From Anamosa to Pearl Harbor a Navy Reporter’s Tale
Exclusive Gazette profile of Dean Musgrove a 22 year old Iowa native from Anamosa now serving as a World War II era Navy combat correspondent at Pearl Harbor. He writes for Across the Blue Pacific interviews Hollywood stars, covers Seventh Fleet operations, plans radio scripts and aims to study radio and TV at University of Iowa after discharge. He describes war as a battle of waiting and contrast between fixed artillery and mobile ships.
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Grant Harden
Gazette
Honolulu
Cedar Rapids
Anamosa
Naval
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Far East
States
Dean Musgrove
Navy
U. S. Navy
University of Iowa
Korean
Gung Sho
Iowa
Radio Department
Arthur W. Radford
Pacific Fleet
Musgrove
Tokyo
Korea
Bronze Star honors for servicemen in Korea recapped
Brooklyn corporal Gene E. Os, driver for the 3rd Infantry Division, earned the Bronze Star for meritorious service in Korea after logging 5,000 miles under adverse conditions without incident. The roundup lists soldiers from multiple Iowa towns with new assignments, re-enlistments, furloughs, and letters from prisoners of war.
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Brooklyn
Gene E. Osborn
Korea
Dr Vincent Will Locate in Elkader
Dr Milton T Vincent a University of Iowa dental college graduate will open an Elkader theater building office Sept 1 He was born in West Branch and is a West Branch High School alumnus He entered UI in 1942 and served in the Navy 1943 to 1946 with 11 months overseas He rejoined the UI dental college after discharge and is married with a six month old daughter
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Elkader
Milton T. Vincent
University of Iowa Dental College
Vincent
West Branch
University of Iowa
Navy
SUI Dental College
German girl to attend West Union high school this year
Mechthilda Schwarz of Unterammergau Bavaria Germany will join West Union High School as a junior under a State Department program. She will reside with Mr. and Mrs. Pat Meskel southeast of town. Fourteen thousand German Austrian students applied. 400 were chosen. The group arrived August 4 in New York and were welcomed by President Truman in Washington. microwave costs and meals noted. she previously traveled long distances to attend school.
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West Union
Mechthilda ,Schwarz
Unteramergau
Bavaria
Germany
West Union High School
U.S. State Department
Pat Meskel
America
New York
Washington
Truman
Mechthilda
Iowa City Veterans Hospital Nears Full Capacity
The new Veterans Administration hospital in Iowa City is expected to reach full capacity by December 1. Director Dr. Leland Stillwell says all 487 beds in the 13 story facility will be available within 90 days. current census is 214 patients.
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Iowa City
Veterans Administration Hospital
Leland Stillwell
McGregor Captain Earns Second Oak Leaf Cluster Air Medal
McGregor Capt. Raymond A. Miller son of Mr and Mrs Roy Miller receives his second Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal for meritorious aerial flights over Korea since last October. He is a World War II veteran who also earned the Bronze Star. McMillin rank second in math and mechanical tests and first in clerical tests in his 82 man company at Camp Elliot near San Diego. Wayne Wolfe and Morris Maior from Monticello are on leave from California. Wolfe serves with a shore party at Camp Del Mar and Maior a radar repairman at El Toro who will depart overseas in the fall.
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Gilbert Saxvik
Route 4
Decorah
Korea
McGregor
Billy Slaughter
Jesse Slaughter
28Th Infantry
Germany
Calmar
Arnold Shimek
Camp McCoy
Wis
William Winn
Vernon Stenseth
Army Air Force
Chanutefield
Ill
Stenseth
Winn
University of Illinois
Columbus Junction
Robert Greene
Army of Occupation
Winneshiek County
Neil Cappes
Duane Macal
Air Force
Gail Kimber
Army
Robert Dahlstrom
Camp Stoneham
Calif
Frank Dahlstrom
Pvt
Dahlstrom
Fort Riley
Kan
Lloyd Siegele
Camp Gordon
Maryland
Floyd H. Friedlein
Japan
Herman Friedlein
Oxford Junction
Dean Cubbage
Randolph Field
Texas
Hertha Cubbage
Postville
Virgil W. Martins
3Rd Infantry Division
Coggon — Marine
Darrell W. Kester
Camp Pendleton
Alfred Kester
California
Walker
John W. McQuitty
Ora McQuitty
Camp Rucker
Alabama
Edgewood
Cephas R. Morley
Frank Morley
Waukon
Gordon Weihs
A. F. Weihs
Okinawa
Barkdale Field
Shreveport
Central City
Leo T. Edgerly
James V. Edgerly
Fort Custer
Mich
Max Edgerly
25Th
Masonville
Joseph Hilly
Lowden
Lewis Strackbein
Fort Leonard Wood
Fort Wood
States
Loyal Mohr
Navy
New London
Troy Mills
Raymond Cherry
Raymond A. Miller
Roy Miller
Capt
Miller
Ronnie McMillin
Camp Elliot
San Diego
Francis McMillin
Monticello
Marine
Wayne Wolfe
Morris S. Maior
Wolfe
Camp del Mar
Maior
el Toro Air Base
New Fire Station in South English Cost Under $1000
South English in Keokuk county built a new 18 by 36 foot concrete block fire station for under 1000 dollars begun May 1 and finished recently. It will house the fire truck and serve as a meeting place for the town council, with plans to convert the old council room into a library. The volunteer department is led by chief Don Garrett and funded by local farmer subscribers.
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South English
Keokuk
South English Fire Department
Don Garrett
Center Point School Board Election Set for Aug 28
Center Point voters will choose five directors in an August 28 election from 12 noon to 8 pm. Two seats end next March, two in 1954, and one in 1955. Candidates include L B Grubbs Philip Hand Virgil Heins Harry Brookman Lloyd Jones Jack Kidd Arthur Kouba Paul Willer Glenn Hoglan Theodore Kemper. Earl E Silver runs unopposed for treasurer ending March 1953.
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Center Point
Center Point Consolidated
L. B. Grubbs
Philip Hand
Virgil Heins
Harry Brookman
Lloyd Jones
Jack Kidd
Arthur Kouba
Paul Willer
Glenn Hoglan
Theo
Pastor Accepts Call at Washington Prairie Lutheran Church
Decorah reports Rev. Elmer O. Ellefson of Minneapolis will lead Washington Prairie Lutheran Church starting Oct. 1. He succeeds Rev. Oscar E. Engebretson, who moves to Trinity Lutheran Church in Spring Grove.
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Hollywood
Ann Blythe
Patti Page
Frank Sinatra
Ava Gardner
Nancy Olsen
Walter Brennan
John Wayne
Blue Pacific
Pacific Command
Hoist
Naval Air Missile Test Center
Point Pugu
Iowan
San Francisco
Forrest Cherry
Manchester
John R.barclay
Barclay
Gina
O. R. Barclays
Chance Brown
Colesburg
Fort Leavenworth
Maj
Emmett Ryan
John
Reds
North Korea
Dr. Vincent
Adverti
H. Thomas
R&r Inc
Albuquerque, N.M
John Reynolds
Dore Kemper
Earl E. Silver
Nala
David Eardley
Sears
Picker
David Bradley
Husky
3Rd Ave
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