Washington seeks firing of price office aides over Communist ties
Washington dispatch reports Martin Dies and Leon Henderson clashing over whether the Price Administration and four aides should be dismissed for alleged Communist associations. Dies urged Roosevelt to remove them. Henderson said he would refer the matter to the Civil Service Commission and act if found unfit. Names and salaries of the aides are listed, and Henderson defends due process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Martin Ding
Leon Henderson Forkad
of. Price Administration
Dids
House
Texas
Committee On Un-American Activities
Roosevelt
Henderson
Civil Service Commission
Dies
Communist Party
Office of Price Administration
Robert 4. Brady
Henders
Price Administration
Mildred Edie Brady
Tom Tippett
Dewey H. Palmer
EJ. Lever
The
Price Administration Opacs Labor Division
House Banking Committee
Congress
Martin Dies
Union convention names and counties represented in Indiana
The committee represents workers in light and heavy construction including refractory plants, stone quarries, lime stone mines, monument works, and lumber yards with Ferrara as general organizer of Local Union 141 of Indiana. Other officers are Allen Mark, Luke Brett, and Robert Coleman. Counties represented include Indiana, McKean, Elk, Clearfield, Westmoreland, Cambria, Armstrong, and Centre. The next meeting will be held in Clearfield the last Sunday in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elk
Clearfield
Westmoreland
Cambria
Armstrong
Centra
Health chiefs weigh school opening amid paralysis surge
Dr Campbell said reading restrictions should not be imposed yet and a date for reopening the 11 hardest hit counties would be set after an exhaustive survey early in the week. The disease situation was described as growing more encouraging daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de. Campbell
International Fronts Advance as Soviet Push Rages
Soviet communique reports Cossacks capture a staff HQ behind German lines and a Nazi general killed. Finnish troops reach the Svir river while advancing toward Leningrad. Stukas pound Leningrad as Kiev defenses and Odessa siege produce heavy casualties. Stalin orders removal of 390000 Germans from the country to prevent sabotage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mentum
Hitler
Leningrad
Svir
Ladoga
Lake
Onega
DNB
Miligantic
Ukraine
Kiev
Black Sea
Odessa
Joseph Stalin
Three men held in New York hijacking case
A The New York hijackingcase targets Benjamin Somerstein 25 Louis Kaufman 83 and Frank Cutrone 26 of Brooklyn Federal agent B S Sackett says they face kidnapping charges in Pennsylvania for transporting two truck drivers Mario Rosellin of Paterson New Jersey and Bar Cousino of Coplay Pennsylvania from Pennsylvania to New Jersey in the Jan 7 incident involving several thousand dollars in furs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Thevegman
Bath
B. &. Sackett
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Benjamin Somerstein
Louis Kaufman
Frank Cutrone
Brooklyn
Pennsylvania
Sackett
Mario Rosellin
Paterson
N. J
Barl Cousino
Coplay
New Jersey
Russians claim mass German deserters as Volga refugees
Soviet authorities say tens of thousands of German descendants along the Volga are being moved as alleged diversionists and spies. They report a German submarine capture in the Barents Sea, while Red Star claims 7,200 German planes destroyed since the war began. In the Far East, Japan weighs the Greer incident, with Ko kumin calling it a potential Axis crisis. In Vichy, over 100 Jews and two lawyers are seized as hostages amid mass arrests in occupied France. Reprisals in the zone are expected to increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vost
Siberia
Catherine the Great
Volga
Barents Sea
Arctic Circle
Red Star
Izvestia
Far East
Japan
U. S
Greer
United States
Kokumin
Germany
Reich
Berlin
Washington
VICHY
France
Old Republic
Paris
Pierre Masse
Theodore Valensi
Corsica
Relief program continues with steady prosecutions and repayments
The department notes relief payments and prosecutions detail roughly 150 monthly cases averaging $15,000, down from 230, with most cases settled through satisfactory repayment plans. Flagrant, deliberate fraud is pursued vigorously. The program disperses about $8,000,000 a month across the Commonwealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth
Collision near Clymer injures two drivers in head-on crash
State Police say Albert Bork of Lucernemines drove one car with three passengers and attempted to pass another vehicle when the head-on collision occurred one mile north of Clymer. Joe Simon of Indiana 8 0 1, aged 44, was the other driver. No injuries reported, but both cars damaged. In the same week Indiana County saw calm traffic, while Pennsylvania logged 36 accidental deaths nationwide. October is the wettest month in much of England.
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Clymer
Albert Bork
Lucernemines
Joe Simon
Indiana
Bork
Simon
Indiana County
Pennsylvania
Adjourning Coal Conference In District 2
Representatives of the Central Pennsylvania Operators Association and the United Mine Workers in District 2 adjourned in Washington after failing to reach a two year district contract. Talks continue next Thursday with a subcommittee handling negotiations. A retroactive May 1 start and a proposed price schedule may affect concessions in stalled talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Pennsylvania Operators Association
United Mine Work Era
District 2
Washington
Allscale Committee
Luther Hart
Bituminous Coal Consumers Counsel
Bituminous Coal Division
College pilots course offered near Hamilton Field
Regular staff members and aight instruction totaling at least 35 hours in the air are offered at Hamilton Field three miles east of Indiana by contractor William F. Strouse. The college opening delay to September 22 limits outreach for this course. Applicants must be enrolled in Indiana fall studies with one year of college or two years elsewhere, be 19 to 25, and contact Ralph E. Heiges or obtain an application from the College post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton Field
Indiana
William F. Strouse
Ralpe E. Heiges
Submarine incident lines drawn as war policy claim
A spokesman and Berlin press dispute Washington remarks about the submarine incident. They reject the idea of US aggression and reiterate the Saturday communique charge that the event is part of a deliberate policy to push the United States toward war.
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Berlin
Washington
United States
MRS ROOSEVELT DIES AND SON GRIEVES AT FAMILY HOME
President Roosevelt and the First Lady watched by his mother as she died after an acute circulatory collapse. The funeral is limited to relatives and old neighbors at the family residence. Sara Delano Roosevelt, descended from French and Delano lines, married James Roosevelt in 1880 and lived much of her life at Hyde Park.
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Roosevelt
Scott L. Smith
St. James Episcopal Church
United States
Franklin
George
Elizabeth
England
Sara Delana
Prince of Scytri
France
Delanos
DeLannoy
Newburgh
Germany
James Roosevelt
Hyde Park House
Hudson
Bergin
Albany
Lease Lend Shipments Up Worldwide War Aid
Defense officials say American war supplies under lease lend and cash programs will surge in six months. Goods are moving to China Britain Russia the Netherlands East Indies Free French and Polish trainees, with details withheld to prevent aiding the Axis. The second quarter report to Congress is due this week as production rises next spring.
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Washington
Alrready
America
China
Burma
Britain
Middle East
Netherlands East Indies
Russia
Canada
Defense
Roosevelt
Publc
Congress
Great Britain
Vladivostok
Pacific
Charles de Gaulle
Poland
Owen Sound
Windsor
Ontaria
Germany
Roosevelt Death and Transfer of Home to Government
Mrs. Roosevelt died after a period of ill health following a hip injury years earlier that required a cane. She had just returned from Campo Bello in New Brunswick and grew weaker, with the President arriving from Washington and family members visiting. Grandchildren John Elliott and James were noted arriving as the condition worsened, while two others Ensign Wyanielin and Jing Jong were mentioned in the timeline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jing Jong
James
Ensign . Wyanielin
Soviet Mass Migration Of German Volga Population
The Soviet government orders the uprooting of about 390,000 people of German extraction from the lower Volga for a mass migration to Siberia, claiming many fifth columnists among them threaten Red forces. The move aims to shield the Caucasus and hinder Nazi operations as German troops press toward the Ukraine. The article notes logistical hurdles, winter, rail shortages, and the strategic importance of the Volga region as a defense line. It ends with a brief note on President Roosevelt's mother’s death and the nation’s sympathy.
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Lower Volga
Siberia
Moscow
German Volga
Republic
Hitler
Ural Mountains
Indianapolis
Rochester
Louisville
Seattle
Kansas City
New Orleans
Cincinnati
German Volga Republic
Volga River
Caspian Sea
Volga
Lon
Caucasus
Ukraine
Ihussia
Persian Gulf
Seas
Persia
Roosevelt kin resemble Hyde Park visit notes
Jo Boettiger and Mrs. John Boettiger of Seattle could not attend at Hyde Park. Mrs. Roosevelt’s surviving sister Mrs. Price Collier of Tuxedo Park, N.Y., visited yesterday at noon. Her brother Frederic A. Delano, chairman of the National Resources Planning Board, arrived from Washington yesterday morning.
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Navy
John Boettiger
Seattle
Hyde Park
Roosevelt
Price Collier
Tuxedo Park
First Aid Trampage Tally in County Meet
First and second honors were captured by teams entered by the Southwestern Safety Association. Third place went to Epensburg Coal Company Culver team, while sixth place was best reached by a team from the anthracite region. Members of the Pennsylvania Electric team which placed seventh were Herry Baldwin, Peter B. Franklin, Gerald Kephert, Welter Seege, Bernard A. Hoover, and James J. Currie. The sum of $9 was awarded to each man for their sharing of the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwestern Safety Association
Epensburg Coal Company
Culver
Pennsylvania Electric
Herry Baldwin
Peter B. Franklin
Gerald Kephert
Welter Seege
Bernard A. Hoover
James J. Currie
Close Guard On Girl Attacker In Lock Haven Case
Clinton County authorities scheduled a hearing for Roy Kenneth Houck, a former orchestra leader, on charges of aggravated assault and battery against two women Miss Ruth Andrews and Miss Emily Williams. Houck admitted attacking eight women across central Pennsylvania. Williams suffered a fractured skull on August 1. Police questioned Houck after the failed attempt to link him to the Rachel Taylor case from March 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lock Haven
Clinton County
Roy Kenneth Houck
Houck
D. Edw
Grenoble
Ruth Andrews
Lock Haver
Emily Williams
Jersey Shore
Barritt Haag
Noack
Pennsylvania
Miss Williams
Miss Andrews
Bellefonte
Centre County
Musser Gettie
Rachel Taylor
Pennsylvania State College
Philadelphia political clash tests city primary
The Philadelphia battle pits the Republican organization against insurgents led by Hamilton and backed by U.S. Senator James J. Davis. Insurgents seek an open primary to curb centralization and deny the 60 year control of the Democratic machine. Court actions loom as Acting Mayor Bernard Samuel, an organization Republican, may remain in office until November 1942 due to charter and election-code conflicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Robert E. Lamberton
Elections Court
County Board of Elections
Common Pleas Court No. 7
Republicans
State Supreme Court
Bernard Samuel
Samuel
We Know More About The War
Charles B. Honce of the Associated Press told New York State Publishers Association members that Americans are better informed about war news than any other people. He cited censorship and transmission challenges but said the net gets through, nearly all of consequence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bolton Landing
New York State Publishers Association
Charles B. Honce
Associated Press
Honce
Treasury balance report from Washington on Sept 5
Treasury data show receipts of 28.78 million and expenditures of 80.81 million leaving a net balance of 2.6185 billion. gross debt stands at 50.8921 billion with a daily increase of 85 thousand.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Stock Market Report from PYITSHURGH Sept 8
Salable hogs 900, active and higher by two to three cents. 160-180 lb hogs 12.00-12.23, roughs 9.30-10.00, two loads of tail hogs at 12.40. Cattle 750, steady. Steers good to choice fed 1150-1250, heifers 1000-1100, mediums 8.50-9.00, commons 6.80-7.00. Calves 250, good to choice 13.50-16. Calves and hogs lead a mixed market with sheep at 19.00-20.80 and lambs 16.00-18.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pyitshurgh
Maine
Sweord
Pittsburgh district business index climbs to historic August high
The University index of business for August reached 148.6 percent of the 1999 38 average, the highest in six years of records. Production declined slightly but overall business activity in the Pittsburgh district boosted to historic levels, with previous peaks noted in 1897 and 1928.
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Piptabungh
Atne
Pittsburgh
Euivertiey of Pittsburgh
Grain market slips as wheat dips while corn and soy rise
In Chicago September grain prices opened slightly lower and corn and soybeans held an upward drift. Wheat stayed in a narrow range with fractional declines while corn traded higher and soybeans advanced, reflecting mixed early trading fortunes.
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Chicago
Dee
Wheat Inter
Produce Market Roundup Sees Moderate Demand
RilitSpunun market reports slight weakness in produce demand for apples and pears. Maryland McIntosh fetches 1.18 1.26 per basket while Maiden Blush trades around 1.15, Virginia Jonathans 1.15 1.25, and Winter Bananas 0.90 1.15. No. 1 100 lb sacks list New Jersey Chippewas at 1.35 1.45 and Idaho Russet Burbariks at 2.40, with cobblers and other varieties noted in passing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland McIntosh
McIntosh
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Cobblers 115-25; Idaho Russel Burbariks
Long Whites
Minnesota Cobblers
Mystery plane incident near Wiley Post Airport
Glenn Brauninger moored his plane outside a hangar at Wiley Post airport. It later appeared parked in the middle of a nearby road across a fence, drawing interest from airport officials who seek to learn what happened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Sept
Glenn Brauninger
Wiley Post
Obituary notice for Mile Kate Lacy and relatives in Philadelphia
Mile Kate Lacy 83 longtime craft teacher in the Indiana State Teachers College Art Department died at her sister’s Philadelphia home after months of illness. Eugene Slodyczka six, son of Mr and Mrs Andrew Slodyczka of Kenwood, died at Colver Hospital from complications. Funeral services scheduled Tuesday at St John’s Roman Catholic Church Hellwood with interment at Centeron Bethlehem Cemetery. Mary Ann BurkeReaerey Weed of White Township listed in incomplete obituary.
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Mile Kate Lacy
Indiana State Teachers College
Migg Golden Lagg
Philadelphia
Eugene Slodyoska
Andrew Slodyczka
Kenwood
Colver Hospital
Colvery
St. John's
Hellwood
Centeron Betlom
Allegheny County
Xamenia Lockarad
Cherrytree
John Feightal
Barnesboro
Michael Paightal
Francis Peightal
Indiana
James Burke
Patton
Nellie Burke
St. Bernard’s Catholi Church
A. D
St. Bernard Church
St. Bernard’s Cemetery
Henry. Griffith
Pine Township
Meadville
Mount Union
Church
Samuel Bozicevich
Robindale
Yugoslavia
Lee W Hospital
Pittsburgh
Mary
Dudzik) Bozievich
Edward
CCC
Homer City
Dorothy
George
Agnes
Robert
William
Theresa
Europe
Milo
Cresson
Bozleevich
Pennsylvania Electric Company
Holy Family Catholic Church
Seward
St. Rochus’ Cemetery
Johnstown
Sarah (Fenlon) Barr
Paul L. Barr
South Walnut Street
Bigersville
Daniel A
Rose McManus Fenlon
Disksville
Betty
Mercedes
Blairaville
Paul
Notre Dame
Ind
BS. Simon and Jude's
SS. Simon and Jude's
George Peterman
Vrisnda
Jfferlong
Pluncragh
Armstrong County
Jacob Brown
Paul Smlagel
Greenwood Cemetery
Fuel Revenue Assurances Amid 10 Percent Curtailment
The Defense Petroleum Office told eastern states they face no guaranteed cut in motor fuel tax returns despite a 10 percent curtailment program. Ralph K. Davies noted September gasoline sales should match last year, with tax receipts similar. Rail CAR movement plans to shuttle oil eastward as Emergency tariffs cut rates up to 50 percent on crude and 26 percent on gasoline and fuel oil, with ICC action anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sept
Defense Petroleum Office
Ralph K. Davies
Davies
Ickes
Britain
East
Gulf
Atlantic States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Obituary notices from Indiana and surrounding areas
Readable obituary notices for several local residents including names Feightal Burke Bozicevich Fenlon Barr Peterman. Individuals from Indiana Meadville Cresson Blairsville and Patton areas referenced with birth years 1880 and 1899 and various death times. funeral arrangements and church interment details noted alongside family survivors.
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Dungreé
Mrs. Roosevelt
NEA
Margaret Mitchell
Atlanta
Kearny
U.S
By Dewitt MacKenzie
Balt
Ohio
Bendix Aviat
Beth Steel
Boeing Airplane
Borden Co
Brigas
Cent Can
Curtiss Wright
West
Douglas Aircraft
du Pont de N
Eastman Kodak
el Auto Lite
Gen Elec
Gen Foods
Gen Motors
Greyhound Corp
Herb Walker
Illinois Central
Int Harvester
Int
Nick Can
Johns Manville
Kennecott
Kresge
Lehigh Port
Sears Roebuck
Socony Vacuum A
Sperry Corp
Sie Stand Oil
Cal
Oi Ind
Stend Oi NJ
Swift and Co Studebaker Corp
Texas Corp Air United Aircraft
United Corp
United Gas
Imp MM
US Rubber
U 5 Steel
Warner Bros Piet Bi West Union Tel
West el
Mtg
Woolworth
Curb Ark Nat Gas
Pennroad Corp
Mary Ann (Burke) Reaerey Weed
White , Township
S.C. Ats Tuner
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