Allied Forces Advance Toward Saarbrucken
Allied forces push toward Saarbrucken as troops maneuver through the western front. The bulletin notes rapid progress with signals of continued momentum and weakened German positions in the region.
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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1944
Page
1
French American forces push into Strasbourg amid fast offensive
Allied troops with American Seventh Army tanks drive into Strasbourg as 3,000 plus prisoners, including two German generals, fall to the rapid advance from the Vosges toward Saarbruecken. Eisenhower headquarters notes heavy materiel seized in the 20 mile push.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seventh Army
Oughboys
Strasbourg
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Maginot Line
Cits
Geilenkirchen
Germany
Ninth Army
Signal Corps
Limon Taken as Yanks Drive Through Leyte Valley
American infantry smash toward Ormoc valley on Leyte as Limon falls and the 32nd Infantry Division breaches the Yamashita line. MacArthur reports Japanese First Division practically wiped out. bridge at Leyte river seized amid heavy casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacArthur
Philippines
Ormoc
Limon
Yamashita Line
Leyte Island
U. S. 32Nd
Leyte River
Leyte
Douglas MacArthur
British servicemen seen on East Washington street hill
Pilot Officer Bill Bailey from Canterbury England and his wife from South Wales with Sergeant Frank Burnham from Hull England, two aerial navigators, traveling from Canada to New York and overseas, were observed on Wednesday afternoon on East Washington Street hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pa Newe
East Washington Street Hill
Bill Bailey
Canterbury
England
Ynvysybwl
South Wales
Frank Burnham
Hull
Yorkshire
Canada
New York
Hunters invade fields as local bunnies feed county
County residents report a large influx of hunters in fields and woods yesterday. The rabbit crop is described as good this year and most hunters returned with small game from their woodland trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pa Nene
Weather statistics for the 24 hour period
United States weather data show a maximum temperature of 42 and a minimum of 26 with 0.2 inches of precipitation and a river stage of 4.4 feet for the latest 24 hours. A Thursday period records a maximum 40 and minimum 33 with 0.04 inches of precipitation and no snow noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Plight Of Nazis In Vosges Sector Is Now Critical
U S correspondent reports Allied leaders see the Vosges fighting as the turning point on the western front. German forces on the Vosges ridge are described as torn apart by the Alsace campaign and by superior Allied planning and timing. Continuation noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vosges
London
Rhine River
Alsace
Early War Bond Sales Report Across Lawrence County
Early reports in the Sixth War Bond drive show 328 680 dollars in bonds sold in three days with E and EE bonds. In New Castle E bond sales reach 89286 50 and total individual sales 148 672 75. Ellwood City records EE sales 147 931 25 and total 148 901 25. New Wilmington E 8287 50, total 24406. Wampum 6700 total. Campaign ends December 16 with a county goal of 6 050 000. Citizens urged to buy bonds now rather than wait for solicitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Ellwood City
New Wilmington
Lawrence County
American Ninth Army advances near Julich and Colmar
London dispatch quotes Brussels radio saying American Ninth Army troops captured Pattern northwest of Julich with savage street fighting in Colmar. The broadcast reports Allied forces have advanced another mile along the Orad Aachen Duren road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
INS
Ninth Army
Pattern
Julich
Brussels
Colmar
Orad
Aachen- Duren
French Americans Enter Strasbourg From the East
New York Nov 24 French American forces have entered Strasbourg from the east according to BBC reports quoted in a German language broadcast to the Luftwaffe NBC heard the broadcast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
INS
Strabourg
BBC Today
NBC
German Forces Recapture Hoven in Counter Attack
In a strong counter attack northeast of Geilenkirchen German troops recaptured Hoven and pressed against British lines at Wurm and Beech as reported by Reuters from the battle area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Geilenkirchen
Hoven
Wurm and
Beech
Reuters
Eight More Jap Ships Sunk In Plane Raids
Gen. MacArthur announced American air strikes in the southwest Pacific sinking eight Japanese cargo ships and damaging a 6,000 ton vessel. In Makassar Celebes Island fighters sank five small freighters and damaged the large vessel, with additional raids on Celebes destroying a float plane and sinking coastal vessels along the north and west coasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacArthur
Philippines
INS
Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Makassar
Celebes Island
Celebes
East Brook to Dedicate Honor Roll for 144 Local Servicemen
A stone honor roll honoring 144 servicemen from Hickory and Washington townships including three killed will be dedicated Sunday afternoon November 26 at 2 30 in front of East Brook Methodist church. The program features a Croton school band march, national anthem, prayers by Rev R G Thomas and Rev Hugh G Snodgrass, main address by Judge W Walter Braham, singing God Bless America, Taps, and another band march. The honor roll committee is chaired by E Norris Boyles with E M Hausman as secretary, Charles Dance treasurer, and members Pat Anderson Martin Wimer and Samuel McGary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickory
Washington Townships
Methodist
East Brook
Croton
R. G. Thomas
E. Norris Boyles
E. M. Hausman
Charles Dance
Pat Anderson
Martin Wimer
Samuel McGary
French Forces Achieve New War Glory in Strasbourg Breakthrough
French troops under General Patch's Seventh Army entered Strasbourg in a rapid advance described as a decisive strategic gain. The push was led by the Second French Armored Division commanded by General Le Clerc, illustrating a modern 1940s fighting force and signaling renewed French military strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patch
Strasbourg
le Clerc
France
Phone Operators Strike Called Off
Washington Nov 24 A national crisis over war time telephone service eased as operators returned to busy switchboards. President Roosevelt urged settlement of disputes via the War Labor Board after union officials agreed to submit. Ohio strikers led by Pollock from the Federation of Telephone Workers pressured end of sympathy walkouts in Illinois Michigan Ohio and D C. Dispute centered on living expenses for transferees versus regular salaries. About 200 out of town operators and 105 in Dayton were affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
War Labor Board
Ohio
Robert Pollock
Ohio Federation of Telephone Workers
Pollock
Tlinois
Michigan
National Capital
Dayton
Paper collection drive in New Castle Saturday
The city and surrounding territory prepare for monthly waste paper collection supervised by Joseph A. Hartman. Trucks from the Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce and local businesses will start at 1 PM, gathering paper from curbside by noon for loading into box cars bound for processing mills supporting war needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Joseph A. Hartman
City Paper Collection
Lawrence County
Ehaoates Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association
South Croton Avenue
Germans Disorganized In Vosges Sector, Patch Says
New York Nov 24 German forces are completely disorganized in the Vosges mountains sector according to Lieut Gen Alexander M Patch commander of the American seventh army quoted by the BBC via CBS. Patch said the Vosges line has been broken as Allied forces push toward Strasbourg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Paris
Seventh Army
Strasbourg
Vosges
New York
Vosges Mountain
Alexander M. Patch
BBC
CBS
Patch
Vosces
Local Obituary Notices From Madison and Ellwood City
Obituaries list Mrs. Josephine Wisbith aged 72 of Chewton and Fredinando Ciotto aged 70 of 214 East Lutton Street, with a Madison Main reference and an entry for Ellwood City, noting individuals in their seventies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison Main
Ellwood City
Josephine Wisbith
Chew
Fredinando Ciotto
Lutton Street
Russian drive widens in Europe seize Csop and Tokay
Soviet forces renewed the Czech offensive near Csop capturing the vital Csop railway junction and advancing south toward Hungary. In Hungary they seized Tokay and took more than 2500 prisoners as part of a broader push. The Red Army amphibious unit pushed to free Estonian island of Oevsel while the Ukrainian army under General Petroff renewed operations in Czechia, taking Cepel and over 30 towns and villages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Czechoslovakia
Csop
Hungary
Tokay
Red Army
Oevsel
Riga Gulf
Fourth
Ivan L Petroff
Cepel
Germany
Petrofff
Armed Forces Reach Record High Induction Figures
Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey announced to the Senate Military Affairs committee that American armed forces hit an all time high of 12,959,000 on October 1. The October report also showed 79,543 men inducted in October, including 17,999 fathers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Patton's Tanks Penetrate German Territory Northwest of Merzig
New York November 24. Lieut. Gen. George S. Patton's tanks penetrated into Germany to a depth of 17 kilometers 11 miles northwest of Merzig. Some units were patrolling near the town, according to a last minute Reuters report quoted by Paris radio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
INS
George S. Patton
Germany
Merzig
Paris
Reuter
Third Army
CBS
Tokyo Bombers Share In Attack On Tokyo
New York November 24. The Tokyo report says about 70 American B 29s carried out the raid with three shot down. Japanese sources acknowledged fires started in Tokyo and radio Tokyo disputed the dome agency on the extent of damage. The communique said the raiders were based in the Mariana Islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
INS
Tokyo
Radio Tokyo
Mariana Islands
British Forces Cross Cosina River In Italy
British Eighth Army forces crossed the Cosina river south of Faenza after 24 hours of intense fighting. Alongside American Fourth Army troops they repelled German counter-attacks as General Wilson called the actions determined. Contined on Page Two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosina River
Italy
Rome
Eighth Army
Faenza
Henry Maitland Wilson
Allied Offensive Gains Russian Praise in Moscow
Moscow dispatch reports universal favorable commentary on the allied winter offensive. Russian editorials say the Nazi Siegfried Line is crushed and German forces face growing pressure from the eastern and western fronts as Eisenhower’s armies continue their advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Dwieht D. Eisenhower
IzVestia
Super Fortresses Make Tokyo Tip From Saipan Base
A sizeable task force of B-29 Superfortress bombers bombed Tokyo from Saipan in the opening raid. Gen H H Arnold says the attack aims to relentlessly strike war industries and will continue as American forces push toward Japan. He calls it a systematic destruction, not a hit and run, with bases on Saipan expanding air power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo Tip
Saipan
Washington
Tokyo
H. H. Arnold
20Th Bomber Command
Axnord
Roosevelt
Anold
New Castle Soldier Leads Frontline Advance at Aldenhove
U S Ninth Army near Aldenhove Germany as infantry slog through wrecked streets under rain. Thanksgiving day sees GIs press toward a crossroads 200 yards behind German lines while artillery peels overhead. The unit plans an imminent assault to drive the Nazis from the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S Ninth Army
Aldenhove
Germany
Hitlers Reich
Weather holds back kids sled fun this May
May weather keeps sleds idle as children wait for snow. Parents urge patience while predicting cooler days and possible light flurries in coming weeks.
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Reich
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Ormoc Valley
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Daily Weather Report
Kingsbury Smith
U.S
W. Walter Braham
Major Paul C. Kraborg
Naz
W.L.B
DFATH
Paul F. Berdanier
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
By Natalia Rene
Patton
By Michael Chinigo
Cosimo
WAR Industries OF
Japan
By William E. Zimmerman
Ondernt
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I. N.S
Pvt
Joseph Peluso
Arthur Mometer
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