Disorder North of American Planes Rake French Invasion Coast
More than 200 persons attended the seventh tieth annual encampment of the G A R of Iowa and affiliated groups in Fort Dodge. Two Union veterans David Sisk and John M. Cudgel led the arrival, with officers Mae Born, Sybil M Adams, Ellen M Bryant, and Emma Alstrand among the attendees.
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G.A.R. of
Iowa
David Sisk
Marshalltown
John M. Cudgel
Shenandoah
Mae Born
Davenport
Women's Relief Corps
Sybil M. Adams
Dubuque
G.A.R
Ellen M. Bryant
Mount Pleasant
Daughters of Union Veterans
Emma Alstrand
Sons of Union Veterans
U S Submarines Sink 16 Japanese Ships
Washington June 5 United States submarines have sunk 16 more Japanese ships including one large transport one large cargo vessel and seven medium cargo vessels along with several small cargo vessels transports and a small cargo vessel The navy says five weeks of announcements show 43 ships sunk bringing total ships hit by American submarines to 740 with 589 sunk and 115 damaged.
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Washington, DC
U. S
Acavna
Wary
Touay
Saii
Navy
German Attacks Repulsed by Reds
Moscow reports Red Army forces killed over 2,090 enemy soldiers in hand to hand fighting and repelled five German tank and infantry assaults north and northwest of Iasi in Romania. Enemy losses in six days surpass 6,790 dead with 272 tanks and 280 planes knocked out. An entire enemy battalion of about 1,000 men was wiped out. Southeast of Vitebak Red Army detachments freed 8,000 Russian civilians from a German concentration camp.
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Moscow
Red Army
Iasi
Romania
Vitebak
Red
Quotas for War Loan Announced in County Drive
Chairman G. E. Mace announces five war loan quotas for Washington county towns and townships opening June 12. The county aims for 1,243,000 with 839,500 from the county and 103,009 from corporations, based on local bank deposits. Individual quotas are mailed to chairmen to ensure broad participation.
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G. E. Mace
Washington County War Finance Committee
Washington County
Washington
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Clay Township
Mace
Alnaworth
Lrughton
Crawfordsville
Walona _ som
Riiverside
Rubio
Wellman
West Chester
Dhmond
Nirightons
Rawford
Tome
English River
Franklin
Highland
Jackson
Coa Lime Creek
Marion
Oregon
Washington Ae
Allied Army Liberates Rome Advances Toward Florence
Allied 5th Army completes occupation of Rome first axis capital freed in Europe and pushes north across the Tiber toward a new German defense line. Hitler orders withdrawal as German divisions rush from France and northern Italy. Rome remains under sporadic resistance and heavy bombardment.
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Europe
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Tiber
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France
Italy
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Hawkeye Boys State Leaders Rally Grinnell Youth
Dr Charles KR Logan addresses 600 boys at the Hawkeye Boys State meeting in Grinnell urging unity against juvenile delinquency myths. He says enemies seek to sap morale at home and on the front, while the American Legion stands with youth.
Iowa Draft Participation Below National Average
Iowa supplied about half of its 18 to 37 year old male population to the draft, below the national average of about 48 percent. Industrial and seaboard states tended higher, with California cited at about 54 percent, while Iowa lagged behind the nation and peers in the latest army and navy personnel figures.
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Washington
O ' Iona
Seaboard
Army
Navy
Iowa
California
Boy Burrell Dies After Accidental Self Inflicted Shot
Keokuk remembers eight year old Gerald Leroy Burrell son of Mr and Mrs Howard Burrell died at St Joseph hospital Sunday afternoon within half an hour after he accidentally shot himself in the chest at home The boy took a 22 caliber revolver from the living room desk while his sister Darlene 11 was present No inquest will be held.
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Keokuk
Gerald Leroy Burell
Howard Burrell
St. Joseph Hospital
Darlene
Hold 75 Cases Liquor Arrest Driver in Des Moines Area
Des Moines man Leater Snell 23 address hotel Leivd at Des Moines held in Wright county jail Clarion after state highway patrol seized 75 cases of Minnesota whisky from his truck. Snell arrested 9 p m Saturday on Highway 9 south of Belmond by Patrolmen Walter Hilbert and Earle Shoeman. Sheriff Roy E Wilson Wright county to hold hearing before Justice A Richards at Clarion today.
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Leater Snell
Wright County
Clarion
Minnesota
Snell
Belmond
Walter Hilbert
Earle Shoeman
Roy KE. Wilson
A. Richards
Night Air Attacks Press West Wall Bombardment
London reports heavy American air power strikes on the French invasion coast and the Rhineland. Up to 1,250 bombers and fighters pounded targets as Allied air raids across Germany continued, with more than 13,000 tons of explosives dropped on western fortifications over four days.
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Germany
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English Channel
RA. A. F
Rhineland
Cologne
West Waft
Tast
Early Vote Today Extremely Light in Washington
Early voting for the Washington primary is underway with very light turnout. By noon about 135 votes had been cast in four wards split 114 Republican and 34 Democratic, with ward totals of 28 18 16 in ward one two and three and 33 35 0 in ward four. County absent voters figures show 19 soldier ballots returned and 17 more cast under absent voters provisions.
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Washington
W.W. Behroeler
Man Charged With Illegal Whiskey Transport
Sheriff Wilson said Snell was en route from Minnea polis to Des Moines when arrested for illegal transportation of whiskey. The case involves suspected bootlegging activity and is being investigated by local authorities.
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Snell
Minneapolis
Des Moines
New York Writer Sees Washington as War Front Model
New York Herald Tribune writer Jack Steele visits Washington Iowa and portrays it as a typical Midwest town fully contributing to the war effort. He calls Washington a home front model, noting its population 6227 in 1940 and role as a shopping center for farmers while detailing a grassy square lined with brick stores and local businesses.
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Washington
Jack Steele
New Yor Herald Tribune
Hiis
Iowa
Washington County
McDaniel Drug Store
Chocolate Shop
North Side Cafe
Washington State Bank
Klein's
Wen's Wear
J. C. Penney's
Dry Goods
Funeral services for Mrs. Cora Alice Darnell
Funeral services are set for ten o'clock Tuesday morning at Sherman's funeral home with Rev. W. J. Stevens in charge. Burial will follow in Elm Grove cemetery. Mrs. Darnell died Saturday morning at the county hospital after a brief illness.
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Cora Alice Darnell
Sherman
W. J. Stevens
Elm Grove Cemetery
Debt limit raised to 260 billion with cabaret tax cut
House conferees agreed to a senate rider raising the debt ceiling to 260 billion dollars from 210 billion and to reduce the cabaret tax from 30 percent to 20 percent while dropping a provision exempting armed forces members. Tax leaders expect quick action in both houses.
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Washington
D. C
U.P
House
Senate
Push Japs Back In Pacific Areas
Allied troops report gains on two Pacific fronts Biak Dutch New Guinea and the Salween front in China while air forces press attacks on enemy bases from New Guinea to the Carolines and the northern Kurile islands. American units advance along Mokimer ridge toward Mokmer airfield on Biak as planes provide close support amid difficult terrain.
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Pacific
Biak Island
Dutch New Guinea
Salween
China
New Guinea
Carolines
Kurile Islands
Mokimer Ridge
Mokmer Airrdrome
Biak
Philippines
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