New Breakfast Menu Dropped by U S Fliers
British and American air forces launched an early daylight strike across the English Channel into northern France with Liberators and fighters targeting rail yards at Valenciennes and Somain. Italian-based bombers hit Budapest and Bucharest rail hubs while RAF units attacked bridges at Grosetto Albino Tore and Faorano.
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Federal rules bar Wards from dismissing workers without consent
CHICAGO The government controlled Montgomery Ward and Company Chicago Properties must not dismiss employees without federal approval under new regulations posted at the highmail order house. The rules, disclosed after a company official was arrested while removing Placaris, require approval by federal officials for any dismissals since April 26. Judge Holly will rule Wednesday after voluminous briefs. Also noted is an upcoming CIO election at the company. Save Your Tin Cats Waterloo Iowa Veterans of Foreign Wars meet June 26 through 28 with Commander Beindtz presiding.
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Montgomery Ward and
Holly
National, Labor Relations Boards
CIO
Anton
Ptarts
Save Your Tin Cats
Nazi Atlantic Wall Myth Says Former AP Writer
Former AP writer Mel Most reports that Nazi defenses along the Atlantic Wall appear dismantled and overrated, with evidence from interned Americans and German propaganda. He notes German plans favor a mobile offensive after landings, with troops and fighters being prepared for a knock-down fight beyond the Siegfried Line.
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Mel Most
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Germany
New York
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Siegfried Line
Wehrmacht
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Poland
Norway
France
Greece
Weather Summary for Council Bluffs Area
The report notes partly cloudy skies Friday with fair conditions Friday night and Saturday. Temperatures mostly near 30s with little change, then a cooling trend into the weekend. Expect frost and freezing temps, a warming trend midweek, and light precipitation chances with above normal highs and below normal rainfall totals.
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J. S Weather Bureau
Council Bluffs
Vicarity
Iowa
Warnier
Nebska
Find
Methodist Stand on War Is Major Step, Says Hough
The Methodist church shifts from antiwar posture to active support of the Allied cause. Dr Lynn Harold Hough, 66, Drew University dean, calls the move the most significant in 25 years. The conference adopted the resolution by one vote, lay 203 to 131 for and ministerial 170 to 169, stating God has a stake in this war and endorsing military resistance to aggression.
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Arthur Edson
Kansas City
Methodist Church
Cr Lynn Harold. Hough
Drew University
Madison
Dr Hough
Recognition of state control over river use amendment
Washington motion by Senator O Mahoney and 22 associates seeks to let states decide the most beneficial use of rivers within their borders. The measure would nationalize a guiding framework with three aims including protecting existing uses, limiting new navigation works to those with substantial benefit, and requiring governor protests for large projects. Co sponsors include Bushheld and Walson.
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Washington
O Mahoney
Wye
97Th Meridan
Clude
Bushheld
Walson
Invasion Coastline Shown in Pictures
London reports that Allied invasion planners gained a minute mosaic of 3000 miles of coastline built from RAF reconnaissance photos. About 500 thousand meters of coast were mapped from aerial pictures taken at varying altitudes and speeds to aid planning.
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London
RAF
New Tax Bill Passes House Amid Taxpayer Complaints
Washington dispatch reports the House unanimously approved a new tax bill aimed at simplifying procedures for about 50 million taxpayers amid widespread complaints about the complexity and confusion of existing tax laws. The measure seeks to reduce burdens and streamline filings for individuals and families nationwide.
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Washington
House
Hummer plant workers strike under AFL clash
About 450 employees at the Hummer Manufacturing plant, a Montgomery Ward subsidiary in Springfield, stayed away from their jobs on Friday. Plant manager John A. Saxer said the workers, members of the International Association of Machinists AFL, did not provide reasons for the walkout as union leaders met to discuss the situation.
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Ward
Springfield, S
Hummer Manufacturing Company
Montgomery Ward and Company
John A. Saxer
International Assbcistion of Machinists
AFL
Ickes Places Burden Upon Coal Dealers
Washington secretary Ickes calls on the coal industry to shoulder responsibilities in equitable winter distribution. He announces area advisory committees for local distribution across Iowa to identify emergency need and plan for a fair share of the scarce solid fuel. Committees will serve without compensation as plans detail regional divisions and member appointments in Sioux City Denison Council Bluffs Audubon Davenport Clinton Iowa City Des Moines Ottumwa and other locales.
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Tekes
Totad
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Solid Fuels Administration
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Towa
Iowa Area
I-H & Taft
Roy Tohnson
George Iverson
Sioux City
Imes Denison
J ¥ D Moore
LeMars
Frank Krettelk
Walter Younggirth
Council Bluffs
Charles Johnson
Audubon
RE Sutherland
Stuart Dale Clements
Red Oak
Dave Edwards
Amen AH Wanitjes
Primghar
Robert Brennan
Fort Dodge
John
Son Magni City
Art Young
Watvering
Walter Mueller
Davenport
Detter Clinton
George Johnston
Iowa City
Walter Waellhof
Buriington
E Smith
Muscatine
Denniston
Newton
Mother of Two Weds Boy of 14
Denver report details a 21-year-old woman Elaine Manfred and her 14-year-old groom Ellsworth Wisecarver, married in Compton and facing Los Angeles authorities. Detectives described their key claims of love, a startling age gap, and a renewed plea from the bride’s mother for custody. The tale unfolds amid a telegram plot and a child-stealing complaint, with the couple pressed on legality and future.
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Los Angeles
Blaine Manfred
Ellsworth
M McEntee
Lame
Albuquerque
Col
James E Childers
James Mcnfredi
Compton
Calif
Elsworth
Elaine
Yuma
Anz
Muilcred Wisecarver
Childers
Blane
Judith
Manfred
GOP Developing New Campaign Theme
Washington dispatch describes a fresh GOP push to stress youth and renewal in national offices to counter Democratic claims of experience. The move coincides with talk of Roosevelt and Dewey as potential nominees and echoes Dewey’s past foreign policy remarks about “tired war leaders.”
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Washington,pi
Dewey
New York
Cold May Morning Shatters 71-Year Reading Record
Weather notes show a 29.6 degree reading and 286 degree pegged as the coldest May morning in 71 years. Friday brought light snow and widespread freezing temps across Iowa, with Garden crops and early plantings damaged, while farmers consider delaying planting and relying on later warmth. Des Moines meteorologist Reed and state statisticians report light frost damage overall and potential crop setbacks but not catastrophic losses.
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Earl New
Iowa
Charles City
Charles D Reed
Des Moines
Cherokee
Inwood
Reed
Tracy
Ottumwa
Leslie Carl
State
Federal Agricultural Statistican
Nebraska
Council Bluffs
Britain Presses Portugal Over Wolfram Exports
Britain intensified pressure on Portugal to curb exports of wolfram to Germany as part of wartime efforts. Officials in London and Washington said Portugal had agreed to reduce shipments, with expectations that a decision would be reached within a week or ten days.
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America Claims Weapons Equal Or Superior To Germans
In London AP reports American officials claim battle equipment will be equal or superior to German arms as U S troops advance in Europe. Gen Henry Sayler cites improved weapons and new testing at American proving grounds. Col Joel Holmes adds specifics including M 1 rifle, tanks, 105 mm howitzer, 156 mm artillery, aerial artillery, bazooka and 50 caliber Browning. Germany touts unknown preparations as Goebbels claims hidden measures behind Hitler's west wall.
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Japanese Lose Fleet Commander Myneic Koga Death Reported
Tokyo radio reported Admiral Myneic Koga commander of the Japanese combined fleet was killed in action. The imperial communique cited that he died at his post directing operations from an airplane front line. The broadcast noted his prior roles including Yokosuka naval station commander and former fleet commander in Chinese waters.
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Tokyo
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Isaozu Yamamoto
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Yoshitada Shimokawai
Oodashi
Pearl Harbor
White House
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House Probes Ward Seizure War Plant Action
The House authorized a probe into Montgomery Ward seizure powers, creating a seven member committee independent of the Senate. The measure passed 200 to 6 after a sharp debate on wartime authority. Critics questioned Attorney General Biddle’s ruling that Ward was a war plant and subject to seizure amid a labor dispute.
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Montgomery Ward
Company
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Biddle
Save Your Ten Cora Former Art Gallery in The Hague Destroyed
London reports a The Hague house destroyed by Mosquito bombers in a low level strike on April 11. Nethe rlands news agency Aneta and a German controlled paper say the Kleykamp art gallery housed valuable documents to the Germans. Seventy two killed in the raid, marking a notable loss to Holland's private art collection.
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Save Your
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London
Kleykamp Art
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Sbntshar
Wetherands
Kiegkamp
Bale
Holland
U S Develops New Rocket Gun
Clair Johnson reports that the United States has developed a rocket gun with a 16 inch caliber. The defense budget requests 85 million dollars for production and refinements, with additional funds for new propellant technology and naval installations. The project remains highly secret, with officials noting rocket weapons are in use and tied to war department facilities set aside for naval use.
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Washington
In & House
Naval Affairs Committee
Navy
War Department
Vinson
D-G
House
Navy Department
George F Hussey, Jr
Naval Bureau of Ordnance
Thames River At Record Low Stage In Britain Drought Fears Rise
Thames at its lowest stage for this time of year alarms officials as Britain faces possible drought worse than 1921 and 1933 34. Metropolitan water board warned Friday supplies are dropping at about 20 million gallons daily.
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