Allied troops push through Italy as B29s strike Japan
Allied forces breach German resistance along the Italian front from Orvieto to Narni and advance on other towns including Magliano and Orbetello while the Fifth Army moves beyond Rome. In the Pacific the B 29 Super Fortress begins operations over the Japanese homeland, details limited, planes from the India China Burma theater.
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Rome
Italy
Orvieto
Narni
Fame
Aquila
Fifth Army
Eighth
Lake Helsena
Terni
Ith
Magliano
Orbetello
Lake Bolsena
Pitigliano
Hemenis
Taroureca
Adriatic
Saline
Budapest
Yugoslavia
Forence
Washington
Pacific
War Department
United States Army Air Forces
20Th Bomber Command
Japan
Sky Mammoth
20Th Air Force
H. H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
Nippon
India-China- Burma
Willhite Resigns Redfield Position
IROQUOIS June 15 Dr. F. Willhite resigns after 21 years as superintendent of the State School and Home for Feeble Minded at Redfield due to ill health He will be succeeded by Dr D O McBroom Cambridge Minn a former head of the Minnesota Colony for Epileptics and mental health unit leader Willhite previously served 15 years at Yankton and cites a major operation last year as limiting his ability to lead The South Dakota program for mental deficiency progress is endorsed by Willhite who authored the law and chaired the commission behind the state wide plan. McBroom is a veteran in mental health study and holds state and national roles at age 60.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iroquois
F. ¥. Willhite
Redfield
J. F. Halladay
Board of Charities and Corrections
D. O. McBroom
Cambridge
Minnesota
Willbite
State Hospital For
Yankton
South Dakota
Chaim
Former Head of Canadian Press Dies
Clarkson Ontario June 15 J P B Livesay former head of the Canadian Press for 20 years died today at 69 after retiring in 1939.
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Canadian Press
Clarkson
Ont
J.P. B. Livesay
Sages
Itis
Marianas Island Raids Expand Across Pacific Front
Allied forces pounded the Marianas in sustained strikes from Pearl Harbor and carrier aircraft. Tokyo announced possible landings on Saipan and Tinian, while Admiral Nimitz confirmed gunfire on Saipan and Tanapag Harbor with no American ship losses reported. Air and sea operations extended from the Kuriles to Palau, targeting airfields as MacArthur’s bombers struck Palau for the fifth straight blow.
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U.S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Marianas Islands
Guam
Tokyo Radio
Saipan Island
Marianas
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Marvianas
Tinian
Saipan
Truk
Kwajalein Lagoon
Marshalls
Tanapag Harbor
Garapa
Charankao
Asipan
Pagan Island
Tne
Matsuma
Kuriles
Paramushiro
Shumushu
South Dakotans Seek integration of Two River Plans
Washington reports that South Dakota business and civic leaders urged Senate action to merge the Army engineers and reclamation bureau water plans for the Missouri River system. Spokesmen E C McKenzie and Arthur Swenby testified in support of O Mahoney amendments to prioritize domestic and irrigation use, aligning both plans for integrated flood control and water management.
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Washington
South Dakota
Broups
Senate Commerce
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
M. Q. Sharpe
Army Engineers
E. C. McKenzie
Huron
S. D
Chamber of Commerce
Arthur Swenby
Lemmon
South Dakota Reclamation Association
Army
Reclamation Bureau
Missouri
Huron Sees Rainfall Boosts With Stormy Morning
A southwest thunderstorm late last night dumped 0.42 inches on Huron as soil remains saturated. Morning temperature rose to 79 degrees with a daytime high near 88. Year-to-date moisture reaches 13.62 inches, above the 9.18 average, while June totals hit 3.26 inches versus 1.93 normal. Forecast calls for more thundershowers tonight and Friday in the Huron area.
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Huron
Mercury
State Weather Bureau
Americans Storm Saipan Island
Washington announced that American troops are storming Japanese defenses on Saipan Island, about 1,300 miles southeast of Tokyo, as Pacific commander in chief Admiral Chester W. Nimitz reported.
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Washington
Saipan Island
Tokyo
Cheater W. Nimitz
Pacific
Reds Close In On Viipuri Threatening Finnish Defenses
London dispatch reports Soviet forces with tanks artillery and air power pushing toward Viipuri within 25 miles as Helsinki recalls reserves to the Karelian area. Moscow says Finns suffered heavy casualties while the Red army claims major gains, including 3,000 enemy casualties and dozens of guns destroyed in three days.
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London
Viipuri
Moscow
Helsinki
Red Army
Kuterselka
Jarvi
Avie Pinda
Berlin
Huron Bond Drive Gets Slow Start
The Huron Fifth War Loan Drive opened with disappointing results as pledges total under $90,000 of a $506,300 city quota. O D Dunbar Beadle County drive chairman urged volunteers at 10 precinct polling places and rural reports to boost county pledges, stressing personal responsibility in supporting the war effort.
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Huron
O. D. Dunbar
Beadle County
Dunbar
Invasion Nears as De Gaulle Poses New Ally Challenge
The piece reports a pivotal moment in the Cherbourg front marking the first stage of the invasion of France. It notes a clash of armored forces, Nazi reserves entering the battle, and a 100 mile front with strong positions. Allies, led by Arkies, maintain initiative and confidence amid mounting intensity.
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Cherbourg
France
Bangae
Wea
Ges MacKenzie
Bombers Strike European Industrial Centers In Europe
Allied air forces massed massive raids across Europe, with 1,000 to 2,000 American bombers and escorts sweeping France to hit airplane plants and rail hubs while RAF operations target E-boat pens at Le Havre. The day saw heavy losses on both sides as U S Ninth Air Force led a dawn-to-night offensive behind Nazi lines, totaling thousands of sorties and hundreds of ships and bombs dropped.
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Ve. VV Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
France
Berlin
Hannover
Germany
Normandy
Britain
le Havre
RAF
Nantes
la Poisonniere
Angouleme
Beauvais
la Fr
Gelsenkirchen
Ruhr
Hitler
Brandenburg
Ninth Air Force
Europe
Vvtbout
Italy
Mediterranean
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Shaef
Former Huronian Has Close Call
Lt Paul Koren of Scarsdale New York, a former Huron resident, dodged mine blasts and shellfire while tending wounded during a beach assault. He survived despite mortars rockets and machine guns. His wife Gertrude Steuerwald and two daughters live in Scarsdale. Koren once ran Huron radio station KGDY and his father Dr F Koren lives in Rapid City.
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Lewis Hawking
Associated Press
Normandy
Alvin Carpenter
Sunbury
Paul Koren
Scarsdale
N. Y
Peipse
Huron
Gertrude Steuer
Ward
F. C. Steuerwald
Paula
Kathryn
Koren
KGDY
F. Koren
Rapid City
Watertown
Allied troops push toward Cherbourg as front tightens
Allied forces report strong progress in the Cherbourg invasion corridor. American infantry and paratroopers, backed by tanks, push toward high ground near Lahaye Puits and Montebourg while British forces endure counterattacks around Caen and Villers-Bocage. German units claim streets battles in Montebourg as both sides suffer heavy losses.
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Woven Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Cherbourg
Berlin
France
Gaventan
Troarn
Caen
Villers- Bocage
Villers-Bocage
Sto. Mere Eglise
Lahaye du Puits
Ludwig Sertorius
Pretot
Lahaye Pu Puits
Montebourg
Vont L Abbe
Quineville
Pont L'Abbe
Carentan
Jos Sablons-Baupte
Ste. Mere Beglise
Liv Haye Paits
U.S. Fourth Division
Varognes
Doughboys
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Palau
Douglas MacArthur
New Guinea
South
Bulletin
Huron Bond
DeGaulle
Dewitt MacKenzie
Lex
Audebec
Paris
Agent le Rotron
Miles
NEA Telephoto
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