Americans Strike Axis Targets in France Romania and Bulgaria
June 28 reports describe mass Allied air attacks over France Romania and Bulgaria. American heavy bombers and Liberators targeted Paris area Saarbrucken Chitila Bucharest Ploesti rail yards refineries and airfields near Sofia while RAF fleets hit Calais bomb grounds. Pilots noted dense smoke from Bucharest refinery fires and damaged eastern rail yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amer
France
Romania
Italy
Paris
Saarbrucken
Calais
Tan
Jaly
Bucharest Surty
Chitila
Ploesti
Bucharest i- Ploesti
Fhore
Bulgaria
Sofia
Bucharest
Brit
Finland braces for war as Mannerheim leads defense
The article discusses Finland's strategic position amid global tensions, praising Marshal Gustav Mannerheim as the nation’s greatest patriot. It notes his past ties to German forces and his leadership in shaping Finland’s stance against Soviet pressure, while acknowledging complex loyalties during the evolving European conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finland
Ishl
Gustav Mannerheim
Rom
Ise
Hitler
Mannerheim
Denmark
Belgium
United States
Theim
Anerheim
Sees
Bolshevick's
der Goltz
R.heim
Rshal Gustav Manner
Washington of
Fincate
Yanent
Red Army closes in on Minsk from three directions
Soviet dispatches report a massive air assault and coordinated ground push as Gen. Ivan Bagramian and Gen. Ivan Cherniakhovsky advance from three axes toward Minsk. Cherniakhovsky’s forces press from the east after capture of Orsha, facing the Berezina river and Borisov as they close on the capital of White Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red
White Russia
Minsk
Moscow
Red Army
White
Russia
Warsaw
Germany
Ivan Bagramian
Ivan Cherniakhovsky
N. P. Papivin
Bagramian
Orsha
Berezina
Borisoy
Cherniakhovsky
Borisov
Forst
Lovelace Elected National President of American Business Clubs
High Point delegates report James B. Lovelace of this city has been chosen national president of the American Business clubs. The conference met at the Hotel Gibson in Cincinnati Monday and Tuesday with local representatives Lovelace Slate Fidler Smith Hollingsworth attending. Lovelace has previously served as local club president district governor and national first vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
American Business Clubs
James B. Lovelace
Hotel Gibson
Cincinnati
Lovelace
Ralph Slate
Arthur Fidler
Glenn Smith
Joe Hollingsworth
A.B. Club
National Association
Finland Handed to Germany by Finland Leaders
Stockholm reports Finland surrendered to Nazi Germany with no parliamentary approval. President Ryti, Prime Minister Linkomies, and Finance Minister Tanner yielded after talks with Ribbentrop, Keitel, Jodl, and Diet, ending any pretense of a separate Finnish war with Russia as German troops seize Helsinki.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Finland
Germany
Russia
Helsinki
Risto Ryti
Edwin Linkomies
Waine Tanner
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Wilhelm Keitel
Alfred Jodl
Eduard Diet
Guam and Rota Raided by Yank Planes
American planes hit Rota island and Guam in raids reported from Tokyo radio as part of a four day pattern against Japanese outposts in the Marianas. Saipan defenses stiffened with garrisons in caves as Admiral Nimitz’s forces extend operations across the Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rota
Ipan
Tokyo
Guam
Marianas
Japan
Saipan
U. S
Chester Nimitz
Guam- Rota Roads
Yap
Douglas MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
Palau
Carolines
MacArthur
Woleai
Boeroe Island
New Guinea
East Indies
Mankowari
Noemfooj
Wewak
Rabaul
New York Man GOP Choice For President
Dewey nominated for president at the Republican national convention. Bricker of Ohio chosen as his running mate after a tight roll call. A single Wisconsin delegate voted for MacArthur, while Mooney speculation and telegrams framed the acceptance remarks in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Thomas E. Dewey
Thomas E
Candia
Wisconsin
Grant Ritter
Beloit
Douglas A. MacArthur
Dewey
Albany
Joseph W.martin
Massachusetts
Dwight Griswold
Nebraska
Wendell L. Willkie
Vernor Bricker
United States
Thomas L. Dewey
Allied Casualties in Normandy Reach 40549 In First Two Weeks
Supreme Headquarters reports the European invasion cost the Allies 40 549 casualties from June 6 to June 20 including 5 287 killed 3 082 Americans 1 842 British and 363 Canadians. German losses are estimated at not less than 70 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Supreme Command
Cherbourg
Caen
Normandy
Cope
United States
Allied forces estimate Cherbourg prisoners at thirty nine to forty thousand
Late bulletins report the Allied supreme command estimating 39 000 to 40 000 prisoners taken on the Cherbourg peninsula. Lt Gen Miles C Dempsey is noted as in command of the British Second Army in France. Dempsey previously led the 135th Corps in the Eighth Army across Africa Sicily and part of Italy. American troops cleared Maurpertue airfield east of Cherbourg and press mop up operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allied Supreme Command
Cherbourg
Miles C. Dempsey
Second Army
France
Dempsey
Eighth Army
Maurpertue
Toledo Strike Halts Transit as AFL Unionists Boycott
Virtually all public transportation was at a standstill in Toledo today as 350 AFL unionists from the Community Traction Co refused to operate street cars and buses. The walkout was called to protest the company’s refusal to discharge two inspectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
AFL
Community Traction Co
American Fighter Gabreski Ties Record With 27 Enemies Down
Thunderbolt pilot Lt. Col. Francis E. Gabreski of Oil City Pennsylvania shot down a German ME-109 over France, bringing his air combat total to 27 and tying the American record. Maj. Robert Johnston of Lawton Oklahoma and Maj. Richard Bong of Poplar Wisconsin also hold 27 victories, though neither is currently in combat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Francis E. Gabreschi
Oil City
France
Robert Johnston
Lawton
Okla
Richard I. Bong
Poplar
Wis
Pacific
Johnston
Bong
Polio Ward At North Carolina Orthopedic Hospital
The North Carolina Orthopedic hospital in Gastonia announced an isolation ward for polio patients and will admit only from counties lacking hospital facilities for polio care. Senator Nye trailing Fargo race reports show Lynn M. Stambaugh leading early with 2,000 votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gastonia
North Carolina
Nye
Fargo
Lynn M. Stambaugh
American Legion
U. S
Gerald P. Nye
U. S.S
Stambaugh
Relations Strain Washington Finland Breaks
Washington reports strained U S Finland relations as tensions rise amid diplomatic friction. Officials say ties at a critical point with possible impacts on cooperation and policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Finland
Fifth Army Advances in Italy Amid Fierce House to House Battles
Fifth Army pushes forward across central Italy with gains at Livorno and San Vincenzo after heavy house to house fighting. American forces seize Chiusdino Travale Sasseta and nearby villages under German opposition supported by Italian partisans. Eighth Army also advances around Lake Trasimeno as air and ground actions tally Luftwaffe losses and Allied aircraft claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Livorno
Fifth Army
San Vincenzo
Chiusdino
Travale
Siena
Florence
Sasseta
17Th Division
Belvedere
San Quirico D'Orcia
Eighth Army
Lake Trasimeno
Gioiella
Porto
Castiglione
Magione
Perugia
Monte Bagnola
Tiber
Pagliaccia
Budapest
Mediterranean
Breakthrough on Odon River hurls Allies at Caen line
Allied armor smashed two miles through the German Odon river line southwest of Caen in the largest armored battle of the liberation campaign. British columns breached a six mile wide gap, threatening key Caen supply routes as Montgomery presses a rapid, deep penetration toward Evrecy and Tourville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HEA /ARTERS
Odon
Caen
Normandy
Paris
Bernard L. Montgomery
Peninsular
Baquay
Evrecy
Montgomery
Britain
Tourville
Cross - Peninsular
Esquay
Orne
Associated Press
Roger Greene
Cambes
Vichy
Cherbourg
Robert Stattler
Assassination of Vichy Minister Philippe Henriot
Paris awoke to the murder of Philippe Henriot Vichy information minister killed by unknown attackers. Axis outlets reported the incident while Pierre Laval called Henriot a patriot and described him as a hero. Berlin and transocean agencies debated whether the killers wore militia or police uniforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Philippe Henriot
Vichy
Paris
Henriot
Berlin
Pierre Laval
Stat*e
Transocean
Laval
DNB
Also Mentioned on This Page
Aaa
Dewey and
Bricker
Ers
Carl Wilhelm von
Hennecke
Mander
J. Lawton Collins
Ican
Collins
New Orleans
Signal Corps
Air Force
Europe
M. Roberts
DeWitt MacKenzie
Reber
Jon
J. B. Lovelace
National Abc
Army Oy
Navy
Churchill
House of Commons
Omar N. Bradley
Odon River
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!