Memorial Day Observances Honor War Dead in Somerset
A general holiday in the Roof Garden honors U S dead from all wars and other loved ones with three morning memorials led by Hon J Newton Taylor district attorney at Court House plaza. A parade to Memorial Park follows, with bands, a color guard, G A R services, and speakers.
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United States
J. Newton Taylor
Huntingdon County
Court House Plaza
I. F. Woodrow
Somerset Fife
Red Cross
Father of 13 Goes to Army Induction for Duty
Wilbert L. Fleury 37, a mail carrier and father of 13, will report to Fort Sheridan to be inducted after a prior 1-A classification and a recent volunteer for immediate service. His wife and 13 children will receive a $320 monthly allowance during his service.
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Port Huron
Mich
Wilbert L. Fleury
Fort Sheridan
Army
Fleury
Admiral Kimmel demands public Pearl Harbor trial
Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel calls for a free open court martial at the earliest date to reveal the full Pearl Harbor story. He urged action as Senate judiciary committee moves to set Sept 8 for the trial start while House Rules Committee approves pre June 7 1945 deadlines for Gen Walter Short and others.
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Washington
Pearl Harbor
Husband E. Kimmel
Kimmel
Ferguson
R-Mich
Senate Judiciary Committee
House Rules Committee
Walter C. Short
Uprising in Ecuador Triggers Resignation and Death Toll
President Carlos Arroyo del Rio and his cabinet resigned as a revolutionary junta seized Guayaquil, Ecuador’s commercial hub. A general strike backed the revolt, with 40 reported killed as supporters of exiled Velasco Ibarra led the uprising. In Quito crowds hailed the former president in the streets.
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Quito
Ecuador
Carlos Arroyo del Rio
Guayaquil
Velasco Ibarra
Manuel Antonio Hidalgo
Arroyo
Bogota
Colombia
Francisco Arizaga Luque
Alfonso Larrea Alba
Efrain Camacho Santos
Pedro Antonio Sano
Angel Felicisimo Rojas
Pedro Pablo Eguez Baquerizo
Guayaquil Seizure and Quito Drama End Angers Election
A revolutionist junta seized Guayaquil after ten hours of street fighting as President Arroyo del Rio reportedly resigned. The move halted the June 2 3 election plans, with rebels declaring a provisional government and mobilizing troops while crowds demonstrated in Quito in support of Velasco Ibarra.
Somerset Stores Open All Day Tomorrow
Local notices indicate Somerset stores will operate all day tomorrow. The schedule lists Wednesday as open without time limitations. Residents are advised to plan shopping accordingly and check for any regional variations.
Japanese offensive wide in Hunan and Hupeh drives north toward Changsha
Chinese field dispatches report a fresh Japanese southward thrust from Yoyang toward Siangyin and Changsha with forces crossing Tungting lake by motor launches. The drive aims to protect the main body’s left flank and threatens Canton Hankow railway access as Japanese prongs push west and east through central China.
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Spencer Moosa
Chungking
Yoyang Yochow
Hunan Province
Siangyin
Canton-Hankow
Changsha
Chanksha
Sinchiang River
China
Rice Bowl
Hupeh Province
Tungting Lake
Liangyin
Yoyang
Hsueh Yueh
Hunan
Little Tiger
Central China
Tungcheng
Yangtze River
Kungan
Hupeh
Kungang
Yantze River
Shasi
Japs Seize Air Strip In North Burma
Reinforcements for Japanese forces attack Chindit positions near their north Burma front. Casualty figures and specifics are unavailable as reports continue to filter out from Southeast Asia Headquarters in Kandy Ceylon dated May 29. The action indicates intensified Japanese pressure in the region with strategic airstrip control at stake.
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Burma
Charles A. Grumich
Southeast Asia
Kandy
Ceylon
Chindit
Page ‘T'wo
Reprisal Never Came
London reports the British Arctic campaign giving Allied forces clear advantage over Germany. U boat activity waned, German air attacks paused, and surface fleets were battered. Allied carrier and RAF strikes intensified as a shore invasion nears with German fighters unable to halt bombers.
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London
Arctic Ocean
Russia
Norwegian
Arctic
Atlantic
Norway
Tragedy at Miami Air Depot Lieutenant Slain
The Miami air depot reports the body of 2d Lt. Joseph F. Lawless Jr from Bridgeport found in his bachelor quarters with throat cut. An investigation is started and the body will be moved to a morgue for autopsy.
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Miami
Fla
Miami Air Depot
Joseph F. Lawless, Jr
Bridgeport
Bachelor Guers
Allied bombers hit Poland Germany and Vienna plants
American heavy bombers and fighters struck 7 factories in Poland and Germany and an oil works near Stettin in a day of major air action. Allied air forces then pounded targets from Poznan to Cottbus and Vienna with large escort forces, while Rome defense clashes intensified along a 17 mile front as Kesselring reinforced near the Alban Hills.
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London
Poland
Germany
Stettin
Britain
Italy
U. S. Strategic Air Force
Ninth Air Force
Osnabruck-Muenster
Berlin
Cologne
Budapest
Vichy
Europe
Old Austria
Atzgersdorf
Vienna
Wettersdorf
Nord
Wienerneustadt
Mediterranean
Rome
Sao Paolo
Ninth Air Forces
Poznan
Kreising
Krzesinki
Leipzig
Tutow
Sorau
Cottbus
oPlitz
Baltic Sea
U. S
Mediterranean Air Force
Austria
Yugoslavia
Noland Norgaard
Allied
Naples
Albert Kesselring
Valmontone
Via Casilina
Campoleone
Alban Hills
Valmofstone
Mark W. Clark
Fifth Army
Daniel de Luce
Associated Press
Alban
Lanuvia
Allied Forces Drive Toward New Guinea Airdromes
General MacArthur reports three sector advances in New Guinea as American infantry push toward Mokmer and Maffin Bay airfields in Biak and Wakde Sarmi while Hollandia area enemy holds falter under hunger and disease. Air and sea bombardment, airfield targets, and troop concentrations are hit from Bougainville to Schouten.
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New Guinea
Dutch New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Schouten Islands
Walter Krueger
Biak Island
Mokmer
Biak
Bosnek
Wakde-Sarmi
Maffin Bay
Hollandia
Philippines
Bougainville
Solomons
Schouten Island
Strafe Attacks Hit Ponape and Pakin in Caroline Islands
U S Pacific Fleet reports fifth straight day of air strikes on Ponape with 23 hits this month. Army medium bombers strafed Japanese positions on Ponape and Pakin Island, hitting runways and storage areas while ground fire was light. Pakin Island raid marks first by army planes. Marshall Islands bases also bombed with forces from army navy and marine units.
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Leif Erickson
U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Ponape
Pakin Island
Carolines
oPnape
Truk
Navy
Marshall Islands
Army
Nav
Marine
Saylor Inquest Set for Thursday Morning
An inquest into the death of Mrs. Oran Saylor of West Church Street will be held Thursday at 10 in the grand jury room of the court house. Coroner Philip C. Dosch reports she was killed Monday night on the Pennsylvania turnpike after being struck by a truck driven by Merle H. KloBeranze of Chambersburg while crossing from the west to east bound lanes en route to work. The impact fractured her skull.
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Oran Saylor
West Church Street
Court House
Philip C. Dosch
Lai Hill
Somerset Weather Report Missing Data
Daily weather summary by David Grove reports 24 hour period 5:30 p m Sunday to 5:30 p m Monday with missing maximum and minimum temperatures and references a year ago values. The fragment provides no concrete figures or locations beyond Somerset and the observer.
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David Grove
U. S. Weather Observer
Maxi Urn
Cecmunnensem
Weather forecast update for Maryland and nearby regions
Tuesday outlook fair with warmer interior Maryland. In western Pennsylvania eastern Pennsylvania and West Virginia expect a similar trend with clearing skies and mild temperatures.
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Maryland
Pennsylvania
Penniserena
West Virginia
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Diamond
West Main
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Patriot Street
Ankeny Square
Rosina Avenue
Felgar Road
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Stonycreek
Somerset High School
Trinity Lutheran Church
G. A. R. Fife
Sons of Union Veterans
Albert A. Gartland
St. Peter’s Catholic Church
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Adm Kimmel
Navy Department
Roberts Commission
Supreme Court
Owen J. Roberts
Sipe Auto Parts
Sipe Auto Parts Company
West Main Street
Ibarra
Somerset Stores
Islannies
Changsa
Leo
Disher
Assocaated
West Germany
W. W. Hercher
Eternal City
Aprilia
Strafe Ponape and
Pakin
Saylor
U. S. Weather Bureau
Boston
Steeneneneretcemmes Core
Seaeeteneees
Chicago
Cleveland
Somerset Weather
Sepeenne
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