First Paper Drives In City Raise Net Salvage Funds
Ross D. Rosenberger reports the first two waste paper drives in New Castle yielded $2,727.40 after expenses. February 7 collection produced a net of $1,117 and April 22 added $2,610.40, with $1,300 each allocated to Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts camp funds and $127.40 kept for third drive costs on June 17.
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Ross D. Rosenberger
Office of Civilian Defense
New Castle
Towmsiud
National Biscuit Company
Simon Rozovin
Charles H. Johnson, Jr
Lawrence Savings & Trust Company
Treasury
Pennsylvania
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Mr. Johnson
Coltien
Joseph A. Hartman
City Paper Collection
County Salvage
Mr. Rosenberger
Rommel Still In Command In Northwestern France
Despite reports in London papers, military circles affirm Field Marshal Erwin Rommel remains in command of German defenses in northwestern France. Headquarters officials continue to refer to Rommel as leading German forces and plotting moves with no official confirmation of his departure.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
INS
London Evening Standard
Erwin Rommel
France
Rommel
Battle for Montebourg and Caen Amidst Cherbourg Push
Allied forces pressed a multi-front drive in France as American, British, and Canadian units fought street battles around Montebourg Caen and Carentan. German counter strikes targeted Caen Montebourg and Caen while Rommel reinforced Cherbourg defenses amid heavy air and artillery bombardment.
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21St Panzers
Caen
Paris
le Havre
de Truit
Erwin Rommel
Normandy
Victory war salvage drive urged for paper collection
A city wartime meeting led by Joseph A Hartman and Ross D Rosenberger urged the June 17 paper drive. The drive supports soldiers with 700000 paper items in service, noting shortages and the need to bundle and curb-load paper for truck and scout pickup.
Election Probe May Be Widened
Senator Homer Ferguson proposes a sweeping inquiry into all organizations attempting to influence the presidential election. He plans to ask the Senate committee on senatorial campaign expenditures to investigate groups named by Sidney Hillman, CIO political action chair, as well as Hillman’s own organization.
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Washington
INS
Homer Ferguson
Mich
Ferguson
Sidney Hillman
CIO
Hillman
National Association of Manufacturers
National Industrial Information Committee
Committee For Constitutional Government, Inc
Frank Gannett
German Counterattacks Reported Amid Allied Confidence
Allied spokesmen say German infiltrations may be neutralized soon with some welcome of the Nazi initiative as Caumont looms as a potential artillery hub. Reconnaissance notes heavy counterattacks along the Cherbourg peninsula while Montgom ery tactics draw German forces into drawn out battles. Communique No 16 reports progress across sectors south of Bayeux and land holds expanding to a continuous front of 60 miles with total fighting extending 85 miles.
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Cherbourg Peninula
Cherbourg
Carentan
Carenta
Eisenhower
Caumont
St. Loon
Caen
Baedecker
St. Lo
England
Montebourg-Carentan
Montebourg
Bernard L. Montgomery
Montgomery
Bayeux
Cerisy
Tilly-Sur-Seulles
Record bomber surge hits Europe in Normandy aid push
The U S Eighth Air Force flew more than 1500 heavy bombers to support ground troops in Normandy and strike Nazi targets across wide areas. At the same time the Mediterranean air force command dispatched large fleets of bombers and fighters to attack enemy airfields in Hungary and Yugoslavia.
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London
U. S
Eighth Air Force
Normandy
Mediterranean Air Force Command
Hungary
Yugoslavia
City Tax at Face Value Encouraged by Hanlon
Bernard N. Hanlon city treasurer announced 1944 city taxes are being paid at face value now and may continue until July 1 before a 1 percent penalty applies to overdue amounts. He urged timely payment to avoid the penalty. The text also mentions the hippopotamus as the largest aquatic hoofed animal.
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Bernard N. Hanlon
Hanlon
Pope Praises Fifth Army Soldiers At Rome Audience
Pope Pius XII expressed admiration for the Fifth Army’s Forces of the Anzio beachhead for withstanding German offensives and aiding Rome’s liberation. He greeted Maj. Gen. Lucien K. Truscott and staff, recalled fond memories of the United States, distributed rosaries, and wished American soldiers well with a blessing and prayer for peace.
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Rome
Pius XII
Fifth Army
Anzio
Lucien K. Truscott
United States
Pius
America
Men To Be Trained In Refrigeration
Worn-out refrigerators and sparing foods prompted a meeting of local refrigerator dealers and the United States Employment Service officials led by G. O. Anderson. The service plans training for refrigerator technicians to repair domestic and commercial units amid a shortage of skilled workers. Dealers unable to attend can contact Mrs. Wilda Patterson at the Employment Service on Wachington Street for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Employment Service
G. O. Anderson
Wilda Patterson
Wachington Street
Tank workers still on strike in Detroit plant
Production of amphibian tanks remained halted at the Graham Paige Motors plant in Detroit as 3,800 striking workers and company officials awaited action by the War Labor Board on grievances of Local 142 UAW CIO.
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Detroit
Graham- Paige Motors Corporation
WLB
Uaw-Cio
World and the Mud Puddles broadcast critique
The excerpt ridicules a hypothetical four term world president campaign and criticizes secret access to public funds. It notes powers to issue bonds buy real estate build structures trade securities and give loans to individuals groups firms or governments. The tone is satirical and warning about unchecked authority.
Two Fire Calls Reported in Seventh Ward
Fire Chief James E. Thomas says two calls were logged in the Seventh ward over the past day. The first occurred Tuesday afternoon at the U.S. Post Office on North Liberty street due to a truck carburetor leak, with no action taken. The second came at 8:15 this morning from Box 72 at 610 North Liberty street, for a possible smoke sighting, but no action was required.
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Seventh Ward
James E. Thomas
U.S
North Liberty Street
Dora Caulfield
First Communion At St. Vitus Church
Sunday June 18 100 parish children of St. Vitus Church will receive their first holy communion at the 7 o clock mass Rev Fr Nicholas DeMita celebrant will give a special message for the communicants Girls will wear white and boys dark trousers A three day retreat follows Thursday after the 10 o'clock mass with meditations prayers and special instructions readied by the Sisters of the Missionary Relatrices of the Sacred Heart of St Vitus convent
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St. Vitus Church
Nicholas DeMita
Sisters of the Missionary Relatrices of the Sacred Heart of
Local Board One Seeks Present Address for John Barnlet
Selective Service System seeks current address for John Anthony Barnlet. Previous addresses include 102 South Mulberry Street 818 Arlington Avenue and the YMCA. Anyone knowing his present address is asked to call Local Board One at phone 2145.
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John Anthony Barnlet
South Mulberry Street
Arlington Avenue
Ymc.a
Hundreds of U.S. Paratroopers Roam Behind Nazi Lines
A London dispatch reports that hundreds of African American paratroopers remain scattered behind German lines in northern France. They continue attacking installations and spearheading Allied advances on the Cherbourg peninsula while many return wounded to front posts.
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London
France
Reuters
Cherbourg
Man Dies in Barge Blast at Blaw-Knox Yard
An explosion of gas in the engine room of a landing barge at Blaw-Knox in Leetsdale killed August Macaluse 25 of Pittsburgh and injured Frank O. Moore 47 of Etna. Officials attributed the blast to a lighted cigarette.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Leetsdale
Blaw-Knox Company
August Macaluse
Frank O. Moore
Etna
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