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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1941
Page
17
London message accounts for all aboard the ship as first eleven survivors are landed at Brazil several days ago. The dispatch notes the ship Robin Moor and reports missing status of 35 crew and passengers believed to be on board.
Diplomatic advices in Washington indicate Germany has massed about 2,000,000 troops within striking distance of Soviet Russia. Reports place 100 to 150 divisions and thousands of warplanes threatening Russia from Finland to the Black Sea, with main units at bridgeheads in East Prussia Poland Slovakia Hungary and Romania ready to advance within hours.
Miss Virginia Rye a junior at Westminster College Erie Pa is crowned queen of the Argo yearbook She is a scholarship student and Theta Upsilon member on the varsity debate team and on the Deans Honor Roll Aiming to study medicine she is majoring in chemistry and hopes to pursue medical training.
The United States demanded the German embassy close all German consular offices and agencies by July 10. Undersecretary Sumner Welles cited evidence of improper activities and stated the move threatens diplomatic relations, affecting the German tourists bureau and the library of information. The note warned the agencies’ continued presence harms U S welfare.
International News Service reports that 35 missing aboard the torpedoed freighter Robin Moor were landed at Cape Town, after being rescued from lifeboats by a British vessel in the South Atlantic. Eleven others, including passenger Philip J. Eccles, were rescued by the Brazilian steamer Osorio and landed at Recife, Brazil.
A stretch of climbing roses along North Mercer Street above Winter Avenue is set to bloom beautifully within days. Father's Day observed citywide with church services marking the occasion. A moving truck from Detroit displayed Dont Fuss Dont Cuss Call on Us along the street Sunday. Greenwood cemetery storm damage noted with trees bent. Over four and a half inches rain fell in 15 days of the month. A Sunday downpour described as a cloudburst occurred around 3 pm. The United Presbyterian magazine shows Fred L Rentz, president of The News company, on its cover for his Cambridge Westminster College honorary degree and service to the Ney Castle district.
Daily weather report records a 24 hour period ending at 9 am with max 66 and min 57, precipitation 0.90 inches, river stage 5.1 feet. A Sunday period shows max 75, min 59, precipitation 0.28 inches.
Tokyo reports Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoye warning that the world may plunge into war at any moment as Japan inches toward a national structure campaign. Admiral Nobumasa Suetsugu says U.S. entry into the European war would force Japan onto the side of the Axis. Japan would be a decisive factor in a world war.
London reports a sudden night attack crossing the Egyptian Libyan border. A British patrol penetrated 40 miles into Libya west of Bardia during a concurrent local advance from Sollum. The operation destroyed 12 Italian motor vehicles.
Death records for Monday June 16 1941 list Mrs John A Bergman 57 of 507 Neshannock Boulevard Jennie Lee Mathieson 2 New Castle R D 4 Joseph Aspery 72 Lawrence County Home William T Stoner 75 131 Water Street Mrs Harry Miller Wampum Ellwood Road Steve Hoffner 27 Zeckenople Elmer Stephenson 48 210 Elm All entries cite ages and addresses or locations.
County draft boards await registration details for men who turned 21 since October 16, 1940 and will be called to service. Governor James set July 1 as registration day at Selective Service headquarters with 7 am to 9 pm hours. About 500 youths expected to register across four Lawrence county boards. June call orders pending.
Berlin reports renewed fighting with German aerial attacks off the Syrian coast sinking a light British cruiser and injuring a heavy cruiser. A Luftwaffe offensive claims losses on both sides while Sollum in Egypt sees ongoing battles as German Stuka crews set fires to British vehicles and claim air victories.
Allied imperial troops hold Sidon and push toward Damascus with Free French and British forces capturing Kiswe and Nahta. An eastward advance near Adliya and Jezzin tightens the noose as Australian columns move along the coast toward Perrit. spokesman denies onward details.
Catholic Action for Peace event joined by Father’s Day observances as Holy Name members received communion in churches then gathered at Cathedral for a 9:30 breakfast. Rev Fr Lynch offered invocation, Owen E. Tighe chaired, Angelo Cassaglia hosted, Fr Patrick McGivighan spoke on peace and Catholic action.
Harrisburg June 16 Pennsylvanias relief rolls ended the week to June 7 at a record low of 256 522 persons receiving assistance Secretary of Public Assistance Howard L Russell reported. Private employment credited for the decrease with expenditures totaling $627 892 a decline of $9 323 from the prior week. Largest drops occurred in Lackawanna Allegheny and Clearfield counties.
Berlin report says Horia Sima and nine accomplices were sentenced to life imprisonment for taking part in armed rebellion against the Antonescu regime in Bucharest. The uprising occurred shortly before German troops arrived and was suppressed after heavy fighting and bloodshed.
New Castle observed Flag Day with a citywide celebration sponsored by the Lawrence chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The event featured marching units, bands, a Cathedral evening service, and a noon luncheon at The Castleton hotel honoring William T. Kerr, national president of the American Flag Day Association. Kerr spoke briefly, receiving token gifts from local groups, before a 3:40 p.m. parade from the Legion Home, with broad participation across ethnic and cultural lines.
A French military spokesman said six French aircraft attacked the British naval fleet off Sidon on the Lebanese coast. One French and three British planes were shot down amid a fierce engagement as French units arrived from Syria to aid the Sidon operation. Other Syrian fronts remained quiet with reconnaissance patrols around Kunetra.
SAN FRANCISCO June 16 The San Francisco shipyard strike nears a crisis as AFL and CIO machinists refuse to return to work on more than a half billion dollars in defense orders. The six week stoppage at yards and repair shops tests union and federal authorities with a work or fight echo. Local 68 voted against returning in a secret ballot as leaders warn of possible direct action by Roosevelt or Congress.
Workers at Shenango plant of Carnegie Illinois Steel restart hot mills at seven am. Tin plate rolls resume with all mills manned, first bars seen at 7:02, likely from mill 24 Jim McGivern. Grease scent fills air as rolls heat, promising steady production after layoff. cold rolls to follow in about a week once black plate is prepared.
Two Pittsburgh youths died in weekend drownings. William L. Black, 21, fell from a McCon nell’s Mills boulder into Slippery Rock Creek and vanished after battling eddies. George Nusskern, Jr. drowned near Springdale while swimming with a companion. Peter Zelen signaled and helped recover Nusskern’s body from the river bottom.
British bombers renewed heavy raids on western Germany last night and early today as German raiders dropped a few bombs on southern England. The Air Ministry said no casualties or damage resulted and one German bomber was destroyed. An official German statement said RAF aircraft penetrated northern and southern Germany causing damage to some buildings in residential quarters.
Arthur Mometer notes heavy rain causing widespread sog giness. Gardens flood as radishes surge and onions abound. Plants thrive despite the downpour, while residents seek boots and patience. Public spaces suffer soaking conditions as seventy degrees prevails.
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