Germans Drive Deep Into Northern Greece With Tank Forces
Greek press official confirms Nazi armored units have pushed through passes near Siatista and Kitsura, reaching 40 miles into Greek territory as Anglo Greek lines hold. No confirmation on Turkish claim of encirclement near Mount Olympus. report continues on page two.
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Athens
Lrecce
Che
Press Ministry
Wnozant
Siatista 2
Ghpedin
Oldani
herralIn
Kitsura Pass
Slatista
Mt. Olympus
Peach trees in bloom as warm spell arrives
PA Newc observes a rise in bloom as unseasonably warm weather advances. Peach trees near Cunningham Armory and Mrs Anna McGurk’s lawn show early leafing and Forsythia blossoms glow. East Washington street area reports healthful lawns and rolling, good condition. The Sout Side Library short hours remain 6:30 closing, open Tue and Fri. John W Pheni reports Washington cherry blossoms exceptionally beautiful with double blossoms expected in a week or ten days.
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Sout Side
Jahne
John W. Pheri
Pine Street
Washerington
D. C
Phenicle
Daily Weather Report Summary
Daily weather report for today records a maximum of 77 and a minimum of 53 with trace precipitation and a river stage of 4.5 feet. A year ago the same date showed a 64 degree high, 33 degree low, and no precipitation.
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United States
Travelling newspaperman reports on occupied France conditions
International News Service dispatch from Lisbon details Kenneth Downs five weeks in France. He traversed unoccupied and occupied zones, visited Paris, Marseilles, Lyons, and the Riviera. The piece portrays a dreamlike, altered France with apathy, pessimism, and a weary population, noting a stark contrast with America amid evolving wartime realities.
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Kenneth Downs
Lisbon
France
Pyrenees
Vichy
Marseilles
Lyons
Riviera
Unoc
Geneva May Queen Named At Geneva College May Day
Students at Geneva College in Beaver Falls Pennsylvania have elected Miss Betty Jane Hornstein of Augalippa as May Queen for the annual May Day ceremony. Eight other coeds were each chosen as attendants to her.
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Geneva College
Beaver Falls
Betty Jane Hornstein
Augalippa
Eay
Duke
inter-Fraternity Council
University of Southern California
Winn Jones
Jumeo
Washington, D. C
Duke University
College
Beatty
Conferences on New Industry in New Castle Area
Informal talks between Greater New Castle Association executives city representatives and Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp negotiators continue this week over use of the old Greer mill. GNCA Executive VP Arthur H. Andrews says plant plans will be discussed. City ownership of the tin plant was announced last week and a prospective industry to move into the Greer mill is expected to be named within two weeks.
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Greater
Greer Mill
Andrews
Germany claims huge tonnage sunk in April naval tally
Berlin April 10 The loud tally claims 521,082 tons of enemy merchant ships sunk in the first half of April according to an official Berlin announcement. In Pennsylvania, Brinton meets with Petz and Brinton to discuss public assistance in five counties.
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Germany
International News Service
Berlin
Offia
Toon
Brinton Vonn Petz
State Department of Public Assistance
Pennsylvania
John P. Brinton
Lawrence County Board of Public Assistance
Berlin says British force withdrawal from Greece underway
Berlin reports British troops are evacuating Greece in a pell mell retreat. German aerial observers say roads and railways toward Athens are crowded. Stuka bombers target transport facilities to hinder redeployment. Berlin claims hundreds of British casualties and notes ships crowded beaches as evacuation proceeds.
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Berlin
Greece
Athens
Man
Coal Controversy Not Settled Yet
Incerpational News Service reports a coal contract dispute standoff. Southern operators balk at demands while John L Lewis and northern Appalachian operators near a tentative agreement. Frances Perkins urged rejoining talks, but southern operators refused to certify to a defense mediation board. Steelman expects a new contract ready by afternoon session.
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James L. Kilgallen
New York
National Defense Industries
John R. Steelman
John L. Lew
United Mine Workers
CTO
Appalachian Res
Washington
Frances Perkins
Southern Operates
Miss Perkins
Defense Mediation Board
Lewis
Forthern
Steelman
Plan To Close Blockade Leak Plan To Close Blockade Leak
London April 18 Regardless of reaction in unoccupied France the British navy plans to close a serious leak in the British blockade which has developed at Marseilles It was learned today Decisive defeat recently administered to the Italian fleet in the Ionian sea was understood to have stiffened Britain's determination to close the blockade sank as effectively as possible even in the face of possible threatened action by the French army in the Mediterranean
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International News Service
London
France
Marseilles
Ionian Sea
Britain
Mediterranean
Sollum Area Battle Rages in North Africa War Update
Rome reports the Italian high command says fighting continues around Sollum Egypt as Italo German forces step up efforts to encircle Tobruk Libya. The communique notes ongoing operations, intensified envelopment, and German Italian air formations attacking fortress and ships. two Italian planes failed to return.
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International News Service
Rome
Italian High Command
Sollum
Egypt
Tobruk
Libya
North Africa
First Heat Story From Sharon Sparks Car Fire
International News Service reports Sharon Ps April 16 where F Miller 61 slept in his car in Oakwood cemetery due to warm weather. A cigarette ignited the back seat, flames spread to dry grass, and firefighters alerted by a passerby extinguished the smoldering blaze causing damage to the vehicle.
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International News Services
Sharon
F. Miller
Warren
Oakwood Cemetery
Miller
Coroner and wife return from Easter visit to Atlantic City
County Coroner T. F. Nugent and his wife have returned after spending Easter with his relatives in Atlantic City. They also visited Mas. Nugent relatives in Lancaster, Pa. Firemen were called to Washington street near the substation at 4:10 on Tuesday evening to a small grass fire they extinguished.
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Atlantic City
T. F. Nugent
Heather
Alitintic City
Mas. Nugent
Guncaster
Weal
Washington Street
Earthquake Devastates Colima. City Severely Damaged
Reports from Colima say 200 or more people perished and about 10,000 homeless after a powerful earthquake. The quake struck central western Mexico, with panic widespread and Colima about 300 miles west of Mexico City.
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Mexico City
Colim
Manuel Avila Camacho
Pedro Torres Ortiz
Manzanillo
Colima
Colvnin
Mexico
Guadalajara
Novedades
Tuxpam
Jalisco
Ris
Colima Iself
Galima
Volcano
de Colima
Johnson Bronze Plant Raises Worker Wages Nationwide Shift
P. J. Flaherty president of the Johnson Bronze company announced a ten cents per hour wage increase for all hourly workers effective immediately. He cited an agreement to follow United States Steel Corporation’s wage structure, matching its ten cent rise. The boost is expected to raise Johnson Bronze's monthly payroll by about $25,000.
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P. J. Flaherty
Johnson Bronze Company
Finherty
United States Steel Corporation
Steel Corporation
Northern Ireland Bombed By Nazis Attacks Reach Island
International report from London notes Nazi bombers attacked Wiel naval base and raided Britain and Northern Ireland. Officials fear heavy casualties in Northern Ireland as Berlin and London report strong bomber formations and RAF counterstrikes.
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International News Service
London
Wiel
Britain
Northern Ireland
Kiel
Berlin
R.A. F
Germany
Coutunnad
Yugoslav Seaport Split Occupied by Fascists
Rome reports Italian high command announces occupation of the Yugoslav port Split Spalato as Axis forces tighten control. Authorities also say Yugoslavia and Greece are seeking an armistice, described as in the final stage of negotiations.
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International Jews
Rome
Yugoslavian
Semport
Split Spalato
High Command
Yugoslavia
Greece
Anti-Convoy Resolution Action Is Postponed
The Senate foreign relations committee postponed action on the Tobey anti-convoy resolution until April 30. Tobey vows renewed efforts for passage, aiming to bar use of U S warships to convoy ships carrying lease lead war materials to England or other combat zone ports. The panel will seek a State Department report first.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Tobey
State Department
N. H
England
Vandenberg
Mich
Nye
N. D
le Woavon
Sice Cardel Hull
Europe
No Immediate Axis Threat To Egypt Is Seen
British circles in London said Libya is serious but no immediate axis threat to Egypt. Desert operations with mechanized troops require fast mobilization across vast deserts, and such maneuvers are distinct from other warfare. The report notes possible German use of French slips and passage of mechanized forces through Tunisia.
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France
Paris
International News Service
London
Britain
Libya
Egypt
Tunisia
New Castle Public Invites Contests Friday and Saturday
Dr Green invites New Castle citizens to attend musical and forensic finals this Friday and Saturday, on behalf of the public schools and the Pennsylvania Music and Forensic league, with residents urged to participate in the contests.
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Dr. Green
New Castle
Death Record Notice for Several Individuals
Death notices list John Gi Murchart age 17 of 314 Kaxt Witter Avenue Grace Nebeera Wallner 75 of ROS Weat Clayton Street William TK Martin Mrs Catherine Iridenbat of Martinsburg Pa. The fragmentary record records multiple deaths with ages and addresses.
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John Gi. Murchart
Kaxt Witter Avenue
Grace Nebeera Wallner
Ros Weat
Clayton Street
William TK
Martin
Catherine Iridenbat
Martinsburg, Pa
Terrific Assault In Greece Signals Hiring of Panzer Offense
German claims of a breakthrough near Larissa spurred a fierce battle as British and Greek forces fight for ground in northeast Greece. Reports describe close-quarter fighting with tanks artillery and infantry, while Cairo officials offered no corroborating detail beyond continued conflict.
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Greece
Aning Sika
Larissa
Mt. Olympus
Adriatic
Chimera
Issa
Akron Stands Against Daylight Saving Time
Akron council decreed on Tuesday that the city's vital defense center will not observe daylight saving time, keeping operations around the clock to support national defense efforts. The decision affects the INGUSEMIAL center in Akron O. as part of ongoing wartime measures.
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Akron. O
Wil
National Defense
Fragmentary Tale of a Farmer and Seemingly Random Names
A garbled, OCR like passage weaves together mentions of a cat and catato, various odd names, and scattered farming imagery. Spuds, tomatoes, and crops appear with uncertain details, while the narrator references a catalogue and repeated yearly weather patterns in a puzzling, hard to parse way.
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A. E. Angelopoulosational
Sole Cindrespandes
PA Newc
Cunningham Armory
Cascade Park
Anna McGurk
Butler Avenue
Daily Weather Report
America
Geneva
New Castle Tin
Pierre J. Huss
Netionwl News Service
Star Correspondent
New York City
Johnson Bronze Plant
U.S. C
William S. Neal
National News Service
Tnd
Brith Headquar
Cairo
Akron
Arthur Mometer
Davevey
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