133rd Infantry Breaks Through in Louisiana Fog and Mud
In Camp Claiborne vicinity Louisiana the 133rd infantry second battalion of Iowa led by Lieut. Col. Henry R. Heath conducted a command post exercise. They advanced 2000 yards engaging in heavy rain and mud aided by the 109th Engineer regiment and the 151st Minnesota artillery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Claiborne
Iowa
133Rd Infantry
Henry R. Heath
Fort Dodge
Louisana
Heath
William Campbell
Lawrence Crowl
133Rd
Eugene Meller
Webster City
Fred Schaeffer
John Ramsden
Jack Douglas
Louisiana
109Th Engineer Regiment
South Dakota
151St Minnesota Field Artillery Regiment
Aluminum drives sweep the nation for defense needs
AP reports across cities showing aluminum collection efforts. In New Orleans, dairyman William Dettwiller digs for airplane fuselage to aid defense after an Army plane sank in a swamp. in Snow Hill, bootleggers are asked to dismantle stills for aluminum parts. in Waterbury a woman with no pots donates an artificial limb. in Chattanooga police collect aluminum donations at the jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
National Defense
William Dettwiller
Dettwiller
Snow Hill
J. William Hall
Waterbury, Conn
Chattanooga, Tenn
Commander Stopped by Three Sentries at Camp Diaz
Riverside Calif AP Brigadier General Donald B Robinson commander of the 101st coast artillery at Camp diaan was halted by three sentries a corporal and the sergeant of the guard returning from Fort Leavenworth. He was admitted after the delay. The camp publication ran a photo on page one noting the incident to all sentries.
Sailor Falls Overboard From Steamer Great Buffalo
David H Doherty, 23, a flint Michigan sailor, fell from the Great Buffalo into Lake Erie near Ashtabula as the steamer steamed on. After two hours adrift 25 miles from land he was rescued by the British American oil tanker Britamolone, clutching soaked bills and reporting a 55 cent loss after discarding his clothes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo, O
David H. Doherty
Flint
Mich
Great Buffalo
Lake Erie
Ashtabula
Doherty
Britamolone
Living Costs Rise 3.4 Percent Over Three Months
In the three months ending June 15, living costs rose 3.4 percent with about half the gain in the last month led by a 3.7 percent jump in food prices across 51 large cities. Pork lamb lard eggs onions potatoes and apples showed notable price hikes while house furnishings and clothing prices also climbed. The bureau cites government and individual purchases plus some speculative buying as principal factors, with seasonal effects contributing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Soviet Open To Normal Ties With Poland In London
Solomon Lozovsky said the USSR is ready to resume diplomatic relations with nations it previously connected with. An agreement with the Polish government in exile in London is being pursued to end the technical state of war. Russia has already normalised with Greece and the Czech government-in-exile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
INS
Solomon A. Lozovsky
Soviet Union
Ussr
London
Russia
New German Press Attacks on Roosevelt
Berlin based dispatch reports intensified German criticism of President Roosevelt. The official press accused his policies as catastrophe and imperialism while Voelkischer Beobacher called him a gangster, and Morgen Post claimed Roosevelt's plans were exposed.
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Roosevelt
Berlin
INS
Foreign Office
Hitler
Voelkischer Beobacher
Volks Zeitung
Morgen Post
Daz
Italians Leave For Russian Front
Rome radio reported on Saturday that another unit of the Italian armed forces had departed for the war front in Russia, signaling continued Italian involvement in the conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rome
Local Weddings Planned in Maquoketa Tama and DeWitt
Maquoketa families announce engagements and upcoming marriages for Helen Jeanne Krause to Donald William Helble and Elsie Pauline Dvorak to Logan L. Thompson with July 26 and Aug. 2 ceremonies. Also Tama announces Willena Ford to Marvin T. Harden with Aug. 2 ceremony in Cedar Rapids Trinity Methodist Church. Ford and Harden list education and current employments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maquoketa
F. E. Krause
Helen Jeanne
Donald William Helble
Walter Helble
Princeton
First Methodist
DeWitt
American coffee firm seeks million from Mexico
J L Lupton reports that the German American Coffee company filed a U S government claim for 1,000,000 to compensate for 43,000 acres of coffee lands expropriated in southern Mexico. The lands were American owned and seized over a year ago. Lupton, longtime director and trustee, says Joel Roberts of California is the other trustee. Fremont attorneys Abbott Dunlap and Abbott represent the firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Lupton
J Avenue NW
Fremont
Neb
German American Coffee Company
Coffee Company
United States
Mexico
Lupton
Mr. Lupton
Joel Roberts
California
Abbott, Dunlap
Abbott
Boys Scouts Help Rescue Lost Soldiers in Rockland
In Rockland Massachusetts a unit of 50 map making soldiers from Camp Edwards was guided to its objective by Rockland Boy Scouts. The Scouts used their maps and pocket compasses to direct the lost battalion through scrub pines and ponds back to their destination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockland
Mass
Camp Edwards
Franco's Bitter Words Prompt Spain Policy Rethink
Washington officials reassessed U S help to Spain after General Franco denounced the United States and pledged allegiance to the axis. Despite earlier gifts of food and medicines, officials signaled no further aid for Spain while noting Argentina's support and Spain's planned move toward Germany for the invasion of Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Spain
Francisco Franco
United States
U.S
Axis
Great Britain
American Red Cross
Franco
National Council of the Falange
Argentina
Germany
Russia
State Department
No Such Animal Kansas City Letter Seeks Perfect Man
A Council Bluffs woman asked Chief Lear B. Reed to connect her with a perfect husband about 60, without children, preferably a banker railroad executive doctor or lawyer. Reed handed the inquiry to the bureau of missing persons for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas. City
Lear B. Reed
Council Bluffs
Reed
Bureau of Missing Persons
Green vetoes Illinois handbook licensing bill
Gov. Dwight H. Green vetoed the Illinois handbook licensing bill claiming unconstitutionality and that it would aid the hoodlum element while gambling is not inevitable with proper public officials. The measure would let communities license handbooks for horse race bets, with projected revenue around 2 million dollars, split between municipalities and the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
ULP
Dwight H. Green
Adv
George F. Barrett
Emmet McGrath
Brookfield
Chicago
Kelly-Nash Democratic
Henry Sterner
General Robin son Introduces Himself at Camp Haan
Camp Haan soldiers and sergeants escorted Brigadier General Donald B. Robinson to a briefing after three sergeants tossed him in the guard house in one night for failing to carry his pass. The post paper ran his photo Saturday with a caption urging men to remember his face.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Haan
Riverside
Calif
INS
Donald B. Robinson
Post
Australian Troops Suffer 1682 Casualties in Syrian Campaign
Army Minister Percy Claude Spender stated that Australian forces bore the brunt of the allied attack in Syria and sustained 1682 casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Australia
Percy Claude Spender
Iowa City nuptials and engagements noted
Dorothy Jane West of Iowa City to wed John Haefner of the same city in Trinity Episcopal Church August 16 with Rev. J. Griffith officiating. Both graduates of the University of Iowa and members of campus fraternities. The couple will reside in Iowa City. Also, Faye Atherton and Nathan Miller wed in Woodbine and Macedonia respectively, with plans to live in Inglewood California. Margaret Rodman and Vernon Langille announced marriage after July ceremony in Rockford Missouri. Rodman is a University of Iowa journalism student. Langille studied at Duquesne University and has worked as reporter and city editor. The pair will reside in Iowa City. Engagement announced for Melba Vorbrich and Ivan, Iowa City families disclosed.
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Iowa City
A. A. West
Dorothy Jane
John Haefner
Muscatine
Trinity Episcopal Church
J. Griffith
Davenport
Miss West
University High School
University of Iowa
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Haefner
Muscatine High School
Phi Delta Kappa
First Presbyterian Church
Faye Atherton
Frances Atherton
Woodbine
Nathan Miller
Clyde Miller
Macedonia
Woodbine High School
University of Town School of Nursing
Miller
University’s College of Commerce
Inglewood
Calif
Margaret Rodman
L. T. Rodman
Tabor
Vernon Langille
Anne Langille
New Brighton
Rockford
Yabor High School
University of Iowa School of Journalism
Theta Sigma Phi
Kappa Tau Alpha
Phi Theta Kappa
Langille
New Brighton High School
Duquesne University
Pittsburgh
Daily Iowan
Melba Vorbrich
W. A. Vorbrich
Ivan
Iowa City couples wed as Muscatine and Iowa City residents unite
Ruth Slife of Iowa City married Charles H Snider of Iowa City in a Wednesday ceremony. After August 1 they will reside in Iowa City where Snider works for Witwer Wholesale. Also noted was a St Ambrose faculty dinner for University of Iowa summer session instructors with many campus and church leaders present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry P. Rohlman
Davenport
W. Emerson Beck
M. Willard Lampe
Hardin Craig
Charles Foster
Charles Leo Sanders
M. W. Stout
H. R. Butts
Donald Hayne
Edwin Mapes
Paul Sayre
Oscar Nybakken
F. J. Potter
Everett Lin
Local draft list includes long named New Paris youth
The draft board recorded two year olds including Noah Harvey Herman Daniel Boone Buster Brown David Longworth of New Paris. Longworth, shy about his unusual name, said his parents may have feared having no other child to name.
Landon urges F. R. to win public confidence for unity
Alfred M. Landon, former Republican presidential nominee, in Sabetha Kansas calls on President Roosevelt to openly explain national aims and methods to the American people. He condemns policy reversals and warns that inconsistent statements hinder unity in this emergency. He praises fortitude and loyalty once the nation understands the necessary actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sabetha
Kan
Ins
Alfred M. Landon
Roosevelt
Kansas
United States
Landon
Engagement and Upcoming Marriage of Lois Elaine Harris
Mrs. Merle Harris announces the engagement of her daughter Lois Elaine Harris to Lieut. Glen E. Daugherty of Fort Meade S D son of Mr and Mrs William B Daugherty of Gladden Mo An afternoon tea for the bride elects friends is set from 3 to 5 p m today at the Harris home Miss Harris a McKinley graduate attended Coe College and Coronet club Lieutenant Daugherty is a 1940 Coe graduate and member of Scabbard and Blade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Dvorak
Sixth Street
Elsie Pauline
Logan L. Thompson
C. H. Thompson
Newhall
Miss Dvorak
J. O. A. Food Store
Mr. Thompson
Merle Harris
C Avenue NE
Lois Elaine
Glen E. Daugherty
Fort Meade
S. D
William B. Daugherty
Gladden
Harris Home
Wanda Makar
Barbara Sgarlata Withour
Harris
McKinley
Coe College
Daugherty
Coe
Scabbard and Blade
Goering Decorates Nazi Pilot Group
Berlin reports Reichsmarshal Hermann Goering awarded the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross to a group of Nazi fighter pilots who served in Crete. The ceremony hinted at Goering's headquarters location amid rumors of friction with Hitler over the Russia invasion and claims of Goering's fall from favor.
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Berlin
INS
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Luftwaffe
Germany
Crete
Goering
Moscow
Marshal Goering
Adolf Hitler
Russia
Gestapo
Heinrich Himmler
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Dick Gadd
Walter Porter
Donal Tepfer
Halifax
Viscount Halifax
Japan
England
Pacific
America
Tama
Willena Ford
William C. Ford
Marvin T. Harden
Aurora
Irvin Warden
Trinity Methodist Church
Cedar Rapids
W. O. Eckler
Miss Ford
Harrison
Harden
Tama High School
Iowa State College
Iowa State
Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity
Lyon Metal Products Company
Helen Jeanne Krause
Elsie Pauline Dvorak
Boys Scouts
Hepner's
Dial
Syria
Klinger
Les
2Nd Ave. SE
Dorothy West
F. R
Troth
Lasawell
Lois Elaine Warris
Labae Michigan
Huron
Fiie
Georgian Bay
Grean Bar
St. Mary's River
Porte of Callat Chicago
Detroit
Cleveland
Buffalo
Soo
Mackinac Island
Niagara Tolle
Buffal
BC Megar Avene
Transit CO
Java
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WOLP
Hollander
Second Street
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