Soviet Claims Major German Oil Center Fell
Premier Stalin announced that Soviet troops captured a large German oil center in the southern Carpathians area near Orislav. Officials said the Moscow drive in the Carpathians mirrors East Prussia, with Russians gathering materiel superiority before renewed advances. Front reports described heavy German reinforcements and widespread destruction as the Red Army pressed toward East Prussia, Warsaw, and Krakow, with front lines extending into the border zone.
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London
Chsef Stalin
Oryslav
Koner
East Prussia
Koney
Conanthy
Sambor
Krakow
Warsaw
Prussia
Moscow
Andrakow
Brmans
Reich
Berlin
Socialist Party
Corresponsee
Red Army
Dies Demands Probe by CIO Committee
Washington report: Rep Martin Dies D Texas urges Attorney General to probe CIO activities and alleged political fusion with the New Deal’s political arm. He cites a letter to Francis Biddle accusing federal officials of aiding PAC directives and calls for prosecution under Hatch Act provisions.
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Washington
Lice Department
CIO Political Actioan
Martin Dies
D. Tex
Francis Biidle
Ies
Mms Net
Robert E. Filing
PAC
Funeral services for Rev. James Resan at St. Patrick’s
Funeral rites were held at St. Patrick’s Church for Rev. James Resan 34 a Loras College biology professor who died in a picnic accident near Kimore He was born locally educated at Loras and Mary’s Seminary Baltimore ordained 1938 and served briefly at Mary’s Church Waverly before joining Loras as biology professor and later researcher
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Wagerck
St. Patris
James Resan
Loras
Owas
Kimore
Leen
Johnsipkins University
Father Resan
Loras and Mary's Seminary
Baltimore
Dto
Marys Church
Waverly
John L. Dewitt Named McNair Replacement In Europe
Lt Gen John L Dewitt former commanding general of the fourth army and western defense command is named to complete the undisclosed duties Lt Gen Lesley J McNair carried out in Normandy before being killed by a bomb. The War Department announced only that Dewitt is ordered to the European theater to replace McNair. McNair's duties in Normandy were not disclosed.
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Joe Washington
John L. Dewitt
Fourth Army
Western Defense Command
Lessey J. McNair
Normandy
War Department
Lesley J. McNair
MecNair
Normany
Philadelphia and GM strike ends headline crisis
Philadelphia transit workers and Detroit General Motors employees returned to jobs eight hours after a war deadline. About 7,000 GM workers resumed production while roughly 10,000 strikers remained idle in various cities, with truck drivers in eight Midwest states threatening a wider walkout and a Pennsylvania freight strike ordered to end.
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United Press
St Ile Company
Philadelphia
General Motors
Detroit
Mid
New England
General Drivers Union
AFL
Minnesota
Iowa
Illinois
North
South Dakota
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Central States Drivers Council
War Labor Board
Army Transportation Corps
Chicago
Army
Harrisburg
Lancaster
York
Pennsylvania
Bitter Fight on Kilgore Bill Looms
In the Senate a Republican Southern Democrat coalition seeks to defeat a demobilization bill that would place jobless under government control with weekly benefits up to 35 dollars. The coalition plans floor action alongside a competing measure by George that allows states to set own benefit standards up to 29 dollars weekly. Both bills face committee approval before floor consideration.
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Washington
Senate
Arthur H. Vandenberg
R. Mich
Walter F George
D. Ga
Sens. James |Aturra
George
Senate Finance Committee
Miliary Affairs Committee
Farm Bureau Holds Picnic at Fayette Grounds
Fayette county Farm Bureau members and families gathered yesterday at Upper Town University grounds for an annual social picnic. A. B. Kline of Vinton, state president, urged a sound agricultural program and postwar price stability, noting membership growth and county cooperation.
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Fayette
Catains
Upper Town University
Farm Bureau
A. B. Kline
Vinton
United States
England
Picenic
Fred Ingels
Irazel Shaffer
West Union Fori
Membership Drive Helps Bring In 1118 Members for Year
Efforts in organizing the membership teams contributed to a record 1118 members for the coming year. The drive mobilized volunteers and coordinated outreach across chapters to sustain growth and community involvement.
Florence to Escape Scars of War
Rome report: Eighth Army patrols in German held Florence say the enemy has withdrawn from the city except for machine gun nests along the Arno river north bank. Bitter fighting continues in the east and west suburbs as both sides seem to avoid street clashes that could damage historic buildings. British patrols avoid North Florence to prevent heavy street fighting and preserve the city’s famed monuments.
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Rome
Eighth Army
Florence
Arna
Arno
Ration Board Seeks Volunteers for Sugar Allotment
The Oelwein ration board requests volunteers to assist with the second allotment of canning sugar. Those willing to help should contact the local board. College girls on vacation in Oelwein and any other volunteers are urged to assist.
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Lozat
Oelwein Ration Board
Oolwein
Hein
Man dies from barbital overdose in city park
Donald Spurlock, 29, died after an apparent barbital overdose in a city park Saturday. Dr. J. R. Wood, county coroner, said Spurlock was found by Park Commissioner Harvey Bloyer and rushed to City Hall, then to a hospital, but died en route. An autopsy is pending to determine contents of the stomach. officials indicate alcohol may have been involved. Spurlock was hitchhiking to Waterloo to visit a sister. parents and a brother reside in Ottumwa. body shipped after relatives claimed it.
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Donald Spurlock
J. R. Wood
Waty
Harvey iBloyer
Spurlock
City Park
Leo Foment
F_ P_ Lether
Lena Cns
Wood
Waterloo
Typhoid Rate Low Despite Floods in Iowa
In Iowa during the first seven months of 1944 only eighteen typhoid cases were reported despite severe floods. Seventeen cases occurred in the same period of 1943. The report notes cases across several counties, including Fayette, amid flood conditions.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Fayete County
Hitler Pleads for Loyalty in Nazi Ranks
Adolf Hitler urged top Nazi leaders to remain loyal and admitted anti Nazi generals sabotaged the regime since 1933. London observers say the attacks on generals are part of a propaganda push to blame the officer class for military defeats. The Times notes the crisis strengthens Nazi absolutism yet foreshadows further internal pressure as events unfold.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Aniinazi
Hitler
Russia
Joseph Paul Goebbels
Toarit
Poland
France
the Times
Times
Davao Bombing Report Claims Japanese Raid
United Press reports that Domei, the Japanese news agency, said two Allied planes attempted to raid Davao in Mindanao today. One plane dropped three small bombs harmlessly into the sea, the second fled before reaching Davao. No Allied confirmation. Sansapor is noted as the nearest base. Domei calls the raid half-hearted with no damage claimed.
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United Press
Demei
Davao
Mindanao
Philippines
U. S
Domei
Davyao
Sansapor
Weser
Dutch New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
Dome
Davee
Property Tax Rise Expected in Iowa
The Iowa Taxpayers Association announced survey results showing county and city budgets proposing tax increases totaling several million dollars. It estimates state school taxes could rise by roughly four to four and a half million, depending on expenditures and levies across 1944 figures.
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Justi
Ithe Association
Raid Europe From Italy and England by Allied Bombers
Allied air forces attacked fuel tanks depots bridges and railroad junctures across France from Italy and England with about 1909 bombers and 1800 supporting aircraft. The assault followed earlier strikes on German targets including Rahme near Gdynia and bases in Russia. A mix of Fortresses Liberators and fighters targeted hidden dumps and key transport nodes east and northeast of Paris toward Amiens.
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Loxdon
France
Blechhamer
Breslau
Germany
Eighth Air Force
Baltic
Gydnia
Russia
Paris
Bergeux
Amiens
US and Japanese fleet clash in Bonin Volcanos raid
Allied forces pounded a 200 mile front from Japan proper in three days destroying or aging 38 ships and nearing Guam. A fast carrier task force struck within 600 miles of Tokyo, sinking 11 vessels and damaging 27 others while targets on the Bonin and Volcano islands faced air and naval bombardment. Nimitz said American forces also advanced at Guam and Wake Island was attacked for the first time since May 30.
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Pearl Harbor
Japan
U. S
R Tin
Guam
Tokyo
Bonins
Chester W. Nimitz
Guem
Haputo Point
Nimitz
Seventh Army Air Force
Wake Island
Bonin
Asuko Sime
Ani Jima
Haha Jima
Chichi Jima
Iwo Jima
Volcano Islands
Ximitz
Omura
Chick, Jima
Jima
Aredull
United States
Rival Polish Leaders Meet in Moscow Amid Talks
Polish exile government leaders in London and the Soviet Union met in Moscow to resume talks on forming a central authority. Stanislaw Mikelajcz, president, signaled readiness to propose a framework uniting factions and securing broad backing for a unified administration. The second session followed a prior sitting that produced cautious statements and steps toward cooperation.
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Moscow
Poland
London
Sovies
Stanislaw Mikelajcz
Germans Mass Panzer Drive as Allies Press Paris Front
Allied dispatches report a major German counterattack east of Avranches aimed at splitting the American bridgehead. Nazi armored divisions allegedly pushed from Mortain toward Cherences Le Roussel, costing heavy losses, while American and British air forces neutralized many tanks and infantry as Allied drives toward Le Mans and Paris intensified.
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Mortain
Avranches
Gorrell
Hiller
da Gorrell
Gerran
Normandy
Brittany
Hitler
Axtanches
Iinish
Paris
Orme
Marenne
Breton
Ome
Catn
Omar N. Bradiec
Mayenn
le Mans
Robert
France
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Parma
Venezia
Juuan
Adriatic
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Cherences-Le Roussel
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