Somerseters Bid Farewell to Company C
About 1500 Somerset residents gathered at the Baltimore and Ohio station to bid farewell to Company C of the Pennsylvania National Guard, enroute for three weeks of maneuvers in northern New York. Capt. George Cassett led 86 officers and privates, with field gear and winter kit loaded for the trip to Lisbon, New York, as families watched a solemn, hopeful sendoff amid the looming war crisis.
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Somerset
Baltimore and Ohio
East Somerset
Company C
New York State
Pennsylvania National Guard
110Th Regiment
Lisbon
N. Y
George Cassett
Cassett
Plattsburg
Pittsburgh
First Army
New York
110Th
Indiana
Charles W. Campbell
Blairsville
William Boesman
Lincoln
William Penn
103Rd Medical Regiment
Ligonier
J. B. Johnson
Clarence Pershing
Battlefield rent to be 2 000 000 in mock war trials
Ogdensburg New York Aug 4 1940 mock war maneuvers near northern New York involve 100 000 troops with 1 500 square miles of terrain. Rent and land use for private fields approach 2 million dollars while 509 passenger cars 213 trucks and six buses are drawn into the exercise.
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John H. Wiggins
Ogdensburg
N. Y
First Army
New York
C. M. Dowell
New England
Midwest
Arrests Of London Japs Began July 10
London reports show two Japanese detainees Takayuki Eguchi and Mrs Milley Yoshii were ordered deported after arrests on July 10 and 13, tied to a broader Britain Japan round up ahead of a wartime espionage drive. Tokyo cites the same charges against Mikahara and Tanabe as those against the two. Britons deny retaliation despite parallel actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Japan
Domei
Takayuki Eguchi
Bank of Formosa
Milley Yoshii
Tokyo
E. W. James
Rich
J. de Stafford
Nagasaki
Yoshii
Eguchi
Satoru Mikahara
Shunsukei Tanabe
Mitsubishi and
Mitsui
700 Properties To Be Sold In Somerset County
County Treasurer Neva S. Longridge announced that approximately 700 delinquent properties in Somerset county will be sold at auction at 9 o'clock this morning. Despite efforts by more than 100 owners to save their properties, the final tax delinquencies left many on the list. Some may be spared if owners act quickly, but most will be sold as the deadline approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset County
Neva S. Longridge
West Virginia Reds face court over 1940 ballot petition
In Charleston, the Communist party of West Virginia must explain how 8646 signatures were obtained to place it on the 1940 ballot. The American Legion seeks an injunction in Kanawa circuit court alleging falsehoods in signature gathering. Oscar Wheeler, the Communist gubernatorial candidate, also faces indictments for petition misrepresentation. The Legion cites 589 plaintiffs seeking removal of names from the petition filed May 13.
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Charleston
W. Va
Communist Party
West Virginia
American Legion
Kanawa Circuit Court
Oscar O. Wheeler
Raleigh
Beckley
Hope
The
Legion
T. F. McWilliams
Stanley Hamric
Scottsboro Boys
Alabama
Roosevelt
Steel Worker Meets Death in Pennsylvania Weekend Crashes
A Harrisburg steel worker Samuel Kaneff died in a Route 22 head on collision that injured five others. Other deadly incidents over the weekend included Martin Houser near Hazelton, Charles Morgan in Bucks County, two drownings in Erie, Omelio Scossia and James Ort on nearby waters, Jesse Kiester Jr. in Beaver County, John Burnett in Westmoreland, and John Kennedy in Pittsburgh as police note fatigue and vehicle malfunctions contributed to several crashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Harrisburg
Fogelsville
Pennsylvania
Samuel Kaneff
Martin Houser
Beaver Meadow
Hazelton
Hudsondale
Broadmountain
Hilltown
Bucks County
Charles Morgan
Philadelphia
Erie
Omelio Scossia
Ellwood City
Thompsons Bay
James E. Orton
Northeast
Ralph Pitzer
Jesse D. Kiester, Jr
Shippingport
Beaver County
Kennedy’s
Michigan
John M. Burnett
Lincoln Highway
Jacksontown
Westmoreland County
John J. Kennedy
Eureka Pipe Line Company
Pittsburgh
Youth's Body Found in Deep Ravine Near Park Stadium
In Philadelphia Fairmount Park guards discovered the body of 15-year-old Edward Prendergast who had been missing since yesterday after separating from his father and a companion while fishing on the Schuylkill River. Police believe a fall into the weeded ravine caused a fatal head wound.
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Philadelphia
Fairmont Park Gaards
Edward Prendergast
Schuylkill River
Willkie Attends Major Farm Conference in Des Moines
Republican nominee Wendell L. Willkie says he will attend a Des Moines farm conference to gain first hand insights from governors and ag leaders across 10 mid western states. He plans to finish his ferm section of the acceptance address after the meeting and may visit former President Hoover in Montana if time allows. Campaign costs total about 2.5 million dollars, under Hatch act limits, with support messages from Rex Beach Robert Jones Jr and Stephen L Pinckney who resigned from the Democratic convention delegation in opposition to a third term.
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William B. Ardery
Colorado Springs
Colo
Wendell L. Willkie
Des Moines
Iowa
Mid
Willkie
Montana
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Joe Martin
National Committee
Rex Beach
Robert T. Jones, Jr
Stephen L. Pinckney
Texas
Hope Predicts Large Farm Vote in 1940 Campaign
Representative Clifford R. Hope said American farmers will overwhelmingly back Wendell Willkie and Charles McNary, citing sympathy for agriculture and the new deal’s farm program as reasons. He spoke while en route to Des Moines for a farm conference with Willkie, McNary, western governors, and agricultural officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Clifford R. Hope
Kansas
Republican National Committee
Wendell L. Wallkie
Charles L. McNary
Hope
Des Moines
Iowa
August H. Anderson
Minnesota
Republican Committee
Anderson
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
South LaSalle Street
Chicago
Wendell Willkie
Tides Aid Hitler as RAF Mounts Far Reaching Raids
British air force raids across the English Channel targets in Nazi-occupied Europe with high tides looming, attacking Abbeville lorry convoys and Gravelines Dunkerque barges while bombing Kiel naval buildings and Sardinia airfields. Admiralty notes swordfish planes scored direct hits on Cagliari hangars in Sardinia during August operations. Italian losses reported. RAF preparations for longer range raids accelerate as darkness lengthens.
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London
Kiel
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Sardinia
Italy
Italy's Sardinian Bases. Disclosure That the Royal Air Force
England
English Channel
Admiralty
Naval Air Army
Cagliari
Mediterranean
Britain
Thames Estuary
Wales
Scotland
Thames
Berlin
Swansea
Bristol Channel
Canday Island
Stanlow
Liverpool
Service Men Hurt In Crash Near Reel's Corner
Two Bolling Field service men were injured when their car blew a front tire on the Lincoln highway near Reel's Corner. John A. Salacheta, 19, suffered scalp lacerations and arm injuries. Frank Gocan, 20, had brush burns. Both were taken to Somerset Community Hospital in fair to stable condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bolling Field
Washington
D. C
Reel’s Corner
Lincoln Highway
John A. Salacheta
Frank Gocan
Somerset Community Hospital
British Bombers Hit Nazi Synthetic Oil Plants in Germany
London reports claim British bombers attacked crucial German synthetic oil sources on Saturday. Communiqués describe fires at Manheim synthetic gas works, oil plants near Bottrop, Kiel docks, Husum airfield damage, and an extended raid on Cologne goods yard. Air targets included airdromes and seaplane bases amid heavy anti aircraft fire.
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Germany
London
Air Ministry
Manheim
Kiel
Husum
Cologne
Monuments Vandalized in Paris as Cavell Wing Reaches Paris
Nurse Carolyn Nash arrives aboard the Yankee Clipper marking the 200th clipper crossing while reports say the German forces destroyed the Edith Cavell monument in the Tuilleries Gardens Paris. Radio greetings link the Azores as Duke and Duchess of Windsor sail aboard Excalibur. Passengers include Eugene D Rothschild and Mrs Rachel Eksztayn with her two children.
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New York
Carolyn R. Nash
Paris
Edith Cavell
Tuilleries Gardens
Azores
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Eugene D. Rothschild
Ulmanis Dies Of Injuries From Assault
London report cites Aftonbladet that Latvia’s former president and premier Karl Ulmanis, 62, died of injuries from an assault after being wounded July 22 and hospitalized in Riga. The same dispatch notes former Latvian foreign minister Vilhelm Munters reportedly disappeared with feared death at antagonists’ hands.
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London
Karl Ulmanis
Latvia
Exchange Telegraph
Stockholm
Aftonbladet
Ulmanis
Riga
Vilhelm Munters
Pershing Seeks US Aid for Britain
General John J. Pershing urged the United States to send at least 50 destroyers to help Britain. In a broadcast address, the World War commander of the American expeditionary forces in his eighties said aiding Britain would keep the war from crossing the Atlantic and defend liberty.
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Washington
John J. Pershing
United States
Great Britain
America
Atlantic Ocean
Fire Boss Dies At 103 In Clearfield Family Home
John Morris aged 103 died at his son in law and daughter’s home in Clearfield July 26. A former Holsopp le and Jerome resident he worked as fire boss for Hillman Coal and Coke in Jerome. Born in Boston in 1837 he lived in England and the US, married Priscilla Watkins then Margaret Estep. Survived by a daughter, 12 grandchildren and 30 great grandchildren. active Republican who voted for Lincoln. Funeral at Clearfield Presbyterian Church last Sunday. buried in Bigler cemetery.
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John Morris
Samuel Dixon
Clearfield
Holsopple and
Jerome
Hillman Coal and Coke Company
Mr. Morris
Boston
England
America
Priscilla Watkins
Margaret Estep
Charles Morris
Morris
Abraham Lincoln
Clearfield Presbyterian Church
Bigler
Bedford County Man in Cycle Wreck
David Moorehead of Imler Bedford County escaped with painful injuries when his motorcycle threw him three miles south of Windber on Sunday afternoon. He swerved after hitting a pebble, slid off, and the bike struck an oncoming car driven by John Topper of Windber causing minor damage. Moorehead suffered burns and facial lacerations.
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David Moorehead
Imler
IR. D. 1
Bedford County
Windber
Moorehead
John Topper
22Nd Street
Topper
Italy Loses Yet Another Submarine in Africa Battle
Rome reports the loss of another Italian submarine amid widespread air raids on British objectives in the Africa campaign. British sources tally roughly 15 Italian submarines destroyed, plus a cruiser, three destroyers, and a store ship since June 10. The Italian high command notes bombers hit Halya and other targets in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, with rail and port strikes in Kenya and Zeila.
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Rome
Italy
Africa
Mediterranean
Britain
Suez
Red Sea
High Command
Hallya
Eritrea
Summit
Erkowit
Sudan
Halya
Japs Pose E Indies Issue in Tokyo Talks
Berlin reports Japanese Premier Konoye and General Koiso will meet in Tokyo to discuss the future of the Dutch East Indies. Koiso would head an economic mission to the Pacific possessions only if his plan for the Indies is fully accepted, amid fears of friction with the United States over rubber supplies.
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Berlin
Tokyo
Prince Konoye
Kuniaki Koiso
Japan
Dutch East Indies
Koiso
Pacific
Korea
United States
East Indies
Slum Clearance Plans Approved in Masontown Project
Masontown city council approved a slum clearance program to build 100 five room homes in west Masontown. The federal housing project sponsors the effort with dwellings costing 1700 dollars each, rentable at 15 dollars monthly.
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Masontown
West Masontown
Federal Housing Project
Moore jailed for assault and battery in Quecreek
Elwood Moore of Quecreek is jailed in Somerset county on assault and battery charges. The alleged attack involved Truman Darr and an information was filed before Justice of the Peace William Friedline. Father Manning attended a service at Camp California speech training school in Laurel Hill National Park Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood Moore
Quecreek
Somerset County
Truman Darr
Justice of the Peace
William Friedline
Father Manning
Camp California
John P. Manning
St. Peter’s Catholic Church
Laurel Hill National Park
Spain Seen by Liner Passengers as War Threat
New York Aug 4 Spanish liner Marques de Comillas arrives from Bilbao and Havana with passengers reporting Fifth Columnists among tourists. Rev Timothy L Bouscaren says Spain and Italy unable to fight due to shortages and unrest. Passengers describe Spain as impoverished and miserable with many young German tourists seen as potential invaders.
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New York
Spain
Marques de Comillas
Bilbao
Havana
Timothy L. Bouscaren
Chicago
Oregorian University
Rome
Italy
Germany
Raymond Rademaker
Hostetler Reunion Brings Clan to Woodale Grange Hall
The 13th annual Hostetler Clan reunion and basket picnic will take place Sunday August 11 at the Woodale Grange hall near Mt. Vernon Park.
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Hostetler
Hostetler Clan
Woodale Grange Hall
Mt. Vernon Park
British Swordfish raid scorches Cagliari airfield
Pilots from British Swordfish planes attack Cagliari Sardinia after a long search for Italian naval forces. Four Italian aviation hangars and four planes are destroyed or damaged. One Swordfish shot down, another captured. two Italian fighters downed or driven off. Aircraft carriers feigned lights to strike, executing precise low and high dives before dawn.
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Gibraltar
Cagliari
Sardinia
Mediterranean
Cagliari Marver
Kensington Museum
Wietalan
Somerset Weather Report From U S Weather Observer
Temperature for a 24 hour period ending 5 30 p m Sunday recorded at 81 degrees high and 52 degrees at low The report includes a year ago reading of 75 degrees and 62 degrees for the same period in past years The text shows OCR errors but preserves the core weather data and the observer attribution to David Grove.
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David Grove
U. S. Weather Observer
Associated Press
U. S. Weather Bureau
New York
Boston i
Miami
Chicago
Weather Outlook for Western Pennsylvania and Adjacent Areas
Western Pennsylvania sees cloudy skies with local showers and thunderstorms Monday and Tuesday, slightly warmer in the east Monday and cooler Tuesday night. West Virginia reports considerable cloudiness with scattered showers and storms Monday and Tuesday, warmer in the east Monday, cooler Tuesday night. Eastern Pennsylvania experiences partly cloudy conditions and slight warmth Monday, then local showers and storms in the west and north late Monday, with Tuesday also bringing showers and storms. Maryland stays fair and somewhat warmer interior Monday, then local thundershowers in the far west in the afternoon or night, with Tuesday partly cloudy and local afternoon thundershowers.
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Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Maryland
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B. and
O. Station
Europe
John Holderbaum
Phone 24 County Trust
Hitler
U. S
Gerhardt Westrick
Inset
Scarsdale
Westrick
Tokio
Bellevue Hospital
Lake Erie
Nurse Cavell
Heroine
Pershing
Kenya
Wajir
Zeila
Derna
Keyna
Lake Rudolf
E. Indies
Moore
Somerset Weather
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