New Jap Convoy Is Driven Back At New Guinea
Allied heavy bombers drive back a Japanese destroyer convoy bound for New Guinea. A direct hit on a large destroyer, likely sinking it, forced the ships to retreat north from the Finschhafen area as MacArthur reports.
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New Guinea
Hy Lee van Atta
United Nations
Tikadquar Thurs
Australia
Marvel Sir Anes
Douglas MacArthur
Mares
Finschhafen
MacArthur
New Castle News Briefs Include Anniversary and Births
Notable local life events mark a 92nd birthday for John W. Biddle of 40 North Mill Street. March births at New Castle Hospital total 57 with 25 boys and 32 girls. Other notes include potato spreading on Nast Brook Street and a North Hill garden scene. A Russian composer autograph story ties into the local Music Club president Mrs. B. A. Printz of Youngstown. Continued on Page Two.
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New Castle
John W. Biddle
North Mill Street
New Castle Hospital
John Robinson
R. D. Fi
East Brom
Nast Brook Street
Rachmaninof
Youngstown
B. A. Printz
Music Club
Pa Nene
Phila
Daily Weather Report Summary
United States weather statistics for the 24-hour period ending at nine a.m. show a maximum temperature of 75 and a minimum of 52, with no precipitation and a river stage of 5.2 feet. Year-ago figures indicate a high of 52, a low of 31, and 0.28 inches of precipitation.
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United States
Congress Sidetracks Pay-As-You-Go Issue
The House rejected and pigeonholed the pay-as-you-go tax proposal amid partisan debate. Committee chair Doughton said he preferred the current system, while Rep. Knulson suggested revival possible if Republicans press the Ruml plan, and Rep. Disney warned action would not occur before summer.
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Congress
Robert Humphreys
Washington
House
Rep
Dough
Ton
N. C
Knulson
Minnesota
Youth confesses to killing five on California farm
Nine teen Amos Latshaw told police he murdered his father Amos 38 his step mother Ollie 39 his grandparents Charles 57 and Bertha 55 and his brother Charles 6 at a 22 acre farm near Auburn California on February 28. He was arrested in Los Angeles after a traffic officer recognized his photo. The confession followed an alert bulletin and a prior report of a family dispute.
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Los Angeles
Amos Raymond Latshaw
Lnst
California
Latshaw
Amos
Ollie
Charles Latshaw
Bertha Latshaw
Charles
Auburn
Cal
Pa- Hee
More Attacks Made On Kiska
The navy reported the 29th raid of March on Kiska with heavy and medium U S bombers striking the Jop runway camp area and gun installations. Four Liberator and two Mitchell bombers, escorted by Lightning fighters, returned safely. Flying Fortress bombers hit Vila and Kalil in the Solomons.
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International News Service
Washington
Kiska
Navy
U.S
South Pacific
Vila
Solomons
Kalil
Meatless Days Expanded in New York Hotels and Restaurants
New York restaurants and hotels adopt a new two meatless days per week plan, replacing the previous one day rule endorsed by Mayor Fiorello La Guardia. The decision, reached after a closed meeting of hotel men and restaurateurs, schedules meatless days on Friday and Tuesday to meet rationing restrictions.
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International News Service
New York
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
Woman found strangled in Manhattan near French Hospital
In New York City on March 31 police reported a woman identified as Alice Periscon435 found strangled on a sidewalk across from the French hospital in midtown Manhattan. Investigators began a rapid search for the slayer in nearby taverns and establishments. The victim wore a house coat and one shoe was missing, her body propped against an iron railing.
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International News Service
New York
Alice
British Fighter Planes Cross Channel in Sweep
British fighter planes crossed the English Channel this afternoon in what appeared to be a sweep against northern France. The report datelines from London note the action occurred on March 31.
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Cinternational News Service
London
English Channel
France
Flaherty Named Chest President
Patrick J. Flaherty was elected president of the Community Chest and United War Fund for the coming year at a board meeting presided over by Minshall G. Matheny. Officers elected included acting vice president Judge John G. Lamprece treasurer Charles H. Johnson Jr and secretary Mrs Winifred F Cooney. A new 11 member executive committee was created to supervise fund distribution.
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Patrick “J. Flaherty
Johnson Bronze Company
USO
Community Chest
United War Fund
Community Chest Board of Directors
Plaherty
Inndustrial War Production
Grace Phillips Johnson
East Moody Avenue
Minshall G. Matheny
Community Chest Board
Fred L. Rents
James M. Smith, Sr
John G. Lamprece
Charles H. Johnson, Jr
Winifred F
Philadelphia seeks monthly meat ration points for bacon
Philadelphia city officials appealed for a monthly allotment of 25 meat ration points to obtain 25 pounds of bacon used to bait rab traps. The request was filed in City Hall and its annex, reflecting efforts to control a rat problem in the city.
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Chiernational News Service
Philadelphia
City Hall
Russians Make Some Progress On Central Front
Soviet troops push toward Smolensk on the central front capturing a German fortified position south of Byeltya in a bayonet and grenade action. On the North Donets front German assaults were checked by Red artillery. The high command logged local attacks repulsed and noted active reconnaissance along the front with further successes in Kuban. A Red Army unit in the Caucasus captured a fortified point after slaying 150 enemy troops. The midnight communique reported a fierce tank and infantry assault repulsed after counter attacks that inflicted heavy losses. Germans left about 500 officers and men dead. 38 Nazi aircraft were shot down.
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Natalia Rene
N.S. Staffe
Moscow
Marel
Smolensk
Byelt
Donets
Kuban
West Caucasus
Red Army
Lotess
Bye
Last Frost Dates Vary Since 1933
Review of United States Weather Bureau data shows wide variation in last frost dates in the county since 1933. The 1940 frost peaked with a heavy frost on April 29, 1939 and 1938 had no frost after May 11. May 11 was the final frost date for the recent two years, with 1934 reporting May 26 as last frost.
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United States Weather Bureau
Tpo
American fliers blast locomotives at base in Burma
Two American fighter pilots flew Curtiss Warhawks into Burma and wrecked three locomotives and damaged five at the Japanese held center of Sashio. Lieut. Col. Herbert Morgan, operations officer from Freedom Pennsylvania, said Japanese losses were serious and that locomotives were in short supply.
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International News Service
Chungking
Burma
Sashio
Herbert Morgan
Freedom
Wallace explains Americans differ from Nazis in respect and aid
Vice President Henry A. Wallace told Chilean workers that Americans differ from Nazis because they respect the weakest countries and help each other in peace and war. The remark was carried by International News Service from Santiago on March 41.
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International
Santiago
Chile
Henry A. Wallace
Roosevelt to Meet Labor Leaders on Wage Stabilization
President Roosevelt will meet with the nation’s top labor leaders in Washington to discuss wage stabilization policies. The talks aim to reach a practical agreement to curb union raids. the White House notified that the meeting would occur tomorrow as parley efforts resume.
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Washington
CIO
AFL
White House
Roosevelt
Hull Confers With Litvinov After Eden Visit
Secretary Cordell Hull conferred with Soviet Ambassador Litvinov after Eden's Washington visit. State department officials said the talks aimed to exchange views on conversations held in Washington with Eden. Chinese Foreign Minister Soong is also visiting the State Department this afternoon regarding the Eden discussions.
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International News Service
Washington
Marely
Cordell Wall
Litvinov Poncernhiat
Anthony Eden
State Department
Litvinov
Aden
T. V. Soong
Sisane Department
Eden
Florida Canal Funds Denied by Appropriations Committee
Washington March 31 The House Appropriations committee refused to provide funds for the Florida Barge Canal, killing the controversial project for now. In approving a roughly 100 million dollar War Department civil functions bill for 1944, the committee deleted 44 million dollars earmarked for the canal.
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International News Service
Washington
House Appropriations
Florida’ Barge Canal
War Department
Archbishop Concludes Dublin Meeting With De Valera
Dublin reports Archbishop Frans J SA of New York met Prime Minister Eamon De Valera in a March 31 session. The exchange focused on international church and state matters as both leaders discussed cooperation and policy concerns.
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Dublin
Frans . J
SA of
New York
Eamon de Valera
Meatless Days Debate For Philadelphia Hotels
Committees representing restaurant hotel and club managers will meet in Philadelphia to discuss meatless Tuesdays and Fridays amid rationing. Charles E Todd of the Philadelphia Hotel Association said two meatless days are likely and the aim is to free larger portions on other days.
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International News Service
Philadelphia
Quaker City
Charles E. Todd
Philadelphia Hotel Association
Red Cross War Fund Gains With Community Gifts
The Red Cross War Fund in the county nears its 876,000 goal, excluding Ellwood City. Dr. Robert F. Galbreath reports new contributions from New Wilmington, Bell Telephone, Strauss Hirshberg, New Castle Store, Lastik Products Co. divisions, American Slovaks of St. Michael's RC Church, Water Company, Enon Valley and Little Beaver areas, Enon Valley and Little Beaver townships, schools, Amish contributors, Elliott Brothers Steel Co., and Pennsylvania Engineering Works.
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Red Cross War Fund
Ellwood City
Robert F. Galbreath
New Wilmington
Bell Telephone
Strauss- Hirshberg
New Castle
Wamping
Medusa Portland Cement&Co
Lastik. Products Co
American Slovaks
St. Michael’s R. C. Church
Water Company
Enon Valley
Little Beaver
Little Beaver Township
Elliott Brothers Steel Co
Pennsylvania Engineering Works
Victory Garden Forum Tonight At Senior High auditorium
A Lawrence County Victory Garden forum meets this evening in the senior high school auditorium. County Victory Garden chairman Joe Weinschenk county agent Lewis Dayton and Miss Ann Quinn will speak with George Reid showing pictures. Audience questions follow the talks.
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Victory Garden
Lawrence County Victory Garden Committee
Joe Weinschenk
County Victory
Lewis C. Dayton
Elmer Davis Favors Meat Rationing Chance
Elmer Davis, director of war information, urged the nation to give meat rationing a chance and described the situation as relatively minor. He outlined government steps to speed meat to shortages areas and called for cooperation to curb black markets and help rationing work.
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N. S
Washington
Elmer Davis
War Information
Davis
Nazis Executed Amid Oslo Dispatch Report
Moscow radio relayed a Stockholm dispatch stating a German captain two lieutenants and 18 soldiers were shot near Christiansand for cooperating with Norwegian patriots marking a rare wartime execution in occupied Norway amid growing resistance efforts.
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London
Moscow Radio Today
Stockholm
Christiansand
Yanks Gain Twelve Miles Toward Gabes In Tunisia
Allied forces push toward Gabes as American veterans under Gen Patton break through German lines twelve miles east of El Guettar, with Montgomery’s Eighth Army advancing ten miles toward the coast. Rommel defends with rear-guard actions. Metouia and Oudref fall as British forces detour to support the breakthrough. In the north, Gen Anderson’s British First Army fights through heavy rain.
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Gabes
Rommel
Robert G. Nixon
International News Service
North Africa
Britain
Eighth Army
Erwin Rommel
George S. Patton, Jr
el Guettar
Tunisia
el Guettar-Gabes
Bernard Law Montgomery
Montgomery
Metouia
Oudres
Patton
Oasis
United States
Metollia
Oudref
Metoula
Mosquito Bombers Hit Philips Radio Plant in Eindhoven
British Mosquito bombers attacked the Philips radio works at Eindhoven, Holland, at dusk. Many bomb bursts were seen over the large area. Other Mosquito bombers damaged locomotives and cut communications lines in Brittany, according to the Air Ministry.
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London
Phillips
Eindhoven
Holland
Air Ministry
Brittany
Admiral Land Wins Overwhelming Senate Confirmation
Washington March 31 Rear Admiral Emory S. Land chairman of the Maritime Commission received a complete vote of confidence in the Senate's overwhelming confirmation of his reappointment. Opposition was insignificant as the chamber voted along party lines to affirm the White House choice for a second term.
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International News Service
Washington
Emory 8S. Land
Maritime Commission
Senate
White House
Lard
Rommel Sets Sfax Afire in Tunisian Port
A Madrid dispatch to the Daily Mail said Nazi Field Marshal Erwin Rommel ordered the destruction of military installations at Sfax to burn the Tunisian port. The report said he lacked time to strike Gabes due to the British advance and would withdraw to fortified lines in the mountains to defend Tunisia and Bizerta as long as possible.
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Cinternational News Service
London
Sfax
Erwin Rommel
Madrid
Daily Mail
Rommiel
Gabes
Rommell
Tunis
Bigzerte
Thirteen Japanese Bombers Damaged in Bengal Raid
An Allied air raid on a forward airdrome southeast of Bengal damaged thirteen Japanese bombers, with five probably destroyed. The incident occurred Tuesday, and the airdrome suffered only minor damage.
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Internuational
New Delhi
Bengal
Bus ridership falls again says S. T. company head
T C Moore general manager reports that bus riding is down from a month ago. He cites weather and motor operation as factors while noting walking as a contributing element.
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T. C. Moore
S. ¥. T. Company
Gardener's Lament and Hope Under a July Sun
An old horticultural missive praises steady work in the garden despite heat and weeds. It urges planting, fertilizing, and patience, noting back strain but promising payoff when weather stays warm and sunny. The text frames gardening as continual labor guided by sun and soil.
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Oklahoma
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Chest
United War Fund Organization
Philadelphia Rats
Wallace
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Peter
Hindsdale
U. Ss. Army
Air Forces
UY Irs
Jack Vincenton
States
Hull
Florida
DE Valera
Red Cross War Fund Growing
Galbreath
Victory Garden Forum
Victory Garden Committee
Mit
Kenneth A. N. Anderson
Admiral Land
Arthur Memeter
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