J H Kent Indicted for Murder in Johnstown
James Henry Kent of Johnstown is indicted for the murder of George Kern a wealthy Johnstown dental technician. A non true bill was returned against his sister Mrs Irene Kent Colosimo of Johnstown and Windber. Kent faces trial the week of September 11 in the criminal court.
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George Kern
Irene Kent Colosimo
James Henry Kent
Johnstown
George Keérn
Irene Kent Colosuno
Windber
Kent
Mrs. Colosimo
Court Room Number 1
Irene
Stella Hershberger
John Chrinn
Pennsylvania State Police
Somerset
A. M. Matthews
Kern
Riverside
Norman T. Boose
John S. Smith
Criminal
Somerset County War Casualties Reported
War casualty note for Somerset County lists Sgt. Lewis Keith and Pfc. Jack Meyers as killed and Pfc. Walter S. Piper as wounded in action.
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Somerset County
Lewis Keith
Jack Meyers
Walter S. Piper
Pictures Of War Scenes Draw Crowd At Jenner Fair
A Jenner fair draws crowds with war scene pictures showing what global conflict means to people. The display connects attendees with broader stories of conflict and its impact on daily life.
Jenner fair features wartime pictures and local talent
World War II combat films from the War Department captivated Jenner fairgoers for over two hours, linking distant battles to local sacrifices. Somerset Day highlighted bands from Boswell and Stonycreek, with livestock parades, horse pulling contests, and a thriving 4-H poultry display drawing praise amid improving attendance and weather.
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James B. Werner
Normandy
Paris
Italy
Sicily
Tunisia
Pacific
War Department
A. O. Lape
Somerset Pike
Somerset Day
Boswell High School
Samuel B. Salkeld
Bosewll
Harry B. Speicher
Jennertown
Stonycreek Township
Boswell, Jenner
Stoystown
Jenner Chamber of Commerce
Geisel girl admits fatal harm to newborn in court
Lorraine Geisel, 14, of Pocahontas City, pleaded in juvenile court that her confession to choking her newborn baby until it died was true. The case traces to an August birth and the body found August 19 near the family home as authorities questioned parents and a possible putative father.
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Lorraine Geisel
Pocahontas City
Paint Township
Norman T. Boose
H. A. Stephens
Pennsylvania
Corporal Stephens
Distict Abtorney
Paul E. C. Fike
William J. Diveley
Stella Cook
Geisel
Denton
Cpl. Stephens
Somerset
Mike Hondros
Hondros
Owen Geistl
Lorraine
Windber
Jennertown
Stephenns
J. D. Patton
Walter Meek
James Quinn
Maryland
Boose
Office & Justice of the Peace
C. J. Harrison, Jr
Chewing Tobacco Prices to Rise Under OPA Action
Washington reports the Office of Price Administration will allow chewing tobacco prices to increase next Monday. Plain chewing tobacco may rise about 20 percent and sweetened varieties about 10 percent.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Halmahera Ripped by Heavy Allied Air Attacks
Gen Douglas MacArthur reports the Halmahera campaign intensifies with the fourth heavy raid in under two weeks. Allied bombings total 113 tons on the island, part of a larger effort across the Moluccas to deny Japanese garrisons supplies, including ships sunk near Mindanao and Ceram, with Amboina harbor targets hit.
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Asahel Bush
Southwest Pacific
Halmahera
Philippines
Moluccas Chain
Mindanao
Dutch Celebes
Australia
Amboina Island
Douglas MacArthur
Moluccas
Schouten Islands
Noemfoor
Schoutens
Noem
Provisional French Government Announced by Liberation Committee
Paris Aug 30 Gen Charles de Gaulle named president of council heading a provisional government that includes communists and masked figures. Andre Je Troquer and Quartus Cerat named commissioners for liberated territories and occupied areas. Three other officials were listed with roles in labor, supply, and state coordination as Catroux took state commissioner post for French north Africa.
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Gladwin Hill
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
French National Committee of Liberation
Andre Je Troquer
Quartus Cerat
Henri Queuille
Francois Billoux
Andre Phillip
Temporary Assembly
Georges Catroux
Cerat
de Gauilles
Supreme Counrts
Diethem
Adrien Texier
Washington
Jean Monnet
Algiers
Radio France
Committee of National Liberation
Consultive Assembly
French North Africa
Sgt. Thomas R. Baird Killed In Action In France
Telegram from the war department confirms Sgt. Thomas R. Baird former assistant county agent and Penn State agriculture graduate was killed on July 30 in France. He served as a coast artillery gunner and his parents reside in Lancaster County.
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War Department
C. C. McDowell
Thomas R. Baird
France
Baird
Set
Pennsylvania State College
Coast Artillery
Lancaster County
Red Army Captures Polesti as Bucharest advances near
Polesti and its vital oil fields fall to Soviet forces as they push within 17 miles of Bucharest in a campaign to crush German hold on Romania. Romanian towns around Polesti and northeast of Bucharest fall, while Meriuta nears the capital.
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W. W. Hercher
London
Red Army
Polesti
Bucharest
Romania
Red
Meriuta
Feodor II Tolbukhin
Carpathian Mountains
Ploesti
Malinovsky
Transylvania
Raise Bradley To Status OF Montgomery
Washington reports realignment of allied command in France to give Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley parallel status with Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery as an army group commander. The change reflects expanding operations and includes discussion of Eisenhower’s headquarters and the fate of Montgomery’s 21st army group.
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Washington
France
Omar N. Bradley
Bernard L. Montgomery
Britain
Allied
Montgomery
Eisenhower
21St Army Group
12Th Army Group
Bradley
7Th Army
Alexander M. Patch
Rhone
Army Group
Duchess of Windsor to Undergo Appendectomy at Roosevelt
The Duchess of Windsor was scheduled to enter Roosevelt hospital in New York late today for an appendectomy. A 10 room suite and six nurses had been engaged for her care.
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Duchess
Allies drive through Gothic line near Pesaro in Italy
British and Polish forces launched a surprise assault along the Adriatic coast capturing a commanding ridge southwest of Pesaro and reaching near Fano and Urbino. The push drove back the German first parachute division and pushed 18 miles from the Po valley with urban areas including Urbino and Florence reported active but quiet along the front.
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Rome
Adriatic
Pesaro
Fano
Fogia
Great
Italy
Colbordolo
Urbino
Florence
Ontignano
Fifth Army
Arno
Tyrrhenian Sea
Flying Bombs Strike London Amid Heavy Defenses
Allied forces seized more launch sites as V 1 attacks hit London and southern England. Oslo radio claimed the weapon was portable and movable across the mainland. Defenders shot down many flying bombs while casualties rose with at least seven killed in a late explosion and rescuers digging for more bodies.
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Richard Kasischke
London
England
Belgium
Oslo
Hitler
Allied push along Rhone valley and Alpine raid in France
American forces pressed a relentless pursuit along a 20 mile Rhone valley stretch as German 19th army retreated leaving behind hundreds of vehicles and artillery. North of Montelimar a Nazi column tried to flee toward the fatherland while another raid from the Alps struck Briancon. Allied HQ reported 45 000 enemy prisoners and several generals captured including Maj Gen Otto Richter.
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Poland
Warsaw
Vistula
Algiers
Rhone Valley
France
Italy
Rome
Rhone
Johannes Blaskowitz
Loriol
Montelimar
Nagi
Valence
Alexander M. Ptach
Alps
Briancon
Grenoble
Edward Kennedy
Associated Press
Napoleon
Otto Richter
Russia
Allied armored drive nears Belgian border from Reims
American First and Third armies push northeast of Paris driving toward Laon and Neufchateau while Reims falls to Patton’s forces. Hodges’ troops report 1,466 prisoners at Chateau Thierry Soissons as British and Canadian units advance toward Amiens Rouen remains contested along the Seine.
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William F. Bont
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Reims
Paris
Old Hindenburg
First
Courtney H. Hodges
Soissons
Laon
Belgium
Montaigu
George S. Patton, Jr
Great Serge
Seine
Beauvais
Etrepagny
Amiens
Somme
Gournay
Beauvis
Brittany
Aisne
Neufchatel
First Army
Somerset Daily Weather Report Unclear Temperatures
Daily weather bulletin notes a 24 hour period from 5:30 p m Tuesday to 5:30 p m Wednesday with missing maximum and minimum temperatures. It compares to the prior year showing a maximum of 80 and a minimum omitted.
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Somerset Weather
David Grove
U. S
Weather Observer
Weather Forecast for Maryland and Nearby States
Maryland Thursday fair and warm then cloudy at night. Eastern Pennsylvania Thursday fair and warmer. Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia Thursday mostly warm and windy with showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening.
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Maryland
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
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J.H. Kent
Atlas Printing Company
Ankeny Ave
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Young People's
Murdock U. B. Church
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Mt. Dale Farm
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Champion
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Somerset Restaurant
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Hurley
China
Roosevelt
Donald Nelson
War Production Board
Patrick Hurley
International Soundphoto
George Tucker
19Th Army
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Rouen
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Weather Bureau
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