Army to send all fit troops to foreign service before discharge
New York May 29 UP Maj Gen James A Ulio adjutant general of the army said every physically fit soldier not yet overseas will be assigned to foreign service before discharge. The army aims to speed civilian return but the war against Japan remains more important than quick demobilization. The army will not ask any GI to lay down his life for another to return home sooner.
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New York
United States
Gendames A. Ulio
Army
Ulio
Japan
G. I
Graveside service planned for Mrs Smouse at Woodlawn Cemetery
Burial services for Alice Smith Smouse will be held late Wednesday at Woodlawn Cemetery. Friends meet at Sherman’s funeral home at four p.m. for the procession to the cemetery. Dr. F L W Eastwood of New London will conduct the service. Mrs Smouse died Sunday in Colorado Springs after living in Long Beach and Colorado Springs. her step-daughters include Mrs Frank Wells of Colorado Springs and Mrs John Bowman who is deceased.
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Sherman's
Leonard Smouse
Woodlawn
Sherman
FL W. Eastwood
New London
Long Beach
Calif
Colorado Springs
Frank Wells
John Bowman
Margaret Servatius
Elma Bow
Degree Bestows Doctor of Divinity on Rev E E Grice
Rev E E Grice, a professor at Cairo Egypt based United Presbyterian mission seminary, received the doctor of divinity degree at Muskingum college commencement. He is an Ohio college alumnus, delegate to the United Presbyterian general assembly opening at Monmouth.
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EE. J. Grice
United Presbyterian Mission Theological Seminary
Cairo
Egypt
Washington U.P
Muskingum College
Grice
Ohio College
United Presbyterian General Assembly
Monmouth
George Kerr
Washington bRarter
Clean City Dresden Maintains Neat Museums and Parks
Dresden stands as a notably clean German city with pristine museum and hotel interiors and well kept parks. Special seating for children with muddy boots is provided in public spaces to keep areas tidy.
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Dresden
Germany
County 4H Rally honors Mrs Fladung as honorary member
At Lincoln School the county 4 H rally concluded with Mrs John Fladung initiated as an honorary member. The event featured a 4 H revue titled The 4 H Way to Victory and Peace and included a cooperative dinner for 206 club members, parents and friends.
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Lincoln School
Fladung
John Fladung
Washington County
Holiday Schedule At Local Theaters
State and Fox theaters announce a memorial day holiday schedule with afternoon and evening shows. Pictures will run continuously from 2:20 p.m. until closing time at both venues.
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State
Fox Theaters
Last Day For Canning Sugar Applications
Thursday is the final day to file canning sugar applications with the county price and rationing board. Memorial Day closes offices, including the court-house, so filings cannot occur then. Certificates will be issued as fast as issued grants allow, and buyers must present both the certificate and ration book No 4 at stores with signatures.
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Court House
War Bond Sale Still Lagging in Iowa
Iowa must sell Series KE war bonds totaling 1.7 million dollars daily through June 30 to hit the 82 million dollar seventh war loan goal. Through May 29 the campaign lagged two to three million dollars behind pace due to rains and bad roads, with farmers urged to buy up to full quotas immediately. W. L. Clark of the Iowa war finance committee urged strong home front support for Pacific theater troops and noted veterans returning wounded emphasize the need to buy bonds.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa War Finance Committee
Federal Reserve Bank
Europe
Germany
W. L. Clark
Pacific
Grave Syrian Crisis Deepens as French Troops Press
Jamil al Mardam, acting Syrian premier, said 100 Syrians were killed and 300 wounded in widespread fighting with French forces in the Levant. Reports from Damascus and Beyrouth described derailed trains, attacks on convoys, and French tank reinforcements amid rising tensions in Syria, Lebanon, Hama, and Homs. Britain and the United States voiced concern and urged restraint while warning France that further reinforcements could have regrettable consequences.
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Beyrouth
Levant
Jemil Mardam
Syria
Mardam
Damascus
Lebanon
Hama
Kreneh
Damascugs
Homs
London
Anthony Edey
Commons
Great Britain
Iraq
House
Eden
Middle East
Britain
United State
France
Jaspering Sentence Suspended by Court
Judge Frank Beechly sentenced Walter Jaspering to six months in Washington County Jail for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. The sentence is suspended on good behavior and parole to Sheriff H M Putnam. Jaspering’s driving license is revoked for one year.
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Frank Beechly
Walter Jaspering
Washington County
Jaspering
Beehly
H. M. Putnam
Wolf Burial Here Thursday at 10 30
Burial services for Thomas R Wolf will be held at 10 30 Thursday morning at Elm Grove cemetery. He died in Chicago November 4 1944 and cremated. Born June 27 1864 in Washington, he was the son of Samuel and Anna Wolf. He lived here in his youth and in Chicago for the last 50 years in business. Arrangements by L A Jones funeral home led by Dr Fred K Miller.
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Thomas R Wolf
Elm Grove Cemetery
Fred K. Miller
Mr. Wolf
Chicago
Washington
Samuel
Anna (Robinson) Wolf
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
Washington City Plans Wednesday Concert Schedule Change
At a council meeting Washington voters approved a new plan with the Washington Municipal Band for 14 Wednesday evening concerts starting in June replacing many Saturday events due to war constraints. The band will be paid 1500 dollars for the season and Memorial Day performances remain unpaid under long held policy. Ralph Young returns as band director for Memorial Day.
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Washington City Council
Washington Municipal Band
Mo W Steele
Legion Urges Big Memorial Day Turnout
Commander Jay Brewer of Leon Beatty post called on American Legion members to join Memorial Day services with a large parade. He urged several score participants, uniforms preferred, and color guard and firing squad to assemble at city hall. Traffic to cemeteries provided for WWII veterans to decorate graves.
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American Legion
Jay Brewer
Leon Beatty
Brewer
Court House
Central Park
Legion
Corporal Atkinson Writes Father of Wartime German Sightings
Corporal Marsh Atkinson reports to his father M. D. Atkinson that he is seeing the same German territory his father described from World War I. The elder Atkinson served with the army of occupation in 1918 1919 and visited towns including Nieder.
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Marsh Atkinson
M. D. Atkinson
Germany
Army of Occupation
Nieder
Honor to 438 Soldiers With Cemetery Sprays in Washington
Community services Sunday honor 438 war dead with grave sprays at Elm Grove and Woodlawn cemeteries. Central Park service at 9:30 includes Donald Klene of Burlington delivering an oration on citizenship. A 10:30 parade will proceed from the courthouse to the two cemeteries with an earlier navy tribute at a creek bridge on Brighton Road.
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Washington
Elm Grove
Woodlawn
Central Park
Donald Klene
Burlington
American Legion
Court House Corner
Creek Bridge
Brighton Road
Churchill Seeks Early Meeting With Truman and Stalin
In London May 29 Prime Minister Churchill affirmed plans for an early meeting with President Truman and Marshal Stalin. The reply came in writing to a question from Labour MP Ivor Thomas as Labour MPs criticized Churchill over Breisig. Churchill notes his son is in town and will join discussions when he returns home.
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London
Churchill
Truman
Marshal Stalin
Commons
Ivor Thomas
Breisig
Jap Defense Is Rapidly Crumbling
News desk dispatches report rapid gains on Okinawa and Luzon as American forces push toward Japan. In Okinawa the 10th Army nears Shuri, encircles Naha, and shells Shuri Castle while landings occur along Onoruma. Luzon sees a push from Cagayan Valley toward 30,000 Japanese in the northeast. British 14th Army advances toward the Thai border in Burma. Admiral Soemu Toyoda is removed from command in a navy shake-up. Yokohama endures a daylight raid by 450 Super Fortresses, setting fires across the port and surrounding areas. In China, vanguards move toward Suilu near Nanking and Liuchen corridors.
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Pearl Harbor
Okinawa
Luzon
Japan
Jokinawa
Naha
Shuri
Cagayan Valley
Santa Fe
Burma
14Th
Mokshitwa
Rangoon
Toungooo
Soemu Toyote
Navy
6Th Division
Naha Harbor
Onoruma Island
Yokohama
Guam
Atr
Yoko- Icuna
Gombarudiers
War crimes trials how soon justice will be served
Morrison pressed for immediate trials of war criminals while Churchill admitted uncertainty. Morrison urged delay until proper arrangements and a method between the powers were agreed. Churchill responded that he knew no more than he did previously about Goering’s dispatch and the justice timetable.
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Herbert Morrison
Churchill
Field Marshal
Goering
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