Soviet forces resume general advance on Kharkov front
Soviet troops push to break Nazi wedge on Izium front 70 miles south of Kharkov as reports say a general advance is in progress. Timashenko’s forces reportedly cut the spearhead, while a Red cavalry unit went 40 miles behind enemy lines killing 2100 Germans. Massive tank formations and a two day battle are noted as the effort continues.
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Reds
N.S
Moscow
Kharkov
Reuters
Stockholm
Semyon Timoshenko
Ukraine
To Build Huge U S Air Armada In Great Britain
An article notes plans to establish a large U S air armada in Britain with no immediate action. The buildup will take time, but the process will be initiated soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Great Britain
Women Seek WAAC Officer Candidate Seats
A large number of New Castle women line up to join the WAAC as applications open. By noon, Sergeant John T. Bilpuch collected 16 preliminary WAAC papers from residents including Fannie Davis Patricia Woods Hazel Barry and Eleanor Colgan among others at the Federal building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WAAC
Women's Auxiliary Army Corps
New Castle
Army
Federal
John T. Bilpuch
Fannie Davis
Scioto Street
Bertha P. Taylor
East North Street
Hazel Barry
Highland Avenue
Albert Cleaver
E. North Street
Helen M. Patterson
Martin Street
Maxine V. Shoaff
Oak Street
Patricia Woods
N. Cedar Street
Eleanor Colgan
Dorothy Miceco
FE. Garfield Avenue
Margaret Leech
Mary Sap
Vehicles carry more passengers as rail removal advances
Observes heavy transport activity with many cars carrying a single occupant. Notes faster progress on rail removal in Highland avenue with more workers and machinery in use.
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Highland Avenue
Daily Weather Report Summary for the Period
United States weather figures show a 24 hour period ending 9 a.m. with a high of 77 and a low of 56 and no precipitation. River stage logged at 3.6 feet. Year ago figures record a high of 86 and a low of 59 with no precipitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
More Ranking U S Military Leaders Arrive In London
In London on May 27 a group of about 20 American officers led by Lieut. Gen. Brehon B. Somervell arrived to coordinate a major offensive against Germany. The contingent includes three brigadier generals and comes as Allied leaders outline plans for a possible second front in Europe. The arrival follows recent visits by U S air chiefs and Greek coordination with Army and Navy air services experts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo V. Dolan
T.N. 5
London
United States
Britain
Germany
Brehon B. Somervell
The
Services of Supply
L. Roy Lutes
Charles P. Gross
William C. Lee
Somervell
America
United Nations
Europe
Army
Navy
Axis Nations Fishing For Fleet Information By Claims Of Sinkings
Naval experts say conflicting Axis claims of sinking American and British ships show attempts to gather fleet data. Japan seeks Pacific navy details to avoid a Coral Sea repeat, while Germany and Italy probe Atlantic strength to threaten supply routes to Russia Britain and the Middle East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United Nations
Japan
Germany
Italy
America
Pacific
Nippon
Atlantic
United States
Russia
Britain
China
Middle East
British Isles
Ireland
Iceland
North Carolina
Tokyo
Coral Sea
Price Control Warnings Hit Meat Industry
Price Administrator Leon Henderson warned the meat industry against evading price control rules. He said charging higher March prices for inferior grades or using ignorance as an excuse will not be accepted as justification for violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Washington
Leon Henderson
OPA
Henderson
Japanese Supply Base Is Attacked
Chungking May 27 report says American volunteer group pilots bombed Japanese supply bases along the Burma Yunnan border causing widespread damage. Two flights targeted bases Tuesday afternoon with bombs and machine guns. All pilots returned safely. Fortified Salween river positions were also bombed on Monday.
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Chungking
Burma
Yunnan
China
Salween River
Subsidy Authority Sparks Senate Fight Over Price Plan
The Senate stalled a bill to expand the Reconstruction Finance Corporation borrowing power as critics warned that a subsidy authority given to Price Administrator Leon Henderson could revolutionize price control. Supporters argued subsidies would be limited to extraordinary war-time needs, citing coal transportation and gasoline subsidies as examples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Leon Henderson
Senate
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
O’mahoney
Wyo
Brown
Mich
New England
Sen. Vandenberg
Germans declare emergency in Czechoslovak protectorate
A state of emergency has been declared by Germany across the Czechoslovakian protectorate, according to a Reuters dispatch from Prague.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
London
Czechoslovakian Protectorate
Reuter
Prague
Italian Troops Mass Near France in Possible Move On Nice Corsica
London reports say 300000 Italian troops massed in Piedmont and Liguria near the French frontier ready to invade Nice and Corsica with Germany's backing. Vichy likely to reject Italy's demand. French fleet could play a pivotal defensive role if action proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
London
Nice
Corsica
Way of
Switzerland
Rome
Italy
Germany
Tunis
France
Reich
Pieamonts
Liguria
Daily Mail
Vichy
No Political Recognition To De Gaulle As Yet
Secretary of State Cordell Hull indicated the United States is not prepared to extend political recognition to General Charles De Gaulle's Free French movement. He said the aim remains to push military objectives and that Washington has not embarked on other aspects of the matter. State sources had noted readiness to recognize De Gaulle's movement only as a military organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Washington
Cordell Hull
United States
Charles de Gaulle
London
de Gaulle
Hull
United Nations
State Department
General de Gaulle
Principal F L Orth Receives Masonic Ring
High school students in New Castle honor principal F L Orth at a morning assembly in the senior high auditorium presenting a Masonic ring as a gift. Orth, retiring after 26 years, accepts from Larry Attisano, June class president, and replies that teachers should give the entire student body passing marks.
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F. L. Orth
New Castle High
Orth
Larry Attisano
Americans to Build Up Air Armada in Britain
London reports a large American air armada will be formed in Britain under American command and operate separately from the RAF. The buildup will start soon but no immediate results are expected from General Arnold's visit, with initial missions aimed at channel ports before broader operations over Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
London
Britain
Royal Air Force
International News Service Today
United States
Henry H. Arnold
Channel
Brest
Cherbourg
St. Nazaire
Germany
London Daily Express
Gormley Called To Aid Defense
Harry L. Gormley secretary treasurer of Keystone Lawrence Transfer and Storage is called for special service by Uncle Sam. He will become field manager for the division of motor transport in the Office of Defense Transportation in Chicago. The post is new with no precedent and aims to regulate motor truck transportation to conserve tires and equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry L. Gormley
Keystone-Lawrence Transfer and Storage Company
Sam
Gormley
Office of Defense Transportation
Motor Transport
Chicago
Joseph Eastman
O.D.T
Bessemer Man Fatally Stricken on Farm Digging Ditch
Jorokin Stanich a 56 year old of Bessemer died after sudden illness while digging a ditch at Allan Stewart farm R D 1 New Middletown Ohio. He suffered a stroke and died about 10 am. He leaves seven children. two sons in Youngstown one in New Castle one in Clarion County and three in the United States Army. Born in Austria to Joseph and Jennie Stanich. Body taken to Cunningham funeral home in Bessemer for funeral arrangements.
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Allan Stewart
New Middletown
Bessemer
Jorokin Stanich
Stanich
Clinton Larson
Austria
Joseph
Jennie Slavich Stanich
United States
New Castle
Youngstown
Clarion County
Cunningham Funeral Home
U S Fighter Pilots Describe War Wait and Strain
In Australia during May 27 the airmen share how waiting for action weighs on them. Lieut. Col. Boyd Wagner, Lieut. Dave Campbell, and Lieut. Col. Fred Smith discuss anxiety before dogfights and the toll of war, comparing it to pre bout nerves.
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Sinals
Australia
Boyd
Buzz) Wagner
Johnstown
Dave Campbell
Plattsburgh
Fred Smith
Frederick K Smith
Young Smith
Axis Sub Sunk After Attack On U.S. Ship
The Axis submarine claimed to have crippled the U S Destroyer Blakeley was sunk ten miles north of Martinique during a moonlit patrol. Navy Pilot Ensign Edward G. Binning reported the sinking with the terse line Sub sunk. Ten sailors are dead or missing and several were injured in the attack near Fort de France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
ST. Lucia
British West Indies
U.S
Blakeley
Martinique
Edward G. Binning
New York City
Wonderseas
Fort de France
Fire Engulfs Harrisburg Steel Plant in Tank Oil Blaze
In Harrisburg twelve fire companies fought a spectacular fire at the Harrisburg Steel corporation plant for over an hour. Oil bursting from a tank into another caused the blaze. Plant officials will estimate damage later today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Harrisburg Steel Corporation
William CC. McBride
Three Jap Planes Lose Air Battle
Three Japanese planes are downed in an air battle. Details of location and outcome are not provided in the readable text.
United Nations Fliers Intercept Japanese Flight Over New Guinea
In a sharp dog fight over New Guinea a squadron of 16 Japanese planes was intercepted and three Japanese fighters were destroyed by United Nations fliers. Port Moresby faced two air attacks by flying boats with bombs dropped but no damage reported. One enemy plane was shot down by anti aircraft fire. Curtin announced Australia will try US personnel arrested here under American authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
Australia
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Port Moresby
John Curtin
Canberra
United States
Commonwealth
Missing Sergeant Smith Report Reaches Family
Mr and Mrs C W Smith of 715 Monroe Street received word from the War Department that their son James Smith, a battalion sergeant in the U S army, was captured when the Bataan Peninsula fell. The department does not know his exact location but is seeking a neutral country to obtain the captured list for family word updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C W Smith
Monroe Street
James & Smith
United States Army
Smith
Bataan Peninsula
War Department
Department
Death Record for May 27 42 Jorekin Stanich and Sarah Ann Lewis
Obituary note lists Jorekin Stanich aged 56 and Sarah Ann Lewis aged 74 with addresses including 1006 Highland Avenue. Record limited details from the May 27 notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jorekin Stanich
Passenter
Sarah Ann Lewis
Highland Avenue
Allied shipping torpedoed and US trawler sunk in Atlantic
Washington reports a British merchant vessel and a small Greek ship torpedoed in the Atlantic and a US registry trawler sunk by shellfire from a submarine. Survivors are landed at an east coast port as London notes more Canadian troops arriving in Britain aboard a convoy. Major General Hansen Ely praises US officers in New York. Rome reports heavy fighting.
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Washington
Atlantic
United States
War Inconvenience and Rationing Reflections
The speaker laments wartime inconveniences such as rationing for sugar shoes socks and beer while recalling sailors at sea. He notes the war’s disruption and the risk faced by the younger generation with a stark reference to the date eighty one today.
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James E. Brown
American Command
Daily Weather Report
U. S
Joseph A. Bors
War and Navy Departments
Langley
William S. Neal
Defense Transportation Post
Jinx New “War Poster Girl
Jinx Falkenbure
Jinx
New York
Russell Patterson
Center
Bradshaw Grandall
By Pat Robinson
Harrisburg International New Service
Bataan
WA Bulletins
Hansen E. Ely
Arthur Mometer
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