01 Aug 1944
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Newspaper
Council Bluffs Nonpareil
Location
Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1944
Page
1
Moscow reports Soviet and Polish troops attack Praga across the Vistula from three directions with hundreds of planes. Dispatches claim bombardments in Warsaw and Terestia as German units suffer losses. Official counts indicate at least one German infantry division may have been routed in the battle for Warsaw.
Warsaw faced ferocious bombardment as Russian forces pressed the northeast suburbs in a major assault on the capital. Marshal Rokossovsky directed the Red Army in a broad attack toward Praga and the Vistula, while German defenses fought to hold the aging fortress city as East Prussia faced allied pressure.
Albert McGinn of Council Bluffs named by the Democratic convention as the candidate for Congress replacing Frank Beymer who withdrew. Robert E Ed Hines of Harlan chosen by acclamation as the Democratic candidate for judge in the Fifteenth Town judicial district. Meyer W A Byers was considered but withdrew. Harold Teachout discussed but not offered. Monona county joins the district.
Allied forces seal New Guinea gains with a Sansapor landing while Guam and Tinian endure fierce, dwindling resistance. MacArthur and Nimitz bridge the gap toward the Philippines as Hengyang battles, Burma efforts, and supply routes shift global pressure in World War II theater updates.
President Roosevelt nominated Lt. Gen. Joseph Warren Stilwell, American commander of Chinese forces in Burma, for full general in the U S army. The move signals intensified allied effort in Burma and China, with aims to boost airlift, clear a land route, and reorganize Chinese forces into a stronger combat unit under Chiang Kai shek and Mountbatten.
The inter final revenue bureau said Tuesday more than 3,060,000 of the 18,000,1000 persons entitled to 1943 income tax refunds have received their checks. The remaining 15,000,000 are being repaid at a rate exceeding 250,000 a week. Have Your Tin Cars.
The region faces mostly cloudy skies with near 80 degree warmth Tuesday night into Wednesday. Thunderstorms are likely, with temperatures near normal through Thursday and rising again for Friday and Saturday. Precipitation expected near half an inch in the northern half and up to one inch rest of the district, mainly as thunderstorms Tuesday night, Wednesday, and Sunday. Hourly readings show highs near 92 and lows around 68, totaling 22.87 inches precipitation for the period.
The nation faces a wave of labor unrest as 28 000 workers are idle due to strikes. Philadelphia Transportation Company workers halt buses trolleys and subways affecting thousands who are stranded or late. A spokesman cites protest over hiring of Black operators while a union claims there is no strike.
In Italy the Eighth Army presses toward Florence with strong German units including the 4th parachute division and 293rd panzer grenadiers holding key approaches. Allied forces report lingering counterattacks around San Michele La Romola San Andrea and Mount Scalati while pursuing ground gains toward the Arno gorge and Pisa observations. Meanwhile a secret mass movement of U.S. planes to the Soviet front via Canada and Alaska is revealed, with about 10,000 American builds sent since 1941 and 2,200 flying to Soviet fronts in early 1944, ferried via Great Falls and Edmonton to Fairbanks and Nome before continuing to Siberia.
A severe storm swept Council Bluffs just after 3 a m, with winds up to 61 mph driving rain into streets and causing silt damage downtown. Lightning alternated with sheet lightning for about 30 minutes, damaging the Rudolph Seidl home on Oakland Avenue and leaving debris in several areas. Light morning traffic was halted on South First Street between Bloomer and Knepper. The weather service warned of more showers this afternoon or evening, followed by fair, cooler conditions Wednesday. Data show Mapleton received up to 4.15 inches of rain, with heavy totals across western Iowa and the Maple River flooding in spots without major damage reported.
Allied officers have scattered Italian art pieces removed from Florence to farm houses south of the city. Some locations lie in areas that were battlegrounds, safeguarding works from potential air raid damage amid the war.
Exiled Philippine leader Manuel Quezon, who headed the Philippine government since 1945, died Tuesday at a summer home near here from tuberculosis at 9 08 a m CWT. He fled Luzon by submarine February 20 1942 after Japan's invasion and later urged US support to free the Philippines. He had lived in the United States since arriving from Asheville NC last spring, with his widow and children at his bedside.
Allied fliers report a rocket propelled fighter, the ME-163, seen over Germany last Friday. Seven encountered. they fled at terrific speed, signaling potential impact on air superiority. U.S. forces note heavy bomber sorties against German industry as a counter. British American allies explore jet propulsion as a parallel development. Col Alvin Tucon Jr. confirms Mustang units engaged five of the planes but could not score hits.
Washington report notes both major parties focus on rapid legislation as Congress reopens to protect the nation from unemployment and industrial chaos after the war. With Germany's defeat possible soon, lawmakers push to convert industry to civilian production and ease transition concerns.
The French underground told the Committee of National Liberation on Tuesday that Marshal Erwin Rommel and General Otto von Stuelpnagel both died in France. The report comes from Algiers with no independent confirmation.
Herbert Brownell Jr. predicts Governor Thomas E. Dewey will win at least 25 states and defeat Franklin D. Roosevelt in November. He cited polls indicating carry in Illinois Indiana Ohio Michigan New York Iowa and listed additional states totaling 311 electoral votes, 45 more than the 266 needed.
An overnight Istanbul to Ankara express carried Germans and their families to the capital on Tuesday. A special plane brought another group from Istanbul, arriving ahead of a national assembly meeting expected to prompt Turkey to sever relations with Germany.
Gaumont-British news reel cameraman Aubury aged 58 was fatally wounded by Japanese gunfire while filming the bombardment of a naval base on July 24 from the super-structure of a British destroyer. The announcement came on Tuesday.
SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE says Allied tanks crossed the Selune from Avranches on Tuesday, pushing into Brittany. The advance swung east toward Paris as British forces drove about 10 miles south of Catmiont.
Allied forces expanded control in northwest France by about 50 percent this past week to 1,500 2,000 square miles as German lines shattered. British, American, and Canadian units advanced near Caen Avranches and Le Beny Bocage while Bradley’s armor aimed across the Brittany peninsula toward Paris. Prisoners pour in amid rapid mop ups as the last natural barriers crumble and front lines push deeper inland.
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