Germans Fast Losing Hold Upon Poland
German resistance thins as Soviet forces push across central Poland, outflanking toward Krakow and Warsaw. Red Army spearheads reach near Kielce as operations expand along the Vistula. Reports claim over 60 communities have fallen and Galician vessels are freed from Nazi supply lines. Russians threaten a pincer toward East Prussia while advancing in Lithuania and along the Baltic region, with new captures and railway cuts reported near Riga and Lubuna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel DeLuce
Moscow
Red Army
Vistula
Krakow
Kielce
Troeps
Krasowa
Aviltun BF Rmles
Krakiyy
Netare
Cerman
Gany Soundey
Borysliaw
Carpathians
Carchoslovakia
London
Boroslaw
Konbasul
Andreas
Tylsit
Ivan D. Chermak
Nmiiheen
Zakharov
Quyeek
WayMy
Bialystok
Wid Lipy
Grindeast
Thestoy
Associated Press
Pocadorns
Prugina
Latvia
Estonia
Bagramutn
Madona
Gulbene
Riga
Lubuna
Panenal
Germany
Reeeuttt
Baltic
Prigsia
Weather and court notes from Nebraska region
Warm temperatures persist with partly cloudy skies and little change in the forecast. Reports mention upcoming events and aNebraska court scene involving Leonard Sell and others, with references to local towns and dates.
Charge Three Jap Women With Treason
Three California born Japanese sisters, Mrs. Tsueuka Wallace, Mrs. Marence Grant, and Mrs. Bile Tanigoshi, face treason charges for allegedly aiding German and Austrian escape plans from camps. Lestinony describes escape plotting by German prisoner Haider and Cpl. Loescher, with details of civilian clothes and maps provided by the women. The case, in U.S. district court, carries potential death penalty on treason conviction and up to two years for piracy to commit treason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Wpi
Lestinony
United States District Court
Henrich Haider
Cpl
August Loescher
Trinidad
Gol
Wagon Mound
Tsueuka
Toots" Wallace
Marence “Flo” Stayze Grant
Bile Shitara Tanigoshi
Upor
Haider
Hitler
Coronal
Gazia
Wallace
Hitler Abandons Southwestern France Front All But Small Garrison
Reports from France say Hitler’s Atlantic wall along more than 100 miles from the Spanish frontier north through Bordeaux has been virtually abandoned. German troops have been pulled back as American advances near Brittany threaten Paris. Evacuations are said to be underway with only scattered gendarmes and SS units left to cover the frontier, while French customs guards monitor the Hendaye bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles 3
Foltz
Tran
Spain
Adolf Hitler
Atlantic Wall
Bordeaux
France
Brittany
Paris
Maginot Line
Belgium
Bayonne
International Bridge
Bidassan
Mediterranean
Saye Tour Tin Co
Copeland Elected PTA District Head At Convention
Mrs. Glenn Copeland was elected president and Mrs. James EH Shuman vice president of PTA district No. 9 at a convention here. District No. 9 includes Guthrie Audubon Adair Cass Adams Montgomery Mills Fremont Page Taylor and Pottawattamix. Mrs. Chris Hirning outlined national PTA policy stressing universal duties from kindergarten to adults and a constructive health and recreation program. Guests included Mrs. F. R. Kenson and Mrs. H. L. Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Copeland
James EH. Shuman
Payent Teacher Association District No. 9
Guthrie
Audubon
Adair
Cass
Adams
Montgomery
Mills
Fremont
Page
Taylor
Pottawattamix
Chris Hinning
New York
Hirning
Herning
P. T.A
F. R. Kenson
Madrid
Iowa Congress of Parent ‘Teacher Associationa
H. L. Taylor
Hinton
Iowa Congress
Save Your
Tis Ca
Just Punishment to Nazi Traitors in Berlin Trial
Berlin announced a people's court sentenced Field Marshal Erwin von Witzleben and seven expelled officers to death for involvement in the July 20 plot against Hitler. The broadcast named Claus von Stauffenberg as the alleged assassin and reported others faced execution or suicide after failed conspiracy plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Berlin
People's Court
Erwin von Witzh
Ben
Adolf Hitler
Nazi Germany
DNB
Hitler
Claus von Stauffenberg
Henrich Himmler
Gestapo
von Witzleben
A Beck
Berk
Farmers Urged to Bundle Papers in Pottawattamie County
Rural residents urged to bundle old magazines papers catalogues and salvage items tie securely and place by mailboxes. County earners will collect and transport to salvage depot during a rural collection campaign. Urgent need to avoid paper shortage despite transmission errors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pottawattamie
Senators Begin Debating Federal Unemployment Program Control
Senators opened a formal debate on how far the federal government should go in managing postwar demobilization. The Democratic Steering Committee advanced a George bill to shift 2000 900 workers under the benefits program, contrasting with Murray Kilgore’s plan for broader liberal federal standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
George
George Meas
Full Probe of Transit Strike Will Be Made
Philadelphia officials said a federal grand jury will hear at least 35 people, including strikers and transit officials, as the FBI seeks possible disclosures about the six day transit strike. Man hours lost in defense plants were estimated at 4 million, with total unrevealed losses likely higher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Frank L. McNamee
McNambee
Philadel Phid
FBI
Grand Jury
Umon
Grand In Jury
Stnikers
Philadelphia Transportation Company
CIO Transport Workers Union
Government War Agency
Henry A. Schweinhaut
Biddle
CIO ‘Transport Workers Union
Fair Employment Practice Committee
Megan
Roosevelt
Warmanpower Commission
McNamee
PTC
Transport Workers Union
James H. McMenamin
William ©. Disey
Frank P. Carney
Trison
TWU
Frank Thompson
McMenamin
McMenaoin
Himmler Reported Killed In France By Captive Intel
A newly captured German officer in France claims Heinrich Himmler was assassinated and Herman Goering wounded in a wider Nazi leadership purge. The report remains unverified with nine Austrian captives corroborating the assertion, and a German officer noting the claim as unconfirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger D. Greene
France
PIA
Heinrich Himler
Gestare
Reichsmarshal
Herman Goerling
Scouts Will Open New Drive in Council Bluffs
Scouts from 13 troops mobilize Tuesday at the City Water Works parking lot to begin a paper salvage drive for residential areas north of Broadway and east of Thirteenth street. Wilber W. Wilson urges families to place donations on front lawns as troops will door to door be impossible due to troop shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Water Works
Council Bluff
Wilber W. Wilson
Harry C. Crowl
Broadway
Eest
Thirteenth Street
Wilson
Water Works
Holds Ratio Has Been Restored
Washington dispatch reports that a balanced corn hog price ratio has been restored with corn at ceiling prices and hogs near support. James C. Rogers Jr, acting price administrator, said in a letter released by Senator Capper after protests by 15 senators. Rogers warned of threats to pork supply if policies drift. He noted past actions risked heavy hog marketings and crowded packing houses, but stated an approximate balance between hog prices and corn supplies had been achieved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James OC. Rogers, Jr
Senator Capper
R.kan
Rogers
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Capper
Congressional Record
CPA
WPA
German Front Breaks as Allies Close on Paris Drive Toward City
American and Canadian forces advance toward Paris from a new 100 mile front, with columns near La Mans and Caen. Canadian units pierce the first major German line below Caen, advancing to four miles depth amid heavy air bombardment. American forces reach Mortain, Lorient, Brest, and St Malo zones as German resistance collapses. The push marks a high point of Allied momentum with continued fighting around Mortain and Brittany towns. Counterattacks prove futile as Allied tanks and infantry close in on key Brittany ports and the Paris corridor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gisdwin
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Forge
Paris
la Mans
Caen
Doniberg
France
May-sur-Arne
St Martin-de-Fontenay
Tilly-la-Campagne
Caan
Mortain
Breton
Omar WN. Bradley
Iefantry
Lorient
Brest
United States
St Malo Capt
Malo
Guingamp
St. Brieuc
St. Malo
Brittany
Japan Warned to Arm as War Pressures Mount
Tokyo broadcasts declare national difficulties of unprecedented seriousness as New Guinea and Marianas losses loom. Premier Kolso urges arms buildup while reports claim Chinese resistance and Allied air raids target Yap and Hengyang. Marines seal Guam threat as British forces pursue Japanese from India amid heavy losses and a Roma workshop collapse kills nineteen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Krueger
Associated Press
New Guinea
Marianas
Guam
Japan
Kaniaki Kolso
Toyko
Douglas MacArthur
Aorthwest Pacific
Tokyo
Hengyang
Chungking
United States
Pearl Harbor
Gen. MacArthur
Yap
Paiay
Aiitape
British New Guinea
Aitepe
Wewak
Philippines
India
Guadalcanal
Predicts 2 Million Will Lose Federal Jobs at End of War
Francis M. Lemay reports from Washington that Ramspeck predicts up to two million civilian federal jobs will be cut within a year after the war ends. The Civil Service Commission outlined layoff order prioritizing recalled retirees, temporary staff, war-duration hires, and career employees last. Total federal workers approach 2.9 million, with about 900,000 postwar jobs remaining after cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis M. Lemay
Washington
Ramspeck
House Civil Service Committee
Civil Service Commission
Mimday
Warnrnaty Departments
Post Office Department
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hiTlzes
Sells Brothers
Leonard
Labait
Leonard Sell
Lougher
Granda Relocation Center
Amache
Col
Inglewood
Cali
U. & Weather Bureau
Coure
Iowa
Nebraska
Suviay
Tigro
Hendaye
Elue Guards
Loire River
Nelson M. Walker
Pittsfield
Mass
Normandy
Signal Corps
Mrs. Copeland
PTA
Pi—Hight
Steff
Peoples Court
Fuhrer
Ontral
Witgteben
Stief
Erich Hoeppner
van Hase
Bernerus
Friedrich Karl Klaising
von Hegen
Count Yorck von Wartenburg
Berlin Supreme Court
Vilestiay
Federal Grand Jury
McMenanur
Himmler
U.S Canadian
Brittany Peninsula
Rome
Roma
GPI
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