Otumwa to Build 147000 Dam at Turkey Island
Ottumwa plans a flood control dam at Turkey Island costing 147000 under the waterworks board. Trustees Barney Winger and Max von Schrader briefed the city council on the project, which should begin within 30 days with informal Army Engineers approval from Lt. Col. John H. Peril.
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Ottumwa
Turkey Island
Waterworks Board
Barney Winger
Max von Schrader
Water Works Board of Trustees
John H. Peril
Army Engineers
Polio Cases Rise in Iowa During 1944 First Half
Iowa health officials monitor polio onset as sixteen cases are reported for January through July 1944, compared with eight in the same period in 1943. One case appeared in June and eighteen in July, signaling a rising trend as peak season approaches.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Tragedy Near Clarksville Claims Cedar Falls Man
Chris Juhl 64 of Cedar Falls died Tuesday when his truck left a curve at the junction of Iowa Highways 53 and 10 near Clarksville Butler County and burst into flames. Harold Colbee of Hampton found Juhl in the cab. Billy Rose 13 and Richard Cooney 16, also of Hampton, witnessed the blaze. Clarksville and Allison fire departments responded. Juhl survived by his wife and five children, one in military service. He was employed by Diamond Burhers.
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Allison
Chris Juhl
Cedar Falls
Juhl
Harold Colbee
Hampton
Clarksville
Butler County
Billy Rose
Richard Cooney
Colbee
Diamond Buchers
Capture Heights East of Florence In British Push
British troops seized the dominating heights east of Florence and advanced in western suburbs while city center patrols and sporadic fire continued. Fierce battles raged around Pontassieve, Empoli, and Montelupo as Italians held the Arno loop and surrounding plains. The 5th Army made limited progress near Arezzo with Mt Grillo changing hands. An American mine‑laying detail near Pisa triggered a German artillery response and the ensuing tank counterattack repelled the German patrols.
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Rome
Florence
Arno
Pontassieve
Empoli
Montelupo
Arno River
Mt. Grillo
Arezzo
5Th Army
Pisa
War correspondent endures immunization at Fort Des Moines
Frank Miles recounts postwar immunizations given to him at Fort Des Moines where he, as a former army major, endures a barrage of shots including typhoid, cholera, typhus, smallpox and tetanus while a party honors Lieut. Gen. A Tinley. He notes the "booster" record and discusses reactions and surrounding colleagues and officers.
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Sam
Major Gerald Carris Reported Missing in Action
Major Gerald Carris 28 missing in action over Germany since July 28 per War Department message to his Keota parents, John S. Carris and wife. He had recently commanded an Air Force B 17 squadron after earning the Air Medal and Oak Leaf cluster, began cadet training in April 1941 and worked as a bookkeeper before enlisting.
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Gerald Carris
Germany
War Department
John S. Carris
Keota
Carris
England
The
Washington Lumber Company
Gates Appointed to Washington County FSA Advisory Committee
W. L. Gates was appointed to the Washington county FSA advisory committee joining Joseph F. Knotek of Washington and Otto W. Schmitter of Richland. The committee met and decided to postpone any action on tenant purch.
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W. L. Gates
Washington County
FSA
Mr. Gates
Joseph F. Knotek
Washington
Otto W. Schmitter
Richland
Nazis Battle to Hold Riga as Soviet Forces Close In
Soviet troops opened the battle for Riga with the 1st Baltic and Ukrainian armies converging on the Latvian capital from the southeast and south. German forces countered by sending reserves to every strong point as fighting raged along river approaches and in swampy terrain.
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Moscow
Iu.p
Riga
Baltic States
Baltic
Aivekstes River
Vistula River
Warsaw
Bombing Raid Targets Stuttgart and Hungarian Industry
More than 1,500 American warplanes raid Stuttgart, hitting the railway hub and industrial city amid bad weather and Luftwaffe opposition. Italian-based heavies strike an oil refinery, an aircraft factory, and two airfields near Budapest with Liberators and Flying Fortresses targeting Gyor and other key German and Hungarian sites.
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London
Stuttgart
Italy
Budapest
Hungary
Liberators
Messerschmit
Gyor
Vienna
MSA Extends Funds for Rehab Loans Amid Rising Land Prices
The committee notes land prices show inflationary trends and reports that the MSA has funds available for new and supplemental rehabilitation loans to aid housing and development efforts.
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MSA
Monolithic elevator complex rises at Honeymead plant
At the Honeymead soybean plant site, St. Lawrence Construction workers labor 24 hours daily to erect a monolithic storage and elevator block. Six 24 foot diameter tanks form a single unit with 300000 bushels capacity, aided by reinforced concrete and continuous form lifting as the height reaches 104 feet tonight.
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St. Lawrence
Sergeant Cox Confirmed as Prisoner of War
Mr and Mrs Ray Cox received a telegram from the provost marshal general stating their son Staff Sergeant Ronald D Cox, earlier reported missing in action, is a prisoner of war of the German government. The message notes information via the International Red Cross. He had been listed missing as of June 21, reported July 1.
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Ray Cox
International Red Cross
Ronald D. Cox
Cox
Keota Soldier Lester Malley Killed in Normandy
Sgt. Lester Malley 29 son of Mr and Mrs Leo Malley Sr Keota was killed in action in Normandy France July 17 1944 His parents were notified by the war department He had been drafted from Keota as one of the first two men and advanced from private to sergeant He is survived by his parents two brothers a sister and a brother serving in Italy Memorial services will be held at St Marys church August 14 conducted by Rev Kemper
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Keota
Lester Malley
Leo Malley
Camp Atterbury
Ind
Camp Breckenridge
England
Leo Malley, Jr
Pvt
Robert Malley
Italy
Wyatt Dayton
Moline
Francis Monaghan
Charles Coxe
North English
St. Mary's Church
Charles Kemperer
Americans Break Through To Le Mans In Paris Drive
Allied reports say American armored columns pushed beyond Le Mans toward Paris as Canadian forces breached the Caen defense. German radio claimed US troops reached about 7 miles from Paris while tanks rolled through Le Mans with little resistance. German reserves moved to stem the breakthrough as the offensive aimed at severing the eastern flank of Avranches.
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Brittany
Paris
Supreme Hdq
AEF
Caen
le Mans
Themu
Avranches
Nazia
Liberators Hit Halmahera and Yap in Pacific Strikes
Allied air forces struck Halmahera within 250 miles of the Philippines battering two Japanese airdromes and destroying thirteen ground planes. Heavy bombers also attacked Yap island while American forces push east of Aitape in New Guinea splitting Japanese troops and forcing retreat.
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Pacific
PhilippiNes
Halmahera
Stratfic
Dutch New Guinea
Yap Island
Carolines
Aitape
British New Guinea
Driniumor River
MacArthur
WWII Era B-17 Waist Gunner Description
Fragment notes a crew member serving as a waist gunner on a B 17 Flying Fortress. The snippet references aerial combat roles and bomber crew positions during the war era.
Seek to Settle Trucker Strike Aids War Effort
The government moved to end a Midwest truckers strike over a seven cent hourly wage dispute affecting about 125 firms. WPB officials and agencies study the issue while union and army agree to keep war supplies moving despite reports of shipments interference. Chicago firms report drug shipments hampered to Minnesota and Iowa since the strike began.
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United Press
Midwest
White House
War Labor Board
Minneapolis
Ray Wenta
War Production Board
WPB
Chicago
David I. Olin
Service Wholesale Drug Co
Minnesota
Iowa
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Lorient
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Frank Miles
Journal
Nows Legionnaire
IDPA
Fort Des Moines
WACS
Frank McCoskrie
Camp Dodge
Maj A. Tinley
Ray Venter
Quaker City
Philadelphia
Major Carris
Gates
Prague
East Prussia
Tokol
Brod
Jugoslavia
Luftwaffe
Mal
RR. K. Fransham
Lawrence
J. W. Hopp
H. K Green Company
Cedar Rapids
Green
Yook Mings
Clarence Birkhoff
Sergeant Cox
Learn Sgt. Malley
Normandy
Strange
Sarthe River
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