Pile Warns Businessmen Of Forgeries
Chief of Police Jacob Pile urges local merchants to guard against forged military and government checks as U S Secret Service asks to watch checks and require identification. He recommends endorser verification, visible payee names, locking mailboxes, and cashing checks in the payer’s presence to cut thefts during the holiday season.
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Secret Service
Jacob Pile
U. S
Pile
United States Secret Service
Somerset
42 Selectees Accepted at Altoona for U S Service
A draft board in Altoona accepted 42 selectees after final physicals on Wednesday. Included are Smith W. Woods of Markleton and Jack W. Birch of Somerset, both noted as fathers, among others listed under Army Navy and Aviation Cadet classifications. The group comprises men from Meyersdale Berlin Confluence Rockwood and nearby towns with various R D designations and one aviation cadet Robert A Barber of Meyersdale.
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Pearl Herbor
Beerus
Altoona
Smith W. Woods
Markleton R. D
Jack W. Birch
Somerset County
Somerset
Birch
County Superintendent of Schools
Elkins C. Deeter
Berlin
William W. Groff
Confluence
Fred E. Greene
R. D
Edmond B. Felten
New Baltimore
Paul W. Smearman
Lester E. Gary
Rockwood
Robert E. Groff
Oscar W. Hanft
Salisbury
Markleton
Humbert E. Baker
Boynton
James Patsy
Meyersdale
Wearing Schrock
Robert A. Barber
Scott N. Romesburg
Markleton R. Mn
Merchants Announce Xmas Shopping Hours
Somerset stores will remain open evenings until 9 starting Monday December 20 and continue through Christmas Eve. The Wednesday afternoon closing will be extended this December and stores will stay open all day Wednesday December 22 until 9 p.m.
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Somerset
Lot
Business Men’s
Chamber of Commerce
Dirksen Enters GOP Presidential Contest in 1944
Illinois Congressman Everett Dirksen announced his bid for the Republican presidential nomination backed by 36 Congress members. The scene contrasts Roosevelt’s ambiguous plans, with Willkie seen as a likely entrant and Bricker and Stassen also in play. Dirksen will not enter state primaries and will seek reelection to the House while pursuing the national race. Willkie praised Dirksen as a fine fellow and urged McCormick to enter the Nebraska primary.
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Washington
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Roosevelt
Dirksen
Congress
Wendell L. Willkie
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Nebraska
House
Willkie
Chicago
Col
Robert R. McCormick
The
Chicago Tribune
McCormick
Rededication of Homer Lutheran Church Near Ralphton
The Homer Lutheran church near Ralphton was rededicated last Sunday morning. It is one of three churches in the Stoystown charge led by Pastor Rev. Jon D. Foerster. The overall interior and exterior appearance has been improved.
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Homer Lutheran
Ralphton
Stoystown
Jon D. Foerster
Mrs Gilbert Taken To Community Hospital In Ill Health
Mrs William Gilbert of South Kimberly avenue was removed to Community Hospital by ambulance Thursday morning after a tonsillitis attack that worsened into a serious quinty case. The attending physician ordered the move as her condition became alarming.
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William Gilbert
South Kimberly Avenue
Gilbert
Quinty
Two over England
Allied bombers raided Berlin again causing about 30 casualties according to a Nazi radio broadcast. Days of heavy raids left Berlin in ruins while daylight raids over England faced coastal guns.
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London
Berlin
Cherbourg
Stockholm
Rhineland
Solingen
U.S
France
Belgium
Sweden
England
Britain
Chiangs and Mountbatten Escape Death at Base Dinner
Generalissimo Chiang Kai shek and Mrs Chiang along with Admiral Mountbatten narrowly escaped injury when a heavy roof collapsed at the officers club in a U S Chinese base in eastern India. They had dined there earlier and were en route to Chungking and New Delhi after attending the North Africa conference.
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India
Chiang Kaishek
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Chungking
Chiang
Adrian Carton de Wiart
Churchill
Chiangs
Southeast Asia
Burma
Somerset Abandons Public Christmas Tree This Year
For a second year Somerset will omit the public square Christmas tree due to WPA lighting bans and ongoing conservation measures. The loss eliminates a longtime holiday centerpiece that drew families to town for carols and festive displays, echoing past community traditions.
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Somerset
WPA
WPB
Mannpower
Gamby Convicted in Draft Charge in Pittsburgh Court
Paul J. Gamby of Windber was convicted in U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh on charges of violating the selective service act for failing to obey draft orders. Gamby, who says he is a minister, faces sentencing.
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A Windberman
Paul J. Gamby
United States District Court
Pittsburgh
Gamby
Allied air strikes smash Toulon Turin and Marseille bases
Allied Fifteenth Air Force reports a heavy bomber raid on Toulon sinking at least five refloated warships and damaging several vessels and docks. Flying Fortresses struck Marseille submarine facilities and Turin ball bearing works in daylight raids, with minimal bomber losses and multiple enemy aircraft shot down.
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Algiers
Toulon
Fifteenth Air Force
American Air Command
Marseille
Fiat
Turin
Italy
Missiessy Basin
D'Arse Veille
Villanova
Hearings On Van Sickels Properties In Somerset
Thursday hearings on properties owned by John Van Sickel of Somerfield and his invalid wife occurred before special viewers and A US District Attorney Paul J. O Donovan in condemnation cases. The 160 acre farm valued at 2500 by claimants, 4000 by government appraiser, relates to land taken for Youghiogheny flood control. The Somerfield home, a white eight room house with rental second floor, was valued by claimants at 4000 though government appraised at 3200 total with 2400 for the house and 800 for two lots. No further cases listed weeks.
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John van Sickel
Somerfield
United States District
Paul J. O'Donovan
Somerset
Addison Township
van Sickel
Paul FE
Fike
Witneesses
James E. Hall
Youhiogheny
Turkeyfoot
White House
van Sickels
Transport and Tanker Destroyed Off Kavieng
Allied reconnaissance planes destroyed a loaded 10 000 ton Japanese transport and a large tanker near Kavieng New Ireland during Nov 30 to Dec 1 with two destroyers damaged. US Navy Catalinas scored direct hits on two destroyers and a tanker, while Bougainville forces pressed inland raids nearby. Marines reported 200 Japanese killed, 15 Marines dead and 71 wounded.
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Southwest Pacific
Allied Headquarters
Kavieng
New Irland
Fifth Airforce Liberators
Catalina
Empress Augusta Bay
Bougainville
Solomons
Huon
Wareo
Finschhafen
Song River
Wewak
New Britain Island
Cape Gloucester
Borge Bay
Buin- Faisi
William F. Halsey
Thomas C. Kinkaid
Gasmata
New Britain
Madang
New Guinea
Sio
Truck Sees Trailer Detach For Hour Block On West Main
A tractor trailer from Toledo owned by F. J. Boutell company lost its trailer on West Main near the S. and A. garage. The trailer detached while the driver Mr. Schrock was adjusting the tractor, blocking traffic for about an hour while damage was repaired. The load consisted of eight tons of gun barrels en route to the east coast.
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West Main Street
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Boutell Company
Schrock
Allied Fifth Army presses Cassino push in Italy retreating Germans
Allied reports say German troops retreat toward Cassino and the Adriatic as Lt General Mark Clark’s Fifth Army and Montgomery’s forces strike along a 25 mile front. Cassino damages grow amid heavy air bombardment with hundreds of German prisoners taken and no Allied losses reported.
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Noland Norgaard
Algiers
Adriatic
Cassis
Mark W. Clark
America
Fifth Army
Sangro Ridge
Bernard L. Montgomery
Eighth Air
Albert Kesselring
Italy
Montgomery
Castel Frontano
Cassino
Germa
Scapoli
Cassin
Filigrano
Venafro
O Mignano
Coma
34Th
Tunisia
Clark
Sangro River
Radio France
Red Army advances intensify drives near Gomel and Minsk
Soviet forces smashed northwest of Gomel and threatened Zhlobin sweeping more than 80 villages and killing 1500 Nazis. German reports spoke of a new Russian push along the Smolensk road to Orsha aimed at Minsk, while Moscow claimed gains west of Cherkasy and operations near the Dnieper bend.
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London
Red Army
Gomel
Zhlobin
Moscow
Smolensk
Orsha
Minsk
White Russia
Radio Monitor
Cherkasy
Dnieper Bulge
Dnieper Bend Sack
Kiev Bulge
Kremenchug
Lost Plane All Aboard Land Safely
The war department announced that 13 army nurses 12 soldiers and the crew of an army transport plane missing since November 8 are safe. The craft, flying from north Africa to Italy’s east coast, overshot its destination in bad weather and was lost earlier disclosed.
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Washington
War Department
North Africa
Italy
Department
Sees Motion Pig Not Jap With Marines On Tarawa
On Tarawa Nov 23 US Marines recall early battle moments. Pfc Raymond A Johnston of Nantyglo fired at a stirring brush scene and shot a pig. Pfc Kenneth Kose of Philadelphia was rescued 600 yards offshore after a shell hit a landing boat wounding ten companions.
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U. S
Tarawa
United States
Pacific
Phladelphia
Weather forecast for Maryland and nearby states
Maryland and surrounding regions forecast mostly cloudy with scattered light rain. Friday cooler and Saturday cloudy with little temperature change. Eastern and Western Pennsylvania expect similar trends with occasional light rain in the south Friday and cooler, largely cloudy conditions through Saturday. West Virginia shows occasional light rain Friday and Saturday largely cloudy and cooler.
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Maryland
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
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Rockwood, R. D
Stanley H. Lepley
Wilbert Spangler
Friedens
Cecil Wiltrout
Lloyd C. Bittner
Garrett
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Ernest W. Brown
Francis Showalter
Charles J. Spear
James Brown
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Playford Glover
Ira Weighley
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Clair E. Penrod
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GOP
Jack Bell
Homer
Mrs. Gilbert
American Legion Auxiliary
RAF
Austin Bealmear
Mountbatten
Normas
5Th Army
Wes Gallagher
Eighth Army
Rome
South Pacific
William F. Bonit
Spot Destroyers
Langbridge
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