Unique Christmas Gift For 400 Servicemen From Little Old Lady
Monticello readers report Sgt. Lawrence T. Hosch serving in North Africa received one of 400 gift boxes funded by a Washington D C benefactor. The donor provided $2000 for gifts sent worldwide, with a follow up $1000 donation after initial plans. The narrative traces the Lady's humble approach and the planned boxes including small personal touches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Lawrence T. Hosch
North Africa
Washington, D. C
Four Corners of the Earth
Washington Post
Army
Church Calendar and Services Across Local Congregations
The Methodist, Catholic, Presbyterian, Congregational, Lutheran, and Evangelical churches list pastor names and service times for January. Activities include Sunday school, morning worship, catechism, youth groups, adult study, and upcoming events such as a January 19 church night and a confirmation instruction school. Local visits note Mary Beecher of Traer and guests from Ames and Cascade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Mary Welter
Herman J. Welter
Hopkinton
Des Moines
Camp Lejeune
New River
North Carolina
Marine Corps
Welter
Monticello Public
American Institute of Business
Pvt
Inter-Ocean Reinsurance Company
Cedar Rapids
the Methodist Church
Glenn W. McMichael
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
A. L. Lorenz
Presbyterian Church
Wm. J. Grossheim
Christian Endeavor
Cascade C. E
First Congregational Church
Homer E. Dalrymple
Cecil Goettsch
St. John’s Ey
Lutheran Church
Paul T. Gutknecht
St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church
H. L. Adix
Lutheran Fellowship Group
Ben Behrends
Henry Kray
Ladies Aid
Wayne Zion Ey. Lutheran Church
F. H. Kehren
Luther League
Evalena Harms
The
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Armin H. Tendick
Jesus
Christ
Clifford Decker
William Burrichter
Mrs Podhaski Visits Mercy Hospital Patients
Mrs Ed Podhaski spent Saturday visiting Mrs J H Perrine at Mercy hospital in Anamosa. She also called on her cousin Mrs Homer Hanna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Podhaski
J. H. Perrine
Mercy Hospital
Anamosa
Homer Hanna
Weekend Visits Highlight Local Families
Wilma Doris Yount and Helen Minnis visit their parents in Franklin Boulevard hospital Chicago and spend a week with relatives. Sgt Herman Bricker from Washington visits his aunt Mrs Newton Parrott as part of weekend travels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timmer
Bernard John Timmer
Harold Dunn
Monticello
Tarawa
Guadalcanal
Chester N. Nimitz
U. S. Naval Hospital Area
Pearl Harbor
Dunn
Sgt
Walker
Des Moines
Merchant Marine
Helen Minnis
Franklin, Boulevard Hospital
Chicago
Mra
George Minnis
Herman Bricker
Washington
Mrs. Newton Parrott
McCurdys Visit Tomah Wisconsin This Weekend
Mr and Mrs W L McCurdy spent last weekend visiting in the home of Mr McCurdy s mother at Tomah Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wernimont Home Corp
Arthur Wernimont
Charles Wernimont
Tank Corps
Camp McCoy
Wis
Rose Kernen
Monticello
Charles Etten
Mrs. Etten
Gernen
Harold Dunn
William Netcott
Ames
Joe Dunn
Cascade
W. L. McCurdy
Mr. McCurdy
Tomah, Wis
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lawrence Hosch
Washington Daily
Post
Pte
John Fitzsimons
Ralph Jake Bader
Hal’c
Ohe
Henry Ohe, Sr
Bernard C. Ohen
Camp Davis
N. C
Jacque
California
Robert Jacque
Qak- Nand
Calif
Ward
Roy Jacque
South Pacific
Fort Sill
Elmer T. Hanken
Holst Field Artillery Battalion
Feld Artillery School
Hanken
Fred A. Hanken
Edwin C. Mattick
Ill
Fort Bragg
N.C
Camp Carson
Camp Hale
Colo
Navy Pier
Lyman J. Heeren
Farragut
Idaho
Sec
Dorothy Allamand
WAC
Seattle
Abe Allamand
Cpl
Jansen
Marvin Jansen
Camp Claiborne
W. T. Jansen
Robert C Wilcox
Express
Btry A
Okla
F.A.R.T.C
Wolf
John Lawrence Wolf
Navy
Walter Chapman
Olin
Hansen
Otto Hanssen
Edward L Kromminga
Pool Squadron
Tyndall Field
Fla
Oltmanns
Henry Oltman
Jack Ehlis
Castle Grove
Dillon Franks
Ithaca, N. Y
M. F. Hogan
Mrs
Lawrence Doden
Jewell
Henry Doden
Pauline Oltman
Madison
Madison General Hospital
E. J. Noble
W. D. McLaughlin
Reuel McColm
Castle Grove Lutheran Church
Arnold Thalacker
Mary Beecher of
Traer
Mrs. I. W. Suter
Wes
Karl M. Keyes
Optometrist
Wilma Doris Yount
Cedarly Rapids
Daleo Yount
O’coats
Gabardines
Chinchillas
Stuhler
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