Somerset County Opposes Route 31 Relocation Near Bakersville
Somerset county commissioners reject a state plan to reroute Route 31 west of Bakersville, citing lower property values and undesirable blacktop joins. They would pay 1500 toward removing structures and resist damages exceeding 7000 if approved, with one dissenting vote.
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Bakersville
Somerset County
State Department of Highways
Somerset
Department of Highways
Department of Highway
Board of Commissioners
Act of Assembly
Pennsylvania
Ernest C. Johnson
Pennsylvania Department of Highways
Kooser Camp
Highway Department
D. J. Beachly
Johnson
Beachly
Walker
Truckers In Sand Haul Move Ends Three Day Blockade
About one third of the striking truckers resumed work this morning to haul sand a 22 mile round trip from Macdonaldton to Dividing Ridge. The McLaue Corporation moved batching plants, shifting deliveries to a Baltimore and Ohio spur south of Macdonaldton, stalling negotiations. The union, now in the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, demanded 55 cents per ton, while the company offered 45 cents per ton, with talks extending into Friday.
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Allegheny Tunnel
Pennsylvania Turnpike
McLaue Corporation
Philadelphia
Andrews and Andrews
Dividing Ridge
A. F. of L
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Nautieurs
Walter Keyser
Johnstown
James J. McShain
McLaup Corporatio
McShain
Rnu
D. C
Uniontown
Mcdonaldton
Cluss Company
Georgia Governor Orders Deportation of Fifth Columnists
Governor E D Rivers announces a statewide drive to deport all alleged fifth columnists including Nazis Fascists and Communists citing Fort Benning and Fort McPherson as strategic targets. He directs the state law department to spearhead the effort and may call a special session to strengthen laws.
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Atlanta
Georgia
E. D.rivers
State Law Department
Ellis Arnall
Fort Bonmegee
Columbus
Fort McPherson
Roosevelt
Rivers
Sesson
Too One-Sided Says Kelly
Harrisburg May 17 John B Kelly Philadelphia Democratic chairman urged U S Senator Joseph F Guffey to extend the olive branch to the defeated faction and let it voice in selecting a new state chairman and two national committee members A spokesman named Edward J Coleman for state chairman and retiring Chairman David L Lawrence for a national committeeman were proposed Guffey backs Meredith Meyers for chairman Emma Guffey Miller and Luther A Hart for the two committee posts Kelly called the ticket too one sided and said harmony candidates should be chosen to unite Democrats for battles with Republicans next Tuesday's reorganizational meeting will decide the posts
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John B. Kelly
Philadelphia
U. S
Joseph F. Guffey
Kelly
Guffey
Edward J. Coleman
Scranton
David L. Lawrence
Meredith Meyers
Lewistown
Emma Guffey Miler
Luther A Hart
State Committee
Ryne
Middle West Suggested As Plant Sites
A sweeping defense coalition led by President Roosevelt along with Herbert Hoover Alf Landon and Col Frank Knox backs a $1.182 billion aircraft expansion plan and a training camp program to create thousands of aviators. The push includes locating new plants between the Alleghenies and Rockies to boost annual aircraft capacity to 50 000 planes and aims to enroll up to 10 000 trainees in Plattsburg style camps by July 1 with private sponsorship and eventual Army operation. The Senate committee approved a bill totaling about $1.695 billion for the regular army plus requested increases to field a 280 000 strong force.
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Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Alf Landon
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Hoover
Landon
Congress
Knox
Plattsburgs
Allegheny
Rocky Mountains
Senate Military Appropriation
George C. Marshall
Regular Army
Thomas
D-Vusla
Army Air Corps
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Army Corps
Army
White House
Stephen
Press Cheers Allies On To Victory
London editorials from The Times Express News Chronicle and Daily Mail weigh Germanys air power and the need for rapid American production. Roosevelt urges expanded defense while editors urge resolve, courage, and continued sacrifice as Britain and allies face a dire wartime outlook.
Commit Vagrant to County Jail
Thomas Sullivan aged 68 of Lock Haven was arrested in the courthouse seeking shelter. An examination found no medical need, and Justice C. J. Harrison of Somerset sentenced him to 30 days in the county jail for vagrancy.
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Thomas Sullivan
Lock Haven
Court House
Justice of the Peace
C. J. Harrison
Somerset
Roosevelt Grants Full Pardon to Explorer Cook
President Roosevelt issues a full pardon to Dr. Frederick A. Cook, the explorer who claimed to have discovered the North Pole, affecting his legal status.
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Cook
Washington
Roosevelt
Frederick A. Cook
North Pole
French Ordered to Die on Spot in War Front Push
News from Paris reports General Gamelin demanding conquer or die orders as French forces counter a major German tank offensive into northern France. British, Belgian and Polish troops fight alongside, with Brussels under threat as German forces push from Belgium toward the capital and Ostend. King Haakon urges Norwegians to keep hope and courage while Allies work to regain freedom.
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Paris
Maurice Gustave Gamelin
France
Stockholm
Haakon of
Norway
Pon High Command
Adolf Hitler
Belgium
Brussels
Ostend
North Sea
Gamelin
Italy Oil Scarcity Pins War Efforts In Mediterranean
New York reports analyze Italy and Germany facing oil shortages as crucial to war plans. They discuss Italy’s 45 million population, reliance on outside fuel, and potential reserves last six months to a year, with Iraq and Romania as key oil prospects and Allied naval dominance shaping supply lines.
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Mediterranean
Wall Street
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Albania
Mexico
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France
Iraq
Mesopotamia
Europe
Romania
FDRs Ancestral Land Now Hitler's in Holland War Context
May 17 dispatches report the surrender to German forces of Tholen Island in Zeeland Holland, seen as ancestral land of President Roosevelt. Historians note Klaes Martenszen van Roosevelt, ancestor of two U S presidents, settled in New Amsterdam in 1649.
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Tholen
Holland
Hitler
Roosevelt
Zeeland
Klaes Martenszen van Roosevelt
Firemen respond to oil stove blaze in Somerset home
Somerset volunteer firemen answered an alarm Friday afternoon at the home of Mr and Mrs William Brant on West Race Street. The fire, likely started by a kerosene stove in the Brant kitchen, was quickly extinguished with the rooster hose. Little damage resulted, firemen said.
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Somerset
William Brant
West Race Street
Brant
German Blitz Through Belgium Pivots Toward Paris
German forces smash into Brussels and drive deep into northern France on a 65 mile front from Maubeuge to Sedan. Berlin reports entry into Brussels after sweeping Louvain and Mechlin, with threats to Antwerp and Namur as German columns push through Maginot defenses and maneuver toward Paris.
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Germany
Brussels
Belgium
France
Paris
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Montmedy
Louvain
Mechlin
Adolf Hitler
Kaiser Wilhelm
Antwerp
Namur
Maginot Line
High Command
Dienst Aus Deutschland
Ostend
North Sea
Sambre
Meuse
Sambre Trivers
Sedan
England
Poland
Norway
Denmark
Netherlands
British Are To West Of Brussels Officials Appeal To Keep Stout Hearts
British officials urged citizens and troops to maintain stout hearts and cool heads as German successes mounted west of Brussels. The appeal called for steady morale and disciplined conduct amid advancing forces and ongoing resistance.
Withdrawal west of Brussels signals strategic regrouping
British forces pulled back to positions west of Brussels during a night maneuver as German advances pressed from France toward the Belgian coast. Officials urged Britons to keep stout hearts and cool heads, warning of a potentially pivotal phase in Europe while noting the effort to avoid a collapse and prepare for shocks ahead.
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War Office
Belgium
France
Brussels
Louvain
BEF
Europe
Britain
George VI
Buckingham Palace
London
Wales
Air Ministry
Low Countries
Germany
Air Minister
Weather forecast for the mid-Atlantic region
Partly cloudy and warmer Saturday with scattered showers Sunday across Western Pennsylvania. West Virginia sees increasing clouds Saturday then showers at night and Sunday, warmer in the north. Maryland develops more cloudiness and warmth Saturday with local showers Sunday. Eastern Pennsylvania remains fair Saturday, Sunday mostly cloudy with local showers and little temperature change.
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West Virginia
Maryland
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