Nazi Retreat In Italy Becomes Disorganized Rout
Allied columns surged 5 to 10 miles beyond Rome in a rapid pursuit of the German army. Nazi forces burned bridges and roads as they fled, while low flying Allied planes and 500 bombers struck supply lines. Field Marshal Kesselring’s headquarters fell within three miles of Civita Castellana as Allied tanks moved along multiple fronts.
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Robert Vermillion
United Press
Allied Headquarters
Naples
Rome
Riviera
France
Civilp Saecchia
Guidonia
Steams
Rone
Kentucky Ridge Forest Opens to Public Use
The Recreational facilities of the Kentucky Ridge Forest are now open for public use. Picnic areas have water and outdoor spaces with ample fire wood. Shelters available in case of rain. A small entrance fee covers upkeep. Three large three room cabins are rentable by week or month. The eating area is equipped with linens and utensils. The Forest Lodge hosts dances and meetings for a moderate fee.
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Kentucky Ridge Forest
Rhin
Dover
Forest Lodge
Middleboro Lions Club Meeting and Prayer Services Plan
The Middleboro Lions Club will convene tonight at the Cumberland Hotel 7115 1H with guest speaker Rev J Roward Baxter hosted by Hickman Ane. Special prayer services are held this week at East Cumberland Avenue Baptist Church starting at 7 30 each evening.
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Middleboro Lions Club
Cumberland Hotel
Hickman Ane
J. Roward Baxter
East Cumberland Avenue Baptist Church
Army drives on westward as Mokmer falls
Allied Sixth Army troops captured Mokmer ramp on Biak island and pushed west toward Borokor airfield under heavy bombardment. Japanese resistance collapsed after a night march through rugged terrain, giving Americans control of the airfield less than 900 miles south of the Philippines with light losses.
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Don Caswell
Free War
Allied Headquarters
Southwest Pacific
Sixth Army
Mokmer Ramp
Biak Tshund
Borokor Airfield
U.S
Mokiner
L Eas
Philippines
Con. Douglas MacArthur
Bell County Fiscal Court Meekly Convenes Regular April Session
The Bell County Fiscal Court met yesterday in the Bell County Courthouse for an extended April term. Maule Pursifull presided as acting county judge pro tem in Judge J M Pursifull’s absence. Maude Pursifull acted as county judge during his vacation and Mat Colson served as acting clerk. other members present included T M Parsons Ed Asher Jorham Howard George Coliefoster Tolliver Lester Martin and H Gali Smith.
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Bell County
Bell Count Court House
Maule Pursifull
J. M
J. M. Pursfull
Lange Pursifull
Mat) Colson
T. M. Parsons
Ed Asher
Jorham Howard
George Colie Foster
Tolliver
Lester Martin
H. Gali Smith
Thieves Break Into Garage Abandon Car Report
Daily News circulation manager Lewel Woodward reported that thieves broke into a garage by removing the door ram and hinges and pushed the car into the street. The would be thieves, unable to start the motor, fled, leaving the car parked on the street with no damage to the automobile.
Senate Passes Budget Bill Unanimously
Frankfort Kentucky June 7 The general budget bill appropriating 65142050 for operating agencies of the state government in the 1944-46 biennium passed the Senate unanimously. Republicans and Democrats debated the scope of the governors call on school funding as the bill moves to the House where resistance is expected.
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Frankfort
Senate
Tod
Republ
Simeon Willis
House of Representatives
House
Southeast Asia HQ reports Aradura spur captured
Southeast Asia Headquarters announces Imperial troops have captured the Aradura spur, a strategic height south of Kohima, India. Japanese forces are reportedly trapped in a small isolated position as of today, according to radio updates.
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Southeast Asia
Ceylon
Aradura
Kohima
India
Imphal
Thieves Break Into Exeter Grocery Supplies Thefts
Thieves entered the Exeter Avenue grocery last night through a damaged window screen and stole about $25 in cash. Officers reported juveniles Chandler Clark Roy Holcorn and others detained as suspects.
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Exeter Avehun Grocery Company
Exeter Avenue
Quner TH. M. Sydel
City Vatratmen
First Allied Capture of Bayeux Reported in Normandy
Reporter Richard D. McMillan describes the first liberated French town Bayeux as Allied troops entered at midday. Crowds cheered, flags flew, and residents cried out The King Goes On to Paris while musicians played patriotic tunes. The scene followed a day of bombardment and naval action as the invasion forces advanced inland.
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Fililor
France
Richard D. McMillan
United Preas
Mediterranean
Fl Atamtin
Italy
United Press
Nayeux
Nortune
WPT
Normany
Bayeux
Atrest
Crnil
Paris
Allie
Churchill Warns of Dangers After Allied Gains
London June 8. Prime Minister Churchill told Commons that Allies have overcome great dangers but warned against overoptimism about the invasion. He said enormous exertions lie ahead and urged MPs to maintain morale and guard against complacency while noting that reports from ministers elsewhere covered all points of interest.
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London
Minis Chirchill
Commons
Ailthough
Churchill
France
Pup Atle
Tirliament
Lions Bingo Party to Give $100 War Bond
Lions Chih is hosting a bingo event presided by President Fred J. Silhanek to raise funds for the Blakses fund aiding underprivileged children. Four bingo games are planned for Thursday the 20th at the Cumberland Hotel dining room with prizes including three War Bonds and other rewards.
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LIONS
The
Lions Chih
Fred. J. Silhanek
Azes i
Cumberland Hotel
Sion W Bend
Blakses Fund
Special Invasion Church Services in Pineville
Art churches of Vineville will Tein in a Special invasion prayer. Service at 1 rhe Fye morn ing at the Flint Hagtigt Church in Pineville.
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Pineville
Art Churches of
Vineville
Flint Hagtigt
Bell County Singers Meet Next Sunday
The Bell County Singing Convention will meet at the Church of God in Newtown on Sunday June 14. All singers from Kentucky Tennessee and Virginia are invited to attend especially those home from the armed forces.
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Bell County
Officdal
Newtown
Kentucky
Tennessee
Virginia
Capture of Bayeux Cuts Cherbourg Paris Roads
Allied forces push from Bayeux toward Caen in a widening drive to seize Cherbourg peninsula. Front lines fluid with progress reported. Paratroop efforts and naval air support noted as crews land reinforcements along the coast.
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Bayeux
Cherbourg - Paris
Normandy
Estishli Caen
Cherbourg-lains
Calais Rou
Caen
Mobilization Order Amid Resistance to German Occupation
The Vichy regime ordered its militia to mobilize for a major attack on resistant civilians. An appeal urged patriots to strike German communications with full force. Secretary Stimson announced 2,379 army casualties in the days before Rome fell. RAF bombed Crigne on a Ruhr invasion corridor and mines were laid in enemy waters as Allied forces crossed the Straits of Dover in a large offensive sweep.
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Tondon, Dune
U.P
Aes
Washington
Stimson
Rome
London
RAF
Crigne
Ruhr
SHAEF COMMUNIQUE ON FALL OF BAYEUX
Allied Supreme Headquarters reports Bayeux fallen to Allied troops and notes progress across the front with strong naval and air support. Forces have linked advance between seaborne and airborne units amid continued bombardment and enemy countermeasures as weather favors northern sectors. Continuous supply and artillery support aid frontline operations.
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Hayes
Khoats
Ters
Night Raiders Hit Railway in Paris Suburbs
Allied air and naval forces, led by night raiders, attacked railway targets in the Paris suburbs and northern France. TheOperations followed a double blow against German defenses, as warplanes resumed daylight sorties after clearing Channel skies.
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Paris
Walter Cronkite
United Preas
London
Diane
France
Osubiihy
Varia
Channel
German Prisoner Says Its Soon All Over
A South Coast town received German prisoners late Wednesday night after four ambulance loads of the seriously wounded. One prisoner told a military policeman that the fight has begun and will not last long, adding that they are beaten now and know it. Most prisoners appeared thin and hollow-eyed, about 18 years old, with spirits seemingly knocked out.
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Eng’ Juni
UPJ
Lato
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Biak Airdrome
Mrs. Pursifull
PRO
Bert Brandt
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G.O.P
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Bulletin
Cumberland Avenue
Bell
Virgil Pinkley
Supreme Allied Headquarters
Cherbourg
Supreme Headquarters
Eisenhower
Atlantic Wall
Coutances
Bryeux
English Channel
Bulletins
Straits of Dover
SHAEF
England
Rennes
E Havre
Belghi Am
Charrere
Prana Chetewe
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