British Forces Hit Narvik as German Hold Fades
British marines and soldiers lanced at Narvik driving German occupiers back along the iron ore railway toward the Swedish frontier. Norwegian radio reported the Germans fleeing toward Beisfjord while Norwegian troops mobilize for a possible attack and a swift Nazi evacuation. The Bodoe broadcast quoted the Norwegian commander-in-chief describing the breakthrough and continued German retreat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stan Hedman
International
Stockholm
Narvik
Bodoe
Norway
Rombacksfjord
Sweden
Beisfjord
Huy
New Castle
Trout season opens as anglers hit Lawrence streams
In New Castle and Lawrence County streams the opening of the trout season went ahead under milder weather than expected. Water levels surprised by being adequate, improving fishing prospects despite rough street surfaces. Local authorities note resurfacing of main streets is a major need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence County
New Castle
Luxembourg imposes night street curbs and guards public spaces
Luxembourg government ordered new security measures prohibiting gatherings of more than three after nightfall. Public buildings will be guarded by municipal police, signaling heightened wartime vigilance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Luxembourg
New Castle
Sweden
Daily Weather Report Summary for the Weekend
United States weather statistics show a 24 hour period ending 5 p.m. Sunday with a high of 39 and a low of 24 inches of precipitation at .01 and a river stage of 9.2 feet. The prior 24 hour period ending 5 p.m. Saturday records a high of 34 and a low of 23 with precipitation listed as 62 radius and no snow noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Armory Dedication Planned for New Cunningham Armory
Plans for the dedication of the new Joseph W. Cunningham armory of Troop K 103rd Cavalry in Cascade Park on May 9 were formed after a sponsor committee meeting on Saturday. High ranking Pennsylvania National Guard officers will attend along with the armory board of the Commonwealth. The board arrives May 8 and holds a meeting May 9 in the new armory. A parade will precede the dedication led by Ellwood City drum and bugle corps departing the Legion Home at 2:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph W. Cunningham
103Rd Cavalry
Cascade Park
Pennsylvania National Guard
Armory Board of the
Commonwealth
Sth
Ellwood City
Drum and Bugle Corps
Legion
Bugle Corps
HUY
New Castle
Axis Warns Allies As Italy May Enter War
German and Italian spokesmen warned the Allies to stay out of southeastern Europe and the Balkans as Rome hints at joining the conflict. Berlin reports show German forces advancing in Norway with prisoners and seized guns, while a Dutch bomber crash near Babberich follows combat with German planes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre J. Huss
International
Berlin
Europe
Balkans
Italy
Reich
Norway
Rome
Giovanni Ansaldo
Galeazzo Clano
Telegrafo
Norway’s King Declared Outlawed by Nazi Germany
Berlin reports outlawing King Haakon of Norway labeling him a vassal of England and predicts Italy will join the war. Germany says Norway’s occupation grants air force advantage against Britain and hints at possible Spanish moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King of
Norway
Germany
Haakon
England
Pierre J. Huss
International News Service
Berlin
British Isles
Spain
Reich
Britain
Nachtausgabe
Balkan States To Guard Danube River
Deter mined to resist demands by either Great Britain or Germany Romania and Yugoslavia today agreed upon measures for joint control and policing of the Danube. Fears of British sabotage to stall supplies to Germany and rumors of German Danubian sovereignty led to the step. The river will be policed cooperatively by both countries to show they can guard it themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Budapest
Great Britain
Germany
Rumania
Yugoslavia
Danube
Balkan
Norwegians Are Urged To Resist Invading Host
Norwegian King Haakon called on his people to resist the attackers who would annihilate them as German forces pressed toward Sweden. Reports from Stockholm detail German advances across the frontier, Norwegian troops crossing into Sweden, and Finnish-like disruptions with battles near Oslo.
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King Haakon
Sten Hedman
Stockholm
Haakon
Norway
Prince Olav
Johann Nygaardsvold
Sweden
German Denies Torpedoing Admiral Scheer
Copenhagen reporting German legation denies reports that battleship Admiral Scheer was torpedoed. The warship is said to be unharmed despite the Berlin via Copenhagen dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Berlin
Admiral Scheer
Narvik Port Reported Aflame in Arctic Norway
The Norwegian Arctic port of Narvik is burning according to a Kiruna dispatch cited by Reuters. The report comes via Sotkholm and is dated April 15.
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International News Service
London
Narvik
Sweden
Stockholm
Reuters
New Castle
Kiruna
Sotdkholm
Vessel reports attack by submarine Clashing signals near Atlantic
A vessel identifying as the U S Craig flashed messages claiming an attack by a submarine in the Atlantic about 800 miles east of New York. Mackay radio relayed two calls at 4 45 am and 6 10 am indicating an attack in progress. The Craig, a British freighter of 3682 tons from Cardiff, is listed by Lloyds as Craig Shipping Co. Submarine activity has been frequently reported along the U S and Canadian coasts since the war began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
New York
U. S
Craig
Atlantic
Mackay Radio
Jts
Mackay
Lloyd’s Register of Shipping
Lloyd's
Cardiff
Wales
Craig Shipping, Company
Allande
Ganadian
Sey
Three Ellwood City Men Charged in Mansfield Hold Up
Three Ellwood City youths, William Justine 28 Rocco Cusato 26 and Vincent Carbeau 28, confessed to a Mansfield Ohio hold up Friday morning. They allegedly robbed proprietor Schmuttzler of 1240 cash, with 20000 missing but later recovered. Extradition waived, suspects returned to Mansfield. Police credit State Motor cops McCullough Blare Young and Poloskey plus Detective Willis McMullen for the capture and processing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellwood City
Phillip Schmutzler
Case
Mansfield
Schmuttzler
William
Justine
Rocco
Cusato
Vincent Carbeau
R. O. McCullough
R.A. Blare
J. M. Young
M. M. Poloskey
Willis G. McMullen
New Castle
Death Records from Wilkinsburg and Nearby Townships
A 1940 notice lists multiple deceased individuals including Mrs Jen P Houlette of Wilkinsburg aged 73 and others aged 65, 42, 34, 21 and 78. The entry mentions infants and addresses in RD 1 McCandress Maple Dale and Ellwood City with garbled names Andrew Daniels Mildred McPherson Gray and Harry Johnson among the listed.
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Jen P. Houlette
Wilkins‘burg
McCandress
Shenango Township
David E. White
Maple Dale
Andrew
Daniels
Morris
Mildred
McPherson
Gray
Buller
A . Harry
Johnson
Ellwood City
Gallagher
Prowpeot
First Big Land Combat Of War Develops In Scandinavia
Britain announced its troops had landed in Norway to engage the invading German army marking what may be the war’s first major land combat. Reports said a German pocket battleship Admiral Scheer was sunk along with two transports, a convoy attack, and a Bergen raid that damaged ships. King Haakon’s relationship with the German government soured as occupation continued.
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Scandinavia
International News Service
Britain
Norway
Germany
Scheer
Admiralty
Bergen
Haakon
Reich
Americas Do Not Want War Says Roosevelt Address
President Roosevelt tells the world that the Americas with 21 republics do not want war but will resist if war comes. He spoke at the 50th anniversary meeting of the governing board. New Castle dispatch with Page Two continuation.
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Cnnternational News
Washington
Roosevelt
Americas
United States
Huy New Castle
D A R Congress Opens in Washington With Defense Theme
The 49th Continental Congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution opened in Washington with national defense as the key topic. Norman H. Davis of the Red Cross spoke first, and a defense tally was planned for the afternoon. Senator Walsh was named chief speaker as about 4,000 delegates gathered for the week-long congress and memorial services were held for deceased members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News
Washington
Continental Congress
Daughters of
Norman H. Davis
American
Red Cross
Walsh
Bne
Child And Four Die In Medford Fire Tragedy
Medford New Jersey April 15 coron er Russell M Stoddard tentatively blamed an oil stove for a blaze that killed six year old Doris Siddebottom and three elderly relatives in a frame house. The fire trapped O Hara and McCreary upstairs while Doris and her grandmother lay dead in the living room.
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Internationsl News Service
Medford
N. J
Russell M. Stoddard
Doris Siddebottom
James McCreary
WPA
Ella
John O'Hara
Doris
McCrearys
Stoddard
O'Hara
McCreary
IBAY
New Castle
British Forces Landed in Norway In Major Allied Action
London dispatch reports British forces landed at several points along Norway’s coast from Namso to Narvik and are in active combat with German troops. Observers believe a powerfully armed and large force, including heavy guns and mechanization, is involved. Further official details awaited.
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Berlin
Norway
DNB
New Castle
Charles A. Smith
Statt
London
Western Front
Admiralty
War Office
Gallipoli
Britain
Namsos
Narvik
LN New Castle
Torso Murder In Chicago Uncovered
CHICAGO, April 15. A torso murder case rattled the city as the body of a man about 60 was found cut up and stuffed in two gunny sacks in a back yard west of the loop. The head and hands were missing and coroner’s aides said the beating and amputations indicated skilled knife work with possible axe use, suggesting the crime was committed recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Chicago
Loop
New Castle
Bee in a bonnet warns of phonies at sixty seven
A playful verse recalls a bee pursuing honey amid a bonnet of straw and a cluster of roses. The roses prove counterfeit, and the bee learns the lesson to beware of phonies, noting the speaker is "sixty seven today."
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Daily Weather Report
Philip C. Pearson
Billy V. van
New England Council
Van
New England
John H. Templeton
Armory
South Eastern
Oslo
Holland
The
Hague
Netherlands
Babberich
Giovanni, Ansaldo
Balkan States
Danube River
Kornsjoe
Aartaeng
Castle
Belgium
Hungary
Rance
Calais
France
New World
D. A. R. Congress
Child
New Jersey
Maginot
Siegfried Lines
Arthur Mometer
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