British Plans To Pick Up The Caucasus Oil Front
London reports Britain aims to rush troops to India and the Middle East to defend the Caucasus oil region as German forces press on the Crimea. Four German divisions and parachute troops are described as hammering Crimea, with fear of Black Sea access and possible sea invasion of the Caucasus. British leaders met in London with Churchill, Wavell, Auchinleck, and Dill to assess help. Russian and Iranian capitals, Tehran and Tehran, are noted as hubs for high level talks.
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London
Sianstha
Britain
India
Middle East
Russia
Caucasus
Crimea
Axia
Iran
Black Sea
Archibald P. Wavell
Col. T. Novikov
Teheran
Irionian
Wavell
Claude J. E. Auchinleck
RAF Resumes Bomb Attacks Over Northern France
Strong formations of British planes swept eastward from Folkestone renewing daylight blows at Nazi-occupied northern France. It was the first large scale foray since last Sunday as heavy explosions rattled the Kent coast and returning aircraft streaked home amid poor weather.
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Folkstone
England
English Channel
RAF
France
French
Kent
Mine Tests Announced for State Mine Inspectors
An examination of applicants for inspectors in the bituminous mines of the state will be held in Fort Pitt Hotel Pittsburgh October 28 and 29. Oral exams October 30 and 31 at the U S Bureau of Mines Forbes Street Pittsburgh. Written intentions to test must reach Mr. Maize in Harrisburg by October 21. Registration available from 7:00 to 8:00 p m October 27 and 6:00 to 9:00 a m October 28 at the Pittsburgh hotel.
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Fort Pitt
Pittsburgh
Richard Maize
Department of Mines
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Forbes Street
Liberty ships launched as rapid build program grows
President Roosevelt announced three Liberty ships to be launched today as part of a vast wartime construction drive by the maritime commission. He echoed calls for liberty worldwide while noting six ships, including the battleship Massachusetts, were launched this week. The program aims to complete about 1,400 merchant ships by 1943 with two ships daily next spring, as Liberty ships measure 441 feet 6 inches in length and 57 feet in beam, carrying 9,149 tons of cargo at about 11 knots.
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Érs
Maritime Commissions
Roosevelt
Baltimore
America
Masachusetts
Maritime Commission
Intele
Even Rust Salvaged As P. R. R. Rebuilds Defense Articles
Altoona reports Pennsylvania Railroad rebuilds worn freight cars and locomotives at three shops to support defense needs. With 14,000 workers on three shifts, cars are refurbished in about an hour, cost under 1500 dollars per car, saving steel and material for faster cross-country freight.
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Altoona
Hallroads
Pennsylvania Railroad
Harrisburg
Phteairn
Navy
Army
M. J. Gormley
American Railroads
Pennsylvania
Prison guards foil daring escape during prison car run
Two Buffalo criminals, Francis Spinley and John Simmons, were shackled in a prison car en route from federal court in Evie to Western Penitentiary Pittsburgh when a knife attack sparked a scuffle. Parole Officer McEwen wrestled the assailants as guard William Braun sustained a minor hand wound. The fourth suspect, John Archer, had died in Buffalo in a prior shootout.
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McEwen
Braun
McEwee
Mercer
Éis* Lady of State Police
Cone
Te Roobery
John C. Archer
Buffalo
Federal Bureau of Investigaten
Duke and Duchess of Windsor greet crowd at Union Station
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor paused briefly en route to Canada as crowds mingled with the royal party. The Duke spoke of enjoying the trip and wanting to visit the country more often while the Duchess joined in light humor, bidding farewell as the train rolled away from Union Station.
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Canada
Britain
British Empire
Paderewski
Gueue
Poland
Jeff Davis
America
Jeffs
Duke
Capule
Union Station
Slo Transit Gloria
Mr. Banker
British Strengthen Turkey Ties with New Dock Plans
International column reports Britain fortifying influence in Turkey by announcing a firm will construct substantial dock facilities at Alexandretta to support military aims. The move follows British delivery of American-made aircraft to Turkey as part of ongoing strategic coordination.
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Germany
Turkey
Alexandretta
The Soup Spoons Debate in High Society Dining
A humorous critique argues the drag method for collecting soup is superior to the push method. It humorously notes elite New York restaurants favor the push, but claims the drag keeps spoons closer to the mouth, reducing neckwear mishaps and balance errors.
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New York
Colony
Lend-Lease Basis Forwarded for British Talks
Washington reports the basis for repayment under the first wartime lend-lease plan has been sent to Britain, with House members saying they still lack details. Dean Acheson told a subcommittee the discussions with Great Britain have reached a stage to seek Britain’s view, while Latin American agreements, possibly with Paraguay WHalti and the Dominican Republic, were also noted as not yet public. The act allows the President to dispose of military aid to whose defense he deems vital, with repayment likely in kind or through needed goods after the war.
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Washington
House
Dean Acheson
Great Britain
Britain
Paraguay
Whalti
Dominican Republic
United States
Roosevelt
One Killed As Car Overturns Near Sabula
An Oklahoma man was killed and two Du Bois men injured when the car returning from the DuBois Clearfield high school football game overturned near Sabula eight miles east of Shearfield. Albert Liddle, 26, died. Edward Kite, 30, and William Thomas, 28, were hurt with Kite reported in critical condition. Two years earlier, a deadly pair of accidents involving DuBois Clearfield game travelers killed three and injured four.
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Dubois
Oklahoma
Shearfield
Sabula
Here
Albert Liddle
Edward Kite
William Thomas
Kite
Eagles offer $10 bonus for blocked kicks and key plays
Philadelphia coach Greasy Neale announced a $10 bonus for blocked kicks interceptions and recovered tumbles. The retroactive payments cover the two games already played with three players rewarded including Bob Suffridge John Shonk and Len Barnum for their decisive plays.
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Philadelphia
Greasy Neale
Philadelphia Professional Football Eagles
Eagles
Bob Suffridge
John Shonk
Len Barnum
Oil Schedule for Next Week
Oiling schedule lists Route 32153 between Coral and Jacksonville for September 30 to October 1. Route 2120 between Route 028 and Campbell's Mill for October 2. Route 32155 between Campbell's Mill and Route 154 for October 3 and 4.
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Coral
Jacksonville
Ed Campbell's Mill
Campbell's Mill
Controversy Over Spoon End Grips In Soup Etiquette
Critics argue end-grip spoons waste soup while side-scoop methods suit cups. The writer defends end ends as proper, tracing from shells to modern spoons and dismissing shell suggestions as archaic. They vow to stick with end gripping despite social disfavor and insist on obtaining soup, not chasing it.
Teacher appeals as court opens term in Pittsburgh
The state supreme court opens its full term with 105 cases. James Gillies a Wilmerding teacher fired for signing a Communist petition appeals after county judges ruled against him. Mayor Clifford Peoples of Chester also questions his removal over Chester Water Works dealings. Several Chester councilmen appeal related rulings. The calendar includes cases from multiple counties across the state.
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Pittsburgh
Communist Party
State Supreme Court
James Gilttes
Wilmerding
Allegheny County
Francis B. Haas
Chester Water Works Company
Chester Municipal Authority
William K. McClenahan
Water Authority
William P. Lear
Foon T. Ross
William J. McDowell
Edward D. McDowell
Supreme Court
Armstrong
Clarion
Erie
Fayette
Forest
Jefferson
Mercer
Somerset
Venango
Westmoreland
Allegheny
Beaver
Butler
Cambria
Greene
Indiana
Lawrence
Wrstington
Alegheny
Estate of Dav'd W. Dickson Trustees Named
Philadelphia report notes the estate of Dav'd W. Dickson, long in probate, will be represented by Alexander M. De Haven. De Haven, nearing eighty, has served as attorney since Dickson's death in 1887, witnessing the estate shrink from 250000 to 43500 as annuitants died and shares were transferred to the man’s home.
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OLD News
Philadelphia
Dav'd W. Dickson
Orphans Court
Alexander M. de Haven
Ig News
de Haven
Negting
Dickson
Half of Pennsylvania crude could be produced without price loss
Washington report on August 22 hearings before the Price Administrator detailed producers arguments that 52 percent of Pennsylvania grade crude oil could be produced without lowering current prices. They urged higher prices to spur supply, while officials noted conflicting price histories and stressed no action to curb market flow.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
Fayette B. Dow
Ralph T. Zook
Bradford
Pennsylvania
Quinn Phaughivessy
OPA
Dow
Enator Cluffey
D-Pa
J. K. Galbraith
Gulley
Burglary Records From Blairsville List Dates and Losses
A sequence of burglary informations lists incidents from 1940 to 1949 in Blairsville. Offenses include break ins to the Western Union office, garages, a market, motor company, machine shop, and department store with stolen cash, autos, tires, and tools. The suspects Jas Grier son and Frank Kacin face charges. dispositions remain undecided due to long Allegheny County sentences.
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Western Union Telegraph “Company
Ralph Forrester
Church Street
Eeme
Walter Street
Marcus Motor Company
Traylor and
Nixon
John S. Snyder
McGregor Motor Company
Harold McKean
North Ninth Street
Jas, Grierson
Frank Kacin
E. S. Gilmore
Blairsville
Thomas Nables
Allegheny County
Revival Restores Industry In Riddlesburg
Jets for 325 men were provided today by revival of the only industry in this Bedford County community. The Riddlesburg Coal and Iron Co., a subsidiary of the United States Pipe and Foundry Co. in Philadelphia, reopened blast furnaces to produce pig iron for defense industries.
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Riddlesburg
Bedford County
Riddlesburg Coal and Tron Co
United States Pipe and Foundry Co
Philadelphia
Air instructor killed on road near Fort Stockton
Glen Arthur Englert, 24, a civilian flying instructor at Curtis Field Brady Texas, died in a highway crash caused by a tire blowout. Martha Baker, 20, a Brady theater executive’s daughter, was injured as several Brady residents were heading to a ranch for the weekend. His body will be sent to Lock Haven Pennsylvania for burial.
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Fort Stockton
Tex
Glen Arthur Englert
Curtis Field
Brady
Texi
Lock Haven
Martha Baker
Brady Theater
Brown Continued From Age One Publican and Democratic Nominations
Official returns of write in ballots in the Democratic column show 71 votes for her opponent Mrs. Fannie Beatty, 33 for Jane D Baker and 67 for Jane Baker. Only two potential candidates appeared at the County Commissioners office for the drawing to settle ties for minor township and doravgn offices. Ties largely arose on write in votes where no petition filed.
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Publican
Fannie Beatty
Jane D. Baker
Jane Baker
Obituary of Indiana man in motorcycle crash
A obituary details a man fatally injured in a Thursday night motorcycle accident. He is being mourned in Robinson Funeral Home with a 1 p.m. Monday service led by Rev Stilman A. Foster of the First United Presbyterian Church. Interment will follow at Comaugh Cemetery near Salzburg. He was born March 7 1822 in Westmoreland County to Russell and Mary Han cock Stewart and had been a resident in Indiana for...
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Robinson Funeral Home
Stiilman A. Foster
First United Presbyterian Church
Conemaugh Cemetery
Salzburg
Russell and Mary (Hancock) Stewart
Westmoreland County
Indiana
Bandits Kill Cafe Owner in Pittsburgh Heist
Police questioned three men and sought two more in the fatal shooting of John Thiel 35 during an attempted robbery at his West End cafe. The robbers idled 20 minutes, demanded $1300, fired at Thiel, and fled in a waiting car abandoned two hours later. Detectives linked suspects to the vehicle and its ownership.
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Pittsburgh
Gurmen
John Thiel
Weat End
Thiel
Rose
Obituary notices from East Run and surrounding areas
Obituary items report Elvira Langham 44 widow of O A Langham of East Run died at home. She leaves three children, funeral at East Meshoning Baptist Church, burial in church cemetery. also details for McElhoes family funeral notices, with survivors listed and services pending.
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Elvira. Langham
O. A. Langham
East Run
Sam
Mary Ann (Riddle) Shirley
Harry Conrath
Indiana
Clarence Langham
Marion Center
R. D
Victor Langham
Wilkinsburg
East Meshoning Baptist Church
WM. Ouauncey McElioes
Tiayne Township
Robert A
Lavina
Prothero) McBilves
Rayne Township
Lfe
Creekside
Greensburg
First Presbyterian Church of Indiana
Willd A. McElhoe
Idiana
Robt
BE. McElhoes
Elwood City
R. R. Ramey
Duncansville
Harvey J. McElhoes
Tive
Sasa
LaRue McLlilhorg
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