Reconditioning program builds up his appetite in hospital
Second Lt. John H. Leafstone, 21, of Sioux City, recuperates at Clinton's Schick General Hospital after a severe leg wound from a German mortar. The war patient pins hope on a army reconditioning program to regain use of his limb and fuel his appetite, while pursuing further education, possibly in air conditioning, with support from his uncle and aunt.
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Gazette
John H. Leafstone
Volturno
Italy
Schick General Hospital
Clinton
Iowa
Frank Nye
Steff
Qchick General Hospital
Sioux City
Johnny Leafstone
Sioux City Journal
National Guard Company
John V. Leafstone
Johnny
War
Army
Safe Blowers Set Fire to Tire Shop
Fire crews investigated a blaze at the O.K. tire shop in Fort Dodge after a safe was moved from the front to the rear and robbed of 300 dollars. The interior suffered extensive damage and the fire was reported at 2 55 a.m. Sunday.
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Fort Dodge
O.K
Cedar County Trial Jurors Are Drawn
Special to The Gazette. Cedar county district court term opens April 17 with Judge M. C. Hamiel presiding. Jurors instructed to report April 24 include individuals from Atalissa Bennett Durant London Mechanicsville Moscow Stanwood Tipton West Branch West Liberty Wilton Junction and Wilton Junction listings with multiple names.
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Cedar County District Court
Atalissa
A. H. Simons
Guy Osborn
Bennett
William Roop
J. L. Small
Evelyn Johansen
Fred C. Klipp
Emma Conrad
Clarence—Verva Bixler
Forrest Woode
Muriel Elijah
Anna Budelier
Durant
Nellie E. Ehlert
William E. Kunde
Ella Horn
Inez Baldridge
Harold Cole
Ed Christensen
London
Edwin Werndt
Cyrus K. Kemmann
Mechanicsville
Charles Mulherin
Maude Platner
Ralph Becker
Moscow
C. A. Zeisig
Stanwood
L. O. Reid
Glen Tenley
Tipton
Walter Miller
Violet Borts
R. W. Wright
Evan Brown
Herman Lange
Agnes Banghart
A. C. Stiff
William Schneekloth
Frank Loomis
James Stafford
Mildred Richards
Fred Luedeman
Albert Chapman
E. W. Sissel
Fred Eeers
West Branch
Delia Miner
Lulu Gill
H. H. Walker
John B. J. Tucker
Clara Larson
West Liberty
Lawrence Jensen
William Hinkhouse
Wilton Junction
Leo Weich
Wilber Hendricks
Emil Lamaack
Julia Pratt Observes 100th Birthday in Fredericksburg
Mrs. Julia Pratt, widow of a Civil War veteran, celebrated her one hundredth birthday on Monday in Fredericksburg. The event marks a century of life for the notable local resident.
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Fredericksburg
Julia Pratt
Fayette County Superintendent Takes New Post
D R Roberts Fayette county superintendent of schools will report April 1 as training officer in the Veterans administration at Des Moines. He served in World War I and spent 16 of 29 months with the U S army in France. Previously he was superintendent at Elgin Iowa for four years.
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West Union
D. R. Roberts
Fayette County
Veterans’ Administration
Des Moines
Roberts
United States Army
France
Elgin
Walter E Wagner granted leave by Palo school board
Walter E Wagner, superintendent of the Palo consolidated school for eight years, has been granted a leave of absence by the school board. He passed his pre induction physical at Camp Dodge and awaits his call to the army.
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Palo
Walter E. Wagner
Palo Consolidated
Camp Dodge
Army
School chief resigns to volunteer for military service
Special to The Gazette Winthrop M. R. Field superintendent of schools for the past three years resigns to enlist. He will finish the current school year before leaving.
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Winthrop—M. R. Field
Funeral services held Sunday for John W. Hutton
Scotch Grove resident John W. Hutton 85, a long time landowner and farmer, died in a Monticello hospital. He owned the family homestead and multiple farms in Scotch Grove township and served as school director and township trustee. He was active in the Scotch Grove cemetery board and church and was known for trotting horse records. Burial followed at Scotch Grove cemetery.
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Scotch Grove
John W. Hutton
Monticello
Samuel E
Hester Jane Davis Hutton
Jones County
James Hutton
Samuel Eby
Ennis
August Ladehoff and Sons
Scotch Grove Cemetery
Scotch Grove Presbyterian Church
Odd Fellows Lodge
Goetsch
Husband and Wife Die in Farm Fire Near Fort Dodge
In a seven mile northwest reach of Fort Dodge, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Bard died in a farm home fire of undetermined origin that destroyed their residence. Neighbors arrived after 3 a.m. but could not enter as the house burned. Allard, 33, survived by his parents and six siblings. Mrs. Allard, 30, survived by her parents. The couple had no children.
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Fort Dodge
Clifford Bard
Allards
Here
Allard
Tama Men Wounded in Mediterranean Action
The War Department announced that Pfc. Dewey Roberts and Pvt. Melvin E. Twin of Tama, Iowa, were wounded in action in the Mediterranean theater.
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Washington
War Department
Pfc
Dewey Roberts
Pvt
Melvin E. Twin
Tama
Mediterranean
Retired Pastor C L McKim dies at 77 in Des Moines
The Rev. C. L. McKim, 77, a retired Christian minister and former pastor of the Christian church at Oelwein, died Sunday in Des Moines.
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Des Moines
C. L. McKim
Christian Church
Oelwein
Legion of Merit Award to Kinney Native of Aurora
The Navy named two Iowans for heroism and meritorious service. Capt Philip R Kinney 47 of Aurora received the Legion of Merit for his work as communication officer with the South Atlantic force. His vision and administrative ingenuity built a communication organization enabling the South Atlantic force to wage its duties.
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Washington
Navy Monday
Legion of Merit
Philip R. Kinney
Aurora
South Atlantic
Submarine Sinkings Honored Captain Isbell Receives DSM
Captain Arnold J. Isbell, 44, native of Oto, awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for his command of an anti submarine task force in the Atlantic from July 27 to November 9, 1943. The citation credits his force with a notable record of submarine sinkings in the South Atlantic and effective warfare against the enemy.
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South Atlantic
Arnold J. Isbell
Oto
Atlantic
Townsend Clubs Hold State Meet in Des Moines
About 400 Townsend club members gathered in Des Moines for the Iowa state meeting. Russell Saville of Washington, head of the national Townsend lobbying bureau, reported that 166 House members had signed a petition to bring the Townsend pension bill out of the Ways and Means committee for House consideration.
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Des Moines
Townsend Clubs of
Iowa
Russell Saville
Washington
National Townsend Organization
House of Representatives
Ways and Means
House
Iowans Hear from Son Captive Since Fall of Corregidor
McGregor residents learn their son Larry McGuire, a prisoner of the Japanese since Corregidor's fall, is alive and well. In a Red Cross message from Tokyo area Camp No. 2 he asks for chocolates and tobacco and sends greetings to friends. A short wave broadcast via Washington confirms his health. McGuire joined the air corps in 1939 and served as a bomber in MacArthur’s forces. His associate Lt Bernetta Durr, daughter of local residents, is serving with the U S nurse corps in Australia.
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McGregor
P. E. McGuire
Larry McGuire
Oree
Red Cross
Bernetta
Lawrence R. McGuire
Camp No. 2
Tokyo Area
Japan
McGuire
Washington, D. C
Cpl
Gordor Coones
Camp 2 M
Tokyo
Air Corps
Dubuque
Philippines
Youth Ends Life After Parental Refusal
Donald Wood Worth, 16, a Boone High School sophomore, committed suicide Saturday after his parents refused permission to go to Omaha. He walked a few blocks from his home and shot himself.
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Boone
Donald Woodworth
Boone High School
Omaha
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