Norway and Prague Brace for Allied War News
Waler F. Haight 70 died at Broadlawns hospital Des Moines from injuries in a Thursday collision between his car and a Burlington train near Martensdale. He aimed to visit a daughter in Perry when the crash occurred. Funeral set for Monday at 2 pm at L. A. Jones funeral home with Dr. Fred E. Miller officiating. Haight born July 22 1874 in Washington. Survived by wife Eha Ruckman and children Charles Los Angeles Virginia He Gh hi Alfred Moe in the Navy.
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Waler F. Haight
Broadlawns Hospital
Des Moines
Burlington
Martensdale
Indianola
Perry
Iowa
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
Fred E. Miller
Elm Grove
Mr. Haight
Washington
Oscar F
Henrietta
Church) Haight
West Virginia
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Rock Iriend Railroad
Eha Ruckman
Charles
Los Angeles
Virginia
Alfen Moe
Lorry
Navy
South
German forces in Austria and Czechoslovakia surrender
Reports from London and Oslo say the German army group G comprising remnants of the 1st and 15th armies capitulated in Austria and Czechoslovakia. The surrender removes Germany’s main resistance in southeastern Europe, leaving Norway as the last major German stronghold.
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London
CUP
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Norway
Europe
Supreme Headquarters
Iowa Tax Revenue Holds Despite Shifts in Returns
Iowa tax figures show this year’s personal income tax collections near last year’s totals with 251,515 full pay and 5,929 part pay returns yielding 5,230,608. The average per return exceeds 20. Corporate tax collections drop to 518,686 from 662,997.
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Des Moines
Iowa to boost ADC and blind assistance payments
The Iowa legislature voted to raise average ADC payments by over 2 dollars a month and blind assistance by over 3 dollars monthly. The State social welfare board warned that increases are not immediate or automatic and take effect in July.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Social Welfare Board
Police Seize Unlicensed Bicycles From Charles City Pupils
Fourteen high school pupils walked home for lunch as Police Chief Henry DeLong confiscated unlicensed bicycles at the school. He had urged owners for two months to license their bikes and warned they might lose their wheels. Most bicycles were recovered later Friday with new license plates.
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Charles City
Henry DeLong
Personal crisis ends in suicide with rifle loaded with birdshot
Mrs. Myr tle Boots, 48, was found dead in her Cedar Rapids kitchen by her husband. Police believe she shot herself with a .22 rifle loaded with birdshot, fired into her heart. Boots said he did not know where the gun came from and officers were seeking its owner.
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Cedar Rapids
Myrtle
Boots
Grinnell Boys State Cancelled by American Legion
Des Moines cancellation of the ninth annual Hawkeye Boy’s State at Grinnell, scheduled June 3 to 10, announced by KR J Laird department adjutant for the American Legion. Event halted after failing to gain approval from the Office of Defense Transportation, though 625 delegates had been chosen.
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Des Moines
Grinnell
KR. J. Laird
American Legion
Laird
Office of Defense Transportation
Sailor to Be Married Despite Naval Illnesses
NASHUA. Harry McKenzie, in U S Navy at Great Lakes, faced multiple illnesses delaying a church wedding planned before his leave. He contracted scarlet fever, then heart trouble, rheumatic fever, and diphtheria delaying his homecoming and marriage plans.
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Nashua
Harry McKenzie
Great Lakes
Miss Ramseyer Wins Cornell College Music Scholarship
Miss Gwendolyn Ramseyer of Washington earned a Cornell college music scholarship for voice after an audition at the college. Auditions held April 14 to 27 were open to high school seniors with thirty competitors. more awards may follow after May 25 auditions.
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Mount Vernon
Iowa
Gwendolyn Ramseyer
Washington
Cornell College
Harold W. Baltz
Music Conservatory
Allied raids hit Japanese homeland amid Okinawa battles
United Press reports American B 29s struck Kyushu and Konshu areas while Japanese planes conducted death by own action attacks sinking five U S ships and damaging others off Okinawa. Nimitz says Tokyo landing attempts near four shore points were wiped out.
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United Press
U. S
Okinawa
Marianna
Hiro
Kuri
Konshu
Kyushu
Okinaw
Chester W. Nimitz
Gonaburu
Naha
Radio Tokyo
Gasoline Line Explosion Near Reister Plant
Fire units responded to a line explosion near the Reister produce plant. Reported that Kova threw matches into an old automobile gas tank. No injuries and limited property damage.
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Reister
Kova
Japanese flee Burma as allied pursuit closes in
Allied forces press the chase as remnants of Japanese units retreat east toward Thailand from the Irrawaddy while pockets west of the river are cleared. Admiral Mountbatten reports Burma campaign losses near 240000 with 90000 dead and commends American and Royal Air Forces for their role.
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Five Mile
Okinawa
Naha
Yonabara
Tarakan
Borneo
Mindanao
Davao City
Filipino Muertila
Surigao
Calcutta
Burma
Irrawaddy
Thailand
Lord Louis Mountebatten
Rangoon
Southeast Asia
Thanking neighbors for fire loss assistance note
Mr and Mrs Clem Kron express sincere appreciation to good friends and neighbors for help during their seriana fire loss. The brief gratitude emphasizes communal support and neighborly aid provided in the aftermath.
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Seriana
Clem Kron
County Farm Bureau Celebrates Growth at Victory Party
Washington County Farm Bureau marked a record year with 1 643 members, surpassing a 1 000 goal as Allen B. Kline of Benton County spoke. About 1 500 attendees heard from local leaders and enjoyed church-provided refreshments at the armory.
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County Farm Bureau
Armory
Washington County Farm Bureau
Tureau
Allen B. Kine
Benton County
Plate Farm Bureau Federation
Glenn Harrison
Winter
Sam Twiches
Women of the
Christian Church
Car Driver Jailed After Road Crash
Walter Jaspering and Floyd Umbanbower, motor mechanics, are in the county jail awaiting charges after a collision on East Washington Street near the Putnam filling station that injured five people. Jaspering faces operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated charges and his companion faces intoxication counts. Jaspering drove a car owned by Barnt Steele into Everette Swift’s car. Swift tried to evade by veering right.
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Walter Jaspering
Floyd Umbanbower
East Washington Street
Putnam
Sheriffs Office
Jaspering
Barnt Steele
Everette Swift
Swift
Hieth Cara
Winterset Magic Show Delights Local Audience
Glenn Anderson presented a half hour magic program to entertain a Winterset crowd. He performed many mysterious stunts and impressed the audience. Assisted by several boys and Rev George Kerr the show drew praise from attendees. Women of the Christian church served a well organized lunch to finish an enjoyable evening.
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Mascic
Glenn Anderson
Winterset
Hartison
George Kerr
W. C. Richarda
Robert Wi
Charles W. Jackson Dies Suddenly at 83
Charles W. Jackson passed away Monday morning after a sudden collapse near the square. Born July 3, 1847, in Bardolph Illinois, he moved to Washington County 49 years ago and later to Washington. Surviving are four children including Earl of Washington and Verne of Moline. burial at Bardolph. Funeral arrangements were handled by I. A. Jones and Dr. Fred Miller.
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I. A. Jones
Fred Miller
Bardolph
Til
Mr. Jackson
Bardolph, al
Jamee and
Margaret (Kepple) Jackson
Washington County
Washington
Earl Jackson
Verne
Moline
Close Monday If Peace on Sandy
Clint Kelly of the Chamber of Commerce says if word of peace in Europe arrives Sunday, local businesses will close all day Monday. Schools will also close if the news comes tomorrow. He notes his family losses and lists surviving relatives in Illinois.
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Clint Kelly
The
Chamber of Commerce
Europe
Prague Uprising Report Liberates Capital and Czech Flag Flies
The Prague uprising is reported as successful with a patriot liberation of the capital. Czechoslovakian flags are said to fly over Prague for the first time since 1939, while German forces in Norway may surrender at any hour, according to Nazi controlled dispatches.
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London
Norway
Germany
Scandinavian Telegraph Bureau
Maj
Vidkun Quisling
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