Siege Guns Close on Sevastopol in Bold Crimean Push
Soviet forces hammer Sevastopol from siege positions as Yeremenko's maritime army recaptures Balaklava and drives toward the city. Fourth Ukrainian army units lie eight miles east while the Red fleet air arm targets German evacuation craft. The Izvestia report notes a haze of fire over the besieged base.
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Moscow
Crimean Valley
Sevastopol
Andrei I. Yeremenko
Martime
Balaklava
Black Sea
Fourth Ukrainian
Izvestin
Red Fleet
Widespread Air Assaults In Pacific Area Reported
General MacArthur's headquarters said American air raids hit strategic targets across New Guinea and the Solomons. Liberator bombers damaged a key runway at Satawai, while New Britain and neighboring areas suffered heavy bombing of airfields, docks, and supply centers.
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Pacific
MacArthur
New Guinea
Tris Naval Base
Carlines
Stawar
Nomoi
Caroline Group
Douglas MacArthur
Satawai
Truk
New Britainbauls
Vunakanau
Tobera
Keravat
Hollandia
Vanimo-Aitape
Bogta
Dogmar Bay
Binabun
Massive US Bombers Hit Germany In Second Day Raid
Formations of American B 17 fortresses and Liberators, about 2 500 strong, attack Kassel and targets in northern France and eastern Ruhr. The 24 hour bombardment sets a new record with 5 000 to 6 000 craft participating, following a near record RAF night strike on invasion coast rail lines.
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London
Germany
France
Nazi Germany
Kassel
Prussian
Republicans confident in surveys as Election nears
Washington notes a survey showing Republicans likely to win next November with party harmony and militancy, while Democrats face internal dissension over the new deal. A proposed Anglo-American petroleum board for the Middle East is discussed, and a bill to extend lend lease toward passage faces possible presidential authority curbs. Wickard and Jones urge strong FSA funding, and fish allocations aim to curb black markets with no consumer fish rationing planned.
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Washington
Tom
Anglo-American Petroleum Board
Middle East
Capitol Hill
Jones’ Agency
Coordinator of Fisheries
PA NEWC Observes Traffic Fatalities Stability 1944
The Bureau of Highway Safety reports the same number of motor vehicle fatalities in Lawrence County for January and February as in 1943. Four occurred outside New Castle and one inside. Nine counties had no fatalities, twenty-five counties showed increases, and twenty showed decreases.
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Lawrence County
Bureau of Highway Safety
Department of Revenue
New Castle
Scouts Tour Streets For Waste Paper Drive Saturday
Scout troops conducted night tours of neighborhoods and briefed households on the Saturday waste paper collection program. District army command signals more blackouts may be ordered as civilian defense efforts continue. Governor Edward Martin urged Pennsylvanians to observe Be Kind to Animals Week beginning April 23, sponsored by the Federated Humane Societies of Pennsylvania, stressing kindness to animals.
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Army
Britain awaits Sweden reply on gag action amid invasion fears
London reports Britain seeks Sweden’s reaction to the new gag act as Oslo and Stockholm weigh legal rights. Officials cancel cross channel shipping from Cork to curb leaks while observers consider Sweden’s possible clarifications and protests.
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London
Sweden
Britain
Cross Channel
Cork
Dublin
Daily Weather Report United States Summary
Weather statistics for the 24 hours ending at nine a m show a maximum of 55 and a minimum of 29 with no precipitation. River stage is 7.6 feet. A year ago the high was 60 and the low 38 with 34 inches of precipitation.
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United States
Diplomatic Gag Sets Wartime Precedent Worldwide
Major Paul C. Raborg argues Britain’s quarantine and censorship of Allied and neutral diplomats except Russia, the United States, and the British Commonwealth creates a new wartime standard. He urges other nations to adopt strict neutrality controls and questions immunity for embassies and minsters amid spy risks.
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New York
Russia
United States
British Commonwealth
Britain
Fire at Croton avenue leaves four families homeless
A morning blaze at the frame building on 1202 1204 Croton avenue displaced four families and threatened the entire structure. Fire Chief James E. Thomas said two alarms brought five companies to battle the fire discovered by Dave Trott before five o clock. Residents escaped with scant clothing as neighbors aided them. no insurance covered the residents in the building.
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Croton Avenue
James E .Thomas
H. L Allen
Clove Farm Grocery
J. E Rodgers
Dave Trott
James Trott
Frank Trott
Harry Confer
Tenth Air Force Scores Burma Hits
NEW DELHI April 19. Large US 10th Air Force daylight raids on Burma targets were announced by SEAC. Probable hits were scored on Yenangyang oil points while medium bombers attacked the Mandalay Shwebo railway line dropping bombs at half mile intervals between Sagaing and Shwebdo.
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New Delhi
INS
U. S. 10Th Air Force
Burma
Southeast Asia Command
Yenangating
Mandalay
Shwebo
Sagaing
Shwebdo
Photos Show 91 Nazi Planes Destroyed Near Budapest
Aerial photos from the raid on airfields near Budapest reveal 91 parked German planes destroyed, raising the day’s total enemy losses to 126. The British radio reported the figures, noting CBS heard the broadcast after 35 German interceptors were shot down.
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New York
INS
Budapest
CBS
Death Record Notice Listing Multiple Individuals
Obituary notices list Joe Carl Harper Jr aged six months of Ellwood City Massachusetts Drive 901. Katherine Williams Morgan aged 66 of Cleveland Ohio. Mary Santo aged 68 of Jamaica New York. Ira E L Cox aged 72 of 279 Pairmont Avenue. Bertha H Hawk aged 145 Atlantic Avenue.
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Joe Carl Harper, Jr
Massachusetts Drive
Ellwood City
Katherine Williams Morgan
Cleveland
Mary Santo
Jamaica
L. J
Ira E L. Cox
Pairmont Avenue
Birthday Card List Supposed Hitler Gift Plans
A New York dispatch lists a fictional vanity gift menu for Adolf Hitler on his birthday, including a cake with bombs and poison gas, rat poison, and hostile messages. The item notes calls to Reich offices for collection, reflecting satirical war-time propaganda.
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New York
INS
Adolf Hitler
U. S. Army Chemical Warfare Department
Bronx
Flora
Reich Chancellerys
Four Nazi Attacks Repulsed Along Anzio Beachhead
Allied forces on the Anzio beachhead repelled four German assaults in company strength near Carroceto and on the western flank. Allied artillery hit five German gun positions in the Cisterna sector and a munitions dump near Garigliano. British and American mortars damaged a German machine gun position south of Cassino, while a patrol in the right flank captured ten prisoners.
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James L. Kilgallen
Naples
Tognamm4
Anzio
Carroceto
Hens Maitland Wilson
Cisterna
Garigliano
Moras
Cassino
War Production To Shrink After Nazi Collapse
Donald M. Nelson told the Senate Military Affairs Committee that wartime output will be sharply reduced after Germany collapses. He urged rapid passage of termination legislation to shift from war to civilian goods and avoid unemployment.
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Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
Senate
Police Catch Speeders Here
Police announce two alleged speeders were apprehended on East Washington Street yesterday. They will be summoned for trial before Mayor John F Haven as traffic officers enforce a 25 mile per hour speed limit under Police Chief Robert D. Hanna and Traffic Lieutenant Thomas Jones.
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Robert D. Hanna
Thomas Jones
East Washington Street
John F Haven
Rotary Clubs To Meet Saturday In New Wilmington
Rotary clubs from 34 northwestern Pennsylvania districts prepare for the seventh annual conference of Rotary International district 175 on Saturday April 22 in New Wilmington. Members and wives arrive about 9 a m for a full day of business sessions and entertainment with District Governor Allen J Leilly of Sheffield presiding. Continued on page two.
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New Wilmington
Rotary International
Pennsylvia
Allen J. Leilly
Sheffield
Rotary Anes
Patterson chosen moderator for Federated Clubs at Shenango
Shenango Presbytery met at Enon Valley Church electing Dr. Robert Meade Patterson moderator. Rev Harry Woods preached the retiring sermon. Dr J Z Mcllvaine named gen assembly commissioner for Chicago. C L Repman elected elder commissioner for synod at Wilson College. Delegates to Federation meeting discussed officer elections and public speaking goals.
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Shenango
Enon Valley Presbyterian Church
Robert Meade Patterson
Central Presbyterian Church
Harry Woods
Sharpsville
General Assembly
Chicago
J Z. Mclivaine
C L Repman
Wampum
Wilson College
Chambersbore
Charles E. Lamale
Clarksville Church
Joseph E. Pringle
Bell Memorial Church
Ellwood
Still Waiting For Commando Kelly
Pittsburgh residents kept watch for Charles Kelly the Congressional Medal of Honor winner as rumors and delays fueled anticipation. Army officers announced he is not yet in the United States and planners prepared a reviewing stand and a hotel suite for a hero welcome once he arrives.
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Plptsburgh
INS
Charles Kelly
Pittsburgh
Kelly
Richard K. Mellon
Pennsylvania
Selective Service
William Penn
Shell Explosion Wounds Two Men Kills One in Warren
Peter Shemelu a 26 year old railroad company police man was killed and Clair Dahlgren of Sheffield was hospitalized with shock and a leg injury after a three inch shell exploded in a railroad tool house Shemela who ignored warnings from two friends was attempting to drill into the shell He had placed it in a vice when the blast occurred The shell was found along tracks weeks earlier and likely dropped from a freight train Shemela a Pittsburgh native resided in Erie with his parents at 1066 Seneca Street.
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Warren
Peter Shemelu
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Clair Dahlgren
Sheffield
Shemela
Pittsburgh
Erie
Seneca Street
Allied Mines Halt Traffic In Danube
Allied aircrews struck the Danube in the Balkans forcing river traffic to halt. RAF and Wellington bombers mined the waterway over several nights as part of coordinated Balkans operations.
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Danube
Naples
Balkans
Budapest
Bucharest
Deciireé
RAF Liperators
Wellington
Busy lad Arthur Mometer shuns garden chores tale
Fragmentary notice describes Arthur Mometer as busy and short of time. He reportedly postpones yard work and stair cleaning while clubs and fishing places recur, linking to past golfing days and weather described as windy and stormy.
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Willard
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U.S
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Mher
Hamm
Kaise
Ruhr
Aiso
Ann Sothern
Hollywood
Maisie
Beverly Hills
Bob Sterling
International
Wickard
Marvin Jones
PA Newc
Stockholm
Europe
Arounas
Aftonbladet
Allehanda
Daily Weather Report
Paul C. Raborg
Spain
Portugal
Turkey
Switzerland
Tenth Air Force
Bertha H. Hawk
Atlantic Avenue
Rotary
Allan J. Scilly
Dr. Patterson
Enon Valley
Lucien C. Black
Lawrence County Federation of Women’s Clubs
W. C A
Zilliac
New Kensington
I M Henley
Carl Wilsoh
Charles E. Allen
Alice Gistwhite
M. Henley
Merle L. Moses
Bessemer
Roy A. Long
Arthur P Vincent
Southwestern District
Grace Greer
Affternoon
Ublic Speaking
Orais
Elsetton
Commando Kelly
Main Waterway
Belletfin
Arthur Mometer
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