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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1944
Page
2
The author recalls pivotal wartime moments from 1914 to World War II recounting Germanys 1914 declaration of war the 1918 armistice and later Allied campaigns leading to D Day and the hope of Japan surrender. He notes emotional public support and the prayerful pleas of families for troops safety as new headlines loom.
Judge D R Bryan announces the Thomasville Defense Rental Area Office to register landlords tenants and sub tenants. Registration runs from June 15 to August 1944 with details on rental history and property changes required. Violations carry treble damages fines up to 5000 dollars or imprisonment.
Allied forces push from Rome toward Civitavecchia thirty miles northwest of the capital as German lines along the coast show a major break. New Zealand troops seize Bal sorano near Soar while Gen. Sir Harold Alexander proclaims Italy's liberation underway and urges patriots to disrupt enemy communications.
War analyst DeWitt Mackenzie notes Hitler’s Atlantic Wall shows strain after Normandy landings. He cautions that the major Allied thrust may still be unsettled and that the Nazis could delay full counterattacks until reserves arrive. Projections include possible diversions in the Rhone valley and multiple landings to keep German forces off balance.
The combined fleets of the United States Britain and others hammered Nazi shore defenses with 600 ships and 2000 tons of shells every ten minutes as landing craft carried in troops across a fortified Atlantic Wall. Allied naval forces included Polish Dutch Norwegian French Greek ships and destroyers Sioux Algonquin and more. Admiral Ramsay said the plan moved with momentum and paratrooper landings faced light resistance until German coastal batteries opened fire.
Berlin radio said a camp for allied prisoners was established at Rouen in the invasion area. The report noted that during transfers there were some incidents with the local population, though details were sparse.
New York AP report says German occupation forces warn residents of major French cities not to leave homes from dusk until dawn under threat of death. The warning was broadcast by a British monitoring service heard on the Blue network.
The Thomasville Woodmen Circle Grove No 42 holds a special meeting tonight at 8:30 at the hall. The new district manager will attend. all members are requested to be present. Madge Burns Guardian Mary E Minchew Secy.
Mrs. Maurice Warshaw returns Sunday from San Francisco after weeks with son Nat Warshaw stationed in California. Miss Mardie Ann Davis comes home for summer after sophomore year at Middle Georgia Junior College. Lt. Col. Harold Brown arrives from Washington for a visit with his parents. Sgt. and Mrs. Cliff White Jr announce birth of daughter Amanda Carroll at Archbold Memorial Hospital. Mrs. White is formerly Virginia Warroll.
The Chamber of Commerce and its board of directors will meet tomorrow at 8 oclock at the American Legion Home on North Broad Street. A free supper is planned and an interesting program is arranged, with all members urged to attend on time.
British night bombers used Lancasters and Halifaxes to haul large explosive loads. They bombed targets in France and penetrated into Germany to attack Ludwigshafen. All aircraft returned safely from the overnight operations in the North Sea and Baltic areas.
German radio and Berlin DNB reports acknowledge Allied airborne landings between Le Havre and Cherbourg during the night of June 6. The broadcasts say German forces attacked the landings, with hard fighting and very heavy casualties on the invading troops, including British parachutists east of Le Havre.
Republican leaders across the nation hailed Buck's win as a sign of things to come with next November's election. A Dirksen-Dewey ticket was floated at a Washington gathering, while Mississippi Democrats eyed a potentially uninstructed 20 vote slate amid white supremacist pressures. Debate on Roosevelt's fourth term and the invasion of Europe shaped party strategy as Tennessee and Idaho delegates moved forward with largely uninstructed presidential choices.
Wiped out at Deauville and south of Le Havre more than 200 English soldiers, including numerous officers, were taken prisoner. The report notes heavy losses and captures amid advancing ground actions in northern France.
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