War Continues in District Near Cairo Amid Naval Clash
Allied Far Eastern Army commander asserts war persists on land sea and air despite peace offer. British planes bomb Massawa, destroying fuel dumps and damaging a gasoline installation. defenses at Asmara and Gura reported wiped out. Six hundred Italian prisoners captured on the Libyan frontier near Sollum. reports claim a frontier post fallen and senior Italian officers among prisoners. French Mediterranean fleet reportedly engaged the Italian fleet in a major battle. details and timing unclear.
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France
Eugene Mittelhauser
Far Eastern Army
Massawa
Asmara
Gura
Sollum
Dark horse rumors surge as Willkie gains power
Rumors of an agreement to nominate Wendell Willkie circulate as delegates rally behind the New York utility executive. Rep. Bruce Barton says the Willkie movement grows daily, citing his electability and the need to unify the nation’s productive capacity.
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New York
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Wendell Willkie
Britain Fights To Avert French Surrender To Hitler
British leaders urge bold wartime moves as Churchill’s address signals continued resistance. Sources note France faces pressure from Germany and Mussolini while Britain plans mass mobilization and seeks to forestall a dishonorable armistice.
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Hitler
Churchill
British Isles
France
Paul Bauduin
Road safety and weather woes plague city and farms
The city polices parking and road use as drivers face strict enforcement while farmers report crops hindered by wet fields and seedlings struggle in oats rye wheat and barley. Firefighters and news carriers cope with storms and rescues as inhalator equipment proves unreliable and a drowning and gas-fume incidents test responders.
Japan to push status quo in French Indo China
Tokyo officials report the inner cabinet discussed France’s peace appeal and the future of French Indo China. Domei noted observers expect Japan to seek to maintain the status quo in Indo China, a key arms supply route for the Chungking government.
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International News’ Service
Tokyo
France
Domei
Dutch East Indies
Japan
Chungking
China
New Castle Collision Injures Mrs Gross and Daughter
Mrs Virginia Gross aged 27 and her daughter Shirley 4 from 933 Maryland avenue were treated for minor injuries at Jameson Memorial hospital after a head on crash at Sampson and Grant streets. The other car was said to be driven by Marle Patlison. Both were discharged after treatment.
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Virginia. Gross
Shirley Gross
Maryland Avenue
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Pittsburgh Couple Delayed in New Castle Sentencing
In New Castle, sentencing of Florence Cochrane, former WPA supervisor, and assistant James C. Gallagher was postponed to July 2 because their attorney could not appear. They had pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the government of 1163 dollars in waste materials sales and pleaded no defense to using WPA labor for a cafeteria for their benefit.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Florence Cochrane
W.P.A
James C. Gallagher
Munich meeting eyes peace terms for France
At Munich Hitler and Mussolini meet to decide France fate with severe terms likely. France seeks an honorable peace and Britain remains under threat as talks hint at a broader peace proposal. Armistice conditions would be handed to Paris with no bargaining.
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Marshal Pelain
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Deaths of the Day in Sharon and Beaver Valleys
Notices report the death of 78 year old William John Hilty of Stop 22 Sharon line Youngstown after a heart attack. Born July 18 1861 in Armstrong County PA he is survived by wife Minnie Anderson Hilty and several children. Funeral arrangements set for Stewart funeral home Hubbard Ohio with a meeting of family Wednesday. Additional obituaries note deaths of Mrs Edd Brown infant Quinn and James Charles Cananzi of New Galilee among others with services and interments pending or completed.
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Sharon Line
Youngstown
Hilty
New Bedford
Armstrong
County
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U. P
Minnie Anderson Hilty
Morgan H. Lewis
Howard Byham
Los Angeles
Joseph
Apollo
Eden
Vandergrift
Jane Walker
Rural Valley
Stewart Funeral
Hubbard
James Charles Cananzi
New Galilee
R. D
Providence Hospital
Beaver Falls
James
Marcel
Angelo
Marina Canana
St. Ann's Catholic Church
New Galtee
Harry Bloor
James Farrell
Koppel
Angeline
Helen Canangi
Carmen
Dominick
Angelo, Jr
Ann’s Church
St. Mary's Cemetery
Germans Report Strongholds in France Fall to Troops
German forces report rapid advances in France with La Creusot center and Belfort fortress captured. Dijon fortress surrendered and Metz capitulated to motorized units. Metz break through and Maginot line attacked from behind near Saarbrucken. Upper Rhine push toward Vosges with Colmar taken. Over 100,000 prisoners and vast booty described from captured French units and forts.
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Revel brothers indicted for passport fraud in New York
Harry Revel, famed Hollywood songwriter, and his brother Billy Revel were indicted by a federal grand jury in New York on passport fraud charges. The case stems from alleged irregularities in their travel documents, with authorities pursuing compliance and potential penalties. The indictment marks a rare legal setback for the entertainment figure.
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Harry Revel
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Hollywood
Billy Revel
Rotary Meeting Describes Telephone Services
A. D. Supple of Bell Telephone described and demonstrated telephone uses to The Rotary Club in Castleton. The club's secretary noted a committee is meeting with officials to study building a portable dam on Neshannock Creek above North Street Bridge to form a public swimming pool. a dam model was shown last week.
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Bell Telephone Co
Rotary Club
Supple
Castleton
Oded Brothers
Carl B. Paisley
Nortable
Neshannock Creek
North Street
New Castle
Let The News Follow You On Your Vacation
A notice offers newspaper delivery by mail for travelers leaving New Castle. Arrangements must be made at The News office, not with carriers. Rates listed include one week 25c, five weeks 40c, one month 40c, three months 1.25, one year 5.00.
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New Castle
New
U S Policy to Be Affected by Fate of France
Washington considers immediate police measures to prevent German occupation of French western territories and to protect U S refugees in Bordeaux. The course of the war in France could alter evacuation plans, Franco American diplomacy, and possible use of French bases for naval or air operations against the Panama Canal. Ambassadors report limited information due to disrupted communications.
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Reich
Austria
Czechoslovakia
State Department
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Poland
A. J. Drexel Biddle
New Castle Bride Found Dead At Home
Eva Milton Ziegler of New Castle is found dead at her residence after a marriage June six. Police and neighbors aided by two local men try to revive her, with burial planned at Oakland Park after funeral at Emanuel Evangelical church. Her brother Paul Milton, recently electrocuted in Mercer County, is noted in connection to the family.
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Helen Milton
Jane Edwards
Cleveland
Irene Milton
New Castile
Joseph Rice Company
East North Street
Neshannock Avenue
Emanuel Evangelical Church
South
South Jefferson Streets
Ogak Park
New Castle
Trade project for Americas discussed by Hopkins and advisers
Secretary of Commerce Hopkins and economic advisers spent two hours outlining a framework for a Western Hemisphere trade plan. Financing remains a major hurdle with a possible revolving fund to be provided by the United States. Britain and dominions may join if the cartel progresses. The White House noted the study affects American republics and other nations facing a barter-style system if Axis victory occurs. British ships and German mercantile losses were reported in London with week ending June and June 16 figures.
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Canada
White House
Germany
Europe
Bay
New Castle
Nazi Forces Advance Steadily in France Amid Uncertain Armistice
Reports from Berlin indicate steady German progress in France as talks between Hitler and Mussolini unfold. French surrendering en masse and evacuation of Maginot Line are cited amid conflicting French orders. Speculation centers on armistice acceptance, potential French naval moves, and possible shifts in the Mediterranean naval balance.
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Fuehrer
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