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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1944
Page
7
Supreme Allied Headquarters reports Allied navies delivered 100 percent of the army across the channel on D Day. Admiral Ramsay said the first round of the invasion went according to plan with no significant enemy interference and no damage to transport, aside from a few naval losses.
Lt. Comdr. George H. Earle former Pennsylvania governor and his wife the former Huberto Potter are separated. Family sources say neither plans to file for divorce. Earle recently returned from Istanbul where he was assistant U S naval attache. The Earles wed in 1916 and have four sons, three serving in the armed forces. Scotland is noted as Land Cakes country for its baps and oatmeal cakes.
The notice lists service members and movements across ships and bases. Mary Witherspoon learns her son Stanley was moved from William Beaumont Hospital El Paso to Camp Grant New Jersey. Ernest Kray rises to Seaman First Class and is stationed in Eton Massachusetts, with others returning from furloughs or training at Great Lakes Maxwell Field Bainbridge Fort Monroe and Camp Lee among locations and ranks including private medic corps sailors air force.
Cleveland manager Lou Boudreau announced that pitcher Vernon Kennedy has been suspended indefinitely for attitude deemed detrimental to the club. He gave no further details on the suspension.
The ad explains how liver bile helps digestion and claims Carter's Little Liver Pills increase bile flow to improve digestion in about thirty minutes. It urges not to rely on artificial aids and sells the product for 25 cents, promoting faster relief and better well being.
Mrs. Mary Bowen learns her son Staff Sergeant Fred Bowen 23 wounded in action over Germany May 8 while tail gunner on a Flying Fortress. He is improving in an England hospital after six missions. Brother Private Philip Bowen 19 missing in Italy presumed prisoner of war. Sister Marie Bowen serves with the Wacs in Louisiana and another son Donald Bowen is a Navy gunners mate first class.
Seventh Ward Look out Bible Class of Mahoning Methodist church met Tuesday evening at 205 North Lafayette Street hosted by Mrs W J King. Mrs C D Gorley led devotion and business, officers elected: Mrs J W Wilson president, Mrs W C Shanafelt vice president, Mrs R E Tayior secretary, Mrs J M Conn treasurer. Knitting and sewing for the American Red Cross was the evening’s diversion. Lunch was served by the hostess assisted by Mrs J A Mielke. Next social meeting set for September 5.
Members of the Berean Bible Class of the Madison Avenue Christian church gathered Tuesday evening at West Madison avenue home of Mrs. J. W Unangst with good attendance. Devotions featured Invasion Day prayers. Special guests included Mrs. FL G Stigers and Mrs Bessie Osborne. A lunch was served by the hostess Mrs A S Eberhart and assisted by Mrs Lawton.
Mercer county awaits a grand jury decision on the Everet Wilson dairy farm triple deaths. The 20 year old blond suspect faces potential freedom or trial after two more witnesses testified. Former sweetheart William Morell testified against her and has been found guilty of manslaughter in Helen Wilson´s death.
Chinese and Japanese offensive units clashed about 26 miles from Changsha as Japanese troops pushed toward the capital of Hunan province. Japanese advances included a point 265 miles northeast of Changsha and landings on the Tungting lake southern shore with captures at Yuan-Kiang and moves toward Yiyang.
John Sheffer moves his family from Mercer to the Pako Vich house. Mrs. Nancy Huffman visits with sister Mrs. L. B Anderson. Mrs. George Caldwell welcomes a grandson born to Mr. and Mrs. Caldwell at Mrs. Alfred Stone’s home. Millburn Grange to hold memorial service on June 12 and host a dinner for Mercer Rotary.
A medical breakthrough introduces P-W tablets built around ventran violet to destroy pin worms. Dr D Jayne Son labs promote P-W as the simple at home remedy. watch for itching, stomach upset, bed-wetting and nervous fidgeting as warnings. Follow directions to use P-W for pin worms.
Claude I Wagner, third class seaman in the U S Navy, is on 30 days leave to visit his parents at 612 North Cedar street. He recently underwent surgery at the Attu hospital after months in the Aleutians. Overseas in the Pacific for 18 months, he serves in the Naval Service.
Members of Girl Scouts Troop 16 hosted a tureen dinner Tuesday at 5 30 in the church social room. Miss Alma Wolverton led the event with mothers and relatives as guests.
A vending machine owner Samuel Lee reported theft of $700 in cigars, $1,000 cash, and his automobile from Farrell on Tuesday. A pedestrian saw a man break a car window but mistook him for the owner. A separate line notes a U S uniformed man needs about a quarter more food than as a civilian.
Funeral services are set for Kenneth H. Matthews 29 proprietor of a Jamestown tire recapping shop whose death Sunday marked the second fatality from the May 26 explosion and fire. One employee died the day of the blast about 20 others injured with one still hospitalized Matthews of Buffalo N Y is survived by wife a son a daughter and both parents
UNIONTOWN Pa June 4 A Fayette county man William Powell Jr 35 used his belt to hang himself in a Cumberland Md police cell where he was held on observation rather than face a $50 000 damage suit filed by the sister he had shot in the leg.
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