British Aages on Nazi Radio Broadcast Report
New York Sept 15 three captured British airmen were interviewed on a German short wave broadcast heard in America last night. The program described a German air victory and included details of a British pilot rescue and a British crew member's account of being treated as a German officer.
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New York
America
Brith Fier
Geran
Sergt. Grabbe
Rcer
Edwards
Hopital
Sergi
George Booth
Larry Slattery
Steel and coal prices surge as production climbs
The industry cites price effects at shipment date as demand surges. Producers report most large firms booked for the next three quarters, with pig iron and coke prices rising, and output at 73 percent capacity aiming toward 90 percent. In Connellsville area 400 old beehive ovens fired with 1,750 more planned. Coal production up 10 to 15 percent. 5,000 miners furloughed in Fox County ordered back as relief cuts steady at 100 daily. coal price up ten cells per ton.
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Connellsville
Pittsburgh
B. H. Canon
Western Pennsylvania Coal Operators Association
Fox County
Squalus bodies finally moved from wreckage to Lae drydock
After 115 days the drowned crew of the U S S Squalus were counted as the submarine lay in Lae Naval Base drydock. Navy personnel removed 24 bodies as a morgue was set up under floodlights. Lieutenant Oliver F Naquin remained aboard. A small team from Washington oversaw identification of bodies among the 33 known dead including one officer and two civilians. The $4 million submarine had been submerged for weeks before being hoisted to the surface and towed into the water-filled drydock.
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U.S
Oliver F. Naquin
Meger Print
Navy Department
Washington
Alexander R. Kesgoa
Quakertown
Navy
Open convention plan fuels James for president effort
Pennsylvania backers push for an open 1940 Republican National Convention to allow undecided delegates to choose a dark horse candidate. They aim to prevent early endorsements and keep James as a possible nominee, with support voiced by Greenburg Mayor and other state leaders. James says he is not actively seeking the nomination but wouldn’t reject it.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
James
Greensburg
Welfare
Republi
Can
Philadelphia
Conneaut Lake
Labor and Industry
Lewis G. Hines
Carl L. Estes
Texas
Garner
Estes
Disgruntled patient shoots physician in Pittsburgh
In downtown Pittsburgh a patient fatally shot Dr. F. G. Leslie, who treated him for 18 years, and wounded Dr. Joseph Serra before turning himself in to a cigar clerk who led him to a police officer. Patrolman W. C. Cramer described the scene.
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Pittsburgh
W. C. Cramer
Hinself
Cramer
Steve Koski
F. G. Leslie
Allegheny General Hospital
Joseph Serra
Raymond Rosswoy
Liberty Avenue
Rosswag
French occupy Apach and Malmuhlen near Saar. Saarbrucken under German attack
Reports from Luxembourg via Brussels say French forces seized the villages of Apach and Malmuhlen, opening routes to Perl. France reports slight casualties and captures German prisoners while Saarbrucken remains contested, with Germans shelling French positions south of the city and preparing a possible counteroffensive with reinforcements and heavy artillery.
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Brussels
Luxembourg
Apach
Malmuhlen
Perl
Saar
Saarbruckenstill
Saarbruecken
Washington Casts Uneasy Look at Neutrality Act Revision
A July vote by the Foreign Relations Committee favored delaying neutrality legislation action while leaders like Harm it Glass and Harrison signaled openness to past differences. Reich voices from the White House hint at renewed bipartisan appeal to depoliticize neutrality debates as war tensions rise.
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Foreign Relations Committee
George
Harmit
Glass
Harrison
Jung
James Eliott Heath
Norfolk
White House
McNary
Qreagan
Reynelitan Senate
Tus
Austin
Inquiry panel reports on Squalus disaster finds pending
The Naval Board of Inquiry examining the Squalus tragedy prepared for potential causes with testimony from rescued crewmen after the submarine sank in 240 feet off Portsmouth. Officials removed and identified bodies as witnesses described conditions aboard the damaged hull during night operations.
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Naval Board of Inquiry
Portsmouth
Hull
sTallutis Lee
Copper crystal cancer test linked to malignancy patterns
A historical report describes copper sulfate crystals forming a palm like pattern in cancer samples. It notes a 80 percent detection rate and claims 90 percent accuracy for blood cancers, with tests reportedly validated by Philadelphia researchers and universities in Bordeaux and Vermont.
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Pleiter
Philadelphivns
University of Ma
University of Bordeaux
Pfeiffer
Negl Wn
Pers
Compensation under 1932 act for Swoyerville miners began
The Sunday Mining Company in Swoyerville Luzerne County employs about 50 men. Glen Alden has not yet notified the Department of Labor and Industry of intent to accept the act. Other coal firms indicate they will accept the 1989 law. No major companies have accepted the compensation act governing occupational diseases. Miners' asthma would be compensable. The act, effective October 1, lowers weekly benefits to 15 dollars for partial disability and shortens the compensation period by 100 weeks. Parts of the 1947 law were ruled unconstitutional by the State Supreme Court.
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Sunday Mining Company
Swoyerville
Luzeecne
Glen Alden
Department of Labor and Industry
Ls Ig
Earle
State Supreme Court
Keitel Among German Commanders Seen in Big War Roles
Col General Wilhelm Keitel, chief of Germanys high command, allegedly directs operations on both fronts. A tall, soldierly figure with a midget mustache, he joined the army at 19 and rose from artillery, later becoming a post captain and battery commander at the war start. He is described as a behind the scenes executive rather than a field commander and taught at the Hanover cavalry academy after the war. From 1929 to 1931 he led the Reichswehr War Ministry's organization department and became a major general in 1934, previously state secretary of the War Ministry, and he is noted for favoring overwhelming force and motorized units.
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Wilhelm Keitel
Germany
Army
Keitel
Hanover
Reichswehr
War Ministry
Budapest Battlefront Shifts Amid German Pincer Drills
Report from Zamose describes rapid city transformation from a peaceful medieval town to a battlefield as German tactics aim to outflank Budapest and Livow from north and south. Observers note Zamose's abrupt turn from tranquil twilight scenes to wartime urgency.
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Livow
Poland
Zamose
Obituary Notice of Local Leader Passes Away
An illness ended his retirement three months ago. He was beloved by many and held several political offices. Survived by widow Mary Cassell a daughter Daisy O'Hare a grandson J. K. O'Hare Jr two brothers James Cossell Bradford William Cossell Dawson and two sisters Emma Irwin Connellsville and Etta Cole Connellsville.
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Mary Cassell
Daisy O'Hare
J. K. O'Hare, Jr
James Cossell
Bradford
William Cossell
Dawson
Emma Irwin
Connellsville i
Etta Cole
Connellsville
German Advances In Poland Drive Toward Warsaw From East
Berlin reports strong Polish resistance near Kutno as German forces push southward encircling Polish troops. Air force bombs support operations while navy notes Polish ships in Heisternest harbor. In the Ukraine, troops cross toward the Bug river, and in Warsaw the Narew line is crossed as forts near Brest-Litovsk face invasion. German leaders predict rapid progress and plan to exploit Poland’s resources for the western war. Berlin hints Hitler may return to focus on the western front.
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Kutno
Warsaw
Heisternest
Ukraine
Lwow-Lublin
Bug River
Narew River
Brest-Litovsk
Poland
Goering
Fuhrer Hitler
Berlin
Western Front
Treasury Balance Report Sept 3 Receipts vs Expenditures
Treasury department report shows for Sept. 3 receipts of 26,410,086.27 dollars and expenditures of 21,288,016.72 dollars, yielding a net balance of 2,194,102,899.73 dollars and a working balance of 1,500,202,738.99 dollars. Custom receipts for the month amount to 16,101,326.63 dollars.
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Washington
the Treasury
Lawrence Trial Postponed After Election Controversy
Lawrence and Dayie L. Lawrence face conspiracy and blackmail charges tied to a state gravel contract scandal. Judge Howard W. Hughes granted a continuance to November 13, citing fall campaign duties. Prosecutor Carl B. Shelley voiced reservations but did not oppose. The case centers on alleged demands of ten thousand dollars from Pioneer Materials Company.
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Pittsburgh
Dayie L. Lawrence
Howard W. Hughes
Washington County
Lawrence
Carl B. Shelley
Dauphin County
Erie County
Chadge
Pioneer Materials Company
Spurgeon Bowser
Hughes
State Supreme Court
James P. Kirk
Allegheny County
Pittsburgh Market Report Prices on Hogs Cattle and Produce
Pittsburgh markets report salable hogs 700 slow and lower across weights, steers mixed with good to choice calves and cows. Produce demand moderate with apples and potatoes steady. notable prices include Jonathans 65-85 and McIntosh 60, assorted types and sacks listed.
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Pittsburgh
Seattle
Alexanders
Jonathans
Maiden Blush
Ohio McIntosh
Rurals
Idaho Russel Burbanks
Maine Cobblers
Stock Market Opens With Varied Gains Across Dow Jones
In New York on September 15, stocks showed mixed results with major issues like Am Tel and Tel and Chrysler advancing, while others such as Stand Oil and Stand Oil Cal lagged. The day also noted a heart attack death of Dr. Lorenzo W. Swope, a prominent Western Pennsylvania surgeon and longtime West Penn Hospital Medical Board president since 1933.
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New York
Air Reduc
Alco
Balto and
O Am Bendix Avi
Beth Steel
Crane Co
del Lack
WTM
Doug Aire
du Pont
Eastman Kodak
Gen Elec
Gen Foods
AD Gen Motors
Say -Gen
Gillette
Rudy Greyhound Corp
Hudson Motor
Interlake
Ron Vity
Int Harvester
Kennecott
Kresge
Lehigh
Val
Loew's Inc
Mack Trucks
Monty Ward
Nash-Kelvinatoran
Nat Biscuit
Nat. Dairy Fr
Nat Distiller
Nat Pow
NY Cen RR
North Ant Co
Penna RR
Phila
Phillips Jet
Pub
Sve NJ
Phillips ‘Pat
Radio Corp Arn
Reading Ca
Repab Steel
Reynolds Tob
Sears Roebuck Ts Socony-Vacuum
South Pac
Southern
Sperry Corp
Stand Brands
Stand Oil Cal
Stand Oil Ind
Stand Oi NJ
Studebaker Corp, BY
Texas Corp
Timken Roll B
United Aircraft
United Gas Imp
US Indus Abcove US Rubber
US Smelt A and M
US Steel
West Union Tel
West
el and
Mtg
Woolworth
Pittsburgh
Lorenzo W. Swope
Western Pennsylvania
West Penn Hospital Medical Board
Blairsville Woman Named Superintendent in Missionary Society
In Johns town yesterday the Blairs ville Methodist District Women s Foreign Missionary Society elected Mrs J A Ackerson of Blairsville as superintendent of the Junior Department. Other officers were re elected with Swartzwelder and Bounds changing posts. Next district meeting is planned for March at Pitesirn. Elizabeth Beale and Mary Howells addressed the group, quilt and purse presented, reports hailed six months of progress.
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J. A. Ackerson
Blairsville
Women's Foreign Missionary Society
Johnstown
C.B. Caruthers
Arnold
L. V. Bradley
Turtle Creek
P. S. Swartzwelder
Jeannette
W. G. Smeltzer
Trafford
Christian Stewardship
Ralph Hysong
Gordon Plubell
Pitcairn
Clyde Bounds
South Fork
Swartzwelder
Bounds
O.E. Heppler
Leechbury
Newsprint Price Set at 50 Dollars a Ton for 1940
International Paper Company reaffirmed a 50 dollar per ton price for newsprint delivered to New York and Chicago for the first three months of 1940. President R. S. Cullen said the price would be protected from change by drawing on on hand inventories.
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New York
International Paper Company
International Paper and Powder Company
Chicago
R. 3. Cullen
College Weather Fair Then Warmer Tomorrow
Forecaster predicts warm conditions with readings around 66 today and 63 maximum tomorrow. No precipitation expected with humidity near 71 percent and barometric pressure at 28.05 today, 28.08 yesterday. Read the Gazette Classified.
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Ames
Massachusetts
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