Radio Day by Day on Convention Broadcast Schedule
New York reports advance network plans to air twice daily during the Republican National Convention in Chicago the week of June 26 with open sessions at 11 30 a m and broadcasts around noon and 9 pm through Thursday if needed. Programs include NBC CBS and BLU lineups with news talks dramas and music. all ten o clock transmissions canceled for invasion coverage with Roosevelt directing.
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New York
Chicago
D Day Chronology From Allied Invasion Start Signals
On D Day Allied invasion of France unfolds with broadcasts from Transocean and DNB confirming Le Havre bombardment and beaches. Eisenhower warns of a new phase of air offensives while Caen is named as a focal point as SHAEF confirms Montgomery leads the assault army of American British and Canadian forces.
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DNB
le Havre
Calais
Eisenhower
London
Berlin
Caen
Normandy
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
France
Shaef
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
Stubborn Constipation Solved by All-Bran Regimen
Letter from Frank Lowe of Des Moines Iowa praises Kellogg's All-Bran for curing a 16 year stubborn constipation without laxatives. The ad explains All-Bran as a regulating food aiding colonic flora and urges regular use with plenty of water, endorsing Kellogg's Battle Creek production.
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D Day and D Hour Chosen Months Ahead by Weather Men
Weather experts and Allied planners studied coastlines and darkness in detail for years to fix the invasion date. Eisenhower weighed many factors including tides, darkness, and the risk to ships and troops before choosing D Day and D Hour for the Western invasion.
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Westernurope
Eisenhower
Moscow
Mediterranean
North Africa
French
Morocco
Resistance of Nazis Weakens North of Rome
Allied forces push beyond Rome as Fifth Army advances up to five miles from the Tiber. German withdrawals northward meet stiff resistance in the hills east of Rome while Allied air power pounds columns north of the capital and bridges from Rome to the sea are destroyed or captured.
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Naples
Fifth Army
Rome
Tiber
Tivoli
Avezzano
British Broadcasting Company
Mark W. Clark
Fifth
Fighth
Tokyo Imagines Hitler Is Happ The Tokyo Radio View
Nobuhiko Ushiba former secretary of the Japanese embassy at Berlin says he can imagine jubilation in the German high command on hearing the news of the Western invasion. He cautions whether the invasion becomes a full scale European front remains to be seen and notes Nazi defenses from Cherbourg to Dunkerque would aid inner line operations with about 60 German divisions and Luftwaffe reinforcements ready.
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Hitler
Happ
Nobuhiko Ushiba
Berlin
Ushiba
Cherbourg
Dunkerque
Luftwaffe
Eisenhower’s superstition and luck on major invasions
The article notes General Eisenhower’s practice of carrying a small purse with lucky coins. He rubbed the coins before the African, Sicilian, and Italian invasions, including a notably calm D-Day night and favorable Salerno conditions.
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Salerno
Eisenhower
U S Plans National Cemeteries in Centralia and States
The War Department proposes 69 new national cemeteries under a plan to establish a cemetery in every state. With 100,000 as a notional toll, records show overseas deaths by state led by New York and Pennsylvania. Next of kin may request repatriation. others would be interred abroad or in U S cemeteries. Cities listed include Chicago Springfield Centralia Indianapolis Des Moines St Louis Madison Wausau.
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Revival Meeting Starts at Summersville School
The Revival Meeting begins next Sunday June 11 1944 at Summersville school. Everyone is invited to attend as many souls may be saved. The Peerless Quartet of West Frankfort will sing Sunday night to start the revival with good singing. Rev Harold Wittsell, Pastor.
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West Frankfort
Harold Whitsell
T. B. Stanley Notified of Relative's Death in Texas
T. B. Stanley, manager of Glassman's store, received notice of the death of his brother's wife, Mrs. Hamlet Stanley, which occurred yesterday morning in Edinburgh Texas.
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Berlin Normal, No Excitement, Goebbels Says
Berlin asserted normalcy with no excitement or special broadcasts while admitting Allied landings in Western Europe. German outlets claimed invasion proofs varied from Moscow orders to bombings and dummy parachute troops, amid reports of early Allied gains near Cherbourg and Caen.
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Associated Press
London
Europe
Berlin
Hitler
Moscow
DNB
Cherbourg
Caen
Ask Minute Men To Attend Bond Meeting
War Finance Committee Chair man Dave Mallett announced that all members of the Payroll Minute Men who sponsor bond purchases through deductions from wages are requested to attend a meeting at the Granada Theatre at 8 a.m. June 12 where arrangements for the Fifth War Loan will be announced.
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War Finance Committee
Dave Mallett
Granada Theatre
Radio Man Reports First Paratroopers Drop Over Europe
NBC correspondent Wright Bryan described the first on the scene air drop of Allied paratroopers over occupied Europe from the plane Sweety. He reported return flight over the channel and saw hundreds of ships heading toward Axis soil as Eisenhower visited the airborne troops.
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New York
Wright Bryan
NBC
Europe
Sweety
Bryan
England
Atlanta
Eisenhower
Ford earns B S in Art at Milliken University
Art student Ford, daughter of Mrs. F. F. Stables of this city, graduated from Milliken University in Decatur last night with a Bachelor of Science degree in art. She served as art department assistant, class vice president, and art director of the college annual. Her mother attended the exercises.
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F. F. Stables
Milliken University
Decatur
Don’t Trust Axis Reports Warns Davis
Director Elmer Davis of the Office of War Information urged Americans to distrust Axis broadcasts on invasion progress. He said anything the Axis radio releases serves their own interests.
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Washington
Elmer Davis
Office of War Information
D Day Quotations from Allied Leaders and German Commentator
Quotes from Eisenhower Pershing Hoover and German analyst Sertorius mark the D-Day era. They express resolve for liberation and victory while noting the moral aspects of war and the joint struggle between Allied forces and the German Reich.
Dutch Told To Get Set For Anything
A London radio broadcast in Dutch, recorded by NBC, urged European underground workers to report to their leaders quickly and be prepared for anything. It warned to keep away from military installations and to act with speed as bombardment was reported at Le Havre port.
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New York
London Radio
NBC
le Havre
Back the Attack with War Bonds
Stretching existing facilities last year allowed service to 75 000 new subscribers who would have been without telephones. Telephone workers will provide the best service possible the world's best. Support the war effort with War Bonds.
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