Powerful Allied Offensive Launched At Anzio
An armada of up to 750 U S Fortresses and Liberators with over 1,000 support aircraft attacked France and western Germany in daylight operations extending into the fifth day. British night bombers dropped an estimated 3,360 tons on Dortmund and Brunswick. Twenty to thirty-five RAF planes were reported missing amid strikes on continental targets.
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Austin Bealmear
U. S
France
Germany
Hitler
Dortmund
Brunswick
Air Ministry
Invasion tensions grip Britain as rail cuts stranded crowds
May 23 dispatch reports drastic cuts in main line schedules leaving thousands at stations. Troops receive priority on trains while many services canceled without warning. London stations cited limited explanations as German air scouts appeared. A Daily Express Stockholm dispatch claimed a wartime prisoner execution in Staas Luff TI camp prompted a Commons inquiry.
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James F. King
London
Britain
Stockholm
Daily Express
Staas Luff
House of Commons
Anthony Eden
Will Rogers Back in Old Home Town Died in Year 19
Will Rogers is laid to rest in Claremore Oklahoma beside the Will Rogers Memorial Museum. The burial followed a secret movement from California with less than 100 attendees. Rev John R Abernathy officiated and called him at home as the long journey ended.
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Will Rogers
Old Home Town
Claremore
Okla
Oklahoma
Rogers
Wiley
Posty
Alaska
Faremore
California
John R. Abernathy
Oklahoma City
Glendale
Calif
James Rogers
The War Today: Italy battle intensifies on multiple fronts
The fight in Italy grows fiercer as German reinforcements arrive to threaten the Allied onslaught. British and American leaders call the battle a major test of morale and resolve as Allied forces press along the coast and in Anzio. The German position tightens, with warnings of possible retreat into northern Italy if supplies fail to reach the south. The exchange signals a looming D-day curtain raiser while the Russians push the eastern front progress continues.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Italy
Hitler
DNB
Somme
Verdun
Flanders
Brendan Bracken
Britain
Harold Alexander
Berlin
General Kesselring
Fifth Army
Marshal Kesselring
Anzio
Evans Furniture Store to Close For Funeral Hour
The J. Lee Evans Furniture Store will close tomorrow from 11 a m to 1 p m for the funeral of Mrs. L R Bunner. The notice asks customers to plan accordingly and thanks the public for understanding.
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J. Lee Evans
L. R. Bunner
Wakde Airfield Opens As Range Extends To Philippines Reach
American forces secured Wakde airfield in New Guinea enabling high escort bombers to target the Dutch East Indies and potentially the Philippines. MacArthur said the 4,700 foot strip could be lengthened to 7,000 feet for Liberators, with operations aimed at Sarmi and Maffin Bay while Japanese artillery pinned troops at Tor river.
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Robert Eunson
New Guinea
Wakde
Dutch East Indies
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Sixth Army
Dutch New Guinea
Tor
Toem
Hollandia
Sarmi
Maffin Bay
East Indies
MacArthur
William F. Halsey
South Pacific
Australia
Thomas C. Kincaid
U. S. Seventh Fleet
Halsey
Xing
Fifteen Smackers Set As Reward For Captured Prisoner
Dallas May 23. The Eighth service command announces a standard reward of 15 dollars for any prisoner of war apprehended. Any expenses involved in tracking the prisoner will be repaid if they do not exceed 10 dollars.
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Dallas
Tex
Eighth Service Command
Montgomery Ward accused of long labor law violations
Washington May 23 Reilly of the National Labor Relations Board said Montgomery Ward has a long record of labor law violations. Testifying before a House committee, he cited Kansas City Portland and St Paul as sites with unfair practices contributing to Chicago plant seizure and strike. He noted espionage tactics and stalled bargaining and said new elections could not be held promptly.
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Washington
Gerard Reilly
National Labor Relations Board
Montgomery Ward
House
Chicago
Reilly
Kansas City
Portland
Ore
St. Paul
NLRB
Montgomery
Japanese Soldier Delivers Bible Message Then Executes Two U.S. Pilots
A World War II account from Madang near New Guinea describes Japanese guards binding two American airmen and denying food before execution. Missionary August Beuers, among 100 liberated, said a Japanese soldier named Torino cited orders from Natehara and refused to allow a Bible request.
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Robert Eunson
Australia
Madang
New Guinea
August Beuers
Muenster
Germany
Hollandia
Beuers
Torino
Maj
Natehara
Natohara
New Tax Law Simplifies Returns and Reshapes Structure
Congress sent to the White House legislation to simplify the income tax return process for 50 million taxpayers. The measure eliminates the wartime victory tax, introduces normal rates and exemptions, and keeps actual burdens near present levels for most individuals. The bill passed the House unanimously and cleared the Senate by a single vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis M. Lemay
Washington
Congress
White House
House
Senate
Doughton
D-Nc
Ways and Means Committee
West Virginia Briefs Highlight Campaign Spending and Local Jurisdiction
West Virginia reports show Rep Jennings Randolph of Elkins spent 225 dollars on the primary campaign and received 100 dollars in contributions. In Marshall county Benwood certification of Boggs Run affiliation was delayed due to a technicality requiring a second vote and a sealed ballot box. West Virginia officers and air force staff sergeants receive Distinguished Flying Cross honors, with names Huffman of Guyandotte and Narog of Idamay among those cited.
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Charleston
Jennings Randolph
Elkins
Moundsville
Boggs Run
Benwood
Marshall County
Robert J. Riley
Wheeling
Riley
Washington
West Virginia
War Department
U. S. Army
Eighth Air Force
William, H. Huffman
Guyandotte
John Narog
Idamay
Japan’s peace terms blasted by propaganda outlets
Associated Press writer Ray Bronin reports from San Francisco that Japan’s published peace terms touted in a Nippon home periodical appear in line with wartime propaganda. While a prisoner in Manila, Bronin observed pro Japan propaganda urging victory and detailing a radical Mesho plan to hand over the United States fleet to Japan. The piece notes occupier audiences were fed the same message that Japan would win.
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Ray Bronin
Associated Press
San Francisco
Calif
Japan
United States
Berlin Radio
Far East
Pacific
Manila
Japan-proper
Per
United
Nippon States Navy
Allied Push Near Anzio as Germans Face Setback
Allied forces launched a major offensive near Anzio driving toward Rome as heavy air raids hit German positions within a 50 mile radius. Fifth Army troops advanced on the south eastern front seizing heights while Berlin said German defenses retreated toward the center of the line and rail corridors near Cisterna.
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Naples
Anzio
Rome
Berlin
Pico
Hitler Line
Cisterna
Fogliano
Due See Mount
Fourth Term Split in Democratic Texas Delegation
The Associated Press reports Texas Democrats gathered to choose their 38 delegates to the national convention amid a heated split between administration and anti fourth term factions. Dewey and Bricker supporters also contested, with talks of uninstructed delegates and CIO influence. Bricker warned the CIO committee could spend millions to sustain the regime.
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Associated Press
Texas
Thomas EB
Dewey
York
W. Oc
Ohio
Edge
Bricker
Southwest
Houston
CIO Political Action Committee
Democratic National
CIO Committee
Lone Star
West Bluemont Street Hosts Tonight’s Ladies Courageous
The Opera House presents a program titled Ladies Courageous featuring Geraldine Anne Gwynne and Drank More with Young at the center of attendance in West Bluemont Street. The Grafton Sentinel notes Mrs Robert as a listed observer.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Robert Burtoft
Walnut Street
North Star
Strand Theatre
Merle Oberon
George Sanders
Laird Cregar
Dixie Theatre
West Bluemont Street
Ladies Courageous
Young
Geralding
Anne Gwynne
Opera House
Robert
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Arnold M. Manhs
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