Iowa Vets Honor Civil War Dead At GAR Encampment
Fourteen Union veterans of the Civil War gathered at the Coliseum in Des Moines to pay tribute to departed comrades during the seventy eighth national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic. Taps sounded as they reflected on Gettysburg and Chickamauga losses. Commander in Chief George H. Jones of Oxford Maine was ill and could not attend but planned to take part in later ceremonies. George A. Gay 95 of Nashua New Hampshire stood in for Jones, having served since boyhood and later Navy duty. The Marine Band performed as Gay and veterans moved to the platform with escorts from auxiliary groups.
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Des Moines
Grand Army of the Republic
George H. Jones
Oxford
Veterans Hospital
Katharine R. A. Flood
G.A.R. Seecretary
George A. Gay
Nashua
N. H
Jones
Boston
Mass
United States Marine Band
Timmon s Fined 750 for Second DWI in Emmet County
Estherville Neal Timmins, a 7 he farmer, was fined 750 and costs in Judge F M Hudsons court for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated second offense. Timmins pleaded guilty after County Attorney Rosendahl amended the information from third to second offense. He also faced a license charge, paid 500, and received six months on the balance.
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Estherville
Neal Timmons
Emmet
F. M. Hudson
Timmons
F. E. Rosendahl
Wounded by Officer After He Molested Young Girl
Council Bluffs detective Charles A. E Esbeck shot Daniel Hutcher Walton 25 of Moscow Tennessee after Walton allegedly grabbed a 16 year old on her way home from a dance. Walton was wounded in the left wrist and forearm and taken to Jennie Edmondson hospital in fair condition. Walton had been in Council Bluffs only a few months and formerly lived in Waterloo Iowa.
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Council Bluffs
Daniel Hutcher Walton
Moscow
Tenn
Charles A. E Esbeck
Esbeck
Walton
Jennie Edmondson
Robert FE Edwards
Waterloo
Dewey Greeted By Republican Leaders in Iowa
Governor Thomas E. Dewey visited Des Moines marked by a 4000 strong crowd at the railroad station. He praised Iowa leaders and predicted Bourke Hickenlooper would win the November Senate election, saying the national Senate would gain from his friend.
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Des Moines
Thomas EE. Déwey
Iowa
Dsourke Bo Hickelooper
United States Senate
Dewey
Arthur T. Walla
Iowa State Guard
Bourke Hickenlooper
Judge Bechly Opens New Term of Court
Judge Frank Bechly of Montezuma arrived in Washington to begin his term as presiding judge for Washington county district court. Only twelve new cases are filed, six of them divorce. No criminal cases listed. three ejectment actions, a foreclosure, a guardianship suit, and a quieting title action appear on the docket.
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Judge Bechly
Frank Bechly
Montezuma
Washington
Washington County District Court
Rainfall and Temperature Details From Last Night
Rainfall measured at minus seventeen of an inch was reported. The high reached 78 degrees and the low dipped to 58 degrees last night.
French Enter Dijon as Allied Drive Reaches Belfort Front
In southern France French troops push toward Dijon in a rapid advance along a 100 mile front. Reports say French forces enter Dijon from the south and west while Germans retreat up the Saone valley with weak resistance. The drive aims at a key junction with northern invasion forces as Arnay de Lue falls in the large flanking move.
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Rome
France
Dijon
Belfort
Germany
CBS
Saone
Arnay de Lue
Minister Accepts Trinity Church Call in Washington
Washingtons Trinity Lutheran congregation has learned Rev J Beiderwieden from Denver will become pastor. He previously served St Johns in Wellman and will lead only the Washington church. He plans to move soon and begin duties at an undetermined date.
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Washington
Trinity Lutheran
J. Beiderwieden
Denver
Iowa
St. John’s Church
Trinity Church
St. John's Lutheran Church
Wellman
Beiderwieden
Unopposed to Saulieu Western of Dijon
A brief note places Saulieu 40 miles west of Dijon with no opposition mentioned.
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Saulieu
Dijon
John Whittaker Inducted Into Army
John Whittaker has been inducted into the army after selection by the county selective service board, according to received word.
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John Whittaker
Army
County Selective Service Board
Soviet Drive Across East Front Intensifies In 1944 Offensives
London dispatches report Soviet forces plunging into Hungary's plains and advancing toward Krakow and the Carpathian passes. Red armies push from central Romania into Transylvania, seize towns including Vana, and approach northeastern Transylvania as paratroops land in Yugoslavia and units move toward Burgas. Berlin confirms heavy street fighting near Krakow and Sanok while battles continue around Narew and Cernauti Cluj corridor.
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Krakow
Carpathian Pass
Czechoslovakia
Moscow
Red Army
Romania
Muilles
Roman Transylvania
Hungary
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Brisad
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Bucovina
Vana
Transylvania
East Prussia
Black Sea
Germany
Yugoslavia
Danube
Zaje
Bulgaria
Burgas
Kalfway
Silesia
Krasno
Sanok
Biskrnd
Narew River
Carpathian
Cernauti-Cluj
Local Red Cross Seeks Help in Surgical Dressings
Mrs. R. A. Frink urges more local women to work in the surgical dressings room to relieve the small current group. The room is open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons and Tuesday evenings. She hopes eight to twelve active workers can take a vacation before the holidays if the quota is met, requiring additional local helpers.
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R. A. Frink
Red Cross
Man Enters Army Following Pre-Induction Exams
He went to Jefferson Barracks for pre-induction examinations last week, asked for immediate induction and began his army service.
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Jefferson Barracks
Legion to Collect Waste Paper This Evening in Washington
Leon Beatty post of the American Legion will send trucks into Washington this evening to collect waste paper from homes. Papers should be tied and placed on the front porch by six, with nine district chairmen coordinating the drive. Indications point to several tons of material awaiting pickup as residents respond to the wartime salvage effort.
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Leon Beatty Post
American Legion
Washington
Legionnaires
Russell Rink
George Birney
Charles Jackson
Everett Barham
Mae Morgan
Tarry Ramsever
Roy Steele
Dale Atkinson
Harry Miller
East Main Street
Legion
S. W. Easter
Easter
Washington County Fifth in State Waste Paper Recovery
State wartime waste paper reports show Washington county ranking fifth in Iowa for the first half of the year and July. The county exceeded its July quota by more than double with 216 000 pounds collected, while six month totals reached 68 000 pounds. Nearby counties and border counts posted varying percentages, with Jefferson rising after a major Fairfield drive and the American Legion campaign expected to lift Washington counts this month.
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State Salvage Department of the War Production Board
Washington County
Linn
Scott
Jefferson
Louisa
Soldiers and Sailors At Home Vote Privilege Highlighted
County Auditor Walter Schroeder announced that armed forces personnel on furlough may vote in the November 7 election while at home. They may cast ballots at the auditor's office in the courthouse starting after September 13, with many men currently at home.
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Office of Auditor
Walter Schroeder
Court House
Churchill and Roosevelt Meet in Quebec to Discuss War
In Quebec City Churchill and Roosevelt held their 10th wartime conference arriving separately from Halifax and Washington. They spoke briefly at Little Wolfe’s Cove station noting Allied war progress with Churchill declaring victory is everywhere and praising providence.
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Quebec
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
French Canada
Churchill
Halifax
Washington
Little Wolfe
St Lawrence River
Providence
Swimming Pool to Re open at Y After Two Week Closure
The county health unit announced the Y swimming pool will reopen Tuesday after a two week closure as a precaution against infantile paralysis. No new cases were reported and girls and women will be first to use the pool under the regular schedule.
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County Health Unit
Vote Rules and Pool Schedule At Camp and Court House
Soldiers may vote at the courthouse if they have not applied for mailed ballots or if those ballots have not yet been mailed. If ballots are mailed, they must vote at their camp or station. 372 applications for mailed ballots have been received. The pool schedule lists daily shifts for girls and various swim groups, with Thursday and Saturday sessions detailed.
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Court House
Schroeder
Yank Guns Hurl Shells Across Line
American troops from the U S Army unleashed artillery and armored drives across the Siegfried line with Luxembourg's liberation reported. Hodges 1st Army pushed toward Mersch and the Moselle while Patton's Third Army opened a so called mystery offensive down toward Metz and Nancy as the western front neared the German border.
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Supreme Headquarters
AEF
Luxembourg
Siegfried Line
Courtney H. Hodges
1St
Grand Ducy
Mersch
Theynazi
Moselle
1St Army
Moselle River
Metz-Nancy
George S. Patton
U. Ord
Lise
Renewed Assaults Hit Islands Near the Philippines
United Press dispatch reports increased bombing of Celebes and Halmahera as stepping stones toward the Philippines. Tokyo circles predict carrier strikes in the Caroline group east of the Philippines, signaling possible American landings. Palau, Iwo Jima, and Abon also attacked. Mindanao tanker sunk near Zamboanga by Navy Catalinas.
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United Press Allied
Celebes
Halmahera
Philippines
Berlin
Tokyo
Carolines
FBC
Palau
Iwo Jima
Volcanoes
Abon
Dutch East Inies
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