Local youths enter military service and notice of marriages
Marvin I Anderson son of C D Anderson of Boone Iowa and Betty Buxba of Sidney Montana married August 30 1963 in Minneapolis Their son in law Pvt Marvin L Anderson now with 87th Infantry Fort Riley Kansas Address 1610 Boone Street Boone Iowa Abram B Valster 21 joined 2nd Armored Division in Germany He earlier served since December 1952 and trained at Camp Roberts California He was a lineman for the Rural Electrification Association Helion Wheels unit now in Seventh Army training in Germany
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Minneapolis
Minn
North Central Bible Institute
Armed Forces
Betty Buxba
Sidney
Montana
N.c.bi
Marvin L. An
U.S
Fort Riley
Kansas
Marvin
C. D. Anderson
Pella Open
2Nd Armored Div
Germany
Abram B. Valster
Mra
Bbn Valster
Route 1
Pella
Iowa
2Nd Armored
U.S. Seventh Army
Walster
142Nd Signal Battalion
Army
Camp Roberts
Calif
Rural Electrification Association
Private Syburn De Vries Transfers to Camp Polk
Private Syburn De Vries son of Wiebe De Vries from Tainter moved to Camp Polk Louisiana where he completed basic training. He is assigned to U Company 8 55387606 Ha. 37th Infantry Division Camp Polk Louisiana.
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Pvt
Syburn DE Vries
Fort Riley
Camp Polk
Wiebe de Vries
Tainter
Camp Polk, la
Kans
Syburn W. de Vries
PVT Glenn Borgman to Join Exercise Flash Burn at Fort Bragg
Army Pvt Glenn E Borgman 21 son of Mr and Mrs W E Borgman Route 2 Pella Iowa is at Fort Bragg North Carolina preparing for Exercise Flash Burn a large scale April May maneuver to train troops using atomic weapons More than 60000 ground and airborne troops will participate Borgman a supply handler came from Fort Lee Virginia with the 786th Quartermaster Company which will supply fuel to 6th U S and Aggressor motorized units in the field during the exercise He entered the Army in August 1953 and completed basic training at Fort Riley Kansas
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Fort Bragg
N. C
Army
Glenn E. Borgman
W. E. Borgman
Pella
Towa
N.C
Borgman
Fort Lee
786Th Quartermaster
LEROY VAN ZEE TO ARRIVE IN STATES FROM OKINAWA
Leroy A Van Zee, stationed on Okinawa for 18 months, is due to arrive in the United States mid March. After furlough he will report to Chanute Air Force Base Illinois as a B 29 propeller mechanic. He is the son of Mr and Mrs W A Van Zee of Pella and husband of Ilda Lou Van Zee of Sully. His wife and 14 month old son Douglas live with her parents in Sully.
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Leroy A. van Zee
Okinawa
U. S
van Zee
Chanute A. F. B
Rantoul
Ill
W. A. van Zee
Pella
Ilda Lou van Zee
Sully
Douglas
Jaké Mol
Outstanding Airman Award Won by Harry D Pippel
Mr and Mrs Peter Pippel receive a Bergstrom Air Force Base letter from Brigadier General T Edwins announcing their son Airman 1st Class Harry D Pippel selected for the Strategic Air Command Outstanding Airman Award for the six month period ending December 1953. The citation cites duty performance loyalty to unit responsibility appearance conduct and service ethos. Address details for Harry are provided as Bergstrom AFB Austin Texas.
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Peter Pippel
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Austin
Texas
42Nd Air Division
Bergstrom Austin
Tex
Peter
Pella, Tor
Pippel
Harry
Strategic Air Command
Lhnel
13Th Strategic Fighter Wing
Hart
T. Edwins
Harry D. Pippel
Soldiers' Addresses of Several Servicemen Listed
Pfc. Gerald P. Van Sant of Co. C 839th Engr. Ayn. Bn. is stationed in San Francisco California. Pvt. Edward Hobsbergen of 2nd Pltn Btry A 98rd AFA Bn Diverty 6th Arm'd Division is at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. Donald Jack Klein ATAN Flight Test Radio Shop NAS Patuxent River Maryland recently moved here from Memphis Tennessee.
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Gerald P. van Sant
U.S
Engr. Ayn. Bn
San Francisco, Calif
Edward Hobsbergen
U. S
Pltn
AFA
Diverty
6Th Arm’d Division
Fort Leonard Wood, Mo
Donald Jack Klein
Naval Air Test Center
Papuxent River
Maryland
Memphis
Tennessee
Red Oak Fireman Ball’s Stalwart Patron Reaches 40th Purchase
Henry Hixenbaugh, a 74 year old former city councilman and longtime Red Oak resident, bought his 40th consecutive ticket to the annual fireman’s ball, marking a rare sustained patronage in the department’s history.
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Henry Hixenbaugh
Red Oak
Central College A Cappella Choir Prepares Spring Tour
The Central College A Cappella Choir directed by Laur ence Groeters rehearses for a spring tour after a strong first semester with WOI Ames radio broadcasts. The 41 member group features many with two plus years in voice study and music theory, drawn from diverse states and plans to sing at Ebenezer Reform ed Morrison Illinois and Chicago area churches in early April.
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Laurence Groeters
Central College
Woi
Ames
Reformed Churches Schedule For April Events
A list of April dates and locations for Reformed churches across New York New Jersey and Illinois includes Faith Commun Brighton Reformed Mohawk North Reformed Newark Hamp ton Reformed Churchville Nassau Abbe and Emmanuel Reformed with services spread through April 7 to 18 at multiple cities including Albany Oradell Closter Wallkill Nassau Nassau Clymer Chicago and Mt. Greenwood in various morning and evening sessions.
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iWedy
Brighton
Rechter
Thare
Mohawk
N.Y
Fripe
Albany
Sun
Oradell and Closter
North Reformed
Newark
N. J
Mon. N
Hampton Reformed
Churchville
Penn
Flatbush Reformed Church
Brooklyn
Web
New Hurley Reformed
Wallkill
Nassau Reformed Church
Nassau
Abbe Reformed Church
Clymer
N. Y
Emmanuel Reformed
Chicago
Mt. Greenwood Reformed Church
Midwest Market Hog Show Set for March 20 at Fremont
Joseph Kastelic and E L Quaife of Iowa State College lead committees for the Second Annual Midwest Market Hog Show in Fremont Nebraska on March 20 at 9 30 a m Judges will divide the hog judging into junior and senior classes The event aims to deepen knowledge of desirable hog type weight and finish Last year 119 exhibitors from four states entered pens of three hogs with classes 190 to 215 pounds and a carcass grading contest
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Joseph Kastelic
E. L. Quaife
Towa State College
Fremont
Neb
Kastelic
Quaife
Iowa
Waiting for the clock to tell him to act
A man sits in a hospital corridor watching a clock as a silent group of parents and grandparents wait nearby. He recalls a morning incident in the residential district and rues the time lost to a chance to brake for a child, fearing what cannot be relived. The scene conveys tension, memory, and impending decision.
J M Anderson Seeks District Soils Commissioner Post
J Merrill Anderson, farmer from Malaka township, filed his nomination petition for Jasper county District Soils Commissioner. Lawrence Hammerly, current chair, said Anderson first to file. Requires 25 signatures. petition available at the district office in the courthouse basement. Election date to be announced. Anderson's background includes district organizing, Wapello and Wayne counties work, PMA committee service, Malaka township school board, and Jasper County Farm Bureau leadership. He holds multiple district and state agriculture roles.
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J. Merrill Anderson
Malaka Township
Jasper County
Lawrence Hammerly
Anderson
Operatee
Wapello
Wayne
Livestock National Bank of Chicago
PMA
Wittemberg Grange
Jasper County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau State Livestock Committee
Avenues Of Death Warning Puts Duty On Drivers
A pedestrian safety note urges drivers to show caution on the open road. The message stresses more sign boards and thoughtful behavior to prevent accidents and keep highways safer for all users.
New College Courses Expand Political Science Offerings
New courses in political science at Central College cover American government international affairs comparative government and political theory. New offerings include international relations international organizations and international law with updated sequences in related fields.
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U. S
Central College
16TH Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Moyer celebrate 76th wedding anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Moyer of Sac County are possibly Town's longest-married couple. He is 96 and she is 94, both in comparatively good health. They remark on whether any Iowa couple was wed before February 21, 1878.
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R. N. Moyer
Sac County
Iowa
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