Allied Fifth Army advances toward Rome as 14th Army dissolves
Allied forces push along coastal and mountain roads 51 to 70 miles north and east of Rome, with German 14th Army described as having ceased to exist as a fighting force. Reports say rear guards are wiped out, and a sea landing near Porto San Stefano drives on Florence, as 20,000 troops are taken prisoner and units reduced to 25 percent strength.
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HDQ
Naples
5Th Army
Rome
14Th Army
Iar
Mark W. Clark
Orbetello
Porto San Stefano
San Stefano
Florence
Americans Advance on Cherbourg Amid Normandy Breakout
Allied forces push 18 miles inland from the D day beaches as Carentan falls after night fighting. American bombers and fighters strike German bases behind the invasion front while 3 000 allied planes provide cover. Eisenhower headquarters calls progress steady and notes bypass of Montebourg as troops move toward Cherbourg.
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Normandy
France
le Mans
Paris
Cherbourg
Carentan
Caen
London
Allied Supreme Hdy
Cajetan
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Supreme Headquarters
Montebourg
War plants in Iowa to switch to peace use says Barkley
Senator Alben W. Barkley told 3,500 at Fairfield Elks rally that wartime plants and surplus property should be repurposed to create jobs for 50 million wartime workers and returning veterans after the war ends. He spoke during the fifth war loan campaign kickoff.
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Fairfield
Operaton
Alben W. Barkley
Dem
Barkley
Bairfield Elks Club
Plane crash near Corning injures four crew
Lieut Roger Lewellen about 27 and four crew members of an army C-47 transport plane suffered minor injuries when the plane crashed in flames four miles northwest of Corning Sunday afternoon. Lewellen had facial cuts and the co-pilot was scratched and bruised. An Army Air Corps woman crew member was taken to Creston hospital with a possible broken leg. The aircraft burst into flames at low altitude and crashed near the home of Lewellen’s parents. Corning fire department saved the wreck from burning.
War Bond Sale Opens In State This Morning
Iowa proclaims today DB day as fifth war loan drive begins with towns meeting or exceeding quotas. Hartwick in Poweshiek county subscribed 5,000 and doubled it in one day, while Lone Rock in Kossuth county sold 19,500, first in its county to top goals across campaigns.
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Iowa
Iowa War Finance Committee
Hartwick
Poweshiek County
Kossuth
Lone Rock
Des Moines Hit Hard by Record Central Iowa Flooding
Heavy rains and high winds caused extensive damage across central and western Iowa with Des Moines receiving 4.71 inches of rain in eight hours the heaviest in 40 years. Four Mile Creek flooded, forcing dozens from homes and flooding basements. W P Johnson Co suffered about 50000 dollars in flood damage along with Grocers Wholesale Co op and Carr Moehl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
W. P. Johnson Co
The
Grocers Wholesale Co-op., Inc
Carr & Moehl
Firemen Decorate Graves at Elm Grove and Woodlawn
Washington firemen observed Decoration Day by visiting Elm Grove and Woodlawn cemeteries to place flowers on graves of former department members. Firemen visited at various times in a yearly tradition with no formal ceremony.
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Washington
Elm Grove
Woodlawn
Fire Department
Cadet Keith Hardy Heads to Wentworth for Summer Session
Cadet Keith Hardy left yesterday for Lexington Missouri to attend the Wentworth Military Academy summer session. He spent a week with his mother Mrs Em a Hardy between terms and will graduate from the academy August 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Hardy
Lexington
Wentworth Military Academy
Enma Hardy
Academy
Hemp Processing Machine Demonstrated In Local Tests
The Johansen hemp processing machine was tested and demonstrated Saturday, showing high efficiency. Iowa State professors P Wilsie and E B Collins led morning tests, with a crowd observing in the afternoon. John V. Johansen and Theodore Tetl directed operations, and local interest grows in hemp farming this summer.
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P. Wilsie
EB. V. Collins
Iowa State College
Ames
John V. Johansen
Chicago
Theodore Tetl
Mr. Johansen
Walter Oetjen
Washington
Dr Fred Miller Returns to Washington for Another Year
Dr. Fred B. Miller pastor of the Washington Methodist church is reassigned for one more year by Bishop J Ralph Magee at the Iowa- Des Moines conference closing session. The appointment prompts welcome reception in the community. Other churches in Washington county receive new placements including Ainsworth and Kalona Riversides and Winfield. District superintendent L L Weis of Mt Pleasant was named for the Burlington district. Retired ministers include Rev L M.
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Fred B. Miller
Washington
Methodist Church
Milley
Mrs. John Swisher Dies in Maryland
Mrs. John Swisher of Frederick Maryland dies at her daughter’s home after living in Washington for many years. Funeral services were held. She is survived by daughter Leanna Swisher Jones. Cremation ashes to be sent to Washington. travel arrangements pending.
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John Swisher
Frederick
Washington
Asa Jones
Swisher
Brighton
Leanna Swisher Jones
RB. S. Jones
Tired of Staying in Jail Wants Farm Work
Humboldt County man Stanley Prochaska, 48, held on assault with intent to murder charges, seeks a $15,000 bond from a farmer in exchange for hired-hand work. He advertised in the Humboldt Reminder after allegedly shooting his wife during milking on April 4.
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Humbold
Stanley Prochaska
Humboldt County
Prochaska
Humboldt Reminder
Clergy Appointments Update From Regional Churches
Almonge and others receive appointments of interest: W Y and C S Skeagy to Wesley church in Ottumwa, D D Loose to Grinnell, S C Peterson to First church in Fort Madison, F J Robins to Cantril Mt Sterling Lebanon charge, A P Keast to Fairfield, E J Shook to Delta, J J Pritchard to Victor.
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Wy & CS Skeagy
Wesley Church
Ottumwa
D. Loose
Grinnell
S. C. Peterson
First Church
Fort Madison
F. J. Robins
Contract to Place Limestone on Farms
The Washington county agricultural conservation committee approved contracts for delivering and spreading agricultural limestone across all townships. Listed are providers and prices for delivered to farm and delivered and spread on the field in each township, including Concrete Materials & Const. Co. Brighton and Wellman Lime Quarry English River among others, with per ton rates. Landowners or tenants can apply at the county AAA office for details on entitlement and to place an order for 1944.
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Washington County Agricultural Conservation Committee
Copany
Franklin
Marion
Crawford
Jackson
Oregon
Seventy- Six
Washington
Wellman
English River
Highland
Iowa
Lime Creek
AAA
Delail
Equalize County Tax Assessments in Washington County
The Washington County Board of Supervisors held a yearly equalization of personal property valuations across townships to ensure uniformity. The board adjusted corn assessments to 60 cents a bushel as directed by the State Tax Commission, correcting discrepancies across 15 townships and noting two with no corn assessments.
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Washington County Board of Supervisors
Washington County
State Tax Commission
Washington to Have Woman Mayor and Women Police on Bond Day
Washington plans a one day shift to women leadership on June 20 with a woman mayor for the day and four women police officers. County offices will run by women or deputies while men sell war bonds in rural areas. The effort, led by Mayor R. L. Lytle and the big days committee of the Chamber of Commerce, aims to free men to canvass farmers across Jackson Cedar Franklin Marion and Washington townships.
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Washington
Chamber of Commerce
R. L. Lytle
Court House
Big Days
Mace
Jackson
Cedar
Franklin
Marion
Mrs P L Eicher Of Wayland Dies At 83
Mrs M K Richer, 83, of Wayland, mother of L M Richer of Washington, died at 12 30 this afternoon after months of poor health. Survived by three sons Leslie Washington Clarence Des Moines Clayton at Iowa Ordnance plant Burlington, one daughter Verna Hulme near Wayland, and several grandchildren. Funeral arrangements by Zehr funeral home Wayland are indefinite.
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Wayland
M. Ik. Richer
L. M. Richer
Washington
Wicher
Eicher
Wayland Mennonite Church
Leslie
Clarence
Des Moines
Clayton
Iowa
Burlington
Verna Hulme
Navy recruiters halted in Burlington visit
John R. Van Os of Burlington Navy recruiting reports recruiting trips paused and no presence in Washington this week. He notes recruiters may return later.
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John R. van Osdel
Navy
Burlington
Washington
Funeral Services for Clarence Dodds Held Sunday
Funeral services for Clarence Dodds were held Sunday afternoon at the L A Jones funeral home. In charge of Rev W Eastwood, the service was followed by burial in Kiln Grove cemetery with pallbearers C S Lemmon Roy Randall L C Wil lits Floyd Harvey Grover Custer and Carl Hancher.
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Clarence Dodds
L. A
County reports to state on last year and older corn valuation
The equalization raised last year and older corn values will be reported by the county auditor to the state tax commission, which will meet the second Monday in July to equalize taxes between counties. Tomorrow the board of supervisors will finalize the official canvass of votes from last Monday’s primary election.
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State Tax Commission
Board of Supervisors
Hayden Hughes Reported Killed in Action Over Germany
Mr and Mrs John Hughes learned from a war department telegram that their son Lt Hayden Hughes of Washington was killed in action over Germany on April 29 A report earlier said he was missing in action and possibly captured The message came via the German government through the American Red Cross and indicated a possible safe landing prior to confirmation.
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John Hughes
War Department
Hayden Hughes
Washington
Germany
Hughes
Wentworth and Kraemer Marry in Brigh ton License Day
David F. Wentworth and Lil lian E. Kraemer both of Brigh ton secured a marriage license at the court house Saturday.
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David F. Wentworth
Lillian E. Kraemer
Brighton
Court House
Additional Tribute Paid to Dusenbery
Mr and Mrs Lee Dusenbery receive a second certificate signed by President Roosevelt in memory of Charles Kuhn Dusenberg who died in action at sea near the Atlantic aboard USS Hugh T Scott on 13 December 1942. The letter expresses the president's regrets and honors his service with a formal tribute.
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Lee Dusenbery
Charles K. Dusenbery
Roosevelt
Charles Kuhn Dusenberg
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