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Newspaper
Monroe Morning World
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1944
Page
6
The article explains that the final invasion plan for Normandy drew on Sicily lessons. It notes a reversed British American roles from Sicily, with Britain holding and Americans advancing, and references German troop and defense increases as a condition that could have halted the invasion.
The article describes a German scarecrow flare visualizing an aircraft blowing up with colored fragments showering down in a slow drift, illustrating wartime signaling or deception tactics.
The fragment mentions W Barnes aged 18 as a son of a Mr. in Hawell area with Callow tav yia likely a local name. Further readable details are scarce and the report centers on this young man’s relation to a Hawell household.
War Manpower Commission plans to assign 10 000 civilian positions matching military skills. A 500 page volume lists job families for veterans returning from service with varied training. Examples include camouflage technician painter general clerk radio operator and more. Growth in machine guns noted from WWI to Pearl Harbor context.
Reports describe a four day siege in a Jura border town where maquis patriots repelled German backed militiamen. Deser tions from Vichy forces rise as maquis control rail links near Foix and Prats De Mollo. In Pyrenees towns such as Prades and Foix, gendarmes desert and join the maquis while German garrisons hold Foix and threaten rail interdiction between Carcassonne Toulouse and Auch.
U S fliers report continued shelling near Saipan with minimal damage. Marines and troops push north along Magicienne bay as land mines slow progress. Carrier air strikes on Pagan Island destroy ships and facilities. Rota and Tinian airfields are bombed. In the Kuriles and Carolines, Liberators and Mitchell bombers strike Japanese targets, with significant destruction and losses on both sides.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower walks a line of enlisted men in Akron and nearby areas. He asks a stray GI about sleep arrangements and tests rifle proficiency, praising a sharpshooter who stayed calm in front of the commander. He spots sergeants and privates digging slit trenches and notes their duties and ages.
Storm swept through Shinnston and nearby coal towns near Pittsburgh, killing 58 in Shinnston and 40 around Chartiers and Clarksville. Red Cross and civil defense assisted as officials noted a pattern suggesting multiple concurrent storms. Reports included widespread destruction of homes and farms and hundreds of injuries or missing persons.
Allied raids struck Giurgiu harbor and Ploesti rail links as 31 enemy planes were lost yesterday. In Europe, Chiusi fell to German forces while British Eighth Army recaptured Corcano and cleared Monte Gioga near Perugia as Mediterranean missions logged 1,200 flights despite bad weather.
S/Sgt. James R. Field of Williams town Missouri received the Silver Star and the Russian Order of the Red Star for gallantry in manning a waist gun in a Flying Fortress over St Nazaire after a leg was shattered by a cannon shell. Other veterans include 2nd Lt. Charles F. Keith and Capt. Edward F. McDowell with Air Medals and DFC respectively.
Governor endorses a post war tax measure allocating 15 percent to education 5 percent to state drainage 20 percent for highways 2.5 to agriculture and 50 percent for road construction to fund dormitory rebuilding and veterans programs. He says funds could reach 75 million with federal matching and create jobs.
The selection of Atlanta as the southeastern jurisdictional headquarters follows a disputed ballot among bishops with Dr Garber gaining support. The conference will form a council to oversee operations and appoint a fulltime secretary as delegates mark the 200th anniversary of the First Methodist conference in England. Visiting ministers will preach in Atlanta pulpits and a general service is set for Municipal Auditorium with Dr Ralph W. Lockman delivering the sermon. Reassignment of bishops is expected Monday.
American Fortresses and Liberators attacked the Ploesti oil field in Romania for a second day, while heavy bombers based in Italy hit Germany. The Eighth Air Force also hammered railway bridges and airfields behind the Normandy front and in Paris region.
Elton C Fay reports Japanese fleet suffered a 19000 ton carrier loss a destroyer and three tankers with damage to ships and 353 planes shot down An American submarine torpedoed a 28000 ton carrier probably sinking her British forces retook the Kohima Imphal highway in India War in the India Burma area aims to reopen the Burma road to China Japan redoubles efforts to split China and prevent Allied landings in the China coast
Chinese high command reported the last major barrier to the Hengyang advance had fallen as Japanese forces pressed toward the Hengyang rail junction. Fighting raged along the Canton Han kow railway and the Liang and Mi rivers with little change reported in positions as the enemy sought encirclement tactics.
Dallas June 24 J H Bond Region 10 director says programs for the WMC priority referral plan go into effect July 1 with detailed rules to be announced locally in Texas Louisiana and New Mexico. Employers will hire via USES referrals or approved arrangements and area job ceilings may vary by locality. Priority lists rank firms by war product importance and workers will be steered to war production.
Denison Texas June 24. Congressmen from Texas and Oklahoma and Army Engineer Chief Maj. Gen. Eugene Reybold will speak at the dedication of the 54 million dollar Red River border Denison dam. Speaker Sam Rayburn will lead a list including Sen. Elmer Thomas Rep. Lyle Beren Rep. Paul Stewart Rep. Ed Gossett Rep. Wright Patman Milam Ewing and Don McBride with state officials represented. The dam built for flood control and power generation features a 35 000 kilowatt generator and is the largest rolled filled dam in the nation and among the top four earth dams.
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