Memorial banquet honors late James L. Marka Sr at University Club
Riski atur and will gather at the University Club in Pittsburgh on Friday for a memorial banquet honoring James L. Marka Sr, longtime president of the school from 1938. The dinner begins at 7:00 p m. Marke served as teacher, football coach, athletics director, dean and preacher and helped develop Kiski gridiron. Ned Hemingway will be toastmaster. speakers include Trudeau Thomas, Roger Merriman, Charles McClintock, Robert Waddell, Dr James Stinchcomb and John J Daub.
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University Club
Pittsburgh
James L. Marka
Sim" Marke
Riski
Will Pa
Ned Hemingway
Assumni Association
Trudeau Thomas
Shadyside Academy
Roger Merriman
Arnold School
Charles McClintock
Colonial Trust Company
Robert Waddell
Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company
James Stinchcomb
University of Pittsburgh
John J. Daub
German gains push toward French coast and Paris area
German high command reports rapid advances from St Quentin toward Abbeville and Arras, with captures of Laon and pushes near the Oise Aisne canal. British transports destroyed, German naval air strikes claim losses for Allies, and the aim stated to close a bag around Valenciennes as Allied retreat becomes a headlong flight toward the coast.
Rations Camp Beauregard Praises New Army Rations
Soldiers in the Third Army during large maneuvers praised the emergency rations. The supply consists of two cans of beef stew one can of beef and beans three cans of crackers and coffee weighing 61 ounces for a day. A 1 1/2 ton truck hauls a day’s ration for an infantry regiment.
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Beauregard
United States Army
Third Army
Allied Forces Rally Against German Pursuit From Ghent
German units press through Belgium toward Ghent as Allied retreat tightens the channel trap. British withdrawal hampered by dive bombers destroying bridges and rail lines. Nazi forces reinforced from the Netherlands aid operations in Belgium. Allies reportedly facing about 1,000,000 French, 250,000 Belgians, and 900,000 British, though the British were said to be no longer a factor.
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France
Channel
Antwerp
Newigg
Gur
Holland
North Sea
Beligium
Ghent
Ostend
Netherlands
Belgium
Italy braces for potential raids as sirens warn of mock attacks
Italy drills with anti aircraft batteries atop roofs and massed troops around embassies as demonstrations against Britain and France continue. A 1000 strong pro Japanese protest shifted to chant Down With France as Mussolini reviews frontier defenses amid unanswered questions about possible mobilization.
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Britain
France
Mussolini
Pietro Badoglio
Il Duce
Littorio
Bulans
Italy
Germany
French Troops Withdraw From Laon Near Paris
France reports that French troops have withdrawn from Laon, the closest position to Paris, as of May 21. A War Ministry spokesman acknowledged the pullback from the northeast frontline 75 miles from the capital.
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Paris
War Ministry
Fron Laon
Harmony slate chosen for Pennsylvania Democrat leadership
In Harrisburg on May 23, a harmony slate headed by Meredith Megara was chosen for state chairman with Lawrence backing. The agreement settled a weeks long rift, endorsing Mrs. Emma Guffey Miller for the national committee and naming Lawrence as chairman, while Guffey supported Roosevelt’s third term.
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Harrisburg
Democratic Party
Catgecornee
Meredith Megara
Lewistown
David L. Lawrence
Emma Guffey Miller
U. S
Joseph F. Guffey
Democratic National Committee
Lawrence
Guffey
Johnb. Kelly
Philadelphia
U.S
Meyers
Luther A. Haar
George H. Earle
Miller
Kelly
Lawrence Group
Edward J. Coleman
Harr
Roosevelt
State Committee
Edith B. Dewitt
Williamspurg
Tull
Paul B. Noftsker
Shippensburg
Ralph M. Bashore
Pottsville
Carl K. Deen
Camp Hill
Allied and Axis War News From Europe and U.S. Defense Push
Reports describe German bombing on channel ports and French countermeasures as the war shifts west toward the English Channel. The Senate debates a massive peace time army bill while defense plans race ahead with aircraft production targets and new training centers. aviation leaders warn of costs and capital needs.
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Roosevelt
House
Jesse Jones
RFC
Henry H. Arnold
Army Air Corps
House Military Committee
Arnold
George C. Marshall
Army
Congress
Gill Robb Wilson
National Aeronautical Association
Naval Appropriations Subcommittee
Navy
Col Echols Hurt Fatally Near New York Library
Col Charles P Rehols, 72, former professor of mathematics at West Point, died after being found unconscious behind the New York Public Library. He suffered a fractured skull and internal injuries and succumbed at Bellevue Hospital, victims of a robbery attempt near Bryant Park.
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New York
Charles P. Rehols
Mathematica
United States Military Academy
West Point
N. Y
New York Public Library
Bryant Park
Bellevue Hospital
Allied hold at Peronne Cambrai and La Fere confirmed
French military sources report Peronne remains in Allied hands after a German advance led by motorcycle troops. Cambrai and La Fere are also in Allied possession, with an Allied counterattack from La Fete toward St Quentin. French planes and tanks supported the defense, targeting German units and thwarting rapid daylight sallies.
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Peronne
Cambrai
la Fere
War Ministry
la Fete
St Quentin
Whitney Pair Divorced After 6 Year Marriage
Mrs Elizabeth Artemus Whitney of Philadelphia and John Hay Whitney of New York were granted a divorce in Carson City Nevada. The decree cited desertion after a six year marriage. They had agreed on a settlement valued up to 9 million dollars in property.
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Carsonerry
Nevada
Mary Elizabeth Artemus Whitney
Philadelphia
John Hay ‘Whitney
New Yorker
Whitney
Hollywood
Wnntney
Red Cross appeals for war relief fund of ten million
In a call to action from Norman Davis and Archbishop Curley, the Red Cross urges a rapid wartime relief drive of at least 10 million dollars. The statement stresses urgent need for medicine, hospital gear, clothing, and food as Europe endures immense suffering amid invasion.
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Norman Davis
Red Cross
Michael J. Curley
Baltimore
Washington
Europe
American Red Cross
Lutheran ministers debate academic freedom at annual convention
Delegates at the 183rd annual convention of the Ministerium of Pennsylvania New Jersey and Delaware begin Thursday with a plan to split mission territory between the Ministerium and the Central Lutheran Synod. Rev. E P Pfatteicher urged honesty about “isms” in Christian colleges and warned academic freedom can conflict with Christian teaching at Muhlenberg College and Philadelphia Seminary.
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Ministerium
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Central Lutheran Synod
Johnstown
E. P. Pfatteicher
Lutheran Muhlenberg College
Philadelphia Seminary
German Drive Near English Channel Threatens Britain
Britain faces fresh German pressure as Amiens Arras and Abbeville falls are announced within about 14 miles of the English Channel. The Western Front remains highly confused with forces behind each other's lines. The Effingham cruiser is lost after striking uncharted rock off Norway, and four British merchant ships plus one Allied vessel are sunk by enemy action. Berlin reports hits on a British battleship and heavy cruiser, plus disruptive air raids on shipping and French vessels. Churchill demands more tanks planes shells and guns. Supply Minister Morrison will urge mobilization of industrial manpower. Morale sags over German air and tank strength, though losses reduce Nazi armor. invasion doctrine warns that landings along Britain’s coast could be covered by batteries and mined channels. Norway lessons show invasion of Britain remains possible but not yet successful.
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Dieppe
St. Quentin
Somme
Cambrai
Channel
Paris
Rethel
Aisne
Picardy
Peronne
English Channel
Authorisee
Amiens
Arras
Abbeville
Britain
Effingham
Norwegian
Berlin
High Command
Churchill
France
Herbert Morrison
Churchil
J Army
Hitler
Lord Beaverbrook
Norway
War Ministry
Kaiser Wilhelm
Meuse
Sedan
Hiffel Tower
Namur
Seventh Army
Giraud
Belgium
Maginot
Laon
Ninth Army
Henri Honore Giraud
Outsider Heads Dupont In Wilmington
Sel May 2 Be to the presidency of Dupont industries including vast sunpowder and chemical works vital to national defenses. Lamont Dupont aged 39 youngest of three ruling heads relinquished the office to become chairman of the board. He was succeeded by Walter S Carpenter Jr, 82, a Cornell graduate who joined as an engineering assistant.
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Wilmington
Sel
Dupont
Ont
Lammont Dupont
DB. J. Dupont de Nemoura & Company
Walter S. Carpenter, Jr
Cornell
Falls in France and Loss of British Cruiser Effingham
A report describes bands of German tanks roaming in a wide salient thrust into France, vulnerable to counterattacks as French forces hold key positions for counter strikes inside the salient. In Britain, the 8,550 ton cruiser Effingham was lost after hitting a rock off the Norwegian coast. all aboard survived. The ship’s normal complement was 740 officers and men, marking it as Britain’s first cruiser loss officially listed in the war.
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France
Admiralty
Effingham
Jalal Joss
rBltain
Germans claim big French defeat as advance nears Paris
German high command reports crushing the ninth French army and capturing General Giraud while Nazi columns push toward Paris from the Meuse and Sedan sectors. British and French spokesmen describe the Western Front as chaotic with tanks roaming the countryside.
Obituary of William B. Douglass of Indiana
William B. Douglass born May 14 1873 in Green township died at 10 00 am at 1468 Philadelphia street Indiana. He was a farmer turned salesman and lived in Indiana 22 years. Survived by widow Gussie Lewis Douglass a son Hobart C. Douglass of Cleveland a daughter Mrs Albert Kinnan of Revice seven grandchildren brothers Scott Douglass and Jesse Douglass sister Eva Reed. Funeral at his residence 3 00 pm Thursday interment at Seneierg.
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William B. Douglass
Green Township
Jonathan
Martha (Pittman) Douglass
Philadelphia Street
Indiana
First Methodist Church of Indiana
Pine Fists
O. F
Indiana Council
United Commercial Travelers
Gussie (Lewis) Douglass
Hobart C. Douglass
Cleveland, O
Albert Kinnan
Revice
Scott Douglass
Barneysboro
Jesse Douglass
Juniata
Eva Reed
Turtle Creek
Seneierg
Governor James Veto Sparks Retailers Convention Debate
James veto of an unfair sales bill drew praise and critique at the Pennsylvania retail grocers annual convention in Philadelphia. President Edward J. Gallen called the veto a setback as two county courts had overruled a similar 1037 bill and the Supreme Court recently nullified the law.
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Arthur J. James
Pennsylvania
Gottle
James
Edward J. Gallen
Philadelphia
Gallen
Stock market drops as war news hits New York trading
May 21 New York stock prices plunge on reports of continued German advances in France. Leading issues fall about a dollar to over eleven dollars as steel aircraft and other war related stocks tumble. Wheat prices decline after initial gains, with widespread selling from Shanghai noted.
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New York
France
Wall Street
Shanghai
Far Eastern
Chicago
Broadway Couple Dempsey and Williams Part Ways
After seven years of marriage the pair have agreed to part. Attorney Polakoff announced the separation citing incomparability as the reason. No divorce filed yet. Miss Williams, a musical comedy star, wishes to return to the stage. They have two children, Joan and Barbara.
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New York
Miss Williams
Dempseys
Joan
Barbara
Polakoff
Canada budgets war costs and expands forces
The ministry of munitions and supply will expedite war equipment provision, a move described as not in normal times. Prime Minister MacKenzie King announced Canada would cost the people at least 700 million dollars in 1940-41, about 2 million daily, 200 thousand higher than three months prior. He said Canada would raise a third division, with over 100,000 men in military duty including 23,000 in England and a second division of 24,645 soon to go.
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Ministry of Munitions and Supply
House
Canada
MacKenzie King
England
Drivers' Cards Taken and Restored in Harrisburg Action
The Bureau of Highway Safety at Harrisburg announced suspensions of driving privileges for two Indiana County motorists for the week ending May 10. Anthony Zugates Indiana R. D. 2 for reckless driving and John Mazzola Clymer for reckless driving and no operator's license. Restorations included Richard Sturm Indiana John Merlo Homer City Charles E. Renz Indiana R. D. 1 Francis Wasicki Rossiter Growge Davis Indiana William J. GraMus Indiana Steve Balogh Indiana and Leroy Johns Saltsburg R. D. 1.
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Bureau of Highway Safety
Harrisburg
Indiana County
Anthony Zugates
Indiana
Army Officers to Confer Here at Indiana Armory
The second conference of the current month on military affairs for officers of Indiana and Arm strong counties will be held at the Indiana Armory on Wednesday May 22 at 730 PM. Speakers Major Elton D Timberlake Major Michael A Perry and Captain John D Marts all of Indiana will present Topics on Tactics of Rifle and Machine Gun Units and Supply Procedures. It is requested every officer attend this conference since all officers on duty with the CCC headquarters in Indiana are moving to Williamsport May 31.
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Indiana
Armstrong Counties
Elton D. Timberlake
Michael A. Perry
John D. Marts
CCC
Williamsport
Markets and commodities report from Pittsburgh to Chicago
Markets show slow produce demand with apples and other fruit prices listed by grade and region. Wheat in Chicago falls on Allied reverses then recovers. corn declines. Pittsburgh livestock markets show slow hogs and steady cattle and calves with varied weight ranges and prices unchanged.
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Pittsburgh
New York
Rome
West Virginia
Maine
Florida Bliss
Alabama
Green Mountains
College Weather Forecast Partly Cloudy and Warmer
Partly cloudy and warmer today with increasing cloudiness and warmer conditions tomorrow. Light showers possible at night. Temperature around 82 rising to 74 during the day and a low near 52. Relative humidity near 48 percent. Barometric pressure today about 26.60 inHg, yesterday 26.41.
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