Mrs. Reed Visits St Charles With Booth Family
Mrs. C B Reed visits St Charles with son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Harold Booth. Reed plans to stay this week. Booths spent weekend here and Mrs Reed accompanied them home. Harley Brock and wife visited Oakdale sanitarium in Iowa City. The Brock family hosted Mr and Mrs Richard Brock and daughter ratty for supper. Mrs Hugh Hall hosts Blanche Larson of Rock Island this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harley Brock
Brock
Iowa City
Oakdale Sanitarium
Brocks
Ratty
Richard Brock
Hugh Hall
Blanche Larson
Rock Island
Everette Sehadt
Osceola
Brighton
Torrenton
Iowa
May Schadt
Iowa Westvan
Mt. Pleasant
Pauline Wellens
Barbara Ann
Mus Catine
Pae Harken
A. A. Knerr
Harry Norton
Near
Salem
Eliza Norton
Henry Knerr
Chicago
Crowning Ceremony Honors Blessed Virgin at St Mary’s
Girls of St Mary’s high school assisted at a coronation ceremony for the Blessed Virgin Mary in Riverside. Leading the procession were Joan Schnoebelen and Theresa Cooney, with many others carrying wreaths and escorting the May Queen Marie Schnoebelen. The service featured Monsignor Jacob Smeier, Rev. J. J. Fath, organist Bernadine Yegg, and an address by Rev. Fath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
St. Mary’s High School
Blessed Virgin Mary
Joan Schnoebelen
Theresa Cooney
Shirley Fesler
Thelda Knebel
Arlene Lorack
Jeanne Ryan
Trene Schnoebelen
Mary Catherine Simon
Lucille Simon
Doris Thomann
Wilma Fesler
Frances Hardy
Lucille Kron
Marjorie Quinn
Esther Rummelhart
Jamita Vegey
Gladys Hoppng
Ernestine Buber
Helena Cooney
Jeanelle Ruth
Mary Ellen Schneider
Mary Elizabeth Gase
Frances Schnoebeley
Judy Hart
Mary Elizabeth Shebek
Anita Frank
Carol Simon
Marie Schnoebelen
Young Ladies Sodality
Patricia Scherrer
Monsignor Jacobsmeier
J. J. Fath
Acoutes
Bernard Yeggy
Reno Droll
Ronald Pitz
Louis Paliliotet
Young Men
Marines Reach Naha After Invasion Push On Okinawa
On Okinawa the 6th Division crossed Nata Canal and seized Naha except for its southern outskirts amid scattered pockets of resistance. American forces moved toward the Koba Kura hills as the city, once a 120,000 inhabitant metropolis, lay in ruins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nata Canal
Naha
Naha Kurbo
Koba Kura
Major Leagues National League Scores Report
Tuesday results show Pittsburgh defeating New York 4 to 3 and Brooklyn routing Chicago 10 to 3. St Louis beat Philadelphia 6 to 2 while Philadelphia topped Cleveland, and Boston won 6 to 4 against Chicago with New York 11 over St. Louis in a separate matchup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National League
Pet
New York
Pittepuren
Scn
Brooklyyon Ous
Cdc
Boston Pee
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Ccsek
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Chicago
St. Louis
Cleveland
Boston
New York Ram
Detroit
St Louis
Washington
Hesulia
Studying Papers Captured With Lord Haw Haw Joyce
UK notes that papers captured with Lord Haw Haw Joyce are under study by Allied agents to uncover Nazi secrets. Joyce, wounded, is guarded in Lueneberg hospital and to be moved when possible. The case raises questions on whether British nationals in Allied custody who broadcast propaganda will be tried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Wihigin
Lord Haw Haw
Joyce
Luencbure
Copenhage
Troesley
Denmark
Ernest Thurtle
Europe
Iivitain
Home Office
Luenesburg
Britain
Heinrich Simmler
Jovyce
Roy Rotzinger Returns on 60 Day Furlough
Pvt Roy Rotzinger son of Mr and Mrs Homer Rotzinger arrived home in Brighton on a 60 day furlough from overseas where he had been a prisoner of war. He enlisted in 1941 at Fairfield served at Camp Claiborne and Des Moines and Jefferson Barracks and was captured at the Faid Pass North Africa February 17 1943 and liberated April 13 1945. He will report to Hot Springs Arkansas after furlough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna
North Africa
Hot Springs
Ark
Homer Rotzinger
Responsibilities of Citizenship and Liberty
The piece urges citizens to uphold the Constitution and liberty with action not rhetoric. It calls for filling church pews, broad reading, rejecting emotional slogans, seeking justice, curb juvenile delinquency, honoring labor, and living moral public life to preserve democratic heritage for future generations. It stresses liberty justice and union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lome
Navy Memorial Service Sparks Memorial Day Attendance
A Navy Memorial service was held southwest of town with a firing squad volley and Taps played by Jesse Adda and Bob Noonan Jr. About 100 people attended, the largest crowd since the observance began years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Adda
Bob Noonan, Jr
Local Family News From Fairfield and Des Moines
Rev Mrs E K E Voss traveled to Des Moines to fetch daughter Mrs L W Griffith who spent the week there and returned Sunday to join Lt Griffith in Monroe Louisiana. Lt and Mrs Ed Keiser of South English visited the Griffiths and Mrs Griffiths. Keiser was recently liberated from a German prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Bruno
Calif
E. KE. Voss
Des Moines
L. W. Griffith
Griffith
Monroe
Ed Keiser
Ross
Keiser
Airs
Lowell Stacey
Raymond Stacy
Fairfield Hospital
Guy Stacy
Howard Startz
Irwin Startz
Fairfield
Jefferson Barracks
Mrs Logan to begin Red Cross training in Washington
Mrs. Robert Logan, formerly Kay Hardy, departs tonight for Washington D C for a three week Red Cross training course to become a hospital staff aide upon completion. She has been visiting her mother Mrs Emma Hardy and was joined by grandson Dickie Gray visiting in Des Moines. Weekend visitors included Lt Richard Myers and Mrs Frank Olvey, plus Mr and Mrs Marion Sheetz and their family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Logan
Washington, D. C
American Red Cross
States
Logan
Kay Hardy
Emma Hardy
Dickie Gray
Mrs
Ethel Gray
Des Moines
Mrs. Gray
Marion Sheetz
Wekend
Richard Myers
Frank Olvey
Social Calendar Highlights Weekly Club Gatherings
The Methodist church choir skips rehearsal for Memorial Day. Social groups meet: H J Club, Fleur de Lis, St James Circle, Independent Club, St Rita Circle, Sunset Park cooperative dinner, and several church societies. Events span 2 p.m. callouts and evening meetings at Masonic Temple and local churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
H.J. Club
George Shalla
O.E
Masonic Temple
Earl Galloway
St. James Circle
Frank Bruty
N. Marion
Joe Wolfe
St. Rita
St. Paul's Women’s Guild
Chute
Rebekah Lodge
Ladies Aid Society of Presbyterian Church
Women's Missionary Society
P.m
U.P. Church
Mma C. Anderson
Fred Mauthe
Bells Host Rosemary Club Evenings Bridge Event
Mr and Mrs Ray Bell hosted Rosemary club members and their husbands for a bridge evening at five tables in Galloway. Prizes were awarded for high scores among men and women. Refreshments were served after games with help from Mrs George Horn and Mrs Charles Casper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Bell
Rosemary Club
Galloway
George Horn
Charles Casper
Droz Sees Winifred Kelly Aboard Pacific Navy Ship
Commander Keith Droz reports seeing Winifred Kelly navy nurse in the far Pacific. The hospital ship crew ashore for a day, surprised to meet her, as she hoped to finish her long tour and return home. Mr and Mrs Kelly note Winifred also met Dr Charles McLaughlin during the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Kelly
Keith Droz
Washington
Winifred Kelly
Far Pacific
Kelly
Winifred
Charles McLaughlin
C. W. McLaughlin
Eight Wedding Anniversaries Noted in Local Notes
Observing their eighth wedding anniversary today are Mr. and Mrs. William J Shannon. The second wedding anniversary is for Mr. and Mrs. Charles M Keller of Kalona. Birthday congratulations go to Mrs. L W Bomberger of Brighton Mildred Woodburn of Cedar Rapids Jack Swift James Haight Avon Rae Cochran and Mrs Dora Kleinschmidt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Shannon
Charles M. Keller
Kalona
L. W. Bomberger
Brighton
Mildred Woodburn
Cedar Rapids
Jack Swift
James Haight
Navy
Avon Rae Cochran
West Chester
Dora Kleinschmidt
Dorothy Darnell Celebrates Eighteenth Birthday
Dorothy Darnell, daughter of Mr and Mrs Walace Darnell, marks her 18th birthday today with family and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Darnell
Mrs
Walace Darnell
Presbyterian Morning Prayer Meeting Announcement
The Presbyterian morning prayer meeting will convene at 9 30 Thursday to discuss church matters. The note invites attendees to reflect and participate in the church program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian
Ios
Grace Hill Ladies Aid Society Meeting
Seven members of the Grace Hill Ladies Aid society and Kath erine Buxbaum attended the gathering yesterday afternoon at the Community building. They spent the time sewing as Mrs. Nelson Woodford led devotions and readings. A letter from Mrs. Fr. T. Schwalbe's sister described Bethel Alaska duties. Plans were made to meet June 15 in the Community building with roll from Matthew in the navy medical corps in the Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Hill Ladies Aid Society
Katherine Buxbaum
Nelson Woodford
Icdear Guest
Malachi
H. A. Engel
Fr. T. Schwalbe
Bethel
Alaska
Matthew
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Sulfa
Pratts
Intestrol
Poultry Regulator
Prescription Pharmacist
Wolf’s Flower
Sim
Yokohamas
Guam
Yokohama
Japan
Radio Tokyo
Tokyo
21St
Bomber Command
Emperor Hirohito
Imperial Palace
Hirohito
Curtis
B.iemay
Thief 1St Command
Lemay
Kawasaki
Ytokyo
Atchison
North Side Square
Major
V. Grall
Quisling
Vidkum Quisling
Norway
Hitler
Oslo
International Soundphoto
Pvt
Roy Rotzinger
Kid Cady
Howard Reighard
Burlington
Scott Dickinson
Wayne
Mrs. Dickinson
Patricia Coffman
Fred Vanerus
Henry Hinkle
Mae Morgan
Four Corners
Steve Shelangoski
Tommy Wolf
Elgan Lil
Paris
BE. H. Paris
John Abrahamson
C. E. Coggshall
Lone Tree
E. K. Voss
J. W. Coweuill
Packwood
Fred Stewart
Ed Davis
June
Batavia
L. E. Helmick
Clyde Davis
Davis
Mr. Davis
CBI
P. Lester Kientz
Lucy Mae Gowey
Maurice Gowey
Wits
Navy Memorial
Phono. Records
Big Selection
Lorden Music CO
Opposite State Theatre
Rosemary
Droz
Marianas
S Medical Corps
Pacific Area
Lemmons
East Side Square
MRS. George Baker & Poppy Committee
George Baker
Howard Miller
Katherine Swift
Legion
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