Hell Down There in Carentan Parson Says
War dispatch from Carentan details Chaplain Raymond Hall and Lt. Borchert among US troops under heavy German fire. Field reports describe pillboxes, mortars, and brutal front-line conditions as D Day fighters press a stubborn advance amid shellfire, injuries, and somber courage.
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Carentan
U. S
France
Parson
Raymond Hall
Lynn
Mass
Gan
Dixon
D-day
Air Force
Censored missives shown to many State Dept staff
Washington based Senate subcommittee heard that nearly every State Department employee except office boys and janitors could view copies of censored correspondence. Censorship Director Byron Price provided originals of intercepts involving Vivien Keller, Connecticut industrialist, and Count Frederick von Zedlitz, a German agent in Buenos Aires, after a subpoena. Shaw said about 100 staffers in his division could have copied the letters.
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Washington
State Department
Senate
George P. Shaw
Foreign Activities Correlation Division
Byron Price
Nema
Vivien Kellers
Connecticut
Frederick von Zedlitz
Buenos Aires
Price
Shaw
Sen. Ferguson
R- Mich
Nazis Accused of Using Neutrals to Obtain Sulfa Drugs
In Philadelphia U S District Judge Benjamin Dawkins suspects Germany hired neutral seamen to buy sulfa drugs in the United States for Germany and France. Andre Jose Moraes a Philadelphia onshoreman was fined 50 dollars for attempting to export sulphadiazine tablets to Portugal. Moraes was arrested on the Portuguese liner Serpa Pinto after docking with European refugees. A ship crew member was also arrested. Customs agents believe a man in Portugal known as Pete hired the seamen and may be an agent for the Germans.
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Philadelphia
U. S
Benjamin Dawkins
Germany
France
Dawkins
Andre Jose Moraes
Portugal
Moraes
Serpa Pinto
Pete
Sailor Turner Recovers Wallet and Savings After Wreck
San Francisco AP reports seaman Roudel O Turner a South Pacific veteran was rescued after his ship foundered near the Farallon islands. His wallet and 21,049 currency washed ashore 25 miles from the wreck were found and returned to him, preserving his savings.
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Tar
San Francisco
Roudel O. Turner
Farallon Islands
Turner
Yellow rose bush blooms with three V marks in Bristol garden
In Bristol Connecticut Rev. Settimio Crudele reports a yellow rose bush blossoming for the first time in years, producing eight buds each tagged with three red V shapes. The unusual marks appear as the plant shifts from its longtime solid yellow color.
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Bristol
Conn
Settimio
Alligator tanks deliver supplies to front lines in New Britain
A wartime army tank nicknamed the alligator returns to the beach after delivering wartime supplies to front line operations in New Britain. The U S treasury urges continued support with war bonds to sustain the war effort.
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New Britain
U. S. Treasury Department
Iowans Rewarded in Southwest Pacific Decorations
Lt. Francis G. Venhorst of Waterloo and six other Iowans were among 330 wing members decorated for actions in the Southwest Pacific. In May the unit delivered 2000 plane loads, about 10 million pounds, to three dirt airstrips at Hollandia, Wakde, and the Ramu valley, flying in an Australian division and keeping it supplied. Venhorst received the Air Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross and Oak Leaf clusters. He is the son of Mr and Mrs August Venhorst, 1447 Fleet Avenue SE.
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Fifth Air Force Advanced Headquarters
New Guinea
Southwest Pacific
Hollandia
Dutch New Guinea
Ramu
Wakde Island
Neers
Francis G. Venhorst
Ar Rapids
Venhorst
August Venhorst
Fleet Avenue
Iowa men promoted to captain roles in air and signal corps
Washington AP reports James T. Lundy of Rapids Iowa rises from lieutenant to captain in the air corps and Raymond A. Miller of McGregor Iowa from lieutenant to captain in the signal corps. Lundy, son of a Clarion resident, attended the University of Iowa and lived with his sister before entering service in January 1941.
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Washington
James T. Lundy
Ar Rapids
Air Corps
Raymond A. Miller
McGregor
Signal Corps
Lundy
Clarion
University of Iowa
F. C. Dunn
Knollwood Drive
Yanks Escort Jap Envoy to Vatican
American soldiers escorted Ken Harada Japanese ambassador to the Vatican from Rome into Vatican City and back, with aid from Japanese Embassy Secretary Kanaya. The visit precedes plans for neutral Vatican City housing for Axis and Allied envoys under Allied protection.
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Vatican City
Ken Harada
Vatican
Rome
Kanaya
Harada
Ceas Atiell
Harold Tittman
Roosevelt
Child Groom Marries 37-Year-Old Widow in Vancouver
Ronald Smith, 15, wed Mary Elien Breen, 37, in Vancouver after nine years of knowing each other. The bride, a widow with two children, said it was love at first sight, and they cited hunting and fishing as shared interests. The ceremony was witnessed by the groom's mother.
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Vancouver
Wash
Ronald Smith
Mary Elien Breen
Mary
Rice-Fruit Juice Diet Curbs High Blood Pressure
Dr Kempner at Duke University reports a drugless rice and fruit juice diet lowers high blood pressure in many patients. The regimen, with vitamins and iron, reduced pressure from around 200 to safer levels, though some failures and deaths occurred in a 127 patient group.
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Chicago
American Medical Association
Duke University School of Medicine
Dree Kempner
Duke
Kempner
Flooded Nebraska towns brace for relief efforts
Flood waters in several Nebraska towns slowly advance as relief and rescue operations continue in the Elkhorn river valley, with crews aiding stranded residents and assessing damage amid rising waters.
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Omaha
INS
Nebraska
Elkhorn River
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