Naval Bombardment Opened Cherbourg Breakthrough
Allied forces pressed the Cherbourg assault as bombardment and ground advance closed in. Rear Admiral Morton L. Deyo led naval support aboard the Tuscaloosa while U S troops under Gen Bradley broke German lines and approached the port, trapping defenders behind a shrinking coastal corridor. British forces intercepted a German convoy attempting to flee the bay, destroying two merchantmen and damaging several ships as 20 000 to 30 000 German troops faced encirclement in the peninsula defenses.
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Cherbourg
Morton L Deyo
U. S
Tuscaloosa
Quai de France
Karl ‘Wilhelm von Schlieban
von. Runstedt
Britain
France
Eisenhower
Cape Levy
Bois du Mont Roc
Beaumont-Hague
Don Whitehead
Associated Press
Normandy
TODT
RAF
T .S
Dewey Backers Rally in New York State Delegation Tide
Delegates at the Stevens Hotel in Albany press for Dewey in the presidential race. Marvin vows to vote for Dewey on the first ballot and mobilize Onondaga County for a record plurality.
Allied Air Strikes Push Through Normandy Front
Allied daylight and night bomb missions hit Cherbourg rail yards Brenneville Lisieux Evreux and Pas de Calais targets while British Lancasters Mosquitos and Marauders supported ground troops. Over 30 Allied aircraft were lost and German losses included numerous planes and rail targets under clear skies.
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Chantel
England
Jane Li
Cherbourg
Merbera
Hitler
Normandy
Reich
Marandeta
Lisieux
Vire
Dreux
Evreux
Vernevil
Mezillon
Saintes
Bordeaux
Limoges
Wortmandy
Bremen
Pas Des Calais
Air Mittigtty
Pas de Calais
Supreme Headquarters
Caen-Eyreux
Davenport threatens to bolt if Dewey wins
At a United Nations rally in Hartford Russell Davenport campaign coordinator for Wendell Willkie warned he would bolt the Republican Party if Dewey is nominated or if he wavers on the international issue. He said he would not support a candidate who aligns with the party on that stance and indicated possible support for the Democratic ticket if necessary.
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Hartford
Conn
United Nations
Russell Davenport
Wendell L. Willkie
Republican Party
Secbinine
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Dewey
Davenport
Lenddense
Tigket
Aes
Bricker
Misels
Ike Dewey
Russian Offense Breaks Through German Lines Near Vitebsk
Soviet forces widened breaches along fortified German positions guarding Bobruisk and advances pushed deep into White Russia. Vitebsk seen as key to mopping up the region as railways and reinforcements were disrupted and scores of towns liberated. On the Baltic front, a new bridgehead formed on the Svir River linked Leningrad and Maymansk railways and numerous towns fell to the Russians.
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Zhlobin
Bobruisk
Ostrov
Vitebsk
White Russia
Baltic States
Vitezsk
Berlin
Smolensk
Warsaw
Leningrad-Maymansk
War Dulls Pelosi? GOP War Summit and 1948 Echoes
A political analysis recalls 1863 Lincoln era parallels as Dewey rises from the West while Democrats split. The Stassen boom fades, Bricker signals support, and the piece frames a Republican path to victory amid a divided opposition.
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America
Lincoln
Dewey
Eric Lincoln
United States
Ballyhoo
Jap Advance Deepens China Gloom Near Hengyang
Japanese forces pierced Hengyang’s defenses along the Canton-Hankow railway, threatening a crucial Chinese city. Reports allege poison gas used by Japan near Hengyang and other locales, with American officers photographing casualties as Japanese gains split China toward Canton.
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Chungking
Canton
Hankow
Hengyang
China
Japan
Ningjiang
Changsha
Peiping
Saipan
Kwangtung
Kunming
Yunnan
Kwangiung
Firemen Stop Leak In Refrigeration Plant
An ammonia leak at the Troy Food Market refrigeration plant on King Street prompted a Central Fire Station Squad Wagon call at 9 14 p m yesterday. Firemen used gas masks to stop the leak and make the necessary adjustments.
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Troy
King Street
Central Fire Station
Dewey Scene Shifts to VP Draft Talk at Chicago Convention
At Chicago Stadium and surrounding venues talk swirls about Vice President choices as Dewey supporters mull a fifty to five ballot split favoring Dewey. Gov Bert Warren of California dodges VP speculation while noting he has never sought national office, even as delegates hint he might accept second place if the convention endorses it. Bricker supporters claim Warren remains uninterested in a second slot.
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Page One Nation
Dewey
Bricker
Chicago Stadium
Bert Warren
California
Chicago
Loop
Warren
Ohio
Bricker Convention Fails to Swing Nominations
Report describes Bricker supporters failing to sway the Republican convention with a large meeting and imported choruses while Dewey supporters rally to back Dewey. The piece notes a split path and ongoing contention as Ike Dewey leads early efforts.
Three Cohoes Buildings Struck by Lightning
Three Cohoes structures were hit by a Saturday morning storm with minor fires. Firefighters assisted at the Troy Waste Manufacturing Co on Saratoga Street and the Enterprise Garnetting Co on Cortland Street at 6 35 am. An auxiliary alarm at Cohoes Envelope Co on Olmstead Street produced no fire.
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Cohoes
Troy Waste Maaufacturing Co
Saratoga Street
Enterprise Garnetting Co
Cortland Street
Cohoes Envelope, Co., Inc
Olmstead Street
Cohoes Mayor Named By State Conference
Major Rudolph Routier of Cohoes appointed to executive committee of the New York State Conference of Mayors by unanimous vote. He previously served on the legislative committee, per a conference secretary letter. Anna Campbell obituary notes she died at Hudson River State Hospital. She was born in Cohoes, lifelong resident, St Patrick’s Church member. funeral planned at Michael J Bogdan Funeral Home and St Patrick’s Church, interment at St Mary’s Cemetery Waterford. Anna Schank dies at 57 Mohawk Street after long illness. born in Sweden, survived by four sons, a sister and several nieces and nephews. funeral at Jennings Funeral Home and burial at Waterford Rural Cemetery.
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Rudolph Roulier
Cohoes
New York State Conference of Mayors
William P. Cages
Routier
Anna Campbell
Hudson River State Hospital
Miss Campbell
Coloes
St. Patrick’s Church
Michael J. Bogan
Hiver Street
St Patrick's Church
St Mary’s Cemetery
Waterford
Anna C. Schank
James F. Schank
Mohawk Street
Sweden
Schank
Anna C. Gustafson
Ste Ia
Frank
Albert Schank
Harry Schank
Renssel
Cohoes Methodists Prepare for Regional Conference
The First Quart Conference of eighty area Methodist churches opens today at 6:37 with Rev. Cassus Siver presiding at St. James Church Cohoes. Jurisdictional and general conference reports will be presented. Participants include Waterford Greenbush Latham Watervliet and Coboes churches.
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St. James Cautes
Cohoes
Cassus
Latham
First Avenue
Third Avenue
Watervnier
First
St. James
Coboes
Four Cohoes Parochial Schools Hold Graduations
Graduation exercises were held yesterday at four Cohoes parochial grammar schools. St Agnes Church hosted a 2 pm ceremony with Rev Joseph A Pranklin presenting diplomas and prizes and a post event minstrel show in the school hall. Page lists graduates from St Agnes St Michael St Patrick and Sacred Heart with diplomas conferred by their pastors.
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Caphoes
St. Agnes’ School
Joseph A Pranklin
John Bernardin
Charles Bertrand
John Boite
John Breton
Ellen Burke
Mary’ Jane Cox
Regina ‘Cox
Jeanne McCormick
Joseph McCormick
Edward Murphy
Jean Oueliette
Mary Jean Page
Jo- Anne Parigsi
Marion Phoenix
Mary Powers
Joan Raitt
Andres Rich
Donald Shannon
Geraldine Verchereau
Patricia Walsh
St. Michaels School
St Michael's School
Areditorium
Beveny Memorial Academy
Valentine Gierlacki
St Michael's Church
Wanda Adamczyk
John Baran
Joan Caldwell
Mary Cihaia
Julia Hrynko
Andrew Krupski
Isabel Maxwell
William Rubinski
Genevieve. Vimna J
Francis Wawrzaszex
Bi. Patrick's School
St Patrick's School
Thomas A. Flanagan
Mary Brennan
Lucille Dingley
Berella Dinglesy
John Dawson
Beatrice Kennedy
Robert Lecturer
Charles Lockwood
Alfred Murray
Margaret Sway
Leo Souler
Edward Turpin
Sacred Heart School
Raymond J. Robert
Cohees Begin Sewer Work in Manor Avenue Area
Work starts today on sewer lines in Manor Avenue connecting to Codees store, aiding expansion of Im press estate development with over forty war worker homes. Board awarded contract to George Wercimen for 16857 dollars, with Majer Roultie assuring completion in sixty days.
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Manor Avenue
Codees Store Fewce
Impress
Manor Heizhus
George Wercimen
Board of Contract
Majer Roultie
Collect 15 400 Pounds Of Tin At Cohoes
The Cohoes War Council Salvage Committee announced on Saturday that city residents have gathered 15 400 pounds of tin. Chairman William J. Vandercar said another collection will be held soon and households were asked to keep as many receptacles as possible for the effort.
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Cohoes
William J. Vandercar
Cohoes Vacation Bible School Schedule Set
The Cohoes Union Vacation Bible School committee announced dates June 29 to July 2 with a recess July 3 and 4. Sessions run Monday to Friday 9:30 to 11:30 am at the Baptist Church for ages 4 to 13, led by Mrs. Andrew WHE and a team including Anne Mayer Mildred Jennings Bonnie Lewis Marilyn Meyell and others under Public Relations Director Rev. George S. McElrein. The program covers religious education music handicraft and woodwork.
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Cohoes Union Vacation Bible School
The
Baptist Church
Andrew Whe
Anne Mayer
Mildred — Jennings
Bonnie Lewis
Marilyn Meyell
Fred Glass
Elaine Clute
Joan MacLean
Margaret Eighmy
Charles Me
George 5. McElrein
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