Truman Tours Berlin Before Big 3 Parley
President Truman and Prime Minister Churchill toured Berlin amid pre conference duties as Stalin’s arrival signaled the Big Three set to meet in Potsdam. Truman described Berlin’s destruction and stressed aims of ending the Pacific war and shaping a postwar peace, with discussions to cover Germany administration, reparations, and regional settlements.
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Potsdam
Truman
Churchill
Berlin
Stalin
Reeds
Secret Service
James Byrnes
Thei
Chantellery
Adolf Hitler
Therl
Sistess
Japan
Russia
Pacific
China
Germany
France
Yugoslavia
Poland
Bulgaria
Palestine
Turkey
Montreux
Dardanelles
Britain
United States
London
Faver
Scout Troop 50 Camp Near Fayl ein Weekend
Boy Scout troop number 50 spent a weekend near Fayl ein with a Saturday hike and bathing in the hills. They cooked meals outdoors and returned home yesterday after noon, concluding the camp with closing ceremonies.
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Boy Scout Troop Number 50
Faylein
Shetland Ponies Bring Top Prices At Horse Sale
At the Oelwein Livestock Exchange sale on Saturday, top prices hit 150 each for two Shetland ponies bought by West Union and Tonia bidders. Work-horses averaged 59 each for quality stock. A capacity crowd of 158, with about 50 women bidders, attended as 63 of 75 horses offered found buyers. Exchange secretary H C Andreae praised the market as strong for northeastern Iowa.
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Oelwein
Delvein
H.C. Andreae
the Exchange
Mr. Andreae
Towa
Pilot of Ghost B-29 Crashes West of Grand Rapids
A B-29 nicknamed Ghost with 11 crew aboard reportedly crashed several hours after the crew parachuted to safety to escape fuel fumes. Second Lt. Memke and others rode out the smoke and attempted rescue as the aircraft went down west of Grand Rapids near Napoleon and Bear Lakes, with some crew injured but others unhurt.
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Grand Rapids. Minn
Here
W. C. Memke
Ottumiwa
K. C. Hudson
Thomasville
J. Ho Davis
Ft. Worth
Tex
Bombardier
J. R. Lomas
Indiana
Memke
Memb
Pacific Ocean
Napoleon
Bear Lakes
Minnesota
Edward Szycak
New Jersey
Grand Rapids
Riverside
Napoleon Lake
Tanger
Sheriffs Office
Seventh Service Command
Omaha
Vargason Earns Part in Cornell College Musical
Galen Vargason, student in summer sessions at Cornell College Mount Vernon, was chosen for a lead role in a premier musical staged there earlier this month. The production was directed by a male writer and the show was hired by the pane.
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Galen Vargason
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Directo:th
Merry Hearts 4 H Club Demonstrates At Stanley Farm Bureau
The Merry Hearts 4 H Club met Mary Lou Combs on Thursday with 13 members and four new members present. Dorothy Ma gir and Eva May Schlumbohm demonstrated honey nut cake and plain cake. Mary Lou Combs led a sugarless icing exercise and plans were shared for a July 26 meeting with Phillis Porc Rogers. At Buffalo Township Farm Bureau, about 150 attendees gathered at Charles and Mrs Morgan’s home Wednesday. The 4 H girls presented a program and a silver cleaning demonstration by Cheryl and Yvonne Weston, followed by ice cream cake and coffee. Two slide reels were shown.
Plans Indefinite Says Outsted Laird
Des Moines report states acting commissioner Sidney Laird describes his future as very indefinite with plans for a two week vacation. Boone County Sheriff Fred L Wilkins will take over Laird's duties as acting commissioner as Gov. Blue declines to explain the removal beyond stating it serves the administration's best interests.
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Des Moines
R. B
Rusiv
Frauleins Mob Yanks In Reich With American Troops In Germany
German and American soldiers stroll together on Rhine fronts after Eisenhower lifts no fraternization ban. German girls greet U S troops with smiles as shifts in social policy spark mixed reactions, a Dutch girl protests German flirtation for candy and cigarettes. Page Three.
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Germany
Rhine
Gen
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Pfc
John Doe
Hiyah
George
Wilda
Weisbagen
Maria Shaeffer
Margot Schu
Fevive
Midland Opens Des Moines Airport
Des Moines airport opened with a breakfast event and a busy first day. The hangar houses about thirty ships and forty pilots flew in from across the state. Manager Norbie Locke called the opening completely successful and outlined staff including two instructors and two mechanics. The Manufacturing Company leased the field and a restaurant operates on site.
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Es Moines
Des Moines
Norbie Locke
Locke
McFadden Rites at Fayette Tuesday
Fred J. McFadden, 45, of Randalia, died after a three week illness. Requiem Mass will be at St Francis church Fayette Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock. Deising Funeral Home of Maynard is in charge. He is survived by his wife and four children, John Kathleen Patricia and Vernon, all at home. Neighbors in Randalia plan to help on his farm and have conducted farm bees to keep up work.
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Fred J. McFadden
Randalia
Mercer Hospital
St Francis Church
Fayette
Deising Funeral Home
Maynard
Mr. McFadden
John
Kathleen
Patricia
Vernon
Rendalia
McFadden
MecFadder
Local man jailed after Nazi salute incident in cafe
Claude L Pryor of St Joseph Missouri is held in the city jail on suspicion after refusing to pay for lunch at the Zozee cafe and saluting Hitler. Officers Woods and King apprehended him as he left an incall cafe. A ration card address 1507 4th Ave St Joseph is cited as a clue to his identity.
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America
Hitler
Oelswein
Claude L. Pryor
4Th Ave
St. Josseph. Mo
Pryor
Jim Palides
Jim
Fueher
Woods
Force
St. Joe
Fly
Neil King
Navy Bluejacket Rechkemmer Listed Dead
John B. Rechkemmer, US Navy fireman, is listed as dead after being missing since May 4 aboard the USS Luce. telegrams to his mother Mrs. Dolores M. Rechkemmer in the city said a review shows no hope for survival. He enlisted February 17, 1944, trained at Farragut Idaho, served in the Aleutians briefly, then sea duty in the South Pacific with five major engagements including Leyte Luzon and Saipan. Survived by mother grandmother and siblings Jerome Jean and June.
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John B. Rechkemmer
U. S. S. Luce
Dolores M. Rechkemmer
Rechkemmer
Jack
Delwein
Navy
Farragut
Idaho
Aleutians
Reckemmer
South Pacific
Leyte
Luzon
Saipan
G. J. Pickett
Independence
Jerome
Jean
June
Eight Groups Eligible To Buy 1945 Cars
Washington dispatch notes eight groups of essential drivers will be immediately eligible to buy new 1945 model cars. The move by the Office of Price Administration is temporary pending a new eligibility list. Remaining 1942 cars lose rationing restrictions effective Wednesday.
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Washington
Max McCullon
OPA
McCullough
Office of Defense
Legislators Tour State Institutions
Des Moines interim legislative committee begins its annual inspection tour of Iowa institutions. Senators and five representatives will visit the Women's Reformatory at Rockwell City Cherokee Mental Health Hospital and Glenwood, Clarinda facilities, with recommendations due after the tour.
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Des Moines
Womens Reformatory
Rockwell
Cherokee Mental Hospital
Counc Bluffs School For Inc
Feaf
Glenwood School
Clarinda
Spivak Expected to Draw Large Crowd at Coliseum
Charlie Spivak and his orchestra are drawing widespread attention with a spectacular spring and summer Coliseum program. A record crowd is expected tomorrow evening as the renowned band performs in this era of tag ranking entertainment prominence.
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Charlie Spivak
Coliseum
Former Oelwein Couple Retire As Company Heads
Former residents Mr and Mrs Furns retire after long service at the same company in Troy. J Keeler served as president and secretary, starting as a messenger boy and rising to officer. The couple was honored at a testimonial dinner with gifts, and they plan to visit Oelvein once gas rationing ends.
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J. Keeler
Heeler
Oelvein
Polk County faces grand jury probe on gambling liquor
Des Moines officials report a grand jury investigation into enforcement of gambling and bootlegging laws in Polk County and Des Moines. Polk County Attorney Francis J. Kuble sought aid from Gov. Blue. Wilkins, acting commissioner of public safety, vows strict but sensible enforcement. Nebergall notes department support while stressing limited manpower amid broader crime duties.
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Des Moines
Fred L. Wilkins
Boone County
Polk County
Francis J. Kuble
Des Moings
Robert Blue
Kuble
Jeter
Iowa
R. W. Nebergall
Town Bureau of Investigation
Kergall
Grand Jury
Weekly Oelwein Weather Report
A weekly weather note for Oelwein shows limited data with scattered entries. The fragment mentions temperatures around 62 and a few days labeled Wednesday through Sunday but provides no clear readings or precipitation details.
Devorah Farm Fire Estimated Damage Hit $5,000
Decorah Iowa dispatch reports age of property loss at over 5000 dollars in a blaze at the Allert Engen farm four miles west of town. The fire destroyed a large barn a chicken house 100 chickens and several outbuildings. Fire officials investigated the cause as the affected structures burned rapidly.
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Decorah
Allert Engen
Thore
Third Fleet Lurks Near Islands As Bombardment Rages
In a broad action near Kyushu and Honshu, four task forces with 450 to 500 B-29s dropped 2,500 tons of bombs on four Japanese cities, raising total March bombardment to 21,050 tons from 29 targets this month. Substantial strikes damaged cities, ships, and planes as U S forces push toward potential invasion points. Admiral Halsey’s Third Fleet looms offshore with plans to renew bombardment, while new island gains by the Second Marine Division near Aruku group provide staging for future operations.
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Guam
Japan
Kyushu
Honshu
U. S. 3Rd Fleet
Pearl Harbor
William F. Halsey
Third Fleet
Halsey
Hokkaido
Shiriya
Shimokita
Chester W. Nimitz
U. S. Second Marine Division
Iheya
Aguni
Barmey M. Giles
20Th Airforce
U. S
Strategic Airforce
Sth
Okinawa
20Th
Kweilin
Huangmien
Shanghai
Strest
OPA to Abolish C Gas Coupons
OPA official confirms the use of C gasoline coupons will end around Oct 1 as a new ration period begins Sept 21. The change follows a surge in B coupon value and aims to ease the workload of local ration boards and cut handling costs.
Dubuque Toddler Drowns in Bath Tub Incident
In Dubuque, 14 month old Larry Urban son of Mr and Mrs Urban was found in a tub of water at home last night. Attempts to revive the child with an inhalator were unsuccessful.
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Dubuque
Larry Urban
Mr. and
Mars
Chrance Urban
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Reich
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Stars and Stripes
Hilda
George Hahn
Delphia
Midland
Hitler Heiler
Spivak
Oelwein Weather Report
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