Berlin Says Reds Begin Poland Push
Berlin radio said the Red army opened a powerful offensive west through southern Poland toward Krakow. Reports from Moscow spoke of a lull before the storm with gunfire audible near Warsaw as Soviet troops pressed toward Germany. DNB cited local penetrations around Przemysl and Przemysl region with initial Soviet successes.
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London
Berlin
Red Army
Poland
Krakow
German Silesia
Balkans
Europe
United Press
Moscow
Prussian
Red
Germany
Warsaw
Radio France
Praga
Vistula
DNB
Przemys
Krosno
Przemysl
Bulgaria Declares War on Germany and Balkan Shift
A red offensive through Bulgaria and Allied operations in Yugoslavia threatened to clear the Balkan peninsula of Germans within days. Soviet advances from Transylvania neared Hungary, while Sofia’s war decision prompted a Soviet armistice. Bulgarian troops join the front as blitz campaigns reshape the region with ports captured and rail lines under air attack.
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Moscow
Bulgaria
Tito
Yugoslavia
Balkan Peninsula
Transylvania
Hunary
Germany
Russia
Sofia
Romania
Ruschuk
Danube
Varna
Black Sea
Balkan
Kremlin
Balkans
Albania
Greece
Aegean
Athens
Salonika-Nis- Belgrade
225 Cases of Catsup Stolen from Cedar Rapids Boxcar
Cedar Rapids detectives and railroad police probe a theft of 225 cases of catsup valued at 500 dollars. The boxcar was parked at Eighth avenue and Eleventh street SE and later moved to Witwer grocer company to unload. The seal was broken and the catsup missing.
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Cedar Rapids
Detective Bureau
Eighth Avenue
Eleventh Street
A. R. Swem
Cedar Rapids and
Iowa City Railway
City
Linn County Grain Company
Raid by large B-29 force hits Showa steel works in Manchuria
The United States announces a daylight raid by a record large force of B-29 Superfortresses against the Showa steel works at Anshan in southern Manchuria and the Sin-sing rail and highway junction on the Peiping Hankow line in China. The Japanese agency claims 106 bombers in the raid. Maj. Gen. Curtis LeMay led the mission from the Twentieth Bomber Group. The operation began at dawn with a 3000 mile round trip under fog and light anti aircraft fire.
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China
Showa
Anshan
Manchuria
Sinsing
Peiping-Hankow
Washington
Comei
War Department
Curtis Lemay
Lakewood
Ohio
Japanese Broadcast Reports Attacks on Anshan Palau Yap
In Tokyo announcements Maj. Gen. Kenryo Sato said about 10 American aircraft attacked Anshan in Manchuria on Saturday. A second Tokyo broadcast claimed over 500 enemy ship based aircraft raided Palau, Yap, and nearby Yap group islands, with battleships and cruisers shelling the area.
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NEW York
Kenryo Sato
Japanese War Ministry
Tokyo
Anshan
Manchuria
Palau
Caroline Islands
Yap
Yanks Plaster 3 Rhineland Cities
United States heavy bombers attacked Mainz Mannheim and Dusseldorf in the Rhine valley as part of a campaign targeting key communications and industrial centers. Fortresses Liberators and fighters escorted the raids, while Mosquitoes bombed Nuremberg the previous night.
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London
INS
United States
Rhine
Mainz
Mannheim
Dusseldorf
Nuremberg
Prisoner Claims Hitler Had A Munich Romance
A German prisoner said he served as Hitler's orderly for three years and claimed the Fuehrer had a four year romance with a Munich stenographer. He added that Hitler's behavior varied daily from fondness to harshness and that the claim he was invulnerable to female attraction was untrue.
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Brussels
Hitler
Munich
Deaths and notices in today’s index page
The page compiles brief entries on deaths and public notices, with references to courthouse items and notable columns by Marquis Childs and David Lawrence. Other sections list Marion and Drew Pearson items alongside radio, sports, and state coverage.
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Marquis Childs
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Ceesereee
Eee
David Lawrence
Marion
Drew Pearson
Betes Radio Ooo
Senvece
Cele
Saipan Marine Leader Ousts Army General in Saipan Battle
Lt. Gen. Holland M. Smith announced he forced Maj. Gen. Ralph Smith from his command during the Saipan operation, citing unity of command. He refused to discuss details, noting the Army officer’s transfer and awarding of honors followed earlier actions. The exchange underscored tensions but affirmed Pacific unity against Japan.
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Washington
Holland M. Smith
United States Marines
Saipan
Ralph Smith
Fleet Marine Force
Pacific
Marianas
War Department
Pearl Harbor
Honolulu
Hawaii
Central Pacific
Linn County Tops State During July Waste Paper Drive
Linn County led Iowa counties in the July waste paper drive by collecting 1,398,000 pounds, 313.6 percent of its quota, with Scott County second at 1,050,000 pounds and 247.7 percent, and Dubuque third at 876,000 pounds and 243.3 percent. The state total reached 14,100,956 pounds, 10 percent above quota, with a per capita average of 5.5 pounds. For the first six months, total collection was 65,827,948 pounds, 86.5 percent of the quota.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn
Iowa
War Production Board
Des Moines
Scott County
Dubuque County
WPB
Battle for Rimini Gate Continues as Allies Press In
Allied and German forces clash along the Adriatic front near Rimini with heavy casualties reported on both sides. British and Canadian units hold Croce as rains hinder advances while Fifth Army patrols push toward Pistoia and Montecatini Terme, signaling near-term pressure on the Gothic line.
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Rome
Rimini
Eighth Army
Harold Alexander
Italy
Gothic Line
Albert Kesselring
Adriatic
Croce
Allies Near Belfort Gate In France Advance Intensifies
Allied forces push toward Belfort from both French and American sectors as Seventh army troops gain 31 miles in a day and reach within 25 miles of Belfort. Besancon falls as American forces break through Nazi opposition, while French columns advance through the Saone valley toward Dijon and the Belfort pass.
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Rome
Seventh Army
Belfort
Besancon
Germany
Algiers
London
Switzerland
Saone
Chalon
Beaune
Dijon
le Creusot
Schneider Iron and Engineering Works
France
Cmmunique
Belfort Pass
Rhone-Rhine Canal
Pontarlier
Pierre Fontaine
Maiche
Montchainir
Changny
Schneider
Chaux Forest
Doubs River
Dole
Calais
Vimy Ridge
Liege
Meuse
Moselle
Belgium
Aachen
Metz
Nancy
Mediterranean
Belfort Gap
World Peace Plan Must Be Non-Partisan Dewey
Dewey calls for a permanent world peace security organization led by many minds not one man, urging 60 nations to shape and join it. He backs close Big Four cooperation to disarm Germany and Japan, while granting Poland France the Low Countries and Norway full partnership in security. He stresses openness and public discussion, warning against secrecy and urging sustained sacrifice to wage peace.
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Dewey
Louisville
Dee
Thomas E. Dewey
Tehran
Cairo
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Chiang
Kaishek
G.O.P
National Federation of Women's Republican Clubs
Philadelphia
Toutset
United States
Britain
Russia
China
Germany
Japan
Poland
France
Low Countries
Norway
Washington
America
Police Help Deliver Osler Boy in Early Morning Hurry
A son was born to Mr and Mrs Amos Osler at 1125 Sixth street SE in the early hours of Saturday. After Amos Osler arrived home from work at 3 18 a m and could not summon a doctor police were called. Night Captain Fred Carstens contacted Dr T Frank Hersch and dispatched patrolmen Carl Badger and Murphy Davis to the Osler residence. The officers assisted with the birth at 3 38 a m and transported mother and baby to Mercy hospital where both were reported doing well. Amos also survived.
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Cedar Rapids
Amos Osler
Sixth Street
Amos
Fred Carstens
T. Frank Hersch
Linn County
Carl Badger
Murphy Davis
Osler
Davis
Badger
Hersch
Mercy Hospital
Allied Rocketship Onetime Italian Liner Queen
The 51,000-ton luxury liner Rex lies burning off Trieste after rocket attacks by Beaufighters. Over 120 rockets hit the vessel causing a 60 degree port list. An RAF report suggests German naval plans to sink Rex to block Trieste harbor.
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Rome
Rex
Adriatic
Trieste
Air Force
R.A.F
Balkan Air Force
Churchill and F R To Meet in Quebec
QUEBEC UP The next conference between President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill, their tenth meeting since the outbreak of the war, will be held in Quebec. Preparations include taking over hotels and accommodations. The session is expected at the Chateau Frontenac on the St Lawrence River with several US and British officials already arriving. The date was not learned.
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Quebec
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Chateau Frontenac
St. Lawrence
United States
Great Britain
Allied Airpower Dominates South Philippines Now
Allied air forces have taken control of southern Mindanao after a major 113 ton raid on Mindanao’s seaplane base at Santa Ana. Liberators joined by Mitchells and long range fighters attacked Davao area airfields, destroyed ships, and caused extensive hangar and shop damage. A Catalina patrol bomber sank three freighters near Ceram, maintaining the aerial blockade.
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Allied Hdq
S. W. Pacific
Philippines
MacArthur
Mindanao
Santa Ana
Sarangani Bay
Buayan
Davao
Matina
Sasa
Licanan
Lasang
Ceram Island
East Indies
Indies
Man Fined 500 in Liquor Case by Minneapolis Judge
Edward A Nicholson 27 of Minneapolis was fined 500 after pleading guilty to illegal possession of intoxicating liquor. Police found seven cases of whisky in his Packard convertible, with 84 fifths total, some bearing Wisconsin and Minnesota seals. Judge Thompson ordered the liquor destroyed.
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Cedar
Nicholson
Davis
O’neill
Second
Third Avenues
Sixth and
Seventh Streets
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Thomipson
Bricker Acceptance Talk on Air Tonight
Gov. John W. Bricker of Ohio, the Republican vice presidential candidate, will deliver his official nomination acceptance speech tonight. He speaks over all radio networks at 9 30 p m central standard time from the annual fall meeting of the Indiana Republican editorial association.
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French Lick
Ind
John W.bricker
Ohio
Bricker
Indire Republican
Reinforced Foe Wages Bitter Fight
MOSELLE FRONT AP reports tough fighting as American troops hold a shallow bridgehead south of Metz under heavy fire from camouflaged German forts. British and American forces press toward the Siegfried line with major advances on multiple fronts.
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Moselle
Metz
London
Siegfried Line
Normandy
Lille
Gent
Belgium
Germany
George S. Patton
Albert Canal
Antwerp
Associated Press
Wes Gallagher
Patton
Thionville
Third Army
United States Army
Ardennes Forest
Aachen
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Paris
Jean Patou
Clinton Worthly
Howard Wilson
Lewis E. Famiglitti
Memphis
Lamar Sizenore
California
Yanks Plaster
Rhineland
Prisoner
Saipan Marine
Ralph Smitn
South Gate
Organization of Peace
England
Rotterdam
Oblenz
Ceasel
Ibern
Belfort and
Channel
Allied
F. R
South Philippines
Reich
Caen-St. Lo Line
Gallagher
Aly
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Second Army
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