Elliott World War I veteran Harry Evens dies at 52
Harry Evens 52 a World War I veteran of Elliott died at his home after a series of heart attacks. Born July 3 1892 in Glenwood Ta he served with Co K 132nd Infantry and was gassed in France. He married Gail Astburn Jan 22 1921 in Sidney Indiana and the couple moved to Elliott. Surviving are eight children and his widow, with a sister Mrs G W Dilley in Council Bluffs. Funeral arrangements await word from service members.
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Gail Astburn
Sidney
Elliot
Eigh
Gene
Navy
Pacific
Peggy
Shirley
John
George
Delores
Heverly
Connie
G. W. Dilley
Council Bluffe
Selby to Serve Post War Group in Iowa
Des Moines reports Rodney Q. Selby executive secretary of the Iowa Industrial and Defense Commission will serve as executive director of the Iowa Post-War Rehabilitation Commission without extra pay. Barr Kentlear remains secretary. Iowa State College lends Prof. P. H. Elwood on half time basis as projects for counties are surveyed.
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Des Moines
INS
Rodney Q. Selby
Iowa Industrial and Defense Commission
Iowa
Nationnal Resources Planning Board
Berry
Commission
Boards of Supervisors
Wiota Briefs Highlight Local Visits and Travel
Wiota area notes list visits to Camp Hood Temple Texas and Corpus Christi Texas. Families hosting guests include Metz Ballensiefer McMahon and Thompson households. Cadet Russell Morgan leaves for Corpus Christi after furlough. others spend time with relatives in Atlantic Des Moines Waterloo and Massena.
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Wiota
Joe Metz
Temple
Tex
Camp Hood
Mickey
Mike Metz
Dickey Schoenbaum
Gilbert Schoenbaum
Massena
Roy Kloppenburg
Vincent Dimig Ani
Billy
Council Bluffs
Martin McMahon
Rose Carr
Waterloo
William Ballensiefer
Ballensiefer
Andrew Johnson
Atlantic
Mra
Mike Richter
Joe Ballensiefer
Herold Waters
Danny
Carr
Troy Rhody
Janet
Des Moines
Mary Ann
Billy Thompson
Dick Thompson
William Mailander
Harold Mailander
Russell Morgan
Albert Morgan
Corpus Christi
Births Report From Multiple Families Across Regions
A 70 pound son was born at 2 45 this morning to Mr and Mrs Robert Wheatley north of Wiota, adding to a daughter Bonnie Lee. Howard Expeland welcomes Paul Howard born at 1201 Cedar Street weighing 7 pounds 18 ounces, second child with Beverly sister. Anita Eastman born June 16 in Waycross Georgia a 9 pound boy, third child, second son to Major and Mrs John Eastman of Anita. Clyde Simmons in Creston in Greater Community hospital weighs eight pounds, first boy in Seabee family with two siblings, Charles Lynn named.
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Robert Wheatley
Wiota
Bonnie Lee
Wheatley
Tennally- LaVonne
Howard
Paul Howard
Cedar Street
Beverly
Eastmans
Anita
John Eastman
Waycross
Eastman
Ruth ‘Dement
Maggie Dement
Sonior Seabee
Massena
Clyde Simmons
Greater Community Hospital
Creston
Seabees
Hawaii
Charles Lynn
Soldiers on Leave From Tex Camp and Nova Scotia
Massena Sergeant Harold Green Walt on 15 day fur lough at Camp Wolters Texas visiting his father Wray Greenwalt. Pvt. Morris McElfish returned to Fort Leonard Wood after a 10 day furlough. Mr and Mrs M E Ostres and two children and Miss Emma Wollenhaupt of Wiota visit Fred Wollenhaupt home. Chief Petty Officer Ralph Wollenhaupt stationed in Nova Scotia on furlough visiting his parents.
Alma Carroll Stars In New Picture Imitating Miss America
The Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce presents Alma Carroll a 20 year old movie starlet as living proof of the city’s beauty and health Miss Carroll begins film fame by impersonating Miss America in a new production.
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Chamber of Commerce
Los Angeles
Cal
Alma Carroll
Walnut service men home on furlough
Walnut residents greet nine service members on furlough from overseas posts in Africa and Trinidad. Among them are Pfc Herbert Sievers visiting parents, Pvt Ernest Ping on 21 day leave, Major Adram Robinson recovering in Omaha, Cpl Robert Bowman from Yuma, Sgt Rex Knouse visiting family, Sgt Ernest Dose in Pine Castle on 15 day leave, Steward 2/c Eddie Bowman returning to New York, Pvt Mervin Holtz from Trinidad, and M/Sgt Marvin Holtz from Boise and Miami on layover. twins Marvin and Marvin reunite after 28 months apart before separate returns.
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Walnut
Walnut Service
Pfc
Herbert Sievers
Foreign Service
North Africa
Ius Sievers
Ernest Ping
States
Walker Ping
Adram Robinson
Africa
Omaha
J. F. Robinson
Cpl
Robert Bowman
Yuma
Ariz
John Bowmans
Rex Knouse
Dyersburg
Tenn
Harlan
Arthur Mertz
Ernest Dose
Pine Castle
Orlando
Fla
Steward
Eddie Bowman
Ona Clough
New York
Mervin Holtz
Trinidad
Holtz
Marvin J
Mervin
Boise
Marvin
Miami
Florida
Property Changes In Local Listings This Fall
Extra George Wahlert buys the Ralph Patrick residence on North Park Street. Mrs. Ted Simpson rents it and will move in this fall with her three sons for the school year. Mrs. Clara Hansen sells her south town home and moves to Atlantic to run a large rooming house.
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George Wahlert
Ralph Patrick
North Park Street
Ted Simpson
Clara Hansen
Atlantic
New Bookkeeper at Home hires Merna Sievers
Walneat Miss Merna Sievers started as bookkeeper at the Home. Mrs. Jim Edwards, formerly employed there, resigned on Monday to join her husband in Norfolk Virginia.
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Walneat
Merna Sievers
Jim Edwards
Norfolk
Casey Briefs From Tekamah To Adair And Atlantic
Casey News notes several area movements including Mrs. Lutz visiting Tekamah and returning to Adair with Mrs. Ball, Mrs. Kruger and niece starting work at Parrotts Produce in Adair, and Mrs. Stammer returning from Council Bluffs with her son, an Army Air Corps flyer on furlough. Ellis Burris visits relatives in Adair from Lincoln. Miss Sadie Raper and Mrs. Dunbar travel from Long Beach to visit the Raper and Colbert families. Gene Kirkpatrick and Frank Cline attend a Triple A meeting in Atlantic.
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Casey
Anns Lutz
Tekamah
Neb
Warren Brownlee
Adair
Lora Ball
Charles Kruger
Marjorie
Parrott’s Produce Co
Rena Stammer
Council Bluffs
James
Army Air Corps
Eliis Burris
Lincoln
Josie Floyd
Rose Herriott
Guthrie Center
Burris
Sadie Raper
Lee Dunbar
T Qaday
Long Beach
Cal
Fiale
C. A. Raper
Q. M. Colbert
Gene Kirkpatrick
Frénrk Cline
Triple. A
Atlantic Tuesaday
Soldier Victor P Mets Receives POW News From Germany
Victor P Mets learns from nephew Cpl Paul Bintner a prisoner at Stalag Germany will visit when snow flies. His mother Barbara Bintner confirms a card postmarked April 2. Lt Paul Bintner reports from Rome campaigns that he is well in a letter written June 11 to Mrs William Nimm of Wiate.
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Victor. P. Mets
Cpl
Paul Bintner
Stalag
Germany
Barbara Bintner
Rome
William Nimm
Enat
Wiate
Masaens-Mrs. Harry Stapleton Attends Norman Graduation
At Norman Ohio graduation exercises Masaens-Mrs. Harry Stapleton attends as her husband receives an aviation rating.
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Masaens
Harry Stapleton
Norman
Ohio
Relatives Visit at Alan K. Zimmerman Home
Pvt. C. E. Lindermuth, visiting Sioux Falls 8th Army Air Base, is joined by his mother Mrs. Erala Lindermuth of Pittsburgh Pa and Mrs. Margaret Gregg of Vandergrift Pa. The trio are visiting the Alan K. Zimmerman residence.
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Pvt. C. E. Lindermuth
Sioux Falls
8. D
Erala Lindermuth
Pittsburgh
Margaret Gregg
Vandergrift
Alan K. Zimmerman
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