Eastern Iowans receive military promotions and enrollments
Three Eastern Iowa servicemen are promoted. David M. White rises from private to private first class in the army. Kenneth R. Reed earns operations specialist first class in the navy at Norfolk. William A. Cones becomes petty officer third class in the navy at Norfolk. Harts earns an army four year scholarship and attends Colorado State University. Several service members are home on leave from Camp Pendleton, San Diego and Treasure Island, and others enlist in the marine corps and air force programs.
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David M. White
David L. White
Thirty-eighth Street
Army
Kenneth R. Reed
Kenneth M. Reed
Vine Avenue
Navy
Norfolk, Va
William A. Cones
William ©. Cones
Sixth Street
Norfolk
Douglas S. Harts
William Harts
Tomahawk Trail
Harts
Colorado State University
Fort Collins
Colo
Douglas Stephens
Donna Stephens
Carriage Drive
Marine Corps
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Gary Malloy
Anna Malloy
J Street
Okinawa
Eye Saving Hints For Christmas Work
Researchers offer tips to protect vision during holiday tasks. Light the work area well with direct and background illumination. Avoid glare and working by tree light. Sit near windows for daytime writing and use a bright lamp at night. Take periodic breaks to rest and focus on distant objects.
City Orders Longer Graves and Secured Coffin Lids
Johannesburg officials require longer graves and wider plots for city cemeteries and urge undertakers to ensure coffin lids are securely fastened. The move aims to improve safety and burial standards in the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johannesburg
South Africa
Registration opens for Native Son program with 18 firms
Operation Native Son will offer free registration for college seniors to join the December 27 event in Cedar Rapids. Advance registration starts immediately for seniors home during Thanksgiving recess, with 18 participating employers including Amana Refrigeration and the city government.
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Native Son
Don Ferguson
Ferguson
Cedar Rapids-Marion Area
Roosevelt Hotel
Chamber of Commerce
Third Street
Cedar Rapids
Make a Petticoat for Your Christmas Tree
A quick felt project uses pinking shears to cut a central hole and fit around the trunk. Slash from the edge to the center, scallop the outer edge, and decorate. It catches needles, is easy to remove, and simplifies cleaning.
Holiday Colors 30 Years Ago Aegean Islands in News
A fragmentary report describes a German Greens symbolizing everlasting broadcast and Nazi life with shimmering gold and silver colors. The text mentions Samos as an Aegean island held by colors that blossom in the sea and references Allied spirits tied to the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samos
Aegean
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Eastern
Iowa
Donnie Brill
Orland Brill
Johnson Avenue
Stephanie Brill
Twenty-ninth Street
San Diego
Stephen Crandall
Alvina Crandall
Anamosa
Treasure Island
Nat L. Ray
Donna J. Patten
Pinetree Drive
Air Force
Iowa City
Belle Sharmeer
Sycamore
Killian
Snorkle Park As
Junior Sportswear Label
Lindale Plaza
Het Hpi
Killian's
Fdar Rapids
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