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Winning The WarNews About Men And Women Of OttumwaVicinity In The Service Of Their Country.Everett K.W h £ n e r, hasheen promotedfrom fiJ-emanfirst class to motor machinist's mate, third class hasboon overseas sinct last July in t hr pacific theatre of op-1 erations. He is the husband of Mrs. Jessup Wagner, of 125 North Ward streetreceived his gunner training; at Harlingen, Tex., and advanced flight training at Mountain Homo, Idaho A former Ottumwa high school student, he was employed by the C B \ Q railroad before entering service. He s the son of Mr ind Mrs W S Hohmeyei ot 18 Glenvood avenue.S E. Hining of Florida has received word from his two service sons that they had met recently In Belgium, marking the first time j they had seen one another in nearly two years One of the sons is Lt. Leonard Hining, who is in thesupplying (lt; IKlt; 1,1 Mi l I S nil lil \ \CHILL1COTHE The M * y cnele of the Ladies Aid of theMethodist church will be entertained at the home of Mrs ThomasStreicher Thursday afternoon.The ice cream social given bythe young people’s Sunday school class at the church Friday evening was well attended, and nettedthe class around $25.The Rev. and Mrs L M Kirby visited several days last week with their daughtei in Orient.Mrs C F Mast, and Miss Marie Burnatedt accompanied C ount yquartermaster corps aviation, the other C orp. Dale Hining, who is in an antiaircraft unit, j Superintendent Celia Bell to D sI Moines Saturday to be present ata state spelling contest.Mrs. Julia Starbuck vwited relatives in Albia Saturday and Sun-Roger C. Dalin. son of Mrs Carl Dalin of 440 North Court street, has received a rating of seaman first class. After being graduated from high school last June he took his boot training at Great Lakes, and has been a yoeman on an LST in the South Pacific.da vMrs. June White, seaman first class of the U. S. naval air station, Ottumwa has received word that *ier husband. Sgt.Charles E. White,nas been awarded the BronzeStar for meritorious service whileserving with the 518th army engineers in the southwest Pacli-tc. Sergeant White has been in the sendee ^William and Rildegard Johnson drove to Albia and Buxton Saturday to visit relatives They formerly lived in Buxton.Mrs Ernest Jones entertained a group M young people at her home Saturday evening in honot of Miss Marie Bumstedt and Mias Rosemary Streicher on birthday.two and a half years and has been overseas 16 months. Before entering the service he was a salesman for John Morrell Co. Their home is at 134 North Sheridan avenue.Robert Stanley, Ottumwa route 5. has been advanced to chief ship s clerk (chief warrant) in the regular navy. Stanley is attached to the service force, Pacific fleet.HOOTMA N-KN ECIIT.j DOUDS. Miss Kathryn Knecht j of Douds and Iean E. Hootman, SM 3/c. Of Birmingham were married April 25 at St. Aloysiua church in Eldon with the Rev. William V. Snell reading the ! double ring service. The couple ! was attended bv the bride s broth-rer and sister-in-law. Mr and MrsFrancis Knecht. and the bridegroom's brother-in-law and sister. Mr and Mrs Leo Dossett The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Knecht of Douds and is a 1943 graduate of Douds high school. She has been employed the past year at the Douds quarries. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Clem Hootman of Memphis, Mo., and will report to San Francisco.!■1lTithCLtitofwlaEVANGELIST \T BLOOMFIELD
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Ottumwa Daily Courier
Ottumwa, Iowa, US
Tue, May 08, 1945
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