Yanks Pursue Nazis Fleeing From Rome
Allied forces push toward Rome as German retreat falters. 5th and 6th Armies close in while field marshal Kesselring’s troops try to escape south of the capital. More than 20,000 prisoners taken. 1,200 trucks and vehicles destroyed or damaged amid relentless air attacks.
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Vatican City
Holy See
Vatican
Rome
Vittorio Emanuele
Umberto
Actes
Fiat
Harold Alexander
Sth
5Th
Albert Kesselring
Mark W.clark
Italy
Palestrina
Allied Forces Break Through North of Rome and Secure Sacco Valley
The Allied Sth Army routed German forces north of Valmontone and cleared the Sacco valley, taking towns Finggi Piglio Peliano Guarcino and Cave. Prisoners from Vel letri totaled 377 from 40 Nazi companies as German retreat disintegrated under intensive air raids and disrupted crossings on the Tiber.
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Via Casilina
Valmontone
Sth
Sacco
Finggi
Piglio
Peliano
Guarcino
Cave
Velletri
Kesselring
Rome
Tiber
Alban
President Roosevelt to Speak on Fall of Rome Tonight
President Roosevelt will discuss the fall of Rome, the first Axis capital captured by the Allies, in a 15 minute radio broadcast to the nation tonight. The White House announced the talk will be carried over four major networks between 8 30 P M and 8 45 P M Eastern War Time.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Rome
White House
RAF training command marks new bomber crew member
The Service notes a trainee is now qualified to join a bomber combat crew with a diploma and aerial gunner wings. Eleanor Keller learns her husband Pie Chester Keller has arrived in the Southwest Pacific and friends may obtain his address from Mrs. Weller. Elsla Geyer reports her son Glenn Geyer, a seaman first class, now at San Diego and being transferred to Seattle after over a year in service, having seen action in Tarawa. Seven of ten British youths aged 14 to 17 are doing war work.
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Eleanor Keller
Pie Chester Keller
Southwest Pacific
Elsla Geyer
East Lee Street
Glenn Geyer
San Diego
Cal
Seattle
Wash
Geyer
Battle
Tarawa
Romans Cheer Yank Victors In Rome Street Fight
Allied troops entered Rome amid cheering crowds near Porta Maggiore and the Bank of Italy. German forces mounted sporadic resistance in Campo, but Italian civilians joined in the victory parade, waving flags while the first Allied bannered assault cleared paths through the streets.
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San Lorenzo
Rome
Porta Maggiore
Fiat
Basilica of
Santa Maria Maggiore
Via Nazionale
Bank of Italy
Kenneth Kopplin
Huron
Forum
Palazzo Venezia
Mussolini
Robertson
Vittorio Emanuele
Rome Falls to Allied Troops Near Colosseum
Forum officers report quiet Vatican City as retreating German forces flee toward the Colosseum outskirts. Allied troops, after nine months of sacrifice, push through ancient Rome's avenues, signaling with rifle fire to clear paths for heavy army vehicles. They glimpse St Peter's dome from Via Casilina, while Forum ruins loom as a final surprise. Tiber bridges are guarded as the German 1st Army seeks another escape route.
Ex-Railroader Medal Winner Huff to receive Medal of Honor
Washington June 5 Corpsman Paul B Huff a former railroad yard worker from Cleveland Tennessee is named the nations newest Congressional Medal of Honor recipient He earned the award for leading a six man patrol near Cantaro Italy on February 8 under heavy fire He advanced alone and killed the entire German gun crew drawing fire to learn enemy positions His patrol returned with 21 prisoners and 27 enemy killed the cost two American dead one wounded Huff son of Isham Huff Route 6 Cleveland is celebrated for his heroism in World War II.
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Washington
Corp
Paul B. Huff
Tennessee Hill Country
Alvin York
War Department
Exrailroader
Cleveland
Tenn
Huff
Carand
Italy
Isham Huff
Southern Railroad
Allied Leader Says 14th German Army Crushed
London dispatch reports Lt Gen Mark W Clark of the 5th Army declaring the 14th German Army likely unable to fight. He hailed Rome’s fall as a great day for American, British, and French troops and praised air support from Lt Gen Eaker. The radio noted 20,600 German prisoners taken and extensive destruction of enemy forces. Clark also praised Rome’s utilities and appearance.
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London
Naples
Mark W. Clark
5Th Army
5Th
Clark
Rome
Eaker
Tra C. Eaker
Polygamy Defense Seeks Judge's Withdrawal in Utah Case
In Salt Lake City on June 5, defense moves to disqualify District Judge Ray Van Cott Jr. over alleged bias in polygamy prosecutions. Hearing on a motion to quash charges against 34 people for conspiracy to promote polygamy is postponed after the state supreme court ordered a cause show. Fundamentalist cult members argue biases due to Van Cott's past role in a county attorney investigation.
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Salt Lake City
Ray van Cott, Jr
Utah
State Supreme Court
van Cott
Church
Soldier Admits To Stealing Auto In Maryland Case
Chief of Police William H. Peters announced that Henry W. Balscheusman, a soldier, admitted taking a car in the 300 block of North Potomac Street early last Sunday. Detective Wayne Sellman linked photos from Draper’s car to the suspect, who said he drove to Hagerstown and with two women and another soldier, visited City Park before returning the vehicle to the camp. He claimed four years in Chicago prison for auto theft and said he is not a U.S. citizen. Balscheusman is detained at the camp and may face civil charges.
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Henry W. Balscheusman
Charles Draper
Clearspring
Wayne Sellman
Draper
Sellman
Balschausman
North Potomac Street
Hagerstown
North Mulder Street
Oak Hill Avenue
Balscheusman
City Park
Chicago
United States
Baischeusman
Ankle Fracture Hospitalized Woman In Hedgesville
Clara M. Grosh of Hedgesville West Virginia was admitted to Washington County Hospital yesterday for treatment of a fractured ankle.
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Clara M. Grosh
Hedgesville
W. Va
Washington County Hospital
Soft Flattery Pattern Notice for a Women's Dress
Ad requests for a soft flattering dress pattern with a low neckline and pencil skirt in size 16. It lists fabric needs, yardage, ruffling, and pattern price, asking readers to send name address style number and size to Pattern Department, Hagerstown Daily, 181 W. 19th St New York.
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Hagerstown
19Th St
New York
Proposed Hospital Sites Here Between Chewsville and Cavetown
The plan outlined sites between Chewsville and Cavetown and on the Middleburg pike with ample water and access to reservoirs or Fairchild plant, noting one site was previously eyed for a veterans hospital. A Staunton, Virginia site was later chosen. The 1943 act would shift chronic care patients from 14 county almshouses to a new hospital, closing those almshouses.
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Chewsville
Cavetown
Middleburg Pike
Edgemont
Smithsburg
Vets
General Assembly
Rome Fall Gratifies Catholic Leaders
Washington June 5 Allies rapid advance into Rome drew praise from Catholic leaders. Msgr Michael J Ready general secretary National Welfare Conference called Rome liberation a very great victory and very heartening. Archbishop Michael Joseph Curley in Baltimore said the world can very well say on its knees thank God the church hierarchy in the United States had urged Rome's protection and hoped for a victory avoiding religious and historical centers' destruction.
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Washington
Rome
Michael J. Ready
National Welfare Conference
Michael Joseph Curley
Baltimore
Pius XII
Greyhound Bus Line Runs Normal After Strike
Greyhound bus service across Washington Baltimore and Wilkes Barre Pa resumed normal operations after a week long strike. Union Local 1098 of the Amalgamated Association represents workers and the War Labor Board hearing led to an agreement to return to work while disciplinary actions will be handled via a grievance committee.
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Pennsylvania Greyhound Bus Line
Baltimore
Wilkes-arre
War Labor Board
Amalgamated
Associa- Motor Coach Employee of America
Tion
Street
Electric Railroad
Japs Defeated In Sky Battle Over Biak And Truk
Allied reports describe heavy air action in the Southwest Pacific on June 5 with Japan risking many planes in attacks over Biak and Truk. Allied losses were light, while American Liberators and Australian fighters claimed several Japanese aircraft shot down.
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Japan
Southwest Pacific
Biak
Main Island
Schoutens
Dutch New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Babo
Truk
Carolines
Dublin Township
Admiralty
Local Quotations Furnished by Kline Brow Henevola
Local price list shows commodity rates for wheat butter bacon lard onions potatoes chickens and produce with ceiling prices under section 15 and 12 % 12%E .
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Henevola
Price Control Bill Faces Senate Clash Over Cotton Amendment
Wrapped in cotton and controversy the price control bill for eighteen months heads to a likely week of Senate debate. Senator Bankhead proposes a cotton parity based pricing with cost plus profit, while President Roosevelt and Vinson oppose, saying it inflates costs and shifts burden to consumers. Bankhead argues it helps consumers and farmers by boosting production and cotton prices.
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Washington
Senate
Sanatoy Bankhead
D-Ala
Roosevelt
Fred BM. Vinson
Vinson
Bankhead
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