Allied forces tighten grip in Sicily seize four towns
Allied troops push north in Sicily gaining Leonforte Polling Castelbuona and Gang as they close on Catania and Mount Etna. Canadian units advance near Catania inflicting heavy losses on German defenders while signals suggest German demolitions near Catania as retreat appears under way.
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Pierre J. Wss
Allied
North Africa
Sicily
Leonforte
Catania
Mount Etna
Polling
Castelbuona
Gang
Progress on New Castle airport hangar and road repairs
Progress noted in constructing a new hangar at New Castle airport and resurfacing the highway from New Wilmington to the Sharon Mercer road. Crews fix concrete holes in New Willington street sections while gardeners repair storm damage to crops. Coffee ration restrictions ease as coffee becomes available without a ration stamp.
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New Castle Airport
New
Willington
New Wilmington
Sharon-Mercer Road
West Middlesex
Daily Weather Report Summary
Daily Weather Report shows today’s 9 am stats with high 80 and low 67 degrees. Precipitation measured at 0.8 inches and river stage at 5.7 feet. A year ago the records were highs 89 and low 65 with 13 inches of precipitation.
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United States
German Troops Occupy Italian Territory
CBS correspondent reports German detachments moved through the Brenner Pass and seized Trieste Fiume and Pola with full control. Nazi units were spreading occupation into the Istrian peninsula, marking the first open occupation of Italian soil since Mussolini's fall. Signed from Bern Switzerland.
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International News Service
New York
Mussolini
CBS
Howard K. Smit
Berne
Switzerland
Smith
Brenner Pass
Trieste
Fiume
Pola
Istrian
Huge Air Line Transport Plane Crashes in Kentucky
Twenty persons were killed when an American Air Lines transport plane crashed in flames at Trammel near Bowling Green a weather plagued disaster. Several Wright Field air force officers perished while Lt Glenn Fellows and S ik Kaufman survived after leaping from a window as flames roared through the fuselage.
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International News Service
Bowling Green
American Air Lines
Trammel
Air Force
Wright Field
Dayton
Glenn Fellows
U.S. Army Air Forces
Dallas
Axis air force ousted in Sicily drives from island
Allied sources report Axis air forces driven from Sicily with no squadron left on the island. Allies note improvised landing ships still used to bring in supplies. American A-20 Invaders and P-40 Warhawks strafed targets near Troina Cesaro Randazzo, destroying at least 30 enemy vehicles. Fighter-bombers hit Falcone landing ground. Regalbuto and Milazzo targeted by RAF and South African air forces.
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Graham Hovey
North Africa
Sicily
Mowever
Asda
Troina
Cesaro
Randazzea
Mount Tna
Cesar
Falcone
Regatbuto
Milazzo
Prancavilla Novara
Germans Begin Destruction Of Catania Defenses
London dispatch says German forces have started destroying military installations along the east coast port of Catania as reported by a Swiss radio broadcast cited by the Exchange Telegraph company.
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International News Service
London
Slellian
Catania
Exchange Telegraph
Compiany
Attack on Rome Notable Success in War Effort
International News Service reports North Africa July 29 that the American aerial attack on Rome was officially deemed the war's most successful day of heavy bombing. A Reuters dispatch from London July 29 notes King Gustav of Sweden has summoned his cabinet at Bastac for a meeting.
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Internationa News Service
North Africa
Rome
London
Reuters
Stockholm
Gustav
Bastac
See Three Courses Of Action In Italy Now Confronting Germans
CAPT. JOHN H. CRAIGE reports that General Eisenhower warns the German presence in Italy blocks peace and asks what actions Hitler may order. The piece notes German troops moving into northern Italy and cites Marshal Pietro Badoglio as Italy’s chief commander, with no clear solution in sight.
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Italy
John H. Craige
Dwight D. Beisenhower
Hitler
Macdvid
London
Pietro Badagio
Thaty
Roosevelt Warns Allies Ready For Bigger War Push
President Roosevelt told the nation that Allied forces will move to crush Germany and Japan after Italy’s defeat. He warned defeating Hitler and Tojo will be hard, called for unconditional surrender of Italy, announced a demobilization plan, ended coffee rationing, and urged sacrifices, while omitting any tax details. Mussolini and fascist leaders will be punished, the war against Italy will continue.
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Kingsbury Smith
Washington
United Nations
Roosevelt
Germany
Japan
Italy
Hitler
Tojo
Japanese destroyer damaged in Allied raids near New Britain
Allied headquarters report heavy damage to a Japanese destroyer and two large merchant vessels in attacks from Dutch New Guinea to the Solomons. In one raid a New Britain barge base was struck with nine Allied fighters and six Zeros shot down. Air strikes continued on Munda with 47 tons of explosives dropped.
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Lee van Atta
United Nations
Australia
Dutch New Guinea
Solomons
Douglas MacArthur
New Britain
Munda
Badoglio Regime At Armistice Delay Sparks Unrest
London dispatch reports rising unrest in Italy as Badoglio delays armistice terms. Observers note Milan and other cities showing strain while overseas broadcasts push continuation of the war. Italian cabinet bans new political parties and emblems as tensions mount with efforts to curb Nazi troop entries through the Brenner Pass.
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Milan
Badoglio
Rome Bombing Weakened Mussolini, Sparked Italian Sentiment
Reports from Italy describe the Rome air raid as the decisive factor in Mussolini’s fall. The July 19 bombing reportedly generated overwhelming anti-Fascist feeling, with about 700 killed and widespread destruction cited, as war weariness rose after Sicily.
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Rome
Mussolini
International News Service
Italy
Benito Mussolini
Sicily
Notice to Subscribers Increases Mail Rates At New Castle News
The New Castle News announces higher mail subscription costs due to production and paper cuts. Beginning Monday July 26, Lawrence Beaver Butler and Mercer counties see 75 cents monthly or 6 dollars yearly for under 12 months. outside these counties 75 cents monthly or 9 dollars yearly. The yearly rate remains unchanged for subscribers in the four counties.
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New Castle News
Lawrence Beaver
Butler
Mercer
Lawrence
Beaver
Germans Retreat From Orel Front Sector
Soviet high command reported a German retreat from the Bolkhovy area near Orel to avoid encirclement as Red Army forces pressed forward in the sector. The Soviets claimed heavy German losses and noted reinforcements rushing to the Don region while air forces bombed Orel Bryansk rail targets and military trains. Stanovai Kolodez, 11 miles southeast of Orel, fell to Red Army control according to an official communique.
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Natalia Rene I
Moscow
Orel
Bolkhovy
Navi
Bryansk
Stanovel Kolodez
Stanovai Kolodez
Local Seaman Safe In Kula Gulf Battle
Mrs. Thomas L. Covert of 1017 Maryland Avenue received letters dated July 18 19 and another today from her son Seaman First Class Earl R. Covert saying he is safe. He was aboard the U S Destroyer Gwyn lost July 13 in the second battle of the Kula Gulf with the Japanese navy in the Solomons. He endured a harrowing experience and lost everything but has been re outfitted.
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Thomas L. Covert
Maryland Avenue
Earl R. Covert
Seaman Covert
U.S
Gwyn
IxXula Gulf
Solomons
Severe quake rattles Puerto Rico region reported
Cinternational News Service records a large seismograph quake near Puerto Rico with aftershocks described as the most severe in 285 years. The Weston observer noted the event at 11:00 last night Eastern War Time, center about 1,655 miles southeast of Weston.
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Cinternational News Service
Weston
Mass
Puerto Rico
Weston Callere
Italy Girds Against Nazi Invasion Through Brenner Pass
Reports from London say Italy may be seeking to comply with Eisenhower by blocking further Nazi troop entry via the Brenner Pass. Rome radio insists Italy will stay in the war despite Allied pressure. A Rome military spokesman urged Italian forces to rally around King Victor Emmanuel as the war continues long and hard.
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Eisenhower
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Brenner Pass
London
Rome
Germany
Mussolini
Marshal Badoglio
Leo V. Dolan
N.S
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Itaian
Reuter
Ita 1
Victor Emmanuel
Stimson Visits North Africa to Inspect U S Troops
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson arrived in North Africa to view American troops in the Mediterranean theater. Acting Secretary Patterson announced the trip follows extended talks in the British Isles with top politicians and military officials.
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Stimson
North Africa
U. S
Internationuga
Washington
Henry L. Stimson
Mediterranean War
Robert P. Patterson
British Isles
City Approves Honor Roll Board Funding
City council backs a 1500 appropriation toward an honor roll board for the public square. A committee from the American Legion and VFW No 315 recommends the project, bids will be taken, and the city will pay the cost once erected. Citizens have long urged the memorial.
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Amercan Legion
Vo Flw
Death Record for Rhames 8 Reid 77 and others
Death notice lists Rhames 8 Reid age 77 of 3828 Neshan nock Avenue born in Aspinwall Pa. Also mentions Alfred W. Chilton and David Francis age 57 with addresses 3091 North View Avenue Apollo and South Beaver Street.
Eisenhower urges Italians to halt Nazi aid for peace terms
Gen Dwight D Eisenhower told Italians that peace would come under honorable terms if they stop aiding German forces in Italy. He praised the people and the House of Savoy for ousting Mussolini and said the Allies would drive out the Nazis once aid ends, with loyal Italians returning from captivity.
See No Refuge For Mussolini
Washington July 29 The most hunted man on earth Benito Mussolini former premier of Italy will not be allowed to escape Roosevelt said in a radio address last night He warned that Mussolini and his fascist followers will be brought to book and punished for crimes against humanity The talk reinforced belief that conditional surrender terms may include delivering the former dictator to the Allies for swift trial by a military court No neutral nation will be spared scrutiny if it offers him haven Roosevelt added no criminal will escape by resigning and the message extends to Hitler and Japanese war lords who may still face justice after the war.
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Roosevelt
Out
Benito Mussolini
Italy
International News Service
Washington
Kent Roosevelt
Blunt
Mussolini
Alles
Adolf Hitler
Wet Summer Grips Town With Heavy Showers
The narrator cowers under endless rain as weeks drift by. April to July blur in damp confusion while storms bring dust from unknown sources. Gardens grow weedy and weather lingers at seventy four degrees, leaving guesses as the only certainty.
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