Men and Women in the Service Of Their Country
Naval and army personnel with Iowa connections return from leaves and are stationed abroad. Burton Watkins, seaman, returns to Great Lakes after a nine day leave. siblings and relatives update on gunnery training, promotions, and transfers across bases in California Texas England and France. Cadet J F Geiger tops preflight honor roll in Athens while family notes on other service members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton Watkins
Seaman
Great Lakes
Lil. Naval Training Center
B. H. Watkins
Thrty-sixth Avenue
Pvt
Robert Watkins
Scottfield
Ill
Harlingen
Texas
J. F. Geiger
George F. Geiger
Route 1
Navy
Athens
Geiger
Cedar Rapids Gazette Publisher and imprint details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1863 by The Gazette Company lists its daily and Sunday publication at 500 3rd Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. It notes second class matter June 18 1932 under the act of March 3 1879 and prints full wire services including Associated Press and United Press International with rates for various subscription terms and distribution by region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Che
Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
3Rd Ave . SE
Iowa
Rapids
Red Cross Speaker Outlines Prisoner Aid Efforts
A Red Cross representative Mrs. Howard V. Hopkins with the national staff spoke in the Chamber of Commerce rooms on prisoners of war in German and Japanese camps. She summarized mail rules, camp conditions, and the Geneva convention, noting jam in Canadian food packages and Red Cross distribution delays due to mail transport. She showed maps of camps, displayed Christmas packages, and said officials will persist until all Americans are liberated or repatriated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Red Cross
Howard V. Hopkins
Washington, D. C
Linn County
Weaver
Washington
George H. Smith
Watkins
Howard
State Department
American Red Cross
Mrs. Hopkins
100 Room Inn at Okoboji Lakes Sold
The Inn at Okoboji lakes has been sold for 62 500 dollars to A R Johnson of Sioux Falls SD, owner and manager of a theater. The 100 room hotel overlooks West Okoboji lake with 10 cottages and servants quarters. The first unit was built in 1897 by J A Beck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okoboji, Ia
Okoboji Lakes
A. R. Johnson
Sioux Falls
S.D
Sarah T. Callender
Mary W. Jaquith
West Okoboji Lake
J. A. Beck
Postal Life offers $100 monthly sickness and accident policy
New disability and hospital benefit plan covers sickness and accidents from day one with no waiting period. Pays beneficiary up to $1,000 if you die. Quarterly or yearly payment options available, free inspection and no medical exam. Send name, address, age, occupation, beneficiary to Postal Life Building, Kansas City MO.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postal Now
Postal Life & Casualty Insurance Company
Postal Life
Kansas City 2
German Prisoners to Work at Clinton Mills
Fifty German prisoners of war are due this week to relieve labor shortages at the Pillsbury Feed Mills in Clinton. They will live in NYA housing west of the city and be guarded by 14 soldiers with no contact with the public. About 200 Italian prisoners already work at the mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Pillsbury
NYA
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Ray Hulshizer
Menlo Park, Calif
Pvt. Hulshizer
Mrs
A. L. Hulshizer
Covington Road
Co. F. Wittke
Marines
F Avenue NW
Saipan
Tinian
C. F. Wittke
Third Street NW
Bella Sanden Miller
Nebraska
CPO
Miller
R. L
Dick) Struesky
England
Judith Ann
Fifteenth Street
Adolph L
Buck” Cummings
Fort Pierce
Fla
Bertha
George A Cummings
Fifth Avenue
Roosevelt High School
University of Iowa
William P. Geiger
Seattle
Wash
Alaska
Pfe
Robert E. Funk
Camp McCoy
Wis
Earl F. Funk
E Avenue
Richard N. Funk
France
Kenneth E. Oliphant
1200
Thirteenth Street NE
F. E. Oliphant
Ashland
Kenneth Hubbard
Cherbourg
Frances Hubbard
D Avenue
Charles V. Anderson
Marine Corps
Norman
Okla
A. L. Murphey
Medical Corps
Panama
South Pacific
New Britain
Bismarck Archipelago
New Guinea
G. C. Murphey
Maurine
Fredericksburg
Donald Williams
Rived
Italy
Harley Williams
Coggon
Pvt. Williams
Camp Fannin
Cpl
Donald E. Dickson
Camp Rucker
Ala
Donald II
Ellis Boulevard
Cpl. Dickson
J. E. Dickson
Toddville
Richard Zisko
Ed Zisko
Pasadena
Calif
Baltimore
Frank Pokorney
Frank Horak
C Avenue NE
Wilbur C. Suhr
Second Street
Sgt. Suhr
Sophia Suhr
B Avenue NE
Terior
Con
Pat Off
Dial
Associated Press
United Press International News Service
Gomstee
Towa
U. S. Territories
Allen-Klapp Company
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
New York
New Center
Detroit
Media Records
ANP
Speaker
Eagle
Gazette Photo
Paramount Theater
Harry R. Moore
Tri- States Theaters
Moline
Orville Rennie
Nation Department
Mary Milesshe
Kenmore Food Shop
First Avenue
Lipton's
Omar
EWMANS/ Cae
Ragsdale
Newman
China
Kindle
Wagner
Walnut Willies
Ozarks
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