Tydings in Lead for Nomination in Maryland Senate
Maryland Democrats coalesced behind Millard W. Tydings for the U.S. Senate nomination as unofficial returns from 720 of 1328 polling places show Tydings leading Willis R. Jones by a wide margin in a contest also featuring other candidates. The Republican race sees Blanchard Randall Jr. leading early returns, with Paul Robertson and Rives Mathews also in the field.
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Maryland
U.S
Millard W. Tydings
Willis R. Jons
Roosevelt
Tydings
Baltimore
Havre Ce Grace
Jones
Paul Robertson
Baltimore City
Republican Committee
Blanchard Randall, Jr
Randall
Roberson
Rives Mathews
Princess Anne
Wendell Willkie
J. Glenn Beall
Daniel Ellison
Thomas D’alesandro
House
Lausidaie G. Lasseer
H. Streett Baldwin
Dudley G. Roe
David J. Ward
Florida
Alabama
Claude Pepper
Congress
Pepper
Senate
Lister Hill
James A. Simpson
Birmingham
Simpson
Ealy Dye Rinard Named to Library Board
Senator Charles H. Ealy was appointed as a three year member of the Mary S. Biesecker public library board of directors by Somerset borough council. G Floyd Dye was reappointed for three years and R S Rinard was appointed for three years to succeed L J Luteri who resigned for service. The meeting focused on water supply, with a report from Whitman Reynardt and Associates of Baltimore noting survey propositions under consideration. The water supply is currently adequate but the council seeks to bolster it for emergencies. Routine business and bill payments were handled.
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Charles H. Ealy
Mary S. Biesecker Public Library
Somerset Borough Council
Ealy
Whitman, Reynardt and Associates
Baltimore
Richard Pile
Two Trainmen Die In P R R Wreck Of Fast Express
Pittsburgh May 1 Two railroad workers died when the Pennsylvania Railroad Jeffersonian fast New York to St Louis train crashed into derailed freight cars near Trafford. Walter Klein engineer and Ralph Briggs fireman were killed. Two crewmen aboard the second locomotive survived. All 600 passengers uninjured as four tracks were blocked for hours before wreckage was cleared. Seven freight cars derailed as the freight move between tracks four and three.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Railroad
Saxman Sends Firemen $150 for Rescue Effort
Easter Sunday a $150 check was mailed to Richard Pile, fire chief, by P. Saxman, president of Saxman Coal and Coke, in appreciation of the Somerset volunteer fire company for saving property from a Harrison tipple fire. The accompanying letter praised the quick response and rapid extinguishing of the blaze.
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Somerset Volunteer Fire Company
Saxman Coal and Coke Company
Harrison
P. M. Saxman
Richard Pile
Laxman
Motorists Urged To Check Automobiles
Harrisburg May 1 Pennsylvania motorists urged to act quickly to have cars inspected during the semi annual period from May 1 to July 31. Secretary of Revenue David W. Harris says car inspection is a patriotic duty for safety of citizens traveling daily in the war effort.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
David W. Harris
Secretary of Revenue
Bentley seeks reopen of ballot boxes in ward election
Attorney John R. Bentley moved to reopen the 13th and 14th ward ballot boxes from last Tuesday's election and conceded Julius Zangrille a plumbing contractor was the Democratic candidate for the state legislature in the 5th district.
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Pittsburgh
John R. Bentley
Julius Zangrille
New Dealers Try to Avoid Ward Action
A coalition of Democrats and Republicans pressed for an immediate House vote on a resolution to investigate the government seizure of the Montgomery Ward plant in Chicago. Speaker Rayburn backed a cooling off period while Rep. Dewey and Rep. Fish prepared to force a floor showdown with Chairman Sabath amid talk of expected committee action following a Senate investigator’s report.
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Tom Reedy
Washington
House
Montgomery Ward
Chicago
Sam Rayburn
Cox
Georgia
Smith
Virginia
Rules Committee
Sabath
D-Ill
Rep
Dewey
R-Jl
Rep. Fish
R-Ny
Senate Judiciary Committee
McCarran
D-New
Congress
Hoffman
R-Mich
Resolution to report on Montgomery Ward seizure
Rep. Cox announces the House will likely receive a resolution to probe the government seizure of the Montgomery Ward Chicago plant. The move, tied to a clash with Rep. Sabath and a push to bypass the rules committee, could reach floor debate Friday after the tax bill.
Fire at Walkers damages home on West Church Street
A small blaze at Leland W. Walker's residence on West Church Street caused about 50 dollars in damage. Investigators cited a short circuit in the electrical wiring as the likely cause, and all four engines of the Somerset fire department were dispatched to the scene.
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Walkers
Leland W. Walker
West Church Street
Somerset Fire Department
Unsaid Items Policy Blocked by Federal Injunction
In Pittsburgh on May 1 a federal court injunction restrained Ack Brothers market in Charleroi from forcing customers to buy unwanted items to obtain onions and potatoes. The action targets coercive sales practices and protects consumer choice.
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Pittsburgh
Monack Brothers Market
Charleroi
Stilwell’s Burma advance pushes toward Mogaung in Burma
Lt Gen Joseph W Stilwell's invasion army, aided by American medium tanks, drives the Japanese backward in northern Burma and nears Mogaung, within about 30 miles of the main north south railway. The push supports the Ledo road as monsoon rains approach May 15. Allied forces also report action near Kohima with Japanese positions being pressed. Kanglatongbi captured as Imphal forces move northward.
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Thoburn Wiant
Southbeast Asia
Kandy
Ceylon
Joseph W. Stilwell
Burma
Mogaung
Vinegar Joe
Stilwell
India
China
Myitkyina
Mandalay
Kohima
Kanglatongi
Imphal
Kanglatongbi
Lord Louis Mountbatten
498 Men Lost In Sinking Of U S Ship
Washington May 1 The army announced the loss of 498 men in the sinking of an American transport in the Mediterranean by enemy action. The vessel sank swiftly, no survivors or exact sinking date disclosed, next of kin notified. This was the third major transport loss of life in the war.
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Washington
Mediterranean
Army
European
Navy
Marine Corps
North Atlantic
President Coolidge
South Pacific
Fall of Hulao Pass Reported in Henan Province
Chinese defenders suffered a heavy setback as field reports admitted the fall of Hulao pass in northern Henan. Japanese forces rushed fortifications there in anticipation of a possible advance on Loyang. The eight day battle ended with the pass in enemy hands while Chinese troops pressed operations in Mihsien sector and near Chenghsien.
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Spencer Moosa
Chungking
Hulao Pass
Henan
Loyang
Yellow River
Lunghai
Chenghsien
Mihsien
Hsuchang
Peiping-Hankow
Bombers Hit Brest Litovsk. German Front Rages Across Eastern Front
Masses of Russian bombers attacked Brest Litovsk Sunday night starting dozens of fires in the fortress city seized by Germans in 1941. Red Army troops claimed 1,500 German deaths in local fighting as Moscow reported a midnight bulletin. German losses included 600 killed near Iasi and 800 to 1,000 attackers wiped out southeast of Stanislawow. The front remained tense with artillery duels and several tank and air losses on multiple sectors while Berlin reported gains southwest of Kowel.
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Tom Yarbrough
London
Brest- Litovsk
Russia
Red Army
Moscow
Iasi
Stanislawow
Old Poland
Brest-Litovsk
Warsaw
Kowe
Bug River
Russian Monitor
Sevastopol
Crimea
Lower
Dniester River
Dniester
Kowel
Berlin
Turja
Kowel-Lwow
Poland
Crew Brings Plane Home After Harrowing Pacific Flight
A 10 man B-24 crew survived a thunderhead ordeal over the south Pacific and returned the bomber to base. The May 1 report details the extreme rapid climbs and dives, loss of a hatch door, and crew actions to salvage the mission before the plane’s safe landing. Names of Lieuts Zinner Michael Smalley Westover Prost and Sgt Belcher are noted along with crewing roles amid the rescue.
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Washington
War Department
South Pacific
Rabaul
Raymond H. Zinner
Milwaukee
Donald F. Michael
Nazareth
Raymond Belcher
Philadelphia
Ralph E. Smalley
Friendship
N. Y
Daring daylight raid on Truk by single Liberator
Navy report from Pearl Harbor details Adm Chester Nimitz announcing a daylight air strike against Truk lagoon by a lone Liberator from fleet air wing Two. The plane damaged a ship, strafed Moen and Eten airstrips, and returned safely. It marks the 32nd Truk strike in seven weeks amid other northern Pacific action.
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Lief Erickson
U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Truk
Chester W. Nimitz
Fleet Air Wing Two
Truk Lagoon
Caroline Islands
Moen
Eten
Ventura
Fleet Airwing
North Pacific
Paramushiro
Kuriles
Nimitz
Invasion Looms as Planes Bomb Calais Coast Fronts
Allied air forces opened May with more than 2500 planes against axis defenses along the Calais coast and rail hubs from Belgium to the German border. Four hundred heavy bombers and fighters hit targets across France Belgium and Germany without facing enemy fighters. German reports claim violent air combats elsewhere as U S forces report heavy losses for the enemy.
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William Smith White
London
Eisenhower
Europe
Calais
Britain
U. S
Stuttgart
Pas-de-Calais
Belgium
France
Germany
Mediterranean Command
Florence
Italy
Brussels
Liege
Reims
Paris
Troyes
Metz
Sarreguel
Dounai
Mantes
Patrols Scour Jungle for Japanese in New Guinea
Allied infantry patrols north of Lake Sentani in Dutch New Guinea report liquidating isolated Japanese groups after the Hollandia invasion. MacArthur says 677 Japanese dead counted since April 22. airfield captures and aerial strikes extend west to Manokwari and Biak with heavy bombing of airfields, ships, and supply areas. 15 Japanese aircraft destroyed on the ground and several shot down or damaged during multiple operations.
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Fred Hampson
New Guinea
Lake Sentani
Hollandia
Dutch New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Manokwari
Holland
Cape Wases
Navy
Catalina
Amboina Island
Netherlands East Indies
Darwin
Aus- Australia
Hitoelama Village
Hansa-Bay-Madang
Marienburg
Sepik Valley
Manam Island
Hansa Bay
Davao
Mindanao Islands
Philippines
Jerman
Sorong
Mokmer
Sorido
Biak
Schouten
Biak Island
Production of Aircraft is Crippled by Allied Bombers
Allied bombers struck Nazi controlled Italian aircraft output at Varese and Bresso, crippling Macchi fighter production with fires at Varese and hangar blazes at Bresso. Night raids hit Genoa and Livorno while Milan Alessandria rail targets drew twin blows. Small frontline patrol clashes continued.
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Noland Norgaard
Allied
Naples
Varese
Bresso
Milan
Genoa
Livorno
Laborator
Alessandria
France
Reggio Emilia
Bologna
Jurors Selected in Carnegie-Illinois Steel Trial
In Pittsburgh on May 1 a government case against Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp. opened with 35 prospective jurors questioned for the trial accusing falsification and concealment of steel plate test records delivered to the government. U S Attorney Charles H. Uhl said final jury selection and opening addresses were expected before noon tomorrow.
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Pittsburgh
Carnegie-Ilinois Steel Corp
U. S
Charles H. Uhl
Bennett Quits and Attacks Blamey in Resignation
Sydney May 1 Lt Gen Gordon Bennett retired from the Australian army and issued a signed statement claiming he was forced out and blaming Gen Sir Thomas Blamey. Bennett, famed for jungle warfare and the Singapore escape, says Blamey refused him front line command and cites the Malaya loss and his own escape as reasons. He argues Australian troops fought bravely while a small force bore the burden.
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Sydney
Australia
Gordon Bennett
Thomas A. Blamey
Bennett
Singapore
New Guinea
Blamey
Malaya
Greece
Mississippi recedes from high flood crest near St Louis
The Mississippi River is falling away from its 1844 flood crest at St Louis as rainfall accumulations up to 3.8 inches in Missouri spur further relief. Meteorologist Harry Wahlgren predicted a drop of about one and a half feet by Tuesday noon, with the river still under the all time flood mark of 41.39 feet despite breaking major Levees from St Louis to Cairo.
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Associated Press
Mississippi
St. Louis
Missouri
Harry Wahlgren
Cairo
Ill
Uniontown Pays Tribute to Kelly in Americalism Day Parade
Thousands of southwestern Pennsylvanians honored Pittsburgh’s Tech. Sgt. Charles E. Kelly as he led Uniontown’s eleventh Americanism Day parade. He was joined by Fayette County veterans Smith Fuller and William Field, both Medal of Honor recipients. The event included 137 new naturalized citizens receiving certificates, with Associate Justice Howard W. Hughes delivering the keynote.
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Uniontown
Howard W. Hughes
State Supreme Court
Britain Hopes For Approval On Postwar Plans
London May 1 British government seeks general approval and if needed correction for its line to take in the councils of the larger united nations on postwar and international settlements following the Commonwealth prime ministers conference with Churchill and Allied leaders including General Eisenhower.
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London
United Nations
Churchill
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
Somerest Weather Report From David Grove Observer
Daily summary reports a 24 hour period from 5 30 Sunday to 5 30 Monday with a maximum near 79 and a minimum around 80. The text shows garbled OCR but indicates a past temperature comparison and notes a previous year’s maximum and minimum values.
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Somerest
David Grove
U. Ss. Weather Observer
Inate Eieeapeeerenenen
Weather outlook for Maryland and surrounding states
Maryland Tuesday sees some cloudiness with a few showers and cooler air, especially in extreme west portions and along the coast. Eastern Pennsylvania follows with a cloudy day and occasional showers and cooler conditions. Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia expect scattered showers a few thunderstorms and a cooler trend.
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Maryland
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Weather highs and lows for Monday across major cities
The Weather Bureau lists high and low temperatures for Monday in Boston 65 and 55, Chicago 75 and 60, Cleveland 66 and 40, Detroit 74 and 70, New York 83 and 58, Philadelphia 75 and 54, Pittsburgh 69 and 49.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Boston
Chicago
Cleveland
Dctvor
Miami
New York
Philadel
Pittsburgh
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Somerset, Pa
Ealy, Dye, Rinard
Library
P.R.R
Saxman
Pennsylvania Quarries, Inc
Friedens, Pa
Farm, Home & Mine
Brattice Construction
M Somerset
Rep. Cox
D-Ga
House Rules Committee
D-Va
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Somerset Ice & Supply CO
U.S. Steel
Kelly
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