Sino-Russian border plans amid Chiang regime comment
An analysis piece by J M Roberts discusses Wallace's Sino Russian boundary idea and Chiang Kai Shek's view in Chungking. It notes Mongolia's autonomy, Russia's desire for secure borders, and possible civil conflict with northern Chinese Communists after Japan's departure. It ends warning against expectant utopian borders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Roberts, SR
Dewitt Mackensie
Wallace
U. S
Chungking
Chiang Kai-Shek
China
Chine
Stalin
Chiang
Outer Mongolia
Russia
Canadian
Vladivostok
Wal- Anty
Asia
JAP LOSSES CONTINUE IN PACIFIC MARSES REPORTS
Allied forces report heavy Japanese losses across Saipan Magicienne Bay and Dutch New Guinea fronts. In Saipan the bombardment near Garapan quieted, Taulau village captured, and Mut Tapotchau sheltering Japanese caves. On Biak Allied bombers destroyed airfields and claimed 345 more Japanese dead on Dutch New Guinea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peases
Saipan
Ojvn
Ks Hayes
Cntaleria Garait
Corremp Denta
Cal
Taulau
Theorthern
Magicienne Bay
Borong
New Guinea
Manokwa'l
Biak
Italian Front Battles Grow as Allied Forces Hit Key Targets
On the Fifth Army front Allied troops press the offensive with Lt. Gen. Mark Clark claiming 24,000 prisoners since the start of the campaign and advancing near Perugia. Eighth Army fights near Perugia and Lake Trasimeno, capturing Monte Croce and Pianello, threatening Chiusi as Nazi armor remains in play. In Burma the Irrawaddy River stays navigable about 1,008 miles year round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giano
Fifth
Kesselring
504Th
Paitiers
France
Mark Clark
Eighth Army
Perugia
Lake Trasimeno
Monte Croce
Pianello W
Vallabglorica
Tiber
Chiusi
Castiglione
Irrawaddy River
Burma
Invasion of Cherbourg Delivers Heavy Allied Assault
Allied forces push toward Cherbourg with Omar Bradley directing artillery and naval bombardment to crush German forts while street fighting decimates defense pockets. Heavy ships pound the coast as thousands of prisoners are taken and the port's deep water anchorage becomes crucial for the push into occupied France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cerburg
trans-At- Mantle
Omar M. Bradley
Cap de la Hague
Vauville
Equer-Dreville
Cherbourg
Brettville
Cap Barbleur
Supreme Command
Montgomery
Tilly-Sur-Seulles
Yonte‘nay
Erwin Rommel
Ste. Honorine- La-Chardonnerette
Nevada
Omar N
Associated Press
Don Whitehead
Whitehead
Fort du Royle
Naz
Orne
Caen
Paris
Vichy Radio
Russians Reach Deep in Belorussian Front Near Mogilev
Soviet forces under Gen. Rokossovsky moved in the Bobruisk sector hammering a 50 mile breach in German lines on both sides of Bobruisk while seizing Chausi. A separate push cut the BobrutsksLuninets line, approaching 10 miles from Bobrutsk and threatening Zhlobin. Govorov’s Leningrad army drives toward Helsinki via Viipuri as Meretskov advances in Karelia, with Petrozavodsk near fall and Leningrad Murmansk railway freed further north.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pranys
Mogilev
Chausi
K. K. Rokosyovsky
Bobruisk
Pripyat
Stalingrad
Zhlobin
Leonid A. Govorov
Leningrad
Russia
Helsinki
Finland
Viipuri
K. A. Merelvikov
Ladoga
Onetshekoe
Onega
Petrozavodsk
Convention Ballots and Policies Stir Republican Conference
The report details Dewey leading early ballots in 1840 and 1940 conventions, Taft urging pledge disregard, and Willkie and Warren discussed for vice presidency. It notes Roosevelt ambitions, a potential peace plank, and governors including Wills, Martin, and Edge meeting to discuss domestic and foreign policy directions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold E.stassey
Stagsen
Dewey
Wendell L. Willkie
Robert Taft
Ohio
Warren
Aghi
James A. Farley
Big Jim
Roosevelt
New Jersey
Wallec E. Edge
Wiliam H. Wills
Vermont
Edward Martin
Pennsylvania
Walter E. Edge
New
Norwegian pilot Thor Delights War Guests With Jazz Night
In a faded English hotel lounge Norwegian Spitfire lieutenant Thor, a Royal Norwegian Air Force pilot, plays boogie woogie piano for American and British officers. He details his service, learning English in Long Island, and his wish to fight Japan after the war. He notes Norway’s alliance with Anglo American support and their air force’s combat record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boxle
England
Norwedian Air Force
St. Louis
Thor
Norway
America
Long Island
Royal Norwegian Air
Canada
Germany
Japan
United States
Tornado toll and relief efforts spread across three states
Rehabilitation efforts led by the Red Cross continued as thousands were left homeless in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Maryland after a devastating tornado on Friday night. Official property damage was estimated around 3 million dollars by Red Cross official Jerry Wakefield in Clarksburg West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Red Cross
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Maryland
Jerry Wakefield
The
Clarksburg
W. Va
3 500 Planes In Sunday's Armada Over Europe Front
Allied air forces maintained pressure over Norway and German homeland with RAF Mosquitos, bombers from Italy hit Budapest, and transports from Britain and Italy involved in large attacking armadas. Mosquitos targeted German troop concentrations near French fronts and Homberg, while other airstrikes hit supply dumps, rail lines, and fortifications across Cherbourg, Pas de Calais, and Bourges areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Normany
Italy
Budapest
Hungary
France
Homberg
Duisberg
Normandy
Bretonne
Seine
Evrecy
Caen
Laigle
Argenten
Supreme Headquarters
Cherbourg
Pas-De-Calais
Channel
U.S
Spanish
Tourouse
Bourges
Paris
Storm toll rises in tri state as Red Cross aids victims
Death totals stand at 102 in West Virginia 41 in Pennsylvania and three in Maryland as winds ravage the region. Red Cross establishes headquarters in Waynesburg McKeesport and Clarksburg to feed the hungry provide shelter and begin rebuilding. Homeless seek missing relatives amid shelters in armories churches and schools while Rep Weiss asks for federal aid and Gen Hayes for military assistance to police the affected area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Tri-State
Red Cross
Waynesburg
McKeesport
Clarksburg
al. Shinnston
W. Va
Roosevelt
Samuel Weiss
D-Pa
Phillip Hayes
Third Service Command
Baltimore
Waste Paper Collection Down in May in Pennsylvania
Waste paper collections across Pennsylvania’s 67 counties totaled 43,926 tons in May, up 11 percent from April, per Colley S. Baker. The average was 8.87 pounds per person, with 25 counties reaching or surpassing their per capita goal. Baker calls waste paper a critical war material needed for containers, bomb bands, parachutes, and other war supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council of Defense
Colley S. Baker
State Council of Defense
Baker
Pennsylvania
Indiana County
Bidding and play in a world bridge championship defense
New York week starts with defending champions in service. John R. Crawford of Philadelphia, a double world champion last year, is now a private at Camp Swift Texas. The hand described shows Crawford’s excellent card play including a successful heart lead and a refusals of a finesse to maintain a perfect count.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Crawford
Philadelphia
Johnnie ‘I
Camp Swift
Texas
South
Johnnie
North
Crawford
Dummy
Multiple Obituaries From Indiana Area
A series of obituaries notes deaths in Indiana area communities. Annie Gratis Fath, widow of Lewis Fath, died June 1 1925 at her niece’s home from complications. services set at St Bernard Church with burial in the church cemetery. Minnie Elizabeth Frailey Trailey, born 1875, died at Elderton home. survivors include husband John R. Trailey and three sons with services at Elderton United Presbyterian Church. Emma Jean Kapcoe of Commodore died at home. obituary to be continued in tomorrow’s Indiana Evening Gazette. Rose Maria Pallone died at Beyer home. services planned at Sacred Heart Church in Sagamore with interment at St Bernard’s Cemetery. Dell Wike of Revloc died after a mine accident. surviving wife Blendhe and five sons, services at Revloc Presbyterian Church. Joseph Nagy of McIntyre suffered a heart attack entering Kent 2 Mine in Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Co. complex.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie (Gratis) Fath
Lewis Fath
Fred Ig
Indiana
John’ S
Anna (Plotzer) Graff
White Township
Emma Graff
William J. Graff
Punxsutawney
St. Bernard Church
Church
Leydie Funeral Home
Minnie Elizabeth Frailey
Elderton
John R. Trailey
Peter Shaffer
Plurreek Township
George T
Lee F
Rural Valley
Nevin
Lee Shaffer
Niles
Ohio
Addison
Harry
Chris
Ann Scott
Shelocta
R. D
Charles
Gilbert L. S
U. S. Navy
South Pacific
United Presbyterian Church
Emma Jean Kapcoe
Commodore
George and
Mary (Varanick) Kapcoe
Michael Kapcoe
Stafford
George Kapcoe
New Hyde Park
N. Y
John Kaneoe
Mentele
Andrew
Camp Stewart
Georgia
Tulia Carlson
Susan de- Luce
Wilmerding
Helen Smiley
Mary Varanick
Indiana Evening Gazette
Rose Maria Pallone
Beyer
aJose
Clearfield County
Sacred Heart Church
Sagamore
Italy
Domenico
Frances
Josephine
Father Joseph Malinch
St. Bernard’s Cemetery
Dell Wike
Revloc
Memorial Hospital
Johnstown
David
Elizabeth Putt Wike
Belsano
Vette Blendhe
Strayer) Wike
Robert
Richard
Raymond
Stearle
United Brethren Cemetery
Joseph Nagy
McIntyre
Kent 2
Rochester
Pittsburgh
Edward L. Fleming
Nagy
Hungary
United States
Coal Company
St. Gertrude's Church
Barbara
Burkus) Nagy
Julius of
Adea (Cunningham
Robinson
West Penn Hospital
West Wheatfield
James
Agnes (Robinson) Cunningham
Lutheran Church
Robin
Frank
Cpl
Curtis
New Guinea
Ysabel
Alma
Jefferson, Green Co
Chinese accuse Japan of gas attacks and Burma road push
A Chinese communique claims Japan used poison gas east of Hengyang and at Ningjiang and Changsha amid ongoing combat. It also reports Sino-Burma frontier actions with advances toward Tengchung and Mangshih near the Burma road, heavy losses on both sides, and strategic shifts near Lungling. Weather notes and local obituaries accompany the dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hengyang
Ningjiang
Changsha
United States
Brit
Ain
Washington
Shweli
Salween
Tengchung
Burma Road
Lungling
Hsiangta
Lungeling
Hitack
Mangshih
Burma
Pennsylvanians Unit for Dewey at Republican Convention
Pennsylvania's 70 delegates moved to Dewey, with the entire slate pledging a unit vote. Governor Martin praised Willkie and others while endorsing a young candidate, Thomas E. Dewey, after urging free expression and ending any unit-rule constraint. Delegates supported tariff policy and affirmed bloc support for the Dewey bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saar
Chicago
Pennsylvania
New York
M. Harvey Taylor
Martin
Dewey
Willkie
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Harold EB. Stassen
Thomas E. Dewey
D. Edward Long
Franklin County
Bricker
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Woodsead
Indigae Fa
Japinazi
Europe
William E. McKenney
Card Authority
New York City
Asbury Park
American Contract Bridge League
Hotel Astor
Vatican
Panama
Department
Republic of
Colombia
Debrig
Fort Vue
USCG
NEA
Coast
U. P
New Zealand
Hong Kong
Ching
Penna
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