04 Mar 1942
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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1942
Page
1
Japanese troops in Java made headway in major action as infiltration spread and heavy engagements occurred along the northern coast. United Nations forces fought with stubborn resolve as Dutch and Indonesian units clashed with the enemy amid ongoing efforts to push them back toward the sea.
A brief item notes continued coverage on page six about a knitting topic titled Knitting For His Girl Friend with a cue indicating pay in new cash terms.
American and United Nations forces clash on land sea and air as the Pacific fleet advances toward Gilbert Island waters in a bold offensive. Navy units claim a victory over 18 enemy bombers with 16 destroyed none damaged aboard American ships. Subic Bay raid sinks two large Japanese vessels and damages several crafts in a bold MacArthur led strike.
London and Washington plan a large scale air offensive against Nazi Germany with top-flight U S dive bombers to aid the British air effort. Sir Archibald Sinclair announces to the House of Commons that American dive-bombers will be available soon and that bombing will resume on the largest possible scale.
British volunteers in Bandung report Dutch Indies troops pushing Japanese from Subang in Java 40 miles south of the landing beach. Subang half in Dutch hands as they advance to clear the rest. Local Japanese infiltrators are being rounded up. The UN counter-offensive continues with a major Japanese thrust noted.
The weather bureau predicts snow flurries for Monday and Tuesday while the source hints at withheld information from an adversary, suggesting the forecast may be less reliable than stated.
Weather forced postponements last night while Highland Avenue showed a rare smooth surface as snow packed down. Most cars likely used chains, making travel yesterday nearly impossible except on inclined streets. Downriver area near Newcastle mentioned as a travel note.
Daily weather report for the United States notes a 24 hour period ending at 9 am with maximum 33 degrees and minimum 28 degrees. Precipitation measured 33 inches and river stage at 5.1 feet. A year ago the high was 51 and the low 29 with 0.43 inches of precipitation.
In Washington March 4 controversy grows as Congress debates the treasury plan to raise tax loads to about one third of national income. Secretary Morgen thr proposes to double lower and middle bracket payments to raise 3.2 billion and to collect up to 10 percent at the source through payroll withholdings, drawing opposition.
On the ninth anniversary of his inauguration Franklin D Roosevelt sought divine guidance. In St Johns Episcopal Church near the White House he bowed his head in prayer as Rev Endicott Peabody urged the nation to contend against evil and oppression. The president remained in the pew for nearly five minutes in silent prayer with aides and wartime officials nearby.
The 3915 ton Gypsum Prince was rammed and sunk at the mouth of Delaware Bay by the tanker Voco. Nineteen crew members and river pilot Percy Johnson were rescued and brought to Lewes coast guard station with several taken to Beebe hospital for exposure and minor injuries. five lives feared lost.
Ten inch wet heavy snowfall blanketed the district during a 20 hour storm. Main roads opened today while rural schools stayed closed and city schools resumed after yesterday’s closure. Temperature hovered near freezing with some drifting on highways.
In Burma, British forces and Rangoon defenders dug in along the Sittang river as Japanese attackers pause for reinforcements. Reported expect delays of at least a week due to heavy losses and monsoon delays. RAF Indian air force and American aviators raid Japanese lines to slow the advance.
Soviet high command reports encirclements and destruction of enemy positions as 3,400 Nazis are killed over two days. On March 3 and 2, Luftwaffe losses and ground setbacks mount while Red Army liberates two villages near Moscow and seizes tanks, guns, and trucks. German propaganda denied by Moscow radio.
London report quotes an authoritative Dutch source saying Japan crippled United Nations naval forces protecting Java and gained sea control in the Dutch East Indies. It notes two Netherlands cruisers lost and others damaged, with Java airfields largely in Japanese hands and reinforcements now nearly impossible. Salvaged five cruisers are mentioned.
Dr Luther A Harr of the Vituminous coal consumers council announced his candidacy in the Pennsylvania Democratic gubernatorial primary promising to help make the party the help win the war party.
British authorities announced RAF planes bombed the Renault motor works southwest of Paris in a night raid aimed at destroying a plant tied to German war contracts. A Vichy dispatch reported heavy raids over occupied France with bombs dropped on western Paris suburbs and surrounding areas.
The Army and Navy fliers initiated a 1942 YMCA membership campaign with a kickoff dinner led by General Chairman J. Preston Flaherty. Division chiefs J. Lee Campbell and Richard E. Rentz announced a goal of 800 new members and $1,000 in cash.
Vichy March 4 A Royal Air Force raid on Paris suburbs produced a casualty list of about 600 dead and 1000 wounded as claimed by the Vichy government. The blast hit an air raid shelter killing 150, 200 houses were razed and wounded were sent to hospitals. In Clamart 12 houses destroyed two killed five wounded Tussy Les Moulineaux 17 killed 30 houses destroyed.
F M Galloway longtime Baltimore and Ohio general foreman at New Castle Junction receives a promotion to master mechanic for the Washington Indiana shops. G W Burkley succeeds him at New Castle, returning after varied roles in Garrett and Cincinnati.
The News will report quarter by quarter scores from the WPIAL elimination game featuring New Castle versus Bradock High School at Pitt Stadium. New Castle plays second tonight, likely not before 8 31 o'clock, with postgame updates after 9 o'clock.
Mrs W Harry Wilson aged 74 of 11 East Leasure Avenue is reported dead. William Ellsworth Boyes aged 81 from Enwood City is listed as deceased.
War bulletins note creation of special institutes and a factory to manufacture serum against spotted typhus. Typhus sweeps eastern Europe and reportedly reaches Hamburg, Germany. Italian high command claims sinking 27,224 tons of United Nations shipping off the Atlantic coast of the United States.
The passage notes spring approaches with household tasks ahead as homes are cleared and sorted. It mentions lamps with blown fuses and worn bars, while housewives plan where to begin their annual cleaning. It also references a weather note stating thirty four today.
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