Bring Message From Ethiopia Sunday Union Service
Ethiopia theme highlighted the second Sunday evening union service in Central Park. Dr. and Mrs. Duncan Henry, mission aries of the United Presbyterian Church on furlough, spoke about Ethiopian Christians, Italian occupation hardships, and the return of the emperor in 1941. Mrs Henry recalled Washington memories. both described schools and future mission opportunities with government support.
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Duncan Henry
Central Park
Ethiopia
Washington
United Presbyterian Church
Henry
Dr. Henry
Allies Drive Up Italian Coasts to Key Ports
Allied forces broke through German defenses along a 160 mile stretch of the Italian peninsula and captured Siena on the road to Florence. French colonial troops stormed Siena as German retreating units evacuated, leaving a rear guard. The fall of Siena opens routes to Livorno and Pisa as American advances threaten the Livorno seaport.
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Rome
U.P
Siena
Florence
Livorno
Ancona
Cecina
Pisa
Rimini
Livierno
RAF Bombers Hit Prahova Oil Refineries in Bucharest Raid
Italian based R A F bombers attacked the Prahova oil refineries in Bucharest, Romania, last night in a raid following widespread…
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London
U.P
R.A.F
Prahova
Bucharest
Romania
Raids Seize Liquor and Gambling at Ottumwa Night Club
Sheriff Dwight Mateer of Mahaska county raided Betty and Harold's Lutcher Garden near Ottumwa early Sunday seizing gambling equipment ten cases of whiskey unstamped cigarettes and dice and poker tables. Harold Williams Betty O Brien and Harold Molesworth all Ottumwa residents faced charges with bonds set at 500 for Williams and Molesworth and 750 for O Brien.
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Oskaloosa
Dwight Mateer
Mahaska County
Betty
Harold
Ottumwa
Mateer
Harold Williams
Betty O’brien
Williams
Molesworth
O’brien
Waverly Farmer Killed by Lightning During Storm
Joseph Cretzmeyer, 21, was killed on his family’s farm 416 miles southeast of here when a lightning bolt struck a hay load during a heavy electrical storm. The bolt reportedly followed a rope to him as the hay ignited the barn, destroying the structure and its contents. He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs Peter Cretzmeyer and two younger sisters Lois and Edith.
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Waverly
Joseph Cretzmeyer
Peter Cretzmeyer
Here
Cretzmeyer
Lois
Edith
Balkans Attacks Highlight Allied Offensive Across Europe
Article notes ongoing attacks across the Balkans and a daylight American assault on Budapest, illustrating intensified Allied operations in Europe. Details mention strategic targets and military actions shaping the campaign.
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Balkans
Budapest
Reds Open Assault to Take Minsk
Moscow reports the Red army launched a frontal assault on Minsk, pressing toward encirclement of German forces. Soviet artillery massed on the attack arc as 305,000 nazis faced possible disaster rivaling Stalingrad. Reds cut rail lines and advanced from less than 12 miles away with air superiority claimed.
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Moscow
Red Army
Minsk
London
Stalingrad
Berlin
Polotsk
Poltosk
Red Air Force
Cabin in Park to Be Open Tuesday
The log cabin at Sunset park will be open tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. for visitors having picnic dinners and wishing to view the cabin. D.A.R. hostesses Besse Conger and Mrs. Pearl Whistler will assist during visiting hours. The group plans to keep the cabin open every other Thursday in July and August with an opening on Thursday afternoon, July 13.
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Sunset Park
Daughters of the American Revolution
Besse Conger
Pearl Whistler
D.a.r.'s
Fined $50 for Passing Automobile on Hill
Donald Carson of Haven paid a $50 fine after pleading guilty to passing a motor vehicle on a hill. Mayor Carnal recommended a six month license suspension. The incident injured Arthur Atchinson of Toledo who rode a motorcycle with a broken left leg.
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Toledo
Donald Carson
Haven
E. C. Carnal
Carson
Arthur Atchinson
Missionary Talks At United Presbyterian Church
Dr. Duncan Henry and his wife spoke at the United Presbyterian Church about Ethiopian work, rural life, and early war hardships under Italian actions. He noted detainment camps with three weeks then six months confinement. Rev. George Kerr announced a $400 gift to the church from a member in the armed forces.
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Duncan Henry
United Presbyterian Church
Henry
Ainsworth
George Kerr
War Loan Drive Lagging In Iowa
Iowa faces a soggy fifth war bond drive with only 47 percent of the E bond quota $35.3 million raised as of Friday and overall sales at 86 percent of $202 million by week’s end. Vernon L. Clark urges holiday purchases while bond booths open. Winneshiek county trails at 17 percent and many counties hover below 30 percent. Counties leading include Davis 95 Lyon 90 Audubon 79 Carroll 78 Mitchell 77 with several counties already surpassing totals.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa War Finance Committee
Vernon L. Clark
Federal Reserve Bank
Winneshiek
Appanoose
Butler
Cass
Dubuque
Floyd
Fremont
Hardin
Jefferson, Lee
Linn
Mahaska
Monona
Muscatine
Page
Shelby
Union
Davis
Lyon
Audubon
Carroll
Mitchell
Adams
Bremer
Franklin
Guthrie
Hamilton
Ida
Madison
Mitcheil
Pocahontas
Mother Comes for Girl Jailed Here
Mrs Clara Walker of Portland Ore on her way to Washington to recover her daughter Dora Mae Walker held in Washington county jail. Dora Mae was picked up last week at Ainsworth after leaving two men and another girl who had been robbing travelers. No charges yet, and she will be surrendered to her mother on arrival. the girl appeared nice and deserves another chance after the excursion into criminal company.
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Sheriff's Office
Clara Walker
Portland
Oregon
Washington
Dora Mae Walker
Washington County
Dora Mae
Ainsworth
H. M. Putnam
Marines Push Through Saipan Garapan Amid Fierce Fighting
Marines of the 2nd division gain on Garapan as Japanese forces retreat across Saipan in three weeks of brutal combat. US naval gunfire, artillery, and air support light up the city while American troops seize heights overlooking Garapan and Ponape harbor. Nimitz reports frontline advances within 51 miles of Saipan's northern tip as Japanese losses mount.
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Pearl Harbor
2Nd Marine Division
Tarawa Grove
Garapan
Marianas
Lovay
Saipan
Pacific
W.spateh
U. S
Chester W. Nimitz
U.S
Ponape Harbor
Magicienne Bay
Fire destroys Merchants Arcade at Marshalltown fairgrounds
Lightning is believed to have caused a blaze that destroyed the Merchants Arcade building at the Central Iowa fairgrounds in Marshalltown Sunday morning. Loss estimated at 27 000 dollars. The structure, owned by local business men, valued at 2 000 dollars and insured. Furnaces for a government defense housing program and Lennox Furnace Co equipment were stored inside. Lennox officials put losses at 25 000 dollars, partly insured.
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Marshalltown
Merchants Arcade
Iown Fairgrounds
George Price
Fair
Defense
Lennox Furnace Company
Claim of First Heavier-Than-Air Flight Linked to Santa Clara
A professor at Santa Clara University in California claimed the first successful flight of a heavier-than-air flying machine in 1884, marking a milestone in aviation history.
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Santa Clara University
California
Her Telephone Call Interrupted by Snake
Des Moines Mrs George C Mabrier 1100 S RE Twenty eighth street ended a phone talk when a bull snake 41 feet 4 inches long appeared mistaken for a window curtain. Her husband killed it with a broom handle after the reptile slid toward a hole in the screen.
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Des Moines
George C. Mabrier
S. RE
Twenty Eighth Street
Accidental Gunshot Fatality at Missouri Farm
Eston Armstrong 31 died from an accidental gunshot wound to the left upper chest early Sunday at St. Joseph hospital. A Missouri native, he had worked four years for Frank White near Argyle, Iowa. Burial services will be in Luray, Missouri, Tuesday. survivors include his wife, parents, a sister, and four brothers.
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Keokuk
Luray
Eston Armstrong
St. Joseph Hospital
Missouri
County E bond sales update across Iowa counties
Pottawattamie Tama and Wood counties report E bond totals as of June 30 with Washington county at 230 288 toward a 740 800 quota. Neighboring counties posted Jefferson 122 110 Keokuk 293 309 Henry 173 881 Johnson 304 106 Louisa 139 650 Iowa 136 908.
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Washington County
Jefferson
Keokuk
Henry
Johnson
Louisa
Iowa
Oil Fueled Rome Bombing Mission In World War II
Report states 81,000 gallons of oil were used to power American bombers for their initial Rome assault then return to base. The note highlights fuel scale in early air operations and the logistics behind the mission.
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Rome
Allied Assault Opens Across Cotentin in Normandy Offensive
Allied forces began a major push on the Cotentin peninsula in heavy rain, with Lt Gen Omar Bradley's 1st Army regrouping for a broader attack. The British wedge southwest of Caen repulsed multiple German counterattacks as 400 Allied sorties targeted bridges and vehicles behind enemy lines.
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Normandy
Caen
Cherbourg
Cotentin
Omar N. Bradley
Tilly-Sur-Seulleys
Paris
Rommel
Odon
Brettevillette
Orne
Legion Meeting Moved to Wednesday Night
Members of the Leon Beatty post American Legion are reminded the meeting scheduled for Tuesday evening is rescheduled to Wednesday, July 6. The session will include officer elections and action on the nominating committee report. Commander Charles Kennedy urged a large attendance.
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Leon Beatty
American Legion
Charles Kennedy
Northern forces may not retreat from rugged mountains
Fragment mentions combat at the northern end with expectations that fighters would endure to the end in mountainous terrain. No further readable details available.
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Lithuania
Latvia
Kvilna
Velikie
LUKI
Kvitersk
Smolensk
Prussia
Poland
Warsaw
Dublin
Brest-Litovsk
Slutsk
Mogilev
Stalin
Brest-Litovsk and
Pinsk
Lester Luckenbill
Mr. Kerr
Pormerly
Reylias Handy
Eee
Handy
Italy
Reds
France
Signal Corps
Lawton Collins
M. Paul Reynaud
U. P. Church
Ove
Doria Mae Walker
Ang Aring
Japan
Tokyo
Snake
Pottawattamie, Tama and
Woodbury
Allied Supreme Hide
Villers-Bocage
St. Lo
la Haye-Du Puits
Legion
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