Invasion of Europe Opens with D-Day Landing
The June 6 1944 invasion marks the establishment of the second front in Normandy as Allied and German forces clash. U S and British troops storm the French coast joined by hundreds of paratroopers and naval arm. Allied air power and ground advances push inland toward Paris while German counterattacks and retreat reshape the western front.
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English Channel
French Normandy
French
U. S
Europe
Britain
Adolf Hitler
Channel
England
le Havre
Cherbourg
Dieppe
Abbeville
Boulogne
U S
Dwight D Liserhower
Bernard L. Montgomery
Bertram Hme Ramsay
Paris
Fri
Geaven Rundstedt
Sterien
Erwinia Rummel
Te Ainvesten
Areca
House of Commons
Warston Churchill
Apennines
Albert Kesselring
Harold Alexander
Cassino
Anzio
Italy
Est
Rome
French Channel
U.S
Vichy
Hitler
Atlantic Wall
Eisenhower
Everybody's Business Local notes drift through Galesburg and beyond
Margery Smith visits grandparents in Galesburg while Chase Davis from Pasadena spends weekend here. John Powers on furlough from Camp Wheeler visits Chillicothe. Lt Archer Johnson and family announce birth at St Francis Peoria. Navy sailor John Smith leaves for duty. many family visits across Bardolph Monmouth Elmwood and Chillicothe noted. A barber misreads a French sign as Latin, sparking a light exchange about language.
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Margery Smith
Galesburg
Chase Davis
Pasadena
Calif
John Powers
Chillicothe
Camp Wheeler
Walter Rayfield
Monmouth
Marion Comingore
Archer Johnson
Chicago
A Sor
St. Franc’s Hospital
Peoria
Bird on a hat prompt sparks a quirky exchange
A lighthearted dialogue centers on choosing a bird for a hat, with a wary husband warning of danger from a small beaked creature. The quirky exchange segues into miscellaneous notes about visits, leaves, and a funeral in Washington and nearby towns, mentioning several local names and places.
Leaders in Battle: Eisenhower Tedder Doolittle bios
Thumbnail biographies profile Allied invasion leaders Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower supreme commander, born in Texas, raised in Kansas, rising from lieutenant to general in five years. Air Chief Marshal Arthur Tedder, veteran of World War I, led Middle East and Allied Mediterranean air forces. Lt. Gen. James B. Doolittle, age 47, “the man Tokyo,” commands the U.S. Eighth Air Force.
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Dwight David Eisenhower
North Africa
Sicily
Italy
Texas
Kansas
Sir Arthur Tedder
Middle East
Mediterranean
Eee
Dep
Supreme Allied Comm
James B
Jimmy”) Doolitfire
the Man
Tokyo
U. S
Eighth Air Force
St Josephs Church Mass Times Summary
St Josephs Church holds Sunday Masses at 7 30 and 10 30. Wass at Williamsfield holds Sunday service at 9 00. Father Thomas C Harrison serves as pastor.
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Williamsfield
Thomas C. Harrison
Sunday School and Worship Services Announce Postponed Program
Union holds Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. and Worship at 11:00 a.m. Children’s Day program is postponed. A Friday meeting of Sunday School teachers and officers occurs in the Parsonage. Women’s Association visits Mrs Kenneth Hamilton on Thursday with hostesses listed and program chair Mrs Jud Harding.
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Women’s Association
Kenneth Hamilton
Thoraday
Len Porter
Earl Scott
A.T Babcock
Mra
Jud Harding
John Hines Transportation
Geo. Fennery
Brimfield and area estate ads and sales notices
A Brimfield area classifieds page lists multiple sales and notices. Items include 20 acres alfalfa, wood and cavity work, a 9 by 12 wool rug, a five room rental with farm buildings, a light brown Swiss heifer and calf, 50 pound Illini seed beans, and a modern Brimfield home with various properties for sale. Also listed are warm morning heater items, furniture, a leather of corsets, and an auction of residence property and household goods on Saturday afternoon June 17 conducted by Colt M E B Clark as auctioneer.
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Cathice Read
Colt
M. EB. Clark
Methodist Church Sunday Services And Sunday School Outline
The Methodist Church schedules Sunday school at 10:00 with services at 10:45 and a singing preaching mission led by Mario Sapeéti. Next Sunday will feature morning afternoon and evening services concluding the conference year. Children are urged to attend and promotion exercises will be held in Sunday school. The W S C S meets June 15 with Mrs Kratz. program leaders are Gladys Ball Marecelia Travis Mildred Bragg. hostesses Iren e Miller Edith Ceci Hazel Collins Chas E Dunlevy.
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Mario Sapeéti
W.S C.S
Mrs Kratz
Teader
Gladys Ball
Marecelia Travis
Mildred Bragg
Irene Miller
Edith Ceci
Hazel Collins
Chas
E. Dunlevy
Pastor
Patriotism and faith in liberty sermon excerpt
A pastor urges true patriotism through righteousness and prayer, citing Romans 13 and the U S Constitution. He contrasts Western religious liberty with persecution in Russia and Axis nations, stressing worship freedom as a divine blessing Americans must protect through prayer and deeds.
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United States
Great Britain
Russia
America
Market Prices Feed Correction For Corn and Grains
The Market page lists corrected Wednesday evening prices with a corn yield of No 2 ear corn at 1 01 and 1 08 for various grades, oats at 78 percent, wheat at 1 58, beans at 1 85, and hogs at 33 60, reflecting updated market quotes for corn and related commodities.
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WAVRE
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Perry Walker
Mra Walker
Bardolph
Patsy Carson
Harry
John
Mt. Pleasant
Iowa
John Saiith
Navy
Mr.Carrie Pairfield
Mrablem Paul
Norbert Paul Af Bushnell
William Daum
Mara M. R. Clark
Max Gayea
Russell Larner
James Ware
David Rugent Gorn
St. Francis Hospital
Ware
Helen Palien
Wilbur Mason
Grace Wagner
Galfornia
We Wavy
West Coast
Cpt
Ray W. McKinney
Ray
Dutch Harbor
North West
Genrietta Guyer
Guyer
Elm Haven Hospital
Rimwood
Aomé
Gien Rowe
Marseilles
L. Bragg
Sandra Kar Allen
Toulon
Willard DeFords
Elmwood
Bragg
Brasmer
Richard
John Powershand
Jones
Orrin Tucker
Peru
Indiana
Davey Lee McKinney
Kenneth McKinney
Earl Stine
Earlene
Appleton
William Eugené Daumlas
Wm Beas
Ralph Hess
Doria
BR. W. Oetzsel
Shirley
Henry Ghrist
Chas. Muller
Emthe Besa
Emery O Deli
Washington SI
Harold Harlan
Princeville
Ghas, Daum
Clifton
St. Josephs Church
Hargreaves
Hubert Oakes
L. Ft, Barnett, Briofield
John Glark
Brimfield
O. Ja. Harding
Leonard Baysingar
Ross W. Porter
Clark
M. R. Clark
W. B. McNay
Spencera
Mable A. Shaw
N. Monroe
Tnsure Pn
Life Insurance
Leo McKown
Methodist Church
Lutherar
Misa
Henry Wraud
THE
Brimfield News
Mildred Pacey
Ensign George KK Edwards
William
Fuassner
Willard
Hasselbachers
Cecil M
John Snares
Thomas W Endres
Max Udell Duncan
John Edwards
C. R. Arnold
Arnold
Floyd Keith Arnold
Gerald D Shane
EC Hargreaves A & N Rovert
Harry V
Jack W
Davis
Clifford G Friling
Joan C Lyon Norbert
Pratt
Chalmer
Catton
Ouoe Geitner
Jamea Edward Conléy
Kester M May
Curtis Reents
Eldon
Prince
Roszell
California
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