Dismissed Charges Against Glessner in Somerset Case
Three OPA violation charges against A. M. Glessner of Somerset Packing were dismissed after three hours of testimony. Judge O'Rourke noted prior violations due to misinformation but said records may show compliance with all rules. case dismissed with a warning. Witnesses testified Glessner sold beef to retailers at livestock prices, provided slaughtering services, and accepted ration points and hides as payment.
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OPA
A. M. Glessner
Somerset Packing Company
John O’rourk
U.S
Office of Price Administration
New York City
Ration Board
Somerset
O'Rourke
Glessner
Price Administration Office
Mum
Patrick O'Leary
Fenton R. Middlesworth
Middlesworth
Pittsburgh
C. H. Lohr
West Main Street
C. B. Rees
C. R. Miller
Rockwood
War Rationing Board
Harry H. Glessner
War Meat Committee
Commander Reynolds Arrives Home After Pearl Harbor
Commander Carroll D. Reynolds returned Friday evening to his West Fairview street home to rejoin his family after two years in the south Pacific. He had not seen them since Pearl Harbor. Reynolds flew from the west coast to Washington and will spend four or five days in Somerset before joining Mrs. Reynolds and their two sons in Mineral Wells Texas. He notes the Roof Garden weather is a pleasant change from the tropics and plans to spend the leave with his mother Mrs. E. V. Reynolds.
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Carroll D. Reynolds
West Fairview Street
Pearl Harbor
Honolulu
Commander Reynolds
South Pacific
Washington, D. C
Somerset
Romberger Denies Starting Fatal Fight in Murder Trial
John Romberger testifies in Pottsville murder case that he accused Harvey Bressler of stealing chickens, was struck first, and did not start the fight. Co‑defendant Jerome Brockway, 17, admits Romberger began the confrontation and helped carry Bressler into the barn at gunpoint after beating him.
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Romberger
Bressler
Jerome Brockway
Pottsville High School
Brockway
Collett Deserving Chair in Triple Murder Conviction
A jury in Washington Court House Ohio convicted 60 year old James W Collett of killing three relatives to gain their farm estate worth 85000 dollars and incited death in the electric chair. The nine jurors after two hours and 45 minutes deliberated the case. The state cited Colletts confession while the defense claimed the confession was coerced and that Collett was not at the farm that night.
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Washington Court House
James W. Collett
Clinton County
Elmer McCoy
Collett
McCoy
Firemen Buy $62,950 in War Bonds in Somerset County
Twenty of the 23 Somerset County Firemen's Association companies purchased war bonds totaling 62,950. The 23 groups have 480 members serving. Pumps from civilian defense were discussed and distributed to Windber Somerset and Meyersdale. A junior fire company formed in Somerset borough with about 30 youths ages 16 to 18. Twenty eight calls answered last month. borough losses about 5,150 and rural losses 950. Property saved estimated at 98,500. Next meeting set for April 13 at Boswell fire hall.
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Somerset County Firemen’s Association
Meyersdale Fire Hall
Office of Civilian Defense
Windber
Somerset
Meyersdale
Somerset Borough Volunteer Fire Company
Boswell
Army nurse joins American Legion in Hollidaysburg
Ft. Fetter post of the American Legion initiated World War II army nurse Lt. A. W. Gant, formerly Verna Link of Hollidaysburg, into membership. She served overseas eight months and was honorably discharged December 30.
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Hollidaysburg
Ft. Fetter
American Legion
A. W. Gant
Verna Link
Man Kills Self With Knife At Home
Coroner J F Nugent reports 29 year old Mike Miron husband and father of two killed himself with a hunting knife at his Union township home on March 10.
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New Castle
J. F. Nugent
Mike Miron
Union Township
Pennsylvania cancels 600 replacement schedules to speed troops
PennsylvaniaSelective Service Director Col Richard Mellon announced the cancellation of 600 industrial replacement schedules to free manpower for the armed forces. The move follows a March 1 policy shift restricting occupational deferments. Local boards and employers will be notified as schedules are canceled or revised and replacements reconsidered.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Richard K. Mellon
Mellon
Autos Collide West Main Street Collision in Somerset area
An early Saturday morning four car crash on West Main Street involved Roy Hoffman and Allan Hutzel of Somerset R D 6 going west, and Miss Bernadine Gindelsperger of Berlin coming east. All four cars struck near Clyde Herring’s residence, with damage undetermined and vehicles towed to Herring Motor Garage. Police officer P W Jones investigated.
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West Main Street
Roy Hoffman
Allan Hutzell
Somerset
R. D
Bernadine Gindelsperger
North Street
Berlin
Clyde Herring
Hoffman
Hutzel
Gindlesperger
Herring
P. W. Jones
Herring Motor Garage
Ireland Refuses Expulsion of Axis Officials Amid Espionage Ties
The United States publicly accuses Trelang of aiding axis spies as Allied invasion plans loom while Ireland under de Valera rejects expelling German and Japanese diplomats. Dublin notes the US request, warnings of war outcomes, and Ireland’s stance on neutrality and security measures.
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John Hightower
Washington
United States
Trelang
Europe
State Department
de Valera
Dublin
Department
David Gray
Britain
Northern Ireland
Ireland
United Nations
Fighter ace estimates 15 good days to win air war
Captain Walker Mahurin, leading American fighter ace, says 15 more good days could win the war against the Luftwaffe. He notes air battles this week shot down 197 enemy aircraft as pilots in Thunderbolts, Mustangs, and Lightnings press attacks from a fighter base in England. Mahurin cites Berlin as the target and asserts American air superiority.
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England
Luftwaffe
Walker Mahurin
Wayne
Ind
Gregory Boyington
Joe Foss
Eddie Rickenbacker
America
Mahurin
Berlin
Jeweler Henry Terheyden Dies at 88 in Pittsburgh
Henry Terheyden 88 longtime president of one of Pittsburgh's oldest jewelry stores died today. Known as Uncle Henry to Bloomfield residents he was a familiar Easter parade figure with his cutaway and gold-knobbed cane.
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Pittsburgh
Henry ‘Terheyden
Henry
Bloomfield
Chinese-American forces push south in Burma campaign advance
In Burma, Gen. Stilwell’s Chinese-American units advance south of Walawbum along the Hukawng valley. Chinese 22nd division links with American forces near Chanma and Kumayen Ga, while raids on Shwebo Anisakan Bauk airfields destroy aircraft and installations. Reports claim 600 Japanese killed and large enemy supplies captured as U S heavy bombers strike Magaung Kamaung.
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Preston Glover
New Delhi
Joseph W. Stilwell
Kukawng
Burma
Walawbum
Hukawng
Chanma
Changmai
Ginswe Ga
Payawm
Ninghku Ga
Ngamaw Ga
Nambyu
Kumayen Ga
U. S
Shwebo
Anisakan
Bauk
Magaung
Kamaung
German Stabs Repulsed On Beachhead
Allied reports say two German dawn thrusts southeast of Carroceto on the Angio beachhead were repulsed with no ground gained. German casualties blocked removal under a Red Cross flag. Nazi troop movements around the perimeter and over 15,000 prisoners indicate ongoing Allied threat in Italy.
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Edward Kennedy
Naples
Carroceto
Angio
No-Man’s-Land
Red Cross
Associated Press
George Tucker
Italy
Cassino
Commandos Land on Lissa
British and American commandos, possibly led by a Churchill, reportedly landed on the Adriatic island of Lissa as a raid and supply base. German reports question leadership and whether US Rangers or British commandos were involved, noting the operation’s purpose for Tito bands in southeast Europe.
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London
Berlin
Churchill
Adriatic
Lissa
Dalmatian
Randolph Churchill
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Tito
Europe
Flue Fire At Witt Home Short No Damage Reported
A flue fire at the home of A. G. Witt on North Center Street brought out the volunteer fire department at an early Saturday hour. No damage was reported.
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A. G. Witt
North Center Street
Marines seize Talasea air strip cut Willaumez Peninsula
Allied report says U S Marines captured Talasea air drome and moved north to occupy Talasea, splitting the Wil[l]aumez peninsula on north New Britain. MacArthur forces advance east of Cape Gloucester toward Rabaul, with Los Negros actions and Madang coast skirmishes. Reports note Japanese suicides amid stubborn resistance and continued air and sea operations around the Admiralties and New Guinea coast.
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C. Yates McDaniel
Allied Headquarters
Southwest Pacific
United States
Talasea
Willjaumez
New Britain
Douglas MacArthur
Cape Gloucester
Rabaul
First Marine Division
Admiralty Islands
Momote
Los Negros
Bismarck Sea
Saidor
Madang
Lombrun_ plantation
Manus
22Nd Division
Astrolabe Bay
Cape Rigny
New Guinea
Navy
Humboldt Bay
Aitape
Rome Blasted by Planes of Americans
Fighter escorted American bombers attacked Rome rail yards spreading heavy damage. Allied reports confirm rail lines to Florence cut in two places with fifteen to twenty cars destroyed. A Marauder bombardier from Bronx, Lt. Albert Benardier, described big warehouses and freight cars blown apart as fires raged.
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Richard Maslock
Naples
Rome
Tiburtina
Littorio
Littono
Florence
Fifth Army
Mitchells
Littoric
Taburtina
Heigy Cope Wage
Albert Benardier
Bronx
N. Y
Japs Break Run Before First Cavalry Breaks
A March 6 report by Asahel Bush describes the Los Negros landing on February 29 and the initial Japanese withdrawal after heavy air bombardment. American forces form a long line by Hyane harbor with mortars and standard-issue gear as Set. Melvin Schumacher and two fellow mortarmen carry base-plates and shells in the first grand effort to drive the Japanese from Los Negros.
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Los Negros Island
Admiralties
Mikado
Hari Kari
Asahel Bush
Associated Press
First Cavalry Division
Dan Burnett
Franklin
N. C
Bush
Los Negros
Seadler Harbor
Admiralty Group
Fifth Army Air Force
Momote
Hyane Harbor
Melvin G. Schumacher
New Castle
Wyo
Pfc
Norman Myers
New Kensington
Walter Montag
East Dubuque, Il
Silver Star for Jimmy Roosevelt at Makin Atoll
Lt Col James Roosevelt, son of the president, received the Silver Star at the Presidio of San Francisco for gallantry at Makin Atoll Gilbert Islands. As an observer with the 27th Infantry Division he sought out the heaviest fighting and stayed with leading assault elements three days, showing calm under fire and inspiring all ranks.
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San Francisco
James Roosevelt
Marine Corps
Presidio of
Makin Atoll
Gilbert Islands
27Th Infantry
Makin
Roosevelt
Red Army Opens Third Great Offensive in Ukraine
Moscow reports a third major Soviet push in the Ukraine as 14 German divisions retreat, leaving 1,109 tanks and big guns mired and about 20,000 German soldiers killed. The drive breaks a 109 mile line, overruns 300 settlements including Uman, and captures 2,500 Germans.
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Tom Yarbrough
London
Moscow
Red Army
Ukraine
Uman
Joseph Stalin
Stalin
Nikolaev
Kherson
Tarnopol
Poland
Ivan
Knoev
Ponape And Kusaie Bombed By U S Army Planes
Pacific Fleet headquarters at Pearl Harbor reports heavy U S Army bombers harried Ponape and Kusaie bases in the eastern Caroline Islands. The strikes target known Japanese air facilities and support installations, with reports noting repeated forays and continued air operations in the central Pacific theater.
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U. Ss. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Japan
Ponape
Kusaie
Caro
Somerset Weather Report From David Grove
Temperature for the 24 hour period ending 5 30 p m Friday reports a maximum value with illegible and garbled notes referencing prior year figures and absent data. The fragment references U S Weather Observer David Grove and daily reporting but provides no clear numeric values or locations beyond Somerset.
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David Grove
U. S. Weather Observer
Rinnen Salieri
Maryland Weekend Forecast Bright and Warm Afternoon
Maryland Saturday fair then warmer in the afternoon. West Virginia sees increasing clouds and warmer weather. Eastern Pennsylvania reports considerable cloudiness with warmer temperatures and occasional rain or snow in the north. Western Pennsylvania expects a windy day with warmer conditions and light rain in the northern portion.
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Maryland
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Weather Elsewhere Report of Friday Highs and Lows
The U S weather bureau released Friday temperatures for several cities. Chicago reached 13, New York 32, low 23, and Pittsburgh 31 with a 16 low. The report compresses readings amid OCR garble but preserves the main numbers and city names.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Chicago
New York
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International Radiophoto
South End
Inquire
Somerset Americar
Reynolds
Armed Services
West Main ST
Eire
Marines Lake
Willaumez Peninsula
First Cavalry
Silver Star
Jimmy
SRD
Ponape and
Kusaie Pit
Somerset Weather
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