Murder Charge Looms in Shanksville Stabbing
William H. Foy 63 a Shanksville cattle dealer and auctioneer died after a stabbing in a Bollerheys service station on the Lincoln highway near Reels Corner. Charles Harbaugh 63 of New Paris faces murder charges after allegedly stabbing Foy during an argument with Thomas McNeal present. Foy died at Windber hospital hours later as Harbaugh was jailed. detailed witness accounts and a third man’s involvement remain undeveloped.
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William H. Foy
Shanksville
H. M
Bellerhey
Lincoln Highway
Reels Corner
Charles Harbaugh
New Paris
Bedford County
Sergt
J. A. Blair
Harbaugh
Sgt
A. A Blair
Somerset Motor Police
Merle K. Glessner
Foy
Robert
Bedford
Bollerhey
Bollerheys
Thomas McNeal
Somerset County
R. D
Central City
McNeal
Adolph Hitler
Hitler
Blair
Elmer Schmoyer
P. C. Dosch
Bellerhey’s
Windber
Stonycreek
George and
Catherine Siseling Foy
Stonycreek Township
Kathryn
George
Lightning kills four Dupont gardeners in Delaware
In Wilmington on July 31 a severe storm struck the estate of Alfred I. DuPont killing four gardeners who were seated under a stone arch. The victims were John Doherty Frank LePore Louis Durso and Edward O'Connell. A fifth worker, Anthony Caruso, was injured.
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Wilmington
Del
Alfred I. DuPont
John Doherty
Frank LePore
Louis Durso
Edward O'Connell
Anthony Caruso
Two German Emigres Testify on Molzahn Nazi Ties
Hartford report says two German emigrés testified that Philadelphia pastor Kurt Molzahn wore a Nazi emblem and gave a Gestapo contact card on a Hamburg trip. Dr. Flatter and Dr. Kemper described Molzahn’s alleged Nazi connections amid ongoing espionage trial proceedings.
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Philadelphia
Gestapo
Germany
Hartford
Conn
Adolf Hitler
Kurt Kk. B. Molzahn
Otto Richard Flatter
Latten Island
N. Y
Mozahn
Hamburg
Wil
Mr. Molzahn
Dr. Flatter
Molzahn
Dr. Berendsmann
Flatter
Altona
Nazi Party
Robert Kemper
Dr. Kemper
University of Pennsylvania
Otto Willmeit
Chicago Bundsman
Plane Crash Kills Pilot in Newark Parking Lot
An army basic training plane crashed in a Frelinghuysen avenue parking lot beside a war plant in Newark killing Lieutenant Colonel George R. Smith, pilot from Mitchel Field. Major Oliver Holden said Major J J Simondal was a passenger. his fate unknown, with only one body recovered.
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Newark
N. J
Frelinghuysen Avenue
Oliver Holden
First Air Force
Mitchel Field
N. Y
George R. Smith
J. J. Simondal
Holden
Milk Bottle Deposit Hearing Set for August in Ebensburg
Harrisburg July 31 The Milk Control Commission fixed August 11 at 1 p.m. as the hearing date in Ebensburg to receive testimony on proposals allowing bottle deposits in the Somerset Cambria county section of Area.
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Harrisburg
Milk Control Commission
Ebensburg
Somerset-Cambria County
Martin And Ross Call for Patriotism in War Rally
ELLWOOD CITY hosts a golden jubilee patriotic rally with Pennsylvania governor candidates Edward Martin and F Clair Ross urging unity and renewed patriotism to win the war. They stress supporting front lines and sustaining effort, with Congressman Graham noting five year war funding.
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Ellwood City
Pennsylvania
Edward Martin
F. Clair Ross
Martin
Ross
United Nations
Lewis E. Graham
New Castle
Boy Drowns in Philadelphia Sewer During Storm
A six year old boy named Thomas Neville son of Lieut. Col. F N Neville U S Army was swept into a sewer and drowned as a severe storm flooded Philadelphia. Police say he was dragged through an uncovered drain. the body was not recovered as darkness fell after the 4 p.m. storm.
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Philadelphia
Neil McFadden
Upper Darby
Thomas Neville
F. N. Neville
U. S. Army
Johnstown Child Falls From Car in Highway Incident
Five year old Carol Greene riding in the back seat of a car opened the rear door as the vehicle traveled on North Center avenue and fell onto the highway. She was treated for brush burns at Community Hospital and released with her mother and grandmother en route to West Virginia where Mr. Greene is a naval school instructor.
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Johnstown
North Center Avenue
Carol Greene
Vernon Greene
West Virginia
Greene
East Seaboard Gas Subsidy Aims to Restore Pre June Prices
Officials said the Office of Price Administration will rescind a 21 cent per gallon gas rise for the eastern seaboard. Arrangements with the Reconstruction Finance Corporation would subsidize transport costs, allowing OPA to roll back retail prices to levels before June 9. A related 2 cent per gallon kerosene and light fuel oil hike would be rescinded.
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Washington
Eastern Seaboard
Office of Price Administration
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
OPA
Appoints Elizabeth Rowland as Ebensburg Justice of the Peace
Governor James named Mrs Elizabeth C Rowland of Ebensburg to fill the vacancy after Charles P Rowland's death. Her term runs until January 1944.
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Rowland
Harrisburg
James
Elizabeth C. Rowland
Ebensburg
Charles P. Rowland
Ross Says No To Bid He Fire Extras
Pittsburgh report details Auditor General F Clair Ross resisting Dr Edward Logan request to dismiss 126 revenue staff arguing taxes collected exceed the cost of staff and citing past drives to recover long delinquent accounts. The piece also covers budget director Spensler’s note on 1943 deficiency needs and Ross’s critique of prior administrations.
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Ross
Pittsburgh
Edward B. Logan
F. Clair Ross
Logan
Treasury of
Pennsylvania
Ellwood City
Jones
W. A. Spensler
Department of Revenue
Ros
James
William J. Hamilton, Jr
William J. Hamilton, Jr., July 29, 1941, Because Mr. Hamilton
Department of the Auditoreneral
Commonwealth
Police and Firemen Join Marines in McKeesport
Seven members of the McKeesport police and fire departments resigned to enlist in the United States Marines. The move follows a wave of wartime mobilization as local officials note the impact on city services.
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Marines
Mckeesport
Police and Fire Departments
Brazil’s Lith Ship Sunk in War Losses Report
The Associated Press notes Brazil’s eleventh ship sunk this war, with details from an Argentine tanker and the navy. A Panamanian vessel was also reported sunk, pushing Western Atlantic losses since Pearl Harbor to 406, as July’s ship sinkings total 79. The Baracena, a 4 772-ton freighter built in 1909, is named.
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Associated Press
Brazil
Navy
Atlantic
Pearl Harbor
Baracena
RAF Battles Luftwaffe in Nov France in July air duel
British and German fighters clashed over northern France as RAF bombed Abbeville and St. Malo docks. Eleven German planes were shot down including three Focke-Wulf fighters. four Messerschmitts fell to American Eagle pilots. Norwegians with the RAF claimed three Nazi planes. 292 British lost eight Spitfires.
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London
Messerchmitts
France
Th Raf
Abbeville
St. Malo
Eagle Squadron
Allies Attack Jap Cruiser in E. Indies
U S army and British heavy bombers joined in a fierce assault on Tobruk last night while British naval aircraft hit Matruh, scoring hits on two ships and destroying what appeared to be axis fuel and munition dumps. Fires in Matruh were visible from 30 miles away despite poor Tobruk visibility.
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Stephen Barber Cario
Tobruk
Matruh
Desert Front
Tobrug
Japanese in Aleutians estimated at 10000
A navy spokesman said about 10 000 Japanese were in the western Aleutians with aerial reconnaissance finding no troops in the Pribilof Islands. He noted enemy forces likely occupied Attu Kiska and Agattu, with roughly half ashore and half afloat.
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Washington
Navy
Aleutians
Pribilof Islands
Pribilofs
Dutch Harbor
Attu
Kiska
Agattu
French Ship Recaptured Near Marseille
Vichy reports the French destroyer and naval planes retook the Mitidja from a British submarine crew. The transport was en route from Oran to Marseille with cereals wine and minerals when seized July 26. It arrived at Marseille safely after intervention by French forces.
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Vichy
Oran
Algeria
Marseille
Russians halt Nazi drive near Stalingrad on Don front
Reuters dispatch reports red army reserves in armored trains arrive near Kletskaya to stem a major Nazi push northwest of Stalingrad while other sectors along the Don and Tsimlyansk battle sites see heavy fighting. German losses include tanks, guns, and countless casualties as Soviet forces counter with captured armor and allied support.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Red Army
Caucasus
Bataisk
Kletskaya
Stalingrad
tDon
Tsimlyansk
Rostov
Don River
Don
Leningrad
Voronezh
upper-Don
Barents Sea
Genghis Khan
Kiletskaya
Don Front
Temryuk
Taman
Kerch
Crimea
Lower
Red Fleet
Dreds
Japs Prepare for Offensive in Australia
General MacArthur reports Australian front active after a quiet period as Japanese patrols push toward Port Moresby. In New Guinea near Kokoda Japanese and Allied bushfighters skirmish with tactics from Malaya, while Kokoda remains a no man’s land and a difficult path to Port Moresby lies ahead.
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MacArthur
Australia
Buna- Gona
New Guinea
Owen Stanley Range
Port Moresby
Torres Strait
Nummer
Aair
Lac Salamau
Rabaul
Malaya
Coral Sea
Burma
Kokoda
Gona
Port Moesby
Smith Jailed on Assault Charge in Jennertown
Harry W. Smith of Jenners was arrested by Jennertown motor police and lodged in county jail on charges of assault and battery.
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Harry W. Smith
Jenners
Jennertown Motor Police
Ernest Hart Pleads Guilty to Larceny in Coal Company Heist
Ernest Hart, a former Foastwell Coal Co. employee, pleaded guilty to larceny after entering Paint township property and stealing about $15 worth of mining equipment. He was arrested July 27 and was brought before District Attorney A. M. Matthews.
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Ernest Hart
Somerset Weather Summary From The 24 Hour Period
Daily weather report by David Grove shows a high around 80 degrees and a low near minimum for the period from Thursday 5 30 p m to Friday 5 30 p m. The record also notes a comparison line titled temperature a year ago but the values are not readable.
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David Grove
U. S. Weather Observer
Weather Outlook For Pennsylvania And Nearby States
Eastern and western Pennsylvania see slightly higher temperatures on Saturday. Maryland and West Virginia also record a modest warmup for Saturday.
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Pennsylvania
Maryland
West Virginia
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NaziPin
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Richard L. Turner
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Military Commission
Stone
United States Court of Appeals
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