Marine veteran recalls Guadalcanal days and wartime service
Staff Sgt. Paul Ritenour, a Guadalcanal veteran, describes near misses from Jap bombs and snipers, weight loss from hard duties, and promotions from corporal to sergeant. He details training, rest camps, a hospital stay in New Zealand, and a risky dive on a transport flight. He notes New Zealand hospitality and USO canteen improvements on Guadalcanal.
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Onslow
Paul Ritenour
Guadalcanal
Ritenour
Onslow High School
San Diego
New Zealand
Wanda Kogler
Sioux City
Iowa
Aukland
Munda
Ununga
New Hebrides
Sand Springs 4-H Muffin Making Meeting Report
A Sand Springs 4-H gathering at the Henry Behrends home featured a muffin making lesson with Dorothy Behrends as hostess and Betty Dunlap and Vivian Benter leading. Eleven girls attended, two new members joined, and muffins were served at lunch.
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Sand Springs
Henry Behrends
Saturda
Dorothy Behrends
Betty Dunlap
Vivian Benter
Edward Cox
Chauncey Carson
Alfred Egger
Allis Chalmers
Clinton
B. W. Cox
Prairieburg
Harriet Cox
Fort Sill
Okla
Barbara Lang
Robert Lang
Richard Helms
Betty Ann Behrends
Robert Weber
Joseph Weber
Clarence Baum
Betty Lou Craig
Dickie Murray
Clifford Payne
Ralph Lahey
Marcus
Fred Egger
Nelson Freeze
Glen Knapp
Farley
Camp Campbell
Texas
T.B. Association
Manchester
T.B
E. H. Cox
South Fork Township
Deaths and notices in Hopkinton and surrounding areas
Mrs. T Lyle Joseph 38 dies Feb 16 in Monticello shortly after giving birth to a daughter Isabelle Edgar born in Regina Canada June 9 1910 later resident of Hopkinton and wife of T Lyle Joseph Funeral at Reformed Presbyterian church Burial in Hopkinton Cemetery Also reports marriages births anniversaries and local social events including wedding of Melchert Harrington and community notices from Hopkinton Cedar Rapids Ryan and Buck Creek with updates on school champions and residents' movements
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Hopkinton
T. Lyle Joseph
McDonald
Ralph
Mary
William Edgar
Thomas Edgar
Long Beach
Calif
Stanley
Reformed Presbyterian Church
Melchert-Harrington
Clara Melchert
Cedar Rapids
Harold Harington
Ryan
Grant Room
Roosevelt Hotel
Harrington
Minnie Melchert
St. Paul’s School
Worthington
St. Patrick’s School
Coggan
Joseph Hugh
Delaware County
Buck Creek
Ellen Willard
Union Township
Emma Haigh
Manchester
Willis Willard
Delhi
Leonard Willard
Oscar Willard
Clifford Willard
Hugh
Buck Creek Methodist Church
H. E. Morrow
James Murray
William Murray
Kenneth Benter
Fred Benter
River Valley
Monticello
J. C. Edgar
Anadarko
Oklo
Maud Joseph Smith
Wayne, Neb
Phyllis Keith
Howard DeShaw
Virginia
Rae Ann Lahey
Esther Blount
Roberta Shover
Lois Appleby
Doris Zimmerman
Tone Dufoe
Edna Smith
Maeda Reed
LaRue Ehlers
Ione Bacon
Beverly Stead
Betty Jean
Richardson
Sniriéy Young
Germaine Steffen
Keith
DeShaw
Ayla Thorpe
F. F. McElhinney
Burlington
F. B. Tibbitts
Hopkinton High School
Greeley
Herman J. Dunlap
Arctic
Seattle
Wash
Alaska
J. P. Grier
Marie
Mildred
Ruth
Grace
Donald
Charles Wolf
William Minney
Scotch Grove
Anna Murphy
Dyersville
George Coleman
Beaver Falls
Insurance Men Discuss Work in Monticello and Castle Grove
Farmers Mutual Insurance officers and adjusters met in Monticello to discuss mutual interests and fire hazards with a lunch at Monty cafe. L. G. Keeney of Grinnell led afternoon sessions for Farmers Mutual Reinsurance, with several attendees listed from Monticello Castle Grove and nearby towns. Other local items include Farm Bureau cattle grub and lice demo, bake sale at Tawa Electric, and residents visiting relatives and moving homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Grove
Farmers Mutual Insurance Association
Monticello
Monty Cafe
L. G. Keeney
Grinnell
Farmers Mutual Reinsurance Association
Leo Donovan
Coggan
A. J. Beranek
Prairieburg
H. J. Mayberry
Anamosa
H. Leech
Center Junction
W. F. Hintz
J. H. Perrine
BE. F. Kiben
EF. C. Cramer
Will Hiller
S. M. Hosford
Call to the Colors Defense Bonds Appeal
A wartime finance note urges citizens to buy Defense Bonds through banks post offices and savings and loan associations. It calls for regular purchases to fund planes ships and guns for the defense effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank
Post Office
Savings and Loan Association
Defense
Ram horned toes in 12th century court fashion
The 12th century court dandies wore shoes with curled toes shaped like ram horns.
Hidden Talent Ad Promises Army Career in Wartime
The ad urges individuals to join the War Assistance Corps to discover if their aptitude suits one of 239 vital Army jobs. Recruiters offer training and lifelong skills, with contact points at local U S Army Recruiting Stations or The Adjutant General in Washington D C.
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WAC
Army
U.S. Army
Focal
Adjutant General
Munitions Building
Washington D. C
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Sgt
Marine Home
Pacific Area
Chris Gill
U. S. Navy
W. J. Ritenour
Jerald
Australia
U. S
Philadelphia
Harold Jordan
Ed Kleineck
Lyman Thompson
Wyoming
Kleineck
Tom Jensen
William Moran
John McDonald
W. K. Kennedy
George Paulsen
Harlan Briggs
Frank Schroeder
Wilson Briggs
John Paulsen
Alvena Paulsen
C. M. Holst
M. P. Paulsen
Jack Hoult
Harold Overholt
Alice Overholt
Howard Green
Marilyn Kutzli
Earl Kross
C. R. Smith
Claire Westphal
Buck
Lost Nation
George Hinrichs
Clatyonian Club
Derga
Clarence
Allen Chatterton
Chester-Condit
General Insurance Agency
Sunroom
Gayly
New Guinea
Delbert Ccaiped
Omaha
Neb
Harold Harrington
Henry Glanz
Mary Helen Leonard
Raymond Glanz
Castle Grove Farm Bureau
John Eichhorn
Jack Ehlis
Lake Farm
George
Carl Heiken
Cpl
Kenneth B. Hosford
W. F. Yeoman
O. R. Howie
Tom Warner
Lyle Hosford
The
Black & White Transportation Company
McNeill
Devaney
Duncan & Phyfe
Tner
Devaney & Sons
Cascade
Bernard
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