Iowa guardsmen from 3657th Ordance unit released to inactive duty
Nineteen Cedar Rapids based soldiers of the 3657th Ordnance medium maintenance company were released from active duty after 19 months at Camp Rucker Alabama. The unit began active service January 23 1951 and the 19 members returned to civilian jobs. many others were reassigned or headed to Korea while the unit itself remains on active duty possibly for five years.
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Iowa National Guardsmen
3657Th Ordnance Medium Maintenance Company
Cedar Rapids
Camp Rucker
Ala
3657Th
Robert E. Abernathy
Richard C. Delancey
George L. Pierrot
John J. Taghon
Clark H. Floyd
Rodney R. Hatcher
Richard H. Long
Lloyd W. McCullough
David E. Post
Paul J. Soukup
Harold J. Turnbull
Sgt George W Hladky Appointed Editor At Alexandria Air Base Paper
Sgt George W Hladky son of Godfrey Hladky 1911 E Street SW appointed editor of The Alexair weekly at Alexandria Louisiana air base He previously served as assistant editor at a Dow air force base weekly in Bangor Maine He joined active duty April 1951 with the 132nd fighter bomber wing Iowa Nebraska Air National Guard He was a Drake University senior in Des Moines Sgt and Mrs Hladky and their eight month old son William plan to return to Iowa in December
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Hladky
Godfrey Hladky
E Street
Alexair
Alexandria, la
Alexandria
Air Force
Dow Air Force Base
Bangor
Hladky
132Nd
Iowa-Nebraska Air National Guard
Drake University
Des Moines
Mrs. Hladky
William
Iowa
Army signal corps assigns Neeley Swomley to Yuma weather tests
Major Neeley M Swomley a Coe College and Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate is assigned to the Yuma Arizona test station of the army signal corps where he will work with weather station equipment and tests under desert conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neeley M. Swomley
Coe College
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Yuma, Ariz
Army Signal Corps
Chaplain McKinley Led Leadership Training in German Conference
Capt George McKinley of Cedar Rapids served as dean of leadership training at the European command Protestant religious education conference in Fussen Germany the event drew over 500 attendees. He is with the 28th Infantry division Seventh army at Ellwangen and has Bronze Star honors.
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George McKinley
Cedar Rapids
European Command
Protestant
Fussen
Germany
Heidelberg
McKinley
28Th Infantry Division
Seventh Army
Ellwangen
Grinnell College
Chicago Theological Seminary
Illinois
Navy technician from Port Lyautey visits family in town
Robert Sanborn electronics technician in the navy, his wife and children visiting his parents at 1920 Grande Avenue SE. He will report to Treasure Island California for duty as a teacher in the electronics technician school. Also airman Al Fisher from Fort Bragg North Carolina visiting his parents at 229 Johnson Avenue NW for 20 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Sanborn
Navy
Port Lyautey
French Morocco
Sanborn
Clyde R. Sanborn
Grande Avenue SE
Treasure Island
Calif
al Fisher
Fort Bragg
N. C
Fisher
Edwin Fisher
Johnson Avenue NW
Local Officer and Soldier Posted in Korea
Roger A Crabbs son of Mr and Mrs Winfred W Crabbs 502 Thirty third Street NE rises from second lieutenant to first lieutenant at the 51st fighter interceptor wing base in Korea He becomes passive defense officer in charge of defense against atomic biological chemical and high explosive weapons Richard P Easterday son of Mr and Mrs E H Easterday 1119 Twelfth Street NE rises from private first class to corporal A rifleman and first scout with the 25th Infantry Division he fought Chinese Communists northwest of the Punchbowl area arriving in Korea last April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger A. Crabbs
Winfred W. Crabbs
Thirty-third Street
51St
Korea
Lt. Crabbs
University of Iowa
Richard P. Easterday
E. H. Easterday
Twelfth Street
25Th
Military personnel listed from area with Korea duty
Airman 3/c Eugene L Splinter husband of Vera Splinter 387 Seventeenth Street SE assigned to the 51st fighter interceptor wing in Korea as an administrative specialist. Howard R Stiles chief damage controlman in the navy son of Mr and Mrs John B Stiles 1114 Fifteenth Street SE serving aboard the cargo ship U S Warrick in the Far East. Stanley R Shadle navy seaman son of Mr and Mrs William F Shadle 419 Seventh Avenue SW aboard the U S Barton destroyer which arrived in Korean waters. Michael J Hall Jr a navy radioman 3/c son of Mr and Mrs Michael J Hall 824 Eighteenth Street SE serving in little Korean area on the staff of the commander of Fleet Air Wing 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene L. Splinter
Vera Splinter
Seventeenth Street
51St
Korea
Howard R. Stiles
Navy
John B. Stiles
Fifteenth Street
U.S.S. Warrick
Far East
Stanley R. Shadle
William F. Shadle
Seventh Avenue
Barton
Michael J. Hall, Jr
Land
Michael J. Hall
Eighteenth Street
Fleet Air Wing 6
Army aims to give veterans back pay claim forms by Sept 15
The army expects Korean veterans to obtain back combat pay claim forms at post offices nationwide by September 15. It states each veteran should receive payment within three months after filing the claim.
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Army
United States
Cedar Rapids Service Members Reenlistment and Awards
Cpl. Donald W. Lewis of Cedar Rapids re-enlisted at Nuernberg Germany where he serves as a mechanic at Nuernberg military post. Capt. Ralph H. Cone of Cedar Rapids received a certificate of achievement at U S Army headquarters in Alaska for high order service during a Camp Roberts California tour. Naval Aviation Cadet Robert W Rasdal, son of Mr and Mrs Clarence J Rasdal, 1500 Oakland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald W. Lewis
Cedar Rapids
Nuernberg
Germany
Ralph H. Cone
Headquarters
Alaska
Signal Office
Cone
Camp Roberts
Calif
Robert W. Rasdal
Clarence J. Rasdal
Oakland
Navy flyer earns wings after carrier training in Gulf
A Navy pilot completed six takeoffs and landings on an aircraft carrier in the Gulf of Mexico during advanced trainer work. Upon finishing this phase, he will receive the Navy flyer's wings.
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Court NE
Gulf of Mexico
Prof Kitchin to Lead Last Cedar Rapids Band Concert
Prof Joseph Kitchin of Coe College will guest conduct the Cedar Rapids Municipal Band in Ellis Park Monday at 8 p.m. The program includes works by Lyman, Suppe, Romberg, Fucik, Gould, Rogers, Anderson, Herbert and Klohr. Kitchin has led Coe College violin studies since 1916 and the Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra since 1923.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Ellis Park
Joseph Kitchin
Coe College
Kitchin
Coe Band
Lyman
Romberg
Wooden Soldiers
Peg Pee Ee Jessel
Porter
Invercargill
Lithgow
Pavanne le
Morton Gould
Richard Rogers
Phantom Regiment
Leroy Anderson
Marietta
Victor Herbert March
Billboard
Klohr
Samuel Denman Bridge Proposed After River Flywheel Find
The Cedar River recovery of a rusty flywheel from the Samuel Denman steamboat sparks a push to name a new Cedar Rapids Lisbon highway bridge for the vessel. Local officials and Linn County Historical Society members advocate a landmark marker near the bridge site to honor the 1885 explosion victims S H Denman and Dean Denman. The bridge will serve the Cedar Rapids to Lisbon cutoff, near Palisades State Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar River
Samuel Denman
John Reynolds
Reynolds
Clyde Naylor
New Bridge
S. H. Denman
Dean
Foto Facts Coumn
Larry Condon
Denman
Bertram
Condon
Linn County
W. Howard Smith
Linn County Historical Society, and William H. Behrens
The
County Historical Society
Smith
Historical Society
Cedar Rapids
Palisades
Lisbon
State Park
Early Union volunteers Occupy Capitol Chambers
During the Civil War the first volunteer Union troops stationed in Washington were housed in the Senate and House chambers of the Capitol.
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Washington
Senate
House
Capitol
Britain Libya mutual defense pact anticipated
London reports Britain and Libya are set to sign a mutual defense and friendship treaty by year end. The pact would grant British bases in the Libyan kingdom in exchange for British military equipment advice and economic aid to Libya.
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London
Britain
Libya
Waterloo Camera Club Hosts Hong Kong Photographer
Cedar Rapids photographers invited to Waterloo YMCA meeting to hear Francis Wu of Hong Kong speak on The Chinese Approach to Photography at 7 45 p m Cedar Rapids members to notify Floyd B Sell vice president of the Y camera club Wu regarded as one of China s noted photographers The Y club will hold its next meeting September 11 at 8 p m in the Keen Teen room for a slide illuminated lecture on The Toning of Photographic Prints
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids “Y” Camera Club
Waterloo Camera Club
Francis Wu
Hong Kong
China
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Floyd B. Sell
Y” Camera Club
YMCA
Opium and Hashish Grow Legalized in Israel
Israel allows growing opium and hashish for medical and scientific use after successful preliminary experiments at the Weizmann Institute in Rehovot. The program aims to support research and supply legitimate pharmaceutical needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Israel
Tel Aviv
Weizmann Institute
Rehovot
Porpoises Use Snouts in Attacks on Larger Prs
A report notes porpoises pierce the gill slits of larger rivals with their tough snouts. The behavior highlights predatory or defensive encounters among marine mammals observed by researchers.
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BY Bruce Fishwild
M. N
B. Bidg
City
Prof
Pat McPartland
Gazette
W. T. Sands Printing Company
Second Street NE
DIAL
Cedar Rapidians
Kenwood Transfer
Standard Appliance CO
RCA Victor
Nian Television
Borden
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