Australian Forces Seize Nital Airfield On Borneo
Australian forces captured a 3,600 foot airfield at Brunei two miles north of the capital and moved toward Tambalai airstrip on Labuan island. The advance cut Japanese oil fields near Seria and Miri and left Allied casualties minimal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nital
Borneo
Spencer Davis
Manila
Brunei
Brooketon
Labuan
Brunei Bay
Seria
Miri
Pee de
Senda
Associated Press
James Hutcheson
Chinese Forces Break Feiyun River Barrier Drive
Chinese troops re occupy Jian port after a 10 mile advance from Pingyang as they push toward Wenchow. Guerrillas aid as Japanese retreat on the Chinese coast northwest of Formosa with signs of a withdrawal from Wenchow and Foochow. Chinese operations report losses near Liuchow and Ishan as forces press toward Kweilin and Liuchow air bases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
Feiyun
Jian
China
Wenchow
High Command
Pingyang
Okinawa
Formosa
Foochow
Shanghai
Kweilin
Liuchow
South China
Ishan
Triplets Surprise Dad as Nine More Hide in Family
In St. Albans Vermont on June 13 32 year old woman bore three more daughters after already having nine children. Father Fred Bourger acted as midwife until Dr. Swisler arrived noting he performed duties well. The triplets Annette Lucy Genevive Marie and Joanne Frances were born crying and wrapped in blankets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Alban's
Fred Bourger
F. F. Swisler
St. Albans P
Bourger
Annette Lucy
Genevive Marie
Joanne Frances
Investigation of Loan Urged Involving Elliott Roosevelt Case
Republican leaders in Congress urge probe into a $200000 loan to Elliott Roosevelt settled for 4000. A P Tea Co executive John Hartford confirms lender role and tax deduction. Westbrook Pegler reports details while A and P counsel Caruthers Ewing cites settlement facts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Elliott Roosevelt
Congress
Rep. Knutson
Minnesota
House
Ways and Means Committee
Internal Revenue Bureau
John Hartford
Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
Bridges
N. H
Senate
Butler
Neb
Westbrook Pegler
Hartford
Pegler
Caruthers Ewing
A. and P
Ewing
Jones
Warm Springs
John L. Lewis Visits West Virginia to Discuss Organizing Effort
John L. Lewis, head of the United Mine Workers, visits Charleston to confer with district 50 officials about a planned organizing drive for chemical workers in the Kanawha valley. He will inspect UMW district 17 headquarters and spend most of tomorrow in Charleston after arriving today with district leaders.
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Charleston
W. Va
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
District 50
UMW
UMW International
Kanawha
District 17
Lewis
West Virginia
Monongah
Marion County
Oak Hill Airman Killed in Florida Plane Crash
A P-51 fighter on a training flight from Bradenton Sarasota airport crashed 14 miles southeast of Sarasota. The pilot 2nd Lt. James Oliver Clark Jr. of Oak Hill West Virginia was killed. Clark is survived by his mother Mrs Mable Clara Clark.
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Bradenton, Fla
Army Air Base
Bradenton- Sarasota
Sarasota
James Oliver Clark
Oak Hill
W. Va
Clark
Mable Clara Clark
Big Five Wins Veto Control at UN Peace Charter
The UN conference ends with big powers securing a veto in peace enforcement. Cuba opposed the second provision and Cuba and Colombia voted negative on the third. 15 abstained and 3 were absent. Delegates expect smoother deliberations after ratification steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
United Nations Conference
World League
Australia
Britain
Russia
China
France
United States
United Nations Organization
Yalta
Cuba
Colombia
Truman Reveals Planned Big Three Meeting Progress
President Truman announced an early meeting with Stalin and Churchill to resolve remaining differences among the big three. He praised Hopkins and Davies for satisfactory missions and said a Polish government compromise could emerge from a June 15 conference. Byrnes and Stettinius will join, with Leahy and Ross assisting. He noted Denmark as a possible site and stressed no destabilizing actions on the Polish issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Harry Hopkins
Joseph F. Davies
Marshal Stalin
Churchill
Davies
Russia
James F. Byrnes
Stettinius
Hopkins
William D. Leahy
Charles G. Ross
Copenhagen
White House
Noth
Atlantic
On Pollan
Stalin
San Francisco
WEA Orders Sugar Quotas for Agencies
In Washington on June 13 the War Food Administration ordered sugar quotas for government agencies including the military and other users. Clinton P. Anderson said army consumption exceeded initial civilian estimates, leading to a reevaluation of distribution to protect civilian supplies. He proposed assigning available foods to agencies to ensure consistency with WFA allocations to all claimants against the sugar supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Food Administration
Clinton P. Anderson
Truman
WFA
Navy offers $500 reward for missing GB-2 aircraft
The Ninth Naval District announced a $500 reward for information leading to the recovery of a GB-2 single engine fire plane missing since May 26 after leaving Grosse Ile Michigan bound for Washington D C with two Navy officers aboard. Lieutenant Robert F. Grant piloted the aircraft and Lieutenant Herbert M. Jay rode as co navigator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Navy Today
Ninth Naval District
Grosse Ile
Mich
Washington, D. C
Navy
Robert F. Grant
USNR
Carl L. Grant
Aurora Ave
St. Paul
U S 97th Division Leaves Europe for Home
The U S 97th Division begins boarding at Le Havre for America. ETO reports 150 transport planes start June 15 carrying 6000 men with high point scores and the quota rising to 20000 in July and 30000 in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
U. S
le Havre
ETO
Europe
North Africa
Raids On Jap Homeland Range Through Sixth Straight Day
Okinawa based planes raid Kanoya and Kushira air bases on Kyushu as the sixth straight day of attacks on Japan continues. Allied forces report sustained air activity with bombs and rockets, while shipping around Honshu remains under blockade and additional targets in the Ryukyus and Carolines are noted.
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Guam
Japan
Okinawa
Kanoya
Kushira
Kyushu
Kenoya Naval Base
Adm
William F. (Bull) Halsey
Ae Soth
Sakishima
Ryukyus
Fleet Airwing 18
Nippon
Honshu
Seventh Army Air Force
Truk
Carolines
Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing
Yap
11Th Army Airforce
Fleet
Restrictions Lifted for Low Priced Cars in Purchaser Rules
Washington reports that automobiles priced at 550 dollars or less, including midgets, were removed from strict eligibility controls. The OPA said these low and high priced cars now share buying priority with luxury cars, available to buyers who show a need for gainful occupation or welfare related activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
OPA
Tony
Bluefield Hero Junior Spurrier Returns Home
Bluefield’s Junior Spurrier arrives in New York and is processed at Fort Meade after more than a year in Europe and 31 months in the Pacific. The Medal of Honor recipient, called a one man army, earned the Purple Heart and other decorations for actions at Acain France and other combat actions.
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Bluefield
States
Junior J. Spurrier
New York
Fort George G. Meade
Spurrier
Fort Meade
Pacific
Frince
J. S. Spurrier
Princeton Avenue
Eto
Stars and Stripes
Tas Force
Acain
France
Adhain
Plea For Phone Taken To PSC
Exasperated George Moore asked the West Virginia public service commission to order Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone to transfer extension telephones to unserved residents. The company resisted, citing wartime restrictions and potential chaos, noting thousands of unfilled applications and many nonfunctional extensions.
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Charleston
W. Va
George Moore
West Virginia Public Service Commission
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Moore
Telephone Company
War Pboee Board
WPB
PSC
Shirley Temple Graduates From Westlake School
Shirley Temple of Los Angeles completes high school at Westlake School for Girls. She joins 41 other graduates in the ceremony marking a milestone in the former child star’s career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley
Los Angeles
Shirley Temple
Westlake School
Hetzel Seeks Recount in District 1 Primary
John Hetzel asked the city board for a recount of District 1 primary votes filed with city clerk Eleanor Shupe by Walter W. Ross. Unofficial results showed West 767, Tucker 252, Greenacre 323, Hetzel 920, Stevenson 109, with Hetzel 29 votes behind Tucker and Greenacre ahead of him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hetzel
City Board of Directors
Eleanor Shupe
Walter W. Ross
Hetzel
A. Harry West
E. H. Tucker
George Greenacre
Marines Press Back on Okinawa Yaeju and Oroku Fronts
On Okinawa, the sixth Marine Division cleared the Oroku peninsula pocket after a nine day battle. First and seventh divisions pressed both flanks of the Yaeju escarpment as Maj Gen Lemuel C Shepherd Jr’s men overran an enemy hospital and tallied heavy enemy losses.
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Leif Erickson
Guam
Sixth Marine
Oroku
Okinawa
Yaeju
Lemuel C. Shepherd
Shepherd
Archibald V. Arnold
Doughboys
Yaeju Line
Pedro A. del Valle
Kunishi
Kunishi Ridge
96Th Infantry
James L. Bradley
New York Doughboys
Ozato
96Th
Bradley
U. S. Tenth Army
Amere
State's E Bond sales lag in West Virginia progress
West Virginia War Finance Chairman A C Spurr said the 7th war loan in E bonds and individual sales reach only 52 percent of the quotas for E bonds and 56 percent for individuals. He cited national averages higher and urged county chairmen to accelerate campaigns with auctions rallies and retail outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
A C. Spurr
West Virginia
Spurr
Ted R. Gamble
Treasury’ War Finance Division
Poles Reject Moscow Plan For Polish Unity Government
London Poles refuse to recognize the three great powers as supervisors of a new Polish unity administration to be formed at a Moscow conference. They denounce the meeting as a concession to Russia and plan an emergency cabinet session to protest to the world, especially American Poles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Singleton
London
Poland
Moscow
Russia
Governor Proclaims June 17 Father’s Day in West Virginia
Governor Clarence W. Meadows proclaimed Sunday June 17 as Father’s Day and urged West Virginians to observe with prayer in churches homes and public places. He saluted fathers who paid in blood for victory in the Pacific and urged devotion to the day.
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Charleston
W. Va
Clarence W. Meadows
West
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Feiyun River
Sir Leslie Morshead
Afizac Hero
Tobruk
Big Five
League
Security Council
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WEA
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Isle
Okinawa Combat
Yontan
Junior Spurrier
U.S
Iwo
Macon
Iwo Jima
Prances Newman
Georgia
Warner Robins Field
Fourth Marine
Clifton B. Cates
Bob
Luther G. Scott
Dickason and Dunlop
Scott Street
Scott
Circuit Court
W. A. Brown
Brown
Rogers
Horry Street
Longview Terrace
Bluefield Gas Company
Public Service Commission
Hanks
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