Small Ships Played Large Role in D-Day Invasion
BBC London broadcast details a ferry fleet of thousands of small non seagoing vessels acting as repair shops for the Normandy landings. Barges and small craft carried full machine shops and welding plants, enabling emergency repairs under fire as they ferried equipment to the beachhead.
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New York
INS
France
BBC
London
CBS
Michael Standing
English Channel
Standing
American Sub Sunk in Mediterranean Action May 9
The Navy announced PC 558 was sunk by enemy action in the Mediterranean on May 9. The usual crew is 60. Lt. Edward C. Leber, skipper, was wounded but reported saved. Leber is from Blauvel, Rockland County, New York. PC 558, a 335 ton steel vessel, raised the war loss total to 159 naval ships.
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Washington
Navy
Mediterranean
Edward ¢. Leber
Ww University Privy
Baltimore
Leber
Blauvel
Rockland County
New York
Chandler Predicts Roosevelt On First Ballot In Chicago
Kentucky Senator B. Chandler predicted at Los Angeles that Franklin D. Roosevelt will win the Democratic nomination on the first ballot if he runs. Chandler attended his daughter Mimi Chandler’s wedding to Maj. John Kennedy Cabell of the Air Transport Command. The ceremony is set for 4 45 pm Thursday at All Saints Episcopal Church.
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Los Angeles
INS
Roosevelt
Kentucky
B. Chandler
Mimi Chandler
John Kennedy Cabell
Air Transport Command
Palm Springs
All Saints Episcopal Church
Chandler
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Nine-year-old hurt by toppled tombstone in Edinboro cemetery
In Edinboro a 150-pound monument toppled while a nine year old boy climbed tombstones, fracturing his leg. The incident occurred in a local cemetery and authorities investigated the freak accident.
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Edinboro
Richard Dundon
Johnstown
Donald L Dishong
Anzio
Pittsburgh
Blair F. Gunther
Allegheny County
George Laander
Pennsylvania State College
Lee Ling
Nanking University
United States
Norristown
Montgomey County
Catholic Daughters Court Teresa Irene to Install Officers
Catholic Daughters of America Court Teresa Irene No 23 will install new officers this month. Grand Regent Mrs Mary Maher led the meeting in St Marys auditorium and plans were made for a July 19 picnic with Mrs Catherine Carney in charge. next meeting set for July 10.
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Catholic Daughters of America
Teresa Irene
St Mary’'s Auditorium
Mary Maher
Catherine Carney
Burns to death in Northfield farm fire
Sanderson Richardson, 70, was burned to death Monday when a fire destroyed his home on a small farm near Absecon in Northfield.
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Atlantic City
Sanderson Richardson
Northfield
Absecon
Household Finance offers small loans with simple terms
Household Finance advertises unsecured loans from 25 to 300 dollars with no guarantors or wage assignments. It highlights monthly repayment options and shows example costs for 100 and 75 dollar loans at monthly rates, claiming private, quick access and no hidden fees. It also promotes using cash to pay debts or emergencies and invites applicants to phone, write, or visit.
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Household Finance
Butler County G O P Organizes in Butler County
Rar G Miller of Connoquenessing chairs the Butler County Republican committee with one opponent Edgar H Negley in a vote of better than four to. The roster includes Miller as chairman and G H Bicker as southeast secretary with officers across Evans City and Butler. George Wade, a native of Butler County and current Cumberland County state senator, delivered the speech.
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Butler
G Miller
Conoquenessine
Butler County
Republican Committee
Edgar H. Negley
Sterling Club
Miller
Russell Gaynelle Dixon
H. E. Jack Ripper
Evans City
Ralph H West
Margaret Stalker
Alferetsa Craig
Bessie Downing
George H. Bicker
Buler County
Cumberland County
George Wade
Washington Township
Eau Claire Flyer Missing In Action Veteran Lt Harry Hunter
First Lieutenant Harry F Hunter of Eau Claire has been missing in action over France since May 30. He has the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters and credited with downing two German planes in a Thunderbolt named the Big Noise.
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Butler
Harry F. Hunte
Harry O. Hunter
Eau Claire
France
Hunter
Delegates' split tests Dewey support at Republican convention
Harrisburg reports show Pennsylvania's 70 delegate bloc may realign if W Clyde Harer and James Rutherford desert the delegation. GOP factions fear dissension as Dewey backers pivot, while state enforcement measures and education plans feature in broader wartime policy notes.
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International News Service
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Chicago
W. Clyde Harer
Lycoming County
GOP
James Rutherford
Honesdale
New Yorker
Dewey
Many Never Suspect Cause of Backaches
This old treatment claims backache relief by addressing tired kidneys. It warns that kidney disorder can leave poisons in blood causing pain and fatigue. urging readers to ask a druggist for Dean’s Pills and Downton’s Pills as a remedy used for decades.
OCD Election Ballot Cards Prepare Voters for General Election
City OCD began distributing ballot request cards to service members with delivery starting Saturday and workers gathering required information Monday to complete voter eligibility for the general election.
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OCD
Education Program For Heroes Of War
STATE COLLEGE PA June 13 A proposed peace time education program for returning service men and women aims to help communities meet obligations to servicemen. J Orvis Keller assistant extension supervisor at Pennsylvania State College suggests a program like the school’s technical training to prepare for war jobs and serve veterans with families who cannot travel. Keller says the program should cover both high school and college levels focusing on academic and vocational aspects.
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C. J. Hollister
Pennsylvania Dental Society
State Health Department
Hollister
State College
J. Orvis Keller
Pennsylvania di May
Suite College
Keller
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