Rakoczys Held for Grand Jury After Seanor Stabbing
Coroner's jury in Somerset recommends Frank and John Rakoczy be held for grand jury action in the stabbing death of Barney Niovich 23 of Seanor miner. Niovich died after a brawl on December 22. The Rakoczys are in Somerset county jail awaiting next criminal term after a hearing before Justice Schmucker.
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Barney Niovich
Seanor
Frank
John Rakoczy
Paint Borough
Somerset Court
Rakoczy Brothers
Somerset County
Justice of the Peace
R. J. Schmucker
Holsopple
Nievich
Windber
H. C. Jacobs
Elmer Schmeyer
Somerset
Rist
Martin Rist
Seaner
Niovich
Rakoczys
Charles Hart
Hart
Ovich
Jacobs
Grant Inauguration Pageant Draws Morning Crowds
Reporters describe the 1869 inauguration procession for Ulysses S. Grant as the largest military display Washington ever saw. Attendees paid up to 50 dollars for window views while veterans from the Mexican War Civil War and War of 1812 joined the parade.
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Central Press
Pennlvania Avenue
Grant
Washington
CIO Votes To Tie Up Defense at Ranger Aircraft
Farm indale N Y workers at Ranger aircraft engines division of Fairchild Airplane and Engine Corp voted to strike starting Thursday night potentially idling about 200 employees. Local 661 of the United Automobile Workers seeks a 5 cent hourly raise for all workers and a wage scale increase from 50 to 55 cents starting pay, with a 65 cent top after 90 days, while the company proposes delaying the top raise for a year.
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Farmingdale
N. Y
CSO
Ranger Aircraft Engines
Fairchid Airplane and Engine Corporation
United Automobile Workers of America
National Defuse Commission
Somerset Borough Council Approves Five New Street Lights
Somerset borough council met Monday evening and authorized erection of five street lights four on streets including High and Tayman Avenue and one on Saylor Street. They directed a tentative budget and approved bills totaling 4957.42. A special meeting will hear the budget next Monday evening per Borough Secretary Richard Pile.
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Somerset Borough
High Street
Saylor Street
Tayman Avenue
Richard Pile
Two Victims Found From Carbon Monoxide Gas in Oak Valley
Police and fire crews found Mr Joseph Jacobs dead and his wife unconscious in their Oak Valley home after neighbors reported missing for two days. Coroner Jones said a defective basement water heater released deadly fumes. The couple, about 60, were transported for treatment.
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Canonsburg
Joseph Jacobs
Oak Valley
Jams B. Jones
Four Fayette Men Sentenced for Garage Still Operation
Pittsburgh Jan 6 Four Fayette county men were jailed by Judge Gibson for operating a garage still. Annio Siolo of Republic and Louis Brotini of Uniontown each got nine months. Angelo Boccacio of Chestnut Ridge received two months, and Lloyd Kuhns of Uniontown four months. Mancini had served six months and Edward Marconi was acquitted.
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Pittsburgh
Fayette County
R. M. Gibson
Dominic Mahcini
Uniontown
Annilo Siolo
Republic
Louis Brtolini
Angelo Boccacio
Chestnut Ridge
Lloyd Kuhns
Mancini
Edward Marconi
Somerset School Board Faces Tax Distribution Debate
The Somerset borough school board met at Somerset High School to discuss tax income and expenditures during the first regular 1941 session. After handling current business they tackled the issue of tax distribution.
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Somerset Borough School Board
Somerset High School
Hospitals Held Freed From Union Labor Rulings
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court upheld a lower court restraining order blocking unions from asserting rights against hospitals and barred elections among hospital workers. It also allowed state takeover of county mental institutions without compensation and affirmed a jail term for two officials in a bonded contracts case. Justice Linn wrote the mental institution ruling. Justice Patterson dissented without opinion.
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William M. Blair
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Labor Board
High Tribunal
James P. Kirk
Pittsburgh
Victor Skok
Western Pennsylvania
George H. Earle
Dauphin County
Karl EB. Richards
Richards
Allegheny County
CIO Hospital Workers Union
State
County and Municipal Workers of America
AFL Hospital Service
AFL
The
Supreme Court
Kephart
Hospital Association of Pennsylvania
John E. Kephart
CIO Union
Commonwealth
William M. Linn
Marion D. Patterson
Secretary of Welfare
E. Arthur
British Churchill May Leap Moves To Bengasi
A report notes Churchill may pivot toward Bengasi as a first move toward new policy. In Cre ation Of 3 New Execu tives outlines a draft for labor structure and government actions.
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Churchill
Bengasi
British Drive Near Tobruk Puts Libya Campaign In View
British desert forces threaten Tobruk as air raids pound the Libyan port. Reports say 30,000 Italian troops captured at Bardia and over 80,000 Italians killed or taken since operations began. Royal Navy and RAF support push westward toward Benghazi and Tripoli as Italian defenses crumble.
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Italy
Libya
Cairo
Egypt
Tobruk
Royal Air Force
400Ruk
Bardiargion
Vineu
Surwa
Uas
Nodolo Gradani
Nova Aii.ca
Nas Jost
Briuso Lepoiig
Bae
Bengasi
Royal Navy
Wilson
Tropik
Dardia
Saia Barus
Serul Harbor
Tripoli
Cirenaica
RAF
Rome
Marsal Graziani
Rodolfo Gragiani
Air Ministry
Churchill Creates Three Wartime Executive Bodies
Britain forms three new executive groups under Labor Minister Bevin, Minister of Supply Rae Duncan, and Arthur Greenwood to speed production import flows and postwar planning. Sir John Anderson chairs the coordinating group of defense home and food policy chiefs with the war cabinet.
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Britain
Churchill
Ernest Bevin
Andrew Rae Duncan
Arthur Greenwood
Andrew
Devin
Bevin
No. 10 Downing Street
Anderson
War Cabinet
John Anderson
Production Council
Lord Beaverbrook
Oliver Lyttleon
Board of Trade
Sir Andrew
A. V. Alexander
The
Admiralty
Lyttleton
Lord Woolton
Greenwood
Greeks Push To Valona Seize Prisoners In Albania Action
Greek soldiers pushing toward the Albanian coast near Valona repelled Italian blackshirt units and gained in the Klisura area. A government spokesman said Greeks captured more than 200 prisoners while the high command reported renewed patrols and air activity.
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Athens
Valona
Klisura
McKee Glass strike ends with workers returning to jobs
A two day strike involving 1,000 employees at the McKee Glass company halted defense order work and ended as workers returned to their jobs awaiting a grievance settlement at a conference.
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Jeannette
McKee Glass Company
Roosevelt Urges Swift Armament Build Up in Congress
President Roosevelt's message warns that American security is highly threatened and urges rapid expansion of armament production. He criticizes appeasement and selfish interests, calls for sacrifices to aid nations opposing aggressors, and stresses unity of free nations in a cooperative world order.
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Washington
Jan
Roosevelt
Congress
British Bomber Sinks Italian Submarines in Bordeaux Harbor
British bombers sunk or seriously damaged Italian submarines at Bordeaux according to the air ministry round up. The bulletin notes raids across Brest Turin Milan and Durazzo and Valona with factories moving south and east, while German raids on England reduced due to weather.
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London
Straits of
Dover
RAF
England
France
Frente
Italy
Air Ministry
Brest
Germany
Norway
Turin
Piat Automobile
Aegean
Reds To Resist German Push Through Bulgaria
In Sofia reports said joint Russian Turkish resistance to any German advance through Bulgaria remained likely tonight despite German claims Russia agreed to allow Nazi entry. Russian diplomats noted, however, that Turkish forces in Thrace stood ready near the frontier while unconfirmed Belgrade reports tied Russia to a possible concession.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
USSIA
Russian Commissariat of Foreign Affairs
Thrace
Belgrade
Russia
Germany
Finland
Moldavia
Bessarabia
Aluosia
Adolf Hitler
London Hit by Daylight Luftwaffe Raids
Light German fighter-bombers attacked London three times today amid daylight alarms. RAF clashed with the Germans as bombs hit East Anglia and southeastern approaches to London. A civilian was killed in a London office building amid the daylight raids.
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London
East Anglia
Royal Air Force
Strait of Dover
British Warship Terror Bombards Bardia to Tame Italians
The British 7200 ton Monitor Terror shells Libyan coast batteries and Italian supply lines near Bardia, delivering 140 tons of explosives on January 3 as part of a coastal bombardment that aided a British army advance. The operation, supported by gunboats Ladybird and Aphis, targeted trucks and fortifications, demoralizing Italian forces and signaling the fall of the port stronghold.
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Abard
Bardia
Terror
Ladybird
Aphis
Wat Ilhan
Sandy Platau
Ilan
Monitor
Italans
Apris
Roosevelt urges swift armament push to defeat axis
President Roosevelt told Congress that rapid expansion of armament production is essential to defeat the Axis, pledging ships planes and tanks, increased taxes, and more domestic measures. He outlined four domestic actions and warned against appeasement while stressing unity in defending freedom worldwide. The address drew strong reactions from lawmakers as it opened with a call to mobilize for a sustained global conflict.
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Washington
Presiden Roosvelt
Congress
Americas
Dion
Barkley
D-Ky
Austin
R-Vi
Kilender
D-La
Tinkham
R-Mass
England
Senate
House
Inel
Roosevelt
Olav
Martha
Norway
Tiree
Weather Forecast for West Virginia and nearby states
Weather outlook shows increasing cloudiness and rising temperatures in West Virginia Tuesday, then light snow Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. Eastern Pennsylvania trends to fair Tuesday, with clouds and milder Tuesday night, plus light snow or rain expected Wednesday in the southeast and light snow in the west and north. Maryland sees increasing cloudiness Tuesday, easing Tuesday night, Wednesday bringing light rain and warmer coastal areas, with interior light rain or snow. Western Pennsylvania remains cloudy Tuesday, followed by light snow Tuesday night and Wednesday with slightly milder Tuesday night temperatures.
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West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Maryland
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