Invasion Progress Report From Cherbourg Sector
Communique notes beachhead activity with patrols reporting stalled Cherbourg front. Supreme command says Silimen Amatieah patrols reached the sea beyond St. Hague to the west and Le Theil to the east, threatening to cut off German forts at Cap de La Hague and Point Barfieur.
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Cherbourg
Supreme Command
Siliemen Amatieah
St. -Hague
le Theil
Cap de la Hague
Point Barfieur
Cherbourg Siege Faces Forts as Allied Push Advances
Navy crews describe fighting around Cherbourg with French forts Octeville and du Roule blocking progress 1500 yards from the harbor. Reports say Cherbourg airfield may soon fall, aiding artillery and armor to seal the beachhead. Whitehead notes probing the last line of defenses and heavy casualties among veterans.
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Cherbourg
Octeville
du Roule
Whitehead
Guadalcanal battle report notes heavy Japanese losses
The article recounts Admiral Mitscher's carrier battle near Guadalcanal where Japanese air strength collapsed. It cites sunk ships and planes, with 20 Japanese planes downed Monday and several carriers sunk including the Hayataka. U S forces claim overwhelming superiority in air and sea power.
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LA Crosse Tribune
Guadalcanal
Whitehead
Sun
Gay
Stalin
Nimitz Grad
United States
5Th Fleet
Mitscher
Veterans Benefits Bill Proposes GI Education and Housing Aid
The proposed measure details education support for veterans including a minimum one year of schooling for those under 25 who served after Sept 16 1941 and before war end. It outlines government guarantees for low interest loans up to 4 percent for homes farms and small businesses with up to 50 percent guaranteed and first year interest absorbed by the VA. It creates a job finding agency within the U S Employment Service and assigns VA as an essential war agency with top priority for resources to aid returning service members.
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International Union
UAW
Congress
Veterans’ Administration
U. S. Employment Service
Veterans Administration
War and Navy Departments
Michigan Man Heads Kiwanis International
Chicago report notes Ben Dean of Michigan elected to lead Kiwanis International with Donald R. serving in an assisting role. The piece highlights the new president and the organization’s aims for the coming term.
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Michigan
Man
Kiwanis International
Chicago
Ben Dean
Wanis
Donald R
Col John J Hannan In Critical Condition In Madison
Col John J. Hannan former president of the state board of control is in critical condition at St Marys hospital Madison after undergoing an operation last Friday.
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Madison
Wis
John J. Hannan
State Board of Control
St. Mary’s Hospital
Milwaukee Druggist Ottmar Beech Dies at 63
Ottmar T. Beech, 63, a Milwaukee druggist for 40 years and an optometrist, died after a short illness. He had served as president of the Wisconsin Druggists' Association and of the Wisconsin Optometrical Association.
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Milwaukee
Ottmar T. Beech
Wisconsin Druggists’ Association
Wisconsin Optometrical Association
Soldiers Send Blood Ahead To Battlefields
Soldiers stationed in England ship blood to Normandy battlefields to help wounded troops. Volunteers donate blood to four bleeding teams who store it in refrigerator trucks and load it onto C 47 transports for transfer to France. Pfc. Carl Travis of Prescott Wisconsin is named among the bleeding team members.
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England
Normandy
France
Pfc
Carl Travis
Prescott
Wis
Merchants To Be Notified Of July 3 Holiday Ruling
Cards mailed by Hugh Corbett of the La Crosse County Chamber of Commerce inform merchants division members of a war labor board decision allowing a July 3 holiday for employees. The board states retail, service and wholesale stores in Chicago and nearby areas may give time off before the Fourth of July without pay reduction, deemed approved by the sixth regional war labor board.
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Hugh Corbett
la Crosse County
Naval Victory Seen Large but Not Crippling to Japan
Washington authorities noted the Saipan sea battle was a major win yet not crippling to Japan. Japanese forces likely escaped with the fleet still a factor in the western Pacific as Allied totals show extensive sinkings and damages across combatant and non combatant ships. Big News In Britain says London papers led with the American triumph ahead of invasion coverage.
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Washington
Saipan
Japan
Tokyo
United States
Britain
London
Know Aspirin The St Joseph Way
A promotional jingle touts St Joseph Aspirin as the fastest and strongest option, claiming it as the world’s largest seller at 104 and urging customers to ask for St Joseph Aspirin and pay more if needed.
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St. Joseph
Gasoline Thieves Target Cargill Coal Conveyor Unloader
Al Weisbecker told city police that thieves drained fuel from the conveyor and cog car unloader at Cargill Coal Company on 403 North Front Street. Over the last two weeks suspects twisted off a gauge and stole five gallons of gasoline.
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Cargill Coal Company
North Front Street
al Weisbecker
Weisbecker
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