Gallup family updates from war front and training records
The report notes multiple military details including pilots and soldiers with names such as Liegd Gallup and Earl Gallup. It mentions a train derailment near Bettendorf but no injuries. The text lists six sons serving overseas and six daughters at home, with pages referencing Italy and France in 1943 and 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
War Department
Pic
Liegd Gallup
Italy
Earl Gallup
France
Cee Ee Ae
Corp
Gien Gal- Yep
Harold Gallup
Iowa voting 30 to 37 registry for induction
Des Moines December 18 AP Iowa selective service announces registrants aged 30 to 37 should be prepared for induction into the armed forces unless they are employed in essential industries with records. Col Frank B Hallagan says even those in essential work could be reclassified to 1 A for unwarranted absenteeism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Selective Service Headquarters
Frank 8. Hallagan
Hollywood Weekend Weddings Stir Movie World
Cupid circles movieland as Gloria De Haven and John Payne plan marriage when work allows. Veronica Lake weds director Andre De Toth at Ed Gardner’s home following a Duffy’s Tavern broadcast party. Payne, formerly married to Anne Shirley, was discharged from the army last September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Cupid
Gloria de Haven
Mr. and
Mia
Carter de Haven
John Payne
Anne Shirley
Veronica Lake
Andre de Toth
Orchie) Gardner
Duffy’s Tavern
Weather Forecast With Patchy Readings
generally fair tonight and Tuesday with a rise to moderate highs. winds and temperatures show some variance with upper digits indicating near or above freezing in the northern areas and slightly cooler conditions elsewhere.
German Drive Delays U S Roer Crossing at Duren
Allied and German forces clash along the Roer near Duren as Eisenhower weighs a possible cross. German countermeasures and air operations signal a critical phase in the push toward the Cologne plain and the Ruhr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt
MacKenzie
Associated Press War
U. S
Heath
Roer
Duren
Cologne
Eisenhower
von Rundstedt
Belgium
Aachen-Duren
Ruhr
Rhine
Rhineland
Soaring drone in filling snack boxes for soldiers
Residents of Atlantic and community urged to donate foodstuffs for Omaha USO to assemble snack boxes for Christmas. On Thanksgiving the unit served 1400 service members before running out, and nearby towns are asked to contribute. Donations of cookies candies and hard boiled eggs are requested, with drop-off by noon Saturday at local businesses for transport to Omaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Community
Omaha Uso
Nerd’s
Bailey Feed Company
Séver
Omaha
New Zealanders Clear Faenza as Allied Drive Advances
Rome reports Eighth Army troops hold the Senio line five miles south of Bologna Rimini highway. Polish forces seize Limisano and Catteta while New Zealanders take Faenza. Canadians push near Bagno a Ripoli and have taken over 1,100 prisoners in recent west Montone River actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Eighth Army
Senio
Bologna-Rimini
Limisano
Casette
Bagnacavallo
Faenza
New Zealand
Meadquart
Montibe River
Lions Club Produces Surgical Dressings in Manchester
Manchester men of the Lions Club have taken up making surgical dressings after a shortage of women. Mrs. Doris Dutton oversees the work room and praises the speed and skill shown by the male volunteers in this community effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Lions Club
Lions
Doris Dutton
Present Drive Aims to Lessen Danger From Armies
The article notes a calculated present drive intended to reduce the danger posed by armies. It emphasizes strategic efforts and the aim to mitigate threats through coordinated actions and measures.
Eastern Front drives to Budapest amid heavy fighting
Soviet forces press toward Budapest with heavy artillery while German counterstrikes and Luftwaffe attacks slow progress. Pravda claims 200 German divisions in the east as Red Army nears Slovakia. Budapest defense tightens as Libau and East Prussia bombardments continue.
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Moscow
Budapest
Red Army
Communist Party
Pravda
Fot
Magyorod
Slovakia
Susa
Miskolc
Germany
Kasea
Libau
East Prussia
Mindoro Invasion Boost, Nagoya Raid Hit Japan
Allied air and ground operations surge in the Pacific as B-29s strike Nagoya and Hankow while Mindoro advances push American gains on Leyte and in the Philippines. Japanese reports warn of continued fighting as U S forces claim progress against Yamashita’s line and advance toward Valencia.
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Associated Press
Nagoya
Hankow
China
Mindoro
Philippines
Leyte
Millard F. Harmon
Strategic Air Forces
Pacific Ocean
Japan
Tokyo
Asahi
Amerca
Domei
Sulu
Marianas
Mitsubishi
Hatsudoki
Vern Haugland
21St Bomber Command
Cen. Haywood Hansell, Jr
Haugland
War Department
Washington
India
Manila
Ormoc
77Th Infantry
Valencia
Susuki
78Th
7Th
Krueger
MacArthur
Wilhelmina
Netherlands
Order of Orange Nassau
Dutch New Guinea
Hodgesig
Germans In Vicious Fighting Strike Back At German Push
Allied fronts report Hodges First Army throwing armor into counterattacks across Belgium Luxembourg as German infantry and armor press near Malmedy. Air forces harry front, V weapons used, British planes join, heavy bombers hit railheads supplying the German counteroffensive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Courtney H. Hodges
U. S. First Army
Belgium
Luxembourg
Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt
Europe
Hodges
Holland
Lavembeweg
Endio
Via
Preme
Germany
U 3
Bambbears
Britain
Dutton 65 Retired Atlantic R I Agent Dies
H N Ray Dutton 65 a former Rock Island station agent died at his LaVista Place home from a heart attack suffered Saturday evening. He retired two years ago due to health. Born in Durant Iowa he spent his life in railroad work. He married Alma Stuhr in 1910 at Minden Iowa. Surviving: son Richard in Milwaukee two brothers and two sisters Lloyd Mabel Elizabeth Dutton Durant and Gilbert Durant. He belonged to St Stephen Episcopal Newton Lodge 59 A F and A M and Ophir chapter Royal Arch Masons Atlantic. Private services Tuesday at Roland Peacock Baxter funeral home. Remains go to Des Moines for cremation. Flowers requested not to be sent.
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H. N
Ray) Dutton
Rock Island
LaVista Place
Mr. Dutton
Durant
Minden
Alma Stuhr
Richard
Milwaukee
Lloyd
Mabel
Elizabeth Dutton
Gilbert du
Marion
Dutton
St. Stephen Episcopal Church
Newton
Newton Lodge 59
Ophir Chapter
Royal Arch Masons of
Atlantic
Roland, Peacock & Baxter Funeral Home
C. William Bast
Des Moines
CPL Mustfeldt Killed in France during World War II
Audubon residents learn their son, Cpl. Arnold Mustfeldt, 22, was killed in action in France on November 26 after three weeks in combat. He entered service from Audubon in March 1948 and trained as a cook and baker. Survived by parents William and unknown Mustfeldt, three sisters Mrs. Otto Puck, Doris, and one Henry, with brothers Will and Henry of Lincoln Township.
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Audubon
William Mustfeldt
Lincoln Township
Arnold Mustfeldt
Pranece
Cooks’ and Bakers’ School
Otto Puck
Manning
Doris
Onenry Sonksen
Will and
Henry
Roosevelt Signs Mustering Out Pay Law
President Roosevelt signed legislation authorising the war and navy departments to handle mustering-out pay for mentally disabled veterans. The act also enables direct payment of allowances to veterans under 17 years old.
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Washington
Roosevelt
War and Navy Departments
Audubon couple slain at Spirit Lake cottage resort
Audubon native Robert Raebel 63 was shot and beaten at Rae bel's Resort near Spirit Lake. His wife Esther 68, injured, suffered a skull fracture. State agents hunt two men after a gray Chevrolet abandoned in Storm Lake. Autopsy cites a bullet wound and internal hemorrhage as the cause. Funeral services set for Spirit Lake and Audubon.
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Audubon
Robert W. Raebel
Lake-Shoe
Spirit Lake
Raebel
Iowa
Esther White
Wapello County
Col
E. J. White
Clarence S. White
J. G. White
William Clark
Mr. Raebel
Edward Raebel
Illinois
Melville Township
Robert Raebel
Audubon Court House
Raebbel
Audubon Atoresey
Ray Olson
Sioux Falls
Emma Brown
Clarence Raebel
Harry Raebel
Manning
Methodist’ Church
Audubon Church
H. E. Narey
Narcy
R. W. Nebergall
State Bureau of Investigation
Des Moines
Rachel
Storm Lake
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Beriously
Bettendorf
I Ia
Pacific
Saipan
Shipe
Seipen Island
Stars and Stripes
Bologna
London
Buda
Hengetian
Becnarest
Mihai
Mississippi
Blanche Bibby
Hotel
Whitney
Jackson
New Orleana
Japan Invaders
Ing
M’ Arthur
Mantle
United States
San Jose
Mindoro Island
Walter Krueger
Courtney H. Hedges
Cpl. Mustfeldt
Sem
Christma
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