Strike threat grows in coal mines with Lewis snub
Washington May 17 War Labor Board accuses UMW President John L. Lewis of defying the government by refusing to attend a hearing as threats of a nationwide coal strike at midnight grow. The board denounces Lewis while delaying any direct action and awaits his appearance before it.
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Jack Vincention
Carre
Washington
War Labor Board
UMW
John L. Lewis
United States
WLB
Hellows
Lewis
Lewis’ Stanes
United Mine Workers Union
Labo Board
George Taylor
WUB
Pennsylvania county tops second war drive by margin
George Exlwards of West Washington street returns home after trout fishing near Bedford and reports catching a trout unit each day. Lawrence county led PA counties in the second war drive by 40 percent, ahead of Beaver and Warren. First porch occupancy of the season hints at warmer weather as ration board warns autos not to display B and CG stickers together, while some enjoy both. N. P. Woodward on Harrison street reports a stolen evergreen tree from his equipment warehouse entrance. Continued on page two.
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George Exlwards
West Washington Street
Bedford
Lawrence Coun
Harrison Street
Daily Weather Report for United States 24 Hour Periods
Weather summary shows two 24 hour periods ending nine a m today and Sunday morning. Reported highs and lows include 82 and 61 degrees with 32 inches of precipitation and river stage at 63 feet. second period lists highs near 33 degrees and trace precipitation.
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United States
U S Submarines Sink Six Japanese Ships in Pacific
The navy reported that U S submarines sunk six Japanese ships including two warships and multiple vessels in the Pacific and Far East. A large tanker was damaged. torpedo bombers also attacked four Japanese cargo vessels in the Buin area with one ship set on fire.
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Washington
Navy
U. 5
Pacific
Far East
Solesyrians
South Pacific
Avenger
Buin
U. S
China
Mavy Department
Big Bomb Loads Dropped In Burma War Report
Allied air units bombed railway yards and warehouses in Burma near Shweba Moksogyong Magvngauk and Zigon drawing fires and smoke visible from fifty miles. Additional strikes hit rolling stock at Welet and Daukkan as the campaign continued.
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Burma
Zigon
Shwebo
Welet
Daukkan
Italian rumors labeled phoney by London sources
London sources say reports of dissension in Nazi occupied Europe and a possible Italian collapse are wishful thinking tied to Allied Tunisia victory. There is no evidence Germany is withdrawing from Italy and no large German formations have been in Italy.
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Lowell Bennett
Lh N
London
Europe
Italy
Tunisia
Inqaily
Crermany
Morneine
Nazi Slave Labor Recruiter Executed
A Moscow radio broadcast reported that Kurt Hoffman Warsaw Nazi slave labor recruiting director was sentenced and executed. Another Polish transit official was also reported put to death.
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New York
Moscow
Kurt Hoffman
Warsaw
Quisling
Army air base bomber collision kills nine fliers
An army board of inquiry opened at Ephrata Washington to determine the cause of a two four engine bomber collision that killed nine army fliers at Ephrata Army Air Base the day before.
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Cinternational News Service
Ephrata
Wash
Army Board of Inquiry
Ephrata Army Air Base
Russians Launch Aerial Attacks In Kuban Front
Soviet high command announced renewed assaults on German defense lines in the Kuban area as a heavy air campaign hit Sriansk and Nogai rail centers. Flying Fortresses were noted among bombers, targeting junctions aiding the summer offensive. In the Donets region a new bridgehead was claimed near Lishchansk, and a Kalinin front garrison village was destroyed with three blockhouses and two dugouts, along with many occupants.
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Natalia Rene Lon
S&s
Moscow
Kuban
Caucasus
High Command
Sriansk
Nogai
Russia
Pravda
Donets
Lishchansk
Kalinin
Muncy Fire Claims Blanchard Family
A kitchen fire at a rural Muncy farm home killed a mother Martha Blanchard and her three children Lois Beverly and Charlotte after ten year old Arthur Blanchard spilled kerosene on a stove, explosion followed. Helen seven and Beverly two months were later treated at Muncy Valley hospital in fair condition. Father Edward Blanchard and two other children were away when the blaze started.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crnternational News Service
Muncy
Vieblims
Geringer
Arthur Blanchard
Martha Blanchard
Lois
Charlotte
Helen
Beverly
Muncy Valley Hospital
Edward Blanchard
Governor Returning From Army Camp Tour
Governor Edward Martin and Mrs. Martin were due to reach their Washington home tonight after a five day tour of army camps in Kentucky and Tennessee. They will return to Harrisburg, which they left Wednesday, tomorrow.
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Washington
Edward Martin
Kentucky
Tennessee
Harrisburg
Nine Die as Flying Fortress Crashes Near Shreveport
National News Bureau reports an army board of inquiry was ordered to Shreveport Louisiana to probe a Flying Fortress crash. Nine occupants were killed in the incident late Saturday.
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Crasse Claterm
Columbus
Lockbourne Ant
Army Board of
Shreveport
Air Wars: Allies Hit Rome Area Bases In Night Raid
In a North Africa based operation dated May 17, Allied Wellington bombers attacked the Lido Di Roma seaplane base, with Italian reports noting bombs exploding over airfields near Rome in the Ostia region. The raid also struck Trapani and Palermo harbors, with several bombs dropped and two enemy planes shot down while three Allied planes did not return.
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Pierre J. Huss
N.S. Star
Allied Headquarters
North Africa
Mediterranean
Lido di Roma
Rome
Ostia
Italy
Trapani
Palermo
Use of Air Power Won in Tunisia
Allied commander Sir Arthur W. Tedder says the Tunisian victory came through a carefully prepared air power pattern. He describes Allied air supremacy as a tightening noose and credits air superiority with enabling the final breakthrough at Bou Ficha and Naples raids as part of the same plan for supplies and air bases.
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International News Service
Allied
North Africa
Arthur W. Tedder
Allied A Ir
Africa
United Nations
Tunis
Tedder
Naples
Bou Ficha
Battle On Attu Sealing Fate Of Enemy On Kiska
American forces invaded Attu in the Aleutians sealing the fate of Japanese forces there while air and radio reports signaled a likely end to the battle. General Dupuy indicated Attu marked a step toward sweeping enemy ships from the region as Kiska awaits the outcome. The thrust positioned a blockade on Kiska, with Japanese defenses under growing pressure as Allied forces press the campaign.
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Attu
Kiska
Joseph A. Hors O
N.S
Washington
Altu
Aleutians
Navy
Pacific
North Pacific
Gol. A
Ernest Dupuy
War Department
Aun
Whiska
Atlu
U. S
South Pacific
Food Parley To Start Tuesday
Delegates from 45 nations arrive at Hot Springs Virginia to tackle postwar food production and distribution. An armed guard of 200 soldiers enhances secrecy as chairmen of all delegations prepare to meet and form a preliminary executive committee for two and a half weeks of discussions.
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Springs
Tragedy Leaves Survivor After Freight Truck Deaths
In Shamokin Pennsylvania a mother Julia McGrath 26 and her daughter Naomi 2 were killed by a freight train while using railroad tracks as a shortcut to a friend’s home. The sole survivor is Julia’s three year old daughter who is believed to be recovering at the Shamokin hospital. The McGraths were visiting the Paxinos area in Northumberland county.
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Tieatn
International News Service
Shamokin
Shamokin Hostal
Julia McGrath
Mt. Carmel
Naomi
Paxinos
Northumberland County
McGraths
No Vacation Gas Ban Stated For This Summer
OPA Chief Prentiss M Brown announced that extra mileage for vacation travel cannot be permitted this summer due to rubber and gasoline shortages nationwide. The policy aims to curb nonessential travel to conserve critical resources during wartime.
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Washington
OPA
Prentiss M. Brown
Curtains for 40 Shenango recreation rooms appeal
A New Castle campaign led by P F G Jack Black seeks help to furnish curtains or sewing materials for 40 recreation rooms at Shenango Replacement Center. Citizens are urged to donate or sew, with Black promoting the cause at Epworth Methodist Church after touring local churches.
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Shenango
Transfer
New Castle
Jack Black
Ralph Black
Rose Avenue
Ctizens
Epworrthy Methodist
Axis Jitters Over Invasion Rumors From Italy
London on May 17 reports of Axis nerves over an imminent Allied invasion flood: claims include King Victor Emmanuel abdicating to Crown Prince Umberto and Mussolini facing Italy’s fate. Rumors say Badoglio Grandi and Umberto would lead Italy, with Gestapo withdrawals cited as evidence of shifting loyalties.
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Italy
Lowell Bennett
London
Pew Heights
Europe
Adolf Hitler
Mussolini
London Daily Mail
Morocco
Berne
Victor Kimmanuel
Berlin Included In Night Raids Made By British
London May 17 Giant Royal Air Force bombers hit Berlin last night for the second straight night as part of broad operations against military targets in the Ruhr and Rhineland. Heavy bombers laid mines in enemy waters while fighters conducted intruder sweeps. nine bombers and one fighter failed to return.
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Berlin
Charles A. Smpteon
London
Royal Air Force
Air Ministry
Ruhr
Rhineland
Lieut Bong Leads New Guinea Aces
Interminational News Service reports at United Nations Headquarters in Australia that Lieut Richard Bong, a Wisconsin fighter pilot, is named the leading American ace in New Guinea with 10 confirmed victories. Capt Thomas Lynch and Kenneth Sparks are tied for second with nine, while George Welch has seven and William Day Jr and Richard Suehr each hold five.
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United Nations
Australia
Wisconsin
Richard Bong
George C. Kenney
New Guinea
Bone
Thomas Lynch
Cafasagua
Glens
Kenneth Sparks
BiackWell Okla
George Welch
Willmington
Del
Pearl Harbor
Willian Day, Jr
Red Lion
Richard Suehr
Crafton
Low Mortality From Wounded in North Africa Quoted
International News Service reports from Ardmore Pennsylvania on May 17 that only two percent of American soldiers wounded in North Africa have died. Lt. Clifford H. Arnold of the Army Medical Corps credits new treatments and blood banks from home for the low mortality rate. he is brother of General Henry K. Arnold.
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International News Services
Ardmore
North Africa
Clifford H. Arnold
Army Medical Corps
Arnold
Henry K. Arnold
Army Air Forces
Japanese lie to cover Attu defeat claim
London May 17 Reuters reports a Tokyo radio broadcast claimed American forces attacking Attu used poison gas against the Japanese. The Japanese dismissed the charge as a fabrication intended to mask an expected Allied victory on Attu.
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Conternational News
London
Tokyo
Reuters
Today
Aleutian
Attu
Atti
Allied raids on Lae and Burma bridges hit Japanese targets
May 17 report from Allied headquarters details three raids on Lae New Guinea airdrome with attack planes and bombers meeting no opposition. Ground installations and aircraft were strafed causing fires. four fighters and six bombers on the ground were destroyed. Additional strikes hit Kavieng Rabaul and Cape Gloucester. no Allied losses. Royal Air Force bombers in India struck Japanese bridges roads encampments and airfields in Burma with no change on the Arakan front.
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International News Service
United Nations
Australia
Lae
New Guinea
Douglas Macarthur
Celebes
New Ireland
Marin River
Morobe
Cape Ward Hunt
Kenderi
Kavieng
Rabaul
Gasmata
Cape Gloucester
New Britain
Madang
Finehhafen
N.B.C
Waar
Bobdubi
MacArthur
Clebernntine
Meee New Selri
Royal Air Force
India
Burma
India Command
Arakan
Death Record Notice for Ret Donston Ferrett and Others
Death notices list Donston Ferrett age 35 of Huntington Park California. Curtis Frit of Edgar laydon cohabiting Angelus California. Joni J Foster age 16 of 121 Richelieu Avenue. Mrs Dominick Parkese Polish Lillsville. Lucille Musser age 20 of Enon Valley. Meyer J Mervis age 46 of Eliweed City. Joseph Mangina age 4 Maple Street. Mrs Sarah Bertha Lamson age 68 North Beaver township Mes Zofia Zak Gukasiewson age 79 Shenango township. Joseph Riley age 86 at 1414 Jackson 44.
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Donston Ferrett
Huntington Park
Calif
Curtis Frit
Graceland Road
Edgar Laydon
Cohas Angelus
Joni J
Foster
Richelieu Avenue
Dominick Parkese
Lillsville
Lucille Musser
Enon Valley
Meyer J. Mervis
Eliweed City
Joseph Mangina
Maple Street
Sarah Bertha Lamson
North Beaver Township
Mes
Zofia
Zak Gukasiewson
Shenango Township
Joseph Riley
Jackson Avenue
Dams in Germany Blasted by RAF in Night Raid
London May 17 A new RAF bombing tactic flood devastation was shown as Mosch Mohne and Eder dams were breached by four engine Lancasters under Air Marshal Harris. Water poured through shattered walls flooding rivers as Berlin missions continued.
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Cuart Yo Srerynk Smith
Paetederiy
London
Royal Air Force
Germany
Mohne
Eder
Reich
Berlin
Aay
Wir
Archibald Sinclair
Ruhr
Geran
R. A
Marshal Harris
Bomber Command
War Veterans Call Lewis a Quisling at Georgia Convention
Georgia Spanish American War veterans labeled United Mine Workers president John L. Lewis a Quisling and urged his internment for the duration of the war. The motion, proposed by retiring commander Sanford, chancellor of the University system of Georgia, was approved unanimously at the convention in Atlanta. They accuse him of treason for calling a strike during wartime.
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Nat News Servi
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
SV. Sanford
University System of Georgia
At- Taney
Sanford Bineriverisie Lewis
Mussolini’s Rise Revisited in Fading Echoes of War
A reflective verse recalls Mussolini’s early grip on Italy praised for progress, then recalls his downfall as misguided schemes crumble under the shock of war. The speaker notes how history repeats and warns against hubris in leadership.
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Mussolini
Carsar
Whasell
Oman
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Briet
Umberto
Dino Grandi
Pietrn Badoglio
Ital
Badogna
Benito Mussolini
Grandi
Taly
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Arthur Travers Harris
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