Servicemen's Roundup Highlights Local Draftees and Returns
Local servicemen and families are noted in a roundup from Anamosa to Brandon. Minesweeper crew aboard Devastator, Fort Riley assignments, Fort Lawton, and Korea service are listed alongside furloughs and recent graduations. Notables include Moray Eby joining Rear Admiral Hoskins staff in Honolulu and Dorothy Weber serving in a Long Island hospital unit.
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Anamosa
Louis E. Albers
John G. Albers
Edgar Hazlett
Camp Polk
Gilman
James J. Ternus
Joe Ternus
87Th Infantry Regiment
Iiag
Fort Riley
Marengo
Richard G. Fiester
Fort Leon
Wood
Quasqueton
Frank Gapinski
Donald Gapinski
Army
Seattle
Masonville
Harold Keeman
Archie
Calmar
Roger Weselmann
Ralph Weselmann
Navy
Delta
Robert L. Goldman
Columbus Junction
Richard Hendrickson
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
William Hendrickson
Tipton
Duane Burmeister
Camp Stoneman
Calif
Central City
Robert M. Holub
Albert Holub
Prairieburg
Fort Richardson
Oxford Junction
Richard McClure
Forest McClure
France
Seaman Moray Eby
Frank D. Eby
John M. Hoskins
Pacific
Military Air Transport Service
Honolulu
Fay Crull
Guy Crull
Fort Lawton
Wash
Earlville
Dorothy Weber
Hospital
Long Island
Traer—Marine
Robert J. Crawford
Ralph E. Crawford
Italy
Arthur M. Eastman
San Diego
Japan
Indians Fish Trap Sighted In Iowa River
A giant V shaped rock formation uncovered in the Iowa River near Middle Amana during a low water period is believed to be an ancient Indian fish trap. The long trap arms measure about 150 feet, with rush mats above rock walls to guide fish. University researchers offered no firm date. locals cite Iowa’s earliest settlers as knowing of the trap.
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Iowa River
Middle Amana
Iowa City
Iowa
Fred W. Kent
Lisbon Mothers Send Gifts to Servicemen
Lisbon Mothers Send Gifts to Servicemen reports 35 Lisbon servicemen in the United States receive Christmas packages prepared by the Lisbon Servicemen's Mothers' organization last week. The group sent 23 overseas packages last month. A pre Christmas party at Lisbon School is planned for December 6 at 6:30 pm with a pot luck supper grab bag and entertainment.
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Lisbon
United States
Eldridge Appointed Resident Pastor Here
What Cheer announces Richard D. Eldridge of Kentucky as the new resident pastor of the Church of Christ. His appointment centers the local congregation’s leadership for pastoral duties and community outreach.
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Richard D. Eldridge
Kentucky
Church of Christ Here
Quartet To Give SUI Concert on Wednesday
The New Music String Quartet, a youthful ensemble hailed as one of the finest, will perform Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the Iowa Memorial Union at the University of Iowa. The program features neglected master pieces. Members: Broadus Erle, viola. Matthew Raimondi, violin. Claud Adam, cello. Walter Trampler, viola. Student tickets go on sale Monday with public sale Tuesday.
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Iowa City
New Music String Quartet
Iowa Memorial Union
University of Iowa
Broadus Erle
Matthew Raimondi
Claud Adam
Walter Trampler
June McConlogue to Lead Montana Choir at Conference
June McConlogue will direct the Montana College choir and serve as speaker and conductor at the Montana Music Educators Conference in Billings December 4 to 6. She will lead an all state Montana high school choir as a conference demonstration.
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Montana
Billings
Iowa political notes on roads and speakership seen in Des Moines
Iowa Good Roads Association and Iowa Highway Commission clash remains a backdrop as observers look for progress. The piece covers political moves for the 1953 Iowa House speakership, with Ernest Kosek leading Republican contenders and prior speakers through Iowa history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Highway Commission
James Wilson
Carroll
Iowa Good Roads Association
Fred White
Highway Commission
Decorah Students Selected for All State Band in Des Moines
Four Decorah high school students Dorothy Hoffman Elene Hanson Rodney Ellickson and Angie Henning played in the all state high school band and orchestra in Des Moines on Saturday.
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Decorah
Decorah High School
Dorothy Hoffman
Elene Hanson
Rodney Ellickson
Angie Henning
Des Moines
Cornell Alumni Gain Noted Success Across Fields
Cornell graduates win recognition in diverse fields. Dr. Edgar J. Helms of Good Will Industries marks the organization’s fifty year milestone, while Rev. A. Raymond Grant leads Methodist work in the Pacific Northwest. Other alumni advance to deanery, editorial roles, naval service, and international public relations projects in India.
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Cornell
MT. Vernon
Edgar J. Helms
Good Will Industries
Christian Advocate
Good Will
Methodist Church
A. Raymond Grant
Portland
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Alaska
Bishop Grant
Cornell College
First Methodist Church
Sacramento
Calif
Lions Club
John Milford Stark
Dayton
United States Naval Reserve
Newport
R. I. Stark
U. S
Delhi
India
Esther A. Armstrong
Miss Armstrong
Brooklyn
Beirut
Alexandria
Port Said
Suez
Karachi
Bombay
Boulevard Road
U. P
The
United States
Radio News Directors Gather at Iowa University
Radio news directors from across the country will hear an analysis of wire service news prepared by University of Iowa journalism students. Jack Shelley of WHO Des Moines will present the report at the National Association of Radio News Directors convention in Cleveland, accompanied by Prof. Arthur Barnes head of the Iowa journalism radio sequence.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Jack Shelley
Station
WHO
Des Moines
National Association of Radio News ‘Directors
Cleveland
Arthur Barnes
Iowa School of Journalism
Mrs Herman Wiebel Tragic Fall Breaks Leg
Mrs Herman Wiebel suffered a broken leg in a Wednesday fall on basement steps. She is hospitalized at St Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids for treatment and recovery.
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Lowden
Herman Wiebel
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
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999Th Armored Field Artillery
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Montana Choir
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