Olsin Lieutenant Whidirbent Held as German POW
First Lt Bernard Whidirbent reported missing after his bomber was shot down May 28 is now described as a prisoner of war of Germany. He was deported missing June 12 and had completed 21 missions earning the Air Medal and two Oak Leaf Clusters. Also noted are other casualty updates and a local theft case involving a nine year old.
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Olsin
Bernard Whidirbent
Mildred Camp Wholeben
Kane
Walter R. Walters
Louis Louis Starner
Pic
Charles Hearst
Noi
Recreation Hall
Columbus
Smiling Joe
Erie
Burton R. Laub
Elmer DL. Evens
Daniel F. Sweeney
Bertha J. Sweeney
Laub
Sweeney
George J. Christoph
Eric
Ann Sereno
Hamot Hospital
Davison-Fogle Lumber Co
Corry
The
Red Cross
Corry-Jamestown Mfg. Corporation
H.A. Curtis
Oil City
Wilbur C. Lauer
Beatrice Limier
Lucinda
Germany
War Department
Lauer
Engall
Glair W. Neely
Bure
Aim
J. A. DeFrance
H. K. Wells
Lincoln School
Frank Gifford
West Washington Street
Glover Jamie ‘Miles
Pennnsylvania
Mwave
Torpedo
Tittle Pegey Titainger
Warren General Hospital
Theodore Keith
Predonia
Litainger
Moray
Women’s Victory Club
H.B. Reed
East South St
Franklin
Everett Childs
Baby
Spartansburg
R. D
Harold Marlowe
Spring Street
Patricia Fish
Byron Crowell
Polly Am
Snyder Circle
Frederick Jewell
City and Vicinity Recapping and gal canizing
Local dispatches recap various incidents from Powell Motor Co to Ellicottville and Punxsutawney. Reports include a federal charging of a man released on personal bond, a raid yielding 30 gallons of alleged spirits and mash tanks, a fire destroying structures near Lake Averill with firefighters saving belongings, and multiple civic notes from Oil City, Corry, Edinboro, and Jamestown about police, births, discharges, and community notices.
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Little Valley
Frank Bobn
West Valley
Ellicottville
U. S
Fred Rider
Federal Grand Jury
Brocton
Buckner
Lake Averiulé
Lawrence Buckner
Tthaca
Iork
Order of Eagles
Waverly
M. B. Gue Anna Donnelly
Punxsitawney
East Mahoning Street
Barclay Square
VP Candidacy Drama Swirls Around Wallace Byrnes and Barkley
The piece chronicles debate over Truman's second vice presidential pick with Wallace favored by CIO factions while Byrnes and Barkley loom as potential alternates. Roosevelt’s hinted signals and party divisions shape a volatile selection process amid labor and civil rights tensions.
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Wornu Pen Erum Rage
Mneate
National
Robert B. Harmegan
Sidney Hillman
GIO
Matty
Truman
James F. Burness
Wallace
CIO
Byrnes
Senate
Alben Barkley
Kentucky
Roosevelt
Triman uUpswitg
CTO
Tie
Fioure
Barkley
M'Cormick Papers Oppose Roosevelt
Harrisburg editors McCormick of the Harrisburg Patriot and Evening News declare they cannot support Roosevelt for a fourth term. They note past opposition to a third term and question any successor scenario, listing generals and leaders as possible wartime alternatives.
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Harrisburg
The
Evening News
Vance
McCormick
Charman
National Dembaralicn
Woodrow Wilson
Roosevelt
Mashall
Eisenhower
Mc‘Arthur
King
Arnold
Japanese American Wins Promotion in World War II unit
Allan Duialo, a Japanese American in the Fifth Army in Italy, receives the Distinguished Service Cross for rescuing a wounded companion and repelling German attacks near Cergsuo lo after killing ten enemies. He is promoted to lieutenant. Nearby items note Mrs. A A Merker’s health, a Women’s Victory Club meeting, and Joy Manufacturing buying the Charles A Barrow home at 584 Liberty Street for overnight guest accommodations, with possession expected around August 15.
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Fifth Army
Italy
Allan Duialo
Cergsuolo
A. A. Merker
Teun
Women’s Victory Club
Franklin
Joy Manufacturing Company
Charles A. Barrow
Joy Company
Barrow
Answers to the Quiz on the Editorial Page
The editorial page lists the quiz answers: 1 Pearl Harbor Hawaii. 2 Finland. 3 By the Senate from the two candidates with the highest electoral votes. 4 French troops. 5 I cannot go unless I get permission. 6 Resin secreted by an insect. 7 John D M Hamilton B Deer. 9 100 degrees. 10 A very short journey.
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Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Finland
Senate
John D. M. Hamilton
B. Deer
Dr Whittlesey Leads Chautauqua Music Classes
Dr Federal Lee Whittlesey returns to Chautauqua to direct music outreach in the 1944 season. He will lead a 2:16 p.m. session in the Hall of Missions on Musical Ministration in the Church, offering choir organization guidance and practical tips for church units. Whittlesey has studied with renowned conductors and holds degrees from Westminster Choir College and the Detroit Institute of Musical Art.
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Chautauqua Daily
Corry
Federal Lee Whittlesey
Erie
Chautauqua
Chautaugian
Hall of Missions
Whittlesey
F. Melius Christiansen
John Finley Williamson
Westminster Choir College
Princeton
N. J
Detroit Institute of Musical Art
National Federation of Music Clubs
Normandy Breakthrough Enters Village Clearing Phase
Maritius and Enterprise and the nonitor Roberts led salvos as explosives stunned Nazi defenders. Prisoners were shaken and unable to work rifle bolts. Tanks pushed through the corridor toward plains while British infantry cleared Faubourg De Vat celles and nearby villages in house to house fighting. Montgomery noted armored forces south and southeast of Caen and east of Gaen as gains reduced enemy strength with minimal Allied casualties.
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Maritius
Enterprise
Nonitor Roberts
Be~hind
Faubourg de Vatcelles
Montgomery
Caen
Gaen
Inet
British RAF Rains Heavy Bombardment on Caen Front
British and Canadian air forces unleashed the heaviest aerial assault of World War II across the Caen front, dropping 7 000 to 9 000 tons of bombs in 1 350 sorties. The strike created a corridor for Allied armor and infantry, with over 2 200 bombers claimed and thousands of guns firing from the sea and land to support the advance.
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St. Lo
Vire Rive
Gassino
Buble
France
Germany
Europe
Caen
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Hershey
Bisquick
Cherriots
Wing - Willi Star Stores
Third Ward
George W. Snyder
Ind
Walter E. Flanders
East Congress Street
Pfc. Flanders
HOTEL
Our Farmers and Victory Gardeners
the National Bank OF Corry
Pecwaal Aerositt Insurance Corporation
Powell Motor Co
FD Ron VP
M‘cormick
DSC
DR. Whittlesey
Corry Man Willl
Gabardines
Rommel
Royal Manor Orange Juice
Botwell Mustard
Bologna
Natio
Wlinv
Die Gulf
Goca-Cols
Wotfled
Uhbe Authoniy OF Vie
Cooca-Cola Rawpaay Ay Erie
Goca-Gola Bottling Company
Uh Hind Bake Steet Brio, Ba
Coke
Hese SuaeCea
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