Naval Recruits To Remain Home Amid Training Congestion
Enlisted men to be sent home with full pay to await orders due to Great Lakes docking congestion. New order requires recruits enlist at local stations to hold a certificate from exemption boards dated after December 17. Medical and dental students may enter naval reserve class 4 as hospital attaches and finish studies before active duty.
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Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Davenport
Naval Reserve Force
Christmas Trees and Decor Are Priced Higher This Season
The season shows a general price rise for holiday decor including Christmas trees, wreaths, and holly. Evergreen trees are on sale from fifty cents to two dollars, with woolly at twenty five cents a pound. abundance and cost of living and war may limit home decorations this year.
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Wolly
Funeral held for Mrs. Fred Garrison in Muscatine
Funeral services for the late Mrs. Fred Garrison, longtime Muscatine resident, were conducted at her home 1582 Washington street. Rev. C. G. D. Loose presided, with interment at Keenwood Cemetery. Pallbearers included David Cochran, William Browning, John Termedy, Ray Summers, Herman Bierman, and James Hartman.
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Fred Garrison
Muscatine
Washington Street
O'Alock
CG. D. Loose
Park Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
Keenw Wood
David Cochran
William Browning
John Termedy
Ray Summers
Herman Bierman
James Hartman
Need 15 000 Men In Home Guards At Once
Government seeks able bodied men over draft age to 41 for home guard duty within the United States. Experienced veterans from past conflicts and fire police service are favored for non-commissioned ranks. Married or single, placements near home preferred, with family allowances and added benefits included.
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U. S. Army
United States Guards
National Army
United States
Army
Havy
Marine Corps
National Guard
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Naval Training Station
Wntries
J. C. Collins
Garrison
Tc Club
Eschube
Neidis
Tast
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