Five Iowa City Soldiers Missing Since December
Five Iowa City servicemen are listed as missing in telegrams to their families. Cpl J D Beals 39 missing in Germany since Dec 16 Pvt L L Finley missing in Belgium date not given Tech Sgt G N Kennedy 29 missing in Germany since Dec Capt G D Scarborough 29 missing in Belgium, seas See, Set Sgt Robert E Kline 20 missing in Germany since Dec 20 Beals is son of Mrs Ida Beals and brother of Mrs J W Iowa City His wife and family receive word. Finley is son of Mr Mrs George Finley Kennedy entered service March 1943 and sent overseas with anti division last November Scarborough worked at the Gover Funeral Home Iowa City before entering service His wife and baby live in Indiana Kline son of Mr and Mrs E E Kline His wife works at Schick General Hospital in Clinton He was inducted March 1943 Also noted Pfc William Riley listed as missing in action since Dec 16 his wife notified by War Department He was employed by Eastern Buyers before enlistment.
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J. D. Beals
Germany
Pvt
L. L. Finley
Belgium
Tech
Sgt
G. N. Kennedy
Cpl. Beals
Ida
J. W
Iowa City
Pvt. Finley
George Finley
Sgt. Kennedy
Ralph
Bill Perrin
Mellie Swailes
Iowa
Ity
P. W. Kenny
Conesville
Scarborough
eGovern Funeral Home
Indiana
Sgt. Kline
E. E. Kline
Schick Genera Hos- Clinton
Army
Belle Plaine
William . Riley
Estern Buyers
Rileys
Pvt Pratt Missing in Germany since December 21
Pvt Allison R Pratt reported missing in action in Germany since December 21. He was sent overseas last October and serves as an infantryman. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Ray Pratt and the father of Sgt Calvin Pratt who has been stationed in Iran for the past two years.
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Vinton
Allison R. Pratt
Germany
Ray Pratt
Calvin Pratt
Iran
Missing in action soldier from Wapello area named Walk er
Pfc. John H Walker son of Mr and Mrs S N Walker has been reported missing in action in Germany since November 24 He was inducted March 17 1944 and sent overseas last September The last letter from him was dated November 14 Two brothers also serve overseas Tech William D and Cpl Paul M The family resides in Wapello Iowa and the notice notes the continued service of relatives and a wounded brother Glen E Schultz in Bel um
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Illiam A. Schultz
Soldier with anti-aircraft unit praised for service overseas
A service member who entered in November 1942 and has since served overseas with an anti-aircraft battery since February is being recognized for his ongoing wartime duty.
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Rvised
Missing in action: Thomas Krip in Germany since December Dec 6
Thomas Krip 21 reported missing in action in Germany since December 6. He entered service January 1943 served overseas as a yeoman third class in the Pacific theater. Sister Maria and grandmother Mrs James Carroll reside in Monona.
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Eee
Thomas Krip
Germany
Joe
Hawkeye Pvt Jerry Miller Killed in Leyte Action
Pvt Jerry Miller 21 son of Mr and Mrs Frank Miller of near Fayette was killed December 7 in action on Leyte in the Philippines. Born at Hawkeye he graduated from Chisholm Minnesota high school where a sister was a teacher. He is survived by his parents nine brothers and sisters including Lt Georgia Miller Waves stationed in Maryland and S Sgt Milan Miller stationed in Florida.
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Hawkeye
Jerry Miller
Frank Miller
Fayette
Leyte
Philippines
Chisholm, Minn
J.g
Georgia Miller
The
Waves
Maryland
Milan Miller
Florida
Air Medal Awarded Lt. L H Clausen
BLAIRSTOWN The Air Medal for Lt. Lemoine H. Clausen 26 now a prisoner of war in Germany has been received by his mother Mrs Bertha Clausen His plane was shot down over Germany March 15 1944 He enlisted in 1940 and went overseas as a B 24 Liberator pilot in 1943
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Blairstown
Lemoine H. Clausen
Germany
Bertha Clausen
Clausen
Gasoline Station Fire in Iowa City Causes Heavy Loss
A fire gutted Bob and Henry's gasoline station at 323 East Burlington Street in Iowa City Sunday morning. Loss estimated at $10,000 with tires tubes storage batteries antifreeze and equipment destroyed. Firemen battled flames two and a half hours as workers escaped into snowdrifts. the owner says the loss is insured.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
Bob and Henry
Burlington Street
R. W. Levnbaugh
Leibaugh
Major Russell Volckmann Found Alive in Luzon
Maj Russell Volckmann once listed as missing in action is reported alive on Luzon with his family in Clinton confirming he was on Bataan when the Philippines fell to enemy forces.
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Clinton
Maj
Russell Volckmann
M. J. Volckmann
Luzon
Bataan
Philippines
Two Shoeless Jailbreakers Still At Large
DES MOINES AP Two shoe less Nebraska convicts John Giles and Edgar Cook who escaped the Council Bluffs jail Saturday are believed to have stolen a third automobile at Bayard Guthrie county late Saturday night. They fled from the Audubon area and were seen north on highway 69 between Belmond and Garner but not substantiated. The pair had obtained gasoline coupons and possibly blanket strips for their feet. The Rev. E Harold Jackson reported Bayard church break in and missing denim jacket and work cap. Giles faces first degree murder charges for a 1930 North Dakota police chief death and both had prior auto theft charges and escape history.
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Des Moines
Nebraska
Council Bluffs City
John Giles
Edgar Cook
Bayard
Guthrie County
Belmond
Garner
E. E. Kunkle
Cuthrie Center
A. E. Calvert
Audubon
Nethergall
Council Bluffs
Kunkle
E. E. Strauser
Earl Miller
Giles
Cook
Nebraska State Penitentiary
Oakland
Avoca
Frank Sweeny
Nebraska Penitentiary
Martin G. Johnson
Ray
N. D
Pottawattaime County
Forty seven blood transfusions fail to save girl life
Des Moines reports 17 year old Marceline V. Smith of Eagle Grove, a leukemia patient at a Des Moines hospital since last August, died Sunday after receiving 47 transfusions. She is survived by her parents, three sisters and four brothers.
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Des Moines
Marceline V. Smith
Eagle Grove
Miss Smith
Iowa December employment up 1.3 percent from November
The state labor bureau reported Iowa's December employment rose 1.3 percent compared with November but remained 11.3 percent below December 1943 levels.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Bureau of Labor
Purple Heart Awarded to Pvt Harry Turner Jr
Mr and Mrs Harry Turner of West Union announce their son Pvt Harry Turner Jr received the Purple Heart for wounds in Germany. After several weeks in the hospital he rejoined his company.
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West Union
Harry Turner
Pvt
Harry Turner, Jr
Germany
Turner
Truck Driver Perishes In Gasoline Fire
MT. PLEASANT AP Paul Bright from Iowa City died Sunday night when a gasoline transport truck struck a concrete bridge, skidded into a stream, rolled over and exploded. The cab was crushed by a 5000 gallon load as flames spread 150 feet downstream and trees burned. Bright lived at 119 South Linn with his wife and two children. his father resided in Des Moines.
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MT. Pleasant
Paul Bright
Iowa City
Here
Bright
Frank Dann
South Linn Street
Pauline
James Bright
Des Moines
Fifteen Injured In Calmar Wreck
A Milwaukee passenger train near the Calmar roundhouse split when a broken switch rod caused a derailment. Fifteen passengers were injured, one seriously, all from a coach that tipped over. Sgt LeRoy Moeller suffered back injuries and was hospitalized.
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the Gazette
Calmar
Milwaukee
Calmar Roundhouse
LeRoy Moeller
Everly
Fort Knox
Mason City
Woman Fatally Injured in Car Truck Collision
Mrs. J. E. Curtis, 44, of Manchester died after her car rear ended a Del Que Farm Service truck from Earlville parked off the highway. The truck lacked lights. Curtis daughter survived with minor injuries. Driver William Arnold was charged for operating without lights. oil company manager O K Kettleson faced permitting an improperly lit vehicle.
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the Gazette
Manchester
J. E. Curtis
Carl Anderson
Curtis
del Que Farm Service Company
Earlville
William Arnold
O. K. Kettleson
Chicagoan Dies While Hunting Near Homestead
Theodore Tonneman, 64, of Chicago, a former wrestling champion and Illinois referee, collapsed and died Sunday while rabbit hunting with three companions on the Arthur Pundt farm south of Homestead. He owned a summer resort in Wisconsin. Body returned to Chicago Monday.
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Homestead
Theodore Tonneman
Chicago
Illinois
Arthur Pundt
Tonneman
Wisconsin
Missionary Rev. Dr. Jensen to Speak at Earlville Church
The Rev. Dr. Anders Kristian Jensen, a Methodist missionary in Korea, will address the Earlville Methodist church Thursday evening. He plans to discuss Far East problems, with emphasis on Korea, after travels in Japan, North and South China, Malaya, Syria, Palestine, and Europe.
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Earlville
Anders Kristian Jensen
Korea
United States
Earlville Methodist Church
Far East
Japan
China
Malaya
Syria
Palestine
Europe
Ripley War Believe It or Not Contest Opens for $1000 Prize
Robert L. Ripley announces a two week contest to find the best truth based Believe It or Not about the war. Entries postmarked by Feb 3 win $1000. top submissions may appear in Ripley cartoons with credit. All entries become property of The Gazette and may be used, no manuscripts returned.
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Robert L. Ripley
the Gazette
Ripley
Simon and Schuster
Bright
Fairview Cemetery elects new officers
Earlville notes Fairview Cemetery association elects president Will Hunt secretary John Clifton and treasurer Carl Laxson to lead the group.
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Earlville
Fairview Cemetery Association
Will Hunt
John Clifton
Carl Laxson
Purple Heart Awarded to Soldier’s Mother in Greeley
Mrs Floyd Ripple received the Purple Heart awarded to her son Pvt Robert E Clute wounded in action November 10 in France.
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Iowa 3
G. D. Scarborough
Robert E. Kline
Pfc. Riley
Pfc
Riley
Pfc. Walker
Cedar Rapids
Gazette Company
3Rd Ave
Associated Press
United Press International News Service
Allen-Klapp Company
Michigan Avenue
Fifth Avenue
New York
New Center
Detroit
Media Records
Byalaele
3Rd Avenue
Kreppene
L. H. Clausen
E. Harold Jackson
Bayard Methodist Church
Tom McQuaig
Smith Bros
Cedar Rapids, In
Ball Clinic
Worlds Famous Health Resort
Joseph Halpert
Franklin
Joan Dell
Newman
Wbetter Health
Dager
Excelsior Springs
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