National Youth Administration Funds Pennsylvanian Students
Harrisburg Sept 21 The National Youth Administration has allotted 1 948 183 for needy students in Pennsylvania for 1939 40 State Director Waller S Cowing announced last night The sum marks a 19 percent rise from last year 876 285 will aid 8 500 students in 8 colleges and graduate schools The rest will go to 87 000 students in 1 208 public and parochial schools Funds cover services as faculty assistants laboratory work research social service clerical help furniture repair and campus improvements High School boys receive 4 to 6 monthly. college students 11 to 15 graduates about 25 Allocations include Indiana State Teachers College 17 415
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Harrisburg
National Youth Administration
Pennsylvania
Waller
Cowing
Washington
Indiana State Teachers College
Bremen Now Said England Claims Capture Of Bremen
London reports say the Bremen merchant fleet vessel was captured by the Royal Navy and escorted to a British port while no government denial appeared. The British press agency noted rumors of the Bremen heading to England. German consul Edgar Von Spiegel called the Bremen safe in Murmansk, a claim echoed by informants though not confirmed by Soviet authorities.
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London
Bremen
Germany
Royal Navy
Ress Association
England
New Orleans
Edgar von Spiegel
Murmansk
Burial of Squalus victim Keegan with military honors
Quakertown September 2 Alexander B Keegan one of two men who died in the Squalus disaster was buried with military honors. Schools factories and businesses closed for two and a half hours. Flags were at half staff. About 5000 attended. An escort of ten from Philadelphia Navy Yard led the procession. Monsignor Leo G Funk preached the sermon. Donato Persica Keegans companion stood guard at the casket. The Navy assigned Donato to accompany the body home Monday.
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Quakertown
Alexander B. Keegan
Philadelphia Navy Yard
American Legionnaires
Leo G. Funk
Allentown
Donato Persica
Keegan
Navy
Donato
Impersonation in Death Trial Sparks Insurance Fraud Charge
Philadelphia report outlines Mucelli case where he and Giuseppe Di Martina’s widow allegedly impersonated the victim to obtain two life policies totaling about 600 dollars. Witness Benjamin Koren said Mucelli admitted fraud after being told it was a fraud case. The widow faces murder charges, and other linked trials involve Romualdo, Bolber, and Petrillo in a wider murder-for-insurance scheme.
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Philadelphia
Mmideo Mucelli
Ufc
Benjamin Koren
Mucelli
Giuseppe di Martina
Josephine Romualdo
Antonio
Morris Bolber
Paul Petrillo
Luigi la Vecchio
Berlin affair claims US ambassador spreading propaganda
Berlin dispatch reveals a German complaint that Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddie Jr US Ambassador to Poland was serving British propaganda. The US State Department disclosed Sept 13 two cablegrams from Biddie reporting witnesses.
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Spondent
Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddie, Jr
United States
Poland
United States State Department
Biddie
German Propaganda Aims to Sway U S on Poland War
Korrespondenz claims anti German propaganda seeks to pressure Warsaw into continuing futile resistance to incite world indignation. It says Berlin hopes to force capitulation without harming civilians, while Germany projects friendship toward France and asserts no war aims against France or Britain.
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Poland
Korrespondenz
Warsaw
France
Adolf
Hitler
Danzig
Reich
Great Britain
United States
L Nesday
Louis Paul Deschanel
French
Siegfried Line
Boersen Zeitung
Walther von Brausch‘itsch
West Front
Rudolf Hess
Fuehrer
Army High Command
Mail truck crash injures two Pittsburgh drivers
An accident involving a mail truck operated by Edward Grant aged 34 from Indiana swerved left striking a car driven by Eugene Watkins aged 37 from Pittsburgh and then the left side of Jake Canvilliere age 52 of Pittsburgh before the truck and trailer stopped a quarter mile down the grade. Police report noted Aamod added officers to the scene.
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Edward Grant
Indiana
Aamod
Eugene Watkins
Pittsburgh
Jake Canvilliere
Yom Kippur Services in Indiana Jewish Community
Yom Kippur ends as Indiana Jewry resumes observance with Sacred Service. The first service begins Friday at six o'clock with Kol Nidre prefacing liturgical chants. Rabbi J H Wagner, new spiritual leader of Hebrew Unity Congregation, speaks on Three Books, with morning services at 8:30 featuring two sermons by the rabbi. Cantor Irving Margolis of Canton, Ohio, will lead the liturgy.
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Indiana
Irving Margolis
Canton
Ohio
Polish Front Details from War-Torn Warsaw
A writer describes a Polish front line and the plight of civilians. He recalls young officers seeking any news about families as a 10 mile road stretch hosts over 200 exhausted vehicles. Three weeks earlier in Warsaw he observed the army in confident readiness.
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Frontier
Warsaw
Retreated Polish Army Triggers Irony Amid Rain Misery
After a 1500 mile journey from Warsaw, a portion of the Polish army reached a neutral country in retreat. Irony marks the moment as rain that Poles prayed for arrives only to worsen misery and confusion rather than bolster defense.
Battle News From Bohemia Moravia And Allied Press React
London reports last Sunday saw continued uprisings in Bohemia and Moravia despite harsh measures. Eduard Benes told Chamberlain Czecho-Slovaks view themselves at war with Germany. Slovak garrisons revolted, about 155000 troops disarmed, arrests numbered in thousands. Bridges, railways damaged. factories bombed. ships and machinery destroyed. British press praised Chamberlain's stance as U boats and subs were reported damaged. 200000 tons of contraband seized, depriving Germany of ores and petroleum products.
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Bohemia
Moravia
London
Eduard Benes
Chamberlain
Britain
Germany
Information Ministry
Protectorate
Prague
House of Commons
Adolf Hitler
Danzig
Warsaw
Count Raczynski
France
Courageous
Budapest War Report Haunts City Amid Bombardment
The segment describes near two weeks of bombardment in Budapest including air strikes and artillery. It notes a reported German attack repelled by Polish and local forces and asserts morale remains high despite damage to the Royal Palace the National Museum schools and other institutions. Seven German planes were claimed down and a Red Cross hospital fire is mentioned. It also cites a U.S. statistic on gasoline shortages with 1,350,000 motorists running out of fuel last year.
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Warsaw
Stefan Staravisi
Vaclava Lipinsk Sair
Praga
Starzinski
Royal
National
United States
State Seeks Slice of Schwab Estate for Inheritance Tax
Pennsylvania revenue officials await the estate inventory of Charles M. Schwab to determine if any funds can be taxed. The residency question affects the state's ability to levy inheritance taxes, with Schwab having homes in Loretto and New York, and a prior case yielding a then record $18 million tax.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Charles M. Schwab
Commonwealth
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Loretto
Henry Ford Still for Peace
Detroit report quotes Henry Ford reinforcing his unalterable opposition to war and his pledge to work against any move that could spread conflict in Europe. He recalls sending a peace ship 25 years ago and states he has no plans for another voyage but will speak out against changes to neutrality law.
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Detroit
Henry Ford
Ford
Europe
Christimas
Bucharest Prelude to Romania's Political Upheaval
A 1939 Bucharest narrative outlines Iron Guard influence and Nazi support, noting deportations, plots against Prime Minister Calinescu and King Carol, and Codreanu’s rise. It chronicles Calinescu becoming head of government March 7 1939, his background, and a wartime accident that blinded him in youth.
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Berlin
Iron Guard
Bucharest
Ignace Moscicki
Rumania
Poland
Ion Duca
Budapest
Legation
Iron
Culinescu
Carol
Calinescu
France
Peasant Party
Octavian Goga
Cristea
Paris Air Victories Reported Behind French Lines
Paris reports a German plane believed shot down behind French lines with a French pilot credited earlier as bringing down three enemy ships. The dispatch notes air victories previously reported, reflecting ongoing battle outcomes.
Death of Episcop Bishop Philip Mercer in Gloucester Mass
The Rt Rev Philip Mercer long serving bishop of the Episcopal diocese died today at his summer home after a long illness. He retired about a year ago as warden of the College of Preachers at Washington Cathedral. He became warden in 1925 after moving to Washington from Philadelphia. He authored numerous religious works.
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Gloucester
Mass
Philip Mercer Stablestay
Episcopal
College of Preachers
Washington Cathedral
Washington
Philadelphia
Hulls plan would push cash and carry policy
Washington 1939 session details Hulls program to bar ships from combat zones restrict travel by Americans and require cash prepayment for exports to belligerents while keeping current loans controls and arms licensing. Conference at Roosevelt desk with Hull Garner Lan don and Knox urged nonpartisan action and repeal of the embargo as war in Europe continues. Weather note follows.
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Hull
United States
Munitions Control Board
Pittman
White House
Roosevelt
Garner
Alfred M. Landon
Frank Knox
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Congress
Landon
Pennsylvania
Ito
Francis E. Walter
Easton-Democrat
Davis
Guffey
French Air Action Reported Over Sterck Sector
War dispatches say French planes drove German fighters from the air on September 15 near the Sterck sector while a Berlin communique claimed eight enemy aircraft and three captive balloons shot down on the Western front. French forces threaten Zweibruecken and surround Saarbrucken as they probe the Blies River valley seeking prisoners amid patrol clashes.
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Sterck
German High Army Command
Berlin
Zweibruecken
Germany
Blies
Vally
Pity the Poor Movie Workers in Heat Across Hollywood
In sweltering heat on a Western set, actor Brian Donlevy fainted while extras collapsed during a Victor Herbert biopic sequence. Winter street scenes saw workers drenched, overclad, and exhausted as a cartoon studio introduces a new 3 p.m. to midnight schedule.
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Hollywood
Brian Donlevy
Winster
Victor Herbert
Stock market alr reduction listed by major firms
A dense list of corporations spans automotive, chemical, steel, oil, consumer goods, and utilities. The fragment notes company names like General Electric, General Motors, Du Pont, Exxon equivalents, and others with numeric percentages and ratios, suggesting market-share or stock listings amid an industry-wide downturn.
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Alco
Bald Loco Balt
Ohio
Bendix Aviat
Beth Steel
Beth Steel Pt Briggs Mfg
Budd Mig Burr
Canad Pacific
Cerro de Pas Ches
Chrysler Corp
Obituary: Margaret Jane Morton Ott Dies at 43
Mrs. Margaret Jane Morton Ott, 43, wife of E Durbin Ott principal of Dale Borough schools, died at 2 30 p m Wednesday in her home 629 Highland avenue Moxham after a three year illness. A native of Clearfield county she was born in Morrisdale March 28 1896 daughter of Ray ner W and Grace Shoemaker Ott. The Otts lived in Barnesboro before moving to Johnstown two years ago where Mr Ott served as supervising principal of schools. Services and internment details noted with a later funeral schedule.
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Durbin
Johnstown
Margaret Jane (Morton) Ott
E. Durbin Ott
Dale Borough
Highland Avenue
Moxham
Ott
Barnesboro
Clearfield County
Morrisdale
Rayner W. and
Grace (Shoemaker
Bar Group Plans Expanded Services and Committees
Harrisburg, Sept. 21. The Pennsylvania Bar Association moves to modernize its services and increase geographical representation on committees. A McCracken-led panel met in Philadelphia to map reforms, aiming for a January Hershey meeting, with plans to improve public relations, equalize committee representation, and possibly re-zone the state for service allocation. Members include Gifford K. Wright, William M. Hargest, Harold Obernauer, Aaron Swartz, Charles H. English, A. Carlson Simpson, and Col. John Mecahenny Smith.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Robert T. McCracken
Philadelphia
Bar Association
Hershey
McCracken
Gifford K. Wright
William M. Hargest
Dauphin County
Harold Obernauer
Allegheny County Bar Association
Aaron 5. Swartz
Noardstown
Charles H. English
Erie
A. Carlson Simpson
John Mec-Ahenny Smith
Mrs Roosevelt Senior Turns 85 in Hyde Park
Mrs James Roosevelt, mother of the President, marks her 85th birthday in Hyde Park with two grandchildren Sara and Kate. She says her son has no wish for a third term and is focused on the war and pursuing peace. The President plans to visit Hyde Park when he can be relieved from duties.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
James Roosevelt
Jas. Roosevelt
Washington
PARDON Delays in Death Row Cases Across Counties
The pardon board postponed executions for Willie Ferry Ira Redman and Willie Bailey along with Charles Golden Walter Tankard James Fuller and Fletcher Le Grand who faced death penalties for killings. Governor James stayed these sentences for four weeks as appeals were heard in Philadelphia Allegheny and other counties while pardons and commutations were considered. A separate note mentions Mrs Henry Bennett of Alverda presenting three yolks in one egg to the office.
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Dock Street
James Fuller
Fletcher le Grand
James
Philadelphia
Allegheny County
Henry Bennett
Alverda
Mrs Ott Dies. lifelong Methodist member and church leader
Mrs. Ott a life long Methodist, member of Moxham church at death, past worthy matron of theastern State, served district deputy grand matron of District 9A. Survived by husband, parents, sister Mrs Richard Taylor Barnesboro, brother Earl S Morton Indiana. Friends welcome at Ott residence until 10 a.m. Saturday. Body to Geisel Funeral Home Bedford Dale for p.m. services by Rev George Haden. Interment Grandview Cemetery.
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Ott
Methodist Church
Moxham
Geisel Funeral
Bedford, Dale
George Haden
Moxham Methodist Church
Grandview Cemetery
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Moorhead
Schwab
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