The Wear Today on Hitler and the Russian Offensive
In a column by J. M. Roberts Jr a reflection on Hitler’s weakened position as the new Russian offensive proves the end of any hope for allied divisions. The piece recalls Germany’s 1940 fall and Stalingrad, arguing Hitler’s fate now hinges on German resolve and Allied advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Roberts, JR
Dewitt Mackensie
Hitler
der Feuhrer
France
English Channel
Europe
Rustie
Britain
Moscow
Stalingrad
Germany
Red Army Advances After Capturing Vitebsk Region
Soviet troops widened the drive facilitating movements toward Minsk and Warsaw after taking more than 100 towns on a 16 mile front southeast of Vitebsk. The railway between Vitebsk and Orsha was cut with the capture of Zarnost-Aeliye and Sirotine. Fierce battles raged on the Finnish front as Reds pressed north of Lake Onega toward Viipuri, with German losses claimed heavy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vitebsk
Orsha
Zarnost- Aeliye
Sirotine
Red
Svir River
Ladoga
Onezhskoe
Onega
Gaina
Viipuri
Lake Onezhskoe
Tarnopol
Moscow
Berlin
Peskov-Ostrog
Mé Riley
Pripyat
Pinsk
Lwown Old Poland
Karelian 'Athmus
Henry Cassidy
Associated Press
Russia
Minsk
Warsaw
Red Army
Pittsburgh area storm toll and cargo disruption reported
The page details storm damage across Port Vue and nearby towns with 1500 workers idle at a plant and freight car overturns on the P&LV line. Wrecked Baldwin transceiver towers, a fatal heart attack among rescue helpers, and a child killed in Dravesburg accompany vivid survivor accounts from Alberty Borough and surrounding communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Vue
Pittsburgh & Lake Vile
Hays
Lincoln Place
Boston
Greenock
Liberty
Alberty Borough
David Dannehauer, Jr
Allegheny County
United States Sub Sinks Japanese Carrier Near Saipan
U S Pacific Fleet reports a U S submarine torpedoed a Shokaku class carrier off Saipan as American carrier planes strike at Jap forces. Reports say the Japanese carrier probably sank while U S and Allied actions threaten more Nipponese ships near the invasion area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Philippines Sea
Nippon
Saipan
U. S
Saipari
Japan
Douglas MacArthur
Dutch New Guinea
Navy
Washington
Morianas
Tokyo Radio Today
U.S
Guam
Tokyo Radio
Truk
Jap Beetle Ban Begins June 26
Harrisburg June 24 The 1944 Japanese beetle quarantine on cut flowers fruits and vegetables in Pennsylvania will take effect Monday June 28 with restrictions on movement of shipments from the infested area. Certification by state or federal inspectors required for shipments. Quarantine area remains southeastern Pennsylvania east and south of Harrisburg including most of Berks County except for a few towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Miles Horst
State Secretary of Agriculture
Federal Departments of Agriculture
Green House
Leesport
Berks County
14th Air Force Busy In China
Heavy air blows by the 4th Army Air Force halted Japanese troops threatening Hengyang in Hunan Province. P-40 fighters reportedly crippled a river steamer loaded with troops at Chucow on the Liang River below Changsha, with supply boats damaged and casualties indicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
4Th Army Air Force
Hengyang
Hunan
Joseph W. Stihwell
Chucow
Liang River
Changsha
Visiting In Indiana Guests and Military Movements
Visiting in Indiana macumnaus and Ws. o. Paul Reed will arrive today to stay with Dr. and Mrs. Howard Buterbaugh and Dr. and Mrs. William A. Simpson over the weekend. Lt Reed will report to Camp Shenango. Mrs Reed will visit in Philadelphia then Syracuse with Alice Moorhead and her parents. Moorhead, Alice’s brother at Camp Sutton, is at home on furlough. One B 26 to B 29 aircraft change trims fuselage production with a ten day loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macumnaus
Ws. O. Paul Reed
Indiana
Howard Buterbaugh
Willian A. Simpson
Reed
Camp Shenango
Philadelphia
Syracuse
N.Y
Ming Alice Moorhead
Helen I. Moorhead
Essen
Philadel' Ee Expors
Moorhead
Alice
Camp Sutton
Wrecked B 29 Display Shown in Tokyo Store
A Tokyo dispatch reports Anmatsuya department store displays wreckage of a U S B 29 Superfortress shot down in a June raid on northern Kyushu. Exhibit items include bulletproof glass a double barreled cannon shells and cartridges per Domei.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Domel
Tokyo
Kyushu
Anmatsyua
Domei
Flashes of Life and Rural Scenes Across Several Towns
In Belgrade Nebo Dufoe fights for tire relief at the ration board after two tires fail and rims are badly damaged. In Pasco Washington Yakima candidate Al McCoy discusses peas harvest with workers, revealing convict laborers unable to vote. In Vancouver Washington surgical gowns and masks accompany a hospital ward wedding of Helen Tyler and Riley Elgen with Rev Paul Kunzmat officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgrade
Neb—tee Dufoe
Ration Board
Ares
Dufoe
Pasco
Wash
al McCoy
Yakima
Congress
Henry Copeland
Vancouver
Helen ‘Tyler
Riley Elgen
Paul Kunzmat
Elgen
Howard Cunningham
New Job For Draft Boards
Pennsylvania local draft boards will compile a special inventory of discharged veterans and their employment status. Capt. Henry M. Gross, director of the Veterans Personnel Division, Pennsylvania Selective Service, said the survey will allow careful checks of each man’s situation and the progress or lag in employment across localities in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Jime
Pennsylvania
Henry M.gross
Veterans Personals Division
Pennsylvania Selective Service
Gross
Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association
You Gettin Somethin Arithomania and related phobias
A fragment discusses Arithomania described as a mental malady causing uncontrolled counting. It mentions related fears such as butaphobia the fear of falling objects and argo phobia the fear of hatred of work.
Indiana Borough Playground Kickoff Delights Community
The first week of Indiana Borough Playground activities drew strong turnout with over 125 daily participants. Under Mrs Sara Johnson and Miss Charlotte Moorhead, three playgrounds on Second Street Fifteenth Street and Thaddeus Stevens School offer supervised play with competitive events and swimming. A June doll show Bean Bag Relay and Paddle Tennis tournaments are scheduled along with softwood and jack tournaments. Volunteers from the YWCA Homer City Schools and Indiana State Teachers College support the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Cate
Indiana Borough
Indiana Recreation Commission
Sara Johnson
Charlotte Moorhead
S Second Street
Fifteenth Street
Thaddeus Stevens School
Indiana State Traders College
Earl Steele
New Century Club
Thaddeus Stevens
Thaddeus
Stevens
Fiftteenth Street
Ruth Detwiler
Pottstown
Nancy Coombs
Teachers College
Margaret McCormick
Homer City
Columbia University
Recreation Commission
Indiana State Teachers College
Fights Report From Multiple Cities In Boxing News
BOXING WRAP: Ike Williams 136 of Brenton NJ KO’s Cleo Shans 135 LA. Fred Dawson 187 1 2 of Chicago KO’s Joe Lemieux 139 1 2 of New Bedford MA. Charley Smith 132 1 2 Newark KO’s Frankie Leta 131 3 4 Irvington NJ. Tony Janiro 138 Youngstown OH outpoints Tommy Mills 186 Hempstead NY. Joe Alba rese 157 Everett MA outpoints Charlie Backofen 161 Manchester CT Ernie Forte 150 Providence RI outpoints Gene Brown 146 Holyoke MA. Dave Castilloux 136 1 4 Montreal KO’s Albert Paperriere 145 Montreal. Jerry Neare 1d4 NY outpoints Sheik Rangel 147 Fresno. Charley Burley 190 1 2 Pittsburgh stops Frankie Nelson Oakland CA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associec Press
New York
Ike Williams
Brenton
N. J
Cleo Shans
Los Angeles
Freddie Dawson
Chicago
Joe Lemieux
New Bedford
Mass
Charley Smith
Newark
Frankie Leta
Irvington
Tony Janiro
Youngtown
Albert Paperriere
Montreal
San Francisco
Jerry Neare
Sheik Rangel
Fresno
Hollywood
Charley Burley
Pittsburgh
Frankie Nelson
Oakland
Calif
Barbs and Banter on Politics and Fashion
A column notes radio speeches can be heard without listening, mocks a Chicago socialite who wears trousers, and mentions the Victory Garden trend. It cites a report suggesting Rommel retire for health reasons and reports low public support for compulsory federal health insurance and medical professional control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Rommel
Opinion Research Corporation
Princeton
N. J
Dewey Still In the Lead
In Chicago June 24 Republican vice presidential hopes center on Dewey with Bricker and Warren denying any intention to accept second place. Warren arrives Sunday to weigh a possible run. Bricker reportedly refuses to discuss the role. Dewey also presses a foreign policy plank against Roosevelt for the platform committee. Democratic activity remains light as Roosevelt dodges a question on a fourth term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell
Chicago
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Earl Warren
California
Thomas BE
Dewey
New York
Warren
Bricker
Lieut
Commer
Harold
E. Etassen
Everett Dirkson
Siméon Willis
Kentucky
Platform Committee
Roosevelt
Austin
Vermont
Washington
Scout Picture At Methodist Church
A Scout picture will be shown Tuesday evening in Fellowship Hall at the Methodist Church. The event includes a brief Boy Scout story and a screening of two sound pictures about scouting. The show is arranged by county executive Mr. Robertson. The program begins at 7 30 p m and is open to the community, parents and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fellowship Hall
Methodist Church
Robertson
Boy Scout Movement
Boy Scouts
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburgh
F. and A. M. Lodge
Orient Lodge
Wilkinsburg
Pennsylvania Railroad Brotherhood of Maintenance Employees
Margaret (Cleever) Lewis
Mia
Belle Lewis
Culver
Virginia Johns
Armagh
Charles Lewis
Renfrew
Della Rowe
Homer City
Harry Lewis
New Castle
R.D
Hugh Lewis
Dayton
Nora McLaughlin
Johnstown
Mildred Allshouse
Trade City
Reverend McLaughlin
Mahoning Baptist Church
Smicksburg
Bowsers Funeral Home
Plumville
Danny Kaye
Dinah Shore
Manos Theatre
Fost
First Federal Savings and Loan Company
Bridge Use Hold Up Play In No Trump Bid
By William E. Mhrenney America's Card Authority Mrs Lulu Harr of Cleveland probably has developed more tournament players than any other woman in the country. She specializes in introducing beginners to tournament play and her games at the Ohio State Tournament draw large crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Mhrenney
America
Lulu Harr
Cleveland
Card players discuss a hold up in no trump contract
Mrs Horr explains the payoff of a hold up to beginners. The hand shows resisting overtricks by avoiding return that lets declarer cash remaining tricks. East queen of spades first, South plays deuce, East nine, South low, then spades clear. West ace leads fourth spade, declarer wins diamond, no return prevents remaining tricks. Also notes a remark from Mrs Horr on overcalling with two aces and a five card spade suit. Death yields secret hoard as Eau Claire woman Alice Hayden dies. $81,000 cash and $74,000 in Liberty Bonds found, later $62,638 in large bills discovered in home belongings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
South
West
Jed
Alice Hayden
Eau Claire
Wis
Egypt Reports Child Widows and Young Husbands Scale
A U.S. study notes about 150 men under ten years old in Egypt in marriage markets, with around 670 wives in the same age bracket. It records sixty of the young wives as widows, highlighting extreme child marriage and early widowhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Three Area Soldiers Named Among POWs by Germany and Romania
The War Department released a list of 154 American prisoners of war held by Germany and Romania. From the area, three soldiers were named T/Sgt. Michael A. Ciclo of Salisbury R. D. 3, Sat. Lewis W. Straw of Beliano, and Sat. James H. White of Glen Campbell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Germany
Romania
Michael A. Ciclo
Mary Ciclo
Salisburg R. D
Lewis W. Straw
Lewis Straw
Belsano
James H. White
James E. White
Glen Campbail
Obituary notices from two decades in Town
A collage of funeral notices from various towns recounts multiple deaths. Individuals linked to rail unions and churches, with services slated for Monday and interments in local cemeteries, include Ione Marguerite Wilson, Frank Grinder, Mary Jane Rogel, and Martha Wascovior, highlighting family survivors and community ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank C. Grinder
Salts
William and
Charlotte
Greiner) Grinder
Hyde Park
Saltsburg Presbyterian Church
Eldersridge Academy
Vanadium Steel Company
Latrobe
Hannah
Doughey Grinder
David
Frances
Valjean
Reed
Ray
Harry
Blaisdell
Olive Harmon
Nell Warnick
Rob Ingon
Salisburg
Saltsburg
C. W. Cochran
iHelate
Mary Jane Rogel
Indiana Hospital
Holy Cross Church
Iselin
Father E. Iwaniski
St. Bernard’s
Hive Windows Boost Beekeeping Yield in California
A Californian apiarist cut windows in the bottoms of his beehives to reflect sunlight through brood combs, hoping to raise honey production. Separately, a wartime food share plan allocates 67 percent to civilians, 17 percent to armed forces, 12 percent to allies and friendly nations, with 4 percent in reserve for the war effort.
Resistance Stiffening In Italy
Fifth Army tanks and infantry advanced against strong resistance across central Italy. Troops occupied Roccastrada on Highway 73 and pressed toward Follonica and Ilvorito. Allied lines reported activity near Lake Trasimeno and the Adriatic coast as Eighth Army moved toward Camerino and Macerata.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Kennedy
Rome
Fifth Army
Roccastrada
Ilvorito
Pisa
Eighth Army
Italy
Lake Transimeno
Shiusi
Lake Trasimeno
CBS
Adriatic
Chienti
Morrovalje
Montecosuri
Ancona
Castiglione D'Orica
Perugia
Camerino
Macerata
Mediterranean Army Air Force
Ploesti
Romania
Giurgiu
Nis
Yugoslavia
Gibraltar Smoke Screen and Local Weather Snapshot
The Rock of Gibraltar forms a smoke screen by heating and lifting air to create rising currents that cool and generate clouds. In Western Pennsylvania the forecast calls for cloudy and windy conditions today, decreasing tonight with clearing, followed by a cool Sunday with normal temperatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibraltar
Rock of Gibraltar
Pennsylvania
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Baldwin
WCAE
Dravesburg
Editt, McCauliffe
14Th Air Force
China
Buenos Aires
Argentina
United States
State Department
Gazette
der Fuehrer
Cherbourg
Aneratadee
Dany Waye
Manos Theater
REMI
Goldwiui
Rend
N.S. Val
Moorhegg's
Gage One
Ione Marguerite Wilson
Graceton
James Bradley Wilson
Anton
Sara
Aleigh) Kerner
Dilltown
Paul Berenbrok
A. Colgan
Stanley McAdoo
John Scott, Jr
Coral
Moon
Chas. Shindler
Blairsville Cemetery
Martha Wascovior
Soldier
John Petrick
Carter Avenue
Punxsutawady
Czechoslovakia
St. George's
Anna Zellman
Ernest
Helen Petrick
Margaret Horan
Father Patey
Demkinski
Sykesville
Soldier Hill Cemetery
S.c.streams
Chiriti River
Better Hearing
Zénith
American Medical Asociation Council On Physical Therapy
Comeit
Troutman
Indiana, Pa
Dinah
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