Three Weekend Accidents In Somerset County Injure Three
A weekend crash spree in Somerset County left one man critical and two youths slightly hurt. Paul Stempfer, 39, of Jeannette, suffered head injuries when his car overturned multiple times on Route 31 near the county line. Hilda Pugh, 12, and Jay Houpt, 16, both from Somerset, were treated for injuries after an afternoon collision near town. A separate Route 53 crossing crash at Geiger involved Hiram Bender and Robert Stahl with minor damage and no injuries.
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Jeannette
Somerset Community Hospital
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Westmoreland-Somerset County Line
Somerset
A. G. Haase
Wilkinsburg
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Haase
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Howard Pugh
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Jay Houpt
North Center Avenue
Somerset Hospital
State Motor Police
Geiger
Hiram Bender
Friedens
Geiger Road
Steinkirchner
Robert S. Stahl
Beruin
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Stan
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U S O Drive Begins Tuesday for Contributions
A Somerset county drive to raise funds for the United Service Organizations starts Tuesday morning. A committee aims to foster patriotism and support for servicemen, many away at camp, who face homesickness and temptations.
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Charles Campbell Injured at Sawmill
Charles Campbell a 45 year old lumberman from Boswell R D 1 was badly injured at work when a laceration to his right hand required removal of part of the first finger. He was taken to Somerset Community hospital for treatment. Campbell operated his own lumber camp.
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Boswell
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Somerset Community Hospital
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Boden Jailed for Auto Code Violation in Meyersdale
Joseph Boden Jr. of Meyersdale was arrested for driving without a license and jailed. This marks his second incarceration in a month after release on parole less than two weeks ago.
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Joseph C. Boden, Jr
Meyersdale
Dearth of Eating Places Strands Somerset Visitors
Sunday crowds overwhelmed Somerset restaurants and hotels from 11 a.m. on as visitors arrived via the Pennsylvania turnpike and other highways. Long waits or no seats plagued diners, the closing of a local restaurant due to illness worsened shortages, though late meals were eventually served after an early gasoline curfew.
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Pennsylvania Tax Collections Up 1941 Totals Rise
The treasury reports Pennsylvania paid 8.66 percent of total federal internal revenue, the third largest share after New York and Illinois. The 37.1 percent increase from 1940 comes from higher corporate income taxes up 62.3 percent, individual taxes up 47.5 percent, miscellaneous taxes up 27.3 percent, and employment taxes up 14.6 percent. Total collections reached 637,835,831 dollars with 292,019,648 from income taxes and 95,948,901 from employment taxes.
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McFarland Injures Finger Working on Car
Chester McFarland a printer of 530 Ankeny Avenue suffered a laceration to the little finger of his right hand early Sunday while working on his car He was taken to Somerset Community hospital for treatment and listed in good condition Sunday evening.
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Ankeny Avenue
Somerset Community Hospital
Barner Named Principal for Stonycreek Schools
Richard B. Barner, longtime supervising principal in Rockwood, is elected supervising principal of Stonycreek township public schools at Swanksville. He replaces H Virgil Grumbling of Berlin, who resigns to focus on Berlin-Brothers Valley schools. Grumbling had served both districts this year. Barner previously led Meyersdale High School and helped add commercial and instrumental music at Rockwood. Rockwood’s vocational agriculture plan was arranged before his departure. Stonycreek announces term dates including openings on September 2 and May 28 1942 with Thanksgiving and Christmas vacations.
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Berlin-Brothers Valley Township
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Barner
Meyersdale
Rockwood High School
Stonycreek Township
FM Broadcast Demonstration Set for Pittsburgh Fair
Pittsburgh hosts a demonstration of frequency modulation on August 28 with W47P broadcasting as part of WWSW. The event aims to show a staticless FM signal with reduced fading and interference to thousands, covering an 8400 square mile area across multiple counties in Pennsylvania and neighboring states.
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Ohio
West Virginia
Philanthropist A geer who helped reform criminals dies
New York August 17 Alpheus Geer 78 a clubman who spent years rehabilitating criminals died after a two week illness He founded the Marshall Stillman movement in 1919 aiming to curb crime through self discipline and service He later criticized most ex criminals as unreliable while defending a small group of dependable men This obituary notes his work and cautious legacy.
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Alpheus Geer
George Jarvis Geer
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Marshall Stillman
State Chamber of Commerce
German Forces Seize Nikolaev as Odessa Drive Gains Pace
German high command announced the capture of Nikolaev, a major Russian naval base and industrial center on the Bug estuary, after a protracted assault. About 7,000 prisoners were reported taken, with 38 cannons and large quantities of tanks and planes seized. The drive then focused on Odessa as Luftwaffe ferries were targeted and Soviet units were said isolated along the western Ukraine front.
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Soldier Keller Dies From Auto Injuries
Private Nelson M. Keller 21 of Freeport Pa died in Camp Holabird hospital from a fractured skull pelvis and chest injuries suffered when his army jeep overturned near Baltimore while testing a truck trailer loaded with sandbags. Essex police said one front and one rear tire were intentionally deflated when the vehicle lost control.
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Purvis Memorial Attended by Officials in Washington
High American and British officials plus more than 500 attendees gathered at Washington Cathedral for Arthur B. Purvis director general of the British purchasing commission killed in a plane crash in England last week.
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Washington
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RAF raids hit Cologne and Düsseldorf in Rhineland sweep
RAF fighters swept over the Channel and northern France destroying seven German fighters. Bombers hit Rhineland cities Cologne, Düsseldorf and Duisburg and damaged docks at Rotterdam and Ostend. Thirteen RAF planes were missing with one British bomber destroyed.
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RAF Bombs Catania Port In Sicilian Sea Raid
British Middle East command fighters swept Sicily and hit Catania port system with a daylight raid from Malta base. London said Italian counterattacks were minimal and noted 17 000 tons of Axis shipping sunk in the Med in past 48 hours with further vessel losses nearby.
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Roosevelt Churchill Talks Witnessed From British Ship
A British film shows Premier Churchill leaning on the Prince of Wales rail watching a departing U S destroyer with President Roosevelt aboard. The coastline appears near Iceland or Maine and Roosevelt visited the ship once last Sunday.
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Three-Power Parley Shapes Allied War Strategy
In the waning months of World War II momentum shifts to the Allies as Roosevelt and Churchill discuss dual front plans. The Moscow trilateral aims to keep Hitler from decisive victory while expanding Soviet Siberian front options against Japan if needed.
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Envoy Grant Explains Resignation Amid Far East Tension
U S minister Hugh Gladney Grant in Bangkok explains his reported resignation was submitted last December with other chiefs of diplomatic missions and not accepted for eight months. He says he will return to the United States for a further announcement and laments leaving Thailand during regional political tension.
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British Red Trade Pact Announced in Moscow
Moscow reports a British Russian trade accord creating a large scale goods exchange and a clearing payment system. The deal, signed by A I Mikoyan and Sir Stamford Cripps, sets a 10 million pound sterling credit and lists expected exports including rubber and tin in exchange for platinum and timber.
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French Campaigns vs Officials Roil Vichy and Paris
In unoccupied Vichy and German occupied Paris campaigns target officials accused of betraying Petain's national revolution. Arrests linked to Communist activity and anti collaborationist tracts punctuate a day of diplomatic friction as France ends relations with Yugoslavia and withdraws Yugoslav envoy Pouritch.
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Nazi Threats For Persia Report From Tass
Tass reported Berlin demands air bases in Iran and fuel for German planes. German agents are said to operate near the Iranian border and have infiltrated the Iranian army. The broadcast cites Ankara sources and notes a growing German agent presence in Iran.
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Russians claim Nikolaev Krivoi Rog loss and German reverses
The Russian high command said they abandoned Nikolaev and Krivoi Rog after stubborn battles, with docks blown and Germans advancing elsewhere. They reported sinking two Romanian transports in the Black Sea and heavy German losses in regiments 262nd and 94th, while claiming 19 German planes shot down.
Somerset Weather Report Summary
Daily weather notice shows a 24 hour period from 5 30 p m Saturday to 5 30 p m Sunday with a high near 68 and a low around 44 inches of precipitation recorded. The prior day’s figures listed a maximum 79 and the period from Friday to Saturday recorded a high of 73.
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Weather Outlook for Eastern Pennsylvania and Nearby States
The forecast covers Eastern Pennsylvania Maryland West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania. Monday brings fair to moderate temperatures with increasing clouds and a cooler night. Tuesday turns mostly cloudy with showers and a chance of thunderstorms in western areas and subsequent showers in eastern portions. Local variations include periods of not so warm temperatures and rising afternoon temperatures in some zones.
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