Frank Masters Shoots Down Three Planes In One Day
Special to The News an Eighth Air Force fighter station in England reports Flight Officer Frank R Masters a P 51 Mustang pilot from 921 Carson Street New Castle Pa downed three Focke Wulf 190s in one flight as his group destroyed 22 German planes near Hanover. Masters son of Mr and Mrs Harry Masters, ex New Castle High football player.
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Eighth Air Force
England
Frank R. Masters
Carson Street
New Castle
Hanover
FC Masters
Harry Masters
Joseph H. McCollums, Jr
Great Lakes
Ill
Naval Training Station
J. H. McCollums
Wampum
Donald Yoho
San Diego Naval Base
Aaron Yoho
Raymond Street
George Houston
Pvt
Cecil Houston
Seventh Army
France
Balentine Reports Wounds Not Serious From Leyte Action
In a letter to his parents Mr and Mrs J Walker Balentine of 510 Leasure avenue Barton W Balentine 3 C says his wounds from November 24 at Leyte were not serious. He is in a naval hospital in New Caledonia and by December 13 was out of bed and walking. The notice marks the first word the Navy sent confirming he was wounded in action.
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J. Walker Balentine
Leasure Avenue
Barton W. Balentine
Leyte
Naval Hospital
New Caledonia
Fred C. Kennes
Fort Mead
Maryland
Gerald M. Cooper
Harlansburg Road
Kenny
Fort McClellan
Alabama
Robert B Stratton, Jr
Pacific Area
Robert B. Stratton
Park Avenue
David
California
George
Reading Freight Train Wreck Blocks Lines Near Neshaminy Falls
An 80 car double engine Reading freight derailed at Neshaminy Falls on December 22 blocking four main tracks to New York. Twelve loaded cars left the tracks and some plunged down an embankment. No injuries reported as crews work to clear wreckage and reroute B&O trains onto Pennsylvania rails.
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Neshaminy Falls
Reading
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad
Hospital Notes Jameson Memorial Admissions and Discharges
Admissions include Charles Dugan 2207 Delaware Avenue and Mrs Domenick Maddleni in Hillsville Roderick Davis 1037 W Washington Street Discharges list Mrs Ruth Duftora Mrs Esther Callahan 213 Milton Street Mrs Ellen Rupp 218 Cottage Street Ronald Brothers 406 W Lincoln Avenue Ira Nelson RD 1 Mrs Martha Frazer and con RD 3 Mrs Esther Callahan RD 6 Butler Road John Harlan 421 E Reynolds Street Roger Morganti 1411 Jackson Avenue
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Charles Dugan
Delaware Avenue
Domenick Maddleni
Hillsville
Roderick Davis
W. Washington Street
Ruth Duftora
R. D
Esther Callahan
Milton Street
Ellen Rupp
Cottage Street
Ronald Brothers
W. Lincoln Avenue
Ira Nelson
Martha Frazer
Con
Butler Road
John Harlan
E. Reynolds Street
Roger Morganti
Jackson Aveue
Local Residents and Addresses Listed in Public Notice
A reader appears to have a notice listing names and addresses including Mrs Rose DeMase of 205 South Cedar Street and Joseph Bogue at 1308 South Jefferson Street. Other entries include Doris Lee Fowler R D 1 Ellwood City and Dan Sweeney 539 East Washington Street. The list also shows discharged Frank Alduk and Nick Napadano among several others with street addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose DeMase
Cedar Street
Joseph Bogue
Jefferson Street
Robert Cunningham
Doris Lee Fowler
Ellwood City
Paul McFadden
Bessemer
Jonny Doe
Moravia
Saran Lawton
Dewey Avenue
Dan Sweeney
Washington Street
Margaret Patsy
Ashland Avenue
Frank Alduk
Sutton Street
Nick Napadano
Maple Street
Stephen Buchowski
R. D
Volant
Joseph Brizzi
Pennsylvania Avenue
Chaplin Case In Holiday Recess
Joan Barry continued her testimony in the Chaplin paternity case during a Christmas recess in Los Angeles. Five hours of cross examination by Chaplin's attorney left her in tears as she insisted Chaplin fathered her 14 month old daughter Carol Ann. The case resumes Tuesday after her attorney’s planned further questions and the court reconvenes.
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Los Angeles
INS
Joan Barry
Charlie Chaplin
Chaplin
Carol Ann
Miss Barry
Joseph Scott
Charles E. Millikan
Charles
Tulsa
Okla
Beverly Hills
Purple Heart For Pfc James Wood
Pfc James E Wood awarded the Purple Heart after being wounded in action in Italy. He is the son of Fred Wood of Front street. Wood sent his medal to Miss Edith Kerr of Hamilton street.
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James E. Wood
Italy
Fred Wood
Front Street
Wood
Edith Kerr
Hamilton Street
Veterans on leave and family updates from wartime home front
A parade of servicemen on furlough visits relatives across multiple towns. Jerry Hagerty and A O M 3c visit Jacksonville from the Navy, while Cpl J C Brown returns from Cherry Point NC. Other notes include Seabees anniversary, rheumatic fever recovery, and various soldiers arriving home for holidays.
Lookout Mountain View Spots Eight States
From Lookout Mountain Tennessee observers can see Alabama Kentucky North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Virginia and Tennessee. The list emphasizes the broad panorama spanning multiple states.
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Lookout Mountain
Tennessee
Alabama
Kentucky
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Virginia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Frank Masters
Balentine
Daniel H. Treloar, JR
Johnson Bldg
New Castle Hospital
Purple Heart
Pfc
James Wood
Exide
Storage Battery and Electric Service Co
N. Mercer St
United S
Insurance
Rates of Canada
Freedland Agency
Eugene A. Mayfield
Johnson Building
Bessemer State Bank
Bessemer PA
Strouss-Hirshberg's
Beacon
U. S
Jerry Haggerty
U. S. Navy
Jacksonville
Fla
E. W. Hagerty
Matilda Avenue
Cpl
J. C. Brown
Marine Air Wing
Cherry Point
Fairfield Avenue
Arthur H. Sheffer
U. S. Naval Construction
Navy “Seabees
Charles “Bud” Wharton
Station Hospital
Camp Gordon
Leah Patricia Jones
Red Cross Blood Center
Baltimore
Army Nurses Corps
Jessie Flynn
Bell Avenue
George Meade
Nicholas Perrotta
Bernardino Perrotta
Cunningham Avenue
Europe
William R. Reed
Ruth Ramsey Reed
United States
Army Ground and Service Forces
Mian Beach
William D. Klingensmith
Florence Klingensmith
RD 1
AAF
Klingensmith
Erma Klingensmith
Wallace Avenue
F. Davids
McKeesport
Jack Hitchen
Waldo Street
Zenith
American Medical Association
M. M. Sines
Warren Ave
Milady
Madeira Guest Towels
Bunny
Pereale
Globes
Vajestic
DuPont
Strauss-Hirshberg
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