Europe faces grim winter as food and coal shortages bite
War Today analyst warns Europe faces a grim winter with widespread hunger and coal scarcity. Forty seven American groups urged President Truman for rapid relief shipments while Lehman warns of possible unrest and chaos if aid delays continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Truman
Associated Press
Germany
Berlin
Herbert H. Lehman
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Lehman
Reds Seek Six Billion Loan From United States
Washington reports say Generalissimo Stalin told visiting lawmakers that the Soviet Union seeks a 6 billion loan to rebuild after the war and raise living standards. Congressional leaders reacted with mixed feelings as Rep Colmer and Senator Pepper heard the same account. Some in Congress whistled at the large figure amid debate on aid terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Russia
United States
Stalin
Moscow
House
Rep
Colmer
Pepper
Dfla
Congress
Shirley Temple Takes Out License With George Temple
In Glendale California on September 18 Shirley Temple and banker George Temple, accompanied by Sergeant John Agar, obtained a marriage license for the 17 year old actress. Temple’s consent was required due to her minor status and the ceremony is planned for Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glendale
Cal
Shirley Temple
George Temple
John George Agar
Glendale Marriage Licenge Bureau
Temple
Shirley
Lenin Tomb Reopens To Public After War Closure
The Lenin tomb in Moscow reopened to crowds as the Soviet shrine in Red Square welcomed visitors again. Lenin’s embalmed body, once preserved by a new cut glass casket, rests in the guarded mausoleum after wartime closure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Nikolai Lenin
Egypt
Wes
Red Square
Kiwanians Host Speaker On Postwar Road Plan
Indiana Kiwanis Club met last evening with Warren Myers District Engineer of Pennsylvania Highways as guest speaker. He outlined Pennsylvania's projected postwar road building program followed by a short film demonstrating highway and bridge construction machinery in operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Kiwanis Club
Warren Myers
Pennsylvania Department of Highways
Pennsylvania
45 Day Furloughs Extend At Indiantown Gap
Indiantown Gap personnel center announces 45 day furloughs instead of 30 for soldiers sent there for redeployment effective September 16. Those who received 80 day furloughs on August 16 or later get a 15 day extension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiantown Gap
Temporary Adjustment of Wages in UAW CIO Talks
Detroit reports show United Automobile Workers officials open to temporary wage adjustments and 30 percent ultimate demand. R J Thomas and George F Addes indicate locals may accept less now, but international union insists on full 30 percent. Possible 80 percent rise discussed, with not yet set deadlines for strikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
United Automobile Workers
CIO
R. J. Thomas
George F. Addes
Filnt
Addes
Thomas
Adder
Uaw-Cio
Uam-Cio International Executive Board
Flint
Ford
General Motors
Chrysler Corporation
Motor City
Washington
Truman
Schwellenbach
White House
UAW
Roosevelt
War Labor Board
Ged. W. Taylor
William L. Green
American Federation of Labor
Chrysler
Strifke
Truman Declares Korea a Free Nation After Jap Surrender
President Truman announces Korea's liberation following Japan's capitulation, saying Koreans will lead their nation with aid from the United States and allies. Japanese leadership in Korea will be retained only for essential technical duties, as Korea begins building a free, independent state with Allied support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
Truman
Japan
Seoul
United States
China
Great Britain
Soviet Union
Kors Gan
Lions Hear Music By Ferdinand LeJeans At Indiana Club
Indiana Lions Club enjoyed a musical program featuring Ferdinand LeJeans former Leviathan Band leader with violin. J Dutch Campbell played piano followed by Miss Sue Campbell at the piano. Plans announced for Ladies Night at Rustics Lodge on September 24 at 4 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Lions Club
Ferdinand LeJeans
Leviathan
J. Dutch Campbell
Miss Sue Campbell
Rustics Lodge
Returning Over-Seas Service Men
This column lists service men and women who have arrived back in the country after service abroad. It includes those discharged and all on furlough visiting home.
Overseas bound airlift volunteer Sylvester Demark returns
T/5 Sylvester Demark, 31, arrived stateside under the Green Project watch, part of Air Transport Command Caribbean Division plans to fly 30,000 returnees from Europe to Miami Army Air Field monthly. He served 35 months overseas with the 115th Infantry, 20th Division, earning four battle participation stars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Transport Command
Caribbean
Europe
Miami Army Air Field
States
Troop Carrier Command
Sylvester Demark
115Th Infantry
Sergeant Murray McGregor Returns Home on 0-day Furlough
Sergeant Murray McGregor, recently back from the Africa European Theater in March, arrived home on a 0-day furlough. After serving with the 15th Air Force, he spent forty days at Chanute Field Illinois prior to his homecoming, and he holds five battle participation stars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray McGregor
Chanute Field
Ilinois
15Th Airforce
Redeployed Soldiers at Indiantown
A list of soldiers tied to Indiantown and surrounding areas appears with ranks and hometowns including John Mytrysak Homer City T/5 Henry R. Gasparini Salisburg T/4 John F. Ferguson Blairsville S/Sgt. Joseph F. Bruna Nanty-Glo S/Sgt. Carman L. Lick 1008 Water street Indiana Bvt Andrew Krmapy Nanty-Glo T/S Herbert G Craig Shelocta RD 8 T/5 Raymond W. Hinterliter Indiana R. D 2 T/5 Roy E B Stimson 1394 Church street Indiana Pfc Roy D Clevenger Indiana R. D 4
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mytrysak
Homer City
Henry R. Gasparini
Salisburg
John F. Ferguson
Blairsville
Joseph F. Bruna
Nanty- Glo
Carman L. Lick
Water Street
Indiana
Andrew Krmapy
Nanty-Glo
Herbert G, Craig
Shelocta
Raymond W. Hinterliter
Roy EB. Stimson
Church Street
Pfc
Roy D. Clevenger
Eight Discharged At Indiantown
Eight area soldiers completed their term and received honorable discharges from the U S Army at the Separation Center at Indiantown Gap Military Reservation on Monday September 1. The group includes Sgt Roy Lydie N Second Street Indiana T/4 Harry S Grove 324 Walnut Street Indiana T/4 Frank K Maccioli Blairsville Pro David Lartz Blairsville R Cd 3 Sgt Edgar F Wilson 62 Clark Ave Indiana S/Sgt Dean E Wheeler Indiana RD 1 S/Sgt Kenneth F Dick Blairsville 5 Set Butler B Thomas Lucerne imines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Army
Indiantown Gap
Roy Lydie
N. Second Street
Indiana
Harry S. Grove
Walnut Street
Frank K. Maccioli
Blairsville
David Lartz
Edgar F. Wilson
Clark Ave
Dean E. Wheeler
R.D
Kenneth F. Dick
Butler B.thomas
Lucerneimines
USSR Demand To Meet Big Opposition
London reports a Soviet demand for 600 million dollars in material reparations from Italy, aimed at the Big Five foreign ministers’ council. Britain and the United States oppose the sum, given UNRRA aid to Italy totaling about 456 million dollars and Washington’s 75 percent share of funding. The issue follows disputes over Venezia Giulia and Trieste with Yugoslavia, complicating Italy’s peace treaty prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Italy
Big Five
Council of Foreign Ministers
Britain
United States
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
UNRRA
Russia
Soviet
Hungary
Romania
Yugoslavia
Venezia Italia
Trieste
Venezia Giulia
Zara
Dalmatian Islands
Bridges Becomes U S Citizen Amid Privacy Ownership Debate
Harry Bridges, head of the CIO Longshoremen's Union on the west coast, was naturalized today in San Francisco. The Australian-born leader, long accused of communism, was asked if he believes in private ownership. He answered yes but supported regulation of private ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanfrancisco
Harry Bridges
CIO Longshoremen's Union
United States
Long
Chevy Chase Lodge to Host Memorial Sermon at Beulah Baptist
The C B P O E of Chevy Chase will hear its annual memorial sermon at Beulah Baptist Church on October 14. Rev. L McCan of New Kensington will deliver titled Brotherly Love. Members are cordially invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chevy Chase Lodge
Beulah Baptist Church
Chevy Chase
Rev. L. McCan
New Kensington
British Army Doctor Opens Trial of Belsen Beast
LUENEBERG Germany Sept 18 AP The soft spoken British army doctor who first told the world of Belsen horrors was called as the initial witness by a British military court trying Joseph Kramer The Beast of Belsen and 44 aides for conspiracy mass murder Brig Hughes former chief medical officer of the British Second Army testified he saw the Belsen death toll and living conditions after liberation April 15 and described executions and starvation. The prosecution plans a parade of witnesses including records of 4 000 000 deaths at Auschwitz and Irma Gries the SS guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lueneberg
Germany
Belsen
Joseph Kramer
Glyn Hughes
Second Army
Brig. Hughes
Hughes
Kramer
Auschwitz
Irma Grese
Birkenau
J. R. Philips
Belesa
H. P. M. Berney-Pidkin
Belson
Occupancy of Japan Proceeds Amid Terms Violations and Shifts
Allied reports say Japan violated surrender terms by destroying arms, rail equipment, and bridges as occupation proceeds. General Wainwright advocates twenty years of occupation to curb Japanese industry. Exodus from the Pacific continues. Lt. Gen. Doolittle returns to the United States while Admiral Halsey prepares to depart. Shigemitsu is replaced by Yoshida as foreign minister, with MacArthur’s approval noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Wainwright
Hero of
Corregidor
Washington
Pacific
James Doolittle
Eighth Air Force
Ryukyus
United States
Admiral Halsey
Third Fleet
Fifth Fleet
Raymond A. Spruance
Frank Jack Fletcher
Japan
North Pacific
Aleutians
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Shigrn Yoshida
MacArthur
Higashi- Kuni
Allied
Yoshio Shinotsuka
Hideki Toja
Shinotsuka
Parking meters may bring two million dollars annually
Pennsylvania State College reports parking meters collected about 1.1 million dollars in 84 communities from 23,000 meters, up 1 percent in 1944. Receipts average 44.19 dollars per meter with York highest at 100.43 and Carbondale lowest at 6.57, as five communities including York and Williamsport reported over 75 dollars per meter. projections suggest 2 million dollars annually by 1946 or 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State College
Pennsylvania
Institute of Local Government
Pennsylvania State College
Charles F. Leeddecker
York
Carbondale
Upper Darby
Williamsport
Butler
Chambersburg
Refugees Learn American Ways Before Return Home
Two British refugee brothers, Lester and Alan Graham, 11 and 9, who came from India in 1940, stayed with relatives in West Collingswood New Jersey and attended Sharp School. Lester joined the school safety patrol after two weeks, while Alan showed strong knowledge of American history. They sail tomorrow from Brooklyn to Cape Town where their parents await.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
India
America
Lester Graham
Alan
Tea Eable
Dooras
West Collingswood
N. I
Sharp
Lester
Brooklyn
Cape Town
South Africa
Birthday Hope Amid Murder Charge in Sunshine Girl Slaying
Uniontown reports ex sailor Fred Hauser age nineteen says his sweetheart, a seventeen year old Monessen girl, may visit him in Fayette County Jail where he is held on a murder charge tied to the beating and strangulation of Anna Elizabeth Dreyer, the Shine Girl. He recalls South Pacific service and hospital years as District Attorney Cotten confirms Hauser admitted beating the victim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uniontown
Fred Hauser
Monessen
Hauser
Fayette County
Anna Elizabeth Dreyer
Fayette City
Sunshine
South Pacific
Saipan
Tinian
Leyte
New Guinea
New Caledonia
California
H. Vance Cottom
Sunshine Girl
Storm threatens 11 Eastern States as it moves north
RALEIGH N C Sept 18 The week old tropical storm plows north along the Atlantic Seaboard with 50 mph gusts and heavy rains. Warnings span from Virginia Capes to Block Island as New York planes head inland and New England braces for icy northeaster. The storm has already caused several deaths and crop damage in the Carolinas and Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
N. C
Middle Atlantic Seaboard
Virginias Capes
Block Island
R. 1
Atlantic
South Carolina
North Carolina
New York
Europe
New England
Canada
Carolinas
Florida
President Grants Secretary Broad Power In Labor Disputes
The president assigns authority to the secretary over the United States Employment Service and Unemployment Compensation, with related roles in the National Labor Relations Board for bookkeeping. Observers expect no immediate decision on these phases, tied to disputes on Capitol Hill. Schwellenbach seeks extended power to manage labor disputes at any stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Employment Service
National Labor Relations Board
Caps Hill
Schwellenbach
Senate
Molotov signals Soviet interest in Mediterranean foothold
Foreign Commissar Molotov at the Soviet Embassy press conference said Russia is interested in Italian colonies and may seek a foothold in the Mediterranean. He avoided precise demands on Italy and Yugoslav boundary while urging accountability for Croat and Slovenes to Yugoslavia. He backed democratic governments in Romania Bulgaria and Hungary and hinted Greece reforms, with Tito’s envoy seeking western boundary moves for Trieste and Pola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
V. M. Molotov
Russia
Tripolitania
Molotov
Italy
Mediterranean
Botainicane
Moscow
Yugoslavia
Venetia Giulia
Romania
Bulgaria
Hungary
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
Eeoston
Greece
Council Af
James F. Byrnes
Marshal Tito
Edward Karelj
Monfalcone
Trieste
Fiume
Zara
Pola
Wang Shin-Chiem
Manchuria
Haly
Great Britain
Estes Discharged and Returns to Texas
Civilian Carl Estes, an ex Navy commander awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze Star, is discharged after three years in service. He plans to wear civvies home to Longview Texas where his wife, a former Wave Ensign, will take charge of his publications and oil trade journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
jCivilian
Carl Estes
East Texas
Civvies
East,Texas
Estes
Paclic
Longview
Tex
Pennsylvania
Texas
Denies Wanting To Kill Own Child
NORRISTOWN Pa September. A jury convicted Rose Tedor a 25 year old blonde of abandonment and attempt to kill her six week old son Judge William F Dannehower deferred sentence pending decision on a defense motion for a new trial Whitemarsh Township police testified the baby was found July 6 stuffed into a heavy paper sack left near the Whitemarsh Country Club The young mother denied she wanted to kill her baby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norristown
Rose ‘Tedor
William F. Dannehower
Whitemarsh Township
Whitemarsh
Goodyear Unveils Rayon Tire Breakthrough
Akron September 18 AP W Litchfield chairman Goodyear Tire Rubber Co announced the most important tire advance since the cord tire 32 years ago. The rayon tire promises greatly increased mileage, smoother rolling, and longer life, potentially outlasting the usual car ownership period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
W. Litchfield
Chaiman
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Goodyear
Wainwright Describes Japanese Beatings During War
General Jonathan M. Wainwright recounts brutal beatings by Japanese soldiers with official approval. He cites torture as both mental and physical, describes a jab to the jaw, and recalls Allied officers forced to perform labor. He criticizes cruelty and calls for occupying the Japanese islands for about twenty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jonathan M. Wainwright
Ihero
Corregidor
Morgan Beatty
Wainwright
Return of Bataan Survivors From Japanese Camps
Twenty one former prisoners of war rescued from Mukden Manchuria describe brutal Bataan death march ordeals and camp hell, now battling active or latent tuberculosis. Robert A. Rosson of Corinth recalls guards stripping prisoners in cold, brutal searches and a sadistic lieutenant beating and kicking inmates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kunming
China
Bataan
Corregidor
Furman H. Tyger
Port Arthur
Tex
Kunming General Hospital
Mukden
Manchuria
Robert A. Rosson
Corinth
Miss
Rosson
Obituary notices for Margaret H. Gessler and Curtis M. Wilson
Margaret H. Gessler of 1023 Water J widow of Paul Gessler died at Indiana Hospital from a heart attack at noon on Sunday Sept 18 born in Philadelphia to John and Elizabeth Higgins resident of Indiana for 40 years member of First Methodist Church of Indiana survived by brother Joseph Higgins Streams Funeral Home will host services Wednesday at 2 00 pm Pastor Dr David R. Graham Interment Oakland Cemetery. Curtis M Wilson died Tuesday night at 8 00 o and California Hospital Los Angeles born in Jstown April 11 1884 son of Oliver and Emma Wilson Indiana High School and Indiana Normal School alumnus survived by widow Alice Jessen Wilson one son Lt Robert Wilson two sisters Flora Williams and E Tomb Services were held in Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret H. Gessler
Paul Gessler
Indiana Hospital
Philadelphia
John
Elizabeth (Murphy) Higgins
Indiana
First Methodist Church of
Joseph Higgins
Stroudsburg
Streams Funeral
Curtis M. Wilson
California Hospital
Los Angeleles
Calif
Wilson
Johnstown
Oliver
Emma
Heckman) Wilson
Indiana High School
Indiana Normal School
Alice (Jessen) Wilson
Los Angeles
Robert Wilson
Flora Williams
E. H. Tomb
Elena Ave
Redondo Beach
Indising
California
San Horne Map Company
Home Fair Opens With Stephens Family Musical Entry
The Home Community Fair at Rayne Consolidated School on September 21 features the Stephens Family of Bruin Pa as entertainment on Friday evening. Saturday showcases live stock and farm exhibits with 9:00 a.m. judging, bingo, a bicycle race at 1:30 and an amateur contest with prizes from one to ten dollars. Three Marion Center Milling Co prizes honor poultry and live stock, with horseshoe pitching and various games on the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rayne
Consolidated School
Stephens
Bruin
Marion Center Milling Co
Altoona District Office of Defense Transportation Closure
Official notice states the Altoona District Office of Defense Transportation will terminate as of Saturday September 22. Gazette subscription urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altoona
Pleven vows larger food and coal rations in winter
Paris reports that Finance Minister Rene Pleven promised increased food and coal rations today. He explained price rises on some foods, saying the government cannot promise more than it can foresee but assures bread, heat, and gradually rising rations for the winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Rene Pleven
Gas stoves to ease shortages predicted for December
Washington September 18 AP Production of gas stoves is rising WPB reports a fair supply should be available to buyers in December as wartime production continues to shift toward household appliances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Production Board
WPB
Also Mentioned on This Page
War Today
Dewitt MacKenzie
AP Foreign Alfalfa
Europs
Reds
U.S
Lenin
Indiantown
Ussr
Call Br. M.D
Penna
GYM Sox
Moorhead
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