Iowa Soldier Outdoes Hawaii Beauty Boosters
Private Myrlin Strausser stationed with the signal corps in Hawaii writes home about island life. He describes the scenery climate and people including Hawaiians Filipinos and Portuguese and notes 34 hour passes to enjoy stores movies and Waikiki. He praises home support for the war effort and signs off with Alpha and good luck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrlin Strausser
Signal Corps
Hawaii
G. K. Strausser
Third Street
Strausser
Chris Strausser
North English
Waikiki Beach
USO
Red Cross
Bonds Bought to Educate Daughter
In Puerto Rico, three-month-old Carol Ann Oelberg will benefit from $1,100 in war bonds purchased by the squadron members of Pilot Thomas Oelberg. Oelberg learned of his daughter's birth the day his plane sank an Axis submarine, and he was killed weeks later. The bonds were mailed to Mrs. Oelberg of Sumner, Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Thomas Oelberg
Oelberg
Carol Ann
Sumner
Leota Germar Joins WAAC Motor Corps
Miss Leota Germar of Volga City enlisted in the WAAC motor corps. Daughter of Postmaster Otto Germar she is a Volga City high school graduate of 1931 and Bayless Business College alumna. She has aided in the local post office for nine years. Call date uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Volga City
Leota Germar
Otto Germar
Germar
Motor
Women’s Army Auxilary Corps
Navy Ahead of Schedule in Iowa Token Recruiting
Describing a tribute to the new battleship Iowa, Lieut. Truman Jones reports Iowa’s enlistment drive aims for 3,000 men between Sept. 1 and Oct. 27 and is progressing ahead of schedule with 899 applications in ten days. Enlistments are token counts by district, not specific crew assignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Truman Jones
Navy
Iowa
Jones
Sioux City
Mason City
Waterloo
Fort Dodge
Davenport
Carroll
Ottumwa
Burlington
Cedar Rapids
Spencer
Dubuque
Decorah
Creston
Veteran Hospital Employee Killed in Knoxville Auto Crash
James Pitt aged 54 of Knoxville died Friday night from injuries after being struck by an automobile driven by 18 year old Robert Gee as Pitt was on his way to the U S Veterans Hospital. The crash occurred in Knoxville and authorities investigated the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
James Pitt
U. S. Veterans Hospital
Robert Gee
Pitt
Iowa Republicans Optimistic On Fall Victory
Washington AP reports six Iowa congressmen returned from district visits predicting a clean Republican sweep in the fall election. William S. Jacobsen, a Democrat, remains the lone non GOP member in the delegation, while five Republicans Paul Cunningham Fred C Gilchrist John W Gwynne Ben F Jensen and Henry O Talle forecast a strong GOP showing. They note Iowa voters are wary of war delays and waste, want action, and see frontline dangers rising. Karl M. LeCompte and Thomas E. Martin are expected back in Washington soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Iowa
Williams. Jacobsen
Clinton
Jacobsen
Vincent Harrington
Sioux City
Army Air Corps
C Gilchrist
Laurens
John W Gwynne
Waterloo
Ben F Jensen
Extra
Henry O. Talle
Decorah
Talle
Cunningham
Karl M. LeCompte
Corydon
Thomas E. Martin
Iowa City
Evacuated Jap Students May Attend Cornell
Cornell College in Mt Vernon is considering admitting an undetermined number of Japanese students evacuated from the west coast by army order. James McCaulay, director of admissions, said the admissions board is willing to accept them and that students are eager to come. Living quarters have already been arranged.
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Mt, Vernon
Cornell College
James McCaulay
Cornell Board of Admissions
Rites for Zeigler To Be Held Monday
Ensign Lee Channing Zeigler of Anamosa, killed in a Pensacola naval air station crash, to have ashes arrive with a military escort from Ellyson field. Funeral services set for Monday at 1:30 p.m. Smykil's funeral home with burial in Muscatine.
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Gazet AN
MOSA
Lee Channing Zeigler
Anamosa
Pensacola
Fla
Naval Air Station
Ellyson Field
H. W. Zeigler
Smykil
Muscatine
Northern Iowa Favored as Evacuee Haven for Filipino Japanese
Iowa officials report northern counties more receptive to three mixed nationality evacuee families from California than southern areas. Field staff cite prior experience with immigrant labor groups, housing availability, and local attitudes as key factors while guarding against potential exploitation in the resettlement during wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Iowa
California
State Board of Social Welfare
Iowa Board
Judd Aims for Iowa House Speakership in 1943
Rep William N Judd of Clinton declares his bid for speaker of the Iowa house in 1943 contingent on re election on November 3. He currently seeks his fourth term in the house.
War Bond Day Auction Scheduled in Mechanicsville
War Bond Day marks Gen. John J. Pershing’s birthday with Bush-Dennis post and the Commercial club sponsoring an event. A picnic dinner and Mechanicsville high school band concert precede an address by Frank Drake of Muscatine. A service men’s honor roll is dedicated and a 2:30 auction accepts payment in war bonds.
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Mechanicsville
John J. Pershing
A.E.F
Bush- Dennis Post
American Legion
Commercial Club
Frank Drake
Muscatine
Cornell Opens Wartime Year With Big Freshman Class
Cornell college starts its wartime term with 271 new students including 247 freshmen. Women outnumber men, and 23 percent rank in the upper 10 percent of their class. Seven new faculty join as wartime needs rise, with updates to math and political science staff and a refugee scholar joining from Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
MT. Vernon
Cornell College
Cornell
Watson Mc Davis
Elmer E Moots
Harvard University
Moots
F M McGaw
Betti Deming
Dietitian
Marjorie Johans
Alfred Schuhmann
Edwin C Rozanene
Clark University
Schuhmann
University of Munich
Germany
University of Pavia
Italy
Europe
Hobart College
Geneva
William John Scarborough
Jay B MacGregor
Walter B
They Still Take Vows In the Vale
Nashua area tale notes many couples wed at The Little Brown Church in the Vale as war sparks weddings. Pastor Hanscom says most couples intend marriage despite looming separations and army postings, with Pearl Harbor era rises and 1941 declines and a renewed uptick post Pearl Harbor.
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the Vale
Dorothy Dougherty
Nashua
Pearl Harbor
Wake Island
Java
Wildwood
Vater
Little Brown
Gretna Green
L Hanscom
Glade
Hanscom B
War Is Lowering Iowa Birth Rate
The Iowa state health department reports a wartime decline in births. Dr Eric P Pfeiffer notes a projected 6.8 percent drop by 1941 levels, about 3,000 fewer births, with 46,036 births in 1941 and 21,474 in the first half of 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Iowa State Health Department
Eric P Pfeiffer
Department
Iowan Sergt Nessler Leads Egyptian Tank In Battle
Sergt Francis H Nessler of Mt Auburn Iowa took command of a tank in a recent Egyptian desert engagement after his superior officers were wounded He was slightly wounded and is 23 having joined service last fall Also pictured are fellow American tank fighters and crew members including Sergt Oscar E Reaves Corp William O Kern Privates Jess W Griffith Donald A Bullard Walter W Olson and Nessler with others in training with the British forces in the desert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis H. Nessler
Mt. Auburn
Sergt
Nessler
William Nessler
Associated Press
Oscar E. Reaves
Clearwater
Fla
Corp
William O'Kern
Belleville
Ill
Jess W. Griffith
Clarksburg
W. Va
Donald A. Bullard
Granada
Minn
Walter W. Olson
Dwight
Kan
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Flying Tiger
Bill Reed
Mayme Reed
A. R. McElwain
Gilbert Voorhies
H. F. Knight
Burma
Gazette Reynolds
Marion Park
Bill
Aloha
United Nations
Islands
Waac Motor Corps
Zeigler
Joan MW Chapman
John DeMerritt
Welfare Board
United States
DeMerritt
Iowa Welfare Board
Judd
Refugee
Johnny Doughbey
Ireland
Britain
Egypt
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