Habinyak sentences cut to three years by War Dept
Private John Habinyak, initially sentenced to ten years nine months for insubordination, saw the punishment reduced to three years by Acting War Secretary Robert P. Patterson after a quick review. He will serve at Fort Leavenworth with potential release after thirty months for good behavior if eligibility rules allow. Habinyak, a Central City, Pennsylvania native and former coal miner, had faced discipline for refusals and misconduct at Fort Bragg and Fort Leavenworth.
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Robert P. Patterson
Board of Review
Judge Advocate General's Department
Congress
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Somerset
County
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Kas
Field Artillery
Fort Bragg
N. C
Charles B. Elliott
Army
Atlanta
Patterson
Representative Young
Ohio
Stimson
Young
Skidding Cars Crash Head On Near Laughlintown
A skidding car collided head on with Pulip Henry Stevens’s coupe on the Lincoln highway at Laughlintown about 1 45 Monday morning. Stevens and Brinker of Jeannette were involved. no injuries reported. Police cited wet pavement and rain as factors in the crash with about 390 dollars in damage.
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Chicago
Lincoln Highway
Laughlintown
Stevens
Lincoln
J. S. Brinker
Jeannette
Hold Autoist for Motorcyclist's Death
A coroner's jury in Monongahela recommends Paul Rach of Pricedale be held for the grand jury on a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the August 17 death of Steve Macure, 21, of Monessen after Macure's motorcycle collided with Rach's car while he turned off the road. Macure died at Charleroi Monessen hospital in Washington county.
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Paul Rach
Pricedale
Steve Macure
Monessen
Macure
Rach
James B. Jones
Westmoreland County
Charleroi-Monessen Hospital
Washington County
POSOA Reception Before State Convention Opens
Stroudsburg August 25 delegates of the Patriotic Order of Sons of America held a reception and dance tonight in preparation for their three day convention starting tomorrow. President J Walter Etinger will address the opening session.
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POSOA
Stroudsburg
The
Patriotic Order of Sons of America
J. Walter Etinger
Subscriptions Open for Somerset American Renewal Rates
Subscribers may renew for up to two years at current rates through September 1. In Somerset and outside the county by mail the rate is $5.00 per year, by mail in Somerset County $4.00 per year.
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Somerset American
Somerset
Somerset County
Grand jury returns 51 indictments in two-month wave
A Somerset county grand jury returned 51 indictments over the last two months, 47 true bills and four ignored. Notable charges include Mary Louise Eck and Jock Yablonsky tied to strike disorders at Meyersdale and Addison. Foreman Edwin Faideey led the August panel as DA A M Matthews and Det. Harry C Jacobs presented the cases.
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Meyersdale Shirt
Addison
Mary Louise Eck
Meyersdale Shirt Factory
Clo
Joseph
Jock) Yablonski
CIO
Jaes Norman
Loose
A. M. Matthews
Harry C. Jacobs
Edwin Faideey
Middecreek Lowdship
Charles Sheska
Z. M. Thomas
Cortie Bernard Frisz
Terre Haute
Indiana
Frances LaRue Kimmel
Harry Hemminger
New Centerville
Mary Catherine Reiking
Karl Hemminger
Somerset
R. D
Mary Hartman
Earl Hemminger
Charles ‘Thompson
Markleton
Erma Knopsnyder
Snyder Hart
Central City
Twila Waner
Edgar Hetrick
Mabel Patton
Joseph Glenn Clark
Mary Madden
John Kelly
Matthew Kelly
Rockwood
H. C. Jacobs
Dan Spangler
Gray
TI. H. Sterner
Calvin Weyand
Friedens
E. J. Regan
Arminta Smith Troup
Wilbur Troup
Sankey Hart
Maple Ridge
Edward S. Johnson
Charles Skeria
R. D. d. Windber
Morris O
Bow
George Moore
Blanche Moore
James Canonice
Bowser
Boswell
M. Blanche
W W Cupp Dies Monday in Somerset Police Chief Often
Webster W Cupp aged 63 longtime Somerset borough police officer died at his West Main Street apartment after a five and half week illness He served almost 25 years on the police force including a tenure as chief from 1923 to five years ago He was an honorary member of the Somerset fire department Surviving are his wife Ada Saylor Cupp and children Fred Jon Robert and Dorothy of Somerset and Mrs Ray Eicher of Canonsburg He also leaves three grandchildren and brothers Vernon and Robert in Los Angeles and Howard in New Jersey Funeral arrangements are pending
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Somerset
West Main Street
Mr. Cupp
John
Annie
Picking) Cupp
Ada Saylor Cupp
Fred Cupp
Jon Cupp
Robert Cupp
Dorothy Cupp
Ray Eicher
Canonsburg
Somerset ‘Vorough
Department of Agriculture
Bedford Counties
Somerset Fire Department
Pennsylvania Reports New Deaths and Cases of Infantile Paralysis
The Associated Press reports another death from infantile paralysis and four new cases in Pennsylvania as communities enforce preventive measures. A three year old Beavertown boy, William Aumiller, dies, the ninth statewide this year. York county records two new victims in Red Lion, 12 year old Jean Raab and 2 year old Wilbur Eveler, raising York total to 65 cases. Gettysburg closes public schools to Sept 15. Jenkintown imposes a 10 day quarantine after an eight year old near New Oxford is diagnosed. City pools shut and a water carnival at Augustine Lake is canceled. Arnold Felbin, 13, is among recent cases. Three deaths reported over the weekend.
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Associated Press
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Snyder County
William Aumiller
Beavertown
Red Lion
York County
J. C. Atkins
Jean Raab
Henry Raab
Wilbur J. Eveler
Wilbur Eveler
Laurel
Gettysburg
Board of Health
New Oxford
Jenkintown
Philadelphia
Fairmount Park
Augustine Lake
Harry E. Hughes
Arnold Felbin
Freight Collision Delays Line After Shifter Car Crash
A speeding westbound Pennsylvania freight crashed into a derailed shifter car near Lilly on August 25, injuring fireman Samuel W. Schroder of Irwin with second degree burns when a steam pipe broke. The engineer leaped as brakes set. he was not seriously hurt. Traffic delayed about 30 minutes.
Verdicts Sealed in Wright Case Over Fire Loss
After nearly five hours of deliberation a civil jury sealed a verdict in the Wrights versus The Home Insurance Company of New York over fire losses to their home and furnishings from a 1940 fire. The sealed verdict will be opened before President Judge Norman T. Roose on Tuesday. The Wrights sought $2,550 to $2,817.42, while company witnesses argued depreciation left $1,169.70 to $1,176.71. Attorneys were Budd B. Boose for the insurer and Leland W. Walker for the Wrights.
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Home Insurance Company of
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Leo F
Lady L. Wright
Kimmelton
Norman T. Roose
Contractoers
Wright
Wrights
J. A. Critchfield
Somerset
Boyd Picking
Home Insurance Company
Billings
Nanty-Glo
Ako
Johnstown
Rose
Somerset County
Cincinnati
Ohio
Leo Wright
Budd B. Boose
The
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
E. L. Lenhart
Addison Township
Lenhart
National Pike
Addison
Boose
Ella Baer
Somerset House
W. Curtis Truxal
James M Cover
Victim of Auto Crash Succumbs in Johnstown
Johnstown, Aug 25 Frank W. Stahr 59 steel worker resident of Johnstown died today at a hospital after the car he rode in struck a telephone pole four miles southeast of Johnstown on Route 219. His wife and son, who were passengers, were not seriously hurt.
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Johnstown
Frank W. Stahr
Stahr
P. R. R. Earnings Rise in July and Year to Date
The Pennsylvania Railroad reported July net railway operating income of 9,732,112 dollars, up 2,707,112 from a year earlier. For the first seven months of 1941 the company posted 52,203,990 dollars, an increase of 8,871,115 over the same period in the prior year.
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P.R.R
Pennsylvania Railroad
Red Army Abandons Novgorod in Backdrop of Wartime Plight
Soviet dispatches report the abandonment of Novgorod by the Red Army as German pressure intensifies near Leningrad. The front lines show heavy fighting along the Gomel Smolensk corridor and in the Ukraine’s Dnieper region, with Russian forces mounting counterattacks and linking with British troops in Iran.
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Leningrad
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Novgorod
Moscow-Leningrad
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Gomel
Smolensk
Thenieperopetrovsk
Ukraine
Odessa
Black Sea
Caucasus
Iraq
Persian Gulf
Baltic
Iran
Britain
Mohamed Saed
Vyacheslav Molotov
Russia
Tran
Molotov
Baku Oil
Turkmenistan
Azerbaidjan
Germany
Dnieperopetrovsk
Dnieper
Yesteray
Klementi Voroshilov
Baltic Sea
Reds Reach 25 Miles Inside Iran
Moscow reported Russian forces advancing into Iran have penetrated 25 miles toward Tabriz, with moves continuing toward both Tabriz, 60 miles south of the frontier in northwestern Persia, and Ardebil, 25 miles south of the Caspian border.
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Iran
Tabriz
Persia
Ardebil
Caspian Sea
Push into Iran to stiffen Turkey against Nazi tide
Edward F. Bomar argues that the Anglo Russian advance into Iran could bolster Turkey as a bulwark against the Axis. Britain and Russia seek to keep Turkey from joining Hitler foes, bar Italian warships from the Black Sea, and deter a Nazi winter campaign toward the Middle East while pledging aid if Turkey is attacked.
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Associated Press
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Black Sea
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Russia
Balkans
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Berlin
Germany
Axis
Franz von Papen
Romania
Balkan
U S Far From Jap Discusses Settlement in Washington and Tokyo
Secretary Hull said talks between the United States and Japan were exploratory and that any settlement would rely on long standing U S policies. Churchill had urged a peaceful settlement and expressed confidence in negotiations, while Hull avoided commenting on specific points.
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United States
Japan
Tokio
Hull
Thees
Pacific
Winston Churchill
Far East
Churchill
New Zealand Premier Fraser Arrives in Baltimore
Prime Minister Peter Fraser of New Zealand landed in Baltimore after a trans Atlantic flight from Foynes Ireland and headed to Washington for talks with President Roosevelt. He signaled the Pacific crisis would be discussed and praised Churchill for uniting Britain to resist Hitler.
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Peter Fraser
New Zealand
Foynes
Ireland
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Roosevelt
White House
Fraser
Pacific
Japan
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Britain
Churchill
Berwick
Botwood
Nld
Africa
London
England
Hitler
Schmeling Appears Before German Troops At Camp
Max Schmeling, former heavyweight champion, spoke to about 10,000 German soldiers at a boxing camp in Berlin Aug 25 1944. The Brussels DNB dispatch said he hoped to defend his European title after the war. He had planned to referee due to a knee injury from army service. He also took part in the Crete offensive.
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Berlin
Brussels
Reinforce Singapores Warn Japan
SINGAPORE Aug 25. Strong RAF groups Indian infantry and artillery units and a 306 man medical detachment landed to reinforce Malayan bases. Churchill declared Japanese aggression must stop as the largest RAF airlift in over a year arrived to bolster Far East bomber and fighter bases. Indian troops landed at key points on the Malay peninsula. Australian airmen and RAF detachments accompanied the troopships during the 10,000 mile voyage from the United Kingdom.
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Middle East
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Finns Destroy 10 Red Ships Near Virolahti
Finnish naval forces stormed and captured islands off Virolahti, silencing Russian guns and tightening the ring around Viipuri. They reported destroying or seizing a destroyer, four transports, two tankers, three trawlers, and setting many tugs and ferries afire. Finnish land forces near Viipuri approach the city gates.
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Virolahti
Viipuri
Russia
Gulf of Finland
Viipuri Bay
Finland
Three Spitfires Raid Radio Station Near Cherbourg
London reports three RAF Spitfires attacked a wireless station near Cherbourg with machine guns and cannons, causing a violent explosion and white smoke. German daylight raiders struck the British east coast briefly with little damage as British bombers roared over the Dover Strait and French coast lights flashed from anti aircraft fire and searchlights.
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Cherbourg
Air Ministry
Strait of Dover
Dunkerque
Boulogne
Allies push into Iran as British and Russians advance
Allied forces move Monday night toward a joint line from the Persian Gulf to Russia, with British from Iraq and the gulf and Russians from the Caucasus into Iran to curb German influence. Premier Ali Mansur defends actions while Berlin hints at US support. Turkey fears neutrality, as Red Army reports a reversal near Leningrad.
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Associated Press
Iran
Persia
Russia
Persian Gulf
Russian Caucasus
Middle Eastern
Baltic
Arabian Sea
Iraq
The
Gulf
Caucasian
Ali Mansur
Berlin
United States
Turkey
London
Leningrad
Shahs Army Effort Vain
Imperial British troops and red Cossacks clashed as Shahs army effort faced heavy resistance. Incoming reports from London suggest limited gains and significant casualties amid ongoing conflict in the region.
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London
Weather Forecast Maryland And Nearby States
Maryland's outlook shows fair warm humid conditions with local afternoon thundershowers on Tuesday and Wednesday. Eastern Pennsylvania expects generally fair skies with scattered afternoon thundershowers on Thursday and continued warmth and humidity. Western Pennsylvania is mostly cloudy and slightly cooler Tuesday, with some showers and thunderstorms, then Wednesday stays cloudy with local showers. West Virginia remains generally fair and warm with showers and local thunderstorms on Wednesday and Tuesday afternoon showers.
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