Iowa American Legion Auxiliary installs new Cedar Rapids president
The twenty fourth annual convention of the Iowa department American Legion Auxiliary in Cedar Rapids ended with the installation of Mrs. Leo W. Laird of Rockwell City as president. Public ceremony featured an honor guard from Davenport Legion post and brief installation of officers including Mrs. Thomas Carr Des Moines and Mrs. G M Brown Whitg as vice presidents and Mrs. Myrton Shelley Des Moines as executive secretary.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa Department of the American Legion Auxiliary
Leo W. Laird
Rockwell City
Roy L. Pell
Marshalltown
Davenport Legion Post
Thomas Carr
Des Moines
G. M. Brown
Whitg
C. J. Turner
Grin‘nell
M Myrton Shelley
C. RK
Anderson
Tipton
C. Olin Higbee
Clinton
Forrest Flynn
Toledo
Women at Rath Packing refuse seating request
Officials at Rath Packing Co. refused a request by women workers in the sausage department to sit while working, arguing seated work would slow production. Workers cited health problems such as broken arches and varicose veins and noted many are middle aged and unable to stand long periods.
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Wiater Loo
Rath Packing Co
National Commander To Address Iowa Legion Convention
Warren H. Atherton national commander of the American Legion will speak at the opening business session of Iowa Legion’s four day convention. A memorial service in Grandview park Sunday night kicks off the sessions and his address follows Monday morning after a Pacific war zones tour and goodwill trip to Central and South America.
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National American Legion
Warren H. Atherton
California
Iowa Legion
Grandview Park
Central
South America
Seven Year Old Drives Farm Tractor Near Manchester
Donald Haight, seven, son of Mr and Mrs David Haight, helps his father harvest 30 acres of hay near Manchester. The Prairie Center student works as a tractor operator and performs farm chores while maintaining a varsity grade average.
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Manchester
Donald Haight
David Haight
Here
Donald
Prairie Center
Iowa Auxiliary Elects Rockwell City Woman President
Mrs. Leo Laird of Rockwell City was yesterday elected president of the Iowa department of the American Legion Auxiliary. The announcement highlights her leadership role within the organization and its state-wide activities.
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Leo Laird
Rockwell City
Iowa
Teachers for All but Six Washington County Rural Schools
County Superintendent Lester B Krabill reports most county rural schools will open with teachers soon with only six posts still unfilled. Districts Pleasant Hill Center Wassonville plan to open Aug 21. others target Aug 28 or Sept 4.
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Washington County
Krabill
Pleasant Hill
English River Township
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Cecar Township
Wassonville
Lime Creek
Germans Use New Type of Flying Bombs Aboard Robots
London reports Radio National in Germany said Germany began using a larger V-2 class flying bomb piloted by an airman who bails out before it crashes. The same source noted ten to twenty ton robot bombs were under trial, while the one ton robot continued to fall over London and southern England causing casualties and damage.
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Radio National
Germany
England
Await Further Word on Barker
Parents of Captain Harry Barker await official word on his status in Guam or the Pacific as the Marine Corps has not notified them of a casualty. A Grinnell Grinnell newspaper letter and telegrams from Congress member Martin indicate no casualty record yet, while Barker’s family remains hopeful yet cautious.
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Harry L. Barker
Washington
War Department
Guan
Keokuk County
Jim Norton
Grinnell
Journal
Thomas B. Martin
Washington, L. C
Sigourtvy
Grinnell Herland K Register
Bb. R. Norton
Son
Marine
Barker
Kip
Norton
Mills
Germans Withdraw From Franco-Spanish Frontier
At Port Bou Spain the German army reportedly pulled back from the entire Franco Spanish border. Observers noted signs of preparation for evacuation on Thursday with further evidence Friday. Explosions were heard on the French side at 6 30 am as the sagia installations were blown up before departure.
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Spain
Sagia
Goerdeler Arrested in Nazi Plot to Kill Hitler
The DNB reports Karl Goerdeler former Leipzig mayor and alleged ringleader in the plot against Hitler has been seized by the Gestapo. He was named by conspirators as the man chosen to head a post assassination peace effort.
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London
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Leipzig
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Gestapo
Goerdeler
Plan Early Reopening For Congress Hotel
The Congress Hotel will be temporarily cloned for renovation with a new opening date to be announced soon. Mr and Mrs Healey of Creston Iowa plan to purchase the hotel business and take over management, replacing J J Green who had run the hotel from Washington.
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Tle
Boob Healey
Creston
Lowe
Congress
J. J. Green
Green
Washington
Canadians Killed By Allied Planes
Allied attack planes accidentally strafed Canadian troops in Normandy, causing undisclosed injuries. Lt. Gen H G Crerar confirmed some ground fire came from own aircraft during yesterday’s heavy assault but said enemy damage justified the operation and that strafing would continue.
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Normandy
Monenke
Int Army
H. G. Crerar
Int
Crerar
Child Health Economics Conference Schedule Note
August 22 1 00 to 3 20 PM session at Health and Office. August 23 Bieber School 9 30 to 11 30 AM includes child health conference sessions.
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Health and Office
Bieber School
Fugitive Arrested in West Prussia Identified by Luftwaffe Auxiliary
A fugitive was captured in West Prussia after identification by a woman auxiliary of the Luftwaffe and two German air corps men, according to DNB.
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West Prussia
Luftwaffe
Air Corps
DNB
First President of Iceland to Visit United States
Svelan Bjorssson, president of Iceland, will arrive in Washington, D C, next Thursday for a three day official visit as guest of President Roosevelt and the U S government.
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Svelan
Bjorssson
New Republic of Iceland
Roosevelt
United States
Warplanes Blast Nazis Along Roads Near Paris
American forces push to within five miles of the Seine near Nantes and cut off the German 7th Army in Normandy from Paris. Observatore Romano reports Paris occupation by the Allies with no details.
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Allied forces drive German Seventh Army toward Seine near Paris
Allied units push through northern France encircling the German Seventh Army and advancing toward the Seine as Paris crowd braces for possible fall. In southern France, troops reach near Toulon and advance toward Marseille amid heavy bombardment and bridge destructions. Front reports compare the fighting to El Alamein as Rommel’s forces crumble under Allied air and ground pressure.
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