Soviet advances push toward Bialystok and Brest Litovsk
Soviet forces push toward the major railroad centers of Bialystok and Brest Litovsk on the Bug River as recon reports note rail and road activity on the South Sector front. Baltic front troops seize Druja and Iraslov near the Latvian border, while Wilno sees intense house to house fighting with high casualties as Germans defend.
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Red
Bialystok
Brest Litovsk
Bug
Warsaw
Berlin
Romania
Wilno
Baltic Front
Druja
Iraslov
Daugavpils
Moscow
Walter Plato
Kaunas-Daugopils
Otena
East Prussia
Kaunas
Dismal Swamp Fire Continues Unabated
Raleigh dispatch notes weekend rains slowed some fires but the Dismal Swamp blaze remains unabated. The fire, over 12 acres, pushes heavy smoke toward Elizabeth City as it burns mainly through Camden and Currituck counties.
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Raleigh
Stateiment of Conservation
Deve T
Elizabeth City
Camden
Currituck
Nazi U-Boat Menace Reaches Low Mark
In June 1944 the United Nations reported a sharp drop in merchant ship losses, noting that for every ship sunk several U boats were sunk. President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill said Hitler’s submarine fleet failed on all counts. The joint monthly report cites losses at nearly the war’s lowest level.
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Washington
United Nations
Roosevelt
Churchill
Hitler
YMCA Ward Baseball League Meeting Tuesday Night
A meeting of the Y M C A ward baseball league will be held Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Boys from all city sections are invited to attend and participate. The event aims to organize and coordinate league play across neighborhoods.
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Y. M. C. A. Ward
Archbishop Spellman Urges U S Alma Mater To World
Archbishop Francis J. Spellman of New York told Duquesne University graduates in Pittsburgh that America has long been the world’s alma mater and may become alma mater to the world itself.
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Pittsburgh
United States
Francis J. Spellman
New York
Duquesne University At
America
Yanks Advance Before Nazi Gothic Line
Allied forces report continued progress on the Italian Front as American infantrymanss push four miles deeper toward the Gothic Line near Volterra and engage multiple German units including elements of eight divisions. The push targets Livorno and nearby roads while resisting heavy fire and demolitions.
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Vilterra
Volterra
Arno
Florence
Pisa
Imade
Livorno
Leghorn
Pomaja
Lajatico
Rosignano
Castellina
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36Th
SS Laconent
Ninth
Panzer Grenadier Regiment
British American advance pushes toward Caen after Caen capture
Allied forces push southeast from La Haye du Puits and Caen as British Canadian units seize Caen and punch toward the Cherbourg peninsula. German 12th SS Panzer Division and divisions suffer heavy losses, while Rommel’s troops reestablish a defensive line along the Orne after a staged organized retreat.
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Lessay
la Haye
Montgomery
Odon River
Key Hill 112
Esquay
Caen
Eterville
Paris
Falice
la Haye du Puits
Pryarn
Bayfield
Erwin Rommel
Orne
Supreme Command
The
Weather Outlook North Carolina Partly Cloudy Warm
Partly cloudy and warm weather continues today tonight and Tuesday with scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers across the state.
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North Carolina
Morton Suspended and Fined for Whiskey Larceny
A 12 month suspended sentence and a $50 fine plus court costs were imposed on T. M. Morton for larceny of $20 worth of whiskey from a shipment at the railway express office. Morton must abstain from intoxicants and seek defense industry employment while under suspended judgment. A Greenville city incident involved an expressman arrested for assaulting Lucy DeNatale, and a fire damaged two mattresses and several blankets in Pvt. Plemon's cell overnight.
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High Point
T. M. Morton
Railway Express
Morton
West Green Street
Greensboro
Lucy DeNatale
English Street
DeNatale
Pvt
Plemmons
Fall Campaign Advances Amid Pacific War News
The report notes Japan's out break of war and Japanese gains on Noemfoor and nearby Schouten islands. U S forces report intensified resistance and counter attacks near Biak and Owi, with U S casualties listed at 1,474 dead and 8,278 wounded through June 28.
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Japan
Noemfoor
Mindanao
Schoten Islands
Biak
Owi
New Guinea
Geelvink Bay
Chester W. Nimitz
Sgt Milton Self Killed In Italy In World War II
Sgt Milton C Self was killed in action while serving with the U S Army in Italy. He was the son of J A Self Jr and had attended local schools. His parents moved from the city to Raleigh about two years ago.
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Milton C. Self
U. S. Army
Italy
J. A. Self, Jr
Raleigh
Gastonia Man Heads Laymen Evangelists
WINSTON-SALEM July 10 F. Todd of Gastonia heads the North Carolina Businessmen's Evangelical clubs for another year. He was re elected at the state convention here which ended last night. Other officers elected were E. B. Mastin Greensboro first vice president Tommy Steele Raleigh second vice president W. W. Smith Bee third vice president W. R. Cox Pilot Mountain fourth vice president and G. W. Conner Lincolnton secretary.
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Winston-Salem
Dallas bids farewell to Dr. George W. Truett funeral
Dallas and the Baptist world offer a final tribute to Dr. George W. Truett, famed preacher and international religious leader, who died Friday. The Rev. Louie D. Newton of Atlanta was to deliver the funeral oration at 4 o'clock as flags at the Hall of State flew at half mast.
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Dallas
Tex
Baptist World
George W. Truett
Louie D. Newton
Atlanta
Hall of State
Bus Crash Injures Twelve Women and One Man in Charlotte
A Queens City Trailway bus veered off Monroe road this morning and knocked down two telephone poles before stopping. Twelve women and a man suffered injuries and were taken to Memorial Hospital where none were believed seriously hurt.
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Charlotte
Queens City Trailway
Monroe Roads
Memorial Hospital
Fire at Baylass Department Store Causes Major Damage
A three alarm blaze at Baylass Department Store on West Trade Street in Charlotte damaged the second floor stockroom. The fire broke out early this morning and caused significant destruction to inventory and store space. Local fire units responded promptly to contain the flames.
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Charlotte
N. C
Baylass Department
West Trade Street
Polio Cases Reported Across Southern States and Counties
Spread reports first week of July show Georgia and Virginia with scattered cases. Florida, South Carolina, Louisiana, and North Carolina border areas facing outbreaks and health officials prepare emergency measures. A state health board lists county totals including Mecklenburg 1, Guilford 1, Cabarrus 3, Catawba 58, Wilkes 22, Wayne 1, and Rowan 12 among others.
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Warm Springs Foundation
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Virginia
North Carolina
Florida
Thomas H. D. Griffitts
Miami
South Carolina
Louisiana
New Orleans
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Upper Piedmont
Almance
Alexander
Alleghany
Ashe
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Burke
Cabarrus
Caldwell
Catawba
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Cumberland
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Forsyth
Gaston
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Haywood
Iredell
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Person
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Rockingham
Rowan
Rutherford
Stanly
Surry
Union
Watauga
Wayne
Wilkes
Wilson
Funeral Rites Honor Amanda Beck and G W Meyers
Amanda Elizabeth Beck 86 died at home on Route 2 and her funeral was at Grace Lutheran church with Rev. Charles R Patterson and Rev. C F Kyles officiating. Pallbearers were Carr Shealey C H Bodie Gerald Sullivan W B Harris Luther Kennedy E H Sullivan. Interment in Beck's Lutheran cemetery. G W Meyers 41 died in a local hospital and funeral services were at Yow's Funeral Home with William Harris Reader presiding. Pallbearers were A B Bell Austin Frye I B McDowell Clarence Agner Charlie Duggins and Doub Stroud. Interment at Oakwood cemetery.
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Thomasville
Amanda Elizabeth Beck
Route 2
Grace Lutheran Church
Charles R. Patterson
C. F. Kyles
Lexington
Carr Shealey
C. H. Bodie
Gerald Sullivan
W. B. Harris
Luther Kennedy
E. H. Sullivan
G. W. Meyers
Yow
William Harris Reader
Christian Science Congregation of Lexington
A. B. Bell
Austin Frye
I. B. McDowell
Clarence Agner
Charlie Duggins
Doub Stroud
Oakwood Cemetery
Mr. Meyers
Fourth Street
Funeral rites held for R T Board at Church of God
Funeral services for R. T. Board of 204 E Burton Street who died Friday night were held Sunday at 3 PM at the Church of God on Redding Street. The service featured church choir and Wesleyan Methodist Trio, with pallbearers A. L. Shean, J. D. Shean, P. E. Walters, H. G. Ashvill, L. H. Johnson, and J. E. Walters. Burial followed in Floral Garden cemetery.
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R. T. Board
E. Burton Street
Church of God
Redding Street
Wesleyan Methodist Trio
A. L. Shean
J. D. Shean
P. E. Walters
H. G. Ashvill
L. H. Johnson
J. E. Walters
Floral Garden Cemetery
Labor Arbitrator Passes In Italy
Rome July 10 The Most Rev Edward J Hanna 83 Catholic archbishop of San Francisco from 1915 to 1935 and noted for immigration work and as a labor arbitrator died today in Rome where he had lived since retirement after a period of ill health.
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Rome
Edward J. Hanna
San Francisco
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