Soldier's East Med tour recalls Holy Land and fronts
Lt Bonala Wine writes home from a Fortress over the Mediterranean describing a tour that included Cairo Tel Aviv Jerusalem and Bethlehem. He notes inflation in Cairo and leather goods he bought as gifts. He observes Jerusalem's sacred sites and the diverse multilingual culture of Tel Aviv while recounting army cargo operations in France and Normandy.
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Tisha
Army Air Force
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Holy Land
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Jerusalem
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Calvary
Christ
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Gethsemane
Mount of Olives
Old Jerusalem
Church of the Nativi
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Juder
Brant Receives Distinguished Unit Badge For War Service
Corporal Gordon A. Brant 21 of Oelwein Iowa a radio operator in a B 24 Liberator squadron has been authorized to wear the Distinguished Unit badge. The unit earned the award for the Vienna oil storage raid where despite enemy fighters weather and lack of escort the bombers destroyed vital installations and halted enemy columns. Brant attended Oelwein High School and Sacremento Radio School prior to overseas duty. His wife Dorothy and their baby live at 708 First Ave SW Oelwein. his parents also reside there.
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Isth Raf
Italy
Gordon A. Brant
N. Fred. Ave. Oelwein
Iowa
War Department
Vienna
Brant
Oelwein
Sacramento
Cali
Duck Drive Tells Units Role in Allied Invasions
Excerpt from a letter to Mr and Mrs Houston Smith from their son Corporal Carl D Smith serving with an Army amphibian truck company in France. The unit earned battle stars and decorations for actions in France Sicily and North Asia including Bronze and Silver Stars, Legion of Merit, and Purple Hearts while aiding front line troops and evacuating paratroopers after Normandy.
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France
Berlin” Cyr
Smith
Oehwein
Randalia
Huston Smith
Cpl
Carl D. Smith
Sicily
North Asia
United States Army
82Nd
West Union News Drifts Through Holiday Notices and Visits
Local editor Lela Whitney invites news notes as West Union residents share holiday travels and family gatherings. Includes lists of teachers and relatives visiting from Chicago, Eddyville, and elsewhere, plus hospital and accident updates, Christmas visits, furloughs from Camp Walters, and a house fire incident.
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West Union News
Lela Whitney
Kenneth Schusitt
Carrier
Robert Owens
Mildred
Gertrude
Chicago
Sara Owens
Geneva
E. E. Robinson
Dmliss Winifred Fennell
de Marion Fennell
Genevva Lane
Eddyville
West Union
Derlene Wolfe
Waterville
Taeima Grimes
Cresco
Mary Grimes
Verle Kniel
Eikader
Dorothy Hitz
Colesburg
Jean Waldron
Elgin
Mary Guritz
Anamosa
Alma
Germaine Hauseladen
Ls.t.c
A. H. Hausladen
Helen Hinsebrock
M. J. Molumby
ATTowne Mega Parking: Frank Snyder Fined
Frank Snyder of Independence was fined one dollar plus costs after a parking violation case.
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Frank Snyder
Independence
Backstage In Iowa Politics
A PAUL R. BUMBARGER report notes the Iowa Statehouse shines for the governor’s inauguration with a refurbished chandelier in the reception room. Workmen scrub glass drops and replace bulbs as Jessie Parker urges postwar schools to better teach farming science to bridge urban rural gaps and align industry with agriculture.
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Paul R. Bumbarger
Iowa Daily Press
Dee Moines
IDPA
Governor's Office
Jessie Farker
Iowa
Iowa Bar Association Insurance Ruling Sparks Snickers
After the war more families will move to acreages. Bar Faux Pas notes human foibles and a ruling by Atty Geo John M Rankin that Iowa State Bar members cannot take out group accident and health insurance at low rates. Reports say the association mailed letters offering a licensed insurer to call. Many top attorneys in the association are mentioned in this fragment.
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Geo
John M. Rankin
Iowa State Bar Association
Iowa Law Sparks Debate On Insurance and Tax Relief
Iowa deliberations touch on nondiscrimination in insurance policy issuance and group plan reliance. Debates reference Dewey Deings and Gar omas E Dewey amid tax relief talk, treasury surplus jokes, and a holiday spending stance by Grimes. O’Brien notes a V-12 program son in Ithaca and a curious Stone offer from the bombed British House of Commons. Limestone mead ow practice is also discussed in agricultural guidance.
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New York State
Dan O'Brien
Ithaca
N. Y
Washington, D. C
Dan
O'Brien
House of Commons
Fragmented Dietary Note on Fat and Extracts
A fragment discusses fats and extracts, noting that some extracts bind with fat and are held by it. The text hints at chemistry aspects of fats and flavors but lacks complete context or clear conclusions.
Lemon Juice Recipe Sparks Quick Rheumatic Pain Relief
A short note claims a lemon juice recipe can quickly ease rheumatic pain. It mentions endorsements by a president, doctors, and a health product schedule. The text is unclear and contains garbled details about costs and refunds.
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