Allied Landings in Normandy Open Major Invasion Operation
Allied assault on the Normandy coast began with landings from Cherbourg to Le Havre and continued inland, supported by 11,000 aircraft and heavy naval gunfire. Reports confirm multiple beachheads, airborne drops, and rapid infantry advance despite German defenses and counterclaims.
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Yline
Cherbourg
le Havre
Normandy
English Channel
Jersey
Guernsey
Moscow
Germany
Churchill
Parliament
Western Front
Dover
Adolf Hitler
France
Karl Gerd von Rundstedt
Erwin Rommel
Seine Bay
Cherbourg Penisula
Seine Valley
Paris
Eisenhower
United States
Seine
Caen
Supreme Headquarters
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
AP Prepares Massive Invasion Coverage With 15 Reporters
AP assigns 15 field reporters plus 3 at Supreme Headquarters to cover the Allied invasion. The team includes Wes Gallagher, Don Whitehead, Roger Greene, Hal Boyle, John Moros II, Lew Hawkins, and others, with photo, radio and Inland staff coordinating from England and naval ships.
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Supreme Headquarters
Associated Press
Associated Press Photo Service
Nool
Robert Bunnelle
London
Britain
Dunkerque
Europe
Wes Gallagher
Denmark
Albania
Greece
North Africa
Italy
Don Whitehead
Whitehead
Sicily
Salerno
Anzio
Gallagher
Bunnelle
Roger Greene
John A. Moros II
Casablanca
Lew Hawkins
Edward D. Ball
Tom Yarbrough
Royal Navy
Ernest Agnew
England
Norman Badderly
Fabio Ziffer
Hells Schreiber
False flash by Joan Ellis recalled on D-day
Joan Ellis, a 22 year old British tele type operator who sent a false invasion report three days early, is remembered as editors reflect on D day. Newsmen in New York report reactions from editors including James P. Rosemond of the Akron Beacon Journal who praised her remorseful message.
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New York
Joan Ellis
James P. Rosemond
Akron, Ohio
Beacon Journal
Svepest
London
Mayfield
Abesseneer
South Bend
Ind
Pribune
Indiana
Aris
Daily Enterprise
Joan Elis
Portland
Ore
Oregonian
Hartford
Conn
Courant
Messages of support for Joan Ellis across papers
Vague notes pass along several wire desks praising Joan Ellis amid wartime chatter. Tributes from Mayfield Kentucky Abesseneer South Bend Indiana and other papers relay well wishes and encouragement for perseverance as the TVA reveals it relocated 875 miles of highway and 97 miles of railroad in ten years.
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Tennessee Valley Authority
All Churches to Unite in City Prayer Service
All churches join in a citywide Invasion Day Prayer meeting at First Methodist Church tonight at 8 30 under the Thomasville Ministerial Association. Rev Richard T Gillespie leads the service. Churches remain open all day for private prayer and meditation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Thomasville Ministerial Association
Richard T. Gillespie
Invasion News Breaks Across Moscow as News Spreads
Moscow reports reveal Russians celebrate as invasion begins. Tall of Rome and other headlines are carried by newspapers while British and Soviet officials coordinate messaging. Maj. Gen. John R. Deane and Lt. Gen. Broncas Burrows prepare a joint Soviet press statement.
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Moscow
Rome
Peter Smollett
British
Ministry of Information
Foreign Commissariat
John R. Deane
LY. S
Broncas Burrows
Thomasville approves city contracts for sewer and plant
The City Commission awarded two major contracts totaling 555 354 76 dollars for water mains sewer lines and a sewage disposal plant. Ivy H Smith and Boyd and Goforth won the water and sewer bid 303 976 76 dollars while Scott Construction Co won 251 378 00 dollars for the sewage plant. The awards await Federal Works Agency approval before signing.
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Ivy H. Smith
Boyd and Goforth
Jacksonville
Scott Construction Company
City Commission
Powell
Dawes
Miller
Golden
Watt
Boyd
Goforth
Thomasville
M. P. Singleton
Wiedeman and
Ispey Paving Company
Lockwell Company
Arthur Pew Construction Co
T. A. Kuljian_ Co
Carey W. George Construction Co
Sullivan, Long and Haverty
Tutan Construction Co
Mion Construction Co
Ivy H. Smith Co
W. C. Shepherd Co
Paul Smith Construction Co
Drainage .Contractors, Inc
Hardaway Construction Co
Loftin Utilities Construction Co
Wright Contracting Co
Higgins and Gaines
Scott Construction Co
J. Alexander
Farnell Blair
Commission
Wiedman
Singleton
Hme
Scott Con
Federal Works Agency
FWA
C. I. Layton
Scott
Scott Company
12 000 Cincinnati workers strike during aviation plant walkout
At Wright Aeronautical in Lockland 12 000 of 35 000 employees idle as seven Negro workers moved from the north to the center shop. CIO UAW denounces provocateurs as leadership remains elusive. In Canton Timken Roller Bearing Co sees nearly 1 000 Steelworkers walk out in a seniority dispute over shop operations.
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Cincinnati
Wright Aeronautical Corp
Lockland
United Automobile Workers
CIO
Yester
Canton
Timken Roller Bearing Co
America
Erinching
Young People Rally in Pave Expect Patriotic Program
Thomasville YWA members plan a Thursday rally with a theme Christ's Call for Patriots. Opening hymns include The King's Business and America the Beautiful. Devotional by Mrs. Floyd Searcy, prayers by Cary Scott, and songs by Intermediate GAs. Parade of posters for summer camps, lunch, and Mission Study announcement follow.
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Ew.t
YWA
Thomasville
America the Beautiful
God Save America
Floyd Searcy
Cary Scott
G.a.’S
Stars and Stripes Forever
Tuesday Night Club Attends Union Prayer Service
The First Tuesday Night Club of Presbyterian plans to join tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the Invasion Hour Prayer Meeting at the local church with citizens for a union service.
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Presbyterian
First
Tuesiav
Rotary Club Keeps Quiet Ahead of Friday Joint Meeting
The Rotary and Kiwanis clubs will join at the American Legion home Friday at 1 p.m. to celebrate the YMCA centennial. The program includes a talk on denominational loyalty, a stewardship play by Jr. R. A.'s, the hymn America, a missionary message by Miss Peart Todd, and a closing prayer.
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Rotary Club
Kiwanis Club
American Legion
Elmer Horne
Julian Maddox
Visitors and residents travel plans noted in local notices
Mrs Dolly MacIntosh leaves tomorrow for Asheville to summer with Mrs J H Coyle. Miss Jean Ferguson and Mrs John D Culpepper go to Atlanta for a short visit. Miss Enid Lawson arrives tonight from Piedmont School of Nursing to spend vacation with her parents. Mr and Mrs Agnew and others return from Orlando after Miss Dolly Agnew’s capping. Mrs Audrey Godwin of Monticello visits family in town. Mr E R Jerger returns from Board of Regents meeting in Athens.
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Dolly MacIntosh
Asheville, N. C
J. H. Coyle
E. R. Jerger
Board of Regents
Athens
Jean Ferguson
John D. Culpepper
Atlanta
Enid Lawson
Piedmont School of Nursing
Atlanta, Ga
John G. Agnew
R. E. King Jr
Lee Humphries
Panama City
Orlando
Dolly Agnew
Orange General Hospital
Audrey Godwin
Monticello, Fla
G. B. Godwin
James Parramore
Special Meeting of Chamber Directors Thursday at 8
The Board of Directors of the Finance Committee Workers of the Chamber of Commerce will meet Thursday evening at 8 at the American Legion Home. Attendance is urged for all directors and committeemen. Free supper. J. W. Keyton president. T. F. Callaway finance chair. W. B. Garrison committee chair.
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Chamber of Commerce
Finance Committee
Workers of the
American Legion
J. W. Keyton
T. F. Callaway
W. B. Garrison
Local Draft Board Members Meet in Tifton
Local draft board members and assistants attend a meeting in Tifton today with a one oclock session continuing into the afternoon. Attendees include N. M. Williams John Watt W. W. Upchurch Ross H. Hayes Mrs E R Jerger and Miss Ray Hatcher.
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Draft Board
Draft Bossonnel
Tifton
Cove
Messrs
N. M. Williams
John Watt
W. W. Upchurch
Ross H. Hayes
E. R. Jerger
Ray Hatcher
Little Excitement Over News of Invasion Reaches Town
The town learned at about four this morning via Associated Press that the first troops had landed in the invasion of France. A waterworks whistle sounded at seven, and early extras spread through Thomasville and neighboring towns as flags appeared on Main Street. A joint evening prayer service was announced elsewhere.
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Churchill
Thomasville
Associated Press
Times Enterprise
France
Nazi Germany
Times-Einterprise
Cairo
Whigham
Bainbridge
Climax
Pelham
Meigs
Qochlocknee
Pavo
Barwick
Coolidge
Boston
D Day Chronicle Live Updates on Normandy Assault
Ongoing German counterthrusts reported as Allied air forces and naval gunfire strike the French coast. Major air operations at 9:15 a.m. involve 11,000 Allied planes bombing miles of Normandy while French leader Petain urges calm to his countrymen.
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French
Dover
Normandy
Marshal Petain
Re dedicating faith in wartime prayer for unity and triumph
President Roosevelt calls a national hour of prayer during wartime to fortify resolve, mercy, and unity. He pleads for strength to sustain daily sacrifices, support for armed forces, and faith in God, country, and allied nations as they pursue a just peace and victory over greed and racial arrogance. He envisions a world united in liberty and justice.
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E. R. Clark & Bros
Ochlochneef
Georgia
Montgomery
Hal Boyle
William Smith White
American Coast Guard
Jon
USEC
Hitler
F. L. Innis
Uaw-Cio
Pave
Rey Wacusce
Roosevelt
Helen
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