Iowa conventions denied by defense transportation
Washington reports five Iowa group convention requests rejected by the Office of Defense Transportation. Denied plans included the Iowa Bankers Association meetings at Partington and Sioux City, the National Farm Institute in Des Moines, the Iowa Engineers Society in Des Moines, and the Iowa Shoe Travelers Association in Des Moines. Only two of 110 state requests were approved, including the American Red Cross regional meetings tied to its war fund drive.
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Washington, D. C
Iowa
Office of Defense Transportation
Iowa Bankers Association
Partington
Sioux City
National Farm Institute
Des Moines
Iowa Engineers Society
Iowe Shoe Travelers Association
American Red Cross
Believed Ration Theft Foiled by Organized Gang
Des Moines COPA investigators hunt for major operatives after a pro fessional break in at the Fort dryodge ration board office Saturday night. Thieves stole Soline coupons for 124 aio gallons plus A B C D EE R and T sheets, fuel oil certificates, stove stamps, rubber boots, shoe stamps, and ration books No 3 and No 4.
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Des Moines
Fort
District Office of Price Administration
COPA
Walter D. Kline
New Hampton Man Fined for Damaging Windows
Cornelius Fisher of New Hampton was fined 100 dollars and costs for kicking in a plate glass window at Walter Lanz grocery and a small window at a Truex filling station after a delayed train. The court suspended 75 dollars of the fine. Fisher must pay 45 dollars for the plate glass and 5 dollars for the other window.
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Charles City
Cornelius Fisher
New Hampton
John W. McGeeney
Fisher
Walter Lanz
Truex
McGeenes
Riverside Soldier Claimed Drowned in Monterey Bay
The body of Pvt. Clair FY. Schenks, 19, who drowned in Monterey Bay during amphibious maneuvers on January 8, was found Tuesday. His mother, Mrs. Ibbet I. Sebenk, of Riverside, was notified and the body will be sent to Sebenk’s home.
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Monterey
Cal
Pvt
Clair FY. Sehnenk
Monterey Bay
Fort Ord
Schenks
Sebenk
Ibbet I. Sebenk
Riverside
House Rejects Plan to Buy Governor a House
Des Moines Iowa lawmakers vote 46 to 51 against a resolution to form a committee to buy a governor car house or residence. Veteran members lead opposition citing economy and caution against spending in abnormal times. Representatives Lane and Donohue sponsored the measure. Hecklin comments on spending.
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Des Moines
Iowa House
House
Carroll Lane
Carroll
D. A. Donohue
Tipton
M. FP. H Cklin
Wapello
Iowa Dairies Urged to Produce Record Milk for War Needs
Des Moines reports dairymen urged to hit a new 1945 milk output record of 33 billion pounds nationwide with Iowa contributing between 7 and billion pounds. Officials stress manpower shortages, farm labor limits, and the need to sustain milk and dairy products for the war effort and civilian health.
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Iowa Dairies
Des Moines
Wale
Iowa
Atriculture
Wickard
Ford
Leyburn Lewis Wounded in Action in France
Mr and Mrs Frank Lewis of 64 South Avenue C receive a telegram from Adjutant General J A Ulso stating Technician Fifth Grade Leyburn F Lewis was seriously wounded in action January 9 in France. He served with a tank destroyer unit in the Seventh Army and had been overseas two years.
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Frank Lewis
South Avenue C
War Department
J. A. Ulso
Leyburn F. Lewis
France
Seventh Army
Americans Seal Clark Field Front In Luzon Push
General MacArthur reports the 14th Corps crossed Clark Field and secured a cluster of airstrips within 48 miles northwest of Manila. Bamban field in the northern Clark area fell on Tuesday while mechanized patrols moved near Clark Field. Japanese defenses near the Bamban River and Mahalacat, about 50 miles northwest of Manila, were overrun.
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McArthur
Ee Érs
Luzon
Clark Field
Manila
Ft. Stotsenburs
Bamban Field
Clark
Constellation
Stilwell Named To Command U S Army Ground Forces
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson announces Gen Joseph W Stilwell, former China India Burma theater commander, will command the United States army ground forces. He succeeds Lt Gen Ben Lear, recently named deputy commander in the European theater.
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Washington, D.C
Fan
Henry L. Stimson
Joseph W. Stilwell
China- India-Burma
United States Army
Stilwell
Ben Lear
Diplomatic Trip To Switzerland Announcement
Washington DC January 24 The state department announced that Lauchlin Currie presidential aide will travel to Switzerland on official diplomatic business with potential talks on economic and security issues. Currie will be part of a presidential mission coordinating with Swiss officials through mid February.
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Washington, D.C
State Department
Lauchlin Currie
War marriages explain Iowa divorce surge in 1944
Des Moines reports from the state health department show that more than 2 600 wartime marriages ended in divorce in 1944. The statistics cover couples married during or before early 1940s, with many from wartime partners, indicating a peak trend of wartime unions dissolving as the war progressed.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Health Department
Department
United States Seeks Shutdown of Swiss War Supply Route
The United States moves to curb Swiss shipments to Germany as part of an ongoing review of economic ties begun earlier this month. Government officials urge a firm crackdown on the last neutral source supplying Germany.
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Switzerland
Germany
Foreign Economic Administration
United States
Prewar years unavailable for comparison war marriages rise
The department noted that the frequent taeti ness of war marriages appears to be a leading factor in causing many of these quick divorces.
Nazis Gain in Alsace Front Reported by Paris
Paris reports German forces attacked along a 20 mile Alsatian front. They bypassed Haguenau on both sides and advanced toward Schillersdorf near the Hardt forest, while Lt Gen Patch’s 7th Army sealed the breach and battled around 300 Nazis. Supplies for a major drive were said adequate but ammunition and trucks must increase.
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Paris
France
Haguierau
Supreme Headquarters
Alsace
Schillersdorf
Hardt Forest
Haguenau-Sarre Union
Alexander M. Patch
7Th Army
Brehon Somervell
Dwight D. Eisenhouwer
Germany
Somervell
Platten Ardennes
Haeuenau
Reipertsiller
Ardennes
Roer
Hoviand
Meier
Hanngenau
Shaerf
Dbitehe
Rhone
Patel
Seek Workers For Red Cross War Effort
The American Red Cross seeks 3000 volunteers for overseas service within 60 days. Frances M. Volger says positions for men 30 to 50 include field directors and lab directors with monthly pay from 225 dollars plus 50 for maintenance. Women 25 to 45 are invited as hospital aides social workers and field directors at 150 dollars monthly plus 50 maintenance. Training will be provided in Washington. Contact Roger Sherman, county Red Cross chair.
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American Red Cross
Frances M. Volger
Red Cross School
Washington, DD
Fighting Is Tough In Italy Declares Major Miles
Major Frank Miles reports from Italy with the Fifth Army as Congresswoman Claris Booth Luce recounts the harsh conditions faced by American troops. She notes letters home praising sunny Italy mask the danger of fighting near the Apennines while Luftwaffe activity and antiaircraft fire intensify.
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Italy
Frank Miles
Fifth Army
IDA
Claris Booth Luce
House
Towarris
France
Apennine
Churches Plan Union Services in Washington February
Washington pastors arrange a series of union Sunday evening services from February through March. Each minister will preach at his church with other pastors assisting in various parts. The schedule lists Feb 4 Presbyterian F W Eastwood and Feb 11 Methodist Dr Fred K Miller among others with March events to follow.
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Washington
Presbyterian
F. W. Eastwood
Methodist
Fred Ki. Miller
Baptist
Alfred Trenerry
Thomas Polk Mareh
Milo J. Phillips
United Presbyterian
George Kerr Mareh
Walter Scheuremann
Mt. Plessant
Metodist Church
Posthumous Air Medal for Robert L. Bauer
By direction of the president the Air Medal is posthumously awarded to Staff Sergeant Robert L. Bauer Air Corps. The medal was presented to his father John R. Bauer of West Chester Iowa at an informal Des Moines ceremony on January 23 by Major Robert E. Lee. Bauer joined January 15 1943 became an engineer with the Fifteenth Air Force and was killed May 24 1944. The citation cites meritorious achievement in aerial flight during May 1944 in sustained operations against the enemy.
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Robert L. Bauer
Air Corps
John R. Bauer
West Chester
Iowa
Bauer
AATF
Des Moines
Robert E. Lee
Fifteenth Air Force
European War Worries Grow Over Long Conflicts
Descriptions of daily shelling and air attacks in Europe highlight fears that the war may not end within the next year. Soldiers are wounded and ferries faced a New Year shelling as fronts shift between Italy and allied lines, with officers expressing deep concern about the duration of the conflict.
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Italy
England
Europe
Capture of Konigsberg and Silesian Front Advances
London reports Soviet and Allied forces making deep inroads across the Oder and into Silesia with Gleiwitz Oels Ostrow and Chrzanow captured. East Prussia severed from the Reich and Kenigsberg reportedly entered by Soviet forces as Red Army closes on Berlin.
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London
England
U.K
Gleiwitz
Oels
Ostrow
Chrzanow
Oder River
Kast Prussia
Berlin
East Prussia
Reich
Red Army
Red Star
Ivan
Konez
Ukraniyh
Oder
Breslau
Steinin
Rea
Silesia
Baltic
Surszheshaff
Kenigsberg
Yank Landing Report on Mindoro Island
United Press reports American troops have landed on Mindoro’s northeastern coast and advance toward Calapan, 75 miles south of Manila. Tokyo cites Manila dispatches with about 1,000 troops involved and heavy fighting alleged, with Najan town listed as the landing site near Calapan.
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United Press
Tokyo
Mindoro
Philippines
Calapan
Manila
Najan
Bonbbong
New York State Uses One Ton Seed for 17 Million Trees
The New York State Conservation Department plans field planting in 1946 and 1947 using about one ton of seed to produce around 17,000,009 forest trees.
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New York State Conservation Department
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