Pocahontas County Tops Iowa in War Bond Purchases
Pocahontas County leads Iowa counties in purchasing E bonds, surpassing neighbors like Calhoun Webster Humboldt Kossuth Palo Alto. June 5 quotas show Pocahontas at 87.5 percent while Palo Alto and Kossuth reach 87 percent and 55 percent respectively. County committees accelerate canvassing and publicity drives.
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Humboldt
Palo Alto
Kossuth
United States
Pocahontas County
Iowa
Audubon County
Calhoun
Webster
China Army Poised To Shorten War With Japan
The Chinese army, revitalized by new leadership and modern equipment, has seized 125 miles of the south China coast including Foochow port and cut land routes from Indo China to north China. With American aid, it could force Japan into surrender as its own losses mount across the Pacific. Argentina faces UN scrutiny over fascist drift and Mexico City commitments, with U.S. urged to press for democracy and press freedom.
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Malay Peninsula
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Russia
Pacific Islands
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Mexico
Italy
Mussolini
Arnold Cortesi
New York Times
America
Christian Science Monitor
United States
Mexico City
United Na
Advances Slow as Civilians Evacuated in Okinawa War
A World War II dispatch describes the 96th Division fighting from Yonabaru to Naha on Okinawa. Soldiers report fewer civilians escaping caves as Japanese troops hide in dugouts, forcing slow advances labeled anti termite patrols.
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Tenth Anny
Yonabaru
Shuri
Naha
Historical Prison Camps Compared Across Civil War Era
The article contrasts wartime prison camps from the Civil War with modern Japanese and German camps. It notes Yankee prisoners in the Confederacy and Confederate prisoners in the North faced hunger and poor conditions, but violence varied. It also mentions Congressman Clare Luce criticizing Reds in Russia, arguing differing governments complicate remedies.
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Andersonville
Confederacy
South
Clare Luce
National Treasury
Russia
Luce
Businesslike Truman eyes federal management overhaul
The piece portrays President Truman as a practical administrator seeking a manager to trim government to a business model. It emphasizes cutting excess staffing, centralized efficiency, and saving taxpayers billions by streamlined federal operations. It contrasts with wartime campaigns showing U S forces and logistics on Okinawa with frontline scenes and narrative from a correspondent.
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Sibley Gazette-Tribune
Truman
United States
Uncle Sam
War's end in Paris reveals crowded streets and high prices
The writer arrives four days after Europe’s end to find Paris crowded with American troops and overflowing Red Cross centers. Nightlife persists but costs soar as francs replace dollars, and Paris is described as beautiful yet tainted by war and fragile peace.
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Paris
Europe
Red Cross
Champs Elysees
Madeleine
Av. de Vopera
France
London
Luxury French Train Shines Amid War's Echoes Abroad
The narrator contrasts a run-down British railway journey with a Dieppe to Paris luxury train offering superb dining and service. Yet the piece notes stark wartime scars in France and a troubling sense of false prosperity and social vice despite refinement and plenty.
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Channel
Dieppe
France
U S Fish and Wildlife: 1943 44 License Revenues and Volumes
Figures from the U S Fish and Wildlife Service show 13 547 152 spent on hunting licenses and 9 857 229 on fishing licenses for year ending June 30 1944 Anglers bought 7 846 168 fishing licenses vs 7 505 258 hunting permits Michigan led hunting license numbers with 732 479 while California topped fishing revenue with 902 188 Iowa totals 202 378 licenses and 179 720 revenue Union notes split of combination licenses results Iowa ranks 12th in angling licenses 16th in fees 19th in hunting licenses and 25th in hunter revenue.
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Michigan
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
California
Indiana
Illinois
Minnesota
Iowa
Ducks stamp sales and license revenue rollup 1943 44
The Fish Service report shows a 1943 44 decline from the prior year with $51 271 in hunts and wildlife licenses and $167 100 in fishing licenses. It notes Iowa ranking ninth in total sales and a total revenue figure for the period.
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Iowa
Fish Service
Auto Repair Pricing Regulation Aims to Curb Labor Costs
Five repair shops use time allowances to set labor charges. A new operation will fix limits to hold down prices in auto repair. The regulation becomes effective July 14.
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