Ohio River Flood Threat Eases After Heavy Rise at Wheeling
Flood danger to lower Ohio River valley lessens as water recedes from many towns though stages near Cincinnati, Marietta, and Newport remain high. At Wheeling, 43 feet triggered evacuations while Cincinnati neared 55 feet and forecasters expected 56 to 59 feet tonight. A Reds Cardinals game at Crosley Field faced flood risk as waters rose, with multiple communities isolated or flooded. The overall picture showed heavy impact with continued hardship along the river’s low stretch.
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Slippery Rock Creek Floods Edge City Vicinity
Slippery Rock Creek rose to an unusually high stage over the weekend. Lowlands along the stream were wooded and water impeded traffic between West Pittsburg and Wampum though the flow receded by evening. A bus trip to Aliquippa faced three feet of water in the course of the day. Primary election day arrives in New Castle and Lawrence County with no beer or liquor sales permitted along the new Pittsburgh Harrisburg turnpike route. Local youths were observed on North Street balustrades during the period.
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State Commission In Charge
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David M. Owens
Arlington Avenue
Aliquippa
West Pittsburg
Wampum
New Castle
Daily Weather Report for 24 Hour Periods Summary
United States statistics for the 24 hours ending 5 p.m. Sunday show a maximum temperature of 48 and a minimum of 38 with 0.06 inches of precipitation and a river stage of 14.3 feet. For the prior 24 hours ending 5 p.m. Saturday the high was 47 and the low 38 with 2.07 inches of rain.
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Norway Becomes Battlefield in Allied Nazi Struggle
Norwegian front line set for major warfare as German and British French Norwegian forces prepare for a clash. Norwegian port Namsos sees continuous British landings. reporter describes northern Trondheim sector from British HQ, though report is censored.
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Norway
Total German War May Develop Soon In Norway
Paris April 22 A French war ministry spokesman said the next 48 hours could see total German aerial and naval warfare around Norway after British air bombardments of Stavanger Christiansand and Aalborg Denmark. He said raids are cutting Reich aerial communications in Scandinavia and forcing Germany's hand. Norwegian front reports were not yet official and the situation was described as stalemated.
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Merrill Mueller
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Norway
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Aarlborg
Denmark
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New Castle
German Advances North of Oslo Reported
Berlin says German troops moved north of Oslo with heavy losses inflicted on enemy forces. The bulletin claims Lillehammer is occupied and Narvik was shelled with no landing attempted. German forces in Trondheim area reached points important for continued operations.
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International Newa Service
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Lillehammar
Norway
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Two Meet Death in Collision With Train West of Landsdale
Fred Hahn 46 of Lederach and John Lender 42 of Morwood were killed when their automobile was demolished by a Reading electric train at a grade crossing two miles south of Landsdale on Mill Road. The crash scene showed the car mangled as the locomotive pushed wreckage along the tracks for about 200 yards. Hahn and Lender, foremen on a Montgomery County Mill Road project, were believed to be driving the car.
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International News Service
Philadelphia
Fred Hahn
Lederach
John Lender
Morwood
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Landsdale
Ardner Barndb
Hahn
Lender
Montgomery County
Eleven youths die in Minnesota highway crash at Slayton
In an April 22 collision near Slayton Minnesota two speeding cars collided on a dangerous curve killing eleven young people including six high school students. Two others were seriously injured. Victims ranged from 17 to 23 years old, with several from Slayton Fulda Hadley and Jackson. Officials said speeds reached 75 to 80 mph and engine blocks were crushed.
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International News Service
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Here
Everett Johnson
Harold Tuynman
Lawrence Tuynman
Irene Schwab
Rachel Fisher
Fulda
Wayne Member
Hadley
Carl Salk
Gordon Meyer
Leo Egge
Hollis Luff
George Larsen
Jackson
Elmer Meyer
Cecil Jensen
George Nelson
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New Castle
President Relaxes At Warm Springs
President Roosevelt spent a spring day at Warm Springs Georgia balancing study of his Little White House with enjoying Georgia’s springtime. He stayed reachable by phone as diplomats’ reports arrived from abroad on the European war. Under doctor advised rest, he signed several minor congressional bills overnight.
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Roosevelt
White House
Georgia
State Department
Ross T. McIntrye
Light Vote In State Forecast For Primaries
Pennsylvania faces a light primary election with apathy noted. In the Democratic race U S Senator Joseph F Guffey competes with Walter A Jones backed by David L Lawrence. William N McNair also runs. Republicans focus on turnout as Cooke Gelder and Malone inch toward state-wide posts. Guffey plans a Pittsburgh radio speech to cap his campaign.
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Raymond Wilcove
International News Service
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
U. S
Joseph F. Guffey
Walter A. Jones
Guffey
Jones
Pittsburgh
William N. McNair
Gusey
Sharon
New Castle
Jay Cooke
Philadelphia
Frederick T. Gelder
Forest City
James F. Malone
F. Clair Ross
Convention Here Early Next Month
Hundreds of fraternal and social clubs from Pennsylvania will send representatives to New Castle for a two day convention of the Pennsylvania Federation of Fraternal and Social Organizations on May 4 and 6. Several hundred delegates are expected to attend sessions at the New Castle Lodge 51 hall of the Loyal Order of Moose, with Ed Raney a vice president of the state group in Moose affairs.
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Pennsylvania
New Castle
Pennsylvania Federation of Fraternal and Social Organizations
Soviet Accepts Trade Bone in Germany Aid Pact
London April 22 The Soviet Union will guarantee that no British or overseas neutral goods will be re exported to Germany if Britain signs a new trade agreement with Russia. An authoritative Soviet source said Moscow is willing to concede this, but will not discuss reducing its own exports to the Reich yet. Britain quoted two conditions for a pact: assurance Russia would not reexport British goods and a commitment to limit shipments of its raw materials and manufactured goods to Germany.
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London
Soviet Union
Germany
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Russia
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Reich
American Killed In Norway Raid
Stockholm April 22 The death of Captain Robert M Losey United States military air attache to Norway was announced by the American delegation in Stockholm He died in a raid on Dombaas struck by a bomb splinter while taking shelter in a tunnel He was the only casualty among the group with several others present in the refuge
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International News Service
Stockholm
Robert M. Losey
United States
Norway
Dombaas
Europe
Losey
Romania to seek Italian warplanes in new talks
In Bucharest on April 22 Romania sent a delegation headed by Constantin Argetoianu to Italy to negotiate selling Italian war planes. The visit aims to boost Italian exports and invite Italian air officers to Romania to train pilots.
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Rumania
Italy
Constantin Argetoiannu
Argetoianu
Italan
Election boards urged to send early primary results to The News
The News requests all city and county election boards to cooperate in providing early returns from precincts. Complete results must be filed at the courthouse as soon as precinct counts are finished.
City And County Vote On Tuesday In Mid Election Push
New Castle and Lawrence County prepare to vote tomorrow as residents nominate candidates for state offices and national delegates. Weather looks fair, possibly boosting city turnout while rural districts may lag. Republican and Democratic chairmen Roger W Rowland and John B Shaw led weekend efforts to mobilize voters with county committees urged to maximize turnout in each precinct.
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New Castle
Lawrence County
Roger W. Rowland
John B. Shaw
Claim New Land Weapon Is Ready For Nazi Forces
Berlin April 22 Reichsfuhrer Hitler's secret weapon allegedly can freeze enemy batteries into uselessness. German sources say the device will silence key Maginot line positions and has been tested on the western front with pillboxes taken with hardly a shot fired. A British sea power threat in Norway with a 92 000 pound air rein bomb is noted as related to the weapon's capabilities.
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Pierre J. Wuss
Berlin
Reichsuehrer
Adolf Hitler
Nazi Germany
Norway
Maginot
Death records for April 22 1940 list names and ages
Death notices include Andrea Grilli 64 of 808 Harrison street James William Humphrey 66 of Mercer R Y D 2 Mary M Ritenour 85 of 423 Buts street Ullla Scott 58 of 330 Green Andrew John Funk 18 Ellwood City Ruth Buehler Cover 31 Wars ton Nancy Donthitt 86 Wan pum RB 0 William Sleight 21 826 Croton avenue
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Andrea ‘Grilli
Harrison Street
James William Humphrey
Mercer
R. YD
Mary M. Ritenour
Buts Street
Ulla Scott
Green Street
Andrew John Funk
Ellwood City
Ruth Buehler Cover
Warston
Nancy Donthitt
Wanpum
William Sleight
Croton Avenue
Report Hamar And Elverum Recaptured By Allies
British and Norwegian troops recaptured Hamar and Elverum from the Germans and were closing a ring around Trondheim. Dispatches from Stockholm say Allied forces press a rapid advance on the German base on Norway's west coast while German planes attack in the east and incenderies light up a resort area.
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Stockholm
Hamar
Elverum
Trondheim
Aftonbladet
Norway
Hamiar
New Castle
British Bombing Raids Report From London
British war planes bombed the Stavanger airdrome damaging enemy aircraft as all British planes returned safely. Allied forces reportedly shot down 10 to 18 German planes over the western front. A separate attack on the German-held airbase at Aalborg Denmark caused extensive damage with high explosive and incendiary bombs. several fires remained burning and one British plane was missing.
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London
Stavanger
Air Ministry
Western Front
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Denmark
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Night of political talks and back room plans
Arthur Mometer notes a political gathering where speeches fade and back rooms shape plans for the weekend. He mentions the weather at fifty three and urges looking to the “boys” for guidance, portraying a brisk, civic-spirited dispatch.
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