Americans Capture Carentan and Press Italian Front
Fifth Army advances 71 miles north of Rome with Monte Fiascone taken and Lake Bolsena junction secured. Eighth Army nears Bagno Reggio and Rieti. Avezzano holds, Lake Fucino farmland restored. Sixth South African armored division joins the push through Liri and Sacco valleys. German 14th Army scattered, survivors retreat toward Florence amid chaos.
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Carentan
Neck of Peninsula
Fifth Army
Rome
Monte Fiascone
Lake Bolsena
Orbetello
Eighth Army
Tiber
Bagno Reggio
Rieti
Avezzano
Adriatic
Pescara River
Nunziatello
Fucino
Liri
Sacco
Eberhard
von Mackensen
Florence
Rev. C R Sutton Named All Saints Assistant Rector
Rev Charles Robert Sutton will succeed Rev Henry Powers as assistant rector at All Saints parish starting July 1. He was ordained to the diaconate last week by Bishop Noble Powell and presented by Rev Joseph W Wood. Sutton is a Baltimore native and St John's College graduate, to complete Virginia Theological Seminary next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Robert Sutton
Henry Powers
All Saints
Frederick
St. Barnabas Chapel
Winchester Street
St. Timothy's
St. Barnabas
Ladies Guild of
Sutton
Censoring Effort at SHAEF After Invasion Scrutiny
SHAEF censors examined 250000 words in the first five days of the invasion and deleted about one word per hundred. They also reviewed 335000 still pictures and 106000 feet of film.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force
SHAEF
Too Close Mouthed Camp Pickett Letter Sparks Curiosity
Corporal Lewis H. Applegarth of Cadiz Kentucky wonders which weekend the girl will visit Camp Pickett and which town she will come from after receiving a brief note that says I will be in town for the weekend. He asks who the feminine correspondent might be and why the message lacks specifics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Pickett
Lewis H. Applegarth
Cadiz
Son Missing In Action Over Austria
Tech. Sgt. Forrest, aerial gunner, has been reported missing in action over Austria as of May 10 after a transfer from England to Italy. He recently earned a meritorious service medal following 29 missions. The family includes brothers Theodore Forrest Jr and Thomas Forrest, with Theodore Jr still in England and Thomas awaiting induction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Forrest
Thurmont
Point of Rocks
War Department
Tech
Sgt
Forrest
Austria
England
Italy
Frederick High School
Florida
Air Corps
T/5
Theodore Forrest, Jr
Thomas Forrest
Changsha Encircled as Japanese Attack Hunan Province
Chinese high command communique reports Changsha encircled with Japanese forces assaulting Hunan province capital from all directions. Invaders advancing from the east reached within six miles of the Canton Hankow railway hub before Liuyang river crossings were repulsed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
Changsha
Hunan
Canton Hankow
Liuyang
Luftwaffe Resistance In France Is Stronger
Allied air forces report stronger Luftwaffe resistance over France in June. Eighth Air Force announces that pilots largely carried out dive bombing and strafing missions behind German lines despite the tougher defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luftwaffe
France
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Lus
Eighth Air Force
Vichy Authority Crumbling. Underground Forces Hit Garrisons
Advices from Spain report Vichy control in southern France collapsing except near German protection. French underground forces are said to be severing communications between enemy garrisons as Salt water fishes like sharks tarpon and swordfish are found in freshwater lakes in Nicaragua and Managua Central America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Spain
France
Nicaragua
Managua
Central America
Thousands Of Planes Attack In France As Allied Air Forces Strike
Allied air forces bomb German defenses in France in the largest aerial blows to date. RAF and American bombers hit rail centers and bridges near Caen Evreux and Tours while new French air bases on soil aid rapid targetting. Thunderbolts clash with German fighters as air raids reach Berlin via Mosquito strikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
France
Berlin
RAF
Erwin Rommel
Seine Bay
Aunay Sur Odon
Caen
la Haye du Puits
Carentan
Conde Sur Noireau
Failaise
Normandy Battlefront
London
AtQa
Paris
Thunderbirds
Nantes
Evreux
Tours
Massy-Palaiseau
Massy- Palaiseau
Jeer Evreux
American Dead Buried Near Shell-Marked Normandy Beach
John A. Moroso reports on a Normandy Beachhead cemetery in France, where American soldiers lie buried after the invasion. German and British casualties await burial nearby as graves are prepared in a war-torn, newly established cemetery amid shell blasts and rugged fortifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Normandy Beach
John A. Moroso
France
Normandy
America
Books Sought For Ship To Be Named For City
A campaign to collect books and recreational equipment for a Victory ship named for Frederick opens today and runs through July 1. Miss Josephine P Etchison heads the Burr Artz library campaign, urging cash or goods to help launch the ship this summer. Donations may be left at the library or City Hall, with a list of 200 books available and other suitable titles welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Josephine P Etchison
Burr Artz
Etchison
City Hall
U. S. Maritime Commission
Bethlehem Fairfield
Baltimore
Soviet Offensive Push Rages On Karelian Isthmus
Soviet forces under Col. Gen. Govorov renew a major drive to isolate about 100,000 Nazi troops in northern Finland. The operation along a 25 mile front near Leningrad advances 12 to 25 miles, with 82 towns and villages seized, including Terijoki rail junction and the strong point Yappilya, as Allied plans co ordinate with France operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Finland
Red Army
Karelian
Leningrad
France
Teheran
Leonid Govorov
Sevastopol
Terijoki
Helsinki
Yappilya
Medical care praised by Army unit in South Pacific
Col. George G Finney commander of the Johns Hopkins Hospital unit cites South Pacific medical care as far above the average at home. He praises the performance and standards maintained by the medical personnel during operations in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
South Pacific
George G Finney
John Hopkins
Barn Fire Destroys Large Buckey Barn In Union Bridge
A large barn on George P. Buckey’s Union Bridge farm was destroyed by a Friday fire along with adjacent structures. Three other buildings ignited but were saved. about 30 tons of hay and alfalfa, farm equipment, and cattle losses are reported. The barn, built in 1910, measured about 100 by 435 feet and was one of the area’s largest. The fire may have begun from an electric water heater and was fought by the Union Bridge Volunteer Fire Department, with water supply aided by a nearby stream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George P. Buckey
Earle L. S. Buckey
Union Bridge
Surgical Dressings To Be Made At Heights
A workroom for Red Cross surgical dressings will open in the Ebert House at Braddock Heights this week as Frederick county aims to complete its quota of more than a million dressings by September. The Braddock headquarters will be open Tuesday through Thursday from 9 am to 1 pm. Four parcels on East Patrick Street extended in Trail Farms were sold at an executors public sale for $625. The lots frontage 25 feet each. Emma K Lamar heirs previously owned two of the parcels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Ebert
Braddock Heights
Frederick County
Braddock
East Patrick Street
Trail Farms
Court House
Paul L Romesburg
Emma EK
Lamar
Kieffer DeLauter
Up Stile
U. Grant Hooper
Grove on Probation After Stolen Cigarettes Conviction
Baltimore June 12 Delegate Robert L. Grove of Frederick was placed on probation and had a two year sentence suspended after being convicted March 22 of receiving stolen cigarettes. He must pay court costs of 3485 and restitution of 3100 to the Baltimore probation department. The case involved 50 cases from a 33,000 shipment. Grove testified against Antonio Imbroglio while loss of prestige noted by Judge Tucker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Robert L. Grove
Frederick
Maryland General Assembly
Sen Tence
Baltimore Probation Department
Grove
Supreme Bench
John T. Tucker
Criminal Court
Tucker
Antonio Imbroguglio
Imbroguglio
Joseph Tamburo
Common Pool Draft Setup Changes Induction Process
Local Draft Board officials reported a weekend halt in drafting men qualified for limited service. A new common pool arrangement takes effect July 1, with pre induction passers awaiting orders before choosing Navy or Army. Some boards continue physicals before July while others may still assign service. An early note mentions changes due to war service needs and uneven calls. An earthquake in Los Angeles at 417 am Pacific war time was felt briefly.
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Army
Navy
Selective Service
Armed Services
License Lost Delays York Pagure Wedding at Church
Bride and groom waited at the church as friends searched frantically for the marriage license which had been lost. They face a three day wait to obtain a duplicate since the license could not be located.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Caen Encirclement Advances From Allied Landings
Allied reports say American forces conquered the Cerisy forest and pushed toward St Lo while British and American units drive east of Caen and threaten encirclement. German broadcasts claim Carentan fell and naval bombardments support the push toward Cherbourg peninsula.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Cerisy
Normandy
U.S
St. Lo
Carentan
Montebourg
Cherbourg
Caen
Cape
Great Funnel
Berlin
St. Vaast la Hogue
Peninsular
Troarn
Erwin Rommel
Merderet
Vichy
Quineville
Omar N. Bradley
Britain
21St Amphibious Army Group
Transocean
Orne
Tilly-Sur-Seulles
Forest de Cerisy
Bernard L. Montgomery
Paris
Karl Gerd von Rundstedt
U. S
Texas
Nevada
Tuscaloosa
Quincy
Warspite
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C. R. Sutton
Sergt
Charles F. Forrest
Los Angeles
United States
Peachhead
Whale Front
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