Free French to Join Allies in Japanese War
Free French forces and the American navy pledged to strike Japan with renewed force, as Rear Adm. Alfred E. Montgomery voiced optimism for early Japanese defeat. Air attacks against Nippon intensified from China to the Pacific, with French Indo China eyed as a future theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Milliman
Associated Press
Japan
Alfred E. Montgomery
Nippon
China
Burma
New Guinea
Radio France
Hitler
Indo-China
Asia
Adm
Aubrey W. Fitch
United States
Guam
Pearl Harbor
Philippines
Fitch
Montgomery
Yap
Palau
Halmahera
Davao
Carlos P. Romuto
Islands
Ambon
Amboina
Southwest Pacific
Douglas Macarthur
India
Chinawin
Phanan
Tiddim
Suzhowtang
Hengyang
Cantons Hanhow
Tokyo
Shanghai
Iwo Jima
Marianas
Marshalls
Missing Flier Found Near Carter Lake
The body of an army air man missing after parachuting from a stricken Walker Army field bomber last Saturday was recovered Wednesday in Carter Lake Lincoln officials announced. He was one of five who bailed out. another parachutist was killed. A large search by nearby bases and the Nebraska Civil Air Patrol ended with the recovery. Authorities to release his name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska Civilir Patrol
Walker Field
Paper Delivery Complaint Contact Details
If your paper isn’t delivered, the nonpresumed service in its business office accepts complaints until 7 p.m. on weekdays and 11 a.m. on Sundays. Call 4061 before 7 p.m. on weekdays or 11 a.m. on Sundays for assistance to obtain your paper.
Re-employment Survey Targets Postwar Jobs in City
A city wide re employment survey reports about one third of the homes canvassed. USES statistician Frank Davey said results will aid war effort and postwar planning. Canvassers seek how many Bergens will be employed after the war, how many servicemen return, and how many will need jobs. The effort involves most city organizations and aims to map employment needs for public projects private construction and new industries. Presiding were Dwayne Evans and Floyd Willette with Jim Henry and Arthur Riley noted for support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Chamber of Commerce
Frank Davey
USES
Davey
Council Bluffs
Jim Henry
Arthur Riley
Burlington
Dwayne Evans
Chamber
Floyd Willette
Dewey Maps Cross Country Tour in Nine States
Gov Dewey will launch a 21 state cross country political tour by train starting Sept 7 with seven major speeches nationwide. He will confer with governors and leaders in ten states, delivering principal addresses in Philadelphia Louisville and other cities, ending Sept 28 in Albany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Thomas E. Dewey
Herbert Brownell
GOP National Committee
Dewey
Philadelphia
New York
Pacific Coast
Albany
Louisville
Seattle
Portland
Ore
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Oklahoma City
Brownell
Midwest
Far West
Nbc-Cbs
National Federation of Republican Women’s Clubs
Kentucky
Lansing
Mich
Michigan
Harry F. Kelly
Owossa
Des Moines
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Midwest Agriculture
Valentine
Neb
Sam R. McKelvie
Nebraska
Western Division
Gova
Dwight Griswold
M. @. Sharpe
South Dakota
Coeur Alene
Idaho
Oklahoma
Norris Improves After Cerebral Hemorrhage Rally
George W. Norris, 3, former Nebraska senator, showed partial consciousness recovery after a cerebral hemorrhage. Doctors said the condition remains serious but indicated a possible chance of survival if bleeding stops, noting improving movement on the left side and some response to commands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCook
Neb. Lpi
George W. Norris
United States
Nebraska
Norris
Command Reorganization Elevates Bradley to Army Group Status
The report says Lt. Gen. Omar Bradley would gain equal status with Gen. Sir Bernard Montgomery as an army group commander in France, with Britain arguing it devalues Montgomery. Supreme Allied HQ denied any change to Montgomery’s overall command while noting the move aligns with Eisenhower’s Franco operations. American sources say the shift was anticipated since D-Day, with Montgomery to lead initial ground efforts and Bradley to lead a later added army group as American strength grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Frye
Washington
France
Omar N. Bradley
Bernard J. Montgomery
Eisenhower
Britain
Bradley
Montgomery
Supreme Allied Headquarters
Supreme Headquarters
Braidley
12Th Army Group
Rain totals and cool spell sweep center state
A wet period hits the region with 1.38 inches of rain in the city and heavier totals in nearby areas. Thunder and lightning accompany steady rainfall, cooling temperatures to near 59 in places like Onawa and 63 in Council Bluffs, with widespread showers stretching across western Iowa and into Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Weather Bureau
Onawa
Nazis Facing Full Collapse in the Balkans
Stalin announced Soviet control of the Ploesti oil region as Red Army advances push toward Bucharest and Constanta. Russian forces threaten Bulgaria while Hungary and Transylvania see predicted collapse. Germany pulls back in Wallachia and efforts to defend the Balkans intensify amid large German withdrawals.
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London
Ploesti
Stalin
Red Army
Bornn
Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
UPI
Black Sea
Russia
Bulgaria
Balkans
Constanta
Romana
Bucharest- Plogsti
Wallachia
Sattle
Pigesti Oi
Buzua
Romania
Transylvana
Hungary
Lierump
Slovakia
Europe
Rodion Y. Malinov
Sky
Fedor I. Tolbushin
Baleic
Bulgarian Dobruje
Greece
Macedonia
Nis
Se Ion
Balkan
Transylvar
Hitler
Transylvania
Dobruja
Bucharest
Progsti Ofl
Feodor 1
Warsaw
Walge
Estonia
Bombers Smash at Baltic Ports During Allied Air Offensive
British and American air forces executed a massive strike against Kiel and Bremen with over 1,000 heavy bombers and 4,500 tons of explosives. Concurrent raids hit Konigsberg, Stettin, Berlin, Hamburg, and targets in Italy, Yugoslavia, and Hungary as Russian and Allied offensives press German supply lines.
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Ss Fm
A. I. Goldberg
London
Baltic
Konigsberg
Stettin
Eerlin
Hamburg
U. S
France
U.S
Pas de Calais
Enlish Channel
Konigsherz
Germany
Air Ministry
Berlin
Italy
Romania
Szeged
Sadlnak
Balkan
Czecho-Slovakia
Norexska Ostrava
Europe
Yugoslavia
Russan
Lithuania
Leipaja
Moscow
Lyon
Low Countries
Brussels
Helgoland Bight
Flakam
Russians Hurl Blast at Turkey
Pravda accuses Turkey of harboring German spies and aiding the Nazi regime amid a deteriorating break with Berlin. It claims German diplomats still operate in Ankara, Turkish papers remain under German influence, and Turkish officials tolerate Nazi entourage as Soviet troops near the Dardanelles intensify. The FCC reports a Moscow radio appeal urging Spaniards to topple Franco and cooperate with Germany for Spain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel de Luce
Moscow
Pravda
Turkey
Dardanélies
Ankara
Batumi
Black Sea
Weather forecast for Cornell Bluffs and vicinity
Partly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday with cooler conditions. Showers expected Wednesday afternoon into Wednesday night in the eastern area, then decreasing cloudiness Thursday. Warmer by Friday with fresh to occasionally strong winds diminishing Thursday. Generally fair overnight and into Thursday, cooler in the east and south, extreme northwest warmest, temperatures 75 to 70.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Cornell Bluffs
Nebraska
American Armored Units Sweep Through Reims Action
Allied forces push from Montelimar toward the Rhone valley with American and French troops advancing. German 19th Army retreats amid heavy chaos as 45,000 prisoners are reported, including Maj. Gen. Otto Richter. Reims and Laon near the frontline, with Rouen evacuated as U.S. columns push toward Belgium and the Seine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Tucker
RCME
Tth
Rhone
France
Drome
Montelimar
Valence
Loriol
Briancon
Hautes-Alps
Nice
Italy
19Th
Haly
Marseille
Otto Richter
198Th
Rhone Valley
Russia
London
Belgium
Reims
Laon
Seine
Pas de Calais
U.S
Paris
Rouen
Reins
Champagne
Vesle River
Brussels
Capidry
George & Patton
2Rd Parmy
Vitry-le-Francois
Marne
The
Reich
Verdun
Chalons-sur- Marne
Les Grandes Loges
Chetons
Lass
Dieppe
le Havre
Somme Valley
Berlin
Normandy
Pay de Calais
Neufmarcke
Longchamps
Meinneville
Louviers
St. Ditter
Vitry- le-Francois
Upper
U. S
United Nations
Algiers
8th Army Nearing the Gothic Line
Allied forces on the Italian front push toward the Gothic line with heavy fighting as British and Polish troops dislodge a German parachute division and reach near the Po valley rim. In Italy’s center, German defenses pull back into stronger positions in the northern Apennines while a British destroyer shells Pesaro coast. In Des Moines, juvenile delinquency reports show a 73 percent rise from 1941 to 1943.
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Oviang Oorgaard
Rome
Adriatic
Gothic Line
Po Valley
Sth
Cassino
Foglia River
Arzilla
Pesaro
Fano
Monte Cigcardo
Colbordolo
Rimini
Foglia
Urcing
Appenines
Sara Waste
Des Moines
Hal Boyle Injured by Motorcycle in Paris Parade
Hal Boyle, AP war correspondent, was injured Tuesday when struck by a motorcycle during the American infantry parade down the Champs Elysees. Doctors said back ligaments ripped will keep him in hospital three days. Boyle had escaped danger in North Africa and Italy campaigns.
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Paris
Hal Boyle
Associated Press
Champs Elysees
Boyle
Tunisia
Sicily
Italy
France
North Africa
Americans Parade Down Paris Streets
Parisians resumed prewar routines after a three day liberation festival ended with a parade of American troops past the Arc de Triomphe. A U.S. infantry division marched down the Champs Elysees toward the battle line as crowds cheered and prayed, a priest seen tearfully uplifted.
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Paris
Arc de Triomphe
New York
Fifth Avenue
Champs-Elysees
U. S
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Gov. Dewey
Lt. Gen
Cherbourg
Bologne
Drep
Des
Toulouse
Rhone River
Konigsberg, Stettin
Kiel
Bremen
Vesle
Cathedral City
Patton
Epernay
Ruhfus
Toulon
Montelimar Americat
Bagnols
Uzes
Noy
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