Local Navy Vets Reach Home as March Notices Move
Ernest L. Moothart returns from three years in the Pacific theater with a navy yeoman second class discharge in Minneapolis. Harvey Holden arrives home from Great Lakes after yeoman first class service. Memorial Day cemetery lettering offered by Iowa Memorial Co. at Rock of Ages Granite. Local families and travel notes recap from Des Moines to Danville and Gouverneur with brief visits and shopping alerts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest L. Moothart
Navy
Minneapolis
Minn
Lloyd Moothart
Harvey Holden
Des Moines
Mr. Holden
Great Lakes
Iowa Memorial Co
Rock of Ages Granite
S. W. Easter
Mgr
S. Iowa Ave
Letters from service members reveal travels and detections
Pfe Keith Wehr stationed in Frankfurt writes his parents about a lost convoy truck and a pleasant stay at the Army Billeting Center where a German orchestra played and women served meals. Esther and Jean Smith in Tokyo reach Japan after a delayed flight via Okinawa. Esther works with the Red Cross in the Philippines and plans a long assignment while Jean, a discharged WAC, starts a civil service post in Tokyo. Mrs FE Ward reports a home baked cookie shipment from the South Seas lasting six months with preserved quality. Community notes mention visits to Danders Illinois and Ames business stops, plus real estate moves and local commerce updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfe
Keith Wehr
Frankfurt
Germany
John Wehr
Red Cross
Keith
Esther
Jean Smith
Earl Smith
Tokio
Japan
Smiths
American Red Cross
Philippines
Manila
Okinawa
Jean
Wacs
Crawfordsville Edged by Danbury in State Tourney
Danbury defeats Crawfordsville 41 to 34 in Iowa City as Roger Davey scores 22, including a streak of six straight shots. Danbury's Reicks and Tuttle key late measures, Crawfordsville ousted after late fouls on Davey and Graber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Davey
Crawfordsville
Fighting Cyclones
Iowa City
Danbury
Tuttle and Reicks
Davey
Tuttle
Martin
Cyclones
Reicks
Frield
Graber
Joe Martin
Crawfordville
Washington County
Barry
Feee Nee
Swanger
Ittie
Nawasne
Brady
Beenblossom
Whiting
Cherryholmes
Mitchell
Miller to Begin Work at Montgomery Ward After Discharge
Russell Miller travelled to Cedar Rapids to visit Mr and Mrs Floyd Brown and plans to start work tomorrow at the Montgomery Ward store. He recently returned home from service and received an honorable discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Miller
Cedar Rapids
Floyd Brown
Montgomery Ward
Mr. Miller
Birthday Announcements Girlfriend Names and Ages
Local readers celebrate birthdays and anniversaries across several towns. Mrs Eugene K Annas marks her 77th birthday in Ainsworth as families list cake candle counts for children and a 17th birthday for George W Doran plus various 12th birthdays and wedding anniversaries in Crawfordsville Columbus Junction Wellman and nearby communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene K. Annas
Ainsworth
Three Quarter Century Club
Mrs. Gingerich to Head Baptist Women
Mrs. G. Gingerich of Wellman was elected president of the Women’s Association of Baptist churches at a spring rally held yesterday in the local Baptist church. Sixty-seven? attendees registered for the rally with events including a noonday luncheon and programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Gingerich
Baptist
G. Gingerich of
Wellman
Women's Association of Baptist Churches
Faye Boone
Kalona
Cy Bush
Washington
Logan Reif
Olive Codding
Rou
Frances Tenecate
Nellore
India
Milo Wenger
F. D. Worden
Bush
Fresh Cabbage Rich in Vitamin C When Untouched
Fresh raw cabbage provides high vitamin C content. Minimal cooking and exposure to air preserve the nutrient.
Canadian War-Time Official Held in Spy Probe
Harold Samuel Gerson, a Canadian wartime official, is being held in connection with the current spy probe in Montreal. Prime Minister Mackenzie King warned that the Russian spy ring in the Dominion was being used as a base for gathering information of great concern to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Samuel Gerson
Montreal
W. L. Mackenzie King
Dominion
United States
International
Bricks and Edwards Wed in Holsingtop Kansas
Yvonne Bricks and Darold Edwards marry in a 3 o'clock candlelight ceremony at United Brethren church Holsingtop Kansas. Rev C L Miller officiates with a reception and four tier cake noted. The couple will reside on a farm near Brighton after Edwards returns from service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yvonne Bricks and
Darold Edwards
Fred Edwards
Brighton
Kansas
Darold
Yvonne Bricks
Roy Ericks
United Brethern Church
Holsingtop
Kan
C. L. Miller
Aileen
Norma Reif
Raymond Edwards
Ronnie Armstrong Celebrates Fourth Birthday Party
Ronnie Armstrong observed his fourth birthday with a party at the Holcomb nursery. Refreshments included a cake with four candles served by Ruth Armstrong and helpers. Guests included Judy Hollcomb Robby McFarlane Patty Johnnie Gilmore Judith Imogene Fern Jerry Lee Kelter Joe DeNoto Sheryl Hunsaker and grandmother Mrs S N Sorrell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronnie Armstrong
Holcomb Nursery
Ccake
Ruth Armstrong
Dan Holcomb
Charles Keller
Judy Hollcomb
Robbie McFarlane
Patty
Johnnie Gilmore
Judith
Imogene Fern
Jerry Lee Kelter
Joe DeNoto
She
Knights of Pythias Meeting at Castle Hall
Knights of Pythias announce a meeting at 8 oclock Monday evening in Castle hall. Work in rank of page and refreshments provided. Harold T Wehr is listed as C C for contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Pythias
Castle Hall
Harold T. Wehr
C. C
Cranberries retain vitamin C best when eaten raw
Nutritionists say cranberries add substantial vitamin C when served in generous portions. Heat and air destroy much of the vitamin C, so raw preparations like relish or molded salads preserve the most. Cooking into sauce, straining, or jelly processing reduces the vitamin C content.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Libby
Royal Anne
Ambrosia
Pillsbury
Peg
Heinz
Washington State
Calif
Bas
Pascal Celery
Amer. Cheese
LCE
Blue Tip
van Camp Hominy
Snyder
Oregon
House OF David
Oxydol
Washington Fruit Market
E. E. Ward
Kenneth
New Guinea
Wolf’s Flower
Swerl
Quick Suds
Orcutt’s
Claud Tucker
Chevrolet
Tucker
Harry Simpson
Charles Barclay
Nancy
Deborah
Danville
Barclay
Glen Barclay
Marjorie L. Casten
Mark B. Gates
Gouverneur
N. Y
Harold Putnam
Mt. Union
FE. E. Ward
South Seas
Orcutt’s Piggly Wiggly
J. A. Hawthorne
War Nelson
Dexter
W. J. Comp
Danders
Ill
Mary Webb
Bloomington
Rochester
Paul Moore
Ames
Charles McAvoy
Elsinore
Tate
Boone
Clinton
Waverly
Viota
Sioux City
Preston
Marshalltown
Montour
le Mars
Livermore
Lansing
Harlan
Diagonal
la Mars
Connie's
Sim’s Shoe Store
Tankar Station
Iowa Ave
Maxine Jarrard
Eldon Navy
Luis Ellen Stapp
Donald Stapp
Columbus Junction
Dixie Lee Wallace
Orin Wallace, Jr
Donna Lee Gingerich
Oral Gingerich
Lloyd Swift
Clarence McCroskey
Delbert Lewis
Henry Miller
Tom Cantoni
Leonard Strohim
Mary Herr
Dale Voorhees
Nettie Miller
Jeanne Dawson
Delbert Young
Ralph Young
Dean Jawson
R. L. Lawson
George W. Doran
C. L. Doran
William Bailey
Delbert
Robert Darbyshire
Crawtfordsville
City Council Pta
Lincoln School
Hoisington High School
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Edwards
Army Air Corps
Guam
20Th Airforces
Briga.On
Harry Miller
William Widmer
Winfield
Little’s Furniture
Nicola
Sporting Goods
U.S. Royal
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