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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1944
Page
5
A June 5 letter from France by Omer W Palmer describes D-Day entry into the European theater. He notes allied ships and planes, landing crafts, and first German prisoners seen on the beach with paratroopers and Rangers praised for clearings and assaults.
Letters from soldiers in England and France recount bomber missions, parachute rescues, and daily hardships. They note interactions with English civilians and servicewomen, weather and diet, and small memories from home. Regional notices cover relocations, visits, and family updates across Iowa and California.
Benedict Gelhaus born March 9 1873 in Maryland died June 29 after a short illness in a San Diego hospital. One of thirteen children, he moved to Riverside in youth and later settled in Butte Montana where he married Helen Tollanson in 1917.
Electricity generation has cut coal consumption by half over the past two decades. Improvements in efficiency, cleaner plants, and switching to alternative fuels have driven the reduction, affecting prices and emissions.
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