Allied Aerial Assaults Hit Japanese Across Pacific Front
Allied air forces struck Japanese positions from Paramushiro to the Kuriles and across the central and southwest Pacific. Navy and army planes bombed Nauru Ponape Truk and the Marshall Islands while a New Guinea coast offensive targeted Hansa bay Wewak Wakde Geelvink bay with at least 20 barges sunk. In Dutch New Guinea Hollandia Aitape German-pressed Japanese forces reportedly surrendered in numbers.
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United Press
Pacific
Kohima
India
Kurile Island
Paramushiro
Empire
Central
Southwest Pacific
Kurile Islands
Central Pacific
Nauru Island
Tarawa
Gilberts
Ponape
Truk
Carolines
Marshalls
New Guinea
Hansa Bay
Wewak
British New Guinea
Wakde
Geelvink Bay
Dutch New Guinea
Hollandia
Aitape
Brit and U S Air Forces Raid Northern France in 20th Straight Day
American Liberators fly a heavy bombing mission into Pas de Calais despite poor weather while escorting fighters from the 8th and 9th Air Forces. London and Channel crossings are reported as part of the 19th to 20th consecutive bombing days and the 15th operation in 15 days. In the Mediterranean, RAF Halifaxes and Wellingtons attack Campina near Ploiești targeting rail yards and oil storage.
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London
Germany
France
8Th Air Force
Pas
Pas de Calais
Straits of Dover
England
United States Army Air Force
Sth
Plovesti
Mediterranean
Campina
Ploesii
Romfia
R.A.F
Column Reports Waterloo Scavenger Dispute Over Civil Service
George N Carpenter of Waterloo, a city scavenger and log catcher, claims he was discharged by Mayor Ralph Slippy without cause after refusing to sign up for a job. The mayor says he did not know the scavenger was under civil service.
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Waterloo
George N. Carpenter
Upis
Ralph B&b. Slippy
Carpenter
Civil Service
Slippy
YWCA Protest Against Liquor Store Location
Ottumwa YWCA officials protest the proposed state liquor store site near their building to Des Moines. The letter cites risk to school children passing the area and was signed by Mrs. George McFoscer and Bernice Lundien, urging consideration due to youth activity nearby.
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Ottumwa
Ottumwa Young Women's Christian Associaten
Div R. Lane
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
Des Moines
Y.W.C
George Mc Foscer
Bernice Lundien
Trying to Escape He Sprains His Ankle
Newton Marion Goforth a 27 year old factory worker sprained an ankle Friday while attempting to escape Sheriff Kal Scoville who fired at the fleeing man Goforth had been arraigned before Justice break Sellman on a charge of wife and child desertion with bond set at 3500 He fled unable to furnish the bond county attorney M J Carey said a charge of attempted escape would be filed against Goforth
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Marion Goforth
Kal Scoville
Goforth
Break Sellman
M J. Carey
Thrills and Laughter Highlight Washington High Senior Play
Washington high school seniors staged The Road to Niagara a melodramatic farce full of spies gangsters and a leopard woman turning out to be a government agent. Frances Falk and director team provided lively humor with supporting roles by Bob Ross Phyllis Brown Lois Mace and others.
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Niagara
Washington High School
Frances Falk
Elsie Kimbrel
Joye Templin
Dorothy Shockey
Shirley Dunlap
Margaret Jungbluth
Villians
Bob Ross
Phyllis Brown
Niapara Falls
Lois Mace
Hal Longer
Honeymoon House
Hal
Millard DeLashmutt
Concert At High School Music Week Performance
The high school mixed chorus and band present a music week concert Tuesday at eight in the high school auditorium with no admission charge. Manda Davies and Ralph W. Young direct the vocal and instrumental groups, respectively, with a varied program including classical and stage pieces.
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Manda Davies
Ralph W. Young
Buehtel
Ketelbey
Piccolo
Se Bergeim
Shirley Dunlap
Invercargill
Lithgow Star Spangled Banner
Ralph Young
May 18 Week Health Conference and Kalona Class
Week of May 18 lists a Tuesday 1:00 to 3:30 pm public health conference in office and a 2:00 pm home nursing class at Kalona. The items show community health programs scheduled for the afternoon.
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Kalona
Local Play Delights Audiences With Melodrama And Comedy
Stewart a frightened figure among terrified visitors in the store. Mr X the foreign spy pursued Hal Longer's map, played by Bob Boileau. High school seniors proved capable actors as the play moved smoothly through scenes. Auditorium was nearly full with adults and children enjoying the performance.
Men Under 26 to Fill Draft Calls Until Next Fall
The selective service director, Major General Louis B. Hershey, said about 1,699,213 men under 26 are on the draft rolls, excluding 4-F and the monthly influx of new 18 year olds. Induction pools will cover needs for at least four months and through fall. Rankings show 1-A 603,236. 2-C 64,058. 3-C agricultural deferments. 2-A 373,089. 2-B industrial deferments. 3-/3-B dependents. 65,97 unclassified, with efforts to reduce agricultural deferments and aging of the pool.
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Washington, D. C
U.P
Louis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Nlershey
Selective Service Headquarters
Lawyer Aged 89 Years Before Supreme Court
DES MOINES The Iowa supreme court Friday heard an appeal by W. F. Murphy 89 of Iowa City who may be the oldest attorney ever to appear before the court. Murphy, who as a 17 year old helped quarry stone for the state capitol, urged the court to set aside a Linn county district court ruling.
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Des Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
W. F. Murphy
Iowa City
Murphy
State Capital
Supreme Court
Linn County District Court
Snow records show latest May snowfall in Washington history
Washington’s official weather observer found no record of snow in Washington as late as May 6. The May 46 1944 snowfall is the latest known, with traces on May 3 in past years and a light 0.15 inch precipitation. James L. Stoddard estate case involves an accounting sought from the Grand Charity fund of the Iowa Grand Lodge.
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Washington
Washinton
James L. Stoddard
William P. Stoddard
Iowa City
Grand Charity Fund
Iowa Grand Lodge
A. F
A. M
James Stoddard
Bettendorf
Allied Air Attacks Cut Nazi Supply Lines in Italy
Allied air fleets report drastic disruption of German supply lines in Italy up to Florence, with railways and freight yards knocked out and communications crippled behind the front. The air offensive includes RAF Mustangs, Australian Kittyhawks, and Marauders targeting oil, railways, and coastal zones, as 12th U.S. Air Force leaders reveal continued operations and minimal losses.
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Italy
Allied Hdq
Naples
Florence
Ira C. Walter
U.S
Europe
Red Cross Seeks Workers for June Garment Shipping
Red Cross headquarters in St Louis asks Eve lyn Hexworth production chair to mobilize Washington chapter to finish and ship by June 30 war relief garments including women's blouses boys overalls children's rompers and knitting. Hexworth reports urgent need for 150 overalls and asks current garment owners to return finished items promptly.
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Red Cross
St. Louis
Evelyn Hexworth
Washington Red Cross Chapter
Miss Hexworth
Inability to Market Hogs Worries County Farmers
Local farmers express concern over their inability to sell finished hogs. Richard Stephens of the Washington County Farm Bureau says the group has written officials in Washington about the issue. They urge extending price support to hogs weighing 180 to 270 pounds to fix the market bottleneck and reduce farmer losses.
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Washington, D. C
Richard Stephens
Washington County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Jones
Cliff Carpenter
War Food Administration
Martin
Stephens
Washington
Stepheny
Ward Injunction Order Extended in Chicago
Federal judge Wm H Holly extended beyond Sunday the preliminary injunction restraining Montgomery Ward & Co officials from interfering with government operations at the Chicago plant. He will decide Wednesday on a further temporary injunction to keep the plant under government control pending a bargaining election overseen by the NLRB. The Ward officials argued the election could be invalid with workers under government control.
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Chicago
Federal
Wm. H. Holly
Montgomery Ward & Co
Holly
Department of Commerce
Montgomery Ward
National Labor Relations Board
George B. Christiansen
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Sir Henry Maitland Wilson
Jacob L. Devers
Mark W. Clark
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Kurtles
New Guinea Coast
U. S. Treasury
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Johnson County
IGWA
Johmsor
OPA
Office of Price Administration
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DPA
George A. Jorett
Larson
Bette Snakenberg
Ralph Schilling
iBette
Betty
Dickson
Robertson
Louis Spohr
Liberty Bell
Sousa Pavanne
Morton Gould Peer Gynt's
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Jair
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R.A.F. Mustangs
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Chieti
Pescare
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Ploesti
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12Th Air Force
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