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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1941
Page
1
The War Department reports fierce resistance by American defenders under Gen. MacArthur as they repel an enemy attempt. Details on location and losses are not specified in the text.
Axis troops under Rommel retreat through Libya as British forces close in. German and Italian panzer divisions fragment and split into three groups near Benghazi. Air and ground bombardment aim to destroy armor and slow their escape toward Tripoli as pursuit tightens 25 miles from Benghazi.
Tass reports Red Army recaptured villages southwest of Moscow and cleared the Tikhvin Volkhov route. Soviet forces reportedly killed thousands of Germans while pursuing the 21st Infantry Division as heavy fighting continued on all fronts with new high command statements of advance.
Berlin dispatch reports Adolf Hitler taking direct control of German armies amid a worsening Russian front. He describes an inward call and outlines a stationary winter front, while hinting at possible western offensives against Britain and the United States. Brauchitsch is replaced as commander in chief by Hitler, who declares himself generalissimo.
American and Filipino forces repelled early Japanese landings along Lingayen gulf and near Agoo as 80 transports delivered 80 000 to 100 000 attackers. Washington said the invaders faced fierce resistance and some units retreated in confusion while Allies held their own.
The war department reports a large scale Japanese assault on the Philippines with 80 troop transports and landings near Agoo 150 miles north of Manila. American and Filipino forces resist fiercely. main defense lines thought to be between the Japanese and Manila as fighting continues in northern Luzon.
The PA Newg observes winter’s official start shortly after midnight and the shortest day entering the records over the weekend. Letter carriers delivered mail Sunday across the city, easing Christmas mail burden before the holiday. Sumner Avenue lights drew a large crowd, and Bessemer post office exhausted stamps, requesting Pittsburgh supplies. Free flag care rooklets offered at New Castle post office building.
Weather report for the United States shows a 24 hour period ending at 9 am with a maximum of 43 and a minimum of 27, no precipitation recorded, and a river stage of 4.8 feet. A year ago the same date reached 49 as the maximum and 27 as the minimum with no precipitation.
Two Japanese submarines fired on the United States tankers Agwiworld and Emidio off Monterey Bay and 200 miles north of San Francisco. Emidio crews feared 22 dead after being torpedoed. Agwiworld returned to San Francisco Bay under heavy seas after a 40 minute battle. Captain Frederick B. Goncalves led the tanker through eight submarine deck gun shots. Reports say a third tanker may have been attacked near the Columbia River.
President Roosevelt signs a broad draft extension into law creating a nationwide manpower registry for men 18 to 64 with active service potential. Headquarters says a new registration may not occur soon and initial steps target 2,000,000 more from the 17,000,000 already registered.
Workers at Shenango plant of Carnegie-Illinois Steel will have Christmas Day off while objins' rummaces and steel mills stay open. The tin plate mills will close at 4 PM December 24 and resume at 8 AM December 26.
The News will raise its carrier delivery price to 18 cents per week and the mail rate to 50 cents per month starting Monday December 22 as production costs rise. The News Company announces the change to readers and subscribers.
President Roosevelt invited the Russian and Chinese ambassadors and the Dutch minister to the White House for talks on joint plans for unity of action against the Axis. Submarine threats pushed peril close to U S coasts as he moved to align the United States with Britain Russia China the Netherlands and allies on all fronts. The Navy reported destroying at least 17 enemy submarines since the president took office.
Berlin reports show Hitler dismissed Walther von Brauchitsch as commander in chief with little comment and the Nazi press downplays the change. German wireless says submarines torpedoed and sunk a British aircraft carrier with no ship name disclosed. Chinese troops advance toward Hong Kong amid the conflict.
London reports at noon today that the British garrison in besieged Hong Kong is still holding out against Japanese attack. Malaya Libya and Russia status remains as in the latest British Soviet communiques.
Frank Albert Foster aged 63 of Harbor Road died at Jameson Memorial Hospital after being struck by a car driven by John Brest at the Sampson and Emery streets intersection. Foster suffered a fractured leg and pelvis, brain concussion, and internal injuries. Brest swerved to avoid him but could not prevent impact. Foster, born in Pittsburgh in 1878, resided in New Castle 61 years and was a tractor operator at the New Castle tin mill, married to Iva Forney for 37 years, with children Gladys Crowl Lenora Matthews Jean and Albert Foster and two grandchildren.
A Navy test pilot parachuted to safety after a "helldiver" dive bomber crashed during trials near Columbus. Barter T. Hulse escaped with a sprained ankle and minor bruises. the aircraft was completely demolished due to a wing tip loss.
Authorities investigated the crash of an army B 26 bomber near the Jackson airbase. The plane exploded after engines failed during a forced landing striking a telephone line, killing five crew members including First Lieutenant John J. Doerr and other officers from New York, Florida, Ohio, Illinois and Pennsylvania.
Harrisburg reports the state adds 112 917 56 for township road maintenance across 151 second class townships. Payments listed include Lawrence County towns Little Beaver Mahoning Pulaski Slippery Rock Washington Wilmington with amounts ranging from about 484 to 1 068 dollars. Buy in New Castile.
Obituaries for Frank Albert Foster 63 of New Castle and Sophia Farley on West Sutton street with four dollar bequest. Edward J. Reebel 77 of Highland avenue. John C. Campbell 66 of New Bedford. Harry Dick Wimner 71 of Wuortem burg. Norman J. Emery 49 of Alliance Ohio.
Manila reports say American forces defeated Japan's initial heavy assault aimed at capturing the Philippine Islands. Japanese troops landed from transports northwest of Manila and fought near Lingayen and Agoo, with U S forces holding firm and Japanese fleet retreating from heavy shore fire.
Arthur Mometer describes a disagreement over waiting for Christmas Eve and inspecting how the tinseled bells look on the tree. The group concludes the tree looks fine for passersby with a reported temperature of forty nine.
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