VE Day described by Iowa writer in London and Coventry
A Iowa press writer recounts witnessing London’s lights returning after blackout and details the vast destruction in Stepney and Coventry. He talks with Coventry officials about rebuilding, notes bomb damage across English cities, and honors wartime logistics from Southampton. He recalls D-Day transport crews and the LST’s role, ending with London’s jubilant postwar release.
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Iowa Press
Capital
G. E. Whitehead
Penrith
England
London
Stepney
Coventry
St. Michaels
Mys
Hodgekingon
Bristol
Liverpool
Manchester
Reading
Naval Transport
Southampton
Lsi
End of five years of dread and victory in London
A reflective account recalls five years of fear from V bombs and air raids, then jubilation as German attacks paused and Churchill, the King, and Queen drew massive cheers. The piece notes celebrations in Buckingham Palace crowds, a mood of national unity, and the transition to peacetime labor. It includes personal memories of wartime hardship, relief kits from Canada and the United States, and makeshift Christmas celebrations in a camp setting.
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London
Europe
Englan
Tie
Churchill
House of Commons
Buckingham Palace
England
Piccadilly
Life in Santa Tomas Prison Camp Described by Nurse
Lt Mildred Dalton, a Georgia nurse, recounts life in Santa Tomas with 4000 prisoners from multiple nations. The camp housed shops, schools, cinemas, and athletics, but shifted to starvation rations as Japanese control tightened, with prices soaring for milk and sugar and occasional limited outings for supplies before militia takeover.
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Mildred Dalton
Georgia
Times
Santa Tomas
Manilla
Thal
Notice Resolution Orders Noxious Weed Destruction in Palo Alto County
The Palo Alto County Board of Supervisors directs owners and possessors to destroy all primary and other noxious weeds within set dates. Cutting dates span Group 1 to Group 4 from June to July 1945 with highway mowing guidance, weed commissioner enforcement, and notice by the county auditor.
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Board of Supervisors
Palo Alto County
Towa
Palo Alto
Lowa
Canada
Martin Thompson
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