Invasion Nears as Allies Press Europe Front
The piece argues Allied advances isolate island strongholds and Sicily falls from air bases, signaling an imminent invasion of Europe. It urges mass production and mobilization, stressing merging fronts to overwhelm German morale and support liberation of oppressed peoples.
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Italy
Sicily
Europe
France
Norway
Balkans
Ifiller
American
America
Africa
Eurcope
Italians Told to Stand By for Invasion
London dispatches report Rome radio urging Indians to stand by for an Allied invasion as ships mass in the Sicilian strait following occupation of Lampione. Reuters notes Lampione fell. DNB cites Axis air attacks on shipping near Pantelleria Bone and off Portugal. Allies push through Malta Bizerte Sicilian coast area with estimated heavy shipping activity.
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UPA Ame
Rome
Sleilan
Lumpiune
Channel
Reuters
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Lampione
DNB
Berl
Associated Pigs
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Pantelleria
Bone
Algerian
Mediterranean
al- Hed Corveys
Lunden Express
Nome Radio
Malta
Bizerte
Daily Herald
Sicily
Sardinia
Clerks Instructed on Mineral Rights
Little Rock June 1 4% To forestall lawsuits and to make land records less complicated County Clerk Claude A Rankin asked clerks to note delinquent land certifications where mineral rights to tracts were divided After opinion from Atty Gen Guy B Williams the state claims only forfeited mineral rights Now officials say where a parcel sold part of mineral rights these rights form a pirate estate Land records of about 15 southern districts have been completed by a division of mineral rights The land office has no information regarding the issue as no notations have been placed on certifications
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Little Rock
Claude A. Rankin
Me Tno
Atty
Guy 1. Williams
Mineralights
Aot
Jefe
New Method of Making Sugar Debuts at Northeastern Meeting
Dr. Royal Tee of Milwaukee unveiled a sugar process at the Northeastern Dental Association showing a vitamin and mineral rich product from cane juice. He claims double the yield from the same juice and minerals including calcium, with vitamins A B complex C and KK aiding dental health. The method uses no heat, involves filtration, freezing, centrifuging, and a cold syrup that is dried into crystals or powder.
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Swampscott
Mass
Royal Tee
Milwaukee
Lee
Northeastern Dental Association
South
WW II Ration Calendar Details Stamp Expirations
The ration calendar lists various stamps and their expiry dates. Coffee and sugar stamps cover specific amounts with June and August deadlines, milling for canning stamps set five pounds each, shoes stamp valid through June 15. Blue stamps G H J expire June 7 July 7. Red stamps J K L good through June 30 and June 6 to June 30. Gasoline stamps No 6 A-books allow four gallons each until July 22.
Knox promises more bad news for Japanese
Washington reports indicate Navy plans more bad news for Japan as 12 Japanese vessels were sunk and five damaged, bringing total enemy ships destroyed or damaged to 256. Secretary Knox notes eight American submarines replaced and an ongoing steady build in fleet size, with crews improving tactics while awaiting larger operations.
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Washington
Navy
Knox
United States
Rea Rovers
Pacific
America
Stilwell Sees Long, Hard Job for Allies
The Associated Press reports Lieut-Gen Joseph W Stilwell warned of a long hard struggle to crush Japan as Allies plan to roll soon. In China he noted that Ramaseyrl Churchill talks covered China needs and Allied aid. MacArthur announces new Allied air strikes on Rabaul and other targets in New Guinea and nearby areas. American submarines claim 12 more Japanese ships sunk or damaged. In Burma, air forces hit Akyab and rail lines. Chiang Kai-shek’s army claims a fresh Yangtze push against the Japanese.
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Associated Press
Joseph W. Stillwell
Washington
Japan
Stilwell
Chung- Ieing
China
Sitwell
Southwest Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
U. S
Rabaul
New Britain
Humboldt Bay
Dutch New Guinea
New Guinea
Kaimana
Babo
Tuam Island
Pacific
Burma
Ameican
Akyab
Bay of Bengal
Chiang Kai - Shek
Yangtze River
Sinyang
Henan Province
Hankow
Blockbusters Hit Shipping and Air Fields on Sicily
Allied reports say Wellington bombers hit Messina shipping and ferry terminal with blockbusters and incendiaries in Sicily. RAF and US daylight raids targeted Catania and Gerbini, with strong anti aircraft defences and limited opposition. Naval action included reconnaissance and a glimpse of damage at La Spezia.
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Sicily
Fathers Given Until Oct. 1 for Induction
Washington June 15 A possibility that the drafting of fathers may be delayed until around October was indicated by Selective Service officials as they moved to speed the induction of 18 25 year old childless men now deferred on certain national grounds. The new instructions suggest listing fathers for occupational deferment on schedules filed after July 1 only if deferment beyond October 1 is sought.
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Washington
Selective Service
Cerna
House
Navy
Pew
Barkley Outlines 10 Postwar Obligations for U S
Hot Springs June 15 Senate Majority Leader Alben W Barkley D Ky outlines ten postwar duties for Americans and the world in a speech urging readiness for peace. He calls for demobilization support for veterans postwar debt stabilization aid for war injured and a speedy reconversion of industry. He also urges aid to starved populations reprovisioning of international trade and a tribunal to settle grievances with equal treatment and a plan to avoid isolation from world burdens.
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Hot Springs
Senate
Alben W. Barkley
D-Ky
America
Barkley
United Nations
United States
Syria Border Closure Shocks Ankara Amid Uncertain Cause
At least 15 border closing between Syria and Turkey announced for tonight. Turkish authorities deny knowing why border is shut or how long it will stay closed while Syria remains under Allied French control. Admiral Sir John Cunningham met with President Ismet Inonu and top officials in Ankara before departing today.
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Turkey
Syria
John Cunningham
Levant
Cairo
Ismet Inonu
Sukru Saracoglu
Numan Mememencinglu
Fevzi Cakmak
Nazi Attacks Beaten Off in Orel Sector
Soviet mid day communique said German counter attacks last night to retake four settlements north east of Misensk in the Orel sector, supported by tanks and planes, were beaten off with heavy losses. In one sector about 200 German officers and men were killed and three planes were shot down. The Soviets captured the settlements Saturday night amid reports of activity near Belgorod.
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Misensk
Orel
Belgorod
Moscow
Len‘nigrad
Smolensk
Western Front
Rostov
State Peach Crop Reduced by Half
Arkansas peaches will reach markets within a week but this year’s supply will be about half of 1942. Crop statistician Stuart L. Bryan estimates under 1,000,000 bushels, far below 2,337,000 in 1942. Apple and pear crops in northwest Arkansas also decline. Benton Boone Carroll Washington and Cross counties apple crop projected at 57 percent of normal. pears about 106,000 bushels, half of 1942.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Stuart Ll. Bryan
Bryan
Benton
Boone
Carroll
Washington
Cross Counties
White House takes up food problem at June conference
A House Agriculture delegation and senators pressed President Roosevelt to consolidate wartime food powers. They urged appointing a single Food Czar and expanding subsidies to curb rising prices, while Byrnes resisted and industry leaders warned against wage boosts. Roosevelt reportedly considered large subsidies and expanded lending in federal programs.
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White House
Todders
Senate Banking Committee
Fulmer
D-Sc
House Agriculture Committee
Roosevelt
House
James F. Byrnes
Flainagan
Dva
Kleberg
D-Tex
Cooley
D-Nc
Hope
R-Kan
Andresen
R-Minn
Chester Davis
Phillip Murray
Congress of Industrial Organizattions
Albert Goss
National Grange
Commodity Credit Corporation
Congress
Midway 37th Oil Well Brought In At Stamps
Special Cour reporter notes Barnsdall Oil Co. Dame No. 1 in NW NE 9-18-24 flowed today, marking the 87th producer in the Midway field. Official gauge pending due to storage tanks, but operators call it as good as others. gravity 46, porosity top at 6,466 feet down to 6,428 feet. Barnsdall began Shults No. 1 wildcat in Helmpstead county this week, surface casing set, drilling to resume tomorrow in NENE 34-13-36. Goldstein received 19.85 after two trips, superintendent praising him.
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Midway
Barnschul Oil Co
Dame No
Helmpstead
Mass Evacuation Reported as Nazi Cities Flee Allies
Mass evacuation of western Germany and Berlin was reported as Allied bombs rain down on Oberhausen and other Ruhr cities. German papers noted refugees fleeing the bomb alley amid heavy raids, while Hitler’s Voelkischer Beobachter urged hosts to take in evacuees.
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Roger Greene
Associated Press
Germany
Berlin
Bern
Oberhausen
Othe
Switzerland
Western Reich
Duesselford
Das Reich
Brandenburg Prussia
Pomerania
Ers
Westphal Ruhr
Bavaria
Hitler
Voelkter Buchachter
Thei
Nazarenes Convene at Conway Today
About 200 delegates are expected to attend the annual Arkansas district convention opening at First Church of the Nazarene in Conway Arkansas today. The Rev Wardy Powers district superintendent will be guest speaker at the event.
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Conway
Ark
Arkansas
Nazarene Young Peoples Society
Whic
al First Church of
the Na Arene
Wardy Powers
Highway bids sought for Bauxite underpass project
The State Highway Commission will receive bids at 10 am on June 24 for the reinforced concrete and steel underpass and approaches at the Bauxite northern railroad crossing in Saline county. The winning bidder must complete the contract in 320 working days.
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Little Rock
State Highway Commission
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