January Draft Quota Set At 3 287 In Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania learns it must furnish 3 287 draftees for a year of training in January. Inductions scheduled Jan 11 through Jan 31 at Philadelphia Wilkes Barre Harrisburg Altoona and Pittsburgh with 920 657 362 325 1 019 men across stations.
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Flori Inquest Set For Saturday In Windber
The inquest into the death of 66 year old Windber resident Frank Flori will be held Saturday at 1 30 PM in Windber. Coroner F E Sass announced the inquest after Flori died in Windber hospital from a fractured skull two days after being struck by a car driven by Windber resident Nicholas Delisa.
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Freighter Flying Fish Recovers Signal Canceling SOS
The American freighter Flying Fish reported it had picked up a signal cancelling an SOS from the Greek freighter Potaro, in a Dec 20 radio message from Rio de Janeiro.
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Senator Wheeler warns against loaning war materiel to Britain
San Francisco December 20 Senator Wheeler criticizes President Roosevelts plan to lend guns boats aircraft and munitions to Great Britain calling it the first step toward making the United States a military oligarchy He argues such loans would drag the US into every new war and questions the Johnson act workaround while noting he supports Britain but not as a US defense line. He favors direct involvement over lending materials if the war is considered Americas to fight.
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Great Britain
Bank teller pleads guilty in embezzlement case
In Norwalk Connecticut Charles F Wicke a 36 year old bank teller admitted stealing 73289 from South Norwalk Savings Bank and spent the funds on horse races and stocks He was bound over to the January term of Superior Court and jailed on 25000 bond automatically held for the high court Two items also note the S S Western Prince mail loss torpedoed off the Irish coast on December 14 by Albert Goldman master
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Roosevelt creates production office to speed defense output
President Roosevelt names William Knudsen as director of a new production management office for defense with Sidney Hillman as assistant and Henry Stimson and Frank Knox as members. The four man agency will coordinate raw materials purchasing and delivery priorities while the defense commission remains to link civilian life to the effort. The move seeks speed in wartime production, though officials warn full impact will take days to unfold.
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War On Zero Weather In Albanian Mt
Associated Press correspondent J Wes Gallagher describes a harsh northern Albanian front where Greek and Italian troops endure a trench war amid freezing conditions. The scene follows a perilous patrol into a village under shelling, with officers. soldiers sharing tea, and a bold young Greek subaltern earning praise for a close defense.
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Strict enforcement of 1941 dog license law urged
Charles Dunkle, Bedford district dog control officer, announced in Somerset that strict enforcement of the 1941 dog license law will begin after January 15, 1941. Licenses are on sale at the county treasurer, and every dog owner must display a 1941 tag by January 15. Dunkle said agents will soon be deployed in Somerset county for enforcement.
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For That Holiday Arty Fun Shop Novelties and Prizes
The Fun Shop on West Patriot Street offers novelties tricks souvenirs jokes and prizes for the holiday season. Shoppers find playful wares and gag items perfect for gifts and gatherings.
Adriatic Swept With No Dissent
London reports British warships swept the Adriatic without challenge from Italian ships or merchants. The operation included a bombardment of Valona in Albania and a feint against Taranto’s region, with heavy shells and little opposition. Bardia in Libya was aflame from Dec 15 as British forces pressed naval support for the army.
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British surround Bardia as reinforcements move up
Cairo report says British forces encircle Bardia 30 miles inside Libya with about 20 000 Italian troops trapped behind 17 mile defenses. RAF bombings continue and ships support the assault while Derna is left in flames.
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Bombs fall near Dublin as war reachesthe capital
Two bombs from an unidentified raider fell within seven miles of Dublin injuring three people and damaging several houses in the suburb of Dun Laoghaire. A second attack in Monaghan damaged two farms and injured a farmer. Plane flew in from the harbor dropping a flare before the blasts.
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Liverpool Hit Hard By Night Bombs In WWII Raid
London dispatch reports the Luftwaffe delivered the Merseyside area its worst bombing of the war. A hotel in Liverpool was struck injuring diners while commercial districts suffered glass and debris. Hospitals in the east Midlands and northwest towns reported hits without shown casualties.
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Confusion In Defense Posts Calls for Joint Probe
Rep Dirksen of Illinois urged the new Congress to form a joint Senate House committee to investigate the national defense lag. He described defense leadership as bogged down by confusion and chaos and called for stronger action after touring Washington defense establishments.
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Halifax to Washington New British Ambassador Named
The Daily Mail declared that Lord Halifax would become the new British ambassador to the United States. Halifax, foreign minister under both Chamberlain and Churchill, will be succeeded by War Minister Anthony Eden. The report notes Halifax faced criticism for his handling of foreign policy and his stance toward Russia.
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Greeks Repel Italians in Mountain Front Near Tepeleni
Greek forces pushed Italian units from Tepe leni and Klisura mountains as snowbound fronts pressed. Artillery shelled mountain emplacements while RAF bombers roared over Valona and Durazzo ports. Allied raids pummeled Albanian coast amid harsh winter weather and mounting Italian withdrawals.
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Polish Army Chiefs Flee Prison Camp
BUCHAREST December 20. Marshal Edward Smigly-Rydz of Poland, who escaped to Romania after the 1939 invasion, is reported to have fled again from a Yugoslav prison camp. An undetermined number of high ranking officers imprisoned with him are said to have escaped, with Smigly-Rydz reportedly smuggled aboard a Black Sea steamer bound for Turkey.
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British Battle Fleet Bombards Valona in 100 Shell Raid
From a wartime account aboard a British battleship I witness the Dec 20 raid on Valona Albania. One-ton shells unleash destructive fires on docks ships and warehouses as 15 inch guns fire in salvoes. The bombardment supports Greek forces and dominates the Adriatic approaches.
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Somerset Weather Reported Daily by David Grove
Daily weather summary for Somerset by David Grove shows a 24 hour period from 5:30 p m Thursday to 5:30 p m Friday with a maximum of 45 and a minimum of 22. Precipitation figures are unclear due to garbled text. A comparison notes last year’s temps at 54 and 30 for maximum and minimum respectively.
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Somerset Weather
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S. Weather Observer
Weather forecast for Pennsylvania Maryland West Virginia and surrounding areas
Western Pennsylvania faces cloudy skies with light rain in the northeast as Saturday begins and is slightly colder by Sunday. Maryland expects some cloudiness Saturday and Sunday with a cooler west portion Saturday night. West Virginia reports cloudy, cooler conditions in the northwest tonight and Sunday. Eastern Pennsylvania sees clouds with light rain in the north Saturday and Saturday night, then partly cloudy Sunday.
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