War Forecast from Front Lines in Ukraine and Caucasus
A wartime bulletin analyzes German advances in the Ukraine and the Caucasus, noting Red troop strains and supplies shortages. It discusses Hitler’s goals for oil in the Caucasus, the potential sea access via the Sea of Azov, and Turkey’s choice between Germany and England as Bulgarian and Turkish moves signal possible Axis cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacKenzie
Hitler
Avery
Ukraine
Caucasus
Middle East
Russia
Persian Gulf
America
Sea of Azov
Crimea
Sevestopol
Black Sea
Armes
Berlin
Turkey
Dardanelles
Germany
England
Bulgerias
Boris
Tax on Liquor Stocks Hits Pennsylvania Licensees
The state liquor commission reports that $68,009,000 of liquor sold to state stores this year yielded about $31.5 million in federal taxes. Wine sales of $18 million generated $425,000 in taxes. Retail licenses face a new extra tax on stocks on hand as of Oct 1, averaging $40 per taproom and totaling roughly $1.2 million for 26,000 licensees. After Oct 1 the levy will be folded into store prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Commission
Fire Continues from Page One at Bennett Stables
Firemen could not determine the blaze cause though a smoldering junk pile might have sparked the fire. Bennett owned the stables which carried no insurance and losses are estimated near $5,000. Firemen also responded to a 4:15 am Sunday alarm at 318 North Eleventh Street where a 1935 Ford sedan was gutted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward M. Bennett
McCoy
North Eleventh Street
Jesse T. Westermire
Accident report fragment ends with pelvis fracture
Fragmentary notice describes an accident involving an individual who sustained a pelvic fracture while riding, with notes of others being present and injuries not fully detailed. The garbled OCR limits clear names or locations.
Forty Plus Club Loses Members in New York
The Forty Plus Club of New York reports a drop in membership as defense activity improves jobs for men over 40. President L C Biselle says he usually interviews 20 to 50 applicants weekly, and about 400 members left in two years to resume employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Defense
Forty Plus Club of
L. C. Bissélle
Strikes ripple through Duquesne Light and city work
Strikers at Duquesne Light Company plants and two big construction jobs sustain walkouts as mediation recommends. AFL truck drivers strike for wage increases, halting street cleaning and hauling. Rank and file coal miners in Hazleton press a march to spread the walkout while UMWA leaders seek a return to work amid a split over dues. In Ches, a 16 year old is arrested for burglary after officers seize a newspaper department loot and a bag of pink slumberwear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mediation Board
Phillips and
Reed
Duquesne Light Company
Sears, Roebuck Northside
Spear & Co
AFL
City Bureau of Highways and Sewers
AFL Teamsters Union
Hazleton
Pennsylvania
District Nine
CIO United Mine Workers of America
Revott
UMW
John L. Lewis
International Executive Board
Freeland
National Labor Relations Board
District Seven
Garrett Miller
District One
Scranton
Wilkes-Barre
Michael J. Kosik
Iegal
Truck Crash Hurts Man Then Heads to Indiana Hospital
Steve Petrosky 22 of Ernest injured near South Bend when a car with Mike Zbur overturned Friday night. Petrosky listed as fair with a fractured right leg and severe facial injuries. Zbur released yesterday. Deaths rise in Pennsylvania with 24 lives lost over the weekend in multiple accidents including two sailors hurt near Carlisle Barracks and a farm fire in Lackawanna County. At Sharen speedway Lyle Myers 18 of Warren Ohio died and two spectators were hurt after a racing car crashed through a guard.
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Clinton County
Clnton County
Indiana
Steve Petrosky
Ernest
South
Keysville
Carlisle Barracks
Pine Grove Furnace
Fred Mott
Clarence Amés
Covington Township
Lackawanna County
James Young
Cal Anderson
Pennsylvania Railroad
Dixmont
Pittsburgh
John G. Smoith
Pastoral Assignments at Allegheny United Brothers Conference
Bishop Grant D. Batdorf announced minor changes in ministerial appointments at Philipsburg closing session. Rochester Mills remains vacant as Rev. John Winwood moves to Industry. District pastors include Good, Weaver, Orudge, Hawk, Fox, Wilson, and Ormston with Beaverdale to Rockwood churches listed. Conference officers include Fulton as recording secretary and Learish as superintendent. 1942 session set for Connellsville.
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Grant D. Batdorf
Allegheny United Brothers Conference
Philipsburg
Rochester Mills
John Winwood
Industry
Beaver County
Johnstown
John D. Good
D. D
Park Avent
Earl Crosby Weaver
D.D
Barron Avenue
A. J. Orudge
Homestead Avenue
W. G. Hawk
Westmont
Glasgow
A. L. Barnet
Hollsepple
William Snyder
Hooversville
A. L.thompson
New Paris
M. L. Wilt
Portage
George R. Strayer
Rockwood
G. E. Smith
Shankville-Central City
Ael
F. B. Bungard
Clerks and Radios Find Navy Jobs For Civilians
Navy enlistment opens pathways for clerks typists storekeepers and radio amateurs from civilian life to top yeoman and radioman roles. Proficiency in typing shorthand and filing plus supply handling and radio operation lead to advanced ratings and pay. Training includes San Diego radio school and naval material courses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
NEA
Washington
JE Joe
Joe
Capain
Legiola
Radio School of
San Diego
Calif
Worker Electrocuted at Carpenter Shop Roof
Isabella Henry Durinzi an 18 year old Republic painter was electrocuted Saturday after contacting a high tension wire on a carpenter shop roof His body fell 15 feet to the ground Moses Dib of Masontown another worker was shocked by the live current as it ran through Durinai to the tin roof and dropped to the ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabella
Henry Durinzi
Republic
Moses Dib
Masontown
Durinai
Advertising Men Gather To Talk Of Defense Problems
Harrisburg reports advertise executives from Pennsylvania newspapers met to discuss defense related priorities and service to advertisers. sessions cover national defense impact on advertising, local and national, with round tables and revenue ideas judged by Penn State’s Donald Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Netva
Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers Association
William H. Hardy
PNPA
Donald W. Davis
Department of Journalism
Pennsylvania State College
John F. Wohlers
Eastern Express
E. A. Doepke
Harrisburg Patriot and Evening News
Wohlers
Army's Honest Yeggm en Always Do a Bang-Up Job
U S army engineers nicknamed yeggmen or dynamite dans play a key role in Third Army mock wars in Louisiana. They reconnoiter terrain and neutralize bridges and supply hubs with simulated demolition to slow enemy advances while preserving usable structures for later retaking. Their behind the lines work includes mine simulation to disable tanks and disrupt convoys during corps versus corps exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Martin
NEA
Third Army
Louisiana
U. S. Army
Army
Army Engineers
Louisiana Corps
Crisis behind the lines shapes war effort at distant front
The report notes crisis conditions as a figure named Many pushes a bold drive across an 1800 mile front while Senator Pepper from Florida speaks on Foreign Relations about Russia's struggle against Germany, signaling potential outcomes and global stakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pepper
D-Fla
Russia
Germany
Bulgaria Heads to Meet Hitler as Turkey Looms in Balkans
Reports from Apkara and Berlin say King Boris III of Bulgaria travels toward a potential alliance with Germany while Turkey guards the Dardanelles. Bulgarian mobilization and Russian saber-rattling on the Kiev front color a tense international scene as Britain and France monitor threats to the Middle East and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tong
Algeria
Turkey
Boris Iif
Bulgaria
Adolf Hitler
Apkara
Dardanelles
Mediterranean
Black Sea
Berlin
Wilhelmateasse
Bord
Fittler
Germany
Britain
Middle East
Russia
Russia Aid Debate Shapes War Involvement Question
Pepper argues Russia is the current focus of U S support and calls for maximum aid, while opponents worry about funding from the pending lease lend bill. Senators Clark and George weigh limits on using the appropriation to aid Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Pepper
Roosevelt
Congress
Clark
D-Idaho
George
D-Ga
K. C. Banquet for Oct 11 in Pittsburgh Will Honor Leaders
The Knights of Columbus Fourth Degree in Pittsburgh will host a banquet on October 11 in the Willian Pann Hotel banquet hall Pittsburgh. Principal speakers include Supreme Knight Francis P Matthews of Omaha and Bishop Berard J Shell Auxiliary of Chicago. The event marks Columbus Day and honors the order with local committees handling tickets and reservations.
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Knights of Columbus Banequet
Willian Pann
Chicago
America
Christopher Columbus
Knights of Columbus
Pennsylvania
John M. Holloran
Francis M. Coates
Wellington Drive
West View
Pittsburgh
Milk cows in Japan reach for dairy roots in 1870 tale
Not until 1870 were milk cows known in Japan. An American cow was imported at that time and two men, selected for their strength, were assigned the task of wresting the milk from her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Touguw Jos
Japan
Never Touches Land The Emperor Penguin Of The Ant Arctic
Read fragments describe the emperor penguin content on ice and water and a separate note on Moroccan dough production for bakers taking a share. Also mentions natural forces carving rocks near Bisbee Arizona and a political forecast by Barkley on penalties and Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Antarctic
Credit value restrictions on automobiles under Federal Reserve rule
The Federal Reserve Board amended regulation to set the maximum credit value of a new automobile at 66 2-4 percent of the bona fide cash purchase price plus accessories and taxes but not exceeding 66 2-4 percent of the sum of factory price, transportation, taxes, and delivery charges. It defines included items and notes adjustments for 1942 model pricing and factory delivery scenarios.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Governors of
Federal Reserve System
Produce Market Prices and Early Wheat and Livestock Notes
Produce demand in Pittsburgh on Sept 22 shows dull apples with mixed bids across varieties from New York McIntosh to Virginia Delicious and Maryland Delicous. Potatoes steady with firm No 1 100 lb sacks. market ranges for New Jersey Chippewas and Pennsylvania Cobblers. Wheat in Chicago weak as September contracts liquidate. corn also weaker. Pittsburgh hogs slow but steady with varied hog, cattle, sheep, and lamb quotes across weight and grade ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
New York
McIntosh
Wealthies
Ohio
Jonathhans
West Virginia
Jonathans
Virginia Delicious
Mayland Delicious
MclIntosh
New Jersey
Pennsylvania Cobblers
Idaho
Chicago
Obituary for Gertrude Jamison and Joseph Spisak
Paternal grandmother Mrs Gertrude Jamison and maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs C Baker of Homer City are named in the obituaries. Joseph Spisak died of pneumonia at 8 10 a m Friday in his Dixonville home funeral services were held at Sacred Heart Church and burial followed at St Bernard Cemetery Indiana. He was born in Czechoslovakia on September 18 1874 and had lived in the United States for 47 years. Surviving are his widow Susanna Spicak and his mother aged 90 as well as brothers and sisters Frank Spigak Lebanon Emme Resocsky Detroit Anne Yover Cleveland and Charles Albert Steve Bpligk Dixonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Jamison
C. Baker
Homer City
Greenwood Cemetery
Joseph Spisak
Spisak
Dixonville
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Francis Kayabi
St. Bernard’s Cemetery
Indiana
Czechoslovakia
United States
Suzanna Spicak
Frank Spigak
Lebanon
Emme Resocsky
Detroit
Anne Yover
Cleveland
Charles, Albert and
Steve Bpligk
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Choosy Point
Marion
William Moser
Ourning
French Foreign Legion
Sqrean
Ching
China
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Mongolia
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Yellow Sea
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Sakhalin
Pacific Ocean
Manchukuo
Nippon
Sea of Japan
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Reading Eagle-Times
Earl J. Gaines
Pittsburgh Press
L. Buckwelter
Lancaster Newspapers
James A. Crawley
Wickes-Barre
Mmnes
Evening News
W. E. Bysinger
Bradford Era
Clare KR
Mc Collough
Lancaster
A. S. Arthur
Sharon Herald
Ray H. McKinney
Publishers’ Representative
Frederick R. Long
Chester Times
W. van Person
Williamsport Sun and Gazette Bulletin
Ross M. Blair
Pittsburgh Legal Journal
Vergil D. Reed
Bureau of Census
U. S
Department of Commerce
Homer E. Moyer
Harhisburg
Many
Red Army
Kiev
Moscow
Leningrad
Kronstadt Island
Stuka
Kirov
Kronstadt
Fuehrer
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France
Norway
Marshal Petain
K. C
Alco Am
Atl
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Bendix Aviat
Beth Steel
Boeing Airplane
Borden Co
Briggs
Budd
Ches and Ohio
Chrysler Corp
Con Edison
Curtiss-Wright du Pont
Elec
Gen Foods
Gen Motors Greyhound Corplinois Central Int Harvester Int
Nick Con
Kennecott Cop Kresge
Lehigh Port
Lehigh
Lehigh Val RR
Loew's Inc
Montgom Ward Nat Biscuit
Nat
Nat Distillers
NY Central RR
North Amer Co
Packard Motor Param Pictures Penney (Jc
Penn RR Pub
Sve
NJ Pullman
Pure Oil Radio Corp of
Am Reading Co
Repab Steel Reynolds To
Morocco
Bisbee
Ariz
Bangte Majorsity
Barkley
DeKy
Berkley
Bub 3
Federal Reserve Bank
Vureral Directov
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