War Today sees southward scale from Finland toward Brest-Litovsk
AP Moscow correspondent Eddy Gilmore notes Russian front preparations surpass previous drives as Ukraine becomes prep area. He recalls last year’s July 12 drive and suggests this summer’s operations may begin earlier with a southward thrust toward Brest-Litovsk and strategic pushes near Lwow. Poltava is cited as a shuttle-bombing base.
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Finland
Minsk
Kovel
Brest-Litovsk
Lwow
Eddy Gilmore
AP Moscow
Gilmore
Moscow
Ukraine
Poltava
Fisherman Daniel Found Dead After Lake Search
Daniel, 25, of Archdale was found dead near a lake after a weekend fishing trip with his wife and J C Irvin. Coroner W G Smith ruled no drowning foul play and sent stomach tissue for lab analysis. Daniel attended Georgia Tech and was an athlete. Funeral arrangements were set for Wednesday at Sechrest Funeral Home with burial in Floral Garden.
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Daniel
Davidson County
A. A. Graves
W. G. Smith
Thomasville
Denton
Hat Daniel
Winston-Salem
J. C. Ir
B. W. Stone
Stone
Graves
Irvin
Lexington
Raymond Bowers
Archdale
Georgia Tech
Sechrest
O. L. Easter
Methodist Church
Cecil Haworth
Friends Church
Cemoe Danklin
Eartha Mitchel
Mn Au
J. C. Daniel
H. B. Riddell
Joe Daniel Riddell
Sechrest Funeral Home
Marines Seize Kagman Peninsula in Saipan Campaign
Observers guided artillery and bombing along the north Saipan sector as about 20 000 Japanese troops retreated. Magicienne Bay and northern Kagman peninsula fell into American hands, allowing ships to lie close to shore while Japanese forces fought inland.
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Can
Saipan
Magicienne Bay
Kagman Peninsula
Associated Press
William L. Worden
Mrs Farley May Vote Republican Ticket
Laredo Texas June 27 James A Farley laughed heartily but made no comment when shown a Chicago paper quoting his wife saying she might vote Republican. Farley former Democratic chairman spoke to a Rotary club in Laredo yesterday.
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Laredo
Texas
James A. Farley
Chicago
Farley
National Democratic Committee
Rotary Club
Late Planting Delays May Halve Carolina Tobacco Output
A department spokesman warned tobacco production could fall as much as 50 percent due to delayed planting and ongoing drought. Reports from Paris and New York note German forces mining Paris and preparing evacuations, with bombs in tunnels sewers and abandoned underground rails. In eastern Bosnia German troops faced strong resistance, suffering heavy losses near Srebrenica and Delnice, with Tito claiming German withdrawal from Grahovo.
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Carolina
Paris
New York
CBS
Bosnia
London
Nes
Srebrenica
Belgrade
Tito
Tony
Grahovcc
Dubrovnik
Delnice
Fiume
Americans Land Eighth Army Corps in Cherbourg Peninsula
A Berlin broadcast reported by CBS said the Eighth Army Corps has landed on the Cotentin Cherbourg peninsula and assumed control of the southern sector.
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New York
Berlin
CBS
Cotentin
Cherbourg
Dewey Seen Ahead as Republican Convention Begins
Rumors swirl about Governor Dewey’s possible nomination flight to Albany and anticipated caucus splits. Gov. Bricker’s name resurfaces amid VP speculation as Dewey camp pushes for early decision while editors urge press freedom and open world news. Delegates total 1,057 with Bricker and Stassen figures listed.
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World Organization
John W. Bricker
Bricker
Dewey
Roosevelt
Chicago
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Cmdr
Harold
Stassen
German commander refuses Cherbourg surrender as town falls
Von Schlieben explained he would not order surrender despite the defenders facing a hopeless American advance. He and Hennecke surrendered after signals that the defense was collapsing. The Americans broadcast to remaining German troops urging surrender.
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von Schlieben
Cherbourg
Russia
Hennecke
Weather Update North Carolina Paired With Heat Spike
A pair of regions experiences partly cloudy skies with unseasonably high temperatures today and Wednesday. Forecast suggests continued warmth and light winds across the state.
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North Carolina
Soviet Offensives Reach Deep in White Russia Front
Red Army troops surged forward on a wide 250mile front in White Russia after capturing Vitebsk and Zhlobin. Moscow said 24,000 killed in 24 hours as Soviet forces moved toward Orsha Mogilev and Bobruisk, with 6,000 Germans killed and 1,000 captured in Vitebsk and surrounding pockets.
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London
Russia
Vitebsk
Zhlobin
Orsha
Mogilev
Bobrusk
Moscow
Red Army
Zhivben
Germany
Decla
Beshenkovichi
Vitevsk
Achev
Berlin
Italy
Balkans
Cherbourg Falls as Allied Forces Push Inward
Allied forces recaptured Cherbourg after intense house to house fighting lasting five days. Naval shells from offshore warships aided Montgomery as Rommel defended Caen, while Cherbourg’s port facilities and breakwaters endured heavy damage but remained usable for Allied logistics.
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Gomery
Caen
Montgomery
Rommel
Cherbourg
Adolf Hitler
France
von Schlieben
Europe
Supreme Head
Southampton
Mrs. Sara Sechrest Passes at Home in Thomasville
Mrs. Winnie Clodfelter Sechrest, 76, of 327 Waller street Thomasville, died at home after several weeks of illness. Born May 8, 1868 in Davidson county to Andrey and Rachael Embler Clodfelter, she married Samuel Sechrest 55 years ago and was a Zion Reformed church member. Survivors: husband Samuel. daughter Hattie Modlin. son Lee Sechrest. sister Mrs. John Fouts. brother J. L. Clodfelter. four grandchildren. Arrangements incomplete.
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Thomasville
Winnie Clodfelter Sechrest
Waller Street
Davidson County
Andrey and
Rachael Embler Clodfelter
Samuel Sechrest
Zion Reformed Church
Hattie Modlin
Lee Sechrest
John Fouts
J. L. Clodfelter
Route Two
Abner Cook Dies After Two Year Illness at 67
Abner Dewitt Cook aged 67 died at his home 490 Clara Cox Apartment soon after three this morning following a two year illness. He was born in Yadkin County on November 1 1876 and came to High Point 26 years ago. Survived by wife daughter Ruby Marie and three sons Charles V Leonard G, one sister Jettie Snider and four brothers. Funeral arrangements set for Swan Creek Missionary Baptist church with a home service and burial in the church cemetery.
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Abner Dewitt Cook
Clara Cox
Mr. Cook
Snow Lumber Co
Yadkin County
Henry C
Emily Cook
Swan Creek Missionary
W. H. Barker
Southside Baptist Church
Swan Creek Missionary Baptist Church
Mustached Presidents Are Rare Individuals
New York on June 27, 14 reports Gov. Thomas Dewey winning the Republican nomination and predicting the United States would have its first mustached president in 32 years if he wins the November election. It recalls William Howard Taft who served as president from 1908 to 1912.
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New York
Thomas Bk. Dewey
United States
William Howard Taft
White House
Electricians Sought By Army For 90 Day War Projects
The War Department appealed for skilled electrical workers to volunteer for at least 90 days on Hanford Engineer Works in Pasco Washington or Clinton Engineer Works in Knoxville Tennessee. Volunteers will retain seniority rights and receive certificates of service. Wages on Hanford run 1.65 per hour and 100.65 per week. Clinton pay is 1.50 per hour and 105 per week. Dormitory housing and meals are provided at modest rates. Local IBEW unions coordinate transportation and details with U S employment service offices.
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Washington
Army
Hanford Engineer Works
Pasco
Wash
Clinton Engineer Works
Knoxville
Tenn
Patterson
Edward J. Brown
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
War Department
Laurence W. Davis
National Electrical Construction Association
Hanford Works
U. S. Employment Service
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