Russia says 300 Nazi tanks destroyed in push along Soviet front
Soviet communique claims 300 German tanks destroyed at Shaular area and 5 000 officers and men captured as Brest Litovsk falls. Fifty one German planes shot down, total destructive air losses tally 127. Moscow newspapers praise Red Air Force strikes onNaval bases and vow to fight Hitlerism to vanquish it.
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Red Air Force
Wwoscow
Russia
Red Army High Command
Brest-Litovsk
Sue Cosses
Ecenomiet
Shaular
Martin Agronsky
NBC
Ankara
Invasion Of Russia Seen By Senators As World Move
Senatorial advocates of all out British aid argue Hitler’s invasion of Russia shows his plan to conquer the world. Opponents warn that shifts in European alliances matter more for America to stay out of Europe’s quarrels. Senator Norris notes Hitler may be weakening England to aid selfish aims.
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Washington
Hitler
America
Mirope
Stalin
England
Sen
Norris
First Woman Crowned World Typist Champion in Chicago
Margaret Hamma of Brooklyn New York became the first woman in 25 years to win the world amateur and professional typing title in Chicago. She posted a speed of 149 words per minute in the international contest, leading an all electric machine event.
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Margaret Hamma
Brooklyn
Nyy
Chicago
Central Press
Tokyo orders Japanese to quit Moscow
Tokyo government announces that all Japanese women and children in Moscow must return home. The order affects only 11 women and a few children.
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Moscow
International News Service
Tokyo
City Employees End Strike Return Set For Wednesday
City sewer street and garbage workers who struck Monday for higher pay agreed after a council conference to return to work Wednesday morning. They expected an afternoon return but notification issues delayed it. The council promised to consider wage increases, with any raise likely shared by all city employees.
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D. ©. Davies
Public Safety Department
Lavies
Cecil Basiey
City
Bassey
West Sycamore Way
Hitler Takes Personal Command In Blitz Against Soviet Union
Berlin reports Hitler assumed direct command of the blitz against Soviet Russia from an eastern front headquarters. German forces claim the campaign is unrolling with great success as Slovakian troops join the drive and air defenses claim a Soviet raid repelled as Luftwaffe reports strike an unidentified airport and twelve Soviet fighters down.
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Berlin
Russia
Wilhelmstrasse
Josef Tisa
East Prussia
Red Air Force
Plethora of Roses Bloom Across City Areas and Transit Changes
The Pa News notes profuse rose blooms along Bowles Field behind Highland U.P. church and on Highland avenue as a bus trial begins in anticipation of striping street cars for buses. State Forests and Waters predicts peak rhododendron beauty early July across Pennsylvania mountains. A New Castle motorist urges urgent road repairs on Pinchot road near Volant to Leesburg. State motor police continue varied duties to keep highways safe, with a patrol on Route 422 near the city.
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Pa News
Bowles Field
Highland U.P
Highland Avenue
State Department of Forests and Waters
Pennsylvania
New Castle
Pa Newe
Highway Department
Volant-to-Leesburgg Pinchot Road
Daily Weather Report Summary
United States weather statistics for the 24 hour period ending 9 a.m. today show a high of 87 and a low of 58 with no precipitation and a river stage of 4.4 feet. For the same date a year earlier the high was 44 and the low 56 with 0.02 inches of rain.
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United States
Local Boards Prepare For Registration On July First
Lawrence County local boards under the Selective Service Act have arranged to register all men who have turned 21 since last October for military training. Supplies and instructions have been received from state headquarters. District lists show locations and headquarters in New Castle Union Trust Building and Public Assistance Building, with boards covering Ellwood City and various townships.
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New Castle
Ellwood City
Lawrence County Board No
Bessemer
Big Beaver Township
Enon Valley
Boro
Hickory Township
Lit
Russia Accepts British Offer to Send Missions
Britain and the Soviet Union agreed to dispatch military and economic missions to Moscow to coordinate efforts against Germany. Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden announced the move to the House of Commons, noting prior rejection in 1939 and confirming allied coordination with Turkey and Finland.
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International News Service
London
Russia
Germany
Moscow
House of Coaminions
Anthony Eden
Turkey
Finland
Weu
British Advance Report From Syria Straddles Beirut Damascus Road
London reports British troops now astride the Beirut Damascus road in Syria and a possible capture of Vichy HQ. Free French forces push three miles north of Damascus as Damascus remains in Allied hands amid ongoing aerial activity and reported Brit SH planes lost.
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International News Service
London
Beirut-Damascus
Syria
Damascus
Vichy
Mer Avoum
Jezzine
Romania Troops Occupy Cernauti in Bessarabia
A Reuters dispatch from Bucharest reports Romanian forces occupy Cernauti in Bessarabia, a key town recently captured from Romania by Russia. The note confirms the occupation as of June 24.
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International News Service
London
Cernauti
Bessarabia
Reuters
Bucharest
Rumania
Russia
British Air Swarms Hit Germany Amid Western Front Fury
London reports indicate heavy RAF raids over German occupied France and west and northwestern Germany with Cologne and Dusseldorf industrial targets and Kiel naval base attacked. German raiders failed to halt convoys as RAF bombers focused night strikes and a previous day tally claimed 19 German aircraft downed.
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London
France
Dover
R. A.fl
Cologne
Dusseldorf
Kiel
Dedicate First Aid Stations At New Castle Fire Dept Ceremony
The New Castle Fire Department held a formal dedication for new Red Cross emergency first aid stations at all fire houses and for the mobile first aid unit Rescue Corps. A central ceremony at Central Fire Station featured band selections and the ambulance rollout as Miss Alice Harper cut the door ribbon.
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New Castle
Red Cross
Father and Son in Fatal Greensburg Gun Duel
In Greensburg Pennsylvania a father and his son died in a gun duel that also injured the father and left five children orphaned. Russell Chadwick 38 and his wife Romaine 32 perished. George W Chadwick 60 was listed in fair condition at Greensburg hospital. The shooting followed a late night quarrel with the son who fired. the father fired in a bid to save the wife. The eldest son Russell Chadwick Jr 14 slept in a tent with a neighbor boy and survived. The other children are Cheraldine 12 Nane 10 Shirley 5 and Richard 2.
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International News Service
Greensburg
Russell Chadwick
Romaine
Chadwick
George W. Chadwick
Russell, Jr
Cheraldine
Nane
Shirley
Richard
State Health Secretary Dr John J Shaw Dies in Harrisburg
Harrisburg reports the death of Dr John J Shaw 54 state secretary of health found dead in his hotel room. The cause is not officially released though aides say natural causes likely. A Providence R I native, Shaw lived in Philadelphia Cynwyd and was married to Beatrice Ware with two children. He served in multiple medical and public health associations.
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R. T
Shaw
Warwick Hotel
Philadelphia
Cynwyd
Philadelphia County Medical Society
Medical Society of the State of Pennsylvania
American Public Health Association
Pennsylvania Public Health Association
Death notices listed for six individuals in New Castle area
Death records show Mrs John Evzo 61 of 206 Lafayette Street Alexander Massine 67 Ellwood City Jack M Scott 0 Eric John F Parker 59 Mercer Road Mrs Israel Myers New Castle. The notices provide ages and locations for each deceased person in the local area.
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John Evzo
Lafayette Street
Alexander Massine
Ellwood
Jack M. Scott
Eric
John F. Parker
Mercer Road
Downs Escapes Death After Syria Ambush and Capture
Kenneth Downs, INs foreign correspondent, survived a bloody ambush near Damascus with a British and Free French party. Nine of 15 killed, three captured, others wounded. Downs, detained in Syria and Beirut, was later taken to Ankara. He began in Montana and joined IN S in 1925, later heading the Paris bureau.
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International News Service
Ankara
Jraine
Syria
Kenneth Downs
Ace
Downs
Damascus
Beirut
Montana
Stauff
International News
Orly
Europe
Paris
France
Japan Delays Announcement on War Position
The Japanese government again postponed issuing an official statement on its stance in the German Russian war. The cabinet held a two hour meeting with ministers debating steps to cope with implications for Japan's economy and trade. Admiral Toyoda and Lt Gen Suzuki presented reports on the possible effects of the war on commerce, while Minister Hideki discussed the European situation.
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Torio
Teijiro Toyoda
Commerce and Industry
Teiichi Suzuki
Planning Board
Japan
Hideki
Temporary Easing Of Tension In Pacific Seeps To Hints
Washington observers foresee a pause in Pacific tensions as Germany battles the Soviet Union. If Germany wins quickly Japan may delay southward moves on the Dutch East Indies and pivot toward Siberia. The Nippon empire has long sought Siberia, a goal once checked by U.S. pressure.
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International News Service
Washington
Pacific
Japan
Dutch East Indies
Germany
Soviet Union
Russia
Siberia
Nippon Empire
Damage to British Warship in Lebanese Naval Engagement
Beirut reports French authorities say one British warship was severely damaged in a naval engagement off the Lebanese coast yesterday. Five British Hurricane fighters down.
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International News Service
Beirut
Lebanon
Harvest Tales From a Gardener’s Growing Season
The narrator recalls hard labors of gardening past with aching hands and backbreaking weeding. Now the garden thrives with large growth and ripe, homegrown produce despite earlier toil and rough weather. An upbeat note arrives as crops promise a good harvest.
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