Navy convoys urged as key to protecting merchant ships
Secretary Knox’s warning aligns with President Roosevelt’s order to shield shipping in defensive waters. Strong naval escorts and fast destroyers are needed to counter U boats, with ongoing heavy losses of British and Allied ships. Hitler may deploy subs across the Atlantic again, aided by fleets for Baltic and Black Sea actions.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Knox
Roosevelt
Staement
Dienst ‘Aus Deutschland
North Atlantic
Iceland
Herr Hitler
Hitler
Baltic
Black Sea
Fuehrer
Germany
Reapportionment battle as 10 lawmakers form committee
Harrisburg dispatch reports a 10 member joint committee of five senators and five representatives formed to redraw Pennsylvania congressional districts from 34 to 33. Leaders Kilroy and Ealy express optimism to reach an accord before a possible special session after the November election. Governor James will not call lawmakers unless a plan is in place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Homer Kilroy
Charles H. Ealy
Congress
James
House
Senate
Achterman
Russian Civilians Ordered For Military Training Amid War Push
A Russian decree requires males aged 16 to 50 to begin military training next month, signaling an intent to sustain wartime effort through winter. Analysts note the vast Soviet population and imply potential congressional struggles over war powers and convoy policy battles in the United States.
Roosevelt warns over convoy policy with raiders threat
The article reports President Roosevelt's stance on defending shipping in the war zone and condemns Germany for raids. Admiral Raeder warns convoys could provoke shooting, with officials noting no half measures in enforcing the policy.
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Knox
President Roosevelt
Germany
Roosevelt
Raeder
Frontline Updates Darken Northfront War Efforts
Soviet forces defend Bryansk while Red Army claims near annihilation of German mechanized prowess under Col Gen Henz Guderian. Arctic coastal actions persist as Nazi air and sea operations target ships near Kronstadt and the English Channel saw British convoy losses. Germany reports shipping sinks and RAF strikes affect Rhineland and southeast England targets.
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Lake Onega
Arctic
Black Sea
Kronstadt
Leningrad
Gulf of Finland
Ségegirt
Dienst “Us Deutschland
W-+boate
North Atlantic
English Channel
Royal Ai
Rhineland
Berlin
Germany
England
Inquest Reveals Details Of Traffic Death Confession
Jurors hear that Chunork claimed lights blinded him and his car veered off road striking the victim Edmiston. Witness Mudrich found the body Sunday morning along the road, about 12 tires from the highway. Chunork admits driving but says he frightened and did not stop, then used a detour to return to Clune. Bail set at 1500 dollars. Other jurors named include Pemz Carroll Rugh Wiggis Strettmatt.
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Chuncrk
James Mudrich
Homer City
Chunork
Fiag
Edmiston
Clune
Indiana County
C. L. Pemz
C. H. Carroll
Falls to death at Penn Power plant kills man
Harry J. Cooper, 35, of Olean New York, fell from an 80 foot water tank at the Pennsylvania Power Company plant. He suffered internal injuries and was killed at the scene. Local authorities investigated the fatal incident.
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Pennsylvania Power Company
Harry J. Cooper
Olean
Commissary Law Bans Company Stores From Wholesale Employee Purchases
Harrisburg reports a new state law prohibits employers from selling to employees merchandise not produced or handled in their regular business, aiming to curb perceived unfair competition while allowing certain in house sales such as meals beverages tools and safety related items. The act enforces injunctions against violations but does not provide damages.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Reuben £. Cohen
James
Harrington Adams
Seventeen Fires On One Bridge Alarm County
Deputy Fire Marshal Geo Cook urged guards on the Gand Street bridge over the Allegheny River after 17 fires have occurred there since May 20. He noted fires were rare before, with the latest blaze last night being the second in a week. He dismissed locomotive sparks and warned that defense industries at both ends of the 62nd Street bridge raise risk, as workers may need to cross via nearby crossings. The county already staff nine guards nightly on the 31st Street bridge.
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Pittsburgh
Geo. Cook
Gand Street
Allegheny River
Cook
National Defense Industries
62Nd Street
Millvale
Highland Park
31St Street
Germans Report Great Pushes In Russia As Leningrad Siege Advances
German High Command said forces near Leningrad achieved great successes and columns moving east of the Dnieper are progressing irresistibly. An infantry division allegedly overran 110 pillboxes protecting Lenin grad while Crimea's isolation may hinder Russian reinforcements. Navy and air actions off Crimea and in White Sea areas were also reported.
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Berlin
Leningrad
Ukraine
Dnieper
Adolf
Hitler
London
Crimea
Russia
Isthmus
Rostov
High Command
Oegel
Gulf of Finland
Lake
Ladoga
Valkhov
White Sea
Kronstadt
Coal Miners Hope for Work as Fayette County Seeks Reopening
In Fayette County, 14,850 captive coal miners, many with large families, express hope the Defense Mediation Board will reopen the strike‑closed mines soon. Wages rose to seven dollars daily, they keep busy with leisure activities, while some maintenance crews resume work. Paychecks on Oct 10 will reflect idle period. merchants extend credit, and officials warn of purchasing power effects if the strike drags on.
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Uniontown
Defense Mediation Board
Washington
Fayette County
Walter P. Schenck
Uniontown Chamber of Commerce
No Shortage of Newsprint Forecast by Official
Ann Arbor report from Sept. 18 cites Norbert A. McKenna of the Office of Production Management stating no immediate curtailment of newsprint consumption is planned. He warned a future shortage could arise from transport disruptions during a national emergency, not from pulp supply. An unrelated sentence appears about a violent incident with an ax.
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Ann Arbor
Mid
Norbert A. McKenna
Office of Production Management
McKenna
German menace to Kronstadt warned amid Gulf of Finland risk
Military analysts warned that Kronstadt could be silenced by shore guns and Stukas enabling German naval forces to advance up the Gulf of Finland and attack Leningrad from another direction. They also likened the Dnieper crossing to Sedan as a turning point in the prior year’s French campaign.
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Kronstadt
Gulf of Finland
Leningrad
Dnieper
Ukraine
Meusy
Sedan
France
Legion To Choose Its Command At Milwaukee Convention
The American Legion’s 23rd national convention ends with election of a new commander to lead a defense program backing President Roosevelt policies and lend-lease aid to Soviet Russia. Delegates voted 874 to 804 to table a minority report clarifying that backing defense does not mean endorsing Russia. The body urged repeal of the neutrality law, use of troops where needed, and explored highway and defense links across Alaska and Central America.
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Milwaukee
Wis
American Legion
Roosevelt
Soviet Russia
Red Army
Nazi Germany
Legion
Russia
Alaska
Central America
Department of National Defense
Roosevelt backs Russia loan for strategic wartime materials
Lease-Lend plies Corporation and Am lorg Trading Corporation arrange a $100 million purchase of manganese chromite asbestos and platinum. RFU subsidiary to advance up to 50 thousand dollars before delivery to aid Russian war purchases and dollar exchange. President Roosevelt supports the loan to help Russia obtain war supplies and to expedite U S defense needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plies Corporation
RFC
Amlorg Trading Corporation
United States
RFU
Russia
Roosevelt
Jones
Soviet to widen military training for large reserve army
Moscow reports a new defense decree to create the largest reserve force in history. All male civilians aged 16 to 50 must train after work for 110 hours while remaining at their jobs. The defense committee says every capable citizen must bear arms for defense. Russian claims show heavy German losses at Bryansk and Lake Simen, amid strained Russia Bulgaria relations with Molotov denouncing Sofia’s denial of German bases.
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Moscow
Reichswehr
Joseph Stalin
Soviet Defense Committee
Russia
Defense Committee
Red Army
Bryansk
Guderian
France
Maginot Line
Semeon Timoshenko
Yartsevo
Smolenski
Soviet Information Bureau
Lake Simen
Leningrad
Bulgaria
Vyacheslav Molotov
Sofia
College Weather Forecast Reports Fair, Cooler Temperatures
Forecast calls for fair skies and continued cool conditions today and tomorrow. Highs around 75 degrees with lows near 45. South to southeast winds, readings at 54 with a maximum near 80 and a minimum near 45. Humidity about 76 percent and barometer around 29.0 inches.
Treasury balance report shows deficits and debt figures
Treasury daily balance report lists receipts 127,917,445.87 and outlays 155,9309,346.43 with a net balance of 9,988,853,807.04 and gross debt of 50,020,788,844.53. It notes an increase over the previous day of 5,275,461.86.
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Treasury
Washington
The
Plant Manager Diggs at GE Philadelphia Dies After Illness
Robert V. Good, long time manager of the General Electric Philadelphia plant, died after a long illness. He had been with the company since 2843, leaving a record of dedicated service to the facility and its operations in Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Digg
Philadelphia
Robert V. Good
General Electric Co
State appoints consumer body in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg Sept 18 A 12 member advisory committee on consumer interests was named by the State Defense Council and will meet September 20. The group will advise on consumer questions and join a statewide nutrition and consumer problems meeting in Harrisburg September 20 27 sponsored by the Defense Council the State Nutrition Council and the consumer division of the Federal Office of Production Management. Members include Dr Ben G Graham Mrs David E Hoff Dr H F Werber Kenzie Bagshaw Dr Pauline Beery Mack Hugh G Pyle Miss Agnes Brumbaugh Dr Laura Drummond Professor Duane Ramsey John A Phillips Dr Claire Wilcox Mrs Anna G Green James L McDevitt Professor Edward C Cornelius Violet K Hund Miss Irene E McDermott Harvey B Gaymen Mrs P G Digby Professor Clayton C Bayard Professor Mabel B Trilling Mrs Conway Zirkle Miss Constance L Herbst Miss Mamie Davis William H Hager Miss Irene Boozer Mrs Bertha Perry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
State Defense Council
Defense Council
State Nutrition Council
Consumer Division
Federal Office of Production Management
Ben G. Graham
Pittsburgh
David E. Hoff
Marrsburg
H. F. Werber
Lock Haven
Kenzie Bagshaw
Hollidaysburg
Pauline Beery Mack
Hugh G. Pyle
Agnes Brumbaugh
Laura Drummond
Duane Ramsey
Pennsylvania State College
John A. Phillips
Pennsylvania Industrial Union
Mabel B. Trilling
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Conway Zirkle
Seeane
Constance L. Herbst
Elkins Park
Mamie Davis
Philadelphia
William H. Hager
Lancaster
Irene Boozer
Fittsburgh
Bertha Perry
Rhodes
Produce and livestock markets update from Pittsburgh and Chicago
Market notes show steady demand for produce with varied apple and potato prices across regions. Wheat in Chicago edges down then recovers, while hogs and cattle in Pittsburgh stay mostly steady with wide price ranges for weights and quality classes. The text ends with a stray comment about women and an auto horn.
Insurgents Meet Tonight Amid Anthracite Dues Clash
Hazelton Sept 16 insurgents meet to vote on revolt over union dues boosts and assessments affecting 100000 coal diggers. Delegates from 42 locals invited to discuss extending the boycott to Wilkes Barre Scranton and Schuylkill valleys as a commission seeks resolution with UMWA leaders. <truncated>
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazelton
CIO United Mina Wotkere
Umwa
Beven
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Washington
Garrett
Wilkes Barre
Scranton
District One
Schuylkill Valley
District Nine
District Seven
Garret
McAdoo
Hugh W. Brown
Sitdown case at storefront rocking chair dispute in court
A mother and her sons occupied a store sidewalk with a rocking chair for two weeks while a court battle unfolded. George, a St. Joseph's College law student, argued for sidewalk protection as customers cannot enter. Judge Fronefield noted the company posted a bond for damages and ordered removal of the chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
St. Joseph's College
Fronefield
Mrs. Hykes
John Home
Meadville treasurer DeLancey dies of heart attack at 4th term
Funeral services for Meadville city treasurer DeLancey were held after his death from a heart attack. He served his fourth consecutive term, was active in Republican circles, and held multiple Masonic and church memberships. Survived by widow Bernice Wood, three sons Richard, Charles, and Robert, and brother Ralph W. Delancey.
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Don CG. Delancey
Mr. DeLancey
Meadville
Byhany
Meaddville
Solomon Royal Arch
Northwestern Commandery
Zem Zem Temple
Lodge of Perfection of
Old City
Fle
Stone Methodist Church
Taylor Hose Club
Troquois Club
Preston F. DeLancey
Plumville
Walton School of Commerce
Erie Railroad
Phoenix Iron Works
Spirella Corse Company
Crawford County Trust Company
Merchants National Bank
Mia
Bernice (Wood) Delancey
Richard P
Charles E
Pittsburgh
Robert W
Ralph W. Delancey
Erie
Frank Marshall
Beyer
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