Veterans and families recall wartime service in Graettinger
The Times itemizes homecomings and updates from Graettinger area families. Cpl. James Petersen returns from army duty on September 24 to visit his parents. Lieut. Malcolm Jensen arrives from the west coast for a visit with the Jensen family. Shorty Brobst comes home from the Pacific on a 25 day furlough. Dwane R. Larson reports attending air cadet school in Syracuse New York while praising the country and climate. Wilmer J. Petersen returns from an army hospital with a CCH and potential call. Leo Moran visits with his parents while Wilmer Petersen also recovers. Donahd A. McCombs graduates as an aerial gunner at Fort Myers Florida, joining bomber crews overseas. ALC Oliver M. Refsell and Norman Luchsinger share updates on service and residence. The bulletin notes Germany’s war progress and a public notice of local council actions and an appointment as executor in Palo Alto County.
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Dwane R. Larson
Anil
Lewis Larson
Schau
Syracuse
New York
Miami Beach
Leo, Moran
Léo Moran
Army
Charles Moran
Wilmer Petersen
Leo Wikert
Leo Moran
Donahd A. McCombs
Alfred McCombs
Graettinger
Iowa
Army Air Forces
Fort Myers
Fla
United States
Osgood News Visitors Spend Sunday and Weekday Afternoons
Osgood area residents visited various homes on Sunday and Tuesday afternoons. Lloyd Enger and family hosted Ole Olesen. Dwane Kiners and children visited Enger. R F Laabs Bill Haas Carry Haas and Amanda Schutt visited Leo Kinnetz, with RR A Kinnetz family also at Leo Kinnetz home. Helen Stiles left Friday to Cedar Rapids to visit Mrs Slader then St Paul to see Cpl Gene Slader at Fort Snelling before returning Tuesday.
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Lloyd Enger
Ole Olesen
Dwane Kiners
R. F. Laabs
Bill Haas
Carry
Amanda Schutt
Leo Kinnetz
RR. A. Kinnetz
Helen Stiles
Caroline Slader
Cedar Rapids
St. Paul
Cpl
Gene Slader
Fort Snelling
Decorations and dreams in a traveler’s tale across Iowa
The piece threads several vignettes from Harlan to Storm Lake and Cedar Rapids. It notes Tech Sgt Donn Cartwright returning home after service with nine decorations including the Silver Star and Presidential Citation. Mrs Darland injures herself at a canning plant in Storm Lake as co workers raise funds, while local efforts honor Charles J. Kosek with a granite boulder dedication. An Ovologah miniature house and a Will Rogers monument spark reflections on heritage and memory. The column closes with mementos from Will Rogers’ pockets and a note on Swedish monument customs.
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Harlan
Donn Cartwright
Donn
Tech
Sgt. Cartright
Texas
Storm Lake
J. L. Darland
Darland
Ikea Lodge
Navy
Oologah Oklahoma Will Rogers Birthplace Tour Preview
A nostalgic note invites Rogers fans to visit Oologah Oklahoma, birth town of Will Rogers, about fifteen miles from Claremore. The piece recalls a scrawny village of about 100 residents and reflects on Rogers’ early life as context for his humor.
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Oklahoma
Wil
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Shorty” Brobst
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Osgood News
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