Atlantic Wall Proved a Bluff as Allied Breakthrough
Journal describes the Allied front line advance into Normandy on June 7 to 10, with the Atlantic wall described as a bluff. Reports claim extensive breaches, widespread destruction of pillboxes, and heavy Allied movement along a 30 mile shore. Allies liberate Bayeux and march toward Paris amid cheering civilians and open cafes. The dispatch notes heavy German defenses and disarray, with tanks and landing craft lost in obstacles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International
Allied Front Line
Normandy
IINS
Atlantic Wall
London
New York
Ian Jas
Dover
Calais
Bayeux
Wa Hac
Paris
Amerique
Invasion Dispatches From Allied Fronts and Port
Ernest Agnew, AP pool rep for the British fleet, begins his first naval assignment reporting from the invasion. War reports describe American morale high as ships and men brace for combat, with vivid accounts of tanks, ships, and sailors enduring peril off the Cherbourg coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Agnew
Associated Press Pool
London
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Agnew
America
United States
Cullea
Europe
Howard Whitman
Rmit Sang
Associated Press
Alt
Africa
Sicily
Chaplin Offers Money For Baby Support In Beery Case
Los Angeles reports Chaplin offers a reasonable sum to support Cura Ann Beery, 8 months old, as Superior Judge Myron Westover orders an accounting of $11,700 Chaplin already paid since June 1944. Beery suit, naming Chaplin as father, denies fatherhood. blood tests reportedly negate paternity but case continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Charlie Chaplin
Cura
Ann Ber
Myron Westover
Gertude E. Beery
Chaplin
Joan
Chapli
Charles £. Millikan
MM. Ent
Millikan
Joseph Scott
Berry
Building Permi Fattic Powell estate
Alterations to dwellings and additions listed for several properties. Includes installation at Ree sink, Edgewood Dr, and 1626 Lowell Av with amounts 40 to 100 dollars. Names mentioned include Sarah W Taylor and Bligh Jones with addresses 412 Jacob Bt and Wing Madiven Aw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Permi Fattic Powell
Ree Sink
Seniz
Edgewood Dr
Sarah W. Taylor
Lowell Av
Glenwood
Bligh Jones
Jacob Bt
FL Moan
Isin Madiven Aw
Fresh beans top cause of canning accidents says council
Fresh beans were involved most frequently in canning accidents with fresh fruits and tomatoes next. The council notes longer processing times may be a factor. Pack jars according to directions leaving at least a half inch head room for expansion of foods and liquids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Department of Agriculture
National Safety Council
Battleships prove their place in Normandy invasion
British battleships Warspite and Rodney supported the Normandy landings with 15 and 16 inch guns, blasting German pillboxes and armored car concentrations near Caen and in the Cherbourg Havre area. Texas, Nevada and Arkansas also supported the invasion, with Texas breaking obstinate pillboxes and aiding landing operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Normandy
Warspite
H. Lang
Fleet Air Arm
Caen
Lt Lang
Ramake
Jutland
Seine Bay
Texas
Nevada
Arkansas
Japa
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Rommel
Russia
Haly
Cherbourge
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Stockton
Mrs. Grace Gott
Edwin Messerschmidt
Kis
Community Church
Mahan
Hobson D. Fisher
Rock Lake Pool
Berry Baby
U. S. Dep. of Agriculture
United Nations
Charleston Engraving Company
Guthrie, Morris, Campbell Co
West Virginia Water Service
United Fuel Gas Company
Daniel Boone Hotel
Capitol City Body Works
D, Boone Dawson
General Machinery Ordnance Corp
Coffman Optical Go
Dipaoaing Opticians
Superior Laundry & Dry Cleaning Co
Monsanto Chemical Company
George Washington Life Insurance Co
David W. Sundor
Vice Press Woodrums
Massup Baking Company
Lewisburg Furniture Company
Lewisburg
L. H. Hill Company
Hill Photoprint 5
Jamison—Furniture Store
Smithers, W
General Truck Sates Corp
FDR
Watts
United Carbon Company
the Carbon Fuel Company
American Viscose Company
J. E. Ratliff, Inc
Ganaral Fires
Charleston Transit Company
Kanawha Valley Lumber Co
James Produce Company
Kuhn Construction Co
Atlantic Greyhound Lines
Smokeless Fuel Co
Pfaff & Smith Builders Supply Co
Persinger Supply Company
Phone
Barium Reduction Corporation
South Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia Safety and Health Council
W. ¢. Easley
Masonic Building
Charleston
West Va
Pearl Harbor
Princes of Wales
Cherbourg- Havre
Lang
Battlewagon
Norway
South Pacific
Nay
Salerno
OUI
Pki
Jonas-Monville
National Construction CO
Masonic Temple
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Cavender Paint CO
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Phona
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