Latest Thrusts In Guadalcanal Area By Japs Repulsed
Washington January twenty ninth The wave reported today that in two days of furious land sea and air action American forces have checked new Japanese offensives in the Solomons damaging two enemy destroyers two cargo ships and one tanker and shooting down ten Japanese planes The action on January twenty seven and twenty eight indicated Nipponese efforts to move into the Solomons with supplies and planes possibly for another thrust to oust Americans from Guadalcanal American forces also captured an enemy command post on Guadalcanal and blasted the Japanese base on Kolombangara Island in the New Georgia group as part of the ongoing push against Japanese moves
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Joseph A. Bors Sy N
Washington
Solomons
Guadalcanal
Kolombangara Island
New Georgia
New Castle and Lawrence County Escape Heavy Snow
Reports from the state indicate a heavy snow band moved through the area with parts receiving a foot and a half of snow in some sections while nearby New Castle and Lawrence County saw lighter accumulations during the past few days.
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New Castle
Lawrence County
Georgia and Ohio weigh daylight time shift history
The Georgia and Ohio legislatures consider returning to Eastern Standard Time amid wartime abandonment. Morning light grows longer as signs of spring appear, with daylight earlier at eight o'clock and gradually lengthening evenings. The News reports from Pittsburgh about a 19 year old girl taking over grocery truck driving.
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the News
Pittsburgh
Harry
Daily Weather Report United States 24 Hour Statistics
The report lists today’s weather with a maximum temperature of 36 and a minimum of 28, plus .08 inches of precipitation and a river stage of 6.7 feet. A year ago the figures show a 39 degree high and a 13 degree low with precipitation referenced as brace.
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United States
Brace
Hitler Silent on tenth anniversary of rise to power
Nazi propaganda indicated Adolf Hitler would not speak tomorrow on the tenth anniversary of his rise to power. Berlin broadcasts said Hermann Goering would address troops on the Russian front and Paul Goebbels would read a message from Hitler, but no address was mentioned. London observers saw the omission as signaling Hitler’s likely silence on the annual January 30 speech.
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J. C. Ofstreicher
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Hitler
Tchefuehrer
Berlin
Kroll Opera House
London
Genwan
High School Seniors To Be Graduated Tonight
Commencement for the January 1943 class of New Castle High School will be held at the Scottish Rite Cathedral with 186 graduates. Judge W Walter Braham will address the graduates, introduced by Superintendent Frank L Burton. Diplomas will be awarded by Griff Thomas with prize winners including Margaret Clement and Andrew Lisko.
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New Castle High
B O'Dock
W. Walter Braham
Lawrence County
Braham
Frank L. Burton
Griff Thomas
Board of Education
United States
Margaret Clement
Andrew Lisko
Gene McKvaine
Alan Barnette
Harry King Bell
Robert Calvin
Sidney K. Bliss
Jack McCarthy
Bombers Hit Tunis Destroyer in North Africa Mission
Four U S B 25 bombers 100 miles northeast of Tunis fired on an enemy destroyer with two direct hits and damaged another with near misses harming the rudder and propeller. Allied communique says all bombers returned safely escorted by Lockheed Lightning fighters. One enemy ship reported badly damaged.
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Allier
North Africa
Tunis
Tokyo
Giraud De Gaulle Settlement Declared Nonpolitical
Gen Hanri Honore Giraud said his agreement with Gen Charles De Gaulle in North Africa was strictly military and economic with no political settlement. He stressed that military, economic and financial matters were resolved while political aspects were avoided in their discussions.
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North Africa
Hanri Honore Giraud
Charles de Gaulle
Doris Duke Estate Converts to Livestock Farm in New Jersey
In Somerville New Jersey the 2300 acre Doris Duke Cromwell estate will be turned into a general livestock farm. The conversion, part of the war effort, will raise purebred cattle and meet dairy needs on the property near here.
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Doris Duke
Somerville
N. J
Une
Doris Duke Cromwell
British Eighth Army Advances On Zuara Front
CAIRO Jan. 29 Spearheads of the British Eighth Army advanced on the approaches to the Libyan port of Zuara sixty five miles west of Tripoli. Artillery and the Axis rear guard exchanged fire in the coastal sector near Zuara as Montgomery's forces pressed west toward the Tunisian frontier amid bad weather. Allied aircraft renewed attacks on southern Italy and Sicily, blasting the area yesterday and Wednesday night.
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International News Service
Cairo
Eighth Army
Zuara
Tripoli
Middle East High Command
Bernard L. Montgomery
Italy
Sicily
High Command
Nazi Ship Yards Damaged in Royal Air Force Strike
STOCKHOLM January 29 reports say the Royal Air Force attack on Copenhagen practically wiped out the Burmeister and Wain shipyards. German reports omit the yards as the main target while noting other damage. One bomb forced evacuation of 5,000 nearby residents and another shattered 3,000 church windows at King Christian’s church damaging the 17th century building.
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Stockholm
Royal Air Force
Copenhagen
Burmeister
Wain
Waln
King Christian's Church
Bathing Beauty Divorced From Wealthy Atlantic City Husband
Gloria Jarrell Barstow, 28, former Miss Philadelphia runner-up, was divorced January 6 from her husband Flarry M M Barstow Jr., 20, heir of a wealthy Atlantic City family. Attorney says Barstow filed for indignities to person and she may pursue a Beverly Hills film contract. alimony rights were waived.
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International News Service
Atlantic City
N. d
Dan
Gloria Jarrell Barstow
Philadelphia
Flarry M.M. Barstow, Jr
Clarence Bitz
President Roosevelt Dedicates 14 000 Mile Global Trip
President Roosevelt has crossed the Atlantic twice and accumulated about 14 400 miles on his allied planning journey. He flew from Washington to Casablanca meeting Winston Churchill, then Liberia with a stop, then Natal Brazil to meet Vargas. He becomes the first wartime president to travel abroad and visit a theater of war.
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International News Service
Washington
Roosevelt
Atlantic
Casablanca
North Africa
Winston Chureniil
Liberia
Natal
Brazil
Vargas
U. S
Abraham Gincoln
Farm policies under attack in Washington
Three major national farm groups led by Albert 8. Goss Edward A. ONeill and Barns Benson condemn current policies They demand immediate change arguing subsidies distort markets harm food supply and extend misguided social experiments The leaders blame mismanagement and wasteful bureaucracy for farmer reliance on subsidies and market stabilization failures
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International News Service
Washington
Albert
Goss
Edward A. O'Neill
American Tarn Bureau Federation
Barn
Benson
National Council of Farmer Cooperatives
Ten Children in U.S. Service in Fairhaven Family
East Fairhaven Massachusetts January reports that Mr and Mrs Angelo Barhbow of Connecticut Neck have ten children serving for Uncle Sam. One daughter is an army nurse, four sons in the Navy, four in the Army and one in the Coast Guard.
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C International
East Fairhaven
Mass
Mer
Anegelo
Barhbow
Scenticut Neck
Uncle Sam
Navy
Army
Coast Guard
Heavy Snow Paralyses Pittsburgh Area and Claims Lives
Yesterdays snowfall swept eastward across western Pennsylvania piling five inches in most areas and burying Somerset county under up to two more inches. A 13 year old Irvin Tekes of Wolfburg was found dead in Bedford county likely after being struck by a pear fall. Additional deaths reported in Allentown and Wernersville as officials forecast more snow and colder temperatures.
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International News Service
Pletsburgh
Pennsylvania
Somerset County
Berlin
Bedford County
Irvin Tekes
Wolfburg
Allentown
Wernersville
Pittsburgh
Price boost on both Detroit papers Jan 24
Detroit Free Press and Detroit Times announce price increases effective February 1. Daily editions rise from four to five cents. Sunday papers go from ten to twelve cents. The Times lowers price for an afternoon edition while Free Press raises its price for the morning edition.
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Detroit
Lieturaniionn
Detroit Free Press Today
Detroit Mines Dn
Pree Press
Allied Forces Aim To Block Rommel Link In Tunisia
Allied forces pressed a campaign to block Nazi General Erwin Rommel by thwarting a potential link with Axis troops in Tunisia. Reports said American troops advanced toward the Tunisian coast, capturing Maknassy and moving within 35 miles of the Gulf of Gabes, with Sfax and Gabes about 60 miles away, while Nazi Paris radio claimed the thrust sought to sever Rommel from other Axis units.
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International News Service
London
Erwin Rommel
Afrika
Korps
Libya
Tumisia
Algiers
Tunisian
Maknassy
Tunisia
Paris
Sfax
Gabes
Rommel
Gulf of Gabes
Port of
Roosevelt Liberian Visit Signals U S Defense Ties
Washington reports Roosevelt's Liberia trip fortifies U S Liberia military alliance. White House confirms he paid respects to President Erwin Barclay and reviewed African American troops after Casablanca strategy talks with Churchill. Dispatch from Monrovia dated Jan 28 notes travel by air to Marrakech en route.
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Internacional News Service
Washington
Roosevelt
Liberia
U. S
Africa
Erwin Barclay
White House
Monrovia
Upo
Casablanca
Winston Churchill
Marrakech
George Durno
United States Army Air Corps
International News Service
Yanks Played Key Role In Rommel’s Rout, Says Adler
Brig. Gen. Whiter BE. Adler reported upon return to Washington that the U S 9th Air Force contributed heavily to the defeat of Rommel in Libya and the fighting in Tripolitania. He said two task forces under RAP plan struck hard blows and that Allied air power created nearly complete destruction of German and Italian forces in the desert during much of the campaign.
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Cinternation
Washington
Whiter
BE. Adler
India
Middle East
U.S. 9Th Air Force
Erwin Rommel
Adler
War Department
U. S
Rommel
Bernard Mantgom
Eighth Army
9Th Airsforce
RAP
Hendiong
Libya
Tripoliania
Adlersala
U 8
RAF Attacks In Burma Sector In Mayu Peninsula
Royal Air Force squadrons again attacked Japanese positions in the lower Mayu Peninsula and Akyab areas of Thana yesterday and Wednesday night, the British India command announced today.
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Royal Air Force
Mayu Peninsula
Akyab
Thana
British India Command
Three German Generals Taken Says Moscow
Moscow reports on January 29 that three German generals were captured along with thousands of Nazi troops, 33 towns taken, and an encircled enemy group annihilated with about 3,000 deaths and up to 6,000 prisoners. The Soviet drive from Voronezh advanced 12.5 miles toward the Ukraine toward Kursk while Don river front Nazis near Stalingrad remainded battered.
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Natalia Kene Koon
Moscow
Voronezh
Koon
Ukraine
Kursk
Don River
Stalingrad
Getting Supplies To China Is Big Task For Allies
Secretary of War Ro Stettinius tells the House foreign affairs committee that allied aid to China is pitifully small yet being pushed across Burma’s fall-out. He notes supplies face extreme hurdles but are moving through at an accelerating rate. He vows not to stop and urges full effort to increase aid to China.
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Bational News Service
Washington
Jan
Burma
China
Lend Lease
E. Ro Stettus
House Foreign States Committee
Chinn
Death Notice for Moss and Others in Local Area
Death record lists Mrs. Davhe Henry Moss, 33, of Wallow Grave, with Adale Miller 4b Ryworth Street, and Frank Perret 62 of Eltwood City, plus J.P. Morrison 78 of Elwoss.
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Davhe Henry Moss
Wallow Grave
Adale Miller
Ryworth Street
Frank Perret
Eltwood City
J.P. Morrison
Elwoss
Presidents Of U S And Brazil Confer On War
Roosevelt stops in Brazil on the way home from North Africa to discuss the Allied grand strategy with Vargas. Brazil expected to lead Latin American diplomatic efforts and contribute to Africa and Europe campaigns by keeping South Atlantic routes open. Brazil may dispatch expeditionary forces and assist naval and air operations to support supply lines to Africa and the Soviet front.
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Kingsbury Smith
Washington
Roosevelt
Getalio Vargas
Brazil
Casablanca
South America
Europe
Winston Churchill
North Africa
Atlantic
Vargas
Believe Germany Plans Peace Appeal
London dispatch reports that despite Roosevelt’s Casablanca pledge, Germany is seen planning a new peace offensive soon. A Daily Mail diplomatic writer cites inside-Germany leaks and capitalized hints of German agents at work as signs of an impending appeal.
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International Sewer Service
London
Roosevelt
Casablanca
Germany
Tarare
Daily Mail
Roosevelty
Churchill
Nmund
Morocco
Newsy letter to a soldier from home
A fragmented plea asks residents to write Arthur Momster a plain, newsy letter from home. It emphasizes sharing neighbors’ news, daily life, and goodwill, urging him to return soon and discouraging gifts or elaborate items.
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Daily Weather Report
Giraud-De Gaulle
U.S
Britain
Reveal Roosevelt
Voronezh Front
Arthur Momster
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