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New Castle News

Location

New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jun 04, 1940

Page

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Colorful Pageant Staged By 600 Girls At Taggart Stadium

About 600 New Castle schoolgirls in bright costumes paraded for four thousand spectators at Taggart Stadium in a colorful dune festival. Queens were crowned as part of the coronation, with performances by George Washington and Ben Franklin junior high schools. The event highlighted health education in the schools and drew enthusiastic cheers from the crowd.

Teggart Stadium New Castle George Washington Ben Franklin James Bowman Franklin Page Five Hay

Auto travel grows as PA HEWC observes influx

Cars from Louisiana Michigan Minnesota Florida New York Ohio Virginia Kentucky pass through the city as PA HEWC notes rising auto traffic. A. Derr of Fourth Street says the new super highway nearing completion between Greensburg and Harrisburg is a real highway, observed during a walk along the road.

Public Loursiana Michigan Minnesota Florida New York Ohio Virginia Kentucky Huy New Castle

Cleveland Plane Crash Is Probed by Officials

Civil Aeronautics inspectors investigated a fatal crash west of Mentor in which pilot Michael T. Gould, 35, died after bailing out at 500 feet and his parachute failing to open. Witnesses including Gould's wife Betty, 30, and son Michael Jr., 12, said the biplane suddenly dove and could not recover. Gould was a foreman at Cleveland Fisher Body plant and formerly lived in Punxsutawney, Pa.

International News Service Cleveland Civil Aeronautics Authority Today Mentor Michael Td Gould Betty Michael Cleveland Fisher Body Punxsutewney New Castle

Daily Weather Report Summary for Monday

United States weather statistics show a 24 hour period ending 5 p.m. Monday with a maximum of 86 and a minimum of 53 and no precipitation. River stage stands at 9.5 feet. The corresponding figures from the previous year include a high of 79, a low of 62, and rainfall of .45 inches.

United States

Dunkerque captured as battle nears end by Germans

Berlin reports Dunkerque fortress fell after hard fighting with Allied troops. German high command says 40,000 Allied prisoners were taken and that the Dunkerque battle is nearing its end. They also claim 300 to 400 French planes destroyed in raids around Paris, with air bases attacked and ports and industries hit.

Paris International Berlin Dunkerque High Command Fort Louis New Castle

Report Constable Is Critically Ill

Constable Robert McClenahan of New Bedford, longtime district law enforcement officer, was reported critically ill at his home this afternoon by Justice of the Peace C. Lt. Sedaker Jr. of Pulaski township. He has been in poor health for nearly a year and was confined to bed after a recent sick spell.

Robert McClenahan New Bedford Justice of the Peace C. Lt

Casualty List In Paris Raid Much Higher

Paris waits for developments after a German air raid on the city. Unofficial reports claim greater casualties than official figures and hint at a major German offensive on Paris with possible Italian participation and renewed air bombardment. Observers expect coordinated German and Italian action before week’s end.

Paris

Port of Narvik Devastated By German Bombardment

Stockholm reports Narvik, captured by British Norwegian troops, reduced to ruins after a Sunday air raid. Eleven German planes dropped incendiaries, setting fires that consumed banks hotels and the post office. Main street is a shambles with damages in the millions of kroner. British fighters engaged the bombers, shooting several into the sea.

International News Service Stockholm Narvik Iit

Need Of Call For National Guard Told In Secret

Gen. George C. Marshall testified before the House Military Affairs Committee that the War Department seeks emergency authority to call out the National Guard. He endorsed President Roosevelt's proposal, saying it would solidify military readiness like a fire department extending a backbone for security in the western hemisphere.

Edward B. Lockett International News Service Washington Army George C. Marshall House Military Affairs Committee War Department Roosevelt National Guard Gen. Marshall Western Hemisphere JN NF

Germans Admit Munich Bombing

The German propaganda ministry admitted Allied planes bombed the outskirts of Munich though they did not reach the city. A spokesman said some planes penetrated southwestern Germany but damage and casualties are not known at present.

Berlin Munich Germany

Italy Moves Toward War: Mussolini Approves War Measures

Rome June 4 Italy's council of ministers approved war measures affecting the Italian nation and the Italian African empire. The communique said the steps enable execution of international agreements and the Rome Berlin axis pact provisions. Women will replace men in civil service called to the colors.

Percy International News Service Rome Italy Europe Italian Council of Ministers Mussolini Italian Africa

Nine members named to Slippery Rock State Teachers board

Gov Arthur H Jones announced nine appointments to Slippery Rock State Teachers College board. Appointees include Dr W Lee Gilmore Oakmont and Dr Clyde C Green New Castle with others from Pittsburgh Butler and Greenville. John L Wise Butler reappointed. old members not confirmed. Local note AUUY in New Castle.

International News Service Harrisburg Arthur H. Jones Slippery Rock State Teachers College W. Lee Gilmore Oakmont Pittsburgh John H. Adams John M Mc Donald Slippery Rock Charles G. Campbell Beaver Stacy T. Dean Greenville Agnes B. Howley New Castle Marion Foster Smith Buller John H. Wilson Butler

Monroe Doctrine Stressed By Hull

Secretary Hull in a modern corollary of the Monroe Doctrine warned that Western Hemisphere territories must not be bartered or conquered by rival European powers. He noted Germany cannot seize other European nations’ possessions without U.S. opposition and called for Pan American consultation if such threats arise. The statement accompanied House commentary by Chairman Bloom on a congressional policy resolution. King of Norway seriously ill with bronchial disorder feared to develop into pneumonia, Stockholm report says.

Joseph HS Baird Washington Secretary of State Western Hemisphere Germany Hull Bloom House Foreign Affairs Committee House Huy New Castle King Norway

German Onslaught and Dunkerque Evacuation Report

German troops press new assault on Dunkerque as evacuation of British expeditionary forces continues amid heavy bombardment. Berlin claims Dunkerque penetration and Fort Louis capture while Churchill expected to announce evacuatIon progress in Commons. On Somme Aisne front only light artillery exchanges noted.

Paris Dunkerque Eichtor Berlin Fort Louis Winston Churchill House of Commons Somme-Aisne

Death Claim for Frances Ellen Copeland Fisher

Local obituary note records the death of John W. Fisher, age 76, of Slippery Rock, with Frances Ellen Copeland of Meadville mentioned in connection to the deceased. The item notes the June 4, 1940 date.

Meadville John W. Fisher Slippery Rock

Germans Bomb Le Havre in Night Raid

German war planes attacked Le Havre, a major French port, for nearly an hour. Bombs fell on private dwellings. several planes were shot down. many deaths and injuries reported.

Sarr Dunkerque C International News Service New York le Havre France Reuters British Broadcasting Corporation National Broadcasting Company NBC B.B.C N.B.C Paris Law Havre New Castle

Four Sharpsburg youths drown in dam backwash mishap

International News Service reports four Sharpsburg youths drowned when their rowboat, built to resemble a cabin cruiser, was driven by Highland Park dam backwash. Victims were Jack Meiser 15 William Yester 16 John Lambert 18 and Charles Gasda 17. Rescue attempts paused due to dangerous undertow.

Churchill Describes Dunkirk Evacuation and Wider Threat

London June 4 Prime Minister Winston Churchill told the House of Commons that Allied troops totaling about 335000 were evacuated from Dunkerque after a colossal military disaster in Flanders He warned of an imminent Nazi attack and said Britain would fight to the last man even if the empire must endure subjugation He noted heavy losses in guns and equipment and admitted a large portion of the expeditionary force may have perished or been captured and urged readiness for further blow from Hitler.

Charles A. Smith Calais Churchill England France Hitler Britain Napoleon New World London Huy New Castle

Outdoor Eating Season Song For Warm Weather Dining

A compact verse extols outdoor eating as weather warms. It imagines hot dogs slaws and salads enjoyed in woods on pleasant days. The poem notes ants and wigglers as diners and envisions rope and roving flocks heading to woodland outdoor eating spots as temperatures rise toward eighty nine.

Wildwood

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Taggart Stadium Catherine Lynch Daily Weather Report Kenneth Downs C. C. Green Dickey News Service The London Daily Mail Haskon John Macvane Cunningham Avenue Weingartner Realty Company Coch~rney Marold Baxter Mrs. Frances Ellen. Copeland Havre Sharpsburg Flanders Arthur Mometer
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