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Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1944

Page

8

Carentan Link Set and Tanks Battle Reported

Allied progress in Normandy sees Carentan seized aiding drainage of flooded areas while forces drive toward Cherbourg. Montgomerie reports about 7,000 German captives. Bradley advances include a forest capture near Cerisy and strikes near Ste. Mere Eglise.

Cherbourg U. S Carentan Caen Normandy Berlin Bernard L Montgomery Tilly vPg Tilly-sur-Seulles France Montebourg-Quineville Bradley Quincville Montebourg St. Lo Cerisy Forest Fallen Carentan Ward Lessay Coutances Brittany Troarn Orne River Caenport Merderet Ste. Mere Eglise la Haye du Puits U. S. Ethnir Force RAF Borer Command U. S. Aih Air Force London Adolf Hitler le Mans Rouen Paris Bierville Russia North Africa Bely Sicily

Marriage Applications and Birth Announcement Snippet

Marriage applications list several couples including Guy Menty Biggs and Ethel Shires, Charles Luther Stricklen and Beulah Dodson, James Alexander Rippetoe and Gladys Goll, Estherence Binion and Pearl Nunley, Kelly Ray and Chaylene Hayton. Birth notice notes a daughter born yesterday to Mr. and Mrs. William Abe Payne of Miwes at BacMillan hostils.

Guy Menty Biggs Virginia St. FE Ethel Shires Gharles Luther Stricklen Beulah Carmen Dodson Dunbar Jamey Alexander Rippetoe End Gladys Cornwell Goll Maryland Esterence Binion Pearl Elizabeth Nunley Decota Kelly Lee Ray Iadd Crescent Chaylene Hayton Pennsylvie Ee William Abe Hey Payne Miws Bac- Millan Hostils

Fifth War Loan Drives West Virginia Reach

Maj Henry Ford spoke of soldier sacrifices in Sicily Salerno and Cassino urging Americans to complete the job at hand. West Virginia reports show strong bond sales with Mrs Grady Pepper of Kanawha Blvd selling 1000 in one day and Mrs Denver T Morgan of Fort Hill moving 20000 in bonds. The state aims for 81000000 and local units including a mobile bond truck in Ritchie county. Audiences in Huntington and Gilmer county support the drive with banners and veteran speakers guiding quotas.

Maj Henry Ford Jengih Sicily Salerno Cassina Maj. Ford Ashford General Hospital Fort Hill McDavid Aml A. C. Spurr Fairmont West Virginia Ritchie Ritchie County Pennsboro American Legion Huntington David Campbell Gilmer County Kanawha Wayne County Gilmer Glenville

De Gaulle Seeks Aid as Nazi Food Controls Tighten

Nazis extended repressive measures against occupied France with a gunfire threat against fighters behind lines. Food shipments were halted with trains and trucks blocked, leaving France to rely on emergency stocks for about a week. Paris faced near panic as black market prices surged, while Vichy authorities reported traffic curbs and extended curfews in Limoges and nearby districts amid rumors of patriots seizing strategic centers.

France Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt Vichy Yest Cione Paris Haute Loire Allier Puy de Dore Limoges

Byrnes Urges Continued Postwar Economic Restraint

The article notes Byrnes advocating ongoing postwar tax changes and unemployment compensation, with calls for surveys on price controls and rationing duration, promoting small security issues, and preventing monopolies while reducing government overlap. It frames these ideas within broader economic chaos and fiscal policy debates.

Byrnes

Rookie U. S. Pilot Nets Four Focke-Wulfs in One Flight

Suprem e Headquarters reports Captain Randall W. Hendricks of the 9th Air Force from Youngstown shot down four Focke-Wulfs in a single mission. Hendricks said he identified black crosses on the aircraft, released napalm tanks, and fired from about 150 yards, destroying one enemy plane.

Supreme Headquarters Thunderbolt Devel Randall W. Hendricks 9Th Air Force Youngstown Hendricks

Be Eliminated Be Expanding Trade And Delegated Powers

Be eliminated. How foreign trade can be expanded and excessive delegation of congressional powers be checked.

Allied drive to Rome accelerates with South African division

Allied forces push up the Liri and Sacco valleys toward Rome aided by the 8th army and the South African armored division. They overrun Avezzano and Lake Fucina area while Germans are expelled from the Pescara region. Bombers target rail yards and oil works in Romania Yugoslavia and Bulgaria as supply lines strain.

Bolsena Tiber Rome Bagno Reggio Rieti 8Th Avezzang Fucina Adriatic Pescara Romania Yugoslavia Bulgaria Anynemy Yesterd

American Chiefs Tour Through War-Torn Countryside

American invasion chiefs rode through countryside scarred by shells and bombs on a sunny day. German snipers were rounded up as the group lunched on field rations beside a cow pasture near Isinny, a village recently captured and still burning in places.

Isinny

Guam Hit 2d Day In Marianas Carrier Strike

Nimitz reported a powerful carrier task force struck the southern Marianas again on Sunday after Saturday’s actions against Guam Saipan and Tinian. The operation extended to Rota, with the size of the force undisclosed and radio silence observed. Other Central Pacific bases were bombed including Param Eten Dublin Moen and Ponape.

Guam Mariana Nimitz Marianas Islands Saipan Tinian Islands Rota Island Rota Marianas Manila Japan Central Pacific China Coast Param Eten Dublin Moen Islands Truk Carolines Ponape Nauru Ocean Islands Catelina Marshall Islands

Right To Criticize continued from Page 1 article fragment

Justice Reed and four others dissented in a citizenship decision while Murphy criticized pamphlets for vicious attacks on military officials and for stoking false racial theories amid a broader case on the right to criticize.

Murphy Reed Frankfurter Douglas Jackson

March to Rome rallying call for a new bond drive

The speech urges Americans to back a national bond drive to fund security in a free world. It emphasizes enduring resolve, renewed effort, and unity with allied nations as the war continues and funding grows.

United States

Justices Uphold Free Speech In Citizenship Ruling

The Supreme Court unanimously held that criticizing public men is a prerogative of American citizenship. The decision reversed a 1932 Kansas City case canceling Carl Baumgartner's citizenship and involved related labor records and state law challenges. Justice Murphy concurred with Frankfurter, with Black Rutledge and Douglas joining.

Rearh Frankfurter Carl Wilhelm Baumgartner Kansas City Western Missouri Federal District Court Texas B. J. Thomas United Automobile Workers

Russians Press for Port and Armistice Hopes Fail

Russians push through Karelia after breaching fortifications and seizing Terijoki near Leningrad, advancing toward Kuokkala as armistice prospects fade. U S Finnish tensions reportedly worsen as Edmund D Guillon returns to Helsinki to report on the evolving Finland situation.

Sestra Terijoki Karelia Leningrad Helsinki Kuokkala Terizoki Gulf Mya Repin Tunis Soviet Union Stockholm Helsingin Sanomats Edmund D. Guillon Attaiyes Legation Finland

Ickes asks miners to skip July vacations for war effort

Interior Secretary Ickes urged coal miners and operators to forego the July 1 to 10 vacation period to avoid production losses that could jeopardize the war. He stressed the request is not a call for a manpower halt, but for continued production amid wartime needs.

Washington Ickes

Summer Vacation Rights for Miners Stated

A July holiday plan outlines preserving miners rights to up to 50 vacation payments while arranging summer time off without impacting existing entitlements.

Club Meetings of North Charleston WCTU at Lydia Robeson church

The North Charleston WCTU meets at 2 pm today in Lydia Robeson Presbyterian Church. Mrs W M Mandavilte, director of the flower mission and relief department, will lead a program honoring Miss Jenny Cassidy founder of the department.

North Charleston WCTU Lydia Robeson Presbyterian Church W. M. Mandavilte Flower, Mission and Relief Department Jenny Cassidy

St Joseph Aspirin Ad Urges Pure Be Amisin Claim

An odd OCR fragment markets St Joseph Aspirin with claims of purity and speed, citing unnamed prices and a worldwide seller position. The text contains garbled phrases and nonsensical questions about acceptance, without verifiable details.

St. Joseph

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