Local Emergency Food and Gasoline Stamp Details
The notice lists current and valid ration stamps for 1944 including Meat-Red stamps A8 to Z8 and 45 to DS in book four, Gasoline No. 12 coupons valid through Sept 21, Foods Blues stamps A1 through ZR and 43 through F5 at 10 points each, Sugar coupons 30 31 32 in book No. 4 for five pounds indefinitely, and Coupon 40 for canning through 1945. Fuel Oil No 4/No 5 coupons valid through Sept 30, No 1 coupons of new issue now good. Shoe stamps No 1 and 2 in book 3 valid for one pair each indefinitely. Several names and addresses appear linked to notices of violations, parking fines, and proclamations, with court costs listed.
Allied Drive Reaches Toward Paris and Belgium Front
In a wide advance across northern France Allied forces push toward Paris and Belgium as German resistance collapses along most fronts. American Third Army nears Reims and Chalons, British forces move toward Amiens and Abbeville, while spearheads threaten the Maginot lines and press toward the Ardennes.
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Seine
Dieppe
Amiens
Abbeville
Dunkerque
Hodges
Senlis
Paris
Crepy
Compiegne
Somme
Reims
Vesle
Aisne
Soissons
Marne
Epernay
Les Grandes Loges
Chalons
Veto Sparks Split Over Expanded Unemployment Benefits
Washington lawmakers rejected a liberalized unemployment benefits bill 188 to 54, arguing it would raise weekly payments to 24 dollars for childbirth and 35 dollars for other workers. The measure sought to set national standards for benefits but faced opposition despite Senate support.
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Washington
Rey Dingell
U.S. Casualties Rise to 343 191 in War
Washington reports total armed services casualties at 343 191 as of August 13 after week of heavy fighting in northern France. Army losses stand at 284 838 with 153 101 killed and 142 686 wounded. navy deaths reach 58 353 with 23 544 killed and 20 701 wounded.
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Washington
France
Patterson
Hhey
Navy
Eisenhower Reveals Early War Strains In France
Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower disclosed that US forces in France exceeded timetable by early June while supplying losses. He cited 900 tanks 2 400 automatic rifles 1 750 quarter ton trucks 1 500 mortars 83 000 miles of field wire and 150 000 tons of ammunition per month.
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Brehon Somervell
Army Service
Eisenhower
France
United States
Eisenhower Predicts 1944 Allied Victory If All Do Duty
General Dwight D. Eisenhower says the war against Germany could end in 1944 if every person on the battlefronts and home fronts does his duty. He notes that defeat of the Reich hinges on fighting quality of troops more than fortifications. He spoke after remarks in Algiers before arriving in England for the winter.
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Wehrmacht
Germany
Algiers
England
Eisenhower
Reich
Dewey to Meet Iowa Leaders During Des Moines Visit
Gov. Hickenlooper said Thomas Dewey plans a Des Moines stop on Sept. 11 to discuss agricultural policy with farm, labor and small business leaders and meet editors. No public address is planned. details to be announced next week.
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Des Moines
INS
B. B Hickenlooper
Thomas E. Dewey
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Herbert Brownell, Jr
G.O.P
Chicago
Delvey
Dewey
Perley Clark Funeral Friday at 2 in Marion
Services for Perley O. Clark 138 Twenty-sixth street drive SE who died Wednesday after a long illness will be held Friday at 2 p m at the Yocom chapel in Marion conducted by Rev Charles J Bready of Cedar Rapids Masonic services will be by Marion lodge No 6 AF and AM Burial in Mt Clark cemetery at Central City.
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Twenty-sixth Street Drive
Yocom Chapel
Marion
Charles J Bready
Cedar Rapids
Marion Lodge No. 6
A. F
A M
Mt. Clark Cemetery
Central City
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Avenue
Delta
Permilla L. Boots
Morley
Arthur Poe
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
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Knights of Fpythias
Harold
Peoria
Loren
Chicago
Kenneth
U. S. Navy
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U. S. Army Air Corps
Greenville
Miss
K. O Nelson
Los Angeles
Charles
Sterling
Cole
John
Peach Bottom
Mary Walker
York
Moen Chapel
Gillette Talks Military Training and Postwar Duties
Iowa Senator Gillette argues for extended military training and a strong armed forces to defend a future international peace structure. He cites technical needs, rapid warfare advances, and public support for a respected career path in the services. He mentions political groups and his re election bid against Gov Hickenlooper while outlining committee roles and a stance against partisan affiliations.
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Bourke B. Hickenlooper
National Citizens Political Action Committee
Iowa
Washington
Gillette
Senate
Congress
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Dumbarton Oaks
LaFollette
Vandenberg
White
Austin
Connally, Barkley
George
Frank Pelzer Rites Held at Atlantic Methodist Church
State Senator Frank Pelzer died Monday from a heart attack. Funeral services were set for Friday at the Atlantic Methodist church with burial to follow at Marne.
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Atlantic (Ap
Frank Pelzer
Atlantic Methodist Church
Marne
Rights for ship’s crew not abridged by sex, hopeful for action
A speaker argued that ship rights must not be limited by gender and expressed hope for prompt congressional or regulatory action to address the issue. The comment underscored ongoing debates over equality in maritime labor and policy.
Cold Weather Grips Iowa With Widespread Showers
A cold spell across Iowa brought scattered showers and rising humidity as Cedar Rapids recorded 72 degrees at 230 pm and 73 earlier in the day. Heavy rainfall fell in northern and eastern Iowa with Dubuque reporting 1.57 inches. Other city readings included Davenport 92, Burlington 78, Decorah 56, and Towns City 61 as the state saw a high of 75 at Davenport and Onawa and a low of 48 at Onawa overnight.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Dubuque
Davenport
Burlington
Towns City
Decorah
Mercury
Onawa
Truman Acceptance Talk on Air Tonight
Senator Harry S. Truman will deliver his acceptance speech tonight in Lamar Missouri birthplace. The address set for 9 30 p.m. will be broadcast over all networks nationwide.
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Truman
Lamar
Harry S. Truman
Planes Batter 19 Jap Ships Across Vast Pacific
Allied bombers intensified the campaign against Japanese shipping, sinking or damaging at least 19 vessels from the Kurile islands to the Moluccas and East Indies. Heavy and medium bombers hit Halmahera dropping 113 tons of explosives, while a 7,000-ton freighter was destroyed or heavily damaged off the Celebes.
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Allied Hdq
S.W. Pacific
Kurile Islands
Moluccas
East Indies
Southwest Pacific
Halmahera
Philippines
Celebes
Murphy to Advise as Ambassador Rank in Germany Setup
The State Department said Robert Murphy will go to London as a political adviser with ambassador rank for the military government of Germany. He is expected to advise Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, not replacing Ambassador William Phillips who recently resigned amid congressional controversy. Supreme Headquarters in London named Samuel Reber to succeed Phillips.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Supreme Headquarters
London
France
Eisenhower
Reich
Norway
Denmark
Holland
Belgium
Washington
State Department
Robert Murphy
North Africa
Germany
Dwight D Eisenhower
William Phillips
Congress
Samuel Reber
Murphy
Algiers
Phillips
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