Soldier Letter In News Headlines From Clinton Herald
A Clinton Herald write-up features Lieut. Claire Penzkofer, a returned North Africa veteran, discussing artillery tactics, radar developments, and Luftwaffe threats. He praises Allied cooperation with Britain’s Montgomery and notes two burning incentives for Americans: end the war and return home. The piece blends war description with personal history and reflections on combat experiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton Herald
Claire Penzkofer
North Africa
William Penzkofer
Penzkofe
Rommel
Penzkofer
Luftwaffe
United States
Tommy
Montgomery
Eighth Army
Egypt
U. S
Africa
Local News Highlights From Marshalltown Area
Local notes report guests at the Brint home in Marshalltown, health updates on G. C. Ogier, a Lima Peru birth for Lieut. Bruce Baumgardner’s baby Kay May, and various visits. A Dallas area trip discount tip via Ole Larson is noted, plus details on family moves, Decoration Day activities, and cemetery decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Adair
Max Brint[wall
Marshalltown
G. C. Ogier
Bruce Baumgardner
Lima
Peru
Kay Baumgardner
Vacations and Rest Allowance Mentioned by Claire Penzkofer
A fragment notes months long vacations and the chance to lie around and luxuriate in the sensation of being in the United States as stated by Claire Penzkofer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Claire Penzkofer
June Is Here Poem from Darlington, Ind
By John A Stover. A lyrical ode from Darlington Indiana celebrates June the beautiful. The poem describes June as a season of joy with blooming roses, cheerful birds, and woodland melodies, inviting the speaker to join the chorus of praise on summer’s arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A, ‘Stover
Darlington, Ind
LeGrand Friends Church Welcomes With Friendly Services
LeGrand Friends Church invites attendance with Pastor Rey C. Thompson presiding. Morning services include Sunday School at 10 a.m. and Morning Worship at 11. Evening services feature Christian Endeavor at 6:45.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavor
Christian Church Service Notice
Christian Church announces morning hours with Minister Sarah M. Piper leading. Church School at 10 a.m. and Preaching Service at 11 a.m. A welcome to all who attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah M. Piper
The Purple Heart Shown By Alpheus Shellenbarger
Alpheus A. Shellenbarger displayed a recently awarded Purple Heart, a high U S Government honor from World War I. Wounded by a German sharpshooter in France, he spent months in hospitals before returning to the United States. The solid gold and purple medal bears the inscription For Military Merit and his name, reflecting his service with Company D, 118th Infantry, 59th Brigade, 30th Division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpheus Shellenbarger
U. S
Alpheus
France
Alpheus A. Shellenbarger
Co. D 118Th Infantry
59Th Brigade
Marriage at San Francisco Ties LeGrand Family
Grace Collar reports the marriage of Eva Moore and Howard Renus Ackerman on May 20, 1948 in San Francisco. Attendants included Grace Collaz and Glen Byer, with the bride daughter of the late A T Lowry of LeGrand. The groom, son of John Ackerman of Denver, Colorado, works as a pipe fitter in Vallejo shipyards. they will reside at 100 Ness Ave Vallejo. Grace notes war times and sends regards to LeGrand friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeGrano
Lowry
Ois Ava Moore
LeGrand
Marshalltown
Howard Renus Ackerman
Vallejo
Calif
Edward A. Souther
San Francisco
California
Glen
John Ackerman
Denver
Colorado
Ness Ave
Grace Collar
Quarry Chapel Service Schedule Intro
Fey L T Hibs pastor leads morning worship and Sunday School at 10 a.m. Services follow at 11 a.m. Evening Services are at 7 30 p.m. Wednesday night prayer meeting is held.
Former LeGrand Teacher Mrs J Kenneth Anderson Dies
Former LeGrand and Montour resident Mrs J Kenneth Anderson died last Wednesday at her Reinbeck home after a three year illness. Funeral held Friday at 12 80 o clock in Reinbeck with Rev Oswald Sandback, burial in Rowley. Dorothy Rouse Anderson born August 1904 at Brewster Minnesota, survived by husband and two daughters Patricia and Gladys. She taught at LeGrand and Rowley before marriage. moved to Reinbeck two years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Kenneth Anderson
Montour
Reinbeck
Oswald Sandback
Methodist Church
Rowley
J. E. Rouse
Anderson
Dorothy Rouse
Brewster, Mins
Eiley
Emma
Howard Rouse
Dorothy
L. C. Howard
Mr. Rouse
Montour High School
Lowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
LeGrand
Joseph M. Poduska
Marshalltown
Ferminich
Poduska
Bernard
Agnes Zednichek
Bertha Handorf
Helen Caputo
Gladys Straka
Garwin
Lela Dostal
Traer
Charlotte Blanche Poduska
Hilda Straka
Estes Funeral Home
P. G. Dennis
Pleasant Hill
Visits Connect Old Friends Across Iowa Towns
Elwyn Beane stayed at the W B Hewitt home in Marshalltown from Saturday to Monday. Mrs Ray Beane and son David returned from Emerson Nebraska after a two week visit with Mr and Mrs Ensminger. Sharolyn extended her stay. Charles Davis of Grinnell visited LeGrand friends on Tuesday, often staying with his daughter Mrs Everett Emmert. He recently spent months at Norfolk Nebraska with son John Davis. The Reporter notes a pleasant visit as Charles returns.
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R.C. Schiller
D.D
Sherratt
Dial
Mar Shalltown
Iowa
Anna Helfenstein
Colfax
Alva and
Roy
Helfenstein
Farrar and Mason
City
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Jenner
Dusham
le Grand
Camp Hill
Farragut
Ida
E. W. Denham
L. Condon
South Second Street
Marshalltown
L. Knudson
Condons
B. FL. Beane
A. B. Baumgardner
Rosa Beechout
Shirley Swenson
Doris Ferneau
Glown Wood Preserving Co
Tama
Dorothy Olson
Tenus Olson
Marshalltown Junior College
Deaconess Hospital
Roy Parsons
Richard Parsons
LeGrand
Pasadena
Lillie Caldwell
Parsons
Friends Cemetery
T. Richard Dunham
Findlay
Ohio
E. W. Dunham
Friends Church
Elwyn Beane
W. B. Hewitt
Ray Beane
David
Emerson
Nebr
Ensminger
Sharolyn
Charles Davis
Grinnell
Everett Emmert
Norfolk
John Davis
Charles
Family honors two sisters as one enters Army Nurses Corps
Mrs Walter Kellogg entertained May 30 for Goldie Richards of Los Angeles and Emma Richards who will join the Army Nurses Corps on June 2. Guests included Mabel Rowlison, Loretta Humphrey of Des Moines, Everett Yetley of Green Mountain, Lloyd Richards' family of Gladbrook, Ross Richards of Garwin, Russell Richards' family of Tama, Alva Richards of Albion, and others from LeGrand to Traer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Kellogg
Goldie Richards
Los Angeles
Emma Richards
Army Nurses Corps
Mabel Rowlison
Loretta Humphrey
Des Moines
Everett Yetley
Green Mountain
Lloyd Zink
Gladbrook
Ross Richards
Garwin
Russell Richards
Vacation Bible School Closes With Picnic Dinner
Vacation Bible Series reports the Vacation Bible School will close Friday with a picnic dinner. On Sunday evening a program and demonstration of the work will be given at the church. Thirty five children enrolled. Teachers and helpers include Janet Jzong, Cornelia Lunde, Mary Hoover, Mary Phipps, Mrs. Thompson, Mary Sawyer, Myria Shope, Clyde Hoover, and superintendent Edna Beane.
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Janet Jzong
Cornelia Lunde
Mary’t Hoover
Mary Phipps
Mrs. Thompson
Mary Sawyer
Myria
Shope
Clyde Hoover
Edna Beane
Dream of the News scenes from farms and travels in Iowa
Triplet heifer calves born on the Wessel farm near Humboldt mark rising war production. Mrs. David Meyer near Waterloo collects porcelain horses, numbering over 400. Willis G. Vanderburg, publisher of the Sioux City Journal, heads to Alaska as government photographer along the Alcan highway. A Waverly woman survives a 30 foot fall from a third story window, uninjured aside from mud. Dan Swanson near Merrill bags three foxes in three minutes with three shells at 15 yards. The will of Thomas Walsh, probated in Allison, dates to 1854 and probate is needed to clear title. Navy friends Donald Brattion of Toledo and Petty Officer Ralph McComas meet in Australia. Grinnell’s Josiah B. Grinnell cargo ship launched March 4. Grinnell is a Kaiser yard Liberty HC-2, master Captain T. CG. Rainier. Anglers near Estherville critique 500000 pike stocking in Mud Lake. locals favor black bass for a worthwhile experiment. Mary Fields of Scarsboro plans wedding. her fiancé Sergeant Kenneth Lester Johnson dies in a bomber collision, his burial to be in West Liberty, Iowa.
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Thomas Walsh
Frémont
Butler County
Allison
Navy
Australia
Donald Brattion
Toledo
Ralph McComas
Mary Fields
Scarsboro
Jaws
Ephrata
Washington
Kenneth Lester Johnson
U. S. Air Force
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Lieut
Clinton
Texas
Ole T. Larson
Anna Austin
Anna
Herman Wolken
Myron Otten
Richard
Gilman
Blanche Sweet
Maida Baumgardner
Elizabeth Hanes
Mason City
Ben Baumgardner
Ole Larson
Bertha Larson
Hereford
Tex
Fred Phipps
June
LeGrand Friends Church
Rey C. Thompson
Pastor
Purple Heart
George Nichol
Leonard Nichol
Conroy
Rebecca Graham
Grace Ray
Bertha Rasmus
John Krughel
The
Missionary Society
Ray Duncan
Richards
Anna Poduska
Wessel
Humboldt
David Meyer
Waterloo
Willis G. Vanderburg
Boyden
Alaska
Sioux City
New
Alcan Highway
Dan Swanson
Merrill
Grinnell Herald-Register
Josiah B. Grinnell
Kaiser Ship‘yards
Pacific
T. CG. Rainier
Estherville
State Conservation Commission
Mud Lake
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