Allied Invasion Seen as Coup de Grace in Europe
DeWitt Mackenzie describes the Allied Normandy invasion as the decisive blow to Hitler’s regime. He notes American British and Canadian forces landing on the Cherbourg peninsula, facing German reserves and a brutal, unfolding battle with a long campaign ahead.
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Normandy
Cherbourg
Hisenhower
English Channel
Europe
Eisenhower
Hitler
Allied High Command
France
England
Cotentin
Caen
Seine
Paris
Edward Trea
Hospital Broadcast Keeps Kinney General Informed On War News
Duty personnel and patients at Kinney General Hospital receive war progress updates via hospital radio and the press. Special orders from Col Browne authorize regular bulletins and a daily paper edition titled The War Today. Maj Blackford offers a morning intercom prayer as broadcasts continue with reports from England Berlin and Italy. Maj Petranek promoted to major at Finney General for service in medical admin corps and leadership in the mess system and supply conservation.
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Kinney General Hospital
Europe
FGH
3S. M. Browne
Thomasville
R. F. Blackford
England
Berlin
Italy
Charles W. Petranek
Finney General Hospital
S. M. Browne
Maj
Petranek
Medical Administrative Corps
Officers’ Reserve Corps
Jefferson Barracks
Fort Custer
Mich
Fort Sheridan
Fort Sheridan, I
Camp Grant
Karikakee
Valparaiso University
University of Ilinois
War ‘Department
Pattern 9255 for kiddies sun dress and blouse
Pattern 9255 offers simple sewing for all day play with a sundress and cotton blouse. Available in sizes 4 4 6 8 and 10 with fabric yardage listed for sunfree and blouse versions. notions like ribbon buttons extra.
Names and visits mark Donalsonville summer notices
Donalsonville residents host former service members and relatives over the summer. Paula Odom of Georgia Southwestern College returns home for vacation while Lt. and Mrs. Walter Cowart and baby Linda of New Orleans join D. G. Cowart and others for a yard picnic. Multiple families plan travels and visits across Florida, Alabama, and Georgia communities.
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Donalsonville
Paula. Odom
Georgia Southwestern College
Americus
J. S. Perry
Leon Kirkpatrick
Bob
Radio Electrician
Smith Perry
Jack Perry
Atlanta
E. E. Babb
Tom Shingler
Oscar Smith
Pacific
Ellis Miller
Peggy and
Ellis, Jr
Alma
R. I. Daniel
Preston Jowers
Malcolm
Jacksonville
Fla
Charlie Gibbons
Ben Griffin
Macon
Weyman Cannington
L. J. Cowart
H. A. Cowart
Joyce Cowart
D. G. Cowart
Walter Cowart
Linda
New Orleans
Bessie Saine
Orlando
Flo
Mails Used to Defraud Charged in Rome Ga
Government charges that forged documents were filed in Georgia courts to obtain land titles. Charles Edward Davis of Miami Beach Florida allegedly sent fraudulent papers to record titles. A plea in abatement by the defense is noted as hearings approach.
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Rome
J. Ellis Mundy
Charles Edward Davis
Miami, Beach
Fla
War Department seeks 69 new national cemeteries
The War Department proposed 69 additional national cemeteries under a plan to place a cemetery in every state. The 100000 figure is a wartime estimate for calculation, with 142?166 overseas deaths listed by state and a 2028 target for burial facilities. Cities cited include Birmingham Gainesville Macon Columbia and Jackson.
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Department
House Military Committee
New York
Pennsylvania
California
Illinois
Ohio
Texas
Birmingham
Gainesville
Fla
Macon
Columbia
S. C
Jackson, Tenn
Avery Charges Conspiracy Behind Ward's Chicago Seizure
Sewell Avery, chairman of Montgomery Ward, claims the NLRB and WLB conspired to seize the Chicago plant to force illegal, unfair orders. He alleges Roosevelt overstepped authority, cites a coerced union contract, and says agencies acted with the President to aid the CIO in Chicago.
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Washington
Sewell Avery
Montgomery Ward and Co
National Labor Relations Board
War Labor Board
Chicago
Avery
House
Roosevelt
WLB
Wards
NLRB
Attorney General
Post Office
Department of Justice
CIO Union
Georgia papers use airplanes to get invasion pictures
Atlanta June 6 AP two Georgia newspapers pressed planes into service to speed AP wirephoto pictures of the invasion. Carriage Walls Macon News and Telegraph general manager flew his private plane to Atlanta on the D Day mission. Walls accompanied by Curtis Delamar, circulation manager, picked up four wirephoto pictures and three zinc engravings of others.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Allrb
Associated Press
Carriage Walls
Macon News and Telegraph
Walls
Curtis Delamar
Federal Judge Sets Hearing On Indictment Juror Qualification
The defendant was overruled by Federal Judge Robert Russell and a hearing was set for tomorrow. Davis claimed that three grand jurors were unqualified to serve.
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Fendant
Robert Russell
Davis
Mundy
Roosevelt declares victory over Nazis will be tough and costly
President Roosevelt, in a radio address timed with the Rome fall, told Americans that victory over Germany is certain but will be tough and costly. He noted Axis capitals Berlin and Tokyo remain and urged Italy to seek peaceful involvement in world affairs.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Germany
Rome
United States
England
Italy
Berlin
Tokyo
Europe
Pius
First woman valedictorian at Georgia urges humane education
Eugenia Neel of Atlanta became the University of Georgia’s first woman valedictorian at commencement. She urged peers to study humanities to prevent a third world war, linking peace to a global culture and the inclusion of all races. The speech marked 25 years since women were admitted to the university.
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Athens
University of Georgia
Brotherhood of Humanities
Eugenia Neel
Atlanta
University System
S. V. Sanford
Plane carries eight Wirephoto pictures from Atlanta to England
Evasion scenes radioed from England. They left Atlanta about 9 57 a m. We The Columbus Ledger Enquirer sent a plane flown by a private pilot and it left Atlanta about 10 25 a m with eight Wirephoto pictures.
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England
Atlanta
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Newspapers can buy a reasonable amount of machinery
The War Production Board allows newspapers to purchase a reasonable amount of replacement machinery if needed and available from manufacturers. Applications will be denied if they indicate expansion beyond replacement. The article urges planning for the postwar period and notes possible stricter regulation if demand rises.
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Washington
War Production Board
Leon A. Link
WPB
Link
Major League Standings National League
National League standings feature the leading teams, pennant race tensions, and current win loss records. Key clubs listed with totals and positions, highlighting momentum and playoff implications.
Baseball results and schedule update from yesterday
Yesterday's results show Atlanta defeated Nashville 6 to 5 and New Orleans beat Memphis 3 to 2. Birmingham at Little Rock game postponed to a later date. Also notes a government plant nearing completion to raise ore country output to 570000 tons and comments on material supply and zinc situation in a rental market report.
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Memphis
Knoxville
Little Rock
Birmingham
Atlanta
Nashville
New Orleans
Chattanooga
Southernn Association
Iink
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Pope's Shoe Shop
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Howe
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Thornton & Minor
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Boston, Ga
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Sabcastiwans U Wa LO
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Pattern Dept
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C. L. Chandler
Sallie Ivey
Miami
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FDR
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Appeals For Humane Education
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Marvin Allison
AM Allison
John S. Wood
Lawrenceville
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Georgia House of Representatives
Gwinnett County
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