Donati Corrects War Recruitment Message on 14 Year Olds
In a Somerset American letter, Leo F. Donati, U S civil service, urges constructive criticism during war mobilization. He notes teens under sixteen should not be recruited, but sixteen year olds can learn trades, while highlighting the need for unity across government and industry to strengthen the war effort.
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Somerset American
Leo F. Donati
United States Civil Service
Donati
Army
Navy
United States
Chief Justice Maxey Visited Somerset Friends en Route to Harrisburg
The Hon. George W. Maxey chief justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court spent several hours Thursday morning in Somerset visiting friends including John H. Beerus and Henry Baker Reiley. He planned to confer with colleagues in Harrisburg and return to Scranton late last night.
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George W. Maxey
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Somerset
John H. Beerus
Henry Baker Reiley
Hoffman Bar To Recess Of Congress
Rep. Clare Hoffman led a one man protest against an Easter recess plan causing a quorum dispute. With few members present, the House debated timing on the service bill as President Roosevelt could act by Friday. Leaders postponed a vote. Hoffman withdrew his objection as lawmakers lingered.
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Washington
Clare Hoffman
R-Mich
House
Lewis Deschler
Rooevelt
Congress
Deschler
Senate
Hoffman
Sipe Auto Parts Shortens Store Hours
Sipe Auto Parts Company announces new hours from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily except Sunday starting April 1 1944. Local calls only after 10:30 a.m. Out of town calls permitted 8:30–8:45 a.m. and 9:30–9:45 a.m. due to war demands. The Patriot Street shop hours are unchanged.
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Sipe Auto Parts
Sipe Auto Parts Company
West Main Street
Somerset Borough Surpasses Red Cross Fund Target
Somerset borough exceeded its Red Cross war fund quota by 23100, raising to 10317.87 with more pending. Dr. William Dosch cites ongoing contributions and expects to top 10500. county goal remains 31500 with wide community support including banks, companies, and clubs.
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Somerset
Red Cross
William Dosch
Dosch
Peoples National Bank
Sara Roberta Getty
Standard Oil Company of
Penna
Doherty Hardware Store
Lohr’s Market
Sentinal Printing Company
William S. Livengood
Somerset Garden Club
S. and A. Chevrolet Company
M. Rom and Sons
George W. Schenck Company
Rockwood Boro Ladies Auxiliary
St. Lukes Lutheran Sunday School
Rockwood Water Company
C. T. Saylor
United Brethren Sunday School
W. M. G. Day
B. F. Hanna
Elmer Sanner
J. D. Snyder
Lutheran S. S
I. O. O. F. Lodge
Milford
Geo. Hay
Allied push at Cassino stalls as lessons are studied
Allied communique says the Cassino sector remains quiet after a costly assault as big air operations continue. Artillery and mortar fire persist in the town ruins while patrols search the rocky northwest hills and rail targets in Italy sustain heavy bombing and reconnaissance shows damage near Milan Turin and Bolzano.
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Lynn Heinzerling
Naps
Cassino
Ation
Italy
Wellington
Adriatic
Anzio-Nettuno
Eighth Army
RAF
Togi
Rome
Spoleto
Viterbo
Milan
Turin
Bolzano
Brenner Pass
SGT Bowlin Burned In Plane Crash
Sgt James S Bowlin son of Mr and Mrs A C Bowlin West Church Street is hospitalized at Columbia air base South Carolina after a plane fire. He and six crew members were burned but not critically with Bowlin burned on the left side and hands. He expected leave in May and had sent his will to his mother.
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James S. Bowlin
A. C. Bowlin
West Church Street
Columbia Air Base
Columbia
South Carolina
Sgt. Bowlin
Bowlin
Braddock Fire Claims Three In Suburban Home
A three story frame house in Braddock, near Pittsburgh, burned to death three people including Robert Exler a Brad dock High School senior and his parents Mr and Mrs Andrew Exler. The 23 year old Andrew Exler Jr tried to rescue his parents and perished as flames spread through the home. Andrew J Fisher the grandfather was overcome by smoke.
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Pittsburgh
Air Corps
Braddock
Robert Exler
Braddock High School
Andrew Exler
Robert
Mary Elizabeth
Andrew J. Fisher
Russia Japan renew annual fisheries pact after talks
Moscow NBC broadcast reports renewed annual fisheries agreement between Russia and Japan following negotiations that began December 31. The broadcast indicates the accord covers shared fishing rights and terms for the coming year.
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New York
Russia
Japan
NBC
Moscow
Stilwell Drives Japanese Back in Burma Blood Battle
Lt Gen Stilwell’s American and Chinese troops in northern Burma repulse five counterattacks to free about 1,000 trapped Japanese and slay at least 400 more. The battle raises Japanese losses to about 640 since March 19 as British forces report heavy casualties along a northeast push toward Shphal and Mohnyin. An allied airborne unit also damages Japanese HQ at Mohnyin inside the front lines.
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Charles A. Grumich
New Delhi
Joseph W. Stilwell
Burma
Leban
Moguang Valley
Stilwell
Myitkyina
Lord Louis Mountbattan
Southeast Asia
Tiddim
Imphal
Maungdaw-Buthedaung
Mayu Road
Mohnyin
Mandalay
Russia Demands Equal Rights With Allies Over Italian Policy
Izvestia in Moscow says Russia sought direct relations with Badoglio Italy to gain parity with the United States and Britain. The paper notes Britain and the U.S. had direct ties, Russia did not, and urges a swift, inclusive settlement on Italy’s government with Moscow seeking a share in decisions.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Izvestia
Russia
Badoglio
Italy
United States
Great Britain
Britain
Lacudus
Vittorio Emanuele
London
Washington
Expected Poison Gas Attack Warned by Chemist
Dr. Russell C. Erb, chemist and toxicology professor, says Germany may unleash a concentrated gas attack before surrender. He warns such gas plants exist in all nations and asserts use would be for revenge, not victory.
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Philadelphia
Russell C. Erb
Philadelphia College of Osteopathy
Germany
Erb
Red Army storm Czernowitz advances toward Hungary
Russian forces seized Czernowitz and pushed toward the Carpathians, with advances up to 20 miles east of Voznesensk and 14 miles southwest to Storozhints, as German troops retreated. Moscow warned Romania and Hungary of a broader threat, citing Czernowitz as a key hub in northern Bucovina near the Prut.
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London
Hitler
Red Army
Czernowitz
Rumania
Hungary
Prut
Carpathian Mountains
Czecho-Slovakia
Storoshints
Tlumach
Carpathian
Byeltsi
Rassidal Coumunique
Myakovtsy
Kamenets Podolsk
Odessa
Voznesensk
Stalin
Bucovina
Storozhints
Bombers Hit Sofia Rail Yards in Second 24 Hour Raid
Allied forces pounded Sofia with the largest Mediterranean air strike yet, using U S Fortresses Libera tors and fighters. The attack targeted the capital’s rail yards linking Berlin to Istanbul with other city targets also hit and major fires reported.
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Richard G. Maslock
Naples
Sofia
Mediterranean
U. S
Berlin
Istanbul
Turkey
Balkan
Yugoslavia
Split
Mostar
RAF
Palau Strike by Pacific Fleet Signals New Carrier Threat
U S Pacific Fleet launched dawn attacks on Japanese held Palau island 1 050 nautical miles west of Truk as ships fled before advancing forces Admiral Nimitz said the assault followed enemy detection by planes from the Carolines and New Guinea Palau lies 460 miles east of the Philippines and about 2 000 nautical miles from TokyoLikely a heavy carrier bombing strike aimed at trapping Japanese warships and comparable in force to prior attacks on Truk and the Marianas
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Palau Island
Truk
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Palau
Philippines
Nimitz
Carolines
New Guinea
Marianas
Manila
Tokio
Palau Islands
Caroline Chain
Babelthuap Island
Ponape
Koror
Babelthuap
Caroline Islands
Seventh Airforce
Marshalls
South Pacific
Churchill wins sweeping vote to stand firm on wartime program
London report says Prime Minister Churchill secured a 425 to 23 confidence vote as he pledged to pursue Britain’s war effort fully. The result, hailed by supporters, included controversy over an education bill seeking equal pay for women and men teachers, debated amid wartime strains and domestic worries.
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London
Churchill
House of Commons
Britain
House
Europe
Evening Standard
Winston
Truk Base Bombed for First Time by Allied Air Raid
General MacArthur announced Allied bombers hit the Japanese base at Truk in the southwest Pacific for the first time. The communique said about 200 direct hits on the Truk area and 49 parked planes destroyed. The strike followed another wave by Central Pacific bombers against Japanese naval and air facilities.
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Allied Headquarters
Southwest Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Truk
Central Pacific
Somerset Weather Report Quotes Obscure Temperatures
Daily weather report by David Grove records temperatures for 24 hours from 5:30 Wednesday to 5:30 Thursday. Data appears garbled with missing figures and stray characters, leaving only partial temperature notes and a comparison line referencing the previous year.
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Somerset Weather
David Grove
U. S
Weather Outlook for Eastern States Friday Frigid Snow Flurries
Eastern Pennsylvania reports a Friday of partly cloudy skies with occasional snow flurries and cooler conditions in the west and north. Maryland sees fair weather and cooler air in the north. Western Pennsylvania turns windy and colder with afternoon snow flurries. West Virginia experiences partly cloudy skies and colder conditions in the east.
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Pennsylvania
Maryland
West Virginia
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