Simplicity To Rule At Inaugural
Harrisburg announced plans for an inaugural with utmost simplicity for Governor elect Edward Martin on January 19. The ceremony will be low cost, with no parade or formal invitations, a small grandstand, and a military tone. Justice Maxey will administer the oath, and an inaugural ball at Zembo Mosque will fund the armed forces.
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Harrisburg
Edward Martin
M. Harvey Taylor
Taylor
Martin
Pennsylvania National Guard
Indiantown Gap
Capitol Plaza
George W. Maxey
State Supreme Court
William S. Schaeffer
Zembo Mosque
John E. Shade
Department of Military Affairs
Walter G. Scott
Adams
Lynn G. Adams
Arthur H. James
Truck Kills Gas Station Worker in Front of Route 40 Station
Uniontown report says J. W. Davis Sr. aged 73 died after being struck by a truck he had just serviced in front of a gasoline station on Route 40. Investigators and police suggested the death was due to a heart attack causing him to fall beneath the vehicle. he died en route to Uniontown hospital.
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Uniontown
Route 40
Here
J. W. Davis
Pennsylvania Motor Jo Ie
Davis
Uniontown Hospital
Condition Of Christner In Critical Condition After Crash
Paul Christner, 22, eldest son of Mr and Mrs Sylvester Christner, was crushed between two trucks and severely injured on the Pennsylvania turnpike near Pittsburgh while delivering a beer load. He remains in critical condition at Community Hospital with a crushed pelvis and back injuries. His brother drove a second truck to aid and he was rushed to hospital around 10 20 p m.
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Paul Christner
Sylvester Christner
Christner
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Pittsburgh
Somerset
Midwest States Put GOP On Strong Footing In 1940 Vote
Final results show the Republicans winning 103 of 209 House seats in the 12 midwestern states and holding a national popular vote lead for the first time in 14 years. Midwest GOP totals reached 6 200 505 with 54.7 percent, while Democrats trailed. The east and far west also favored Republicans as they gained seats nationwide.
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Washington
GOP
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
Ohio
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Midwest
East
Far West
Woman Dies After Bus Sideswipes Pedestrian
A Somerset bus en route to Pittsburgh struck Mrs. James Freeman 50 of Freeman Falls Westmoreland County Thursday morning about 10 am. She stepped between two parked trucks into the bus path and died at Frick Memorial hospital from a fractured skull.
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Somerset
Pittsburgh
James Freeman
Freeman Falls
Westmoreland County
Alvie Harkcom
Kimberly Avenue
Acme
Freeman
Harkcom
Donors Named for Mary S. Biesecker Library Christmas Tree
Donors to the Mary S. Biesecker public library are acknowledged on the annual Friends of the Library Christmas tree. The listings include gifts of money, adult and juvenile books, magazines, and newspapers from Somerset and nearby towns, with thanks to local clubs and individuals.
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Mary S. Biesecker Public Library
Marian Shaukis
John I. Scull
Virginia Campbell
G. C. Winslow
Richard Carr
Time Magazine
George Krebs
Fortune and Horticulture
Father Manning
Catholic Digest
A. M. Matthews
Time
Saturday Evening Post
Simon K. Uhl
Fortune
Somerset Rotary Club
Somerset Daily American
Somerset County Times
Christian Science Monitor
First National Bank of Somerset
Memorial Library
Frederick W. Biesecker
Food for North Africa Arrives in French Ports
In Algiers on Christmas Day 12 000 tons of foodstuffs and other materials for civilian distribution arrived at North African ports. The goods will be apportioned to merchants for sale to civilians.
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North Africa
Algiers
American Airmen Destroy 24 Planes at Munda in Solomons
Washington reports American airmen achieved a major success over Japan at Munda in the central Solomon Islands. Twelve divisions claim 24 enemy planes destroyed and 14 shot down with 10 more blown up on the ground. Allied losses totaled two planes. The raid, part of a two week campaign, aimed to hammer the Munda base and shrink Japs’ air strength in the South Pacific.
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John M. Higittower
Wasilengton
Americal
Munda
Solomon Islands
Navy
Cenras Unique
Guadalcanal
Soithess
South Pacific
Solomons
Army
Marine
Small Scale Quick Raids Strike German Convoy
On the Tunisian front a British paratroop company ambushed a German convoy on the Beja Mateur road Nov 17 18, killing six, wounding five, and taking eight prisoners with one sergeant wounded. The raid used mines mortars and anti tank bombs, lasting about 20 minutes.
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William B. King
Beja Mateur
Jap Air Force Is Weakened Says U S General In India
Brig. Gen. Clayton L. Bissell, commander of U S air forces in India, Burma and China, said the Japanese air force has been materially weakened. He noted deterioration in Burma and occupied China, with enemy planes forced to move quickly between hot airfields as U S planes increase combat missions.
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New Delhi
India
Clayton L. Bissell
U. S
Burma
China
Bissell
Bissel
Russians Drive Deep Into Middle Don Front Near Stalingrad
Russian forces claim a 15 mile advance in the Kotelnikovski sector southwest of Stalingrad and report 14 500 German casualties or captures, part of a broader Don offensive that has reclaimed territory across the region and moved toward Rostov.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Kotelnikovski
Stalingrad
Middle Don
Red Army
Don
Ukraine
Rostov
Russia
Caucasus
Don Steppe
Don Basin
Stalingrad-Kilinaya
Stalin
Vyacheslav Molotsov
Terek-Caucasus
Lake Limen
Volshoy
Leningrad
Nalchik
Terek
Central Caucasus Mountains
Ardon
Kadogoron
Nogkau
Alagir
Dzurikau
Assassination of Admiral Darlan Shocks Dakar
News from Dakar French West Africa reports the assassination of Admiral Jean Darlan in Algiers. The event unsettles residents and U S troops who arrived recently, as Darlan had aided American entry to the post area and was warmly received during his visit. Soldiers and sailors in Dakar discuss the shock and honor the admiral’s influence.
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Joseph Morton
Dakar
French West Africa
Algiers
Jean Darlan
Darlan
U S
Oxy
Veteran Becker 95 Dies in Strausstown
Captain Samuel B. Becker, 95, the last Civil War veteran in Berks county, died at his Strausstown home on Christmas Eve.
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Reading
Samuel B. Becker
Darlan Slayer to be Shot this Morning
A French military tribunal condemned the assassin of Admiral Jean Darlan to death and he faces execution this morning in Algiers. The youth, of French nationality with an Italian mother, confessed and claimed no accomplices, with letters exchanged with his mother cited by Reuters.
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London
Jean Darlan
Reuters
Algiers
Italy
Tunisian Front Activity Grows Amid Winter Rain
United States and Allied forces push in Tunisia as rain loosens mud and heavy tanks await solid footing. High ground northeast of Medjez-El-Bab remains key as Rommel’s forces report repulsed attacks with prisoners and matériel left behind. French and Moroccan units press west of Medjez-El-Bab toward Sousse. leaflets and mobilization plans surface amid limited Libyan-front news.
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London
United States War Department
Washington
Mediez-El-Bar
Tunis
Bizerte
Med-El-Bab
Tunisia
Rome
United Nations
Kairousa
Medjez-El-Bab
Sousse
Marshal Rommel
Morocco
United States
Reuters
Rommel
Cairo
Gulf of Sirte
King George VI Christmas Message Urges Empire Unity
In a Christmas address to Britons worldwide King George VI emphasizes the empire's importance amid war. He notes distant subjects overseas and reflects on what has been learned from the conflict, urging continued unity and resilience.
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London
George VI
Eisenhower rushes to consult on Darlan successor
General Eisenhower cuts short Christmas visit to Tunisian front to discuss a successor to assassinated Admiral Darlan with French leaders in Algiers. Giraud and Nogues named among potential leaders as imperial council to review the political situation. Funeral rites planned in Algiers with United States and British troops likely to attend.
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Noland Norgaard
Algiers
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Jean Darlan
Eisenhower
Darlan
George C. Marshall
U.S. Army
Giraud
North Africa
Imperial Council
French Africa
Nogues
Auguste Nogues
Morocco
Darlan’s Death Tests Allied Resolve in Africa
Washington weighs whether the Darlan assassination was Axis inspired as Eisenhower faces a dual task to prove that quitters of Hitler can live and that French allies in Africa will be protected. Roosevelt denounced the murder as cowardly and the question of its motive hangs over strategic plans for Tunisia and supply lines.
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Wade Werner
Washington
Jean Darlan
Algiers
Africa
Roosevelt
Dwight D. Hisenhower
Theugh
Darlan
Axis
Hitler
Vichy
America
Eisenhower
General Eisenhower
Tunisia
Somerset Weather Report Summary
The report records daily temperatures from 5:30 p.m. Thursday to 5:30 p.m. Friday with noted maximum and minimum values and precipitation. It attributes data to David Grove, U S Weather Observer, and references the prior year’s temperatures for context.
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David Grove
U. S. Weather Observer
BABS
Sinesertorcers Snrern
Econesuscenaes
Mae Peru O
Seean
Weather Outlook for Mid Atlantic States Saturday
Eastern Pennsylvania expects rain or snow with colder conditions on Saturday. Western Pennsylvania sees snow in the north and rain or snow in the south, with colder air in the north and east. West Virginia will be colder in the north with little change in temperature on Saturday. Maryland forecasts rain on Saturday ending in the west during the afternoon with moderate temperatures.
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Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Maryland
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