Itell Cupp Taken To Hospital In Cerebral Hemorrhages
Somerset attorney Thomas J. Itell and Borough Officer W W Cupp were rushed to Somerset Community hospital Monday after collapsing while on duty. Itell, 78, suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and remained critically ill. Cupp, previously active on the force, was listed in fair condition with impaired sight after a similar attack four years ago.
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Thomas J. Itell
Somerset
W. W. Cupp
Somerset Community Hospital
Attorney Stell
Ferner
North Center Avenue
Mr. Stellinert
Stell
Ben
J. C. Lowry
Somerset Bar Association
Lowry
Itell
Shoemaker
Public Square
East Patriot Street
South Center Avenue
Cupp
Heffley Lohr Case Heard in Equity Court
Miss Rebecca Heffley of Johnstown seeks an injunction against A. J. Lohr in Somerset township to stop barricading the only road to her farm and cutting off water supply. Judge Norman T. Boose heard Monday testimony. the court took the case and will rule later.
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Equity Court
Norman T. Boose
Rebecca Heffley
Johnstown
A. J. Lohr
Somerset Township
Lohr
Mr. Lohr
Miss Heffley
Somerset hospital receives $50 donation
Officials of the Somerset Community hospital announced Monday evening the receipt of a $50 donation from the Somerset Welfare League. The donation was listed as a Christmas gift to the hospital, but it had not yet been determined to what use the money would be put.
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Somerset Community Hospital
Somerset Welfare League
Truck Trailer Amok On Hill In Brownsville
A heavy truck trailer rolled down Market street hill in Brownsville injuring at least two people and damaging six cars and a drug store. Witnesses report swerving on the steep, wave-worn street as the truck slammed into display windows, with several drivers escaping unhurt. Marvin W. Parick, 22, said brakes failed as he operated the Crawford Manufacturing truck from Richmond Virginia.
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Brownsville
Market Street Hill
Cuarle M. Swift
Uniontown
Bert W.ck
Alliance
Tony Feele
Republic
Andy Swida
Marvin W. Parick
Crawford Manufacturing Company
Richmond
Dedicate Urn To Mrs. Shaver
After a regular meeting the Senior Auxiliary of Somerset Community Hospital dedicated an urn and pedestal in the hospital lobby in memory of the late Mrs. C. L. Shaver, former auxiliary president. The group plans Christmas baskets for five patients and asked for fruit, nuts, candy, games, magazines, and cord for weaving, with donations sent to Miss Bertha Grove by the coming Monday. The auxiliary also voted to buy 10 bathrobes for patients at Christmas.
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First Christian Church
Somerset Community Hospital
C. L. Shaver
Bertha Grove
Somerset man readmitted after shoulder injury from car
John Woy, 74, of Somerset, was struck by a Berlin driver on Sunday morning. He received chest treatment at the scene, returned home, but Monday a shoulder injury prompted readmission to Somerset Community Hospital for X ray observation and treatment. His condition is listed as good.
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John Woy
Somerset
Pete Gomolo
Berlin
Somerset Community Hospital
Knudsen Urges Faster Machine Tool Output for War
William S. Knudsen, once GM president and now production chief for the defense commission, warns in letters to machine tool makers that speeding up tool production is vital to armament effort. He contrasts urgent needs with current six to twelve month delivery times and urges plant expansions, multi shift work, and subcontracting to boost output for airplanes, torpedo boats, and other weapons. House Judiciary Chair Sumners calls for national unity to meet wartime challenges.
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Washington
William S. Knudsen
Knudsen
General Motors Corporation
Knutsen
Lytl
Thell
Uncle Sam
Delivey
House
Sumners
D-Texas
Judiciary Committee
Legion Bids Congress Probe Slow Down
Philadelphia dispatch reports the American Legion of Pennsylvania urging a congressional inquiry into national defense delays. State Commander Charles S. Cook says he sent a telegram to Senators Davis and Guffey and Pennsylvania's House members, asserting legionnaires' concern over cantonment lag and defense plant slowdowns. He claims 77000 legionnaires back the move and warns against rash action.
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Philadelphia
Amrican Legion of Pennsylvania
Charles S. Cook
Pensylvania
James J. Davis
Joseph F. Guffey
Pennsylvania
American Legion of Pennsylvania
Cook
Legion
Pennsylvania Legionnaires
British Put Duce Back In Libya
Italians retreat to restart a campaign three months after the last attempt as rain likely slows operations in Libya.
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Duce
Libya
Greeks Break Through On Albanian Front At Valona
Greek forces report strong advances in Albania driving toward Valona and Elbasani amid severe snow. Italian casualties include a general and a colonel killed. 200 prisoners captured and senior officers reported dead. Italians retreat toward the sea leaving heavy equipment and wounded behind.
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Greece
Valona
Lhe
Dvinos
Choice
Sxivovik Neights
Elbasani
Pogradetz
Daniel de Luce
Associated Press
Koritza
Argirocastron
British victory seals Capuzzo take and Libyan advance
Cairo dispatch reports British forces under Field Marshal Wavell crushed the last major Fascist hold in Egypt by taking Fort Capuzzo near the Libyan border and routing Sarum garrison. RAF bombers hit Naples and Libyan fronts as Britons push toward Bardia with 30,000+ prisoners claimed.
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Cairo
Egypt
Britain
Nis
Fort Capuzzo
Libya
Sarum
Archibald P. Wavell
Middle East
Bardia
Rodolfo Graziani
Salum
Refugees recount wartime food seizure fear aboard Exmouta
Fourteen refugees arriving in Wilmington from war torn Europe described witnessing a ship sink nearby during their 12 day voyage aboard the Exmouta. They reported a German surface raider circling for 30 minutes before departing and claimed Nazi actions extend to buying French food with German marks to starve the poor this winter.
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Wilmington
Del
Wartorn
Europe
Lisbon
Sidney Jaffe
Geneva
France
Albanian Minister Killed in Rome Bombing
Albanian minister of justice and head of the provisional government, Xhafer Vëlazi, 60, was killed by an aerial bomb in Rome while presenting Albania's crown to Italy's king. The government had turned Albania over to Italy in April 1939.
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Rome
Tirana
Xhafer Vpl
Albania
Italy
Varner's Condition Slightly Improved After Heart Attack
Physicians reported slight improvement in the condition of Forrest Varner of North Franklin Avenue, linked to Somerset Lumber, after a severe heart attack Friday. Despite the small gains, doctors said his status remained grave late Monday evening.
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Forrest Varner
North
Franklin Avenue
Varner
Somerset Lumber Company
Hitler's envoy guarded by disciplined troops at Vichy
Nazi envoy Otto Abetz arrived in Vichy with disciplined troops at the ready as observers speculated the visit could steer France toward a new axis course. Abetz, Adolf Hitler’s Paris liaison, was to meet Marshal Petain, with French officials silent and censorship easing after Laval’s resignation.
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Vichy
France
Otto Abetz
Abetz
Adolf Hiler
Paris
Philippe Petain
Petain
Pierre Laval
Laval
Bad Weather Delays German Raids on Britain
London reports heavy RAF bombing of Berlin and three other reich centers last night while German raids were hampered by poor weather. A theater burning in a northwest town killed and injured unspecified numbers as several homes were destroyed. Sheffield endured another raid with fewer deaths than feared. London, Liverpool, and midlands towns faced bomb impacts, with one passenger train hit in East Anglia and a fireman wounded.
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Geman
Britain
RAF
Berlin
Reich
Midlands
Sheffield
Liverpool
Elswhere
Air Ministry
Frankfort
Frankfurt-on-the-main
Kiel
Brunen
Londo
Angalia
Italian Ship In Trouble Near Jamaica Distress Signal
The 5416-ton Italian freighter Istria pleaded for urgent assistance near Kingston Jamaica. Mackay Radio in Amagansett New York said it remained in contact with the vessel at 5 30 p m EST giving its position between Jamaica and Cuba. No cause for distress was immediately available. The Istria, owned by the Italian line, had traded between Italy United States ports and the West Indies before the war and reached Italian waters three days before Italy entered the conflict. Italian line officials said they had not received information on recent movements and suggested a possible mistake.
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Mackay Radio
Kingston
Jamaica
Mackay
Amaganzett
N. Y
Cuba
Italian Line
Italy
United States
West Indies
Nazis Pillage All France
George Litton Howe, an American banker in Paris, reports German forces have pillaged occupied France and requisition crops and goods before harvest. He describes eight million bottles of brandy taken and silk shipments from Lyons to Germany. Howe and his family were among 179 passengers from Lisbon aboard the Excalibur, which carried 5 200 sacks of mail in its voyage.
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Jersey City
N. J
France
George Litton Howe
Paris
Lyons
Germany
Hows
National City Bank
Elsie
Lucienne
Robert
Lisa
Excalibur
Lisbon
Home Battle To Build Up Italy Morale
Rome reports an intensive campaign to bolster morale in northern industry as heavy fighting continues in Albania and Libya. Italian losses occur on both sides, Greek attacks around Albania repulsed, while airstrikes hit British units in the Egyptian Libyan frontier. Fascist officials promise help for the needy, hospital visits by women, and strict rationing and price control to sustain morale.
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Vrort Capuzzo
Libya
Tme
Lae
Royal Air Force
Sallan
RAF
Bardia
Kuen
Salum
Fort Capuzzo
Britain
Middle East
Italy
Naples
High Command
Rome
Albania
Sidi Barrani
Unhakab Oly
Adelchi Serena
Mussolini
Serena
Four Dead From Basel Bombs
Basel Switzerland December 17 four persons were killed and wide spread damage followed when ten aerial bombs exploded in the city center just before midnight A bomb hit the Central Railway station but caused no casualties A second fell in Winkelried Square killing a woman running for shelter Three people were killed in Dininger suburb near the city and Basel lay shocked by the raid with anti air craft fire from across the Rhine
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Basel
Switzerland
Winkelried
Dininger
Rhine
Churchill and Lloyd George in talks on possible ambassador role
London reports say David Lloyd George met with Prime Minister Churchill amid speculation he may become ambassador to the United States. A parliamentary correspondent doubted such a posting, noting Beaverbrook’s background could appeal in Washington and a broader war cabinet reshuffle could open a vacancy Lloyd George might fill.
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London
David Lloyd George
Churchill
Lloyd George
Lord Lothian
United States
The
Press Association
Washington
Lord Beaverbrook
Laval's Fate Stirs Berlin
Madrid reports Informaciones Berlin dispatch says Laval ouster by Marshal Petain may affect Franco German relations as Germany cannot remain neutral on Vichy policy. Berlin papers print long Vichy political coverage with emphasis on Mediterranean crises.
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Madrid
Informaciones
Berlin
Pierre Laval
Marshal Petain
Germany
Vichy
Mediterranean
Alcazar
Hitler Tied By Laval's Dismissal
British and French reports suggest Hitler could be tied to Laval's dismissal, with the possible occupation of all France or imposition of harsher terms than those Laval offered, shaping the diplomatic landscape.
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Hitler
Laval
All
Hitler Sends Abetz to Vichy as Laval Dismissal Threatens France
Adolf Hitler dispatched Otto Abetz to Vichy for talks with Marshal Petain amid fear Laval’s removal could trigger either harsher German terms or full occupation. Berlin officials warn any change in the foreign ministry could reshape Franco-German relations and complicate the axis alliance. Observers note Weygand’s grip in Africa may deter immediate penalties, while Berlin weighs occupation or stricter peace terms but worries administrative burdens.
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Swizerland
Adolf Hitler
Otto Abetz
Paris
Vichy
Philippe Petain
France
Abetz
Pierre Laval
Berlin
Itney
Germany
Laval
Aney
Vichy Foreign Ministry
Retain
Europe
Avett
Petain
Axis
Weygand
French Africa
Maxime Weygand
Hitler
Italy
Mediterranean
Somerset Weather Report Summary
Daily weather record by David Grove reports 24 hour period from Sunday evening to Monday evening. Maximum temperature listed as 39 with precipitation at 0.42 inches and a previous year’s maximum of 47 and minimum of 31.
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Somerset Weather
David Grove
U. S. Weather Observer
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Péeives
Agus Seitanehacd Ags
Weather forecast across Mid-Atlantic states lowers temps
Western Pennsylvania expects snow flurries and colder conditions Tuesday and Wednesday. Maryland sees mostly cloudy skies with slightly colder temps Tuesday and Wednesday. West Virginia foresees scattered clouds and colder days. Eastern Pennsylvania remains cloudy with colder Tuesday night and Wednesday.
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Pennsylvania
Maryland
West Virginia
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