13 Jun 1944
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Newspaper
Lebanon Daily Reporter
Location
Lebanon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1944
Page
1
In a wartime briefing, American patrols discuss tactics near Cherbourg while violence intensifies. Reports note a growing call for security measures and potential land use changes as authorities map operations and coordinate with local port officials as the city faces strategic pressure.
Ambiguous wartime style note details a bond drive beginning with hopeful phrases. Mentions Amer and Whit e Kine as entities, with fragmented phrases hinting at citizen participation and community mobilization amid ongoing effort.
Partly cloudy skies give way to widely scattered thundershowers tonight and Wednesday. Warm humid conditions persist with a chance of unsettled weather across the region.
Wartime appeal calls for surgical dressings workers to operate around the clock. American Red Cross reports it produces 30 percent of all dressings. volunteers urged to meet urgent needs for the armed forces.
The war finance committee announced pre-drive bond purchases totaling 42 750 dollars, with a goal of 4 265 100 for Boone county. Despite the strong start, organizers aim to raise an additional 1 162 300 to meet the county target and hope Boone county leads the state in the effort.
A. F. Cortner pastor of Lebanon Congregational Christian church was elected president of the Boone Count Ministerial association at last night's annual picnic at the Methodist Children's Home. Other officers named include Rev. Ernest Chamberlain and Rev. La Rue Jensen. A county-wide temperance observance planned for July 16 will feature pastors from Boone county churches speaking from their pulpits.
Boone County Red Cross Chapter holds monthly executive meeting to review May activities. Volunteers staffed clinics and a Jefferson Township drive provided thirty women for a recent effort. discussion focused on surgical dressings for the armed forces. Continues on Page Four.
Washington reports the Office of Price Administration cutting fish prices by one to three cents per pound to ease costs for consumers. Other items note a German POW escape capture in Illinois, Roosevelt signing pay raises for post office staff, and Yugoslav Partisans recapturing Kicevo with heavy enemy losses.
Indianapolis June 14 UP the complexion of Indiana Democratic ticket began to take shape as 1446 delegates prepared for the biennial nominating convention. Party leaders said severe contests would unfold for the top spots with Governor Schricker likely to secure the U S Senate nomination and Sen Samuel D Jackson of Fort Wayne the gubernatorial hopeful. Rep Frank O Rourke of Lake County headed for secretary of state race as delegates from the last district pledged support for state Senator Charles Pieming of Hammond. Lake County one of two Indiana districts electing a Democrat in 1942 was assured patronage heavy secretary of state nomination with pre convention meetings to decide on the slate.
Confused statements hint at a disputed clash in the community as residents weigh excuses from a war past and seek a peaceful path forward. Tensions rise while leaders urge restraint and dialogue to avert further confrontation.
Report notes city council approval for a Lebanon bus line permit and mentions personnel assignments, naval reserve leave, and university indoctrination concerns. The article references page four and seven, with names such as Perry Smith and Searles, and includes scattered notes on training and communications.
Rome June 13 Lt Gen Mark W Clark said 70 000 Germans have been killed captured or wounded in the Italian offensive. Allied reports note fresh German divisions descent from the north and remnants of the 14th Army pressing the Fifth Army as Allied columns push toward Rome. Stalin hailed the northern France invasion as fully successful while Allied HQ said Cherbourg Peninsula progress was mixed with German counterattacks around Carentan and Montebourg and house to house fighting near Le Ham and Troaran.
A large Pacific task force hammered Saipan Titian Gaunt and Rota islands in the Marianas on Sunday and then resumed action as the assault continued. The drive followed a heavy Saturday strike with forces fielding tanks and artillery.
Stockholm reports that the Red Army opened an offensive in the far north along the Litsa river near Murmansk, attacking German positions. The move comes three days after a prior Red Page Four dispatch.
N. E. Gaunt received a telegram from the War Department reporting that his grandson Cpl. Robert Morphew was seriously wounded in action in Italy on May 24. Morphew, who lived with his grandparents east of Lebanon, attended Lindbergh and Lebanon high schools after enlisting February 21, 1939. Continued on Page Eight.
Lyons of Indiana, a millionaire chain store attorney, resigns from his post as Republican national committeeman amid intra party strife over past Ku Klux Klan ties. Indiana delegates to the National Republican convention had shown strong support for Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, with Lyons demanding the Dewey backing as the resignation condition.
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