Hopkinton Army Sergeant Receives Oak Leaf Cluster
Sgt Gordon Stead of Hopkinton an engineer and upper turret gunner on a B 17 with the Eighth Air Force has been awarded an Oak Leaf Cluster for courage and skill. This is his second decoration in recent months as he returns from bombing missions over Germany.
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Hopkinton
Gordon Stead
H. A. Stead
Eighth Air Force
Germany
Gordon
Amos Richardson
Marion Marolf
Anna Johnston
Mike Fahs
Zwingle
Everett Orr
Glen Thompson
Squires
Union Township
Weber
Walter Richardson
Richard Richardson
Richardson
Floyd Woods
Gertrude DeShaw
Earlville
Dale
Martha Hugh
Ray Glass
Manchester
Littlefield
Lowell Sackett
Stevens
River Valley
Delaware
Louis Stevens
Paul Kirby
Livingstone
Town
Will Sternhagen
Albert Parsons
Monticello
W. Kurth
E. W. Johnson
Orla Blanchard
Blanchard
Frank Digman
Glanz
Henry Glanz
Raymond Glanz
Anamosa
Local Club Hears Jackson at Center Junction Meeting
Center Junction residents attend a Monday evening meeting of the Men’s Community club with S. G. Thompson presiding and Wayne Jackson of Wilson Packing Co Cedar Rapids as guest speaker.
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Center Junction
S. G. Thompson
Wayne Jackson
Wilson Packing Company
Cedar Rapids
Lloyd Preston
Gilman Lozier
Scotch Grove Community Notes and March Meetings
The George Hagen family and the Rickelses moved to new farms for the coming year. Helgens also relocated to the Hedden farm. Scotch Grove residents attended Mr. Schroeder’s birthday open house. The February Scotch Grove Women's Club met despite poor roads with four visitors joining, debates on compulsory military training, Boy Scout talks, and a book authors event. The Presbyterian aid plans an all day meeting March 7 at Mrs. R A Naylor’s home including a dinner and officer elections, with project topics and a study review featured.
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Scotch Grove
George Hagen
John Rickels
Vernon Helgens
Hedden
Albert Schroeder
Schroeder
Scotch Grove Women’s Club
James Hughes
R. P. Young
Milo Wacker
Ed Meier
Ida Cass
W. B. Clark
Frank Royden
Irving Eilers
Carl Stahlberg
Adolph Bohlken
John Otten
Louis Heeren
Naylor
Presbyterian Aid
R. A. Naylor
Esther Sinclair
G. E. E. Lindquist
Carl Husman
Scotch Grove District Five Red Cross Chair Named
Mrs. Kathleen Norris will lead the Red Cross solicitation in Scotch Grove district five this year. Jack Feddler of Chicago visited the area on business. Jack Heiken has entered service and is stationed at the Great Lakes training center. Richard Eby on leave was transferred to California. Scotch Grove high school students from Monticello named in spring instrumental groups: Alice Clark Jerry Naylor and Gene Kuehl. Oak Drive Community club to meet Thursday March 8 at Edna Ladehoff home. John Stahlberg confined to McDonald hospital Monticello. Mrs Stahlberg with Mr and Mrs Earl Lehman. Ben Hinrichsen family moved onto Herman Rickiefs farm.
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Amber
John Otten
Donna Lea Heiken
Jimmie Heiken
Kathleen Norris
Red Cross
Scotch Grove
Jack Feddler
Chicago
Jack Heiken
Great Lakes
Richard Eby
California
Scotch Grove High School
Monticello
Alice Clark
Jerry Naylor
Gene Kuehl
Oak Drive
Castle Grove 4-H Club February Meeting Held
The Castle Grove 4-H Club met at the Alva Stadtmueller home Saturday for the February meeting with vice-president Audrey Oltman presiding. Nine members and two guests answered roll call with an interesting fact about Washington or Lincoln. Demonstrations covered canning methods and cooking carrots by Jane Mardoff. The group discussed Good Health is
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Castle Grove
Alva Stadtmueller
Audrey Oltman
Washington
Lincoln
Jane Mardoff
A Citizen's Responsibility and Causes of Poor Posture
Brief notes describe topics A Citizen's Responsibility and Causes of Poor Posture. Lunch was served by the hostesses.
Ray Sorenson Named To State Farm Bureau Post
Ray Sorenson, after five years directing county relations for the Iowa Farm Bureau’s youth activities, was named state Farm Bureau director of county relations in Des Moines. He succeeds Wayne Tyler, newly appointed state organization director. A former state 4 H member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Sorenson
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Des Moines
Don Groves
Wayne Tyler
State Farm Bureau
Sorenson Appoints New Duties March First
Sorenson becomes county club agent in Jones County for two years before joining the State Farm Bureau. He assumes his new duties March 1. Try Rem Electrical Service for a reliable supply of wiring materials. stock is complete.
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Sorenson
Jones County
State Farm Bureau
Coffee's global trek from Africa to the Americas
The coffee plant began in East Africa and spread through Arabia and Amsterdam to Java before reaching South America, a journey that yields about two thirds of the world's coffee supply today.
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Brazil
East
Africa
Arabia
Amsterdam
Java
South America
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Elnora Griffith
C. W. Brittan
Charles Gearhart
Sarah Herington
Kill Kare
Charles
Alvin House
Charles Venetis
Weirton
West Virginia
Lux Hatchery
Bert Smith
Coggon
Clarence Smith
Ronald Lambert
Strawberry Point
Gilbert DeShaw
G. DeShaw
Lambert
DeShaw
Paul Winans
Clinton
P. R. Wheeless
Trish
Frank Irish
USN
Carlin Rae
Olathe
Kan
F. A. Irish
Kansas
Frank
Helen Parker
Navy Hospital
Seattle
Wash
Jennie Parker
David Burril
Lenox Gymnasium
Charles Keller
Neral
Nancy Lou Carstensen
Delmar
Mariners’ Club
N. C. Holst
Harry Levsen
Olin
Mike Paulsen
Ernie Horton
Onslow
A. D. Serbousek
Will Hansen
Jackson
Wyoming
Ed Kleineck
George Washington
J. A. McDonald
Fred Brokens
Augusta Norris
Dorothy Burch
Cliff McDonald
Belle Dodson
Carrie Preas
Lyle Tompkins
T. E. Stanton
Ben Heiken
Gladys McNeilly
Frank Himebaugh
Harry Chase
T. F. Stanton
John Gray
Lloyd Collier
de Witt
Will Mead
Mead
W. A. Smith
Baby
Henry Brunscheen
Sons of
Ray Rodenhofer
Shirley
Sharon
Jay Tomlinson
Harry E. Stingley
Robert Manley
Anamora
Cox Grocery
B.D. Heiken
New Scotch Grove
C. F. Canned Milk
Birdseye
Near Floyd
Ibs
New York
Eges
Hunter, Walton & CO
New York 7
N. Y
Chambers St
United Nations
F. B. Post
Express
Ada
Reautta
Zimmerman
Western Auto
Robbins Hatchery
Rochester, Minn
Mr. Lux
Bander Farm Hatchery
Omaha, Nebr
Lux Farm
McClelland Hatchery
McClelland
Iowa
U.S
Montgomery Ward Co
Thief River Falls, Minn
Litchville, N. Dak
Albert Peterson
Chandler, Minn
Gerald Masselink
U. S
Lux Leghorn Land Farms
Portland Cement Association
Hubbell
R.R. No
Oliver
Sycamore Street
ED Cox
Alfred Egger
Joe E. Messerki
Shaffer Imp. Store
Prairieburg
Delhi
Ryan
Central
Harry Lyon
Dubuque
Dubuque Packing Co
Dubuque, Iowa
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