Fulton Wins Nomination 34 Vote Majority in County Board Race
In Mondays Republican primary two incumbent supervisors fell to Arthur Wiley and Clarence Fulton. Wiley led Rudolph 831 to 667 and Fulton beat Wilson 766 to 752 by a 4 vote margin. Returns were slow with many boards late reporting and Dutch Creek figures delayed due to a down line.
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County Board of Supervisors
Lik. R. Rudolph
H. P. Wilson
Arthur Wiley
Clarence Fulton
Wiley
Rudolph
Fulton
Wilson
Dutch Creek
Hickenlooper
Rudolph Wiley
Brighton
Vedar
Na ” Slay
Rawford
Kalona
Richmond
Franklin Center
West Chester
Highland
Iowa
Jackson
Wellman
Marion
Oregon
Washington City
Fulton Wilson
Chabal Promoted to Second Lieutenant in State Guard
Washingtons headquarters company of the Iowa State Guard has a full complement of officers. Sergeant Edward Chabal received his commission as second lieutenant and served in that role at the drill at the armory. The officers now are Capt. George Baker, First Lieutenant Rodney Kephart, and Second Lieutenant Edward Chabal. Plans for the annual regimental camp at Camp Dodge next month were discussed and the unit seeks about 20 more recruits as some members are or will be drafted by the army and navy.
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Edward Chabal
George Baker
Rodney Kephart
Chabal
Camp Dodge
Army
Navy
Invasion News Delivers Early Allied Progress Reports
Allied invasion forces report less resistance than expected at air and beachhead approaches as Winston Churchill calls invasion progressing thoroughly satisfactory. Goering vows Luftwaffe fight to death while Roosevelt convenes top leaders for invasion planning and issues a nationwide prayer for strength.
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London
Goering
Allied Invasion Forces Ready for Final Phase
Washington reports admiral Inger toll confirms battleships cruisers and destroyers join Western Europe invasion. London says casualties among allied airborne troops descending on France are light. Eisenhower stood on a roof on invasion eve and watched a vast airborne armada form in the sky ready for the liberation drive.
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Washington, D.C
Royal K. Ingertoll
Western
Europe
London
France
Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces
England
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sergeant Bauer Missing in Action
Mr and Mrs Roy Bauer of West Chester report their son Staff sergeant Robert L Bauer an engineer on a B 24 Liberator is missing in action over Austria since May 24 He was based in Italy and entered service January 15 1943 overseas since early April
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Roy Bauer
West Chester
War Department
Robert L. Bauer
Austria
Italy
Bauer
Women named as store managers in Washington market
Mrs Milo Sorden now runs the Sorden music store while her husband serves in the air corps. She has led the shop for two years since his enlistment and previously worked there. She is aided by Mrs Clara Gilbert.
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Washington
Milo Sorden
Sorden Music Store
Air Corps
Clara Gilbert
Divorce Actions Filed and Decree Granted in District Court
One new divorce action was filed and a decree of divorce granted yesterday by Judge P J Siegers. Cases include Mil dre Maxine Davis versus Harley Bert Davis with custody and support sought for two children aged four and five. A separate default decree was granted in Noah Beer and Mary M Beer. The judge plans to return to Washington for two more court days starting June 26.
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P. J. Siegers
Mildre Maxine Davis
Harley Bert Davis
L. J. Kehoe
Lorimer
Iowa
Siegera
Noah
Beer
Mary M. Beer
Electen
Washington
Private Sutton Killed in Action in Italian Theater
Mrs. Cecil Sutton received word from the war department that her son, Pvt. Wayne Sutton born June 13 1920 in Selma, was killed May 12 in the Italian theater. He served in the infantry overseas over two years, previously in North Africa. He is survived by his mother four brothers Kenneth Louis Dave John and a sister Viola.
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Ainsworth
Cecil Sutton
War Department
Pvt
Wayne Sutton
Pvt. Sutton
Selma
Sutton
Rivate Sutton
Kenneth
Louis
Dave
John
Viola
Coppock Farmer Finds Large Truck Tire in Field
Sheriff Hr. M. Putnam reports possession of an 825-21 truck tire found by a Coppock area farmer in a field. The owner can claim it after identification. The sheriff cautions the tire is in poor condition and may be unusable.
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Hr. M. Putnam
Coppock
Spanish American War Soldier Joehn Peck Dies
Washington veterans report the death of Joehn Peck 73 a member of Washingtons Company D 50th Iowa Infantry in the war of S98. He died in Los Angeles and burial services were held at Crawfordsville on Memorial day. He had been a Crawfordsville citizen.
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Washington
Joehn Peck
50Th
Iowa Infantry
Los Angeles
Crawfordsville
Washington Iowa farmers opposed to New Deal hog price meddling
In Washington Iowa farmers say they will vote against the national administration in November citing war time farm regulations they call bungling and mismanagement. The county farmers express prosperity yet anger over price controls and policies affecting hog prices and agriculture. The piece presents a case history of midwest sentiment toward the war effort and political leadership.
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Washington, Iowa
New York Herald Tribune
Jack Steele
Washington
Iowa
Washington, D. C
Washington County
Killing frost greets farming memory in Clay township
R. L. Badger recalls a killing frost 49 years past in Clay township that damaged crops when corn was only a few inches high. Some farmers replanted corn while others did not. He notes diminished steps for replanted fields and questions potential potato crop yields this year as examined in his garden show no fruitage yet.
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R. L. Badger
Clay Township
Flags Flying for Invasion Day Here
United States flags were flying in front of business houses and residences today as D day according to civilian activity plans. Weather permitting, flags will fly tomorrow and Thursday June 7 and 8 with civilians urged to place flags outdoors from dawn to dusk.
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United States
Ivan Norton
Civilian Defense Corps
Swim Schedule at Y Changed by Coach Harp
Coach Yrouth Harp announces new swim plan at the Y pool. Mixed groups move to Thursday afternoon and evening sessions. In future boys classes shift to Wednesdays instead of Thursdays.
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Yrouth Harp
Invasion Service At Calvary Church
Rev. A. E. Diddams of Cavalry Baptist church announces a special prayer service this evening at eight o'clock on South Avenue B. The event asks the public to join in praying for the men of the armed forces involved in the invasion of Europe.
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A. E. Diddams
The
Cavalry Baptist Church
South Avenue B
Europe
Blue leads Iowa GOP governor race by 40,000 votes
Virtually complete returns from Iowa show Lt. Gov. Robert Blue of Eagle Grove leading Henry W. Burma of Allison by about 40 thousand in the Republican gubernatorial primary. Karl Evans wins GOP lieutenant governor nomination with 63,648 votes. James I. Doliver tops in the 6th district for Congress.
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Des Moines
U.P
Iowa
Robert Blue
Eagle Grove
Henry W. Burma
Allison
House of Representatives
Blue
Burma
Karl Evans
Emerson
G.O.P
G. W. Hunt
Gutenberg
Hugh Lundy
Albia
Martin
James I. Dolliver
Ft. Dodge
Fred Gilchrist
Laurens
Doliver
Gilchrist
Williams
Thompson
Clair Williams
Dietz
Weather contrasts with last week’s heat
Today's temperature shows a sharp contrast to last week when the mercury hit 90 degrees. Last night’s low was 48 degrees and by noon today it was 56 with no sign of a warmup.
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France
Belgium
Holland
Nazis in Retreat North of Rome Break Through to Tyrrhenian Sea
Allied 5th Army troops drove German forces in disorderly retreat across the Tiber River on a 17 mile front from Rome toward the Tyrrhenian Sea. French units on the 5th Army's right flank pushed east of Rome seizing Tivoli junction as columns advanced beyond the river.
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Naples
Jun
5Th Army
Tiber River
Tyrrhenian Sea
Arrmy
Rome
Tivol
Coal requirements for 1944 estimated at 620
The 1944 bituminous coal needs are estimated at 620 units. Details on the allocation and usage remain sparse, with no additional figures or supporting context provided in the fragment.
Bombers Strike Before Invasion Across French Coast
More than 1,300 RAF heavy bombers attacked German batteries along northern French coast before the invasion. Waves of four engine bombers crossed the channel starting 11:30 p.m. and lasting until daybreak as enemy gun nests faced heavy blasts amid flare rings. Allied medium bombers targeted road and rail lines feeding the channel forts and key bridge points in the German communications network.
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London
U.P
R.A.F
France
Channel
War Manpower Commission Targets 100000 Tons Output
The War Manpower Commission outlines a plan to mobilize 100000 tons of materials, directing labor and resources to maximize production amid ongoing national demand.
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The
War Manpower Commission
German High Command Reports Reverses Near Caen
In a wartime communique the German high command says allied forces suffered heavy reverses in the Caen area of northern France and claims an entire regiment of paratroopers was destroyed in that sector.
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London
Tas
Caen
France
Allied beachheads reported secure in France
London dispatch says two Allied beachheads were secured in France. German news agency claims about 20 medium Allied warships approach Ouistreham in the Orne estuary.
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France
London
About &0
Ouistreham
Orne River
Allied tanks penetrate between Caen and Irigny in Normandy
German news agency acknowledged that allied tanks had penetrated several kilometers between Caen and Irigny on the Normandy peninsula. It also reported that the German trans-ocean agency conceded Allied footholds on several islands off the French coast.
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London
DNRB
Caen
Irigny
Normandy
France
Allied naval bombardment and German coast artillery fire
London reports more than 640 naval guns bombarding French beaches and enemy strongpoints in support of Allied armies. German coastal artillery in France opened fire across the channel, striking towns in southeast England after noon.
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London
Alliae Supreme Headquarters
France
Siaking
England
Expect Big Red Offensive Soon
London dispatch says military observers expect a general Russian offensive within 48 hours coordinated with an Anglo American assault from the west. The plan, formed at Tehran, aims to crush German forces before 1944 ends as Soviet artillery concentrates on the lower Dnestr front.
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London
U.P
United Press
Teheran
Dnestr
Funeral services for Mrs Wal lace Darnell
Funeral services for Mrs Wal lace Darnell were held this morning at Sherman's funeral home. Rev W J Stevens conducted the service. Pallbearers were her brothers Vernon Homer Ted and Lester Tschantz. Burial followed at Elm Grove cemetery.
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Wallace Darnell
Sherman
W. J. Stevens
Vernon
Homer
Ted
Lester Tschantz
Elm Grove Cemetery
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