Third Battalion Patrol Seizes Allrath Town
From Overseas bulletin recounts a four man patrol led by Cornie Van Corp James Gibbs and Chirk Conley Vernon Peterson entering Allrath at dawn finding no resistance. Civilians fled shelling and soldiers forced civilians from beds as German armor approached. The battalion then proceeded to secure the town before enemy tanks and trucks moved to another position. The patrol later mused they might have reconsidered if armor had been nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ulletin
Set Infantry
Allrath
Cornie van Corp
James Gibbs
Chirk Conley Vernon Peterson
Aye
Rodeks
Seuns Blazinss
Combat Infantryman's Badge Awarded to Private Arthur Dear
Private Arthur Dear of Route 2, Pella, Iowa, son of Henrietta Dear, has been cited by the Fifth Army for the Combat Infantryman’s Badge. The award honors infantry soldiers who prove fighting ability in combat against the enemy on the Fifth front in Italy. The decoration features a silver badge with a blue infantry ring and silver wreath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthar UL Dew
Italy
Henrietta Dear
Pella
Lowa
Sifth
Custer
Taly
Crossing the Pacific: SGT ELLS updates from New Guinea base
SGT Gerald Den Hartog Ells details life aboard during the Pacific voyage and stay near New Guinea. He describes guard duties, night and day shifts, and recent shipboard tasks setting up equipment with TA Aigeon. He notes letters from home and censor lift, then begins recounting the arrival at the base Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dearest
Mother
Baracks
Ain
Aigeon
Hanna
Dimon
Abe
K.P
Han
Jan
Sih
Edna
New Guinea
Voyage Diary Then Christmas Navy Camp New Guinea
Quarantine kept us on heat in the port until Sunday night. We boarded ships at dawn and sailed past San Francisco then across the Pacific. Submarine danger, naval formations, and a Neptunian initiation filled the voyage. We spotted U S warships, aircraft carriers, and zigzagged to dodge subs. Christmas in camp brought V mail from Edna and a brief service, with a sense of safe arrival and gratitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frisco
Finn
Iseo
Alrowdy
San Francisco
Golden Gate
Order of the Deep
I Neptunis Rex
Edna
Hawaii
U. S
Erling
Sam
Maytag
Jonker Begins Navy Recruit Training at Great Lakes
Leo James Jonker, 22, son of Jacob Jonker of Oskaloosa Iowa, is starting initial Naval indoctrination at the U S Naval Training Center Great Lakes Illinois. Training includes seamanship drill and naval procedures. Aptitude tests will decide assignment to a Naval Service School shore station or immediate sea duty. Leave follows training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo James Jonker
Jacob Jonker
N. Market St
Oskaloosa
Iowa
U. S. Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Illinois
Loren Vander Zyl Receives Certificate for Conspicuous Devotion
Mr and Mrs Paul Vander Zyl received a certificate from England honoring Staff Sergeant Loren G Vander Zyl for conspicuously meritorious service after an explosion at a Royal Army Ammunition Depot in England on 27 November. The citation from European Theater of Operations notes untiring effort and devotion to duty with APO No 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Vander Zyl
England
Loren G. Vander Zyl
Loren
United States Army
Loren G. Vane der Zyl
General Heal
APO No. 2S. Army
Hitsimmed
Frederick Herr
Cavalry
Navy Seeks West Coast Yard Workers and Key Trades
United States Civil Service recruiting across five states Nebraska Iowa South Dakota Minnesota for West Coast Naval Yards and Dry Docks. Needs are stenographers typists telephone operators engineers draftsmen and skilled trades including coppersmiths electricians machinists sheet metal workers riggers and ordnance men at Hastings Nebraska and other posts. Apply now at U S Employment Service offices or first class post offices as directed by the 8th Civil Service Region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United S
Ath Uy Civil Service
Minnew
Nebraska
Dakotas
West Coast
B. Smith
Sth
Naval Ammunition Depot
Hastings
Washington, D.C
Naval Yards
Naval Air Station
Civil Service Region
U.S
Farmers Should Buy More War Bonds Says Eisenhower
President Eisenhower urges American farmers to invest surplus wealth into War Bonds to stabilize prices, build reserves for postwar construction, and shield the farming industry from economic fluctuations. He notes farmers will have ample funds even after debt retirement as war bonds support national stability and inflation control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Farm S
Kansas
Eisenhower
Mers
Pite College
America
Giants Buffalo Fish Nets Big Catch Near Lansing
The Mogan brothers, commercial fishermen, entangled a 57 pound buffalo fish in the Mississippi River near Lansing. The huge fish sold to Lansing Fisheries for 7.40 dollars. It was the largest Mississippi buffalo purchased by the fish company. They also hauled 5 500 pounds of other commercial species the same day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mogan
Mississippi River
Lansing
Lansing Fisheries
This Fishe Company
Hogans
Tomato growers to get help harvesting for war effort
Town farmers and canning industry operators were assured that adequate labor will be available to harvest and process tomato crops for the coming season. The joint statement led by agricultural extension directors notes labor mobilization across Iowa, citing a two-year record of available labor and urging growers to contract through the War Manpower Commission and extension service. A Sac County farmer won last year’s 10 acre corn yield contest with 161.89 bushels to the acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ory
RO Liss
Lew
Callese
George D. Hatate
Agricultural — Extension Service of
Towa State College
The
War Manpower Commission
Pella
Sligs
Haskell
Mr. Bliss
Jwar
Sac County
Dealers Will Supply Blanks To Coal Buyers
Fuel rationing rules reach households with details on how to apply for local and eastern coal. Homeowners who used local coal last season may receive up to 70 percent of prior purchases, while eastern coal buyers may get up to 50 percent. Dealers will distribute application blanks for prompt orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Eastern Coal
Witich
India
Inoculation of Soybean Seed Is Very Important
Mahaska County farmers were urged by HLL Storey to inoculate all beans this spring, especially on land with repeated cropping. Inoculation boosts yields by about 10 to 15 percent and helps soil nitrogen. Commercial inoculants save labor. order early to ensure supply amid wartime shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahaska County
Hll Storey
Pack Woolens Free from Moths For Summer Season
Time to pack up your woolens in a moth free place. Boxes and bags should be ready receptacles. Keep garments clean and store in sealed containers to prevent moth damage during warmer months. Inspect fibers for wear and rotate storage to avoid creases and moisture.
Preventive Moth Prevention Tips For Stored Summer Clothes
Freshly cleaned clothes should be stored in a container no larger than three feet by two feet. Precautions include sprinkling paradichtor aben zene crystals or naphthalene flakes and lightly treating garments with Cleantin care. Daily wear items and rugs benefit from thorough sunning brushing and beating to deter moths. Dry cleaning woolens before storage kills moth stages and helps prevent infestation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katharine Hershey Fruth
Count Extension
St Kests
Mrs. Fruth
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NEWS
Cornie van Gorp
Germany
Private Arthur Dear
Sgt
Gerald den Hartogells
Pacific
Holland
Pella, Iowa
Jane Wyman
Faye Emerson
Jerome Cowan
Sam Campbell
Charles Starrett
Athens
Action
Spille Music
Jimmy Wakely
Starrett
Preto
Gerrit Vander Wal
Waterloo Bridge
Robert Taylor
Vivien Leigh
Berlin
Joyce Reynolds
Edward Arnold
Robert Benchley
Lande
Bobby Socks Brigade
Cortez
Delta Club
Co-op
Farmers Union
Franklin Street
Auze
Jonker Att Lakes
NAVY
Loren Vander Zyl
Mississippi
Tra Lary
Bakker & Bus Feed
Pillsbu
Pillsburys
Tiane Etre Tn Acouto
Aaa
Pillsbury Mills, Inc
Peoria
Sully
Lynnville
New Sharon
Sale
Gsee
Snack Shop
Headquarters
Boat Furniture Coo
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