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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1944
Page
14
Allied forces report a dramatic medical success on the French beachhead as the U S Army Medical Corps notes only one casualty per hundred wounded. Field hospitals on D plus four, near the fight, rapidly move seriously wounded to air ambulances for UK treatment.
Denver dispatch reports four army airmen died when a flying fortress crashed in a remote Rockies site about 30 miles west of Fort Collins. Five others were taken to Lowry Field hospital, one crewman escaped. The bomber was en route from Rapid City to Colorado Springs. Corp. Daniel E. Conway, a gunner, was among the dead.
London report says German air activity persisted today with intermittent raids across southern England. Incidents caused damage and casualties, though no glider bombs were mentioned.
Pittsburgh residents in the 19 county Fort Pitt area bought just over 15 percent of the E bond quota in the Fifth War Loan drive. Allegheny county totals reached $7,124,500 with $4,732,600 in the other 18 counties, for a grand total of $11,857,100.
Before Pearl Harbor the watch word was Prepare Today it is Action An American boy risks his life crossing a jungle creek to urge readers to buy War Bonds This wartime caption from the U S Treasury Department blends danger with patriotic fundraising prompts
Dances for Camp Reynolds men at the YWCA have been postponed indefinitely due to the government freezing the bus fund this week. Miss Caro line Slade, industrial secretary of the YWCA girls reserve, said the Pottery group of Industrial Girls was to perform last night.
Scituate Mass June 16 police announced Frances McGrath 10 whose bruised body was found in Norwell underbrush had been murdered. The daughter of former Boston City Councillor John J McGrath disappeared from near her parents summer home in Scituate last Saturday night and officials said she had been criminally attacked.
Harold Borts twenty of Warren and Alvin Harry Klein seventeen of Kane escaped from Warren jail while the warden opened their cell to remove a garbage pail. Both youths were under sentence for a two hundred dollar confectionery store robbery. The escape was witnessed by the warden and occurred this morning.
Hickory Hyts residents and relatives visit family homes over the weekend. Playsite reports include a hammer mill accident injuring a Mr. Wallace and several families returning from a 4-H camp in Butler. John and June named twins at the Lockwarts. Pulaski Road events and visits listed.
The article advises systematic culling of non productive laying hens to reduce feed costs and outlines indicators such as a bright red head and full comb for layers. It also reports ryegrass as a superior, cost effective cover crop for soil protection and notes care tips for bathing suits and mildew prevention.
A British broadcast from the Normandy front reports 300000 German troops along the French beachhead with about 200000 in combat roles, as of June 16. The dispatch conveys the scale of German forces defending the coast.
The Edenburg Manse group met at Mrs Dale Gilmore home with Mrs Roy Raub presiding and Mrs Paul Roberts leading devotions. A program featured Mrs Ray Biddle and readings by Mrs Frank Asselton, Rev Everett Spring singing, and remarks on missionary education. Local notes mention Pvt Charles Robertson visiting family, Billie Biddle in Rhode Island, Edna Asselton returning to Detroit, and other town updates.
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