U S and Finland Move Toward Diplomatic Break
Secretary of State Hull said the United States is considering a complete break in diplomatic relations with Finland after its capitulation to Germany. The move follows Finland's domination by a new German division and a recent recall of Finnish officials from Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Hull
Finland
Germany
United States
State Department
Hjalmar Procope
Legation
Helsink
Stimson Predicts Heavier Fighting on French Front
Secretary of War Stimson warned of intensifying combat in France as German forces move toward the Normandy front to counter the Allied invasion. He noted German reinforcements are being brought up, and emphasized Cherbourg’s quick capture as a pivotal Allied victory enabling a sustained offensive from a nearby port.
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Washington
War Stimson
France
Normandy
Stimson
Germany
Cherbourg
Japs Hoard Soap Pieces Found On Saipan Front
Marines uncover repeated evidence that Japanese troops captured on Saipan prized American made soap. Soap is carefully wrapped in waterproof paper or cloth, unlike other gear which is tossed into knapsacks. The pattern suggests early wartime captures, not later stockpiling.
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Saipan
Marianas Islands
Saipan Island
United States Marine
Battle for strategic island moves to success
The article argues U S Navy under Admiral Nimitz seeks to force a decisive battle with the Japanese main fleet by capturing Saipan and Guam to reach Luzon and cut Japan off from raw materials. It describes a high stake naval game of hide and seek with vast armadas and distant bases shaping the war’s endgame.
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America
Nimitz
United Command
Singapore
Paramushiro
Arctic
U. S. Navy
U. S
Luzon
Philippines
Saipan
Guam
Manila
Tokyo
Two Thousand Yank Planes Smash Nazis
Allied air forces moved in daylight to strike an important oil plant north of Essen. Bomber command mined German waters while heavy British bombers hit Metz and Blainville. Twenty bombers did not return from those raids. Saarbrucken and air-mining runs reported no losses. German radio claimed daylight raids over Hanover Brunswick. Allied fighters protected southern England as German V weapons were intercepted and destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essen
Metz
Blainville
France
Saarbrucken
Hanover-Brunswick
England
Dewey Bricker Ticket Emerges In GOP Convention Drama
The newly elected Republican national committee planned a post nominating news conference as Dewey faces choosing a national chairman and treasurer. Bricker accepts second place on a Dewey ticket after a deal brokered by Sprague Brownell and Townsend, with Pennsylvania securing Warren’s 70 votes for vice presidency.
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Republican National Committee
Dewey
Harrison Spangier
Town
Sinclair Weeks
National Republican Organization
Spangler
Herbert Brownell
J. Russel Sprague
New York
John G. Townsend
Delaware
Harry Darby
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Bricker
Farr Warren
California
Warren
Townsend
Henry Taylor
Sprague
Brownell
Pennsylvania
Veterans of Foreign Wars convention opens in Wilkes-Barre
Fifteen hundred delegates attend the 25th annual Pennsylvania Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in Wilkes-Barre to discuss veterans issues and elect officers. The auxiliary meeting is held alongside and the gathering will adjourn Saturday.
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Wilkes-Barre
INS
Pennsylvania Veterans of Foreign Wars
Wilkes- Barre
Dewey pledges end of one man government in America
The Chicago convention closes as Thomas E Dewey pledges to end one man rule and unite the nation for victory. He criticizes the Roosevelt era and New Deal, pledges postwar jobs, and vows no pledges except to the American people while asserting a Republican path to lasting peace.
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Dewey
Chicago
International News Service
America
George C. Marshall
Ernest J. King
G.O.P
Ohio
John W Bricker
White House
GOP National Committee
United States
Douglas MacArthur
Roosevelt
Congress
Washington
Crucial Battle for Saipan Underway on Tapotchau Heights
Reports describe the battle for Tapotchau Heights with Marine forces advancing over difficult terrain as shore-based air support rides the ridge. Japanese isolation from Nafutan peninsula battles show growing desperation while U S forces push toward the Nafutan tip amid heavy resistance.
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Ashto Field
Garapan
Nafutan
Deaths of the Day in Youngstown Area
Obituaries note the death of Rutherford B. Cowher at 47 from Jameson Memorial hospital following an operation. He founded Mahoning Valley Land Co. and leaves a large family, with services planned. Also reported are the deaths of Mary Elizabeth Williams and James Wesley Winger, with funeral details and survivors, plus infant Leslie Morton Leicht whose services are scheduled at Mahoning funeral home and Greenwood cemetery.
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Rutherford B. Cowher
Youngstown
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Stormstown
Center County
Cowher
Mahoning Valley Land Co., Inc
West Pittsburg
Moravia
Matilda Rush Cowher
Hayes
Daniel
Harold
Leetonia
Robert
England
Woodrow
Frank Crowe
Belle Vernon
Edith Davies
Monessen
Thirtis T
Cleveland
Charles D
Marshall Funeral
Youngstown Road
Coitsville Cemetery
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Croton Avenue
James Wesley Winger
Ray Street
Hodge
Wallace Avenue
Burr R. McKnight
Dallas Hildebrand
Howard Weinberg
Clarence Coates
C. FE. Lamison
Herman Hess
Caleb Green
Oak Park Cemetery
OPA Plans July Meat Ration Changes for Youth Produced Beef Pork
The plan allows 2,000,000 youths to raise quality meat animals beef pork lamb and mutton for the armed forces. Butter remains at 12 points per pound margarine at two points cheese at 10 points. Swiss cream and other soft cheeses return at four points per pound. Canned milk rises to two points for three cans. All other meats stay ration free. Lamb cuts lead the return to the ration list since May when 85 percent of meat went free.
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OPA
Americans Push Closer to Gothic Line in Italy
Allied advance tightens along the Gothic Line with the capture of Frattavecchia and La Foce as 32,600 prisoners are reported since the campaign began. Fifth Army and British Eighth Army share captures, while weather limits allied air ops but long-range bombers strike targets in Bucharest, Giurgiu, and Bulgaria.
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Chiusi
la Foce
Lake
Trasimeno
Frattavecchia
Adriatic
Fifth Army
Eighth Army
Bucharest
Bulgaria
Giurgiu
Romania
Italy
Yugoslavia
Assassination Rumor and Notable Presidential Ages
The notice references William McKinley’s 1901 assassination and notes several presidents who were under 50 at inauguration. It also includes local items about a ripe tomato from a Victory garden and a New Castle temperature readout reaching 113 degrees in the sun.
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William McKinley
Teddy
James K. Polk
Franklin Pierce
U.S. Grant
James A. Garfield
Grover Cleveland
T. R
Coet
City of New Castle Water Company
County Fifth War Loan Totals and Local Quotas
County totals show a War Loan fundraising effort of 5 700 952 with New Wilmington and Wampum near or above their quotas. Volant and Bessemer trail, while New Castle faces a likely flop in E bond and individual sales unless solicitors rally and citizens participate in the war effort.
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New Wilmington
Wampum
Volant
Bessemer
Lawrence County
New Castle
Australians Press Japanese Forces at Hansa Bay and New Guinea
Gen. MacArthur reports Allied advances along the Sepik River and the Hansa Bay coastal base with large quantities of enemy supplies captured. U S air forces strike Yap Island and targets along the New Guinea coast, sinking a coastal freighter and inflicting heavy enemy losses on Biak and surrounding areas. A separate traffic incident on Washington Street notes a stalled Mooney Bros vehicle with no injuries.
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Bunabun Harbor
Sepik River
Wewak
MacArthur
Hansa Bay
Kenney
Yap Island
U. S
New Guinea
Babo
Manokwari
Yakamul
Dagua
Kai Islands
Biak
Mokmer
Mooney Bros
Washington Street Hill
Chestnut Street
Herman Richards
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U. S-Finland
Sergt
Jack Vincent
Marine Corps
Navy Department
McGoun
Berkshire
Dewey-Bricker G. O. P
James Harper, JR
Castlewood C. & M. A. Church
Ictator
U. S. AL
June Bride
U.S
Tapotchau
Winger
Ama
Oserves
Michael Schneider
Harbor Road
Victory Garden
Mogaung
Myiitkvina
Myitkvina
Terminus
Mandalay
Mountbatten
Imphal-Kohima
Karong
Dutch East Indies
Triangle Market
Butler Ave
Triangle
Cas
Stokely
Golden Gorn
de Grain
Lehman’'s
Swift
Reo Beer
Lae
Ivory
Krogerz AV Doy Tis
The
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
Northwestern Mutual
Daniel H. Trelcar, JR
Johnson Bidg
Columbia
D. G. Ramsey and Sons Hardware
Croton Ave
N. Mill St
Phenix
Glenmont Coast. Co
George E. Watters
East Washington ST
Phowe
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