East Iowans to train at Fort Riley after draft
Eastern Iowa draftees will head to Fort Riley Kansas for training as the first group sworn in this week. Major Allen O Brophy of the Cedar Rapids draft center says eight or 13 weeks is likely with a 10 day furlough after completion. Ten Johnson county men had pre induction exams and 10 more are slated for November 30.
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Iowa
Fort Riley
Kan
Allen O. Brophy
Cedar Rapids
Nega Rapids
Brophy
Air Force
Navy
Pullman
Johnson County
Dean J. Zamadnek
William F. Rotter
Iowa City
Gaylord H. Brenneman
Leo D. Yoder
Rudolph D. Miller
Cornelius Miller
Russell L. Gnagey
Leo E. Miller
Kalona
Joseph L. Zalesky
Swisher
Richard A. Michael
Hills
Red Cross Enrollment Progress Reported in Linn County
Mrs. Donald E. Smith chairing Linn County Junior Red Cross says 42 of about 95 rural and consolidated schools have received materials and contributed. In Cedar Rapids area 16 of 25 public and parochial schools have submitted contributions and final reports are still pending.
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Red Cross
Linn County
Donald E. Smith
Junior Red Cross
Smith
Cedar Rapids
Blumenshine Pix Wins CIA Award
Del Blumenshine of Cedar Rapids earned third place in the CIA photo contest in Havana. The Gazette staff photographer captured J. W. Bowdish and William H. Roberts of Marion discussing politics as Bowdish smoked a cigar. First and second places went to LeRoy Ryan and Donald Allen Reilly.
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del Blumenshine
Cedar Rapids
Cigar Institute of America
Blumenshine
The
Gazette
Havana
Cuba
Truman
Florida-Cuba
J. W. Bowdish
William H. Roberts
Marion
Bowdish
Horace Greeley
Roberts
Rutherford B. Hayes
Cigar Institute
LeRoy Ryan
Boston Post
Donald Allen Reilly
Charleston
S. C
News Courier
CIA
Cadet program recruiters visit Cedar Rapids
Major H J Finch and Lt B T Holloway from the Tenth Air Force told Cedar Rapids young men about the aviation cadet program. They noted age 20 to 26 eligibility, a 52 week training cycle, and entry dates March 1 July 1 and Oct 15 with about 1700 applicants for the March class.
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H. J. Finch
B. T. Holloway
Tenth Air Force Headquarters
Indianapolis
Cedar Rapids
Air Force
Cornell College
Coe College
Finch
Recruitment Office Calls for Appointments at Local Station
The notice invites individuals to schedule appointments at the Army and Air Force Recruiting Station. It mentions coordinating through Tand Holloway at Coe or by contacting the station directly for available slots.
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Tand Holloway
Coe
Army and Air Force
Linn Medical Society to Hear Dr Womack
Dr Nathan A Womack head of surgery at University of Iowa College of Medicine will speak on Benign Lesions of the Breast at the Linn County Medical Society meeting after a 6:30 p m dinner at the Montrose hotel The speaker has long served on the American examining committee since its founding.
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Nathan A. Womack
University of Iowa
College of Medicine
Linn County Medical Society
Montrose Hotel
Womack
The
Surgeon and editor active in pathology and clinical surgery
He served as editor of the Annals of Surgery and was a professor of clinical surgery. He held posts as surgeon to the outpatient clinics at Washington University and associate surgeon at Barnes General Hospital, St. Louis Children’s and St. Louis Maternity hospitals.
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Board of Surgery
Annals of Surgery
Washington University
Barnes General Hospital
St. Louis Children’s
St. Louis
Bedford man offers reward for missing gun and gear
Doug Kidwell places an ad in a Bedford newspaper offering his bird dog and hunting gear after someone took his gun shells shell vest and game bag from his car on the previous Thursday. He invites the thief to return the items.
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Bedford
Ind
Doug Kidwell
Church Women Delay Decision on Alliance
In Milwaukee AP report the United Council of Church Women votes to refer the question of joining the proposed National Council of Churches to the 1949 board after a year of study. Only a handful oppose. The group has been invited to join seven Protestant bodies forming a super group to unite 21 million American Protestants.
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Milwaukee
United Council of Church Women
National Council of Churches
Board For Action
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Scott
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