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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1944
Page
3
The fiftieth annual Iowa State Bar Association convention closes its meeting with Wayne G Look of Dart, succeeding Denie M Kalter of Fort Dodge as leader. Ongoing coverage mentions divorce case involving actor Brian Aherne and other local and national items.
Partly cloudy with showers in the west and extreme north. Mostly cloudy with thundershowers tonight and Sunday. Cooler in the northwest today then tonight and Sunday. Fresh to strong winds.
Allied headquarters in Italy confirms establishment of shuttle bomber routes using U S air bases in Russia. Communique notes a raid on Romanian and Russian bases with limited details to protect operations. Neutral reports emphasize Soviet‑American cooperation on Soviet soil for Reich shuttle bombing.
Adair reports the death of John Heckman killed in action in Italy on May 16 after 19 months in service. He is one of several siblings including another brother lost in the South Pacific and is survived by three sisters and three brothers.
Congress members report President Roosevelt may have signaled a fourth term during a reception. He asked Representative William Lemke if he would run in 1936, and after Lemke's negative reply, the president added perhaps neither man should run this time.
House leaders pressed a priority price control extension bill for quick approval to continue OPA controls for a year with subsidies on consumer food aid liberalized. GOP and Democrats favor prompt action before the July 1 deadline, while the Senate moves to end subsidies after January 1, 1945 unless congress funds them.
J E Chaney age 80 of Cumberland died after a year of declining health. Born March 3 1864 in Hillsboro Ohio he lived in Kansas and Fontanelle before settling in Cumberland 36 years ago. Survived by widow two sons Harry and Harley four grandchildren and a great grandchild. Funeral Monday at 2 pm at the home with Rev C W Woollard of the Methodist church officiating. Interment Greenwood Cemetery Cumberland.
Washington report notes prosecution rests seven defendant segment naming new figures in an alleged conspiracy to undermine morale of U S forces. New names include Gerald Winrod William Dudley Pelley Lois De Lafayette Washburn Elisabeth Dilligg and Robert Edmondson. Also linked to Bund activity are Herman Schwinn and Gerhard Wilhelm Kunse. Cpl Meredith W Walker of the 80th Tanks Battalion Camp Polk La receives the Good Conduct Medal after working as a Coca Cola Bottling salesman before his March 1948 enlistment.
Allied daylight and night raids blasted railroad yards and military sites in Pas de Calais and Boulogne while RAF bombers struck northern France and the Paris region. British and American aircraft attacked Leverkk, Trappee, and other targets as part of a massive two way assault that involved over 5,000 Allied planes and more than 5,000 tons of explosives.
Mrs Mildred Sauer a Bell telephone operator and her daughter Betty Ann left Friday for Denver to spend several days with her son Pvt Leon Sauer who is at Fitzsimmons general hospital attending a medical technicians course.
New York dispatch reports German propaganda claiming Field Marshal Albert Kesselring leads a retreating race in Italy. The broadcast says Kesselring has gained a start on the Eighth Army along the northern roads, with no clear indication of withdrawal distance.
Arrangements completed for Air WA Caravan free show at Atlantic high school football bowl Monday night at 8 30 weather permitting. If inclement weather the auditorium will host. Floodlights will be ready and the stage moved from city park. Sponsoring groups include Atlantic CAP Chamber of Commerce American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. Prizes of 50 war bond and 25 bond for women registering for WACs. Top performers from Western Technical Training Command provide a high grade production with soldiers and WAC talent.
London dispatch says Field Marshal Rommel led a May 25 assault on Marshal Tito's Yugoslav partisan HQ at the Drvar Grotto, 70 miles north of Split. The attack included glider and paratroops and an airborne raid with a seven pronged land assault. Tito and Churchill escaped as partisans fought hard and two Allied reporters were briefly captured.
Maryland Democrats declined to send a delegation to the national convention for Roosevelt seeking a fourth term. The 24 delegates will have 18 free-agent votes in Chicago while Maryland commended Roosevelt and Hull for handling international affairs. Baltimore leader William Curran blocked a labor threat to push the issue on the floor.
In Italy, Allied forces report heavy fighting around Monte Castellaccio as they press toward Rome. Fifth Army has captured Velletri and Valmontone, while German defenses north of these towns resist. Berlin claims Rome is free of German troops, but Allied leadership asserts the campaign continues.
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