Japanese Propaganda Paints Soft Volksturm Amid Invasion Fears
Japs push a civilian defense pose while mass Allied forces loom. They forecast months of prep and claim Buckner’s 10th Army will leap to Japan after Okinawa. Behind the scenes real troops and fortifications are quietly bolstering readiness as monsoons arrive.
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J. M. Roberts, Jr
Germany
Okinawa
Southeast Asia
Indies
Java
Borneo
Tokyo
Malaya
Indo-China
Thailand
Burma
Buckner
10Th Army
Volksaturm
Keppler Taken by U.S. Forces in Germany
Wiesbaden report June 13 states Twelfth army group announces the U S seventh army has captured Wilhelm Keppler, a secretary of state in the German foreign ministry, during World War II.
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Wiesbaden
Germany
Twelfth Army Group Headquarters
U. S. 7Th Army
Wilhelm Keppler
Foreign Ministry
Local News Briefs From Atlantic Iowa
Residents and visitors wind through Atlantic notices and events. Gentler fare includes guests visiting, furloughs, and local meetings. Military releases and labor notes mix with market watched steers and family travel as summer arrivals unfold.
Damaged ships crew sought and local job notices listed
Workers including men electricians machinists sheetmetal workers and auto mechanics are needed to return damaged ships to action with veterans sought as guards or government building staff. R K Vawter civil service secretary at the local post office offers full information. Also reported are visits by former Atlantic jeweler Mr. Weaver and his sister Mrs. Vickrey to Hemet and Atlantic, flying via Rearwin Cloudster. Temperatures across Iowa reach 83 degrees in Council Bluffs and 80 in Atlantic with scattered showers. In court, Chester and Blanche Dilley face a rent case for 417.17 cash rent and 686.34 crop rent on 200 acres, plus 73.12 advances. another suit seeks sheep division from 92 ewes and 18 lambs with proceeds split.
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R. K. Vawter
Civil Service
W. L. Weaver
Hemet
Cal
Atlantic
Glen Vickrey
Santa Ana
Clarinda
George Weaver
Weaver
Dorothy Bowen
California
Iowa
Council Bluffs
Estherville
Cherokee
Spencer
Alta
Chester A
Blanche L. Dilley
L. C
Irma McDonald
Dilley
Pedersen 79 buried after Kimballton area illness
Funeral services were held at Immanuel Lutheran Kimballton for Christian Pedersen 79 who died last Sunday at his farm home after a long illness. Born in Denmark October 20 1865 he came to the United States at age 22, married Marie Lauritsen in 1894, and lived on his farm. Survivors include widow two daughters Rose Jensen and sons Ely William and Miller who died in 19382 seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren plus siblings in the U S and Denmark.
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Kimballton
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Christian Pedersen
Harold Ibsen
Mr. Pedersen
Denmark
States
Marie Lauritsen
Pedersen
Lutheran Church
Immanuel Church
Rose Jensen
Ely
Dell Rapids
S. D
William
Sioux City
Miller
Hans ‘Pedersen
P. C. Pedersen
Wisconsin
AMVETS Auxiliary Backs Hospital Bid for Atlantic
The Atlantic AMVETS Auxiliary sent petitions to Congressman Ben Jensen and Senators George Wilson and B. B. Hickenlooper urging a $2,000,000 veterans tubercular hospital be located in Atlantic. Tonight at 7 30 officers from civic groups meet at city hall to discuss sites and the campaign to secure the hospital for Atlantic.
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Atlantic Amvets Auxiliary
Ben Jensen
Extra
George Wilson
B. B. Hickenlooper
Atlantic
Atlantic Civic Organizations
City Hall
U S Rejects De Gaulle Invite To Five Nation Conference
Paris reports say the United States sent France a friendly note refusing Gen. De Gaulle's invitation to a proposed five nation conference on Middle Eastern problems. Official sources would not comment.
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Paris
United States
France
de Gaulle
Funeral services held for John R. Eagan at local church
Funeral services for John R. Eagan were held at 2 p m at Roland Peacock Baxter funeral home with Rev A Breeling of Lewis Methodist Church officiating Organ selections by Mrs Carl Litterst were Palaces and Abide With Me Casket bearers were nephews Ralph Odem Otis Smith Richard Harold Elmer and Leo Eagan Interment in Atlantic cemetery
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John R. Eagan
Roland, Peacock & Baxter
A. Breeling
Lewis Methodist Church
Carl Litterst
Mr. Eagan
Ralph Odem
Otis Smith
Richard
Harold
Elmer
Leo Eagan
Atlantic Cemetery
Cass County Trails in E Bond Sales Drive
With three weeks left in the seventh war loan, Cass county must average 120565 per week to meet its E bond quota. County Chairman E 8 Holton urges banks to boost activity as Cass totals 406302.25 against 767000 quota, ranking fifth from bottom in Iowa. Four H club girls from Pymsa Grove Benton Bear Grove sold 8017.95 at bond booths, led by Mary Lou Kirk, and will run Atlantic booths next Saturday.
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Cass County
E. 8
Holton
Cass
Case
Iowa
Pymosa
Grove
Benton
Bear Grove
Mary Lou Kirk
Atlantic
Agnes Lydon Dies in Des Moines Nursing Home
Mrs Agnes Fagan Lydon of Adair Adair died last night in a Des Moines nursing home after a year as patient. Born near Adair to George Fagan, she married Cornelius Lydon of Casey in 1919. he died in 1924. Survived by daughter Regina of Des Moines, sisters Nellie Fagan Greenfield and Louise Sheehan Chicago, brothers William Greenfield Marcus James Fagan Adair. Funeral at West Des Moines Catholic church. burial Casey Catholic cemetery.
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Adair
Des Moines
Agnes Fagan Lydon
Lydon
George Fagan
Cornelius Lydon
Casey
Regina
Nellie Fagan
Greenfield
Louise Sheehan
Chicago
William Fagan
Marcus
James Fagan
West Des Moines
Casey Catholic Cemetery
FCC appoints former Vermont governor to commission
Washington reports President Truman named former Governor William H. Wills of Vermont to the Federal Communications Commission. He will replace Norman E. Case as his term expires July 30. Both appointees are Republicans.
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Washington
William H. Wills
Vermont
Truman
Federal Communications Commission
Norman
Case
Jensen dies of heart attack at Kimballton Inn vigil
James William Jensen 75 longtime Extra area proprietor died Monday after an acute heart attack. Funeral service Thursday at Kimballton Inn with burial in Extra cemetery. Survived by daughter Ella Jensen and son Harvey Jensen, four grandchildren. Leo nard Leich deceased 1907. Jensen was born Aug 3 1869 in Shelby County and was a Seventh Day Adventist.
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Kimballton
Kimballton Inn
James William Jensen
Jensen
Hans
Bertha Jensen
Shelby County
Audubon County
Sharon Township
Matthilda Jensine Petersen
Audubon
Greely Township
Extra
Kimbalkon
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Ella S. Jensen
Harvey
Ames
Leonard Leich
War Savings Stamps Offered At Atlantic News Telegraph
War Savings Stamps may be purchased at The Atlantic News Telegraph. The notice urges readers to support war financing by buying stamps from the local newspaper office.
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Atlantic News- Telegraph
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Maude Dickerson
Ross Wallace
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E. Crawford
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Cedar Rapids
Elmer Herman
Patsy Ann Ridge
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East Fifth Street
Joseph Kennedy
Ft.Meyers
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Carl N. Kennedy
Plum Street
St. Paul’s Lutheran Ten
State Guard
Case County
Cass County Labor Board
Rotary
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Frank Cardio
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Omaha
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Harry Hopley
James Waters
Glen Wilson
Dive
Ray Anderson
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Watson, Mo
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J. H. Gray
Marilyn Spence
W. R. Spence
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Emil Nygaard
Katherine Gibbs Secretarial School
Miss Spence
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San Francisco Port of Embarkation
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Joan Foatsine
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Cole's Jewelry
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