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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1955
Page
9
Soldiers Serving Far From Home In 25th Division Hawaii and Alameda
Pfc. Robert C. Shull husband of Marilyn Shull of 422 First Street SW serves in Hawaii with the Twenty-fifth Infantry Division after enlisting in April 1954 and basic training at Fort Leonard Wood. He arrived in Hawaii in May. Pfc. Daniel D. Kirk son of Mr and Mrs George Kirk and husband of Laura J Morrell of 1050 Eleventh Street NE arrives in Alameda California Thursday aboard the aircraft carrier Midway. He is with an anti aircraft artillery battalion previously stationed in Pusan Korea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert C. Shull
Marilyn Shull
First Street
Hawaii
Twenty-fifth
E. F. Hopton
Tenth Street
Army
Fort Leonard Wood
Daniel D. Kirk
George Kirk
Laura J. Morrell
Eleventh Street
Alameda
Calif
Midway
Pusan
Korea
Linn county names seven to be inducted into the army
The county draft board office reported seven Linn county residents slated for Army induction on July 20. They are Richard J. Burian of 2219 Second Street SW James J. O'Donnell of 1952 Park Avenue SE Richard D. Treeka of 504 Forest Drive SE Robert W. Houseman of 501 Twenty Fourth Street NE Robert J. Quinn of Marion Eugene R. Novak of Marion Route 3 and Emil J. Dondelinger of Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Army
County Draft Board
Richard J. Burian
Second Street
James J. O'Donnell
Park Avenue
Richard D. Treeka
Forest Drive
Robert W. Houseman
Twentyfourth Street
Robert J. Quinn
Marion
Eugene R. Novak
Emil J. Dondelinger
Local Airman Savage Honored and Promoted at MacDill
David L. Savage son of Mr and Mrs W L Savage 3215 Circle Drive NE was named airman of the month in May at MacDill Air Force Base Florida. He was promoted from airman third class to airman second class in June and serves as a typist and mail clerk in a maintenance squadron at MacDill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David L. Savage
W. L. Savage
Circle Drive
MacDill Air Force Base
Fla
MacDill
Dental assistant graduate joins Fort Riley assignment
Pvt. Virgil E. McQueen son of Mrs Marguerite Puckhaber 1413 Fourth Street NW recently completed the dental assistant course at the Medical Field Service School Fort Sam Houston Texas He has orders to Fort Riley Kansas A Roosevelt High School graduate he entered the army January 1955 and trained at Camp Chaffee Arkansas
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil E. McQueen
Marguerite Puckhaber
Fourth Street
Medical
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Fort Riley
Kan
Army
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Donnan Redesignated Specialist Third Class
Douglas D. Donnan son of Mr and Mrs W J Donnan of 221 Highland Drive NW has been redesignated a specialist third class under the army plan to give separate designations to specialists and NCOs. He was a corporal and is stationed at Heilbronn Germany training army scout dogs. A 1950 Roosevelt high school graduate and former University of Iowa student, he will complete his two year hitch in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas D. Donnan
W. J. Donnan
Highland Drive
Army
Donnan
Heilbronn
Germany
Roosevelt High School
University of Iowa
Mathematician First Lt Petrick Joins Cambridge Center
First Lt Stanley R Petrick from Cedar Rapids has been assigned to the Cambridge Massachusetts research center as a mathematician. The center is part of the U S Air Force Institute of Technology, headquartered at Wright Patterson AFB Ohio. Lt Petrick recently completed a five semester digital computation course and earned his master's degree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley R. Petrick
Cedar Rapids
Cambridge, Mass
Cambridge Center
U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Ohio
Petrick
MIT Couple Ties To Local ROTC Family Ties
Massachusetts Institute of Technology resident St Petrick, a Roosevelt high school alumnus class of 1949 and 1953 Iowa State College graduate, is connected to ROTC training through air force studies. His wife Mary Ethel works as a mathematician at MIT’s instrumentation lab. They recently spent 30 days with Mrs Petrick's parents, H S Buxton, at 410 Eighteenth Street NW, and St Petrick is the son of Fred Petrick at 116 C Avenue NW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusettes Institute of Technology
Cambridge
Mary Ethel
MIT Instrumentation Laboratory
Roosevelt High School
Iowa State College
St. Petrick
servicemen on leave and assignments announced
S Sir Norval Oliver husband of Carol Oliver of 4519 C avenue NE is to spend 29 days away from an air force base in Labrador with six more months of post leave duty in Labrador. Seaman Byron FE of Hinton son of Dorothy Johnson of 611 Third street SW leaves 18 days from Kodiak Alaska naval air station for security duty after two years in the navy and a stint at Wilson high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norval Oliver
Carol Oliver
C Avenue
Labrador
Byron Fe, Hinton
Dorothy Johnson
Third Street
Kodiak Naval Air Station
Alaska
Wilson High School
Air Force S/Sgt Holec Discharged After Four-Year Tour
S/Sgt Milton L. Holec completed a four year air force tour and was discharged at Hunter Field Georgia after three years as an electronics repairman. He is the son of Charles L. Holec and Mrs. Holec of 151 Hayes street SW and of R L Alexander and Mrs. Alexander of 1114 Twenty-eighth street SE. They have one son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton L. Holec
Air Force
Hunter Air Force Base
Georgia
Charles L. Holec
Hayes Street
Airman Bertrand named to squadron all star team in Germany
Airman 1c Dale Bertrand son of Mr and Mrs Harold Bertrand 821 Ellis Blvd NW was named to his squadron all star baseball team in Germany as first baseman and will compete in the group tournament this month He has served in the Air Force three years Pvt Gerald E Parsons 2205 Johnson Ave NW completes Marine Corps basic training Friday in San Diego Calif Leon N Slife son of Nathan C Slife 2205 Coldstream Ave NE is at Fort Sam Houston TX for ROTC summer encampment He is a veterinary student at Iowa State College
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Bertrand
Harold Bertrand
Ellis Boulevard
Allstar
Germany
Air Force
Gerald E. Parsons
Johnson Avenue
Marine Corps
San Diego
Calif
Leon N. Slife
Nathan C. Slife
Coldstream Avenue
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Iowa State College
Bone fragment found aids teen in leg injury recovery
In Chicago a three inch bone fragment found near a motorcycle truck crash scene was identified as Harold Walat 19 and replaced in his left tibia. Doctors said the leg is mending well and warned without the fragment a graft or shortening might have occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Harold Walat
Walat
C R Library Receives Second Gift From Virginia Donor
A Williamsburg retiree Earl Gregg Swein donated 45 books to the Cedar Rapids public library in memory of his parents Edward and Mrs Swem. The collection emphasizes art and architecture with titles on Old English furniture Queen Anne London inns Palladio and a 1675 edition of The Art of Contentment, reflecting a second literary gift prompted by librarian J Archer Eggen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Archer Eggen
Cedar Rapids Public Library
Williamsburg
Earl Gregg Swein
Edward Laurence Swem
Leota Swem
Cedar Rapids
Swein
Eggen
London
Andrea Palladio
James Reynolds
Richard Allestree
Bride Wields Python at London Wedding
London dispatch reports Joan Hall arriving to wed John Burcombe with a live 15-foot python draped over her shoulders. The groom presented the bride with the snake as a wedding gift causing startled reactions among attendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Joan Hall
John Burcombe
Burcombe
Sokol Meeting and JAC Lodge Gather Monday Evening
The Sokol and Sokolice host a potluck supper at the Sokol clubrooms Monday at 6 30. Jednatz provides meat and coffee. attendees bring a covered dish and table service. Slot pictures and St Louis meeting plans are on the agenda. JAC Lodge No 388 holds its regular meeting at Ellis Park River Pavilion Monday at 6 30 with a watermelon feast prior. all members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sokol
Sokolice
Jednatz
St. Louis
JAC Lodge
Ellis Park River Pavilion
Heat vs Sunstroke: recognizing the signs
Heat prostration presents with a cold bluish pale body and requires warming measures. Sunstroke shows a hot red body and demands cooling actions to reduce temperature.
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