Allied forces tighten hold on Cherbourg peninsula
General Montgomery asserts Allied lodgement on mainland France as Cherbourg battles intensify. Rommel faces a critical choice to defend the peninsula while Allied air superiority and naval gunfire pound enemy positions. Canadian, British, and American troops push from Caen to trap Cherbourg as Russian offensives press Hitler on multiple fronts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt MacKenzie
Battle of
Cherbourg
Peninsula
Bernard Montgomery
France
Rommel
Rommell
Europe
Caen
Saint Lo
Carentan
Paris
Montgomery
St. Lo
Moscow
Finland
Hitler
Battle Climax Presses Guam and Pacific Bases
Allied forces breach a defense wall formed by Guam Palau the Carolines and the Marianas as part of a push to reach the Philippines and China. Myitkyina siege tightens with Lt Gen Joseph Stilwell in control of the city airport while Chinese forces seize Lungling and advance toward the Salween road opening a supply link to their campaign in Burma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guam
Philippines
Palau
Carolines
Marianas
Philippine Islands
China
Myitkyina
Burma
Burma-China
Joseph Stilwell
Lungling
Upper Burma
Invasion Update From The Front Near St Lo
Allied forces press on around Saint Lo with flanking moves through Tilly-sur-Seulles and advances across the Merderet beyond the flooded river toward forest De Cerisy. German claims state Carentan was abandoned to pull back from naval bombardment. Whitehall and Canadian units reportedly held their positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tilly-Sur-Seulles
Ferther
Merderet
Forest de Cerisy
St. Lo
Carentan
Floorsae
Whiteh
Caen
Bernard L. Montgomery
Tilly-Sur Seullen
Karl Gerd von Rundstedt
Paris
U. S
Texas
Nevada
Tuscaloosa
Quincy
Montgomery
Bradley
Cherbourg
Inga
Montebourg
Valognes-Carentan
Nagis
Carentan-Isigny
Lison-Trevieres
Merderat
Cerisy
Mid-Peninsula
Rommel
Service notes and wartime updates near Biloxi and Europe
Reports from Bilox Mississippi note Second Lieutenant Robert N McFarland Air Corps reporting for duty with the Army Air Forces Training Command and other personnel returning to duties or furloughs. Across Europe Allied forces push from Cherbourg to Caen with Montgomery Bradley leading advances as Bombers and battleships shell German positions securing the invasion beachhead and advancing along the Merderet river toward St Lo and Caen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McFarland Kessler
Bilox
Miss
Robert N. McFarland
Air Corps
Army Air Forces Training Command
McFarland
Cherry Tree, Pua
Pensacola
Fla
Marine Corps Strength Figures Released by State
The Marine Corps reports total personnel at 452 737 as of April 30, with 46 693 from New York and 40 391 from Pennsylvania leading state totals. The force includes both commissioned officers and enlisted personnel, with both men and women serving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Corps
New York State
Pennsylvania
Parade and Civic Program for Flag Day in Indiana
A detailed report of the Flag Day parade formation and service program in Indiana. It lists head columns on Philadelphia Street at PRR crossing with Ernest Community Band and multiple organizations, marching divisions, parade route, and key officers. The program follows at 8:00 pm with music, invocation, readings, address by Judge J Frank Graff, pledge, anthem, and benediction. Military and veterans groups are prominently named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Street
PRR
Ernest Community Band
10Th Infantry
Sons of Union Veterans
United Spanish War Veterans
The
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Indiana Lodge
O.ellis
Blairsville
O. Elks
Eescort
William R. Rees
B. P. O. Ellis
P. S
Salvadore Capella
B. FP. OG. Eike
Esquire
Leslie R. Morgan
Blairsville Lodge
B. P.O. Elks
Daniel Frattura
B. P. O. Elks
Steiner
Indiana Municipal Band
Harry A. Canfield
U. S
Cadet Nurse Corps
Miss Strassner
American Red Cross
Margaret Serene
Penn Run
Sons of Italy
Sam Agnello
Arthur J. Russell
Bill Simpson
Indiana Fire
James L. Jack
Sixth Street
Sixth
Water Street
Fifth Street
Court House
Indiana Lodge No. 931
B. P. O Ellis
Donald ¥. Kerr
Stanley D. Good
Wayne A. Snyder
Roy S. Stephens
Paul G. Wells
Charles B.lewis
Per
Harold
McKean
Charles C. McLain
Howard B. Buterbaugh
Edgar B. Shuster
Armed Services of the United States
Richard W. Watson
John B. Goheen
America
George K. Clark
William T. Mullen
St. Bernard’s Roman Catholic Church
Wm. Pearl Walker
John G. St. Clair
Logan L. Houck
James T. Marshall, Jr
Christ Episcopal Church
Court O
Home Youth Breaks Parole in Car Theft Case
Harold Schurr a 14 year old from Home was taken to Brookville and faces Judge Jesse C Long on charges of breaking parole and car theft. He admitted stealing 14 automobiles to travel between Home and town and was found hitchhiking after the Carl Clemens car was recovered near Route 219. Earlier a peer involved in similar thefts was paroled in Juvenile Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Punxsutawney
Harold Schurr
Sonal
George Schurr
Home
Brookville
Jesse C. Long
Schurr
Indiana Street Bridge
Carl Clemens
Old South Main Street
Route 219
Jhoy
Bis City
Clemens
Judge Long
Joseph Shaffer
Schurz
Texarkana Tops Bond Drive Launch with Parade
Texarkana led a nationwide Fifth War Loan Drive kickoff with 20,000 visitors under UN flags as Morgenthau opens the campaign. The Texarkana event boosts its bond total past 4.675 million while Orson Welles helps stage the nationwide broadcast featuring Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texarkana
Tex
United Nations
Texarkena
Treasury
Morgenthau
Orson Welles
Hollywood
Thunderbolt pilots report roughest opposition yet
Allied Thunderbolts and Marauders faced heavy German opposition as about 50 fighters engaged early morning escorts. Bombers struck rail yards, bridges, and air bases from Caen to Caudebec and Evreux, while RAF crews supported raids over France and French coast targets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McAn
Thunderbolt
Seine Bay
Aunay
Sur Odon
Caenn
la Haye du Puits
Carentan
Conde Sur Noireau
Caen
Failaise
Bunner
Caudebee
Lille-Nord
Montdidier
Evreux-Fauville
Dreux
Vitry-en- Artois
Beauvais - Tille
Normandy Battlefront
London
Paris
Lof
RAF
France
Paria
Nanttes
Evreux
Nantes
Tours
Massy- Palaiseau
Erwin Rommel
Russia
Ira C. Baker
Mediterranean Air Force
Dr. Leo C. Mundy Dies After Heart Attack in Wilkes-Barre
Dr. Leo C. Mundy 67 longtime Pennsylvania senator and 1938 Democratic lieutenant governor candidate died in a hospital three days after a heart attack. A World War I hero and former surgeon, he served as a state senator since 1934 and held party leadership roles in Luzerne County. He is survived by his widow May Conlon Mundy and son John Conton Mundy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkes-Barre
Leo C. Mundy
Pennsylvania
Mundy
Roosevelt
Middle District
Luzerne County
Senate
Muddy Rose
France
313Th Infantry
Montour
Savernay
108Th Field Artillery
Pennsylvania National Guard
Mercy Hospital
Wilkes- Barre
Philadelphia
Wyoming Seminary
University of Pennsylvania
John Conton Mundy
Wisconsin
May Conlon Mundy
Eva Speed dies in Indiana Hospital after long residency
Mrs Eva Frances Johnson Speed 1885 1960 died Saturday at 3 40 p m in Indiana Hospital where admitted May 20 for medical care She was born Petersburg Va daughter of Edward and Nancy Johnson member of Christ Episcopal Church and has lived in Indiana area for 46 years Surviving husband E B Speed foster mother Mrs Martha Snowden Chicago sons Frank G Johnson Army Ft Devens Mass daughter Mrs M K Pinkett Chicago IL brothers Max W Johnson Chicago Edward Columbus C Harry Philadelphia Sandy New York City Funeral arrangements at Robinson Funeral Home Indiana with services Wednesday 3 30 p m Rev James T Marshall interment Oakland Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Frances (Johnson) Speed
Coral
Indiana Hospital
Petersburg
Edward
Nancy
Reed) Johnson
Christ Episcopal Church
Indiana
E. B. Speed
Michigan
Martha H. Snowden
Chicago
Ilason
Frank G. Johnson
Army
Ft. Devens
Mass
M. K. Pinkett
Max W. Johnson
Columbus
Harry
Philadelphia
Sandy
New York City
Robinson Funeral Home
James T. Marshall
Oakland Cemetery
William Wolfe 72 Blairsville dies at home
William Wolfe a 72 year old Blairsville resident died at 8 30 Saturday night at his home 36 Short Street Blairsville where he had lived since leaving Johnstown 12 years ago He was a Spanish American War veteran and a Methodist Church member Surviving are his widow Mary Gower two sons George Altoona and Roy Pittsburgh two daughters Ruth Harshel New Alexandria and Ida Burd Derry a brother Robert Wilkinsburg a sister Priscilla Gates Los Angeles 17 grandchildren and great grandchildren Funeral service will be held at 2 pm Wednesday at the residence conducted by Rev Arthur Gross Interment will be at 845 pm in Grandview Cemetery Johnstown
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Newton Wolf
P. RR
Brakeman
Short &T
Blairsville
Johnstown
Wolf
Methodist Church
Pitcairn
Mary Gower
George
Altoona
Roy
Pittsburgh
Ruth Harshel
New Alexandria
Ida Burd
Derry
Robert
Wilkinsburg
Priscilla Gates
Los Angeles
Cal
Arthur Gross
Grandview Cemetery
Blairsville Woman, 90, Dies at Home
Mrs Jennia Bennett aged 90 died at 3 p m Saturday in her Blairsville residence 309 North Brady Street She was born February 2 1864 in Black Lick Two daughter of the late George W Cribbs and Kezah Davis Cribbs last surviving member of her family except a New Bethlehem brother F M Cribbs Two nieces Jennie Lapsley and Edna Flack lived with her Funeral arrangements set at Ferguson Funeral Home Blairsville with services at 2 30 p m conducted by Rev John McCullough Blairsville Baptist Church with interment in Blairsville Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennia Bennett
North
Brady Street
Blairsville
Black Lick
George W. and
Kezah (Davis) Cribbs
Indiana County
F. M. Cribbs
New Bethlehem
Jennie Lapsley
Edna Flack
Ferguson Funeral Home
John McCullough
Joseph Coulter Died Today
Joseph Tobrance Coulter died suddenly this morning at 6 30 near Olivet. The body was moved to Robinson Funeral Home in Salisbury. A complete obituary will appear in tomorrow's pages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Tobrance Coulter
Olivet
Robinson
Saltsbury
Dayton man dies in Rural Valley obituary notice
Robert Alexander McMeans husband of Rose McGregor McMeans died suddenly at home in Dayton HRD 8 1 15 AM. Born December 7 1874 in Bryan Pa he was a Rural Valley civic leader elder of Presbyterian Church and trustee. Survived by wife and many children and grandchildren. funeral arrangements at Boyers Funeral Home Rural Valley. complete obituary in tomorrow's paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Alexander McMeans
Rose
McGregor McMeans
Dayton
Joseph
Florinda (Marshall) McMeans
Bryan
Rural Valley Fair
Pine Creek Mutual Fire Insurance
Rose McGregor
Mildred Black
Rural Valley
Robert Russell
Pittsburgh
Robert E. Coleman Dies Early Today in Indiana
Robert E. Coleman died in Indiana Hospital after a short illness at 12 30 this morning. Born December 8, 1870 in Indiana, he moved to Brownsville Texas in 1928 then returned to Indiana last March. Funeral services at Streams Funeral Home Wednesday at 2 00 led by Rev. David R. Graham. burial Oakland Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Coleman
Margaret Anderson
Coleman
Indiana Hospital
Thomas Moorhead
Elizabeth
Harrison) Coleman
Indiana
Brownville
Texas
Brown Hotel
Streams Funeral Home
Funeral
David R. Graham
Indiana Methodist Church
Oakland Cemetery
Death notice for George Dunmire in Indiana and Punxsutawney
George Dunmire died at his daughter Mrs John White s home in Indiana at 9 30 Saturday evening after a long illness. Born July 28 1875 in Juneau he lived in Punxsutawney before moving to Indiana six years ago. He married Alice A Baur of Juneau on October 16 1801. Survived by daughter Mrs John White son Floyd Dunmire Butler seven grandchildren and a brother Joseph Dunmire Indiana. Funeral arrangements are in Morrison Funeral Home Punxsutawney with interment in Marchand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Mr. Dunmire
John White
North Fifth Street
Indiana
Jacob
Sarah Covert Dunmire
Juneau
Punxsutawney
Alice A. Baur
Floyd Dunmire
Butler
Set
Marshall Islands
Joseph Dunmire
Morrison Funeral Home
F. B. McElwain
Ray H. Burchill
Christian and Missionary Alliance Church of Indiana
Marchand Cemetery
Beekeepers Meet Tomorrow in Indiana County Field Day
Indiana County beekeepers will meet tomorrow at 10 a m for their annual field day and picnic at the Francis Olliver farm near Clymer. John M. Amos of Penn State will conduct demonstrations, with a basket dinner at noon. County Agent J W Warner notes favorable conditions for bees but warns of foul brood outbreaks and advises frequent colony checks. Side trips include visits to the Clymer fire tower and a nearby coal stripping operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana County
Francis Olliver
Clymer
Penn Run
John M. Amos
Penn State
J. W. Warner
Qulliver
Ben Stephens
Eagles Convention Elects New F O Eagles Leader
Harrisburg June 12 The Pennsylvania State Aerie of Fraternal Order of Eagles elected Harry A Wood of Erie as president to succeed L B Oberhaltzer of Harrisburg Other officers named include John A Doran Chester A J Dougherty Pittsburgh J J Ashenberger Wilkes Barre Edward J Lischner Homestead Steve Thomas McKeesport Inside guard Frank Schertler Homewood Outside guard C F Sanders Altoona Paul Hopper Easton Tom Maloney Philadelphia Trustees The trustees will meet here next month to select the 1945 convention city A war aid pledge and 250000 in war bond purchases were approved for postwar service members and workers"}
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania State Aerie of Fraternal Order of Eagles
Harry A. Wood
Erie
L. B. Oberhaltzer
John A. Doran
Chester
A. J. Dougherty
Pittsburgh
J.J. Ashenberger
Wilkes-Barre
Edward J. Lischner
Homestead
Steve Thomas
McKeesport
Russians On the Move Advance Near Leningrad in Finnish Front
Soviet forces under Col. Gen Leonid Govorov launched a major offensive along a 26 mile front on the Karelian Isthmus above Leningrad aiming to isolate about 100000 Nazi troops. They reportedly advanced 12 to 28 miles and captured Terijoki and nearby Yappilya, advancing toward the Lenin grad Helsinki line amid Allied coordination with the France operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Finland
Hed
Karelian
Leningrad
France
Teheran
Leonid
Govorov
Sevastopol
Terijoki
Helsinki
Yappilya
Caffeine May Cause Ulcers Reported by Doctors
In Chicago on June 1, doctors from Northwestern University School of Medicine presented findings at the American Medical Association annual scientific exhibit. They said excessive caffeine in coffee soft drinks or tea may contribute to stomach ulcers in susceptible individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
American Medical Association
A. Roth
A. C. Ivy
A. J. Atkinson
Northwestern University School of Medicine
Indiana Man Says ERB-HELP Relieved Gas After Meals
An Indiana man reports relief from bloating gas and acid after meals using ERB-HELP. He says he can eat what he wants, his bowels are regular, and he feels like a new man. The ad claims ERB-HELP cleanses bowels and aids sluggish liver and kidneys. Daugherty Drug Store, Oppos Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Daugherty Drug Store
PLR. R
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USAAF
England
French Coast
Service
Regan
Joseph R. Regan
Reynolds
Greenville
Prudential Insurance Company
Central City
J. M. Switzer
Berkey
Richard L. Berkey
Great Lakes
Robert Berkey
Blanche Bennett Berkey
Black Tick
Sprite Astle Daum
Uten
Anna Catherine Peterson Astussen
Bond Drive
Dr. Mundy
Eva Speed
William Wolfe
Joseph Coulter
Ayton R. D. Man
Alexandra H. Jewell
Renfew
Butler County
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
White Oak Spring
Clarksburg
Thompson Funeral Home
McCain Street
Butler County Memorial Park Cemetery
Agnes Price Shields
W H. Shields
Elwood City
Elwood City Hospital
Elwood City Cemetery
D. L. Werts
Mgr
Murphy
Geo, Dunmire Les
Eagles
Italy
New Guinea
Arrel
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