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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1944
Page
2
Finland bows to German demands and moves toward a unified war effort with Germany. A Finnish pact pledges continued fighting and no separate peace without German consent, while German reinforcements place Finland more firmly under Berlin's influence amid parliamentary doubt and Swedish reaction.
Harrisburg reports State Treasurer G. Harold Wegner announced an additional 1.5 million dollars in war bonds, raising total holdings to 85.897 million. The purchase used money from the school employees retirement fund. Earlier, the state said it had invested 84.297 million. Nightclubs were first known as musical restaurants.
American forces report capture of Kagman Peninsula and Natuan Point as the southern Saipan pocket collapses. Japanese dugouts and ambuscades are overrun, Conroy Field gains full use, and a large stockpile of captured war material is cataloged. Saipan’s strategic value as key to the Marianas is emphasized.
The article credits an allied Cherbourg victory to coordinated land sea and air actions. It notes three battleships Texas Nevada and Arkansas could carry full fortification destruction shells due to sea control, boosting firepower and likely shortening the campaign. It also mentions the Big Dipper’s light taking about 75 years to reach Earth.
Soviet reports say Orsha fell and five German divisions near Vitebsk were destroyed or surrounded. Over 20 000 German corpses and 10 000 officers and men surrendered as Red Army advances linked with operations from Bobruisk to Mogilev. Finnish front sees 31 more planes captured beyond Svir river. The British Izvestia quote proclaims a straight road to Minsk open.
Heavy combat rages five miles north of Perugia with British forces on two key heights while battles continue near Colombella east of the Tiber. In the Adriatic, French naval units attack an Axis convoy at night. The Mediterranean Air Force reports broad aerial strikes across Yugoslavia and Hungary with substantial enemy losses. A note on heat cramps cites salt loss from sweating.
Allied forces report renewed progress in Normandy with advances toward Caen and Tilly Caen area. Montgomerys armored units widen breaches and rail lines cut to outflank Caen while British Canadian troops cross the River Odon and secure high ground southwest of Caen. American forces press operations around Cherbourg severing German holds in the Cotentin peninsula.
Obituary notices list Mrs. Philip Haybarger and Mrs. Elva Ward Hayberger aged 65 of 1501 Gibson avenue died after a lingering illness. They leave multiple children and grandchildren with funerals arranged by Howard L Reynolds funeral home and other local services. Other deaths include Leslie Martin Leicht at 13 months, Waciaw Wacikowski 49 of 1502 Hanna street, and Coulter of Plaingrove, with services set at local churches and cemeteries. Funeral details note interments at Greenwood and Oak Park cemeteries and mass services led by local clergy.
Griswold lauds Governor Dewey as honest, capable leader who can smash rackets and jail crooks. He cites Dewey’s hard work background, piety, and seriousness in government, arguing Dewey will steer America toward renewed hope and a cleaner home front after wartime.
The G A Dibley family thanks friends neighbors and relatives for kindness sympathy and flowers during their bereavement. They remember husband and father Michael Reiter who died June 28 1943 with a heartfelt poem and family note.
The War Labor Board arbitrator expected to resolve the 150 tool and die strike has not arrived. Die sinkers, led by Canton’s Lester M. Shearer, oppose UAW CIO representation and seek craft bargaining rights, arguing New Castle plants lack such rights. An adjudication was planned, with current dismissals on hold.
Allied air forces sweep across Normandy and northern France with Lightnings Thunderbolts and Mustangs targeting dromes and launch sites while Halifax and Lancaster heavy bombers strike military installations. British night raids hit Vitry Le Francois Vaires and other targets as German defenses fall back. Observers report tremors from bomb blasts along the English coast. A Michigan geologic survey announces discovery of a 100 foot gravel water vein near Ypsilanti.
New Eastern Air Command stages raids across Dutch East Indies and western New Guinea, with 30 Japanese interceptors engaging in a 30 minute battle. One American plane lost and several damaged. Allied forces claim sinking or damaging three enemy vessels including a 3,500 ton freighter and two cargo ships totaling 7,000 tons. airfields at Manokwari Ransiki Noemfoor bombed. Biak Mokmer raid cause minor casualties at Emirau. Mosquito boats incident causes a major refuel explosion and sinking with considerable casualties.
United Engineering Works employees boosted Fifth War Loan efforts with three bond rallies at the plant. An amphibious jeep tour, carrying six wounded veterans from Deshon General Hospital, helped spur purchases totaling $15,000, a fraction of the countywide aim. In New Castle South Side a rapid sales burst reached $6,000, as the county proceeds toward the quota amid industrial support.
President Roosevelt signed legislation extending the Civil Service Act to provide federal jobs for World War I and World War II veterans and their dependents. The measure grants special preference to honorably discharged veterans widows and wives of disabled veterans not otherwise qualified for federal employment.
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