Fire destroys Ryan Transportation truck in Cedar Falls
Eugene Kent of Des Moines suffered second degree burns after a distillate fire on a Ryan Transportation Co. truck carrying 3700 gallons. He drove the flaming vehicle toward Main Street to reduce danger, then abandoned it near the Main and Mill street bridges where a gas main ruptured and ignited. Officer Tom Protheroe helped Kent to the hospital but his car crashed after steering failed, injuring the officer.
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Cedar Falls
Eugene Kent
Des Moines
Ryan Transportation Co
Kent
Main Street Bridge
Main Street
Mill Bridge
Tom Protheroe
Trial of former Ottumwa official opens in conspiracy case
The trial of G. K. Rhoads, the ousted Ottumwa safety commissioner, begins with a nine-woman, three-man jury. Wapello County Attorney John Moon and defense attorney R. C. Leggett present opening statements as Judge H. V. Levis adjourns court until morning. Leggett says Rhoads is being crucified by Ottumwa racketeers for clamping down on vice.
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Chariton
G. KE. Rhoads
Ottumwa
Wapello County
John Moon
R. C. Leggett
Fairfield
H. V. Levis
Leggett
Rhoads
Ottumwa Vice
Injuries in Accident Cause Farmer's Death
J OO Darnell 29 a farmer living three miles west of Knoxville died in Collins Memorial hospital from injuries in a tractor accident last week. While crossing a field bridge a rear wheel slipped on a soft shoulder overturning the machine and pinning him beneath it. His collie tried to summon help but the man was found four hours later.
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Knoxville
J. OO. Darnell
Here
Collins Memorial Hospital
Darnell
Sixteen Inductees Not Accepted After All
Sixteen men believed headed for military service arrived at Camp Dodge and the Des Moines navy station but were sent home by noon. The halt came from a Sunday draft order delaying all procedures for men 26 or older whose work is vital to the war effort. Lt. Col. Frank B. Halligan and Col. Ralph A. Lancaster were coordinating the changes to ensure no affected men proceed through the draft.
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Des Moines
Camp Dodge
Navy
Frank B. Halligan
State
Camp Dodge Dodge
Ralph A. Lancaster
Selective Service
Town
Navy Station
Woman Shot by Husband Improves at Mercy Hospital
Mercy hospital attendants reported improvement in Mrs. Stanley J. Prochaska 41 of near Humboldt after a husband shot her last week. She remains too weak for neck and heart bullet extractions as Prochaska, who slashed his wrist after the shooting, lies under guard in a Humboldt convalescent home charged with assault with intent to murder.
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Fort Dodge— Mercy Hospital
Stanley J. Prochaska
Humboldt
Prochaska
Therion Files Divorce Suit Against Merillyn
John A. Therion filed a divorce complaint in district court against Merillyn today. The filing asks for dissolution of marriage and related relief.
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Clerk of District Court Today
John A. Therion
Merillyn
Japanese in Retreat on New Britain
Allied ground forces hold most of New Britain as about 40 000 Japanese retreat to the Gazelle peninsula. American airmen strike bases in the central and southwest Pacific while bombers pound Rabaul reaching a total 500 tons in 62 days.
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United Press
New Britain
Bismark
Southwest Pacific
New Briain
Tarawa
Wide Bay
Open Bay
Gazelle Peninsula
Rabaul
Lakunat
United States
New Guineas
Marshalls
Carolines
Woleai
Truk
Western
United Press War
DansteGuire
Palau Islands
Philippines
Therion Seeks Divorce and Custody of Child Betty Anne
The petition states marriage occurred December 11 1930 and a minor child Betty Anne now six is involved. The plaintiff requests custody of the child. Attorneys Baldrige and Bailey represent the plaintiff.
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Therion
Betty Anne
Baldrige & Bailey
Nebraska Votes For 15 Delegates
With Willkie out, Harold Stassen sought 15 GOP convention delegates in Nebraska on April 1. Two delegate slates appeared, one pledging to Stassen on the first ballot and the other backing Griswold. Willkie’s name remained on the ballot, likely boosting votes despite his withdrawal.
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Omaha
Nebr
Wendell L. Willkie
Wieut. Com
Harold Stassen
Nebraska
Minnesota
Dwight Griswold
Willkie
Stassen
Pacific Fleet
Heavy US Air Strikes Hit German Aircraft Plants
U S planes including heavy bombers and fighters attacked Dernburg and Oschersleben in a major daylight offensive on the approaches to Berlin. British night raids struck French and Belgian rail hubs. US forces also expanded Marshall Islands positions by capturing four atolls and one island, with airfield raids on Ponape and other targets in the Carolines.
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London
Germany
Dernburg
Osechersleben
Bilin
United States
Berlin
Oschersleben
Washington, D. C
U. S
Marshall Islands
Ailuk
Rongelap
Likiep
Utarik
Mejit Island
Marshalls
Navy
Ponape Island
Carolines
Country Schools Set Early Closing Across County
County Superintendent Lester Krabill said rural schools will finish early to aid wartime food production. Closures span April to May with Wassonville District ending April 21, others April 28, May 6 and May 12. Washington schools close May 18 with earlier commencements. A teacher shortage looms, with salary boosts offered and several districts already contracting for next year.
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Lester Bo Krabin
Wassonville
Lime Creek Township
Washington
Krabill
Washington‘e County
Weather Turns Wet and Cool Into Early Spring Days
Rain soaked the region with .70 inch from six yesterday evening to eight this morning plus .36 the day before and .12 on Sunday totaling 1.18 inches this week. The moisture aids crops but slows planting while winds remain strong and dirt roads stay hard to travel.
Allied Bombers Blast Rail Lines in Southern Italy
Allied bombing fleets struck rail lines supplying the allied armies in southern Italy. 6th Army ground forces repelled small German attacks around Anzio and near Cassino. RAF and US bombers hit Piombino, San Stefano, and rail hubs feeding Rome from Florence and the Adriatic coast.
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Naples
Sid
Unvt
Italy
6Th Army
Anzio
Cassino
Farm Corn and Soybean Stocks Shrink on Iowa Farms
April 1 1944 Iowa farm grain stocks show corn at 290,552,000 bushels or 49 percent of the 1943 harvest, with smaller soybean and oat stocks. Farm disappearances since January reflect war demand and livestock feed needs, while farmers plan normal inventories for new crops.
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Iowa
Ds Moines
Lowa
Léstie M. Carl
Kourvest
Nicholson Funeral Services Held for Andrew J Nicholson
Funeral services for Andrew J Nicholson were conducted yesterday at L A Jones Funeral Home with Rev Alfred Trenerry officiating. Pallbearers named were Clarence Ralph Lee Arthur Lloyd Nicholson and Karl Marshall. Burial followed in Ainsworth Cemetery.
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Andrew J. Nicholson
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
Alfred Trenerry
Clarence
Ralph, Lee
Arthur
Lloyd Nicholson
Karl Marshall
Ainsworth Cemetery
Russians Close in on Crimea and Odessa Stronghold
Russian armies drive toward the Crimean heartland from three directions and seize Kerch as Soviet forces bombard Odessa in a doomed bid to evacuate. Reports say Germans and Romanians flood the shore in a chaotic retreat while Soviet strikes cut off Black Sea exits and push toward Bucharest.
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London
Crimea
Kerch
Crimean
Premeir Josef Stalin
Moscow
U.R
Black Sea
Dunkirk
Odessa
Red Army
Ishun
Swart
Rumania
Siret
Suceava
Taleti
Bucharest
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Yorkshire Flax Growth Spurs New Airplane Cloth
In 1941 England began producing airplane cloth from flax grown at home after previously relying on imports. Last year acreage expanded significantly in Yorkshire, with output increasing as wartime needs drive domestic manufacturing.
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England
Yorkshire
City street lighting could save thousands of lives annually
Authorities estimate adequate street lighting would save about 3,000 lives each year, highlighting safety gains for residents. The projection underscores urban planning priorities and the potential impact of infrastructure investments on mortality.
Storm Area Moves East Toward Ohio Valley
A pressure system with general storm conditions moved eastward toward the Ohio valley today leaving flooded streams and a dozen tornado swept towns in the central states. Eight people died in Arkansas and at least 150 were injured as tornadoes struck seven sections of the state with lines of communication down. Small twisters hit Hutchinson Kansas and Walnut Kansas, and a twister damaged the Liberal Army air base with an estimated 62500 dollars in installations damaged.
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United Press
Ohio Valley
Arkansas
Hutchinson
Kansas
Walnut
Liberal
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Samuel E. Anderson
Greensboro
N. C
U.S
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Bomber Command
Griswold
New Guinea
International
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Buster
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San Stefano
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Florence
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