Allied Air Attacks Pressured Nazi Defenses, Stimson Reports
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson said Allied air assaults on German cities and installations are weakening Nazi defenses. He cited reduced fighter strength, low losses for recent raids, and long range fighter sweeps over enemy airfields. He noted Soviet operations overlap in the Balkans and American attacks on Ploesti.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Henry L. Stimson
Stimson
Germany
Balkan
Galati
Rumania
Italy
Ploesti
Crimea
Sevastopol
Crimean
Secretary of War
Caroline and
Kurile Islands
Southwest Pacific
Rabaul
New Ireland
New Guinea
Bougainville
Russians vow to press offensive to Berlin amid war talk
Washington dispatch reports the Red Army will drive its present push toward Berlin, signaling a shift from Moscow's prior aim to end the war with Hitler. British officials in Washington cite bonuses for mission staff to stay through the Japanese war and European efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Washington
Red Army
Berlin
Moscow
Spring Echoes Through New Castle Fire and Court Shortages
Pa Newc reports that grass fires have prompted many alerts as spring arrives. Winter building work reduced summer tennis courts in New Castle, with some courts repurposed for building sites. Backyard cleanup spurs citywide activity as streets show spring form and Gov. Edward Martin urges savoring sore eyes due to statewide over supply, with continued note on the page two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pa Newe
Edward Martin
Mystery blast in France rocks Channel towns
A powerful explosion rocked towns along the Dover Straits early today, likely from the Calais Capgris Nez area in occupied France. Reports say intense flashes lit the channel from coast to coast and Allied aircraft had just returned from France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mystery Blast
France
Rocks Channel Towns
London
Dover Straits
Calais-Capgris Nez
Channel
Jap Marshall Islands Bombardment Reported
Pearl Harbor dispatch notes heavy air strikes on Jap Marshall Islands bases by Mitchell medium bombers Ventura search planes Corsair dive bombers and Hellcat fighters totaling 42 tons. A dive bomber ditched but crew saved. other operations targeted Ponape Pakin and Ulu Islands with no American casualties reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Harbor
Central Pacific
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Chester W. Nimitz
Mitchell
Marshall
Marshalls
Ponape
Caroline
Truk
Carolines
Pakin
Ulu Islands
Daily Weather Report Summary
United States weather statistics for the 24 hour period ending at 9 am show a maximum of 66 and a minimum of 29 with no precipitation and a river stage of 7.2 feet. A year ago the high was 43 and the low 39 with .79 inches of rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Plovdiv Bombing Marks Second Strike in 48 Hours
Naples bulletin reports British Hali fax bombers of the Mediterranean command hit Plovdiv Bulgaria for the second time in 48 hours. The attack targeted rail yards about 70 miles east of Sofia amid morning haze, exact results not yet observed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Naples
Mediterranean Command
Plov- Giv
Sofia
Odessa Freed at Last Through Local Frontline Report
International News Service correspondent Natalia Rene recalls Odessa after liberation by the Red Army. She describes reactions of residents freed from German terror and depicts the brutal horrors Nazi forces inflicted on the city before their defeat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Natalia Rene
Black Sea
Odessa
Red Army
Odessa Rebuilds After Nazi Occupation Toll Haunts City
Odessa residents labor to rebuild shattered homes as survivors recount 90 000 killed during a two and a half year Nazi occupation. They say 70 000 Jews fell to execution or fire, plus 20 000 Russians and Ukrainians killed. Only a few hundred Jews remain in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Black Sea
Clairton Police Hunt Bear After Frightened Man Report
Clairton, Pa. police chased a bear sighting after George Robinson, a frightened man, rushed into the Spruce Street station reporting a bear descending a tree. Officers found only scratches on the trunk resembling bear claws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clairton
INL
George Robinson
Spruce Street
Kohima Siege Is Now Broken
Allied garrison at Kohima breaks a week long siege near Dimapur as British and Indian troops push through with tank and artillery reinforcements. The lift opens a path for a Ceylon based assault on Japanese positions and eases danger to the Bengal Assam railroad. Lieut Gen. Sir Henry Power arrives to serve as chief of staff to the supreme commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeast Asia Command
Kandy
Ceylon
Kohima
Dimapur
Bengal-Assam
Burma
Sir Henry Pownall
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Complete Plans For Collection Of Waste Paper
Starting at 1 o clock Saturday afternoon the Lawrence County chapter of the Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association will use trucks to collect waste paper from New Castle and surrounding townships. Boy and Girl Scouts on each vehicle will gather bundled paper left at the curb as a war aid program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence County
Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association
New Castle
Aid For Nurses Annex Approved
Allocation of 20099 in federal funds for remodeling the Jameson homestead at North Jefferson street and Lincoln avenue to an annex for the nurses home was approved. Hospital board chairman Roger W. Rowland announced work will start after contracts with the Federal Works Agency are signed. A building committee including Harold L. Gordon W. F. Moody and Attorney Norman A Martin was named to oversee the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jameson
North
Jefferson Street
Lincoln Avenue
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Roger W. Rowland
Federal Works Agency
FWA
David Jameson
Rowland
Harold L. Gordon
W. F. Moody
Norman A Martin
Turkey to Halt Chrome Exports to Nazi Germany
London dispatch reports an official Turkish announcement from Ankara via Reuters that Turkey will stop all chrome exports to Germany effective tomorrow, signaling a shift in wartime trade policy during the ongoing conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
London
INS
Germany
Ankara
Reuter's
Allied Raids On Front In Italy
Allied infantry raided a Littoria area stronghold near Anzio, inflicting heavy casualties on Nazi defenses and taking prisoners before withdrawing without loss. Simultaneously artillery struck Littoria while another raid near Arielli yielded sixteen prisoners as Cassino district targets were machine gunned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Napes
Littoria
Anzio
Henry Maitland Wilson
Eighth Army
Arielli
Adriatic
Cassino
Fifth Army
Des Roses
School Tax Is Set At 20 Mills In New Castle
The New Castle School Board, in a brief meeting Wednesday night, set the 1944 tax levy at 20 mills and adopted the annual budget totaling 1,223,327 dollars. The plan allocates 768,449 dollars for instructional service, 141,272 for plant operation, 147,117 for debt service, 77,155 for maintenance of plant, 40,420 for general control, with 27,800 listed for other purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Death Record for Andrew Kraus at 103 Quest Street
Andrew Kraus, 66, of 103 Quest Street, noted in the death records on Thursday, April 20, 1944. The notice provides his age and residence as the primary identifiers in a concise local death listing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Kraus
Quest Street
Commando Kelly Not In Country
Pittsburgh dispatch reports officials acknowledge rumors false that Medal of Honor recipient Charles E. Kelly is abroad. City hall resumes routine as they await word from the War department on his return date and appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
INS
Charles E. Kelly
War Department
Armored Battles Rage in Old Poland and Sevastopol Blockade
Moscow reports violent tank clashes in occupied Poland as Nazi forces push toward Stanislawow 70 miles southeast of Lwow. In Sevastopol the German last stand is besieged by land sea and air while Soviet artillery and infantry blunt renewed German offensives.
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International
Moscow
Old
Poland
Crimea
Sevastopol
Stanislawow
Lwow
First Assault On Sumatra by Allied Naval Air Power
Allied forces opened a combined naval and air bombardment against Japanese positions on Sumatra’s western garrison. A large task force led by Admiral Sir James Somerville bombarded Sabang on Weh in the Bay of Bengal region, signaling a new push after Mountbatten moved headquarters to Ceylon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ofstreicher
Louis Mountbatten
New Delhi
Ceylon
Japan
Sumatra
Dutch East Indies
James Somerville
Bay of Bengal
Nicobar Islands
Sabang
Lord Mountbatten
Page
Key Naval Base in Truk Sector Bombed Again
Gen. MacArthur announced air forces pounded the Satawan airstrip guarding Truk in the Caroline Islands and nearby Weleai, with 27 tons dropped on runways and bivouac areas. Additional raids hit Ra Baul on New Britain with 94 tons targeting airport defenses and supply depots, while several Japanese coastal posts on New Guinea were bombed and a Gabe river bridge destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacArthur
New Guinea
Satawan
Truk
Caroline Islands
Weleai
Wales
Rabaul
New Britain
Douglas MacArthur
Gabe River
Dewey Bricker Ticket Favored By Washington Observers
Washington observers predict the 1944 Republican ticket will be Thomas E. Dewey for president and John W. Bricker for vice president. Fort Warren of California appears out after taking a keynote role at the convention. Dewey is expected to win the nomination, with Bricker as running mate if chosen. Cardinal O Connell, aged 84, is gravely ill with bronchial pneumonia but showing slight improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Dewey
New York
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Earl Warren
California
Dewey
Washington
Thomas E. Dewey
Fort Warren
Fornia
Warren
Amon Republicans
Middle West
Boston
William Cardinal O'Connell
American Catholic Heirarchy
April Weather Brings Sunny Days For Outdoor Fun
A nostalgic note on perfect April weather with sun, birds, and budding greenery. The speaker revels in outdoor calls and brisk instruction to seize the sun for ball games, hikes, and cheerful days, predicting seventy three degrees without a squaw or dust.
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Captain John C. Craige
I. N
Britain
Arthur Harris
Harris
Balkans
Bobo
Boss
Gentile
Don Gentile
Piqua
Dwight Fisenhower
Flere
Pacific
Coast
Senate
House
War Manpower Commission
PA Newc
English
Reuter
Marshall Islands
Daily Weather Report
Plovdiv
Bulletin
By Natalia Rene
1.N.S
Dimapur Road
By Vincent DE Silva
Jameson Homestead
James Krilgalilen
Kelly
Sumatras
Key
George Lait
Gov. Warren
Waittave
Henson
Arthur Mometer
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