Congressional Medal Given Iowa Farmer
Staff Sgt. Herschel F. Pete Briles of Colfax Iowa received the Medal of Honor for bravery near Scherpensee Germany in November 2021 He rescued four wounded comrades and forced 55 Germans to surrender over two days Briles later helped evacuate the wounded and defended the lines during another attack He is one of three Iowans to win the award and plans to return to farming after service Also named were Lt Dale Christensen Gray IA and Capt Darrel Lindsey Fort Dodge IA both awarded posthumously The news notes Briles as a veteran of campaigns in North Africa Sicily Italy D day France Belgium and Germany and mentions his Bronze Star and Purple Heart
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Washington
Herschel F
Pete” Briles
Iowa
Dale E. Christensen
Gray
Darrel R. Lindsey
Fort Dodge
Briles
Colfax
Scherpenseel
Germany
Iowan
North Africa
Sicily
Italy
France
Belgium
Rhine
Agreement Reported on U. S. Trial Plan
London AP reports a responsible informant says the four major powers have reached general agreement on an American plan for collective trials of German war leaders before an international military tribunal. No official statement yet as conferences begin their second week. An American delegation spokesman conveyed good progress.
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London
Germany
Walker Soldier Killed on Okinawa
Pfc. William O. Wiley age 19 was killed in action on Okinawa May 14. He served with the 306th regiment 77th division Tenth army and trained at Camp Blanding and Fort Ord after enlisting December 7 1943. A former Iowa State College agricultural student and Walker high school valedictorian he had seen action on Leyte Ryuku islands and Igeshima. He is survived by his parents Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Wiley a brother Lt. Vernon Wiley and grandmother Mrs. Nora Clay.
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William O. Wiley
Okinawa
Thomas H. Wiley
War Department
306Th
77Th Division
Tenth Army
Iowa State College
Ames
Wiley
Camp Blanding
Fla
Fort Ord
Calif
Leyte
Ryuku Islands
Igeshima
Walker High School
Vernon Wiley
37Th Infantry Division
Luzon
Nora Clay
Newburg
Schick Hospital Named Surgery And Plastic Eye Center
By order of the surgeon general Schick General hospital is named a general surgery and orthopedic surgery center in addition to general medicine and neuropsychiatry. It becomes a plastic eye center with a prosthetic eye laboratory and will operate with the eye ear nose and throat clinic under an officer trained by the army.
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Clinton
Schick General Hospital
Schick
Army
Blue's Appointees Take Over Posts
Four new state board members named by Gov. Blue assumed duties in Des Moines. George L. Scott replaced M. L. Curtis on the liquor control commission. George E. Gill took Fred W. Nelson’s seat on the tax commission. John J. Swaner followed A. A. Hurst on the highway commission. E. W. Carlsen succeeded R. T. Pullen on the board of control. H. S. Love began a full term on the social welfare board after serving since last April to fill an interim vacancy.
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DES Moines
INS
Robert D. Blue
George L. Scott
West Union
House of Representatives
M. L. Curtis
Knoxville
State Liquor Control Commission
George E. Gill
Sibley
Fred W. Nelson
Nevada
State Tax Commission
John J. Swaner
Iowa City
A. A. Hurst
Maquoketa
State Highway Commission
E. W. Carlsen
Elkader
R. T. Pullen
Spencer
State Board of Control
H. S. Love
Bridgewater
State Board of Social Welfare
Love
King R. Palmer
Cedar Rapids Gazette History and Distribution Notes
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 by The Gazette Company published daily and Sunday. It lists delivery, syndication by Associated Press United Press International and other notes, with rates and offices in Chicago Detroit New York and other locations.
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Cedar Rapids
the Gazette Company
Itay
Iowa
United Eve Press International News
Allen-Klapp Company
Michigan Ave
Chicago
Fifth Avenue
New York
New Center Ride
Detroit
Media Records
A.N.P.A
More New Tires To Be Released
DES MOINES AP July tire quota for the 64 county OPA district set at 28 616, about 5 000 above June. Farm implement tires total 4 283 and bus tires 7 386. June releases were 32 270 after reserve boosts, with another surge expected. Rationing remains strained as hot weather demand grows. Only B and C gasoline ration card holders qualify.
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DES Moines
OPA
Walter D. Kline
Kline
Examiners accuse collector Baker of irregularities in report
An audit of William H. Baker's county contract collections for Louisa and surrounding counties found a commission total of 17 187.96 over five years ending 1943 and a 10 000 discrepancy in owed versus paid amounts. The attorney general's office will consider a formal opinion. action against Baker is unlikely.
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Des Moines
William H. Baker
Wapello
Louisa County
Attorney General’s Office
L. I. Truax
John Hornung
A. Louk
Baker
Arguments in Gas Tax Case Tuesday
Des Moines reports that a Johnson County suit challenging the 1945 gas tax increase from three to four cents per gallon will be argued in district court in Iowa City Tuesday. Responding for the state are R. G. Yoder, B. H. Clark Jr., and Herbert J. Ries.
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Des Moines
Johnson County
Iowa City
Attorney General
R. G. Yoder
B. H. Clark, Jr
Highway Commission
Herbert J. Ries
Tax authorities urged to avoid piling up surpluses
DES MOINES AP Iowa tax levying bodies beginning hearings on budgets for the next year were urged by the Iowa Taxpayers association to avoid piling up excessive surplus funds Money not needed now is safer in taxpayers pockets than lying in public treasuries the association said in its monthly publication
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DES Moines
Iowa
Iowa Taxpayers Association
Iowan Hart in wreck at Cincinnati union terminal yards
John Witte of Burlington Iowa and another civilian were injured when two Pennsylvania Railroad passenger trains side swiped in Cincinnati. Witte, 60, was on an inbound Chicago train and received treatment at a city hospital.
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Cincinnati
John Witte
Burlington
Pennsylvania Railroad
Union Terminal
Chicago
Witte
Skidding Into Battle on Seat of His Pants
Technician Leverne Schuerman of Waterloo recalls a perilous recon at Attu with the Seventh Infantry Hourglass division. He explains how the unit surprised Japanese forces by a rear approach and a steep cliff descent, sliding down on the seat of their pants in fog before dawn.
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Washington
Leverne Schuerman
Waterloo
States
Spector
Divisio
Hotz Bay
Attu
Three New Department Heads Named at Axi
Ames reports Dr. Charles E. Finley president of an Iowa college announced three new division heads. They are Dr. C. H. Mattern head of history and government Dr. Dio L. ll head of mathematics and Dr. C. H. Werktfan head of bacteriology.
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Axi
Ames
Charles E. Finley
Iowa College
C. H. Mattern
Dio L.ll
C. H. Werktfan
Mme Chiang May Not Return to China After U S Visit
Chungking reports say Mme Chiang Kai-shek may never regain power in China as elder officials resent her western ways and influence. Critics pressure Chiang Kai-shek and rumors swirl of infidelity while Mme Chiang suffers anxiety and withdrawal from public life.
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Mme. Chiang
Chungking
Mme
Chiang Kai-shek
China
United States
Chiang
America
Contract Cutbacks In Ammunition Items
The Army announced contract cutbacks reducing about 20 million dollars monthly in medium artillery ammunition component production. Items include storage and cargo cases fuses primers and boosters. About 7,600 workers in 83 plants nationwide would be released by September 1.
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Chicago
Army
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