This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1944
Page
2
Western Newspaper Union analysis notes Allied momentum in Normandy while Charles de Gaulle seeks White House talks, creating a new diplomatic challenge for U.S. policy. The piece weighs strategic implications and potential friction with Allied leaders amid ongoing conflict.
Allied troops drive through marshy western France toward La Haye and St Lo while Brit ish Canadian forces press on Caen. In Italy German fire slows the advance as Red armies widen their north front and Livorno looms as a Mediterranean stronghold. In Washington De Gaulle seeks formal recognition and control of liberated French territory through lend lease while the US holds elections as the test.
A Hartford circus fire kills many, 135 victims, as 64 miners remain trapped in Bellaire Ohio, while a Louisville and Nashville derailment near Jellico Tennessee causes dozens of deaths. Chinese and Allied forces clash in Burma and China as the 14th American air force joins the fight dropping ammunition and aiding defense.
U S Department of Agriculture aids farmers in releasing 40000 predatory insects in Illinois to battle corn borers. Experts caution that these insects complement, not replace, clean farming. Meanwhile in Britain Churchill warns Parliament of over 10000 killed or wounded by flying bombs, and Allied air activity near the Normandy front continues. In Texas Grama grass trials at Biggs field aim to suppress dust using sand and hay practices.
Maury Maverick pushes wartime advocates toward civilian plants with a plan to relax rules on aluminum and steel use. WPB shifts begin to loosen restrictions, enabling small firms to convert surpluses into consumer goods, despite ongoing gauntlet tests and pay delays.
The War Food Administration estimates 700,000 extra workers are needed for harvest season with about 12 million total workers on farms to meet October peak requirements. City workers will be recruited to fill the gap. Unrest spreads in Central America with resignations in Honduras and rioting in Guatemala and Nicaragua facing a passive resistance movement.
Navy secretary James Forrestal said U S submarine and air power will increasingly cripple Japanese shipping, noting 15 cargo vessels and two warships were sunk recently. He explained Japan relies on stockpiles and prewar tonnage to blunt losses while lend lease ships move food to Allies, including 9.3 percent of U S meat and 15.6 percent of pork abroad. UK and Russia receive most lend-lease food with 10 percent of British needs supplied by the U S.
More than 6000 bicycles are to be airlifted to China for use by the Chinese army where roads fail. Youths aged 16 and 17 may enlist with parents consent for U S merchant marine training. Farming risks loom, but a farmer can ride out hazards by investing wartime income in war bonds.
Mrs Spears provides a complete sheet with diagrams materials and step by step directions for building a removable back chair. Enclose 15 cents and request Design 266.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.