Heaviest German raid by RAF bombs on Duisburg
London May 13 The Royal Air Force mounted its heaviest aerial attack in history targeting Duisburg a major German war industry city at the Rhine and Ruhr confluence Estimates place the bomber force at over 700 aircraft possibly delivering as much as 2000 tons of bombs The raid disrupted transportation and communications with 34 planes reported lost and daylight launches continuing along the French coast with attacks near Boulogne and Folkestone
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan FB. Lee
NOS& State
London
Germany
Royal Air Force
Duisburg
Air Ministry
Rhine
Ruhr
Britain
Ponnake
Nant Occupied
France
Folkestone
Othe
English Channel
Boulogne
Cologne
Rhine-land
Mother's Day recordings sent to sons by USO center
Mrs. Elizabeth Fleming recorded messages for boys at the USO center on Mother's Day that were mailed home with a "Dear Mom" note. County jail reports show only a few occupants behind bars with no serious charges. Meter collections rise despite tire and gas rationing as meters are renovated. High school seniors begin unofficial "bums' day" in tattered costumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Fleming
USO Center
Cisy
Daily Weather Report for 9 Tom
United States weather statistics for the 24 hour period ending at 9 tom list maximum 67 and minimum 4a with no precipitation and river stage at 8.8 feet. Year ago same date low and high temperatures were 37 and Td with precipitation of .02 inches.
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United States
Eisenhower Sees Gains From Tunis Campaign
Gen Eisenhower announces the Tunis campaign ended with real reason for encouragement. He cites efficient American divisions, improved tactics, and strong French and British cooperation. He praises Gen Sir Harold Alexander for his leadership and notes the British Eighth Army kept pressure on the enemy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
Harold R.L. G. Alexander
Dunkirk
Eighth Army
Hisenhower
Alexander
Judge Braham to Speak at Westminster College
Judge W. Walter Braham of New Castle chosen as principal speaker for Westminster College 89th commencement on May 22. Dr. Robert F. Cialbreath notes Braham is Westminster alumnus and trustee member as three honorary degrees are awarded to Fulton Gordon and others during the one day ceremony amid wartime changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Wilmington
W. Walter Braham
New Castle
Westminster College
Robert F. Cialbreath
Westminster
Judge Braham
Charles Watson Fulton
First United Presbyterian Church
North Side
Pittsburgh
Gordon
Allies seize vast Axis gear in Tunisia drive
London report says Allied forces captured over 1,000 guns 250 tanks and thousands of motor vehicles in Tunisia. More than 150,000 Axis prisoners were taken as Attlee announced Africa is cleared of Nazi and Fascist infection and North Africa becomes a forward base for further assaults toward unconditional surrender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
London
Tunisia
Clement R. Attlee
House of Commons
Africa
North Africa
Hitler
Churchill to Speak on Friday in Radio Address
London May 13 The British Broadcasting Company announced that Prime Minister Churchill now in Washington would address Britons by radio at 9 p.m. tomorrow Washington time. The broadcast marks the third anniversary of the British home guard and may hint at his conference with President Roosevelt and the North African victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
London
British Broadcasting Company Today
Chirehall
Washington
British Home Guard
Roosevelt
Mackenzie King to Attend Roosevelt Churchill War Talks
Prime Minister Mackenzie King will join the Roosevelt Churchill war conferences in Washington early next week. He disclosed that Churchill would be unable to visit Canada at the conferences' end.
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Latcent Vount Laws
Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Washington
King
Churchill
Canada
School Director Not Chosen as Board Deadlocks Continue
New Castle school board failed to select a successor to Major Arthur Foster after three ballots. Two candidates, Howard L. Reynolds and W. Q. Potter, received votes but a majority of five was not reached. Foster resigned for military service. court appointment possible after 30 days.
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Arthur
Foster
New Castle
Lawrence County
Howard L. Reynolds
Adams Street
W. Q. Potter
East Washington Street
Mr. Reynolds
Major Foster
Fourth Ward
Daniel B. Woolcock
East Side
Leslie Brindle
C. L. Shira
Griff Thomas
Reynolds
W. D. Cleland
A. C. Hyde
Potter
Preston
Resume Raids On Jap Bases Resume Raids On Jap Bases
The navy said bombing raids resume in the Aleutians and Solomons. Three ships were sunk in the April 7 Guadalcanal air attack. U S light surface ships bombarded Vila and Munda in the Solomon Islands. Army Mitchell bombers ended a five day Aleutian run with raids on Kiska on May 1. The sunken vessels were Arrow Ward Kana wha and Moa. Moa helped sink a Japanese submarine near Guadalcanal in January. Commander Lt Comdr Peter Phipps earned a U S Navy award.
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William ‘Theissa
Washington
Navy
Aleutians
Solomons
Guadalcanal
U. S
Vila
Munda
Solomon Islands
Kiska
Arrow Ward
Kanawha
Moa
Fuadalcanal
Comdr
Peter Phipps
U. S. Navy
Man Receives Death Penalty For Barroom Slaying
Erie offense report says William Moe Crusland, 29, was jailed to await sentencing after a jury convicted him of killing Leo Knoll, 46, in a barroom brawl sparked by a $10 bet. The verdict came after two hours and sixteen minutes of deliberation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Erie
William Moe Crusland
Leo PF Knoll
Roosevelt and Churchill plan new moves against Japan
In Washington on May 13, President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill led a second full day of talks amid reports the Anglo American high command is drafting an offensive against Japan. Speculation swirled about grand strategy shifts and potential timing of major European operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Washington
Roosevelt
Pacific War Council
Winston Churchill
England
Japan
Churchill
Wille House
New Clashes in West Caucasus and Donets River Fronts
Soviet ground forces clashed with German troops in the West Caucasus and Donets river basin as the air force continued strikes on Nazi rail centers. In Kuban valley actions, Red Army troops crushed German counter-attacks, destroyed blockhouses and firing points, and wiped out infantry battalions and tanks. Reports of attempted landings near Novorossisk and a fierce Donets assault near Lishchansk surface in the fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natalia Rene
N.S
Moscow
Red Army
West Caucasus
Donets
Novorossisk
Black Sea
Kuban
Novorossiska
Sea of Azov
Lishchansk
Urges 48 Hour Week For Pennsylvania Industry
Harrisburg May 13 A 44 hour work week for Pennsylvania Industry was advocated today by Secretary of Labor and Industry William H Chesnut to offset diminishing manpower The need for a longer work week is urgent with selective service taking more men faster than personnel can be trained and replaced He added that increased employment of women cannot fully compensate as they can only perform lighter jobs Women have partially offset the depleted manpower on production lines but not largely He stated production would rise with a longer work week especially in plants doing war and kindred work
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Secretary of Labor and Industry
William H. Chesnut
Chesnut
Flood Damages in Detroit Area Reach Million Dollar Mark
Flood damage in the Detroit area estimated at 1 million dollars as the Clinton River receded. Selfridge Field saw hundreds of soldiers building dykes along the eastern edge of the base to contain the floodwaters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Detroit
Clinton
Selfridge Field
Major Mitchell Arrives In City After 10 Month UK Tour
Major George Mitchell, battalion major of field artillery, returns to 717 Emerson avenue after 10 months in the British Isles under the rotation of officers plan. He plans about 30 days of leave and expects the war to end with the United Nations victory, noting many officers promoted from the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
British Isles
George Mitchell
Emerson Avenue
Mitchell
United Nations
New Castle
190Th Field Artillery
William Goehring
Ellwood City
Edward Aiken
Robert Moore
War Department
Italian Commander Messe Surrenders to British Eighth Army
Allied press dispatches report Marshal Giovanni Messe, head of Italian forces in Tunisia, surrendering to the Eighth Army in North Africa. The head of Tallin forces had earlier been promoted days before the Axis setback, and records show a von Arnim message claiming orders to defend Tunisia to the last cartridge.
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Cinteristhomn
Allied
North Africa
Giovanni Messe
Eighth Army
Messe
Mussolini
Tunisia
Erwin Rommel
Dwight D. Fisenhower
Staf
Jurgen von Arnim
Berlin
Theg
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
Absenteeism Probe Planned by Pennsylvania Defense Council
An investigation into absenteeism in Pennsylvania industry was planned by the State Defense Council. Norman Howard, Pittsburgh labor leader aligned with Governor Edward Martin as a special investigator, will direct the study following authorization at the council meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Defense Connest
Norman Howard
Pittsbuurgh
Guv
Edward Martin
Deaths and obituaries in May listings
James B. Eliott, 81, of 404 Park Avenue, noted in the May death records for Thursday May 18 1940. Also appearing is William G. Lewis listed with a $3 entry and Holiday's Cave, W Va.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Eliott
Park Avenue
William G. Lewis
Holiday's Cave
W, Va
Delay Action On School Budget
After a closed session of the New Castle school board Wednesday night no budget or tax levy action was taken for the coming year. A special meeting is set for May 19 to seek accord and adopt the budget. Open-session discussion preceded the closed session as Director Doil Shira noted the budget was prepared amid proposed legislation affecting all districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Do.i. Shira
General Assembly
Lovel
White House hold-the-line order eyed to avert coal strike
Washington May 13 The White House clarified Roosevelt hold-the-line directives on wage controls lifting hopes a nationwide coal strike led by John L Lewis and his United Mine Workers might be averted next week Lewis returned to Washington seeking a 2 a day wage rise for miners The Little Steel Formula guides wage boosts to 15 percent of January 1941 levels but allows exceptions if no prior cost of living rise has occurred, potentially permitting about 435 cents a day for miners if conditions hold.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
Lewis
New York
James Byrnes
Home Front
Byrnes
War Labor Board
WLB
Little Steel
U S Diplomats En Route To Washington For Conferences
Ranking American diplomatic officials headed for Washington are due to attend Allied conferences on Far Eastern affairs, including John Carter Vincent and Lt Col W D De Pass. A Chinese army spokesman avoided specifics on Archibald Wavell's Washington presence and noted Japanese activity near Changteh, with fighting near Hetaan.
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Chungising
Suadonee
Chungking
Washington
John Carter Vincent
Lienk
W. D. de Pass
Artache
Archibald P. Wavell
China
United Nations
Changteh
Hanan
RAF Attacks in Aegean Sea Reported by News Service
May 8 report from Cairo says long range RAF fighters sank an Anis sailing vessel and damaged five more in a sweep over the Aegean Sea off Greece. Two damaged ships were beached, direct hits hit quay buildings and harbor areas on Syras Island. Also noted is a May 13 report from New York that conductor Albert Stoessel died on stage at the American Academy of Arts and Letters. In Harrisburg on May 13 Edward Martin postponed action on a highway bill lifting gross weights for trucks and trailers from 39 000 to 45 900 pounds.
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Cairo
Aegeaan Sea
Greece
Middle East Command
Cras
Gssiah
Syras Island
Cinternational News Services
New York
Albert Stoessel
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Linternational News Servici
Harrisburg
Edward Martin
Beaten Axis Troops In Tunisia Enter Prison Camps
Allied forces completed the Tunisia surrender as Axis troops were led to prison camps. British American and French units mopped up pockets of resistance along the Cap Bon coast patrolling for escapes. A weak Axis air raid was repelled with minor casualties and limited property damage. Col. Gen. Jurgen Von Arnim, Nazi commander of Tunisian forces, was captured. Generals Verd strain details reported by Allied HQ in North Africa.
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Jurgen von Arnim
Cap- Bon
Africa
Alles
von Arnim
Erwin Rommel
General von Arnim
Pierre J. Huss
S. Statf
Jarresnonden
North Africa
Tunisia
Cap Bon
Axis
Jesnight
Algi
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Afrika Korps
Eighth Army
Eyfidaville
Wallace Elected School Solicitor by Board
Attorney Robert L. Wallace was elected solicitor of the New Castle school board at the May meeting, succeeding the late Charles H. Young. Wallace is veteran of the Lawrence county bar, ex Pennsylvania General Assembly member, and former deputy attorney general. Salary set at 1200 dollars annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Wallace
New Castle School Board
Charles H. Young
Wallace
Lawrence Couny Bar
Pennsylvania General Assembly
Gene
W. J. Cleland
Ralph Cooper
Robert
Weather and Work in Dreary Times
The text describes a bleak spell with rain and dark days and a vague note that the weather is at seventy three. It mentions Solis returning with a radiant smile and urging farmers to plow and amateurs to proceed, calling for doing the job now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solis
Pal
Ol’ Troter
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Daily Weather Report
Clinton Green
Star
Great Britain
Don Eisenhower
Braham
Navy Department
Kingsbury Smith
Novoroasisk
Nazis
Major Mitchell
City
Marshal Messe
Imore
R.A.F
Aegean Sea
Arthur Mometer
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