In Wellscreek House Fire Granddaughters Die
A Friday dawn fire destroyed a Wellscreek home and a summer cottage, killing Christine and Barbara Jean Baker, four and six, who slept in a temporary bedroom. Parents Mr. and Mrs. Claude Baker were badly burned trying to save them. an older son escaped by window. Coroner Sass began investigations as fire crews stretched water lines 1,500 feet to Wellscreek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amanda Baker
Wellscreek
Christine
Barbara Jean Baker
Claude Baker
Somerset Community Hospital
P. E. Sass
Boswell
Sass
Landon says Roosevelt 1940 third term plans washed up
Alf Landon declares Roosevelt cannot secure a 1940 nomination and that a third term scheme failed. He notes Democratic support against a third term and says GOP issues will focus on fiscal policy, jobs, and peace as the new campaign year opens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Alf Landon
Topeka
Kas
Alf M. Landon
Congress
Landon
G.O.P
Guffey Hinted For Federal Post Amid Senate Talk
Pittsburgh January 7 Amid 1940 Senate speculation State Chairman Lawrence predicted Democrats would retake Pennsylvania government after 1938 factional split and GOP victory Guffey attended a victory dinner honoring Kane and Rankin Jr Other potential candidates mentioned include John B Kelly Henry Ellenbogen Robert Alien and William McNair Some piecing suggests a possible Guffey appointment to a federal post to clear path for another candidate The speech praised Democratic control of state and city administrations
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
David L. Lawrence
Lawrence
Allegheny County
John J. Kane
George Rankin, Jr
Senate
Joseph F. Guffey
Guffey
John B. Kelly
Philadelphia
Kelly
Ellenbogen
Henry Eilebogen
Robert G. Alien
Greensburg
Eilenbogen
Industrial Son Side
Hilenbogen
Alien
William N. McNair
Seekig
The
Sun-Telegraph
Guffey Woud
Pennsylvania
Pitasourgi
Somerset mother dies after giving birth to twins
Mrs Myrtle Foust Heller, 40, wife of Melvin Heller of Shanleytown, died Saturday afternoon three hours after delivering twins, a boy and a girl, at the Heller home. Pulmonary embolism blamed. Twins cared for at home. both newborns under artificial feeding and named later. Survived by husband, ten children total with nine at home, and several siblings. Funeral Tuesday at the Heller home with Rev. J. A. Muncie. interment in St. John's cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset Township
Myrtle (Foust) Heller
Melvin Heller
Shanleytown
Heller
Community Hospital
Robert
North Carolina
Nellie
Melvin
Audrey
Henrietta
Frances
Elaine
Bertha
James
John
Kelly) Foust
Herbert
George
Homer Foust
Somerset
Harry Foust
Ohio
James Weaver
Gray
Heller Home
J. A. Muncie
Church of God
St. John’s Cemetery
Charles R Hauger
Somerset Mortician
Fayette Gas Well Gusher Near Uniontown
Fayette County reports a gas well near Uniontown along the National Pike producing an estimated 2,000,000 cubic feet. The well is owned by the new Penn Development Company, William Snee and others.
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Fayette
Uniontown
Fayette County
New Penn Development Company
William Snee
Kennedy Endorses Senator Guffey for Re nomination
Thomas Kennedy secretary treasurer of the United Mine Workers urged Senator Guffey of Pennsylvania to seek renomination and reelection. Kennedy praised Guffey for backing liberal legislation and liberal administration, stating he is entitled to renomination and reelection by Pennsylvanians.
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Washington
Jan
Tay Thomas Kennedy
United Mine Workers
Gul Zy
Woman clings to tree over 150 foot precipice
Cumberland Maryland reports a mountain snowstorm incident where Mrs. William B. Barrow 26 clung for over an hour to a tree overhanging a 150 foot ledge. Her companion Miss Florence O Brien 36 a Philadelphia voice teacher alerted police after descending for help. Barrow was dragged to safety by officers using ropes and fainted upon rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
William B. Barrow
Florence O’brien
Philadelphia
Actress Stays By Injured Husband In Hospital
Cornelia Otis Skinner moved to South Side Hospital to be near her husband Aiden Blodget of New York a businessman injured four weeks ago in a tobogganing accident near their St. James Long Island estate. Doctors feared amputation for his left ankle but decided it unnecessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bashore
Cornelia Otis Skinner
South Side Hospital
Aiden Blodget
New York
St. James
Long Island
Dare trio drown in Ohio River in bravado test
A white boy and two Black youths plunge through thin ice on the Ohio River attempting to prove courage. The incident ends in drowning and is reported as a tragedy tied to a dare.
Three Pittsburgh Boys Die In Ice Break on Ohio River
Jan 1 Pittsburgh report: three boys aged 10 and 11 drown after ice on the Ohio river breaks during a dare game. One companion, Jackie Roach, 13, escapes after slipping into the water. Clyde Clofer and Paul Spirko are named among the deceased, with John Usher listed as 11. River police and firemen continue searching the frigid river for the other two bodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Ohio River
Sarr
Paul Spirko
John Usher
Clyde Clofer
Jackie Roach
Merchants Plan Early Closing Meeting In Blair's City
Blair Barkman chairs a merchants committee preparing an early Saturday closing plan. A Monday 7:30 p m meeting at Penn Furniture aims to present member stores and secure public cooperation for closing at 7 30 p m to save light and heat, with many local merchants already on board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blair Barkman
Merchants’ Group
We Penn Furniture Company
Penn Furniture Co
Montgomery Ward & Co
Barkman’s Hardware
Shoemaker Bros
Haines
Lohr Appliance Co
Doherty Hardware Co
Cascio's Fruit Market Groff
Neafach’s
Polly Jane
Geo. W. Schenck Co
H. ©. Beerits’ Sons
Finnish Relief Fund Reaches 125 10 in Somerset
Five more dollars flowed into Somerset's Finnish Relief Fund over the weekend, increasing the total to 125 dollars and 10 cents. Donors include A. D. Shaffer and Nor man Maust at $2 each and Mrs. David Weimer at $1. The fund has passed the first quarter mile post toward the next hundred, with additional gifts received at the Daily American Office to be sent weekly to New York by treasurer Miss Elizabeth Kessler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset
A. D. Shaffer
Norman Maust
David Weimer
Daily American
New York
Elizabeth Kessler
Editor Joseph A. Lesher Died in Florida at 84
Joseph A. Lesher 84 longtime editor and publisher of the Huntingdon Monitor has died in Orlando Florida relatives were informed today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntingdon
Joseph A. Lesher
The
Huntingdon Monitor
Orlando
Fla
Cold wave eases as snow spreads across nation
A severe cold spell eases in most of Pennsylvania while a blanket of snow moves east. Three Pittsburgh area boys die after thin ice breaks mid river. a fourth boy survives. Two men freeze to death in the state, and multiple accidents claim lives. Airport delays and road hazards persist amid forecasts of more snow and lingering low temperatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Pennsylvania
Mercury
Ridgway
Elk County
Ohio River
Pittsburgh
Paul Spirko
John Usher
Clyde Closer
Pitts
Jackie Roach
Robert Diamond
Philadelphia
Jacob Hetrick
Sharon
Nancy Flowers
Uniontown
Mike Bohn
Harrisburg
Allentown
West Penna
Pittsburgh Automobile Club
Northwest
Erie
Kane
James Hanlon
Munhall
Robert H. Harger
Newell
Meadville
Francisco Fagio
Ridley Township
Ernest Forester
Kingston
Pennsylvania Railrown
Nanticoke
Francis Logan
Altoona
Pottsville
Minersville
Schuylkill County
Blair County
Paul Verone
West Bangor
Bangor-Pen Argyl
Joryblocks
Farmers In Dither Over Closed Roads
In early 1940 Somerset county faced a winter of cold and heavy snow with rural roads blocked and the state highway department pressured to improve secondary routes. Heavy equipment opened main roads while drifting snows and wind hampered access, a Berlin-Brothers Valley bus session ended with passengers sheltering nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset County
David Grove
Somerset
Highway Department
United States Weather Bureau
Pittsburgh
Tri-State
State Highway Department
C. Owen Beckley
Berlin-Brothers Valley
Man Found Frozen To Death In Bronx Fire Site
A 36 year old man named Patrick Cassidy was found frozen to death beside the cold ashes of a fire in a vacant Bronx lot as temperatures dropped to 13 degrees the coldest of the year. The incident occurred in New York City on January 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Patrick Cassidy
Bronx
Miller Convicted for Second Time at Slippery Rock
A jury of 11 convicted Dr. Charles Miller 48, president of Slippery Rock State Teachers College, of misfeasance and nonfeasance in office. He denied the charges, claiming he only signed vouchers and payrolls. Judge Joan H. Wilson did not set sentencing. Co-defendant David Etterer, suspended bursar, was also convicted. Juror Pontius was injured Friday and barred from jury service for four years.
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North Central States
Gulf States
South and Pacific
South Atlantic States
Georgia
Ohio River
Pittsburgh
Gallipolis
Cleveland
Cuyahoga
Bellefonte
Merle J. Setzer
Jacksonville
Centre County
J. M. Amick
Pleasant Gap
David Henry
Lock Haven
Sam Gasperoni
Hillsville
William P. Datt
Slippery Rock
Gasperoni
Datt
Slippery Rock State Teachers College
Butler County Memorial Hospital
Butler
Charles
Miller
Joan H. Wilson
Dr. Miller
David V. Etterer
Wilson
Juro Joseph Ziegler
Zelienope
Merle Pontius
Chicora
Pontius
Fleeing Japanese Troops Drown in Chinese Advance
Chinese dispatches report several hundred Japanese soldiers were machine-gunned and drowned while fleeing across a river south of Yingtak on the Canton Hankow railroad during a general Chinese push in Northern Kwantung. Chinese airplanes and ground forces aided the advance in Northern Kwantung, according to semi official sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
Yingtak
Canton-Hankow
Kwantung Province
Kwangtung
Causes Sought for Hore-Belisha Dismissal in Britain
London reports public outcry over the abrupt removal of war secretary Leslie Hore-Belisha. Parliament debates a secret session as questions focus on aristocratic influence, Cabinet pressure, and why full facts are not revealed. Chamberlain replaced Hore-Belisha with Oliver Stanley in a cabinet shake-up ahead of reconvening Parliament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Stout
London
Leslie Hore-Belisha
Chamberlain
Emanuel Shinwell
Hore-Belisha
Hore- Belisha
Per
Oliver Stanley
Rumanians Ships Stay In Port As Navy Cites Russian Maneuvers
Rumanian liner Bessarabia was ordered back to Istanbul and all merchant ships kept at Constanta amid reported Russian naval maneuvers near the Dardanelles. King Carol spoke at Chisinau warning Russia and noting Finland's resistance. Hungary reportedly offered land in Transylvania in exchange for Romanians yielding Transylvania, an offer reportedly rejected.
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Constanta
Rumania
Jan
Bessarabia
Istanbul
Black Sea
Dardanelles
Mediterranean
Red Fleet
Turkey
Russia
Carol
Chisinau
Moscow
Finland
Bessaraoa
Hungary
Transylvania
Churchill In France during RAF zone visit
Winston Churchill, directing Britain's navy as first lord, visited France to review the RAF and army trained and sent by resigned war secretary Leslie Hore-Belisha. A high ceiling prevented the mock aerial attacks, keeping planes grounded on the western front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Winston Churchill
Britain
France
Royal Air Force
Army
Leslie Hore-Belisha
Churchill
Raf
Narbeth Fire Hits Six Stores in Business District
Narbeth officials report a blaze ripping through six stores in the business district causing about 250000 in damage. Fire Chief Burgess Frank Schrepper estimated the loss as flames swept the area tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Narbeth
Narberth
Frank Schrepper
Canada to spend vast sums on war orders
Canada’s war supply board reports weekly orders averaging about 4 million dollars, including 593 airplanes built in the United States. Howe says total current orders reach roughly 65 million for war supplies plus 25 million for locomotives and cars, with plans to produce 3,000 to 4,000 aircraft engines annually and shipbuilding spending near 17 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Ont
Canada
War Supply Board
United States
Transport
Charles D. Howe
Dominion
Howe
England
Fess
150 Reds Dead Frozen on Finnish Front
News dispatches from the Salla front report a Finnish patrol discovering a detachment of 150 Russian soldiers frozen to death behind barbed wire in northwest Finland. The scene followed a surprise encounter as the enemy lay still in the snow amid bitter cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Salla
Finland
Rozen
Bomb damages Communist paper office in Stockholm
A homemade bomb exploded outside Nye Dag, the Communist newspaper in Stockholm, causing substantial property damage but no injuries. Police sealed off the area as investigators probed the incident and potential suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Nye Dag
Reds Digging In
Helsinki dispatch reports continued severe cold as Russia faces Finnish resistance on multiple fronts. A Russian ski detachment was routed at Salla with over 300 killed, and Russians dig in on the Karelian isthmus while barbed wire fortifications rise. Finland claims 12 Russian planes shot down and notes improved Finnish air offensives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn Heinzerling
Helsinki
Salla
Finland
Karelian
Mannerheim
Lake
Ladoga
Gulf of Finland
Birger Vasenius
Arctic Circle
Turku
Weather Outlook For Maryland And Nearby Regions
Maryland interior to receive moderate snow with coastal areas seeing moderate snow or rain on Monday and Tuesday. Fair, continued cold overall. Eastern Pennsylvania faces moderate snow Monday and Tuesday with generally fair skies and continued cold. Western Pennsylvania has light snow Monday and Tuesday with fair conditions. West Virginia expects light snow Monday, colder Monday night and Tuesday, with generally fair and continued cold.
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Maryland
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
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Allan
Somerset Boro
James B. Houpt
Kennedy
Merchants Plan
Ridgeway
REO
Sec’y Hore-Belisha
Somerset Weather
U. S
Weather Observer
Ceesseeeeseseseeeeneetreseres
Associated ‘Press
U. S. Weather Bureau
Spm
Boston
Parkersburg Elkins
Los Angeles
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