Highway Cleared Of Japanese By Allied Drive
After a pincers offensive, Allied forces report the Konima Imphal highway in eastern India fully cleared of Japanese troops. Mountbatten headquarters says the enemy has been swept from the road as British Indian units push to close the gap. In northern Burma Chinese troops skirt Gaia Mogaung to assist, linking with Britons and cutting off the enemy bastion and seizing a village near Mogaung.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kandy
Ceylon
INS
Konima-Imphal
India
Adm Lere
Louis Mountbatten
Burma
Mogaung
Germans report Russian drive in east opens
Germans report a new Soviet offensive across the Pripet marshes toward White Russia and the area north toward Vitebsk. Reconnaissance indicates the attack will spread south and north with fierce fighting in progress as officials withhold confirmation until a decisive victory is secured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pripet
White Rus Sia
Vitebsk
Les
DNE
Dvina
Baltic Countries
Joseph Stalin
Russians push through Finnish strongholds near Murmansk Railway
Soviet forces advance north of Lake Onega clearing a rail segment from Murmansk to Leningrad and capturing Vanzozero Malyga and Lumboshozero stations. They occupy Guba and Velikaya as part of the continued Finnish retreat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Podporozhe
Lake Onega
Murmansk-Leningrad
Vanzozero
Malyga
Lumboshozero
Guba
Velikaya
War Outlook Emphasizes Broad Allied Offensives Across The Front
The report highlights a wide Allied strategy with major offensives in the Pacific from Saipan to the Marianas and ongoing air and naval campaigns, plus continued pressure in the Java-Indonesia theater, China, and the European and North African fronts as MacArthur prepares renewed strikes.
Bar Mitzvah at Temple Israel for Donald Levine
Temple Israel holds its Sabbath service at 8 pm with Donald Levine son of Mr and Mrs Abe Levine of 521 East Leasire Avenue to receive the Bar Mitzvah. Rabbi E Turitz will deliver the charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple Israel
Donald Levine
Abe Levine
Fast Leasire Avenue
E. Turitz
Latest Defeat of Jap Naval Power to Shorten War
The article describes a major U S Navy action with Task Force 58 sinking or damaging many Japanese ships near Saipan on a Monday. It notes near 100 aircraft carriers involved, the strategic impact on Saipan and Magicienne Bay, and ongoing Marine and Army advances toward Garapan on Saipan as U S forces press the island's northern approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
U. S
Navy Department
Washington
Navy
Pacific Ocean
Mariana
Saipan
Aslito
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific Fleet
Pacific
Marc A. Mitscher
Magicienne Bay
Laulau
Mt. Tapotchau
Garapan
Will Take Long Time To Drive Nazis From France
President Roosevelt warned the Allied world it will take a long time to drive Germans from France and end the European war. He said Cherbourg operations are on schedule while Allied forces occupy only a tiny fraction of German-occupied France, contrasting Churchill’s optimism about a swift conclusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Washington
INS
Roosevelt
Europe
Cherbourg
Eisenhower
Germany
Seven year old girl walks asleep along Wilmington Road
Seven year old Gay Reese left her home in her sleep during a rainy early morning. She wandered down Wilmington Road in pajamas, found a Morgan family home, woke, changed into a dress, and walked toward her mother’s house before a passing driver gave her a ride home. No injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Gay Reese
New Castle Country Club
Wilmington
Morgan
Gay
Catherine Reese
Deaths of the Day Doyle E Glosner
Doyle E Glosner of Youngstown Ohio died at 12 30 on Thursday in St Elizabeths hospital from complications He was son of the late Mr and Mrs G D Glosner formerly of New Castle Pa He survived by his wife two daughters Gloria and Joann and a son George David all at home three sisters Mrs Frank Barnhart Mrs E E Holy Warren and Mrs Charles Graham Brownsville Pa Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 pm from the Carl W Hall funeral home Warren with interment at Crown Hill Cemetery Rev Charles W Cassel of St Pauls Lutheran Church to officiate The family will receive friends Friday 730 to 830 pm
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Doyle E. Glosner
Youngstown O
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
G. D. Glosner
New Castle
Glosner
Youngstown
Elizabeth Vanus Glosner
Gloria
Joann
George David
Frank Barnhart
E. E. Holy
Warren
Charles Graham
Brownsville
Carl W. Hall
Crown Hill
Charles W. Cassel
St Paul's Lutheran Church
Robert M. Offutt
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Offutt
Plain Grove
Lawrence County
William
Anna Eliza Offutt
Princeton
Hermon
Armstrong County
Esther A. Offutt
Robinson
Plain Grove Presbyterian Church
Plaingrove Cemetery
Henry Sommers
George Sommers
Bridge Street
Ellwood City
Mary A. Sommers
George
Harry
Nettie Russell
Carrie Thomson
Ecorse
Mich
Emma Myers
Cochranton
Marie Sheeler
South Lyons
W. D Porter
Fourth Street
Crescent Avenue
Jacobs
Shippery Rock Cemetery
Catherine Martin Curtis
Matthew Curtis
Kurtz Place
Carrickmacross
Ireland
John
Rose Martin
St. Marvy’s Cemetery
Campbell's
East North Street
Nazi Resistance in Italy Fails to Halt Allied Drive
Allied forces press toward the Gothic Line in northern Italy as Britons counter attack near Lake Trasimeno. Mediterranean air force sorties target Parma, Modena, Fornovo, Bologna, Castelmaggiore, Ferrara, Treviso and Turin rail yards. D and tactical aircraft support continue, with two enemy planes downed and ten Allied aircraft missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Gothic Line
Lake Trasimeno
Mediterranean Air Force
Parma Monena
Fornovo de ‘Toro
Bologna Castelmaggeo
Ferrara Treviso
Turin
Valo Ligure
Yugoslavia
Albania
Tornado Strikes Midwest Area Rips 30 Mile Path
A tornado blasted the Illinois Wisconsin border area near Belmont around 9 30 last night killing Kins and injuring many. The storm disrupted communications and damaged at least 15 homes while prompting Belm on officials and Stephenson county sheriffs to mobilize St Francis and Deaconess hospitals in Freeport for up to 30 emergency cases.
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Kins
St. Francis Hospital
Freeport
Ilinois-Wisconsin Line
Belmont
Homer L. Curry
Otto Engle
Stephenson County
St. Francis and
Deaconess
Financial Editor of Sun-Telegraph Taken By Death
PITTSBURGH. June 23 Two Sun-Telegraph staff members died of heart attacks. Financial editor James Pierce Egan, 51, a 33 year veteran and stock and bond markets authority, and a photographer who had just covered Marion Hero Mitchell Paige’s homecoming. Egan leaves a wife and two children.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph
Mitchell Paige
James Pierce Egan
Patrick S. Egan
Pittsburgh Times
Egan
City patrol reports bridge hazards and vandalism
Patrolman Peter Hillers warns of loose planks on the Shenango River bridge in West Washington street. Mayor Haven says detectives hunt Dean Park vandals who damaged a sandbox table flag pole ropes and see saws. Police may have shot roaming dogs after rabies concerns.
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Peter Hillers
Shenango River
West
Washington Street
John F. Haven Today
Robert D. Hanna
Dean Park
Bereavement thanks from Coryea family
The Coryea family expresses gratitude to friends neighbors and relatives for kindness sympathy during their recent bereavement and thanks for floral tributes and car donations from supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Coryea
War Bond Campaign Sees Rising Sales and Public Showing
The fraternal bond drive aims to boost sales with a free presentation on the battle of the Marshall Islands at the Veterans of Foreign Wars hall near Mill and Washington streets. The event coincides with weekend activity in the bond campaign.
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Marshall Islands
Hall of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Mill and
Washington Streets
Bond Campaign
Night aerial attack hammers French rail targets and cities
Night raids over northern France target rail lines at Lisieux Breux and Evreux as bombers press operations on Reims Laon and Hamburg amid seven German planes shot down by intruder aircraft. Smoke rose to 7000 feet after the Reims bombing and a major night mission ends with mixed results for both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reims
Laon
Hamburg
Lisieux Breux
Evreux
France
Flying bombs pummel Bregland. RAF night fighters claim successes
By daylight today German flying bombs struck Bregland from French launch sites while RAF night fighters operated through the night. The pilots report a fruitful harvest with several pilotless craft intercepted over the Channel coast.
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Bregland
Channel
Lights at Night Improve Window Portraits
A fragmented note suggests turning on lights at night to illuminate windows and enhance the appearance of indoor pictures. The idea centers on brighter scenes and clearer visibility for viewers observing from outside.
Visual Display of Service Men Stirs Naming Confusion
Readers notice displays honor service members but struggle to read the identifying names. Descriptions vary and some captions are unclear making it hard to link faces to names.
New Castle Afro Americans Meet At Home Tonight
The South Side Prayer Band of New Castle Afro Americans will gather at 8 tonight in Mrs Ephelia Mauldins home at 913 Moravia Street. About 125000 tons of phosphorus are exported each year from Tahiti.
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Scott
Scioto Street
South Side Prayer Band
Ephelia Mauldin
Moravia Street
Tahiti
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Peninsula
Albert Kesselring
Finland
Sweden
Norway
Marshal Tito
China
Chiang Kaishel
Indo-Burma
United States
Nimitz
Marianas
Central Pacific
Guadalcanal
Douglas MacArthur
United Nations
BAR Mitsvah
Canada
Eugene A. Mayfield
Neisner
S. Mill St
New Castle, Pa
Wilmington Road
Cash
Hillary Sommers
Boelby
Isaac Dolby
Canton
Cunningham Funeral Home
Leesburg
W. W. Lloyd
Carpenter Cemetery
Wirsing
Garnet Wirsing
East Street
Leland Hotaling
Oak Park Cemetery
Midwest
S. Mercer ST
Calif
Ib. Ja
Carnati
Castle Stationery Co
N. ME
Sun-Telegraph
Pal
DeRosa
South Jefferson
Lutanaa
Rhaeal
Creamery
Junedale
Wieners
Bainers
Cleo
PA Newc
Reodore-Stevens Bakery
S” War Loan
Uncle Sam
The
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