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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1944
Page
9
Australian forces push through dense New Guinea jungles toward Wewak as General MacArthur announces ongoing advance. Troop movements report progress amid jungle warfare.
Approximately 800 khaki clad World War II veterans attend the 26th annual VFW encampment in Wilkes-Barre. Bishop Martin O'Connor calls on the 2,000 delegates and visitors to guard the welfare of veterans. The convention runs through Saturday with officer elections.
A health and safety notice advises picnickers to build fires on clear nonflammable ground and keep them small. It emphasizes preparing wood beforehand, stacking rocks or bricks around the base, and placing the fire away from wind to prevent spreading.
Mercer Pa summer plans promise a tennis court and ball diamond at Brandy Springs community park with potential dam work if a bulldozer is repaired in time The park committee also considers extending drives into upper woods as debris is cleared from the ground and tools remain active with local residents daily tending the area
Ice plants in New Castle operate at full tilt as demand climbs about 20 percent from two years ago, with hot weather doubling the rate during peak days. One firm normally selling 6 000 to 7 000 tons yearly moved nearly 2 000 tons more in 1943 and current-year demand surpasses the previous year. Plants warn of no widespread shortages but output limits mean some days produce less ice. a plant notes only about 100 cakes remain by 2 PM on light days.
Allied communique reports the bridgehead over the Odon River widened on both flanks and the Cherbourg breakwater forts surrendering. Mop-up operations continue in the Cap de la Hague area as rail and road targets behind the lines are hit by Allied air forces. More than 100 railway cars destroyed in reconnaissance strikes near Thedreux Chartres and Argentan.
Harrisburg June 30 Chief Engineer Buckins denies CIN Samuel Weiss charge that red tape in the highway department blocked debris removal after the tornado wrecked Dravosburg and McKeesport. He says Weiss seeks publicity and that a disaster committee and state police coordinate response.
Twelve hundred volunteer infantry from the First Philadelphia and Fourth Allentown regiments prepare to end a week of training at Indiantown Gap. They will be replaced by the Tenth Pittsburgh Sixteenth City unit and the Hershey First Cavalry Squadron for a week of maneuvers. Maj. Gen. Philip Hayes and Brig. Gen. Milton G. Baker observed the drill as state guard training shows dividends from a year of armory and outdoor practice ahead of July 8 reporting by Wilkes-Barre Second Regiment and First Engineer Battalion units.
In McKeesport Pennsylvania a husky police lieutenant and a patrolman tried to rescue a Whiting puppy stuck in a sewer drop to spare residents a disturbance. They called street department after failing to reach the pup, but a passerby had already rescued the dog.
The Legion of Merit honors Captain Thomas G Stevenson for exceptionally meritorious conduct during July 10 to July 27, 1949. He served with the 815th Engineering Battalion which took a leading role in the invasion into That’s Helias and surrounding operations.
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