American Troops Land on Guam in Early Invasion push
U S assault forces landed on Guam after a massive sea and air bombardment with moderate initial resistance. Admiral Nimitz reported beachheads secured as the island becomes the first American possession seized since the Pacific war began, following Saipan’s fall.
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Pearl Harbor
U. S
Japan
Guam
Chester W. Nimitz
U. S. Naval Station
Tokyo
Saipan
Hideki Tojo
Leading Candidates for Democratic Vice Presidential Nomination
Amphibious operations in the Pacific war proceeded as planned with landings on target beaches. A spokesman said forces involved rival the Saipan assault, about three divisions or 45,000 men, though Japanese garrison size remained unofficial.
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Saipan
Iowa Leads Nation In Low Draft Delinquency Rate
Des Moines reports Capt R F Body state legal adviser for selective service released a list of 77 Iowa draft delinquents while noting Iowa tied with South Dakota for the lowest delinquency rate in the nation at .18 per 1 000 registrants. He urged registrants to contact state or local boards to avoid arrest for violations of the national service act. Arizona held the highest rate at 4.51 per 1 000.
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Des Moines
R. F. Body
Selective Service
Iowa
South Dakota
Captain Body
National Selective Service
Washington, D. C
Arizona
Knoxville man bound over in manslaughter case
Glen Caswell of Knoxville was bound over to the grand jury on a 7500 bond for manslaughter in the Wednesday night death of 77 year old Mrs. Sue Hedrick. Sheriff Applegate said Hedrick died from injuries after being struck by a car Caswell drove as he swerved to avoid her. Hedrick was mother of the late Allen Hedrick former chief of attendants at the Veterans hospital.
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Knoxville
Glen Caswell
Grand Jury
Sue Hedrick
Paul Applegate
Maytag Factory to Release About 300 Workers
At the Maytag Co. plant in Newton about 300 employees will be released over the next two or three weeks as air contracts reduce demand. Officials say releases must be prompt and systematic due to labor shortages elsewhere. Workers will receive releases and clear their jobs through the local United States employment service.
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Newton
Maytag Co
United States Employment Service
Breach of Promise Suit Filed in Ottumwa Court
Marion Dominguez of Des Moines sues William Moyer of Ottumwa in district court for $5,000 claiming he promised to marry on April 15 1943 and has failed to keep the vow.
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Ottumwa
Marion Dominguez
Des Moines
William Moyer
Dominguez
Moyer
Build Electric Line to Help a Sick Infant
Milford residents received electricity for an electro therapeutic device to treat infantile paralysis after Mrs. Welle’s letter to President Roosevelt. The Rural Electrification Administration funded D.E.E. Rural Electric Co operative at Estherville Iowa, and WPB ordered immediate construction.
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Milford
Lester Welle
Drowning of Boy Reported to Sheriff
Sheriff reports Keith Burgess 15 drowned Thursday afternoon while swimming in Thayer Lake, 18 miles east of Creston. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Carl Burgess of Murray.
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Creston
J. R. Ewing
Keith Burgess
Carl Burgess
Murray
Thayer Lake
Here
State Guard Company Heads to Camp Dodge for Two-Week Training
Washington's headquarters company of the Iowa State Guard 1st Regiment sails Sunday morning for Camp Dodge Iowa for two weeks of intensive training. About 45 of 59 members will attend. the unit travels by Bee Line buses to Iowa City and a Rock Island train to Des Moines. A roster lists officers and enlisted men, and Camp Dodge facilities will provide training with Cal 20 rifles and Cal 4% sub-machine guns.
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Washington
Iowa State Guard
Camp Dodge
Iowa City
Ben Holt
Rock Island
Davenport
Iowa
George Baker
Lee Thompson
Wade Pence
Richard Marshall
Rodney Kephart
Edward Chabal
Samuel Munson
Rodney Davis
Herman Doren
Keith Cook
Herman Wagenknecht
Clive Gray
Francis TeBockhhorst
Dennis Lynch
Keith Augustine
Howard Baumert
Evertt Baker
Luo Baker
Robert Bostwick
Lyle Box
Robert Brewer
Donald Brinning
Richard Brown
Dallas Chamberlin
Robert Chabal
Gerald Chance
Charles Crull
Clarence Cross
Richard Custer
Robert Erlenbush
Gerald Foslick
John Gamble
Harold Goldsmith
Merrill Hall
Leland Jeffries
Bob Jugenheimer
Ben Keller
Hal Longer
Calvin Little
John Logan
Robert McFarlane
Charles Mapel
Charles Minnick
Melvin Morrow
St. O'Conner
Bil Peters
William Richardson
Ward Shaffer
Ralph Shilling
Carl Schneider
Daryl Turnipseed
Charles Trier
Lyle Te- Bockhorst
Louie Wagenknecht
Henry Wagenknecht
Rudolf Wagenknecht
Walter Wilson
Raymod Myers
Sprendia
State Guard
Child Health Meet At West Chester
A child health conference will be held at the schoolhouse in West Chester on Wednesday July 26 from 1 to 3 30 p.m. The event aims to examine infants and preschool children for defects that could affect school performance this fall. Appointments may be made with the West Chester telephone operator.
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West Chester
Funeral rites for Johann Ahmling at Sherman’s
Funeral services for Johann Ahmling were held yesterday afternoon at Sherman's funeral home with Rev. B. E. Wendland officiating. Pallbearers named were H. A. Engel Wes Engel John Arbogast George Lemley J. A. Maver and Charles Harvey.
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Johann Ahmling
Sherman
BE. W. Wendland
H. A. Engel
Wes Engel
John Arbogast
George Lemley
J. A. Maver
Charles Harvey
Hitler executes leaders of plot in Nazi purge
London reports Hitler ordered mass executions after a failed anti regime plot. Col. Gen. Ludwig Beck and Col. Count Hans Schenk von Stauffenberg were named ring leaders, with Heinrich Himmler directing a ruthless hunt. Nazi broadcasts claim the revolt is crushed and control restored.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Berlin
Ludwig Beck
Gestapo
Heinrich Himmler
Hitler
Beck
DNB
Count Hans Schenk von Stauffenberg
War Bond Booths Set On Square Saturday Night
Washington county plans fifth war loan drive with booths at northeast and southeast square corners. Staff from National Bank of Washington and Washington State Bank will assist with applications and loan delivery. County remains $69,000 short of its quota with only days left. Three groups urged to participate: pledgers buying again, previous buyers increasing purchases, and new buyers pledging to meet the allotment.
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Washington County
National Bank of Washington
Washington State Bank
Dr Eastwood to Preach in Central Park on Sunday
Dr F W Eastwood will deliver a park sermon themed Wayside Opportunities at the union church service in Central Park next Sunday at eight o clock. The fourth in the summer union series, with Rev Alfred Trenerry presiding and prayers by Rev Milo Phillips. Scripture read by Rev George Kerr. Forrest Walker to sing and Mrs Henry Shields at piano. Joan Michels on cornet. If rain, service moves to the Baptist church.
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F. W. Eastwood
Union
Central Park
Alfred Trenerry
Milo Phillips
Trenerry
George Kerr
Forrest Walker
Henry Shields
Joan Michels
Baptist Church
Laubach 80 Taken Sudden. Dies At Home Porch On South
Oscar Franklin Laubach, 80, died at 12 15 today of a heart attack while seated on his porch at 221 South Avenue D. He had been ill for a year. The body was taken to L A Jones funeral home. Plans await word from relatives. He was born March 18 1864 near Kreidersville Penn, son of Conrad and Rebecca Seem Laubach. The family moved to Muscatine county then Washington county before settling with his daughter Rebecca Rathmel on South Avenue.
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Oscar Franklin Laubach
South Avenue D
L. A. Jones
Mr. Laubach
Kreidersville
Penn
Conrad
Rebeccca
Seem) Laubach
Muscatine County
Washington County
Washington
Rebecca Rathmel
South Avenue
Penny Tax on Iron Ore Miners Returns Weekly
Tuesday levies charged as the penny tax on iron ore miners continue as a recurring financial measure. The article notes this weekly surcharge impacting mining operations and local revenues.
Democrats Split Votes in Push for Wallace at Convention
At the Democratic National Convention delegates debated first ballot picks with 580 votes claimed for Wallace and Truman supporters seeking momentum. New York, Massachusetts and Missouri factions debated preferences as Roosevelt’s running mate appears to hinge on a 530 vote bloc, while Wallace’s nomination was urged by Richard Mitchell and Gov. Ellis Arnault in Iowa.
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Chicago
Henry A Wallace
Harry Truman
Roosevelt
New York
Missouri
Wallace
Massachusetts
Chaim
Truman
Harold Young
Riverside Youths Injured in Highway Crash
Four young people were injured when their car overturned on highway 22 about two miles west of Riverside after leaving a dance. Edwin Kron 18 sustained a fractured skull and serious injuries. others—Leda Glaspy 17 Bertha Kron 24 and Gwendolyn Mishel 17—received various injuries. The car owned by C A Kron was valued around 400 and all were taken to Mercy hospital in Iowa City.
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Edwin Kron
Riverside
Highway 22
Wellman
C. A. Kron
Big Bon
Leda Glaspy
Hills
Bertha Kron
Gwendolyn Mishel
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Livorno Shelling by Nazi Artillery Reports Army Action
American combat patrols of the 5th Army moved across the Arno today while German forces entrenched on Mont Pisano attacked Livorno with long range artillery. The action aimed at guarding approaches to Pisa as pill boxes and anti tank gun emplacements were reported along the river’s north bank.
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RCME
U.P
5Th Army
Arno
Mont Pisano
Pisa
Livorno
OPA Cuts Oats Ceiling Prices and Adds Retail Markup
The Office of Price Administration reduced oats ceiling prices by an average five cents per bushel in production areas and authorized a four dollar per ton retail markup on oats and other grains. The changes take effect next Wednesday and replace the prior November 3, 1943 freeze base.
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Washington, D. C
Office of Price Administration
Roosevelt Renominated for Fourth Term at Chicago Convention
Franklin D. Roosevelt won 1 086 votes for the Democratic presidential nomination at the Chicago convention last night. Harry F. Byrd received 89 votes and James A. Farley 1. Roosevelt accepted the nomination in a radio speech from a West Coast naval base.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Chicago
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
James A. Farley
New York
Mr. Roosevelt
Naval
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