Japs Face Serious Oil Shortages
Pacific front dispatches report intensified fighting in China with Chinese forces advancing toward Chungchingfa and Linchow while Japanese broadcasts hint at allied landings near Balikpapan on Borneo. Allied air offensives expand as Japanese war industry shifts toward Manchuria.
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Pearl Harbor
China
Shanghai
Borneo
London
Balikpapan
Tokyo
Marshla
Balispapas
Watts
Qokiroerabu
Amami Islands
Okinawa
Kume
Manchuria
Niijata
Sakara
Iowa column warns motorists on new five dollar stamp rollout
Des Moines internal revenue collector E. H. Birmingham warned that a Monday drive will seek motorists without the new five dollar federal auto stamps. Old purple stamps expire June 30 while green stamps must be on windshields by July 1. Stamps are sold at post offices and motorists should record stamp numbers to avoid penalties and theft.
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Des Moines
E. H. Birmingham
Internal Revenue
Haney Triplets at Cedar Rapids Doing Well
Triplet daughters born to Mr and Mrs Harry Haney Cedar Rapids were reported doing well at St Luke s hospital Friday afternoon Though premature they remain in incubator Mrs Haney 33 also well The daughters Jane Ann Jean Ann and Jane Ann arrived with weights of 3 pounds 12 ounces June 3 pounds 2 1/2 ounces and 3 pounds 0 ounces respectively
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Cedar Rapids
Harry Haney
St. Luke’s Hospital
Haney
Jane Ann
Jean Ann
Jane
Jean
June
Dayton Man Dies of Auto Crash Injuries
Oscar S. Larson 68, insurance and real estate man, found dead in Dayton home. Coroner says death from cerebral hemorrhage due to automobile crash injuries after his car overturned in a ditch near Burnside. Larson and P. O. Peterson crawled out of a window, both reportedly only slightly hurt.
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Dayton
Oscar S. Larson
A. L. Lundgren
Webster County
Larson
Burnside
P. O. Peterson
Thirty Foot Fall Kills Lineman at Waverly
James Parks, 43, a city lineman, died Friday morning after falling 30 feet from a light pole in Waverly. He is survived by his wife and their 2-year-old daughter Sandra. The Parks had moved from Bloomfield a year ago. Parks’ brother in Bloomfield is the sheriff.
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Waverly
James Parks
Parks
Sandra
Bloomfield
Nation Elect Two Vice Presidents Schemes by Kephart
SIOUX CITY George W. Kephart, former Woodbury county Republican chairman, unveils a plan proposing two vice presidents as part of a presidential succession scheme. The idea aims to provide continuity and stability in the executive branch.
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Sioux City
George W. Kephart
Woodbury County
Vacation Month at Methodist Church
The July vacation month tradition continues with Rev. W A Smith as associate pastor enabling a July break without closing services. Choir is excused. members may sit in the loft to sing with the congregation. Dr Fred E Miller preaches in July and Mr Smith handles August pulpit. Church school meets Sundays at 9 45 and union evening services proceed.
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Courime
W. A. Smith
Fred E. Miller
Smith
Union
Legion to Elect Officers at Tuesday Meeting
Legion leaders expect large turnout at Leon Beatty post for the regular meeting next Tuesday. Officers will be elected and two speakers, Leslie Dunlap and Lt Harold Stephens, will discuss his POW experiences and escape from a German camp. The post offers service facilities to World War II veterans. the feed department is run by a committee led by Charles Kennedy.
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Legion
Leon Beatty Post
Leslie Dunlap
Harold Stephens
Air Corps
Germany
Charles Kennedy
Panama Plans to Sever Ties With Spain
Panama City reports expected break in diplomatic relations with Spain today. Spanish Charge d affaires Joaquin Manuel Gortava, installed three days ago, to be summoned for formal dismissal. Telegram to Senator William Langer notes a plan to elect two vice presidents.
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Panama City
Panama
Spain
Joaquin Manuel Gortava
Cesson
United States
William Langer
Kephart
Langer
Republicans Lose Bid on OPA Reform in House Vote
Washington June 30 The House approved a one year extension of price controls and broadened food control powers for the Agriculture Secretary by a 265 to 94 vote. The bill heads to President Truman for signature before midnight to avoid a lapse in OPA. Republicans failed to retain court review of OPA orders and to grant the secretary virtual food czar powers.
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House
Truman
Kansas City
Secretary of Agriculture
Czechs Cede Carpatho Ukraine to Soviet Union
London reports Russia gains 4660 square miles as Czechoslovakia cedes Carpatho Ukraine to the Ukranian Soviet Republic under a treaty with Gdenek Fierlinger and V. A. Molotov. About 750000 inhabitants are split between Ukrainian and Czechoslovakian origins with a citizenship choice by next January 1.
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London
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Kremlin
Ruthenia
Carpathian
Ukraine
Gdenek Fierlinger
V. A. Molotov
British and American Forces to Berlin Move Begun
Supreme headquarters announced that American British and French troops will move into Berlin to take over their occupa tion zones beginning tomorrow. Reconnaissance groups from the two armies have already entered the city seeking accommodations for main forces.
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ARIS
Up) Supreme Headquarters
Berlin
Hearings on Charter to Open July 9
Senate Foreign Relations committee plans hearings on the United Nations charter starting July 9 under restricted testimony rules. Chairman Tom Connally announced delay of one week after President Truman presents the charter for ratification. A five member sub committee led by Connally will prepare hearing rules with Senators George Vandenburg Green and Austin among the panel.
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Washington
D. C
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Tom Connally
Dem. Tex
Truman
State Department
Commission
San Francisco
Connally
Walter F. George
Dem
Arthur H. Vandenburg
Rep
Mich
Theodore F. Green
Rhode Island
Warren R. Austin
Montgomery Ward Manager Transferred to Marshalltown
Ernest Miller assistant manager at the local Montgomery Ward store is transferred to the Marshalltown store to serve in the same capacity. He has worked in the local store about a year and will start duties mid July after a two week vacation. He and his children plan to return to Washington after vacation until a house is found in Marshalltown.
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Ernest Miller
Montgomery Ward
Marshalltown
Mr. Miller
Early West Bound Bus Schedule Change Announced
John Winga of Burlington Trailways says the early westbound bus will arrive at 5 06 and depart at 5 11, starting Sunday, replacing the 6 38 arrival and 6 08 departure. The eastbound bus shifts to arrive at 2 36 and depart at 2 41 in the morning under the new timetable.
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John Winga
Burlington Trailways
Washington
Oskd
County war bonds sales lag in Washington and Appanoose
Washington county reports show only 633000 in bonds sold toward an 872000 quota. Banks plan extra hours and incentives like free cigarettes to boost purchases next week. Appanoose county launches a direct outreach campaign urging deposits and calls to achieve its lower quota, while Jefferson county uses cigaret incentives and business teams to push sales.
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Washington County
Washington
Bui
Jefferson County
Fairfield Ledger
Bond Committee
Iowa Electric Company
Chamber of Commerce
Appanoose
Appanoose County
Centerville
W. L. Clark
State War Finance Committee
Four Cabinet Members Resign in Major Shake-Up
Washington June 30 Four cabinet members resign today in the largest executive change since 1933. The moves aim to reorganize agencies to improve food supply and labor administration. New appointees include Lewis Schwellenbach as labor secretary Robert Hanegan as postmaster general Tom Clark as attorney general and Clinton Anderson as agriculture secretary.
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Washington, D.C
Roosevelt
Lewis B. Schwellenbach
Washington
Frances Perkins
New York
Robert E. Hannegan
Missouri
Frank C. Walker
Pennsylvania
Tom C. Clark
Texas
Francis Biddle
Clinton P. Anderson
New Mexico
Claud R. Wickard
Indiana
Agriculture
Weather Plans for Union Service If Rain Falls
If rain threatens Sunday evening the union service will be held in the Christian Church announced by Rev. Milo J. Phillips president of the ministerial association. The Christian Church will host any union services this summer in case of bad weather.
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Christian Church
Milo J. Phillips
Ministerial Association
The
Polish exile leader pledges transfer after free elections
President Wladyslaw Raczkiewicz said he would turn over his office to the winner of Poland’s first free elections. The move signals possible Western support for a unity government in Warsaw and a switch from London to Warsaw once free elections are pledged. A Vatican source said the exile government protested to the Vatican and other governments.
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London
Wladislaw Raczkiewicz
Poland
United States
Britain
Warsaw
Rome
Vatican
Health MEP Activities This Week
Schedule lists child health conferences in the office Tuesday from 1 to 3:30 pm and in Kalona City Hall Thursday from 9 am to 12 pm and 1 to 3:30 pm. Note this summary reflects the July 2 week timetable.
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Kalona City
Rankin to Probe Subversive Activities on West Coast
Acting A C H A C chairman John E Rankin announced a nationwide inquiry into subversive activities, with emphasis on Hollywood. He noted no Vatican intervention in Poland and denied reports that London Poles seek to move to Eyre or Canada, stating Vatican relations with Canada do not exist.
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Hollywood
Washington, D. C
John E. Rankin
Dem
Miss
House An American Activities Committee
West Coast
Poland
Vatican
London
Eyre
Canada
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Interim Commission of the United Nations
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Herbert Vere Evatt
Australia
International Soundphoto
Sixth Marine Division
Ryukyu
U.S. Marine Corps
Iowa
Methodist Church
Methodist
the House Today
Legisla
Tion
U. S
London Daily Express
Brunswick
Senate
Wellman
Wellman Bank
Brighton
Fairfield
Iwo Jima Spa
Iwo Jima
J. R. Walthers
Fighter Command
Iwo
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