See ere Private Hargrove The Army Memoir Excerpt
A fragment from Marion Hargrove's See ere Private Hargrove recounts Edward Thomas Marion Lawton Hargrove's induction into the army, basic training misadventures, pay confusions, and the rough humor of Army life at Fort Bragg. The prose blends training episodes with barracks banter and whimsical misprints.
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Private Hargrove
Marion Hargrove
Orapter I
Edward Thomas Marion Lawton Hargrove
Te Charlotte
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Local Servicemen Honor Absent Family Returns Home
Honorable discharge reports show Pyré John Hader home on leave to farm or defense work. Russell Wenger, S 2c, stationed at Camp Farragut Idaho, is listed at G. M. School Barracks 20. Kenneth W. Evans advances to Corporal at Chanute Field Illinois. Robert Clother visits home on leave from Camp Dodge. Gerald Heck of the Navy in San Francisco arrives for 10 day leave. Sam J. Frieden visits his mother Mrs. Fanny Frieden after arriving Wednesday.
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John Hader
Russell W. Wenger
G. M. School
Barracks
Camp
Peterson
Usnts
Farragut
Idaho
Chas, Wenger
Kenneth W. Evans
N. W. Evans
Chanute Field
Ilinois
Technical School Sqdn
Gerald Heck
Navy
San Francisco
Calif
Tofield Heck
Sam J. Frieden
Fanny Frieden
Elgin Social Roundup Reports Visits and Gatherings
Mrs Vern Boyer and Alice spent Monday evening in the Leo Boleyn home. Carl Rasmussen of Oelwein was a weekend guest of Mary Goetz. Mrs Helen Schiltz of Dubuque visited in the home of her daughter Mrs J C Warton. Wayne Gilson hosted Bid and Set club at a picnic. Guests included Mr and Mrs Kenneth Jensen, Mr and Mrs Donald Jensen, Eldred Dummermuth and Dennis, and the Petersons of Postville. Patty Peterson returned home after a week with her grandmother Mrs Mary Skarshaug of Collins. Linda Kiple’s fourth birthday was celebrated at a Clermont park picnic with many relatives. Mrs Thomas Gorges left for Waterloo to visit friends before returning to Des Mines where she teaches. She had been staying with her sister Mrs Fred Muehlethaler.
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Vern Boyer
Alice
Leo Boleyn
Carl Rasmussen
Oelwein
Mary Goetz
Helen Schiltz
Dubuque
J. C. Warton
Wayne Gilson
Bid
Kenneth Jensen
Donald Jensen
West Union
Eldred Dum-mermuth
Dennis
C. M. Peterson
Postville
Ethel Kohler
Patty Peterson
Mary Skarshaug
Collins
July milk and bee product notes from wartime agriculture
July figures show Towa hens laid about 345 million eggs and wax from bees valued for military use. The state reports over twice as many acres of soybeans to harvest as in 1M1. Silos, temporary or permanent, discussed with costs and waste considerations. Field weed control mentions alfalfa feeding. Milk production in July 1943 did not exceed July 1942. Wax and bee byproducts used in dental work and machinery.
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Towa
Hog Management and Feed Practices for Fall Prep
The article advises insecticide dips for hog lice or mange, timed before cool fall weather to prevent pneumonia. It details hog plow equipment adjustments, and recommends gilt sorting for next spin Birerne with pasture access, limited corn and protein supplements. Edible soybeans ripen for harvest. pods boiled to extract seeds for canning or freezing.
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Camp Dodge
Elgin
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