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Newspaper

Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1945

Page

2

Locals Update From Pella Area War Years

Long local item lists residents and relatives in wartime service and travel plans. Prof Mentink to Wisconsin for recruitment and YMCA camp work. Miss Halverson begins war training in Des Moines with Civil Service pay, then Dayton Wright Field in Ohio. Numerous notes on births, hospital visits, furloughs, homecomings, and moves for local families and veterans across Iowa and surrounding states.

Herbert G. Mentink Phil Wisconsin Mentink Central College YMCA Phantom Lake Reformed Church Green Lake Mentinks Pella Valda Mae Halverson M Halverson American Institute of Business Des Moines United States Civil Service Commission A.I.R Pella Hish ALB

Emergency funds aid farmers postwar war loan push

W G Murray of Iowa State College argues for a postwar emergency reserve funded by farm income and war bonds. He cites rising farm expenses, past droughts, and the need for cash to buy livestock and equipment. He lists five uses including bonds, life insurance, annuities, future drainage or tax levies, and reserve for old age or family security.

Iowa W. G. Murray Iowa State College Murray Midwest Town State College

Soldier Addresses Pte Westra and Pvt Van Vark in Texas Hospitals

Addresses from Harmon General Hospital Longview and McCloskey Hospital Temple in Texas list Pte Frank Westra 37699178 and Pvt Roy Van Vark 37691562. The records note their ward assignments 36 A and general hospital locations, reflecting a wartime casualty or patient registry.

Frank Westra Harmon General Hospital Longview Texas Pvt Roy van Vark McCloskey Hospital Temple

Farm Plan Aimed at Family Security in Old Age

A plan discussed in the article seeks to provide for the farm family’s security in old age. It outlines measures to ensure sustained income, care, and protection against hardship as retirees. The proposal stresses practical steps over speculation and emphasizes community support.

Party Line Etiquette for Wartime Neighborhoods

Do your party line neighbors rub you the wrong way with constant calls. A party line party helps neighbors talk things over and agree on five minute limits, waiting between calls, and always hanging up after talking. Wartime cooperation makes the line work for all.

Life saving feat by wounded Indianapolist soldier at Saipan

Pfc Richard F Morris, seven days after being wounded in the Saipan invasion and a former Red Cross water safety instructor, saved two fellow soldiers from drowning near a Central Pacific hospital. He shed his gear, swam out to them, towed one to shore in a cross chest carry, and instructed the other to reach land despite his own weakness.

Saipan Pfc Richard F. Morris Indianapoli Red Cross Central Pacific Morris

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