Military families and draftees listed across Iowa and Hawaii
The GI Gazette lists service members and draftees from Linn County and surrounding areas. It notes Pvt. Virgil WieQueen graduating from dental assistant school, Lt. Stanley Pedrick joining an Air Force research center, and various enlistments, transfers, and assignments in Hawaii, Germany, Labrador, and Alaska, with updates on promotions and base postings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil E. WieQueen
Marguerile Puckhaber
Fourth Street NW
Medical
Fort Ton
Texas
Fort Riley
Roosevelt High School
Army
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Norval Vuver
Carol Oliver
C Avenue
Labrador
Byron E. Hinton
Dorothy Johnson
Kodiak i Naval Air Station
Alaska
Wilson High School
Bone fragment aids gunshot dog injury victim recovery
CHICAGO AS A police found a three inch bone fragment near an accident scene and had it cleaned and replanted into Barald Walat's left rib area. Doctors said the youth's leg is mending well and the fragment spared a more costly graft or shortening of the leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Barald Walat
Walt
Walat
C R Library Receives Second Gift from Virginia Donor
A Williamsburg retiree Earl Swem donated 45 books to the Cedar Rapids public library in memory of his parents Mr and Mel Swem. The collection focuses on art and architecture with English origin titles including Old English Furniture and Inns and Taverns of Old London. The most valuable item is a 1675 edition of The Art of Contentment by Allestree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Li' Jian
Cedar Rapids
Williamsburg
Earl Grege Swein
Mel
Edward Laurence Swem
Leata Swem
Eggen
Old
London
Andrea Palladio
James Reyjnolds
Richard “Allestree
Snake Gift Flares At London Wedding Tale
London report says Joan Hall arrived for her wedding with her gift from the bridegroom draped over her shoulders provoking startled attendants. Burcombe presented his bride a 15 foot python as a wedding gift, a bizarre scene at the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Joan Hall
Burcombe
Sokol Meeting and JAC Lodge Gather Monday
The Sokol and Sokolice plan a potluck at the Sokol clubrooms Monday at 1 0 pm meat and coffee provided by the Jednz Take a covered dish and table service. Slot pictures will be shown and the St Louis meeting will be discussed. JAC Lodge No 388 holds its regular meeting at Ellis Park River Pavilion Monday at 6 30 pm A watermelon feast precedes the meeting All members urged to attend. If you have heat prostration your body is cold and bluish pale and needs heat in contrast to sunstroke when hot and red
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sokol
Sokolice
Jednalz
St. Louis
JAC Lodge
Ellis Park River Pavilion
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
GI Gazette
BY Bruce Fishwild
Esteel
Alameda
Calif
Azili Aircraft Artillery
Pusan
Korea
Linn County
County
Officr
Richard J. Burian
Second Street
James J. O'Donnell
Park Avenue
Richard D. Treka
Forest Drive
Robert W. Houseman
Twent
Fourth Street
Robert J. Quinn
Marion
Eugene R. Novak
Maliion
Emil J. Donde
Linger
Avid L. Savage
W. L. Savage
Circle Drive
MacDillair Force Base
Fla
Aiman
MacDill
Douglas D. Donan
W. J. Donnan
Highland Drive
Donnan
iTeitbronn
Germany
University of Iowa
Stanley BR. Pedrick
Cambridge, Mass
Reseaceis Center
Cambridge Center
U.S. Air Force Institute of Veehairology
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Ohio
Pettlek
Massachusettes Institute of Technology
Cambridge
Mary Ethel
MIT Instrumentation Laboratory
Town Shale College
Petrick
Lea
Millon
Molec
Air Force
Hunter Air Force Base
Georgia
Charles L. Holee
Hayes Street
Solee
Ro. Alexander
Twenty-eighth Street
Dale Bertrand
Harold Bertand
Ellis Boulevard
Avas
Gerald
Johnson
San Diego
Lean
N. Slife
Nathan C. Slife
Coldstream Avenue
Fort Sam Houston
Vic
Iowa
jBtate Enllene
Travel
UFE
United States Navy
C.R. Library
Virginia
South Side News
Hoover
Aretha
Exthalge
Kiltian
Killian'’s
Sumner
Mk Illian Pee
Nubby Twist Krondloom
Woodtone
Sandalwood
King's
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