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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1944
Page
1
The Allied fleets dominated English Channel routes in the first invasion phase. British Admiral Ramsay reported 100 percent success in convoy control with minimal ship losses, and noted confidence for the next round as American losses were light.
Allied forces push toward a defended airfield on Biak Island as Liberator bombers hit enemy rear areas and disrupts disrupts, while a parallel coastal force encounters heavy resistance northwest of Tirdi village. Japanese air operations in New Guinea were described as ineffective with one plane shot down.
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mary Lyons of 309 Chestnut Street to attend tonight’s screenings. The Strand presents Cross of Lorraine starring Jean Pierre Aumont and Gene Kelly. The Dixie offers Standing Room Only with Paulette Goddard and Fred MacMurray.
Griffin Georgia June 7 the Griffin Evening News issued its war extra on schedule but with three inside pages upside down. Publisher Quimby Melton said press kept running and readers received copies at 530 am. He called it invasion jitters and a minor error.
A June 7 Allied airborne landing in Nazi-occupied France succeeds despite heavy German fire. Lt. Col. John Neale led the 2 group mission from Shawnee Oklahoma, aboard C-47s. Several aircraft returned with damage. some crews did not survive.
Republicans celebrate a 14 269 to 10 764 victory in a New York City congressional district that has voted Democratic for 25 years. Ellsworth Buck defeated Thomas Cantwell. In Brooklyn's fourth district John Rooney won for Democrat, backed by American Labor Party, over Republican William Nolan. National attention rises as GOP leaders tout Buck's win as a sign for November, while discussions of a possible Dewey Dirksen ticket circulate in Washington.
Allied infantry drive 10 miles north of Rome, nearing Bracciano Lake while another column pushes 19 miles from the capital. New Zealand forces seize Bassorano as Alexander pledges Italy’s liberation. German prisoners climb past 18,000 as delaying forces melt away.
Morgantown voters chose H. Robb Furman as lone Democratic winner on the five seats of the city council while Republicans reelected Bowie Bailey and Kelly and Arch Tuning. Pineville elected Walter Byrd as mayor. A 4 1 vote approved a municipal zoning ordinance in Morgantown. White Sulphur Springs reported four Army hospital arrivals from overseas via air transfer. Fairmont to honor Maj George S Roberts, commander of a Negro fighter squadron, at a hometown dinner with Judge Watkins and President Rosier speaking. Governor Neely mentioned in Charleston dispatch.
Washington officials temper optimism after Allied victory in the first invasion crisis. President Roosevelt said western front operations were on schedule, naval losses totaled two destroyers and a tank landing ship, airborne losses at one percent, and cautioned that the campaign was not yet over as troops push to expand beachheads into a broad front. See Washington Page 2.
Labor disputes keep 18,800 workers idle across more than six war industries with settlement hopeful at one major plant. Wright Aeronautical in Lockland Ohio reports many workers returning but uncertainty remains over water shifts. New conflicts arise in Los Angeles area affecting 1,450 workers. AFL teamsters in Southern California seek higher wages amid a jurisdictional clash between steamfitters and ironworkers.
Secretary of War Stimson told Congress infantry bears the heaviest casualties in Western Europe and North Africa. He cited 70 percent of deaths from 19.8 percent of forces, urging pay raises for skilled infantry badges and detailing annual cost of 55 to 71 million dollars.
War Analyst Dewitt MacKenzie reports Eisenhower's HQ says progress in the Cherbourg Normandy landings is satisfactory though the true major assault may occur elsewhere. He notes Germany's counterattacks are expected and Adolf Hitler reserves strength behind the coast. Time will tell if Normandy is the main invasion base.
A compact guide lists pronunciation for several Normandy locations. It renders Vilis Sur Mer, Trouville, Deauville, Asnelies, Oustreham, Honfleur, Audemer, Pont L Eveque, Beuzeville and Bereoil with phonetic cues for English speakers.
War front reports heavy inland fighting as Allied troops repulse Nazi counterblows near Caen nine miles from the coast after clearing beaches. Cherbourg peninsula gains noted with improved front conditions and large scale air support. German reinforcements and counterattacks expected as Allied air forces fly tens of thousands of sorties in the invasion thrust.
Figures record invasion activity across France with transport and glider movements, aerial flights, ships and craft committed. Churchill notes limited availability of ships and aircraft on day one, while the channel crossing and riverine operations continued.
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