Local Weekend Visits and Army Reunion Notices
Community members enjoyed Sunday visits at various homes in Monticello and surrounding towns. Pte Harold Schmidt arrived for a nine day furlough before reporting to Accotink Va for schooling, then Washington D C. Francis Johnson of Palmer Mass stayed with Doyle Brown family after a Pacific War company reunion at Butler Mo. Eva Stewart death reported in Perry Iowa prompts funeral plans with family traveling today.
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Pte
Harold Schmidt
San Antonio
Tex
Rudie Schmidt
Washington D. C
Accotink
Francis Johnson
Palmer
Mass
Doyle Brown
Butler, Mo
L’acific
Clarence Brown
J. B. Erwin
Eva Stewart
Perry
Iowa
Ten Years Ago Reports of Escape Convicts in County
Sheriff H. M. Putman and Deputy Stan Kiesey investigated reports that three escapees from St. Madison are in the county. A trucker stated two men attempted to stop him near Crawfordsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Putman
Stan Kiesey
St. Madison
Crawfordsville
Scouts Train For Pageant With Eisenhower Visit
Youths recount a Boy Scout trip marked by a pageant and a planned speech by Dwight D. Eisenhower. They describe a Washington trip including Mt. Vernon and a bus tour, plus late night camp routines and a fireworks display.
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Washington, D. C
Valley Forge
Mt. Vernon
Washington
Capitol Building
Library of Congress
Boyle
Holland
Pageant Winds Down Jamboree as Scouts Tour Capitol
Colorful pageant marks closing of the National Boy Scout Jamboree then scouts visit the Capitol. Local families host relatives from Davenport Ames and Lee’s Summit. Discharge news for James B. Erwin, navy veteran who served at Midway, returns home next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Erwin
J. B. Erwin
Washington
Midway Islands
Nation's
Journal
Leonard Renoux
Marion
Postmasters Meet at Des Moines Convention
Postmasters from Nebraska Missouri Kansas and Iowa met in Des Moines for the 41st state and district convention of the national league of district postmasters. Speakers included Milton Ashby Sebree Ky William S Noah St. Louis Mo R N Organovic St. Paul Minn T M Raferty Washington DC and Josephine Jenney Malmo Neb. Officers to be elected tomorrow.
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Nebraska
Missouri
Kansas
Iowa
The
National League of Dis
Trict
Milton Ashby
Sebree
William S. Noah
St. Louis
R. N. Organovic
St. Paul
Minn
T. M. Raferty
Washington, D. C
Josephine Jenney
Malmo
Neb
Valley Forge Camp Notes and Delayed Softball Plans
The diary from Valley Forge Pa notes a last free day with morning chores and an afternoon of leisure mostly spent around camp. The writer mentions Norman Benn and Jim Smith causing trouble for Ray Spiker, nicknamed Romeo, as trading slows and the horned toad business fails. A line about the 1950 New Hampshire peach crop being wiped out by cold snaps in December and January follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley Forge
Norman Benn
Jim Smith
Norm
Smitty
Ray Spiker
New Hampshire
Hospital Admissions and Discharges List
Yesterday admitted Albert Lay city medical. Discharged yesterday several individuals including Mrs Lloyd Miksch and daughter route 4 Mrs Glenn Guengerich and daughter Well man Mrs Floyd Gontoernam and son Keota Mrs George Col thurst and daughter Ainsworth Mrs Omer Crawford and son Keota John Frame Ainsworth Virgil Pardon city. Today Mrs Elizabeth Steele Ainsworth Mrs Wayne Marshall and daughter city William Norman route 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Miksch
Route 4
Glenn Guengerich
Wellman
Floyd Gontoernam
Keota
George Colthurst
Ainsworth
Omer Crawford
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Winifred
al Ledger
Marianne
A. Joe Kelly
Monticello
Max Cook
Marilyn
Sioux City
Powell Wyoming
Red Lodge Moat
Yellowstone Park
Black Hills
Keith
Roy Bakehouse
Owatonna Minn
Ira Shene
Elt
Bakehouse
Margaret Logan
al Logan
Karle
Keith Vetter
Aes Us
LAW & Order
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Veronica Lake
Donald Crisp
Don Defore
Ramaod
Preston Foster
Arleen Whelan
Charlie Ruggles
Vamcir
Montgomery Clift
Douglas
Germany
20Th Century-Fox
Japan
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Texas Boys
United States
Eisenhower
Philadelphia
John Boyle
Jerry Holland
John
Jerry
Iowa City
Tsa LD
Texas
Arizona
Joe
Boston
Dobn Kerr
Pittsburgh
Korea
Itazuka Air Base
U.S. Army
Carlin Jones
Theo
Katherine
Marvery Logan
Davenport
James Logan
Ada Schwenke
John Logan
Jimmy
Richard Hottle
Bemidji, Minn
Stephen
Mr. Hotle
H. C. Hotle
Phillip
T. A. Flenner
Sallie Davidson
K. N. Oliver
Marjorie
Nancy
Kansas City
Oliver
Alice Davidson
Ira Davidson
Lee's Summit, Mo
Nita Corbin
Birmingham
Ala
Moline
Mrs. I. D. Quinn
Miss Corbin
Eastern Airlines
A. EB. Atchison
Clinton Adams
Atchison
Mary
Sam Marshall
Los Angeles
Trier
Ditl Marshall
Lester Thompson
Cedar Rapids
Mr .Homp
J. A. Thompson
W. J. Thompson
Logan Rest Home
Ruth Wolfe
Vera
J.ee Wolfe
Pearl Strohm
Gracehill
Fred Garrett
Elmer Steele
Riverside
Fo Johnson
Dale Carstenson
Chariton
George Masson
Michael
Janice
Tony
Ted Johnson
Biddy
Max Rulton
Mr. Johnson
Lars Johnson
Exline
Johnson Hhas
Sweden
Denmark
Ira Gastman
New Yorne
Penney's
Des Moines
Woodrow Gray
Mary Arndt
Brighton
Albert Lay
City, Medical
East Side Square
Browns Finance Co
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Wilson Coal
Phoose
Love
Deacon Brown
Lovila
Jane Sojka
FORD
Mercury
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