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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1941
Page
6
Seattle area is tracking a 60 year old fugitive after a man was fatally shot a woman and a man wounded near Seattle. A bludgeoned body was found in brush near the crime scene as police fear the killer may strike again.
The text depicts views that the invasion of Russia signals a bid for world domination. It argues Hitler seeks global domination and England should target German cities while Russia is engaged. Senator La Follette criticizes the war, warns against entangling America, and discusses varied responses in Congress to aid Russia.
Garbage sewer and other city workers met with the mayor and council in private session. Officials pledged full consideration of a wage raise if funds allow and said any raise would be shared by all city employees. Workers agreed to resume duties at 12:30 p.m.
The House naval affairs committee reported favorably the revised Vinson cooling off bill by 11 to 8. It would make the national mediation board a statutory agency and authorize the president to halt strikes for 30 days while conciliation efforts proceed.
A list of marriage license applicants includes Ernest B. Gaston and Esther Sibberson from New Castle, Edward Reash and Irene McCann from Hadley and Fredonia, and several other pairs across Midland Ellwood City Struthers Beaver Falls Pulaski and New Castle. The document ends with a poem fragment about changing habits and ranting.
Local residents report moves and trips across the area. Mr. and Mrs. Smith relocate to Beaver Falls, while W Shuler moves to 432 Court Street. Several relatives visit relatives in Pittsburgh Cleveland Akron and Atlantic City. A nurse and veterans family news note Mrs. David Jones recovering after an operation.
Final report on Lawrence County's USO drive to raise funds for recreational facilities in military camps. Campaign chair Patrick J. Flaherty says Ellwood City progress is strong and a county total near twenty thousand dollars is expected to be announced soon. New Castle solicitation exceeds its city quota as a national headquarters leader reviews the effort.
Stockholm dispatch reports a heavy sea battle south of Helsinki with cannonading seen off the Stockholm archipelago and Gotland. German planes bomb Riga and Libau. pilots claim control and return to base. Nazi correspondents say Soviet defenses crumble as blitz troops attack. observers note mobilized citizens and public speeches criticized by censors.
Berlin dispatches report Hitler takes command as German blitz forces and Luftwaffe strike deep into the Soviet front. Reports say Red Army advances are halted as German planes hit troop concentrations, bases, depots, and ammunition dumps. A U boat sinks a Russian submarine off Windau and a Soviet destroyer is said to have sunk on a mine.
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