Moonshine Raid Seizes Large Still In Laurel Hills Area
Federal and state liquor officers from Altoona and Pittsburgh staged a dawn raid in Middlecreek township uncovering a hidden moonshine operation. Four Pritts relatives were arrested as a 100 gallon still and several mash tubs were smashed and destroyed. Authorities confiscated 340 pounds of sugar and 250 pounds of rye chop, with one cousin released after a preliminary hearing. The scene remained concealed by thick greenbriar until the noon inspection, as the district has long been tied to illicit white whisky. The raid followed a tip and a drawn map received in Johnstown. Continued on page two.
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Liquor Control Board
Altoona
Federal Alcohol Tax Unit
Pittsburgh
Middlecreek
Harry
Jerry Pritts
Pritts
James E
Ed Pritts
Cou
U. S
F. A. Holbert
Jerry
Holbert
Harry Pritts
Johnstown
Seven Springs Farm
Trent
Laurel Hills
Seven Springs
Strike Shuts Johnstown Bethlehem Plant Over Dismissals
The Johnstown wheel plant of Bethlehem Steel Co. closed as 550 workers walked out to protest the dismissal of two men. General manager Ralph F. Hough said he had notified military authorities that the strike halted war material production. Two repairmen were fired for refusing to oil machinery. A meeting is planned for tomorrow to discuss the walkout.
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Johnstown
Bethlehem Steel Co
Ralph FE. Hough
Regulation Of Farmers Is Confusing At Postwar Hearing
A Republican postwar advisory council hearing in New York heard calls for less government regulation of agriculture. Gov. B. B. Hickenlooper chaired the subcommittee on agriculture as speakers urged simpler programs, less red tape, and a shift away from federal controls. Perspectives from CT, NY, NJ, and VT framed a push to decentralize policy and reduce ceilings on poultry and eggs while noting discrimination and confusion in current farm programs.
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New York
St. Lawrence Seaway
Fred H. Sexauer
Auburn
N. Y
Dairymen’s League Co-Operative Association
Northeast
Chester C. Dumond
New York State
Dies Leaves Politics as CIO Rises in 1940s U.S. politics
Rep. Martin Dies of Texas withdraws from Congress due to ill health, signaling the likely end of the House Un-American Activities Committee he led. The CIO political action committee directed by Sidney Hillman had targeted Dies, foreshadowing broader political shifts as opponents weigh campaign funding and influence in East Texas.
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William T. Peacock
Washington
Martin Dies
Texas
House Committee On UN- American Activities
Dies
Beaumont
Tex
Congress
CIO
Sidney Hillman
Refinery Employee Union
Political Action Committee
J. M. Combs
Ninth Court of Civil Appeals
East Texas
Alabama
Noe Starnes
Dies Committee
Hillman
Starnes
Albert Rains
Gadsden
Murray Glad Dies Steps Down
Philip Murray CIO president reacted to Representative Martin Dies not seeking renomination. Murray called Dies greatest contribution to the country since entering public life. The CIO and Dies had been at odds over committee investigations.
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Cleveland
Philip Murray
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Martin Dies
Dtex
CIO
Four-year-old Tommy Marshall Found Safe in Icebox
In Pittsburgh on May 12 after a night of searching, neighbors and police learned from a playmate that Tommy Marshall was inside a vacant house icebox. The child, cold and tearful, was rescued this morning from the icebox where he spent the night.
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Svends
Pittsburgh
Tommy Marshall
Tommy
Ship Blast Off Boston
One enlisted man is dead from burns and 15 others are missing after a United States navy covered lighter exploded and sank about 14 miles northeast of Boston harbor. Thirteen officers and men are reported safe. Navy officials disclosed the incident in Boston.
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Boston
United States Navy
Boston Harbor
First Naval District
Truk raid downs six Jap planes in Pacific action
Allied forces report six Japanese aircraft shot down in a Sinx Truk raid. South Pacific Liberators dropped 96 tons on Fruk. warehouses and hangars damaged at Dublin township and Eton atoll. MacArthur’s planes hit Wewak, Schoutens, Biak and other targets in New Guinea and New Ireland with extensive bombings and fires. One enemy float plane was shot down near New Britain.
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Quariers
New Guinea
Sinx
Central Pacific
Nouay
South Pacific
Fruk
Dublin Township
Eton Atoll
Patral
Palau
Caroline Islands
Aleu Island
Truk
Wakde Island
Hollandia
Dutch New Guinea
Schouten Islands
Wakde
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Wewak
British New Guinea
MacArthur
Schoutens
Mokmer
Biak Island
Wakae Island
New Ireland
New Britain
Kavieng
Cape Namaroda
Matupi Island
Lakunai and
Tobera
Rabaul
Atalinklikun Bay
Planes Help Infantry Near Imphal
Allied air forces bombed Japanese positions on the Imphal plain in an intensified support for ground troops. Bombers struck Ningthongkphong and Potsangbam while fighting near Moirang, with the Tiddin-Imphal road cited as the main Japanese supply route. North of Kohima, Allied artillery pressed to clear strong points in the hills, breaking up enemy concentrations south of the base.
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Charles A. Grumich
Southeast Asia
Kandy
Ceylon
India
Imphal
Tokio
Ningthongkphong
Potsangbam
Moirang
Tiddim
Burma
Palel
Palel-Tamu
Kohima
Truck Catches on Diamond Guard Post
A 15 ton trailer truck from Lancaster damaged a diamond guard post on Route 219 as it turned toward Route 31. The rear wheel snagged the post, causing about 110 dollars in damage. repairs were completed at a local garage.
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Lancaster
Arrest of fugitive William Clay in Mansfield escape case
City Detective Inspector Walter Monaghan reported the arrest of William Clay, 33, who escaped 15 years ago from Mansfield reformatory in Ohio after serving nine months of an alleged 20 year term.
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Pittsburgh
Walter Monaghan
William Clay
Monaghan
Mansfield Reformatory
Mansfield
Ohio
Alto
Weather Favorable for Allied Drive in Italy
London May 12 The full scale allied offensive led by Gen Sir Harold Alexander in Italy brightens invasion hopes as Eisenhower plans a western thrust. Analysts compare the strikes to a one two punch with Stalin delivering a rear kick, and note slow gains but aim to draw German troops from the west. Three months to regroup and resupply are seen as decisive. success could drain reserves or prompt German redeployments. Improved spring weather aids daily operations and fighter cover over the Alps.
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Wes Gallagher
London
Harold Alexander
Tialy
Alexander
Italy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Hitler
Heisenhower
Stalin
Alps
Rome
France
Westwall
Montgomery
el Alamein Line
Eisenhower
North Africa
Submarine campaign sinks Japanese destroyer and ships
The US Navy announced American submarines destroyed a Japanese destroyer and 13 merchant vessels in Pacific waters, part of a campaign that has sunk or damaged 709 Japanese ships. In the latest patrols, eight cargo ships and three transports were also taken out, with two tankers added to the losses. The navy withheld timing and locations to avoid aiding the enemy.
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Washington
Pacific
Landing Strips Blasted by American Bombers in Pacific
American bombers struck four Japanese bases in the Caroline Islands area in the central Pacific on Wednesday. Single search planes conducted two attacks hitting bases at Kusaie southeast of Truk and Murilo in the Hall Islands, about 40 miles north of Truk, according to the navy.
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Washington
Caroline Islands
Central Pacific
Navy
Kusaie
Truk
Murilo
Hall Islands
Allies Urge Satellites to Leave Nazis
Joint ultimatum from the United States Great Britain and Russia calls on Finland Bulgaria Hungary and Romania to abandon their alliance with Germany or face harsh terms. The notice targets the people rather than their governments, urging revolution if leaders persist in war with the Allies and promising leniency to those who switch sides.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Germany
United States
Great Britain
Russia
Finland
Bulgaria
Hungary
Romania
Nazi Germany
Balkan
Berlin Claims Victories In South Italy
Berlin radio said Allied thrusts near Castelforte were repulsed as German troops withdrew under heavy American fire. The report claimed a counterblow by German shock commandos defeated the attackers before they settled in, while Nazi outlets predicted further large scale attacks and potential invasion plans.
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London
Berlin
Castelforte
Italy
Erwin Rommel
Great Britain
DNB
Germany
Europe
Paris
France
Alfred Saalwaechter
Stockholm
Joseph Paul Goebbels
Mail worker shoots at wife and kills himself in Philadelphia
Michael Stetz, 55, fired three shots at his estranged wife as she got off a crowded trolley. A bullet grazed her coat at the shoulder but caused no injury before he turned the revolver on himself, police said. Passengers scattered for cover during the incident on May 12.
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Philadelphia
Weber
Adelman
Michael Stetz
Allied forces begin final battles to destroy German forces in Italy
Allied Fifth and Eighth Armies attack the Gustav line from Cassino to the Gulf of Gaeta with heavy air and artillery support. Initial advances reach up to about 2,000 yards as German resistance slows progress. Gen. Sir Harold Alexander and Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark pledge destruction of the German armies. battles involve multiple nationalities and major bombardment of targets including Massa D'Albe Civita Castellano Genoa and La Spezia.
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Naples
Cassino
Gulf of Gaeta
Gustav Line
Harold Alexander
Italy
Mark W. Clark
Fifth Army
Eighth Army
Associated Press
Lynn Heinzerling
Massa D’albe
Averbano
Civita Castellano
Rome
Genoa
la Spezia
Monastery Hill
Rapido
Allied Air Raid Hits Five German Oil Plants in Major Blitz
American air fleet of 2600 bombers and fighters struck five Nazi synthetic oil plants around Leipzig and Brux in a daylight raid. Bombers faced heavy German fighter opposition, with 150 planes shot down and 42 bombers and ten fighters lost. Over 3000 allied aircraft total attacked targets across Germany as part of a sustained pre invasion offensive.
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Austin Bealmear
London
Britain
Germany
RAF
Leipzig
Hitler
Czecho-Slovakia
Jux
Atlantic Wall
Regensburg
Merseburg
Lutzkendorf
Bohlen
Zietz
Brux
Prague
U. S
White Star
France
Cambrai-Epinoy
Lille-Nord
Monchy- Breton
Cambrai-Niergnies
Merville
Cemetery Workers Strike Over Wage Increases
In Pittsburgh on May 12, 35 cemetery workers at Allegheny Cemetery struck for higher wages. Members of the AFL General Laborers Union had ended a four day walkout last week with a seven day deadline for action by the War Labor Board.
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Pittsburgh
War Labor Board
Allegheny Cemetery
AFL General Laborers Union
WLB
Missing After Plane Crash Near Morehead City
Richmond report lists Pvt. Robert George Durling USMCR as missing after a navy land plane crash near Morehead City North Carolina on Wednesday. He is the son of Lester George Durling of Berwick Pennsylvania.
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Richmond
Robert George Durling
USMCR
Lester George Durling
Berwick
Fifth Naval District
Morehead City
N. C
Somerset Weather Archive Report by David Grove
Somerset daily weather summary by David Grove records 24 hour period 5 30 Thursday to 5 30 Friday with a maximum 80 degrees and a minimum 52 degrees. Temperature compared to last year shows 65 for the prior period.
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Somerset Weather
David Grove
U. 8 S
Weekend Weather Outlook Maryland to West Virginia
Maryland forecasts a sunny Saturday with afternoon temperatures in the mid eighties and clear, cool nights. Eastern Pennsylvania expects partly cloudy, mainly warm conditions, while Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia face partly cloudy skies with scattered afternoon thunderstorms.
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Maryland
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
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