New U S Forces Gain in Philippines and Macassar Strike
American forces claim heavy losses for Japan on the Bataan peninsula as MacArthur’s troops fend off a new Japanese offensive. U S bombers sink another transport in the Macassar Strait, bringing total Japanese ships lost to 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph A. Bors
Washington
Far East
War Department
MacArthur
Bataan Peninsula
Macassar Strait
Department
Macassar
United Nations
New Castle
Soviet claim sinking German transport in Barents Sea
Moscow reports another German transport sunk as Red Army forces push toward Smo lensk and Rzhev. Cavalry on the Ukraine front inflict heavy losses as Soviet advances tighten near the former Russo-Polish border and threaten new German defense lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red
International
Moscow
Barents Sea
Red Army
Ukraine
Rzhev
Casile
Siege Looms As Japanese Drive Threatens Singapore
Civilians have been evacuated as a new communique reports heavy punishment for Jap spearheads pressing on Singapore from only 40 miles away. A fleet of 27 enemy planes bombed the city outskirts while British and Australian forces claimed further successes in the extended engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Singapore
Churchill says U S can now send direct aid to Far East area
Prime Minister Winston Churchill told the House of Commons that American troops arriving in Northern Ireland have supplied so much war equipment the United States can directly send arms and ammunition to Australia and New Zealand. He spoke as the war debate neared a confidence vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churchill
U. S
Far East
London
Northern Ireland
United States
Australia
New Zealand
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
United Kingdom
New Castle
Raiding Axis U Boats Prow Along Coast
Naval units searched southern and eastern coastal waters from the Gulf of Mexico to Newfoundland for enemy U boats said to have attacked American and allied ships off the coast. Washington experts suspected subs may lie mines in shipping lanes as they prowled near Corpus Christi Texas and other ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gulf of Mexico
Newfoundland
Philippines
Fast Indies
Corpus Christi
Tex
New Castle
Churchill Wins Unambiguous Confidence Vote In Parliament
In London on January 29, Winston Churchill faced a near unanimous endorsement from the House of Commons with a 464 to 1 vote supporting his wartime leadership. Only 24 abstentions marked a largely unified backing as he pledged no apologies or promises while insisting victory in the conflict is possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Churchill
Roger Keyes
Commandos
Keyes
Pedestrian deaths drive Lawrence County traffic toll rise
The Bureau of Highway Safety reports 28 traffic fatalities in Lawrence County last year, 20 of them pedestrians, signaling increased pedestrian carelessness as the primary factor behind the rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence County
Bureau of Highway Safety
Department
Pennsylvania
Bus Debate Sparks Call for Straps on Poles
A bystander on a bus yesterday afternoon argued that installing straps would help passengers who cannot reach the bus poles. He suggested the addition would encourage more people to ride.
Daily Weather Report Summary
United States weather statistics for the 24-hour period ending at 9 a m show a maximum 39 and minimum 13 with trace precipitation and heavy frost. River stage stands at 5.5 feet. Figures from the same date last year record a 32 maximum, 24 minimum and 0.05 inches precipitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
New Castle Army Nurse Joins Ireland Force
Miss Agnes Jeanette Keane daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Keane 813 East Washington street an Army Nurse Corps officer who has served at Fort Knox Kentucky since August 1940 reached Ireland with the first contingent of Yanks and nurses and the New Castle party arrived home late Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Agnes Jeanette Keane
Thomas Keane
East
Washington Street
Army Nurse Corps
Fort Knox
Jeanne
School of
BUY
New Castle
Fear 245 Lost In Ship Attack
A torpedoed Canadian steamer Lady Hawkins of 7,988 tons sank in the Atlantic January 17, with 245 passengers and crew missing and feared dead. Seventy-one survivors arrived at San Juan, including 17 Americans, recounting the attack details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Atlantic
German U Boat Sunk By Dutch Forces
Batavia reports the Dutch high command sank a German U Boat off the western Mediterranean, its commander Gert Schreiber credited with 60 000 tons of United Nations shipping. A Dutch submarine was lost in the same engagement on November 28. Schreiber was a classmate of Guenther Prien, famed for entering Scapa Flow and sinking Royal Oak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Batavia
N. E. I. High Command
United Nations
Mediterranean
Gert Schreiber
Schreiber
Foreign Minister From Argentine In Plane Crash
Argentine foreign minister Enrique Ruiz-Guinazu escaped a crash when his private plane dived into Rio de Janeiro harbor after takeoff en route to Buenos Aires. Pilot’s wife and another eight passengers were injured. Ruiz-Guinazu returned to the Capablanca Hotel unshaken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Rio DE Janeiro
Enrique Ruiz-Guinazu
Buenos Aires
Ruiz Guinazu
Capablanca
W R A F Attacks Munster Boulogne Rotterdam Docks
British air ministry reports widespread R A F operations targeting Munster docks Boulogne Rotterdam and Low Countries air fields last night Fighters hit northern France air fields Six bombers are unaccounted for while Far East conditions show no major change and no optimism in Malaya.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Munster
Germany
British
Air Ministry
Boulogne
Rotterdam
Low Countries
France
New Australian Attacks Hit Rabaul Harbor
Melbourne reports new Australian air strikes on Rabaul Harbor New Britain with one Japanese ship directly hit and another probably struck The Royal Australian Air Force communique notes ongoing fighting on nearby New Guinea and New Britain with no fresh news indicating any major changes
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Rabaul
New Britain
Royal Australian Air Force
Rabaul Harbor
New Guinea
American Volunteers down 10 Japanese raiders over Rangoon
American volunteer pilots claimed ten Japanese raiders shot down in last night’s Rangoon air raid, with nine more damaged. The raid involved 25 Japanese planes, following a daytime RAF attack on Bangkok. Reports say Japanese advance east of Moulmein slowed, aided by British air attacks that left many enemy bodies and wreckage along the border road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Msus
Bengasi
Royal Air Force
M. M. Hardinge
International News Service
Rangoon
Burma
Moulmen
Kawkareik
American Volunteer Air
Texas Coast Watches For German Sub
Corpus Christi Tex January 29 The entire Texas coast was alert for enemy submarines after a night blackout following sighting of an unidentified submersible about 15 miles off Port Aransas. Captain Alva Bernhard said one submarine was sighted by a patrol plane. as it returned the craft submerged and a smoke bomb was observed about three miles away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Corpus Christi
Tex
Texas
Port Aransas
Alva Bernhard
Corpus Christi Naval Air Station
Two British Destroyers Sunk in East Malaya Battle
The British admiralty reports two British destroyers Vampire and Thanet were sunk in a running sea engagement off the east coast of Malaya with a Japanese force of one cruiser and three destroyers. One British destroyer also lost, while the Japanese destroyer was destroyed and another damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
London
Malaya
Admiralty
New Castle
Macassar Straits Battle Toll Reaches 46 Ships
Australian radio reports as of January 29 that 46 Japanese warships and transports have been sunk in the Macassar Straits battle. The sunken transports are estimated to have carried at least 25,000 troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Sydney
Macassar Straits
Death Notices from Ellwood City and Nearby
Obituaries list Mrs. James H. Hazen 58 Ellwood City August Kubic 81 Ellwood City Mrs McKinley Morris Washington D C L A Tucker 94 New Bedford James P Tanner 78 Highland Heights all reported for Thursday January 29 1942 across local notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Hazen
Ellwood City
August Kubic
McKinley Morris
Washington, D.C
L. A. Tucker
New Bedford
James P. Tanner
Highland Heights
Roosevelt to Address Nation in Fireside Chat
President Roosevelt plans another fireside chat to the nation likely on George Washington’s birthday. He will speak on important matters and aim to dissipate poisonous and troublesome rumors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George Duano
March of Dimes Fund Drive Appeal
The piece urges readers to donate a dime or more to the March of Dimes. It frames small gifts as vital help for children’s health and mobility, urging participation as a weekly charitable expenditure and a community duty.
Also Mentioned on This Page
U.S
Smolensk
Deak
Kursks
A. Wykes
Straits of Malacca
China Sea
Charles A. Smith
Corpus Christi, Texas
NAVY
Henke
Milourn Henke
Hutchinson
Minnis
Carte Blanche
PA Newc
United States Savings
Daily Weather Report
Ireland
Fear 245
By Gordon Goodnow
Bulletin
Libya
Rommel
Regima
Bengazi
W. P. Saphire
Cairo
Erwin Rommel
Begima
Solluch
Argentine
Eeast
Makassar Strait
By Lee van Atta
Bangkok
Thailand
Gulf
Arthur Mometer
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!