Yanks Weld Leyte Trap Despite Rain
Allied forces of the 24th division and the First Cavalry tightened their grip on the Leyte salient at Limon amid torrential rains. About 3,000 Japanese troops were cut off as long range artillery pounded positions along the Ormoc corridor and U S forces consolidated from Mt Minoro to Mt Mamban east of the Ormoc road. A Mapia island invasion force landed and quickly mopped up a warning outpost, while Leyte based aircraft sank barges and destroyed vehicles to block reinforcements.
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Philippines
First Cavalry
Limon
Yamashita
MacArthur
Ormoc
Frederick A. Irving
U. S
Mt. Minoro
Mt. Mamban
Ormoc Road
Leyte Island
Mapia Islands
Leyte
New Guinea
Pds Itional Jap
Valencia
United Prss
Breakneck Ridge
William Verbeck
Teir
Irving
Tomoyuki Yamashita
United Press
Japan
America
Mapias
Biak
Noemfoor
Halmahera
Cotton Ed Smith Dies Senate Dean of South Carolina
Senator Ellison D. Smith of South Carolina, known as Cotton Ed, died at home in Lynchburg after a long Senate career of 35 years. He celebrated his 80th birthday Aug 1 and had opposed New Deal leadership while promoting cotton legislation and states rights. He walked out of the 1936 Democratic convention over a Negro preacher and Negro delegates.
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Washington
Ellison D
Cotton Ed” Smith
S.C
Senate
Lynchburg
S. C
Smith
South Carolina
Olin D. Johnston
John C. Calhoun
Roosevelt
Johnston
Philadelphia
Democratic Party
Roosevelt did not cuss at voting machine officials testify
Hyde Park report states five election officials denied President Roosevelt used profanity when a voting machine jammed during his ballot. Inspections say the President spoke calmly and questioned the faulty device as witnesses recall his words. The Glendale California ministers urged him to seek forgiveness for imagined profanity.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Polace
United States
Thomas L. Leonard
Tom
George Upright
Glendale
Calif
Eisenhower to stress shell need in Army Hour broadcast
General Dwight D. Eisenhower will address European headquarters listeners in a nationwide broadcast Sunday on the Army hour from 2 30 to 3 30 p m Central War Time. He will urge urgent military needs for more artillery and ammunition.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Army Hour
War Labour Board Rules Employers May Proceed
Washington reports that the War Labour board ruled on Friday that employers may proceed with certain actions. The decision addresses labor relations during wartime and clarifies permissible employer measures under wartime controls.
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Washington
War Labour Board
Boake Carter Dies Famed News Caster
Hollywood mourns Harold T. H. Boake Carter 46 who rose from a reporter to top news commentator. He died from a cerebral hemorrhage twelve hours after a radio broadcast, after a kidney ailment and abdominal pain. He served in the RAF in World War I and built a long career in U.S. papers before broadcasting. He left a divorce from Beat rice O. H. Carter and remarried Paula Nicoll.
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Hollywood
Harold T. H
Boake) Carter
Carter
Russia
Hollywood Hospital
Elmer Belt
Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Belt
London Daily Mail
R.af
United States
Tulsa
Beatrice O. H. Carter
Paula Nicoll
Ohio Telephone Operators Strike Paralyzes Lines
Ohio telephone operators walked out in Dayton in a sudden protest against out-of-town personnel. Two hours later Columbus and Toledo operators joined in sympathy striking. At Columbus a commercial manager said at least half of long distance operators were absent.
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Dayton, Ohio
Columbus
Toledo
Paul i
Army frees 1,000 soldiers for industrial jobs
Washington AP reports the army announces the release of 1,000 soldiers to industrial work to ease the raunitions shortage. The move requires voluntary acceptance of the jobs.
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Washington
Nazis reportedly mass ships for raids on United States
Stockholm dispatch cites high neutral sources claiming Germany is concentrating submarines and surface ships with robot bomb platforms in Norway to launch V-1 bombs at targets like New York and Philadelphia. Bergen would be a headquarters with trained submarine staff officers preparing the offensive.
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London
Stockholm
London Daily Mail
Norway
United States
New York
Philadelphia
United States Army-Navy
Washington
Germany
Daily Mail
Narvik
Trondheim
Bergen
Brest
Lorient
France
Berlin
Britain
Lloyd’s Register of Shipping
Paasikivi Named Finland Prime Minister in Cabinet Shakeup
Stockholm AP reports J K Paasikivi was named prime minister of Finland on Friday amid a cabinet shakeup. The move comes as the government reshuffles key ministries and leadership.
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Stockholm
J. K. Paasikivi
Finland
Linn County War Bond Kickoff Set for Monday Evening
Linn County hosts a 4 p.m. Monday kickoff at the Coliseum Armory to boost the sixth war loan drive. Scouts will canvass for pledges, with three veterans present and films shown, then a 7:30 p.m. follow up in Marion at the American Legion hall.
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Linn County
Orville Rennie
Boy Scouts
Sea Scouts
Cub Scouts
Ulpian Gray Robbecke
Keokuk
Howard Simmons
Pittsburgh
Pfc
George S. Cordaro
Des Moines
Marion
American Legion
Edward Scott Dies at Home at 83 in Cedar Rapids
Edward M. Scott 83 retired banker civic leader and Cedar Rapids citizen died Friday at 10 20 a m at his home 1857 C avenue NE after a lingering illness He organized the Securities Savings company chaired the Morris Plan company and served as director treasurer of the Home for Aged Women and Sun shine Mission He was born January 27 1861 near Marion and survived by wife Jessie M Lover a daughter Mrs Robert J Miller a sister and four grandchildren Funeral services will be held 2 30 p m Monday at Turner chapel
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Edward M. Scott
Cedar Rapids
C Avenue NE
Scott
Security Savings Bank
Cedar Rapids National Bank
Securities Savings Company
Morris Plan Company of
Home For Aged Women
Sunshine Mission
Marion
John
Mary Rissier Scott
Marion High School
Cedar Rapidsational Bank
Robert J. Miller
W. W. Vaughn
Turner Chapel
Progress Is Good in New Rhine Drive
Allied forces on the Rhine push drive deep into Germany with Hodges reporting good progress on the first army advance toward Aachen and Duren. American units breach Siegfried defenses, Gressenich falls, and patrols threaten Cologne while Patton’s third army nears Metz and the Saar coal region.
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New Rhine Drive
London
Germany
Cologne Plain
Gressenich
Aachen
Duren
Rhine
Courtney H. Hodges
Rhineland
Cologne
Hodges
William H. Simpson
Ninth Army
Holland
Miles C. Dempsey
Second Army
Maas River
George S. Patton
United States Third Army
Metz
Saar
Upper Rhine
Vosges
Cloudy Weather Extends for Cedar Rapids Area
Weather reports show continued cloudy and cool conditions in Cedar Rapids and nearby areas with partly cloudy skies tonight and Saturday. Temperatures near the mid 30s tonight, slight warming Saturday afternoon, and humidity around 57 percent. Davenport posted a high of 47 yesterday while Cedar Rapids recorded a low around 30 this morning.
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Cedar Rapids
Weather Bureau
Davenport
Rapids
Cedar
Chambers
Mercury
Roosevelt Talk to Launch Bond Drive
President Roosevelt will officially launch the 14 billion six hundred thousand six dollar Sixth War Loan drive with a radio appeal. The nationwide campaign aims to bolster wartime funding and support for the Allied effort.
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Roosevelt
Washington
CIO Unit Votes To Retain PAC In Unanimous Vote
The CIO executive board voted Friday to retain the CIO Political Action Committee in a unanimous decision. The resolution goes to the national convention for approval and recommends Sidney Hillman remain as head of the PAC. Philip Murray said the PAC will be retained and expanded.
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Chicago
Congress of Industrial Organizations
CIO
Political Action Committee
CIO National Convention
Mins
Sidney Hillman
PAC
Philip Murray
Triat on in Dorsey Hall case
Hollywood report confirms the assault dispute between Tommy Dorsey and Jon Hall will proceed as a legal matter. Details emphasize ongoing proceedings and potential implications for the parties involved.
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Hollywood
INS
Tommy Dorsey
Jon Hall
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Holdrege
Neb
Richard A. Kachelmier
Nezperce
Idaho
Bernard A. Riley
Oceana
Victor Vanne
Virginia
Minn
Cotton Ed" Smith
F. R
Boake Carter
Ohio Telephone
U.S
Belgium
Cedar Rapids News
Robbecke
Edward Scott
Stolberg
Patton
Third Army
Thionville
Monneren, la
Metzervisse
Dorff
CIO Unit
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