Tobruk Sollum Battles Reported From Cairo Front
Cairo reports two main clashes in Tobruk coastal Libya and Sollum in northwestern Libya. London says 200 to 300 Germans taken prisoner as British counter attacks pierce Tobruk defenses. 12 enemy planes shot down in raids. Fighting continues with British tanks countering an Italo German assault despite siege conditions.
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Sapphire
Tntipnational News Aerview
Cairo
Tobruk
Libya
Sollum
Kerpt Taus
London
2 Quadern
Oly
Pa Newc Observes Warm Weather and Street Cleanups
The afternoon heat brings youngsters seeking ice and refreshment while a large highway roller is moved on Jefferson Street. City crews urge sidewalk cleanliness and crack down on littering as spring greens appear. efforts to reduce paper litter include assigned patrols and public notices urging residents to keep streets clean.
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Jefferson Street
Highway Department
Daily Weather Report for United States
Weather report lists 24 hour period ending not 9 pm. today with high 83 and low 50, no precipitation noted. River stage 4.5 feet. Also notes previous year metrics with high 79, low 24 and precipitation 0.01 inches.
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United States
Partial Settlement Of Coal Mine Tieup Is Expected Today
Partial settlement of the suspension of work by miners in the soft coal fields was expected late today. The agreement could allow 250,000 miners in two thirds of the bituminous fields to return to digging coal as negotiations since March 11 aim to replace the expired two year contract. The meeting between John L. Lewis and mine owners in northern Appalachia was set for 4 clock this afternoon, with officials noting an important development.
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New York
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Appalachian
Eelock
John R. Steelman
U. S. Conciliation Service
Francesa Perkins
Lewis
Rearmament Drive Progress Reported by War Secretary
Secretary of War Stimson told Congress the U S armys rearmament drive is running eight to 72 months ahead of World War I I pace and that training must prepare forces for varied terrains and possible overseas use in defense of the nation. He urged private industry to bear growing responsibilities as instalments of personnel accumulate over five years.
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Washington
Stimson
Congress
U. S
Western Hemisphere
Central
America
Senate
Sen
Truman
Warne
Five Peart Knox
Jaye
Nineteen More Called To Army From Draft List
Harrisburg April 13. Pennsylvania draft boards prepare to induct about 2000 men for U S army May 1 to 10 targeting Philadelphia Wilkes-Barre Harrisburg Altoona and Pittsburgh. May call adds 1950 white and 52 Negro volunteers as part of a plan to induct 1422 draftees by June 30. Through May PA will have supplied 27 778 men. Five more calls planned through June. New Castle and Lawrence county boards to contribute 12 men for May 1-10 with allocations: New Castle board 1 four New Castle board 3 three Lawrence county board 1 five Lawrence county board 2 five.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Philadelphia
Wilkes-Barre
Al+ toons
Pittsburgh
New Castle
Lawrence County
Lawrence County Board
Berlin claims four destroyers disabled by German planes
Berlin announced that four British destroyers were disabled by German aircraft last week. The events occurred in the Atlantic off Malta in the Mediterranean and in waters around Greece. The report specifies the locations and the time frame of the incidents.
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Berlin
Miternational News Merylee
Atlantic Ocean
Malta
Mediterranean
Greece
Roosevelt names Hopkins to oversee lend lease purchasing
President Roosevelt designates Harry Hopkins as chief supervising agent of all purchasing operations under the lend-lease act. Hopkins will supervise operations in the lend-lease area and, for other countries involving foreign policy, the State Department will handle processing. Hopkins has long served as Roosevelt's key associate in the Allied effort and recently traveled to London to assess Britain and its Allies.
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George Duano
Washington
Roosevelt
Harry Hopkins
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
Hopkins
Department of State
Mr. Roosevelt
London
Aritain
Hitler and Mussolini Recognize Croatian Regime
Berlin April 18 Chancellor Hitler and Premier Mussolini recognize the new Croatian independent regime established by Gen Sladko Kvaternik and Ante Pavelić. Kvaternik named premier and Pavelić president as the new state forms after the Yugoslavia invasion.
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Berlin
Hitler
Mussolini
Sladko Kvaternik
Anth
Fifty-Five Leave For C C C Camps At Cunningham Armory
Captain Arthur T. Innes and Dr. A Bran conducted a physical exam for sixty candidates for C C C camps at Cunningham Armory near Cascade Park. Seventeen will go by train to Galeton, thirty-five by station wagon to Silo, and three colored youths to Ridgway. All aged 17 to 23, will depart today.
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Cunningham Armory
Cascade Park
Arthur T. Innes
C. C. C. Camp
A. Bran
Silgo
Galeton
New York Line
Silo
Ridgway
Todry
Germans claim gains in northern Greece and Greek ports
Berlin reports German forces rout British units south of Salo nika and capture Ptolemais and Kozani. Fourty British tanks destroyed as Germans pursue evacuees. German high command says British imperial forces are abandoning Greece and will only fight rear guards.
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Newa Boevioay
Berlin
Salonike
Sy Pierre J
Hoss International
Keve
Greece
Ptolemais
Kozani
Florina
Torres
Qarters
Nearly $40 000 Paid To Chest In 1040 41 Year
Community Chest collections for the first five months totaled 38951.65. Mrs Winstead Cooney executive secretary reported to the Chest board. W C A and Mrs Harry L Gormley presided. Cooney attended the mid eastern regional conference in Syracuse New York March 14 15. Last year’s drive pledged 616141.01. May 1 will see monthly and third quarterly statements. Members at large to be elected May 12.
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Community Chest
Winstead Cooney
Cheat Board of Directors
Harry L. Gormley
Cooney
Community Cheats and Councils, Inc
Syrcacuye
N.Y
Two Applicants At Portersville Portmaster Post Set
Washington April 15 Only two candidates have asked the Civil Service Commission to examine for Portersville postmaster. They are Miss Athay Brenneman and John Albert. Receipt of applications by the commission has been closed. The appointment pays 1200 annually.
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Athur C. Wimer
Andington Ciardent
New Calle
Washington
D.C
Civil Service Commission
Portersville
Athay Ef, Brenneman
John B. Albert
Four Hour Raid On Brest Reported By Royal Air Force
London April 15 R A F planes bombed the German battle cruisers Gneisenau and Scharnhorst at Brest on the French coast in a four hour daylight raid. The communique said bombs were seen on or near the ships and that several heavy bombs dropped near the cruisers. The attack marked the seventh raid on Brest in two weeks with ships still at their berths. Shipping and power installations along the Dutch coast and Leyden were also attacked during daylight. One aircraft missing.
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Cortemnarian News
London
Gorssenau
Scharn
Brest
Brittah Aly Minis
Brea
Mlambang
Breat
Gneisenay
Scharnhorst
Leyden
Controversy Over Greenland’s Defense Continued
The Danish government declared the Greenland agreement void in a formal notification sent through its Copenhagen legation to Washington. The note was delivered to the American legation, then to the State Department, which studies it for a possible reply. Hull may reject the Danish contention or ignore the note, given America’s stance on defending Greenland. The Danish move followed recalling its envoy, signaling a firm position on the dispute.
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U Re
Cordel Hull
Henrik de Kaeuts
Mann Rawed
Copenhagen
Greenland
Washington
Kauffmann
Soviet Fearful Hitler To Make New Attempt To Get Ukraine Wheat
London dispatch reports Soviet fears that Hitler will push for Ukraine wheat and Balkan territory as part of a shifting map with Germany. It says Moscow seeks to placate Berlin with limited land gains while pursuing a broader eastward posture, aided by a Japan-Soviet neutrality pact and anticipated statements from Japan's Yosuke Matsuoka.
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Hitler
Ukraine
London
Adalf Hitler
Russia
Benin
Japan
Poland
Mooscow
Dar
Berlin
Germany
Balkans
Willer
Stanislavok
Drohoye
Iso
Romania
Tokio
Mongolia
Moscow
Yosuke Matsuoka
Manhawk
Ebukua Feannier
Proclamation of Hospitality for New Castle Guests
Mayor Charles B Mayne proclaims April 18 and 19 as a time of hospitality for the Pennsylvania Music and Forensic League state contests in New Castle. He urges residents and businesses to welcome guests, ensure safety, and uphold cordiality and goodwill during the event.
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Penneylvania Music and Forensic League
New Castle
Commonwealth
Charles B. Mayne
City of
Chas
Leive Ready to Start Work on Defense Housing Project
Matthew Leive & Sons, local contractors, received orders to proceed immediately with construction of the government 100-tot defense housing project at Ellwood City. Leivo wired Washington ready to pull several hundred men within 48 hours of receiving specifications and drawings, some reportedly held elsewhere. Dwellings will rise north of Ewing Park. site hiring to be on the Ellwood site. Firefighters battled a grass fire on Scot Street. no property damage.
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Matthew Leive
Ye Ewing Park
Leivo
Elhwood
German Forces Renew Drive in Northern Greece
Greek high command reports a fresh German offensive in northern Greece with reinforcements entering lines. The communique cites advances toward Kozani and Siatista, says Koritza region in southern Albania was evacuated for operational reasons, and notes several dozen motorcycle troops captured and 100 prisoners taken along the Albanian front.
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Atitens
Greece
Tros
Kozani
Siatista
Elisira
Mt. Olympus
Statista
Koritza
Albania
Algbanian Front
Atalan Hieh
Ninth Army
Kortz
Trajan
Young Priest Battles Burglars in Pittsburgh
In Holy Trinity church Pittsburgh a 35 year old Carmelite priest Rev Father Patrick Philip Murray fought two burglars in the sacristy. He fired twice before being struck by a gold candlestick and was wounded with possible skull fracture. The culprits fled leaving sacred vessels and a neighbor reported two men jumping a fence nearby.
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International News Services
Pittsburgh
Patrick Philip Murray
Holy Trinity Church
Father Murray
Transformation Through Spring Temper in Arthur Memeter Story
A fragmented text centers on Arthur Memeter whose temper shifts with the seasons. It hints at transformation when spring arrives, noting his reactions to wrong numbers, power outages, and battery concerns, followed by a sudden focus on golf greens and sport. The passage remains cryptic and stylized.
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John Overton
Louisiana
Nancy Alden Sureny
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Neath
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Short Street
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Ellwood Housing Project
Athens
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