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Newspaper

New Castle News

Location

New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1944

Page

2

Radiator Company Starts Bond Drive

National Radiator Company launches its bond campaign with a park rally. The $50 000 plant quota is expected to be met as Corporal John Hamer recounts North Africa mine missions. Harry A Sonntag leads, with Bart Richards introducing speakers and Mike Turco directing songs.

National Harry A. Sonntag C. W. Longacre Edward L. Brundage John Hamer Deshon General Hospital Cunningham Park Hamer Airborne Engineers North Africa Bart Richards Jack Gritty CIO Mike Turco Mike Sabelli Turco Sonntag

Fliers Stop At Local Airport

Two local flyers visited New Castle airport over the weekend. First Lieut Howard Carlisle, son of Mr and Mrs JL Carlisle, landed briefly in a B-25 bomber on Sunday. Capt Frank Farrone, an instructor from Greenwood Mississippi and former New Castle instructor, departed in a BT 13 after a brief visit.

New Castle Howard Carlisle JL. Carlisle Delaware Avenue Frank Farrone Greenwood Mississippi Farrone U.S

Local War Effort Individual Joins Curtiss-Wright Plant

George Heymann of Freedom, unable to join the Army, works as a skilled welder at the Curtiss-Wright Beaver plant. He helps produce propellers for invasion air forces and urges others to learn a trade, secure U.S. Employment Service release, and join Curtiss-Wright to contribute and earn full pay.

George Heymann Freedom Curtiss- Wright Beaver Curtiss U. S. Employment Service Office Curtiss-Wright

Major Soviet Northern Drive Tests Finland and Allies

The article analyzes a surprise Soviet push in the far north aimed at ousting German partners from Finland and pressuring Nordic relations. It notes Stalin’s aim to neutralize threats to Murmansk and Arctic access while weighing a potential northern pincer that could trap Nazi troops across Poland, East Prussia, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and Finland.

Finland Stalin Murmansk Arctic Ocean North Cape Norway Sweden Karelian Mannerheim Poland Danzig Berlin East Prussia Lithuania Latvia Estonia

Allied Armies Reach 70 Miles North of Rome

Allied Fifth Army advances in Italy push front lines toward Rome as air bases in the Soviet Union are visited by Lt. Ira C. Eaker. U S fighter bombers hit targets along the Rome Pisa line and at Focsani Romania with rail bridges and air fields attacked. Heavy losses include twelve bombers and five warplanes missing with nineteen enemy planes destroyed.

Italy U. S Ira C. Eaker Soviet Union Focsani Romania Cecine Rome Pisa Mediterranean

German Planes in Action Echoes of Air Revival

Report says German planes attacked bridges and emplacements as weather aided their air revival. Allied air forces from the British Isles and new French bases faced strong opposition in fierce battles across several sectors, with conditions improving compared to D-day days.

British Isles France

Deaths of the Day in New Castle Area

Obituary notices record the deaths of Paul W. Kennedy 37 of 11 O'Brien Ave and several locals including Levertt L. Schefenocker 81 of 109 Milton St Agnes Belle Price Shields Ellwood City and Miss Clara E Frye 70 of 220 East Boyles Ave also noting services at Joseph B Ledemortuary W D Porter funeral home and Ma honing. interments planned at Greenwood Slippery Rock Harmony Oak Park Savannah and other area cemeteries.

Paul W. Kennedy O’brien New Castle Hospital Butler County John W Eva Stoner Kennedy Shenango Pottery Company Mary Via Kennedy Delores Malone Jack Anna Mae Ronald Wayne Norma Jean Ernest Kennedy James Boyles Pittsburgh Nellie Gannett Lottie McMillen Ruth Clements Pansy Kegarise Eva Kennedy Margaret Stoner Butler Joseph B. Leyde Mortuary Highland R. D. Bomer Greenwood Cemetery Levertt L. Schefenocker Milton Street New Castle Pred Schefenecker First Presbyterian Church McKinley Odd Fellows National Association of Letter Carriers Mary A. Schefenocker Freda White Lula Smearthwaite Cleveland Maude Chase Miami Fla James Durante Lillian Frethy Salem. O J. J. Melivaine Jos. S. Rice Company Agnes Belle Price Shields William H. Shields Fountain Avenue Ellwood City Ellwood City Hospital Southside Hospital Robert Bruce Shields Frank F Replogle Oak Park Ill Jane F. Stitzer Dormont Russell Stitzer Shields Koppel W. D. Porter Fourth and Crescent Avenue A. M. Stevenson Leslie Montford Mercer Slippery Rock Cemetery Clara E. Frye East Boyles Avenue Washington County Smith Mary M. Frye Miss Frye First Christian Church of Germantown H. L. da G. S. Bennett Oak Park Cemetery

Allied Air Bombardment of Normandy Invasion Front Escalates

Allied air forces dispatched hundreds of bombers and fighters over Normandy as German defenses faced heavy raids. Ninety of the night Berlin targets came under attack while daylight strikes hit road and rail hubs behind the invasion front. Over 125 bombers participated in the latest sweeps, with 15 aircraft missing on return.

High Command Berlin Normandy Hitler Europe France Straits of Dover

Pin-Worm Cure Promoted by Medical Authorities

An early advertorial extols P-W tablets containing gentian violet as the most effective pin worm treatment. It claims the pill destroys pin worms gently and urges readers to ask their druggist for P-W. The tone mirrors scientific endorsement and consumer persuasion.

Dr. D. Jayne & Son America

French Patriots Face Harsh Treatment in War News

The article says French patriots fighting Germans are treated as terrorists, not prisoners of war, while the Daily Mail reports Vichy loses control in France on the frontier. Provincial centers disobey orders to withhold food, causing shortages in Paris Lyons Bordeaux and Lille. They rely on emergency reserves.

London Daily Mail Vichy France Paris Lille Lyons Bordeaux Daily Mail

PA NEWC Observes Good Shape For Time

The state will soon enlarge the street to Butler Avenue as the eastern end is completed. Many homes display service flags indicating three armed service members in the household.

Butler Avenue

Open Fifth War Loan Campaign In Lawrence County

The Fifth War Loan Campaign opens in Lawrence County with $7,010,000 in bonds counted toward the loan total. An average of about $70 per resident is suggested. Bond rallies have been held and more are planned as civilians join the invasion of pocketbooks and bank accounts. Irv The News Want Ads For Results.

Lawrence County

County Board Inductees List Long, Varied Addresses

County board lists inductees including Glenn Rupert Hileman and Joseph Albert Wigton with multiple addresses across Beaver Falls Pulaski Hillsville Smithfield Sharon and Bessemer. The piece also notes the Romanian production of iron and steel last year reached prewar records.

Joseph Albert Wigton Young Avenue Claude Martin Thomas Beaver Falls Charles Leroy Russell Edgewood Louis Gomori Pulaski Raymond Walter Stevenson Boyles Avenue Lindy Dominick Ferraro Hillsville Frank John Dudek Smithfield Street Willis Laverne Slater Carl Floyd Retort Edenburg Gerald LeRoy Young

Were Stomach Ulcer Pains Napoleon's Waterloo

The piece links Napoleon’s stomach pains to digestion issues and promotes Udga Tablets. It urges readers with indigestion gas pains heartburn and excess acid to try Udga with a 25 cent box. The ad promises double money back if the first dose fails and directs readers to Eckerds and other drug stores.

Nations Eckerds

US attacks on Mariana Islands devastate Japanese fleet

American forces sink 23 ships and damage 11 in a blistering two day assault on Saipan Tinian and surrounding targets. Over 200 enemy planes destroyed as the raid follows February strikes under Rear Admiral Mitscher. Guam also pressed by Navy airfighters during the operations. In a separate notice Eagles home service honors Brother Paul Kennedy at Leyde Funeral Home with service details.

Truk Marianas Marc A. Mitscher

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