Republican convention opens in Cleveland Ohio
Items note the Republican national convention opening in Cleveland tomorrow. Other entries mention the Live Wire Baptist church class picnicking at McCormick’s Creek State Park, a U B church class reroofing an aged couple’s home, and J Raymond Powell elected to a chair at Valparaiso law college. Cal Gregory hosts Chum circle at FE Vincennes street with Elite society meeting at Mrs Almon Liston 880 H Street northeast.
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Baptist Church
McCormick's Creek
Men’s Friendly Bible
U. B. Church
Cal Gregory
Chum Circle
FE. Vincennes Street
Almon Liston
H Street
Japs retreat in India and Burma
Allied forces push Japanese back in India and Burma as heavy fighting at Changsha continues. Chinese report 80,000 Japanese troops attacking Changsha while Allied tanks advance toward Kohima and Mokmer airfield area in New Guinea.
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India
Burma
Changsha
Honan
Asault
Canton- Hankow
Kohima-Impal
Dutch New Guinea
Armies Storm Into Normandy Across Invasion Front
Allied forces push ashore in Bernieres Sur Mer and surrounding areas as Canadian units join the landings. Canadian and German tanks clash on the beachhead while infantry ride with armor in open fields. Reports say Montgomery prepares additional forces for future channel operations along the Belgian French coast.
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Berniers Sur Mer
Caen
Orne
Bernieres
DNB
Dunkerque-Ostend
Bernard L. Montgomery
England
Channel
Johnny B Wade Visits Parents After Marine Training
Johnny B Wade recently finished his boat training with the United States Marines in San Diego California and spent a few days with his parents Mr and Mrs Harry Wade. He will receive further training at Camp Pendleton California.
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Johnny B. Wade
United States Marines
San Diego
Cal
Harry Wade
Camp Pendleton
Commodore Cox Visits Jasonville for 20 Day Leave
Cpl Commodore W Cox, who has served overseas in the United States Army for two years, is spending a 20 day furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs Commodore Cox at Jasonville.
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Cpl
Commodore Cox
United States Army
Jasonville
Kenneth Coleman Ph M 3 c Home on Leave
Kenneth Coleman Ph M 3 c, stationed with the United States Navy at Norman Oklahoma, is spending a few days leave with his parents Mr and Mrs William Coleman in town.
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Kenneth Coleman
United States Navy
Norman, Okla
Mrs
William Coleman
Horace T. Irish Receives Navy Transfer to Jacksonville
Horace T. Irish completed his boat training with the United States Navy at Great Lakes Illinois and has been transferred to Jacksonville Florida to enter an electricians school.
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Horace T. Irish
United States Navy
Great Lakes
Ill
Jacksonville
Fla
Buckner Makes Expert On Machine Guns At Fort Knox
Pvt. Virgil V. Buckner husband of Florence Buckner of Linton route 1 earned expert marksman status on machine guns at the Armored Replacement Center Ft. Knox Ky. Buckner entered service on January 8 1944.
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Virgil V. Buckner
Florence Buckner
Linton Route 1
Armored Replacement Center
Ft. Knox
Buckner
SGT Bruce Usrey Returns to Camp Swift Texas
Sergeant Bruce Usrey has returned to Camp Swift Texas after a brief furlough with his wife Mrs Betty Usrey and his parents Mr and Mrs Clarence Usrey of Jasonville route 1. Mrs Usrey accompanied him back to Texas.
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Bruce Usery
Bruce Usrey
Camp Swift
Tex
United States Army
Betty Usrey
Clarence Usrey
Jasonville
Usrey
Texas
Promotion for Overseas Soldier Cpl Onie Fish
Cpl. Onie Fish overseas with the United States Army has been promoted to sergeant. News reached his parents Mr and Mrs Marion Fish.
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Cpl
Onie Fish
United States Army
Marion Fish
Plum Branch News Dinner Guests Visit Local Families
Su cay dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Ransy Powell were Mrs ames Franklin and children Mr and Mrs Murl Powell and children of Linton Mr and Mrs Chas Mock of Patricksburg Mrs James Franklin Jr Mrs Gary Powell and son of Linton Mrs Wm Phillips and daughters called on Mrs Randy Powell and daughter Lotus Sunday afternoon Cpl and Mrs Wayne Geatches and Mrs John Geatches called on Mr and Mrs S E Risher Wednesday evening. Miss Emma Geatches Mr and Mrs Clovis Keller and daughter spent Sunday and Monday with Mr and Mrs Sam Riasher. Charles Headley of Indianapolis Mrs Bertha Kline and children of Linton called on Mr and Mrs George Swaby Sunday. Farrell Atto of Illinois is visiting his father Aden Atto. Mrs Caroline Humphreys of Linton is visiting her daughter Mrs Fred Holtz. Mrs Millard Rine of Terre Haute and Miss Bertha Moss of Vicksburg visited Mrs Mary Swab Morday. Mrs Swaby is il.
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Millard Rine
Terre Haute
Bertha Moss
Vicksburg
Mary Swab
Morday
Swaby
Wounded JO English Sol Returns From European Liberation
War correspondent reports wounded Americans arriving from the Normandy invasion. Troops, including a Brooklyn Navy demolition man and a Rome Georgia rifleman, recount shell bursts from German 88s and early barrage timing as Allied tanks push ashore.
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Edward V. Roberts
United Iss
Ican Army Hospital
Eng
U.P
Europe
Broklyn
Rome
Royalist Fire at Crown Prince in Occupied Rome
In Rome an occupation era royalist fire targets the Crown Prince as political maneuvering unfolds for a new Italian premier. Former premier Bonomi emerges as a strong candidate after a meeting that weighed Benedetto Croce and Count Carlo Sforza against Storza. Badoglio hints at retirement after Rome’s liberation amid uneasy underground opinions about his ties to the Fascist-tainted King Victor Emmanuel.
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Italy
Giolitti
Mussolini
Bonomi
Benedetto Croce
Carlo Sforza
Rome
Croce
Storza
Badoglio
Victor Emmanuel
Cooper
Italy moves toward new government after Mussolini era
The text details Badoglio becoming premier after the Coup d Etat ousting Mussolini last July and seeking Allied contact. It notes surrender on Sept. 3 and Rome's occupation by German troops on Sept. 9. It mentions potential cabinet members and the push for national unity with leftist support.
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Ation
Mussolini
Africa
Albania
Emmanuel
Badoglio
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Humbert
Rome
Bonomi
Sforza
Croce
Guilio Rodino
Palmiro Tagliatti
Meuccio Ruini
Efitio Russo
Il Tempo
Weighing an Airplane Proves a Puzzling Task
Engineers note weighing aircraft is difficult as figures such as a Boeing Clipper may accumulate dew of about 60 pounds on its surface and up to 100 pounds during a rainstorm, affecting weight estimates.
Boats Returning With the Wounded From Invasion
United Press war dispatch from Eng on June 9 describes wounded soldiers returning from the invasion. Marines and sailors limp ashore on LSTs with bandaged hands and legs, some carried on litters by workers, as medics provide morphine and sulfa while shells explode nearby. The scene reflects the harsh reality behind the invasion’s front-line glory.
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Dudley Ann Harmon
United Press
Eng
U.R
Hese
Birth of daughter to Pvt and Mrs Winford Baize
Pvt. and Mrs. Winford Baize announce the birth of a 9 pound daughter born June 8 at Mary Sherman hospital Sullivan. The mother is formerly Miss June Davis. Pvt. Baize serves in the Army at North Camp Hood, Texas.
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Winford Baize
Mary Sherman Hospital
Sullivan
June Davis
Pvt
Baize
United States Army
North Camp Hood
Texas
Coal Bids Sought by Linton School Board 1944 45
The School City of Linton Greene County Indiana invites bids for washed coal No 4 5 or 6 veins for 1944 1945 at the High School building off H and Main Streets Linton Indiana at 6 00 PM June 21 1944 The board may reject any or all bids Guy L Moss Secretary June 9 16
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Linton
Greene County
Indiana
Main Streets
Guy L. Moss
Indianapolis Livestock Report June Prices and Totals
Fresh hogs 6,000 with holdovers 2,000 listed. prices by weight range range from 10.25 to 13.80 dollars per cwt. Sows down to 10.50 to 10.75. Cattle and calves 1,000 plus. steers 12 to 15.50, heifers 16 and down, beef cows 9.25 to 11.75, canners and cutters 6.25 to 9.25, vealers 16.50 top.
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Indianapolis
Ind
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