Berlin Press Reassures On Russia War Frontlines
German press reports a broad Bessarabian front victory with thousands of Red Army prisoners and large war material captures. It also condemns American occupation of Iceland as coercive while attacking President Roosevelt as an aggressive, hypocritical leader amid wartime tensions.
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Rnne Etional News Service
Berlin
Eitire Geman Press Today
Iceland
Roosevelt
Zweelluhrblath
Europe
England
Boersen Zeitung
Velfischer Beobachter
Hiller
Vatter
Germany
Hollyhock Beauty Amid City News and Voter Graffeation
A jumble of light local items notes hollyhocks blooming citywide and two voter registration graffitation days at New Castle on Friday and Saturday. Other brief notes cover a tiny bird death on a sidewalk, a local man’s car and a boy with a comic in a Highland Avenue car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prenk Silban
County ‘Line Street
Pa Newe
New Castle
Bryce
N. Jefferson Atreet
Highland Avenue
Daily Weather Report for United States
Daily Weather Report details a 24 hour period ending at 9 am with a maximum temperature of 81 degrees and a minimum of 9 degrees, no precipitation, and a river stage at 4.7 feet. The data also includes statistics for the same date with conflicting numbers showing a maximum of 5 and a minimum of 35.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Governor and Democratic Leaders Reach Agreement in Assembly Controversy
The longest General Assembly in 98 years nears adjournment after Gov Arthur H James and Democratic leaders strike a plan to take over 12 county mental hospitals in nine counties and cover indigent care costs. The deal includes setting July 12 as adjournment date and establishing state committees to oversee the changes.
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Raymond Wilcoy
International News Service
Harrisburg
General Assembly
Arthur H. James
Democratic Teaders
M State
Woomtis
Senators differ on Iceland move sparks debate
Senator Pepper praised the U S occupation of Iceland as a preemptive move against Hitler and a boost to Western Hemisphere defense while Senator Wheeler accused the administration of steering toward war with Germany. Pepper urged continued aid to Britain and unlimited war supplies to Russia, asserting Russia can hold out. Continued on page two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert A. McGill
Russia
Briton Hanged For Treachery in Wartime Case
London July 9 International News Service reports George Armstrong, the first Briton condemned for treachery in the current war, was hanged at Wandsworth jail after a secret trial. Armstrong allegedly offered services to a German espionage group operating against Britain, with a German intermediary in the United States. Upon return to Britain he was arrested and brought to trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
London
Gecorge Armstrong
Wandsworth
Armstrong
Beltam
United States
Britain
Six Red Cross Nurses Missing
Six of ten American Red Cross nurses aboard a British ship torpedoed en route to England are missing. The four rescued nurses are in good condition after about ten days adrift. Names of missing nurses include Phyllis L. Evans and Dorothy Morse among others, with residences in Massachusetts Boston New Jersey and Wisconsin.
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International News Service
Washington
Red Cross
England
Phyllis L. Evans
Mansfield Street
Everett
Mass
Dorothy ©. Morse
Embankment Wornd
Boston
Nancy M. Pett
Wesson Avenue
Detroit
Mich
Helen Jurewicz
Soviet Radio Says Romanian Oil Centers Destroyed
Moscow radio reports the Russian air force destroyed several Romanian oil centers in Ploesti and Constanza, declaring the reserves had ceased to exist. The claim followed air raids by the Soviet air force, with officials noting strategic targets hit and production likely halted.
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International
Moscow
Ploesti
Constanza
British To Give Russia Supplies
LONDON July 9 arrangements have been completed by which Britain will supply Soviet Russia with large quantities of war materials. Some equipment already is in route, the ministry of economic warfare said.
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International News Service
London
Britain
Russia
Ministry of Economic Warfare
Deaths in 1841 City and County Records
William Richard Braden aged 33 of Allion, Ohio. Alan Wood Smith aged 71 of New Wilmington. Francis Vincent Kahn aged 62 of Eliond City. Nick Moran aged 53 of 230 South Liberty Street. Death notices appear in the July 9 1841 edition.
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Wiliam Richard Braden
Manallion
Alan Wood Smith
New Wilmington
Francis Vincent Kahn
Eliond City
Nick Moran
South Liberty Street
Great Britain Opens New Coast Attack On France
Great Britain unleashed a new coastal assault on the German-occupied French shore. Reports from the English coast describe heavy, unusually intense gunfire on the French side of the Channel, suggesting a naval bombardment and shelling of German-occupied positions. British bombers also attacked western Germany as night fighting continued.
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Charles A. Smith
International News Service
London
Great Britain
Chaney
Germany
Western
Fare Pwo
Opposition To More Than Year Draft Service
Congressional Democratic leaders indicate plans to reject proposals to extend draft service beyond one year. They back a compromise to keep in uniform only national guardsmen reserve officers and draftees who volunteer for extra duty. Rep. May of Kentucky opposes lengthening the training period and supports the compromise.
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Griffing Bancroft
Nona Service
Washington
Congressional Democratic
Roosevelt
May
Berlin Claims 128 Soviet Planes Destroyed
Berlin reports the German high command stating 128 Russian aircraft were destroyed yesterday. The note contrasts Soviet claims of 7 Russian planes lost and German 144, while RAF losses totaled 10 in dogfights and anti aircraft fire from July 3 to 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Berlin
High Command
Russia
Germany
R. A.F
Syria Asks Armistice Terms From British Allies
London reports Gen. Henri Dentz French high commissioner for Syria has requested armistice terms from British and French commanders. British authorities say they would welcome the request and hope armistice negotiations proceed quickly.
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CTA Caralhoe
Sows
London
Henri Dentz
Syria
Bentz
Churchill Hails U S Occupation Move In Iceland
Prime Minister Winston Churchill praised the American occupation of Iceland and offered Britain’s fleet to protect vital supplies. He said Iceland faced Nazi aggression and welcomed U S naval activity as a necessary step, noting mutual aid between the two navies could ease dangerous waters routes for overseas consignments.
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Earl Reeves
London
Great Britain
United States
Iceland
House of Commons
Winston Churchill
Roosevelt
Churchill
U. S
Britain
United States Navy
House
Ameri
Willkie Guest At White House
Wendell L. Willkie, 1940 Republican standard bearer, visited the White House as a luncheon guest invited by President Roosevelt. Aides said the two would discuss international affairs, with Willkie recently supporting the administration's foreign policy and having testified before a congressional committee on foreign blends.
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Washington
Wendell L. Willkie
White House
Roosevelt
Willkie
London
Finnish Capital Heavily Bombed
Soviet bombers attacked Helsinki with incendiaries and explosives causing many fires and casual ties among residents during the daytime raid with significant destruction reported by international news services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Navs Services
Helsinki
Plan To Collect Old Aluminum Here Week Of July 21 28
This feature calls for a countywide drive to gather aluminum utensils and ash trays during July 21 to 28. Dingledy, the chairman, urges residents to bring in all aluminum items to aid governmental needs, with emphasis on households in Lawrence County and surrounding areas.
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Magek
Sam
New Hampshire
New Mexico
Oregon
Georgia
Lawrence County
Evacuation of Moscow Citizens Reported Amid War Warnings
Turkish observers in Ankara said Moscow may be abandoned as German advances threaten the capital. Reports indicate evacuation of children and civilians is underway as German panzer progress prompts speculation on the Soviet command. Some in Ankara view Moscow's fall as probable if gaps are widened, though many doubt it would end Soviet resistance.
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Kenneth Downs
Internadiosal
Staft
Ankara
Germany
Moscow
Arkish
Hitler
Stalin
Russia
Kubysnev
Missing Man Moran Body Found Near Shenango River
Discovery of a badly decomposed body about five feet four inches tall along a Shenango River bank near the island leads authorities to believe the remains are those of Nick Moran, 53, missing from 230 Souris Liberty Street since June 11. The body was found by two teens, who alerted police and coroner T. F. Nugent, who supervised removal. Moran’s clothing had been found earlier along the riverbank near Mooney Brothers plant.
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Shenango River
Mahoning Avenue
Govenor T. F. Nugent
Nick Moran
Souris Liberty Street
Joe de Robbio
South Jefferson Street
Jon Skuta
South
Jefferson Street
Willis McMullen
Joan Moore
John Young
T. F. Nugent
Moran
Mooney Brothers
Fawa
Peru and Ecuador urged to halt border conflict
The United States Argentina and Brazil urged Peru and Ecuador to establish a 30 mile demilitarized zone along their border to stop hostilities over the dispute. Acting Secretary Sumner Welles said diplomats in Quito and Lima were told to request withdrawal of military forces about 7.15 miles on each side of the border.
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Eric Friedheim
Washington
United States
Argentina
Byzzil Today
Peru
Ecuador
Sumner Welles
Quito
Lima
Moscow Reports Large Soviet Army Successes
Moscow claims major Soviet offensives battered German forces on the western front and in Bessarabia. The Soviet information bureau says two battalions of a Romanian king’s guard regiment were annihilated and most of the second battalion wiped out. Prisoners indicate large German troop movements. one officer cites Cherbourg contact.
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Ctumenation News Service
Moscow
Treas
Fron
Michael
Soviet Information Bureau
Bessarabia
Kings Own Guard
Polis Rea Forces Ag
Borisov
Western Front
Cherbourg
Churchill Plans Commons Speech Details on War Efforts
Churchill delivers remarks in the House of Commons outlining war related developments. The clipped text notes cheering words and mentions Britain’s land sea and air challenges as part of a broader wartime update.
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House of Commons
Britain
Winston Churchill
Commons
Football Fires Up As Coaches Draw Plays In Heat
The piece notes coaches drawing football plays and preparing for the season despite hot, lingering summer weather. It highlights fans waning interest as practice begins and the gridiron activity moving ahead in anticipation of autumn games.
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