Americans Bomb Kiel Bremen And Ruhr Strong Air Campaign
Allied air crews blasted Kiel and Bremen with heavy ground fire described as thick in places while German defenses remained light. Ruhr raids hit Bochum and the Dusseldorf Munster targets with thousands of bombs as RAF formations sustained major assaults. German losses and civilian damage were admitted as the long campaign against the Reich renewed amid air battles over Wilhelmshaven and Cuxhaven.
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Bremen
Bochum
Ruhr
Churchill
Germany
Duesseldorf- Muenster
Suill
Rhineland
Europe
Duesseldorf
Munster
British
Air Ministry
The
Reich
Wilhelmshaven
Cuxhaven
Oil Truck Crash Kills Two on Route 16
An oil truck collided head on with a passenger car on Route 16 in Sar dina killing two people and leaving three others seriously hurt. Driver Howard H. Abbot is dead and Geraldine Walters dies in hospital. injured include John Ruther Betty Laverty and Lloyd Olson. Olson, a Northland Petroleum Co driver from Lancaster, Pa, sustained severe leg injuries.
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Buffalo Iup
Route
Sardinia
Howard H. Abbot
Java
Geraldine Walters
East Aurora
Olean
John Ruther
Betty Laverty
Arcade
Buffalo
Lloyd Olson
Lancaster
Olean Hospital
Olson
Northland Petroleum Co
Dempsey Child Takes Communion at Local Mass
In White Plains Jack and Hannah Dempsey, amid divorce tensions, attend their six year old Barbara Dempsey and four other girls as Barbara receives first communion at the Academy of Our Lady of Good Counsel. Rev. Charles J. Dean of Fordham presides. after mass Barbara and eight year old Joan join their father at the altar rail and return home to Scarsdale.
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White Plains
Jack
Hannah Dempsey
Barbara
Dempsey
Academy of Our Lady of Good Counsel
Hannah
Charles J. Dean
Fordham University
Joan
Scarsdale
Vadakin Couple Celebrate Golden Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Fred A Vadakin of Pinewoods Avenue marked their fiftieth anniversary with a family dinner at Clermont restaurant followed by a neighbors and friends reception. They were married June 14 1893 in Berlin by Rev C E Bissell. The couple have four children Russell Vanderzee Chester Vadakin Anton LaPort and Jennie Vadakin and five grandchildren with one serving in the Pacific War Zone.
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Fred A. Vadakin
Pinewoods Avenue Road
Clermont
Vadakin
Elizabeth Ann Verdon
Russell W. Vanderzee
Wynantskill
Chester
Scotia
Anton LaPort
Troy
Jennie Vadakin
Cemeteries Strained by War Efforts
The Record reports on wartime strain at city cemeteries as upkeep suffers due to a shortage of labor and mowers, with Oakwood Cemetery’s E A Hoffman urging owners to be considerate and noting that government aid is unlikely to arrive for maintenance while interments continue.
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Record
E. A. Hoffman
New York State Association of Cemeteries, Inc
District Cemetery Association
Rensselaer
Albany
Schenectady
Saratoga
Hoffman
Oakwood Cemetery
Delayed violence by servicemen prompts call for police action
The piece argues service members reacted after law failed to protect them, urging strong policing to curb gang activity in Los Angeles. It blames the mob and media for sensationalism, notes Mexican American youths' involvement, and calls for swift detective work to restore street safety.
Cemeteries Run On War Time Basis Says Official
The official warns cemetery operations are wartime driven with limited manpower and fuel. Lot owners trimming plots and cooperating are praised as cemeteries maintain service to the community amid gas and manpower rationing. The note cites scrap drives and wartime service reductions as part of government rules shaping operations.
Sid Cohen King of Lampedusa reveals surrender at sea
Sid Cohen recounts a perilous mission during air raids as Italian officers arrive seeking surrender on Lampedusa. After a tense moment with a Tyrolean hat bearing envoy, German and Italian bombardment erupts, planes crash, and a dramatic escape by Swordfish, ending with a certificate of surrender to an American base in Tunisia.
Russians Pound Nazi Key Rail Points in Offensive
A special Soviet communique says Russian bombers struck key rail junctions at Gomel Bryansk and Karachev near Orel. The raids started fires, caused heavy explosions, and damaged ammunition dumps, with over 100 fires reported. German losses: 548 planes destroyed last week, 153 Russian planes lost.
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London
Orel
Gomel
Bryansk
Karachev
Qrel
Woman's Missionary Society Meeting at First Presbyterian
Averill Park will host the Womans Missionary Society at the First Presbyterian Church on Wednesday at 2 p.m. Mrs Robert B. Russell is the hostess. Church School teachers and helpers for the Daily Vacation Bible School from June 28 to July 2 will meet at the Methodist parsonage on Wednesday at 1 30 p.m.
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Womans Missionary Society
First Presbyterian Church
Robert B. Russell
Church School
Methodist
Catsup bottle attack shocks court scene in Edith Ellis case
Irate housewife hurls catsup bottle at court server Edith Ellis as she testifies. The scene unfolds after a summons delivery, with Ellis recalling the moment and a courtroom moment of splashed dress. The piece also notes wartime dress clinics and odd local incidents from Cincinnati, Los Angeles, Phoenix and McKeesport.
Long-distance laundry service note reaches Knoxville
A Detroit man asked a Knoxville laundry to wash a bundle of clothes and mail it to Witt Hodson at 9340 Oakland Avenue in Detroit, saying he could not get laundry done there unless he was an old customer. The laundryman agreed to handle the request as soon as possible.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Detroit
Witt Hodson
Oakland Avenue
Noted editor dies at 64 in New York
Richard H. Waldo, 64, president and editor of the Venture newspaper syndicate, died Friday at his home in New York. His widow Adelaide and four sons survive.
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New York
Richard H. Waldo
Venture Newspaper Syndicate
Adelaide
Zuit Suiters End Battle In California
In Los Angeles on Saturday a zoot suit clash ended with regret and goodwill. Eastside gang members paraded with American flags to police headquarters, pledging to curb violence. Capt Reed facilitated peace, eight cars driven home due to overload. Luis Verdasco, famed zoot wearer, said he would quit zooting. Military officials warned of court punishment for soldiers involved.
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Los Angeles
Sin Cars
Central Police
Joe Reed
Reed
Luis
Verdasco
Army
Navy
Maxwell
Western Defense Command
Italians Mutiny Rumor Circulates In London Report
London papers report alleged mutinies across the Italian Navy with hundreds said massacred. Naval circles dismiss the claim as pure rubbish, giving no corroborating details about the outbreak or casualties.
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London
UPI
Sisnaten
Work and Play Balance Day
A feature portrait notes how a medical student balances study and self care in a long day. She studies sixteen hours, relaxes briefly at home, dines with friends, then returns to the lab. Weekends are for rest, long sleep, walks, and dancing, yielding a balanced life and happiness.
Make Nap Time Part of Routine
Nap time is pressed as essential for preschool children though many youths resist on hot days. Pediatricians urge a consistent midday rest and quiet activities before bedtime, noting darkness aids restful daytime sleep for both children and adults.
Townsend Club Conducts Quiz in Semi Monthly Meeting
Townsend Club No 2 at the YWCA held a Friday quiz comparing Towns end social security. George F. Wagner served as quizmaster with Thomas J McGinis presiding. Members agreed to recruit ten new members each. A $5 donation to national headquarters backed an ad campaign for the Town send plan. War Stamps purchase to obtain a $25 bond was approved as a birthday gift for Francis E. Townsend. Next speaker June 25 will be Edward J Ronan, comptroller of Ticy.
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Townsend Club
Townsend Club No 2
YWCA
George F. Wagner
Thomas J McGinis
America
Cora F. Traver
National Headquarters
L. Bookmuller
Townsend
Francis E. Townsend
Edward J. Ronan
Ticy
Allied Ships Stop At Gibraltar
Allied tugboats and 45 fast disembarkment boats reached Gibraltar from the Atlantic yesterday and were to depart for North Africa within hours. German radio noted only 26 commercial ships moored in Gibraltar harbor but reported busy fortress activity. Sails made from leaves propel outrigger canoes of Solomon Islands groups observed.
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la Linea
Spain
Gibraltar
Atlantic
North Africa
Associated Press
Waring Warns Capitalism Faces Threat to U S System
Charlottesville speech by National Commander Ronne Waring of the American Legion warns that federal overreach threatens the 48 states. He cites streamlined constitutional interpretations and insists the capitalistic system underpins American freedom against socialist or communist ideologies.
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Charlottesville
Ronne Waring
American Legion
Pearl Harbor
Waring
Alumni Association
University of Virginia
United Nations
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