Allies Launch Night Raids On Northwestern France
Allied air action reports say American bombers and RAF night raiders struck targets in France including near Paris Reims Orleans and Boulogne. Up to 2 000 planes were involved with Thunderbolts Lightnings and Mustangs escorting heavy bombers as Allied forces pursue further blows across occupied Europe.
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Une Ae
Ameri- Shegay
France
Railrgail
Germany
RAF
Boulogne
Orleans
Lemans
Tours
Pied France
Ans
Dewey Gains In Oregon Primary Bodes National Win
Portland May 2 The Associated Press reports that Thomas Dewey captured Oregon's 15 delegates in the Republican national convention race. Early tabulations show Dewey leading with 12,331 votes, Stassen 1,770, Bricker 93. Luther Felker praised Dewey’s gains and noted a 339 delegate tally, signaling a national trend.
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Paul Miller
Associated Pres
Portland
Ore
Thomas & Dewey
Egon
Republan
Harold Stasser
John W. Bricker
Dewey
Stassen
Bricker
Majo Luther Felker
Lewey
Seerneawyer
Public Méin
War” Labor Board
Rufus Lee
Oregon
Plural Marriage Trials Move Toward Verdict in Utah
In Salt Lake City, Judge Ray Van Cott set a 10 a.m. time for verdicts on the state charge of unlawful cohabitation amid a federal-state plural marriage investigation. The case involves men living with multiple women not their wives, part of a wider 46-arrest roundup across four western states. Defense plans an appeal if adverse, asserting religious belief under the fundamentalist sect.
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Alt Lake City
Utah
Ray van Cott J
Salt Lake City
Rom
Supreme Court
The Grafton Sentinel Ad Opens Tonight at Two Theatres
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs Virginia Hanleiter of 187 Ross Street to attend tonight's Strand Theatre presentation featuring Anne Barker Dana Andrews and Walter m with Tom 1 Ann Savage and Six tin Sheriff with Ken May at the Dixie Theatre Also promotion of Man Submarine with Tom 1 and Ann Savage noted for Strand showing
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Virginia Hanleiter
Ross
North Star
Anne Barker
Dana Andrews
Wazter m
Strand Theatre
Tom 1
Ann Savage
Ken May
Dixie Theatre
Allied push in Italy signals broad war aims
The Allied drive in Italy shows substantial progress and signals a broader push into eastern and western Europe. Berlin denies the Adolf Hitler line while preparing the public for possible German withdrawal as German strength remains stretched by some 300,000 troops listed for central Italy. The Red Army is shaping for a summer offensive, with Russians claiming readiness and spring conditions improving. The German doubt whether a simultaneous Russian and western push will occur persists as Allied guidance frames the current operations.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Italy
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Goi Ine
Gustav Line
Hitler
Europe
Russia
May 22 Meeting Note Prompts Church Officers
Fragment notes show a Monday May 22 entry naming R. W. Hilkey and W. M. in a church or fraternal meeting context. The brief entry implies roles or leadership positions discussed during an event on that date.
Russians Announce Capture Of 246 Nazi Officers In Crimea
Russian wartime dispatch from Simferopol reports 246 German officers captured in the Crimea campaign. Colonel Hans Messinger confirms orders to hold Sevastopol and discusses strategic choices, including thoughts on a planned retreat and Hitler’s promised reinforcements. Soviet Gen Sergei Birinzov cites the tally.
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Crimean
Eddy Gilmore Simferopol
U.ssr
Adolf Hitler
Turkey
Hans Messinger
Sala Hitler
Fio
Sevastopol Fell
Messinger
Crimea
Perekop
Sivash
Hitler
Sergei Birinzov
Senator Langer Explains He Can't Understand Tax Bill
Washington May 20. Senator Langer voices confusion over the so called simplified tax bill. He spent over three hours explaining he cannot understand key provisions including a section amending the revenue act. Langer plans further discussion as debate stalls after chairman George delays the bill.
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Langer
Ernest B. Vaccaro
Washington
Senate
R.-N.d
George
D.-Ga
Finance Committee
Woman jailed for murder after claim she threw 10 month old daughter
Mildred Mell 18 was booked in California on murder charges after confessing to dropping her 10 month old daughter Mildred Louise into the Colorado River in an Arizona incident. She said she had argued with Robert Mell over paternity and had lived as his common-law wife in Yuma.
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EL Centro
Calif
Mildred Mell
Yuma
Ariz
Peter C. Byrne
Colorado
Clayburn Poole
Arizona
Byrne
Cpl. Ro
Bert Mell
Yuma Air Base
Mell
Mildred Forsy Skelton
Enoch Skelton
St. Louis
Mildred Louise
Bee
West Virginia Briefs From The Associated Press
West Virginia reports include Capt Howard Hively of Ward earning nine total aerial kills after shooting down two ME 109s in a single burst. Charleston fireman H E Love recovered Mrs Jean Syrus’s body from the Kanawha river. National Coal data show 235 405 million tons produced since January 1, outpacing last year. Wheeling court moves May term to open in the city due to army maneuvers. rulings include OPA meat sale violations. Clarksburg officer Paul McClung dies after heart ailment in hospital. survived by wife and six children. Additional West Virginia briefs follow from Huntington.
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Associated Press
London
Howard Hively
Ward
W. Va
Hively
Charleston
H. E. Love
Jean Syrus
Kanawha River
Washington
National Coal Association
Association
Wheeling
Northern District
Elkins
Randolph County
Joe V. Gibson
OPA
Clarksurg
Paul McClung
State Police
Clarksburg
Shinnston
McClung
Forces Uniting in Major Soerabaja Carrier Raid
Allied command announces combined Nimitz MacArthur Mountbatten air and sea strike on Soerabaja Java harbor. Carrier planes hit oil docks and 35000 tons of shipping while Liberator bombers attack railyards and facilities in the first joint action by the three theaters.
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C. Yates McDaniel
Southwest Pacific
Nimitz - MacArthur - Mountbatten
Japan
Dutch East Indies
Soerabaja
Douglas MacArthur
Great Java
Chester W. Nimitz
Louis Mountbatten
Gen
MacArthur
Mountbatten
Southeast Asia
Nimitz
Central Pacific
WLB Approval Of Soft Coal Wage Accord Sparks Debate Today
The War Labor Board decision on the bituminous wage agreement raises disputes as about three quarters of miners will receive $40 back pay in four installments starting June 1 while Southern Coal Operators dispute their contract status. The ruling maintains current daily wages and conditions but creates a division since many operators are not signatories to the contract that most of the industry and UMW endorsed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph A. Loftus Washington
War Labor Board
WLS
WLB
Southern Coal Operators Association
United Mine Workers
UMW
Nine Race Horses Die In Early Morning Churchill Downs Fire
A morning blaze at Churchill Downs destroyed nine race horses and a pony, with about 30 other Thoroughbreds released and one horse missing hours after containment. Valuations ranged from 30 000 to 50 000 for the nine, while six derby contenders previously housed in the loft were valued at over 300 000. The fire originated in a loft near Pensive, and a jockey owner blamed drunks. officials offered no comment.
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Churchill Downs
Loisville
Pensive
Broad
Cloth
Gramps Image
Gay Bit
Comenow
Autocrat
Warren Wright
Allies push past Hitler line in Italy drive
Swiss radio quotes Bari reports that Allied forces entered Rome province with no immediate confirmation of a major breakthrough. Fifth Army units have been on the Rome front, with the boundary reaching Terracina and advancing inland beyond yesterday’s positions as Germans retreat toward the new line. In Napels a press note claims Allied troops seized strong Hitler fortifications and push back along the southern Italian front toward the Awitch line, swinging southwest from Pico.
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London
Bari
Rome
Anzio
Fifth Army
Terracina
Napies
Hitler Line
Pico Si
Pico
Communists Back Roosevelt in 1944 Campaign
Earl Browder, head of the Communist group, announced the American Communists will support Roosevelt for reelection. He warned Roosevelt’s retirement would endanger allied unity and risk a drift into unchecked nationalism. The movement will rename itself, dropping the word party, to American Communist Association.
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New York
Earl Browder
Comitunist Party of the United States
Roosevelt
Browder
American Communist Association
American Communist Political Association
Teheran
Grafton Opera House Offers Two Tonight Showings
The Grafton Sentinel invites Laura Reneman to attend tonight's Opera House program featuring Henry and Diszy with Jimmy Lydon Mary Anderson and Charles Smith and The Sultan's Daughter with Ann Corlo as the current attractions at the theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Grafton Sentinel
Laura Reneman
Christiana Street
Henry and
Diszy
Jimmy Lydon
Mary Anderson
Charles Smith
Ann Corlo
Opera House Theatre
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International
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Holman
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