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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1944
Page
3
Allied forces press dawn landings amid heavy bombing of Nazi positions. Reports confirm ongoing incursions with multiple coastguard units involved and air support from fighter-bombers. casualties and precise locations remain unconfirmed.
Allied forces intensified supply and bolster operations in Cherbourg Peninsula as air and sea reinforcements pour through breaches in the West Wall. German shelling of the Dover Strait and a second daylight invasion attempt along the Pas-De-Calais coast are reported as big guns threaten coastal towns on the English side.
Fifth Army troops penetrated about 10 miles north and west of Rome while patrols advanced three to five miles from the coast and nearly a dozen miles north of the Tiber mouth. New Zealand forces seized Balsorano as Allied leaders urged Italians to rise and impede German disengagement. The Mediterranean Air Force bombed targets across Romania and the Balkans, with 34 enemy planes downed.
General Bradley commands the First American Army in the European assault as Allied forces push into occupied territory. He previously gained fame in Tunisia for the capture of Bizerte in May 1943 with thousands of Germans under his leadership in the American Second Army.
Jersey City reports the liner Gripsholm completing its fourth exchange voyage bringing the total repatriates to about 5152. The ship carried 37 civilians and 88 wounded soldiers including 51 Americans who had been prisoners in Germany, docking after a uneventful journey from Belfast.
The British Information Service reports that the Sixth Airborne Division has captured and is holding bridges north of Caen in France. Also noted is news of a naval preflight school closure at Wooster College in Ohio.
Wright Aeronautical plant in Cincinnati faces a standstill as 12 000 to 15 000 workers are urged to return to work for Europe invasion effort. A supervisor reports one worker suspended after a mess meeting clash over hiring of Negro workers in a previously all white shop. The spokesman called the situation pretty bad and production remains halted.
Columbus Ohio Gov. John W. Bricker announced he will address the Cook County Bar Association at a Chicago luncheon on June 22. He will depart June 21 and stay in Chicago for the Republican national convention beginning June 26.
Columbus paused at 7 30 to offer a minute of prayer for the Allied invasion in Europe. Air raid sirens and factory whistles sounded the call to prayer five minutes before the half hour as Mayor James A. Rhodes had directed. Police halted traffic while citizens bowed their heads for divine guidance toward victory and peace.
Nearly 1 000 CIO United Steelworkers at the Timken Roller Bearing Co. continued a D Day strike. A labor official said the dispute has been referred to the regional War Labor Board for settlement.
Supreme Headquarters reports one of America's best known major generals was demoted to lieutenant colonel and sent home after indicating in advance the time of D-Day. He reportedly said, in the presence of several persons, that the invasion would occur before June 15. His name was not given.
The Ohio Supreme Court held county wide milk control regulations unenforceable, affirming a district appellate ruling and invalidating Hubert Waller’s conviction for selling milk without a permit. The health board had relied on a model ordinance but made no conduct rules, rendering the arrangement unenforceable.
Overnight reinforcement missions beyond the beachheads in Normandy left 24 gliders and transports missing, twelve C-47s and twelve gliders. Returning pilots described a Cherbourg Peninsula scene of white and colored parachutes as troops descended.
Logan resident Harley Goodine died this morning at a Steubenville hospital where he was taken last Thursday. He worked for the C. O. Railroad and retired two years ago. His daughter Frieda is a nurse at the hospital. He is survived by his wife Mary two daughters and a son Harley Burns in the armed forces. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio challenged the plan to create 135,000 new farms via postwar irrigation funding in the West. He questioned how such a long-range program could be justified given Agriculture Department data showing current farming uses 54 million acres more than normal peace-time needs.
Ground fighting surged as Japanese forces tightened around Changsha in Hunan China while Americans pushed in the Philippines. US troops advanced toward Mokmer Airfield in New Guinea as Allied airmen hit Manokwari and other bases. Truk, Caroline Islands, and Nauru were also attacked by Allied forces.
Secretary of War Stimson told Congress that infantry bears the brunt of wartime casualties. In North Africa and Italy the infantry was 19.8 percent of forces but suffered 70 percent of deaths, as he urged pay boosts for infantry badges of $5 and $10 per month.
London reports that over ten thousand tons of bombs were dropped by U S heavy bombers from shuttle bases in the Soviet Union on a Romanian airfield at Galati. The raid marks the first war-supported mission from these bases and showcases Allied pressure on Hitler's Europe at its peak.
Republicans claim a 14 269 to 10 764 victory in a NYC congressional district long held by Democrats. Ellsworth B Buck defeats Thomas W Cantwell with American Labor support to fill the late James A O Leary seat. Mississippi Democrats meet to choose national delegates and electors amid national crisis.
President Roosevelt urged Americans to join him in a nationwide prayer for strength and the ultimate conquest of greed and racial arrogance as U S fighting men prepared for the European assault. The broadcast invoked the freedom of suffering humanity in a poignant hour.
Gloria Jean Baughman eight year old daughter of Mr and Mrs A F Baughman died last night after being struck by three freight trains in Tiffin. The accident remains under investigation and authorities have not released further details.
Moscow reports Russia prepared to commit large Red Army force against Germany as invasions unfold. In Cherbourg region German paratroopers clash with Allied airborne units under Gen Kurt Student. RAF Mosquitos destroy five Junkers troop carriers as 50 miles of French coast are reported under Allied control. Eisenhower says heavy fighting on beaches, with advances inland.
Allied air power remains dominant with over 13 000 planes attacking across the front. Eisenhower says landings on northern France continued with satisfactory progress as Rangers and Commandos joined assault forces.
Allied tanks push into Caen to join the street battles as 13 000 sorties yield 53 German planes downed at dawn with 31 Allied losses. U S infantry report excellent progress while Canadian lines say things generally go well in American sectors. Berlin radio claims airborne chaos behind German lines and a feint with straw explosions. Mitchell pilots note fires near Lisieux and glow over Caen where Churchill reports fighting.
Allied air forces led a massive sustained assault against German reinforcements, flying over 13 000 sorties from dawn to dawn. More than 1 000 heavy British bombers targeted fronts while U S raiders moved toward Dover Strait. Despite weather and weak German opposition, losses included 13 British heavies one American heavy bomber and 17 Allied fighters with 53 enemy planes destroyed.
Lt. Commander Arthur C. Johnson Jr. 37 formerly city editor of The Columbus Evening Dispatch is killed in action in the European theater. Navy details say death by gunshot during what would have been his last sea tour. Surviving: widow Constance, parents, two sons Arthur C. Johnson III and Drury D., and brother Derrol Johnson of Columbus.
Daily Mail dispatch from Stockholm says Adolf Hitler is expected to speak soon from somewhere in the west as personal commander of anti invasion operations. The report notes heightened tension in wartime Britain and anticipation of Nazi leadership statements.
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