Iowa raid breaks up southern travel ing gambling operation
The Iowa Bureau of Investigation reports a Muscatine county raid on a Conesville area farm house disrupted a traveling gambling ring. Ray mond Shy and Walter Pine were brought before a justice of the peace and charged with operating a rambling house and liquor nuisance.
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State Bureau of Investigation
Muscatine County
Iowa
Fred Nesper
Raymond Shy
Conesville
Delbert Murray
Illinois
Murray
Shy
Walter
Cowboy) Pine
Knoxville
J. C. Coster
Grand Jury
Victory Day Planned in Keokuk After German Defeat
The Keokuk Chamber of Commerce civic affairs committee led by Howard Barnes organizes a Victory Day celebration after Germany’s defeat. Plans call for closing all industrial plants, businesses, and public buildings to unite the community in a day of religious devotion, parades, and jubilation.
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Keokuk
New Paralysis Cases Reported in State
DES MOINES Nine new cases of infantile paralysis were reported to the state health department Wednesday, bringing the total for August to 12. Two cases were reported from Keokuk county and one each from Marshall, Hardin, Marion, Tama, Linn, Polk and Iowa counties.
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Des Moines
State Health Department
Keokuk County
Marshall
Hardin
Marion
Tama
Linn
Polk
Iowa
Injured in Orchard After Surviving Pacific Battles
Indianola reports marine Carl Rodine son of Mr and Mrs Elmer Rodine Scotch Ridge community returned on leave and fell in the orchard breaking an arm after three battles in the south Pacific.
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Indianola
South Pacific
Carl Rodine
Elmer Rodine
Scotch Ridge
Des Moines Man Denied Bacoline Ration Renewal
James Kaplan of Moorland admitted using tractor gasoline in his car and was refused renewal of his Bacoline ration by the Des Moines district OPA. Kaplan, chairman of his Bacoline panel, logged 0,442 miles on a 400 gallon ration.
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Des Moines
James Kaplan
Moorland
OPA
Wednes- Cox
Kaplan
Inquest Planned in Death of World War I Soldier
Marshal Switzer said Joseph J. Hills an honorably discharged World War I veteran was found beside railroad tracks at Milbank South Dakota and an inquest will probe if foul play caused his fractured skull. His mother Mary Hills lives in Boone Iowa and funeral services are expected there. States Attorney Frank Tait noted the death appears due to a skull fracture and will guide the inquiry.
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Marshalltown
Leslie
Switzer
Lona Ca
Joseph J. Hills
Milbank
Boone
Mary Hills
Frank Tait
Hilts
German retreat east of Florence as allies hold Arno bridgehead
Allied reports say German main forces withdrew from the Arno bridgehead east of Florence leaving only patrols. British Sixth Army and Italian partisans tightened control in Florence while Canadians and 250 Italian partisans cleared hostile fascists and arrested 150 people. Poles and Italians attacked the Adriatic front, taking Francavalle north of the Cesano river as Mt Grillo area faced heavy resistance.
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Arno
Florence
Germany
Adriatic
Francaville
Cesano
Aq Sth
Mt. Grillo
Guiliano
6Th Army
San Giovanni Alla Vena
Pisa
Nazi Drive Expands Front As Hitler Unleashes 166000 Troops
Moscow reports Hitler has sent more than 16 divisions totaling 166000 to 240000 men from central Germany and occupied lands to breach the eastern front. German forces recaptured Vilkaviskis near East Prussia as Soviet counterattacks stiffen around Krakow and along the Vistula.
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East Prussia
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Berlin
DNB
Vilkaviskis
East Prussian
Insterburg
Reich
Pravda
Vistula
Chinese Admit Hengyang Loss
Chungking Aug 10 A Chinese communique admits Hengyang, a key Canton Hankow railway city, fell to Japanese after Chinese defenders were killed to the last man. Southeast Asia headquarters report allied forces advancing on the Burma highway captured Taungni, 16 miles below Mogaung. Karla Ann Caviness, 18 months, visit Ottumwa grandparents.
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Hengyang
Canton-Hankow
Southeast Asia
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Mandalay
Taungni
Mogaung
Photolight Advances in High Speed Motion Photography
An electronics driven photolight enables capturing fast motion up to 2700 feet per second. The device enhances freezing rapid action for research and sports photography setups in controlled environments.
Roosevelt Reviews Pacific War Chiefs in Honolulu Visit
President Roosevelt completed a three day inspection tour in Hawaii meeting Gen Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz to discuss offensives and the path to an unconditional surrender of Japan. He visited Pearl Harbor and other Pacific bases and expressed strong confidence in Allied victory and planned broadcasts to the public.
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Roosevelt
Japan
Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Chester W. Nimitz
Pearl Harbor
Hawaiian Islands
MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
Nimitz
Pacific Fleet
Pacific Ocean
William F. Halsey
3Rd Fleet
Revert C. Richardson
Army Forces
Nebraska Pastor to Preach Sunday at Washington Unit
Rev. Harold Irwin of Lincoln Nebraska will fill the pulpit at the Washington United Presbyterian church Sunday morning in the pastor’s absence on vacation. He is the son of Virgil Irwin of Moline Illinois and nephew of Elizabeth Irwin a secretary at the Washington school. He was formerly pastor of the …
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Lincoln
Nebr
Washington United Presbyterian Church
George Kerr
Irwin
Virgil Irwin
Moline
Washington
Elizabeth Irwin
Washington High School
Guam Conquest Completes U S Marianas Drive
Marines and army troops complete the conquest of Guam ending most Japanese resistance after less than three weeks of fighting. Admiral Nimitz says U S forces now mop up pockets at the island’s northern end and have counted more than 10 000 enemy dead. Rota remains the only southern Marianas island still in Japanese hands.
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Pearl Harbor
Guam
Marianas
Japan
Chester W. Nimitz
Rota Island
Tinian
United Presbyterian Church at Columbus City
The notice concerns United Presbyterian Church at Columbus City. Details read as a church listing or public notice for property or service related action.
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United Presbyterian Church At
Columbus City
Airborne U S Army Forms First Ever Allied Assault Force
Allied forces push toward Paris as Eisenhower forms the first fully airborne army in history drawing from all European theater units. American columns advance beyond Le Mans toward Paris, with reports suggesting spearheads may lie 40 to 60 miles west and southwest of the city amid stiff German rear-guard resistance. British and Canadian columns strike from the north and south as the capital’s defense tightens.
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AEF
Paris
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Wehrmacht
le Mans
Benjamin Brinton Dies Near Brighton
Benjamin Brinton 83 died at his Brighton area home after a long illness. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 30 p m at the four mile NW Brighton farm home with Rev E Voss of Brighton Methodist Church officiating. Burial is in Hillcrest cemetery. Survived by sister Mrs Mary Day of Brighton and many nieces and nephews. parents eight brothers and one sister are deceased. Funeral home F A Hoskins in charge. Born August 4 1861 on the Brinton homestead where he lived his life.
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Brighton
Benjamin Brinton
Bk. E. Voss
Hannah Hyde Brinton
Brinton
Mary Day
Weather Keeps Iowa Corn On Track In Warm August
A mid August summary notes southeastern Iowa experiences another warm day with a refreshing breeze. Yesterday peaked at 93 degrees with 70 degrees overnight, and farmers say heat and humidity are pushing corn toward normal maturation for the season.
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Iowa
U S Submarines Sink 16 More Jap Vessels
Washington August 10 Navy announced U S submarines in the Pacific have sunk sixteen more enemy vessels including one combatant ship.
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Washington, D. C
U. SS
Pacific
Navy
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