British planes aid Leningrad front amid perilous siege
London reports a small British air contingent, possibly forty planes with RAF ground crew, rushed to aid the Bolshevik defense of Leningrad. The move signals Allied cooperation and could influence a crisis on the Russo German front as weather conditions deteriorate.
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Py Bewitz MacKenzie
Leningrad
London
Boleheavist
Murmansk
Perlh
Berlin
Luftwaffe
Britain
Hitler
Fuehrer
Russia
Moscow
Kiev
Ukraine
Odessa
Dnieper
Knox warns Nazis threaten Atlantic supply bridge
Knox argued after the U S occupation of Iceland on July 7 that Hitler and the Nazi regime faced a grim choice to destroy the convoy route to Britain or risk the United States Navy joining the war. He recalled the U boat attack on the U S destroyer Greer.
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United States
Iceland
Hitler
Britain
Knox
England
United States Navy
Leff
U. S
Greer
Cop Collapses On Chased Boy In North Philadelphia
In North Philadelphia rookie officer William J. McCaffery collapsed of a heart attack after pursuing a 14 year old boy for a mile following a stolen car crash. The boy and two others fled the scene and the youth collapsed on a sidewalk exhausted as McCaffery fell across him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
William J. Caffery
McCaffery
Navy probes Greer U boat clash amid America First clash
Senate naval committee plans open hearing to examine the Greer incident with a German U boat amid calls for factual disclosure. Secretary Knox, Admiral Stark, and President Roosevelt’s shoot on sight policy frame the debate as Congress weighs potential war implications.
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Navy Department
The
America First Committee
Knox
Washington
Pacific
Panama Canal
Senate Naval Committee
North Atlantic
Walsh
D-Mass
Harold R. Stark
Naval Operations
Roosevelt
Oval Committee
Congress
Two Die In Pennsylvania Road Crash Wave Near Kittanning
Reported weekend traffic toll rises with two killed near Kittanning in a head on collision with a truck on Route 422 three miles east of town. Victims include 63 year old Willa Ruth Mohaney and 34 year old L F Dubro Brock, both of Kittanning.
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Kittanning
Armstrong County
Willa Ruth Mohaney
L. F. Duebrock
Leningrad Battle Rages As Britain Steps Up Eastern Front Role
Reports say RAF fliers join action in defense of Leningrad while German high command tightens the encirclement. Soviet losses include towns along the River T while recaptures surface, indicating continued heavy fighting in the east. Separately a May accident in Kittanning Hospital injures three.
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Finland
Germany
Norway
Mediterranean
Sofia
Leningrad
London
Russia
Daily Telegraph
Eastern Front
Winston Churchill
U. S
Red Army
Hitler's aide Wiedemann watched as Argentina debates diplomat
In Buenos Aires Capt Fritz Wiedemann, an ally of Adolf Hitler, is under close scrutiny by Argentina's Congress as pressure grows to expel German Ambassador Edmund Von Thermann. The chamber weighs a resolution accusing Thermann of overstepping diplomatic bounds while Wiedemann stays under watch during a brief transit through Argentina. Thermann vows not to withdraw despite protests and accusations.
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von Thermann
Wiedemann
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
San Francisco
Europe
Capt
Far East
Raoul Damonte Taborda
Cros
Argentina
Chile
Pennsylvania parties seek November vote to gauge 1942 mood
Major party leaders in Harrisburg push door to door campaigning after a light primary turnout. Republicans and Democrats alike say the November ballot will reveal sentiment for the 1942 gubernatorial and national contests, with races in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia shaping expectations.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Supreme Court
Superior Court
Roosevelt
George H. Earle
Arthur H. James
House of Representatives
James F. Torrance
Meredith Meyers
Philadelphia
William J. Hamilton, Jr
Meyers
Pittsburgh
Torrance
Altoony
James
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Guard Warolina to prepare camp facilities for 17th division
Guard Warolina to prepare sanitation and other facilities at the camp. Other details will leave from time with me in advance of the main body of troops. The Iron Division's 17,000 troops returned to the reservation last Friday after several weeks maneuvery in Wigginig and the results drew praise from General Edward Martin. We have all worked extremely hard and learned valuable lessons, and I know the 2th in a better fighting division for these efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warolina
Iron Division
Wigginig
Edward Martin
2Th
State to Observe Commodore Barry Day in Philadelphia
Governor proclaims Saturday Commodore John Barry Day to honor the Revolutionary naval hero buried in Philadelphia. Public observances urged with exercises aligned to a 1941 legislature bill sponsored by Senator John J. McCreesh of Philadelphia.
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Barry
Harrisburg
James
Commodore John Barry
Philadelphia
John J. McCreesh
D-Phila
Stock market leaders and declines across major firms list
A compiled list shows widespread daily moves with many names including Am Can, Am Tel and Tel, Anaconda, Chrysler, Ford, Gen Motors, General Electric, United Aircraft, and Union Oil. Percent changes range from small gains to notable losses across industries from steel to defense and manufacturing.
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Alco
Atch T
Atl Refining
Bald Loco
Bendix Aviat
Beth Steel
Boeing Airplane
Barden Co
Briggs Mfg
Budd
Johns Menville Gt
Kennecott
Cop
Kresge
Lehigh Port
Lehigh Val RR
Loew's Inc
Montgom Ward
Nat Biscuit
Nat Dairy Pr
Nat Distillers
Nat Powang
N . Central RR
North Ameria Northern Pacific
Packard Motor Param Pictures Penney
Penn RR Pub
Pullman
Pure Oil Radio Corp of Am Repub
Reynolds Tob
Sears Rogbuck Socony-Vacuum
Sperry
Congress Returns to Debates on Tax Bill and Aid
Washington, Sept. 16. Congress resumes after a holiday as leaders push swift action on the proposed 7.8 hundred million revenue tax bill. House votes may be delayed to allow all members to travel to Washington. Senate leaders expect Roosevelt to outline the current borrowings and a new lease lend request, with estimated appropriations from four to seven billion dollars. Debate includes relief for Russia aid and anti Russian strings on funding.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Uarkley
Roosevelt Probbaly
House Appropriations Committee
Russia
Johnson
R-Calif
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Teaders
German high command says Leningrad encircled after fierce fighting
Berlin reports Leningrad defenses cracked and city locked in a tighter German encirclement after stubborn fighting for possession of modern fortifications. The bulletin claims repeated enemy counterattacks with heavy tanks were repelled as German pilots noted Russian activity.
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Berlin
Leningrad
Adolf Hitler
Sun Telegraph Centennial Edition Stuns Pittsburgh Fans
Pittsburgh today marks a Centennial Sun Telegraph edition with 198 pages and 178000 lines of advertising, hailed as the largest volume in city history. It relives progress since 1841 with historical sketches and reviews of the Chronicle era.
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Pittsburgh
Sun-Telegraph
Sun- Telegraph
Russian City Prepares For Street By Street Defense
Germans report Soviet forces plan a street to street defense of Leningrad as Russia vows to defend the city to the last. Luftwaffe air raids devastate highway approaches while high command notes the death of Colonel General Eugen Ritter Von Schobert. The press attacks Roosevelt and warns of longer nights aiding subs in the North Atlantic. Motor vehicle fatalities rise in Q1 1941 due to Army camp travel. Parking meters spread to 281 U.S. cities with some taking only a penny.
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Leningrad
Luftwaffe
Eugen Ritter von Schobert
Germany
Russia
Suez
Port Tautig
Roosevelt
North Atlantic
Annie Bennett Obituary in Pittsburgh with 22 Grandchildren
Annie Bennett of Pittsburgh left a large family behind with 22 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at her late residence at 2 p m Wednesday with Rev W H Nicholson officiating. Interment will be in Grove Chapel Cemetery. James Henry 3, a former teamster for Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Company at Ludusboro, died Saturday at his home.
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Annie Bennett
Pittsburgh
W. H. Nicholson
Grove Chapel Cemetery
James Henry
Rochester & Pittsburgh Coal Company
Ludusboro
Liquor Ring Men On Trial In Federal Court
Camden N J Sept 18 A former Vineland N J police chief J Hamilton Gebhard and two co defendants Steve Tempering and Anthony Dimiggilo faced trial in federal court on charges of belonging to a liquor ring that shifted alcohol across six states from 1934 to 1937 They allegedly defrauded the government of liquor taxes They were among 88 named in February 1840 indictment with 22 others pleading innocent also named were Peter Maguire of Landry Township Samuel Gold Cecil Bassett and Joseph Mack The ring allegedly operated in New Jersey Pennsylvania New York Massachusetts Delaware and Maryland and involved numerous other defendants
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Camden
Vineland
N. C
J. Hamilton Gebhard
Steve Tempering
Anthony DiMiggilo
Ancora
N. J
Springfield
Mass
Siid
Joseph Mack
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
New York
Massachusetts
Delaware
Maryland
Obituary notices from Blairsville area deaths
Two obituary notices detail the deaths of Rev Herman M Hosack of Blairsville and a Blairsville area resident. Survivors include spouses children and multiple siblings with services set at First Presbyterian Church Blairsville and interment in Blairsville Cemetery. Funeral home and church times are listed for the forthcoming services.
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Herman M. Hosack
Blairsville
First Presbyterian Church
Welch
W. Va
Presbyterian Hospital
Pittsburgh
M. Harvey
Jane E. (Hill) Hosack
Helen (Ewing) Hosack
Robert E. Hosack
Harriet Lewis
Mary Olive
Anita Grace Hosack
George Harvey Hosack
Blaisville
Joseph C Stuart
Blairsville Cemetery
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