Iowa Column Reports Tragic Cedar Rapids Collision
Marjorie May Morek 19 daughter of Mr and Mrs Will Morek Cedar Rapids died in a Sunday car truck crash one and one half miles east of Chelsea on Highway 212 Authorities blamed rain reduced visibility causing drivers to drift left and sideswipe Miss Morek rode in the rumble seat with Evelyn Novotny Belle Plaine in a coupe driven by Cpl Charles Bird The truck belonged to Union Transfer Co Omaha Neb driven by Wesley Shriver Sioux City
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Toledo
Marjorie May Morek
Will Morek
Cedar Rapids
Chelsea
Highway 212
Miss Morek
Evelyn Novotny
Belle Plaine
Cpl
Charles Bird
Union Transfer Co
Omaha, Neb
Wesley Shriver
Sioux City
Family Reunion Is Marred by Shooting in Council Bluffs
Sam Rocha a sailor on leave and his mother Mrs Carmen Rocha were wounded at a family gathering when a revolver discharged during a struggle. Rocha accidentally shot his mother while trying to take the gun from his father. Mrs Rocha is in fair condition at a hospital. Rocha was taken to an army hospital at Fort Crook Nebraska.
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Council Bluffs
Sam Rocha
Carmen Rocha
Rocha
Fort Crook
Neb
Farm Boy Slayer Begins Life Term in State Penitentiary
Dora Mac hhovac aged 17 from Renwick has been convicted of killing his stepfather. He entered the state penitentiary Saturday night to begin serving a life sentence.
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Fort Madison
Dora Machhovac
Renwick
State Penitentiary
Emmetsburg Man Fatally Hit By Car Near Curlew
Gilbert Daley, 43, a farm worker from Curlew area, remained unconscious after being struck by a car Saturday night near Emmetsburg. Police stated he walked into the vehicle driven by Cecil Obrien of Emmetsburg, suffering skull fractures and multiple injuries.
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Emmetsburg
Gilbert Daley
Curlew
Daley
Cecil Obrien
Soviet backed Austrian government proclaims independence
London reports on May 11 that Austria's soviet supported government declared independence and enacted republican laws in a move aimed at gaining Anglo American recognition.
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London
Austria
Private John Jeffries Reported Wounded in Action
Mr and Mrs Charles Jeffries of Washington route two were notified by the War Department that their son Private John Jeffries was seriously wounded in action on April 20 in Okinawa. A new hospital address is available from the parents.
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Charles Jeffries
Washington
War Department
Priate
John Jeffries
Okinawa
Legion Auxiliary to Meet Before Show Evening
Legion Auxiliary meeting Wednesday at 7 30 p m aims for a prompt finish to attend the second show of the crime talent play at the State A large attendance is desired as memorial services will be held for two members Mrs Mary Grecian and Mrs McLaughlin Plans for Memorial Day and a poppy sale will be made.
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Legion Auxiliary
Cime
Mary Grecian
McLaughilin
Gasoline Shortage Prompts County Panel Review
Amid a continuing gasoline shortage a county panel is tasked by the district office to examine possible conservation measures and identify practical uses for the fuel. The effort aims to ensure gasoline is reserved for vehicles with issued books.
Crawfordsville Soldier Killed on Okinawa April 23
Private Donald McArtor 19 son of Mr and Mrs Elmer McArtor of Crawfordsville was killed in action on Okinawa April 23 serving with the 7th Division US Army. He graduated with the class of 1945 at Crawfordsville High and had been overseas several months. He entered service July 9 1944 and is survived by his parents two younger brothers and grandparents. Local officials note his high school diploma was presented at the Thursday night graduation.
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Crawfordsville
Donald McArtor
Donald
Ife
Duane
Vaughn
G. F. Howard
California
Liley McArtor
Washington
Himmler Indicted for Mass Murders by War Crimes Panel
London May 14 UP The United Nations war crimes commission indicted Heinrich Himmler on at least seven counts for mass murder in the Lidice massacre and Nazi extermination programs. The charges place Himmler first on a list of accused Nazis, with reports he sought shelter near German high command as Doenitz government fate rests. The Soviet Izvestia urged Doenitz arrest and trial alongside other top Nazis.
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London
United Nations War Crimes Commission
Estato
Heinrich Himmler
Lidice
The
War Crimes Commission
Reinhard Heydrich
Himmler
Europe
High Command
Karl Doenitz
Doenitz
Izvestia
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Goering
Nikolaus van Falkenhorst
Repentance urged at union church Thanksgiving service
Pastor Milo J. Phillips urged national repentance in a Union Church service honoring Truman's war ending proclamation. He pressed repentance from sins, a critique of materialism, and an end to racial prejudice, citing moral decline and urging a future of justice and liberty.
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Phillipi
Union
Milo J. Phillips
United Presbyterian Church
Europe
Washington
Truman
Phillips
Pacific
Hiere
America
Promised Land
Must Not Treat Nazis as Friendly Enemies
Eisenhower orders drastic measures to end any American officer leniency toward Nazi and German officials. He cites French criticism after reports that Reichsmarschall Goering was treated as a friendly adversary, promising immediate action to stop such practices.
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Paris
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Goerin
Millions of Prisoners a Big Problem
U S 12th Army Group reports millions of German prisoners have surrendered to western Allies, flooding occupation zones. About six million Germans have given up since the war’s end, with two million to the 12th Army Group. The Army faces feeding, screening, and repatriation challenges amid a Russian-occupied zone.
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U. S
12Th Army Group
Omar N. Bradley
Elbe
Mrs Bowman Noted Washington Leader Remains Iowa Home
Gertrude Bowman of Washington Iowa long active in national civic and Girl Scout work lives in Washington Iowa. She has served as Iowa Society of Washington vice president for 29 years and led the Little House regional offices since 1944. She witnessed royal coronation events in London 1914 and contributed to Red Cross and Navy hospital volunteer work during WWI and WWII era.
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BK. P. Chase
Washington, D.C
Towan
Gertrude Bowman
Washington
Iowa
Bowman
Iowa Society of Washington
Hoover
Iowan
Washington, Towa
Daughters of the American Inerviation
Eastern Star
Contiental Memorial Hall
The
Dar
Chapter D
District of Columbia
PIO
Overseas Service League
Naval Hospital Gray Ladies
Girl Scouts
Queen Mary
London
American Woman's Club
Order of St. Johns
Jerusalem
London County, Hospital
Liberation of 2 County Soldiers Reported Today
Mrs. Harold Stephens learned Lt. Alexander Harold Stephens, formerly missing in Germany, was hospitalized in England after being moved from a German prison camp. Separately, Sgt. Rayne Miller of Kalone was liberated as a German POW, the first county Red Cross notification since VE Day.
Monmouth College Choir Honors Fallen Alumni in Service
Virginia McLaughlin of Washington Iowa belongs to the Monmouth college chapel choir which presented the annual choral vespers. A portion of the service Memorialized the twenty eight Monmouth men who lost their lives in military service.
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Monmouth, Tit
Virginia McLaughlin
Washington
Iowa
Monmouth College Chapel
Monmouth College
Nagoya Fire Raid Marks Major WWII Air Attacks
United Press reports a massive fire raid on Nagoya Japan by American bombers and fighters. The attack scorched over nine square miles and targeted Japan's main aircraft manufacturing hub as Allied pressure presses on multiple fronts from Okinawa to the Philippines.
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Tarakan
Borneo
Nagoya
Japan
Honshu
Tokyo
Yokohama
Osaka
Kobe
Kawasaki
Gets Colder After Heavy Rain Storm
A Marel-like weather pattern cooled after one of the heaviest rains of the season. At noon the temperature stood at 41 degrees, with a continuing drop as the day cooled. May rainfall reached 3.73 inches to date, following 1.22 inches by seven this morning and 1.87 inches by noon.
British Troops Move From Europe to the Pacific
London May 14 The transfer of British troops from Europe to the far east has begun with units trained for Pacific combat heading toward the theater. Speculation grows that Singapore may be the next objective for Mountbatten’s imperial force as larger forces are earmarked for the Far East and picked RAF squadrons join with American 8th Air Force planes.
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London
Europe
Far East
Singapore
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Southeast Asia
Japan
Pacific
Far Eastern
R.A.F
8Th Airforce
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