Haskins Residents Take First Plane Ride at Iowa City
In Haskins on October 4 Mrs. Clara Godlove and companions joined a group visiting Iowa City. L. M. Birney Mrs. Embree and Mrs. Godlove enjoyed their first plane ride. The day included church delegation activity and social calls with several Wayland Davenport and Washington connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haskins
Iowa City
Clara Godlove
Vivian Booth
T. Coon
Billy
Jaqueline
Wayland
E. J. Frey
Chas. Spenser
Jacqueline
Leonard Strohm
Harry Showalter
M. T. Coon
Clevier Hulling
Mrs Olingss Visits Apex Island Family Weekend
At Ainsworth Ruth Norris reports Mrs Wm Olingss spent the weekend with her husband and two daughters employed at Apex Island. J A Marsh is slowly recovering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Norris
Ainsworth
Wm. Olingss
Apex Island
Local furloughs and visits noted in community list
A stream of short notices records furloughs and home visits from servicemen including Earl Miller USMC Larry Trotter merchant marine Harvey Gosling and Navy Seabees in the Solomon Islands Leland White and James Eckersly host guests at the White home and Raymond Coleman returns to Texas amid family time. Also a brief line notes China’s coal reserves per capita compared with the United States Russia and the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Earl Miller
U.S.M.C
South Carolina
Larry Trotter
Merchant Marine Corps
South Pacific
West Coast
Southwest Pacific
Marine Corps
Laird Simpson
Laird Hawkins
Navy Seabees
Solomon Islands
Leland White
Near Douds
James Eckersly
Chicago
Max White
Raymond Coleman
Texas
China
United States
Russia
World
Local News Briefs Include Military Furloughs and Community Notes
Sgt Cecil Long spends a 0 day furlough with family in North English after two years in Dutch Guiana and service in the U S Army. Other notes cover relatives in Muscatine Burlington Lake Worth Florida and Mt Union, local store corrections and new storage space at Rothschilds, and a card sale for service members.
Grouwinkle Buys Top Jersey Boar for 275 at West Liberty Sale
Farmers report at Columbus Junction that Paul Grouwinkle paid 275 for the top gift at a purbred Jersey boar sale and a gift at the Harry Nauman farm near West Liberty. Duane Neff paid 165 for the top boar. Chapter CX of PEO Sisterhood met, with program on military rank and insignia. Several local births and absences noted, plus service personnel and a family picnic observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Paul Grouwinkle
Hero
Columbus High School
Harry Nauman
West Liberty
Duane Neff
Nichols
P.E.O. Sisterhood
Ruth Huston
Lenore Newnam
Oet
Hattie McGrew
Marie Spaethe
Douglas Langstaff
Canada
Shellabarger
Wayne Rife
Joyce Mary
Muscatine Hospital
Lewis McCullough
Here
Lee Barnhart
Richard L. Arthur
Evan Arthur
Columbus City
Camp Haan
Calif
Keith Curtis
Shelvy
Miss
Carl Curtis
Grimes
Chautauqua Park
Arthur Dean Duncan
Missing in Action Corporal Kucera Report
Riverside residents Mr and Mrs William Kucera learn their son Corporal Clair Kucera is missing in action in the Pacific area. Inducted spring 1942, in Pacific since June 1943, a 1928 St Marys high school graduate who once ran a Riverside gas service station. Riverside high athletic teams plan a bake sale October 7 at Grace and Shradel Grocers to fund baseball and basketball activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
William Kucera
United States
Corporal Clair Kucera
Pacific
Corporal Kucera
United States Service
St. Mary's High School
Riverside High School
Grace's Grocery
Shradel Grocer
Soldier Arrives for 15 Day Leave From Fort H. G. Wright
Dale Kiesey, stationed in the coast artillery at Fort Wright New York, arrived yesterday afternoon to spend 15 days with his mother Mrs Rose Kiesey and relatives. Pvt Clarence See, stationed at Camp Robinson Arkansas, is spending a furlough here with wife and children and parents Mr and Mrs M See. He will report to Camp Gruber Oklahoma the last of next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Booth
Vivian
Davenport
Marjorie Edwards
D. E. Edwards
L. M. Birney
Una Gordon
W. H
Lois) White
Frank Embree
Little
Toni Wittmer
Noel Bradford
Washington
Cav Hayes
Estiene
Bina
Leonard Strohm
Laporte City
Calif
Leonard
Cpl
Merle Warner
Lakeworth
Fla
R. A. Warner
G. F. Lance
Cpl. Warner
Pvt
Bill Lloyd
Harold J. Duncan
Camp Roberts
Louella Duncan
Columbus City
Dale Kieey
Coast Artillery
Fort H. G. Wright
N. Y
Rose Kiesey
Clarence See
Camp Robinson
Ark
Dinner honors Corporal Rotenburger at Riverside home
A duck dinner at the Riverside home honored Corporal Charles Rotenburger on furlough from Camp Smoky Hill Salina Kansas. Attendees included Mr and Mrs John Rotenburger Sr Miss Amelia Schmidt and David Rotenburger all of Riverside plus guests Eugene Duffey Iowa City Velma Duwn Richmond Milsojka Cedar Rapids. Relatives announce the arrival of twins Frederick and Frieda Snellenbaiser born Lafayette Indiana to Roy and Eileen Florang Snellenbaiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Cedar Rapids
Wes Sojka
Roy Snellenbaier
Lafayette
Ind
Eileen Florang
Frederick
Frieda
Disabled injuries in 1943 total ten million
In 1943 the total disabling injuries reached 10,100,000 with 350,000 permanently disabling to some degree. This reflects a high rate of injury impact and long term disability across the year.
Local Hospital Reports Tonsillectomies and Discharges
Mrs. Ronald Lowash of route three and Judith Putnam of 221 West Second Street had tonsillectomies this morning. Mrs. Catherine Seals of Well man was discharged this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Lowash
Route Three
Judith Putnam
West Second Street
Catherine Seals
Wellman
Also Mentioned on This Page
Maynard Brown
National War Fund
Wolf’s Flower
Little’s Furniture
J. A. Marsh
Pasopo
Michigan
U.S
Grimes Golden
Ibs
Jonathan My
BOF
Kalona Honey
Miracle
Heinz
Kraft
Eral Mills, Inc
Carload
U.S. NO
Keifer
Stokeley
Sky
Red Cross
Soar
Washington Fruit Market
Chapek Grocery
Richmond, Iowa
Golde Omedal
Swarm Browns
St. Louis
Browns
Cardinals
Cecil Long
Curtis Long
Joe Wolfe
Dutch Guinea
S.A
U. S. Army
Jefferson Barracks
Miami
Harry Whittaker
Irene Ofelt
Muscatine
Mr. Whittaker
George Whittaker
Howard Freshwaters
Keota
South Fourth Avenue
Westermark
Jean
John
State University of Iowa
Rothschild’s
William Panzer
Burlington
Dickie Brenneman
Mt. Union
Burlington Hospital
Hall Bros
Nicola & Harmon
Grouwinkle
Columbus School
Neff
Kucera
Pacific Theater
August Schmidt
South
Iowa
Hinriched
White Grocery
Crawfordsville
Tee Hospital
America
SOS
Nationary
Lal Err DJ
Si Dyers
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