Australian Troops Advance in Borneo Campaign
Australian invaders push four miles from the northwest coast toward Brunei as Gen MacArthur tours the front. The drive approaches Brunei’s oil region with Labuan and Muara island secured for supplies. Royal Australian force, with US Seventh Fleet support, conducts air and sea actions against Japanese positions in wooded hills and swamp terrains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Borneo
Brunei
Labuan Island
MacArthur
Africa
Labuan
Brunei Bay
Tobruk
Royal Australian
13Th Airce
Seventh Fleet
Sipitang
Junes
Perenne
Court rules against Beckley Newspapers in access case
West Virginia Supreme Court rules the Raleigh County clerk may bar reporters from certain records. Justices say the dispute centers on inspecting a specific book of filings, not press freedom. The decision allows access to most records but excludes divorce filing memoranda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
State Supreme Court
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Raleigh
W. T. Lovins
Corporation
Afternoon Raleigh Register
Morning Post-Herald
Kircuit
van Hunter
Lovins
Charles G. Peters
Hunter
Clay S. Crouse
Divion
General Ike Receives London Freeman Honor and Sword
In London Gen Dwight D Eisenhower is named Freeman of the City and receives the Order of Merit. At Buckingham Palace he is gifted the Waterloo sword and a specially forged sabre with his name. Churchill Tedder Winant and the Lord Mayor join a royal audience as Ike thanks the crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight D. Eisenhower
London
Abilene
Kas
Duke of Wellington
Waterloo
Eisenhower
Churchill
Arthur William Tedder
John G. Winant
Five Crew Members of Landing Craft Killed in Okinawa Attack
The navy reports five crew members of a landing craft were killed and 23 injured when the LCS L (3) 33 was sunk by Japanese suicide planes about 60 miles off Okinawa. The 158 foot craft listed 30 degrees after a hit. skipper Lt Carroll J. Boone ordered abandon ship. One identified casualty was Johnie F. Nicely from Collierstown Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Okinawa
Navy
Carroll J. Boone
San Bernardino
Calif
Johnie F. Nicely
Collierstown
Yank Forces Gain On Luzon Valley Amid Assaults
American forces push toward the Cagayan valley in northeastern Luzon as the 37th Division advances along Highway 4 destroying seven Japanese tanks. MacArthur reports a convoy destroyed and coastal harassment by light naval units, with air patrols and bombers striking targets across the region. Mindanao operations also push Japanese positions back toward the mountains as northern Luzon poised for a major clash.
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Manila
Cagayan
Luzon
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Highway 4
Broad
MacArthur
Macassar Strait
Borneo
Celebes
Arrison
Sarm
New Guinea
Wewak
Tashiem
Formosa
Indo-China
Pic
Mindanao
Mandog
Davao
Cagayan Valley
Less Transportation Space To Be Available
Washington reports a 50 percent reduction in Pullman space and 0 to 12 percent fewer railroad cars for civilian travel starting August. The shortage will extend to next March as troops move from eastern ports to western embarkation points. The Office of Defense Transportation will avoid rationing but warns it may implement travel rationing if necessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
J. Monroe Johnson
Battleboy
Europe
Johnson
Office of Defense Transportation
ODT
Two Giles County Youths Drowned In New River
Two teens from the Clendenin community near Bluff City Virginia were drowned Monday afternoon when a boat tipped over in New River. Alonzo Kast, 20, and Frank Boothe, Jr., 13, were aboard with East and three others near Walker Falls. Rescue divers found East’s body about 9 p.m. and continued the hunt for Boothe, with Roanoke and Radford squads assisting. Recovery efforts continued into Tuesday with hopes of locating Boothe’s body. Funeral plans for East were not known.
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Bluff City
Giles County
New River
Alonzo Kast
Lewis Kast
Frank Boothe, Jr
Frank Boothe
Clendenin
East
Young Boothe
Walker Falls
Norfolk and Western
Boothe
Radford Life Saving and Rescue
the East
Boothe Boy
Roanoke
Juan 8S. Wise
Radford
Carden
Irvine
Largest Crowd Sees Here’s Your Infantry Show At City Stadium
The largest crowd on record, about 8,000 spectators, watched a full scale infantry demonstration titled Here’s Your Infantry. The display included 13 weapons, mock battles, and realistic battle sounds with the 95th army ground forces band providing music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Stadium
95Th Army Ground Forces Band
Field Artillery Replacement Training Center
Fort
Trapped Japs Hold Out Grimly On Okinawa Isle
U S forces on Okinawa seize vital heights along the Yaeju escarpment and Oroku peninsula in daylight combat. Marine and Army units push to rid pockets of strong resistance as Nimitz reports further air strikes and surrounding pockets shrink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okinawa Isle
Guam
U. S. 10Th Army
Yaeju
Okinawa
Oroku
Archibald W. Arnold
Hanagusuku
Oruku Peninsula
Sixth Marine
Nimitz
Lemuel C. Shepherd Jr
Sixth Division
Naha Harbor
Smitz
Iokyo
Plect Airwing 18
Honshu
Tokyo Bay
Italian Premier Bonomi Submits Resignation
Italian Premier Ivahoe Bonomi resigned tonight to break a political deadlock. Prince Umberto would attempt to form a new government tomorrow. Bonomi, 72, handed in his resignation to Umberto at 7 p.m., signaling a new phase in the Italian crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Ivahoe Bonomi
Umberto
Bonomi
Core Of World Pact Approved
The United Nations conference commission approved the core provisions for a security council to enforce peace with armed backing. An 11 member council would include the permanent big five United States Russia Britain France China plus six rotating powers. The council could compel measures, draft conciliations, and apply sanctions, with veto rights and voting procedures still to be decided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Security Council
United Nations Conference Commission
Opera House
United Nations
Council
United States
Russia
Britain
France
China
Germany
Eton
Hopkins Returns From Moscow Mission to Discuss Polish Reorganization
Hopkins flew home from Moscow after a mission to ease Russo American relations. President Truman received the report and announced that US Britain and Russia will meet in Moscow Friday with Polish leaders to seek a solution to the Polish government reorganization agreed at Yalta. Truman plans a news conference to discuss Russo American relations.
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Washington
Harry ‘Ll. Hopkins
Moscow
Hopkins
Truman
Russia
London
United States
Britain
Yalta
Deadlock On Poles Broken
London reports the deadlock in Poland’s government negotiations ended as Molotov Harriman and Clark meet with Polish leaders in Moscow to discuss reorganizing the provisional government on a broad democratic basis. Key figures include Boleslaw Bierut Wincenty Witos and Stanislaw Mikolajczyk with aims to unite internal and external democratic factions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Poland
Thies
Moscow
Go’ Mt
Ion
Washington
Crimea
Vyacheslav Molotov
U. S
Averell] Harriman
John Archibald Clark
Boleslaw Beirut
Wincenty Witos
Warsaw
Stanislaw Mikolejczyk
A J Stewart City Leader Dies at 72 in Bluefield
Andrew Jackson Stewart Jr. 72 longtime Bluefield mayor died yesterday at his home after asthma and a heart condition. Funeral services will be at Hawkins chapel at 4 PM conducted by Rev. Helm and Rev. Browning with Masonic graveside rites at Monte Vista Park cemetery. He served on the city directors board from 1925 and was elected mayor. He was a Scottish Rite Mason and member of Mystic Shrine Ben Kedem Kiwanis and Bluefield Business Men's Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Jackson Stewart, Jr
Bluefield
Bluefield Avenue
Stewart
Hawkins Funeral Chapel
J. M. Helm
J. T. Browning
Monte Vista Park
Beni Kedem
Mystic Shrine
Charleston
The
Kiwanis Club
Business Men's Club of
Longest Marine Corps Bridge Opened Under Fire at Naha
A steel bridge across Naha harbor from Onoyama Island to the south shore opened today to traffic despite enemy fire. Built under Capt. Burt Lewis Jr and First Lt. James C. Brown, the span measures 9 350 feet and is claimed to be the longest Marine unit put up in combat.
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Naha
Okinawa
Marine Corps
Naha Harbor
Fron Onoyama Island
Naha Airfield
Burt Lewis
Lewis
James C. Brown
Bluefield
W. Va
Municipal Elections In West Virginia Towns Reported
West Virginia towns held municipal elections for two year terms with Bluefield coordinating primary voting. Unofficial results show mayors elected in New Martinsville Wellsburg St Marys New Cumberland Kenova and other towns with council seats filled by party candidates and independents, including notable races in St Marys Hinton Brandonville and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Bluefield
New Martinsville
Robert L. Bruce
Robert Farrow
W. C Rectories Party
Lee Fetty
Yea. McColdoch
Peay
J. B
Wellsburg
Harry Foryer
Frank McNally
Richard Hoff
Chies
Walter H. Lewis
Ed Fenwick
Charlies Bell
Robert Barnes
James Turley
St. Marys
C. E. Zipf
C. T. Strickling
C. R. Gerber
T. D. McSweeney
E. T. Bebbers
New Cumberland
Joseph A. Hazlett
Harvey Scott
John Roefaro
Russel S. Hatten
John Ga A
Meredith
a.Biede
Oscar Hamdan F. Piymale
Ted Mays
W. Zs
Ce Urmond
C. D. Collins
Oth Ner
E. N. Garten
Ted Recorder
J. Clair Bigoney
B. W. Vansickle
H. R. Gunnoe
Brandonville
Preston County
Sister Receives Silver Star For Soldier Brother
In Charleston West Virginia June 12 Mrs Mamie Toney Grubb received the Silver Star posthumously for her brother Pfc James C Toney Gallantry in action in the European theater on August 7 1944 The citation read by Capt John D Haggerty noted Mrs Grubb chose to stay at her war plant job and requested the ceremony before starting a midnight shift with War Department approval
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Mamie Toney Grubb
General Machinery Ordnance Corporation
James C. Toney
John D. Haggerty
War Department
Grubb
Pfc
Toney
Haggerty
a —_ Pony
Light vote in city primary in Bluefield elections
Incumbents plus six challengers won nominations for a five seat board in a low turnout Bluefield municipal primary amid rain. Wooldridge and Tanner led districts two and four respectively, with Burgess the first woman candidate and Sinkford the first colored nominee. Election set for July 3, with four-year terms starting August 1, 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry West
William C. Snyder
Greenacre
BE. H. Tucker
Stana. Sinkford
Burgess
Bluefield
Yenuenay
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By Spencer Davis
Forrest Bretton
Royal Australian Assault
Brooketon Village
Muara Island
Brooketon
Beckley Newspapers
Ike
King George
BY Henry B. Jameson
Luzon Isle
Japan
Tucker
West
Brown
Wooldridge
Clark
White
Tanner
Sinkford
Sisson
Vital Heights
ASL
By Seif Erickson
Seventh Division
Hill 95
Pedro A. del Valle
Kunishi Ridge
James L. Bradley
96Th
Yuza
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Damiag
Italy
BY Douglas B. Cornell
A. J. Stewart
A. Harry West
E. H. Tucker
J. B. Wooldridge, Jr
Terry L. Brown
S. O. White
Clarence C. Clark
T. Courtney Tanner
Mary D. Burgess
R. A. Sisson
Stanley Sinkford
Wooldrige
Woodridge
Sission
Stevenson
Postelthwaite
Crowell
Greenene
Hetzel
North Side
Bridge
Logan Street
Groovet — AY
Es Brown
Wooldin - Clark
Groeell
Wade
Stevennet
Een Wooldridge
Post
Emer
Pink Ford
Beaver High
Postel
H. Tucker
E Greenacre
John Hetzel
James A. Ae
J.B. Wooldridge
O. White
Ge E. Clarkewnee
Postlethwaite
Mary D
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