Quemoy called Rock of Gibraltar in Far East defense
The piece portrays Quemoy as a fortified island near the Chinese mainland with extensive tunnels, minefields, and strong gun positions. It notes civilian resilience amid Red shelling, historical sieges in 1949 and 1968, and ongoing off days of shelling, with references to U S and Nationalist Chinese defense.
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Quemoy Is
Rock of Gibraltar’ In
Far East
Quemoy
IDPA
Quemoy Is the
Rock of Gibraltar
The
China
Formosa
Reds
Eisenhower
Taiwan
Harlan Soldier Remains on Quemoy
Private John Backer of Harlan Iowa serves as a communications operator with MAAG on Quemoy. He is one of 18 Americans stationed there under Lt. Col. Roe. Backer extended his four month tour to five months and plans to stay another month. He notes strong defense against Red shelling and typhoons as occupational hazards with local recreation options available.
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Quemoy
IDPA
PFC
John Backer
Harlan
Military Assistance Advisory Group
MAAG
Backer
S. J. Backer
Apts
Island
T. W. Roe
Valley Weaver Grant Reported to Griswold Family
Valley Weaver grant granted to Mrs Ernest Bishop as head of the Griswold household. The award details indicate support for the project led by the family.
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Grant
Valley
Griswold
Ernest Bishop
Islands Firepower Parallels Tense Quemoy Tension
Pictorial shows Chinese soldiers loading a gun on Quemoy island just under three miles from the mainland. The island is honeycombed with funnels leading to observation posts and gun emplacements.
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Quemoy
China Main
Quemoy Land
Beatrice Roush and Grant Shahan Return From West Trip
Mrs Beatrice Roush and Mrs Grant Shahan of Omaha have returned from a westward trip. They visited Gordon Roush at his Denver Denves home.
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Lewis
Beatrice Roush
Grant Shahan
Omaha
West
Gordon Roush
Denves
4-H Club News Pleasant-Noblettes Meeting and show plans
Pleasant-Noblettes held a July 8 meeting at city hall with members answering roll call. They set July 31 for the achievement show with 10:30 a.m. entry deadline. Committees named for gifts exhibits ribbons and judging. They planned a reunion queen and conservation candidate. Work day Aug. 4 featured talks on furniture finishes and removal of white spots. Junior demonstration teams for the fair were judged. 36 guests attended. Local and out-of-state visitors noted.
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Pleasant-Noblettes
Sheryl Ackerman
Lynn Cocklin
Luella Sunderman
Marjorie Hines
Judy Frazier
Nancy Burnham
Nancy Braden
Barbara Keesee
Joan Miller
Cindy Williams
Marilyn Boroughs
Carolyn Sunderman
Patty Casey
Marilyn Cousins
Mrs. Freake
Baby Mary
Shirley Jones
Harold Wagner
John Robinson
Joan
Mary Lynn Miller
Cinday Williams
Kimballton Residents Take Minnesota Trip
Local social notes list Harold Rechtnebach, Kenneth Cousin, and Joe Clark joining a trip to Minnesota. Nearby visits include Mike O Keeffe and Mary of Eugene Oregon at the Burdette Carney home. Betty Moser of San Diego is visiting a relative. Others from Ord Nebraska and Arcadia also appear in the society column.
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Ord, Neb
Alma Leininger
Gasol
Arcadia
Double Ring Wedding At First Evangelical Lutheran Church
Flaine Ruth Sherwin and Gerald Cecil Budd wed in a July ceremony at the Territory Social First Evangelical Lutheran church. The service featured a white mums and gladioli altar, a four tier cake, and a reception for 160. The couple plans to live in Anita after a Riviera honeymoon trip to Dakota.
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First Evangelical Lutheran Church
Flaine Ruth Sherwin
Mice
Floyd Sherwin
Cumberland
Gerald Cecil Budd
George Johnson
Atlantic
M. H. Brandt
Gene Kneper
Janice Christen
Tom Johnson
Seward
Neb
Clanche Sherwin
Omaha
Joan Auperlee
Ardith Ortgies
Des Moines
Dakota
Anita
Anita State Bank
Iowa Finance
Amvets Plan Walnut Fun Days September 1-2
Walnut Amvets announce annual fun days to be held Friday and Saturday September 1 and 2. One event will be a hobby and antique show sponsored by the Walnut Federated Garden Club. Further features will be announced later. Modern theory explains auroras as caused by electrically charged solar particles.
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Walnut — the Amvets
Walnut Federated Garden Club
Concrete Archway Crashes Onto Car Injuring Man
A block of concrete broke from a Des Moines arch near the Statehouse and struck a convertible, seriously injuring Salvador Chia, 27, who was taken to Wilden Osteopaths Hospital and then Mercy Hospital for brain surgery. His brother Alfred, 25, said a crack like a whip sounded as they passed.
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Des Moines
Cour Ave
Salvador Chia
de Moines
Wilden Osteopaths Hospital
Mercy Hospital
Anxiou
Senate House
Alfred Chia
Salvador
Alfred
Ted Mikesch
The
Star Highway Patrol
Mrs Chambers Released From Hospital After Husband's Death
Mrs Whittaker Chambers, 60, was discharged from Warner Hospital in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, after being admitted in critical condition following the death of her husband, a key witness in the Alger Hiss spy case. She resides on a farm near Westminster, Maryland.
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Gettysburg
Whittaker Charbers
Warner Hosputs
Seid Mre Chambers
Farr
Westminster, Md
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