Stars and Stripes Service Notes From War Era
Letters from D M Bates Henry Petersen Millis Glenn Lundgren and Russell Jones mention transfers locations and visits at Jefferson Barracks Rice California Camp Polk Graettinger Des Moines and Norfolk. They report weather warm in open spaces and tanks plus a donor appeal for old rubber and thanks for readers.
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Henry Petersen
Rice
California
Millis
Glenn Lundgren
Russell Jones
Graettinger
Camp Polk
Marl Jones
Des Moines
Graettinger Market Report July 30 1942 Prices for corn oats beans
Market brief for Graettinger dated Thursday July 30 1942 lists commodity quotes for corn oats beans No 2 at .03405 eggs No 2 at 27 cents Noel eggs trade space state brand butter heavy hens and leghorn springs 2 weeks or over 16 cents heavy springs 6 lbs and over 20 cents springs 3 to 5 lbs 18 cents.
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Graettinger
Adebee
Letters From the Home Front Amid World War II News
In Norfolk eight weeks spent with Joe Grady and notes on Graettinger boys in the navy. Messages from Bernard Rick and Arnold Dalen describe service, training, and home town ties. Ensign Ray Jennings visits from Corpus Christi and Pearl Harbor money, plus photos from Honolulu, show wartime morale and connection to families.
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Las
Norfolk
Joe Grady
Graettinger
Navy
Joe
Aly
Clases
Ray Jennings
Naval‘air Corps
W. L. O'Connor
Corpus Christi
Milo Thoreson
CCC
Milford
Roy Young
Charles
Leo Young
Honolulu
Leo
Pearl Harbor
Shorty
Mrohst
Two Men Wanted At Once For Sales And Farm Work
A large well known fees company seeks two men for good paying local work. Tasks include service and sales in the circulation area. Farm or sales experience helpful. Pleasant permanent employment. Send name and address. personal interview by arrangement. Write Box J Graettinger.
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Box J
Graettinzer
Honey stored in Guthrie County courthouse puzzle
Workmen found a large quantity of honey in the Guthrie County courthouse surprising workers who noted bees still active while the honey was stored there The find included several pounds of honey and other relics from a Clarinda factory yard that yielded over half arlowd of junk steel for future defense projects The items also included a pattern for casting in square wax and Crowe's original inventions factory ware shoe perging machine.
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Warkmen
Guthrie County
Clarinda
Castin Square
Dah Crowe
Church notices list services and events around Aug
The item lists multiple church activities including Graetsinger M E Church and Immaculate Conception Mass times, First Lutheran reminders, Bible Camp at Lake Okoboji services, Luther League picnic at Ft Defiance, and daily confessional hours, with hostesses named and fellowship meeting details, plus Lost Island notes.
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First Lutheran Church
Lake Okoboji
Luther League
Ft. Defiance
League
Home Mission Variety Picnic at Lost Island State Park
The Home Mission Variety plans its annual picnic at Lost Island State Park. Transportation help is available via Mrs. Ole Thoreson. Sunday School invites all to Camp at Lake Okoboji with services starting at 1 00 PM led by Rev JV Masted, Pastor.
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Lost Island
Ole Thoreson
Lake Okoboji
JV. Masted
Osgood News Social Roundup in Iowa Town
Osgood News lists visits and travels of local residents including Mrs J E Moffitt and Nina at Clarence Moffitts and Des Moines relatives, Maurice Smith family from Des Moines visiting Storm Lake, Ardyce and Phyllis Smith returning to Ospood, and a Navy furlough visit by Viner Clayton to Havelock. Local residents also visit Winterset, Algona, Depew, Cheyenne, and Ft Madison, with births noted and new arrivals.
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J. E. Moffitt
Nina
Clarence Moffitts
M. 0. Smith
Ospood
Maurice Smith
Des Moines
Storm Lake
Orval Smith
Ardyce
Phyllis Smith
Stith
Camp Warren
Mills
Winterset
Lyle Nicholson
Josie McCvay
Algona
Mike Bradley
Slaughter
Leo Sehaney
Viner Clayton
U. S. Navy
Great Lakes
Ilinois
Footer
Lloyd Emory
Wilma Clayton
Havelock
Lloyd Emery
Will Holliday
Ft. Madison
Elbert Powers
Franti Powers
Ralston
Short Powers
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the Stars and Stripes
Marines
Air Corps
D. M. Bates
Jefferson Barracks
Weather Observers’ School
Byron Rolfson
Mami
Hawkeye Theater
Owa
Arizona
Buck Jones
Tim McCoy
Spencer Tracy
Katharine Hepburn
Gloria Worscn
Kay Francis
Walter Huston
United Nations
United States
Bernard Rick
Campgreet
U. S
Kansas City
Arnold Dalen
O. Ko
Tom
Poll
Arnold
Charles Young
the &H
Farmers Creamery Co. Graettinger
Graetsinger M. E
Wm. G. Bohi
Tasior
Immaculate Conception
D. K. Hurley
City Meat Market
Robert Simonsen
Craettinger
Town
Osgood News
Farmers Grain Co
Iowa
Indianola
Motor Club of
Motor Club
National Surety Corporation
AAA Club
Main Street
Davenport
Graettinger Jensen Auto Co
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