Free Milk Is Distributed In County In Somerset
In Somerset county a nationwide milk shortage leads the government to distribute powdered and condensed milk free to schools with hot lunch programs and to relief clients via orange and blue stamps. Non workers on relief receive peanut butter and baked beans, while some items like eggs and butter are restricted.
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United States
Somerset
K. Fred Kurtz
Department of Public Assistance
Harrisburg
Agricultural Marketing Administration
New England
Somerset County
Price Freeze Extended On Foods For Sixty More Days
A 60 day temporary price ceiling on milk products butter cheese evaporated and condensed milk eggs poultry flour citrus fruits canned citrus juices corn meal and hominy was extended indefinitely by the office of price administration. Ceiling prices remain the highest level sold by each firm during Sept 28 to Sept 2 period until new ceilings are set. Farm cooperative raw milk sales remain exempt from control as they fall under farmer sales.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Fia Py Farm Cooperatives
Trucks Crash On Turnpike In Snowbound Collision
Two heavily loaded defense material trucks collided on the Pennsylvania turnpike Wednesday afternoon. William C. Hollingsworth of Marshal Illinois and Charles B Retzer of New York City sustained vehicle damage estimated at 4000 dollars, with Hollingsworth’s rear damaged by Retzer’s icy impact. Neither driver was hurt.
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Pennsylvania Turnpike
Wiliam C. Hollingsworth
Marshal
Illinois
Donegal
Philadelphia
Detroit
Charles B. Retzer
New York City
Reading
Cleveland
Turnpike
Hollingsworth
Retzer
Five Die in Halifax Plane Crash
Five people died when a Canadian bomber crashed in a wooded park in Halifax Nova Scotia. Two war veteran workers were aboard as a reward for victory bond sales. One victim was Miss Jean Curran of Dartmouth. another female passenger’s name was withheld pending relatives' notification.
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Halifax
N. S
Wooded Point
Jean Curran
Dartmouth
Clark Rose Aircraft, Ltd
Inspector Russell McCauley Sr. Dies in Hotel Lobby
Russell McCauley Sr. 54, an inspector for the U S Navy, died suddenly of a heart attack last night in the Miller hotel lobby here. The body was returned today to Altoona for funeral arrangements.
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Hotel Latrobe
Russell McCauley, Sr
Altoona
U. S. Navy
Miller Hote
Tragic Hanging of Local Man Found by Wife
Greesburg reports a 62 year old man Andrew Gerlosky of West Export was found hanged today in the stable behind his home. He had been in poor health and was discovered by his wife.
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Greensburg
Andrew Gerlosky
West Export
Haines Appointed County Civil Defense Commander
Attorney Ernest O. Kooser named county chairman and George W. Haines as county commander of civilian defense by Somerset County Commissioners on Thursday. Haines, longtime Penn Electric manager, will drill corps workers, direct civilian protection and coordinate auxiliary units across the area under his control during emergencies.
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W. K. Walker
Dalton J. Beachley
Ernest C. Johnson
Ernest O. Kooser
George W. Haines
Kooser
Fred P. Hare, Jr
Hare
Somerset County Council of Defense
Somerset County
Haines
Citizen’s Defense Corps
Citizen Defense Corps
Somerset
Pennsylvania Electric Company
Suspend 16 Liquor Licenses
The Pennsylvania liquor control board suspended 15 licenses today with suspensions effective December 9. Included are Polish Falcons of America in Conemaugh township Jerome for 30 days and Labash hotel Nanty Glyn for 15 days, and the Pennsylvania Hotel in Bedford for 5 days.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board
Polish Falcons of America
Conemaugh Township
Jerome
John and Rose Labash
Labash
Nanty Glyn
Pennsylvania Hotel Company
Pennsylvania
Bedford
Allied losses in North Africa operation lessen losses mid campaign
Sixteen allied naval vessels including five U S transports were lost out of about 850 participants in the North Africa operation. Admiralty reports list ships sunk off Casablanca Rabat and Algiers and casualties described as small while British and Dutch ships suffer damage and enemy ships are sunk by submarines and air torpedoes.
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Blake Sullivan
Lonuun
United States
North Africa
Washington
Tunisia
Morocco
Algeria
Admiralty
Avenger
Gardenia
House of Commons
U. S
J. S
Tasker B. Bliss
Hugo L. Scots
Edward Rutledge
Casablanca
Josep, Hewes
Rabat
Leedstown
Algiers
U. S. Navy Department
Ric Hudson
Chester
Moore-McCormack Lines
England
Las Spring
Th British
A. V. Alexander First Lord
The
Broke
Martin
Isaac Sweers
Alexander
Oran Harbor
Commons
Mediterranean
No Word of Buzz Wagner Missing in Gulf Search
The Wagner family prays tonight as army pilots search the Gulf of Mexico for Lieut. Col. Boyd D. Wagner missing since Monday after departing Eglin Field Florida in a single seat fighter. Wagner, a WW I ace and recipient of the Distinguished Service Medal, had been on secret duty since returning to the United States.
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Johnstown
Boyd D
Buzz) Wagner
Pacific
Gulf of Mexico
Eglin Field
Fla
Montgomery
Ala
Wagner
United States
Philippines
Phyllis Gilbert
Australia
Corel
Battle in Air as Allied Forces Repel Tebourba Counterattack
Allied American and British troops repelled a larger Tebourba counterattack in Tunisia while air forces bombed Bizerte Tunis and Gabes areas. Naval forces destroyed a southbound axis convoy. six enemy planes were shot down and Tunis airfields were damaged.
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James F. King
London
Tunisia
Tebourba
North Africa
Tunis
Bizerte
Djedeida
Gabes
Admiralty
Sun
DNB
Mateur
Pont de Faris
Beja
U.S
Algiers
U. S
Nazis Leave Machines As peds Advance
German forces retreat in snow as Russian offensives press in three major sectors Velikie Luki Rzhev and Stalingrad. Alpine units reinforce near Leningrad while Soviet ski troops push toward Lattingrad corridor and gains threaten German lines south of Lenin grad.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Critica
Acs
Velikie Luki
Rzhev
Vyazma
Stalingrad
Volta
Don
Red
Latlingrad
Volga-Don
Leningrad
Volga
U S Air Bases Authorized in Liberia Amid North Africa Strategy
The State Department announced Liberia consented to American air bases, granting the U S control over personnel while Liberia retains sovereignty. U S troops, largely Black detachments, began building airports as part of broader cooperation to secure transatlantic routes and counter Axis threats.
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Richard L. Turner
Washington
North Africa
South Atlantic
State Department
Liberia
United States
Negro Republic
Department
Lester Walton
Monrovia
Sid
Liverian
United Nations
Africa
Dakar
Army Transport Command
Near East
South America
Joseph Morton
Associated Press
Napoleon Edward Taylor
Baltimor Negro
Taylor
Vicini
C. S. Ward
Allied Air Triumph and Koepang Raid Reported
Allied planes under General Douglas MacArthur on December 4 downed 23 Japanese Zeros over northeast New Guinea and conducted a raid on Koepang Timor, destroying or damaging 21 more enemy aircraft. The Timor attack damaged 18 bombers and three fighters, with fires visible for miles as ground fighting continued at Buna and Gona.
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Australia
Douglas MacArthur
New Guinea
Koepang
Portuguese Timor
High Command
Gona
Buna
Gen MacNider Wounded Eight Times at Buna Front
Brig. Gen. Hanford MacNider former assistant secretary of war received eight wounds when a Japanese rifle grenade exploded during the American assault on Buna on the northeastern New Guinea coast. He was in the front lines during a mortar barrage and is recovering in an Australian hospital.
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New Guinea
Hanford MacNider
Buna
Allied
Japanese Beaten Back In Guadalcanal Naval Clash
U S and Japanese forces clashed off Guadalcanal as Japan suffered the loss of nine ships and thousands of soldiers drowned. The U S navy reported one cruiser sunk and other vessels damaged with no landing by Japanese troops.
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Washington
Guadalcanal
Navy
United States
U. S
Imperial
Tokio
Guadacanal
Henderson Field
Knox
Jans
Darlan Move Stuns Allies as De Gaulle Rival Emerges
In North Africa Admiral Darlan consolidates power with U S and British reactions mixed. Eden distances Britain from Darlans action while endorsing Roosevelt on the temporary nature of his regime. Eisenhower congratulates the French on unity and France's future, as Peyrouton shifts to Darlan, signaling a split with De Gaulle.
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E. C. Daniel
Lonvon
North Africa
Adimium
Jean Vaian
Helen
House of Commons
Varla
Roosevelt
Gener
Charles de Gaulle
Eden
Varlan
Commons
United Nations
Dallan
Darian
U. S
Dwight D. Eisenhower
North Afrian
France
Elemone
Pierre Soisson
French West Africa
Morocco
Eisenhower
Gane
Darlan
de Gaulle
Algiers
Marcel Peyrouton
Tunisia
Vichy
Derlan
Projectionist Dead In Booth At Braddock Theater
A 36-year-old Squirrel Hill man Nathan Bennett died in his projectionist booth at a Braddock theater after a film reel ran out leaving the screen blank. Authorities believe a heart attack caused the death.
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Pittsburgh
Squirrel Hill
Braddock Theater
Nathan Bennett
Somerset Weather Report by David Grove
Daily weather note from Somerset runs 5 30 p m Wednesday to 5 30 p m Thursday. Reported figures include a maximum near 55 and a minimum around 40 with period notes on air conditions and temperature trends.
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Somerset Weather
David Grove
A. S. Weather Observer
Weather Outlook for Eastern and Western Pennsylvania
Eastern Pennsylvania and West Virginia see slowly rising temperatures Friday with diminishing winds. Maryland remains cold with light snow in the southeast, and a cooler spell in the southern portion. West Virginia reports light snow in southern and southeastern areas.
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Pennsylvania
Maryland
West Virginia
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