Iowa babies bear names of generals and victory
A Des Moines column notes Iowa mothers name newborns after war figures and military terms. A mother calls her daughter Victoryann, while boys receive names such as Dwight, Douglas, and Mark, and one infant is named Sergeant amid references to Eisenhower MacArthur and Clark.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Victoryann
State Health Department
Dwight
Douglas
Mark
Dwight Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
Mark Clark
Douglas Mace
Ottumwa Child Burned At Home In Fire Incident
Doris McKenny eight is in critical condition at an Ottumwa hospital after clothes caught fire in her home. Firemen say little damage occurred, the girl and brother Richard were alone when their mother returned and found the blaze. Father serves in the navy at Honolulu.
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Ottumwa
Doris MecKenny
William McKenny
Richard 1
Navy
Honolulu
Hawaii
Leysen Calls War Production to Shield U.S. Postwar
Davenport Daily Times editor Ralph Leysen, back from a two month visit to the United Kingdom and France, urges a united focus on war production as the new year’s priority to deter any German threat. He notes America’s bounty and willingness to endure sacrifices for a lasting wartime victory. Military crew returning home masses view postwar planning as a major distraction from homefront concerns.
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Davenport
America
Ralph Leysen
Davenport Daily Times
United Kingdom
France
Europe
Leysen
von Flundstedt
Fire Destroys Barn and Stock Shed Near Fairfield
A Sunday blaze on Mrs. ULogan Oxden’s farm five miles east of Fairfield destroyed a large barn and stock shed killing three horses twelve pigs and a calf. Damages were about $7,000 with some insurance coverage. Several dairy cows pigs a tractor and tools were saved along with hay beans and roughly 1200 bushels of corn. The farm’s former owner Ogden died earlier last month leaving a widow and young children.
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Fairfield
Ulogan Oxden
Here
Sheriff’s Office
Ogden
Sister of Sullivans Leaves WAVES for Civilian Life
Genevieve Marie Sullivan, 27, sister of the five Sullivan brothers lost aboard the Juneau, is discharged from the WAVES after 21 months of service. She leaves under a ruling allowing the last surviving child to leave when other siblings have died. She cites health issues as a reason.
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Waterloo
Genevieve Marie Sullivan
Sullivan Brothers
Juneau
Pacific
Miss Sullivan
Sergeant O'Leary to face larceny charge in Waterloo
Waterloo readers hear that the famed Sergt Richard OLeary who clashed with the government at Fort Leavenworth is en route with Deputy Sheriff Lloyd Mastain to answer a larceny accusation. The man also known as Marion L. Taylor of Oelwein Iowa is accused of taking 150 dollars worth of restaurant equipment.
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Waterloo
Richard O'Leary
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Lloyd A. Mastain
O’leary
Marion L. Taylor
Oelwein
Russians Take No Prisoners as Budapest Falls
Soviet shock troops fought through Budapest in a no quarter battle to slay the encircled German and Hungarian garrison after the murder of two Red army surrender emissaries. The Red Army reported heavy casualties and cleared two thirds of Buda, signaling a wider no mercy policy likely to spread to Poland and Germany.
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Moscow
Budapest
Buda
Danube
Red
Red Army
Watken
Poland
Germany
O Leary Recruits 35 Boys At Camp Dodge Incident
An Iowa report recalls a man named O Leary appearing at Camp Dodge on January 7 1941 with 35 boys from the Eldora state training school in Eldora. He supposedly recruited them for army service and disappeared leaving officials astonished. The army kept the boys overnight and returned them to the school next day. Eldora officials were likewise astonished.
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O'Leary
Camp Dodge
Eldora
O’leary
New Year Opened With Zero Weather
Weather on January 1 1945 mirrors December with zero temperatures. A bitter northwest wind worsens the cold as the year begins with an even zero minimum.
Americans Gain In Drive in Italy
U S fifth army troops advanced nearly four miles in two days along the Serchio valley east edge near the Italian coast. Sommocolonia village was retaken, moving the line closer to Barga as German forces still held Gallicino. British Eighth Army seized several populated localities north of Faenza amid heavy German artillery fire.
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Rome
Serchio
Sommocolonia
Barga
5Th Army
Serehio
6Th Army
Six Mile
Gallicino
8Th Army
Faenza
Coast Guard Seeks 17-year-old Recruits in Omaha
Coast Guard seeks 17-year-old boys to enlist. Applicants must have one year of high school and pass physical and mental exams. Recruits train at Manhattan Beach in Brooklyn under Commander Jack Dempsey. Further information available at 317 Post Office Building, Omaha Nebraska.
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U. S. Coast Guard
317 Post Office
Omaha
Nebraska
Manhattan Beach
Brooklyn
New York
Jack Dempsey
Coast Guard
Nebr
Many of Dead in Railroad Crash
Rescue workers cut through twisted steel of four telescoped cars of the crack Pacific Limited sprawled on the Southern Pacific railway near Ogden Utah. The toll was more than 50 dead and 100 injured, many military personnel returning to West coast bases. Names withheld awaiting next of kin notification.
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Ogden
Utah
Crack Pacific Limited
Southern Pacific Raiway
Great Salt Lake
Pacific Limited
Chicago
San Francisco
Approve Some of School Code Bills
Des Moines reports that 72 responding legislators mostly favored passage of school code bills. Among 43 house members and 23 senators voting yes, seven House members were undecided. Democrats 9 and Republicans 57 approved. 1 Democrat and 6 Republicans undecided.
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Des Moines
Jan
IDPA
Daily Press Association
State School Code Commission
House
Senate
Leyte Campaign Losses Rise as Allied Report Update
Allied headquarters in the Philippines reported 117,997 Japanese dead in the Leyte operation with 1,191 more confirmed dead and 15 prisoners taken. Allied air strikes and Mindoro fights continued as 14 of 32 enemy planes were shot down. Tokyo claimed heavier Allied losses while asserting enemy transport and ship damage.
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Allied
Philippines
Leyte
Douglas MacArthur
Luzon
Mindoro
Tokyo Radio
Borneo
New Guinea
Bougainville
New Year Arrives Quietly Across Washington
Washington ushers in the new year with minimal fanfare as residents sleep through zero weather while churches hold watchnight services. Methodist, Christian Tabernacle, Calvary Baptist, and Immanuel Lutheran churches report prayers and candlelight observances. United Presbyterian youth and local dinners mark year’s first gatherings at church venues.
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Washington
Methodist Church
Christian Tabernacle
Calvary Baptist Church
Immanuel Lutheran Church
United Presbyterian
George Kerr
Predict Colder In Iowa Tonight
Forecasts from the weather bureau show Iowa remaining mostly fair but cold tonight and Tuesday with open country temperatures dropping to 20 below in the north and 5 to 10 below in the south as winds diminish. Set. Robert Stirling returned to his Topeka base after a seven day furlough with his family.
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Des Moines
Weather Bureau
Iowa
Set
Robert Stirling
Topeka
Kan
State aid for schools debated by local boards
Local school boards assure proper use of state funds and avoid waste, arguing they are closer to the people and better equipped to oversee education spending than distant state officials.
New Bishop to Be Installed in Davenport in Colorful Ceremony
The Most Rev Ralph L Hayes appointed Bishop of Davenport last November will be installed at Sacred Heart Cathedral Davenport on January 11 at 10 30 am attended by high church officials and about two hundred Davenport clergy. The ceremony places Hayes on the diocese throne and includes a pontifical mass followed by a banquet with remarks from clergy leaders. Hayes takes spiritual leadership over about 70000 Catholics 170 priests and 125 parishes in southeastern Town with parishes in Washington Wellman Riverside and other nearby communities.
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Davenport
Ralph L. Hayes
Pius XII
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Henry P. Bohlmin
Dubuque
Edmond Heslan
Sioux City
Gerald T. Bergan
John McMullen
Bishop Hayes
Ambrose J. Burke
St. Ambrose College
Martin Cone
Little Fire Damage Reported This Morning
The fire department responded just before eight o'clock to an alarm indicating minor damage from a small blaze. No injuries are reported and the cause is under investigation.
Patton pushes two miles on Bastogne front in New Year drive
Paris January 1 United Press reports Lt Gen George S Pattons tanks and infantry struck two miles ahead on a seven mile arc west of Bastogne threatening the southern flank of the Ardennes salient. German counter attacks and heavy artillery fire met the advance as Allied forces sought to seal the corridor to Bastogne and trap German forces in the area.
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Paris
George S. Patton
Bastogne
Ardennes Bulge
Rochefort
Lidremount
Germany
Arion
John McDermott
United Press
First Army
Bulge
Lutrebois
Bastogne Arlon Road
Heavy Bombers Over Germany Reported For Tenth Straight Day
American heavy bombers from Britain were over Germany for the tenth straight day. Targets were not specified. RAF mosquito bombers attacked Berlin last night and British heavies pounded Osterfeld railway yards. Allied night fighters shot down five enemy aircraft over Europe.
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London
Britain
Germany
Berlin
Osterfeld
Europe
To Hold Hearings on Clinton Dam Flood
Army engineers will hold a hearing January 30 in Clinton Iowa to determine damage from floods behind the Mississippi river dock and dam No. 14. They will also consider measures to prevent recurring floods by a water back or the dam.
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Washington, D. C
Army Engineers
Clinton
Mississippi River
Alee
Fire Suppressed After Kitchen Blaze at 1401 East Third
A kitchen fire at 1401 East Third street was quickly extinguished with minor damage to the home and furnishings. No injuries reported.
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East Third Street
Burt
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Wellman
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