Normandy invasion gains air and sea superiority
War correspondent notes a brightening Allied position after heavy weather delays. Cherbourg front now eighty miles long with eighteen miles depth as Allied air power blocks German reinforcements and disrupts invasion approaches. Hitler’s forces show weak air strength. Rommel hampered, unable to protect supply moves, while Allies press toward a second front.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Hiver
Atlantic Wall
Normandy
Europe
Baidges
Cherbourg
Western
Hitler
Marshal Rommel
Adriatic advance and Rome–Pescara corridor actions expand
Fifth Army reports rapid Allied movement on the Adriatic sector with Eighth Army troops crossing the Saline River near Pescara and capturing Popoli on the Rome-Pescara road. South of Terni fighting continues as progress is reported. Eighth Army reaches high ground west of Carsoli and seizes several villages. RAF strikes hit Almastuzito refinery area near Komarom and disrupts transport as Mediterranean air force flies about 1100 sorties.
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Adriatic
Eighth Army
Pescara
Popoli
Rome
Sullinona
Terni
Tiber Valley
Carsoli
Na. 5
Hungary
Almastuzito
Komarom
Budapest
Mediterranean Air Force
Fort Pitt Area War Bond Sales Rise Early
Pittsburgh June 13 Banks post offices and war bond agencies reported first day sales in the Fifth War Loan for the 19-county Fort Pitt area were from double to ten times the usual daily average. State co-chairman Robert H. McClintic said the early results were encouraging and urged people to buy extra bonds.
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Pittsburgh
Fort Pittea
Robert H. McClintic
War Finance Ninutes
Keeping Foods Cold and the Food Industry
A historical piece discusses the value of refrigeration for health and commerce, noting measurably lower bacterial activity below 50 degrees Fahrenheit and the role of cold storage in distributing meat, dairy, and perishable goods. It cites milk shipments to New York and urges careful home use of ice boxes and refrigerators. The article includes reader questions on artificial feeding and a brief triumphal note on American industry and aircraft carrier needs attributed to Henry Ford.
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Nero
New York City
America
Henry Ford
IOOF Convention At Pittsburgh
More than 300 Odd Fellows judges were represented today at the 121st annual session of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania J O O F and the 86th annual session of the Rebekah assembly John B Thompson of Tarentum stadhmaster presided at today's sessions Officers of both bodies will be installed tomorrow by international officers
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Pittsburgh
Odd Fellows
Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania
Rebekah Assembly
John B. Thompson
Tarentum
jStahdmaster
Grand Lodge
Japs Hard-Pressed On All Pacific War Fronts
Allied air and ground forces press the fight across the Pacific as Nimitz MacArthur airmen attack Guam Tinian Saipan and other Marianas while MacArthur strikes Palau and Truk New Guinea bases push operations against Bougainville and Dutch New Guinea. Dutch New Guinea casualties reach 6705 Japanese. In Burma Kohima and Myitkyina advances reported as Chinese and Allied units press toward key railway hubs. Tokyo reports Japanese efforts to bottle up eastern China around Hankow Canton Railway as the battle to decide the Pacific continues.
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J. B. Krueger
Associated Press
Sen
Philippines
China
Nimitz-MacArthur
Palau
Marianas
Adm
Chester W. tNimitz
Guam
Tinian
Saipan
Marianas Islands
Douglas MacArthur
Aire
New Guinea
Truk
MacArthur
Uled
Bougainville
Dutch New Guinea
Rabaul
New Britain
Roosevelt
Pacific
Hitler
Japan
India
Burma
Kohima
Myitkyima
Salween
Changsha
Hankow-Canton
Battolfsen cancels speech due to fever influenza
June 13 report notes C A Battolfsen planned to speak despite influenza and a 101 degree fever. He called his secretary while Mrs Battolfsen said the governor's aide that the executive would not give a speech. He did not speak.
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Puiskh
Sgano
Invasion Advances on Allied Left Flank in Normandy
Allied forces faced heavy German resistance as tanks and infantry clashed across the British Canadian sector. American, British and Canadian troops pushed toward Cherbourg and Caen while air power targeted bridges and airfields. Photographs showed major strikes on German targets and the Allied beachhead expanded along a 60 mile stretch toward St Lo.
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Supreme Headquarters
Cherbourg
Pont Au Bault
Avranches
St. Lo
Normandy
English Channel
Traffe
Caen
Forest de Grimbos
Seine
Forest of Cerisy
Normandy Beach
Tilly-Sur-Suelles
Yvesterday
Atlantic Wall
Carentan
Cheribourg Peninsula
Urban Rabbit Trapping Surges in Five Months
In Harrisburg the Game Commission said more than 39,000 rabbits have been trapped in urban areas and transferred to rural localities in the first five months of the year, reflecting a broad urban wildlife control effort.
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Harrisburg
Stats lGame Commission
Safe Crackers Nabbed After Countywide Robberies
Maudie and Campbell, both from Indiana County, linked to a series of safes and cash register burglaries across Erie County from May 16 to Memorial Day. Loot totals reach $590 cash and checks. parole histories noted and both held without bond for Monday’s hearing.
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Western Penitentiary
Maudie
Bath
Indiana County
Erie
Pennsylvania Railroad
Campbell
Schaffner Bros
Evie County
C. E. Burger
G. L. VF
Waterford
McKean
Alfred Zentis
C. E. Swartz
Sterrettania
Meade and Bannister's Mill
North East
Union City
Schauers
Troughrs
Leach Mill
Fred Lamberton
R. E. Dupper
G. E. Police
Hard Coal Price Up 15 Cents Ton
Philadelphia area consumers face a 15 cent per ton increase in hard coal, retroactive to midnight Saturday, announced by Regional OPA Director Daniel P. Woolley. The move follows a prior 14 cent price reduction at the Replacement Center, with other war era notices interwoven in the clipped telegrams.
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Philadelphia
OPA
Daniel P. Woolley
Jas
Shankle
A! Pfe
Kenneth J. Shankle
Kearns
Utah
Army Public Relations Office
Roy J. Shankle
Blairsville
Army Air Forces
Muroc
Calif
Notes From Service Men and Family Updates
Oligher on furlough from Camp Chaffee Arkansas visits parents Mr and Mrs Loyd Oligher of Clymer. Sas brothers Pfc John and Pvt Joseph Sas of Heilwood enjoy furloughs at home and visit sister Mrs Joe Shapura Jr of Waterman before returning to Fort Meade Maryland and Marfa Field Texas. Mildred Mae Smith Seaman 2/C completes training at Naval Training School The Bronx and is ordered to report for duty with the Bureau of Medicine in Washington DC. She is a Clymer High School graduate and former Federal Reserve Bank Pittsburgh teller.
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Perkovich
Rebecca Barbara Perkovich
Creekside
Naval Training School
Bronx
USN Hospital Corps School
USN Medical Center
Bethesda
Maryland
Apprentius
Indiana High School
Buffalo ‘Arms Corp
Buffalo
N. Y
Assembly Department
Mary
Rebovich
John A. Rebovich
Joseph Reholvich
of & Syntron Drive
Homer City
Deise
Naval ‘Air Technical ‘Training Center
Navy Pier
Chicago
Sas
John
Pvt
Joseph Sas
Charles Sas
Heilwood
Joe Shapura, Jr
Waterman
Joseph
Fort Meade
Pie
Marfa Field
Texas
Mildred Smith
Mildred Mae Smith
Clymer
Bureau of Medicine
Washington, D.C
Seaman Smith
Clymer High School
Federal Reserve Bank
Pittsburgh
Irvin C. Smith
Clymer, Pa
USW Vets Ballot At Convention
Gettysburg June 130 The United Spanish War Veterans of Pennsylvania convened for their 40th annual gathering. Oscar J. Sybert Butler is the sole nominee for department commander while Charley Curry Philadelphia John C. Martz Greensburg Martin Knuth Scranton and Allen Lentz Philadelphia run unopposed for other officers. Retiring department commander Charles I Shaffer Somerset presided at the banquet.
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Gettysburg
United Spanish War Veterans of Pennsylvania
Oscar J. Sybert
Butler
Charley Curry
Philadelphia
John C. Martz
Greensburg
Martin Knuth
Scranton
Allen Lentz
Charles I. Shaffer
Somerset
Earle's Sister Sues For Divorce
NORRISTOWN June 13 Mrs. Hansell Earle Patterson sister of Lt. Commander George H Earle former Governor of Pennsylvania filed suit for divorce in Montgomery county court today against Joseph M Patterson Jr president of Patterson Oil Company Philadelphia. She charged cruel treatment and indignities. Mr and Mrs Patterson whose home is in Haverford were married in 1916.
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Norristown
Hansell Earle Patterson
George H.,earle
USNR
Pennsylvania
Montgomery County
Joseph M. Patterson
Patterson Oil Company
Philadelphia
Patterson
Haverford
Military Ballot Details For Veterans To Ensure Delivery
Instructions urge listing rank or grade serial number birth date military address unit and APO to guarantee ballot delivery. A card type reprint appears tonight or tomorrow and canvassers arrive soon. Indiana County and the state begin the three week ballot canvass on Flag Day with two weeks for canvassing and one week for cleanup. Pedestrian fatalities triple at night despite fewer cars.
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Tormorow
Indiana County
Eve of Battle at Manos Theater Reveals D Day Prep
Special government film shows United Nations preparations for the second front. Troops trained, planes bomb Nazi defenses, rocket guns on barges, and other invasion fleet protections. Readiness for the largest assault in history highlighted in two days of screenings.
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United Nations
France
Manos
Violators of Liquor Laws In Co Court
Five defendants pleaded guilty in Indiana County court yesterday to violations of beer and liquor laws. Stanley Rock and Julia Kameliski admitted selling to minors and permitting minors on premises. Dominick Mash and John Wilco also pled guilty to sales to minors. Joe Kuehinick pleaded to selling beer and liquor without a license. Judge Creps to sentence next Monday.
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Indiana
Stanley Rock
Julia Kameliski
Dominick Mash
John Wilco
Joe Kuehinick
Joe Kerehinick
E. E. Creps
Wallet and money returned to rescued seaman Turner
Seaman Roudet O. Turner, a South Pacific veteran, was rescued after an incident near the Farallon Islands. His wallet and $1,040 in currency were later recovered on a beach about 25 miles from the scene and returned to him, restoring his savings.
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San Francisco
Roudet O. Turner
South Pacific
Farallon Islands
Turner
Munich Bombed Across Front in Night Raids
Allied air forces pressed operations across France and Germany with heavy bombers, medium bombers, and fighters targeting railroad centers at Arras, Amiens, Cambrai, Caen, and surrounding routes. German losses included 24 heavy bombers and 17 more at Cologne and Gelsenkirchen, with Allied claims of ten German fighters down and Allied night-fighter successes.
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RAF
Arras
Amiens
Cambrai
Flanders
Normandy
Poi‘tiers
France
Caen
HAF
Gelsenkirchen
Cologne
Britain
Funeral Services For P. J. Coulter
Joseph Torrance Coulter died Monday morning at 8 40 in Olivet Pa. He was a farmer born February 2 1488, son of Jon Hayated Laura Belle Millery Coulter. Survived by four sisters Mina Baker Rose Wean Olive Jessie Coulter. Interment Ridgeview Cemetery. Funeral Thursday 2 00 Elders Ridge Presbyterian Church with Rev C C Cribbs officiating. Friends received at Robinson Funeral Home Salisburg after 7 00 p m.
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Joseph Torrance Coulter
Jhhia
Dear Olivet
Jon Hayated
Laura Belle Millery Coulter
Juliet Coal Company
Elders Ridge
Mina Baker
Rose Wean
Olive
Jessie Coulter
Robinson
Salisburg
Elders Ridge Presbyterian Church
C. C. Cribbs
Ridgeview Cemetery
Governor urges broad observance of Father's Day
Harrisburg reporting that Governor Martin praised fathers for safeguarding America's homes and liberty and urged widest possible recognition of Father's Day on Sunday June 18.
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Harrisburg
America
Martin
Juror’s Son Leave Spares Time at Beach During Trial
In White Plains New York on June 13 Mrs. Marcelle M Broekx juror in a state supreme court trial told the court her soldier son had one day of furlough left and she wished to spend it with him. The judge and opposing lawyers agreed and Mrs Broekx and her son went to the beach while the trial continued with 11 jurors seated.
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White Plains
N. Y
Marcelle M. Broekx
State Supreme Court
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