Allied bombers strike German bases and rail yards
Up to 1,000 American heavy bombers attacked German air bases and railroad yards in France and Belgium while 1,000 British craft hit Aachen and Berlin before dawn. German radio claimed a large west wall raid in southern Germany as Swiss reports noted explosions near Muhlhausen. The surge marked a seventh day of heavy pre invasion bombardment, risking a record with yesterday’s 7,000 planes and 5,500 tons.
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Gladwin Hill
London
West Wall
France
Belgium
Aashen
Berlin
Germany
Reich
Muhlhausen
Aachen
Schouten Islands marked to receive blows from Yanks
Gen Douglas MacArthur’s forces focus air power on the Schouten Islands off Dutch New Guinea as they threaten invasion routes toward the Philippines. Bombers and fighters concentrate on Mokmer Sorido Borokoe airfields on Bando’s principal island, with Noemfoor Kamiri Namber and Manokwari airstrips also noted in the campaign. The group lies about 209 miles west of Holanda and forms part of the eastern defense network guarding the southern approach to the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph A. Hepope
Associated Pres
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
Schouten Islands
Holanda
Dutch New Guinea
Schoutens
Geelvink Bay
MacArthur
Powan
New Guinea
Bink
Mokmer
Sorido
Borokoe
Noemfoor
Kamiri
Namber
Manokwari
Waren
Moemi
Japlan Island
Blak
Schouten
Grafton Sentinel invites Fisher to Strand or Dixie shows
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs. William D. Fisher of Maple Avenue to tonight's presentation of In Old Chicago featuring Tyrone Power Alice Faye and Don Ameche at the Strand Theatre or Jam Session with Ann Miller and Charlie Barnet at the Dixie Theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Grafton Sentinel
William D. Fisher
Maple Avenue
Chicago
Tyrone Power
Alice Faye
Don Ameche
Strand Theatre
Ann Miller
Charlie Barnet
Dixie Theatre
Germans Forced Back From Coastal Line Near Appian Way
The war analyst notes Nazi Field Marshal Kesselring’s southern Italy forces face growing peril as Berlin reports a coastal withdrawal to new lines northeast of the Appian Way. Three Allied advances strained German defenses and widened the vise from Anzio toward Cisterna.
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Dewit MacKenzie
Associated Press
Kesselring
Italy
Berlin
Anzio
Fifth Army
Appian Way
Cisterna
West Virginia primary results and education plan notes
Grant County Sheriff Melvin C. Muntzing won the Republican nomination for Congress in the second district by about 3000 votes. Rep. Jennings Randolph captured the Democratic nomination by over 17000 votes. Delegates to the Republican and Democratic national conventions were named from Morgantown Terra Alta Martinsburg. Plans for the 1944 State Education Association convention in Wheeling November 15 17 were announced along with state representation at the wartime NEA assembly in Pittsburgh July 5. A Huntington dinner marked the centennial of the first Morse telegraph message with the historic What Hath God Wrought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Charleston
Grant County
Melvin C. Muntzing
Petersburg
R. E. Davis
Morgantown
L. F Everhart
Terra Alta
John Hoffman
Clarence E. Martin
Martinsburg
Jennings Randolph
Elkins
State Education Association
Wheeling
Reeder
National Education Association
Pittsburgh
Huntington
Russia Bulgaria break possibility eyed in days
Washington May 25 Diplomatic officials foresee Russia breaking with Bulgaria within a few days a move likely to force a decision on an American break with Finland. Both situations are viewed as closely linked as satellite states tighten controls along Bulgaria Finland Hungary and Romania following a British Russian American warning to exit the war or face harsher terms.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Russia
Bulgaria
Finland
Hungary
Romania
Belfad
GOP and Dennis Executive Groups Set for June Charleston
Republican state chair Robert H. Kay will convene the Charleston meeting on June 3 with Democrats assembling two days later in Parkesburg. Each of 16 senatorial districts will select four leaders. conventions seek eight presidential electors and mid summer plans. Kay seeks re election despite mayor D Boone Dawson’s stance. Democratic chair Joe L Smith may retire. See GOP on Page 4.
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Charleston
Robert H. Kay
Parkesburg
Kay
D. Boone Dawson
Covernor
Senate
A. Unte Watlins
Fairmont
Joe L. Smith
Clarence W. Meadows
GOP
Typewriter fluid used as drink kills inmate at Elmira
Orran F. Taylor, 20, of New York City, died after drinking cocktails made with typewriter cleaning fluid at Elmira reformatory. Two fellow inmates, George Watson and James Connelly, also fell ill after Taylor allegedly mistook the cleaning fluid for alcohol and mixed it with orange juice, sugar, and water. Acting Superintendent Frank Smith confirmed the incident and that the men shared the drink.
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Elmira
N. Y
Orran F. Taylor
New York City
Elmira Reformatory
Frank Smith
George Watson
James Connelly
Taylor
OWI Praised by Committee for War Information Role
The House appropriations committee sent to the floor a 1,033,368,367 dollar bill funding 13 home front war agencies for the year starting July 1. It praised OWI for aiding military efforts and improving home-front information services, while noting overall funding cuts from the current year. The War Shipping Administration led with 530,350,000 for seamen recruitment and merchant fleet operations.
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Washington
Office of War Information
OWI
Capitol Hill
House Appropriations Committee
Tts
Ses
Sion
War Shipping Administration
WSA
War Labor Dispute Act Seen Working Well In Mail Order Case
Attorney General Biddle praised the War Labor Disputes Act as working well amid the Montgomery Ward plant seizure dispute. He testified eight hours before the Ramspike committee, arguing Roosevelt acted under the Smith Connally Act and wartime presidential powers, while critics said he overstepped authority. Biddle suggested Congress clarify the law if needed but personally saw no changes required.
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Washington
Montgomery Ward
Biddle
Ramspeck Committee of the
House
War Labor Board
Roosevelt
Army
Navy
Elston
R.ohio
Curtis
R.-Neb
Congress
Noted Writer Harold Bell Wright Dies at 72
San Diego, May 25. Harold Bell Wright, once the nation’s most read novelist, died yesterday at 72 from bronchial pneumonia in La Jolla. His works include The Winning of Barbara Worth and The Shepherd of the Hills, and he retired from writing in 1934.
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Harold Bell Wright
San Diego
Calif
Barbara Worth
Dan Matthews
Udell’s
la Jolla
Red Army Massing Troops on Eastern Front
London reports Moscow radio saying imminent action to liberate Soviet territory and other European nations from German oppression. The communiqué notes sporadic Nazi thrusts and Red Army reconnaissance actions as mobilization proceeds.
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Red Army
London
Moscow Radio Today
Red
Indiana and Nevada Pick GOP Delegates in Open Race
Indiana and Nevada will select their state delegates to the Republican National Convention, with Indiana voting June 12 for 29 delegates and Nevada June 10 for six. Additional delegates come from Tennessee, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines, shaping a possible shift in support for Gov. Thomas E. Dewey as the race tightens toward a first ballot nomination. The article analyzes how Pennsylvania and California's 120 delegates could decide the outcome, depending on shifts among uninstructed delegates.
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D. Harold Oliver
Associated Press
Indiana
Nevada
Chicago
Tennessee
Puerto Rico
Philippines
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Pennsylvania
California
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Rome Pugh Opens Offensive As Enemies Pressed Back At Anzio
Allied forces halted German resistance along the Terracina sector and pressed a fast move inland from the Anzio beachhead. American units reported contact and a growing push towardRome as British and Indian troops joined the advance expected to draw German forces from coastal defenses. Air units confirmed reinforcements moving up from northern Italy as the Allied line widened toward the capital.
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Rome
Terracina
Hitler
Velletri
Valmontone
Anzio
Vedetri
Albano Hills
Frosinone
San Giovanni
C So
Arce
Harold Alexander
England
Italy
Expect Long and Costly Way With Munitions Upped
Washington reports a major shift in army supply plans toward heavy artillery and large caliber ammunition for potential long inland fighting after invasion beachheads. New plant construction aims to meet the pre invasion call for major gunpowder and shell demands, reopening lines and expanding capacity by midsummer. The program boosts costs by about 750 million dollars over the next 12 months and strains powder bag production and ammonia facilities. The guns prioritized include the 155.4 mm howitzer and the 8 inch howitzer, reflecting combat lessons in Italy.
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Washington
Europe
Italy
Grafton Sentinel invites residents to Rosie the Riveter event
The Grafton Sentinel invites H. Deets of 1341 West Main Street to attend tonight's presentation titled Rosie the Riveter featuring Frazee and Frank Albertaon Vague with Beneath as a theme.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
H. Deets
West Main Street
Rosie the Riveter
Frazee
Frank Albertaon Vague
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