Marked success noted in drive on Lithuanian border
AP dispatch from Moscow reports a 350 mile Soviet advance into eastern lines. Gen Cherniakhovsky and Gen Bagramian push toward the Lithuanian frontier, reaching near Vilna and within striking distance of the Warsaw Leningrad railway. Forces move through lake country west of Lakes Svir and Naroch, with positions west of the Viliya and Vilno inside 800 miles of the city core.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Lithuania
Mikhailishki
Red Army
Warsaw- Leningrad
Daugavpils
Dvinsk
Vilna
Berlin
Wilno
Kaurias
Greatest circus disaster claims 158 lives
Ringling Brothers Big Top fire tears through the tent near Hartford killing many children and women among about 159 dead and 250 injured from a 6,000 spectator crowd. Morgue at state armory sheds identifies charred victims as families search for loved ones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Purdue
Hartford
Conn
State Armory
Fifth Arm Drive in Italy Brought to Halt by Nazis
Rome July 1. German defenders on the Gothic line halted the Fifth Army drive toward Livorno Pisa and Florence after a two month lull. The Eighth Army gained only yards as house to house fighting raged in Rosignano near Livorno. Americans penetrated to within ten airline miles of Livorno yet could only clear two thirds of the town’s ruins. The clash recalled Cassino battles from earlier in the war. See FIFTH ARMY Page 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noland Norgaard
Rome
Gothic Line
Italy
Fifth Army
Livorno
Leghorn
Pisa
Florence
Eighth
Rosignano
Cassino
The Grafton Sentinel Theatre Invitation at Two Theatres
The Grafton Sentinel invites J. A. Pugh Jr. to tonight's Strand Theatre showing featuring Grant Withers and Marion Arnold in The Wasteland and Cowboy Canteen with Charles Starrett Jane Frazee and Vera Vague, plus Pangs of the Wild at the Dixie Theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton Sentinel
J. A. Pugh, JR
East
Washington Street
Ture of
Grant Withers
Marion Arnold
Strand Theatre
Cowboy Canteen
Charles Starrett
Jane Frazee
Vera Vague
Dixie Theatre
The
Charles Morgan
Lincoln Street
Darling
Rosaline
Ontra House
De Gaulle in Washington Boosts French American Ties
General Charles De Gaulle arrived in Washington with full military honors and a plan for renewed French American unity. He held a luncheon with President Roosevelt and planned meetings with Secretary Hull and French officials from the national committee to strengthen ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Hightower
Washington
Charles de Gaulle
French National Committee
United States
de Gaulle
Roosevelt
Casablanca
Hull
White House
Arlington National Cemetery
National Committee
U. S. Army
Navy
Air
Marine Corps
Lee DE Gaulle
Train Plunges Into Ravine Kills Soldiers and Crew at Jellico
A troop train derailed into a 50 foot gorge of the Clear river near Jellico Tennessee killing at least 17 and likely over 40. Fireman and engineer died, rescue work took hours, and many soldiers were injured as ambulances ferried to Oak Ridge and area hospitals. A soldier, Pvt Leonard Battag of Evanston Illinois, was trapped but regained consciousness and spoke to rescuers.
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Jellico
Tenn
Clear River
Here
E. P. Muncy
Knoxville
General Hospital
Lousville
Nashville
Leonard Battag
Evanston
Saxe City
Oak Ridge Tenn
Oak Ridge Hospital
State Guard Company C
Ben Sanders
Express
C. L. Alley
Lake City
la Follette
Anid Corbin
Williamsburg
Neely Seeks Reform at West Virginia State University
Governor Neely defended replacing President Charles E Lawall and demoting Dean R P Davis to lift the university’s national standing. He urged critics to fund a $500,000 yearly improvement program and pledged to secure initial contributions if supporters agree to a lifelong annual gift. The action followed the board’s June 19 dismissal and is aimed at restoring competitive stature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Neely
West Virginia University
West Virginia
Charles E.lawall
University Board of Governors
Lawall
R. P. Davis
College of Engineering
United States
Pathway to life opened for Japs hiding on Saipan
American forces opened a pathway to life for ten to sixteen thousand Japanese civilians hiding on Saipan. A single highway was declared the road to surrender, while Marines and Army units pressed the Japanese garrison toward total destruction. Civilians were offered water, food, and safety via pamphlets dropped by planes and leaflets via mortars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rembert James
Associated Press
Allied Press
Joint Expeditionary Force
Saipan
Navy
U. S
Americas
1000 Planes Hit Seven Nazi Posts
London reports Eighth Air Force fighters escorting more than 1,000 Flying Fortresses and Liberators in attacks on aircraft factories and oil refineries across seven central German locations. Nearly 1,000 allied fighters accompanied the bombers as German resistance peaked in the air, with 100 enemy planes opposing near Leipzig. Captain Fred Christenson of Watertown Massachusetts set a European theater record by shooting down enemy fighters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Eighth Airforce
Fred Christenson
Watertown
Mass
War Today analysis of bombing and peace aims
Dewitt Mackenzie discusses the moral impact of Nazi bombing and the push for just punishment. He contrasts civilian casualties with deliberate civilian murder and predicts Allied resolve to pursue harsher terms for Germany. The piece cites the London Telegraph on vengeance and recalls wartime attitudes. Page reference: War Today Page 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Frankenstein
Germany
John Bull
England
London
Londoners Work Under Constant Threats Of Death
London faces deadly German flying bombs as Churchill reports devastation yet morale holds. Citizens endure blitzlike conditions with shelters and underground stations crowded at night while London remains a bomb frontline, yet victory seems nearer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James F. King
London
Churchill
Notice to Grafton City Water Users
Water rent for the July quarter is due July 1, 1944 and must be paid within fifteen days or the water supply will be turned off by the Water Works Superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Democrats Back Wallace Bleeding Through Convention Quirk
A fractured pre convention scene sees national Democrats maneuvering for control with Henry A Wallace as a central figure. John McCormack chosen chair of the platform committee, signaling Roosevelt favored alignment. Republicans forecast Thomas E. Dewey winning a landslide electoral vote, per Senator Arthur V.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Associated Press
Walter Democratic
Robert B. Hanneganie
Chicago
Washington
Roosevelt
Henry A. Wallace
National Committee
House
John McCormack
Massachusetts
Arthur V
Michigan
Thoras.e. Deyes
Albany
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Hengyang
Runan Province
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Allied Expeditionary Forge
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France
U. S. Navy
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