Chinese Still Hold Chuhsien In Hard Battle
Chinese high command says Wushanpu in Wiangsi Province was recaptured while Tunchiang near Nanchang fell to about 4 000 Japanese. Three days of fighting at Chuhsien left about 8 000 Japanese killed or wounded as heavy clashes continue in Chuhsien and Tungkwang areas with Chinese defense intact. Japanese landings near Chuanshih Island below Foochow failed under naval shelling. Continuous fighting along the Kwangtung front reported.
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Chungking
Chinese High Command Today
Wushanpu
Nanchang
Wiangsi
Tunchiang
Chuhsien
Kiangsi
Chekiang
Tungkwang
Yingtan
Fukien Province
Chuanshih Island
Foochow
Nazi Threats to Occupy France and Freeze Prisoner Food
Washington reports German officials warn they will occupy all of France and withhold food from 1.5 million French war prisoners unless Paris agrees to closer Axis collaboration. Marshal Petain resists while Laval faces pressure from hardline collaborators led by Jacques Doriot as a possible replacement.
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International News Service
Washington
Germany
France
Axis
Henri Petain
Pierre Laval
Petain
Laval
Jacques Doriot
Governor James Visits New Castle for Grove City Address
Governor Arthur H. James flew from Harrisburg to New Castle arriving at the airport then proceeded to Grove City where he addressed the graduating class of Grove City College. He made a brief stop in New Castle on Tuesday night during the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur H. James
New Castle
Harrisburg
Ne Castle Airpornt
Grove City
Grove City College
Blackout Prep Amid Western Pennsylvania Counties
Civil defense officials brace for a June 25 blackout affecting 16 western Pennsylvania counties. Thieves steal tires from a farm hay wagon, urging auto owners to park cautiously. Portable license plate substitutes appear from other states, including Maryland with a metal tag marked 1943.
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Pennsylvania
Maryland
Daily Weather Report for 24 Hours Ending Today
United States weather statistics show a maximum temperature of 85 and a minimum of 66 with no precipitation. River stage stands at 4.8 feet. A year ago the high was 76 and the low 46.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Second Libyan Base Attack Is Repulsed
CATRO June 10 British forces reinforced the Libyan base Bir Hacheim to aid Free French defenders in repulsing a second large Axis assault. The Middle East command noted Rommel concentrates armored forces at the southern desert front to seize Bir Hacheim, which was soundly repulsed by Free French and African troops.
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International News Service
CATRO
Bir Haeheim
Middle East
Erwin Rommel
Desert Front
Bir Hacheim
Large Class Takes Degrees In Valley of New Castle Consistory
The Valley of New Castle Consistory A A S R holds a spring reunion with over 70 men present for the New Castle Lodge of Perfection degree work under Thrice Potent Master Edward D. Pritchard. Howard Geary presides as commander in chief, with George Loudon home on furlough from France Field. Dinner moved to June 19 for new and old members, while tonight and Thursday feature additional degree ceremonies.
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Valley of New Castle
Cathedral
New Castle
Howard Geary
Geary
John E., Elliott
George Loudon
France Field
Panama Canal Zone
Commencement for 13 Nurses at Jameson Memorial School
Commencement exercises will honor 13 nurses who completed training at Jameson Memorial Hospital School for Nurses. The June 16 ceremony at First Christian church features Dr. John J. McIlvaine delivering the address, Dr. G C Bennett offering invocation and benediction, and Mrs. Catherine Nessle Allen with music. Fred L. Rentz will present diplomas and pins to the graduates, who will be introduced by Miss Prudence Appelman. A reception follows at the nurses home on Wilmington avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jameson Memorial Hospital
First Christian Church
John J. McIlvaine
First Presbyterian Church
G. C. Bennett
Catherine Nessle Allen
Fred L. Rentz
Mr. Rentz
Prudence Appelman
School of Nursing
Wilmington Avenue
Helen Roberta Allen
Roberta Hazel Allen
Ethel May Barris
Eleanor Louise Book
Mary Norma Donato
Charlotte Matilda Hake
Sarah Jane Hares
Marjorie Jean Harris
Margaret Marie Mitchell
Carrie Nora Padula
Betty Lee Raney
Virginia Mae Szeszko
Barbara Ann Woleslagle
Girl Treated For Laceration From Electric Mixer Accident
Carol Williams aged 22 daughter of Mr and Mrs Merle Williams of 321 Hazelcroft avenue was treated at Jameson Memorial hospital at 12 15 this afternoon for a laceration to the index finger of the left hand caused by sticking her finger in an electric mixer.
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Carol Williams
Merle Williams
Hazelcroft Avenue
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Auto Crash Injures Mrs. Conley in Croton Hill
Mrs. Evelyn Conley of 913 Lorain avenue suffered a forehead laceration at 7:50 this morning when she lost control of her car and struck a telephone pole and the stone fence on Croton avenue hill above the Pennsylvania Railroad track. She was treated at Jameson Memorial hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Conley
Lorain Avenue
Croton Avenue Hill
Pennsylvania R. R
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Battle of Midway Fueled by Air Power Says Author
London reports a British authoritative source states the United States victory over Japan at Midway came largely from air arms of Army Navy and Marine Corps with minimal surface ship contact except for some submarine action. Admiral Nimitz noted airmen bore the brunt of the fighting. American circles in London say conditions are quiet in the central Pacific.
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London
Midway
Chester W. Nimitz
U.S. Pacific
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Central Pacific
Scrap Rubber Campaigns Being Planned
President Roosevelt prepares a nationwide scrap rubber drive involving 35 million American households and eyeing gasoline rationing. Top officials meet to detail the plan as a two to three week blitz aims to boost tire retread capacity with reclaimed material and crude rubber, supporting mass car use.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Donald Nelson
WPB
Leon Henderson
OPA
Harold Ickes
Archibald MacLeish
Office of Facts and Figures
Congressional
Senate
Sen
Ellender
Inquest Opens into Mercer Seven Deaths Crash
An inquest will be held in Mercer Pennsylvania into the May 8 automobile collision that killed seven Lawrence County residents. Mrs. Hugh Davis of New Castle, the lone survivor, will testify alongside other witnesses about the fatal crash involving a car and a truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Mercer
Lawrence County
Hugh Davis
New Castle
Two Years Since Italy Plunged Into World War
Italy marked the war entry anniversary amid disintegration rumors and an apathetic populace. Tass reported a purge of up to thirty thousand Fascists for Anti-German sentiment as Royal Air Force raids intensify, with a Taranto naval base attack noted.
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Italy
Mussolini
Tass
Moscow
Royal Air Force
Taranto
Parachute Corps Enlists Three Local Youths
Sergeant Bilpuch announced enlistment of three local youths Howard E Elder William J Davis and Lawrence W McMillen to the parachutists corps. Two more district men Raymond D Riley and Eugene H Arnold also enlisted unassigned. All local women who passed WAC exams in Pittsburgh should report to him soon.
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New Castle
John T Bilpuch
Howard E. Elder
H. W. Elder
N. Jefferson Street
William J. Davis
James G. Davis
Winter Avenue
Lawrence W. McMillen
Sara Elder
Jefferson Street
Army
Raymond D. Riley
Greenville
Eugene H. Arnold
Bilpuch
Pittsburenu
Urge Delay In Rush To Get Canning Sugar
Lawrence County Commodity Rationing Board asks residents not to rush for sugar ration cards. Congestion grows as many apply, with schools assisting. officials suggest waiting a few days unless sugar is urgently needed. Only strawberries and early cherries are ripe for canning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence County
Delegates Arrive in New Castle for United Commercial Travelers Meeting
Delegates to the United Commercial Travelers convention begin arriving in New Castle for the secretary treasurer meeting. The event is hosted by The Castleton and the Sharon and New Castle councils. The formal opening is set for Thursday with a 1 15 p m ceremony and a grand banquet at 6 30 p m.
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United Commercial Travelers Convention
New Castle
Castleton
Sharon
Coca
Wyatt R. Campbell
Charles B. Mayne
Greater New Castle
Roger Jewett
Charles Matthews
Harold Smith
Supreme Counsellor
United Commercial Travelers
Thirteen Radio Stations Seized by FBI Across U S
FBI spokesman said 13 enemy controlled radio stations capable of signaling Berlin or Tokyo were seized nationwide since December 7. Locations not disclosed but believed along three coasts. units linked to Axis capitals and submarines. FBI and FCC closed a key channel exposing ship movements and armaments data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Washington
FBI
Berlin
Tokyo
United States
America
Federal Communications Commission
Heavy Air Raids On New Guinea Reported By MacArthur
General Douglas MacArthur announced a heavy United Nations air raid against Lae and Salamaua New Guinea destroying or damaging 13 Japanese fighter planes in dogfights. The operation involved strong Japanese opposition and anti aircraft fire with fires at bases and bombardment of installations and vehicles. An unsuccessful submarine attack against a United Nations vessel off southeast Australian coast was also reported.
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International
United Nations
Australia
Douglas MacArthur
Lae
Salamaua
New Guinea
Ermera
Timor
MacArthur
Navy denies Japanese presence on Alaskan soil
Washington June 10 A Navy spokesman said the navy has no information about Japanese on Alaskan soil and that none of the inhabited areas islands or rocks were troubled by uninvited visitors up to this time, breaking a week of silence on the naval situation off Alaska.
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Washington
Alaska
Navy
Aleutian Islands
Drowns on Fishing Trip at Pymatuning Lake
Greenville Pa June 10 Pymatuning Lake claims another victim George Edwin Kuhn 11 son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Kuhn of Dearth near Uniontown Fayette County drowned in the Ohio side of the lake while fishing yesterday the body recovered
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Greenville
Pymatuning Lake
George Edwin Kuhn
Thomas Kuhn
Dearth
Uniontown
Fayette County
Ohio
Death Notice for Emma Trux and others in Michigan records
Death notices list Mrs Emma McClure Trux of 1005 Lorain Avenue with an address in Faul EE Adams, 35, Harrison Michigan. Jo Charles Lestie aged 81 is recorded in New Gatiter K with other scattered details making minimal readable sense.
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Emma McClure Trux
Lorain Avenue
Faul EE. Adams
Harrison, Mich
Jo Charles Lestie
New Gatiter K
World War Veteran From Mercer District Drafts for Final Exam
Samuel Valle, a World War I veteran who served in France, will be among Mercer district selectees reporting to Erie for a final physical examination on June 17. The Mercer board plans this call for duty assessment and classification.
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International News Service
Mercer
Samuuel Valle
France
Erie
Mercer Board
Soviet Defense Holding Firm At Sevastopol
Moscow dispatch reports heavy German losses as they press the Sevastopol defense. More than 100000 Nazis participate in the sixth day of battle with the Red Army reporting repeated repulses and over 2500 German dead on one sector.
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Sevastopol
Aff
Moscow
Germany
von Mannstein
Black Sea
Red Army High Command
Crimea
Sevasto
Plans for American air bases in Britain discussed in Commons
London plans for operating powerful American air forces from Great Britain were discussed in the House of Commons. Sir Archibald Sinclair said details could not be disclosed in public. Berlin announced the German high command claimed Russian fighting positions southeast of Lake Hmen were attacked.
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London
Great Britain
Archibald Sinclair
Air
House of Commons
Berlin
Lake Hmen
Summer Swim Daydreams By The Cool Creek
A breezy musing about hot days inviting swimmers to a lazily running stream. The narrator contrasts a simple lunch, smokes, and shade with a timid pool, shedding clothes for a cooling plunge and a sense of freedom amid the blazing sun.
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Walled City
Tanchiang
By Francis Lee
Anese
PA Newg
United States War
Daily Weather Report
Valley of New Castle Consistory
Jameson
DR. M’ilvaine
Bulletin
By Phillips J. Peck
Leo V. Dolan
Emies
Il Duce
Parachute Corps
Ensign G. H. Gay
G. H. Gay
Midway Island
Gay
Court House
North Street
Deny Japs
Pymatuning
James E. Brown
Arthur Mometer
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