Charleston man earns Distinguished Flying Cross in WWII
Charleston resident 1st Lt. Ralph W. Young serves as co pilot on the B 17 Hell's Belle in England and receives the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement during 7th Air Force bombing raids on Nazi targets including Kiel submarine pens Berlin electrical plants and the Marshalling yards at Frankfort. He also holds the Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters and is the son of Dent W. Young.
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Bla Air Force
Hell's Belle
England
Ralph’ W. Young
Charleston
Army
7Th Air Force
Nazi Europe
Kiel
Berlin
Frankfort
Lt Young
Dent W. Young
Beech St
Charleston High School
Morris Harvey College
Air Corps
Russell Addresses War Effort and Home Front Sacrifices
Russell praises armed forces and urges shared sacrifice at home for the war effort. He cautions optimism at home, notes Japanese and German resolve, and warns against business as usual. Bankers will hear Moore of Clarksburg speak, with Nadler on banking problems, plus officer elections.
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Serve Ite
Western
Europe
Russell
Germany
Association
George M. Moore
Clarksburg
Frank N. Gans
B.R. Ward
Bombers Hit Key Balkan Rail Targets in Large daylight Raid
Allied air forces struck rail hubs across the Balkans including Cluj and Szolnok while a RAF night raid hit the Saumur yards in northwestern France. Mosquito aircraft mined Danish waters and additional RAF and Allied planes attacked targets near Szolnok and Szeged. No losses were reported.
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Cluj
Bucharest
Simeria
Danube
Hungary
Ploesti
Miskolcez
Budapest
Szolnox
Szegred
Balkans
RAF
Saumur Rai
Mantes
Tours
France
Saumur
Denmark
Szolnok
Eradicate Prussian Rule and German militarism
A historical tirade argues Germany must be divided into independent states, with permanent separation and the extermination of the Prussian ruling class and Junker power. It warns Allied leaders against leniency toward reformers like Schacht and calls for breaking Germany to prevent future wars.
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Germany
Oid
Dr. Schacht
Hitler
Kaiser
Byto
Theiser
Junkers
Teutonic Knights
Arabian Oil Line Talks Continue After War Gap
Arabian American Oil Company and Gulf Oil Corporation discuss a postwar pipeline with private versus government control. Experts say private handling could reduce capacity from the planned 24 inches and 400,000 barrels daily. The plan shifted from a government project–opposed by many U.S. firms–to a potential chiefly commercial venture. British experts favor an agreement respecting concessions, as Anglo American oil talks, begun two months ago in technical sessions, await Washington updates on a high-level London delegation.
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Arabian American Oi Co
Standard Oil Co
California
Texas Co
Gulf “Exploration
Gulf Oil Corp
Congress
Navy
London
Washington
Allies Press To Enter Rome In Fierce Velletri Drive
Allied forces breach the Alban Hills belt and advance toward Rome after taking Velletri and Lariano. American units under Clark’s Fifth Army push from Mount Artemisio toward Mount Della Faeta, with German resistance collapsing in the streets and near Artenmisio. French forces trap German troops southwest of the front as a race to the capital unfolds.
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Lanuvia
Ardea Setters
Tiber River
Velletri-Valmon
Fone
U.S
Velletri
Mount Della Faeta
Rome
Clark
5Th Army
Ernest N. Harmon
Hermann Goering
Via
Casilina
Artena
Lariano
Valmontone
Mount Artemisio
Alban
Vel Ietri
Thur
Via Casilina
Moralo
Ponte di Moralo
Lanico
Faustozzo
Veroli
Frosinone
Bth
Notable Charleston lawyer and veteran dies after long service
The obituary recalls Major and later colonel William White who served as assistant judge advocate general in World War I, conducted occupation duty on the Rhine, traveled the world, and held key posts in Charleston and Maryland history circles. Survived by wife Mary Anne William, son Huntington, brother Christian S. White of Charleston, and sister Mrs. Benjamin Howard of Baltimore.
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Fantry
City of
Charleston
White
Wilson
London
Officers Reserve Corps
England
Army of Occupation
the Rhine
Egypt
Palestine
India
Burma
Malay Peninsula
Java
China
Japan
Philippines
America
Central
Democratic Party
Shriner
Elks Lodge
Order of Cincinnati
Sons of the Revollution
United Spanish War Veterens
American Legion
Army and Navy Club
Atheneum Club
The
Middle Temple
Gray's Inn
Lincoln's Inn
All British Edgewood Country Club
American Bar Assoc
Maryland Historical, Society
Virginia Historical Society
Military Order of Foreign Wars
Mary Anne William
Huntington
Christian 5. White
Benjamin Howard
Baltimore
Romanian Raid reconnaissance planes and allied bases
The article describes reconnaissance planes piloted by Col. Paul T. Cullen and notes high level witnessings by American and Russian officials. Gen Deane praises the joint air operation as the first large scale cooperation among Britain Russia and America. It details Moscow and Teheran conferences shaping base creation with Gen H H Arnold guiding idea. Bases ECUSSA opened with parts supplies field hospitals and medical staff.
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Paul T. Cullen
Deane
Germany
H. H. Arnold
Moscow
Hull
Teheran
Roosevelt
Stalin
Churchill
Deare
U.S
W. Averell Harriman
Britain
Russia
America
Alse
Critiren
Tito Escapes Trap (Continued from Page 1)
Tito's Partisans fight to hold ground as German forces press toward Drvar and Petrovac. U.S. 15th Air Force and RAF support Tito with bombings on Bihac operations while German troops, gliders, and armor push north and east. An American colonel notes extensive glider activity and maps of the area.
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Tito
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Petrovac
U.S
15Th Air Force
RAF
Bihac
Arec
Podfire
Banja Luka
Livno
Crvat
Dinaric
Alps
Photographers Talbot and Pribichevich Captured in Yugoslavia Advance
During a chaotic first partisan counter attack Pribichevich aided air escape whileTalbot and Pribithevich were reported captured by German radio on May 21. The capture included Chief Petty Officer G E Fowler US Navy and Sgt Max Stade of the British Army who accompanied them into Yugoslavia.
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Pribichevich
Talbot
Tito
Pripithevich
Yugoslavia
G. E. Fowler
United States Navy
Los Angeles
Calif
Max Stade
Senate backs Cotton Plan amid House fights over OPA powers
The Senate plans to move Monday on an extension bill featuring the Bankhead amendment that would lift cotton textile price boosts to 225 to 380 million dollars annually, while House discussions consider restrictions on OPA actions and possible cotton amendments. Debate highlights include concerns over price controls and wage adjustments with several representatives warning of potential dangers.
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Senate
Senate Banking Committee
Office of Price Administration
House Banking Committee
House Committee
Frederick C. Smith
R-O
OPA
House
Paul Brown
D.-Ga
Brent Spence
D-Ky
Wright Patman
D.-Tex
U. S
Mike Monlroney
D.-Okla
Gee
Ripley man wins Distinguished Flying Cross in Europe
1st Lt. Oshel Frederick Staats, 29, of Ripley, bombardier on a Flying Fortress in England, received the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement in more than twenty heavy bombing missions over Germany and occupied Europe. He is a veteran of major B-17 operations including Kiel, Regensburg, Bremen, Frankfurt, and Augsburg targets. Son of Dr. and Mrs. Cahel Staats, he trained at San Angelo bombardier school, February 1943, and is a Ripley High School graduate who studied at West Virginia Institute of Technology in Montgomery.
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Oshel Frederick Staats
Ripley
Em Air Force
England
Germany
Europe
Stsais
Bth Air Force
Kiel
Messerschmitt
Regensburg
Bremen
Frankfurt
Augsburg
Cahel Staats
Army Bombardier School
San Angelo
Rex
Ripley High School
West Virginia Institute of Technology
Montgomery
Gillette Seeks Vote Spending Limits in 1944 Campaigns
Senator Gillette of Iowa urged tighter limits on campaign spending to curb 1944 election excesses. He asked a Senate subcommittee to cap expenditures for presidential campaigns at 2 million dollars and individual contributions at 10 000 dollars, arguing current law is vague and allows unlimited committee spending.
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Sen
Gillette
Washington
Iowa
Senate
Pope warns against ephemeral peace solutions and war risks
The Pope urges durable, honorable peace solutions not born of turmoil, hopes for a break of hostilities over Rome, and laments refugees and life shortages in Italy. He condemns religious division, stresses papal primacy, and calls for Christian unity to shape peaceful reconstruction.
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Italy
X Howe
Pius
Christ
Peter
Thaaida
McNutt Explains Labor Referrals at WMC Areas
McNutt says workers may be referred by priority committees to specific plants or businesses under 110 priorities. He notes WMC areas nationwide are granted latitude and agencies like union halls colleges and universities will help clear referring workers to maximize available aid.
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McNutt
WMC
Chinese and Japanese battle reports shift in Hu Nan front
From Chungking June 2 Chinese high command reports fresh fighting along a 120 mile Hu Nan front with major enemy objectives near Changsha and Changteh. Japanese advances west and north of Changsha drive toward Hanshaw while Chinese coastal units push near Mogaung and Malakawag amid heavy casualties.
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Mogaung River
Malakawag
Acaing
Seton
Chungking
Changteh
Changsha
Nan Province
Ingkiang
Milo River
Ansiang
Hanshaw
University Chief 4 Continued from Page 1
The board at its meeting in Morgantown last Saturday reappointed members including Lawall. Other board members are Miss Elizabeth Lanelle Agee of Welch, Austin V. Wood of Wheelers and Robert Pritchard of Wellon as promised. The Pope's address, delivered in Italian, was broadcast by Vatican radio.
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Acw
Lawall
Elizabeth Lanelle Agee
Welch
Austin V. Wood
Wheelias
Robert Pritchard
Well
Vatican_radio
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University Chief
R. D. West
NEW York Life Insurance Company
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AAP
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Army Specialized Training
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Civil Air Patrol
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Air Service Division
Victory Corps
U.S. Army Recruiting Service
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