Yanks Target Yawata in Beginnings of New Pacific Drive
U S bombers strike Japan proper in a major B 29 offensive with Yawata as primary target. The raid follows consolidations on Saipan and a carrier raid on the Bonins as Brig Gen Laverne Saunders leads the attack from a western China base costing 300 million dollars to build.
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Bonin Islands
Japan
Tar
Yawata
Kyushu
Jap Imperial Iron and Steel Works
China
Laverne (Blondie) Saunders
West Point
Kenneth D. Wolfe
Riverside
Cal
Twentieth Air Force Bomber Command
C. A. Horn
Couple Found Shot to Death at Ottumwa
In Ottumwa Iowa Paul Melton aged 50 and his wife were found dead in a three room apartment Friday afternoon. Police say Melton shot his wife with a .22 rifle then killed himself. A radio played loudly as the shots were fired. A bullet entered Mrs Melton’s head and passed through the skull. Melton may have used his toe to pull the trigger. Three empty cartridges lay nearby. A note addressed to Mike Melton was found near the bodies. Neighbors knew little about the couple who moved to Ottumwa five years ago from Mount Pleasant IA.
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Mike Melton
Meltons
Mt. Pleasant
Iowa Merchant Penalty Criticized by Rep Martin
Representative Thomas Martin of Iowa protested to OPA chief Chester Bowles about alleged arbitrary penalties on Iowa merchants attempting to comply with price regulations. He cited a case where a merchant sought proper procedures and faced a heavy penalty after following the agency’s interpreted directive.
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Washington, D. C
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Iowa
Thomas Martin
Rep
Chester Bowles
Martin
Bowles
Iowa City
Parts of Super Fortress Gear Made at Newton
Newton officials said the Maytag Co produced motor driven electrical retracting units for landing gear and bomb bay doors for the B 29 Superfortress. The War Department allowed disclosure of the production during the Thursday raid period.
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Newton
China
Japan
Maytag Co
Maytas
War Department
Six Die as B 26 Crashes at Council Bluffs
Six bodies were removed from the wreckage of a B 26 bomber that crashed in a slough near Council Bluffs late Friday. The plane, based at Great Bend Kansas, had taken off from Omaha Municipal airport after a stop in Lincoln Nebraska. A group of teenage fishers along the Illinois Central railroad witnessed the aircraft fly low with smoke from the right engine before striking a power line and breaking in two in the water.
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Council Bluffs
Slough
Great Bend
Kan
Omaha, Nebb
Lincoln
Neb
Illinois Central Railroad
Funeral rites for Mrs. Guthrie at United Presbyterian
Funeral services for Mrs. Mil dred Guthrie were held at the United Presbyterian church with Rev. George Kerr presiding. A vocal duet by Carolyn Hamilton and Mrs. Marion George accompanied by Helen Harvey followed. Pallbearers included Ralph Thompson Monton Hebmer Robert Patterson Don McLavehlin Harry Donaldson and Boyd Dill. Burial took place at Wood lawn cemetery.
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Mildred Guthrie
United Presbyterian Church
George Kerr
Carolyn Hamilton
Marion George
Helen Harvey
Ralph Thompson
Monton Hebmer
Robert Patterson
Don McLavehlin
Harry Donaldson
Boyd Dill
Woodlawn Cemetery
Washington War Bond Drive Mobilizes 178 Women and 300 Local Volunteers
Washingtonians mobilize for the fifth war loan with a Tuesday canvass to sell bonds. Mrs. Stan Kiesey chairs the town drive. 178 women will call on homes while 300 community members work county routes. Leaders outline territory based canvassing and home pledges totaling 184000 dollars.
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Washington
Stan Kiesey
Kiesey
G. E. Mace
War Bond County War Finance
Frank B. Miller
Tuesday's Mayor Not Yet Appointed
Plans for next Tuesday foretell a substitute woman mayor to serve during the town event when women take over to sell war bonds while men are away in the country. The appointment will not be made until Monday and women policemen have not yet been named.
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Court House
Missouri Leads War Bond Sales
War Bond sales to individuals through Thursday total 665 million dollars, about eleven percent of the six billion dollar quota for individuals in the fifth war loan, the treasury announced in Washington D C.
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Washington, D.C
Treasury
Allied push widens Normandy beachhead amid heavy fighting
Allied forces report continuous advances in Normandy on D day plus 11 as American troops reach seven miles from Cherbourg west coast and seize St Jacques de Nehou. British units push near Caen while 15 883 American casualties are tallied since invasion begun.
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Cherbourg
Norman Peninsula
St. Jacques de Nehou
Cherboure
St. Sauveur-Le Compte
Omar N. Bradley
Normandy
St. Jacques-De Nehou
Carteret
U. S
le Haye-Du Puits
LeHaye-Du Puis
West Coast
Lessay
le Haye- du Puits
Thunderbolt
England
Constances
Litelpture
Montebourg
Tilly-Gyr-Seulles
Caen
Escoville
Breville
Mrs Graham 76 Dies After Illness and Fall
Mrs Nancy Jane Kathleen Graham 76 died at county hospital after a fractured hip and three year illness. Funeral services set for Sunday at L. A. Jones funeral home with Rev. George Kerr. burial in Elm Grove cemetery. She was born May 15 1868 in Morning Sun Iowa and later lived in Washington Lyndon Wyman Olathe Saskatchewan Hilltop Ark California and Washington. Surviving relatives include an adopted son, a sister, Mrs George, and a brother, E. E. Reynolds of El Cajon California. two children died in infancy.
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L. A. Jones Funeral Home
George Kerr
United Presbyterian Church
Elm Grove Cemetery
Mrs. Graham
Morning Sun
Iowa
Charles
Eliza (Byers) Reynolds
Washington
James Harvey Graham
Wyman
Olathe
Kan
Saskatchewan
Canada
Lyndon
Graham
Hilltop
Ark
California
Oscar George
George
E. E. Reynolds
el Cajon
Calif
Child Health Conference Details Update
Schedule notes show a child health conference in the office on Tuesday from 1:00 to 3:30 p.m. Additional conference time is listed for Wednesday evening and a Riverside session around 1:90 to 3:39 p.m. with Riverside location repeated.
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Office
Riverside
Bond Drive Progress Report Highlights Missouri Lead
Reports show strong early sales with Missouri contributing 67 million toward an 3.815 billion quota as other states begin solidly. Treasury data note service personnel, including army and civilian staff, have purchased over 800 million in bonds via payroll deductions since the war began.
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Missouri
Treasury
The
Baby Sandra Speake Funeral Announced
Funeral services for seven month old Sandra Es Speake are set for Sunday at 3 30 p m at L A Jones funeral home with Rev James Robbins officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove cemetery. The service was postponed a day because the father, a soldier in California, has not yet arrived.
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Sandra Es Speake
L. A
Truck Drivers to Strike on July 1 in Midwest
More than 20,000 truck drivers in eight midwestern states including Iowa will strike July 1 after an AFL union council executive board vote. Dexter Lewis says the walkout will tie up inter-city shipments and affect about 250,000 truckers within days, with possible expansion beyond the region.
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Chicago
Towa
Central States
Mrs. Katie Pencil Is Taken by Death
Mrs. Katie Hillyard Pencil, 76, died at 3 30 yesterday afternoon at the county hospital. Born January 19 1867 in Marble Rock Iowa she was a daughter of George and Mary Richardson. She lived in Brighton and Washington before moving to 607 East Fifth Street. Survived by her husband of Brighton and two sons Em ory Irwin of Kalona and Albert Irwin. Funeral service 9 30 Sunday at L A Jones funeral home followed by burial in Woodlawn cemetery.
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Katie Hillyard Pencil
Marble Rock
Iowa
George
Mary Richardson
Brighton
Washington
East Fifth Street
Emory Irwin
Kalona
Albert Irwin
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
Woodlawn Cemetery
French Land on Elba and Robot Bombers Threaten England
Allied forces push up the Italian peninsula while a French detachment lands on Elba. Russians drive toward Viipuri as German robot bombers strike England. Britain and Canada raid Pas de Calais targets in response.
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Elba
South England
United Press
Italy
Corsica
Viipuri
R.A.F
Pas de Calais
Strikers Return At Chrysler Chicago Plant
A 600 worker walkout at the Dodge-Chicago plant ended as employees agreed to return to work while wage negotiations continue. The dispute centers on a 19 cent hourly wage increase for a tool grinder.
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Chicago
Dodge-Chicago
Chrysler Corporation
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