Men and Women in the Service Highlight Local Recruits
Edward Earl St Germain graduated at Spence Army air field advanced flying school in Moultrie Georgia earning second lieutenant rank and silver wings. Many others from the area are listed with assignments at Camp Mackall Fort Myers McChord Field Farragut and Camp Butner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Earl St. Germain
Ernest St. Germain
Eighteenth Avenue
Spence Army Air Field
Moultrie
Air Corps Reserve
Army Air Forces
Lieut
St. German
Wilson High School
University of Texas
Ft. Myers
Fla
James F. “Red” Anderson
James F. Anderson
Eleventh Street
Camp Mackall
N. C
John E. Rice
McChordfield
Wash
John H. Rice
Fifteenth Street
Sergt. Rice
Army
Max Kepler
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Oxford Junction
Chaffee
McKinley Street
Howard McLaughlin
Cedar Rapids
Navy
Fort Schuyler
N. Y
John Hobel
Hondo
Texas
E. S. Hobel
Wilson Avenue
Lee Eldon Hobel
Air Corps
Florence
S. C
Emil S., Jr
Naval Training Station
Farragut
Idaho
Allied Problems In Tunisia Shown By "Cactus Farm"
In Northern Tunisia Allied troops push toward Tunis and Bizerte amid stubborn German defenses centered on a hilltop farm called Cactus Farm. The post offers a vivid account of a fortress with anti tank guns and machine guns that halted British advances at Sidi Abdullah and Little Argoub, forcing costly assaults and heavy casualties. A British major recounts his capture attempt and escape moments amid the chaotic fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward F. Beattie
First Army
Tunisia
Tunis
Bizerte
Sidi Abdullah
Little Argoub
Plant worker killed at Iowa Ordnance plant
Burlington reports Joseph M. Bratkovic aged 47 of Monmouth Illinois was killed when wheels of a freight car ran over him after he fell at the Iowa Ordnance plant on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Joseph M. Bratkovic
Monmouth
Iowa Ordnance Plant
Towan Kiwanis Head Chooses New Governor
Trustees in Omaha selected Duane Dewel of Algona Iowa to lead the Iowa Nebraska Kiwanis district succeeding Wilbur S Aton of Holdrege Nebraska who resigned to enter the navy as a commissioned officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towan Kiwanis
Omaha
Duane Dewel
Algona
Iowa-Nebraska District of
Kiwanis
Wilbur S. Aton
Holdrege
Neb
Navy
Public Letter Against War-Effort Strikes Urges Fact-Based View
A Gazette reader argues against mining strikes during wartime urging victory before action. He notes miners face dangers for seven dollars a day and 185 workdays in peace, calls for earnings limits on labor, and asks readers to seek facts from both sides before judging the miners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tower
Mr. Boyd
Readers reply challenges miners war coverage and bias
A reader criticizes the paper for not presenting miners views and for blaming miners in coverage of a strike. The letter questions operators profits and urges balanced reporting, suggesting the controversy could have been avoided if miners demands were met. The writer cites Mr Boyd and Mr Tower as examples of criticism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tower
Boyd
Mr. Tower
Mr. Boyd
Thieves Take Dusenberry Derby Winnings And Rings
Harry Dusenberry of Muskogee Oklahoma won $6 000 on a Derby Day longshot Busyridge at Churchill Downs but the money was stolen from his mattress while three men bound and gagged the couple in their hotel room. His wife reported rings valued at $2 500 stolen as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Harry Dusenberry
Muskogee
Okla
Churchill Downs
Dusenberry
Longshot Busyridge
Ancient Egyptians Perfected Leather Tanning Art
The ancient Egyptians are believed to have advanced leather tanning to a high level, showcasing their skilled craftsmanship and enduring influence on early trade and industry.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Glenn, Temeyer
Camp Butner
John Temeyer
A Avenue
Donald Ray Clarke
Leona Clarke
Eighth Street
Keith Herington
Eleventh Street NW
Clark Herington
Eighth Avenue SE
Eugene L. Stark
Sixth Street
David J. Samek
Fred Samek
Elis Boulevard
Sheppard Field
Corp
Samek
Chanute
Pfe
Don Henningsen
Alliance
Earl Henningsen
Fourteenth Street
C. van Gordon
Fifth Avenue
Henningsen
Des Moines
Oskaloosa
ST. Germain
McLaughlin
Gibbs
John S. Gibbs
MacArthur
Australia
Sixth Avenue
Col. Gibbs
Ed Gibbs
B Avenue NW
Boy
Chicago
Leroy
Barton
People’s Forum
the Gazette
Bulgaria
Varna
Comblimen Consultatia
Hazel Winters
Dorothy Gray
Fifth Avenue Salon
Philip Morris
Pulip Morris
Philip Mor
VIGNY
Newman
Newman's
Seersucker
Bobby
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