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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1944
Page
3
Washington reports an appropriations committee approved a two billion dollar supply bill for the coming fiscal year. It funds rocketry and enforcement activities, includes 177 million for meat and production, and allocates money for vessels, advance materials, and other defense needs.
Soviet and Finnish bulletins report the Red Army widening its breach on the Karelian Isthmus to over 46 miles and nearing Viipuri by capturing Kanneljaervi. Go graphi, the Leningrad Army, claims a 25 mile advance in six days. Berlin and Moscow depictions stress ongoing attacks elsewhere with mixed results.
United States assault troops at Saipan have secured beachheads and push inland against a well organized Japanese defense. Adm Chester W Nimitz reports the fighting is progressing with heavy artillery and air support aiding efforts to reduce the island defenses.
The War Department says four Super-Fortresses did not return from a raid on Japan, revised from two losses. One plane lost to anti aircraft fire, another listed as missing. crew saved in one case. In Europe, reports claim American advances near Cherbourg and ongoing Pacific and Japanese industrial targets damaged.
Allied forces advance along the Cotentin peninsula pressing toward Cherbourg while German units from the 17th SS and other formations mount counterattacks. At Monte ved Quineville and surrounding locales fighting intensifies with flamethrower shells and heavy bombardment.
Allied Army forces advance to 90 miles northwest of Flo as troops sweep through several towns toward the gates seeking strategic position. Acknowledges movements up to 25 miles per day with advancing units.
Allied forces pressed ahead in central Italy advancing toward Orvieto and Terni. They seized Magliano and pushed toward strategic highway routes as grim fighting continued in the Nuova and Umbrian sectors, with substantial gains reported and German resistance intensifying around key towns northwest of Rome.
Reports describe heavy aerial bombardment of Truk by large raids, with 130 tons of bombs dropped in a Southwest Pacific campaign. Nerves tighten as fighter opposition and naval units engage, while Allied command notes wide air operations across occupied area.
Civilians who bought digs at Army post exchanges will pay tax under new orders. The order aims to curb tax leaks, with state officials estimating a near 1 million dollar annual tax gain. Some buyers reportedly used cigarettes or resold goods to outsiders, and regulators expect the policy to tighten enforcement.
The record notes Tiydrocen as the lightest substance known, claiming it weighs about fifteen times less than a substance named Adil. Further details on context or measurements are not provided.
Sgt Willian M Robison 21 of Honey Grove has been missing in action over Germany since May 28 while serving in England with the 8th Air Force. He volunteered for the service December 2, 1943 and earned the Air Medal with two Oak Leaf clusters after flying combat missions. Robison, a native of Honey Grove, completed over half of his missions. brother Cpl Leonard Robison is at Majors Field Greenville.
Paris Missouri June 16 20 year old Paul Patrick confessed slayer of three members of a Monroe City Missouri farm family and was held without bail in Monroe county jail after arraignment on first degree murder charges. No date set for preliminary hearing. Charges grow from murders of Albert Foltz 60 and his son Ladwin 24. Proctor Monroe county prosecuting attorney said no charge for strangling Mrs Foltz since that crime occurred in Iowa.
In Harlingen Texas farmers protest a large push by immigration inspectors to roundup Mexican workers helping harvest record crops in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Officials estimate about 22 909 workers affected as crews from several states were deployed.
Election notices indicate a Saturday filing deadline for candidates in Pablo El with a voting party focus. The article notes eligibility and required steps for candidates including party affiliation and filing location.
Chicago June 16 Jas C Petrillo president of the American Federation of Musicians said the union members on a 22 month strike against recording companies over canned music will not return to work as ordered by the War Labor Board. He said the union will not go back without a contract.
A Washington newsboy sells papers with a bold line announcing the Super-Fortress bombing of Japan. His call reads First it was Doolittle, now it is too much, reflecting wartime sentiment and urgency.
The article notes Urlee Cummings slated as president of the Lions Club with officers Clarence Elkin Jack Saunder Les Pines Huet Edmist J D Woodware W E Hawes and Tom Francis nominated. A gathering at Bonham State Park featured a picnic and informal evening as members consider the report. Scientists using electron microscopes study natural rubber and synthetic rubber improvements.
A child avoids meals that trigger sickness, leading to ongoing health concerns.
Howard Hodge promoted to major at a military base near Honey Grove. He is praised by Lt Gen James Doolittle for heroism in rescuing a bombardment wing from enemy attacks. Son of Mr and Mrs John C. Hodge, Honey Grove High School alumnus, attended Paris Junior College. wife Elizabeth Hodge lives in Milford Delaware.
Fort Worth market data shows cattle and calves steady to weak with steer and yearling prices 8.50 to 13.00, fat cows 8 to 11, cutters 8, calves 9 to 14. Hogs command 14.00 steady with top loads around 17.55 and packing hogs 9.75 to 12.25.
Moscow reports General Leonid Asorov s Leningrad army with air support pushed through Finnish lines on the Karelian Isthmus. Soviet forces now within about 33 miles of Viipuri as Finnish defenses stiffen the retreat.
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