German Stabs Before Anzio Become Weak
Allied dispatch reports three small German attacks on the beachhead below Rome were repelled on Thursday and Friday as German efforts near Anzio faded after the latest offensive failed. Artillery and armor stopped a dust assault on the Cisterna Montello road, and patrols near Carraceto and Moletta river were driven off. Weather limited ground operations while the 8th Army repulsed a minor mountain thrust. Allied air forces struck German railways and shipping in northern Italy and Rome, destroying locomotives and damaging yards, with about 30 German fighters challenging bombers over the Ram area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard G. Massack
Naples
Rome
Cisterna-Montello
Carraceto
Moletta
Casalno
Hermann Goering
715Th
Italy
Golvic’n
Zara
Luttorio
Tiburting
Eternal City
Tiburtina
Rame
Noma
Ostienze Gayards
Sth
Liberatora
Basement Blaze Damages Home on Fifth Avenue
A furnace stove overheat caused a basement fire at Sonny Clark's house 2611 Fifth Avenue at 6:40 a m Saturday. Firemen extinguished the blaze damaging floor joists and walls. Earlier, Friday, a blaze around a truck motor at Turley Avenue and Third Street burned the vehicle, due to backfire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonny Clark
Fifth Avenue
H. Saltzman
Second Avenue
Turley Avenue
Third Street
Firestone Says Rubber Crisis Has Been Licked
Harvey S. Firestone Jr. declares on a radio broadcast that the rubber crisis is over noting 850000 tons of synthetic rubber capacity will be online this year and more natural rubber from Liberia Ceylon South America and other UN open areas will be available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schenectady
Harvey S. Firestone, Jr
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
Liberia
Ceylon
South
Areca
United Nations
Woman lawmaker proposes 60 000 to 200 000 nonfathers in army
Rep Clare Boothe Luce introduces a plan to induct 60 000 to 200 000 men aged 18 to 45 or 38 without dependents into the regular army for limited service in essential war work. They would receive army pay, wear uniforms, and be assigned to harvesting, mining, logging, tanning, and other wartime tasks under a national service approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Arbogest
Washington
Clare Boothe Luce
R-Conn
Army
Treasury
Nippons Battle for Los Negros Amid Pacific War News
American bulldozers labored at Momote airfield on Los Negros as reinforced 1st Cavalry Division troops and SeaBees pressed to complete occupation. Jap defenses stubborn but pushed back. eight of fifteen enemy planes downed. Weather hindered repairs, but airstrip deemed repairable once clear. Allied air offensive roars across Bougainville, Kuriles, Marshall islands, and Caroline base Fonape with raids and bombardments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard C. Bergholt
Associated Press
Momote
Admiralty Islands
1St Cavalry Division
Los Negros Island
Douglas MaceArthur
Admiralties
Los Negros
Robert Evnson
Manu Island
Tokyo Radio
Rabaul
Japan
New Britain
William F. Halsey
Rabaul's
Salomons
Bougainville Island
Kuriles
Carolines
Pacific
Paramushiro
Shumushu
Marshall Islands
Fonape
Caroline Islands
Agsla
Burma
Akyab
Buthedaung
U. S
War ballot commission tests sample for primary ballots
Three members of the five member War Ballot Commission met at the state house to tentatively approve a specimen official war ballot for the Democratic and Republican primaries. Secretary Steve Wayne Ropes and Mrs. Sam J. Burroughs of Albion and C. F. Cody of Dubuque outlined plans to mail ballots to county auditors next week. The group also approved printing paper and 675000 envelopes in three sizes for delivery return and affidavits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DNS
Mulnms
Statehouse
Steve Wayne Ropes
Sam J. Burroughs
Albion
C. F. Cody
Dubuque
CG. A. Bowers
Council Bluffs
Caltland
Hanford MacNider
Mason City
Ropes
Cold Wave Follows Snow Across Iowa Bucks Cities
A cold wave follows heavy snow in Iowa with temperatures dropping toward zero by Sunday. Snow totals ranged from over six inches in Ames to traces in northern counties, with heavier precipitation in Des Moines and Iowa City. Roads iced and travel slowed as high schools faced postponed games and officials reported packed snow on southwestern highways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Ames
Council Bluffs
Tovetall
Abraham Lincoln High School
Glenwood
Crafton
Oakland
Atlantic
Weather Bureau
Des Moines
Iowa City
Burlington
Cedar Rapids
Lamont
Amea
City
Dubuque
Davenport
Fort Dodge
Albia
Marshalltown
U. S. Weather
Counc! Bluffs
Towa
Nebraska
French Look to Days When Land Is Free
Flora Lewis reports that trained French military government officers may lead liberation efforts in Europe after alliance control ends. Plans discuss French troop participation under generals and Roosevelt’s consideration, with elections staged as prefects and departments gain freedom. Française ships to return to Algiers committee for national liberation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora Lewis
Washington
Uted
Europe
War Shipping Administration
WSA
France
Committee For National Liberation
Algiers
de Gaulle
Roosevelt
Plana
Thes
Britain
U- 8
Paris
National Council of Resistance
Resistance Council
Germany
Ambulance Bought by Iowa Teachers in Use Overseas
A Carroll report describes one of two ambulances bought for the Red Cross by Iowa teachers. Pfc. Jean Crider, a Nebraskan serving in Europe, wrote that he drove an ambulance bearing the "Iowa Teachers" nameplate and said the vehicle is doing good. The Carroll Elks Club, which funded the ambulance, received Crider’s note.
Enjoined From Molesting Wife and Other Divorces Filed
A temporary injunction restrains Harold Plough from molesting his wife after Mildred Plough filed for divorce. The couple, married June 25 in Rockport Missouri, have one child. Ruth Land seeks divorce from Earl Land, married St. Joseph Missouri November 19 1925, with two children. Miriam A Wadum seeks divorce from Marvin E Wadum. Wadum is in military service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Plough
Mildred Plough
Rockport
Harold
Ruth Land
Earl Land
St. Joseph
Lands
Shirley
Barbara
Miriam A. Wadum
Marvin’ E. Wacum
Wadum
British Soldier Seeks Divorce to Marry Other Woman
London up Sgt William Thompson admits he is father of Norah Carpenter's babies and seeks divorce from his wife. He says they are not married yet plan to wed, will register the children in his name, and will support them and Norah from now on. He asks his wife for a divorce and notes wartime haste led to the marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
William Thompson
Norah Carpenter
Fitzaburgh
Norah
England
Lalty
United States
Sorah
Harry E. Brown Dies in Hospital at 82
Henry E. Brown, 82, a locksmith, died in a local hospital after a 20 day illness. A Council Bluffs resident for 18 years, he is survived by his widow Lydia Brown and two brothers Albert Brown of Loxe Illinois and Charlea Brown of Fairfield. Two sisters Amanda Annis of Mahoon Ui and Rose Inch of Charleston TA. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. Cutler's funeral home is in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry E. Brown
Council Bluffs
Lydia Brown
North Thirtieth Street
Albert Brown
Loxe
Charlea Brown
Fairfield
Amanda Annis
Mahoon
Rose ‘Inch
Charleston
Cutler
Save Your Tin Cane OPA Plans Survey of Midwest Feed Stores
OPA regional administrator R E Walters said retail food stores across the Midwest will be visited starting the week of March 19 to check compliance with price regulations. A survey by price panel assistants, volunteers, and OPA staff will sample 10 popular items in 53 local boards across Texas Nebraska the Dakotas Minnesota Wisconsin and will recheck stores with violations a week later to verify corrections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
UPI
R. E
OPA
Midwest
Tews
Nebraska
Clingis
Minnesota
Wisconsin
North
South Dakota
Cane Escaped German Prisoners Recaptured Near Camp
Two German prisoners of war who escaped early Friday from the local POW camp near Indianola Nebraska were recaptured Friday night within three miles of the camp. Capt E J Malone, the camp security officer, reported the men had sheltered to ride out the snowstorm. The incident underscores the patrols maintaining orders at the facility amid the winter weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianola
Neb
E. J. Malone
Lepke Plea Is Rejected by the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court rejected Lepke Buchalter’s last minute bid to stay execution. Justices Jackson and Murphy did not participate as the court refused the writ of certiorari aimed at reviewing habeas corpus denials. Lepke faced the electric chair in Sing Sing at 11 p.m. unless Governor Dewey grants a reprieve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lepke
Washington
Supreme Court
Louls (Leapke) Buchalter
Murder, Inc
High Tribunal
New York
Jackson
Murphy
Sing Sing
Thomas EB. Dewey
Albert E. Klapper
Butler Pushes Personal Investigation Over Chez Paree Issue
Mayor Butler replies to County Attorney Don Jackson urging a personal investigation by him or Sheriff Riley Nelson into alleged open and notorious violations at the Chez Paree in Carter Lake Iowa. He offers Omaha cooperation but says enforcing Iowa law at Carter Lake is a county and state matter not his duty. The note cites Iowa constitution Article IV Section 9 and Town Code Chapter 12, urging state prosecutors to act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Jackson
Chez Paree
Carter Lake
Butler
Pottawattamle
Riley Nelson
Omahe
gMigor Butler
Nelson
Iowa
Service members show desire to vote absentee ballots
Washington UP The number of requests for absentee ballots in Iowa reflects servicemen and women's wish to vote as they would at home. Representative Charles B. Hoeven (R.-Iowa) told the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Iowa
Charles B. Hoeven
R.-Towa
House
Italian Workers Drop Protest Strike in Naples
The allied control commission said a planned 10 minute strike by Italian workers over Churchill's support for Badoglio's government was cancelled. Leaders from socialist and communist parties said a mass meeting would replace the action in Naples on Sunday March 12 to discuss circulating a petition calling for King Vittorio Emanuele abdication and government reorganization. The call off came on precise instructions of the allied supreme command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nables
Allied Control Commission
Churchill
Marshal Badoglio
Naples
Vittorio Emanuele
Italiana
Soviets Closing Net About Pskov
Soviet troops push toward Pskov from the east as they seize seven towns and four rail stations on Friday. Moscow reports 800 German dead and gains near the Pskov Warsaw railway, with Narva and Ostrov fronts also advancing as German defenses stiffen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Baltic
Pskov
Macleow
Varva
Pakev
Mossow
Govorov
Auvere
Narva
Reval
Bartin
Narva Eres
Russia
Moscow
Red Army
Pokhyalshchya
Syancva
Maloya Fomkino
Moscow Bulletin
Russian Bay
Pskov-Polotsk
Finland prepares to resume peace talks with Russia
Stockholm reports Finland will send a reply to Russia via Madame Kollontay seeking clarification of terms and a continuation of negotiations. Parliament previously rejected Soviet demands on internment of German troops and 1940 boundaries. Action and U S stance sought continued armistice talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Finland
Allebanda
Helsinki
Allied Air Blasts Berlin as Heavy Bombers Hit Reich
Allied air power strikes reach Berlin for the first daylight raid as Flying Fortresses and Liberators target reich objectives. Long range fighters push escort range, expanding past limits, with raids also reported on Rome rail yards and northwest Germany. Signs of heavy losses and ongoing efforts to shield supply lines accompany the operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Hercher
London
Berlin
U. S
Reich
RAF
Tars
Britlet
Wero Im
Bateardsy
Dominion
France
Mby
Berelin
Germany
Italy
Littorio
Tiburtine
Rome
Eternal City
Long Jago
Berne
Switzerland
Vatican City
St. Peter's Basilica
Shelley
Keats
Britain
British
Air Ministry
Lanecaster
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Nippons
Manus
Ballot Commission
Quads
Harry E. Brown
Cane
Tass
Tokyo
Ent
Stettinius
Allied Air
Senate
Fritsy
White House
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