Riverside Social Notes and Military News Tribute
In Riverside on July 14 a gathering at Mr and Mrs Ralph Kleopfer honored Lieut Leon Kleopfer recently returned from as a German prisoner of war. The article lists relatives visitors engagements and announcements including a Betrothal of Mary Kay Knox Bowstead and Dr Thomas Bowstead and a discharged soldier PFC Dale Burich with service details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Aainer
Ralph C. Kleopfer
Iverside
Leon Kleopfer
Army Air Corps
Kleopfer
Mary Kern
Te. J. Muller
Earl V. Gruin
Phyllis Lee
Martin Kleopfer
Ollywood
Calif
Bettothal
Elmo J. Knittel
May Kay
Thomas T. Bowtead
Thomas IT. Bowstead
DeWitt
Dale Burich
New Zea
Jane Maxwell
Jaqueline Kort
Glenna Hultquist
Cecil Kort
Fred Hultquist
Ilene Benson
Esther Lindeen
Dorothy Petereson
Olds
Beth Rochefort
Mt. Pleasant
Marian Stephens
Ainsworth
Charlain Austin
Letts
Meda Hauenstein
Columbus Junction
Mary Kay Wells
Ottumwa
Doraine Oldt
Wyman
Jaqueline Korf
Plan Card Shower for Mrs L Gardner in Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville July 16 Mrs Lettie Gardner enjoyed a birthday surprise shower of greeting cards on July 7 prompted by Dollie Swartz. Despite illness she helps with homework. News notes include D D Owens returning from a camping trip near Grinnell and Karl Ferguson visiting Scotts Bluff Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Lettie Gardner
Dollie Swartz
Mrs. Gardner
D. D. Owens
Grinnell
Karl Ferguson
Scotts Bluff
Nebraska
Lillie Sewell
Winfield
S. C. Fletcher
Noah Lewis Heads Pearl Harbor Crew of 30 Men
Noah Lewis, a Chicago contractor and son of Eugene Lewis of Columbus Junction, plans to leave Chicago this week with a 30 man crew for Pearl Harbor. The piece notes local residents' ages and nearby family members as context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noah Lewis
Pearl Harbor
Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Eugene Lewis
Chicago
Richard Duncan
W. T. Duncan
Coast Guard
Merchant Marines
American Academy of Embalming
New York City
Mrs. Duncan
Military Family Updates From Wartime Areas
Military personnel and relatives report varied assignments and statuses across the country. Transfers and pre flight training occur at San Luis Obispo while Great Lakes and Naknek Alaska host training and postings. Several family visits and furloughs are noted with medals earned and ships or units referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Air Corps
San Luis Obispo
Calif
Air Medal Award and Army Discharge Noted in Local Gazette
Mars Reaney’s grandson receives a fourth award cluster to his Air Medal for meritorious aerial flight over enemy territory. Pvt. Eugene Tisor, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Tisor, discharged with 128 points after European service, including Alaska construction and the 172nd Artillery First Army in France Germany and Belgium. Also noted are birthday and anniversary gatherings, church leadership changes, a reception for Rev. and Mrs. Pooley, and new Methodist Sunday School officers and teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Baser
Naval Hospital
San Diego
Calif
Henry User
Harold G. W Hamiston
Camp Bradford
Norfolk
Cpl
Frank D. Miller
Alvin Miller
South Pacific
Lewis Cadogan
Kingman
Ariz
Eugene Lewis
Columbus Junction
Columbus High School
Lewis
Florida
Loren Ebard
Noble
Kints
William McCormick
Marie Boysen
Lois Hetfield
Lois Wells
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Glen Sands
Fred
Hancock, Minn
Beulah Laicky
Sara Harbison
Rock Island Hospital
Karl Henry Hoben
Kate Hoben
Naknek
Alaska
Lincoln
172Nd Artillery First Army
France
Germany
Belgium
Jeanette Herrick
Lanny
George Hannt
Ruth Elizabeth
Caleb B. Larson
Grandview
Churet
Lexington Circle Dinner Meeting at Mrs Schultz Home
Lexington July 11 ladies from the circle plus guests gathered at Mrs Herman Schultz home. They quilted sewed rug rags and visited. a cooperative chicken lunch was served by the hostess and her daughters with Mr W F Flynn assisting. Plans were made for the family picnic at Sunset Park on Sunday August 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morton Emde
Lexington
Lexington Tircle
Herman Schultz
W. F. Flynn
Sunset Park
Lexington Ladies Aid Society
Glen Knapp
Chas. Stewart
Mort Kinde
Karl Finde
Little Ronnie Elliott
Cecil
Date Elliott
Pacific Area
Seasonal Farm Work and Restore Glassyard Finds
Haymaking fills the fields as corn is plowed and small grain ripens, marking busy days on the farm. Meanwhile ornamental cut glass and pressed glass see a revival as pieces are retrieved from attics and thrift shops, then cleaned with sudsy water to restore their sparkle.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pittsburgh
Duplate
Duplite
Sorrell
Auto Parts
West Madison
Ford
Chevrolet
Brewer & Sons
L. Gardner
Mary W. Packer
Miss Kort
Air Corps
Everette Lindley
Saipan
Pvt
Vernon Wiley
Paul Wiley
Camp Fannin
Tex
Donald B. Jones
Dewey Jones
Great Lakes
Til
Donald Howell
West Coast
Arthur Capper
Kansas
Washington Concrete Company
North 12Th Street
Rock Island
J. B. Pooley
Methodist Church
Methodist Sunday School
B. H. Shearer
Wilma Henson
Ruth Wiegner
Evelyn Orris
Mary Lou Swailes
PLPF
Berson
Joan Enyart
Marilyn Hill
Phylis Lukenbach
Lorna Jordan
Besse Hantt
Frank Duncan
Alice Vannice
Maxine Greene
Ann Marker
Aleda Swailes
Fielen Lewis
Ethel Woodruff
Mildred Crull
Charlotte Morrison
Della Duncan
Jessie Wykert
Evelyn Peters
Bette Linville
Betty Moran
Fred Cutkamp
Katie Bowman
A. Stewart
G. W. Weber
Lexington Circle
Mrs. Schultz
Washington Dairy
Haelmans
East Side Square
C. H. Stones Pereaneeron
T. W. Harwood Insurance Agency
Rayon
Seel
Adonna Rayon
BKL
Rubsers
Pasy Carniace
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