Allies Closing On Hannover and Bremen From West
Allies push into northern Germany with Ninth and British Second armies within sight of Hannover and Bremen. German defenses tighten as rail links to the Netherlands are cut and Ruhr cities like Essen Dortmund and Gelsenkirchen face assault.
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Paris
Holland
Netherlands
Bremen
Hannover
Elbe
Hamburg
Nadgeburg
Berlin
Germany
Brunswick
Luebeck
Ninth Army
Ruhr
Essen
Krupp
Dortmund
Gelsenkirchen
Omar Bradley
Bradley
Seventh Army
Crailsheim
Munich
Hitler
Berchtesgaden
Zwolle
North Holland
Meppel
Zuider Zee
Supreme Headquarters
Army Group H
Magdeburg
7Th
14Th
12Th Armored
Schwein
Russians Storm Danube and Battle for Vienna Deepens
The report says Russians fought toward Schoenbrunn park and Franz Josef station as Vienna faces major combat. German lines claim near Ring and center, with Danube crossings and rail links threatened. In East Prussia Soviet forces assault Koenigsberg as fires rage and artillery and air power bombard the city.
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London
Vienna
Schoenbrunn Park
Franz Josef
Danube
Schoenbrunn Palace
Versailles
Franz Ispel
Kahlenberg
Grinzing
Nitrsdorf
Moscow
Klosterneu i
Marchfeld
Prague
Koenigsberg
East Prussia
Junkers
Alexander Vasilevsky
Age Not a Factor In Determining Servicemen Credits
The army maintains the four main discharge credit factors: service time since Sept 16, 1940 overseas time, combat honors, and parenthood. Age is only linked to parenthood credits for dependents up to 18 with a limit of three children. Discharge not guaranteed. redeployment and Pacific redeployment begin after V-E Day.
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Washington
War Department
Europe
Parenthood
Japan
Army
Pacific
United States Resumes Normal Geologic Relations With Argentina
The United States resumed normal geologic relations with Argentina at 11 a m central war time today. The move was announced at the Inter American conference in Mexico City following Argentina’s declaration of war against the Axis. Britain France Canada the Netherlands and several Latin American nations also made similar announcements. Stettinius declined to discuss.
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Washington
United States
Tina
Mexico City
Argentina
Axis Co
Great Britain
France
Canada
Netherlands
Uruguay
Brazil
Colombia
Stettinius
Parked Car Damaged In Hit And Run. Owner Clyde Price
A hit and run crash damaged Clyde A. Price's parked car in the 1700 block of Sixteenth avenue. Police reported the rear bumper, deck, left rear frame and spring were damaged. The other driver has not been identified.
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Clyde A. Price, Lena
Sixteenth Avenue
Minor collision in city streets injures two drivers
Saturday morning a crash occurred involving Mrs Gladys Green of 613 26th Avenue and John Deininger on Route 5. Green drove south on 20th Avenue while Deininger traveled west on 8th Street causing minor damage to both cars.
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Gladys Green
26Th Avenue
John Deininger
Green county youths begin army preinduction exams
More than 200 Green county youths depart at 6 a m for Milwaukee for preinduction physicals with 192 from farming backgrounds. The selective service board eases agricultural needs and three high school seniors join the examinees as Red Cross canteens serve coffee and doughnuts before the bus trip.
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Green County
Milwaukee
Selective Service Board
Red Cross
Monroe
Albany
Argyle
Belleville
Blanchardville
Brodhead
Brooklyn
Browntown
Juda
Internees of Jap Prison Camps Return Home
Manila reports 3,170 American and British nationals depart for home aboard transport and hospital ships. About 1,200 internees remain in the Philippines with 1,550 from Santo Tomas and 620 hospital cases. Red Cross workers fitted children with woolen coats and caps for the voyage as tearful farewells were exchanged.
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Manila
Philippines
Luzon
Santo Tomas
Red Cross
G. IL
Frontline Distances Reported From Key Military Sectors
The Associated Press notes distances on multiple fronts including 32 miles from Zellin on the eastern front, 128 miles from west of Brunswick on the western front, and 544 miles from the Reno river on the Italian front, outlining strategic positions.
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Associated Press
Eastern Front
Zellin
Western Front
Brunswick
Reno River
Japanese Bayonet Attacks Drive U S From Okinawa Hill
Japanese forces mounted a bayonet counterattack on Okinawa driving back American infantry supported by tanks as they assaulted caves and pillboxes near Red Hill. The 184th Regiment withdrew from the hill after heavy combat as artillery duels intensified across southern Okinawa.
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Guam
Okinawa
U. S
Red Hill
184Th
Japan
Pacific
Forged Checks Warn Businesses in Nearby Counties
Undersheriff Schoonover warned Green county businesses to watch for forged checks drawn on the Iowa County Farm Bureau Co op Stock Shipping Association. The numbers range 1150 to 1900, and the forgeries use the signature of manager R J Griffith and payees named R E Williams. The Wisconsin Bankers Association bulletin identifies Richard Skaise as the forger, with a prison record, who has cashed hundreds of these checks across Grant Lafayette Green Crawford Iowa Richland and Sauk counties.
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Green County
Iowa County Farm Bureau Co-op Stock Shipping Association
Dodgeville
R. H
Pat” Schoonover
Grant County
Grant
Lafayette
Green
Crawford
Iowa
Richland
Sauk
R. J. Griffith
Shipping Association
R. E. Williams
Wisconsin Bankers Association
Richard Skaise
Bulletin
American-Born Japs Lead Yankee Advance in Italy
Allied forces push along the Italian west coast toward Massa after taking Monte Belvedere. The 442nd Regiment, composed of American born Japanese, spearhead the attack under Lt. Col. Virgil R. Miller. German counterattacks are repelled northeast of Monte Belvedere as troops clear pockets near Monte Folgorito and the La Spezia highway. Meanwhile the 92nd Division advances with tanks to Porta and Montigno, two miles southeast of Massa.
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Rome
Fifth Army
Massa
Monte Belvedere
Virgil R. Miller
Winneconne
Wis
Monte Folgorito
la Spezia
92Nd Negro Division
Porta
Montignoso
Edwin Barlow Gives Heirlooms to New Glarus
Edwin Barlow of Chalet of the Golden Fleece donated Swiss heirlooms art and antiques valued near 50 000 to New Glarus as a centennial gift. The village marks its 100th anniversary August 16 with the annual Wilhelm Tell pageant directed by Barlow.
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Edwin Barlow
New
Glarus
New Glarus
Wisconsin
Barlow
Canton Glarus
Barloow
War Dogs Died to Save Marines on Okinawa Island
The Marine Third Amphibious Corps recounts the loss of four scout dogs in northern Okinawa. Each dog killed in action saved marines during cave hunts and alerted troops to danger, while others were wounded by grenades or snipers. The dogs, German Shepherds and Doberman Pinschers, aided in rooting outJapanese forces and warning units.
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Marine Third Amphibious Corps Advanced Headquarters
Okinawa
Willard Layton
Baird
W. Va
Pre-Inductee Dies In Henhouse Blaze
Willis Conway 20, resident with the Steven McDermotts on the Green Rock county line road near Evansville, burned to death in a henhouse fire while en route to Milwaukee for pre induction physical. He apparently poured tractor distillate oil on himself and the coop. the structure and body were unrecoverable. The incident, investigated by undersheriff Schoonover and coroner Stuessy, left $150 in coop damage.
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Willis Conway
Steven McDermotts
Green Rock County
Evansville
Milwaukee
Green County
Conway
William Conway
Janesville
Monroe
Delbert Krause
Krause
McDermott
Willis
R. H
Pat” Schoonover
Herman A. Stuessy
Giles
Soft Coal Operators Reach Understanding With John L. Lewis
Ezra Van Horn reports tentative understanding on most issues between bituminous coal operators and John L. Lewis after a long session. The agreement will be reviewed by the mine workers policy committee at an emergency session summoned by Lewis today.
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Washington
Ezra van Horn
John L. Lewis
Mine Workers’ Policy Committee
Lewis
van Horn
Two Month Old Livingston Boy Suffocated in Crib
Mervin Dietzman two months old and son of Mr and Mrs Robert Dietzman living on a local farm suffocated in his crib yesterday.
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Livingston
Mervin Dietzman
Robert Dietzman
Nazi Morale Collapse on Ninth Army Front Reported
War reporter Wes Gallagher describes German civilian and soldier morale in retreat toward Berlin as collapsed. The Second Armored division has captured many prisoners with little resistance, overran 138 hospitals, and a mobile tank team under Lt. Arthur Hadley helped force tens of thousands to surrender. Civilian officials abandon towns as German troops retreat east of the Leine.
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U. S. Ninth Army
Germany
Leine
Berlin
Second Armored
Sicily
Isaac D. White
Arthur Hadley
New York
Armored
Hadley
Mabhy
Ninth Army Cleanses Krupp Works In Essen Bombardment
American reports say Ninth Army units entered Essen found the Krupp armament works heavily damaged by RAF bombing. No wheels moved at the plant since March 11 when RAF bombers delivered the coup de grace.
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Essen
Germany
Ninth Army
Krupp Armament Works
Krupp
Three More County 4-H Meetings This Week
Six reorganizations join eighteen Green County 4-H groups planning summer projects. Cadiz hosts tonight New Glarus hosts Tuesday night and Mills hosts Wednesday night as part of the week’s rounds.
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Green County
Cadiz
New Glarus
Mills
33500 Casualties From Flying Bomb Attacks
London officials warned that no further raids are expected after the V weapon attacks. The Home Security Ministry disclosed 8436 killed and 25101 seriously injured since the campaign began, as Britain weighs its safety from aerial bombardment.
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London
England
Home Security Ministry
Louisiana Flood Disaster Spreads Across State
The flood disaster in Louisiana continues to force 30,000 families from homes as the Morganza floodway opening was deemed unnecessary unless weather bureau forecasts are exceeded.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Morganza
Weather Bureau
County Superintendent Campaign Costs Listed
Modest final expense accounts show total spending by two county superintendent candidates. Esther Newman reported 29.96 dollars, while Florence Wartenweiler listed 47.61 dollars in campaign expenditures filed at the county clerk's office.
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Esther Newman
Florence Wartenweiler
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