Oil Industry Leaders Meet in Washington Over Gas Shortage
In Washington representatives of U.S. oil producers refiners and transport firms gather to solve production and distribution problems amid fears of gas shortages on the Atlantic seaboard. Ickes Petroleum Coordinator pushes pipelines tanker usage and rail efficiency while noting possible gasless Sundays and lower home heating fuel use this winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur F. Hermann
News Service
Washington
Atlantic Seaboard
Sckes
Office of Production Management
Ickes
Roosevelt
California
Gulf Ports
Deaths of the Day Joseph H Patterson and others
Obituaries report the deaths of Joseph Herbert Patterson 73 of Youngstown wife Margaret Yates Patterson three children and three grandchildren plus brother in New Castle. Other notices include Catherine May Taylor Doutt 34 of New Castle, Elizabeth Eastman Willoughby Beach, Thomas Mingo Ritchie 59 New Castle, Laura Brenneman 89 Volant plus several funeral arrangements, services and interments across local churches and cemeteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Herbert Patterson
Margaret Yates Patterson
West Chalmers Avenue
Youngstown
New Castle
Joseph
Rachel Magee Patterson
Patterson
Pennsylvania Railroad
Trinity Methodist Church
The
Western Star
A. M
Anthori Grotto
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Lucille Patterson
Herbert Patterson
Brooklyn
N. Y
Joseph P Pipoly
Charles E. Patterson
Orr Funeral Home
Lincoln and
Bryson Streets
Schuyler E. Garth
Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery
Arthur A. Doutt
Catherine May Taylor Doutt
Court Street
New Castle Hospital
Doutt
Harry H
Mollie M. Taylor
U. P
Mr. Doutt
Arthur E
Catherine M
Patricia Ann Doutt
Jonathan Taylor
Paul Taylor
Annie B Taylor
Arthur Oberleitner
Elizabeth Eastman
Harry P. Eastman
Willoughby Beach
Willoughby
David and
Elizabeth Davies
Eastmans
Cleveland
Robert John
Rees Davies
David Davies
Ernest Burnett
Fred Evans
Port Talbot
South Wales
Charles Lloyd
London
England
William Davies
Newport
Mon
Sol Davies
Garfield Avenue
Joseph B. Leyde
Highland
Thomas Mingo Ritchie
Canyon Street
Mr. Ritchie
Daniel
Katherine Pape Ritchie
Lehigh Portland Cement Co
Elvira Marone Ritchie
St. Vitus Church
Laura A. Long Brenneman
Volant
R. D
Brenneman
Samuel Brenneman
David
Susan McCandless Long
Leesburg
Women’s Missionary Society
Ida E. Grimm
Elizabeth A. Drake
David S. Brenneman
Melville S. Brenneman
S. A. Kirkbride
D. D
New Wilmington
William A. Lloyd
Cunningham Funeral Home
German consul tried to direct Greek ships in American waters
American officials say a Berlin inspired move by Germany sought to influence Greek captains to sail ships carrying vital war supplies to Axis ports. Similar Italian actions with Yugoslav vessels prompted precautionary boarding, but Greek crews were trusted. The exact number of Greek vessels remains undisclosed due to government bans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Berlin
Borchers
Washington
Europe
Germany
Rome
Constantin Fotitch
State Department
U. S
Borcher
Britain
Berlin claims many tanks captured or disabled in Africa
Berlin asserts British offensive in the Sollum area involved most available forces. German authorities say British casualties were the highest yet, with large quantities of war material seized including field guns and anti tank guns. A German tank formation silenced or captured several British batteries and planes destroyed enemy ships and raided ports. fourteen Allied aircraft were shot down yesterday.
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Berlin
Sollum
Cromer
Great Yarmouth
Midlands
Roosevelt nominates Doyle for postmaster in Ohio
President Roosevelt forwarded to the Senate a batch of postmaster nominations including John E. Doyle of Youngstown Ohio. The move follows routine confirmation procedures as part of the bipartisan administration’s federal appointments. Doyle stands among several nominees awaiting Senate action in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Youngstown
Ohio
John E. Doyle
Allied to Attack Damascus If Not Surrendered by Dawn
Dentz the French high commissioner for Syria faced a 5:30 a m deadline to surrender Damascus or endure an Allied assault. CBS and reports from Jerusalem said British forces would strike at dawn if Vichy troops remained. Sir Maitland Wilson had warned that withdrawal could avert attack.
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Dentz
Syria
Damascus
New York
CBS
Jerusalem
Maitland Wilson
Allied forces push toward Damacus with RAF support
Allied troops backed by a heavy RAF aerial offensive broke through toward important positions south of Damascus on the first day of the advance. The official release credited gains near Damascus, reoccupation of the Quenitra fortress, and surrounding strong Vichy forces at Mer Avoum.
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Cairo
Damascus
Quenitra
Mer Avoum
City Board One Announces List of Members
A list of names and addresses is presented as the City Board One membership. The passage contrasts convoy methods, stating adequate convoys reach England while others do not.
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City Board One
England
Rumors Fly Of German Soviet Clash In Europe
European airwaves buzz with sensational claims of a war between Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia. London reporters caution there is no Berlin or Moscow confirmation, while Moscow radio denounces Turkey for a friendship treaty with Germany and Balkans subjection to perceived hostile interests.
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Helsinki
Finland
London
Germany
Russia
Brest-Litovsk
Tiflis
Georgian
Bessarabian
Soviet Union
Rumania
Stockholm
British Press Association
Moscow
Bessarabia
Europe
Berlin
Turkey
Balkans
Draft Property Bill Provisions Stall Senate Debate
A draft of the property bill faces sharp Senate opposition amid defense program debates. Pepper argues the President must retain drafting powers for national defense, while Lodge favors limits. Downey warns the bill risks a military dictatorship and favors preventing small manufacturers from being squeezed by larger interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Lodge
Mass
Pepper
Congress
Downey
Calif
British Bombers Pound Germany for Eighth Night
British raids continued against Germany for a eighth night targeting invasion ports and cities including Dusseldorf and Cologne. The air ministry reported 16 Messerschmitts destroyed, 10 RAF fighters lost, and a German military camp bombed. Nine German planes were shot down while four RAF machines were missing.
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Dusseldorf
Cologne
Channel
Air Ministry
RAF
Dan Cupid In Conn's Corner For New Fight
Billy the Kid faces a tough match as the rumor mill swirls over a possible marriage between Billy and Mary Lou. Jefferson County registrar Walter Evans confirms a marriage application was filed May 28 but denies any nuptials. The fighter vows to KO the rival and keep Mary Lou, 18, away from his family amid mounting tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lou
Pittsburgh
Billy the Kid
Polo Grounds
Walter Evans
Jefferson County
Billy
Mr. Smith
Death's Head beetle and local park improvements
A pa newc note describes the Death's Head beetle with a snapping hinge and two large black back spots. It also reports elm trees planted by the Garden club on Boyles Field flourishing and mentions New Wilmington public park as a popular picnic spot with a municipal pool open for summer and WPA road work along Chestnut Street. The water company lowered the main between Spruce and Ray streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden Club
Boyles Field
Highland School
New Wilmington
WPA
Chestnut Street
East Washington Street
Ray Street
The
Water Company
Spruce and
Ray Streets
Moscow Radio Features Music Despite Rumors
New York June 19 official Moscow radio aired a one hour English program despite rumors of Germany and Russia in conflict. The broadcast directed to the United States included classical music a home news bulletin a review of the Soviet press and a talk on Maxim Gorki commemorated across the Soviet Union yesterday.
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New York
Germany
Russia
Moscow Radio Today
CBS
United States
Maxim Gorki
Soviet Union
In loving memory of my dear aunt Margaret Covert
Ella Cubbison writes in remembrance on the second anniversary of Margaret Covert death noting her aunt's enduring memory and affection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Covert
Ella Cubbison
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Western
Mid-Contin
Harry Miller
Wampum-Ellwood Road
Marshall Funeral Home
Wampum
Charles Durbin
Chewton
Mrs. Britton
John B. Britton
North
Beaver Street
St. Mary’s Church
Leo S. Wetterson
Joseph Young
Bernard Carlin
St. Vincent's Seminary
James O'Connor
Frank Nicholson
Joseph Boron
Frank Colao
Jack Smith
George Finamore
William Sullivan
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Stoner Funeral
William T. Stoner
Water Street
J. A. Cousins
Croton Methodist Church
Roy Howard
Elmer Hall
Louis W. McClung
Harry Edwards
James Teets
George Altman
Greenwood Cemetery
Tastahit
Rieck
ITZ
Sealtest, Inc
Sci
Africa
Wilcox
Gay
Ererman
Washington St
W. Washington St
William Henry Stewart
Euclid Avenue
Walter Atchison Logan
North Bay Street
James Thomas Carey, Jr
North Mercer Street
Samuel Gilton Guntram
Etna Street
Fred Guy Latess
Cascade Street
Clarence Raymond Workman
Grant Street
John Joseph Flynn
North Beaver Street
Edward Ralph Dieringer
Reis Street
America
Milton Ficci
Washington Street
William R. McLafferty
County Line Street
Ralph Vance Dufford
Studio Brawl
Dan Cupid
Conn’s
NEW Fight
PA Newc
Are
Optometrist
Bride
City Hall
Silverman’s
East Washington
Moscow Radio
Memoriam
C. Lee Mellinger
Castleton Grill
Castleton
DeSoto
Morgan Motor CO
Morgan Burrows Motor CO
N. Jefferson Street
DeSoto & Plymouth Distributors
Kerr’s
Granat
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