General demoted for leaking D-day timing at London party
Supreme Headquarters announces that a senior U S air force commander has been reduced to lieutenant colonel and sent home after he disclosed an estimated invasion date. Eisenhower ordered the probe after a guest reported the remark at a London cocktail party. The officer’s name was not released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
America
Supreme Command
United States Air Force
London
Eisenhower
Russia to Aid In Assault Against Germany
Moscow June 7 The Soviet army paper Red Star said Russia is prepared to throw the Red army into the growing offensive against Germany. It stated a strong mounting attack by all United Nations armies will be fully developed as the forces that met at Teheran begin to move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Russia
Red Army
Germany
Red Star
United Nations
Teheran
Invasion Celebrations Fill Moscow After Allied Landing
Russians rose early to read invasion bulletins as Pravda and other papers publish Eisenhower images and maps. Maj Gen Galaktionov praises the fighters and parachutists while crowds fill streets with songs and toasts to Eisenhower and the Allied effort. Vodka runs short as celebrations span the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Russia
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Pravda
Eisenhower
Army wins huge wartime budget for the coming year
The House appropriations committee approved a $49,109,002,795 war department budget for the fiscal year starting July 1. The air forces receive the largest share at $12,610,200,000, with total war obligations since July 1, 1940 near $390 billion. The committee’s figure falls $241,837,905 below the budget estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
America
Europe
Hitler
House Appropriations Committee
War Department
Army
Congress
Eden cites German pledge on Stalag Luft 3 shooting report
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told Parliament that Switzerland was informed by Germany on June 5 that a full report on the execution of British prisoners at Stalag Luft 3 is being prepared and should arrive this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Anthony Eden
Commons Today
Stalag Luft 3
Revival series to begin at Dean Chapel
Evangelist Rev. R. D. Spencer from Little Rock will start a revival at Dean Chapel on Monday June 12. Services continue nightly at 8 30 p m. The church lies on the Old Arkansas road four miles from West Monroe. Public invited.
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R. D. Spencer
Little Rock
Dean Chapel
Old Arkansas Road
West Monroe
Compromise Reaches on Kimmel and Short Court Martial Extension
A Senate House conference committee agreed to a six month extension for possible court martial actions against Rear Adm Husbands E Kimmel and Maj Gen Walter C Short after Pearl Harbor. The extension runs until December 7 and requires investigations by War and Navy secretaries within six months. The House will act first before the Senate can accept the compromise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Husband E. Kimmel
Walter C. Short
Sumners
Texas
House Judiciary Committee
Navy
Deaths Georgie Lou Ettie Weaver of West Monroe
Georgie Lou Ettie Weaver age 61 of West Monroe died in a Columbia Louisiana hospital at 10 55 P M Funeral services set for 2 30 Thursday at the Pentecostal Church West Monroe Rev Jodie K Franks officiating interment in Hasley Cemetery West Monroe under Dixie Funeral Home direction She is survived by husband John Alex Weaver five sons five daughters two brothers two sisters twenty one grandchildren four great grandchildren
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Georgie Lou Ettie Weaver
West Monroe
Columbia
Pentecostal Church
Jodie K. Franks
Hasley Cemetery
Dixie Funeral Home
John Alex Weaver
H. ¥. Weaver
Alex Weaver
New York City
Coleman Weaver
Ottawasa
Kan J Curtis Weaver
United States Army
Camp Fleming
Tex
Adolph Weaver
Monroe
Mandy Fletcher
Louie Cupples
Georgetown
Nevie Curry
Pineville
Ruby Taylor
Fort Smith
Ark
Audrey White
Susanville
Calif
Jim Jones
Shade Jones
Denver
Portugal halts wolfram exports to aid Allies
Portugal, the first neutral to fully comply with Allied requests, bans wolfram export and production. The move disrupts Nazi steel and armor shell supplies, with Portugal producing about 6000 tons annually and Germany relying on roughly 2000 tons per year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Portugal
France
Europe
Edward R. Stettinius
Germany
Colvin Reelected President Of Bank Of Bernice
C C Colvin was reelected president of the Bank of Bernice at the regular election held Monday in Bernice Louisiana. The board of directors includes M W Laurence W W Pratt Harry Fuller J R Fuller G E Lindsey W F Grafton Guy M McDonald and L H Pratt. The bank conducted more than a million dollars worth of business in 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice
C. C. Colvin
Bank of Bernice
M. W. Laurence
W. W. Pratt
Harry Fuller
J. R. Fuller
G. E. Lindsey
W. F. Grafton
Guy M. McDonald
L. H. Pratt
Local Births Report From Riverside Sanitarium
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Lee Norwood welcomed daughter Hazel Lou ise born May 29 at Riverside Sanitarium. Dr. and Mrs. Pat Ham of 900 North Second Street have a son Kenneth Yates born June 3 at Riverside Sanitarium. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Thompson of R. F. D. No. 4 West Monroe welcomed daughter Janet born June 6 at Riverside Sanitarium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Lee Norwood
Hazel Louise
Riverside Sanitarium
Pat Ham
North Second Street
Kenneth Yates
J. D. Thompson
West Monroe
Janet
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General Eisenhower
AIR Lines
Selman Field
Airline OF the
Ful Street
Durrett
St. John
Salt Lake City
Tixing
West
U. S
T. Blake Kennedy
Georgie Lou E. Weaver
Ant Ran
Twin City Plumbing and Heating Company
P. O. Box
Allen’s Millinery Co
Style Shop, Inc. Woman’s Shop
Bella Scherck Davidson
Ford Levi Stationery Co
D. Masur & Sons
Moore’s Tailoring & Men’s Wear
Peacock’s
Grayson’s
Ames
Lerners
E. R. Kiper Hardware & Supply Co., Inc
May & Guthrie Hardware Co
New York Hardware & Furniture Co
Keystone Paint and Decorating Co., Inc
Lane Wilson Seed Company
Exchange Hardware & Furniture Co
Ruth Shop Field’s Women’s Shop Family Shoe Store (Guarantee Shoe Store
Kaliski Jewelers
Roxyana
York Linen Shop
Kink the Tailor
Kkeene’s Shoe
Silverstein’s
C. B. Millinery Co
Mike John
People’s Clothing Store
Grand Floral Company
O’donnel’s Flower Shop
the Flower Shoppe
Mary’s Flower Shop
Handelman’s
Julius & Sons
Lewis Bargain Stores
Renfrew & Son, Inc
Gay Clothing Co
R. C. Brown
Thom McAn
Rhealee Millinery Co
Mamie Louise Shop
Stein’s
Jack Selig & Son
Sig Haas & Sons
Mangels
Franks
Dan Cohen
the Toggery R & A Jewelers
Dixie Shop
Elias & Sons
Cut Price
N. Kalil & Son
Hunt & Whitaker, Inc
Standard Office Supply Co
Holloway & Thompson
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