Drottningholm Arrives with 3908 Passengers in Jersey City
The Swedish-American liner Drottningholm docked at Jersey City bringing 3908 passengers from overseas including refugees and American officials. Admiral Leahy returned with his wife’s body as descendants and veterans observed Memorial Day events led by Commander Stoner and marshalling by Frank Sargent. The crowd filled downtown streets and cemetery ceremonies featured bands and prayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Hugo Speck
D. L. Ferguson
Highland U. P
Lincoln
Robert Calvin
Evelyn Woods
Flander
Stoner
Pennsylvania Reserve Defense Corps
Frank T. Sargent
American Legion
Croton
Memorial Day Observed Here By Local Veterans
Memorial Day observance led by Commander T John Stoner opened with an American Legion band performance and continued from page one with a program honoring fallen servicemen.
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V.F W
T. John Stoner
American Legion Band
Chinese Guerrillas Rid Japanese Forces In Chekiang
Chinese guerrillas in Chekiang conducted behind the lines operations between Fengshu and the sea within Japanese controlled territory. They reported 400 to 500 Japanese troops killed. Five Japanese vessels were sunk in the Lan river near Tunglu. American volunteers known as the Flying Tigers attacked Japanese installations in Lakai, Indo China. In 11 days fighting on the Hopeh Shantung border, 6,000 Japanese casualties were claimed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chekiang
Fengshu
Lan River
Tunglu
China
Flying Tigers
Lakai
Indo China
Hopeh-Shantung
Portersville Teen Treated After Pig Bite Injures Leg
Fred Dean aged 16 of Portersville was treated at Jameson Memorial Hospital at 11 15 p m Friday for a laceration to the leg after a pig bite. He was riding nearby when the incident occurred and received medical attention promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Dean
Portersville
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Canterbury Under Nazi Attack as Cologne Bombing Gains Momentum
A British raid against Germany follows a massive 1250 plane assault on Cologne. Canter bury faced bombing and fires while Cologne suffered extensive destruction. Three generations of air power, including American air force personnel, underlined ongoing Allied offensive plans.
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France
Straits
Dover
Calais
England
Church of England
Cologne
Henry OH. Arnold
United States Army Air Force
Canterbury
Nazi Germany
Berlin
DNB
Reich
Germany
Ruhr
Storm Damages and Injuries From Weekend Lightning Strike
A Saturday storm struck homes in the area causing window damage at 210 North Bay Street and plaster loss worth about 500 dollars. In Union Township a fire at 7:15 p m at W A Ferguson home due to wiring sparked a blaze with losses around 700 dollars. Two workers at United Engineering were shocked and treated after a lightning strike, while other homes and a tree were struck. Power and radio systems suffered outages with extensive transformer and line damage reported.
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K. L. Kramer
North Bay Street
Union Township
W. A. Ferguson
Meegan Avenue
United Engineering Company
George Street
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Tony Lucas
Croton Avenue
Paul Mackey
Cottage Street
Russell Mann
Park Avenue
Highland Avenue
Police Department
WPGT
Wayne Lines
East Washington Street
City
Rex Hughes
Mill
Washington Streets
Highland
Leasure Avenues
Carmi Glover
East Partway
Stewart Place
Unusual Wheat Development and Traffic Notes
May weather brought doubled rainfall at 6.03 inches compared with the normal 3.57 inches. Wheat fields along highways ripened earlier than usual while gas and tire rationing cut auto travel. Downtown traffic signals paused during the holiday weekend and river levels fell rapidly from 7.6 to 4.8 feet.
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Mill
Washington Streets
Public Square
U. S
B. F Johnson
Libyan Battle Tide Turns in Britain's Favor
Axis forces face rising pressure as German Rommel’s troops suffer mine field gaps near Tobruk and Bir Hacheim. British and Allied artillery and air power hammer gaps while Cruewell is captured after a reconnaissance loss. Desert fighting rages with persistent German efforts to hold positions.
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Trigh- Capuzzo
Royal Air Force
R.A F
Ludwig Cruewell
Afrika Corps
Bir Hacheim
Nearl el Gazala
Rommel
Tobruk
Carpenter Oliver H Brandon Treated After Hand Injury
Oliver H Brandon of Wampum a carpenter was treated at Jamestown Memorial hospital Saturday morning at 11 30 for an infection in the hand resulting from a bump at work several days earlier.
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Oliver H. Brandon
Wampum
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Parachute Chief Joins Allied Leaders in London
Brig. Gen. William C. Lee, head of the Army airborne command, joins American military leaders in London alongside Lt. Gen. Brehon B. Somervell, chief of the Army Service of Supply. Under Lee will form new airborne forces with trained parachutists for total war.
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London
William C. Lee
Airborne
Army Ground Forces
Brehon B. Somervell
U.S. Army Service of Supply
Lee
Central Press
Chicago Storm Kills Two Men
A severe thunderstorm in Chicago killed 12 year old Ernest Gruener and caused flooding and property damage across the area. Harry Roper, 21, drowned when a kayak with Rudolph Gerling capsized in Lake Michigan amid the squall.
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Ernest Gruener
Harry Roper
Rudolph Gerling
Lake Michigan
Bennett Suffers Laceration After Car Slips in Storm
Tony Bennett of 6 Cliff Street attempted to push a stalled car during the Saturday storm. He slipped and struck the license plate, causing a severe facial laceration.
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Tony Bennett
Cliff Street
Wading Mishap Leaves Man with Foot Laceration
Bernard Hook aged 45 of 1023 Beckford street sustained a foot laceration after stepping on broken glass while wading in a local lake Saturday evening. He received treatment at Jameson Memorial hospital.
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Bernard Hook
Beckford Street
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Local Dairy Worker Injured After Door Stop Incident
Bob Boyd aged 50 of 209 West Leasure avenue was treated at Jameson Memorial hospital at 1 35 a m Saturday for a laceration to his left leg after bumping into a wire door stopper while working as a cooler man at Rieck McJunkin Dairy company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Boyd
West Leasure Avenue
Rieck-McJunkin Dairy Company
Jameson Memorial Hospital
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Prince Joseph
Uhlan
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Bertrand
Poland
Robert Taylor
Lana Turner
Edward Arnold
van Heflin
Britten
Martello
Call
S. Mill St
Crescent Mahoningtown
Fd. Tx
James Cagney
Brenda Marshall
THE
Hugh Herbert
Son Chaney
Ralph Bellamy
Belo Lugos
Sir Cedric Hardwicke
Hugh
Police Radio
PA Newc
May
City of New Castle Water Company
Britain
India
Victor
New Castle
Beste Davis
de Havilland
George Brent
Dennis Morgan
AAA
Ronald
AEF
Gen. Witham C. Lee
Roll Ile
Davis Shoe CO
Oxfords
Chicago Storm
International News Service
Chicago
Paramount
Priscilla Lane
Regis Toomey
Wampum Theatre
Wampum Boys
Greek War Relief Fund
Harry L. Fry
Mer
Bette Davis
Wwe
Paramount Presents
Cecil B. DeMilles
Amy John Wayne
Ray Mill and
Paulette Goddard
Raymond Massey
Lynne Overman
Robert Preston
Susan Hayward
Charles Bickford
Walter Hampden
Martha O'Driscoll
Janet Beecher
Rossees
Cecil B DeMille
Alan LeMay
Charles Bennett
Jesse Lasky
Saturday Evening Post
Thelma Stradel
Jean Lie
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