Local residents share visits across Iowa and Illinois
Nurses Helen Simmering and Eileen Curran of Mercy Hospital Burlington spent Saturday with the Simmering family. Ed Squire's family returned from Eldora and Ames where Everett plans to enroll at Iowa State College. Several couples toured Princeton Illinois and Peoria while others visited Muscatine and Ottumwa en route to Nebraska.
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Helen Simmering
Eileen Curran
Mercy Hospital
Burlington
Ed Simmering
Ed Squire
Everett
Eldora
Mrs Hough Wins Notable Promotion at Consolidated
Mrs Stella Hough of San Diego formerly Stella Thompson became a key builder of Celstrain gages after transferring from experimental template files. She threads wires half a thousandth of an inch thick into gages, measuring strain and load capacities with patient precise workmanship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Hough
San Diego
Calif
Stella Thompson
J. Hi. Thompson
Keota
Stella Hough
Engineering Test Laboratories
Consolidated Electric
K. R. Jackman
Falk Family Moves and Distant Visits Reported
Staff Sergeant James M. Casey transferred from Camp Forrest Tennessee to Troop F 16th Cavalry Camp Oglethorpe Georgia. Helen and Babe Falk visit Chicago while Dave and Sarah Falk travel with them from Davenport and return with Joe Falk and daughters Frances and Marilyn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Casey
Camp Forrest
Tenn
16Th Cavalry
Camp Oglethorpe, Ga
Helen
Babe Falk
Chicago
Dave
Sarah Falk
Joe Falk
Frances
Marilyn
Davenport
Two Sailors Lost On U S Freighter Sunk By Torpedo
An American merchant ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Caribbean at 3 20 p m on June 7. Two men were lost, 29 survived and were landed at a West Indian port before being brought to the United States. The ship sank in seven minutes after a daylight attack. One lifeboat was destroyed. survivors spent seven days at sea in lifeboat and rafts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caribbean
United States
Methodist Men Plan Picnic for Sec Soule Farewell
The Men’s club of the Methodist church will hold a farewell picnic dinner for Leigh Soule at Sunset Park Thursday at seven. Charles W. Davis leads the event as Soule departs for Dayton Ohio to take another position after years of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Methodist Church
Leigh Soule
Sunset Park
Charles W. Davis
Mr. Soule
Dayton
Ohio
Allied planes drive off Japanese raid on Port Moresby
Allied aircraft intercepted a formation of 20 Japanese bombers with escorting fighters attempting a Port Moresby raid. Several bombers were damaged by machine gun fire and one Allied plane was lost in the ensuing engagement near General MacArthur's headquarters in Australia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacArthur
Australia
App
Port Moresby
New Guinea
United Nations
U S Aviators Reported Lost in Holland Air Raids
London reports eight American crewmen failed to return from July 4 air raids over Holland. The mission involved two American planes among six manned by Americans, plus six RAF aircraft. one British plane also failed to return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
United States Army
Holland
R.A F
Mrs. Brewer Returns Home After Visit
Mrs. C. C. Brewer came back to Davenport last evening after visiting Mrs. E. J. Harmeier and other friends. Mrs. Rodney Kephart and daughter Donnabelle spend this week in Burlington with sister Mrs. John Swazil and family. Mr. and Mrs. Swazil and daughter joined the Griffiths for a holiday weekend dinner at Edwin Griffith home with Edwin Griffith Jr. of Chicago and Maurine Hamblin of Cedar Rapids among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Pugh
Jennie Acheson
Arlington
Mass
Muscatine
J. O. Matthews
C. C. Brewer
Davenport
E. J. Harmeier
Rodney Kephart
Donnabelle
Burlington
John Swazil
Chinese forced to quit Hengfung
Chinese forces evacuated Hengfung in eastern Kiangsi province, the last city they held on the Chekiang Kiangsi railway, according to the high command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hengfung
Chungking
China
U.P
Hengefung
Kiangsi
High Command
Keota Parents Welcome Baby Boy on July Fourth
At the hospital Mr and Mrs Boyd Dunbar of Keota welcomed a son born July 4 at 4 03 am weighing 6 pounds 8 3 4 ounces Mrs Joe Lukavsky 221 ER 6th was admitted yesterday afternoon as a medical patient Jean Margy Owens Columbus Junction Dennis Greiner Keota Margaret MecCleery 615 East Main and Richard Eugene Scott R 3 had tonsillectomies this morning Mr and Mrs Hilbert Speake East Adam are parents of a daughter born at 6 50 this morn ing weighing 6 pounds 8 ounces Howard Wallerich Sigourney was dismissed yesterday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyd Dunbar
Keota
Joe Lukavsky
Jean and
Margy Owens
Columbus Junction
Dennis Greiner
Margaret MecCleery
East Main
Richard Eugene Scott
Hilbert Speake
East Adam
Howard Wallerich
Sigourney
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Keith Cook
John Baldrige
Southeast
Iowa
Boy Scout Camp
Tom Carson
W. T. Carson
Princeton
Til
Justus Peterson
Mrs. Peterson
O. W. Broad
Mrs. J. G. Price of
Myrtle Morgan
Durward Barnes
Marlene
Detroit
Mich
Barnes
J. C. Penney, Inc
Penney
Highland Park
Peoria
Ill
Ottumwa
Nebraska
Richard McIntosh
Washington State Bank
Kay Hardy
Donna Crow
Cr. R. Wilson
WOLF
U. S
Sec. Soule
U.S
Service Stars
New York
Uncle Sam
Great Lakes
Naval Training Station
Ken Sylvestri
Yankee
Vin Smith
Pirate
Sam Chapman
Philadelphia Athletics
Cecil Travis
Washington
Bobby Feller
Cleveland
Aio
NEA
Caref
Opossum
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