War Today Analysis From J M Roberts JR
The war briefing outlines rapid Soviet offensives across the Baltic region and toward Minsk with a northern anvil strategy. It notes a new front map showing a Brest Litovsk approach, a large Mogilev Vitebsk bulge, and Ukraine as a key preparation area. Eddy Gilmore cites unprecedented Russian activity and a potential early southern blow from the Ukraine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Roberts, JR
Cherbourg
Russia
Baltics
Lithuania
Latvia
Polotsk
Minsk
Orsha
Mogilev
Bobruisk
Baltic
Gomel-Kowel
Red Army
Brest-Litovsk
Kovel
Warsaw
Dnepr
Gomel
Mogilev-Vitebsk
Zhivkin
Finland
Kowelim
Brest- Litevsk
Lwow
Iasi
Eddy Gilmore
Associated Press
Moscow
Gilmore
Ukraine
Poltava
Caravan continues with decorated veterans at Market and Walnut
The South Pacific and European Theater veterans, including Private First Class John Mascara, will address crowds after receiving honors such as the Presidential Unit Citation and Purple Heart. Mascara served 13 months and fought in the Sicilian Campaign and other theaters. The caravan will perform Friday June 30 from 11 AM to 12 45 PM at Market and Walnut streets Blairsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Pacific
John Mascara
U.S. Army—Infantry
Sth Division
Pvi
Mascara
I Parti
Indiana County
Market
Walnut Streets
Blalysville
Soviet Advances Reach White Russia Fronts Near Mogilev and Bobruisk
Red Star reports Gen Cherniakhovsky promoted to general as Soviet fronts close in on Mogilev and Bobruisk. G F Zakyvarov's White Russian front nears Mogilev while Rokossovsky pushes through Druzh and Berezina valley toward Bobruysk. Vitebsk liberated with civilians returning, but city not razed. German evacuation of civilians noted. Also mentions stomach gastroscope images and Maryland fox hunting season due to fox epidemic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Russia
Cherniakhovsky
Soviet Union
G. F. Zakyvarov
Mogilev
Konstantin Rokossovsky
Druft
Berezina
Bobrussk
Zhlobin
Minsk
Red Star
Pavel Pavelenko
Vitebsk
St. Nicholas
Rescue For 3 Trapped Airmen Near Grand Canyon
Rescue teams descend toward the Colorado River to aid three airmen who bailed from a bomber and landed on the Tonto plateau. Four rangers, 12 mules, and a planned base at the river edge work to guide a harpoon gun boat and a cable crossing to reach the stranded men despite torrential rapids. The airmen are Second Lt. Charles Goldblum, Flight Officer Maurice Chlickshank Jr., and Cpl. Roy W. Embanks. planes had dropped supplies after the midweek bailout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Canyon
Ariz
Tonto Plateau
Colorado River
Borge
Trableland
Charles Goldblum
Pittsburgh
Maurice Chlickshank
Lawrence
Mass
Roy W. Embanks
Kallspell
Mont
Robots Over England Haunting Night of Bomb Attacks
London reports say German robot bombs struck southern England in one of the heaviest night attacks since the program began. A drone differed in speed as its engine cut out and restarted, with some carrying heavier explosives. Amid blackouts, Daily Express and Daily Mail push for blackout relaxation as pilotless planes threaten the existing rationale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
UPI
England
The
Daily Express
Daily Mail
Allied Far Eastern air force formed under Kenney
In New Guinea June 27 Gen Douglas MacArthur announced the creation of an Allied Far Eastern air force led by Lt. Gen. George C. Kenney. It unites the Fifth Army Air Force and the Thirteenth Army Air Force, shifting focus to the Solomons, Rabaul, and Kavieng campaigns as Japanese air strength wanes in the New Guinea-Solomons theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Guinea
New Guinea-Solomons
Douglas MacArthur
George C. Kenney
Taa
Fifth Army Air Force
Australia
Thirteenth Army Air Force
Solomons
Rabaul
Kavieng
Far Eastern
MacArthur
United States Forces
Far East
Bombing raids continue over Normandy and beyond
RAF Mosquitos attack forces south of Caen and undisclosed targets in Gottingen as weather hampers operations. Beaufighters hit E boats near Holland with heavy losses for Allies and 58 German planes destroyed elsewhere. Mediterranean raids follow daylight attacks on Trieste and Vienna oil sites amid thick cloud cover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Normandy
Caen
Gottingen
Kassel
Hook of Holland
Aquilla
Maliai
Trieste
Vienna
Mediterranean
Austria
Caet
Rouen
Balkans
Vienna Refineries Bombed In Allied Push Across Italy
Allied forces push through central Italy with the Eighth Army retaking Chiusi nine miles southwest of Lake Trasimeno and advancing toward Castiglione Del Lugo and Vitellino. Fifth Army thrust toward Siena from the west meets fierce resistance along Highway 71 as air forces claim 68 enemy planes destroyed over Vienna area and bridges refinery strikes at Trieste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Eighth Army
Chiust
Fifth Army
Italy
Mies
Piombino
Vivernio
Pisa
Chiusi
Lake Trasimeno
Chlusl
Siena
Florence
Mediterranean Army Air Force
Vienna
Aquila
Trieste
First Armored
Mark W
Montieri
Zagreb
Yugoslavia
Churchill reports British World War II casualties to June 1944
Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Commons that British casualties from the Italy landings to the fall of Rome totaled 73,122 killed wounded and missing over about ten months ending June 4. He cited 14,331 killed 47,966 wounded and 10,825 missing with broader war totals for four years and civilian and merchant marine losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Churchill
House of Commons
Italy
Rome
Cassino
Anzio
United States
Skunks Gone Smell Lingers In Hazleton
In Hazleton Pennsylvania residents watched as a den of skunks in Frances Evancho's cellar was tackled by Health Officer William Pratt and the Hob Nob Gun Club. After a standoff, two skunks were killed and a third wounded was hunted down. a lingering odor remained as disinfectants were used to clear the air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazleton
Frances Evancho
William Pratt
Evandha
James W. Kilner
Pratt
Hob Nob
Pfaff
Cherbourg captured and German losses exceed seventy thousand
Allied forces report Cherbourg captured by the Seventh Corps including the 79th, Fourth and Ninth Divisions as they drive through Normandy. German casualties and prisoners exceed 70 000 since D Day with 33 000 captured reported. British attacks in the Tilly area described as a major assault with very fierce fighting and a six to seven mile front. State rabies outbreak prompts open fox hunting season. Archimedes noted for his lasting influence on science.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Pennsylvania
Iran Wyche
Seventh Corps
Cherbourg
Tilly
Verday
Republicans gather as Dewey rumors swirl at convention
At Chicago convention amid talk of split delegations, Dewey may jet in Wednesday to accept the nomination if delegates rally for him. Willkie and Stassen figures loom as platform debates focus on foreign policy and a strong press. Amid tense alignments, Martin becomes permanent chairman, pledging to restore Congress and push an early postwar program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey
Roosevelt
Chicago
American Society of Newspaper Editors
World News
Bricker
Cmdr
Harold E. Stassen
Gov
Willis
Kentucky
Douglas MacArthur
Stassen
Kentuck
Warren
Washington
White House
Rev. Martin
Joseph W. Martin
Massachusetts
Martin
House
Communist
Earl Browder
Sidney Hillman
CIO
Amering
Congress
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Women Prominent With G O P
Chicago report on the GOP convention highlights top women in party leadership and influence. Ruth Hanna McCormick Simms, Martha Taft, Alice Roosevelt Longworth, Marion Martin and others push the Dewey draft, with Mrs Simms directing the resolutions committee and serving as New Mexico committeewoman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Stinnett
Chicago
GOP
Clare Boothe Luce
Connecticut
James A. Farley
Roosevelt
Republican National Committee
Robert A
Martha) Taft
Senate
Dwight Green
Illinois
George Mesta
Marion Martin
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Ruth Hanna McCarmick Simms
Mark Hanna
New, Mexico
Simms
Luke Funeral Services Tonight
Meredith Grace Luke and Kathleen An nette Luke, mother and daughter killed in last Friday's tornado, will be laid to rest Tuesday evening at 8:00 at Robinson Funeral Home with interment at McKean County Memorial Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meredith Grace
Kathleen Annette Luke
Evenng
Robinson
McKean County Memorial Park
Cherbourg Falls After House to House Fighting
Cherbourg surrenders after five days of bitter close combat as American infantry clear the town in heavy street fighting. Allied salvage crews race to repair docks and reopen the harbor as weather worsens and western Pennsylvania forecast calls for warm, thundery conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolf Hitler
France
Cherbourg
von Scheiben
Europe
English Channel
Convention at a Glance and Rooster Case Headlines
The report notes Dewey running mate choices and Karl Warren as potential VP pick amid California delegate discussions. G O P governors press for a foreign policy plank to back world military alignment. In New York David Peterson faces a rooster disturbance charge. He quips the bird is for the pot as the judge suspends sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
David Peterson
Peterson
Labor Act Fines for 43 Coal Stopage Protests
In Williamsport on June 27, forty three people including thirty five freelance miners faced fines from 10 to 50 dollars and six months probation in U S District Court for coercion and conspiracy under the Smith Connally War Labor Disputes Act. The cases involved Northumberland and Columbia County stoppages that halted coal production, with 286000 tons lost near Shamokin and Trevorton and 1825 tons in Columbia County. Defendants claimed they protested state bans on unauthorized mining and demotion of a co-defendant, McAndrew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsport
Free Lance
Northumberland County
Columbia County
U.S. District Court
Harrisburg
Marion
Albert W. Johnston
Shamokin
Trevorton
James P. McAndrew
McAndrew
Stephen Dusak
Northumberland
Thousands of Nazi Prisoners Surrender at Cherbourg
Allied forces capture Cherbourg after brutal fighting as about 9,000 German prisoners, including Lt Con. Carl Wilhelm von Schlieben and Rear Admiral Hennecke, surrender. German commanders emerge from tunnels with white flags and 800 officers follow. American major general directs the operation freeing the port.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherbourg
Hardinvast
Con
Carl Wilhelm von Schlieben
Hennecke
U. S
von Schieben
von Schlieben
Americans Capture Garapan Amid Saipan Advance
American forces battle for Garapan as artillery pummels the town and Marines seize Mount Tapotchak. US ships occupy Magicienne Bay and Kagman peninsula. observers direct fire from the summit while Japanese troops retreat from caves and cliffs across Saipan. Air and sea raids extend from the Kuriles to the Marshalls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bachnc
Pearl Harbor
Lune
Almerican
Saipan
Garapan
Marianas
Guam
Rota
Liberators
1Th Army Air Force
Navy
Paramushiro
Shimushu Islands
Kuriles
Marine
Marshalls
Army
New Guinea
Truk
Carolines
Ftmarines
Tapotchak
Magicienne Bay
Kagman
Associated Press
William I. Worden
Went Fishing, Found Drowned
Middletown reports the body of 11 year old Charles F Mayes Jr found in Swatara Creek after he left home to catch a fish for his bedfast mother. Four boys in a rowboat found the body three days after his dog Tippy was located upstream in five feet of water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Charles F. Mayes, Jr
Swatara Creek
Tippy
Bombers Hit German Oil Plant in Poland
Russian based bombers from Russian bases attacked the Drohobsye synthetic oil plant in Poland, about 75 miles west of the Russian front, on Monday. Eastern command of the U S Strategic Air Forces in Europe says the bombing yielded good results, with U S Mustangs and Red air force Yaks providing escort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Pi—U
Drohobsye
Poland
U. S. Strategic Air Forces In
Europe
Red Air Force
Obituary notices from Elderton Revloc and Youngstown area
Obituaries recount deaths of Minnie Elizabeth Fraile in Elderton, JOSEPIL NAGY at McIntyre, Dell Wire in Revloc, and Mrs Harry Clair Lydick of Youngstown. Services listed for June 28 and June 18 to 28 with church and cemetery interments in St Bernard, Belgano United Brethren, and local Revloc and Pittsburgh area cemeteries. Families receiving remains at homes and church services conducted by named ministers or churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josepil Nagy
McIntyre, Duce
Kent
St. Gertrude Church
McIntyre
Walter BE. Swanisk
St. Bernard’s Cemetery
Dell Wire
Revloc
Johnstown Memorial Hospital
Revloc Presbyterian Church
Ellis W. Roberts
Belgano United Brethren Cemetery
Harry Clair Lydick
Medford Avenue
Youngstown
Ohio
Lydick
Alex and
Louise
Bennet) Jamison
Blgirsville
Aaron Churchber
Joseph
Francie Martin
Massachusetts
Eitner
Derry
John Jamison
Herbert Hoover
Blairsville
Ralph Husband
Pittsburgh
Merl Redpath
Aspinwall
Catharine Beatty
Bedford
Postwar era calls for liberalized hiring of impaired persons
Quinine stands among twenty cinchona alkaloids used as fever reducers. In twelve states medical societies sponsor prepayment plans insuring over 800,000 Americans. As war ends, reconstruction grows and demands broader use of impaired workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
Caravan
Maryland
Moorbead's Indians
Glas
Bulletins
Archimedes
Wes
Thomas E. Bewey
Repub
Lican Party
Robert Taft
Raymond E. Baldwin
Wendell L. Willkie
Willkie
Faldwin
G.O.P
Luke Funeral Services
West and
Daar
Rumning
Govenor
Thomas E. Dewey
Climax
California
Karl Warren
U.S
Minnie Elizabeth Fraile
Elderton
Pen O Pike
S.c.streams
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!