Bond Drive Tightens As Linn County Schools Compete
Palo leads Central City in the Linn County Victory loan drive with Edgewood No. 1 narrowing the rural race. Reports show school totals across towns including Palo Central City Edgewood Union Rogers Grove and others reaching the Victory loan office. Superintendent notes stress the importance for servicemen and families while teachers push for last minute sales before the holiday break.
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Edgewood No
Clinton Township
Union No
College Township
Rogers Grove
Putnam Township
Concord No
Marion Township
Granze Hall
Fags Township
Jack Ferring
Linn County
Palo
Central City
Victory Loan E Bond
Memorial Building
Earl Silka
Walter A. Shupp
Janet Pattee
Betty Clark
Doris Melenovsky
Nancy Fink
Marilyn Malloy
Donald Main
David Shakespeare
Bill Gaddis
Bud Broxey
Robert Gaddis
Morgan Hamer
Soldier with Four Years in Battle Areas Faces Long Discharge Wait
Honolulu AP reports Pvt. William G. Pickett, stationed at Bellowsfield, has four years in battle areas and service on more than 35 ships but a discharge progress showing only one point toward discharge. The record highlights extensive combat time versus slow career processing.
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Honolulu
William G. Pickett
Bellowsfield
Third Armored Spearhead Division's World War II Drive
The Third Armored Spearhead division led rapid advances from the St Lo breakout to Berlin, capturing 40,000 Germans and three generals among 8,000 Nazi prisoners. Commanding Gen Maurice Rose was killed when captured by a German tank commander. They secured Cologne and Paderborn, aided the Ruhr push, and reached the Elbe at Dessau, also freeing Gestapo prisoners in Cologne and seizing a trainload of V 2 rockets.
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St. Lo
Third Armored
Falaise- Argentan
Seine
Siegfried Line
Ardennes
Houffalize
Cologne
Paderborn
Second Armored
Ruhr
Saale
Berlin
Elbe
Dessau
Gestapo
Bremkirchen
Yanks Accept Trusteeship Plan
U S delegates to the UN preparatory commission accepted a Russian compromise on the trusteeship issue and dropped claims for equal status of interested powers in the transfer of League mandates to UN control. The general assembly is slated to decide on calling mandatory powers to act in concert and turn mandates over. A Philippine proposal for general elections in future trusteeship territories passed 21 to 4 with Russia opposing the big powers. The measure requires assembly ratification.
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London
U. S&s
United Nations Preparatory Commission
League of Nations
United Nations
General Assembly
Actor Bill Edwards to wed Hazel Allen in January
Hollywood reports actor Bill Edwards announced plans to marry Hazel Allen a doctor's assistant from Duluth Minnesota on January twenty first after meeting by telephone five months ago.
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Hollywood
Bill Edwards
Hazel Allen
Duluth, Minn
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