Soldiers and families in war letters and news
Soldiers and women in uniform share updates from the home front. Pfc Walter Sackett and Sgt Willis Sackett seek mail from friends. Walter is hospitalized and Willis reports busy duties in Italy. Cpl Wimner Hodge visits family in Marion while stationed at Greenwood SC. Sgt William J Thompson works with a British railroad unit in Great Britain. Seaman Jim Read returns to visit wife and daughter after Great Lakes training. Lt Glenn R Gerdes moves to Oceanside CA. Elwood Nichols to Indianola NE for furlough. Pvt John N Meyer earns paratrooper wings at Fort Benning GA after five jumps including a night assault. Mrs Meyer resides in Wyoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Express
APO
Pfc
Walter A. Sackett
Sgt
Willis Sackett
Walter
Willis
Italy
William J. Thompson
Monticello
Great Britain
British Isles
Jim Read
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Great Lakes
Read
National
John N. Meyer
United States Army
Fort Kenning
Meyer
Wyoming
Coyle Family News From War Front and Local Visits
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Coyle learn their son S/Sgt Raymond Coyle arrived in England April 13 and serves in the infantry in charge of the supply room. Prull visits Sgt Emil Prull on furlough from Camp Ellis. Pfe Margaret Welter of the U S Marine Corps Women's Reserve transfers from Camp Lejeune to Washington DC and works at Henderson Hall. Pvt Harold Dunn begins basic training at Fort Knox KY. Nellie Pontsler visits Cedar Rapids relatives. Gladys Skelley visits with her parents. Elwyn Lane Oppelt born May 5 at John McDonald hospital weighs 6 lb 12.5 oz. first child for Elwyn and Laurel Oppelt. Alma Behrends returns to Cedar Rapids work after caring for ill relatives with scarlet fever. Jim Read and family visit Cedar Rapids. Various guests stay with the Goudy and the Schneiter households. local social visits and weekend hosting noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfe
Margaret Welter
U. S. Marine Corps Women’s Reserve
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Washington, D. C
Marine Corps Headquarters
Co. G
Henderson Hall
Arlington
Elwyn Oppelt
Elwyn Lane
John McDonald Hospital
Monti Marine in Marshall Islands Fighting Record
Cpl. Phillip H Assel 22 of Monticello and Hamilton Missouri born, husband of Coretta Kray Assel, set a Marine record by his unit landing on 33 islands in 23 days during the Marshall Islands invasion. He fought front line at Parry Island Eniwetok Atoll and saved a grenade incident where enemy soldiers destroyed themselves first. His brother David serves in the Navy and sister Betty in the nurses corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Phillip H. Assel
Leatherneck
Coretta Kray Assel
Monticello
Hamilton, Mo
O. V. Assel
Marshall Islands
Parry Island
Eniwetok
Atol
Assel
David Assel
Navy
Betty Assel
Cade
Nurses’ Corps
Weekend visits spread across several Iowa homes
Numerous residents shared weekend hospitality with relatives and friends across Iowa towns. Miss Mary Kane, Lillian Locher, Eugene Chaloupka, G H Harris, and others visited family in Waterloo, Iowa City, Cedar Rapids, Dubuque, Monticello, Hopkinton, and Anamosa.
Merry England Writer Describes Joe Billick Page 1
Harold Yeoman from England shares a piece about Joe Billick from the Express. The note highlights Yeoman’s fondness for English travel and historic towns while mentioning his health and a request for correspondence through his parents.
Milestone in Ice Cream Making by Harvey Miller
In 1902 Harvey Miller invented a brine freezer, making large scale ice cream production practical. Before this, ice cream was a home industry run in small bakeries confectionery stores or tiny dairy plants with limited equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Miller
Furlough for Pfc Allen Stutt Returns Home on Leave
Pfc Allen Stutt son of Mr and Mrs Herman Stutt of Langworthy arrived home May 3 on a one month furlough from the United States Army engineers in Australia New Guinea and the Pacific theater. He helped build runways for airports and will report back to Fort Leonard Wood Missouri after furlough. He wears the good conduct medal Asiatic Pacific ribbon with three stars and a pre Pearl Harbor ribbon. His outfit received a Presidential citation. Stutt served three years since enlisting March 27 1941 and leaving the United States January 23 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Stutt
Herman Stutt
Langworthy
United States Army Engineers
Australia
New Guinea
Trobian Islands
Stutt
Fort Leonard Wood
Pfc
United States
Mother's Day church notices from local congregations
The Presbyterian Church led by Wm. J. Grossheim plans a Mother's Day sermon with a 10 a.m Sunday school and 11 a.m worship followed by a Christian Endeavor service at 3 p.m. Congregations also announce worship times, youth events, and special offerings for Lutheran World Action and the Doctor Reu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple Judah
Cedar Rapids
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Church of the Lutheran Hour
Gga
Devine
WMT
WGN
St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church
H. J. Adix
Lutheran World Action
Doctor Reu
Community church notices and upcoming services
Sacred Heart Catholic Church lists masses confession times and a special 8 pm prayer service for an invasion period. Local churches including Methodist Zion Evangelical and Reformed Castle Grove and Lutheran outline Sunday schools, worship times, Mothers Day events, Ascension and Pentecost services and confirmation activities through May 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Zion Ev. Lutheran Church
F. H. Kehren
Luther League
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Ed Mohr
Lost Nation
Colleen Maire
Women’s Guild
Casper Arduser
Castle Grove Lutheran Church
Arnold Thalacker
Rural Youth Association Spotlighted At Martelle Meeting
The Jones count Rural Youth group met at Mr. and Mrs. James Kearns home near Martelle with Rev. Theavor Baskerville of Central City as guest speaker. He compared farm home ideals with those of industrialized Atlantic coast communities and noted city children growing up without a home life. Three new members joined. refreshments followed. The June gathering planned at Mr. and Mrs. Harold Larson’s residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones Count Rural Youth Association
James Kearns
Martelle
Theavor Baskerville
Central City
Iowa Farm
Atlantic Coast
Harold Larson
Culling Chickens Affects Egg Production Profits
The practice of culling hens for egg production reduces feed costs and crowded conditions, often raising profit per bird by improving efficiency and yield.
Apple Harvest Tenderness for McIntosh Varieties Emphasized
Apple harvest notes call for gentler handling of McIntosh varieties than Baldwin or Greening to prevent bruising and preserve fruit quality during picking and packing.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wurlough
Wimner H. Hodge
Alma EE. Unsley
Marion
Iodge
Cororaca
Greenwood
S.C
Glenn R. Gerdes
Tis
8Th Amphibian
Boat Basin
Oceanside
Calif
Nichols
Elwood Nichols
Indianola
Neb
Jud Nichols
Spt
Prull
Emil Prull
Camp Ellis, I
John Prult
Fort Knox, Ky
Harold Dunn
U. S. Army
Pvt
Nellie Pontsler
John Krause
Gladys Skelley
Mrs
James Skelley
Alma Behrends
Ray Kromminga
Harold Swartzendruber
Paddy Jo
Wellian
Glenn Har- Brave
Set. Elwood Nichols
Nebr
Jud Ols
Leonard Fluecziger
Charles Schneiter, Jr
Cascade
Clarence Doll
Tommy
Onslow
Alfred Pierce
Harry Harder
Delhi
Tobias Hinrichs
Ray R. Fuller
G. I. Joe
Western Electric Company
Bell System
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Monti Marine
Marshall Is
Helen Hennessey
Cag Kon
Mra
Will le Clerc
Auc Som
Wereroe, Reer
SUF Ives
Eee
U.S. Marine Corps
Mary Kane
Waterloo
Lew Kane
Lillian Locher
Iowa City
J. J. Locher
Eugene Chaloupka
Henry Chaloupka
G. H. Harris
Frank Nagle
Dubuque
Raymond G. Jacobs
Rochester, Minn
Paul Jacobs
Ralph Crim
Elmer Kaufman
Detroit
Francis McGuire
Fort Wayne
Ind
McGuire
Clara Kaufan
Gerald Pasker
New Vienna
Margaret Nicko
Parker
Nickel
William J. Grossheim
Lenox College
Russell Lux
Hopkinton
George C. Coxsee
Naval Air Corps Hospital
Minneapolis
Esther Nlarms
Anamosa
A. G. Hanken
J. G. Duncan
Manchester
Fred McLaughlin
Frances Fagen
Blt. Perrine
Henrietta Franks
George Waite
J. H. Perrine
Byers
Rochester
Minn
Charles Byers
Mayo Hospital
Merry England
Harold R. Yeoman
England
Joe Billick
Harold
Yeoman
States
W. F. Yeoman
Kate Maurice
Jefferson
Robert Maurice
Gerald Locher
Ronald
Buffalo
N. Y
Frank Locher
Locher
Camilla Haupert
Donald Rickels
Long Beach
Eilert Prull
J. H. Rickels
Donna
Mrs. Prult
Frederick Bone
James
Ashland, Ky
Ralph J. Bone
C. A. Coxsee
Charles Hedges
Mount Vernon
Marshalltown
Cornell College
Marie Serbousek
Compton, IL
W. H. Archer
Harold Duncan
Mary Ann
Waukon
Mrs. Duncan
Elizabeth Hopkins
Will Burrichter
Emil Burrichter
Albert Dickman
H. F. Wwinsler
Wirth
Fine Street
Wins
Hygrade
Winsler
University of Ione
A. J. Limmerson
Hervie Muricle
Maney
Eerl Brock
Larry
Cedar Rapide
Set
Harley McCormick
Compton
Floyd Kephart
Sgt. McCormick
Kephart
Helen Wolf
Betty Jane Lord
Clinton
Chicago
Seaman
Lewis Terrisner
Helen Minnis
Edgewater Beach
George Timmins
Lanagan, Mo
J. O. McDaniel
McNeill
Samarkand
Rickless’ Dry Goods Store
Monticello, Iowa
Ame
Almos
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
A. L. Lorenz
The
Methodist Church
Glenn W. McMichael
Express
Long's Specials
OPA
Long's Dept. Store
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