Texan Marine Hero Receives Medal of Honor for Tarawa
Staff Sergeant William J. Bordelon of San Antonio Texas died at Tarawa after single handedly blasting Japanese positions and providing cover for Marines. He rushed demolition charges and rescued two wounded men despite wounds and enemy fire earning the nations highest honor. He was the son of Mr and Mrs W J Bordelon of San Antonio.
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Washington
William J. Bordelon
San Antoni
Texas
Tarawa
Bordelon
Gilbert Islands
W. J. Bordelon
San Antonio
Allied Advances Press Urging Cherbourg Breakthrough
Allied reports say Cherbourg area progress continues with patrols west of key railway lines in the Montebourg Cherbourg sector. Valognes, 10 miles southeast, is named as a communications objective while Montgomery has set up advance HQ in France and praised frontline gains after captures exceeding 5,000 enemy troops. The Eighth and Ninth US Air Forces flew nearly 2,000 sorties targeting German positions with 16 planes destroyed and 27 missing amid continued combat in Normandy and beyond.
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Mandling Caen
Cherbourg
Montebourg
Valognes
Bernard L. Montgomery
France
Ninth U. S
Normandy
U. S
Yanks Push On With American Troops In France
American soldiers advance along the beachhead in France near the Vire river. The First Division drives toward Trevieres and Engulfs the town with Isigny taken on the right flank. The 29th Division from Virginia and Maryland is identified among assault troops. Advances deepen the foothold and push the enemy from the landing area beyond medium artillery range.
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France
Vire
Petrols
First Division
Trevieres
Isigny
29Th Division
Eset Thoape
National Guard
Virginia
Maryland
Allied naval cordon and air raid actions report near Cherbourg
Allied ships patrolled both sides of the channel approaching the beachheads. Friday night forces beat back several Nazi torpedo boats and patrol craft near Jersey Island. An Allied convoy repelled a German glider attack with no damage while a glider bomber was shot down by the J B Weaver.
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Channel
Jersey Island
U. S
J. B. Weaver
Berlin
Montebourg
Cherbourg
Carentan-Valognes
Lessay
Coutances
Emondeville
Caen
Normandy Penin
Markets Beat Back Invasion Optimism On Wall Street
In New York June 10 stocks rose on strong demand for motors and accessories with several issues hitting yearly peaks. The 60 stock average gained .2 while weekly loss narrowed, bonds steadied, and cotton futures climbed on Bankhead amendments. Wheat fell on crop prospects as traders watched a record harvest outlook.
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Wall Street
Victor Eubank
New
York
Associated Press
Chicago
New York
Miya
Senate
Allied push in Normandy deepens with new airfields
Allied air forces established forward bases in France for the first time since Dunkirk as RAF and U S Ninth Tactical Air Force began operating from forward fields. Ground operations expand along a 35 mile front from east of Trevieres toward Caen, with heavy fighting near Carentan and Ste Mere Eglise as Germans resist with flooded terrain and new divisions in action.
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Dunkerque
RAF
U. S. Ninth Tactical Air Force
Normandy
Channel
Britain
Trevieres
Bayeux
Caen
Fallen Isigny
Carentan
Fallen Ste. Mere Eglise
Montebourg
Paris
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Ste. Mere Eglise
Balleroy Woods
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Ilin
Hik
Bay of Seine
Hautdyck
Isigny
William the Fae
Eisenhower
Sully
French Resistance Grows as Allies Advance Across France
Reports describe a surge of guerrilla activity in central and southern France with underground forces guiding Allied troops and providing German movement data before D-day. Violence against collaborators rises as areas like Auvergne and Lyon show resistance, while Normandy endures hunger and fear amid liberation celebrations.
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Spain
France
Gannat
Vichy
Rhone
Saone
Lyon
Macon
Auvergne
Pierre Laval
Draft rules amended for universal enlistment pool
Washington reports Selective Service will stop earmarking inductees for Army or Navy after July 1. Registrants will enter a common pool and be drawn by service needs with fathers prioritized and limited service cases limited. After July 1, all inductees report to a central station and are assigned to Army or Navy with a 21 day pre induction period.
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Washington
Selective Service
Army
Navy
Navye
Armed Forces
Bond drives push regional totals toward high quotas
County and city committees organized for the Fifth War Loan drive report strong progress with goals in Series E and total bonds. Key events include June 17 auctions in Marshall County and a June 21 rally at Athens High School to back a 644000 quota, with 313000 in E bonds.
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Athens High School
G. B. Phillips
Jackson County
Robert D. Ward
Scottsboro
Bridgeport
Stevenson
Guntersville
Albertville
Boaz
Arab
Marshall County
J. P. Willis
Marshall
Morgan
Ewell Gregg
Morgan County
B._G. Hall
James R. Mason
Madison
James H. Terry
Allied Air Attacks Press Japan Pacific Strongholds
US forces report sustained pressure in the Pacific with units in the Maffin airstrip area halted since last month. American fighters from China bases sank one enemy freighter and damaged another, while Central Pacific bombers first raided Ocean island. Nauru, Ponape, Truk, Puluwat, and by passed Marshall islands were struck, and Tokyo claimed a destroyer duel near shore guns.
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United States
Maffin
China
Central Pacific
Ocean Island
Japan
Gilbert Islands
Nauru
Ponape
Truk
Puluwat
Carolines
Marshall Islands
Tokyo
College of Charleston Receives 33 Admission Inquiries
Charleston officials confirm 33 graduates from Avery Institute requested admission information. Thirty-two are from the June 1944 class and one is a sophomore at State A. and M. College at Orangeburg. Letters were acknowledged and referred to the trustees.
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Charleston
S. C
College of Charleston
Charleston News and Courier
Avery Institute
State A. & M. College
Orangeburz
Board of
Youngsters Answered Questions With Nein Or Ja
Youngsters answered soldiers questions with the German Nein or Ja. They thawed only when they were convinced the Allies had come to stay.
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Nein
Morgan County community notes and local updates
Local social gestures include visits among families in Hartselle and Decatur. Births, hospital recoveries, and medical procedures at Hamil clinic are listed alongside veterans’ movements and church events. Marriages and property transfers appear with town records and scattered notices from Decatur and surrounding areas.
Ike's Simple Office At Supreme Allied Command Post
June 9 report describes General Eisenhower directing the first 100 hours of Western invasion from a mobile, mapless camp. He travels light, sleeping in an Army truck with a bed made by a quilted cloth, while visitors talk from a bed in the quiet woodland bivouac. There are no maps or photographs in the improvised war room.
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Supreme Allied Command
Dwight Eisenhower
Allied Air Forces Use French Landing Strips for First Time Since 1940
Allied air units operated from three French landing strips built by the ninth U S air force in recently won territory. C-47 transports evacuated wounded to Britain within four and a half hours, escorted by Mustangs. German fighters pressed defenses as heavy bombing pounded targets behind the front lines.
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Federal Communications Commission
Ninth Air Force
U. S
Britain
Normandy
RAF
France
Supreme Headquarters
U. S. Air Force
Ninth U. S. Air Force
Royal Air Force
Paris
Breakfast in the mess tent with aides described
The passage notes a substantial breakfast around 7:30 in the mess tent shared by the subject and his aides. It references newspapers, the Army paper Stars and Stripes, as part of the morning routine.
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Army
Stars and Stripes
Lawrence County Marriage Licenses Listed with Names and Sums
A list of marriage license ads shows couples including Virgil Hubert Smith and Christine Terry both of Courtland Alabama and others from Leighton and Camp Shelby. Amounts vary from 100 to 8 000 dollars, with multiple transfers between individuals and couples.
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Lawrence County
Virgil Hubert Smith
Courtland
Ala
Christine Terry
Robert Lee Canon
Camp Shelby
Miss
Vera Boston
Mt. Hope
Sam Goodwin
Leighton
Sadie Mae Belue
Erskin Chenault
Gus W. Smith
Annie J. Woodruff Crow
W. A. Blanche Coffey
Fred B Stewart
C. M. Montgomery
Fred B. Stewart
Clarence C. Montgomery
C. H. Horton
Pauline Craig Terry
R.M. Byars
C. E. Allison
L. M. Stanley
J. S. Anderson
Walter Bell
Clyde Heaps
D. T. Tredway
J. H. Burden
W. R. Taylor
W. T. Burden
Lindy Cheatham
War pattern week: Allied drive toward Cherbourg
Allied second front advances show Cherbourg likely to fall soon as main port for supplying forces in France. Analysts note uncertainty about timing of a western push to Berlin and warn Nazi reserves will be kept until further orders. In Italy, Rome’s approach threatens German lines as Allied spearheads threaten the Nera and Tiber corridors.
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Cherbourg
Normandy
France
Eisenhower
Berlin
Zaameneeree
Russia
Balkans
Italy
Italian
Rome
Nera
Tiber
Adriatic
Bombers strike Europe as raids continue near Paris and Berlin
RAF night operations hit a Trieste refinery, while heavy bombers pound four air fields near Paris and strike Tampes railroad junction. German air activity remains unclear as weather clears over Northern France and Mosquito raids target Berlin.
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Trieste
France
Tampes
Paris
Berlin
Price ceilings set on used cars nationwide
The Office of Price Administration announces July 10 implementation of price ceilings on used cars, covering 23 makes and about 6,000 models from 1937 to 1942. Regional rates vary by zone A East of the Mississippi, zone B mid-America, zone C West, with typical prices shown for Ford V-8, Chevrolet, and Plymouth models and small add ons for heater or radio.
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Washington
Office of
Chester Utation
Mississippi River
Oregon
California
Nevada
Arizona
Office of Price Administration
States rights versus federal role in poll tax and race
Broughton argues that poll tax and racial issues are state prerogatives, clashing with federal authority. He predicts President Roosevelt will be renominated and win in border states Oklahoma Kentucky and West Virginia as a Democrat.
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Broughton
Roosevelt
Oklahoma
Kentucky
West Virginia
Welfare terms for veterans aid outlined in document
Conferees outline allowances including laboratory fees books and similar expenses and 50 dollars a month for subsistence plus 25 dollars for dependents. They note he may enlist Federal Employment Service for work and receive hospitalization through the Veterans Administration if needed.
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Nion
Federal Employment Service
Veterans Administration
Texas Democrats Seek Way Out
Texas pro Roosevelt forces in Austin prepare to press the state Democratic executive committee in Dallas to put the fourth term issue to July primary voters. They demand the committee certify 23 electors as renominating Roosevelt for ballot printing and submit a referendum on binding electors to a party's nominees in the electoral college.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Democratic Executive Committee
Dallas
Roosevelt
Cullman Boy Wounded in Italian Fighting Arrives at Kennedy General
June 10 report says seven Southern soldiers wounded in Italy arrived by plane at Kennedy General Hospital from Starke General in Charleston. T-5 Raymond Jones of Cullman Alabama was among the group.
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Cullman
Memphis
Italy
Kennedy General Hospital
Starke General Hospital
Charleston
S. C
T-5
Raymond Jones
Cullman, Ala
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