20 Jun 1942
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Newspaper
Somerset Daily American
Location
Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1942
Page
1
The Somerset county institutional district faces a damages award dispute over land appropriated for the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Judge Norman T. Boose heard arguments from county, Turnpike Commission, and state welfare counsel on ownership, procedure, and adequacy of the viewers’ award.
The state department released a list of American diplomats and newspaper men repatriated from Japanese controlled territory in the Far East. Hubert P. Ferrell of Boswell, an attaché in Peiping, is among those named. he has spent nearly two years abroad.
Two drownings reported at Point Marion include two year old Sarash Watson who fell into a water crock in her home and died. Horton Brewer aged 26 was found floating in the Cheat river after being missing since Monday. Coroner Harrington stated Brewer probably killed himself due to illness.
The body of Francis Bryant, 34, home economics teacher at New Kensington high school, was identified in Pittsburgh. She had been missing since November 6 and her abandoned car was found on Freeport Road near Hulton bridge five days after her disappearance. Identification relied on a dental plate made by Dr. O Huffman.
The Somerset county board of the Pennsylvania department of public assistance chose Foster D. Custer of Davidsville as executive director to replace Richard H. Krissinger, who resigns to become a Red Cross field representative. Custer, head of the relief work division since 1939, will serve temporarily until state approval.
Vatican sources said Pope Pius XII was feverish with bronchial catarrh and canceled all audiences until next week. Church officials indicated there is no cause for anxiety and the illness reflects the strain of his many engagements.
The report describes fighter pilots who were shot down in the Coral Sea battle and later rescued. It notes Stanley John ston aboard the Lexington and the sequence of events from initial failings to heroic recoveries as the carrier battles unfolded.
Moscow dispatches report massive German bombardment against Sevastopol with heavy tank and air support. Russian communiques claim repulse and no major changes outside Sevastopol while noting continued battles on northern Crimean approaches.
London reports portray Churchill pressing Roosevelt for larger American aid to stabilize the Mediterranean front. Axis victories in Libya push the Middle East high on UN strategy as commando raids and heavy air attacks loom. Allies hope a foothold could hasten a broader invasion, with Russia urging sustained supply lines to Britain and the Caucasus.
British defeat in Libya attributed to Rommel’s larger 88 mm guns and superior tanks. Critics say Eighth Army lacked enough 28 ton US tanks and depended on light cruisers with weak 2 pounder guns. Lessons include tank tactics and limits of air power after initial RAF advantage.
Tass reports two Russians Georgi Pavlov and Leonid Kornilov convicted in Ankara on charges of organizing a plot against German envoy Franz von Papen. Tass says the verdict stems from a Gestapo plot and strains Russian Turkish ties. Kornilov identified as transport counsellor and Istanbul commercial representative. Two other defendants received ten years after turning state's evidence.
Berlin radio said 13 or 14 American warplanes flew over Turkish territory on their way to the Black Sea coast and were fired on by Turkish anti aircraft batteries. The shooting occurred in the coast district during Thursday evening, according to Ankara reports heard in New York by CBS.
Allied fliers bombed a Japanese transport in Rabaul harbor New Britain scoring three hits. The headquarters in Australia said three bombs hit a bomber group on the Rabaul airdrome and other ships in the harbor likely damaged.
Cuba and the United States signed a treaty of military cooperation in Havana on June 19. The accord provides for a near Havana air base for training United States and British fliers and for anti submarine operations. Cuba acts as a co belligerent ally in the joint war effort against the axis nations.
The piece notes Roosevelt and Churchill were meeting in Washington on war strategy with secrecy, while speculation grows about a British American invasion of Europe and a large Middle East expedition. It highlights shifting battles in the Pacific after Coral Sea and Midway and fears for Libya as German forces bolster in the Mediterranean.
Axis submarines in the Atlantic reported sinking nine Allied merchant vessels, with multiple nationalities affected including United States, Dutch, Norwegian, Canadian, Dominican and Panamanian crews. Survivors described torpedo attacks, ports reached in Caribbean waters, and ongoing patrols as authorities tally total ships sunk since Pearl Harbor.
Chinese forces report counteroffensives against Japanese bases in Kiangsi and Hupeh while fending off new seaborne incursions near Fukien Chekiang. Kiangsi city of Nanchang under siege, with claims of recaptured areas and stalled Japanese advance in Fukien. Coastal landings north of Taichow Bay noted as Japanese action, with losses claimed by Chinese communique.
Pittsburgh officials approve selling more than 100 tons of scrap iron and other metal from two public school buildings to raise funds for the district. The school board committee approved the measure and sent it to the full board for final action.
Eastern Pennsylvania expects widely tired showers on Saturday. Maryland sees widely scattered showers with higher temperatures. Western Pennsylvania and Virginia report lingering showers and local thunderstorms with warm conditions.
Weather updates show varied conditions across Boston Chicago Cleveland Philadelphia and Pittsburgh with scattered readings and unsettled skies indicated by partial reports from regional stations.
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