Allied Air Blasts Kiel Duisburg Coast and France Invasion Zone
About 2,000 American and British planes dropped over 4,000 tons of bombs on Kiel Duisburg and other German targets as the pre invasion offensive continued into its fourth day. Liberators struck Pasdecallas invasion coast, while RAF bombed Duisburg and rail and industrial centers.
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London
England
Kiel
Duisburg
Hiet
Uso
Pasdecallas
France
Germany
Berlin
James H. Doolittle
Sth
Iowa University Programs Set for June to July
The State University of Iowa schedules short courses and conferences in June and July. Highlights include the eighteenth annual child development conference on Teens in Transition, the peace officers short course July 10-14, an inter American affairs conference in June, and an engineering management short course for about sixty industry participants from June 12 to 39.
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Iowa City
State University of Iowa
College of Law
Engineering College
Des Moines Honors New Citizens on I Am an American Day
A Des Moines ceremony at East High School saluted about 3000 first time voters including 236 new citizens. The event marked I Am an American Day observed nationwide with 700 towns joining in. The initiative stems from a 1940 congressional designation the third Sunday in May.
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Des Moines
United States
East High School
Congress
Red Cross Seeks 1000 Volunteers for Iowa Storm Cleanup
Des Moines reports floods add to Iowa losses from tornadoes totaling several million dollars. Red Cross asks 1,000 volunteers to aid cleanup in Fort Dodge and Barnum areas, promising meals. Twenty four power line crews labored Sunday in the devastated belt. full ad counts unavailable for Monona Crawford Ida Sac and Greene counties hit Thursday.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Red Cross
Fort Dodge-Barnum
Monona
Crawford
Ida
Sac
Greene County
Des Moines Chiropractic Society Plans 13th State Convention
The thirteenth annual Chiropractic Society of Iowa convention will be held Sunday and Monday May 28 and 29 at Hotel Fort Des Moines. Guest speakers include Dr. B. J. Palmer of Davenport and Dr. Hugh B. Logan of St. Louis. Officers listed are Dr. C. J. Christensen of DeWitt president, Dr. R. O. Masters of Manning vice president, and Dr. Esther Lieske of Blairstown secretary-treasurer.
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Des Moines
The
Chiropractic Society of Iowa
Fort Des Moines
B. J. Palmer
Palmer School of Chiropractic
Davenport
Hugh B. Logan
Logan Basic Chiropractic College
St. Louis
C. J. Christensen
DeWitt
Anciety
R. O .Masters
Manning
Ila
Esther Lieske
Blairstown
Rainfall Sunday Near One and a Half Inches
Rain began shortly after midnight Sunday and delivered 1.40 inches, one of the heaviest rainfalls of the season. The storm caused travel disruptions with heavier rains in central areas around Newton and Knoxville. Sunday’s high reached 87 degrees, with a year’s high of 91 last Monday.
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Washington
Newton
Knoxville
Veterans of Foreign Wars Sends 280000 Cigarettes Abroad
A Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Kansas City Kansas has shipped 280000 cigarettes to service members overseas in the past six months.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Kansas City
Kan
Servceormen
Missing Plane Locate Shatters Iowa Family
Telegram from Col William E McDonald says army plane carrying Corporal Glenn L Stutsman was found ten miles west of Palmer Lake between Denver and Colorado Springs. All crew members are dead. Stutsman, 22, from Wellman Iowa, played a farming and aviation role before enlistment. funeral plans pending. His brother Karl serves in a North Africa hospital unit.
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E. Ek. Stutsman
William E. McDonald
Army Air Field
Clovis, N. M
Army
Corporal Glenn L. Stutsman
Karl D. Stutsman
North Africa
Dr. Stutsman
Denver
Glenn L. Stutsman
Palmer Lake
Colorado Springs
Stutsman
Sharon
Iowa City
Kalona
Johnson County
Charles Stutsman
Wellman
Calvin Stutsman
Sharon Center
Iowa State College
Ames
California
Orville Troyer
Karl
County Legion Meet And Auxiliary To Convene In Wellman
Washington members of the Leon Beatty post and the Legion Auxiliary plan to attend the county Legion meeting at Wellman this evening. The joint meeting will be held at the Wellman Odd Fellows hall with an entertainment program planned.
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Washington
Leon Beatty Post
The
Legion Auxiliary
Communists Back Roosevelt in Re Election
Karl Browder, general secretary of the US Communist Party, announced that American communists would support President Roosevelt for re election. He said the party would run without a candidate and adopt a new name to emphasize unity with the Allies and avoid partisan aims.
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New York
Karl Browder
Communist Party of the United
Browder
Teheran
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Wipe Out Japs On Island Off Coast of Guinea
Allied forces wiped out Japanese forces on Insoemear island near Wakde air strip on the Dutch New Guinea coast. Gen Douglas MacArthur announced the day’s tally showed 676 enemy killed in three days of operations. Sino-American troops in Burma pressed Myitkyina defenders, while other Allied units closed in on Japanese positions in two bold strikes.
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Guinea
Insoemear
Wakde
Burma
Myitkyina
Dutch New Guinea
Philippines
Douglas McArthur
Hollandia
Wakde Island
Youngsters Enjoy Small-time Circus
Children delighted by a modest afternoon and evening circus put on by the Anderson troupe. Adults judged it poor, but the audience of boys and girls got a big kick from the elephant, fine horses, clowns, and trapeze artists.
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Anderson Circus
Kiesey to Lead YWCA Swim Classes This Summer
Laurine Kiesey will direct swimming for the YWCA and Jean Atchison will lead daily outside activities as a new Y.M feature opens. Registration for summer programs is tomorrow in YW rooms with Mrs. Manton Hebner, YW secretary, in charge. The schedule, printed in Saturday's Journal, outlines class times including a story hour at 3 PM Monday and Thursday afternoons led by Miss Atch BON.
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Laurine Kiesey
Jean Atchison
Y.M
Y.W
Y. W
Manton Hebner
Miss Kiesey
Miss Atchison
Miss Atchi- Bon
Judge Delayed by Weekend Storms on Way to Washington
Judge P. J. Siegers of Newton could not reach Washington to hold court due to flooding making roads impassable. He notified Clerk R. R. Noonan and will reschedule, possibly later in the week.
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P. J. Siegers
Newton
Washington
R. R. Noonan
Vacation Bible School Season Opens in Washington
Three churches began summer Bible schools this morning as others plan later openings. Church of Christ led by Pastor Riess starts today for two weeks, Christian Tabernacle runs two weeks ending June 2, Church of the Nazarene opens soon with Dr. F W Eastwood absent, Methodist and United Presbyterian schools set for June 12 and June 6 respectively with final announcements pending.
County Ministers Postpone Meeting
A Washington county ministerial association meeting is postponed from this morning to next Monday at ten o clock in the Y. Rev R M McCracken of Crawfordsville United Presbyterian will give the main talk on Changing Aspects in Modern Missions. The annual officers election will be held then. Baptist School opens June 5 with Mrs Arthur Bielefeldt and Carol Forgey in charge for two weeks. Further vacation Bible schools will be announced later.
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Washington County Ministerial Association
S. Lev. R. M
McCracken
United Presbyterian Church
Crawfordsville
Baptist School
Jane
Alfred Trenerry
The
Baptist Church
Arthur Bielefeldt
Carol Forgey
Memorial Service At Chester Sunday
The J. W. Baker Relief Corps No. 300 of West Chester will hold a memorial service Sunday afternoon May 28. The group will present a short program at each cemetery meeting at West Chester cemetery at two o'clock Grace Hill cemetery at three o'clock and New Haven cemetery at four o'clock.
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J. W. Baker Relief Corps No. 300
West Chester
Grace Hill
New Haven
Nazis Send In All Their Reserves In Southern Italy Action
Allied and German forces clash as Kesselring throws in 17 divisions around Terracina and near the Appian Way. American troops withdraw to strengthen positions while French units retake Mt Lucio in heavy fighting between Tito and Pontecorvo.
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Fifth Army
Castelforte
Terracina
Appian Way
Mt. Valvo
Monte Marino
Kesselring
Anzio
6Th Army
Piedremonte
Tito
Pontecorvo
Mt. Lucio
Floods and Storms Cause Ten Deaths in Iowa
An unidentified man drowned in the Des Moines river at Ottumwa, raising the toll to ten from five days of floods and tornadoes. Two girls and a father and son also drowned. one man died freeing livestock. More rain threatens, Townships flooded, Red Cross aiding, Oskaloosa faces water shortage, and warnings of rising flood risk persist.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Ottumwa
Cheesea
Waterloo
Ames
Red Cross
Oskaloosa
Skunk
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Sfondi
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Giovanni
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Gaeta
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Ivan Riess
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Church of the Nazarene
Eastwood
F. W. Eastwood
Presbyterian Vacation
Methodist Vacation Bible School
United Presbyterian School
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Allied Headquarters
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