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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1944
Page
12
The text notes scientific packaging reducing Army food loss to about one tenth of wartime levels. It also mentions the 1786 formation of the first American trade association by New York merchants to promote their businesses amid other unrelated lines about African bushmen praying to the moon.
A brief note discusses Muscovy as a historic sport claim, noting it as an ancient activity once regarded as the world’s oldest. The statement references tradition and prior acclaim without detailing dates or events.
War Secretary Stimson said the Allies have a firm foothold on the European coast and will stay until France is liberated and Germany defeated. He cautioned of counterattacks in Normandy and cited Seiner bridge damage and German defenses as factors shaping progress.
The article explains a new long range bombing force under General Arnold with centralized control by the Joint Chiefs of Staff. It details that these Super Fortresses will operate as major task forces across theaters to maximize impact in supporting overall war strategy. It recalls the 1942 Doolittle raid and notes Japan’s silence on a second attack while Berlin boasted of destroying an American airbase in Fukien.
In Salina Kansas seven crew members bailed from a bomber after two engines failed. Edward Ragsdale of Marion Illinois was killed when his parachute failed to open. Surviving family includes wife Julienne RG. A second crash near Valley Center left five believed dead, Sgt Lewis C Bell age 22 from Woodhull Illinois survived the chute jump.
Persistent sources say Gov. Thomas E. Dewey is prepared for a swift trip to Chicago to accept an expected Republican presidential nomination. He is drafting an acceptance speech while on a ten day vacation at his farm near Pawling.
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