Garden Show Goes Ahead Despite Rain in Council Bluffs
Rain and mud did not dampen enthusiasm as Coun cil Bluffs gardeners entered the Nonpareil fall show at the city auditorium. Entries exceeded last year with extended space for the art class and overrun vegetable displays. Fruit entries were small but a strong display and centerpieces helped. Canned goods filled gaps due to rain. Penny and his organ provided entertainment both days. An extension exhibit on pit storage was set up. Judging starts Saturday afternoon with placings announced after records are finished.
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Council Bluffs and
City Auditorium
Penny
Antonescu Report Supposed Assassination Update
A Swiss dispatch reported that Ion Antonescu the deposed Romanian premier was assassinated during a coup that put Romania in the Allied camp. The claim cited Stefani but lacked independent confirmation. Berlin broadcasts spoke of Antonescu traveling to Germany after King Mihai accepted surrender terms.
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Bern
Switzerland
Ion Antonescu
Reotania
Stefani
Berlin
15 More Polio Cases Reported in Iowas towns
DES MOINES The state health department reports a rising infantile paralysis toll with 15 new cases this week, totaling 77 for the year and 41 through last year’s first months. Cases by county include Jasper 5, Dallas 3, Polk 4, Story 2, Linn 1.
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Des Moines
State Health Department
Jasper County
Dalles County
Polk
Story
Linn
Italy
England Receives 24 Hours of Bomb Alert Relief
London and southern counties enjoyed more than 24 hours without a bombing alert as the home security communique reported no incidents until 7 a.m. Friday. A rare lull followed over two months of Luftwaffe activity. Fire Chief Edward Siller of Yonkers notes wartime restrictions altered standard equipment colors to green.
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London
Aouthern
Yonkers
Edward Siller
If Your Paper Isn t Delivered
The Nonpareil states its paper delivery service hours and a complaint number. Readers are asked to call 4061 before 7 p m on weekdays or 11 a m on Sundays if the paper is not received within a reasonable time, and every effort will be made to deliver it.
Congress asks government to reveal Pearl Harbor truth
Seattle congressman Warren Magnuzon claims reports claim U S naval and air patrols were curtailed in the central Pacific before Pearl Harbor at Japan's urging. He calls for official comment and believes Admiral Kimmel and Lt. Gen. Short should not bear sole blame if the tale is true.
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Seattle
Warren G. Magnuzon
Wash
Washington
Post-Intelligencer
West Coast
United States
Central Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Navy Department
State Department
Magnuson
Japan
Kimmel
Husband E. Kimmel
America
Honohwu
Admiral Kimmel
Walter C. Short
Hawaiians
Rain Delays Avoca County Fair Horse Show
The forty eighth annual county fair horse show at Avoca was postponed indefinitely Friday due to rain. Friday events continued with the home demonstration department dominating activities and several 4 H groups winning ribbons for demonstrations and style entries.
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Society
Avoca
Phyllig Pitton
Hilene Kardell
Layton Willing
LaRue Parkhill
Rose Taylor
Washington Wonder Workers
Claudia Pont
Buchla Hays
Valley
Barbara DeKay
Mary De‘Kay
Waveland Busy Bees
Style
Joan Nissen
Layton Willing Workers
Billa DéKay
Wayland Busy Bees
Ruth Smith
Valley Willing Workers
Leona Danning
Pleasant Knox Peppy Girls
Save Waste Vaner
Tom Harmon Weds Actress at St Marys Chapel
Ann Arbor report says Lt Tom Harmon and film actress Elys Knox wed before 500 guests at St Marys chapel Saturday morning. The ceremony drew a Hollywood connected crowd as Harmon, famed Michigan football star, and the actress entered married life amid spectator excitement.
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Ann Arbor
St. Mary's
Elys Knox
Tom Harmon
Army
University of Michigan
Weather summary for Council Bluffs and nearby areas
The U S Weather Bureau notes cloudy, cool weekend with light rain Saturday afternoon toward Council Bluffs and Saturday night. North of Nebraska shows thunder showers possible in eastern areas with cooler conditions, then warming by Sunday. Record temperatures: high 62, low 53, total precipitation 0.25 inches with excess 0.05 inches.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Council Blaffa
Towa
Nebraska
Rain drenches Iowa area with heavy totals reported
A major rain event drenched western toowa Friday night with totals from 1.72 inches in Council Bluffs to 4.29 inches in Greenfield. The Iowa weather bureau noted widespread rain statewide with the heaviest in west and south central regions and forecasts of continued showers into Saturday.
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Towa
Council Bluffs
Greenfield
Iowa Weather Bureau
Osceola
Indianols
Crestor
Lamont
van Meter
Knoxville
Atlantic
Albia
Perry
Monroe
Oskaloosa
Des Moines
Saggan and Buckner Named Lieutenant Colonels on Governor Staff
DES MOINES. Governor B. B. Hickenlooper announced the appointment of Hugo Saggan of Denison and Arthur Buckner of Cedar Rapids as lieutenant colonels on his staff. Saggan is state commander of the American Legion and Buckner is state commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
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Des Moines
B. B. Hickenlooper
Hugo Saggan
Denison
Arthur Buckner
Cedar Rapids
Saggan
American Légion
Buckner
Veterans of Foreigh
Nazi Movements Noted in Yugoslavia Greece
Allied planes attacked substantial enemy troop movements in Yugoslavia and Greece on Friday for a second day. It was not clear if Nazis were retreating from those countries after Romania's surrender.
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Kome
Yugoslavia
Greece
Romania
Paris Surrender Signed as Paris Quiet After Capitulation
Paris battles end as the final unconditional surrender is signed at Montparnasse station. Allied reports say Paris remains fairly calm with mop up operations continuing and increased Allied armor and infantry in the city after the French armored division entered Friday morning. Berlin and Paris broadcasts conflict on insistent resistance at major landmarks. General de Gaulle proclaims liberation amid the shifting frontline.
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Paris
Montparnasse
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Berlin
Place de l'Etoile
Arc de Triomphe
Charles de Gaulle
Finnish Police Block Helsinki Roads
Finnish police blocked all roads leaving Helsinki at dawn Friday and led a mass raid through the capital into Saturday morning. A Finnish radio broadcast reported about 500 people interrogated for lacking in order papers. The interior minister expressed satisfaction with the raid’s conduct.
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New York
Helsinki
Unti
FCC
Kaarle Henrik Hidilae
Red Drives Nearing Bucharest In World War II report
Soviet forces push toward Bucharest after crossing the Siret river near Tecuci. Romanian troops reportedly attacked German units, capturing 360 soldiers. Russians claim to have killed or captured hundreds of thousands of enemy troops and taken over 650 towns and villages as they drive toward the Danube Delta.
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Daniel DeLuce
Moscow
S.fi
Red
Galati
Bucharest
Ploesti
Siret
Tecuci
Red Star
United Nations
Tirguniamu
Rosmaria
Chisinau
Bessarabia
Danube River
Kiliya
Black
Red Army
Trade Fish for Lost Wallet Ends Sat, Two Anglers Satisfied
In Old Forge New York Richard Mitchell of Oswego reported a day of fishing failure and wallet loss while William R Wolfe of Kenmore caught the wallet but no trout. State troopers arranged a meeting and Mitchell swapped his catch for the wallet and gas ration books he had last.
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Old Forge
N. Y
Richard Mitchell
Oswego
William R. Wolfe
Kenmore
Mitchell
Eisenhower Warns French In Alsace Lorraine Of War Reach
General Eisenhower’s headquarters issues a broadcast to French in Alsace Lorraine and Luxembourg. It warns that German forces retreating into Germany face heavy air and artillery threats and urges civilians to take cover, store food and water, and avoid earthworks while noting potential crimes and the allied tribunals to come. The message dated August 26, 1944, ends with a call for careful note of crimes for later trial.
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New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Alsace- Lorraine
Germany
Eisenhower
Luxembourg
France
Normandy
Seine
Alsace
Lorraine
Duchy of Luxembourg
Supreme Commander
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Jap Cruiser Hit at Dutch Celebes
GENERAL HEADQUARTERS SOUTHWEST PACIFIC reports high intensity August air attacks by the far eastern air force on the invasion route to the Philippines. A cruiser, seven freighter transports and a barge tender were blasted at Dutch Celebes in a Thursday raid announced by Gen Douglas MacArthur. The communique tallies two ships sunk or probably sunk and 42 ships damaged or likely sunk, including 26 freighter transports.
Precaution Against Polio Spread In Cedar Rapids Hospitals
Cedar Rapids medical staff at St Luke s and Mercy hospitals limit visitors under 14 as a precaution against poliomyelitis though no cases are recorded locally this year. They also deem it unwise to continue tonsillectomies and adenoids removals for the time being. Wayne Morris, former actor, awarded the distinguished flying cross for heroism in destroying six grounded enemy bombers last June 13 in the Bonin Islands.
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Cedar Rapids
St. Luke’s and
Mercy
Hollywood
Wayne Morris
Jung 13
Bonin Islands
Allied Forces Press Toward Germany on 200 Mile Front
Allied forces push on a 200 mile front toward Germany and Belgium as air power hits Nazi oil targets. U S bombers and RAF aircraft attack Brest and other ports while German defenses around the Atlantic port endure heavy bombardment. German losses include aircraft, vehicles and tanks as Eisenhower’s troops advance north and east from Paris toward Belgium, with Brest under siege and Patton’s spearhead moving near Troyes.
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Germany
London
United States
Europe
Brittany
Brest
Hitler
France
Scholvan-Buer
Nordstern
Gelgen- Kkichen
Emmerich
Salabergen
Danabruck
Ludwigshafen
Atlantic
RAF
Wes Gallagher
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Upi
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Belgium
Seine
Paris
Breton
U. S
United Nations
Elheuf
Troyes
Saas
Bel-glum
Somme
Corbeil
Nacy
Strasbourg
George S. Patton
Pont City
Siies
Aeas
Allies Press Into Southern France From Briancen To Avignon
Allied columns have occupied Briancen near the Italian frontier and pushed into Avignon, severing Rhone valley communication lines. French forces reportedly seized Arles and Tarascon as Lt. Gen. Patch’s troops advance east of the Rhone toward Antibes and Nice, while Toulon’s naval base sees French gains and Marseille reports easing naval battles.
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George Tucker
Rome
Briancen
Cannes
7Th Army
Avignon
Rhone
Montelimar
France
Brittany
Normandy
Patriot
Ger
Alexander M. Patch'sa
Rhone River
Briancon
Nice
Antibes
Rhone Valley
Arles
Taraston
Brianzon
Toulon
Marseille
Naai
Brewster Aeronautical Fails to Pay Retroactive Wages
Acting Navy Secretary alleges Brewster Aircraft sought to cultivate a dispute with the Navy by not delivering $1.5 million in retroactive wage adjustments. The retroactive payments were ordered by the War Labor Board for workers on Corsair plane production before contract cancellation.
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Washington
Ralph A. Bard
Navy
Brewster Company
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War Production Board
FDR
Donald M. Nelson
White House
Thina
NBA
Sherman Montrose
Nea-Atme
NEA Tetephoto
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Opel Motor Works
Russergheim
Mainz
Frankfurt
Darmstadt
Rhineland
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