24 Sep 1941
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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1941
Page
1
Berlin reported the Soviet battleship Marat sunk by Luftwaffe Stuka bombers in the Gulf of Finland near Kronstadt and Leningrad. The heavy loss followed repeated attacks on the October Revolution and a Soviet destroyer set ablaze. Only the Paris Commons remains active among capital ships.
Berlin reports German infantry advancing to within rifle shot of Leningrad as Hitler shifts blows from Kiev. A two hundred thousand Red Army force east of Kiev is said close to complete liquidation in coming days. Kronstadt forts reputed crippled. streets brace for combat near Leningrad.
A powerful hurricane sweeps a 200 mile wide region along the Texas coast causing dangerous tides. Precautionary actions taken before landfall reduce casualties and protect lives and property. Weather warnings and evacuations were implemented as the storm approached.
Specially trained firefighters battled a massive refinery fire in Indiana after a series of explosions shortly before 6 A M The blaze raged for hours with crews working to control the flames and prevent further damage or spread to adjacent facilities.
Mrs. Catherine Pulford tends a night blooming Cereus whose fragrant blooms fill the neighborhood each evening. Coal traffic moves westward across the Ohio line while drought signs and low streams prompt rain needs. Birds resume annual fall roosts in the public square as the advance guard arrives. Drivers race along South Mill street in the morning. Neshanock township school district appears to adopt a new pupil care method.
Daily weather report for the United States shows a 24 hour period ending 9 am with a high of 85 and a low of 53, trace precipitation, and a river stage of 4 feet. Comparison to the same date last year notes a high of 81 and a low of 48 with no precipitation.
The weather bureau reports the Atlantic storm is about 300 miles southeast of Sandy Hook with strong winds and gales near its center. It moves northeast at 13 mph and is expected to pass 250 miles southeast of Nantucket, while rising high pressure in New England drives stronger northeasterly winds north of the center.
Pittsburgh detectives investigated a headless man found along the Monongahela embankment near Becks Run, after three Black men reported the body near the railroad tracks. Officials weighed murder or accident as possibilities tied to the Cleveland mad butcher torso killings.
Mayor Scully ordered the city truck drivers suspended as a noon deadline passed with no return to work. Four of 138 striking water bureau drivers reported for duty, while 395 garbage drivers and helpers resumed work awaiting wage talks. Fourteen pickets were arrested yesterday and freed on $15 bonds after a police court hearing.
Leonard B. Keck of Greensburg elected Pennsylvania district governor over Mooney and Bentzel. Dr. Don Matthews named treasurer, George Berry secretary. Eleven district lieutenant governors elected join new officers to start January 1 in Philadelphia as 1942 convention host.
Non interventionists announce they will raise the issue of American aid to Russia on the House floor. Leaders say they doubt enough support exists to win extended debate, while E R Stettinius Jr cautions no current plans use the money for the Soviets as they receive supplies via other channels.
Moscow reports Red Army forces on the south central front defeated the 233rd and 235th Nazi infantry regiments, forcing a retreat across the Dvina after four days of heavy fighting. The high command says 2,500 Allied casualties were left behind. The Odessa approaches saw further losses for Romanian divisions as air forces contend.
Mexican authorities report five killed and four wounded in a clash between soldiers and munitions workers outside Manuel Avila Camacho’s residence at Lomas De Chapultepec. Rioters faced bayoneted troops as the 40th Battalion advanced and opened fire, with casualties left at the scene and guards sealing the area.
Helsinki reports Finnish troops occupied the Svir power station on the Leningrad Murmansk railway after several days of battle. The plant, which supplied electricity to Leningrad, was captured undamaged. A Weston Massachusetts seismograph logged a distant earthquake at 9 13 p m E T last night possibly from Kamchatka or Siberia.
Fourteen people including five passengers and nine crew members were rescued after the British motor freighter Arawak burned off the Florida coast near New Smyrna. The 150 foot wooden vessel carried general cargo from Jacksonville to Nassau. no injuries were reported and the cause of the fire remained undetermined by the U S coast guard.
Refugees began returning home as a 100 mile per hour hurricane moved inland past Houston heading toward the Louisiana border. The storm lashed a 200 mile wide area with rain and gale winds, flooding cellars and darkening power lines. One Gulf States Utility official, D E Saxby, was fatally shocked by a live wire.
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor depart Miami aboard two cars attached to the Silver Meteor for Washington to stay at the White House with President Roosevelt before a Canada vacation. They were greeted by about 5,000 people and visited the University of Miami to see Royal Air Force pilots in training. They also thanked the crew of Arthur Davis yacht for transporting their baggage from Nassau.
Senator James J. Davis indicated in a letter to Samuel E. Diescher of Pittsburgh that he is seriously considering running for governor of Pennsylvania. Diescher had urged him to seek the office after praising his role in boosting Republican strength in the recent primary election.
Clarence Jarrett of South Bay street was elevated to post commander at the Perry S. Gaston American Legion annual election. Fred C. Duff senior vice commander Clare B. Book junior vice commander C Leroy Martin chaplain Fred Alexander historian William McKinley Evans sergeant at arms Dr Hyman Frank post finance officer Walter Co Dietterle trustee. Installation planned October 14 with District Commander James Collins presiding.
London September 24 Soviet ambassador Ivan Maisky announced Russia accepted the fundamental principles of the eight point Atlantic charter. The statement came during a speech to allied council representatives meeting at St James Palace, chaired by British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden, as they discussed postwar European economic issues.
Floyd Klamberg aged 25 of Buffalo is recorded in the death notices. The terse item notes his name and city with no further biographical details.
The French cargo steamer Moncelet was bombed and sunk by British aircraft off the Gulf of Gabes near the Kerkenan Islands after departing Sfax. All crew were rescued to Sfax. the ship was unarmed and carried phosphates as cargo.
In Erie federal court, Edward John Kern of Pittsburgh Francis Xavier Spinley of Buffalo and John Simmons of Buffalo face trial for the $5,000 armed robbery of the First National Bank at Eldred. A fourth suspect was killed in Buffalo during arrest attempts.
Flames and 22 explosions rocked the Standard Oil refinery in Whiting as a fire of unknown origin swept through the 700 acre complex. One man was killed and several injured while trains were diverted and police blocked streets as fire crews battled the blaze for hours.
Speaker Rayburn predicted swift congressional approval for Roosevelt's plan to arm U.S. merchant ships. He expected details on modifying the neutrality act to be outlined at a Monday White House briefing with leaders. He cautioned against detailed comments before the briefing.
Arthur Mometer is a calm diligent youth who works daily and keeps the yard tidy at home. He avoids politics but blasts into football talk, knowing college stars by name height weight and habits, a devoted fan who has never played the game.
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