Praised Scouts during Somerset blackout tour
A 45 minute air tour with Joe Martin convinced Fred P Hare Jr that the Wednesday blackout was a near perfect operation. County defense officials led by Hare coordinated alarms from the Somerset control center as lights faded countywide and a Blue Red yellow light system guided the response. A fast scouting messenger delivered the first orders from the women’s motor corps three blocks away.
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Paul E. Fuller
Somerset
Joe Martin
Fred P. Hare Jr
Hare
Somerset County Council of Defense
Defense Council
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Clarence M. Sanner
Somerset County Defense Council
Fred P. Hare, Jr
Francis Orndorff
Somerset Womens’ Motor Corps
Anna Jean McCelvey
Womens’ Motor Corps
George J. Krebs
Somerset Womens
Neva S. Longridge
Womens’ Defense Council
Somerset County
Edward Specht
Margaret Beabes
Edwin Good
American Red Cross
Charles Coffroth
Somerset County Auxiliary Police Force
Harry C. Jacobs
Aeri
Charles H. Ealy
Pennsylvania State Council of Defense
Michael Hercules
Somerset County Auxiliary Firemens
Bayard Maust
Merle
Somerset Borough
W. O. Hershey
Lanner
Dr. Hershey
Rockwood
Confluence
Salisbury
Meyersdale
Berlin
Stoystown
Sipesville
Boswell
Hershey
Francis Orndorf
Anna Jean McKelvey
Orndorff
Tension in Borough Nerve Center During First Dimout
In the roof garden of the borough nerve center officials issued and issued again orders as the first dimout and blackout pressed the area. Lines formed and directives multiplied amid the emergency response and public safety measures.
Somerset borough blackout praised as a perfect drill
In Room X the county civilian defense center ordered a 30 minute blackout at 9 30 PM. A high school bombing mock incident injured four and a fractured leg was reported. Fire and ambulance units responded quickly while observers praised nearly full public cooperation and swift emergency actions.
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Richard J. Durling
Room X
Somerset
County Civilian Defense Center
County Council
Somerset Borough
Somerset High School
Motor Corps
Callo
Kimberly
Fairview Avenues
Pennsylvania
W. O. Hershey
Richard Miller
George Roberts
Harold Shaukis
Thomas McCullough
George Haines
Public Utilities Division
Richard DeWitt
Dr. Marts Praises Pennsylvanias Civil Defense Efficiency
In Altoona on June 24, Dr. A C Marts, director of civil defense, proclaimed high preparedness as 20 central Pennsylvania counties conducted a dusk to dawn blackout. The test darkened key areas for 30 minutes with dimmed lights and traffic allowed under signals, while defense corps and civilians observed strict rules. A Williamsport woman fractured a leg during the blackout and was treated by the auxiliary medical corps.
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Altoona
Pennsylvania
State Defense Council
A. C. Marts
Dr. Marts
Defense Corps
Williamsport
Auxiliary
Citizens Defense
McKean
Elk
Jefferson
Indiana
Somerset
Potter, Tioga
Lycoming
Cameron
Clinton
Clearfield
Centre
Cambria
Briar
Bedford
Huntingdon
Fulton
Franklin, Mifflin
Juniata
Firemen Respond to Dimout Alarm in Somerset
Somerset volunteer firemen were called to duty by a 1 20 a m alarm at the Somerset Door and Column company on South Edgewood avenue. A passing motorist mistook steam from the lumber plant for a blaze, forcing fire units to rush to the scene while district wardens continued their night vigil.
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Somerset
Somerset Streets
Somerset Door and Column Company
South Edgewood Avenue
Destruction Ordered For 87 Gambling Machines
In Pittsburgh on June 24 Judge William H. M. MacNaugher ordered destruction of 87 pinball and slot machines seized by Allegheny detectives in raids over the past month. District Attorney Russell H. Adams said the machines cannot be replaced due to war regulations prohibiting their manufacture.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny
William H. M. MacNaugher
Russell H. Adams
Germans Pressons Kharkov Sevastopol Fronts Wed amid Heavy Losses
German forces pour hundreds of tanks and infantry against Russian lines near Kharkov while continuing attacks on Sevastopol in Crimea. Russian communiques report wedge gains east of Kharkov and stubborn defense despite mounting German casualties.
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Henry Cassidy
Moscow
Kharkov
Sevastopol
Crimean
Barents Sea
Caucasus
Khakov
Izvesina
Red Army
Severnaya Bay
Kweiki Recaptured as China Fights Chekiang Drive
Chinese high command announced the recapture of Kweiki in Chungking as Japan pushed toward Lishui airfield in Chekiang. The move blocks the western claw of Japanese pincers within 50 miles of the rail line and follows earlier gains near Shangjao and Kwangfeng with heavy fighting reported on both sides.
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Moosa
Chungking
China
Kweiki
Japan
Chekiang-Kiangsi
Chekiang
Shangjao
Lishui
Chuhsien
Wuyi
Tokio Radio
Caeqiang Province
United Nations
Kwangfeng
Fukien
Kiangsi
Argentina weighs break with axis over Rio Tercero sinking
The Argentine Chamber of Deputies urged Foreign Minister Ruiz Guinazu to testify on striking ties with Germany Italy and Japan amid President Ortiz resignation attempt and Castillo's ongoing authority. Protests over the Rio Tercero sinking escalate as Buenos Aires seeks a firmer anti axis stance.
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Charles H. Guptill
Buenos Aires
Chamber of Deputies
Enrique Ruiz Guinazu
Chamber
Germany
Roberto M. Ortiz
Roosevelt
Argentina
Ramon S. Castillo
Rio de Janeiro
Italy
Japan
Chile
Castillo
Ortiz
Senate
United States
Castillo Ultra-Consertivo
New York
Slot Machine Fund For Childrens Aid Grows
Five dollars more was added to the fund for the Childrens Aid Society after a junk dealer paid Sheriff Merle K. Glessner five dollars for three smashed slot machines destroyed by the sheriff and deputies in the presence of Sgt. J. A. Blair. The machines had yielded ninety dollars and thirteen cents when smashed behind the Somerset county jail. The money, kept by the sheriff, will be turned over to the officers today, totaling ninety five dollars and thirteen cents.
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Childrens’ Aid Society
Merle K. Glessner
Glessner
J. A. Blair
Somerset Motor Police
Blair
Johnstown Pike
Somerset County
Childrens Aid Society
Rommel Drives Axis Outflanking Move Toward British in Egypt
Axis armored columns push south toward north Sinai as Rommel aims to outflank the Eighth Army. RAF and South African air forces strike Axis transport while British units slow the advance with westward raids. Tobruk casualties and prisoner counts are cited by both sides as the siege continues.
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Edward Kennedy
Cairo
Rommel
Eighth Army
RAF
Royal South African Air Force
Salum
Egypt
Tobruk
Fort Maddalena
Salam
Bir el Shegga
Ain el Gazala
Cirenaica
Mediterranean
Cape Spartivento
Italy
London
Africa
Heroic Diary Saver Swims Sea To Save Lexington Crew
War correspondent Johnston earned praise from shipmate Lieut. Commander Weldon Hamilton for risking his life to retrieve notes and rescue wounded sailors during the Coral Sea battle. Hamilton, who first sighted the Japanese carrier Ryukaku and helped sink it, described Johnston’s bold acts as crucial to the ship’s final hours.
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Los Angeles
Stanley Johnston
Coral Sea
U. S. S. Lexington
Weldon O. Hamilton
Ryukaku
Johnston
Chicago Tribune
Johaston
Hamilton
Lexington
San Diego
Darlington
S. D
Annapolis
Roosevelt to Confer With Churchill at White House
President Roosevelt calls congressional leaders to the White House for a war conference with British Prime Minister Churchill. The meeting may yield announcements on war progress and plans for a second front, with MacKenzie King expected at the Pacific war council.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Churchill
Great Britain
Pacific War Council
Wallace
Rayburn
Britain
United Nations
MacKenzie King
Canada
Pacific Council
United States
Church
Council
Roofing Slate Sales Rise in Pennsylvania District
Roofing slate sales in the Pennsylvania district rose by about 500000 dollars from 1940 to 1941. In the Keystone state producing area 248980 squares valued at 2075490 were sold in 1941 versus 216020 squares worth 1444696 in 1940.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Federal Bureau of Mines
Keystone State
Two-vehicle crash injures twelve near Mt Pleasant
Twelve people were injured in a truck and two cars collision at Carpenterstown near Mt Pleasant. Eight were taken to Mt Pleasant Memorial Hospital. victims include Paul Leighty and Eugene Leighty of nearby towns along with several Koontz family members and others from Connellsville and Mt Pleasant.
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MT. Pleasant
Carpenterstown
Here
Mt. Pleasant Memorial Hospital
Paul Leighty
Youngwood
Eugene Leighty
New Stanton
Kenneth Aspey
Scottdale
Violet Morgan
Mary Knight
Vera Sembowers
Connellsville
I. F. Koontz
Donald Koontz
Frank Koontz
Clarence Koontz
Eugene Koontz
Carl E. Hoffman
Japanese Landings On Aleutian Outpost Described By Domei
Tokyo reports show a barren Aleutian island taken by Japanese forces with four barracks and new air defenses. Images depict landing party and prisoners, with naval correspondent noting nominal enemy action and Japanese efforts to fortify the outpost despite no American counterattack.
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Tokio
Aleutian Island
Domei Naval
Aleutia
Tokio Radio
Rethe Island
Hell
Axis U Base in Brazili
A high source said aviation forces reported a submarine located on the coast of Maranhao state. It was not clear if lines are operating from the area and whether axis vessels are hiding in muddy river mouths and refueling there.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Iives
Maranhao
Axis
Somerset County to Receive Over Thirty-One Thousand Dollars
Auditor general announces Somerset County will be refunded more than $31,000 for liquid fuels tax overcharges. The payment accounts for months ending May 31 after rationing and restricted gasoline sales showed no effects on the fund.
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Eral F. Clair Ross
Harrisb
Erset County
Airy Scout Squadron Installed in Akron
The first full air scout squadron in the country was installed in Akron on June 24 and received its charter from executive officers of the Bay of America.
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Akron
Bay of America
Weather Forecast for Eastern Regions Bulletin
Forecast covers Eastern Pennsylvania Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Mi coel Thursday indicates fair conditions with increasing warmth later. Warmer trends expected in West Virginia and nearby areas with mild temperatures across the region.
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Pennsylvania
Micoel
West Virginia
Land
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Slot Machine Fund For Childrens’ Aid
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