Local youths depart for military training and service
Otis Peterson and Jack Jordal left for Mason City and Des Moines for Navy entry exams with possible assignments to Great Lakes. Mathew Reckuniteh enlisted in the Army Air Corps ground crew and may go to Camp Rolla Missouri. Floyd Larson and Melvin Wirtjes from Fort Leonard Wood arrive for the New Year visit. Private Alfred Limberg returns to Camp Bowie Texas after a ten day visit. Corporal Ted Betels plans to leave for Camp Claiborne Louisiana. Local patients face operations and recoveries as several admitted for major and minor procedures. A newborn girl, Dorothy Ruth, born to Harold and Dorothy Bowers, is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis Peterson
Dora Peterson
Jack Jordal
Jane Jordal
Mason City
Desyoines
Navy
Mathew Reckuniteh
Marie Reckuniteh
Masonity
Army
Camp Rolla
Missouri
Peterson
Jordan
Great Lakes
Chicago
Floyd Larson
Fort Leonard Wood
Joe Larson
John Larson
Melvin Wirtjes
Gerd
John Hofbauer
Camp Polk
Jacob Hofbauer
Alfred Limberg
Camp Bowie
Texas
Abel Limberg
Ted Betels
Camp Claiborne
Jia
A. Betels
Market Pig Projects Aid 4-H Target For Defense Effort
Winnebago County 4-H members through market pig club projects expect to boost pig production for the Food for Freedom program in 1942. Iowa aims for a 16 percent rise, requiring about one and a half new breeding sows per farm. Leaders urge members to select sows now, mate to a desirable boar, and manage feeding before farrowing. Emphasizing alfalfa, protein supplements, and precise rations, the guidance warns against over fat sows and stresses exercise and mineral intake for healthy litters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnebago County
Clark Mechem
Iowa
Iowa 4-H
Market Litter Club
Quaife
American Legion Post 21 Postpones January Meeting
The regular monthly meeting of The American Legion Post No. 21 is postponed from Thursday evening January 1 to January 8 due to snow. The note references a verse by Ray Murray and lists guest names from nearby towns in the Christmas period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Post No. 21
Christmas Gifts From Buffalo Center Aid Service Men
Letters from Buffalo Center Iowa and Camp Claiborne Louisiana express heartfelt thanks for Christmas gifts to service members. Soldiers from the 411 East 9th Street address Camp Polk and 133rd Infantry thank local readers, recounting furlough limits, base moves, hospital time, and readiness as World War II progresses. Residents welcome Mr and Mrs Patterson to town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock, Ark
Citizens of
Buffalo Center
Iowa
Lars C. Larson Biry
54Th F. A
Camp Polk
Camp Claiborne
Citizens of Buffalo Center
Tribune
Claiborne
Baton Rouge
Postage Sales Here Sets All Time High
The local post office sold a little over $109 in stamps on Tuesday December 23 setting an all time high for this office. Postmaster H Biel says sales for the year will also set an all time high for the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. ©. Biel
Funeral for Miss Lola Dreesman at Algona Today
Word was received of the death of Miss Lola Dreesman at a hospital in Rochester Minnesota. Funeral services will be held at Algona today Wednesday. Mrs. Wagner, the deceased’s aunt, had been staying with her during the hospital stay and returned home Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lola Dreesman
H. A. Wagner
Rochester
Minnesota
Algona
Wagner
Clifford Bettelson
Carol Ann
Edith
Blue Earth
Nita Glorfeld
Holstein
Lena Glorfeld
Bettelson
Nita
Germany's poster shocks with Nazi chant in U S post offices
A U S post office poster exposes a four line Nazi chant promising world domination. The response in two words challenges the line with mock defiance “Oh, yeah?” reflecting wartime sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Postal Department
Deutschland
Germany
Tomorow
New Year Toast Recalls War Greeting and Holiday Guests
A New Year toast from radio fans the idea of cheering the Japanese Navy with a cheeky line as families in Fertile and nearby towns share Christmas Day visits. Local households hosted relatives from Blue Earth Mason City Des Moines and Elmore plus students from St Edward's University. Families gathered for six thirty dinner at Mrs Johanna Westendorf with self invited guests bringing a delicious meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A
Ben Steinberg
B. F. Steinberg
Lew Schacfer
Art Steinberg
Geo. Steinberg
C. B. Waterman
Des Moines
Lawrence Femrile
Memphis
Tenn
Win
Pross
Darrel
Mary Ann
Mason City
I. H. Femrite
W. H. Davis
Herman Rosenau
Blue Earth
Minnesota
Earl Bichorn
Elmore
Ed Thompson
Stevens
Sam Schuler
Onno Freriehs
Roger Bradshaw
Waverly
Jim Knudsen
Hopkins
Paul Lemke
Kenneth
Fertile
Donald Neuberger
Klemme
Geo. A. Carman
Johanna Westendorf
Westendrof
Selective Service Plans Next Registration Draws Local Help
Local Board seeks former registrars including Charlson Carlson Solomon Dolen Bergland Woodwick Brown Olson and Halvorsen to assist in the upcoming registration. State HQ directs setup preparations though exact dates are not yet issued. All men 18 to 64 must register. board meets Friday January 2 at Forest City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. J. Charlson
Thomas Carlson
Leland
Oscar Solomonson
Searville
Neils B. Dolen
Elmer Bergland
Lake Mills
L. B. Woodwick
Rake
E. J. Brown
Albert Olson
Cyril Halvorsen
Forest City
Iowa
Air Corps
Mason City
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Gheee
Darley Goranson
Ernest Jorgenson
Ledyd
Elsie Bechtel
Virgil Heesch
Titonka
Richard Wempen
Hiday
Boyd Miller
Woden
Raymond Barsley
Ledyard
Ainor
Ella Slattery
Spirit Lake
Thomas ‘Wilson
Katherine Ann
Robert Rippentrap
Lakot
Eline Koppen
Lakota
James Johnson
Harold Bowers
Dorothy Ruth
I Dontie
Margaret Bond
Sones
Bifalo Center
Red Cross
American Red Cross
Yarn Nordman
Ed Ties
Daugh
New Brunswick
Harm Nordman
Ray Murray
Henry Schuler
East 9Th St
Little Rock
Ark
George
Third Armored Division
Stars and Stripes
Wm. Jurgens
133Rd Infantry Regt
Pvt
Leonard Kuchenreuther
Fort Benning
Georgia
Wilbur W. Kiewier
133Rd Infantry
Garland
Buffalo Center News
Russell Peterson
W. H. Patterson
Freda Halvorson
Lola
Dreesman
Grandma Peterson
A. C. Peterson
J. E. Jensen
the Dell Church
Frost
Ruth Pritchard
Dick Arkwright
Marjorie Arkwright
Morningside College
D. R. Snell
Austin
Thomas
St. Edward's University
Alabama Crimson Tide
Texas A. & M
Dallas
Selective Service Board
Air Corps Reserve
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