Bells and Whistles Welcome New Year in Somerset
New Year dawned in Somerset with bells, car horns, and fireworks as residents celebrated. A baby born at midnight joined Mr. and Mrs. Somerset’s family, while the Somerset Country Club hosted the largest party with Paul Orpet and his orchestra. Trinity Lutheran church held watchnight services and a Governorate midnight show drew crowds.
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Somerset
Iinie
Diamond
Main Street
County Country Club
Somerset Country Club
Paul Orpét
Trinity Lutheran Church
Governorate
Berlin
Frankfort
Auto collision victim dies as others injured near Warren
Cecil Mealey aged 22 dies after a Monday automobile collision six miles west of Warren. Martin Anderson aged 40 is in critical condition with a punctured lung. Harry Brown Floyd Gray and Mealey’s father are injured but not seriously. John Dolan of Erie, driver in one car, unhurt.
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Warren
Cecil Mealey
Martin Anderson
Harry Brown
Floyd Gray
Mealey
John Dolan
Erie
Absconder from Mansfield Reformatory Captured In Cold
One of 13 inmates who fled Mansfield Ohio reform school last night was caught in bad shape after spending the night outdoors in rain and snow. Chief of Police J W McWilliams said the man, 29 year old Mike Byskiski was found near the city in a prety poor condition.
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Freedom
Mike Bykoski
Mansfield
Ohio
Chi F
J. W. McWilliams
Masses Planned in Boswell and Somerset Churches
Father John P. Manning announces Masses at St. Joseph's Boswell at 9 15 this morning and at St. Peter's Somerset at 11 today, feast of the Circumcision of Our Lord observed.
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John P. Manning
St. Joseph's Church
Boswell
St. Peter’s Church
Somerset
World greets New Year amid war and vows for 1941
As 1940 ends, leaders across the globe vow to press on amid conquest and loss. Hitler promises a great victory, Churchill warns of more hardship, Petain laments hunger, Mussolini stays quiet, and Roosevelt pledges America as the arsenal of democracy. The United States braces for defense material demand while the world rings in the new year with Auld Lang Syne and wishes for those overseas.
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Associated Press
London
Germany
Mussolini
France
Philippe Petain
United States
Roosevelt
Japan
Italy
Australia
New York
Pittsburgher Hurt In One Car Accident
Edward Rudis, 26, of Pittsburgh, was slightly injured in a one car crash on the Somerset county section of the Pennsylvania Turnpike late Tuesday afternoon. He received treatment at Somerset Community hospital for a cut eyelid and was allowed to continue. He listed 725 Moravian Street, Pittsburgh, as his address.
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Edward Rudis
Pittsburgh
Rodman
Somerset County
Somerset Community Hospital
Rudis
Moravian Street
Car Crash Near City Limits Sends Many to Hospital
Two cars collided head on near the western city limits at 2 40 this morning ending New Year celebrations. At least six occupants were injured and rushed to Somerset Community Hospital as investigators and police worked at the icy center of the road. Residents gathered outside the hospital awaiting word on loved ones.
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Someret
Somerset
Two Crew Men Believed Dead in Pacific Train Plunge
A Santa Fe freight train running from San Diego to Los Angeles derailed near Del Mar California plunging the locomotive and 17 cars off a cliff into the Pacific Ocean. Engineer G A Dunham and Fireman C W Walden of Los Angeles were listed as dead, conductor R Light escaped. Cause of the crash was unknown.
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del Mar
Calif
Santa Fe
San Diego
Los Angeles
Pacific Ocean
Sorrento
G. A. Dunham
C. W. Walden
R. ©. Light
Miners Rescued After 18 Hours Trapped in Indiana Mine
Five miners trapped for 18 hours by a 170 foot roof collapse near McIntyre Indiana were rescued in good condition just before six pm. The group Edgar Swan Louis Canton J Fulmer L Satchell and Paul Cochran worked their way out as rescue crews shored the shaft and provided air water and food.
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Edgar Gerald Swan
Louis Canton
McIntyre
J. Fulmer
Livermore
Leland Satchell
Loader
Blairsville
R. D
Paul Cochran
Kent Number 2
Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Company
Mies
Canon
Davis Davis Davis linked to No Foreign War committee in peace bid
Senator Lee accused W R Davis of New York oil dealings with German interests before World War II and of backing a phony peace drive to pull Germany out of danger. Lee described the No Foreign War committee as a Nazi inspired effort to weaken US defense and aid to Britain.
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Washington
Lee
D-Okla
No Foreign War Committee
Verne Marshall
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Geman
Lie
Davis
White House
Germany
Marshall
Yegerday
W. R. Davis
New York
State Department
Department
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Africa
London
Ben
Mexico
No Foreign Wars Committee
America
Britain
Marshall calls for agenda of Davis in peace plan
Verne Marshall of the No Foreign War committee demanded the State Department publish the agenda for an economic peace that W. R. Davis handed to A. A. Berle Jr. in October 1939. He argued public release is needed to assess feasibility and intent of Berlin negotiations and Roosevelt mediation.
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Verne Marshall
Roosvelt
State Department
W. R. Davis
Marshal
Marshall
A. A. Berle, Jr
Poland
Ben
Scandinavia
Low Countries
Belgium
Britain
France
Berlin
Roosevelt
White House
Washington
Student Nurse III From Somerset Hospital Illness Update
Miss Helen Moskey of 149 East Catherine Street, a student nurse at West Penn hospital in Pittsburgh, visiting over the holidays with her parents, became ill late Monday night and was moved to Somerset Community hospital Tuesday as a medical patient. Her condition Tuesday evening was fairly good.
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Helen Moskey
East Catherine Street
West Penn Hospital
Pittsburgh
Somerset Community Hospital
New Year Celebrations Amid London Blackout and War Buildup
Londoners welcomed 1941 under blackout skies near St Pauls as bombs fell Sunday night. Crowds in West End sang Auld Lang Syne while fire crews fought blazes. Herbert Morrison urged civil defense work and a home guard, with compulsory fire watching and penalties for neglect. A RAF official warned of possible German invasion in March if air superiority fails.
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London
St. Paul's Cathedral
Hitler
Piccadilly
Big Ben
Herbert Morrison
Home Security
George Wilkinson
Lennon
Guidall
Royal Air Force
Britain
Butt
British Fast Taking Air Superiority
Jersey City December 31 Henry Ogen aviation executive who helped assemble U S planes in England says Britain is ahead of Germany in aircraft and will win the war if more U S aid continues He cites speed range and maneuverability as American advantages Francis W Hickman notes light British bombs seemed ineffective despite claims of extensive Berlin raids Three AP correspondents on leave William G McGuffin Dwight L Pitkin Taylor Henry and Axel Gorm Andersen arrive with nurse Helen Cederlind in New York City
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John A. Moroso III
Jersey City
N. J
Henry Ogen
Los Angeles
England
Britain
Germany
United States
Libony
Lisbon
Ogden
Francis W. Hickman
Cotton Trade Journal of
New Orleans
Berlin
Hickman
Lockheed
Associated Press
Paris
France
London
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David City
Neb
Dwight L. Pitkin
Altamont
Ill
Louisville
Taylor Henry
Mineola
Te’xas
Axel Gorm Andersen
Norway
Helen Cederlind
New York
Axel
3500 German Planes Down in 1940 Year End Review
Britain reports over 3500 enemy planes shot down in 1940 across Britain seas and French coast. The Air Ministry adds Britain lost 1059 fighters but more than 400 pilots survived to fly again.
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London
Britain
British
Air Ministry
British Ship Zeal Torpedoed Off Dakar, Radio Says
Mackay radio reported a message that the British ship Zeal was torpedoed about 250 miles northwest of Dakar, Africa. Position given was 15 43 N, 20 24 W, heard around 6:40 p.m. est. Lloyds and Jane's lists did not show a deal.
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New York
Mackay Radio Tonight
Zeal
Dakar
Africa
Lloyd’s Register of Shipping
Jane's Fighting Ships
Corfu Under Italian Bombs In Tunnels Of Despair
Delayed dispatch from Corfu describes 6000 residents living in cave shelters since November 1 as Italian air raids devastate the island. Bombs have killed about 99 and wounded many, with vast areas uninhabitable and churches ruined. Greek relief funds aid thousands while tunnel dwellers endure damp months, yet vow to resist.
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Corfu
Ionian Isles
Compiello
Saint Spiridions
Kingdom Come
Great Britain Sees War Spending At 38 Million Daily
Britain projects daily war outlay averaging 38 million dollars for the current fiscal year ending March 31 yarding a total outlay of 13.864 billion dollars. In the week ending December 10 spending peaked at 62.56 million dollars as revenue climbs to 8.424 billion dollars aided by a 40 percent gain from the purchase tax.
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London
Great Britain
Treasury
Britain
Bowman Jailed on Check Charges
Harvey Bowman age 27 of Boynton was committed to Somerset county jail Tuesday on charges of forging checks and passing counterfeit and forged checks, according to information filed before Justice of the Peace C. A. Maust of Salisbury.
Hitler promises total victory in 1941
Berlin dispatch reports Hitler pledging 1941 will bring the greatest victory for Germany and its allies. He asserts God supports their cause and denies world conquest, while Nazi leaders accuse Roosevelt and Allied leaders of fabricating lies as they vow continued war and stronger armed forces.
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Alvin J. Steinkopf
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Reich
Roosevelt
Hitler
Germany
Italy
Cenptre
Paehker
Europe
Roosevelt Hitler
Pease
Somerset Daily Weather Report Summary
Daily weather data from Somerset reports temperatures for 24 hours ending 5:30 p m Tuesday with maximum and minimum values. Earlier figures from the previous year are also referenced for comparison.
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Somerset Weather
David Grove
U. Weather Observer
Weather Outlook for Mid-Atlantic States
West Virginia sees cloudy skies with warmer temperatures and rain in the north and south portions. Western Pennsylvania reports occasional light rain in the south and mixed rain or snow in the north, followed by rain and mild warmth. Maryland experiences cloudy conditions with rain in the west Wednesday and in the east Wednesday night, then rain and warmer Thursday.
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West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Maryland
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