Lawrence County Opens Fifth War Loan Campaign
Lawrence County's Fifth War Loan Army launches a drive with a target of 7 010 000 to fund war bonds. Seven corps operate under chairmen in New Castle Elwood City New Wilmington Volant Wampum Bessemir and surrounding townships with Judge W Walter Braham and Joel S McKee directing HQ as the nation renews support in the invasion loan effort.
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Lawrence County
Lawrence County Army of Workers
New Castle
Elwood City
New Wilmington
Volant
Wampum
Bessemer
W. Walter Braham
Joel S. McKee
Major Russian Drive In Far North Proves Something Of Surprise
Major Paul C. Raborg reports from New York that the new Red summer offensive has opened in the far north with an assault on the Karelian Isthmus. He notes the campaign’s political aims and discusses expectations for fighting patterns across the east, south, and west.
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New York
Moscow
Karelian
Gulf of Finland
Lake Ladoga
Russia
Finland
Poland
Romania
Normandy
France
Stalin
Allied Armies Reach 70 Miles North of Rome
Allied forces in Italy advance about 15 miles daily and reach a point roughly 70 miles north of liberated Rome. On the Adriatic front the 17 mile advance follows the German evacuation south of the Pescara River, while Fifth Army nears Orbetello and Clarks forces push toward Rieti. Warplanes pound fleeing Nazi columns, destroying 57 vehicles on roads north of Rome and damaging 40 more. Night bombers hit Karlovo airfield near Sofia.
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Italy
Rome
Adriatic
Pescara River
Orbetello
Tyrrhenian
Tiber
Mark W
Florence
Albert Kesselring
Mediterranean
Karlovo
Sofia
Russian Forces Break Finnish Defenses On Karelian Isthmus
Moscow dispatch reports heavy Soviet assault across the Karelian Isthmus opening a broad 25 mile front. The Red Army has captured 80 plus localities and overrun Finnish lines, with Terijoki and Ypajva among seized positions as Stalin hails the breakthrough.
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Karelian
Europe
Mannerheim
Berlin
NBC
London
Terijoki
Ypailva
Vupuri
Helsinki
Joseph Stalin
Stalin
Leningrad
Red Fleet
Baltic
Peas Tomatoes and Fifth War Loan Drive Highlight PA News
Mrs John Dicks reports picking fresh peas from her Pulaski road garden on June 11 and Mrs Mabel Wade brings a ripe tomato from a home plant. The Fifth War Loan drive opens with Lawrence county boasting the largest quota yet as waste paper collection is set for next Saturday.
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John Dicks
Pulaski Road
Ws A
Mabel Wade
Butler Road
Daily Weather Report Summary
Daily weather report shows a 24 hour period ending 9 a.m. with maximum 90, minimum 0, no precipitation and river stage 4.9 feet. Sunday morning period records maximum 65 and minimum 53 with trace precipitation.
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United States
French Patriots Battle Germans Across Regions
Reports from London and Madrid describe a major French resistance uprising with 300000 patriots attacking German strongholds in southern France. Sabotage hits rail and radio links between Paris and the coast, and clashes occur near Bellegarde in the northeast.
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London
INS
France
Avignon
Metz
Bellegarde
CBS
Madrid
Vichy
Orne Valley
Normandy
Paris
Roosevelt weighs fourth term bid and veered ticket picks
Washington reports President Roosevelt plans to seek a fourth term with advisers favoring Henry Wallace as running mate and considering Rayburn or Byrnes as alternatives. Byrnes faces a senate inquiry while debates over reconversion, censorship, and inflation loom. OPA sets July shoe rationing window and sugar canning rules adapt to fruit crops.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Henry Wallace
Texas
Rayburn
James F Byrnes
President Roosevelt Opens Sixteen Billion War Bond Drive
President Roosevelt will officially launch the sixteen billion dollar fifth war bond drive in a nationwide address tonight. The appeal aims to mobilize public support and funding for wartime needs.
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Roosevelt
Chinese Near Kamaing Base In Burma Frontline Push
Chinese forces neared Kamaing in northern Burma within two miles of the Japanese stronghold as allied artillery pounded the base. Myitkyina, a key rail river junction, faces encirclement with bitter street fighting reported. Mountbatten said Indian Burma frontier troops meet stiff Japanese resistance near Kohima and along the Jessami track.
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Kandy
Ceylon
INS
Kamaing
Mamaing
Myitkyina
Burma
Louis Mountbatten
Indian
Burma Frontier Region
Kohima
Jessami Track
Kihima
Viswema
Giant Glider Carries Tank
Britain reveals details of the Hamilcar glider capable of carrying a light tank. It is towed by RAF bombers and can land in small areas, aiding Normandy operations and landing accuracy by day or night.
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London
INS
Britain
Normandy
Hamilcar
Death notices from Ellwood City and Cleveland residents
Death records list Agnes Belle Price Shields 75 of Ellwood City. Infant Albert Eugene Brown residing on Pennsylvania avenue extension. Ellen Bear Fahnestock 79 of Cleveland Ohio. Clara E Frye 70 of 220 East Oyles avenue. Leverett L Schefenecker 81 of 109 Milton street. Ronald May 10 of 326 South Beaver street. Paul W Kennedy 37 of 11 O'Brien avenue. Mary Ann Hartland 85 of 1101 Highland avenue. Elizabeth Smith 91 of Almira Home.
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Agnes Belle Price Shields
Ellwood City
Albert Eugene Brown
Pennsylvania Avenue
Ellen Bear Fahnestock
Cleveland
Clara E. Frye
Oyles Avenue
Leverett L. Schefenecker
Milton Street
Ronald May
Beaver Street
Paul W. Kennedy
O'Brien
U S Forces Strike Marianas in Major Pacific Assault
Pearl Harbor report notes Admiral Nimitz confirming a powerful Pacific fleet task force hit the Japanese positions on Saipan Tinian and Guam in the Marianas on June 10 with carrier aircraft. Details remain forthcoming as the battle unfolds near Tokyo 1300 miles away.
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Pearl Harbor
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Chester W. Nimitz
Marianas Islands
Tokyo
Empire Defenses
Tinian Saipan
Guam
Nimitz
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Tinian
Marianas
Truk
Churchill And King May Visit Invasion Forces
London reports a strong belief that Prime Minister Churchill and perhaps King George VI may visit the Normandy beachhead at the first practical opportunity. It is hoped Churchill would visit once beachheads are consolidated and the Allied line set in depth. Close associates say he wishes to boost morale by a personal visit and report to the nation.
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London
Winston Churchill
King George VI
Normandy
Churchill
Battlefeld
Funeral Planned for State Senator Leo Mundy of Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre physician and long time Democratic state senator Leo C Mundy, 57, died at Mercy Hospital after several days illness from a heart attack. Funeral arrangements were being made today in Wilkes-Barre.
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Wilkes-Barre
INS
Leo C. Mundy
Mercy Hospital
D day for the home front Fifth War Loan appeal
The editor urges citizens to back the attack by buying more War Bonds in the Fifth War Loan. The piece frames self choice as a duty and warns that minimal support lets fighting men down, calling for sacrifice to prove allegiance to democracy and country.
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America
County Board Inductees Named in Latest Schedule
The County Board lists men summoned for induction after passing medicals at the Pittsburgh Induction Station. Also public are Vincent Eugene Shogren of Bessemer and Harry Russell Green of R.D. 3 who were inducted for Navy and Marines respectively. Inductees ordered include Harold Caithness Ingram of 839 East Washington Street Tony Pezzulo Edenburn and John Joseph Viah of Bessemer.
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County Board Two
Pittsburgh
Vincent Eugene Shogren
Bessemer
Harry Russel Green
U.S. Army
Pontoon Bridges of Nazis Smashed by Allied Bombers
Allied bombers operating with great strength smashed a Rommel built pontoon bridge at the mouth of the Seine aimed at a counter thrust. Rommel had moved his 17th air force division into position when four motor Lancasters attacked. Reconnaissance later showed only debris floating where the bridge stood.
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England
INS
Erwin Rommel
Seine
Rommel
17Th Air Force
Nazi Invasion Defenses Heavily Bombed Across France
Allied air forces intensified operations against German invasion defenses in France. Libetor and fortress bombers struck targets at Lille Nord Montdider Evreux Fauville Dreux Vitry En Artois and Beauvais Tille. Additional formations bombed several bridges as weather allowed clear views and results were described as excellent.
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London
France
Lille-Nord Montdider
Evreux-Fauville
Dreux
Vitry En Artois
Beauvais-Tille
Invasion Front Reports Very Satisfactory Progress
Admiral Bertram Ramsey reported very satisfactory progress by Anglo American troops in Normandy after visiting the invasion front aboard a British destroyer. Air Marshal Arthur Tedder accompanied him as they toured the beachhead and conferred with naval commanders off the Norman coast for eight hours.
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London
INS
Admir Bertram Ramsey
Normandy
Sir Arthur Tedder
Norman
Weygand Reported Shot After Escape Attempt
French officers in Königsberg are told by the Germans that General Maxime Weygand former commander in chief of the French army has been shot while attempting to escape. The report comes via Reuters from Zurich.
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London
ENS
Koenigsbero
East Prussia
Maxime Weygand
Reuter
Zurich
Allies Reach 60 Mile Coastal Strip In France
Allied forces hold a 60 mile coastal strip in northern France with the deepest penetration about 18 miles. German claims include abandonment of Carentan junction and Allied strength at 400000. Caen area sees heavy German attacks repelled as fighting continues near Caen and Tilly.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
France
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Carentan
Cherbourg
Eisenhower
Carenial
Cerisy
Montebours
Caen
Bayeux
St. Lo
Caen-Tilly
German Planes In Action Report From London
Allied and German air forces clash as the war over France intensifies with the heaviest battles since the Normandy campaign. Pilots report increased enemy activity, with dive bombing crews engaged in targeted attacks and counter air operations over occupied and threatened zones.
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Normandy
London
France
Time to Buy War Bonds on an 88 Degree Day
Arthur Mometer urges action to purchase war bonds as weeks of cheering give way to financial support. He promotes using a fountain pen and checks to fund the effort, stating the time to invest is now on this 88 degree day.
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