Liquidation of border violators reported by Red Star
Moscow reports border spies liquidated after crossing the southern frontier. Two shot while escaping, four executed. A spy Ignat arrested at Smolensk faces espionage charges for Poland and Britain. Izvestia notes 210 saboteurs captured near the Soviet Polish frontier and refugee influx. Tavestia says 250,000 wives of railway workers may fill in during war.
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Moscow
Russia
Red Star
Romania
Turkey
Poland
Britain
Izvestis
Tavestia
Obituary notices for Helen Nagy and John Estvanek
Helen Ann Nagy age 21 daughter of Joseph Nagy of Rossiter died Saturday in Indiana Hospital after a three week illness. Born February 17 1917 she lived in Rossiter all her life and was active in the Catholic Church. Survived by parents brothers Joseph John Mary at home and sisters Mrs Margaret Anstrovich Mrs Catherine Mercer and Mrs Charles Bergman of Indiana. Funeral at Rossiter Catholic Church 8:00 a m with burial in church cemetery. John J Estvanek services at 2:00 p m Wednesday at 1376 Washington Street burial in Oakland Cemetery.
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Helen Ann Nagy
Joseph Nagy
Rossiter
Indiana Hospital
Joseph
John
Mary
Margaret Anstrovich
Catherine Mercer
Charles Bergman
Indiana
Rossiter Catholic Church
War Briefs Roundup From Across Europe and Beyond
Ten thousand Americans remain in the United Kingdom and Ireland per the American Embassy. German reports say two French air officers killed in a battle over German territory were buried with full honors. Swiss officials say women may not drive army trucks but can assist with ambulances. A British passport official’s wife was killed in an air raid in Warsaw. The Aga Khan has offered services to Britain and India. Luxembourg restricts foreigners near the Franco-German border. Liege buildings may become barracks or refugee centers. Trinidad’s legislature backs full cooperation with Britain. Turkish Prime Minister Sukru Saracoglu’s Moscow visit sparks questions on neutral bloc alignments as Ankara’s envoy to London returns home.
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Berlin
der Fuehrer
Karlsruhe
Budapest
Moscow
Sukru Saracoulu Tyfay
Europe
Ga Mons
Magyar Noemec
Saracoulu
Great Britain
Russia
Tevfik Rufin Aras
London
Ankara
Nazi Submarines Lead in Sea Warfare Tonnage
Nazi submarines held a seven to one advantage over the Allies in merchant tonnage destroyed as nine days of sea warfare produced 16 sunk Allied ships totaling 87,088 tons and five German ships lost. Neutral vessels also perished by mines amid a larger campaign to cut Britain’s supply lines.
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Associated Press
Germany
Great Britain
Baltic Sea
Trelleborg
Swe
Conference Leads Saracoglu to Moscow Trip
After the conference discussions, Saracoglu decided to travel to Moscow, signaling readiness to pursue talks or events linked to the visit.
Election contests shape Republican and Democratic tickets
In Green Township and county races, Republicans and Democrats field numerous candidates for judicial posts and county offices. Judges Sara M. Soffel and Marion D. Patterson pursue nominations, while Soffel and Herbert Funk Goodrich seek Democratic nods. Superior Court hopefuls include Edward Jackson Thompson, J Haroth Flannery, William H Keller, and Arthur C Dale. Party-wide slates cover commissioners auditors treasurer drawers district attorney and other posts with mixed competition. Only Quigne B. Jones faces a single ballot challenge for county surveyor, an honorary post.
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Green Township
Supreme Court
Sara M. Soffel
Pittsburgh
Marion D. Patterson
Blair County
Miss Soffel
Herbert Funk Goodrich
Superior Court
Edward Jackson Thompson
J. Haroth Flannery
William H. Keller
Arthur C. Dale
William Hirt
Thomas W. Baldridge
Exeh
GO. P
Herbert M. Brown
Darrell Sams
Conflating Contraband Rules Amid Berlin Tensions
Reports state the Bob Mayne warned American ships to halt or face fire as tensions rise in Berlin. Germany vows to sink ships carrying absolute contraband, while conditional contraband like food and clothing faces more limited actions. International law holds that if contraband is seized, payment must be made by the destroyer’s nation.
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York
Nicholson Siold
G. Sell
Bob Mayine
Berlin
Germany
Great Britain
Lst
British seizure of contraband barrels reported by Pensacola firm
Reports from Germany indicated submarines would follow international rules. Columbia Naval Stores Company of Pensacola Florida reported that Britain had seized as contraband six hundred barrels of goods.
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Germany
Columbia Naval Stores Company
Pensacola
Fla
Britain
Warsaw Battle Nears Capital In Heavy Fighting
German forces press toward Warsaw from northeast and west while another army tightens hold on Lublin area. North of Lodz the battle rages into a third day with Polish casualties in the thousands. Fuehrer Hiller visits the region as Poles fight to avoid encirclement.
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Warsaw
Lublin
Lodz
Fuehrer Hiller
Germany
Sta
Wartime Shipping Cuts Hit German Lines and Italian Vessel Ready
Wartime traffic rules slow North Atlantic shipping as German lines cut staff and two hundred New York workers are affected. Hamburg America and North German Lloyd describe the layoff as precautionary, with possible rehiring. Furness Bermuda Line plans end of operations. Italian liner Roma resumes trans Atlantic service after departure from New York.
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Hamburg
Warrior
United States
United Kingdom
North Atlantic
High Seas
Lnes
Lloyd
New York
Furness Bermuda Line
Iiner
Roma
Ile de France
War-torn towns east of line near capital in ruins
Fighting spread through many towns and villages from the Suman border to the west of the capital. Most of these areas are ruined or destroyed by bombs from air attacks or fires. The widespread destruction mirrors damage seen in northern France after the Great War.
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Warsaw
Suman
France
Junior Industries Provide Jobs for Idle Teens in PA
Western Pennsylvania towns see a surge of junior industries run by youths ages 16 to 21. Kilbuck Crafts near Glenfield, led by Joseph Kindle, reports early profits after two months. About 12 such outfits exist, funding from small stock sales and operating in former barns producing goods like furniture, toys, rugs, and crafts.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Kilbuck Crafts Company
Glenfield
Joseph Kindle
Kitbuck Crafts
New England
Kilbuck
Circleville Arts and Crafts Company
Irwin
Junlor Industries
Tony Marcellino
Wodaem Manufacturing Company
Ethrt
McKees Rocks
Clinton, Avalon
Brownsville
Wilmerding
Greensburg
North Braddock
Derry
Stock Market Totals Amid Broad Gains And Declines
A long OCR list shows numerous stocks with varied moves including Air Reduction, Beth Steel, Chrysler, General Motors, and Reading Co among many others. The fragment indicates mixed performance with percentages like 29 and 23 and a spread of company names across industries, suggesting a broad market snapshot rather than a single focused event.
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Bald Loco Ct Balt
Ohio
Bendix Aviat
Beth Steel
Briggs
Burr
Mack Calumet
Hee Canad Pacific
Cheswad
Qhlo
Chrysler Corp
Edison
Consol
Qorane
del Lack
West Douglas Aircraft
du Pont
Eastman Kodak
Auto Lite
Hlee
Gen Foods
Gen Motors
Gen
Gillette
Snt
Greyhound Corp
Hard-Walker
Hershey
Choc
Inserlake
Tron
Int Harvester
Nick Can
Tel
Kennecott Cop
Kres
Sears Rogbuck Ronony-Yecuns
Southern
Paci Uthern Rg
Produce and livestock prices from Pittsburgh and Chicago markets
Pittsburgh prices show Apples and Wealthies steady with McIntosh at 1.00, Virginia and Pennsylvania varieties around 50 to 75 cents, potatoes up, and various regional potato and onion values. Livestock follow with steers to 11.00, hogs mostly mixed, lambs and calves steady, and grain futures in Chicago edging lower despite weak wheat demand. traders note ample North American grain for the season.
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Pittsburgh
Bas
New York
Alexanders
McIntosh
N. J. Cobblers
Ohio Cabs
Idaho Russet
Maine Cols
Gralup
Chicago
North America
Furloughed Workers Recalled by Railroads in Pittsburgh District
About 1,800 furloughed workers were recalled as ore steel and coal shipments rose. The First recall included 1,560 by the Pennsylvania Railroad, 200 by Pittsburgh and Lake Erie, and 90 by Pittsburgh and West Virginia. Baltimore and Ohio expected 800 more, while PRR reopened suburban shops adding 700 jobs and recalled about 900 to Central Region shops in Youngwood Derry Erie Conway Mahoningtown Olean.
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Bittsburgh
Pittsburgh
Fentsylvania Railroad
Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad
Pittsburgh and West Virginia
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pra
Central Region
Youngwood Derry
Erie
Conway
Mahoningtown
Olean
French and German Front Movements Report in Northerly Push
The report describes German and French advances near the Siegfried line with German youth reservists manning lines while older troops reassigned to the east. French losses are described as slight amid encirclement efforts as they press through rough terrain, with Premier Daladier pursuing a War cabinet and Italy signaling a neutral stance despite alliance with Germany.
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Saarbruecken
Siegfried Line
Germany
Luxenbourg
High Command
Daladier
Humanis
Italy
Andre Francois-Poncet
Rome
Daladicy
Warsaw Radio Signals Polish Resolve Amid War Alarms
In Budapest and Lwow reports, civilians receive food aid orders while volunteers dig trenches and shelters. In Warsaw the defenders press on, forcing a German withdrawal at city outskirts as Chopin’s Polonaise from a radio xylophone signals resilience and dawn alarms echo through the capital.
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Radio Statlion
Lwow
Lemberg
Ubkraine
Lublin
Warsaw
Modlin
Narew
Vistula
San
Kutno
Motor Mishap Fatal to Two Greensburg Residents
Greensburg locals Clarence A. Myers aged 38 and Samuel J. Stump Jr 19 were killed in a motorcycle crash near Greensburg. They lay beside a wrecked cycle after the mishap last night. Both died of skull fractures before medical aid arrived. Cause of the crash was not determined immediately.
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Greensburg
Clarence A. Myers
Samuel J. Stump, Jr
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