Condition Red a Destroyer Captain’s Southwest Pacific War
A narrative of Captain Bell and his destroyer Boise in the Southwest Pacific. It chronicles long deployments, near-constant danger, and the crew’s endurance through fatigue and willpower. The book blends diary excerpts and the Fantail Gazette to recount salvages, sailor life, and leadership.
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Boise
West Coast
Bell
Southwest Pacific
Fantail Gazette
United States
Guadalcanal
Wesley H. Singletary
Georgia
Pupils of Johnson school present Christmas program Prelude to Christmas
Johnson school pupils perform a Christmas program Monday evening featuring The Real Christmas Spirit written and directed by Miss Aura White. Cast includes William Galway Jean Yager Anne Laurer David Johnson Jack Hunt Donald Bye John Merriam Martha Miller Marilyn Reesinck Carol Dowell with piano by Shirley Wratten violin solo Evangelia Thomas and Mary Thomas. A mixed chorus directed by Miss Gertrude Shoemaker will sing Christmas numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson School
Aura White
William Galway
Jean Yager
Anne Laurer
David Johnson
Jack Hunt
Donald Bye
John Merriam
Martha Miller
Marilyn Reesinck
Carol Dowell
Shirley Wratten
Evangelia Thomas
Mary Thomas
Gertrude Shoemaker
Rigel
Seventy Thousand Miles of War review by W. W. Chaplin
Book review notes Chaplin travel as war correspondent visiting battle fronts worldwide. He emphasizes reader interpretation over conclusions and highlights Gandhi and Russia impressions. Author fears postwar distrust but praises Moscow Teheran talks for easing fears.
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W. W. Chaplin
Appleton Century
Chaplin
Gandhi
India
Russia
Stalin
Moscow
Teheran
Elizabeth North Hoyt
Condition Red by Captain Frederick J. Bell
This Navy action novel follows Capt. Frederick J. Bell’s wartime experiences in Philippine waters during tensions with Japan. From his Boise assignment to the transition after combat, the book blends naval action with wartime history and Bell’s promotion amid upheaval.
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Frederick J. Bell
U.S.N
Longmans
Capt. Bell
Western Pacific
Philippine
Japan
Boise
Phyllis Rae Ford Engaged to Donald H Scheer
Mr and Mrs B H Ford of Marion announce the engagement of their daughter Phyllis Rae to Donald H Scheer of West Branch Miss Ford is a St Luke s School of Nursing graduate and is on private duty Scheer attended Springville schools and works in farming
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B. H. Ford
Marion
Phyllis Rae
Donald H. Scheer
West Branch
Miss Ford
St. Luke’s School of Nursing
Mr. Scheer
Springville
Roosevelt School Christmas Programs Tuesday Highlight
Roosevelt senior and junior high students present two Christmas programs under Miss Margaret Porter and Miss Ruth Webster in the school auditorium Tuesday. The 2:30 p.m. senior program features French carols, Tschesnakov Angels Song, a Donald Johanos violin solo, and Louise Crawford pieces, ending with a Christmas story by Velma Cook. The 8:45 a.m. junior program opens with Joy To The World, with Birthday of a King, Deck the Halls, Parthenia Carol, and God The Christ is Born rendered by mixed, boys, and girls choirs.
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Roosevelt School
Margaret Porter
Ruth Webster
Tschesnakov
Donald Johanos
Mary Eilen Dennis
Cedar Rapids
Louise Crawford
Velma Cook
Robert Davis
Christ
School Holiday Concert Cast and Soloists Listed
The 7A class will perform A Child is Born after which 8B performs. Kenneth Johnson, Bob Edmunds, Nelson Minor, Bob Pierson and Russell Wiley sing We Three Kings. De lores Antle, Marilyn LeMar, Jean Snow, Adeline Schermerhorn, Don Smith and Donna Smith sing a French carol with Dorothy Heefner on the globen spiel. Dorothy Heefner also sings Under the Stars with the 9B girls. The 9A chorus performs The Good King Wenceslaus. Cantique de Noel is sung solo with the 9B chorus, and Bob Stodola is tenor soloist in Silent Night arrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Johnson
Bob Edmunds
Nelson Minor
Bob Pierson
Russell Wiley
Delores Antle
Marilyn LeMar
Jean Snow
Adeline Schermerhorn
Don Smith
Donna Smith
Dorothy Heefner
Wenceslaus
Bob Stodola
Business and Professional Women Club Christmas Party Guest Speaker
Dr L L Dunnington of Iowa City will speak on Russia's Christmas Gift to the World at the B P W club Christmas party in the Roosevelt hotel at 6 30 p m Tuesday. Vocal selections by Mrs Carl L Manfred with Miss Virginia Morgan on accompaniment. Committee headed by Mrs Dorothy Drew with assistances by Miss Hope Shultz Mrs Zoe Heinze Mrs Gertrude Rose Miss Ida Caryl Miss Lillian Frantz and Miss Julia Weldon.
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L. L. Dunnington
Iowa City
Russia
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Roosevelt Hotel
Carl L. Manfred
Virginia Morgan
Dorothy Drew
Hope Shultz
Zoe Heinze
Gertrude Rose
Ida Caryl
Lillian Frantz
Julia Weldon
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