Allied Bombers Strike France In Major Normandy Support
Allied airforces bombed targets in France to support the Normandy invasion. More than 1,300 American heavy bombers hit Nazi oil refineries and airfields in Germany, while daylight raids targeted southern England capable launch bases for German robotics aircraft.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
France
Normandy
Germany
England
Reich
Carinthia
Styria
Austria
Schleswig-Holstein
Air Ministry
Bomber Command
RAF
Boulogne
CarJais
Hamburg
Holland
U. S
Paris
Fathers Day observance noted with heat across cities
A PA Newc report says Fathers Day was observed with more emphasis than usual in local stores. New Castle and Pittsburgh sweltered with record heat as the thermometer hit 97 degrees in June. Patients were airlifted to Deshon hospital after a Pittsburgh injury, while the wounded arrived at the airport and were driven to the hospital. The Hoyt property rose display continues with hundreds of roses blooming along a North Mercer wall. In downtown, the post office lobby remained a cool refuge from the heat as Sunday wore on.
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New Castle
Pittsburgh
Deshon Hospital
Hoyt
Mercer Street
Daily Weather Report Summary
United States weather statistics for the 24 hour period ending at 9 a.m. today list the maximum temperature and minimum temperature along with precipitation of 0.08 inches. River stage is 4.7 feet. For the 24 hour period ending at 9 o'clock Sunday morning the figures show a maximum temperature of 6a and a minimum of 64 with no precipitation.
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United States
New Phase Of War Against Japs Opens With Saipan Battle
Saipan battle ends a Japanese counter-attack as 13 landing barges are destroyed. The article marks Saipan landing as the start of a new Allied strategy era in the Pacific and notes general by-passing of stronger positions by MacArthur.
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Saipan
Paul C. Raborg
INS
New York
Marianas
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific
Guadalcanal
Douglas MacArthur
Normandy
Shaw Renamed As Chairman
The Democratic county committee held its biennial organization meeting in the courthouse with John B. Shaw elected chairman and officers including Mrs. Esperance Brophy, Dominick Cioffi, and William Stoughton. A proxy committee reviewed 73 proxies from 147 votes amid a clash over voting procedures and adjournment.
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Democratic County Committee
Court House
John B. Shaw
Shaw
Esperance Brophy
Dominick Cioffi
William Stoughton
James B. Kelso
James H. Newton
Joseph F. Travers
Elmer D. O'Neill
War Fronts Shift as Guam Invasion Looms
Washington analysts see Mariana events signaling an early invasion of Guam while Saipan battles rage. An adviser warns bombing of Japan may provoke Chinese retaliation and hinder airfield targets for B 29s. Europe braces for Cherbourg showdown as GI pay reform and a five week recess loom.
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Hull
Japan
China
Recapture Of Guam Likely Foreshadowed By Bombardment
Washington reports strong indications of an imminent invasion and recapture of Guam as American forces pound the island after air and sea bombardment. Saipan battles continue as Marines and Army units press Japanese defenders in the Mariana campaign.
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Washington
Mariana Islands
Guam
United States
Saipan
Tokyo
Philippines
China
One Of Hitler's Best Divisions Badly Mauled
On the Cherbourg Peninsula the German 77th Division suffered a severe defeat by American forces. The unit tried a break through near the west coast but was driven back with heavy casualties. Many officers and men were killed wounded or captured after pursuit from St Jacques de Nehou and St Sauveur.
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Cherbourg
Adolf Hitler
77Th
St. Jacques de Nehou
St. Sauveur
New Italian Government Fully Operating Under Bonomi
Rome dispatch reports the new Italian government led by Premier Ivanoe Bonomi is functioning after Allied approval. Bonomi replaced Badoglio and pledged allegiance to Crown Prince Umberto as lieutenant general while Victor Emmanuel stepped down. other cabinet members also swore allegiance to Italy.
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Rome
INS
Ivanoe Bonomi
Bonomi
Pietro Badoglio
Umberto
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
Elba Invasion Forces Gain Ground Amid Weather Delays
French troops on Elba make substantial progress and hold most of the island. In Italy, Clark’s Fifth Army advances about ten miles north of Grosseto and spearheads reach Perugia. Allied airmen fly 300 sorties despite weather with no losses. one German plane is shot down. Continued on Page Two.
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Rome
Elba
Sir Henry Maitland Wilson
Fifth
Mark W. Clark
Grosseto
Eighth Army
Perugia
Lake Trasimeno
Italy
France
Yugoslavia
Porro
Eleven More Jap Vessels Are Destroyed
Franklin Robertson reports from New Guinea that American medium bombers sank two 3200 ton freighter transports and destroyed or damaged five additional vessels at Sorong. MacArthur’s HQ says units hit six smaller coastal ships and a 1500 ton transport as ground forces closed in on enemy positions.
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U.S
Sorong
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Bond Buyers In State Lagging
G Ruhland Rebmann Jr chair man of the state war finance committee reports Pennsylvania individual war bond sales through the Federal Reserve bank on Friday totalled 8 915 385. The 24 hour record increase lifts the state total to 60 849 004 or 14 77 percent of the 442 million dollar quota. Rebmann notes state sales exceed the national average but combined individual sales are slightly lower.
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Philadelphia
G. Ruhland Rebmann, Jr
State War Finance Committee
Federal Reserve Bank Frida
Pennsylvania
Rebmann
Robots bombs raise casualties in southern England raids
Allied anti aircraft defenses use new methods to counter German robot bombs as fighter planes monitor the skies. Casualties mount among residential areas and at hospitals and churches after strikes last night and today. One hospital took a direct hit and four people were killed at a single site. Authorities refuse to name locations for security reasons.
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London
England
English
Back the attack Buy more than before Fifth War Loan plea
The message stresses that without readers support the war loan could fail and inflation cannot be checked. It notes that over 80 cents of each dollar from the national income goes to Americans earning under $100 a week and urges strong personal sacrifice to back the Fifth War Loan ahead of invasion efforts.
Thirteen Jap Troop Laden Barges Sunk
On Saipan in the Marianas, American forces repelled a pre-dawn Japanese counter-attack near Garapan. The attack involved 13 troop laden barges sunk and aimed at isolating invasion forces from offshore American convoys.
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Pearl Harbor
Saipan Island
Marianas Islands
Pacific Fleet
Saipan
America
nJdune
Garapan
Utah Slayer Dies By Firing Squad
Austin Cox, 38, convicted of five murders, was executed by Utah state prison firing squad at dawn. The shots occurred at 5:42 am with death pronounced at 5:45 am.
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Utah
Salt Lake City
INS
Austin Cox
Cox
Drowning of Ellport Boy Sparks Rescue Search
Six year old David Paul Taylor of Ellport drowned in Connoquenessing Creek near his home after dinner on Sunday. Coroner Frank Nugent reported the boy vanished while bathing. a search was conducted and the body was recovered with Ellwood City rescue squads involved.
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David Paul Taylor
Paul W. Taylor
Ellport
Nugent
Ellwood City
Sum
Pace Two
Eastern County Men Summoned for Induction by Local Board
Registrants from the eastern half of the county ordered to report for induction later this month are listed by the County Selective Service Board based in Ellwood City. Clerk J. R. Little notes the small number, split between Army and Navy, with most men from Ellwood City. Navy names include Anthony Cipro Harold Carold Miller Earl Dennis Brown Philip Anthony Tammaro Charles Everette Johnston Jay Allen McNulty and James Simpson Irvine. Continued on page two.
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Ellwood City
J. R. Little
Army
Navy
Unness
Anthony Cipro
North Street
Harold Carold Miller
New Castle
Earl Dennis Brown
Ediwood City
Philip Anthony Tammaro
Pittsburgh Circle
Charles Everette Johnston
Jay Allen McNulty
Storm Ends Day Of Intense Heat
Thunder showers at 4 o clock ended a day and night of extreme heat that year to date reached 97 degrees. The cooling storms brought relief to the district as residents sought relief at popular bathing spots and endured sunburn from the heat. Nighttime temperatures remained high and sleep was difficult before the rain moved in.
Deaths and Obituaries Mention Local Residents
A list of death notices includes Mrs. Frank Coryea aged 63 of 410 Florence Avenue and Mrs. Lillian A. Thompson aged 66 of 708 Alien Street. Also noted are Mrs. Charles Bollinger 53 Canton, Miss Mina Snyder 48 RK D. L. and others: Mrs. Harry J. Ketterer 63 Württemberg, David P. Taylor 6 of Airport, Mrs. Margaret Throop Blair 85 Stoneboro, Theodore Korab Jr seven months 1426 South Jefferson Street, and John Jazo 28 813 High Street.
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Frank Coryea
Florence Avenue
Lillian A. Thompson
Alien Street
David Paul Taylor
Eirport
Margaret Throop Blair
Stoneboro
Theodore Korab, Jr
South
Jefferson Street
John Jazo
High Street
Heroism Award To Local Seaman Gardiner
Coast Guard Seaman first class John N Gardiner of New Castle Pennsylvania received the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroism in rescuing survivors from a torpedoed American merchant vessel on February 3 1943. The presentation was made by Lieutenant T C Scott at the Coast Guard Receiving Station in Boston with all staff in muster as the citation was read.
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Boston
Mass
Coast Guard
John N Gardiner
Fern Street
New Castle
Pennnsylvania
Navy
Marine Corps
United States
Allied thrust to Cherbourg tightens siege of 25,000 Nazis
American British and Canadian troops push toward Cherbourg eight miles from its outer defenses. A German counter attack near St Jacques De Nehou is repelled as 25,000 Nazis are believed trapped north of the Allied wedge on the Cherbourg peninsula. Street fighting rages at Tilly sur Seulles as Ike's spokesman notes no all-out German push.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
St. Jacques de Nehou
Cherbourg
Tilly-Sur-Seulles
Caen
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Russian Forces Driving Ahead on Karelian Front
Soviet armored columns pierced Finland’s last defense line on the Karelian peninsula and neared Viipuri within 16 miles. Viipuri reportedly to be evacuated forthwith as municipal offices and shops close. Soviet thrust advances with heavy artillery and air power.
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Moscow
Finland
Karelian
Viipuri
Nagi Trans Ocean Agency
FCC
Fisherman Lad Dreams Of Idle Days By The Pool
A rustic depiction of fisher folk enjoying simple pleasures by a running brook and poolside days. The prose hints at a lad napping at his pole, fish nibbling, a lunch and pipe, with weather noted as warm and summery.
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Charles A. Smith
N.S
PA Newc
Post Office
Daily Weather Report
Lawrence County
Democratic Committee
Europe
House
Congress
Senate-House
Joseph A. Bors
Hitler
Clark Lep
Nos
Elba Island
James L. Kilgallen
Allied
Frank Robertson
M. S
Bink
Britain
Joseph Thomas
EN S
Rikhard V. Haller
Was Radion
Conno
Quenessing
Ases. Navy
Volant
James
Simpson Irvine, R. D
Charles Bollinger
Canton
Mina Jeanette Snyder
D. L
Harry J. Ketterer
Wurtemburg
Coast
Phe
T. S&s
Ninth Air Force
Rear
Kingsbury Smith
Tilly -Sur-Seulles
Page Sit
By Natalia Rene
Koiviste
Koivisto
Arthur Mometer
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