Artillerymen urge more shells for front line crews
Six soldiers including an officer returned from the Pacific toured Des Moines to press Iowa workers for five times as much ammunition. They described German pillboxes needing 20 to 30 shells each to reduce and defend a strategic road network, and urged higher shells production as they barter relief for front line units.
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Des Moines
Siegfried Line
Pacific
Iowa
Statehouse
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Des Moines Ordnance Plant
France
Belle Plaine Vet Says Japs Tough
Marine Sgt Harlan Peters after 26 months in the Southwest Pacific spends leave in Belle Plaine with his parents. He fought at Guadalcanal Tarawa and Saipan with the Second Marine Division, awarded a Presidential Citation, and endured 15 malaria attacks. He notes Japanese combat camouflage and willingness to die, cautioning Americans not to underestimate them.
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Gazette
Belle Plaine
Southwest Pacific
Harlan Peters
Glen Peters
Set. Peters
Guadalcanal
Tarawa
Saipan
Second Marine Division
Peters
Marion Man 79 Dies at Cedar Rapids Hospital
Thomas H. Oxley age 79 died Sunday at 5 p.m. in a Cedar Rapids hospital. Born January 10 1865 Center Point he was twice a Marion official and grocer. Survived by four daughters two sons nine grandchildren four great grandchildren and three brothers. Services at Yocom chapel with time to be announced.
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Thomas H. Oxley
Cedar Rapids
Center Point
Thomas E
Amanda Webb Oxley
Hettie Osborn
Marion
Church of Christ
Grace Harris
East Moline
Ill
Ruth Monnich
Chicago
Gladys Gourley
Helen E. Reiss
WAC
Washington, DC
Dale D
Oxley
Baltimore
John
Kansas City, Mo
C. W. Oxley
Salt Lake City
Utah
Yocom Chapel
Manstrup Dies Retired Farmer Aged 79
Jake C. Manstrup a retired farmer aged 79 died Sunday at 9 50 a m at his home 630 Ninth street after a long illness Born February 9 1865 in Denmark he came to the United States about 1900 For more than 40 years he worked on John McDonnell farm east of Springville Since November 1936 he lived in Marion with Lucy McDonnell He was a member of St Joseph s Catholic church Services will be Tuesday at 9 a m at St Joseph s church Rev T J McElliott to officiate burial in Holy Cross cemetery Anamosa Friends may call at the family home Rosary society meets tonight at 730 at the home to recite the rosary
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Jake C. Manstrup
Ninth Street
Denmark
United States
John McDonnell
Springville
Marion
St. Joseph's Church
T. J. McElliott
Holy Cross Cemetery
Anamosa
Rosary Society
Ferreter Brothers Honored in War Report
Mrs. Margaret Ferreter of 1356 Third Avenue learns her son John Ferreter in the Eighth Air Force in England has been promoted to first lieutenant and awarded the Air Medal after serving as first pilot on a B-17 with missions over Russia Italy and North Africa. Another son, Colonel Edward Ferreter, has been confined.
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Margaret Ferreter
Third, Avenue
John Ferreter
Eighth Air Force
England
Ferreter
Russia
Italy
North Africa
Col
Edward Ferreter
Recovery continues for patient at Lawson Hospital
A patient at Lawson Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia, remains in recovery for two weeks after admission.
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Lawson Hospital
Atlanta, Ga
Hens Hatch 11 Chicks Amid Marion Blizzard
Charles A Merkel of Marion reports a White Leghorn hen hatched 11 chicks Sunday during a blizzard. The retired Iowa Electric Light and Power employee plans to keep them in a brood house and wonders if the hatch is late or early for the season. Nearby notes include community events and local notices such as Christmas parties, social announcements, and civic updates.
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Charles A. Merkel
Tama Street
Marion
Merkel
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Chamberlains Celebrate 56th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs W I Chamberlain marked their 56th wedding anniversary on Sunday in a family observance. The couple have resided in Tipton for many years and were joined by relatives in the celebration.
Urbana Marine Receives Purple Heart in Saipan Ceremony
Marine Gunnery Sgt. Bernard C. Schellhose of Urbana Iowa was awarded the Purple Heart at a mass ceremony on a Pacific base as 372 Marines received decorations for the Saipan battle. General Clifton B. Cates presided, lauding heroes as Schellhose, wounded by shrapnel on Saipan June 22, shared his service record. Born September 28 1916 he enlisted January 4 1942 and fought in Roi Namur.
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Pacific
Bernard C. Schellhose
Urbana
the Marianas
Marine Corps
Clifton B. Cates
Fourth Marine Division
Cates
Schellhose
Cedar Rapids
Saipan
Roi- Namur
Marshalls
Crucifix From Oklahoma Salvaged for DuBuque Archdiocese
The DuBuque Catholic archdiocese gained a 24 inch crucifix crafted from salvaged material of the battleship Oklahoma. The cross uses teak deck wood and a Christ figure from ship metal. It was presented by the Navy in honor of Lt Aloysius Schmitt, a St Mary’s assistant pastor who died at Pearl Harbor after enlisting in 1939.
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St. Mary’s Church
Navy
Soldier from Solon Wounded in France
George Haberman of Solon seriously wounded in France and hospitalized in England. His parents Mr and Mrs George Haberman notified by the war department. Don Kelsey, son of Mr and Mrs Dan Kelsey of Town City formerly of Solon, also seriously wounded in France.
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SOLON
George Haberman
France
England
War Department
Dan Kelsey
Town City
Don
Decorah Woman Learns Husband Wounded in France
Mrs LaVonne Mayer living with her parents in Decorah received word on Saturday that her husband Charles Mayer was wounded November 22 in France.
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Decorah
LaVonne Mayer
Mel Woldum
Charles Mayer
France
James Dougherty Wounded in France Twice
James Dougherty has been twice wounded in France in recent months. His parents, Mr and Mrs Joe Dougherty, have been informed by the War Department. He has been overseas since last February.
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Waukon
James Dougherty
France
Joe Dougherty
War Department
Elgin Couple Celebrates Golden Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Greenley of Elgin will celebrate their fifty years of marriage on Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Bertha Mealey in Red Oak. Married at Arlington, they spent most of their life in Elgin. Greenley drove an oil truck 25 years and retired in 1937. They have two sons Charles of Dallas and Harold of Minneapolis, and three grandchildren.
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Frank Greenley
Elgin
Greenley
Bertha Mealey
Red Oak
Greenleys
Arlington
Charles Greenley
Dallas
Texas
Harold Greenley
Minneapolis
Tama Soldier Home On 30-Day Furlough From Italy
Master Sgt. Harlan Collinson returns from Italy for a 30-day furlough to visit his parents Mr and Mrs Upton Collinson. Wounded in November 1942 he received the Purple Heart and later served in censorship at Algiers Oran and Naples rising to chief clerk in Naples last October.
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TAMA
Harlan Collinson
Italy
Upton Collinson
Collinson
Algiers
Oran
Naples
Toledo Star Elects New Eastern Star Officers
Mrs. C. E. Brandt is elected worthy matron with C. E. Brandt as worthy patron and Mrs. W. H. Hat ford as associate matron. J. K. Dickinson is associate patron and Mrs. Lee Reinhard secretary. (Text continues with Mrs. Fannie...)
Decorah Health Case Involving Local Officers
Paul Tweng suffered three ruptured blood vessels in his left leg when struck by a truck and is hospitalized in Decorah. Kremenak treasurer Mrs F C Scott conductress and Mrs Alpha Freet associate conductress are named in local reporting.
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Kremenak
F. C. Scott
Alpha Freet
Decorah
Paul Tweng
Decorah Hospital
Tax School Opens in Des Moines December 14
The fifth annual tax school sponsored by the Iowa State Bar Association will take place in Des Moines on December 14 15 and 16. Association Secretary John Showland announced.
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TAX School
Des Moines
The
Iowa State Bar Association
John Showland
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