Bombing Hits London Office of AP in Street Uproar
London dispatch details a night raid showing widespread damage and a likely AP office hit on Tudor Street near Fleet Street and the Thames. The reporter notes cratered streets, a burned warehouse, flooded basement, and smoke with routine work continuing amid danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Associated Press
Tudor Street
Fleet Street
Newspaper Row
Thames
St. Paul's Cathedral
Shirley Temple musical at Manos Theatre Thursday
Shirley Temple stars in the 20th Century Fox musical Young People at the Manos Theatre this Thursday. The film features Jack Oakie Charlotte Greenwood and a new Gordon Warren score including Fifth Avenue I Wouldn't Take a Million Tra-la-la-la The Mason-Dixon Line and Young People. Indiana Firemen promote the feature with tickets valid 2 pm to 11 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
20Th Century-Fox
Shirley Temple
Jack Cakile
Charlotte Greenwood
Mack Gordon
Harry Warren
Shirley
Jack Oakie
Manos Theatre
Aileen Whelan
George Montgomery
Kathleen Howard
Harry Jor Brown
Allan Dwan
Indiana Firemen
Indiana
Education Conference Program Highlights for Friday and Saturday
The conference lists numerous talks by state education leaders and university staff. Key speakers include Guy Hartman, Garry Myers, Cecelia Stuart, and Clara Cockerill with sessions across county superintendents, parent education, elementary and secondary education, homemaking, business and art education, home economics, music, and more. Evening events feature informal dinners, Phi Delta Kappa dinner, film showings, and a guest reception at the college gym.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy N. Hartman
Somerset County
Garry C. Myers
Cecelia A. Stuart
Clara E. Cockerill
George F. Lindsay
Southwestern
Pennsylvania
Congress of Parents and Teachers
Levi Gilbert
Altoona
Gerald A. Yoakam
Esther H. Alden
State Teachers College
Indiana
Anna G. Green
Lisle W. Learn
Pine Township High School
Heil
C. Valentine Kirby
Charlotte R. Partridge
Irene McDermott
Pittsburgh Public Schools
William S. Smathers
Ebensburg-Cambria High School
M. Claude Rosen
County Principals’ Associations
Indiana County Parent-Teacher Association
Home Economics
Phi Delta Kappa
College Lodge
Wallace Sees Reckoning Day in Peace Era Rally
Kansas City report notes Henry Wallace tells crowd about postwar economy risks. He warns a wrong peace could trigger a postwar collapse and stresses defense trimming, soil protection, and social security as essential for national strength. Mentions Roosevelt support and broader political context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Henry A. Wallace
Roosevelt
Wall Street
Eugene Zackman
Kidnapper to Face State Prosecution Over Baby Case
Federal officers plan to turn Wilhelm Muhlenbroich to state authorities for trial in the Baby Marc De Tristan Jr. kidnapping while investigators pursue possible links to the Tacoma murder case. The boy was found unharmed after being held in the Sierra Nevada. Muhlenbroich faces a potential death sentence if convicted in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Wilhelm Jakob Muhlenbroich
Marc de Tristan, Jr
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Charles Mattson
Tacoma
Wash
Everett
FBI
Earl L. Connelley
Muhlenbreiche
William Mattson
Muhlenbroich
Little Mattson
de Tristan
California
Little Marc
Marc de Tristan
Hillsborough
Sierra Nevada
Sloan warns of grave economic dangers after war
Pittsburgh Sept 25 Alfred P Sloan Jr GM chairman warns that after defense spending ends the nation will face grave economic dangers from postwar world economy. He urges intelligent defense, expansion of productivity, pro enterprise policy, and coordinated leadership for a nonpartisan program. Harald G Moulton of Brookings notes Falk Foundation grants support four national economic studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
General Motors Corporation
Maurice and
Laura Falk
America
United States
Kiem Foundation
Harald Glenn Moulton
Brookings Institution
Washington, D. C
Night bombing of London intensifies war across empire
Nazi bombers pounded central London for the 18th straight night as casualties were reported in towns across England and Wales. British bombers attacked Berlin for the third night, keeping residents underground briefly. A Paris radio from Saigon reported ongoing fighting between French and Japanese forces in northern Indochina after Japan won concessions from France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Empire
England
Wales
Berlin
Indo-China
Townsend Meeting at Homer City Fire Hall
A Townsend meeting is scheduled at the Homer City Firemen's Hall Thursday September 28 at 8 p.m. AM members are urged to be present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Townsend
Homer City Firemen's Hall
Defense Lag Seen in U S Arms Output, ABA Bankers Told
At Atlantic City the American Bankers Association opening convention heard the defense program may extend into next year. The economic policy commission warned that arms production lags behind 1917 in both quantity and quality. Delegates noted the need for faster mobilization as war prep dictates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
American Bankers Association
Economic Policy Commission
Cleveland
Leonard P. Ayres
Policy Commission
W. Randolph Burgess
National City Bank
Dakar Gambit Aims to Lock Atlantic Gate for Britain
War Today column analyzes British backed De Gaulle plan to seize Dakar a strategic port in French West Africa to counter Berlin Rome aims. The piece argues gains include blocking Axis control of West Africa, preserving South Atlantic routes, and aiding Gibraltar defense with potential free French government implications. Golf results end with Sam Parks Jr winning Ente Open at Erie with 65 68 68.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churchill
Africa
Britain
Gibraltar
de Gaulle
Dakar
Spain
Mediterranean Sea
England
Kane
Futhermore
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Strait of Gibraltar
Gib
Ceuta
Spanish Morocco
Fares Winserie
ERIE
Sam Parks, Jr
Pittsburgh
Toby Lyons
Northeast
Johnny Holt
Corny
Ave Williams
Rochester
Flying? No hitch-hiking flying no hitchhiking
In St Louis on September 26 a man phoned the weather bureau to learn about conditions between St Louis and Shenandoah Indiana. Forecaster Walter Maxim asked if the caller was traveling by auto or plane. The man replied he was hitch-hiking, wskeling that he was not traveling by any conventional vehicle and that his trip was by hitchhiking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Réeau
Here
Shenandoah
Walter Maxim
Maxim
Jobs Increase Within State in August 1939
Harrisburg reports 3.25 million Pennsylvanians employed in August, up five percent from a year earlier, with a 14,000 rise in metals employment and significant gains in manufacturing. Government contracts rose from 40 million to 210 million, boosting activity while construction may fall after the Pittsburgh Harrisburg Express Highway completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pittsburgh-Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Hines
Japan
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Willkie speaks at Butte Montana campaign stop
Wendell L. Willkie told a Butte crowd that Roosevelt's 1937 price statement harmed world economies and copper mine workers. He pledged to appoint a western Interior secretary if elected. He noted power concentrated in Washington and cited copper price declines as evidence as Idaho and Spokane labor delegates questioned him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willkie
Fargo
N. D
Wendell L. Willkie
Roosevelt
Butte
Mont
Europe
Hitler
Grover Cleveland
Washington
Spokane
Sandpoint
Idaho
Edward J. Bloom
North Idaho
State sees boost from farm inspection program in poultry
Harrisburg reports that since 1924 the Department of Agriculture has inspected over 3 million chickens. The standardization program has reached 75 percent of the state's farms in 67 counties, removing undesirable breeds to reduce costs and improve flock quality. One inspector has reviewed over 1,000,000 chickens. Inspectors processed over 1,000 per day in August, with activity continuing into October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
State Department of Agriculture
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
John H. Light
Luzerne County
Light
Roosevelt backs federal mine inspection bill approval sought
President Roosevelt indicated support for a federal mine safety inspection bill that passed the Senate. He said the Federal Bureau of Mines likely approves the objective and noted too many heavy mine casualties from uncoordinated inspections, but he declined to comment on the pending measure specifically.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sept
Roosevelt
Senate
Federal Bureau of Mines
Elect Mrs Gatti Secretary Again
Mrs Louis Gatti has been reelected secretary of Cambria County Pennsylvania State Education Association Unit 5 at a Lilly High School teachers meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Gatti
Cambria County
Pennsylvania State Education Association
Lilly High School
Lions Club of Indiana Hosts Big Evening October 8
Service Club Lions at Rustic Lodge reports Roy Hughes receives Monarch Pin for 10 years. Indiana Lions prepare for October 8 event with East Liberty Lions and District Governor Jas Courtney attending. Guests John Richie and Tom Lynch join as Homer City Club visitors. A roller skating party benefits the Health Camp fund with Sam McFarland donating the rink for the occasion. Virginia Elaine Ramely receives a bank account and savings bank from the Lions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LIONS
Rustic Lodge
Lion Pr
Roy Hughes
Lions Club of
Indiana
Lions O. K. Guthrie
Harold C. Williams
New Orleans
Lions International
Indiana Lions
East Liberty
Jas. Courtney
Somerset
Lion Paul Barnett
Lions and Friends
Sam McFarland
Virginia Elaine Ramely
Lions Club
Lions John Richie
Tom Lynch
Homer City Club
Markets Pittsburgh September grain and livestock report
Pittsburgh markets report shows salable hogs 400 steady values across weight classes, cattle 50 steady, calves 50 unchanged, and sheep 200 steady. Produce demand slow with apples in multiple grades and regions, potatoes 14 cars about steady, noting price ranges for No 1 100 lb sacks and regional potato varieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
McIntosh
Maiden Blush
Wealthies
Grimes Golden
New York
Alexanders
Maiden Brush
Wast Virginia Delicious
Jonathans
Ohi Delicious
New Jersey Cobblers
Little hope for entombed men in Willam Penn mine
Shenandoah reports four year old Joseph Chinathock entombed 300 feet below ground after a collapse at Willam Penn Colliery. Rescue crews, working in relays, recovered August Greenwald and two others, Ben Kalsi and Joseph Liteavage, while Chinathock’s fate remained uncertain. An ambulance stood by at the shaft mouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah
Joseph Chinathock
Willam Penn
August Greenwald
Ben Kalsi
Joseph Liteavage
Greenwald
Chrishock
Alert Firemen Save Shipyard in Philadelphia
A dock at Camp's Shipyards used for resin storage caught fire, but a vigilant watchman and six fire companies confined damage to piling and decking. The alert allowed prompt control before the blaze spread. no further details on losses or injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Camp
Jong-dle
I National Defense
Fear of being buried alive in will of Mrs. Elizabeth Harvey Wister Keith
Philadelphia reports the will of Elizabeth Harvey Wister Keith, granddaughter of Dr. Philip Syng Physick, reveals she feared being buried alive or cremated. The estate is valued at $265,000 and directs wrists to be opened and cremation not before three days after death.
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Philadelphia
Elizabeth Harvey Wister Keith
Philip Syng
Youths Held For Robbery In Salyersburg
State Police in Easton report two men arrested after a grocery store robbery in Salyersburg. Charles Piltsley, 22, of Sherburne, New York and Harry J. Fournier, 37, of Manchester, New Jersey, allegedly admitted the holdup after taking 18 dollars from grocer Frank Schick and locking him in the basement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easton
Salyersburg
W. W. Green
Charles Piltsley
Sherburne
N. Y
Harry J. Fournier
Manchester
N. J
Frank Schick
Green
Stock market roundup hits diverse industry names and shares
A sweeping list shows prominent firms across chemicals, tires, autos, steel, and utilities trading amid mixed figures. Among names cited are Am Can Am and For Pow Am Tel and Tel United Air Lines General Electric IBM? (Note: Source lists many tickers and percentages. exact figures appear jumbled in OCR.)
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al Chem
Dye Am
Atl
Bald Loco
Balt
Chio
Bendix
Aviat
Beth Steel
Boeing Airplane
Borden Co Briggs Mig
Budd Mig
Chrysler Corp
Column
Cons Edison
Consol Oil
Curtiss Wright Douglas Aircraft
du Port de N Eastman Kodak
el Auto
Elec
Gen Motors Gen Refract
Greyhound Corp
Minvis Central Interlake Iron Int Harvester Int
Nick Can
Tel
Tel Johns Mariville Kennecott Cop Kresge
Leh Val RR
Loew's Inc
Montgom Ward Nash Kelvinator
Nat Biscuit Nat Dairy Pr
Nat Distillers
Nat Powang
Y Central RR
North Ameria Northern Pacific
Packard Motor Param Pictures Penney
Cy Penn RR
Pullman
Pure Oil Radio Corp of Am
Repab
Steve Reynolds
Sears Roebuck
Socony Vacuum Sperry Corp
Cal
Ind
Studebaker Corp
Texas Corp
United Air Lines
United Corp
United Gas
Hubber U & Smelt
R and M
US Steel
Warner Bros
Pict West Union
Itelity Aly
Washingtons giant new airport opens amid rain delay
Washington September 25 The opening ceremony for the capital’s giant new airport was postponed as rain disrupted plans for President Roosevelt to lay the corner stone. The 729 acre site showcases long runways and expansive facilities, with completion and dedication set for December 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Agarn
Potomac River
Wright Brothers
Kittyhawk
Beneth
Abingdon
Nelle
George Washington Darke Custis
George Washington
Washington National Airport
Obituary notices from Bolivar area include McNutt and others
Obituaries list James F. McNutt 70 of Bolivar a retired Pennsylvania Railroad trackwalker who died at home. James L. McNutt and Mayme McNutt survive along with a North Lima brother. Separate notices for Petrarca Ferrarea 53 of Torrance and Martha Barber King, and Kell ar 77 of Homer City detail families and funeral plans. Debbie D Funk 56 of White Township dies. services in Indiana and Greenwood Cemetery noted with survivors listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James F. McNutt
Bolivar
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Armagh
Indiana County
McNutt
Samuel
Sarah (Killen) McNutt
Mayme (Beaner) McNutt
James L
James, Petrarca
Torrance
Italy
St Simon and Judes Church of
Blairsville
Knights of Columbus
Italian Society
BPOE
Marietta (DeLuca) Ferrarea
Salvatore
Raymond
Louis
Tony
Amdio
Carl
Detroit
Mary
Philadelphia
Angela Stevens
Nicolla Stasko
St Simon and Judes Church
Imass
Martin Luther Kellar
Tadiang R. D
Jay
David
Sarah Jane
Henry) Kellar
Homer City
Nettie (Gilhouser) Kellar
John
Indiana
William
Blacklick
Minnie
Theodore Neese
Luciusboro
Debbie D. Funk
White Township
Robinson Funeral Home
I. D. Swinehart
Greenwood Cemetery
Ben F. Funk
Squire B
Mary A. (Keathly) Funk
Funk
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Esplin Methodist Church
Ben
F Funk
Troy
Creighton
Oklahoma
Etta Childers
Chicago
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Milo M. Thompson
Manos Thur
Gazette
Wallace
Tony Galento
Haer
Max
Elmer Gedeon
Michigan
Wolverine
Henry Armstrong
Phil Farr
Johnny Bovs
Weers
National Brands Stores
Sloan
GMC
U. S
Col
Buttemont
U. S. Mine Inspection
Martha King .Barber
Robert Ss. Barber
Burnside
S.C
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