Local families plan Christmas visits and travel
A long list of residents and relatives prepare for Christmas as Cadet Lemmon returns from Delafield and others head to Ottumwa Forest City Cedar Rapids and Ames for holiday reunions. Noah J Cochran joins family from University Hospital Iowa City and nurses trainee Louise Redlinger comes home from Mercy Hospital Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Cochran
University Hospital
Iowa City
Joe Cochran
Earl Longfellow
Local families plan Christmas visits across Iowa towns
Many Lincoln School staff and area residents prepare Christmas travel and holiday dinners. Louise and Doris Rouse head home to Albia and Joy Fairchild returns to Independence to spend vacation with family. The Swansons visit Burlington and Morning Sun relatives, while others journey to Keota Cedar Rapids Ottumwa and Des Moines for festive meals and gatherings. News notes also include births and servicemen visiting home for the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise
Doris Rouse
Lincoln
Albia
Joy Fairchild
Edwin Fairchild
Independence
Lincoln School
Marion Swanson
Karen
Merwin
Burlington
Mr. Swanson
Inlaw
Mrs. Zurmuehlen
Swanson
Robert Briggs
Keith Cook
Sioux City
Max Cook
Lloyd Rittenhouse
Bill
Los Angeles
John Rittenhouse
West Chester
New London
Harry Rittenhouse
General Walker Killed in Korean Jeep Crash
Lt. Gen. Walton H. Walker age 61, commander of the U S Eighth Army in Korea, died when his specially rebuilt jeep collided with a South Korean truck north of Seoul. Gen. Matthew Ridgeway was appointed to succeed him as the allied force braces for possible Chinese attack. Walker was rushed to a field hospital and flown to Tokyo. the Texas native was known for guiding UN ground forces through major battles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Walton H. Walker
U. S. 8Th Army
Korea
Matthew B. Ridgeway
U. S. Army
Walker
Ridgeway
Washington
Tokyo
Texas
United Nations
Christmas visit plans across Iowa families
David son of Vinton will spend Christmas at Rev. Walter A. Smith home. Mr and Mrs FE L Stewart and daughter Margaret of Cedar Rapids head to Des Moines for Christmas with Mrs Stewart's sisters. H J McCreedy Bruce Lipscomb groups travel to Waterloo to be with the Galloways and Ra chel home from Monmouth. Galloways of Ames join. Virginia and Betty Cunningham with mother Mrs John Cunningham. A E Lindsay of Cedar Rapids arrive for over Christmas at Cunningham home. Walter Sojka and daughter Bandra planned to spend Christmas with Pearl Reddins in Memphis Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacey Cannon
Charles Cannon
Winfield
Homer Cannon
Reinbeck
K. W. Kuhn
Shell Rock
Cannon
McAllen
Tex
Viola
W. F. Henry
Keota
Mr. Henry
Verda Gilles
Glenn E Mace
C. H. Darbyshire
Ottumwa
Grant Haimston
Cedar Rapids
Andy Severn
Cpl
George R. Olive
Travis Air Base
Fairfield
Calif
Everette Jones
Richland
Oskaloosa
Olive
Air Force
Mary Welch
Eleanor Welch
Bloomington
Edna Wittrig
Atlantic
H. FF. Shranger
Stuart
Stella Palmer
Kk. G. Butterbaugh
Roger Smith
Des Moines
Mr. Smith
David
Vinton
Walter A. Smith
FE. L. Stewart
Margaret Stewart
Monmouth College
William Galloway
Ames
Virginia Cunningham
Perry
Betty Cunningham
John Cunningham
A. E. Lindsay
Cunningham
Walter Sojka
Bandra
Pearl Reddins
Memphis
Medal Ceremony Amid Chinese Communist Tensions
A report notes a plan for Capt. Sam S. Walker to receive a medal from a high-ranking military figure as waves of Chinese Communists are mentioned, with Walker serving as an infantry company commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam S. Walker
Richland Christmas carolers entertain with Cloverettes
A Richland story notes the Rich land Cloverettes group singing Christmas carols on evenings. Local families and residents are listed as visitors and those serving or departing, including Navy enlistments and Christmas programs at town churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Neville
Richland
Richland Cloverettes
Logan Sellers
Werrel
Charl
Cloyce Robertson
Tommy
Brighton
Fay Shultz
Robert Holmes
Glenn Dunbarred Derby
Russel Derby
Fred Oswalt
Bill Greiner
Navy
Stacey McCracken
Roy Sabie
Ronald
Bobby
Farmington
Sabie
A. O. Ramey
Shirley Dunbar
California
Albert McCluer
Dick Caughlen
Donna
Batavia
Max Williams
Pearl Frederick
Montevisto
Col
Leo Oswalt
Bert Ash
Fairfield Hospital
Homer Brennemen
Ardith of
Wellman
Delmer Brennemen
Vance Curtis
Earnest Rudolph
Louisiana Mother Praises HADACOL For Family Health
Mrs. Leo Picard of Church Point Louisiana credits HADACOL with easing housework and improving her family health. She says the liquid vitamin formula, supplying B1 B2 niacin iron calcium and phosphorus, speeds absorption and helps relieve vague aches nervous disturbances and fatigue. Trial size 125 large family size 350 available from The LeBlanc Corporation Lafayette Louisiana in 1950.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Picard
Church Point
Louisiana
Wilma Jean
Juanita Marie
Hadacol
LeBlanc Corporation
Lafayette
Birthday notices and anniversaries across families
The column lists multiple birthdays and anniversaries on this date including Patricia Ann Daering turning seven and Allen LeRoy Wulf turning fourteen, along with Mrs. P. S. Conrad and others observing long marriages. It also notes families celebrating weddings in 1890 1940 and 1905 and marks several seventh and other birthdays among listed names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nels
Westermark
Charles Schiebel
Clifford
Dale Eyestone
Patricia Ann Daering
Duane Daering
Allen LeRoy Wulf
William Wulf
P. S. Conrad
Crawfordsville
Max Marble
M.D. Atkinson
Leslie Eicher
Joe Vodick Herbert Campbell
Orville Coakley
West Chester
Gladys Knapp
Vernon Weeks
W.S. Eldridge
Merle Warner
John Goodwin
Carol Marie Earnest
Birthday Cheers On Christmas Day For Grace McDowell
On Christmas Day Grace McDowell celebrates her birth, while Kay Rita McCreedy turns 12 today marking a festive family milestone with well wishes from relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kay Rita Mc.Creedy
Grace McDowell
Local Births and Notables in Several Towns
Today lists W. P. Rawn and families in Wayland and Crawfordsville along with Mrs. Ralph Bain and daughter in Wayland, Mrs. Etta Reeves in the city, Mrs. Glen Fisher and son in Crawfordsville, and Mrs. Harvey Farrier and son in Brighton. Birth announcement: Mr. and Mrs. Leo Greine Keota welcomed a son at 12 92 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Rawn
City
Ralph Bain
Wayland
Etta Reeves
Glen Fisher
Crawfordsville
Harvey Farrier
Brighton
Leo Greine
Keota
Policeman Nabs Man for Speeding After Argument
A police officer arrested a man for speeding after a heated exchange about how he could measure his speed without a speedometer. The man struggled to justify his pace as the officer proceeded with the arrest.
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Leon H. Smith
G. J. Nemmers and Sons
Forest City
Ehrudh
John
Gerald Humble
Kansas City
Grant Humble
Marilyn Cook
Salem
Barbara Hartley
William Matucha
Moline
Glen Matucha
Will Head
Don Whitlateh
Billy
Harold Mitchell
College Springs
Harold Boyd
Columbus Junction
J. W. Boyd
Will Richards
Route One
Mercy
Dave Chilcote
Frank Chilcote
Willard Palmer
Ethel Palmer
Allen Atkinson
W. S. Kyle
C. A. Green
van Nuys
Carl Hedges
Joe Falk
Clarence Logan
Klein Klothing Co
Klein Estate
Geo
L. McDaniel
Merrittcck
McDaniel
Alice McDaniel
Neal Burton
Vernon Stagner
FOX
SUN
PW Lita
Gail Davis Kirby Grant Buttram
James Oliver Curwood
Kirby Grant
Anne Gwynne
Iil Fuller
Rush Girl
Lucille Ball
Eddie Albert
Carl Benton Reid
Gale Robbins
Jeff Donnell
Jerome Cowan
Mary
Furnitur
Smith's
Johnson’s
Clinton Scollard
East Main
Gen. Walker
R. J. Tanner
Roy Havel
Walter Longer
Fred Garrett
Karen Marie Zook
Betty Ann Erwin
Eben Elizabeth Jennings
Carol Jean McKone
Lewis Baker
John Hughes
Iowa
Mace Motor
Ford and Mercur
Merry Xmas
Happy New
Meyer Davis
Rochester, N. Y
P. S
Iwan, Keith
Ida
Norton
Eveready
Uncle Jim
Santa
Keith
Ivan
L. Ivan
Nortons Plumaber
Phone Plumbing & Heating CO
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