Confusion Over Atlantic Charter Sparks Senate Interest
Washington reports a surge of requests for Senator Bridges speech amid debate on the Atlantic Charter and Four Freedoms. The analysis portrays a complex mix of views among Protestants Catholics and others, with references to Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin and ongoing European political shifts. The piece notes disagreements on Russia's role, fascism, and Communist influence, concluding with uncertainty about official words from key leaders as the question of true freedom and democracy remains unsettled.
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Fredoms Directed To Mr. Roosevelt
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Italy
France
Poland
Three County Draft Boards Send 59 Men
Lebanon county records show 59 registrants drafted by three boards. Armory Hall crews sent seven Army and four Navy to Harrisburg and New Cumberland, while Board 2 dispatched 23 to the Army. Board 3 sent 25 to the Army from Annville High School as relatives bid farewell at depots. Names listed include Bowman Acker Michaiek Shiner Bering Krall Patches Lerch Lehman Breidenstine Hoover Brubaker and others.
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Reading Company
Board
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Army
Navy
New Cumberland
Harrisburg
Armory
Annville
Paul Victor Bowman
E. Cumberland St
Earl Ellsworth Acker
North 5Th St
Frank Stephen Michaiek
Brandywine St
Earl Richard Shiner
North 12Th St
William Frank Bering
Chester Pike
Ridley Park
Joseph John Krall
North St. St
David Conrad Patches
Paul Calvin. Lerch
New St
Lloyd Ellis Lehman
Infantry Day Observed At Indiantown
Hundreds of civilians from Lebanon and nearby areas will attend infantry division demonstrations at Indiantown on Infantry Day. Guests include Lebanon Mayor Ray C. Bell and Pennsylvania Governor Edward Martin as the event showcases military demonstrations not previously open to the public.
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Lebanon
Ray C. Bell
Pennsylvania
Edward Martin
Rescuer and rescued faint after subway incident
In Philadelphia Mrs. Margaret Mazzio 32 saved 64 year old John Connerton from a fall onto a live track. She urged him to get under the ledge and hold his breath as trains passed by inches away. Both fainted and were hospitalized.
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Philadelphia
Margaret Mazzio
John Connerton
Changsha encirclement reported as Japanese assault city
A Chinese high command communique says Changsha is encircled and under continuous attack by Japanese forces advancing from all directions. Invaders from the east reached within six miles of the Canton Hankow railway hub, intensifying the siege of the Hunan capital.
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Canton-Hankow
Fifth War Loan Campaign Starts With Retail Rally
The fifth war loan drive opened in Lebanon with a retailers rally at the Colonial Theatre led by McCune Bratton, chair of the retail division of the War Finance Committee. Bratton urged retailers to meet a county quota of 4,457,000 as Captain L R Chapman cautioned that they are loaning, not giving, to support the effort.
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McCune Bratton
Lebanon County War Finance Committee
Bratton
Lebanon County
L. R. Chapman
Indiantown Gap Military Reservation
Jack Schropp Leaves Today for U S Army
Jack Schropp departs today with Lebanon area selectees to join the U S Army at New Cumberland distribution center. The Lebanon Daily News notes he is the twentieth former staffer to enlist, known for his earlier role as advertising promotional manager and his ties to the Schropp family and Gretna Players. Rosemary, his future wife, is mentioned in passing.
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New Cumberland
Lebanon Daily News
John ‘Jack’ Schropp
John K. R. Schropp
Lebanon News Publishing Co
Jack
Mt. Gretna
Gretna
Rosemary
June Weather Boosts Growth as Rain Arrives
Normal June conditions return boosting victory garden and field crops. Nearly an inch of rain falls over the weekend with .81 inches Saturday night and .15 inches earlier. Temperatures reach 80 on Saturday and 82 on Sunday while nights stay cool around 53 to 60 degrees.
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U.S. Weather Observatory
Lebanon Valley
Missing in Action Private From Lebanon County
Private First Class Joseph Blogovitch, son of Mr and Mrs Stephen Blogovitch of 240 East Weidman Street, is missing in action in Italy since May 12. He was inducted May 18, 1942, trained at Camp Shelby Mississippi, served in Africa before Italy, and formerly worked for Herrmann Handkerchief Company. He is the twenty sixth Lebanon County man listed as missing.
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Stephen Blogovitch
East Weidman Street
Italy
War Department
Lebanon County
Camp Shelby
Miss
Africa
Herrmann Handerchief Company
Fifth Army takes key Italian town in Rome area
Allied reports say Fifth Army troops occupy Montefiascone near Lake Bolsena with Fifteenth-mile west coast gains. Eighth Army drives along the Tiber toward Bagno Reggio, Avezzano area falls, Lake Fucino becomes farmland. Sixth South African Armored Division fights through Liri and Sacco valleys and moves toward Rome. German forces retreat toward Florence and dispersed Fourth Parachute element is in disarray.
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Fifth Army
Montefiascone
Lake Bolsena
Orbetello
Eighth Army
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Bagno Reggio
Rieti
Avezzano
Adriatic
Pescara River
Nunziatella
Lake Fucino
Liri
Sacco
14Th
Eberhard
von Mackensen
Florence
Two Sets of Triplets Born Same Day in Pa
AP reports two day-old triplet sets arrived in Pennsylvania the same day, three boys at York and a boy and two girls at Kingston. The York trio weighed 5, 4.5, and 4.5 pounds. Kingston’s weigh 5 pounds 6 ounces, 5 pounds 6 ounces, and 2 pounds 11 ounces. Parents Carl Sheasly and Harry Scareman expressed mixed astonishment as doctors noted no prior double triplet birth in the state.
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Associated Press
Pennsylvania
York
Kingston
C. Ralph Sheasly
Club Holds Meeting at North Annvnie 4-H Club
The North Annvnie 4-H Club held its first meeting of the season Thursday at the home of Alberta Heller. Elected officers include President Dolores Fasnacht, Vice President Alberta Heller, Secretary Treasurer Gladys Meyer, song leaders Vivian Heilman and Anna Might, game leader Marion Funck.
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North Annvnie
Alberta Heller
Dolores Fasnacht
Gladys Meyer
Vivian Heilman
Anna Might
Marion Funck
Yanks Paid Supreme Price At Normandy Beach Cemetery
John A Moroso II describes America’s first war cemetery in France after the D Day landings. On a shell blasted beachfront, American dead lie under white covers while German and British troops await burial. Negro soldiers toil in the grave pits as more graves are prepared nearby for future burials.
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France
Normandy
America
Democratic Heads Seek Texas Backing
The Texas Democratic Party faced a split over electors as the state executive committee in Dallas reviewed filings for the July 2 ballot. Roosevelt supporters pushed to list 23 electors chosen by a separate convention alongside regular party selections, while anti administration regulars asserted their own slate was the final choice.
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Associated Press
Texas
Democratic State Executive Committee
Dallas
Roosevelt
Lebanon Flier and Pal Down German Pilot
A Lebanon flier and his squadron mate, Lieutenant Lamar Tullos of Livingston Texas, shared credit for shooting down a German MB 109 over the Normandy beachhead. The Lebanon pilot, Lieutenant Richard Krill son of Mr and Mrs Harry Krill of Mifflins Street, was prominently mentioned in overseas press dispatches last weekend for the victory.
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Lebanon
Normandy
France
Richard Krill
Harry Krill
Mifflins Street
Lamar Tullos
Livingston
Texas
Wartime plea urges saving newspaper paper for production
The message calls readers to save every bit of newspaper as it is urgently needed for war production. It emphasizes national effort and resource conservation during the conflict.
Japan drives toward climax in China battle for Changsha
Japanese forces push 200 miles south from Hankow as Chinese troops defend Changsha's outer defenses amid a fierce campaign to seal Eastern China from Allied use. A second Japanese column reportedly advances from Canton toward Chungking, narrowing the railway link Hankow Canton.
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Associated Press
Japan
China
Changsha
Hankow-Canton
Hankow
Chungking
Canton
Skeletons and coffins found in vacant lot
In North Philadelphia a vacant lot yielded three coffins, one with a complete human skeleton wired as for a medical school demonstration. Two coffins were silk lined and costly looking, while the wooden six-sided coffin held the skeleton. The scene was reported to police by an excited caller and the items were moved to the city morgue as detectives investigated.
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Philadelphia
Patrick Kennedy
Draft Setup Is Revised Again
The nations draft procedure is revised to form a common pool for Army and Navy. After July 1, men passing induction physicals return home and await orders to report for duty. Only then will they know whether they are drawn for the Army or Navy. Continued on Page Four.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Yanks Reach Deep in Normandy Beachhead Advance
American forces punched 18 miles inland through the Cerisy area toward Cherbourg and pressed toward Carentan and St Lo. Berlin reported Caen under threat as British units moved inland, while Allied troops extended the beachhead to about 60 miles, forcing German reserves to be committed piecemeal. Heavy fighting continued near Bayeux and Tilly Sur Seulles as the front widened along the Cotentin Peninsula.
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Bayeux
Tilly
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France
How's That Again Camp Pickett Letters Worry Soldier
Corporal Lewis H. Applegarth of Cadiz Ohio laments a feminine correspondent taking the Army admonition to heart. He received a letter offering a weekend visit and asks for details on the weekend, the town, and the girl's identity.
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Camp Pickett
Lewis H. Applegarth
Cadiz
Ohio
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