Servicemen's Roundup brings holiday furloughs across Iowa
A wide list of servicemen from Iowa communities share leave and home visits during Christmas and New Year. Pfc Kenneth Brandt returns from Korea with the 623rd field artillery battalion. many others report furloughs, discharges, or transfers, in towns from Decorah and Waukon to Wellman and North English.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Kenneth Brandt
Emerson C. Brandt
Korea
623Rd Field Artillery
Decorah
Roy C. Glise
223Rd Infantry
Waukon
William Colsch
Air Force
Labrador
Roswell
Bill Cox
Lowryfield
Denver
Clifford Cox
West Branch
Louis B. Ruzek
Frank Ruzek
Trucr
Melvin Martin
Ed Martin
Buckingham
San Diego
Robert Gay
Helen Gay
United States
Far East
Strawberry Point
Arlo Haught
Frederick Ludeking
Ralph Ludeking
Perrin Air Base
Texas
Millersburg
Murray E. Hall, Jr
Martelle
Navy
Roger Gordon
Memphis
Leonard Gordon
Kinley Eittreim
Oliver
Fuiay
Ward McCombs
Ralph McCombs
Duncanville
Trac
al Tauke
Albert Walton
Bainbridge
James Walton
Monona
Keith M. Freilinger
M. J. Freilinger
Parks Air Base
Calif
Troy Mills
Emil Velky
Fort Riley
Kan
Thomas Velky
Washington State
Wellman
Leon Miller
Wilbur Millers
Bernard Redlingers
Hutchinson
Central City
Lee Ray Toom
J. C. Toom
Fort Campbell
James Patterson
James F
Ellington Air Base
Robert W
Donald D
Marine Barracks
Treasure Island
Walker
Dale F. Waddle
Leonard Waddle
Urbana
Ira Waddle
Helena
Long Beach
Hopkinton
James Murray
Brownsville
William Murray
Rodney Redlinger
Lawrence Wilson
Roy Wilson
Cpl
James Hooley
Jacksonville
Fla
Geneva Hooley
Richard Murray
Ray Murray
Kessler Air Base
Biloxi
E. R. Brumwell
Solon
Arlo Stahle
Ray Stahle
Fort Holabird
Burris G. Kilson
Miss
Marie Myerly
Kathryn
Prairieburg
Miles L. Truesdell
U.S.S. Rowan
I. G. Truesdell
Postville
Floyd Schultz
Richard M. Searles
Kesslerfield
C. C. Searles
Kenneth Boese
Mary Boese
Japan
1St Cavalry Division
Julius Dettmann
Camp Atterbury
Ind
Alvin Dettmann
Monona—Pvt
Wallis Mohrman
Fort Bliss
Art Mohrman
Seaman
Edward Martin
Curtis
San Diego Naval Base
Maynard
Pvt
Robert Suhr
Walter Suhr
John W. Thiele
Gordon Warnke
Walter Warnke
Center Point
Stanley — Bernard H. Margirl
AE 3
James Magirl
Richard Lacina
Fort Hood
Clarence Lacina
Richard Allen
Pfc
Paul Hayes
Sgt
Emmett Hayes
Germany
Quasqueton
Donald F. Gapinski
Frank Gapinski
Delaware
Robert Meader
Harry Meader
Mechaniccsville
Lawrence E. Unruh
Louis Unruh
Richard B Anderson
Loran Miller
Chanutefield
Lewil Miller
Harry Madera
Frank Madera
Bay
Philadelphia
Sigourney
Lloyd Deitrich
Fort Sill
Oklo
Ronald Claypool
Kenneth Claypool
Yokosuka
Anamosa
Dale H. Steinhoek
Greeley
David Slater
Neal Slater
Erling Rikansrud
A. R. Rikansrud
Lubbock
Harold Schuchmann
Theodore Schuchmann
Lackland Air Base
Kenneth Sears
Homer Sears
Enterprise
Ala
Sears
Brandon
Harold Gates
Anne Jaeger
Gail Shaffer
Arthur Shaffer
Lyle Towne
Virgil Towne
Savanah
West Liberty
John Buckman
New Bern
N. C
S. A. Buckman
Marion Patrick
Great Lakes
George Patrick
Robert Stephens
Fredia Stephens
Dean T. Hazlett
Army
Camp Chafee
Ark
Camp Crowder
Milton A. Palmer
Andy Palmer
Leo
Fay Edgerly
Max Edgerly
Dennis Thurman
Camp Pendleton
Willard Thurman
St. Joseph
Larry Spence
Close call spares Sgt. Hach from fatal Globemaster crash
Sgt. Wilbert Hach of Clutier narrowly missed death when furlough papers delayed his boarding the Globemaster that crashed at Moses Lake Washington on December 19 killing 86. He was briefly listed missing before the error was corrected and his furlough was canceled, sending him back toward Alaska as he hopes for another chance around January 1.
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The
Gazette
Clutier
Army
Wilbert Hach
Will Hach
Moses Lake
Wash
Hach
Sgt. Hach
Alaska
Hickenlooper Clears Iowa Patronage Rumors
The Cedar Rapids senator denies patronage aims in Iowa and says federal appointments will be handled by district congressmen. He notes key roles on agriculture foreign relations and atomic energy committees and expects a busy schedule in Washington. Rep. Thomas E. Martin and Mrs. Martin spend Christmas in Detroit. their son Richard works for Ford Motor Co. A pocket directory for the Eighty third Congress lists Iowa lawmakers.
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Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Hawkeye
Middle
Far East
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Washington
United States
Hickenlooper
Senate
Agriculture and Foreign Relations
Joint Committee On Atomic Energy
Thomas E. Martin
Iowa City
Martin
Detroit
Richard Martin
Young Martin
Ford Motor Company
Rep. Martin
Ray Reiser
Seattle
Margaera
James L. Harrison
Joint Committee On
Rep. H. R. Gross
Waterloo
Federal Security Administration
Oscar Ewing
Wilbur J. Cohen
Ewing
FSA
Truman
Gross
Warren
Harlo Seaton Returns to Family Newspaper Roots
Harlo A. Seaton, son of Iowa publisher Charles A. Seaton, remains in the Clarence shop as doors open for revival after a 1930 Clarence High School graduation and prior reluctance to join the family newspaper business.
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Clarence
Harlo A. Seaton
Harlo
Iowa
Charles A. Seaton
Clarence High School
Harlo Seaton runs Clarence Sun solo since 1951
Harlo Seaton, known as Chas. A., has published the Clarence Sun alone since his father Chas. A. Seaton died in 1951. The seven column four page paper, with 550 circulation, operates from above the Clarence post office and relies on local sources for news while Seaton handles all production solo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Seaton
Chas.a
Harlo
Chas. A
Harlo Seaton
Clarence Sun
Chas. A.seaton & Son, Publishers
Ethel Shriver
Clarence
Clarence School
Sun
Post Office
Chas. A. Seaton
Lowden News
Lowden
Detweiler Sons Serve in Armed Forces
Four sons of Mr and Mrs W G Detweiler Wellman serve in the armed forces. They are Pvt Ronald Detweiler Camp Gordon Ga Pvt Duane Detweiler Canal Zone Pvt Willie Detweiler Seattle and Pvt R L Detweiler Camp Gordon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
W. G. Detweiler
Ronald Detweiler
Camp Gordon
Duane Detweiler
Canal Zone
Willie Detweiler
Seattle
R. L. Detweiler
Johnson County Leads State In Aid to Dependent Children
Social Welfare Board data show Johnson county averaged $194.32 per case for aid to dependent children in September across 84 cases, the highest county average in Iowa. Statewide average was $105.55, with Lyon county lowest at $74.34 across 22 cases.
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DES Moines
Johnson County
State Board of Social Welfare
Lyon
Lyon County
Grundy County
Union County
Winnebago County
Newly elected officers of Emma Beckman chapter OES
Columbus Junction lists the newly elected Emma Beckman chapter officers with Mrs B O Roundy as worthy matron and Dr E W McWilliams among the leaders. Other officers include Mrs Clement Cecil M A Davis Mrs Edith Marshall Mrs John Bell Mrs Carroll Bell and Mrs M A Davis.
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Columbus Junction
Emma Beckman Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
B. O
E. W. McWilliams
Clement Cecil
M. A. Davis
Edith Marshall
John Bell
Carroll Bell
West Liberty School Bond Vote Date Set for Jan 23
The West Liberty school board announced a January 23 election on a $185000 bond issue to finance a new grade school building. Architects' plans have been approved and petition signatures meeting the required 65 were collected promptly.
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West Liberty
Luther College Dorian Vocal Festival Set for Jan 7 8
Final plans are made for the Dorian Vocal Festival on Luther college campus January seventh and eighth. About 293 students from Iowa Minnesota and Wisconsin will attend with 43 high schools registering top vocalists for solo and ensemble appearances. The grand concert January eighth features 213 vocalists directed by David Foltz with the Nordic Cathedral choir led by Weston Noble. Olin public school also places four students Mary Hart Sharon Jones Elaine Mason and Robert Sharon in the festival.
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Decorah
Luther College
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Dorian Society
David Foltz
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Neb
Luther College Nordic Cathedral Choir
Weston Noble
Olin Public School
Mary Hart
Sharon Jones
Elaine Mason
Robert Sharon
Two Held for Theft Of Christmas Gifts
Des Moines deputies arrested Melvin Neer aged 32 and Charles Wren aged 24 on suspicion of stealing Christmas gifts from the Polhamus home two miles north of Runnells. An auto turn signal and a wall-type can opener, tied to gifts, were recovered as evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Albert Polhamus
Runnells
Thomas L. Reilly
Melvin Neer
Charles Wren
Reilly
Polhamus
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Richard Johnson
Donald Johnson
al Johnson
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Lester Untiedt
Lowdon
Harold L. Herman
August Horman
Fort Richardson
Bob D. Snyder
Edward Snyder
Sheppard Air Base
Nolan W. Dehn
Elmer Dehn
Manchester
Ferdinand Stano
White Sands Proving Ground
N. M
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7Th Infantry Regiment
Dial
Marion, Iowa
Marion
2Nd Ave
Yweret
Bert Kemmerer
U. S
Senator Hickenlooper
Dan O’brien
San Francisco
Orient
O’brien
Wililliam
Young O’brien
Harvard
Honeywell Corp
Henry O 'Talle
New York
United States Mint
Ham
Loyal Meek
the Gazette
Business College
the Sun
Iowa Cancer Society
State Society
H. A. Seaton
Superior Steel Products CO
Edar Rapids, Iowa
L. G. Soames
F. Robson
Social Welfare Board
Craig Sevde
Ernest Sevde
Toledo
M. Feder & Sons Iron and Steel Scrap
F Avenue
Federal Land Bank
Benton, Linn and
Jones Counties
National Farm Loan Association
Harold B. McTavish
Secy-Treas
Third Ave
TIN
E. Cohn & Sons
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