Local News Briefs From a Small-Town Library and Community
Library hours through Sept 1 run 1 5 30 p m and 7 8 30 p m with Friday evenings and Sundays closed. Mr and Mrs Ed Dunn depart for Glendale California where Dunn has served as district patrol clerk. New Ottawa residents Neal and Mrs Fickertt visit, he works for Folger Coffee. Red Cross room closed Friday afternoon due to American Ladies Aid meeting. Jack Maher and Lloyd McCord return from leave to Farragut Idaho naval training station after mail clerk ratings. Pfc and Mrs Bill South of Douglas Texas visit on furlough. South is son of Mrs Lois South and husband of Mrs Henry Schwarts daughter. Red Oak district farm bureau attendees listed. Staff Sgt Howard Kuhl and former Atlantic Guard member headed to California.
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Farraget
Jack Maher
Lloyd McCord
Atlantic Post Office
Naval Training Station
Farragut
Idaho
Goth
Navy
Artsons
Pfc
Bill South
Douglas
Arts
Pfe
Bouth
Lois South
Henry Schwarts
Rainy weather cuts across Iowa with scattered totals
Heavy rains drenched southwest and central Iowa with more showers forecast. Totals include 1.81 inches locally, 1.86 in Des Moines area, and readings from Osceola to Perry. Temperatures ranged from 44 to 78 degrees with a cool spell expected to ease only slightly.
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Osceola
Guthrie Center
Des Moines
van Meter
Knoxville
Indianola
Oskaloosa
Anitan Soldier Wounded in Italian Campaign
Gerald Bud Fowble of Anita Iowa Cal reports a right shoulder wound while exiting his tank in Italy on May 21. He says he is recovering nicely. His brother Harold R. Fowble is in New Guinea. Parents R. E. and (name unread) Fowble had not heard from him since January.
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Anita
Cal
Gerald
Bud) Fowble
Italy
R. E. Fowble
Harold R. Fowble
New Guinea
Bricker Dewey Battle Under Way for GOP Nomination
The Dewey Bricker clash for the Republican presidential nomination opened with a sharp attack from Gov John W Bricker at Chicago convention HQ. Mrs William T Bruckner head of the women’s division blasted Dewey for not stating his positions on key issues.
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Chicago
Griswold Releases Six Delegates To Dewey Nomination
Gov. Dwight Griswold released six Nebraska delegates pledged to support his bid and urged them to vote for Gov. Thomas E. Dewey on the first ballot. Nebraska has 15 delegates. six were pledged to Griswold, six to Harold Stassen, and three unpledged.
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Lincoln
INS
Dwight Griswold
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Nebricks
Griswold
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Mokmer Airdrome Falls After Jungle Assault
Gen. Douglas MacArthur announced the capture of Mokmer airdrome on Biak Island after an 11 day fight by Sixth Army infantrymen with naval and air support. The victory places an airfield 880 miles from Japanese bases near Palau and Philippines, as enemy positions on Geelvink Islands and New Guinea faced continued air attacks.
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Douglas
Palau
Dutch Guinea
Geelvink
New Guinea
Kamari
Noemfoor
Manokwari
Wekde- Barmi
West Point names first captain Cushman of Cadet Corps
Cadet John H. Cushman of Columbia Washington is selected as the first captain of the West Point cadet corps for the graduating class this June. The appointment marks the highest cadet rank at the academy and places Cushman among notable predecessors like Generals Lee, Pershing, and MacArthur.
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John H. Cushman
Columbia
D. C
Cadet Corps
West Point Military Academy
Cushman
Robert E. Lee
Pershing
MacArthur
Ex-soldier held for Red Cross fraud in Charles City
Marvin G. Teeters of Charles City was held on intent to defraud after returning from Red Oak where Red Cross home service records show he obtained 15 dollars for rent and groceries. He arrived with his wife and 9 month old child and was taken into custody at Red Oak and later held by case officers in Charles City.
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Marvin G. Teeters
Charles City
Red Oak
Teeters
Cass County Red Cross Home Service Committee
Swift & Company
Johnson
Camp Beauregard
A. A. Emigh
Home Service
Swift
Red Cross
Hans Mazhaupt Treason Trial Goes to Jury
The fate of Hans Mazhaupt, retried on treason charges for allegedly aiding and sheltering a Nazi, was sent to a 12 member jury after Judge John P. Barnes instructed the panel to focus on the essential treason elements and disregard the remainder of the lengthy indictment.
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Chi
INS
Hans Mazhaupt
Herbert
John P. Barnes
Primary campaign expenses filed in Des Moines
First reports of primary expenses were filed with Secretary of State Wayne Ropes. Harold Fleck of Oskaloosa the unopposed Democrat for Congress in the fourth district and Frank Byers of Cedar Rapids listed no expense. State Reps D. A. Donahue of Tipton and John R. Gardner of Lisbon reported $41.44 and $11.68 respectively.
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Des Moines
INS
Wayne Ropes
Harold Fleck
Oskaloosa
Congress
Frank Byers
Cedar Rapids
D. A. Donahue
Tipton
John R. Gardner
Lisbon
Woman pilot takes off from highway in Northwood
Northwood Iowa June 8 The successful take-off of an Airacobra fighter on 18 foot concrete highway 66 drew great interest. The pilot Barbara Donaho said she was forced down by a compass failure. Two Army Air Force officers flew from Rochester Minnesota to assist the take-off.
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Northwood
INS
Airacobra
Ita
Barbara Donaho
Army Air Force
Rochester
Minn
Gudgel named G A R commander in Iowa
The Iowa Department of the Grand Army of the Republic named John M. Gudgel of Shenandoah as commander succeeding David Sisk of Marshalltown who became assistant ranger and quartermaster general. W. T. Alstrand of Fort Dodge was named department commander of the Sons of Union Veterans and Mrs Neva Clark of Waterloo was chosen president of the Women's Relief corps.
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Fort Dodge
INS
Iowa
Grand Army of the Republic
John M. Gudgel
Shenandoah
David Sisk
Marshalltown
W. T. Alstrand
Sona
Union Veteranns
Neva Clark
Waterloo
Women's Relief Corpu
Allied Air Attacks Warned in France Advance
The Ike radio spokesman told French listeners that Allied air strikes will not be limited to a 36 kilometer coastal zone. Pamphlets will be dropped before the major assault to warn civilians and guide them to shelter or move to open fields.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Dwight D. Eisenhower
France
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Ros
Underground Report
Atlantic News Telegraph
California
Ed Dunn
Glendale
Dunn Han
District Patrol
Mew Resifante
Neal Fickertt
Ottawa, Kans
Pullman Hotel
Fickertt
Folger Coffee Company
Court House
American Ladies Aid
District Farm Bureau
Clifton Acker
Earl Gansen
Cumberland
Glen Brown
Joe Lawton
Leta Quinlan
Henry Bell
Howard Masteller
Jesse Bishop
Helen Finney
Te Califereta
Howard Kuhl
Company K
The
Atlantic National Guard
Rangers
Califor
American Legion
Susset Amusement Co
Fair Grounds
Atlantic, Iowa
Gulf
Meron
English Channel
U. S. Army Signal Corps
International Soundphoto
Nia
Camp Bummer
N.C
Army Hospital
Omaha
Lauren D. Thomas
Elwood
Melvin
Iowa-Des Moines
Methodist Church
Dusme
Derby
Thomas
Presbyterian Church
Gary Kloppenburg
Gary Weideman
Donnie Clark
Duane Greenwalt
John Bendorf
Phil Armknecht
Henaward
Dale Rowley
Cord
Sharpshooter
Carroll
Perry
Burlington
Ond
Mering
Shirkey Anderson Doug
W. Reserve
Camp Matthews
Marine Corp
Europe
International Business Machines Corporation
Anitan
Dewey
Biak
Max Haupt
Sjouw Ie
Selerex Sum
Selarez
Pettersen
Firestone Store
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