Death Toll 153 In Tornado Area
Pittsburgh June report notes 153 dead after twisters hit Pennsylvania West Virginia and Maryland with over 1 000 injured. Red Cross and volunteers aid survivors as homes collapse and improvised infirmaries fill. West Virginia 108 Pennsylvania 42 Maryland tolls listed. relief aid and building material priority arranged.
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West Virginia
Maryland
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Red Cross
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Greene
Washington
Somerset
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Armstrong Westmoreland
Fayette
Jerry Wakefield
National Red Cross
War Production Board
Ellwood City Ensign Receives Navy Legion of Merit
Ellwood City Ensign Clyde Scheldemantel has been awarded the Legion of Merit for outstanding duty as an engineering officer aboard a large landing craft during the invasion of Sicily. He is 25 and the Navy announced the honor.
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Ellwood City
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Pennsylvania GOP Eyes Support For Nominee Despite Dissent
Harrisburg reports that despite pre convention splits in the Pennsylvania delegation over a Republican presidential candidate, party chiefs expect downstream support for the nominee. Other items note whiskey rationing plans, labor union financial returns due August 15, and a forthcoming bound scrapbook detailing governors’ conference activities at Hershey.
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International News Service
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
GOP
Republican State Committee
M. Harvey Taylor
Wendell Willkie
Roosevelt
Willkie
Bundies Meet Thursday as Deshon Needs Lamps
Residents of Bundies from New Castle plan a regular monthly meeting Thursday at 3 30 in their headquarters on East Street. They have been collecting furniture for Deshon Hospital Annex and sent another truck yesterday including a piano. A pool table needs a new cover and Jacob Elias will donate labor. floor lamps are still needed. If you have lamps to donate call 6518.
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New Castle
East Street
Deshon Hospital
Jacob Elias
Mother Daughter Poison Victims Murdered by Strychnine
New York report reveals Gussie Berkowitz and her daughter Harriet Berkowitz Feldman died of strychnine poisoning. Both uttered the same death cry Dont touch my feet before death. Beatrice Hoffberg notified officials and led to exhumation and autopsy findings confirming lethal strychnine doses.
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Gussie Berkowitz
Harriet Berkowitz Feldman
Bethel Hospital
Beatrice Hoffberg
Anordner
Thomas C. Hughes
Brooklyn
Alexander O. Gettler
Edward A. Hefferman
Hefferman Sa.d
Demand For Women Workers Expected In War Expansion
G O Anderson of the United States Employment Service predicts a surge in demand for women workers as expansion programs proceed in city industries. He urges women to enroll in a seven week machine shop training course at the Vocational school on Sutton street. The service notes women make the best trainees with less absenteeism and better learning, and directs applicants to offices on Washington street for enrollment.
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United States Employment Service
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Employment Service
Washington Street
Rathe
Finland Stays At War With Russia Under Nazi Pressure
Helsinki adheres to Germany amid promises of aid from Joachim von Ribbentrop. The cabinet, led by Premier Edwin Linkomies, renewed loyalty to Berlin after a secret visit by the Nazi foreign minister. Parliament debated during a summer session with social and political unrest mounting.
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Joachim von Ribbentrop
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Helsinki
Edwin Linkomies
Germany
von Ribbentrop
Finland
Estonia
Social Democrats
Swedish People’s Party
W C T U Institute for Peace Planned
The W C T U City Institute on International Relations for Peace will be held Thursday June 28 in the Y W C A auditorium. Morning session at 10 o clock with Mrs Clarence Aikel presiding. afternoon session at 1 15 with Mrs J F Fox presiding. Speakers include Dr S E Irvine and Mrs William Case. Coffee served at noon by East Side Union. Text and program detail the day’s devotions, duets, lectures on Soldiers and Sailors, Alcohol Education, and Christian Citizenship.
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Clarence Aikel
J. F. Fox
East Side Union
Joseph Phillips
Evangelistic Department
Soldiers and Sailors
Levd Worrell
C R Thayer
Fast Side Union
Flora Worrell
Bessie Haus
Margaret McClure
Fred Beck
Croton Union
Governor Proclaims Military Ballot Day
Harrisburg reports the State Defense Council extended Greene county survey time for absentee ballots after volunteers aided rescue work from last week’s tornado. 209,208 ballot cards compiled in 66 courses. canvass ends state wide today and tomorrow with mop up locally. July 7 is proclaimed military ballot day to certify eligibility for absentee Pennsylvanians to vote in November. Ballots totaling about 500,000 to be mailed by the state elections bureau.
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State Defense Council
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Greene County
Pennsylvalia
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Edward Martin
State Elections Bureau
New Moose President From Ellwood City
Closing its eighth annual convention the Western Pennsylvania Division of the Loyal Order of Moose elected George T Patterson of Ellwood City as president. Other officers include Leo Eggers Clearfield prelate Joseph Strobe Verona sergeant at arms Harry N Fnglert treasurer David F Nichols Pittsburgh and board members Anthony F Bevee Canonsburg Leo Ryan Bradford Frank M Pierott Kane David D Price Mercer and Ray Hagerman Tyrone Entomologists report boll weevil survival in southern states over winter was lower this year than since 1940.
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Western Pennsylvania
The
Loyal Order of Moose
George T. Patterson
Ellwood City
Leo Eggers
Clearfield
Joseph Strobe Verona
Harry N Fnglert
Mr. Oliver
David FE. Nichols
Pittsburgh
Anthony F Bevee
Canonsburg
Leo Ryan
Bradford
Frank M. Pierott
Kane
David D. Price
Mercer
Ray Hagerman
Tyrone
America’s march to Europe in a world at war
The text portrays America as a rising force joining Allied nations in World War II. It frames Europe’s suffering under hunger and hate and casts America as a young, formidable giant ready to contend with the war’s cruellest foe, gathering strength for the fight.
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Prairies
Hills
Violinist Faces Divorce Ruling Amid Mixed Marriages
New York dated June 27 reports violinist Julius Schachter, famed for his marriages to Joan Edwards and Dorothy Schachter, narrowly avoids spousal claims as Supreme Court Justice Hecht invalidates a prior divorce between Schachter and his first wife, citing improper procedure.
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New York
Julius Schachter
Joan Edwards
Schachters
Connecticut
Supreme Court
William Hecht, Jr
Dorothy Schachter
Justice Hecht
Schachter
Voters and Votes Mystery in Crook County Precinct
Officials in Crook County struggle to locate ballots from a precinct in Prineville Oregon after a primary election left 25 Republicans and five Democrats unaccounted for. The issue has investigators unsure where the votes were cast or stored.
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Oregon
Eleciion
White B
Missine
First Pharmacy Founded in America in Harrisburg Area
A historical note reports the first American pharmacy founded by Dr John Frederik Otto in Bethlehem. It mentions aviation progress with the Fairchild AT-21 trainer achieving 210 mph fast training.
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Harrisburg
America
John Frederik Otto
Bethlehem
Department of Commerce
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