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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1944
Page
3
Lee E. Kelly urges Thomas County residents to support the Fifth War Bond campaign with a local goal of 830000, highlighting 3200 county servicemen and the sacrifice of families. He links home contributions to the wartime invasion and victory, calling for rapid fundraising to bring troops home.
Allied troops in France push within miles of Caen and St Lo amid heavy fighting. British and American units threaten Caen from the west and east while Rommel mounts counterattacks in the sector. Luftwaffe reports claim large Allied forces ashore near Cherbourg and across the Merderet, with bombed transport routes and bridges.
The Army Motion Picture Service will screen the first Allied invasion footage at Finney General Hospital Post Theater on June 22 and 23. The 18 minute film, shot by official invasion photographers, was rushed to the United States for quick viewing. The hospital marks its 1st anniversary with two dances June 16 and 17 under Special Services, with officers and guests invited and a 14 piece Army band providing music. Red Cross events include a patient party tonight and plantation trips for patients later in the week.
RAF raids span from Paris region to Nantes and Evreux to disrupt German reinforcements. Mosquitos bomb Berlin as 7,000 Allied planes support Normandy, while U S Heavy Bombers fly from new Russian bases to hit Balkan fields. Allied air forces press a hard week end over Caen and the Normandy front.
Barracks 12 is set to play Barracks 8 in a Finney General Hospital Softball League game at 7 tonight June 12 in the Thomasville Municipal Stadium. The rest of the week’s 7 pm games at the same venue include Barracks 4 vs Barracks 10 on Tuesday June 13 Barracks 2 vs Barracks 12 on Wednesday June 14 and Married Men No 1 vs Officers on Thursday June 15.
The City Garden and Improvement Clubs of Thomasville will entertain 15 patients from Finney General Hospital's Reconditioning Unit at 6 PM this evening June 12. Lt. Clark Wright said a bus will transport the men from the Post Chapel at 5:30 PM, depart at 5:45 PM, and return by 8:30 PM.
Washington June 12 Rep Brown Georgia says the outlook favors House passage this week of a textile policy to help the poor by expanding cheaper materials and cotton parity. Bowles counters the plan would raise consumer textile prices and to avoid this he notes differences from the Bankhead Brown proposal aimed at parity and production. Brown insists the measure would lower living costs if properly administered and prevent cloth rationing.
A headline described the disintegration of the German 14th Army under Col. Gen. Eberhard von Mackensen as scattered remnants flee toward Florence. Prisoners report chaos and self aid behavior with passes permitting only limited travel. Notes mention the fallen units and the shift to an every-man-for-himself retreat amid wartime fuel context.
Allied daylight raids on Palau devastate Japanese air and ground assets as Fifth Army Air Force targets Palau airfields and nearby bases. Concurrent reports say Japan expands offensive in China’s Hunan and Changsha while carrier forces strike Guam Saipan and Tinian as China and Allied powers push Ledo and Burma roads.
Personal mentions include friends and guests of Inman and Rehberg families. Betty Pringle's return from Tallahassee. Vaughn and others moving to Fletcher Street home from New York. arrival of Charles William Roberson. travel and teaching updates from Miss Neel and Miss Allen. a false fire alarm on North Madison Street. news of Pfc. Foohn Barwick in England. and various military assignments and visits, including Thunderbolts vs ME-109s in England and local service members visiting or stationed nearby.
In France, America's first war cemetery shows quiet graves under white coverings. A German minefield and fierce beach assault left many dead as grave registration officers labored from foxholes to lay graves on the hilltop ground where grass turned black by explosives.
Soviet forces press a major offensive north of Leningrad and east of Helsinki toward Terijoki and Yappilya as the Russian Baltic Fleet and heavy artillery disruptions gouge Finnish positions. Stalin lauds the drive and marks a second anniversary of alliance ties with Britain and the United States.
Fragment notes rapid air denial with ten aircraft shot down in twenty minutes, mentioning a Thunderbolt unit.
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