Knox Hails Britains Air Victory Chance Invasion Difficulty
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox told newsmen in San Diego that Britain’s air power must be destroyed for a German invasion to succeed and that Britain’s air superiority has weakened as German losses mount. He praised the Pacific fleet maneuvers and said about 100 ships will return to the mainland in three contingents for overhaul, with the first carrying Admiral James Richardson.
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San Diego
Calif
Frank Knox
England
Germany
Honsolulu
Britain
Great Britain
Col. Knox
Pacific
Hawaii
Islands
James ©. Richardson
Pacific Coast
New Troop to Police Turnpike in Allentown
In Allentown on Sept 1771 guardsmen of Pennsylvania’s 243rd Coast Artillery Regiment began mobilization as the national guard prepared to join the regular army for a year of training. Officials, including 1,000 men and some officials, left civilian jobs to report for duty as they headed to Virginia Beach and Savannah for further deployment.
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Allentown
Pennsylvania
23Th Coast
Lancaster
Bethlehem
Pattssine
Reading
Lebanon
Boston
Virginia Beach
Savannah
Gary
Col. C. Curtis
Wit
Will
Penmsylvania
2Th
President Proclamation Cites Inheritance Policy Debate
A continuation discusses a presidential statement asserting that certain individuals cannot be deprived of their rightful inheritance. The speaker’s proclamation emphasizes safeguarding entitlements amid ongoing political contention and legal arguments.
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Ren
G O P Fight to Get Under Way in Harrisburg
In Harrisburg this weekend the Pennsylvania Republican campaign will begin with over 9 000 delegates alternates and guests anticipated for the three day state convention. National chairman Joseph W Martin will address a joint session and Governor James will broadcast on What it Means to Win with Willkie. Key figures include Jay Cooke Frederick Gelder James Malorne and party leaders. Hilton seeks another term as state chairman at the close.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
U. S
Joseph W. Martin
James
Willkie
William A. Harman
Jay Cooke
Sonata
Frederick T. Gelder
James F. Malorne
James F. Torrance
Carolyn M. Huber
James J. Davis
U. S. Ren
J. William Ditter
Montgomery County
O. J. Tallman
Lehigh County
G. Mason Owlett
Tiago County
Margery Scranton
Marshall Says Indifference Fails to Counter Global Force
General Marshall warned in a later radio address that the world is dominated by force and that the threat to the nation “trembles on the verge of becoming a probability.” He urged decisive action to avert rising military danger reaching U.S. shores.
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Marshall
Willkie draws huge Tulsa crowd as campaign eyes South
Willkie, visiting Texas and Oklahoma, drew an estimated 50,000 in Tulsa. Republican leaders weighed the reaction to his speeches in the South after Amarillo, with plans for further campaigning. His Amarillo talk noted as Constitution Day, followed by rear platform stops in Clovis Vaughn Mountainair and Belen New Mexico, then Albuquerque tonight.
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Tulsa
George Reif
South
Amarillo
Willkie
Texas Panhandle
Clovis
Vaughn Mountainair
Belen
N. M
Albuquerque
Guardsmen Face Physical Tests Amid World War II Draft Tension
Guardsmen on a multi city test day undergo physical examinations after induction, with officials noting the potential loss of men from disqualification. In Nashville crowds cheered as each recruit was deemed fit while Salem officials posted sentries to calm hundreds of anxious mothers unsure about their sons' status.
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Tors
Nashville
Salem
Ore
Invasion timing and RAF hold against German assault
Britons face a brutal Sky War as autumn storms hinder Nazi invasion attempts while the Royal Air Force defends London with heavy anti aircraft fire. Goering's overflight and barges along the coast hint Hitler may delay until spring, depending on air superiority and morale.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Hitler
Contel
Royal Air Force
London
Marshall Goering
England
Houn Dawg regiment seeks live hound mascot for insignia
The 20th Order Coast Artillery Missouri National Guard unit known as the Houn Dawg regiment lacks a live mascot matching its insignia. An appeal was issued for a donated dog with the same markings as the inanimate emblem. Meanwhile Italian advances 40 miles inland stir Allied alarm as British forces report heavy losses from repeated bomber raids.
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Coast Artillery
Missouri National Guard
Houn' Dawg’ Regiment
Mediterranean
London Bomb Raids Overwhelm City as War Enters New Phase
London endures a night of massive Luftwaffe raids described as the fiercest air battle in history. British officials report bombs hitting many London districts and a West End shopping hub while fires burn across resumed night skyscape. A hospital suffers a delayed-action blast injuring patients. German spokesmen promise no pause for breath.
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London
Comunique
West End
Empire
Bond Street
Regent Street
Piccadilly
Britain
Egypt
Churchill praises RAF air battles and London strikes
Neville Chamberlain, back on the government bench, lauded Sunday's air battles as the most brilliant of large scale fighter action. Britain claimed 185 German planes downed and 25 British losses, with Churchill warning of heavy strains and promising continued nightly bombing of Nazi targets to terrorize London and undermine civilian resolve.
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Neville Chamberlain
RAF
Britain
Churchill
Germany
London
Protests Against German American Bund Camps in N J
Dover and Morris county residents faced protests over German American bund activity near Longwood Lake and a nearby camp at Nordland in Dover. Town officials planned a Sept 30 meeting as concerns rise about a possible move to Morris county. In Kenil, 43 of 44 victims identified after Hercules Powder explosion. cause under investigation with saboteur theory explored in Washington. The State Legislature expressed sympathy to injured and families.
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Dover
N. J
Longwood Lake
Pictalliny Army Arsenal
Jefferson Township
Henry G. Sperling
Morris County
Nordland
Sussex
Longwood
Raymond J. Parker
Lake
Kenvil
Hercules Powder Company
Dover General Hospital
Washington
United States
W. Warren Barbour
RNJ
Trenton
Harold N. Pierson
Morris
Alfred B. Littell
Churchill speech warns of war's unrest and peace pressure
Churchill says attacks aim to unsettle public opinion and pressure government to seek peace. He notes injuries to Britain's war capacity are small and production is increasing from wartime programs. He believes both Germany and Britain use limited forces but expects grievous inroads on German numbers and patience through air battles.
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Buckingham Palace
Churchill
Germany
Britain
Guernsey Purchase Reported for Hillsdale Buyer
The sale of a registered Guernsey cow named Marmion's Millie's Miss 637735 from William T. Thorp to C A Conner of Hillsdale Pa is reported by the American Guernsey Cattle Club in Peterborough New Hampshire. Treasury data lists Sept 17 receipts 34,308,019 16 dollars and expenditures 10,096,912 72 with net balance 2,466,951,128 43 and gross debt 43,911,511,305 87, up 409,326 86 from the prior day.
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Guernsey
Conner Grampian
American Guernsey Cattle Club
Peterborough
N. H
William T. Thorp
C. A. Conner
Hillsdale
Marmion
Millie
Markets Show Steady Hog and Cattle Prices in Pittsburgh Report
Live stock markets in Pittsburgh reflect steady salable hogs and cattle with varied weight bands. Hog prices range from 4.75 to 7.90 per hundredweight across classifications, while cattle show steady to higher values for steers, heifers, cows, and bulls. calves and sheep also noted with stable demand. Grain futures in Chicago edge higher on modest trading, with wheat and corn maintaining slight gains. Produce in Pittsburgh shows slower demand, with apples and potatoes trading at mixed to softer levels across several regional varieties.
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Pittsburgh
Truck Tumbles Injuring Four CCC Enrollees on Mountain Road
A forest service truck carrying 17 CCC enrollees and a worker plunged down a Conococheague mountainside near New Germantown. Four men were seriously hurt. three others suffered cuts and bruises. The injured: John Mikula 17 Joffre Washington County. Joseph Cvercock 18 Patton Cambria County. Paul Kovak 19 Joffre. Andrew Kendrick 58 Clearfield. They were treated at a Carlisle hospital. others recovered at camp.
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Pe Blain
Forest Service
John Mikula
Joffre
Washington County
Joseph Cvercock
Patton
Cambria County
Paul Kovak
Andrew Mee Kendrick
Clearfield
CCC
Perry County
Carlisle
Conococheague Mountain
New Germantown
Mikula
NeKendrick
Cvercsek
Promoter Given 6 Months Sentenced in Erie Case
In Erie on September 17 judge F P Schoonmaker sentenced several pleaded guilty defendants including Patsy 28 amateur boxing promoter to six months in county jail for failure to pay taxes on liquor seized at his home Kathryn Morrow 35 of Jackson Center Mercer County received two years probation and 1 fine for forging a government check Robbie Herring of Midland was indicted on violating liquor laws.
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Erie
Guy Patsy
F. P. Schoonmaker
Patsy
Kathryn Morrow
Jackson Center
Mercer County
Robbie Herring
Midland
Route 56 to be resurfaced in Indiana project
Harrisburg Sept 17 The Department of Highways Indiana awarded contracts for Route 58 in Brush Valley Township a 2.76 mile widening and resurfacing section between Mechanicsburg and Armagh. John Carson and son of Pittsburgh won the bid at 73178 dollars.
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Harrisburg
Department of Highways
Indiana
Brush Valley Township
Mechanicsburg
Armagh
John Carson and Son
Pittsburgh
Stock Market Ticker List Echoes Large Company Names
A dense OCR driven stock market note lists numerous major corporations and brands such as Air Reduction Al Ghem Am Can Am Com Alco Am and For Pow Am Smelt and R Am Tel and Tel Am, Chrysler, General Motors, IBM style names, and others. It ends with numeric figures like percentages and bond prices and reads like a random, truncated compilation of tickers and values.
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al Ghem
Dye Am
Alco Am
Pow Am Smelt
Anaconda
Atl Refining
Bald Loco Ct Balt
Ohio
Bendix Aviat
Beth Steel Baging
Airplane
Borden Co
Briggs Mfg
Budd
Chrysler Corp
Cons Edison
Consol Oil
Curtiss Wright del Lack
West Douglas
Awcraft du Pont
del Eastman Kodak
Hundreds Seek Missing Child at Uniontown
In Uniontown on September 17 a two year old boy Ronald Rumbaugh vanished from his father's farm after being sent home from a baseball game. State police and two alsteras led a large search with miners, firemen, farmers, and 16 troopers scouring fields, sinkholes, and a cornfield while the worried mother described fear for the child amid damp weather and asthma.
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Uniontown
Ralph Rumbaugh
Ronald
Alstera
Tyrone
Rumbaugh
H.R. Johnson
Rumbaugh Farm
Obituary: Thomas H. Lawton of Brenizer dies at 5?
Thomas H. Lawton of Brenizer dies at his home after a long illness. Born May 21, 1888 in New Mexico, he was survived by his wife Irene, a son Ivan, three daughters including Mrs. Roberta Darnley, and a large extended family. Funeral services are set at his home, with interment in Edgewood Cemetery Saltsburg. Evelyn Watkins, three, dies in Indiana Hospital after admission yesterday.
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Thomas H. Lawton
Brenizer
New Mexico
Mary
Bowman) Lawton
England
Breniay
Irene
Williams) Lawton
Ivan
Roberta Darnley
Blairsville
June
Lucille
Mya
John Shirley
Livermore
Edward Anderson
Cabot
John Pittman
Burt Meltyre
Blanox
Markus Davis
Wilkinsburg
Charles
Williams
Curtisville
John
George
Robert
Pittsburgh
C. P. Saladay
Methodist
Chereh
Edgewood Cemetery
Saltsburg
Evelyn Watkins
Wesley Watkins
Ernest
Indiana Hospital
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