Iowa launches Silver Wings campaign for 17 year olds
Army recruiting in Des Moines announced a state wide Air Corps Silver Wings drive to enlist 17 year olds for aviation cadet training. A traveling board will visit 17 Iowa cities with support from Veterans of Foreign Wars and Civil Air Patrol as vision standards relax to 20 80 correctible to 20 20. 18 to 26 eligible. Training spans over a year with up to 80 000 dollars per cadet.
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Air Corps
Des Moines
Army Recruiting Headquarters
Army Air Corps
Air Corps Reserve
Floyd R. Miller
Iowa
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Civil Air Patrol
Miller
Early Mailing Of Xmas Packages To Armed Forces
Early mailing dates for Christmas gifts to Army and Navy personnel overseas are urged. Parcels should be mailed between September 15 and October 15, with strict limits of five pounds and 14 by 36 inches. One parcel per week per service member, marked Christmas parcel, to ensure delivery before December 25. The piece emphasizes the vast distances, frequent transfers, and need to boost morale among troops abroad.
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Army
Navy
Alaska
Greenland
Iceland
England
Sicily
Africa
Australia
South Pacific Islands
India
China
South America
Notice of Dissolution of Graettinger Tile Works
Notice to concerned parties that Graettinger Tile Works of Graettinger Iowa held a meeting on August 17 1943 and unanimously voted to dissolve the corporation. Chris Jensen president and Fred Spies secretary were appointed to give notice of dissolution. The charter expired and all business has been completed.
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Graetytinger Tile Works
Graettinger Tile Works
Graettinger
Iowa
Ith
Chris Jensen
Fred Spies
Graettingertile Works
Army Navy parcel rules and a sailor rescue feature
The text outlines strict parcel packing standards for military gifts including strong wrapping and protected edges, lists prohibited items, and notes required addresses for Army and Navy senders. It closes with a local item: Marcus man Glenn Juhl among three Iowa sailors rescued after the Helena sinking in Kula Gulf.
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Glenn Juhl
Marcus
Iowa
South Pacific
Helena
Kula Gulf
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Hawkeye
Antilles Air Command
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Wren
Cuba
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Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
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Clay County
Britt
Prairie Metroplis
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Keokuk
Great Dam
Aries
Agricultural College
Iowa City
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Council Bluffs
Trans-Continental Railway
Sioux City
WACS
Fort Des Moines
G.I
Sons of Iowa
Herbert Hoover
Henry Wallace
Harry Hopkins
Roosevelt
Austin Palmer
Palmer
Cedar Rapids
Sanddy
Graettinger Business and Professional Men
State of Iowa
Taloq Alto County
Pearl 'T. Finger
Palo Alto County
Thomas VT. Haugstuen
E. F. Nefstead
District Court OF Iowa
Robert C. Kinkade
Susie Ann Kinkade
Clerk of the
Seid Union
District Court
Emmetsburg
Edward D. Kelly
Derale
Proving Ground
DeKalb
Johnnie Johnson
Wallingford, Iowa
John R. Doe
167Th Infantry
A. P.O
Care
New York
N. Y
Fleet Post Office
John M. Jones
U.S. Navy
Naval Air Station
Ware Fleet Post Office
San Francisco
Calif
Roger W. Doe
U. S. Navy
Minnesota
Care Fleet Post Office
Marley
In Jensen Building
W. A. Marley Ghar
Fer, Iowa
White
Fred Masters
H. A. Elsenbast
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