Robot Planes Not New Says War Office
The Office of War Information disclosed that Germany’s so called robot planes are neither new nor secret. Two self propelled aerial torpedoes designed to be launched from aircraft were described with inventors Dr Charles F Kettering and Lawrence B Sperry. Plans dated 1919 describe a biplane fuselage, two cycle motor, a gyroscopic guidance system and a catapult launch method.
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Washington
INS
Germany
Office of War
Ameria
U. S Patent Office
Charles F. Kettering
General Motors Research Corp
De‘tron
Natonal Inventors Council
Resmed
Dr. Kettering
Taylor Denies Talks On Peace With Pope
Rome dispatch reports Myron C. Taylor the special presidential envoy to the Vatican denying any discussions with Pope Pius XII about peace terms with Germany. He emphasized Italian relief as a daily topic with the pope and noted plans to visit his Florence home after hearing Mussolini’s 1935 speech.
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Rome
Myron C. Taylor
Vatican
Pius XII
Taylor
Flor
Mussolini
Chewton Sunday School Holds June Meeting and Banquet
Chewton Class No 3 plans a regular monthly business meeting in the church basement on Friday June 30 while Class No 8 sponsors a fathers sons banquet in the church basement on Saturday July 1 at 6 pm. Local residents report military and family updates including Carl Patrick Rozanski advancing to first class seaman in the U S Navy and other community visits and travel.
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Chewton Christan Sunday School
Chewton Christian Sunday School
John Rozanski
Carl Patrick Rozanski
U.S. Navy
Rozanski
P. J. Tillla
Ada
Worthington
Audlo
Cunningham
Kenneth Brenner
Camp McCoy
Wisconsin
Kathleen Brenner
David Stanford
Bertha Newton
Aliquippa
S. D. Hendershot
O. W. Douthitt
Jameson Memorial Hospital
New Castle
C. P. Durbin
Liverpool
Ohio
Betty Campbell
Ellwood City
Llord Campbell
Lewis Husing
Lester Badger
Charles
Benny Lou Kelly
Koppel
John Kelly
Elizabeth Houk
Wampum
Ed. Craven
Fred Michaels
Rochester
Lloyd Michaels
Burl Winegar
Donnie
James Mills
Kentucky
Quality Counts With Pennsylvania Farmers
Pennsylvania farmers focus on quality poultry and livestock over quantity. Agriculture Secretary Miles Horst notes high value of chickens and livestock reflects farmers’ proximity to urban markets and commitment to quality production.
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Pennsylvania
Miles Horst
Horst
Milk production in Pennsylvania rises in April
Milk output on Pennsylvania farms in April was 3 percent higher than March and 2 percent below April last year. The Federal State Crop Reporting Service estimates total April production at 423 million pounds versus 410 million in March and 448 million a year earlier.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Federal State Crop Reporting Service
State Department of Agriculture
Local Man Flies Gliders In France Invasion
Flight Officer James D. Fox formerly of New Castle was among glider pilots who entered France after the paratroopers began the invasion. The mission passed in darkness with no cockpit lights, and Fox reported a tumultuous English welcome on return. Fox, a 1935 New Castle High School graduate, previously worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad office and later served as an Army glider test pilot.
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James D. Fox
New Castle
France
Fox
Allegheny College
New Castle High School
Pennsylvania Railroad
Paulette Goddard Sustains Broken Rib in Scene
Hollywood June 27. Paulette Goddard was kicked in the side during a scene for the Paramount picture Kitty and suffered a broken rib. The kick was meant to land on the couch. it struck Goddard by mistake, but doctors taped the rib and she returned to the set.
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Hollywood
INS
Paulette Goddard
Miss Goddard
Sara Allgood
Miss Allgood
Goddard
Skunk Removal Marks Health Department Duty Final
Hazleton Pennsylvania June 27 The mayor James W Kilner dropped responsibility for stray skunk removal on base ment areas to health department officials after a week of skunk passing He called the animals malodorous nuisances and said police must provide protection for health workers during removal efforts.
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Hazleton
Health Department
James W. Kilner
Grove City Boy Reports From German Prison Camp
The DeSalvo family of Grove City received their son Set Frank DeSalvo’s first direct word after eight months. A printed form dated April 17, signed by him, said he was in a transient German prison camp and would soon be moved to a permanent address. The War Department had previously informed them of his status before Italy’s capitulation.
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Grove City
Set
Frank DeSalvo
A. DeSalvo
North Street
War Department
Frank
Italy
Swing Lobby Dance Postponed Indefinitely at Cascade Park
The Swing Lobby dance night at Cascade Park pavilion is indefinitely postponed. Harold Pears, Swing Lobby committee chairman, says no further dances will be held until a later notice, sponsored by the Lions Club during the summer months.
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Harold Pears
Lions Club
Cascade Park
Home Economics Elevates Girl Student Training
The article argues home economics is essential for girls guiding personal achievement and future homemaking. It highlights objectives, vocational funding, and the home project as a practical link between classroom instruction and family life, stressing planning, nutrition, clothing, and domestic management.
Household Finance offers fast loans with fixed monthly plans
Household Finance advertises quick private loans from $25 to $300 with repayment plans and no guarantors. It highlights monthly rates of 3 percent and shows example costs for $100 and $75 loans, emphasizing fast approval, privacy, and emergency use for debts, taxes, medical bills, and helping relatives.
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Household Finance
Relief payments dip slightly in Pennsylvania weekly report
Harrisburg state records show direct relief payments to needy Pennsylvanians for the week ended May 17 totaling $117,586 across 22,297 checks. The prior week disbursed $118,665 in 22,449 checks, and the same week last year totaled $142,416 in 22,201 checks.
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Harrisburg
G. Harold Warner
Seabees Honor Bed-Ridden Youth as Mascot Vote
In Pittsburgh on June 22 Seabees vote to name six year old Jimmy Carrick bed ridden son of a post office guard and unofficial mascot of the U S Navy Seabees. Proxy ballots were cast via V mail forms from Camp Rousseau Cal and units nationwide and overseas reportedly support Jimmy though he awaits official notification of victory.
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Pittsburgh
Jimmy Carrick
U. S. Navy
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