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MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED WIRE VOLUME 40 CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS, TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 1944 NUMBER 232 PRESIDENT TO OFFER PRAYER Knew Of Military Actions Several Weeks Ago WASHINGTON, June Closeted bedroom. President spent RUSSIANS TO PERFORM PART IN INVASION Will Attack Nazis From East; Three Way Movement BY HENRY C. CASSIDY MOSCOW, June 1 sian armies were understood today of the invasion writing citaensh lp be rin to prayer for victory for the Allied Bruce Merwm, acting president nf HhovMinn nrpspnt the di- perform their part, of the University High Commencement To Be Held Wednesday University High School will hold its Commencement exercises in Shryock auditorium on Wednesday night, June 7, at eight o'clock. The speaker will be Dr. W.

P. Dallman, a member of the foreign language department of the college. W. T. Wright will present the Rotary awards to, giris and two boys for their leader- forces of liberation.

The Chief Executive, ceived reports of the of, the will present the di who re- 1 plomas to the seniors. Reverend Allied task of crushing Germany invasion A. C. Davis of the First Baptist, with a blow. from, the west and through its early phases, will go on the air at 9:00 o'clock tonight church will give the invocation and (Jen.

Alexander's thrust-up 'the the benediction, Italian Peninsula Campus Laboratory Commencement Will Be Held Tonight I Tonight at o'clock eighth-grade class of the Campus Laboratory School will have promotional exercises in the Allyn. Assembly. The following program will be presented: Days Gone By, reader Bill Patterson. Introduction of Eighth Grade. Star Spangled- rade and Audience.

Social-Studies Current Events, English' Spanish Class. of'the Border;" Displays from Science, Home EC i onomic and Industrial Classes. ALLIES ESTABLISHING BASES ALONG 100 MILE STRIP; SEA LANDINGS MADE SUCCESSFULLY -rT'-f-u T. i tmnowAWi u-uuiuii. ciuu j-uuusiiiai JL i "dirSon of Mr Th im Fra che Presentation- of basketball team unaer we airLcuon 01 mt WQS the seccmt ront for which an veil leaders Charles Paterson, mil provide Russians had called for three Solo-Barbara Swartz, ac- music for the occasion.

They will anxious But the "second companied by Ruth Young present the following program dur- alread had ceased to bc a aysGonyeB by ing roi Ll flv te pen Political issue here before Eisen- Eighth Grade Class Grade Appreciation -Class. nation will join him in the prayer which he wrote. Presidential Secretary Stephen Early, who described Mr. Roosevelt's activities to reporters, said the President went to his bedroom early last evening and began working on the prayer shortly after he delivered a nation-wide radio broadcast on the fall of Rome. Working behind blackout curtains which darkened the White House to night-time passers-by, Early said preceding the exercises: Thunder On The There's Something About a Sol- ee hower struck.

Russians who learned of the invasion today literally danced with Attila Over of World War I Newspapers which had. not an- 'nounced. the landings still were carrying glowing, accounts of the fall of Rome. the Chief Executive received Short'nin' steady invasion William Tell LONDON, June and in 10:30 p. Immortal i forces of Nazi infantry and tanks (CWT) en into the actual hours The Star Spangled Banner.

attacking in the week-long German of the assault against the coast of The following seniors will re- offensive in the lasi sector in Ro France. ceive diplomas: Rose Aemiseg- mania were repulsed yesterday, "He knew when the first barges ger, Richard Allen, Bob Armstrong, hile Red airmen hammered the started across the channel and he Bonnie Bateman, 'Delmer Brunty, Bessarabian' railway 'junction of NAZIS RESIST FIFTH ARMY IN ITALYWEAKLY Ehemy Divisions In Desperate Strait Now ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Britain Mavor Bernard Samuel Liberty Bell Rang Out As Liberation Of Europe Started PHILADELPHIA, June.6—(AP) The Liberty Bell, which heralded this nation's independence, rang out today as the liberation of Europe began. Striking the great bell six times: on a broadcast (NBC) heard, throughout the United States and 11,000 PLANES USED IN RAIDS AND1VASIGN Biggest Armada Of Aircraft Ever Used Presentation of Diplomas NAPLES, June -Fifth inscriDtion Dro elaim A Hal Hall, Superintendent of Cam- Army forces drove steadily beyond quoted lts pioclaim ALLIED BY W. W. HERCHER SUPREME HEADQUARTERS EDITIONARY By WES GALLAGHER SUPREME HEADQUARTERS, (ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, June 6.

I landed in the Normandy section of Northwest France early today, and i by evening had smashed their way i inland on a broad front, making i good a gigantic air and sea iriva- sion against unexpectedly slight German opposition. Prime Minister Churchill said part of the record-smashing num- i ber of parachute and glider troops fighting in Caen, nine miles 1 inland, and had seized a number of important in the invasion area. pus Laboratory School. Twenty-three ceive diplomas. students will re- knew when they landed," Early said.

knew of other operations in just as great detail." The reports came into the White House by telephone from the Army's nerve center, the nearby Pentagon Building. Early said he could r.ot disclose from whom the Violet Cannon, Lorraine Carring- Chisinau, 70 miles east-and a little ton. Bettye Cash, Ludine of lasi, Moscow'reported to- Kenneth Croslin, Lois Dallmann, day. Gerald Ellish, Juanita Futrell. The Germans were said to have Georgia Gher, Sharon Goforth, use self-propelled midget tanks Jessie Graff, Virgfnia Hailey, Rich- f-the same type that gave only a ard Harvry, Mary Anne Hayton, mediocre performance on the An- Dale, Houghland, Golda Jurich, 0 beachhead.

Most of the electri craft, Frances Shryock, W. cow said. Sisk, John Sternberg, Jane Tate, James Trammel, Barton- Webb, John Williams, Luan Rosson, Seven Men Called For Navy By Local Selective Service The following men have called In yesterday's fighting near lasi the Nazis lost 41 tanks and 33 planes, Moscow said. President received his information Dorothy Mathis, JoAnn McNeil, ally-controlled and explosive-filled because of security reasons, but Qucntin Parrish, Mabel Patterson, vehicles were knocked before he gave the impression Mr. Roose- Louis Renfro, Glenn Rich.

reaching forward positions, the velt was intimately abreast of the William Ridgeway, Art communique from Mos- operations. Early called his regular morning press conference 30 minutes earlier than usual, telling reporters he knew they were anxious to get invasion news, he President has known ior sometime what the world now knows about the invasion," Early The text of the prayer Mr. Roosevelt wrote will be released for publication later in the day, Early added, so that the public can be familiar with it and join the Presi- Cadets In Charge Of SINU Broadcast Wednesday, WEBQ The Southern Illinois Normal University radio program, to be presented over radio station WEBQ HEADQUARTERS. continues without pause," said a communique. (French troops have captured Tivoli, on the Avezzano highway 30 miles northeast of Rome, the FORCE, June Allied forces landed in the Normandy area of northwest France today liberated Rome today, some units liberty throughout all the land un- FORCE, June plunging as much as five- miles to all the inhabitant thereof-and a rolling ocean of clouds 5,000 feet out from the historic Tiber River comrae nted- thick Allied alrforces threw 000 against what was officially termed lrionrf i-ho-t aircraft of almost every type into "only weak resistance Let ll mdeed loclaim llbert the grant invasion of Europe battle to destroy the enemy 'throughout the land and the re- day bombing and strafing miles of liberty throughout the of Normandy's beaches and flying and havetm-ust sevual miles in inland to break the enemy's com- munieations.

Two things stood out in the air launched in support of he landings in northern France, turn world." British broadcasting company announced today.) Wednesday afternoon, will be of Lt Gen Mark Clark's troops special interest to Carbondale i have crossed or reached the Tiber listeners, A-'group of aviation ca- a11 the wa from Rome-to the sea dets will have charge of the pro-' and divisions still in the gram, beginning', two flatlands below the city are in desperate straits. In the coastal area alone well over 2,000 prisoners apparently (Continued on cage four) FORECAST Fair this afternoon, tonight and Wednesday; continued cool today and tonight; slightly warmer Wednesday 'afternoon: highest temperature today about 70, Murphysboro Youth Killed In Accident In Honolulu Mon. Word was received in Murphys- for services in the U. S. Navy bo ro last night that Allen Lollar, the Jackson County Selective son of Mr.

and T. A. Lollar, Board Number Two. They will re-1 was killed in an automobile acci- port to their induction center in flent in Honolulu yesterday, a few days and then be assigned to Young Lollar was one of Murphysboro's most popular youths and was well known to both Murphysboro and Carbondale young people. He attended, the Murphysboro High School and was active in sports and music.

some station for their boot Then are: Clyde Walker Grizzell. Melvin Leon Tobab.en, Joe Allen Wright. Aubrey Leonard East. Robert Gene Miller. Earl Phillip Franzen.

James Raines. The broadcast'will the nature of a farewell entertainment as the 69th Detachment will be leaving i the campus in-a few weeks. i Cadet Wade "Williams of "South; Carolina, a former professional badges from Rome to the sea actor on Broadway, will be master of ceremonies. THE WAR TODAY Sy DeWITT MACKENZIE (Associated Press War Analyst' The voice which came over my net because all- Tiber either have been blown up or captured, The program will consist of instrumental and vocal music, a review of cadet activities on our campus and a tribute to the people and Carbonaale vicinity. The campus news commentator is Charles' Chandler and Richard E.

Beyer is the announcer. In still-jubilant Rome, however, eleven crossing remained intact, and' the Fifth Army poured across in. a constant stream to chase the- Germans fleeing northward in disorder. against unexpectedly- slight German opposition and with losses much smaller than had been anticipated. The grand The first was the mass of airplanes for yesterday but postponed until the Allies were able to put into the today because of bad sky in weather described as "just.

found the highly-vaunted German fair." defense much less formidable in The other was the absence of every department than had been German resistance. feared. In a blasting herald to the in- Air 0 rne troops who led the-as- vasion, the British bomber com- sault befQre daylight on a history mand sent more than 1,300 of its maWnff SM? suffered "extremelv making scale fpfcrnhnm. in thp mrlv -f lc small" losses in the air, headquar- telephone the carjy.i channel last night and early today hours of this morning was quiet, tl ls steady, confident. "This is the D-Day," it said simply, "The Allies have attacked in the heaviest aerial attack cvcr jthe lane fleets aimed at German batteries along 20 miles sky and used the French coast.

Ten attacks were executed with on the Cherbourg Peninsula and the stunning aerial bombardment Eastward. They are well inland I falling on the Normandy landing already." All of us might, I think, take our cue from the calm confidence Sugar Stamp No. 32 Valid June 16 For Five Pounds Sugar Annual Meeting Of Scientist Church Opened In Boston 'While holding military might essential to the victory of 'Allied nations over. anti-Christ claims of COO'. TEMPERATURE 7AM 601 The' action means a ff t1 WASHINGTON, June, injustice and intolerance, the Stamp 32 in War Ration Christian Science Board of, Direc- Book four will become valid on'tors yesterday 'told the June 16 for five pounds of meeting of the First Church of continuation Scientists, in Boston, that free- 1 P.

High 24-Hour Low 72 of sugar rations at the going" rate idom is essentially a spiritual, gift 78 pounds a person every two 58 and a half months, "to be realized only through spir- (ton'unuec. on rage Three) SINU Summer Term To Open June 12 The -''first summer session of Southern Illinois Normal 'Clnivers- it is scheduled to begin on Monday, June 12, and continue to July 21. Registration will" be held in Wheeler Library, Monday, June classes convening on the following Tuesday. In addition to'the work leading up" to the B. B.

S. or B. Ed. degrees, work may be' taken during this session leading to the Master's degree in Education. The inauguration of graduate work is entirely new at Southern, and is expanding rapidly.

Graduate work will. be offered, in fields. Elementary Education beaches as the first phases of the coorinatcd assault began. navigation -lights to keep formation. Naval losses for the seaborne forces were described at headquarters "very, very small," although In the mountains east of Rome of that voice, as this greatest am-German rearguards threw strong invasion of history gets opposition -against the British F.

There many Eighth Army in an effort to cover! which we cannot be sure at the northward withdrawal of and we shall see bitter days, main enemy troops in that sector. The Allied Air Forces gave the Germari' columns no 1 In the area immediately north of Rome yesterday more than 375 of their vehicles were destroyed or damaged by fighter-bombers. Illinois Ordnance Truck Drivers Back On Jobs At Plant Approximately sixty- truck driv- and prayers of all liberty loving ers, out. on strike since last week, returned to their; jobs this morning but on one score we'can be is no doubt of ultimate success. This is the Coupe de Grace for which we have waited so battle to exterminate.the Nazi beast.

As General Eisenhower put it to his boys when they started on this great adventure' from which many will not return: "You are about to embark on a great crusade. The eyes of the upon you and the hopes Guns sought out as targets were OOD ships and several thousand of two kinds with two different! smaller craft participated m.tak. I ing the American, Canadian and 'British troops to France. functions. They were the very lonj range 155-millimeter guns such as those used by the Germans to shell Dover and designed as well to fire on shipping, and the 170-millimeter type placed to fire on beaches or landing craft inshore.

It was believed that the useful- SUPREME ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, June British and Canadian forces landed by daylight in massive ness of many of the batteries which strength on the Normandy coast escaped direct hits was impaired I of France today and sped inland by near misses severing communi-1 from quickly-established beach cations with command posts, throwing the guns out of alignment, or raising. mounds of earth in front of the guns to make sighting impos- people go with you, we will accept nothing' less full vie- Foreign Physical Science. Language, Science Mathematics, and Social folkiwirig a meeting 'between man-j tory." agement and labor-last night. Thej- Meanwhile millions meeting was- directed by C. A.

La-1 people are waiting anxiously pray- S. Conciliator, erfully, -for 'General Eisenhower's signal to rise and 'smite' Hitler, The: commander in" chief is holding them in leash lest premature uprisings cost lives. The "Allied -high command has this- column" has Education Administration and ing to Captain toren Mebine, Corn- Secondard Education -Biological English, manding 7 officer, at line employees, about eOttiln number, will return to their jobs afternoon, at four- o'clock, Capt. Mebine said. Otter British aircraft.

attacked the northwestern German railroad city of Osnabruck without often hit western France at the tough spot, right in strongest defenses. It was the logical thing to for our must be close to their main base is in England. So! jheadi. Gen. Dwight D.

Eisenhower told his. troops this grand assault was a.crusade bring "nothing less.than full victory." German opposition apparently was less effective than -anticipated, although fierce in many The seaborne troops, led by Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery, surged across-the channel from England, by 4,000 regular ships and additional thousands of smaller craft They were preceded massed flights of parachute -and glider we are going gt it the hard way forces who -landed inland" during" in the it will be the dark. the easiest in the long run.

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