Conn brought from Columbus to face Somerset larceny charges
Wallace Conn 26 of Columbus Ohio was returned to Somerset to await grand jury action for July theft of two wrist watches from Lewis Collier of Pittsburgh. Conn connected with Herman McGuire and two Coalport women. McGuire pleaded guilty earlier and served time.
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Somerset
Wallace Conn
Leon Gage
Harry C. Jacobs
Conn
Columbus
Ohio
Somerset County
Gage
Jacobs
Herman McGuire
Coalport
Kooser Park
Lewis Collier
Pittsburgh
McGuire
Pennsylvania Electric Company
Collier
Young McGuire
Pennsylvania
Pvt. Gage
Karl I. Hare
Strike In Milan Rages As Italian War Spread
CBS records report German troops from Bergamo arrived in Milan where fierce street fighting erupts during a general strike in northern Italy. The disruption spreads and impedes the area occupied by German forces.
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New York
CBS
Bergamo
Milan
Italy
Special Gifts Reach Half Borough Quota
The Red Cross war fund drive special gifts committee disclosed Sunday that $4,218 has been collected, over half the borough quota. Donors include The Little Shop Bacosta's Tap Room Parson's Restaurant Charles J. Harrison Jr Mae Pletcher Court house employees and many others with gifts ranging from $10 to $325.50. several firms and court house staff donated fully.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
G. E. Illmer
William Dosch
Bacosta
Parson's
Charles J. Harrison, Jr
Mae Pletcher
Court House
First National Bank
W. Curtis Truxal
Somerset Milling Company
Frank Menser
Sd. W. Rhoads
Somerset Paint and Supply Company
Marlin S. Cargill
Fred B. Shaffer
Charles H. Ealy
Shaver and Heckman
James O. Courtney
Robert S. Scull
Elizabeth B. Wadelton
H.A. Countryman
E. V. Cook
Anna Scull
Norman T. Boose
W. K. Walker
Ernest C. Johnson
Ernest S. Statler
Howard R. Boose
Anna Mary Boose
John I. Smith
Ivan Lambert
Emily Lambert
Harry H. Glessner
Katherine Brant
Ruth L. Glessner
the Re
Somerset Gasoline Company
Austin Memorials
Harvey Heiple
The
Little Shop
Critchfield Electric Company
the Retreading Company
Somerset Trust Company
Frenzied Miner Detained in Wife Slaying near Washington
District Attorney Cummins prepared a murder charge against Linn Stichick a 30 year old Denbo coal miner for stabbing his wife Edith Marie Stichick 26 to death in their home. Stichick surrendered to Constable Dryburg and admitted stabbing during a frenzy after an argument. Authorities found the body in the kitchen and a blood stained pen knife on a dresser. The couple are parents to two boys aged 5 and 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, PA
George T. Cummins
Linn Stichick
Denbo
Edith Marie
Cummins
Stichick
Tom Dryburg
C.O. Williams
Dryburg
Stolen Windber Car Recovered In Johnstown
Henry A Stewart reported his car stolen from 1209 Cambria Avenue Windber after midnight Saturday. Johnstown police found the vehicle in Moxham at 4 30 Sunday with Harry Livengood of Central City at the wheel. Livengood is held in Johnstown city jail awaiting further questioning before transfer to Somerset County authorities for grand jury review.
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Henry A. Stewart
Cambria Avenue
Windber
Johnstown
Moxham
Harry Livengood
Central City
Stewart
Jennertown
Livengood
Somerset County
Somerest
Thunder and Lightning Hit Snow Storm in Somerset County
A March weekend brought thunder and lightning with rain sleet and snow in Somerset county. Highways iced over and crews cleared roads through Saturday night into Sunday as more than three inches of snow fell. temperatures ranged from 19 to 35 while police reported near standstills on Lincoln highway and turnpike.
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Somerset County
Court House
Highway Department
Jennertown
Lincoln Highway
David Grove
Storm damages Abingdon Virginia homes
A windstorm struck Stonewall heights in Abingdon Virginia leaving roofs blown off and buildings damaged. Early reports show no fatalities, some minor injuries, and total property damage in Abingdon estimated at no less than 500000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abington
Stonewall Heights
Virginia
S.B. Elliott
Abingdon
Bradford Co Man Murdered Near Towanda
A man identified as Frank Arthur Morrisson, 60, of Ithaca New York was found dead along a rural road ten miles east of Towanda. Deputy Coroner W L Grenell said no foul play is suspected and the cause of death has not yet been determined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradford Co
Towanda
W.L. Grenell
Frank Arthur Morrisson
Ithaca
N.Y. R.D
Here
Grenell
Japs Find Ist Cavalry Tough Guys
On Los Negros island in the Admiralties, U S Army First Cavalry division units from New York Texas Oklahoma and others withstood Japanese counter attacks during March 2 3 and 4 at Memote airstrip. Aerial and ground fighting left about Level casualties though the cavalry inflicted seven to one. An American captain compared the cavalry to the finest marine troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Guinea
Los Negros Island
Admiralties
First Cavalry Division
America
New York
Texas
Oklahoma
Werp
Bill Alcine
Los Angeles
Momoto
Alcine
Bombs Drop On Panape And Kusaie In Pacific Raid
U.S. war air raids hit Ponape and Kusaie in the Caroline Islands, dropping about 23 tons of bombs March 3 from air bases in the Marshall Islands. Los Negros, Manus, Wewak, and Rabaul were targeted as MacArthur reports gains. Stilwell's Chinese troops seize Maingwan village in Burma amid heavy fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rembart James
Associated Press
Caroline Islands
Chester W. Nimitz
Marshall Islands
Navy
Ponape
Truk
Kusaie
Caroline
Marshalls
Kwajalein
Eniwetok
Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Los Negros Island
Admiralty Group
Momote
Momote Airport, From Which Allied Planes Can Cover Large Sweeps of the Mismarck
Los Negros
Manus Island
New Guinea
Wewak
Rabaul
New Britain
Joseph W. Stilwell
Maingkwan
Hukwang
Burma
Stilwell
Allied Troops Repel Nazi Attack Near Cisterna
Allied reports from Naples say American forces repelled a Nazi infantry battalion south west of Cisterna after a night counterattack on the Cisterna Ponte Rotto road. British forces claimed a pocket near Carroceto with 93 prisoners, while heavy shelling and air raids continued on Anzio and Cassino fronts amid muddy ground and rising rivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard G. Maslock
Naples
Cisterna
Cisterna-Ponte Rotto
U. S
Carroceto
Mauritius
Anzio
Cassino
Fifth Army
Mt. San Croce
New Zealand
Eighth Army
Crecchio
First Pilot Over Berlin From Eighth Air Force
Lt. William V. Owens of Columbus Ohio led the first American bomber over Berlin in Saturdays raid with the Eighth Air Force. His crew said bombing results were good despite heavy flak and that Mustang escorts repelled all fighter opposition. Other crew members included Lt. E A Beans from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania as waist gunner.
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London
Berlin
Eighth Air Force
William V. Owens
Columbus
E. A. Beans
Pittsburgh
United States Army Air Force
James H. Doolittle
Doolittle
Rhineland
Halt Aid To Turkey Ends In War Supplies Cut
Istanbul papers report the United States and Britain have halted lease load and mutual aid of war supplies to Turkey. Ankara radio criticizes British press tone and warns that the move could worsen a small misunderstanding and raise tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Istanbul
United States
Britain
Turkey
Ankara
Reds Attack Nazi Convoy Off Norwegian Coast
Russian torpedo planes and bombers attacked a German convoy off the Varanger peninsula near the northern Norwegian coast at noon. The German account claimed escort fighters prevented hits and said the convoy continued its voyage unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Varanger Peninsula
International Information Bureau
Varanger
Norway
Finland
Japanese plan to reengineer Yellow River in North China
KUNMING March 5 A P dispatch reports Japanese forces in north China are forcing workmen to dig a new river channel. The plan aims to divert the Yellow River into the Wei and then northeast toward the sea as part of preparations for a final stand in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kunming
China
Yellow River
Sao Tang Pao
North China
Wei
Strikers Sent To War as Coal Mines Close
EYDNEY Australia March 5 500 young coal miners were drafted for military service after refusing to return to work. The prolonged strike remained unsettled, closing ten New South Wales mines and halting coal output by about 150000 tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eydney
Australia
New South Wales
Liberators punch German bases in southwestern France raid
U S Eighth Air Force and Ninth Air Force fighters escort Liberators that bombed Cognac and Bergerac with good results. Fourteen enemy aircraft were shot down while four Liberators and five fighters did not return. RAF Mosquitos attacked Berlin and other targets as part of a large Allied daylight offensive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladwin Hill
London
U. S
Eighth Air Force
Cognac
France
Bergerac
Ninth Air Force
Berlin
Pas de-Calais
Germany
Red Army Opens Western Ukraine Offensive Drives Into Poland
Moscow announced that the first Ukrainian front under Zhukov struck in western Ukraine and advanced into southern Poland, routing about 12 German divisions, killing thousands, and capturing hundreds of towns. The push threatened the Odessa Lwow rail line and advanced toward Volochisk, with major victories and large prisoner losses reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James F. King
London
Moscow
Red Army
Ukraine
Poland
Odessa-Lwow
Gregory K. Zhukov
Nikolai K. Vatutin
Dnieper
Shepetovka
Old Poland
Vatutin Hil Zhukov
Nikolai FP
Vatutin
Zhukhov
Stalin
Stalingrad
Leningrad
Vishgurodok
Tarnopol
Volochisk
Stal
Eisenhower Urges Allied Cooperation in War Effort
General Dwight D. Eisenhower appeals to American forces in the United Kingdom to work with the British in fighting and civil life. He stresses discipline, mutual respect, and fair punishment, listing conduct standards for officers and soldiers to protect the army’s good name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Fisenhower
WAC
United States Army
United Kingdom
Refugees on Gripsholm Head Home from Europe
Hundreds of North and South Americans repatriates boarded the exchange ship Gripsholm in Lisbon. Trains carried more than 350 homebound people to the port this morning. For many, the voyage represented liberation, while others were unhappy and bewildered after years in Europe away from family ties and interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Germany
Gripsholm
Europe
Somerset Weather Summary From Weekend Observation
Daily weather report by David Grove records 24 hour temperature range from 5:30 pm Saturday to 5:30 pm Sunday with noted maximum and minimum and snowfall. A note mentions Mr Sam Ossessen resigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Grove
U. S. Weather Observer
Sam Oessssen
Hanson Erie
Weather forecast for Pennsylvania Maryland and West Virginia
Monday outlook shows increasing cloudiness across Western Pennsylvania and eastern states. Light snow possible in western portions of Pennsylvania and West Virginia with rising temperatures. Maryland and eastern Pennsylvania expect fair skies east with increasing clouds west and warmer conditions.
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Pennsylvania
Maryland
West Virginia
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SWIFT
Cupp Feed CO
Carload
H. C. Beerits’ Sons
Roof Garden
Inquire
Somerset American
Marlin Spencer
Panape
U.S
Bremen
Brandenburg
Narova
Hstonia
Narva
Eisenhower
Somerset Weather
U. S. Weather Bureau
Boscom
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