Letters From Our Men in the Service
Winnebago County inducted Friday with five to Des Moines and ten to Fort Des Moines for army service. Names include Cecil Kitchenreu Johnny Smith Lawayne Wood Henry Meyering Edward Win John Ronald Winter Vern Al Bolsinger Alfred Heitland Millang Frank Kroeze. Some sent to Fort Leavenworth Kansas, camp reporting June 22. Letters from soldiers recount equator crossing and desert training in Washington with dust heat rattlesnakes and bunking on ground. Breen at Fort Lewis writes of mail and fishing news.
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Winnebago County
Des Moines
Army
Buffalo Center
Cecil Kitchenreu
Johnny Smith
Lawayne Wood
Henry Meyering
Edward Win
John Ronald Winter
Vern al Bolsinger
Alfred Heitlande Millang
Frank Kroeze
Fort Deses
Cecilenteuther
Fort Leaven
Kansas
Oys
Joos
Pacific
Lo Joos
Samoa Islands
U. S. S. Ble
O. K
Breen
Washington
George
Yakima
Joe
Harold J
Reg
Fort Lewis
Selective Service Board Appeals for Help in 1942 Registration
Local Selective Service Board No. 1 in Winnebago County requests chief registrars and assistants to aid the June 30 1942 fifth registration for 18 and 19 year olds. Details include two registration sites in Forest City, a 7 am to 9 pm window, and prior registrars’ service acknowledged. Signatories urge reporting by penny postcard or phone.
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Selective Service Board
Forest City
Washington, D. C
Uncle Sam
Iowa
Richard E. Salveson
David
Branstad
H. C. Paulson
Winnebago County
Canning Advice from Miss Eyestone Guides Winnebago Volunteers
Summer defense work features home demonstration agent Miss Eleanor Eyestone instructing Winnebago County cooperative volunteers on timely canning. Emphasis on two hour garden to can, smaller batch processing, heat timing, and quick cooling to reduce spoilage for soldiers and allies.
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Eleanor R. Eyestone
Winnebago County
Victory Home
Eyestone
Miss Eyestone
Sister Dies at Webster City at 84
Word reached Wednesday that Mrs. C. E. Buell sister of C. A. Sparks died at her Webster City home age 84. Services planned there today.
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C. A. Sparks
C. E. Buell
Webster City
Victory Fair planned for 1942 Iowa State Fair
The 1942 Iowa State Fair will be a Victory Fair focusing on Iowa's war effort. Plans include 4-H and youth exhibits, livestock shows, canning and nutrition displays, and school exhibits to promote food and livestock production for victory. Final dates undecided. fair to be shorter than usual. Weed notices warn Buffalo Center property owners to cut weeds by July 1, 1942 or incur charges.
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Iowa
L. B. Cunningham
Agricultural Vocational
Cunningham
Buffalo Center
Funeral Services Held Tuesday for Mrs A Johnson
Mrs Albert Johnson died Sunday morning June 14 at 7 30 in Buffalo Center Iowa after a brief illness She leaves two daughters Hattie and Eppie, father John Hugo, siblings Gunther John Clark and Fred, and many relatives Interment was in Olena Mound Cemetery with pallbearers listed from the community Funeral services were conducted at Schutter funeral home and the local Reformed Church by Rev Wm R Everts Born June 9 1896 in Grundy County Iowa she moved with the Hugo family to Winnebago County in 1906 and joined the Reformed Church of Buffalo Center in 1935
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Albert Johnson
Schutter Funeral Home
Reformed Church
Wm. R. Everts
Olena Mound Cemetery
George Roth
Claus DeBoer
Ted DeBoer
Ray Balvance
Conrad Skilbred
Ralph Stenerson
Grundy County
Iowa
John Hugo
Winnebago County
Jennie
Reformed Church of Buffalo Center
Johnson
Hattie
Eppie
John Penning
Gunther
John
Clark
Fred
Bride to be Mae Larson feted at pre nuptial shower
Miss Mae Larson was honored at a Friday evening shower at her home with Mrs. Wm Larson and Mrs Swen Larson hosting. A skit about the couple provided amusement and gifts were presented under a blue and silver parasol. Out of town guests joined in the celebration and a second shower followed at a Sunday service and picnic dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae
Thorwald Larson
Anfin -Halvorson
Rake
Arthur Larson
Chas. Anderson
Doris
Velva Bergland
Harald Larson
Stratford
Wilma Bjorkland
Dayton
Mae Larson
Bethlehem Lutheran Sunday School
Joe Larson
Government crackdown on endless chain letters spreads nationwide
The postal service warns that endless chain schemes promising defense savings stamps violate postal fraud and lottery laws. Notices are issued to involved individuals and require show cause why fraud orders should not be issued. such orders bar mail delivery to those named.
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Post Office Department
Card of Thanks from Mrs. John Letcher
Mrs. John Letcher expresses sincere thanks for cards flowers and visits during illness. She notes appreciation for friends and hospital contacts and mentions upcoming canning time and cold-pack canners at John and Jerry's.
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John Letcher
John & Jerry's
Salvage Rubber Campaign Under Way Here
A nationwide drive to salvage rubber for Uncle Sam began last Monday and runs this week and next. Citizens urged to dispose of worn tires and other rubber goods at filling stations for a penny per pound. Buffalo Center designates Tuesday June 23 as Rubber Salvage Day with town-wide collection by the fire department. rural collectors may leave items at filling stations labeled for the fire dept. A public meeting at Buffalo Center City Hall today at 2 30 p m will feature a Standard Oil representative discussing the rubber situation in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Buffalo Center
Fire Department
City Hall
Standard Oil Company
America
Neighborhood anti inflation meetings planned in Winnebagoland
About 90 neighborhood meetings in Winnebago county over 10 days will discuss inflation dangers for farm families. County Agent Clark Mechem notes 180 leaders will attend training schools preceding the sessions at Buffalo Center City Hall June 19, Lake Mills June 22, Thompson June 23, and Forest City June 25.
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Winnebago County
Clark Mechem
Buffalo Center City Hall
Lake Mills City Hall
Thompson Town Hall
Forest City
Extension Service
Hitler
Japan
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Ouren
Bell Telephone Laboratory
Western Electric Co
Western Electric
Harry French Thompson
Ray Murray
J. P. Stenerson
Freda Halverson
Minneapolis
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Rev
Sorlien
Oscar Quam
City
Rev. Benson
Wm. Recker
Mary Jane
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Mr. Recker
U. S
L. P. Miller
Stella Olson
Ethel DeVries
Nita Glorfeld
Helen Awe
Eileen Woodcock
Mesdames al Ahlers
Guttenberg
Madeline Theile
E. Murray
Clara Olson
Kold
Ames
T. F. Costigan
G. L. Costigan
Lawrence Costigan
Aerie
Costigans
Iowa State Fair
A. Johnson
Walter Haock
Lakota
Jake Gene Winter, Jr
Joe Siemens
Jerry Lee
Fred Hippen
Verne Matson
Raymond Worden
Ledyard
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