Five Years in Nazi Army But Hates War
A deserter from the German army tells how he fought in Italy, Russia, France and Belgium yet refuses to kill. He walks to U S forces with a pass seeking safety and return to his mother in Mausbach as his homeland lies ruined by war and Hitler’s campaigns. He laments war and hopes to live on land with his family. The account follows his journey through front lines and the devastation of his mother’s home, illustrating the human cost of Nazi aggression.
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Rhona Churchill
U. S
INS
Duesseldorf
Italy
Russia
France
Belgium
Hitler
Breslau
Gestapo
Mausbach
Germany
Europe
Couple Overcome By Gas in Truck Near Waterloo
In Waterloo Iowa AP Harold Arthur McKinley 31 of Arlington and Thelma Irene Hill 19 of Eagle Grove were found overcome by carbon monoxide in the cab of a parked semi trailer truck near the business district at 9 45 am Saturday. They were later reported recovering at Presbyterian hospital Saturday night. McKinley drove for Mrs Ruth Ellsworth of Eagle Grove and had left Arlington Thursday to take a butter load to Philadelphia.
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Waterloo
Harold Arthur McKinley
Arlington
Thelma Irene Hill
Eagle Grove
Presbyterian Hospital
McKinney
Ruth Ellsworth
Philadelphia
Clark Expects German Withdrawal From Northern Italy
Lt Gen Mark Clark said a German retreat from Italy was increasingly likely and warned Italians in the north to avoid targets to let any withdrawal be costly. Allied patrols found strong German positions south of Bologna as battles continued on U S Fifth and British Eighth Army fronts amid naval bombardment near the French Italian border.
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Rome
Mark Clark
Italy
Reich
Bologna
Twelve Bodies Found in Tacoma Apartment Ruins
Firemen removed twelve charred bodies from the Macfair apartment house ruins in Tacoma on Saturday night. Fifteen more believed trapped on upper floors as flames swept the four story building, while sixteen others with severe burns were rushed to hospitals. Families perished as floors collapsed during the blaze.
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Tacoma, Wash
Macfair
Central Park Church To Open Mission School
Central Park Presbyterian church begins its annual school of missions tonight and runs each Sunday until Palm Sunday. Activities start with refreshments at 5 45 p m and classes for all ages at 6 25 7 10 and 8 00 with teachers D A Nicholson Anne Smithy William Cech and Allan Schoff. The adult forum is led by Rev Allen Schoff. First four sessions cover The Cost of World Order with speakers Dr David I Berger Rev Jean P Hauter and Rev Carl L Manfred.
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Central Park Presbyterian Church
School of Missions
D. A. Nicholson
Anne Smithy
William Cech
Allan Schoff
Allen Schoff
World Order
David I. Berger
Jean P. Hauter
Carl L. Manfred
Women’s Association
Church
Wife of Jay Gould’s Son Investigated
Paris reports Mrs Florence Lacaze Gould says she invested over 5 million francs in a Monte Carlo bank to prevent her husband Frank Jay Gould from being sent to Germany. She calls herself the wife of a famous American linked to arts circles and notes the 21 July 1944 transaction aimed at protecting him, amid French investigations and Morgenthau’s remarks.
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Paris
Florence Lacaze
Gould
Monte Carlo
Frank Jay Gould
Germany
Associated Press
Morgenthau
U.S. Treasury
United States
France
Complaints About Cigarettes Dwindle, OPA Officials Say
Des Moines AP reports that cigarette complaint calls to the district OPA dropped from five or six daily to about one every two weeks. Chief investigator Ted Nowlin says buyers no longer report overcharges or unwanted cigarette purchases, suggesting fewer illegal sales or fewer complaints.
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DES Moines
OPA
Ted Nowlin
Navy Officer Training Increase Signed by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt signed a measure to raise permanent naval reserve officers training corps enrollment from 17 200 to 14 000 with a temporary boost to 24 000 for a year after the war. It currently enrolls 6 500 students across 27 colleges and plans to expand the number of schools. The navy intends to eventually reduce and end the V 12 program by consolidating it with NROTC units.
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Washington
Naval Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
Roosevelt
Navy
Save the Corn Week in Nebraska
Governor Dwight Griswold proclaimed February 19 to 26 as Save the Corn Week urging able bodied Nebraskans to volunteer for work helping farmers move wet corn. He warned of potential losses to individuals, the state, and the war effort if the bumper crop is not saved.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Dwight Griswold
Alleged Check Forger Returned to Arkansas
Deputy U S marshal Joseph A Petrus brought back prisoner Robert James Trembley 33 from Little Rock Ark where federal authorities charged him with forging the endorsement on a government check issued to his deceased wife Lola Trembley. Trembley claimed he signed the check for his ill wife.
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Joseph A. Petrus
United States
Little Rock
Ark
Robert James Trembley
Trembley
Cedar Rapids
Lola Trembley
Posthumous Army Award for Pvt George Zalesky
Mrs. George Zalesky of 1551 B l avenue NE receives the Purple Heart posthumously for her husband Pvt George Zalesky who was killed in action in Holland on November 4. He had been overseas since last August with an armored division after re entering service last February. A University of Iowa graduate, he left to join the army two years ago, briefly discharged while at Camp Davis NC, and earlier worked for Complete Auto Iowa City and Goodyear Tire Cedar Rapids and Iowa City.
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George Zalesky
L Avenue NE
Holland
Ann Zalesky
Fifth Avenue SE
Pvt
Zalesky
University of Iowa
Camp Davis
N. C
Complete Auto Company
Iowa City
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Cedar Rapids
German Fuel Shortage Hits Farms in Spring
German controlled Norwegian news agency said Saturday that Germany will be unable to supply fuel for tractors and other farm vehicles this spring, signaling impact on agriculture in occupied or controlled areas.
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London
Old Age Insurance Plan For 70 To 90 Year Olds
The National Protective Insurance Co offers a new Old Age accident policy for men and women aged 70 to 90. It provides hospital and general coverage with maximum benefits up to 6,000 and monthly benefits up to 200. The annual cost is 3.65 dollars, about one cent a day, with a 10 day free inspection and 30 days extra insurance when payment is sent. Send name, age, address, and beneficiary relationship to obtain policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Protective Insurance Co
Pickwick Bldg
Kansas City
Johnston Flags Bigotry Increase By ERIC A
Johnston President of the U S Chamber of Commerce warns that racial and religious intolerance threaten American unity. He argues freedom under law, warns against anti Semitism and anti foreignism, and calls for organized efforts to curb prejudice and restore equal opportunity across society.
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Eric A, Johnston
U. S
Chamber of Commerce
Iowan Fined 200 For Having Slots in Des Moines
DES MOINES AP Leslie R B Chapman Carroll nightclub operator pled guilty in Polk County District Court to illegal possession of gambling devices. He paid a 200 dollar fine and 6.35 dollars in costs. Two slot machines were seized and ordered destroyed by the sheriff. Chapman was arrested Friday night on Highway 6 west of Des Moines after state patrol spotted his car with a loaded trunk. He said the machines were bought in Omaha. Canada’s peak copper production was 643 317 pounds in 1940.
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Des Moines
Leslie RB. Chapman
Carroll
Polk County
Chapman
Loy Ladd
Ladd
Highway
Byron Hockenesberry
Hockenberry
Chapman Auto
Omaha
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Edward Kennedy
Ieczema
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Arkansas
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Cho Uo
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Detroit
Harlem
Boston
Brooklyn
Andrew Carnegie
David Carnoff
American Radio
George Gershwin
Knute Rockne
William S. Knudsen
Major de Seversky
Leo H. Baekeland
American Chemical
George Washington Carver
Yager
Yager’s
Statler
Horace E. Basley
St South
Rae
Iowan
Canada
Studebaker
Armed Services
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Studebaker Corporation
Kadlec Brothers
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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