Conscription debate erupts as Holt and Minton clash
In Washington Aug 6 tempers flared over the conscription controversy as Holt and Minton clashed in the Senate. A House hearing on the draft ended with Faddis accusing Fifth Columnists and Nazi agents of fueling opposition. Secretary Hull endorsed a wide arms mobilization while defense plans and tax measures moved forward.
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Richard L. Turner
Wahington
National Guard
Senate
Holt
Dwva
Minton
D-Ind
House
Faddis
Penifa
France
William S. Knudsen
National Defense Commissioner
Cooper
Dtenn
Hull
Barkley
Kentucky
Harvard Club
New York
Thos
Wall Street
Russell
D-Ga
Fron
West Virginia
South America
Indiana
Hitler
United States
United States Senate
Festival at Geiger Church Ladies Aid Festival and Supper
The Ladies Aid Society of Geiger church will hold a festival and supper in Heinle grove Thursday from 5 to 8. If rain hits, the event moves to the church basement.
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Geiger
Ladies Aid Society
Geiger Church
Heinle Grove
World War Veterans For Home Guard
President Roosevelt said World War veterans could lead home defense if National Guard is federalized, with veterans groups forming the core of a future home guard. He noted Havana conference progress on hemispheric defense cooperation, economic problems, and security against non American nations, and discussed unity and a Pan American defense measure.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Havana
Americas
Europe
War Department
Wwe
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Home Guard
Western Hemisphere
Willkie Promises Farmers Continued Benefits Campaign Stops Des Moines
Wendell L. Willkie pledged that if elected president he would not reduce farm benefits gained in recent years. Speaking in Des Moines before flying to Indiana, he said he would not favor altering the current farm program unless a better plan emerges and planned talks with Hoover and Landon. He aims to finish the farm section of his acceptance speech and meet with Landon and Hoover to discuss farm policy and other campaign issues. He planned a meeting in Montana with Hoover and a private lodge setting for their discussion. The Willkie campaign released endorsements from Brock Pemberton and Mrs. Walter D Lamar, former UDC president general.
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Colorado
Ftuis
Wendell L. Willkie
de Moines
Willkie
Herbert Hoover
Alf M. Landon
Elwood
Ind
Landon
Montana
Hoover
Des Moines
George Adr Brock Pemberton
Walter D Lamar
The
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Meyersdale Man Suffers Hand Injury
Herbert Swearman a 42 year old Meyersdale unemployed laborer was admitted to Somerset Community hospital Tuesday afternoon for a painful hand laceration following an early Tuesday morning argument in which he was alleged to have been cut with a knife No arrest had been made by late Tuesday Swearman listed 214 High street Meyersdale as his address
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Herbert Swearman
Meyersdale
Somerset Community Hospital
Swearman
High Street
Grand Old Man of Steel Labor Buried in Wheeling
Michael F. Tighe legendary steel workers leader and longtime head of the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers will be buried tomorrow in Wheeling, West Virginia, in a grave he chose and marked with the union insignia.
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Pittsburgh
Michael F. Tighe
Steel Labor
Wheeling
W. Va
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Mechanized Army Makes 8 Hour Trip From Indiantown Gap
A Pennsylvania National Guard mechanized unit covered 135 miles in eight hours and 15 minutes from Indiantown Gap to Bedford in a rapid strategic movement. Mechanical trouble and an eight mile detour delayed the pace, averaging 16 mph after early speeds of 40 to 45 mph. Major Theodore E. Paul noted the route’s highways would boost national defense by increasing mobility, though the current equipment was not wholly adequate for extended moves.
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Bedford
Europe
Theodore E. Paul
Philadephia
Pennsylvania
108Th Field Artillery
Pennsylvania Nationa Guard
Faul
Muunigat
Indiantown Gap
Harrisburg
Carlisle
Rays Hill
Harrisbore
House Group Agrees On Excess Levy For Profits
The House tax subcommittee backed an excess profits levy of 25 to 40 percent on a portion of industrial profits tied to the defense program. The plan would raise 300 to 500 million dollars yearly and let firms expanding for arms contracts deduct expansion costs over five years. Two tax-credit methods and a 5,000 dollar exempt base aim to ease small firms, with 70,000 of roughly 475,000 corporations exempt.
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Washington
House Tax Subcommittee
Treasury
Senate Finance Committee
House
Ways and Means Committee
Cooper
D-Tenn
Communist Party Racket Linked to Hollywood Anti Nazi League
John L. Leech testified before a Los Angeles grand jury that the Communist party created the Hollywood anti Nazi league as a fund source from motion picture luminaries. He said the group grew to about 3000 in Hollywood and was later named the Hollywood League for Democratic Action.
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Los Angeles
John L. Leech
Communist Party
Hollywood
Leech
Harry Bridges
Dies Committee
Herbert Biberman
Gale Sondergaard
Lionel Stander
Grand Jury
Lightning fires three Berks barns and Reading yard
A storm swept Berks county causing three barn fires at Eugene Knittle near Kutztown James Hill near Robeson ia and Howard Hassler at Lyons. The Merritt Lumber yard in Reading suffered 25000 dollars in damage as cellars flooded and storms flooded streets and sewers. The weather bureau reported 1.19 inches of rain in 20 minutes with manhole covers ripped off and water pooling on city avenues.
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Reading
Kutztown
James Hill
Robesonia
Howard Hassler
Lyons
Merritt
Geary Clan Sets 20th Reunion Picnic At Trent Park
The Geary reunion marks its twentieth year with a basket picnic on Saturday, August 17, at the national park in Trent. A program has been prepared for attendees.
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Geary
Geary Clan
National Park
Trent
German claims of smashing British shipping in air and sea
Berlin reports the German counter blockade has knocked out 4,986,860 tons of British merchant and usable ships in 11 months, with 3,725,547 by navy and 1,261,313 by air. July shipments totaled 657,674 tons, plus 21,650 tons of warships and mines. Britain records 174,580 tons lost July 8 to 29 amid ongoing air clashes over the Channel.
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Berlin
Britain
Germany
Tierce
High Command
English Channel
Storm Hits Gulf Coast
Storm refugees flood from Louisiana as a tropical disturbance moves west toward Texas. One death confirmed with fears of more across isolated coastal settlements swept by high tides. Evacuations hit Delacroix Island and Grand Isle as winds uproot trees, flood streets, and halt air and rail service along the coast. Coastal shipping is at a standstill and small craft are destroyed.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Gulf
Texas
Mobile
Ala
Weather Bureau
Morgan City
Houston
Tex
Delacroix Island
Grand Isle
Ratner Kansas Governor Nominated In Primary Races
Topeka Aug 6 Republicans renominated Gov Payne H Ratner 43 year old Parsons attorney by a large margin in today’s primary. Democrats chose W H Burke 61 Little River stockman to oppose him in November. Ratner first elected in 1938 ran better than five to one over C D Lank Wichita pickle manufacturer and Jay A Welch Hadam banker. Burkes margin over S L Mathews Kansas City attorney was lopsided. Returns from 889 of 2735 precincts gave Ratner 63603 Welch 6548 Lank 5345. Returns from 579 precincts gave Burke 18554 and Mathews 3771.
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Topeka
Kas
Kansas
Payne H. Ratner
Parsons
W. H. Burke
Little River Stockman
Ratner
C. D. Lank Wichata
Jay A. Welch
Haddam
Burkes
S. L. Mathews
Kansas City
Welch
Lank
Burge
Mathews
Witt Reunion Observed at Edgewood Grove Somerset
The twelfth annual Witt clan reunion will be held in Edgewood Grove Somerset on Sunday August 11. A special program is planned for the afternoon after a picnic lunch.
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Witt
Edgewood Grove
Somerset
To Pay Soldiers
Marcus Hook August 6 The American Viscose Company announced it would make up the difference in pay for employees called into United States military service.
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Marcus Hook
United States
Salvation Army Leaders Arrested in Tokyo Espionage Case
Seven Salvation Army leaders in Tokyo, all reported Japanese, remained in custody six days after arrests on espionage suspicions. The war office cited one as commander in chief. World HQ sits in London. Britons advised in some cases. Foreign Minister Matsuoka sought explanations in London amid tensions.
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Tokyo
Salvation Army
War Office
Japan
London
Yosuke Matsuoka
Robert Craige
Donovan Trip Successful in England Mission
London reports Col. William J. Donovan emissary of the U S secretary of the navy led a flying mission to Britain. He met King George VI Prime Minister Churchill and General Brooke and discussed wartime efforts with war cabinet members. Returning to New York on a British flying boat he said little beyond confirming a mission for Secretary Knox.
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London
Laborite Daily Herald Today
William J. Donovan
U. S
Sir Alan Brooke
Home Forces
New York
Donovan
Knox
Navy
England
Decree Aims to Curb Alcohol in France Under Petain
Vichy August 6 1944 cabinet approved essential parts of a decree to suppress alcoholism. Communique gave no details while a weeks long campaign notes this as key to Marshal Petain era aims for stronger healthier French citizens. Petain 84 enjoys wine but not hard liquor, and officials say depriving wine would be radical.
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Vichy
France
Philippe Petain
Petain
Italians Sunk Greek Ship Off Crete
Nine survivors of the Greek steamer Roula reached Alexandria after a five day struggle at sea following a gunfire attack by an Italian submarine off Crete. The 1,044 ton vessel was carrying lumber from Istanbul to Port Said when sunk on August 1. A second lifeboat with nine men is missing.
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Alexandria
Egypt
Roula
Crete
Istanbul
Port Said
Jap Ships Bound South Report From Hongkong
British dispatch from Hongkong reports merchant seamen sighted numerous Japanese warships and transports southbound from Formosa. Their mission remains unknown.
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London
Exchange
Hongkong
Formosa
Streicher Not Dead In Berlin Denial
British report claimed Julius Streicher is dead but German authorities denied the claim stating he is alive and well on his farm near Nurnberg.
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Streicher
Berlin
Julius Streicher
Franconia
Nurnberg
Italy Opens Egypt Invasion As Africa War Grows
Britain and Italy announce Mussolini’s 250,000 troops along the Libyan frontier are in march. Italian forces advance into Egypt and British Somaliland while Germany prepares for possible blitzkrieg on Britain. Egypt, Suez access, and the Nile become pivotal as Italian plans aim to encircle Cairo and Khartoum.
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London
Italy
Egypt
Africa
Great Britain
Somaliland
Mussolini
Rome
Cairo
Ethiopia
Tripoli
Suez Canal
India
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Sudan
Gulf of Aden
Germany
England
Mne
Europe
Eritrea
Beni Shangul
Khartoum
Nile
Somerset Daily Weather Report for 24-Hour Period
Weather notes report temperature from 5 30 p m Monday to 5 30 p m the following day. Data on maximum and minimum temperatures and precipitation are incomplete in the copy. Names include David Grove as U S Weather Observer.
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Somerset Weather
David Grove
U. S. Weather Observer
Weather forecast for Western and Mid Atlantic states
Western Pennsylvania sees fair conditions Wednesday with Thursday partly cloudy and somewhat warmer, then showers at night. In West Virginia clouds give way to afternoon thundershowers in the south on Wednesday, then Thursday partly cloudy and warmer with night showers. Eastern Pennsylvania stays generally fair with cooler conditions in the east and south on Wednesday, Thursday clear. Maryland remains generally fair with slightly cooler Wednesday and Thursday.
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Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Maryland
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