Military Vehicle Tours Iowa Aims to Boost National Guard
Two caravans of military vehicles begin a month long tour of Iowa on October 14, routing east and west from Des Moines. P-51 fighters will shadow the convoys with radio links as over 2,500 miles are logged. The drive ties to Operation 88,888 to recruit 88,888 men by November 16, visiting Sheldon on October 21.
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Iowa
National Guard
Des Moines
Iowa Air National Guard
Sheldon
Palmer named Iowa head for 1948 March of Dimes
Basil O Connor announces West Union Iowa civic leader King R Palmer will head the 1948 March of Dimes state campaign. Palmer, a 1947 chair, has served as educator, life insurer and public relations rep. O Connor notes 72 000 Americans struck since 1943 and cites $30 million 1946 epidemic costs.
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King R. Palmer
West Union
Iowa
Basil O'Connor
National Foundation For
Palmer
National Foundation
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hfe
Iowa Board of
Social Welfare
U.S. Air Force
O’connor
Van Wyke Supper Guests at Dykstra Home
Mr and Mrs John Van Wyke of Lester were supper guests in the John H Dykstra home Sunday.
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John van Wyke
Lester
John H. Dykstra
Sun
Local Residents Share Social Visits Across Iowa and Minnesota
Mr and Mrs Bill Grooters of Hospers and Mr and Mrs John Grooters visited the Nick Versteeg home in Monrooe South Dakota. Orange City hosts included visits by Albert Grooters Kooi Slothouber and others. Farm Bureau meeting drew Henry Bosman in Orange City. De Graaf Heusinkveld visited Rev Kuiper in Algona. Ellsworth Minnesota guests joined Ernest Kammalade for Sunday supper.
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Bill Grooters
Hospers
John Grooters
Nick Versteeg
Monroe, S. D
Albert Grooters
Albert Kooi
Albert Slothouber
Orange City
Henry Bosman
Farm Bureau
Francis de Graaf
Henry Heusinkveld
Rev. G. Kuiper
Algona
Wm. Drenth
Ellsworth, Minn
Ernest Kammalade
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DR. Salsbury
Dorsman Hatchery
March of Dimes
Wilbur R. Temple Henry Severing
Ts Red Wing
John’s Central Shoe Store
Art Reekers
Dick Koerselman
John van Cort Sr
Council Oak
Derby
Oscar Mayer
Aig
Venice
Borden
Aunt Sue
Gal
Pennsylvania
Moti
AXTEX
Jonathan Apples
Basket
Fey
Jonathans
U. S
Idaho
Oo Northern
Colorado
McClures
Morrell
Swift Premium
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Myon
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