Navy Recruiters Win First Place In Iowa Contest
The Cedar Rapids navy recruiting station earned top Iowa status in February recruiting. Nineteen men enlisted in various services with several sent to San Diego or Fort Huachuca and others entering delayed enlistment programs. Several recruits received leaves and promotions across the Navy Marine Corps Air Force and Army, including merit notes for Merlin J. Bideaux and postings for officers and enlistees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Iowa
San Diego
Michael G. Hoffman
John J. Gosling
Mechanicsville
Clifford R. Montgomery
Sixth Street SE
Eric C. Wood
Forty-second Street
Richard E. Olswold
Middie
James R. Sharp
Route Three
Marion
Marc F. Davis
Toledo
Clifford T. Cox
North English
Kenneth J. Lekin
Twenty-Ninth Street
Kieth A. Annis
Independence
Steven W. Barrette
Bowling Street
Michael N. Baird
Vinton
Charles A. Kamberling
Eighth Street
Raymond K. Houser
A Avenue
Randy L. Wilkey
Westland Road
Neal Junk
Sioux City
Hal D. Gilchrist
Center Point
Marine Corps
Dennis A. Hammill
Foote Street
Ronald W. Viekovsky
Tenth Street
Cedar Rapids
Merlin J. Bideaux
Cmdr
A. J Froggett
Des Moines
Kilroy Toilet Tour Probed by Twelve Detectives
In London twelve special investigators spent three weeks scrutinizing toilets at 337 pubs in 27 English towns. They examined vandalism notes and discovered Kilroy writings on walls as part of the inquiry. A separate Seattle report notes a burglary at the Highland Pet Shop and the theft of animals including a toucan and a parrot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
UPI
Jimmy Hatle
Kilroy
Cedar Rapids
Seattle
Highland Pet Shop
Council of British Ceramic Sanitaryware
Ulcers Heal at 67 With Patient Cooperation
A reader asks if a 67 year old with a duodenal ulcer can heal. Dr Motner says yes with adherence to treatment, notes sedatives and gut motility drugs may aid, and warns against aspirin. He emphasizes ruling out other causes via X rays and reading his booklet for full guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Motner
M.H.C
moLnar
Mother
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Record Pond Cyprus Discovered in Georgia Swamp
Forest ranger Paul Musgrove reports America's largest pond cyprus found in an Alapaha River swamp in Stanenville Georgia. The tree measures 21 feet 10 inches in circumference 121 feet tall and a crown spread of 9 feet nearly doubling the prior champion as recorded for the American Forestry Association contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanenville
Paul Musgrove
America
American Forestry Assn
Musgrove
Farmer coughs up 17 inch towel from stomach in hospital
Auguste Brenkle of Hagenau France says a towel was left in his stomach during an operation. After days of fullness he coughed up a 17 inch towel in front of neighbors despite X rays showing nothing earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hageneau
France
UPI
Auguste Brenkle
Brenkle
Want Ads Help Find Lost Items Quickly
Classified want ads offer fast results by listing items for sale or wanted items. Readers scan listings to locate missing objects, trade leads, or connect with sellers and buyers across the community.
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Steven Frazier
Gerald Frazier
E Avenue
Ft. Huachuca
Ariz
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Gary D. Hansen
Ralph Hansen
Fourteenth Street
Biloxi
Robert C. King
Glenn R. King
Golfview Drive
Paul C. Wagner
Vern Wagner
Rural West Union
Bainbridge
William B. Anderson
Robinwood Lane
William E. Walker
J. D. Goodley
Ely
Port Hueneme
Calif
Richard Lutzelman
Robert Lutzelman
Blake Boulevard
Vietnam
Tim Keiper
Elmer Keiper
Atkins
Whiteman Air Force Base
Larry Payn
L. E. Payn
Sixth Avenue
Air Force
Grand Forks
N. D
Jerald D. Nicol
Milton Nicol
Oelwein
Army
Ronald K. Sable
Pauline Sable
Keota
Reese Air Force Base
Texas
Grenadines
Pfc
Herman Schlegg
Herman’s
The
Army Camouflage Corps
Hugger
Joseph G. Motner
B. P
B.C
Cyprus
Armstrong's
Fille
Bancora
Save
Armstrong
Pio
Bermuda
3Rd Street
4Th Avenue
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