Americans Push to Clear Cherbourg After Heavy German Resistance
Allied reports say American troops reached Cherbourg waterfront and pressed house to house to eliminate German forces while heavy artillery pounded the city from gaps on the north. Lt General Bradley demanded immediate surrender as German shells struck gaps De La Hogue to the northwest and 20,000 Nazis were captured in 30 days of invasion fights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wes Gallaghe
Alliepd Expeditionary Wce
Cherbourg
Associated Press
Don Whitehead
Gap de la Hogue
Whitehead
Normandy
Caen
Tilly- Sur-Seulles
Fontenay Lepresnel
Tilly
Tessel
Bretteville
Ooars Artillery
Bedsole Dies in Accidental Shot Near Home
William H Bedsole a 42 year old Dothan man was found with gunshot wounds near his home in the seventh district city. Acting coroner Dr W T Burkett said the death was accidental as the rifle discharged while the man tried to cross a fence entangled in wire mesh. The body was discovered about three feet from the gun by neighbor W Creamer after Bedsole fell and rolled roughly 25 feet. Relatives said he had left at 8 am to look for hawks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam Harvey Bedsole
W. T. Burkett
Bedsole
Burkett
World War II fronts advance as Allied and Axis forces clash
Reports from Cherbourg to the Russian and Italian fronts describe heavy combat. Eisenhower warns the occupation cannot be prolonged while Soviet and Western armies press toward Berlin. In the Pacific Saipan sees U S invasion forces hold positions and heavy fighting continues with air and naval losses.
Possible Relief for War Prisoners Will Be Discussed
Mrs Howard V Hopkins will speak in Dothan on Friday June 30 at 10 30 am at the George S Houston Memorial Library. The Red Cross sponsored conference informs the public on relief for internees and prisoners of war in foreign nations and how relatives may contact POWs. Hopkins wife of Captain Howard V Hopkins USN travels from Washington to explain contact methods and camp regulations. Officials note relief supplies are now being moved from Russian ports to POWs in Japan, signaling wider aid efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard V. Hopkins
Dothan
George S. Houston Memorial Library
Houston County
American Red Cross
Hopkins
Speakers Bureau
Washington
USN
Navy
Denver
West
Honolulu
West, Indies
Naional
Red Cross
Outre
Geneva
Switzerland
Russia
Sate
Japan
Napier Fiesta Thursday Open House At Napier Field
Napier Field hosts a nine hour open house Thursday from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. with tours of the field tower, aircraft displays, a parade, dancing, beauty contest, fireworks, a Napier Field Gru ffies baseball game, and Camp Rucker participation. Bus service will be provided for Dothan residents as part of the Fifth War Loan drive urged for all area citizens to invest in War Bonds and stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napier Field
James L. Daniel
Dothan
Partiular
Col
Daniel
Houston County
Dothan Chamber of Commerce
Airport
North Foster Street
Napier Field Gruffies
Camp Rucker
Houston
Poyner Cites Opinion on Carbonic Gas Tax Distribution
Probate Judge Saxon Poyner said he believes Alabama has collected carbonic acid gas tax since 1935 and urged counties to seek their share. Houston County recently received a $529.86 warrant covering January 1, 1944 to May 31, 1944, prompting further inquiry into why counties had not previously received proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saxon P. Poyner
State Department of Revenue
Alabama
Houston County
Poyner
Poyer
M. Rotharmel
Department of Revenue
Piombino Falls To Fifth Army Without Force
American troops of the Fifth Army seized Piombino without opposition and closed in on Siena as Allied forces converged on the inland town. American infantry and tanks pushed toward Suvereto and Leghorn while Germans were rolled back on routes to Siena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Army
Piombino
Italy
Siena
Suvereto
Leghorn
U S lend lease shifts to aid Soviet postwar rebuilding
American lend lease officials tighten plans to aid Soviet reconstruction by continuing shipments of long lasting equipment on credit after the war ends. The program aims to prevent a postwar production slump and keep U S employment high while supporting Russia’s mills, power plants and transportation needs. Estimates place early postwar imports at three to four billion dollars, mostly from the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Rightover
Washington
Russia
Unites States
Parity Amendment Approved By Pace Parity
Washington AP reports Rep Pace of Georgia said the Price Control Act compromise guarantees farmers parity prices. He noted a substitute proposal ensures parity payments by the President, despite his amendment being dropped. The measure, needing the President's signature, targets farm producers nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
America
Pace D. Gad
Congress
Pace
Roosevelt
Allied Fleets Hit At Enemy Around Clock
Allied air forces maintained round the clock pressure on German targets from Normandy to the homeland. Mosquitoes attacked troop concentrations and rail lines near Caen and in the German city Homberg, while bombers from Italy hit Budapest. Sunday’s raids involved about 3,500 aircraft, including Americans and British, with heavy losses on both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Bealmear
London
Britain
Normandy
Italy
Budapest
Hungary
France
Homberg
Dulaberg
Asid
Vienna
Danube Valley
Itha
Bretorme
Seine
Evyrecy
Caen
Laigle
Argentan
Supreme Headquarters
Cherbourg
Pas-De-Calais
Channel
U. S
SOC
Toulouse
Bourges
Paris
Pas-De Calais
RAF
Navy reports Fechteier destroyed in Mediterranean action
Washington AP reports the destroyer escort Fechteier was lost in combat in the Mediterranean last month. The Navy announced that casualties were confirmed and most kin have been notified. Lt. Calvert Burke of 112 Park Avenue, while among the survivors, was identified as a crew member in the shaken report.
Greater Red Offensive Traps 45000 Near Vitebsk
London reports a massive 250 mile front attack by four Soviet armies driving west through the Fatherland Line in White Russia. Ensnared at Vitebsk, about 45000 enemy troops are said to be encircled and cut apart as dispatches warn of additional Soviet thrusts toward Vieltbsk and areas near Ostrov.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
White Russia
Vitebsk
Ostrov
Vieltebsk
Finland
Erin
Marianas Fight Quiet Day for Admiral Spruance
Aboard the flagship of the U S Fifth Fleet Admiral Raymond Spruance, amid a day of heavy air combat, reads the morning news, shares a leisurely lunch, and contemplates strategy while waves of Japanese planes are downed. He enjoys a quiet promenade in bathing shorts as ships fight on.
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William L. Worden
U. S. Fifth Fleet
Nippon
Raymond Ames Spruance
Indianapols
Spruance
Dewey Leads In Convention Battle Amid Nation Vote
Reported results show Dewey leading the GOP convention as delegates tally paw up to 1,097 with unpledged and unaligned votes. States like New York Pennsylvania and California plan to back Dewey amid Bricker's draft drive and Warren’s keynote expected in Chicago Stadium.
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Nis
Thomas E. Dewey York
New
John W. Bricker
Oale
Harold E. Starsen
Minnesota
X. v. Simeon
Wills
Stucky
Griswold
Nebraska
Gem
Googlae MacArthur
Harrison FE. Spangler
Dwight Green
Athels
Earl Warren
California
Bricker
Chicago
New York
Dewey
Pennsylvania
Fanasas
Massachusetts
Spangler
Joseph Ball
Minnette
la Conde
Harold E. Stassen
Stassen
Tarn Te Ne 12
Marianas Campaign Update Reveals Heavy Losses
The Marianas campaign reports from June 10 to 23 show Allied forces expanding bases and pressuring Japanese positions. Navy figures note 402 enemy planes destroyed in an air attack near Guam on June 18, with carrier air power claiming significant air and surface losses and American planes suffering limited damage.
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U. & Pacific Fleet
Pearl Marboe
Lesmene i Aioe
Mattenas
Adm
Chester W. Nini
Cou
Marianas
Ns Comer Beeries and
Smoefiters
Sesbedad
Guam
Minitz
Kazan
Saipan
Szipan
Navy
Houston Heat Wave Hits Tomato Crop
Houston County tomato growers face sunburned fruit as heat scorches fields. C M Ling says most of the crop is nearly marketed with Ashford processing mostly closed this week. The Weal market can absorb the remaining tonnage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Houston County
C. M. Ling
Pala
Ling
Ashford
Chinese Headquarters Report Great Battle
Severe fighting around Hengyang in the Northeast outskirts as Japanese forces threaten the Hankow Canton railway in their boldest China attack since 1938. Chinese High Command reports one flank gains and other column advances checked near Saingelang while Japanese push toward cutting Canton to Shanghai, aiming to isolate Chinese forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Changeing
Hengyang
Hankow-Canton
China
Yuhsien
Nengshen
Saingelang
Hengpyar
Canton-Hanken
Ching
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Allied Expeditionary Mare
Quer. N. Bradley
Nedgerrises
Iesps
Cherberg
Wemlinena
Podhwad
Tenkx
W H. Bedsole
VW. S
Eisenhower
Vite
Gery
Berlin
Grison
Vigk Walian
Piom- Wee
Saipan Island
Garapan
Isie
Napier
Air Flight School
Bond Drive
U.S
Europe
Reds
Eeeaao
Naomavention
Lear Party
Opdne
Thomas E. Dewey
Cricago Stadium
Sd Shane
Pecan
Usl
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