Lightning Incidents Kill Boy In Savannah School
Bloomfield report says Dicky York seven is killed when lightning struck the Savannah schoolhouse south of town. Dee Dabney seven is stunned with a possible fracture. Both boys were knocked from the building into the yard as teacher Howard Rupe aided the students. The structure sustained only minor damage.
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Bloomfield
Dicky York
Clem York
Savannah
Here
Dee Dabney
Henry Dabney
York
Howard Rupe
Explosion at Dubuque packing plant kills one worker
James Tittle, 26, of Dubuque, died from burns after an explosion of a non edible cooking tank at the Dubuque Packing Co fertilizer plant. Three other Dubuque employees Eldon Ames Peter Koester and Til den Polsean were injured, with Koester listed in critical condition.
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Dubuque
James Tittle
Dubuque Packing Co
Tittle
Mercy Hospital
Tilden Polsean
Eldon Ames
Peter Koester
Koester
Memorial Service in War Prisoners Camp in Algona
A memorial service for World War II casualties in the Algona area will be held at the prisoner of war camp post theater at 4 p.m. Sunday. Lieut. Col. A. T. Lobdell invites relatives and the public to attend as colors are shown and a musical program leads to addresses by Lobdell and Chaplain Herben.
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Algona
Post Theater
United States
A. T. Lobdell
Lobdell
T. KK. Herbener
Fire destroys gasoline truck in Sioux City
A spark from a pumping motor started a fire late Wednesday afternoon in Sioux City. The Service Oil Co. transport carrying 21,500 gallons of gasoline burned, leaving Frank Butler, 64, of Sioux City gravely burned. The truck and about $20,000 in tanks and gasoline were lost. Don Dixon escaped with minor hand burns.
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Sioux City
Frank Butler
S Pux City
Service Oil Co
Omaha
Neb
Gurney Oil Co
T. R. Gurney
Don Dixon
Omaha, Neb
Butler
Perrin acquitted in mother's murder trial
Robert W. Perrin aged 35 was acquitted by a seven women five men jury after a 1 hour 45 minute deliberation. The charge was reduced from first degree murder to manslaughter in the case involving the death of his mother C A Perrin, 60, on January 1, 1948.
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Robert W. Perrin
C. A. Perrin
Perrin
Firemen Aid Cedar Falls Fire In Farmhouse
Iowa firemen at a convention joined Cedar Falls crews to battle a blaze at the C. L. Watters home two miles north of town. Water shortages and other factors hampered saving the house, but the fire was contained to prevent spread to adjacent farmyard buildings. Two pet dogs were shut in the house.
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Cedar Falls
Iowa
Iowa Firemen’s Association
C. L. Watters
Iowa Governor urges tempered jubilation after Germany defeat
Gov B B Hieckendommy urges restraint as victory in Europe nears. He warns final surrender ends only one war phase and Pacific fighting will continue. He calls for gratitude, remembrance of sacrifices, and sustained support to hasten overall victory for Americans and allied forces.
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Iowa
Germany
Europe
Gov. B. B. Hieckenlooper
Pacific
Voorhees Pilots Radio Broadcaster from England to France
Transcript excerpt shows Lieutenant Dale Voorhees of Washington featured on the Top of the Evening program at 9 15 p m August 28. Ted Malone narrates live from the European war theater and notes Westinghouse officials advised prior notification to Dale’s parents, Carl and Mrs Voorhees, about the broadcast.
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Ted Malone
Dale Voorhees
Washington
Carl Voorhees
Dale
Westinghouse Company
Lt. Voorhees
France
Burned to death in owners absence
A report states that someone died in a fire while the owners were away. Details on location, suspects, and cause are not provided in the fragment.
Leningrad Army Joins Baltic Campaign Drive
Izvestia reports the Red Army push to liberate the Baltic states nears success with four Russian armies advancing on a 200 mile front. Forces threaten about 260000 German troops, seizing suburbs of Riga and Tallinn as Leningrad joins the operation marching from the Gulf of Finland toward Riga.
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Moscow
Izvestia
Red Army
Baltic
Riga
Tallinn
Volga
Estonia
Leningrad
Gulf of Finland
Lake
Peipus
Narva
Tartu
Hard Fighting in Peleliu Today
Allied reports describe Marines storming a network of Japanese cave fortresses on Peleliu ridges under brutal conditions. Japanese defenses include steel doors and cross fire from small arms mortars and artillery as Leathernecks push forward over sharp coral. By territory, U S forces held two thirds of Peleliu.
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Allied
Southwest Pacific
Pelelius
Tarawa
Guadalcanal
Saipan
Peleliu
Albany Man Named National Head of Legion at Chicago
Edward N. Scheiberling of Albany New York, a 66 year old lawyer and former judge, was elected national commander of the American Legion in Chicago amid a consensus vote. He pledged to carry out Legion policies and urged a peace with teeth enforceable by practical agreement among peace loving nations.
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Chicago
Edward N. Scheiberling
Albany
N. Y
American Legion
John Stelle
Linois
Secheiberling
Legion
Business Boom After War Predicted by University Dean
Iowa City report quotes Dean Chester A. Phillips of the University of Kiowa commerce college forecasting a postwar business boom. He cites doubled employment in 509 leading firms since 1940, rising wages, steady prices, and peacetime production gains in radios, autos, appliances, and homes.
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Iowa City
Chester A. Phillips
University of Kiowa Commerce College
Dean Phillips
Liberator Bombers Shatter Davao as Phlippines Drive Intensifies
Land based Liberator bombers hit Davao port with 120 tons dropping on airfields and supply sites. The raid occurred daylight as American forces near completing control of the stepping stone island east and south of the Philippines. Tokyo radio warned of an imminent American landing.
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Allied
Southwest Pacific
Philippines
Davao
Tokyo
Outlook Poor for Hunting Ammunition Finds in Washington
Washington hardware dealers report a weak outlook for ammunition supplies. Hunters face scarce availability and expect continued shortages for some time as stock remains unreached by suppliers.
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Washington Hardware
Employes of ISU To Vote Sept 27
The national labor relations board orders an election for Iowa Southern Utilities Company employees to choose a collective bargaining representative. Voting in Washington on Wednesday Sept 27 from 7 36 to 8 30 am in the rear store room. Ballot options include company CIO and AFL unions. May vote only production and maintenance staff. clerical, casual labor, officials, supervisors and others cannot vote.
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Board
Iowa Southern Utilities Company
Washington
CIO
A. F. of L
Brighton Soldier Believed Safe After Correction
A World War II era notice corrects previous Army Air Corps casualty reports for Brighton. Sergeant John J Chuck, listed as among the dead, is now reported interned in a neutral country. Parents Mr and Mrs Frank Chuck had learned he was missing in action over Germany last June.
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John J Chuck
Brighton
Chuck
Frank Chuck
Germany
Army Air Corps
County AAA Office Closed on Sept 28 Training Day
The County AAA office will close for one day next week for a training school for office workers to be held at Mt. Pleasant on Thursday Sept 28. The school serves ten southeastern Iowa counties and is ordered by state chairman A J Loveland. Supplies of shells are delayed with no definite date for arrival next month.
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AAA
Mt. Pleasant
Iowa
A. J. Loveland
Des Moines
Rainfall Record From Last Evening Noted
Rainfall of yesterday evening amounted to .17 of an inch, with light showers continuing in some areas as residents recorded the amount and observers noted the modest rainfall totals.
Dewey Campaign Speech Planned in Frisco Tonight
Thomas E. Dewey arrives in San Francisco from Portland to deliver the third Pacific coast campaign speech outlining his government program. The NBC broadcast is set for 10 PM central war time. A reconditioned Dewey train was readied after a crash near Castle Rock Washington injuring several aides with two reporters sustaining broken ribs.
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San Francisco
Thomas E. Dewey
Portland
Ore
Pacific Coast
Dewey
Castle Rock
Wash
Will Assist Women To Join Services
The U.S. Employment Service will help women apply for enlistment in the WAC and WAVES in areas without recruiting stations. Area War Manpower Director Al Faulkner says applicants can use local employment offices for enlistment details. Women serving 90 days or more gain full GI Bill benefits like male veterans.
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U. S. Employment Service
Army
Navy
al Faulkner
U.S
Congress
Private Kiesey Wounded in France
Mrs. Addie Thompson received official notice that her son Private Bill Kiesey was wounded in France on September 2. A prior letter reported he was in a hospital with a wound near the ear but in good care and progressing well.
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Addie Thompson
War Department
Pvt
Bill Kiesey
France
Kiesey
Sunny morning aids county corn crop toward maturity
Skies cleared this morning and today's sunshine is again helping the county corn crop along to ward maturity.
Two Forces In Holland to Merge Soon
Troopers report ongoing house to house fighting in Stolberg to day as American forces push through to sweep the casino from German soil. In Wollendorf north of the German Luxembourg frontier a large German counter attack was repelled by the U S First Army.
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Holland
Stolberg
Germany
U. S
Wollendorf
Eehhternach
Allied push across Rhine and Arnhem relief in bold push
American and British forces breach Nazi defenses southeast of Aachen and drive toward Berlin as Nijmegen and Arnhem bridgehead operations free airborne troops. The advance, aided by Paris broadcasts, claims a victory path ten miles from Arnhem with the Rhine crossed and a bridge still intact for armor.
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Supreme Headquarters
AEF
America
Aachen
Rhine
Arnhem
Holland
Berlin
Sky
Nijmegen
Germany
Europe
Paris
Dwight D. Hisenhower
France
The
Reich
Main Highway
Arnheim
Advance in Rain In Central Italy
American troops advancing north of Florence in heavy rain approached the Suta pass through the Apennines as German forces shift west. The U S 5th Army captured five mountain peaks and inched near Santa Lucia south of Suta pass while Ligurian coast units neared Pietrasanta on the Lucca Massa road. Camaiore was taken yesterday by Brazilian expeditionary force troops with the 8th Army.
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Uuup
Florence
Suta Pass
Appenines
Italy
U. S
5Th Army
Santa Lucia
Ligurian Sea
Pietrasanta
Lucca-Massa
Viareggio
Camaiore
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the National Labor Relations
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