Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 June 1944 — Page 6
reported previously, to the southwest in the same sector. While the Americans
the 105-mile front. Field dispatches from France
throwing fresh infantry and panzer divisions from all parts of France {into a counter-attack of mounting
command said was “moving toward | its climax.” | Savage street fighting still raged
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held the ruins of that village where some of the heaviest battles of the invasion campaign had been fought. German armor struck heavily at aliled positions in the area of Villers - Bocage, ‘where British and American forces hold high ground commanding the town which at last reports appeared to be in enemy hands. Heavy losses “were inficited on the Germans in the Tilly-Balleroy-Villers-Bocage triangle where a majority of Rommel's tanks were believed concentrated. Their counterattacks yesterday cost them nine Mark 6 Tiger tanks armed with rapid firing 88's and eight Panthers, lighter and faster than the Tigers and carrying one long-barreled gun.
FARMERS TO BUY 'IEKE DAY’ BONDS
(Continued From Page One) (after Vigo county bid $5,381,500 in
foal, Jeanne Crain, at the war bond auction dinner at the Claypool hotel. The bid, submitted by Anton Hulman, Vigo county war finance committee chairman, was the high of 21 bids totaling $6,192,365 submitted at the auction. The foal was named for Jeanne| Crain, star of the motion picture, “Home in Indiana,” who was hostess at the dinner. The film is having its world premiere a$ the Indiana theater, Marc Wolf, chairman of the Indiana war activities committee of the motion picture industry, was toastmaster at the banquet and Harold Van Orman of Evansville,
The tactical squadrons concentrated this morning on road junctions around the Caumont-Villers-Bocage-St. Lo areas in an effort to throw off balance the German reserves moving into the battle,
Hundreds of Tanks
500 to 600 tanks up to last night into the furious struggle raging between Caen and St. Lo in the center of the 105-mile perimeter of the allied beachhead and Richard D. McMillan, United Press war correspondent, reported from the front that new enemy infantry and panzer divisions had been sent into battle from all parts of France today. Allied patrols entered Tilly-sur-Seulles, 12 miles west of Caen, this
house and office building canvas. He reported that so far buying and interest in meeting the county’s $79,000,000 invasion quota exceeded similar periods of all four previous drives, Sales must average $3,300,000 daily to meet the goal by the deadline, July 8. Some 6000 Boy and Cub Scouts are ringing doorbells, and OCD workers, war mothers and 4-H club members are soliciting in suburban and rural townships. Meanwhile, new pledges totaling $97,516 from 17 employee groups representing 1041 workers were received in the “buy -where-you-work” phase of the campaign. The new firms are as follows: California Juice Co., Gates Motors, Inc., General Apartments, Inc., General Asbestos & Supply Co. Hoosier Casualty Co. Isler Cartage, Inc., Kiefer Stewart Co. H. C. Knode & Co., Marsh & McLennan, Inc, North Side Chevrolet, Inc.
former lieutenant governor, was the | auctioneer. The Vigo county bid represented | the combined bids of the county’s| horse-lovers. Next highest bid of $365,540 was submitted by Madison county. Other bids, including one of $200,000 and two of $100,000, were submitted by individuals. Wiliam H. Trimble, Marion county war finance committee chairman, today ennounced that the county sales neared the $10,000,000 mark as 10,000 volunteer workers started their house-to-
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