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Newspaper

New Castle News

Location

New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jun 04, 1940

Page

2

French Raid Report Brings Munich Bombing Claim

Reports from Paris and Basel say French air forces bombed Munich in retaliation for the Paris attack. London also reports Allied air raids on German military targets overnight. Official confirmation was lacking, with rumors circulating in Basle about a reprisal action by Allied forces.

International News Servier Paris Munich Germany Gererman London Basle Switzerland Basle Hocley

Exchange Club Meeting Monday in New Castle

New Castle Exchange Club members gathered at The Castleton for their weekly dinner meeting on Monday evening. State president Paul Z. Kistter of York, Pa. and Charles T. Westfall of Pittsburgh praised the club for its work in American citizenship and its sponsorship of the Gray Club and urged continued activity.

Reading L. J. Lewis James Brunswick New Castle Club Harold Gerst Lee Christy Pr. E. M. Smith H. Gill Brown J. Kenneth Atkinson Board of Control A. B. Blade Burke Golins & Aikman Corporation Castleton New Castle

Dunkirk Air Raid Claims and Typhoid Report Mix

Nazis claim penetration of Dunkerque with heavy air losses on both sides as Allied anti air fire claims 21 enemy machines down on June 3. In New Castle the first typhoid case, Herman Jasper 10, is reported along with several chickenpox cases. Local bidder notes on value of scarcity accompany the health items.

Durring Holland Germany City Health Department Herman Jasper West Falls Street Thomas Paul Edison Avenue Harriet Miller Wildwood Avenue Larry Haines Euclid Avenue Richard de Santis Maryland Avenue Billy Murray Boyles Avenue New Castle

ROTC units enroll 6600 in Pennsylvania colleges

More than 6,600 men in 11 Reserve Officers Training Corps units across Pennsylvania colleges and universities hold themselves ready for national emergency. Penn State hosts the largest RO TC unit with 2,101 trainees. Other campuses include Carnegie Tech, Drexel, Duquesne, and Pittsburgh among others. Major Wharton explains RO TC’s nonbinding nature unless the advanced course is taken.

Harrisburg Training Corps Qinits Pennsylvania United States Citizens’ Military Training Corps RB. Co, T. C Pennsylvania State College Carnegie Institute of Technology Drexel Tugbstule of Technology Duquesne University Crestysburg College Jefferson Medieal College Lafayette College Lehigh University Pennsylvania Military College University of Pennsylvania Uniersity of Pittsburgh Valley Forge Military Academy Wharton Penn State Philippines TN New Castle

Churchill recalls evacuation from Flanders and brave helpers

Churchill praises French and British rescue efforts during the evacuation from Flanders. He credits volunteer fishermen and rivermen, naval trips saving thousands, hospital ships under Nazi bombs, and the air force for delivering the Allied army. He cautions against misreading victory and vows resistance to defend the island.

Wade Assien Vasilel B. B. FP Gor Coord Cort

Thomas Cramer Named Finalist in All American Youth Orchestra

Thomas Cramer of 729 County Line Street has been named a finalist in Leopold Stokowski's All American Youth Orchestra national competition. A junior at Oberlin College Conservatory of Music, he plays trombone and previously performed with his high school orchestra and band.

Pittsburgh Saul Caslon Stokowski Western Pennsylvania Cramer Allegheny County Leopold Stokowski National Youth Administration New Castle Thomas Cramer Letonard Cramer County Line Street Mar Oberlin College Conservatory of Music

Deaths Of The Day In Lawrence County And Nearby Areas

Obituary notices recount deaths including Mrs Frances Ellen Copeland former New Castle resident and widow of Rev Charles Copeland along with John W Fisher Volant resident and Frank J L Bell of Volant. Services held at Spartansburg Slippery Rock Volant and Oak Park cemeteries with relatives named. Also note costello and De Biagio obituaries and a lesson about a 52 card deck representing weeks days and lunar months.

Frances Ellen Copeland New Castle Charles C. Copeland Albert Pomeroy Mitchell Meadville Copeland Lawrence County John Pomeroy Scott Mitchell Earl Harry Mitchell Albert Roy Centerville John W. Fisher Butler County Sarah Taylor Cooper Street Slippery Rock She ‘Taylor Baldwin Fisher West Liberty Bruin Ruth Adams Patterson N. J Elizabeth Wick Pilaski Mary Covert Beaver Falls Frank J L. Bell Volant Volant Methodist BR. K. Rumbaugh Volant Church Rev. Thompson Dell Kelly Costello Granite City R. l L. Boyd North Jefferson Street Oak Park Cemetery Costelo Harry Castello

Paris Raid Casualties Rise As War Looms

casualty list in Paris raid much higher. Italy’s entry seen as imminent by top officials. Paris tabulates yesterday’s raid as the worst of the war to date with many civilians killed or wounded. Suburban towns near Paris hit. Citroen plant affected. German air force losses put at seventeen planes.

Somme Aisne Italy Italion Rome France Paris Carolyn Nash Washington Volunteer Ambulance Corps Controen Citroen Andre Citroen Henry Ford New Castle

German Forces Start New Onslaught In Dunkerque Region

German troops push ahead in the Dunkerque region amid tough resistance and growing enemy pressure. front reports say little else on other sectors. A morning anti aircraft burst tracked a German recon plane over Paris area with unconfirmed parachutist reports on the outskirts.

Tin Dunkerque Parla Paris New Castle

Bedford Highway Meant For Cautious Driving

The article notes a six lane new highway at Bedford with concrete aprons for tire changes, designed to keep traffic safe. It mentions Father’s Day on June 16 in a calendar observation, and a separate item about Castle losing a finger in an incident.

Bedford New Castle

Accident today at Jameson Memorial hospital ends in amputation

Miss Lenore Ciamopli aged 28 of 1517 Hamilton street suffered the amputation of the middle finger of her left hand this morning at Jameson Memorial hospital after being injured at Shenango Pottery where she worked. She was admitted at 10 o'clock.

Lenore Ciamopli Hamilton Street Jameson Memorial Hospital Ciamopli Shenango Pottery

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