22 Nov 1941
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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1941
Page
1
Berlin reports Rostov was captured by German troops after heavy fighting. The city’s occupation follows ongoing World War II hostilities and confirms Nazi control of Rostov.
Monday morning's mail will carry Christmas Seals to homes across Lawrence County as the annual sale campaign of the Lawrence County Tuberculosis Association opens. Andrew M. Dodds serves as sale chairman and leads the seal drive to support tuberculosis relief and prevention efforts.
A communist paper reports a massive tank engagement near Moscow in the Russian campaign. The clash lasts twenty hours and is described as one of the largest battles of the campaign.
Berlin reports Rostov-on-Don captured by German motorized units and storm troops after heavy combat. The same day, German communique notes fierce clashes with British armored forces along a broad front in north Africa, raising threats to the Russian car producing region south of Rostov.
Harry Lach Jr reports a 200 pound bear near Mariehville while Fred Dangler recalls a 90 pound bear from Potter county. The city weighs bus transition plans as street paving needs attention and Highland avenue line changes prompt scheduling questions. Private First Class John W. Jones of the 26th Infantry sends word from active duty.
United States weather statistics for the 24 hours ending at 9 a m show a maximum temperature of 50 and a minimum of 23 with heavy frost. River stage is 4.4 feet. Year-ago figures: max 66, min 40, precipitation trace.
A Swiss radio broadcast picked up in London reported the American liner President Madison arrived at Shanghai to evacuate American Marines and American and British families. The evacuation was ordered by President Roosevelt amid the Far Eastern crisis.
Washington bulletin reports the United Mine Workers notify President Roosevelt of an immediate suspension of the coal strike and acceptance of arbitration. John L. Lewis states the policy committee unanimously accepts refering the captive mine controversy to a three member board led by Dr John R Steelman with Benjamin Fairless and Lewis himself representing the steel industry and union respectively. The committee also recommends an immediate return to work in captive and commercial mines.
John L. Lewis formed a 200 man United Mine Workers policy committee to study President Roosevelt’s plea to end the coal strike. A spokesman said the union is prepared for a five week walkout, signaling little chance the committee will accept Roosevelt’s final demand.
Pittsburgh news reports Carnegie-Illinois Steel shuts its Irvin hot strip mill due to by product gas shortage and dwindling coal stocks. About 700 workers lose jobs immediately with 4400 affected as full Irvin plant schedules wind down by week’s start. The mill feeds other departments and will close as steel runs out.
Death notices list Samuel J. Bratschie 65 of R D 3 New Castle Ben Cunningham 44 of Slip pery Rock township Peter Golonka 52 of Elmwood Street Henry E DuPuy Jr 71 of West State Street Ira W Fat Miller 58 of Sampson Street Mrs Eliza A Sypher 83 of Crawford Avenue Mrs Albert Moyer 88 of Ellwood Wampum Road.
The White House says Germany plans a European economic peace conference in December or January and cautions the move should be viewed skeptically. England and the United States would be excluded from the conference, according to Presidential Secretary Stephen Early.
Pravda reports a massive German assault on Moscow’s approaches with tanks and infantry. Soviet troops fought incessantly to stem the Nazi tide in the Volokolamsk and Kalinin sectors, with a 20 hour tank battle described as decisive though some retreats occurred.
London listeners heard the Soviet broadcast describing a German air raid on Moscow. The report noted bomb explosions and anti aircraft fire with one Nazi raider shot down during the broadcast.
For the twenty first consecutive year the Erie and Ashtabula Division veterans of the Pennsylvania Railroad gather at the Castletown Hotel for a reunion. They come from Kenwood to Ashtabula and Wampum to Erie and enjoy a roast turkey dinner with fixings. No speeches are planned. the event features singing and a brief program by young ladies.
Berlin reports daylight Luftwaffe raids on Britain with direct hits on railway installations north of Newcastle and an airfield on the English southwest coast. The war communiqué says two airfields and one port in southeast England were attacked with success, setting an aircraft shed on fire.
President Roosevelt convened a White House meeting with government, railroad management, and labor groups after negotiations collapsed between management and the unions. The aim is to avert a nationwide rail strike next month over wage demands and to find a solution to the impasse.
Three more pickets were wounded by a single shotgun blast near the Edenborn mine as violence and a demand for state aid escalate Fay ette county coal field tensions. About 400 United Mine Workers pickets guarded the area after 10 were wounded yesterday, with 40 at the Company Store nearby.
The News announces a final score service for the current college football season to be released Saturday afternoon and evening. A phone schedule shows 4000 to 5 p.m. and 175 after 6 p.m. for the score updates.
British forces trap a large German armored formation in Libya as RAF raids and ground advance cut off supply lines. German armor suffers heavy losses, disrupting Afrika Korps progress and signaling a major setback for Berlin’s desert offensive.
Atro, Nov. 22. British blitz units advance across the western desert and clash with Rommel's tank divisions. The Middle East command says half of the German Libya tank fleet already knocked out by American built tanks as the aim remains total destruction of enemy armor in Libya.
Cairo reports victory as Allied forces defeat Axis units in three key battles across theater. Military officials note successful engagements, advancing Allied positions and consolidating gains amid ongoing campaigns in the region.
Soviet defenders retreated under the German assault as four panzer and motorized divisions pressed on Rostov On Don. Red Star reported heavy losses for the Nazis with two infantry divisions, fifty tanks, and a hundred trucks lost in two days of fighting. A two pronged German push was also reported toward Moscow from the south and northwest.
A nostalgic tribute contrasts old wooden coaches and hand brakes with today’s Diesels and safety tech. The piece notes veterans and railworkers, recalling decades of service as weather records show forty four degrees.
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