Belgium awaits Leopold return amid strike warnings and abdication demand
Brussels reports police guarding radio and telegraph stations as Belgium braces for King Leopold to come back from Austria. General strike threats grow with Socialist demand for abdication and calls from Le Drapeau for democratic forces to back the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Belgium
Leopold
Pete Instry
Generel
Leppola
Balgian
Socialist Party
le Drapeau
van Acker
Preci
OWI
Deleen
Munis
Salsburg
Austria
Pritey
Polish general Okulicki among 16 Poles set for trial
In Moscow a group of sixteen Poles including Gen. Bronislaw Okulicki faces trial on charges of diversionary acts behind Red Army lines in Poland. Some cases may seek the death penalty. Foreign mission observers invited to attend the Dom court for the proceedings amid talks of a Polish provisional government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Bronislaw Okulick
Red Army
Poland
Ing 10
London
Aloniz
Besser
Oplisiam
Unclear fragment hints at a character remark
Fragmentary text mentions a person named Willie Willis and a judge of a new kid, but details are unreadable and context is missing.
West Virginia War Bond Drive Sets Record Quota Target
West Virginia faces its largest war bond drive yet with an 83.9 million dollar quota, including corporate buyers for the first time. A. C. Spurr notes daily totals will cover separate categories, while campaign leaders urge caution over early corporate sales and avoid over optimism. In Chicago, Marshall Field and Co announces air plane sales in its department stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Army of War
Ith
A. C. Spurr
Federal Reserve
Richmond
Pittsburgh
Spurr
Chicago
Marshall Field and Co
Iff
Huuhston M. McBain
Marshall Field
Washington Prepares Eisenhower Welcome for Hero return
Washington readies a hero’s homecoming for Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower as he returns to the United States with 53 officers and men. He will address Congress at 12:30 p.m. and join a White House banquet later. His plane lands at National Airport after a Pentagon stop and a Capitol Hill greeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Dwight D. Eisenhower
America
Truman
Eisenhower
Potomac
Capitol
Congress
Pershing
Grant
Sherman
Senate
House
White House
National Airport
SAE
War Department
Capitol Hill
George C. Marshall
Pentagon
Henry L. Stimisen
Sam Rayburn
Kivyburn
Districts of Columbia
Pentiaon
New York
LaGuardia Field
Owele
Journalist Picked As Italy's Premier To End Deadlock
In Rome Crown Prince Umberto designated Patr Patri of Milan to form a new Italian government, succeeding Ivanne Bonomi who resigned after Italy’s liberation. Patri, a mild journalist and wartime patriot, comes after six National Liberation committees united to end a month long deadlock. He pledged a stable anti fascist government and a constituent assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Rome
cPh
Ferruccia
Patr
Milan
Umberto
Patri
Ivanne Bonomi
Committee of National Liberation
Parzi
Importing Nations Face Sugar Famine in 1945
Washington report says maldistribution and shortages threaten world sugar supply in 1945. Burmeister of the agriculture department notes major consuming areas like United States United Kingdom Canada and Europe will feel the pinch more than others while surplus regions such as Caribbean Australia and South Africa resume record consumption levels. Reserve stocks have fallen and production projections show a modest rebound but overall supply remains tight amid postwar disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Gustave Buremeister
Department
Office of Forcian Relations
Burmeister
United States
United Kingdom
Canada
Europe
Middle East
Caribbean
Australia
Union of South Africa
Mexico
Central
South America
Japan
Light Cruiser Lit Rock Receives New Commander at Charleston
The light cruiser Lite Rock was formally handed over to Capt. William E. Miller in Charleston West Virginia. The 10 000 ton ship features a main battery of 12 six inch guns with five inch and 40 and 20 mm defenses. Special guests included Capt. Corydon M. Wassell noted for aiding wounded Americans in 1942 and Mrs Samuel M sponsor of the ship and wife of a Lite Rock city commissioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bra
Auelpria
Lite Rock
William E. Miller
Charleston
W. Va
Uth Naval District
Corydon M. Wassell
Little Hook
Java
Samuel M
Rock City
Byrd Seeks Plan to Reorganize Federal Government
Senator Harry F. Byrd announces a detailed postwar reform plan to reduce federal employees from over three million to about one million and bring all bureaus under a cabinet head. He cites potential annual savings of five billion dollars and supports Truman’s authority to reorganize. The Byrd-Butter bill would place major government corporations under congressional control and require audits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Harry F. Byrd
Joint
Congressions Economy Committee
Truman
Byrd
Byrd Committee
Byrd-Butter Bil
Yeerameny Co Starlors Wikt
Carter Munnased
D.ala
Comptroller-General
Congress
Tennessee Valley Authority
Sen
Kenneth
McKellar D.tenns
TVA
Large Centers Believed Out Of Production In World War II
Heavy U S bomb strikes on four of Japan's secondary industrial centers were announced as Okinawa battles continued with ferocious resistance. Gen MacArthur reported Nipponese losses in the archipelago and American gains in the Philippines while Tokyo warned of an imminent invasion of the homeland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preas
Japan
Okinawa
Chester W. Nimitz
1St Marines
Nimitz
U. S
Mimoru Matetes
Okinaws
Oroku Peninsula
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Archinchego
Radio
Dougahoys
Cagayan Valley
Luzon
Cagayan Town
MacAridge
Formosa
China
Shanghai
Honshu
Teeyeong Eee
Chen End Chemical Center
Synine Fatetories
Washington
Pacific
Air Force Headquarters
Guam
Tokyo
Clemency Board Formed by Army to Review Court Martials
The Army announces a clemency board to assist Undersecretary Patterson in reviewing court martial convictions. Judge Sherman Minton will chair the new board with Austin MacCormick S Ramey Hubert Hoover and James Hendrick as members. The panel will focus on more serious clemency cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Patterson
Department
Congress
Sherman Minton
Circuit Court of Appeals
Indiana
Austin H. MacCormick
Af Cor i
New York City
S. Ramey
Anzio
Tran
Penite Isula
Hubert D. Hoover
Europe
James P. Hendrick
War Department
Return of Blackhawk Division Sparks New York Harbor Welcome
The 86th Infantry Division arrives in New York after Europe duty, greeted by crowds and bands. Soldiers aboard transports James Parker General Bronke General Bliss and Marine Fox wave as blimp overhead and a celebratory Welcome Home boat serenades the harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Séth
Europe
Pacific
Germany
North River
James Parker
General Bronke
General Bliss
Marine Fox
Staten
Robert P. Patterson
Washington
86Th
Acrose
New York Harbor
Wac
New York Port of Embarkation
Wounded Sailor Returns Home After Race Victory
In Waterloo on June 17 1 32 year old Richard J Peel wounded in Saipan wins a homeward dash against death. He reunites with his leukemia stricken daughter Diana Tou and meets his newborn son Richard. Peel plans to recover with family as his wife and in laws share tears and relief. The note also mentions his shrapnel wounds and subsequent homecoming with family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Richard J. Peel
Victor
Marianas
Vnday
Diana Tou
Phin
Wale
Red Crosse
Haret
Feng
Perel
Saipan
Siven
Sweden to Yield Reputed Nazi Terror Deviser
Stockholm reports claim Schellenberg a top Gestapo figure aiding Himmler will be handed to Allied authorities. Swedish foreign office would not confirm immediately. The Adlonbladet article says Schellenberg moved from a Trosa boarding house to Stockholm at American request to assist Bernadotte contacts. He is said to hold keys to Gestapo security service secrets. The piece notes Swedish critics question why he remained in Sweden under protection while efforts continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Aritade Fachier
Schelienbers
Amis
Adtonbladet
Indi
Schellenbers
Jat Trosa
Schellenberg
Gestapo
Heinrich Himmler
T Gestapo
Sweden
Aselat
Folke Bernadotte
Frisco Enters Windup Week
Frisco enters windup week as a world charter revision and United Nations conference debate unfold. The session backs a plan for a general convention to amend the charter, contingent on a majority vote and veto dynamics by the big powers. The talks touch on Russia’s power over assembly authority and looming adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
United Nations Conference
General Assembly
World League
Canada
Assembly
World Security Council
Russia
Big Four
Dumbarton Oaks
Hblg
China
Britain
France
United States
Stettinius
Friends
Italian Cities Strike Over Mercy to Fascist Basile
A general strike hit Milan Turin and Genoa after neo Fascist Carlo Basile ex prefect of Genoa was sentenced to 20 years for sending about 6000 Italians to Germany and executing 70 partisans. The crowd protested with calls for death as Allied police restrained the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chiasso
Switzerland
Mian
Turin
Genoa
Carlo Basile
Basile
Germany
Milan
Mysterious Nazi caches found near Alps after GI murder
In Wiesbaden Germany on June 17 a U S Army report announced the unsolved garrotting death of a 4th Armored Division enlisted man. U S units unearthed two caches of weapons and a training schedule for silent killing by young Nazis in the Alps near Innsbruck and Salzburg. One cache held explosives machine pistols and German bazookas with a note on Hajitsu. The second cache lay in quarters for 30 people and may relate to 35 members of the 2nd SS Panzer Division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Wecner
Wiesbaden
Germany
4Th Armored Division
12Th Army Group
Army
U. S
Alps
Danube
Abbach
Regensburg
42Nd Infantry Division
St. Ulrich
Austria
Innsbruck
Salzburg
Oridge
Aecona
SS Panzer Division
Joseph Arp
Elstadt
Eibelstadt
1St Infantry
Azp
Crimes Commission
Etbelstadt
Bulgaria Sets Election Date Pending Regent Approval
A Bulgar ian report notes plans to hold an election once regents approve the schedule. The article cites approval steps and potential timing as the regents review the proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulgaria
Also Mentioned on This Page
King
Ruler
Willie Willis
Robert Quiles
Ewennewet Cabital
Aero
Nippon
U.S
Virginia
Korea
Tamyu, E A
Pusan
Goya
Yokor
Arn
Kagoshima
Omuta
Kyushu
Haznamatan
Yokkaichi
Osaka
Oldenburg
Pacific Theater
Blackhawk Men
Usnape
South Germany
Vepes Parker
Hallis M. Melasky
Austn
Texas
Brooke
Eden
Park Lodge
Sybil
Willisita Grey
Wallam Eden
Frisco
Rhine
Fifth Army
Rhineland
Fifteenth Army
Ruhr
Saar
5Th Army
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!