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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1944
Page
1
U S doughboys pressed toward Cherbourg port as enemy defenses showed signs of crumbling after a heavy air and artillery barrage. A spearhead penetrated southeast of Coterville near the fortress, with fighting continuing hand to hand as troops neared the docks.
U S Pacific Fleet reports a new 28 000 ton Japanese carrier likely sunk near the Philippines after an American submarine torpedoed and hit it. The Saipan operation also saw four enemy ships sunk and many damaged as Carrier forces chased the fleet. MacArthur announced bombers will likely intensify strikes.
The Grafton Sentinel invites MRS WILLIAM COURTNEY to tonight’s Strand theatre presentation It Happened Tomorrow starring Dick Powell Linda Darnell and Jack Oakie in a West Main Street venue. Also showing Gamberjack with William s and They Live in Fear at the Dixie theatre.
Fifth Army tanks and infantry advanced to occupy Roccastrada on highway 73 and cut a northward route, while another column pressed toward Follonica along the coastal highway to Livorno and Pisa. The Germans defended east and west of Lake Trasimeno and near Chiusi. Adriatic coast forces neared Morrovalle and Montecosaro, within 25 miles of Ancona, per Allied communique.
Allied expeditionary force of 509 planes pounded Nazi rail bridges airfields and gun emplacements behind the Normandy front near Cherbourg. Marauders and heavy bombers with Thunderbolt escorts dropped over 250 tons of explosives on heavy guns as skies remained crowded with Allied aircraft for hours.
Soviet troops reportedly advanced nearly 10 miles through German defenses northwest and southeast of Vitebsk in White Russia, severing the Isst railway line and inflicting heavy losses. The Russian communique spoke of seven and a half to nine and a half miles of gains on a 19 mile front, with more than 100 towns captured and Zamostochye seized. Fierce fighting also unfolded on the Finnish front as Red troops pressed north of Viipuri and along the Karelian Isthmus amid broader offensives toward Pinsk and Mogilev.
Charleston Mayor D Boone Dawson Republican nominee for governor and GOP chairman Jim H Shott depart for Chicago to address the Young Republican National Federation dinner during presidential convention week. Also coal output and a holiday notice for Charleston retail clerks reported.
The 78th Congress adjourned after a six month second session with little postwar business accomplished. Members head home for a five week recess before August 1 to campaign and await the presidential nominating events. Major items included tax plans, veterans benefits, and home front economy laws.
The piece argues Hitler faced an endgame as the Russian offensive ends his hope for Allied unity and full cooperation. It recalls the 1941 two front miscalculation and Stalingrad, noting the Russians’ demonstrated power and Hitler's shrinking options. The analysis frames his position as untenable with Allied momentum.
Chicago June 24 The Republican vice presidential nomination seems imminent with Bricker Warren as leading contenders though both deny. Rumors from the convention hotel push Dewey as back burner, while Warren delays arrival to testify as debates over accepting a second place designation unfold. National committee members Reece and Wents urge California delegates to vote as interests shape the contest.
Clarksburg reports a violent twister cutting a long path of destruction from Pennsylvania dusk. Death toll climbs past 100 as rescuers recover bodies in Shinnston Pleasant Hill and nearby towns. Army units assist, power lines down, communications crippled, hospitals overwhelmed with injured and dead.
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