haberlen warned that without broader organization farmers will keep facing failures. UMW organizers said opposition to farmer gains is extensive. In Washington the grain belt protested a plan to release stored grain for livestock at cut rates, arguing it undercuts parity. Senate and House actions on below parity sales sparked fierce debate among farm groups and officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UMW
Westmoreland County
UFA
UMW. N
Roy Haberlen
Valentine Lesko
Washington
Senate Farm Bloc
Farm Organization
Grain Belt
Agriculture Department
Farm Bloc
United Nations
House
Senate Appropriations Committee
Airlines Expanded War Powers Amid Plan Takeover
The Chief Executive urged mobilization of all air assets as the War Department is authorized to seize control of all commercial airline planes. He cited puddle jumpers and two-man ships as needed and indicated any aircraft capable of serving the war effort would be commandeered, while declining to detail new overseas fronts or confirm troops in the Madagascar occupation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Conmercial Airlines
L Lise
Madamascar
United Na
Farm Loan Group Reviews Changes For Emergency Needs
Nichol at loan meeting reports two day Pittsburgh conference where Federal Land Bank appraisers outlined changes to keep farm credit moving during rationing. Emphasis on maintaining normal appraised farm values, encouraging borrowers to use higher incomes to repay debts, and building reserves through a Future Payment Fund. Loans for speculative land purchases are refused. credit may go to sound farm unit development under the food for freedom program to bridge gaps between credit needs and money markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Nichol
Indiana, Armstrong, Cambria National Farm Loan Associations
Pittsburgher Hotel
Pittsburgh
Federal Land Bank
Baltimore
National Harm Loan Association
Bank
National Farm Loan Association
Federal Land Bank System
Iso
Common Folks To Wear Button In Civil Defense
Harrisburg May 15 Offer of recognition extended to civilians who served 50 hours or more in non-protective war work. The State Defense Council announced the U S Citizens Service Corp for volunteers, with V on a white triangle badge and CD at the side. Eligible fields include salvage, victory gardens, rationing, and American unity. An Auxiliary Group for doctors, nurses, reporters, clergy, and others will wear bands for movement during blackouts and air raids.
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Harrisburg
State Defense Council
U. S. Citizens Service Corp
Councils of Defense
Wero Lipel
Service Corps
Citizens Defense Corps
Council
Victory Garden
Consumer Committee
American Unity
Pennsylvania
Navy missing list grows as more named amid war toll
A district executor notes the Navy list of missing grows beyond 2,495 names with some later found and new additions. By May 2 casualties reached 2,991 dead 295 missing and 907 wounded and about 5,000 captured by the Japanese. Notables include Ensign Edwin Denby Dr and Lieut. William Oscar Spears Jr both from Washington DC. The Navy explains missing denotes those unaccounted for possibly prisoners or rescued at sea with no contact. Roosevelt discusses wartime airline service and continued use of planes, predicting private travel constraints and rail options if air travel tightens, urging patience and acceptance. Read the Gazette Classified Ads.
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Rose Rita Borgam
Tioga Street
Johnstown
Navy
Pacific
Edwin Denby
Secretary of the Navy
William Oscar Spears Jr
W. ©. Spears
Office of
Chief of Naval Operations
District of Columbia
U. S
Ines
Roosevelt
Will Anders
New York
Gasoline ration talks slow after large surplus near Qil City
In Washington petroleum coordinator Ickes announced that expanded rationing hinges on rubber savings, not gasoline limits. State rationing chief Transeau reported registration above estimates and urged patience for disputed classifications. Philadelphia OPA to probe holders of large gas cards, while misusers admit misunderstandings. Gas rationing hits plans for state conventions and reshuffles event sites. In Congress Downey’s bid to waive special rationing privileges stalls amid broad opposition and pending vote.
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Qil City
Titusville
Ickes
Washington
T. Elmer Transeau
Philadelphia
Harrisburg
OPA
Robert J. Callaghan
State Wish Commission
Ceimre
State Magistrates Association
Evie
Jewish War
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Downey
Califf
Barkley
Senate
Sue
Californian
Burkley
Ony
Norris
War Board trims shirt tails in wartime textile curb
Washington May 18. The War Production Board announced an imminent order to shorten shirt tails by about an inch, remove pockets on regular shirts and reduce buttons, plus no more long pointed collars. Sport shirts to have one pocket. Appearance largely unchanged, but savings will fund millions more shirts.
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Washington
War Production Board
Stanley Marcus
WPB
Marcus
Direct relief payments dip in Indiana countians week
State Treasurer G Harold Wagner reports week ended payments to needy Indiana Countians totaled 2110, down 124 from the prior week and 8043 below the year ago reading. Welfare disbursements show 11034 fewer checks versus last year with 2110 for the current week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
G. Harold Wagner
Bureau of Assistance
Treasury Department
Campaigns and party dynamics in Pennsylvania primary scene
Pensions for the Blind total 5220 dollars. Westmoreland results show 52108 Republicans 71062 Democrats 536 Others. The primary limits to major parties with minor parties sidelined until November. Gubernatorial contenders race for stump time as campaigns wind down. Major General Edward Martin urges a military governor and questions James J. Davis about influence of McClure and Lewis. Davis attacks wage tax and favors lower taxes. Ralph H. Smith secures Philadelphia rally endorsement. F. Clan Russ cites ward leader support while Luther A. Harn alleges collusion and reports 500 Philadelphia Democrats as voting machine inspectors aiding Davis and Ross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westmoreland
Harrisburg
Edward Martin
U. S
James J. Davis
John J. McClure
Delaware County
John L. Lewis
UMW
Davis
Wyncote
Philadelphia
Martin
Pittsburgh
Ralph H. Smith
James B Clark
F. Clan Russ
Luther A. Harn
Ross
Fourteen Die as Mexican Ship Is Attacked by Submarine
A Mexican oil tanker the Potrero Del Llano was torpedoed at night by an Axis submarine off Miami Beach, killing fourteen aboard and injuring several others. Twenty-two survived, but one later died. Mexico demanded reparations and a political stance by May 21. The incident prompted intense public reaction in Miami and broader alerts in Berlin’s naval reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Mexico
Rodolpho Chacon
Potrero del Llano
Miami Beach
Mexico City
Germany
Italy
Japan
Pacific War News Briefs From Louisiade Archipelago to Manchukuo
U N bombers hit the Japanese seaplane base in the Louisiade Archipelago off New Guinea sinking a seaplane and setting shore targets ablaze. Japanese counter raids on Port Moresby attack the airdrome with 13 fighters and strike harbor with 26 bombers. Tokyo says Manchukuo ratified a border pact with Outer Mongolia to ease tensions. Reported Japanese casualty toll in a frontier clash with Outer Mongolia nears 18,000. German agency says Japan Navy built two 36,000-ton battleships last year and will launch three more this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Condad
Page
United Nations
Louisiade Archipelago
New Guinea
Port Moresby
Tokyo
Japan
Manchukuo
Outer Mongolia
Russia
Soviet
Siberia
Vladivostok
Outer
Mongolia
DNB
Wes
Germans Claim Sinkings In Arctic Ally Sea Action
German communique reports American Pensacola class cruiser Pensacola nothward in the Arctic, plus destroyer and freighters sunk or set ablaze while planes targeted the Murmansk convoy route between North Cape and Spitsbergen. It notes Pensacola and Salt Lake City crews of about 603 each.
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London
United States
Pensacola
Arctic Ocean
Norway
Soviet Murmansk
North Cape
Spitebergen
Salt Lake City
Opposition to tax on low income in Senate debate
Senate Finance Committee members voiced sharp objections to House Ways and Means plans to tax millions of low income citizens. Proposals to set exemptions at 500 for singles and 1200 for married couples drew ire, with calls for a sales tax instead. Senator Lafollette warned against further taxation harming the poorest, noting malnutrition among draftees and opposing a per return filing charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Waya and Means Committee
Senate Finance Committees
Chairan George
D-Ga
Brown
D-Mich
Lafolette
Lafollette
Battle updates on Kerch reports and Axis advance
Stock market dispatch notes continued stubborn German push near Kerch City. A German spokesman claimed Axis troops reached the Tartar Ditch, fortifications 13 miles from Kerch after a 12 mile advance in six days, contradicting other reports of gates near the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gue
Kerch
Nagi Command
Tartar
A.P. Office Busiest Place in War News Network
The Associated Press operates a statewide Pennsylvania news network with twenty five editors and about eighty member papers. Bureaus in Philadelphia Harrisburg and Pittsburgh relay news via leased wires and teletype to dozens of papers, with photo services linking readers to national and world events. The article highlights cooperation during the Easton dynamite blast and AP's mission to provide timely news and pictures to 1400 member newspapers nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Associated Press
News of
Pennsylvania
Indiana Gazette
Sla
Keystone State
Harrisburg
Pittsburgh
Washington
Hugh Wagnon
London
L. A. Leslie
Joseph Snyder
San Francisco
Phoenix
Denver
Kansas City
New York
AP Photo
Wide World
Easton
Easton Express
Obituary highlights for Klamar and Rittenhouse deaths
John Klamar born in Austria Hungary in 1868 died in Dixonville at 4 50 p m after illnesses his family includes his widow Mary and eight grandchildren 16 great grandchildren funeral at Sacred Heart Dixonville with burial at St Barnard Cemetery Indiana David Rittenhouse born February 23 1871 died at home in Rochester Mills survived by Mildred wife three children a step son Lisle Earhart three grandchildren and three sisters services at Rochester Mills United Brethren in Christ church conducted by Rev C Empield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Klamar
Austria-Hungary
Dixonville
United States
Mary *Klamar
Mary Pelrunla
Harry Patsole
Jju
Albert Klamar
Paul Kekala al Clymer
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Father Francis Karabinos
St. Barnard Cemetery
Indiana
David Rittenhouse
John
Margaret Rhed Rittenhouse
Rochester Mills
Mildred (Earhart) Rittenhouse
Saltsburg
James
Maxine
Ronald
Stephon
Lisle Earhart
Elizabeth Jeffries
Clive Smiley
Kane
Clara
Vocational Deferment Ordered In Pa Schools
In Harrisburg May 15 a shortage of vocational training teachers in Pennsylvania led to an order for local Selective Service boards to defer these men. Decisions must be made individually, weighing school operation impact. Dr. Francis Haas said the abortion age is still in the future and vacancies are few. A survey by the Office of Price Administration notes shortages of vocational, industrial arts, agriculture, and physical education teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Francis B. Haas
Office of Price Administration
Pittsburgh Markets Report May 18 Hog Cattle Calves Sheep
Salable hogs active 15 cents higher with 150 head in market. Prices ranged 12.50 to 14.50 per cwt across weight classes. Cattle and calves steady. sheep steady. Produce demand moderate with apples, potatoes and assorted russets and Katahdins listed in regional trade. Maine and Florida varieties feature in fruit and veg pricing.
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Iventock
Pittsburgh
New York
Maine
Pennsylvania
Idaho
Florida
Americanism Continued at Indiana event program
Patriotic solos by Lucetta Cassel from Indiana High School and citizenship class teacher A B Trudeau featured with male quartet To Thee O Country. Performances included The Home Road and Star Spangled Banner. Recitations and remarks by Judge Creps. Benediction by Rabbi Wagner. concert urged sending Indiana Evening Gazette to sons in Army or Navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucetta Cassel
Indiana High School
A. B. Trudeau
C. M. Beales
A. S
Eichberg
Carpenter
Wilbur Searle
John Ickes
Sam Camphena
William Lauer
Indiana Teachers College
Judge EE
E. Creps
Indiana County
Stillman A. Foster
First United Presbyterian Church
Indiana
Joseph HH. Wagner
Hebrew Unity Coregregation
Indiana Evening Gazette
Army
Navy
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Hite
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Airlines
Nichol
Gazette
Capitol
Wilson D. Gillette
Honesdale
Robert F. Rich
Woolrich
Robert L. Rodgers
Eric
Charley
Faddis
Waynesburg
Democrat
Berlin
Jane's Fighting Ships
Jane's
Pacific War
Rad & Sts
Smelt & Asey
Alch T& SF
Bendix Aviat
Beth Steel
Boeing Airplane
Briggs Mx
Budd Mf. Aly Ches & Ohio
Chrysler Corp
Colum G & Lity
Con Edison
Con Oil
Curtiss Wright del Lack & West A
Douglas Aircraft
Eastman Kodak
el Auto-Lite
Elec
Gen Foods
Gen Motors
Greyhound Corp
Hard-Walker
Int Harvester
Nick Can
Tel & Tel
Kennecott Cop
Kresge
Libby, McN & L
Loew's Ince AQ
Montgom Ward
Distillers
Thy
Central North Ameria
Northern Pacific
Packard Motor
Penney
Penn RR
Reynolds Tob
Sears Roebuck
Socony-Vacuum
Sperry Corp 234 Ltd. Brands
Ltd
Gas & Elec
N. J
Texas Co
United Aircraft
United Corp
United Gas Imp
Va U
U. S. Steel
West Union
el & Mig
Woolworth
J. M. Stewart & Co
A.P. Office
Jon
Culinary Arts Institute
Phila. St. Indiana
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