Okinawa and Borneo Battles Ramp Up Across Pacific
Allied progress reports show Australian Ninth Division moving toward Brunei after landing in Borneo while Marines push on at Okinawa’s Yaeju Dake escarpment. Air force actions hit Kyushu airfields and mines were laid off Honshu. Japanese counterattacks recaptured Ishan but were repelled elsewhere as MacArthur’s Borneo invasion proceeds with swift landings and strategic oilfield targets in mind.
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Pearl Harbor
British North Borneo
Okinawa
Borneo
Thei
Brunei
Sultanate
Mame
Reprheshare
Marines
2Nd Army
Yaeju- Dake
Pacific
Kyushu
Tokyo
Wakasa Bay
Honshu
Japan
China
Ishan
Liuchow
Chungchingiu
Indo-China
Philippines
11Th Corps
Santa Ines
Manla
Marikina
Luzon
Cagayan Valley
Douglas MacArthur
Victoria
Labuan
Brooketown
Brunei Bay
Auto rationing lifted by January
CHICAGO. Government priorities on civilian passenger automobiles will be lifted next January, Henry P. Nelson, War Production Board coordinator for the automobile industry, told the Chicago Automobile Trade Association. After producing a scheduled 215,000 cars for essential users, the market can be opened to all buyers, though showroom purchases will not be immediate as informal rationing will continue by manufacturers and dealers.
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Chicago
Henry P. Nelson
War Production Board
Automobile
Nelson
Chicago Automobile Trade Association
WPR
Hitler Will Return Broadcast From Nazi Radio Office
German Nazi radio in the Weissenberg area claims Hitler will return as Soviets and American intelligence trace the clandestine station. Zhukov confirms no definite Hitler identity, while Rudolf von Ribbentrop is found as a POW in the Third army area. Baldur von Schreck captured in Schwaz Austria. Hitler’s fate remains unconfirmed.
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12Th Army Group Headquarters
Germany
Weissenburg
Hitler
Weissenberg
Augsburg
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Gregory K. Zhukov
Zhukov
Europe
Twelfth Army Group
Rudolf von Ribbentrop
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Third Army
Ribbentrop
Baldur von Schrech
Schwaz
Austria
Canada Keeps Premier King in War Time Victory
Ottawa reports Prime Minister A. L. McKenzie King's war time government regained power, though with weaker parliamentary strength. The Liberal Party held a majority despite opposition attacks on wartime conduct. Progressive Conservatives gained modestly, Cooperative Commonwealth Federation won 13 more seats, and Defense Minister Gen. A. G. L. McNaughton lost his St. Apelle seat. The vote backed manpower policies and limited Pacific war participation, while conservatives criticized volunteer forces for Japan. Theaters supported social reform and gave King a five year mandate.
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Ottawa
A. L. McKenzie King
King
House of Commons
Liberal Party
Commons
Canada
Progressive Conservatives
Cooperative Commonwealth Federaion
King’s Party
A. G. L. McNaughton
Frome
Qua Appelle
Indian Head
Sask
Japan
Truman to Speak on International Affairs After Hopkins Report
President Truman will address international affairs tomorrow after receiving a Hopkins report on recent conferences with Joseph Stalin. Hopkins arrives at 2 19 p m EWT, completing a Moscow mission praised for improving U S Russian relations. White House press secretary Ross said the president would not speak until after talks with Hopkins and a news conference is set for 10 30 a m tomorrow.
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Washington
Truman
Harry S. Hopkins
Josef Stalin
White House
Hopkins
EWT
Moscow
Charles G. Ross
Bishop Speaks Here Sunday Des Moines Clergy Preaches
Bishop Charles Wesley Sra from Des Moines area will preach at Grace Methodist Church Sunday morning at 10:45 and dedicate the memorial to the late Mrs Witzigman. The memorial mirrors a modern Saliman work titled Christ at Hearts Door. Bishop Sra recently arrived from the Universiy church in Ann Arbor Michigan and is praised as a strong preacher.
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Charles Wesley Srachares
Des Moines
Methodist Church
Gdate Methodist Church
Witzigman
Srashares
Des Raimes
Universiy Church
Michigan’s University
Ann Arbor
Aurora Man Is Released From Air Force Duty
Lt. Melvin Allen son of Mr and Mrs Loney Allen of Aurora has been released from active Air Force duty. He entered service on November 24 1939 gaining in Portland Oregon. His eleven months overseas included piloting a B 23 and completing 58 missions. He earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with Oak Leaf Clusters. He returned to the United States in January and served as a flight instructor in La Junta California until his release last week.
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Aurora
Isi
Melvin Allen
Loney Allen
Air Force
Portland
Oregon
United States
la Junta
California
Crop Survey Promises U S Plenty of Food
The year’s first major crop survey Outlook says production will be well above average with banner harvests for key crops. Wheat may set a new relief-food record despite May frost losses while fruit and oat crops approach peaks. meat remains plentiful and milk output hits records.
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Washington, D. C
Thun
U. S
Agriculture Departments
Son of Former Governor Dies in Seattle Home
Fred G. Clarke, son of late governor G. W. Clark, died yesterday at his Seattle residence. He served as chief counsel for the Fire Underwriters Association of the West Coast. He is survived by two sons, George W. Clark and Fred Clark Jr., a brother Charles F. Clark of Adel Joiney, a sister Mrs. Niknick of Omaha, Neb., and his 88 year old mother.
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Adel
Fred G. Clarke
Fid
Towa
G. W. Clark
Seattle
Wash
Toda Clark
Fire Underwriters Association
West Coast
George W
Free Clark, Jr
Charles F. Clark
Adel Joiney
Niknick
Omaha
July draft call down 11 percent
DES MOINES IA July draft call will fall 11 percent from June says Brig Gen Charles Grahl state selective service director. He notes that March April May and June calls have been similar and the July reduction follows a jump in the national call from 120 000 a month to 90 000 a month.
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Des Moines
Charles Grahl
Selective Service
Grahl
Change in gas rates okayed by Oelwein council
An ordinance changing gas rates in Oelwein was adopted unanimously in an extra session. The only change proposed by the gas company affects water heater rate minimums, lowering the monthly cost from 6 to 4. Equally, the council amended the license provisions for dance halls to allow yearly payments as well as nightly fees.
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Oelwein
Locity Council
g&@ company
Charles Gassman
Communist Party in Reich Said Extinct
In Wiesbaden Rhineland leaders say the German Communist Party has been nearly eliminated after 12 years of Nazi suppression. Surviving members recount how the Gestapo destroyed the party, leaving only a handful able to issue leaflets.
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Wiesbaden
Germany
Rhnindland
Soda
Heinrich Himmiers Gestano
Rhineland
Paul Krueger
Weis
Baden
Gake
Krueger
Fitler
Rand to Receive Awards at Summer Event
The ceremony will honor Rand for pioneering work in sewer technology and coaching. Attendees include instructors and players with evening concerts noted. Officials emphasize award significance and public interest in the technical and athletic programs.
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Ranwnatia
Afteeman
Attendanes Imambhere
Laward
O'Neal denounces Wherry Shipstead farm price amendment
Edward A. O Neal president of the American Farm Bureau Federation called the Wherry Shipstead profits amendment to the price control extension act unworkable and unsound saying it would be impossible to administer for more than 6 000 000 farms. Senators Wherry and Shipstead sponsored the measure as the Senate approved a one year price control extension. The plan sought to outtax any price ceiling failing to yield a reasonable profit to farmers on agricultural commodities. The House was expected to reject it while Chamber of Commerce urged a straightforward extension with a profit policy. The debate highlighted calls for improved OPA administration and possible price standard changes.
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Washington
Edward A. O'Neal
American Farm Bureau Federation
Senate
Kenneth S. Wherry
Henrik Shipstead
Rminn
House
Alben W Barkley
Eric Johnston
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
OPA
Chester Bowles
Wherry
Pleads for Return Of Hero's Brother
Washington mother interrupts medal ceremony to ask Secretary Forrestal to bring back her other son, Boatswain’s Mate First Class Charles W. Sening, from the Pacific. The mother, Mrs. Lawrence R. Washington, and her husband were called to the Navy Department to receive the Medal of Honor posthumously awarded to Marine Corporal Lewis K. Bausell for leaping on a grenade on Peleliu to save comrades. Tears streaked her face as she pleaded for her living son’s return, saying he has not seen their parents since 1942.
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Washington
Navy
James * Forest
Pacific
Lawrence R Washington
Navy Department
Lewis K. Bausell
Peleliu Island
Forrestal
Sening
Aenche Forestat
Sassympa
Clash in Syria Thirty Wounded
Unverified reports describe a clash in Syria resulting in about thirty people wounded. Coordinates and exact locations remain unclear as officials assess the incident and potential casualties.
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Syria
Wounded in Action Report From the South Pacific
A government notice confirms that Thomas Pires, known as Mr and Mrs. Thomas Plas Rave, was wounded in action in the South Pacific. The brief item records the wartime casualty update and names the involved individuals and context.
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Prom
Thomas Plas
Thomas
Pires
South Pacific
Lions Club to Hear Joan Patrick Tonight
Lions Club speakers tonight feature Captain Joan Patrick of the American Field Service author of The Hasty Heart. Patrick, who recently returned from two years in North Africa and the China-Burma-India theater, spoke at Waterloo Kiwanians today about evacuee work with Allied troops. He will soon resume overseas duties after a U.S. speaking tour organized with the Iowa War Chest support.
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Lions
Joan Patrick
Cantain
American Field Service
Waterloo Kiwanians
Captain Patrick
North Africa
Assem-Burma
Stafs
Fatack
Throops
Patt
U.S
Oelwein
Waterloo
Coopera Iion
Iowa War Chest
Unclear text on 1920s Florida labor law and trials
Fragmented OCR notes reference Florida labor law and a court series, mentioning acquittals of 24 German-Americanists, adjournments, and Selective Service Act context. Many garbled names and dates render specifics uncertain. gist points to postwar legal proceedings and ongoing hearings.
Veterans groups press reforms as hospital system nears breakdown
Washington reports say the American Legion and the VFW demand drastic reforms in the veterans administration to avert collapse. They cite overcrowding, staff shortages, low pay, and red tape hampering care and claims. Iowa Legion urges Camp Dodge to become a 100 bed tuberculosis hospital to serve veterans locally.
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Washington
American Legion
The
Foreign Wars Today
Veterans Administration
Avert
Veterans Affairs Committee
Veterans Organizations
Mayo Clinic Hopkins
Legion
VFW
Des Moines
Siies
Camp Dodge
Iowa Department of the American Legion
Congress
Edward N. Scheiberling
State Legion
Iowa
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
R. J. Laird
Laird
Knoxville
Iowa Youth Found Dead on Outing in Spencer Cabin
A Spencer report states Donald Ellsbury was found dead in a tourist cabin this morning. Cause of death undetermined. companions Fisbury Selk and Dorsid Peters, both from Spencer, were present. Selk injured, Peters hospitalized. coroner says possible alcohol influence.
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Spencer
Donald Eume Ellsbury
Sullivan
Fisbury
Ove F. Selk
Dorsid Peters
Piers
Elshner
Seik
Sher
Peters
T. M. Sokol
Wadena Girl Becomes Nurse After Local Graduation
Miss Mare Sniffen graduated from Mary’s School of Nursing in Rochester Minnesota. Attending were her parents Mr and Mrs C C Sniffen and her sister Mrs Far Woodson. Addressed by HB Todd Minnesota representative.
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Warfna Ineritali
Mare Sniffen
A Mary's Sehool of Nursing
Rochester
Minnesota
C C. Sniffen
Far Woodson
St. Mary's and Stars
Hb, Todd
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