Housing delays push back National Guard calls to service
War department sources say housing construction shortages delay induction of National Guard divisions slated for next month. About 16 000 of 90 000 planned draftees inducted. 120 000 guardsmen in uniform. Indiantown Gap delays may push 28th Division call past January 19 with several other regiments affected by facilities.
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Missouri
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Indiantown Gap
Greeks Reclaim Albanian Front in Mountain Clash
Allied dispatches describe heavy fighting on the Mokra range as Greek forces push back Italian units. Reports claim substantial Italian casualties, prisoner captures, and a Greek aerial and artillery assault disabling enemy defenses and a destroyer off Santi Quaranto.
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Santi Quaranto
Tepeleni
Guadalajara
Argyrecastro
Snow and shopping antics plus hunting trip and almanum colors
The report notes states using blue and yellow or orange on aluminum. Miss Mary Elizabeth Schweikert returns from a hunting trip with a 125 pound doe near Tionesta. A three year old enjoys a carrier sled shopping with mother while a box carried food home. Middles: students ride sidewalks near East Washington and Harrison. Snow from a store roof surprises two pedestrians as pigeons land on the snow. Alex Ciechanski returns from Marienville after shooting a seven point buck. New Castle anticipates a busy holiday shopping night with stores open late.
Migrant Welfare Debate Nam es Col Fleming Testifies
Col Philip B. Fleming administrator of the Wage and Hour Division testifies before a house committee on migration of destitute persons arguing wage regulation extension to large farm employers would affect only a small fraction of farms yet protect tens of thousands of workers during seasonal operations.
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House
Col
Philip B. Fleming
Labor Department
Fleming
British naval raid off Montevideo reported
A midnight air attack described as a small naval raid targeted a south coast district with planes dropping high explosives and incendiaries. The bombardment damaged a church and homes, killing and injuring several. London faced light bombing with some casualties and alarms. Residents sheltered, limiting damage.
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London
City Hall Briefs Report Burglaries and A Vehicle Collision
Burglars stole money from a machine and candy at Raznik service station on Pollock and Long avenues last night. Aaron Sacsan R D J and Frank L Morris reportedly operated vehicles that collided at 515 p m Thursday at P and L E railroad drive and Produce street. Walter Green reported a Flexible flyer stolen from his porch. Police received a report 125 sticks of dynamite stolen from a WPA project at Hopewell Beaver county. State Motor police are investigating.
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Pollock and
Long Avenues
Aaron Sacsan
Frank L. Morris
P. and
L. E. Railroad Drive
Produce Street
Walter Green
Court Street
Hopewell
Beaver County
Car License Tags Extended Dates Confirmed
The AAA announced that Pennsylvania 1940 auto operators cards do not expire until January 31 1941 and 1940 vehicle licenses remain valid until April 1 1941. The News by Mail offers a yearly subscription for five dollars.
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AAA
Deaths of the Day Mary Louise Zuber Wirtz and others
Obituary notices report the deaths of Mary Louise Zuber Wirtz 88 of Union township Paula, and Eliza Ann Foster 82 of Plaingrove township Lawrence county. The Wirtz family includes many children and grandchildren with a Son Harry deceased in 1924. Funeral mass for Wirtz set for St Joseph's church. Foster dies at home. services Saturday with interment at Plaingrove Presbyterian cemetery. Hazel Geisinger Enon Valley funeral held at Enon Valley Christian church with multiple pallbearers. burial at Littl Beaver.
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Wirtz
Sharpsburg
Joseph
Mary Zuber
New Castle
St. Joseph's Church
George Holsinger
Frank Nicolls
Sharon
Joseph C. Wirtz
Albert Grotefend
Thomas Logan
Matilda
Katherine
Carl Holsinger
St. Anthony’s Church
Gary
Ind
Barbara Forrest
Harry
Eliza Ann Foster
Albert A. Foster
Plaingrove Township
Lawrence County
L. B. Foster
Armina Neal
Grove City
Herman Bell
Plaingrove Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Hazel Geisinger
Enon Valley
Funeral rites for Mrs Bertha Miller Hiet in New Middletown
Funeral services are set for Saturday at 2 PM at Cunning ham Funeral Home Bessemer for Mrs Bertha Miller Hiet of New Middletown R D 1 She died Thursday at 8 20 AM in South Side Hospital Youngstown Born August 2 1881 in Petersburg she was the widow of Jerome Hiet and mother of Emma Hiet Earl McFadden Mrs Smith and others Interment will be in New Springfield Cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home this evening 7 to 9 and Saturday noon until service time
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Bertha Miller Hiet
New Middletown
R. D
Cunningham Funeral Home
Bessemer
Joe Krumiaus
New Springfield
South Side Hospital
Youngstown
Petersburg
Albert
Emma Warner Miller
Old
Erbin Miller
Toledo School Head Fatally Stricken
Msgr. Francis J. MacElwane president of Desales College was found dead from a heart attack in Calvert Hall dormitory on the campus in Toledo on December 6.
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International News Service
Toledo
Msgr
Francis J. MacElwane
Desales College
Calvert Hall
Dangers on Atlantic Avenue Pedestrian Safety Urged
Pedestrians navigate Atlantic Avenue without a sidewalk as autoists struggle to see pedestrians at night. Despite repeated proposals for a sidewalk, none have materialized. Pedestrians must stay vigilant and drivers should exercise extra caution. The article closes noting Willkie’s focus on writing and writers facing competition.
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Atlantic Avenue
Trians
Heading debates over Hitler as anti Christ sparks church war
Critics say labeling Hitler an anti Christ forces sides in faith debates while supporters argue for contextual judgment, prompting clergy to defend or redefine Christ centered neutrality amid growing controversy.
Marriage License Applications Listed for New Castle and Ellwood City
Charles F Greene of 716 Chestnut Street New Castle and Helen E Bau man of 306 Winter Avenue New Castle filed for marriage. Dominick Landolfi of 523 Division Street Ellwood City and Lena Adamo of 216 South Cedar Street New Castle also listed.
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Charles F. Greene
Chestnut Street
New Castle
Helen E. Bau
Man
Winter Avenue
Dominick Landolfi
Division Street
Ellwood City
Lena Adamo
Cedar Street
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