Blitzkrieg on England May Develop Soon
Two hundred thousand German troops massed in a motorboat armada for invasion of England according to Norwegian reports to the London Evening Standard. Speculation centers on either a direct strike on the British Isles or on Mediterranean strongholds with authorities leaning toward England as the primary target. Rumors of peace overtures from or to Germany circulate.
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International News Service
London
England
London Evening Standard
Robert G. Nixon
Rome-Berlin
Germany
New Castle
Local traffic and park updates in New Castle
Trucks carry bantam autos from Butler while others head east. Gardner avenue viaduct work begins repainting. Arlington avenue marks Gaston Park entrance. Cascade Park hosts Sunday evening services all summer. Park community house to shelter programs regardless of weather. Southern autos prominent in weeklong line through the city. Pittsburgh ad firm seeks a New Castle girl who sent a radio question. letter postmarked New Castle signed Lillianana. A $5 award noted on Page Two.
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Washington Street
Butler
Cascade Park
Park
Pittsburgh
New Castle
Lillianana
Daily Weather Report Summary
United States weather statistics for the 24 hour period ending 5 p m Friday show a maximum temperature of 83 and a minimum of 52 with 0 32 inches of precipitation and a river stage of 5 9 feet. A year ago the date recorded a maximum of 81 and a minimum of 66 with 0 20 inches of precipitation.
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United States
Italian destroyer sunk by British ships in Mediterranean
Cairo reports British war vessels sank an Italian destroyer in the Mediterranean. The official announcement states the action occurred recently amid ongoing naval engagements. The note adds a brief dispatch from New Castle.
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International News Service
Cairo
Mediterranean
Bay
New Castle
Wool growers to benefit from higher wool prices
United States government wool purchases raise demand for medium grade wool. Lawrence County Wool Growers association reports an advance of six to eight cents per pound versus last year. Kenneth W Marriner & Company of Boston bid highest for about 75 000 pounds sold last night in Scott township. Sale announced by W F McCracken.
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United States
Lawrence County Wool Growers Association
Kenneth W. Marriner & Company of
Boston
W. F. McCracken
Scott Township
Lawrence County Wool Growers
Lawrence County Agricultural Extension Association
Fine Delaine
New Castle
New Citizens Day Declared by Mayor for July First
Lawrence county recalls rising citizenship as over 400 have sworn allegiance in the past year. Mayor Charles B. Mayne proclaims July 1 in New Castle with American Legion Post Perry 8 and Gaston 343 Exchange Club hosting a welcoming program at Benjamin Franklin Junior High auditorium for new citizens.
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United States
Lawrence County
American Legion
Post Perry
Gaston No
Exchange Club
Benjamin Franklin Junior High School
New Castle
Charles B. Mayne
Italo Balbo Death in Libyan Air Battle
Marshal Italo Balbo, famed Italian airman and Libya governor, was killed when his fighter crashed in flames after an air battle with British planes over Tobruk, Italy announcing the loss with an extraordinary military bulletin.
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Italo Balbo
Rome
Tobruk
Libya
Italy
Mussolini
Balbo
New Castle
Cleaning Plant To Be Expanded In New Castle
Smiths Cleaners & Dryers buys the adjoining red brick structure on East Lawrence street to allow expansion. A. H. Gonick, owner and GM, negotiates with Andrew and Anna Dietterle, former Standard Brands occupants, adding 7 600 square feet. Gonick expresses strong faith in New Castle.
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Smith’s Cleaners & Dryers
New Castle
Eest Lawrence Street
A. H. Gonick
Andrew
Anna M. Dietterle
Standard Brands, Inc
Smith Organization
Gonick
Heavy gunfire heard off the southeast coast of England
London reports heavy gunfire off the southeast coast of England beginning at 6 o clock this morning and continuing at least until 8 o clock. The disturbance was observed from the continent across the channel.
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Coast
England
London
English Channel
Soviet Union Denied Demands on Hungary
Reports that the Soviet Union pressed territorial demands on Hungary were denied in a semi official Budapest radio broadcast. Dispatches from Budapest say Soviet demands were rejected as false.
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International News Service
London
Soviet Union
Hungary
Budapest
Three New Naval Training Bases Planned By U S
Rear Admiral J H Towers announced plans to create three new naval training bases to build a 16000 strong pilot force. Centers would open in Miami and Jacksonville Florida and Corpus Christi Texas and Pensacola style expansion plus other reserve aviation bases.
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Eric Friedheim
Washington
J. H. Towers
Navy
Bureau of Aeronautics
Towers
Miami
Jacksonville
Fla
Corpus Christi
Tex
Texas
Pensacola
United States
Roosevelt
Americas
New Castle
Evacuation Ordered for Hong Kong Women and Children
London reports all European women and children in Hongkong ordered to evacuate by July 5. Telegraph agency said the directive targets the crown colony amid mounting tensions.
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International News Service
London
Hongkong
Exchange
Telegraph Agency
Deaths Recorded in Saturday Notices
William Frank Cary 22 of 25 Atlantic avenue Michael Min 72 Ellpert Mrs Alice M Wood 76 Ellwood City in weekend death records listing ages and addresses
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William Frank Cary
Atlantic Avenue
Michael Min
Ellpert
Alice M. Wood
Ellwood City
British Air Raids Hit Italian Base at Macaaca
Cairo June 29 British Royal Air Force announced highly successful raids on the Italian air base at Macaaca in North Africa. The communique said fires were started and a large portion of the gasoline supply destroyed. It added that bombs and machine guns struck petrol dumps during low flying attacks.
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International News Service
Cairo
Macaaca
Former Premier Reynaud Injured in Auto Accident
Former French Premier Paul Reynaud was injured in a car crash near Bordeaux and placed in serious condition though not believed to be in immediate danger. Doctors reported the prognosis would be clearer after 48 hours with details of his location not released.
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Reynaud
Bordeaux
Paul Reynaud
German Planes Continue Raids Across British Isles
June 29 report says German war planes attacked Britain for the sixth day in a row with limited damage. Official notes cite fewer raids, one casualty, and some bombs dropped in South Wales and England. Unofficial counts note 29 civilian deaths on Guernsey and Jersey, with Jersey 6 dead and Guernsey 23 dead and 3 wounded.
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International News Service
London
British Isles
Britain
Wales
England
Cresenca
Channel
Guernsey
Jersey
Royal Air Force
New Castle
Germans Report Downing of Planes Over Jersey and Guernsey
Berlin states successful bombing of British troop concentrations and ports in the Channel Islands Jersey and Guernsey. Four British planes were shot down during raids over northwest Germany with two losses to anti aircraft batteries.
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International News Service
Berlin
Channel Islands
Jersey
Guernsey
High Command
Germany
Willkie To Confer With McNary On Campaign Plan
Willkie plans to meet Senator Charles L. McNary in Washington next week to discuss campaign strategy. He aims to coordinate a nationwide effort, including a possible public ceremony in his hometown Elwood Indiana, as he presses his bid against Roosevelt.
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Willkie
McNary
President Roosevelt Signs Alien Registration Act of 1940
President Roosevelt signed the alien registration act of 1940 to fingerprint and register about 3,500,000 aliens in the United States. He said the program protects the country and the loyal aliens who are its guests during a June 29 statement in Washington.
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Jack Vincent
International News Service
Washington
Fifth Columns
Roosevelt
United States
Citizens to be honored at Perry S. Gaston Post event
Under the American Legion and local service groups, newly naturalized citizens and those reaching 21 will be recognized Monday at 7 30 PM in Ben Franklin junior high school auditorium. About 395 naturalizations occurred last year with more turning 21.
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Perry S. Gaston Post
American Legion
Exchange Club
Ben Pranklin Junior High School
The
New Castle
British Steamer Sunk by Italian Submarine
Italian bulletin reports a 10,000 ton British armed steamer sunk by torpedoes and gunfire while in convoy. It also notes effective bombardment in North Africa south of Marsamatruh destroying about 20 enemy aircraft with all Italian machines returning home safely.
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International News Service
Rome
North Africa
Marsamatruh
New Castle
New Trial Ordered After Juror Injury in Conspiracy Case
A new trial was ordered for ten union leaders on federal conspiracy charges after juror Dennis McMaster fell from a window sill and bumped his head on a chair during deliberations. The jury had deliberated about 22 hours and was close to a verdict when the accident occurred.
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International News Services
New York
John W. Clancy
Dennis McMaster
Clash along the Pruth river as Romanian and Soviet forces clash
Fierce battle rages between Romanian and Soviet troops along the Pruth. Romanian General Florescu defies orders to hold fire as Red Army crosses into Bukovina. Reinforcements land to secure a Pruth crossing amid Romanian resistance. Mobilization spreads across the Balkans with almost 4.09 million more expected to arm. Romanian government claims only Czernowitz and Hodin districts should be ceded to Russia.
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George Balint
News Service
Budapest
Pruth
Florescu
Red Army
Bukovina
Balkans
Czernowitz
Hodin
Russia
New Castle
Senator McNary Will Retain Post As Senate Leader
Senator Charles L. McNary of Oregon intends to keep the Senate minority leadership until November election results are in. Rumors say Republicans at the national convention favor transferring the post to Senator Arthur Vandenberg if McNary resigns before the elections. McNary, who would resign his 1943 term, says he plans to stay in the Senate through the congressional session and campaign and will meet running mate Wendell Willkie to discuss future plans.
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Washington
Wendell Willkie
Senate
Charles L. McNary
Oregon
Central Press
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
United States
Willkie
Congress
Washinton
Capitol
Elwood
Indiana
New Castle
Oregonian
Sen. Vandenberg
Michigan
McNary
Vandenberg
Wendell L Willkie
In the Woods a Quiet Sleep Away From Road Noise
The speaker longs to retreat to a wooded spot away from rumbling trucks and screeching cars. He imagines sleeping among frogs and insects where the air is quiet. He notes the weather is 75 today in that remote place.
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