Engbers Transferred to Navy Medical School
M John Engbers, son of Mr and Mrs Aric Engbers of Tracy Iowa, has been transferred by the Navy Bureau of Personnel to Bethesda Maryland from the U S Naval Hospital Great Lakes where he served on the staff. He is among five chosen from Great Lakes to work at the Navy Medical School Bethesda a major modern medical research center. His duties are mainly laboratory work and blood chemistry. He received basic training at Great Lakes and has been stationed there since graduating Hospital Corps School Farragut Idaho on Sept 14 1945.
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Navy Bureau of Personnel
Bethesda
Maryland
U. S. Naval Hospital
Great Lakes
Navy Medical School
Navy
John
Hospital Corps School
Farragut
Idaho
From Our Service Men in II A 1/e Dec 1 1945
John Henry Fe hors Pm M 8/e USS N Medical Center staff writes from Sasuko Japan about submarine actions in March 1946. The letter describes destroyers, cruisers and submarines, demolition of subs, and Allied advances, with references to Indianapolis, Life and Paramount coverage, plus a wish for letters from home and a glimpse of daily life aboard ships toward California.
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John
John Henry FE Hors
Uss.n. Medical School
National Naval Medical Center
Bethesda
Maryland
Sasuko
Japan
Mom
Chicago
Columbus
Nereans
Indianapolis
Paramount
Life Magazine
Fifth Fleet
Golden Gate
Bob
Iowa Shorthorn Breeders Sale Set for Knoxville May 27
Forty three head of Registered Shorthorns will be offered at Knoxville fairgrounds Monday May 27 at 1 00 pm. Twenty three South Central Iowa breeders offer 17 bulls and 26 females from top herds with strong pedigrees fit for foundation stock. The annual meeting and banquet of the South Central District IA Shorthorn Breeders Association will be at the Masonic Temple Knoxville May 26. Reservations via J M Davis Knoxville Iowa.
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Fairgrounds
Knoxville
Iowa
C. L. Rees
J. M.davis
Association
Southern
South Central
Iowa Shorthorn Breeders’ Association
Masonic Temple
J. M. Davis
Funeral for Mrs. Bastian Van Rees at Home for the Age
Mrs. Bastian Van Rees born Maggie De Hoed died May 16 at 12:30 at the Home for the Aged. Funeral held 2:00 PM with Rev L Borst. text Ecclesiastes 12:6. Oakwood cemetery final resting place. services sung and accompanied by local mourners and visitors.
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Bastian van Rees
Maggie de Hoed
Henry van Rees
van Rees
Ridderkerk
South Holland
Netherlands
B. van Rees
L. Borst
Henrietta Steenhoek
Minnie Roose
Peter Lubberden
Albert van Heukelem
John Vande Kra
G. H Douwstra
Howard
Holland
Michigan
HH. Welle
Karl Gosselink
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
J. H. Keuning
Ripon
California
G. Gosselink
Martin de Jong
Gerrit de Jong
Peter de Jong
Peter Vos
Otley
Henry van
Rol screenings and campus notes from Central College
Central College graduates Elizabeth Lau Tenbach and Neal Kuyper are mentioned among attendees. Sympathy extended to Michael Sloan of Oskaloosa on his mother's death. Staff updates include Henrietta Nickels out with appendicitis and changes at Rosscreen with dust-collecting pipes. Local items note visitors, relocations to Colorado, and Pearl Stra vers, plus office chatter about Pearl Stra vers and Maxine Van Vark battling a large fly.
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Elizabeth Lautenbach
Central College
Hermanine Law
Neal Kuyper
Michael Sloan
Oskaloosa
Knoxville
Rosscreen
Henrietta Nickels
Lai Ja Hf
Root
Maj. T. (Hee
Virginia
Tiello
van Houweling
Rolsereen
Pella
Colorado
Pearl
Pearl Stravers
Maxine van Vark
A Grand Project From Liberty Corners School
A community cloth drive by Otley and Liberty Corners pupils sent 19 eleven pound packages of clothing and usable items to Holland. After grateful replies, sixteen more packages were added. Students include Ramon Van Zee Bernice Menning Johnnie De Jon Marvin Van Zee Albert Van Zee Darlene Kuiper Marvin Roy Hiemst ret Van Zee Kenneth Rus Norman Var Kuiper with teachers Rouwenhorst Mrs Henry Kool Mrs Dick Kuiper Mrs It De Jong and Mrs Andrew Kuiper aiding packing.
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Liberty
Rimond van Zee
Bernice Menning Johnnie de Jon Marvin van Zee
Albert van Zee
Darlene Kuiper
Marvin Roy
Hiemstret van Zee
Kenneth Kenneth Rus
Norman Var Kuiper
Rouwenhorst
Henry Kool
Dick Kuiper
de Jong
Andrew Kuiper
Kuiper
Ne Poortinga
Johanna
Tulip Time in Holland Michigan A Postwar Festival
The Chicago Tribune reprinted Rita Fitzpatrick’s feature on Holland Michigan’s first postwar Tulip Festival. On opening day 36 000 visitors crowded town. OPA lodging forms limited rooms, prompting 1600 locals to offer beds but only 400 rooms available. Visitors sought lodging in nearby towns while festival highlights included tulip displays wooden shoes a parade floats and a Dutch mill park. Despite OPA rules some locals enjoyed the festival as in prewar days.
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Chicago Tribune
Rita Fitzpatrick
Holland
Michigan
Frog in the Basement Sparks Quirky Local Tale
A playful local snippet centers on Kathryn and Holman, with a frog in the basement becoming the town’s humorous talking point. The piece references Noah Webster’s definition of a frog as a tailless leaping amphibian with aquatic habits, framing Kathryn’s flat as a stage for a seaside-like lesson.
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Noah Webster
Kathryn
Holman
Savings Bond Sales Continue High in County
Iowa savings bonds sales for April totaled 16,907,497.25 with 4,749,474.75 in E Bonds, 1,200,888.50 in F Bonds, and 6,146,700.00 in G Bonds, state official Roger F. Warin announced. The figures compare favorably with interim months, according to bond leaders.
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Iowa
Roger F. Warin
Diviowa
Iowa Bonds Push Aimed at Steady Sales Rate
Warin urged continued investment in Series FE F and G Savings Bonds as Iowa officials praised sales momentum. April totals show Marion County 207208.75, Mahaska 86620.25, and Jasper 174213.50 dollars, signaling a strong state program.
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Bara
M. John Engbers
Bethesda, Maryland
John E. Engbers
Aric Engbers
Tracy
John H. Engbers
Bob Wallace
Rob Wallace
Irving Wallace
Kasson
Minn
Veda Mensch
Ireland Farmhoist
Main Street
Pella City Square
City Gas
Underwood
Kipling
Harvard Classics
New Standard Encyclopedia
Singer
Wm. M. Goldsmith Wey
Ven Zante
Home For the Age
Jacob de Hoed
Monroe
Arie de Hoed
Newton
Scheffers
Groenendyk
Peter Langstraat
Taintor
John Langstraat
Paul Langstraat
Connie Langstraat
Eddyville
L. Langstraat
Langstra
Roger
Marie Brand of
Sully
Mary Brand
Liberty Corner School
Katherine van Veen
Holland, Mich
Wynant Wickers
Joode Insurance Agency
Washington St
Cothes Baskets
Zokoro
John Lasschuit
BPS Foundation
BPS
Fattrr
Pattersor
Sargent
van den Berg Electric & Paint Co
Warin
Marion County
Mahaska County
Jasper County
Lautenbach & Verought
Better Business Committee
Oskaloosa Chamber OF Commerce
Robert D. Blue
Agriculure
GOV
Bob Blue
Senate
Progressive Blue
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Eagle Grove
Drake University
Towa State College
Capital City Commercial College
Methodist Church
Mason
Eastern Star
American Legion Loose White Shrine
Sigma Alpha Epsilon Phi Alpha
Delta Town State Bar Association
Tenake Walton League
Local
Friends of Governor
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