Military Training Nearing End for Ver Heul at Fort Leonard Wood
Our Men in Military Service reports Private Dick Ver Heul of 867 E Washington St Pella Iowa nears completion of a 16 week basic and engineer training with the 6th Armored Division. He will be sent to specialist schools or as a replacement after graduation. Also Private Donald Rosenboom son of Mr and Mrs Jose Rosenboom Route 5 Oskaloosa is at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri attending crane school in a ten week course.
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E. Washington Street
Pella
6Th Armored Division
Vate Ver Heul
Fort Leonard Wood
Missouri
Crane School
Donald Rozenboom
U. 8
Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo
Gerrit Ver Woert Assigned to Flash Burn Maneuvers
Pfc. Gerrit R. Ver Woert aged 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jake Ver Woert of Pella Iowa, will move to Fort Bragg North Carolina next month with the 37th Infantry Division for Exercise Flash Burn. He is a jeep driver in Company G of the division's 147th Regiment at Camp Polk. He entered the Army in April 1953.
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Carrio Polk
Gerrit R. Ver Woert
Jake Ver Woert
South St
Pella
Iowa
Fort Bragg
N. C
Ver Woert
Camp Polk
Arnold Dahm Assigned to Carolina Exercise Next Month
PFC Arnold J. Dahm, son of Mr and Mrs Hen. Reg Fuller, receives free next month with the Bath Infantry Division for Exercise of the Idoth Field Artillery Battalion stationed at Camp Polk Louisiana.
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A. Fc
Arnold J. Dahm
Reg Fuller
Bath Infantry Division
Idoth Field Artillery
Camp Polk
Soldier Helps Build Schoolhouse in Korea
Army private John Hays er son of Mr and Mrs Hayser of Pel Town is part of a unit rebuilding a six room primary school in Korea. He joined the army in 1952 and arrived in Korea last May as part of Armed Forces Assistance to Korea program.
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Korea
Rmy
John Uyser
Bry
Anirew Hayser
Independence
Pel Town
Cottembers
Uni
7Tl
Fan Iwatenta and
Armed Forces Assistance To
Huyser
Sully
Dexter Diaper offers B-29 styled training pants for babies
Houston ad promotes a new absorbent baby item resembling a B-29 jacket that folds for use as training panties burp-cloths bibs and carrying bags. It costs 5.69 per dozen with a sample postpaid offer and gift pins plus a Doctor Book. Dexter Diapers sold in dozens for 3.69 via Van Sittert's Infant Dept.
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Houston
Tex
Dept. B-29
Texas
VAN_ SITTERT
Pfc Daniel Van Wyk Graduates From Korea NCO Academy
Pfc Daniel Van Wyk of Sully Iowa recently graduated from the I Corps Non Commissioned Officer Academy in Korea. A gunner in the 7th Infantry Division 81st Regiment he studied leadership map reading and other military subjects. He entered the Army in November 1952 and arrived in Korea last July. His wife Harriet lives at 5 University St Pella Iowa.
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Ith Div
Korea
Army
Daniel Va
Harriet
Univerity St. Pella
Towa
I Corps
7Th Infantry Division
van ‘Wyk
Louis van Wyk
Sully
Soldiers' addresses from the Army list include names and units
Pvt Lawrence G Dykstra U 8 55388995 Co A 9840 T 8 U Ordinance automotive Bohedt Atlanta General De Atlanta Georgia Sgt J H Dingeman 17831662 Tank Co 1st Bat 11th Armed Cav Regt Camp Carson Colo Maj C H Van Dellen after time in Letter man Army Hospital Ws 2 fi Sen Francico any Bictn
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence G
J. H. Dingeman
Bat. 11Th Armed Cav. Regt
Camp Carson, Colo
C. H. van Dellen
Letterman Army Hospital
PFC Arthur Schuring Serves With 24th Division in Korea
PFC Arthur Schuring aged 21, son of Mr and Mrs Nick Schuring of Rt. 2 Pella Iowa, serves with the 24th Infantry Division in Korea. The Victory division first landed in Korea in July 1950 and spent 19 months in combat before moving to Japan for security duty before returning to duty.
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Korea
Arthur Schuring
Nick Schur
Rt. 2
Pella
Iowa
24Th Infantry
Japan
Soldier Profile: Private First Class Searings Arrives Overseas
Private First Class Searings a truck driver in the lad Artillery Battalion entered the Army in March 1938 and arrived overseas in September. He holds the Korea and UN Service Ribbons.
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Insula
Lad Artillery
Song Birds Signal Arrival of Spring
Iowa bird watchers report the arrival of spring with geese seen in the southwest and waterfowl migrating north to Canada and the Arctic. Prairie horned larks nest in open fields while great horned owls brood early. Mourning doves red winged blackbirds and meadowlarks are expected to nest by late April or early May. Will Mourning doves red winged blackbirds and meadowlarks be here any day.
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Nfo
Iowa Lakes
Serable
Canada
Baffin Island
Arctic
Jack Musgrove
Iowa Department of History and Archives
Musgrove
Backyard Wren Houses Offer One Family Per Yard
In a short note about bird houses a reader learns you may set up five wren houses in a yard but only one wren family will use the space. The piece notes even if birds clash or wander away the hope remains they return home.
Peoria chorus aids Home for the Aged visit
In the evening of March 18 the Peoria men's chorus directed by James Brass of Fells entertained residents. Visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Tone Vander Beek of Sully with Mrs. G Vander Wal and several others from Sully Des Moines Prairie City Oskaloosa and Bellevue Neb. Mention notes Liam the Land of the White Elephant.
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Peoria
James Brass
Fells
Tone Vander Beek
Sully
G. Vander Wal
Fred Dekker
Bellevue
Neb
Josie Meyer
Frank Anderson
Dick Geenen
Nellie Kuiper
Minnie Killahan
Des Moines
Mr Creighton
Pater Pol
John Langstraat
Carnie Langstraat
Paul S
Timmers
Prairie City
Frank Heslinga
Oskaloosa
Albert van Heukelem
De Geus Tops Knoxville Junior Market Litter Show
De Geus of Otley exhibited the champion market litter and champion individual at the Knoxville Junior Market Litter Show on March 10 at Bingley Sale Barn. Twelve boys showed 78 hogs, with Lee Van Gorp of Pella earning reserve champion litter and individual. The banquet at Knoxville Masonic Temple honored exhibitors and dads, with Roy Hunt of Iowa Packing Company addressing hog production challenges. On March 12, 42 exhibitors and Rotary members toured Iowa Packing Company in Des Moines to view carcasses and discuss hog grading on hoof and rail.
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Willis de Geus
Otley
Knoxville
Bingley Sale Barn
Lee van Gorp
Pella
van Gorp
Agus
Roy Hunt
Department of Iowa Packing Company
Rotary
Iowa Packing Company
Des Moines
Forrest Kohrt
Lawrence Mills To Lecture on Art at Douwstra Chapel
Lawrence Mills, art instructor at Central College, will give an illustrated lecture on Formulas in Art at Douwstra Chapel on Thursday April 1 at 10 00 a m. He will compare ancient and modern painting formulae with their limitations and repeat the Des Moines Art Center lecture for Pella and Central College audiences. The public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Mills
Central College
Douwstra Chapel
Mills
Pella
Des Moines Art Center
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Pvt
Dick Ver Heul
Fort Leonard
Dick H
FT. Leonard Wi Food, MO
Donald Rosenboom
Lof Rand
Jose Rotenboom
Dick Ver
Kelly
Studio Photo Pvt
Gerrit VE Ver
Pfc
Arnold Dahm
Carolina
John Hayser
Daniel van Wyk
NON
Liam
Star Brand Work Shoes
SPE Coi
Cseieg
Pern Reece Peed
de Geus
Ron Hen
Mer
Kathryn McCalng
Ihia
Oleo
Ea Es
Cheerios
Wheaties
Breakfast of Champions' Sugar Jets
Jean
Tynn
Florida
Cobblers
Meadow
Briardale
Dickie
Wester
Boye
TOM Sawyer
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