War Bond Winners Trade Banter After Top Sales
George Gohmann of Armstrong's and Nola Berger of Martin's shared the top total in the fourth war loan drive, selling 55 925 and 21 800 dollars respectively. They received 100 dollar bonds as prizes while other top sellers earned smaller war bond awards. Their personal stories highlighted telephone outreach and family involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gohmann
Armstrong’s
Nola Berger
Martin’s
Carl Holstrom
Woolworth’s
Chamber of Commerce
Gohmann
London Air Raid Tales and New York Hard Luck For WAAF Couple
Capt Howard Klekar and Mrs Gloria Elekar share wartime love and service experiences. She fought through London air raids with the WAAF while he served as a bomber pilot and they married after his 36 hour furlough in October 1943. They recount narrow escapes from machine gun fire and a taxi collision in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capt
Klekar
London
WAAF
Gloria Neville
England
Miss Neville
Howard
Elekar
New York
War bond contest winners named by Linn County officials
Cedar Rapids retail staff led by George Gohmann of Armstrong's with $55,925 in total sales in the fourth war loan drive. Other top earners include Nola Berger of Martins $21,800 and Edna C. Baker of Luberger's $11,400, followed by William Nelson Armstrong's $8,125 and Alberta Meeker Morris Sanford $7,829.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Linn County War Finance Committee
George Gohmann
Armstrong’s
Nola Berger
Martin’s
Edna C. Baker
Luberger
William Nelson
Armstrong
Alberta Meeker
Moiris Sanford
Mary Tremain
J. C. Penney Company
Evelyn Graham
Kresge’s
Lillian Smtil
Woolworth
Wendell Elfstrom
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Frank Nye
J. L.) Ber
Berger
Berger’s
Retail Merchants Bureau
The
Gazette
800
Miss Berger
Buge
Nations Department
Rodney C
India
Pvt
Waldo
JoAnn
Goodyear Airplane
Akron
F. W. Woolworth’s
Armstrong's
America
New York City
Capt. Klekar
J. E. Klekar
Hamilton Street
Kiekar
Santa Ana
Calif
Albuquerque
N. M
Tro-Site Optical CO
J. B. Crossley
Third ST. SE
Iowa Theater
Crossley
CSC
Sixth Avenue SE
Citizens Service Corps
Winnahs
Cry Druggist
EPSOM
Com
DRUC
Candy
Rad
DR. Lyon
Quart Johnson
Krems Sham
SIR Walter Raleigh Tobacco
Edgeworth Pipe Tobacco
Marrow
Krank
Toushay
Bordens
HEMO
MAZDA
Ibs
Acaaceaas
Pard
Hind
Coffee Maker
Troy
Troy Laundry and Dry Cleaners
Acousticon Instituts OF
Sil Merchants Bank
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