Allies Plan to choke German imports via global blockade
Britain and France tighten economic warfare against the Reich with plans to cut German imports worldwide, including through Soviet Pacific ports. An agreement with the Netherlands bars re export of German aided materials without government permission, as talks extend to Romania Yugoslavia and Switzerland. Nations face pressure over one sided neutrality as notes reach Norway and Sweden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Flanderson
International
London
Germany
Russia
Scandinavia
Balkans
Britain
France
Georges Bonnet
Ronald Cross
Soviet Pacific
Netherlands
Reich
Holland
Iceland
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Belgium
Turkey
Creece
Spain
Rumania
Yugoslavia
Switzerland
Italy
Bulgaria
Hungary
Old Man Winter Slows Departure as Cold Lingers
In New Castle Pa the thermometer lingered near 20 degrees this morning. An automatic eye traffic counter is being installed on the New Castle to New Bedford road near Parkstown Corners. A large sky liner passed New Castle Friday night heading east. A solar eclipse is due Sunday from 3 43 pm to 6 15 pm with peak around 5 00 pm. Viewers advised to wear smoked glasses. Next week cars will park on the north side of Nes hannock avenue due to road repairs. Detour notices cover Mercer to Oil City via highway 965 and related routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
New Bedford
Parkstown Corners
Nenee
Neshannock Avenue
Neshannock Creek
Thomas Jones
Jones
Pennsylvania State Highway Department
Mercer
OU City
Daily Weather Report Summary for Friday
United States weather statistics show a 24 hour period ending Friday with a maximum temperature of 50 and a minimum of 50 with precipitation of .04 inches and a river stage of 10 feet. Year ago inflow data records a maximum temperature of 64 and a minimum of 21 with no precipitation.
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United States
Patented Miss Columbia appears in dinner costume
Marjorie Hawthorne models the gown she will wear as Miss Columbia at a Washington dinner honoring 1200 leading scientists inventors industrialists and statesmen for the 750th anniversary of the US patent system in New Castle.
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Marjorie Hawthorne
Columbia
Washington
United States
New Castle
Probes Cause Of Death Of Fleck
Inquiry into the death of Thomas Fleck of 510 East Main street, WPA worker, died at New Castle hospital. Coroner F Nugent and Dr. Samuel Perry reported brain inflammation and initial brain injury signs after March 26, with transient recovery, then death after milk as death seemed sudden. Autopsy found no clear cause of stomach blood. brain meningitis indicated. Antonio Esposito, who worked nearby, was named.
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Thomas Fleck
East Main Street
WPA
New Castle Hospital
F. Nugent
James C. Brice
Samuel Perry
Freck
Binad
Antonio Esposito
BYY
New Castle
United States Marks 23rd WWI Anniversary on Army Day
New York April 6 A wartime commemoration on Army Day as 26 000 marchers plus starsuit planes cavalry and mechanized units review along Fifth Avenue. Notables including Assistant Secretary of War Louis Johnson attend the reviewing stand.
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New York
United States
Uncle Sam
Fifth Avenue
Louis Johnson
Kuy
New Castle
Navy Bombing Plane On Secret Mission
A four motor Sikorsky patrol bombing plane from the San Diego naval base flew across the Pacific on a secret trip to Hewat. The departure was late yesterday and seven men were aboard the aircraft as expected by naval authorities.
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International News Service
San Diego
Cal
United States Navy
San Diego Naval Base
Reciprocal Trade Treaty Extension Pleases Roosevelt
President Roosevelt leaves Washington for Hyde Park after a Senate victory on extending the reciprocal trade policy. White House physician expects a transfer to the Hudson to aid recovery from intestinal influenza. Inner guardsmen anticipate the quiet setting will allow review of the week's rapid developments in the 1940 presidential campaign and a cabinet meeting with Vice President Gar over policy moves.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N. Y
Senate
Ross T. McIntire
White House
Hudson
Gar
Girl Refuses To Change Her Story In Coast Tragedy
Chloe Davis an 11 year old girl remains unshaken in her account that her mother killed her two younger sisters and a baby brother then forced Chloe to kill her mother. Police and psychiatrists conclude she is telling the truth after extensive questioning.
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International News Service
Los Angeles
Chloe Davis
Chloe
Census Work Halted Sunday in Butler and Beaver District
District Census Supervisor Jacob Wenger visited Butler and Beaver counties to personally check progress. Officials said the Sunday halt is to ensure workers are on the right track and to address difficulties. Work resumes Monday. a few enumerators have withdrawn and substitutes were chosen from qualified applicants.
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Jacob Wenger
Butler
Beaver
Uncle Sam
Lawrence Coulm
Greer Building
Frank Stevens
Venger
Vengery
He Tris
Lst
Two Drowned In Auto Plunge At Embankment
George Mardsen and James Channell, both Pottsville residents and former scholastic athletic stars, died when their car plunged 50 feet into the Schuylkill river. Two companions, Jay Marsden and Chester Lawson, escaped and were rescued and treated at hospital. Bodies recovered. May in New Castles.
Foreign Tour For Lieutenant Holmes
First Lieutenant Stanley Holmes of New Castle has been ordered on a foreign service tour with the army. He is stationed at Fort McPherson, Georgia with the 22d Infantry and will sail for the Philippine Islands on or about June. He will embark at the nearest port for overseas duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur
Wimer
Washington
New Castle News
Washington, D. C
Stanley Holmes
New Castle
Army
Holmes
Fort McPherson
Georgia
Philippine Islands
Woman Aged 02 Rescued From Fire In Mercer
An 02 year old invalid woman was saved from a blaze in Mercer by her niece Mrs. W. S. Snyder. Mrs. Emma Krugler was aided to safety as the fire threatened the home where she was confined.
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Coubternational
Mercer
Emma Krugler
W. S. Snyder
New Castle
Death Record for Attorney Clifford Penton at 70
Attorney Clifford W. Penton, age 70, of Shenango Township, passed away on a Saturday in April 1140. No further details are provided in the readable text.
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Clifford W. Penton
Shenango Township
Dutch Ban Reexports to Nazis Under Anglo Dutch Pact
Amsterdam April 6 A royal decree implementing the Anglo Dutch trade agreement bars Dutch firms from re exporting overseas products to any belligerent without prior government central import office consent. The measures, approved March 21 with a new German trade proposal, take effect Monday April 8.
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International
Amsterdam
Germany
Netherlands
Neay Castle
Two Boys Escape From Morganza
Pittsburgh youths James Coll, 17, and Andrew W Frane, 18, escaped from the Morganza Training School while guards were not diverted. Coll was involved in a fatal stabbing case of Albert Hein and had keys to a stolen car found in his possession. police hunted a missing vehicle as the boys remained at large.
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Chiternatotec News
Freevtot
Pittsburgh
Minder
Othe State ‘Trining School
Morganza
James Coll
Andrew W. Frane
Nanty Clo
Coll
Francis
Albert Hein
Herrog Hill
James
Moramarn
Witness Admits Job Loss Threats At Trial Highlight
Clyde H. Smith a Dauphin county finance leader and trial defendant testified under prodding that he may have told state workers they could lose their jobs if they did not pay assessments. He said his duties were to coordinate committee activities and secure contributions and that he never gave orders. The testimony related to nine indictments against Democratic leaders in the Farle crime era.
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John Paget
Harrisburg
Clyde H. Smith
Thas
Earle
Edward Priedman
Smith
Dauphin County Finance Committee
Sotole
Grand Jury
Farle
Farr
Compton Tink
Congress Cuts Fund For Byrd Expedition
President Roosevelt warned that fifty Byrd Antarctic expedition members face possible stranded return without more transport money. The House cut $250,000 from this year’s appropriation, delaying a Senate reconsideration of the total $360,000 needed for a year of work.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Tn P
House
Senate
Senate defense spokesmen urge debt limit raise for 1941 funds
Senate military affairs chair Sheppard urges Congress to lift the legal debt limit to restore Army and Navy funding. He leads a drive to restore an $68,357,660 cut in the Army budget as a $784,999,004 Army supply bill advances. If restoring funds pushes beyond $45,000,000 debt, the limit must be raised.
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Edward
Lockett
International News Service
Washington
National Defense
Senate
Congress
House
Jin
Neutral Nations Set For Early Showdown In War
Berlin dispatch reports the Reich mirrors Allies in economic warfare and neutrals face a weekend choice to declare friendship or opposition. Germany signals Scandinavians must resist British and French demands, keeping exports to Germany uninterrupted. UK and French leaders coordinate blockade actions seen as a new phase in Allied economic warfare.
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Berlin
German Reich
Europe
Viscount Halifax
Paul Reynaud
Germany
Georges, Monnel
Britain
Donald Cross
Pancake Fatality Tied to Insect Powder Mixup
Mrs Naomi Ferguson 38 in Pittsburgh died after mixing insect powder into pancake batter for her husband’s breakfast. The incident occurred during a move into a new apartment when the powder was mistaken for baking powder, leading to a fatal outcome.
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Cinternational Mews Service
Pittsburgh
Naomi Ferguson
Public Mass Meeting Planned in New Castle Cathedral
Following Pioneer Week activities ending March 30, the general committee schedules a public mass meeting at the Cathedral on April 16. The principal speaker will be B B. Van, Industrial Councillor for the New England Gottell. His work in rehabilitating industries in New England sites is noted.
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Wass Menting
B B. van
New England Gotnell
Vai
New England
Big Gifts Reported From Chicago University Sale of campus land gift details emerge
Chicago University received a 1 million dollar gift from Marshall Field a Chicago trustee. The donation includes two campus buildings and ten acres of land that formed part of the original campus. Field, a Long Island resident, arranged the transfer during a Chicago visit. The gift coincides with the universitys 50th anniversary.
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Beryl
Chicago
Robert M. Hutchins
University of Chiferna
Chicago Business District
Marshall Field
TH. Field
Long Bland
N.Y
Ty Fields
Marshall Keld
Marshball Mield
Reward Of 52500 For Girl Slayer
State College, April 6. Hunt for the killer of Rachel Havler, a Pennsylvania State College student, accelerated with a $2,500 reward posted. Centre County commissioners added $1,000 and State College borough boosted $8,500 for an arrest. Neighbors in Wildwood and Taylor Place were raising funds as state police reported no new developments in the case. The victim’s bruised body was found March 27 on the Lemont school driveway after she left a bus from Easter vacation.
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Viates Thetay
State College
Rachel Havler
Pennsylvania
Centre County
Colege
Wildwood
Taylor Purl
Irl
Lemont
Ruy
Buckner Fighting To Escape Prison
Buckner, a former broker, seeks presidential pardon from Lewisburg federal penitentiary in a bid to overturn his two year prison term for a rail bond scheme. He claims innocence and alleges lack of fair trial. Supreme Court previously refused to review. Adelaide Mottet is named as his recent bride in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prinfernational News Services
New York
Phigboy
William Buckner
Cei
Lewisburg
Journal
American Today
Reytus
Adelaide Mottet
Tuckner
Fai
Supreme Court
Apple Blossom Queens Named in Shenandoah Festival
International News Service reports Winchester names Senorita Liltina Somoesa, daughter of President Soman of Nicaragua, as queen for the forthcoming Shenandoah apple blossom festival. Local coverage notes national attention and festival preparations underway.
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Himternuational
Winchester
Liltina Somoesa
Soman
Nicaragua
Andrews to Attend State Chamber Meeting
Executive vice president Ardger Ho Anedrews of Creatop New Ca fe Assortation will travel to the Pennsylvania State Chamber of Commerce meeting next week for the annual session.
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Ardger Ho
Creatop New
Tie Aid Anual Aeetins
Pennsylvania State Chamber of Commerce
Blockade Plans Target Jewel Shipments To United States
London April 6 a planned air blockade would curb German jewel seizures and curb transatlantic shipments. Allies fear Berlin- driven jewel sales fund foreign credits while Norway faces pressure over ore routes and Soviet neutrality amid Scandinavian diplomacy and potential belligerent posture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Germany
Poland
United States
Weather Outlook For Coming Week
Weather outlook for the North and Middle Atlantic States shows showers in the first half of the week with rain. Temperatures will be moderate early, turning colder midweek and warmer again later. Ohio Valley and Tennessee areas expect showers first, with a moderately warm start then colder nights midweek and warmer later.
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Tar
Shington
Middle Atlantic States
Ohio
Weo
Tennessee
New Castle
Untitled fragment hints at a busy day and disruption
Fragmentary OCR text shows a busy person named Arthur Mometer or similar, with references to halls, property, and a tense moment described as an attack. The readable parts suggest a chaotic day, with mentions of work, pressing duties, and around fifty four beings or units observed.
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Gontinudd
PA Newc
Bis
Daily Weather Report
Brice
NAVY
George Duano
Dent
Hev
New Castles
Pottaville
Athletic Stara
Lieutenant Holmes
Inu
Ocean
Atlantic
Justin Henry
Port Washington
K. J
Justin
Wiliam B. Freeland
Funda
Ate Military Affairs Committee
Sheppard
Tex
Pierre J. Huss
Chicago University
Clnternaional News
Johnstown
Mee Cully
Arstin
Somerset
Malerook
Astle
Buckner
Andrews
State Chamber
Russell F. Anderson
Lord Halifax
Oslo
Hamvdan Kok
Koht
Arthur Mometer
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