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The Nome nugget., 1944-06-09
TROOPS MAKE IN
 FRENCH AREA

SUPREME HEADQUARTERS OF THE AEF IN ENGLAND. June 9.-British and Canadian troops were continuing to make progress against repeated enemy coun' r-attacks the Supreme Headquarters of the American Expeditionary Forces announced tonight, in a commun.que.
 Six American bridgeheads were being gradually enlarged in spite of fierce enemy resistance, bring ing in reserves into the action along the whole front, with safe, timely arrivals of conveys.
 The improvement in the weath- CT was an asset in the unloading of supplies, which were proceed ing satisfactorily.
 176 enemy planes were doWned from dawn on June 9th, until noon Thursday, while our losses were 289.
The Nome nugget., 1944-06-09
BOMBERS HIT
 PRIME TARGETS IN MUNICH AREA

SUPREME HEADQUARTERS OF THE A. E. F., June 9.-(AP) U. s. heavy bombers, striking from the south, 500 10 750 strong, battered prime targets in the Munich area in Germany, in 9 new pincers attack on the Nazi war machine, and coordinated with disruptive blows 10 German positions in France from the west.
 Bombers flying in the Munich area for the first time from Italy, battled their way through clouds of German fighters to reach the targets.
 Swiss dispatches reported ex- plosions in the Munich and Augs- burg areas.
 A BBS broadcast from London said the allied whip-lash had des- troyed all the bridges on the Seine river from Paris to the sea.
 Other American heavy bomb CTS attacked Porto Marghera near Venice, on the Adriatic Sea
 Fighter bombers harried the German retreat north of Rome.
 Allied planes of all types struck from Britain against Nazi posi- tionS n France for the first time since "D' Day, however, official reports made no mention of al lied airborne operations last night
 During operations in the past 24 hours, g German planes were destroyed in the air, and 20 others on the ground, against an allied loss of 35 fighters and five bomb CTS.
 Weather cut down the scope of aerial operations supporting the invasion.
The Nome nugget., 1944-06-09
Troops Capture North End Of
 Miytkyina Field


 RANDY, Ceylon, June 9.-(AP) General Stillwell's troops cap tured the north end of the Myit- kyina's north airdrome in Burma, a dispatch from that front re- ported today. -
 British forces, driving the Jap anese forces out of India, pushed IA miles southward on the road from Kohima toward Imphal.
 Allied headquarters said that Major General Lentaignes' air borne Chindits. also captured the village of Hola, two miles north east of Myitkyina, while Chinese troops captured new positions in- side the town Itself and drove off the Jap night attack.
 To the west in the Mogaung Valley, the Chimes eforces have closed the gap between road blocks they established west of Lachiga, six miles northwest of Kamaing.
 In Kohima fight, the British captured positions five and seven miles southeast of Kohima, as well as IA miles south of the al- lied communications hub.
The Nome nugget., 1944-06-09
Germans Claim
 Churchill Capture

LONDON, June 9th.-(AP)-A German high command communi- que said a British It. Col. Tom Churchill, described as command an' of the Island of Lussino in the Adriatic, was taken prisoner.
 Berlin identified him as the nephew of the prime minister of England.
 Major Randolph Churchill, son of the prime minister, was in Yugoslavia, but he was last re- ported on the mainland.
 London dispatches reported nothing was known about a Tom Churchill.
The Nome nugget., 1944-06-09
Col. Bagby
 Says Troops Raised He'll
By HUDSON o. QUINN

WITH THE U. S. NINTH AIR FORCE TROOP CARRIER, BAS- ED IN ENGLAND, June 9.-(AP) Col. Ralph Bagby, of Evanston, Ill.,. was the first parachute in- vader to return to England to France.
 Bagby told official interrogators that his group carried out their mission successfully and raised hell in general"
 The unit under Colonel Bagby were dropped from troop carry ing planes, four hours before the landing barges touched the inva- sion coast of France. Bagby and his men move dim mediately to positions assigned, blowing up bridges, putting enemy guns out of action and blocking the roads.
 The men assembled in combat teams and moved out to take their objeetives, which they did with very little opposition.
 Col. Bagby concluded his re- port, as follows:
 Casualties among the boys were so light as to De almost ur- believable. The whole thing was carried out with a lot less con fusion than during training exer- ciSeS." -' --' #
 He added:
 The parachute and glider borne units linked with the ground troops, who made landings from the sea, several hours later"
The Nome nugget., 1944-06-09
Wallace Hears News Of Invasion

MOSCOW, June 9.-(AP)-A Tass dispatch of June 9th, from Irkutsk, in south central Siberia, said that Henry Wallace, while on his way to other places", re- ceived the invasion news June 9th from the chairman of the Khabarovsk Provincial Executive Committee.
 'Wallace received the news with emotion" the dispatch said.
The Nome nugget., 1944-06-09
St. Marie Eglise One of Many
 Towns Captured

SUPREME HEADQuART TERS OF I'll EAEF, IN ENGLAND. June 9-(AP)-Americsn troops, hainmering toward Cherbourg, captured St. Marie Eglise, and are advancing within t8 miles of that strategic port, the German radio said today, although allied headquarters made no mention of the specific incident
 = Supreme headquarters declar~ ed the allied forces were making progress in all sectors, despite fierce Nazi army counter attacks over the green wheatfields and orchards of Normandy.
 The German communique con ceded the loss of St Marie Egg lise, astride one of the main ar teries leading to Cherbourg, say ing the Americans were pushing north and south rom the land ing head there"
 Later, a Berlin troadcast said American troops had advanced a mile beyond the town, toward Yalognes, l2 miles southwest of Cherbourg. which would form 8 great funnel for allied reinforce ments and supplies for the battle in France.
 American Rear Admiral John Leslie Hall, Jr., after } tour of the beachheads, told correspo,p- dents the operations were going we'll, but stressed the necessity for quickly building up forces.
 At least 1900 Nazi prisoners were taken in the first days of the attack.
 Our doughboys occupied Form igny, on the road from Caen to Caren'an, and filed 8 dispatch.
 Formigny is one of the few towns identified in the many re- ported taken, and is nine miles northwest of Bayeux and three miles from the coast
The Nome nugget., 1944-06-09
TROOPS CAPTUR TOWNS
.NAZI FORCES
 START RETREAT
 IN ADRIATIC

German forces guarding the Adriatic sector, have starred 10 retreat in, order to avoid enc:rcle- ment, for the first time since the launching of the offensive nearly 3 month ago
 Allied forces are rolling for ward along the entire Italian front, striving to maintain close contact with the fleeing enemy, who have shown no disposition yet to make a determined stand.
 The Allied Fif'h Army raced steadily north and northwest of Rome.
 Gen Clark's columns, driving north, occupied the entire area around Bfacciano, and moved on to capture Capraloa, 34 miles north of Rome, on the east side of Lake Di V.co. about 10 miles from he southern highway june ton town of Viterbo
 In the northwest sector allied units ar eracing beyond captured Ciyita Vecchia and are reported. from dispatches, 70 be shelling Tarquina, 55 airlines miles from Rome, and about three miles in- land from the Tyrrhenian Sea.
The Nome nugget., 1944-06-09
AIRWAYS
Alaska Airlines

AldShd fhtEA4tASS
 Pilot Schulz flew to Unalaklei and Fairbanks with Archie Wheeler and Loren Gonongnan for Unalakleet.
 Pilot Weaver flew to Council with MT. and Mrs. Clyde Glass and child, and L. [. Ost.
 Pan American Airways
 A Pan American plane arrived Thursday with passengers and U s. mail. Passengers were Norman C. Stines, War Production Board chairman for Alaska; Ira D. Or ton, Nome attorney, and Carl Stolberg, N.rways Engineer for PAA. Outbound was Cris John son, going south for his health.
 Wien Alaska Airlines
 Pilot Peterson, who has been doing charter work for the U. s. C. & G. S., between Kewalik and Teller, returned to Nome yes terday with Father Tom Cunning ham from Teller.
 Pilot Peterson also made a trip to Solomon and returned with Mrs. John Daliluk and se- lectee, Peter Komakhuk.
 Frank Whaley made a round trip to Tin City with express and Tom Christianson and Otto Worm for the U. s. Bureau of Mines.
The Nome nugget., 1944-06-09
Japanese Cruiser Damaged In Air Duel In Pacific
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NEW GUINEA, June 9.-(AP)- Today, in a sharp air duel off the northwestern New Guinea coast, an American Liberator bomber damaged Japanese cruiser, sending two 500-pound bombs crashing into it's bow.
 Headquarters announced the pa- trolling bombers attacked a war ship Tuesday in War Parin Bay, on the southern part of Waigeo Island, off the northern New Guinea coast, and then repulsed 12 enemy fighters, probably downing one.
 Ground troops on the Biak Is- land, in the Schouten group, have concentrated on clearing the enc my pocketed in caves and cliffs to the east of American-held Mokmer airfield.
 Under a triple barrage of artil- lery, tanks and destroyers, the Japanese resistance groups left in a hurry when the Americans be- gan to encircle the field from the north.
 The Americans are now less than two miles from the Boroke airstrip, the second main objec- tive on Biak Island.
 Widespread Americans raids in- cluded attacks on Faleu and Tonelik Islands in the Truk group Tuesday night, and on We walk on the coast of British New Guinea, and Noemfoor Island in Geelwink Bay.
 The cruiser attack marked strike on Japanese warships in the recently upsurged southwest Pacific air war.
 A few days ago, headquarters reported the sinking or destroy CT, the first destruction of Nip ponese vessel since March 21.
The Nome nugget., 1944-06-09
Children's Day Services Sunday

Special Children's Day services will be held at the Federated Church Sunday evening, June II, at 7:45 o'clock. The sacrament of baptism for infants will be ob- served at the Sunday school hour at 1l:00 o'clock, and for the older children at tn eevening service. The Junior Choir will sing the responses and special numbers.
 There will be a special Com munion Prayer Service at the Federated Church Thursday eve ming, June IS, at 800 o'clock.
The Nome nugget., 1944-06-09
ALASKA AIRPLANE MAKES FORGED LANDING AT CURRY

An Alaska Airlines plane was forced to make an emergency landing on June 7th, enroute from Fairbanks to Anchorage. A land ing was made at Curry along the Alaska Railroad. Neither passen- gers nor pilot received serious injuries.
The Nome nugget., 1944-06-09
Stewart Elevated In Army Rank

AT A U. s. LIBERATOR STA TON IN ENGLAND, June g. (AP)-Jimmie Stweart, former movie star, was promoted from major to lieutenant colonel, Briga- dier General James Hodges, com manding general Of the Heavy Bimbardment Division, announc- ed.
The Nome nugget., 1944-06-09
Roosevelt To See Gen. DeCaulle

WASHINGTON, D. C., June g. -(AP)-President Roosevelt said he was expecting a visit from Gen. DeGaulle, the French Ma tional Committee on Liberation leader.
 The President told the corres- pondents in the news conference he had sent word to DeGaulle. who is now in London at the in vitation of Prime Minister Win ston S. Churchill, he would be glad to see him this summer, and suggested two dates, between June g and 30th, or July 9th and 14th.
The Nome nugget., 1944-06-09
PIANO RECITAL AT
 8:00 P. M. SATURDAY

Miss Constance Erickson will present her piano students in a recital at the Native Church at 800 p. m. Saturday. The Feder- ated Junior Choir and girls quar- tet will sing selections, and guest soloist will be William Foster. All are welcome to attend.
The Nome nugget., 1944-06-09
ATC EVENTS

Non Commissioned Officers meeting at the High School ArmorY tonight al 1900 hours.
 Dance Saturday at the Native School, beginning at the usual lime.
The Nome nugget., 1944-06-09
NOTICEl

Civilians, other than War Departmen tor Lomen employ ees, having business at the dock or hauling from the Lomen warehouses. must first obtain Identification badges from the infantry dock office. located at the southeast corner of First and E Streets. Badges will be turned in when business is com pleted.
The Nome nugget., 1944-06-09

The Carpathian mountains have no peak that tops 10000 feet
The Nome nugget., 1944-06-09

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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-22

he has to his credit bass taken in
one days fishing at the Buckeye.
Carl Mumma spends good deal of
time blue gill fishing at the quarry
and very few evenings have slipped
by without Carl plying his skill near
the pump hole-and he gets several
nice ones each time he frequents the
Buckeye.
Alvin Augsburger of Ada hooked
nice IA inch bass on a Jitterbug
near the swimming float over the
weekend and Donald Rupright of
Ney snagged one also, Don says his
fish was a keeper, but not worth
Dragging over. Jess Manages has had
some luck and has taken few bass
home with him since the season
came in.
Don Forche from Beaverdam (the
guy who walked off with the war
bond and Aldine's $500 prize in the
fishing contest) came over to show
us how easy it was to catch fish and
give US few lessons. You guessed
it folks, this time he went home
empty handed. The fish are wising
up to those Beaverdam tactics.
As a whole fishing is slow, Byron
Stratton will vouch for this state
ment-he has a sore right arm from
plug casting this week-he says he
is ready to light out for New York
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in trade at the Community Market,
operated by Merle ingalls,.

Larry Mathewson snagged bass
number 979zz which entities him to
$500 in trade at Crows Gun Shop
at Lima, Ohio.
Gerald Berry caught the bass
wearing tag number 9778z emitting
him to $500 in trade at Bill Augs-
burgers Cigar Store.
This brings the total number of
banded fish captured up to IA. Three
of these are blue gills leaving %
banded blue gills in the Buckeye.
Eleven banded bass have been cap
tured leaving 13 prize winners still
swimming around. So, folks, thar's
fish in them thar waters, let's go
fishin'!
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June II. 1919

Juie IL. 1919
Almost the entire membership of
the Robert Hamilton Post of this
place will attend the state G.. A. r.
encampment to be held at Lima NEXT
week. The big day of the week will
be on Thursday, which will be known
as World War Veterans Day. On
that day formal recognition will be
given Allen County's returned sold
iers and veterans of the other two
ware who fought overseas and served
in camps in this country. Mothers
who lost sons in the war will receive
medals on that day.
Russell Buckmaster of Findlay, and
formerly of this place has enlisted in
the Army for service in France as
mechanic. He will leave Camp
Meade Sunday for service overseas.
Cpl. Oliver Welty who served with
the Hath Engineers Corps and Pvt.
Elan Welty who served with the
125th Infantry left for services a
year ago and were in France eleven
months returned home honorably dis
charged.
Homer Zimmerly is home discharg-
ed from Camp Sherman.
Russell B. Koontz who served in
France IL months has received his
discharge from Camp Pike, Ark. He
has entirely recovered from the gas
sing he received from the hands OF
the Huns last July.
| Adrian Groves who has been in
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-22

Beautiful horses, gaudily attired
horsemen and horsewomen from
Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan, cowboys
from other states and Mexico, all on
hand to compete for more than 5000
in war bonds and stamps in the big
show which will be given on Harmon
Field, July 4, in the evening, the
program starting at 7:30 p. m. Fast
Time.
The Rawson Band will start the
program with set of lively tunes,
playing while Buttons Ace pilot,
Clayton Bixel, puts his plane through
a variety of stunts high in the air
over the field.
Immediately following the exhibit
ton of stunting a grand parade of
all horses will be held led by the
Rawson band.
In swift routine a fascinating, ex-
citing, program of wild west rodeo
events will be held. The program
will be highlighted with steer riding,
bronco busting, and calf roping.
In colorful dress both men and
women will put their splendid
animals through a variety of events
demanding skill and training on the
part of the horse and rider. There
will be a ladies musical keg and a
musical event for the men. A fast
neckbreaking stake bending race for
three daring riders riding zigzagging
abreast thru rows of wooden stakes.
A variety of special events will be
held including a creased pig tussel
for the youngsters, pony race for
ponies 81 inches in height and under,
and high jumping horses. A special
prize will be given to the member of
the armed forces attending the show
from the farthest distance.
The final event will be a dangerous
bareback exhibition of bronco riding
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-22

state if those fish don't start to hit
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BIuHton In First World War

France about year returned home
Thursday. Young Groves enlisted
before he was seventeen and has.
been in number of important en-
gagements.
Alvin Neuenschwander arrived
home at Pandora honorably discharg
ed after having served overseas.
The pigeons used in the war for
the purpose of carrying messages
will go down in history as accom-
plishing outstanding war work. I'm
many instances the crew of torpedo
ed ships were saved by the unerring
ability of these birds in returning to
the mainland or flying to neighbor-
ing ships and delivering distress mes
sages- On the front lines these birds
were utilized at every opportunity
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Bait For Sale at Buckeye

Stdtc IL lilOSe uSi uoi Ss - "
soon.
Bait For Sale at Buckeye
Everybody is anxious for the fish
ing to improve and the club is exert
ing every energy to see that bait,
cane poles and lines are made avail
able.
Minnows are on sale at the Buck
eye quarry bath house. Harry
Minck, life guard for the quarry, as
sisted by Robert Fisher, has con-
structed a floating minnow cage
purchased a license and is ready
for business. Foster Roszman, fish
management agent for our district
and Harvey Williams Allen Game
Warden have agreed to show the
boys how and where to obtain min-
nows and on Tuesday night came
over from Ottawa to lend a hand
and inspect the equipment.
Besides selling mlnnoWs the TEL
lows are dealers for soft shell crabs
nightcrawlers, and fshworms. The
sportsmen's club members are taking
real interest in seeing that the prop
osition works out, for our area needs
a live bait dealer and it is to the
advantage of the fishermen to give
every aid possible to help the boys
along. The bait will be sold al
reasonable prices and the boys
reserve the right to limit quantities
until they get started.
Banded Fish Caught ~-~
Three more prizes have been paie
off with three local men the lucky
winners in the 5000 fishing contest
Jess Manages has captured bass mum
Der 9768z which entities him to $500
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NOTICE OF SALE

On behalf of Ruth 1. King, Administrative
of the Estate of the late James Norman King,
! will received sealed bids for the residence
located at No. 557 South Main Street in the
Village of Bluffton. Ohio. together with acres
more or less of land upon which said resi-
dence is located. All bids must be in my
hands on or before July l, 1914. The prop
erty appraised by the appraisers of the
estate at $500. and cannot be sold for less
than the appraised value. The Administra-
trix reserves the right to reject any and all
bids. Terms of sale. cash.
10 Dan r. Tripplehorn.
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Hardriding Rodeo Set for Bluffton
July 4th

"YIPPEE", Here she comes again
folks, that dazzling, colorful, exciting
show of all shows with multitudes OF
horses in sparkling trappings, feroci-
Gus wild steers, raring broncos, and
daring horsemen all set to give the
people of Bluffton and community a
display of horsemanship in a real
wild western Rodeo the like of which
has never been seen in this area.
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APPRECIATED

l wish to thank my friends for their
many greeting cards, flowers and good
wishes received while | was patient
in the Bluffton hospital.
Mrs. Frank Neuenschwander.
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We've heard that they are
smashing at our foe = sparing
neither steel nor sweat nor
blood in one final, furious as
sault that marks the supreme
military effort of this War!
And what news do Eisen-
hover and his men expect
from US?
Men and women of America
what the Invasion is to our
fighting men, the 5th War Loan
is to us at home!
For us, as we'll as for them,
this is the crisis = the time for
tremendous, overwhelming
effort! Make no mistake! The
5th War Loan will undoubtedly
be the biggest, most vitally i'm
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portant financial effort of this
whole War!
If the 5th War Loan is to sue
ceed, each one of us must do
more than ever before must
buy double =. yes, triple =.
the Bonds we bought last time.
Our men expect to hear that
we are buying double - that
we are matching their sacrifice
as best we can-that the Amer
ican nation, soldiers and civil
ians together, is making one
gigantic effort to win this War!
That's the news our men
expect to hear from us.
Will you personally see that
they get it?
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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT
State of Ohio,
Allen County, IS.
Estate Of T. A. Kitchen, Thomas A. Kitch-
EN-, Deceased
M. M. Boeart of Bluffton, Ohio. has been
appointed and qualified as Administrator with
the viii Annexed of the estate of T. A.
Kitchen Thomas A. Kitchen). late of Allen
County. Ohio. deceased.
Dated this 18th day of June, 1914.
RAYMOND p. SMITH,
IL Probate Judge.
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on Ramona, the widest bronc IN
this section of the country. Several
other of these wild untamed horses
have been obtained for daredevil
horsemen to ride throughout the
evenings entertainment.
All events are open entries and
any person having a horse is eligible
to compete for the prizes.
The final event of the evening will
be the awarding of beautiful horse
shoe of roses, awarded to the grand
champion horseman or horsewoman
of the Rodeo. The trophy will be
given to the rider who has earned
the most points during the evening.
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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT
The State of Ohio,
Allen County, as.
Estate of James w. Jackson, deceased.
Nora E. Koch of 462 Ewing Ave-. Lima.
s',..; nas 70 ~ as.s, 80 anu auAnneu ~ En-
late of Allen County. Ohio. deceased.
Dated this 3lst day of May. 1914
RAYMOND p. SMITH.
9 Probate Judge.
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You know now what we've heard from him.
We've heard that Eisenhower and his Americans
have hurled themselves like thunderbolt against
the bristling defenses of Hiters Wehrmacht!
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BASS SEASON OPENS

Local fishermen are having a small
share of luck since the season open
ed OH June 10th. Plug casting and
fly fishing has produced some fish
and several nice bass have been
snagged in local waters.
George McCune landed IA inch
bass in the Water Works quarry
several evenings ago. Fishing is
much improved at this body of water
and a good many blue gills larger
than a mans hand have been taken
from the quarry.
doc" Rickly probably holds the
record since the season opened for