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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1943
Page
7
Donald Klein, son of Mr and Mrs Tunis H Klein, receives a promotion from Ensign to Lieutenant Junior Grade in the U.S. Coast Guard. He is stationed at Long Beach California, where Mrs Klein is now with him.
An Army Air Forces program at San Antonio expands its preflight and primary flight training. About 16 cadets from AC AB Van Vark are among the largest pools in the Aviation Cadet Center, with many slated for advanced training in flying schools to become combat servicemen.
Ensign Vander Plog completed the navy indoctrination course after 60 days of training in seamanship navigation and communications under the Eleventh Naval District. He is a former immigrant inspector in Los Angeles, attended Central College and Iowa State University, and is married to Ruth Moeller of Sioux Center Iowa.
A garbled wartime roster lists soldiers and units with multiple locations including Perron, Gardiner General Hospital in Chicago, Kessler Field, and Camp Pannin Texas. It names Cay Francis L. Schippers, Daniel K Lowe, Wayne M. Sehakel, John H L Vandenberg, Sydnee Army Air Base Pyote Texas, Pvt Win A Koopmans, and others with affiliations to AAF, 107th Bomb Group, and various training posts. The legible entries map to Army and Air Force postings across several states and bases.
Nellie Webb reports on visits and illness in Harvey Iowa Knoxville couples stop by Des Moines relatives over weekend Geo Cuppan returns home on furlough from service D.M Ter Louw Sam Webb visit Pella business trip Reed Ward family guests H W Ward family Dethert Miller moves to Knoxville creamery work Mrs Blanch and sister visit Harvey days
News items from Peoria include citizens returning from Alaska and overseas furloughs, visitors from Evergreen Park and Pella, and relatives visiting Gerrit Bus and Camp Warren Wyoning. The Peoria Choral Club presented a sacred program, teachers registered No 4 rationing, a Parent-Teacher Association began organizing, Rev. R H Haun spoke, Rev C G Ternant to lead services, and a baby girl Janice Ruth Van Sant was born October 21 at Mahaska Hospital.
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