War Today VE Day and the Path to Victory
VE Day is a milestone yet the United Nations pursue two tasks: bring swift justice to Nazi and Japanese war criminals and cripple Germany. Allied forces mass for a massive Pacific offensive, with 8 million troops and vast air and naval power ready for decisive operations. The coming weeks promise a record amphibious assault to topple the Mikado’s domain as Britain and America press the final campaigns against the Axis.
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Hitler
Reich
Bocie
Uncle Sam
Nippon Long
Orient
Germany
Pacific
Washington War Office
United States
Europe
Normandy
Indiana veteran wins combat infantryman badge at Martinsburg
Pfc. Alvin L. Schiltz of Alverda Indiana County received the Combat Infantryman Badge at ceremonies in Newton D. Baker General Hospital Martinsburg W Va He and 22 other wounded veterans were decorated in the event
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Alvin L. Schiltz
Alverda
Indiana County
Newton D. Baker General Hospital
I Am An American Day Observed In Indiana County
J W Everett announces a two day observance centered on Mothers Day May 13 at 3 p m in Manos Theater Indiana Pa with a High School Chorus, a returned WW II veteran speaker, civic talks by Hon E E Creps, a Boy Scouts speech by Robert Shunkwiler and a Mothers recognition by Mrs L J Redding. The event aligns with President Truman’s proclamation and marks two nationally significant days.
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J. W. Everett
Manos Theater
Indiana
E. E. Creps
Indiana County
Robert Shunkwiler
Boy Scouts
L. J. Redding
American Legion Auxiliary
Truman
Churchill Seals Victory Message and Peace Cheers
Churchill affirmed the Allied victory and urged united effort at home and abroad. Buckingham Palace crowds cheered the King and Queen on the balcony as buglers sounded and preparations for a royal broadcast were announced for 8 p.m. local time.
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United States
Churchill
Britannia
Buckingham Palace
Europe
Soviet Report Details Oswiecim Camp Death Toll
The Extraordinary State Commission in Moscow reports over four million people were murdered at the Oswiecim camp in Poland in what it calls the most horrific Nazi crime against Europe. The study notes victims from many nations and cites torture, poison, gas, and cremation as methods, with experts from France, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, and Russia involved.
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Moscow
Naale
Oswhelm
Russa
Poland
France
Balgium
Holland
Czechoslovakia
Romania
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Oswiecim
Europe
Blairsville4 H Club Forms Capon Group Names Officers
Twenty four boys and girls in Blairsville organized the K B 4 H Capon Club sponsored by the Blairsville Kiwanis Club under the agricultural committee. County Agent J W Warner aided and caponizing plans were set for May 9 at Percy Gresh farm. Officers elected include Donald Streams president and Dwight Barkley junior game leader.
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Blairsville
Blairaville
J. W. Warner
Penn State
Percy Gresh
Donald Streams
John Curnow
Ronald Johnson
Charles South
Dwight Barkley, Jr
Scott Douds
Harry Jellison
Roland Johnston
Campbell's Mills
End of Nazi Rule Marks Victory and Allied Plan
The article details the surrender ceremony ending Nazi Germany, Eisenhower asserting Allied command, and the Allies planning the postwar order. It notes hopes for a Big Three meeting in Europe, aims to curb German power, and outlines questions on reparations, the Polish issue, and a potential peace conference.
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San Francisco
Truman
Churchill
Stalin
United Nations
European
Germany
Europe
United Nations Conference
Stetggsius
Eden
Molotov
Dumbarton Oaks
United States
Vandenberg
Rmich
Inner Security Council
Iworld Organization
Russia
Council
Roosevelt
Yalta
Moscow
Doctors' tip for piles used by Thorne ton Minor Clinic
Women with piles receive a doctor recommended treatment claiming quick relief from pain itching and swelling. The ad touts Thornton Minor Rectal Suppositories as a low cost option with a money back refund if results are unsatisfactory. It promotes availability across Indiana and nearby areas.
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Thorneton & Minor Clini
Thornton & Minor
Rerquest
Indiana
Widmina End
Last Nazis in Bohemia Surrender Near Prague Amid Battles
News from May 8 reports last holdouts of German forces in Bohemia and Moravia fighting on as Allied armies close in. Prague is center of operations with German resistance, tank actions, and fires as Gen. von Schoerner signs unconditional surrender terms at 1:30 A. M. Soviet and American forces push toward the city while pockets elsewhere in Norway Latvia Yugoslavia and French ports prepare to surrender.
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Romney Wheeler
London
Prague
Moravia-Bohemia
Pragié
Patton
U.S. Third Army
Plisen
Ferdinand von Schoerner
Bohemia
Moravia
U. S
Norway
Latvia
Quisling
Vilassov
Red Army
Vistula
Danzig
Yugoslavia
Flensberg
Yugosslav
Our Victory Is But Half Won Truman
President Truman announces Germany’s unconditional surrender and victory in Europe. He stresses continuing war in the Pacific, calls for a just postwar peace, and urges sustained work and sacrifice. He sits with cabinet leaders, with Mrs Truman and Margaret nearby, to address reporters. The address recalls Roosevelt and outlines efforts toward San Francisco peace talks.
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Truman
Europe
Karl Doenitz
Eisenhower
Reims
Mr. Truman
Germany
West
East
White House Oval Room
Mrs. Trumen
Margaret
Hitler
Franklin B. Roosevelt
San Francisco
Aloe Insara Ss
Doenitz Orders Unconditional Surrender By 11 P.M.
Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz announced Germany would lay down arms by 11 PM tonight under the unconditional surrender terms. He said the Nazi party had been severed from the state and urged Germans to endure the occupation, walk a united path, and maintain dignity as the Allied authorities take over.
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London
Karl Doenitz
Germany
Fuehrer
Hitler
Anid
Flensberg
Doenitz
High Command
Reich
Europe
Obituaries from a Washington County area list multiple deaths
The list includes BENJAMIN CONNER of Home Pennsylvania who died at West Penn Hospital, plus SAMUEL C. CALDWELL in Aspinwall Veterans Hospital, MRS REBECCA DIAS of Wilkinsburg, HARRY L. LEOPOLD of Dayton, a CAM PANY employee, and WILLIAM A. SUTTON formerly of Wilkinsburg. Also noted are MARTHA WILLIAMS GRIFFITH and OLIVIA MARIE SUNDBERG with forthcoming funerals and interments in Greenwood and Edgewood Cemeteries. services are led by area pastors. The notices cover survivors, church affiliations, and burial details.
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Benjamin
Conner
Home
West Penn Hospital
Pittsburgh
Washington Township
Crooked Creek
Raymond
Apollo Clifford
Arthur
Robert Beals
Edgewood
James Kerr
Apollo
Melvin
Lakehart
James I
Clymer
Andrew Little
Vandergrift
Crooked Creek Baptist Church
Robert F. McLaughlin
Crooked Creek Baptist Cemetery
Samuel C. Caldwell
J. M
Gertrude Zeighler
Caldwell
Aspinwall Veterans Hospital
Frank
Burbank
Calf
Bruge
Swanton
Ohio
Blair
Tioga St
Westmont
Johnstown
Clarke Funeral Home
Seward
Clark Derby
Seward Methodist Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Indiana
Johnstown American Legion
Indiana American Legion
Rebecca Dias
Wilkinsburg
Isaac Clinton Lichenfels
West Wheatfield Township
Mary Jane (Felton) Lichenfels
TC. Dias
Wilbur Dias
U. S.’Army
South Pacific
John Wilson
Scottdale
Clarence Robb
Warren
Eva Jean Geer
Charleroi
Lowise
Vivian
German Methodist Church
West Wheatfield
Harry Lb. Leopold
Dayton
Leopold
Morning Mail
Hester Frederick
Helen Batley
San Jose
Calif
John Leopold
Patton
U.S. Army
Germany
Earl
A. J
Edith Radaker
J. B. Dodd
W. H. Kennedy
Internment
Enery Chapel
Campany
Aberdeen Street
Akron
Sutton
Firestone
Alforetta
F. A. St. Clair
Luther
Creekside
Margaret Jane Norrone
North Hill Church
Robinson
Saltsburg
D. D. Dodd
D.D
Edgewood Cemetery
Martha Williams Griffith
Evan. B. Griffith
Elm Street
Homer City
Clair R. Wick
J. J. Baker
Blairsville
Greenswood Cemetery
Legislature Orders Inquiry Into Highway Department
Harrisburg May 8 An inquiry into methods and operations of the State Highway Department was ordered by the legislature with instructions to report to the next assembly session. Five senators and five representatives will conduct hearings and may request department records. Rep William M McMillen said the committee would study procedures salary plans and fund distribution among road projects.
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Harrisburg
State Highway Department
William M. McMillen
Indiana
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Otte
Kennedy
Ecamps
Sir Arthur Tedder
Jodi
Hans Georg Friedeburg
Col. Poleck
Poleck
Friedeburg
Nazi Germany
Reics
Third Reich
Allied Supreme Command
Ecole Professionelle
Wehrmacht
Judl
William Oxenius
K. W. D. Strong
Bedell Smith
Brendiinger Lutheran
Olivia Marie
Olson
Sundberg
August Sundberg
Rayne Township
Indiana Hospital
Bell Funeral Home
William A. Sutton
Firestone Tire and Rubber
Western
Penna
Tomore Row
Wedness
Oa Os
Anertu
Moorhead
Howe
Herr Schaffner
Mare Clathes
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