Speed Made Corporal at Sedalia Army Air Field
Private First Class Fred J. Speed Jr. of 718 East Main St Washington Iowa, stationed at the field hospital, has been promoted to corporal. He graduated Oskaloosa High School in 1939 and was a former manager of a Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company store. his wife Twila M. Speed resides in Washington.
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Sedalia Army Air Field
Warrensburg
Fred J. Speed, Jr
East Main St
Washington, Iowa
Cpl. Speed
Oskaloosa
Iowa
Great
Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company
Twila M. Speed
Washington
Golden wedding anniversary honors in Crawfordsville
Mary Manners reports in Crawfordsville on June 27 as Mr and Mrs Lee Lease host a golden wedding anniversary for Dr and Mrs N J Lease with a gold and white décor and a three course chicken dinner. Attendees include Bruce Lease and daughters from Davenport and W T Johnson family from El Centro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Manners
Crawfordsville
Lee Lease
N. J. Lease
J. C. Wooley
Columbia
Bruce Lease
Carol
Judyann
Davenport
W. T. Johnson
Willis
Clarann
el Centro
Calif
Frederick Westbrook
Muscatine
Burlington Ordnance Plant
Penneys Launch New Bond Drive Nationwide Contest
Penneys announces a July bond drive with a sales contest across all stores and employees for state and national awards. In the Washington Penney store a booth will be run by a girl to sell war bonds on Saturday nights after banks and post offices close, according to Manager C. R. Wilson.
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Penney Company
Washington Penney
C. R. Wilson
Iowa Man Commissioned Second Lieutenant at Fort Benning
John W. Lee of Washington Iowa earned a second lieutenant commission after completing the infantry school officer candidate course at Fort Benning. He previously enlisted November 11 1942 and served with the 64th Bn LR T C at Camp Wolters Texas before OCS. Lee attended Sac City High School University of Iowa and Iowa State Teachers at Cedar Falls where he excelled as an athlete.
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Fort Benning, Ga
John W. Lee
Washington, Iowa
Army of the United States
Infantry School
Fort Benning
Lee
Ione C. Lee
Sac City
Iowa
Army
Bn. Lr.t.c
Camp Wolters
Texas
Sac City High School
University of Iowa Iowa City
Iowa State
Cedar Falls
U S Marine Band Organized in Philadelphia in 1798
The U S Marine Band traces its organization to Philadelphia in 1798, marking the formation of a premier military music ensemble. This early establishment set a precedent for professional wind ensemble use in the United States.
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U. S. Marine Band
Philadelphia
Five Pastors Speak At Pollock Funeral
Dr. J. B. Pollock dies and funeral set in Washington United Presbyterian church. Rev. George Kerr will lead service with sermon by Rev. J. L. Vance of Rock Island. Representatives from synod and presbytery will attend. County ministers to meet at 1 45 p m. Burial in Elm Grove cemetery.
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George Kerr
Washington United Presbyterian Church
J. B. Pollock
Federated Church At
West Chester
United Presbyterian Church
J. L. Vance
Rock Island
Pollock
Gyes Pickett
Newton
Synodical
Synod of Iowa
R. M. McCracken
Crawfordsville
Keokuk
Wellman News Roundup of Local Notes and Homecoming
Calvin Griffith returns to Ft. Logan after his mother’s death. J N Kirkpatrick remains seriously ill at University Hospital Iowa City. Valley school homecoming held with officers elected: Sylvia Geyer president B Y L Alten VP Ollie Schachner secretary Lida Freel treasurer Nellie Dorrance corresponding secretary. The Civil Spanish American World War II entries honored with an honor roll. Coast Guard member Lester Reber on 10 day Florida furlough with wife visiting relatives.
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J. A. Dodds
Dodds
J. N. Kirkpatrick
University Hospital
Iowa City
Kirkpatrick
Surprise Valley School
Sylvia Geyer
B. Y L. Alten
Ollie Schachner
Lida Freel
Nellie Dorrance
Red Cross
U.S.O
Lester Reber
Coast Guard
Florida
Local family visits span several days in Shiloh area
Shiloh residents hosted and visited relatives across a series of days. Harr family members from Beenblossom and sons Paul and Donald visited Leslie Beenblos som’s home Thursday evening. Coppock kin from Shenandoah Lansing and Washington visited with sister Mrs Sigafoose and Mrs Marsh. Pauline Schantz stayed with her aunt Bara Christner Saturday. Fred Showalter and son Donald of Rock Island joined H J Schoonover family for a weekend gathering. Ray Lappendorff of Davenport spent Father's Day with his in laws. Myra Van Nostrand, attending Pars onal college, spent the weekend with her parents Ross and Myra.
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Shiloh
Harrold Beenblossom and
Paul
Donald
Leslie Beenblossom
Walter Coppock
Shenandoah
Harry Coppock
Lansing
Mich
Ben Coppock
Washington
Howard Siga
Sam Marsh
Ann Neff
Pauline Schantz
Bara Christner
Fred Showalter
Rock Island
H. J. Schoonover
Ray Lappendorff
Davenport
Howard Sigafoose
Myra van Nostrand
Parsonal College
Ross van Nostrand
Weekend social notes from Kalamazoo to Sigourney
A Washington club meeting hosts a cool breakfast in heat with a brunch twist and a fire in the fireplace. Readers catch up on birthdays, garden experiments, a cucumber costume at a Pris cilla Club breakfast, and Norfolk naval service notes. The piece jokes about President Roosevelt, Herbert Hoover, and a food czar swap.
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Roosevelt
Hoover
Herbert Hoover
William Kron Riverside Resident Dies After Major Operation
William Kron 74 of Riverside died yesterday at Mercy hospital Iowa City after a major operation. He was born September 1868 on a farm west of Riverside, attended local school, and lived in the area his whole life. Kron was married April 27 1896 to Cecelia Scherrer at St Marys church Riverside. Surviving are his wife six children and one sister with eleven grandchildren. Preceding him in death were seven brothers and one sister. Affected by reading errors, the text notes Betty Cunningham as the youngest daughter and mentions three daughters as teachers.
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Riverside
William Kron
Yesterda
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Mr. Kron
Martin
Theresa Kiefes Kron
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Kron
Cecelia Scherrer
St. Mary's Church
S. F. Wielar
Fran Sraker
Hills
Lorene Kron
Marguerite Km Tck
Clair
Clement
Robert Krow
Mary Kern
Henry
Burial Association Case Is Dismissed in Benton County
The attorney general charges against the Keyston Burial Association were dismissed in Benton County District Court. Judge B O Tankersley ruled the court had jurisdiction after arguments over the right to prosecute the group for practicing embalming without a license. Clarence Nicholls of Vinton defended the cooperative.
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Vinton
Keystom Burial Association
Benton County
B. O. Tankersley
Marshalltown
Attorney General
Clarence Nicholas Vinton
Tankersley
D A R Members to Attend Funeral for Dr J B Pollock
Members of the D A R will meet at United Presbyterian Church at 1 45 PM Thursday to attend the funeral of Dr J B Pollock scheduled at two o clock in the church.
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D. A. R. Wil
United Presbyteria Church
J. B Pollock
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