Mills County, Iowa

WILMA WILLIAMS FUCHS SCRAPBOOK
World War II Era Articles
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PAUL JUDKINS AND PAUL PHILLIPS MEET

Former Glenwood boy promises Mrs. Kier couple of petrified Japs for Rock Garden

Mrs. R.J. Allen is in receipt of a very interesting letter from Paul Judkins, son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Judkins and well known former Glenwood boy, who is now serving in the U.S. Air corps in Australia.

In the letter, dated July 22, he says:

"This is a pretty nice country and people down here in Aussie.  We are in the middle of winter now.  It seems funny calling July 1 winter.

"I've been over here for about six months now.  Time sure flies but we've been kept pretty busy, so that helps.

"I think I will be home by Christmas.  I hope we will.

"I met Paul Phillips over here.  Quite a coincidence meeting your next door neighbor so many thousand miles from home.  We sure had a good old talk.  He happened to have a few Glenwood paper clippings which, of course, were very interesting.  I read them all through twice.  News is the most welcome thing we can get hold of.  Believe it or not, we'll miss a meal to read any American newspaper, no matter how old it may be.

"We are treated well over here and I'm sure we'll get this over soon.  I like the air corps much better than the Infantry and glad I made the change.  I've gone up for me second Lt's commission and expect it most any time.

"Tell "ma" Kier I'll bring her home for a couple petrified Japs for her rock garden."

His address is T Sgt Paul Judkins, 19067499, 11th Replacement Control Depot, APO 510, co Postmaster, San Francisco, California.

EVAN MILLER EXPECTS CALL TO FOREIGN SERVICE

Evan Miller completed his course in Aero Mechanics in Sheppard Field, Texas, on June 23 and is now stationed at Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis, Mo., in the aero seats replacement center and expects to leave very soon for foreign service.

Mrs. Miller returned this week from a two weeks' visit which she spent with Evan and has resumed her duties at the Glenwood State School where she will remain while he is in service.

PAUL JUDKINS BROADCASTS EVAN MILLER WITH HIM

On the Sunday afternoon broadcast from boys in the U.S. Service in various parts of the world, Paul Judkins, formerly of Glenwood, son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Judkins who now resides in California, was heard from Australia.  In the course of his remarks he mentioned that his cousin, Evan Miller was there with him.  Evan is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Miller who reside north of Pacific Junction.  He entered foreign services only recently.

PAUL PHILLIPS IS NOW IN AUSTRALIA

Father receives cablegram from son that he had arrived in Australia.  Is with a Hospital Unit.

B.G. Phillips was in receipt of a cablegram from his son, Paul W. Phillips, well known Glenwood boy on Friday saying that he was in Australia.  The message stated; "Arrived safely in Australia.  Tell everyone hello.  I made a good change".  Mr. Phillips had not heard from his son since March 28th and it is assumed that he has been enroute to his assignment during that time.

Paul left Glenwood with Company I in 1941 and served several months at Camp Claiborne, being released under the over 28 ruling.  He was recalled several weeks after the outbreak of war and assigned back to his old company then stationed at Fort Dix.  Here he was reassigned to the hospital corps and it is presumed that he is in a hospital unit in Australia.

PAUL PHILLIPS CABLES CHANGE OF ADDRESS

Paul Phillips, former member of the Opinion-Tribune staff sent the following cable from "somewhere in Australia" to Betty, Hazel and Esther." feeling fine.  Having a good time.  Change APO to 923.  Tell Dad could use some bull and blades."

AUDITOR ROBINSON HOME ON FURLOUGH

County Auditor, Lewis Scott Robinson arrived in Glenwood Monday on a ten day furlough which he is spending with the home folks.  Lewis Scott, who enlisted last May in the Coast Guard service, is now stationed at Boston in the Pay Master's office where his work is largely that of auditing claims of men in this branch of the service whose pay has been transferred from one location to another in such rapidity that they were unable to make proper application for pay.

He is now in line for a Petty officer's rating and anticipates a transfer to this type of service in the Coast Guard soon after returning from his furlough.

SGT. SANDERS TRANSFERED TO LOUISIANA FIELD

Word has been received here that Sgt. Lawrence H. Sanders, Silver City boy, who is in the service has been transferred from the Proving grounds at Abredeen, Maryland, to the Army Air Base at Barksdale Field, Louisiana.

Lawrence states he likes it at this southern air base and enjoys receiving the home town paper.

LT. BUFFINGTON MAY GO TO CALIFORNIA CAMP

Charles Rollin Buffington, Ill, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Rollin Buffington, who was commissioned a lieutenant in the artillery upon his graduation from Iowa State College at Ames this month, is at present at Ft. Des Moines awaiting traveling orders which will probably take him to Camp Roberts, Calif.

CAPTAIN DE YOUNG ENTERED SERVICE TODAY

In preparation for entering the service in the Medical Corps, Dr. Ward A. DeYoung closed his office in the Glenwood State Bank Building on Saturday and moved his office equipment to his home.  Mrs. DeYoung and son, Judd, expect to remain in the family residence here for the duration of the war.

He reported for duty at the seventh corps area Medical Induction Center in Omaha Sunday afternoon at two o'clock as requested, was formally inducted into service, presented with his captain's uniform, and then ordered to report for duty Monday morning at which time he would be advised as to his assignment for service.  He returned to his home Sunday evening leaving Monday morning to enter active service.

DR. ZELLER GETS LIEUTENANTS COMMISSION

Dr. Wimm F. Zeller, Director of the Department of Drama and Dean of the Academic Division at Ithaca College, Ithaca, New York, was this week commissioned a second lieutenant in the United States Army Air Forces.  He is to report October 1 for initial training at Miami Beach, Florida.  Upon completion of a special officer's course there, Dr. Zeller will proceed to permanent station at Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, Fla., where he will be connected with the Codes and Cyphers School of the Air Force.

Dr. Zeller is the son in law of J.M. Wyant, of Glenwood.  His wife, the former Wilma Wyant, was recently appointed to officer's candidate school in the WAAC.  She is to report to Fort Des Moines for training on September 28.  Upon completion of her training, she will be commissioned in a rank equivalent to her husband.

The Zellers hope to visit with their family in Glenwood late this month prior to entrance into Army training.

VISIT BOYS AT THE GREAT LAKES STATION

Mr. and Mrs. O.V. Byers, accompanied by their daughters, Virginia Byers and Mrs. John Anderson, as well as Mrs. A.A. Conrad, left last Friday for the Great Lakes Naval Training Station on Lake Michigan, where they visited Roy Byers and a brother of Mrs. Conrad, Max Schmaedecke, both of whom left Glenwood about six weeks ago to enlist in the Navy.

The Naval Station which is 75 miles from Chicago, was of considerable interest to Mr. Byers, who was greatly impressed by the excellent facilities for training the boys for navy service.  Roy and Max, who have been there five weeks, have completed what is normally a three months course of instruction which indicates the rapidity with which the training program is being pushed forward.  Mr. Byers reports that some 9,000 young men have passed through the period of naval training at the Great Lakes station since the boys went there.  Both Roy and Max are now listed among those in the outgoing unit which means that they will not be at the station very much longer, and may even have left by this time.

On Sunday the boys joined the Byers family and Mrs. Conrad in a trip down to Jack Benny's home town of Waukegon where all had dinner together and enjoyed the day.

DR BLACK RECEIVES LIEUTENANTS COMMISSION

Miss Phyllis Briley, registered nurse, and Miss Eleanor Pritchard, psychologist at Glenwood State School were in Omaha last Thursday where they had the pleasure of spending the evening with Dr. and Mrs. E.W. Black and Miss Virginia Welch who were formerly on the staff of the State School.  This was in the nature of a farewell to Miss Pritchard, who has now gone to Kansas City, where she will be employed in the field of child psychology.  Dr. Black received his commission as first lieutenant in the Army Medical corps and is now awaiting his assignment.

TWO SONS IN AIR CORPS, ONE IN NAVY

Another Glenwood family recently joined the ranks of three serving in the armed forces.  Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Herman now have three sons in the service.

The most recent one to enlist from this family is Harry, a graduate of the class of '42, from the local high school.  Harry enlisted in the U.S. Navy, July 2, being sent to the Great Lakes Naval Training school at Chicago, Illinois, and at the present time is enjoying a ten day furlough here.

Earl a graduate of the class of 1941, enlisted in the air corps January 2, and is stationed in the radio department at Mitchell Field, Long Island, New York.

The older son, Robert, better known here as "Tarzan" and a graduate of the class of '34 enlisted in the air corps May 4, and is stationed as an airplane mechanic at Chanute Field, Illinois.

Mr. and Mrs. Herman have one son, Carl, who is still a student in high school.

GAIL MILLS WRITES FROM AUSTRALIA

Mr. and Mrs. Charley Mills this week received a letter from their son Gail who is in Australia.

Gail, well known to the folks in this community, is with Company M, 127th Inf., and has been in Australia since early in the summer.

He says that he likes it fine there.  The days are warm and the nights cool.  The country where he is stationed has a great similarity to the state of Iowa.

Gail further states that he is getting the Times and greatly enjoys the home town paper.  He says that mail service is poor.  The last letter he had received from his parents was July 18.  His letter was written August 25 and received here September 24.

DR. WARD A. DEYOUNG NOW AT CAMP CROWDER

Dr. Ward A. DeYoung who entered the U.S. Army Medical Corp with a Captain's commission last Sunday, left Omaha Wednesday night for Camp Crowder, near Joplin, Missouri, where he will be stationed for a time.

MALVERN DOCTOR LEAVES FOR ARMY SERVICE

Dr. T.E. Shonka of Malvern left Wednesday for Texas, where he will be inducted into the army as first lieutenant in the medical corps, attached to the 1st chemical battalion at Fort D.A. Russell, Texas.

Mrs. Shonka and Mr. and Mrs. W.R. Byington drove to Texas with Dr. Shonka.

DR. MAIDEN OF BLUFFS CALLED TO ARMY SERVICE

Dr. S.D. Maiden of Council Bluffs, eye, ear, nose and throat specialist, has been called into active service of the army medical corps with orders to report at San Francisco, Calif.

He will leave August 5, to report for duty and is commissioned with the rank of major.  Dr. Maiden served with the medical corps in the last world war.

JOHN CROOKHAM ARRIVES IN GULKANA, ALASKA

Mr. and Mrs. W.F. Hill are in receipt of a letter from John Crookham who left here several weeks ago for work with a group of engineers and construction men to assist in building the highway into Alaska.  The men were delayed at Edmonton for about three weeks awaiting airplane passage to Fairbanks, Alaska.  In his letter John says, "We had a swell ride by airplane from Edmonton to Fairbanks.  It was a wonderful trip and we saw a lot of country.  I could hardly believe there were so many mountains as we flew over hour after hour."

"We are camped on a river near Gulkana between the mountains.  To the east of us are two peaks 1600 feet high and there is a volcano in sight of the camp.

"Our address here is F.C. Lytle Company and Green Construction Company, Eblen  and Ekdahl Camp, Alaskan Highway, Fairbanks, Alaska."

The letter which was dated at Gulkana, July 14, is postmarked at Fairbanks indicating that this point where he is stationed is but a short distance from that city.

DONALD BURGOIN GOES TO FORT LEAVENWORTH

With the reading of the oath of induction at the Fort Leavenworth Reception Center the life of a soldier in the United States fighting forces began this week for Donald C. Burgoin, son of Gail Burgoin.

A few days of preliminary instruction will be given at the center and then thirteen weeks of basic training for the new soldier at one of the Army Replacement Training Centers will follow.

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"JIM " FINDS LIFE IN NAVY DIFFERENT FROM SILVER CITY

Former Linotyppe Operator on Silver City Times and Glenwood Opinion-Tribune Likes Life in Navy

James Hafer, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Hafer of Silver City, who served as printer and linotype operator in the office of the Silver City Times until this spring when he came to the office of the Glenwood Opinion-Tribune to take over the duties as linotype operator succeeding Stewart Osterholm who entered the First Military Police Battalion of the State with commission as lieutenant, is now himself in the United States Navy.  Jim, as he was known to his many friends throughout this and his home community of Silver City, volunteered for duty in this branch of the service.  In a recent letter he tells of his first few days of life after entering service, saying, "Life in the navy is much different than it was in Silver City, and hard to adjust yourself to the first few weeks.

"After reporting in Omaha at 4:30 Thursday afternoon, June 25, all the recruits, about 100, were taken to a ball game between the Omaha All Stars and the Great Lakes Navy team.  We were taken to the fame in three large Union Pacific buses, and this was some fun.  We had an escort and didn't have to stop for red lights.  Just before the game started, we took the oath on the ball diamond.

"We left the ball game about eight for the train that brought us to Chicago.  On this train we really road in class.  We each had a berth and I made good use of mine.  We had breakfast on the train at about six o'clock and reached Chicago about nine o'clock.  We were taken from the station by large taxicabs to another train which took us to the training station.  Shortly after arriving, we were taken to dinner and as soon as we finished eating, we were given our physical examination.  By six o'clock, we were in the Navy.  We were completely examined, clothed and had our civilian clothes on the way home.  It is said they can examine a thousand men a day here.

"I didn't get much sleep the first night.  We had to sleep in hammocks and it is quite a trick to balance them.  These hammocks are about four feet above the floor and I fell out twice the first night, but have had no trouble since.

"The next day, Saturday, we were vaccinated and given two shots which made our arms quite sore for several days.  We also got our hair cut--or almost a head shave.

"Sunday morning we went to church and the rest of the day was free for anything we wanted to do.

This week we have had several lectures, marching, and they have told us a lot about the navy in general.

"We have to wash our own clothes, and I don't like this part of it a bit.  Most of the time we get a good job, but now and then we don't get them clean.  We wear white suits and the camp we are in is just a new one and not quite completed and is very dusty, so we have to wash every day.

"We really had a feed the Fourth of July.  We had cream of tomato soup, crackers, turkey, apple dressing, sweet potatoes, gravy, asparagus, lettuce, ripe olives, bread and butter, rolls, ice cream and coffee.  This meal was one of the best I have ever eaten.  It tasted just like a home cooked meal but we are fed well every day and you never leave the mess hall hungry."

Jim, however, admits he misses the "printshop gang" and states that he enjoys reading the "old home town" paper more than ever, now that he is away from it.  His address is James A. Hafer, A.S., 5th Reg. 27th Bat. Co., 508, U.S. Naval Training Station, Barracks 1502 W, Great Lakes, Ill.

SGT. OSTERHOLM TO OFFICER'S SCHOOL

Staff Sergeant of Company I leaves after nine years.  Now studying for Lieutenant's commission

Orrin Osterholm in a letter to the home folks says, "I am now in Service Co., 133rd Inf.  At the present time, I am going administrative work in the personnel section.  I hope to continue in this service until called for school."

He refers to officer's training school, which, in a previous letter, he had told the home folks he had been selected to attend preparatory to receiving his Lieutenant's Commission.  He had indicated that there was a possibility he might be returned for this course of training but in this letter he states that he is quite sure the school of instruction will be held over there.

Orrin, who was Staff Sergeant with Company I, 168th Infantry, says, "Certainly hated to leave "I" Company after having been a member of it for nine years.  When saying Good-bye, I had more than one tear in my eye.  The company was formed and presented to me, and I made a farewell speech.  We had just received some new men so I made it a welcoming address, too."

"Capt. Milligan seemed truly sorry to see me go.  He gave me his picture and wanted a snap of me after graduating from officer's school.  He has been a fine leader, as has Lt. Kibler.

He further says, in speaking of his present assignment, "The men here are very cordial and make me feel at home.  My connections with the officers have been few but they are surely down to earth.  I know I'll like it here but will still anxiously await my call.

He said in conclusion of his letter written on August 23 that he was planning on seeing the Radford boys, Stone and Hunt as he had not seen them since his arrival there.

LUGSCH SAYS BOYS IN OLD IRELAND APPRECIATE PAPER

Sgt. William Lugsch writes parents of how boys in Ireland appreciate news from home

Sgt. William Lugsch, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Lugsch of this city to whom the Opinion-Tribune sends a package of papers from each issue to be distributed among the boys in Company I who are now located in North Ireland, in a letter written Aug. 18 relates how the boys appreciate word from home.

His letter in part follows:

"We got a couple of bags of boat mail but all I got was a couple of packages of the home town papers.  They were very welcome and the boys gobbled them up rapidly.  When we get in a package like that, the boys study those things from the front page to the back.  Even the boys who have never been near Glenwood read every word.  The last bunch we got was dated July 16.  Wayne had an article in it that the boys all commented on.  They really enjoyed it.  Any time that some editor puts something nice in the paper about the guys who are a long ways from home they really go for it.  It sort of gives them a feeling that we are not forgotten and that the folks back home are back of us all the way.  Tell Wayne that we really do appreciate the papers and tell him to keep writing those articles, anything to sort of sum up the news around there.  He always seems to be able to get a personal touch to it that all of us really enjoy.

"If nothing happens there is a chance that I might get a 2 hour pass and take another of those trips into Belfast.  It is about the only place in the country there is to go where there is any life at all.  At least I could go to Gone With the Wind.  That ought to be an enjoyable four hour sit.  After that probably go down to Ulster Hall to the dance and probably have a good time.  Then the problem of getting back to camp always arises.  The train service around here is lousy as I have probably told you before so we will probably end up coming back in a cab.

"Last night Jim Evans sat up until 2 or 3 a.m. typing out a column to be sent back to Wayne, and said that some of them should be appearing before long because he had sent several through.  There is just a chance that Hod has had trouble getting them cleared from his end making them late, but they will be coming through soon."

EMMETT SCHOENING NOW AT HUNTER FIELD

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Schoening have received word that their son Pvt. Emmett Schoening, who was inducted in the army early in September, has been transferred from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, where he remained but eight days to Hunter Field, Georgia.

Emmett's address is now Pvt. Emmett Schoening, 304th Bomb. Squadron D., Hunter Field, Savannah, Georgia.

SAYS "PETE" KIER COULD WHIP JAPS WITH HIS COOKING

Pete in U.S. Navy Writes from "Utopia." Says his bread looks like French pastry with the Mumps.

"Pete" Kier, well-known former Glenwood boy, who recently resigned his position as manager of the A. & P. store at Carroll to enter Uncle Sam's navy where he is apparently being trained to finish of the Japs with indigestion, but listen to his own account of it in a letter received at the Opinion-Tribune office this week.

It was dated August 28 from "Utopia."  He says, "My morale was just raised five cents worth.  We keep interested in class by betting a nickel on each page of our assignment.  Nosed Ben Schmoutey out by one page today.  If my luck holds out, I may have boat fare to and from shore by next liberty night.  They tell me the U.S.O. is a nice place to go the week before pay day.

"This class is about to close its second chapter of Naval experiences.  We will take our final exam very soon and once again break our short, but long to be remembered, relationship.

"Am finishing my schooling on calories, vitamins, temperatures, blend splits, enzymes, weights and other such nonsense in the bake-shop.  Would feel much less a deceiver when I am made a baker if my good friends, the Sunnyfield flour users, had taught me to mould bread long ago.  Try it sometime, Wayne.  Mine resemble French pastry with the mumps.

"Wally Raymond, the  Chicago Kid, has found a new way to entertain the gang and also a new use for the Opinion.  Most of the fellows are from large cities, therefore know very few of their neighbors back home.  When the Opinion arrives, Wally opens it before I see it.  He picks a name from an item, gives me the initials and some words of the description from the item.  I am to give him the name without looking.  When he gave me 'O-P Staff, Australia,' I scored by answering 'Paul Phillips.'

"John Wright has asked the Navy Department to rush me to sea in hopes the Japs will get a taste of my cooking.  No Japs--no more war.

"Nothing much happens here any more.  The boys had a big brawl over in town last night.  The only honors our barracks could claim, were a broken nose, two black eyes and a cracked arm.

"Ed, Chap, Ben and I are raising victory gardens.  Boy, how they do grow in this California climate.  Only three days old but quite evident.  If the itching stops and the rest of the gang doesn't shave them off, we will have quite a crop by fall.  Hoping to see you at harvest time--yer mate, Pete Kier.

EDMUND LUTZ, J R. IS IN NAVY TRAINING

Word comes from the Great Lakes Naval Training Station, Chicago, that Edmund L. Lutz, Jr., 19, son of Mr. E.L. Lutz, Sr., of this city who recently enlisted in the U.S. Navy is now there taking his preliminary training.  During this training the new recruit will be given an aptitude test to determine whether he will be retained for further instruction at one of the Navy's many service schools, or assigned to active duty at sea or some other naval station.

WAYNE LOWDEN LOCATED AT CAMP SWIFT, TEXAS

Wayne Lowden, who volunteered for service July 16 and entered service July 18 at Fort Crook, and was sent at once to Fort Leavenworth where he was stationed for five days, is now located at Camp Swift, Texas, according to a letter received this Thursday morning at the Opinion-Tribune office.  He states that he saw Charles Noll, former manager of the Natural Gas Company here, who is now in service when he was at Fort Leavenworth and that Ronald Hurst and Grafton Rexroat are also stationed at Camp Swift.

This is a new camp just opened July 15 and is located 30 miles east of Austin, Texas.

Wayne's address is 95 Div., Recon. Troop, APO 95, U.S. Army, Camp Swift, Texas.

C.C. HARRIS RECEIVES CABLEGRAM FROM SON

C.C. Harris, who resides north of Pacific Junction, has just received a cablegram from his son,  Herbert E. Harris, who has been stationed in Ireland with Company L, 168th Infantry of Council Bluffs.  He states that he is now stationed in England, that he recently saw all members of Company I, 168th Infantry, of Glenwood, and that the boys were all well.

He also states that about three weeks ago he met his cousin, Lawrence Turner of Council Bluffs at a "fishing spot" in Ireland.  Neither had known the location of the other until they accidentally met.

CHARLES NOLL LEAVES FRIDAY FOR SERVICE

A "no host" party was held at the home of Dr. and Mrs. L.D. Simmons Wednesday evening in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Noll who are leaving Glenwood, Mr. Noll having resigned his position as manager of the People's Gas Company to enter government service.  He will report Friday in Des Moines and be assigned at that time to a camp for a period of basic training preparatory for entrance into an officers' training school.  Mrs. Noll and little son will be with her mother in Fairbanks, Nebr. for a time, at least.

Those present at the farewell were Mr. and Mrs. Floyd James, Mr. and Mrs. Bud Phifer, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Austin, Mr. and Mrs. Russel Ridenour, Mrs. Rex York and Rose Fangman.

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COUNTY HAS 702 MEN IN SERVICE

Army enlisted 336; inducted 197; Navy 137; Marine Corps 12: Coast Guard 20 men from Mills County

Mills County now has 702 men in service according to the selective service records which credits this country with having provided the Army with 336 enlisted men, 197 who were inducted, 137 in the Navy, 12 in the Marine Corps and 20 in the Marine Corps and 20 in the Coast Guard.

This makes approximately 47 men per 1000 population of the county which places it among the high ranking counties in the state.

Linn County ranks first in the state having provided 5, 882 which  is over 65 men per 1999 population for the county.  Among southwest Iowa counties Pottawattamie which has furnished 58 men per 1000 population leads.

Montgomery stands second in this section of the state with over 50 men per 1000 population to its credit.

Mills ranks third with an approximate 47 men per 1000 population with Fremont as fourth 43 men per 1000 population, Adams crowds close with 42 men per 1000 population, Union follows with 41 men per 1000 population, Cass has an even 40 per 1000 population, Page has approximately 35 men per 1000 population, and Taylor has 31 per 1000 population.

LEO PLUMB HONORED AT MICKELWAIT HOME

A farewell dinner was held Tuesday evening, November 3, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Parl Mickelwait, honoring Leo Plumb, who had enlisted in the ground crew of the Air Corp.  Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Julius Buch and daughter Janet June, Mr. and Mrs. Gail Powers, and Miss Audrey Mickelwait.

Leo left Wednesday morning, November 5 for Farrant Field, near Fort Worth, Texas, where he will receive his preliminary training.

ROBERT KRUSE ADVANCED TO RANK OF CORPORAL

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kruse of Mineola have received word that their son, Robert, who is with the Army Air Corp at Barksdale, Louisiana has been promoted to the rank of Corporal.  Robert was inducted into the service in January of this year.

JOHNSON TWINS GRADUATE AT GREAT LAKES

Word has been received here from the Great Lakes Naval Training Station at Chicago, Illinois that Wayne and Wesley Johnson, twin sons of Mr. and Mrs. Elias Johnson of this city, were graduated Monday from their preliminary course and will now be assigned for active service.

PAUL CRISWELL IN AIR CORPS AT KEESLER FIELD

Paul M. Criswell, son of S.M. Criswell, of this city, who enlisting in California, is now located with the Air Corps at Keesler Field at Biloxi, Texas.

Miss Priscilla Marshall left by train Saturday morning for Houston, Tex., where her marriage to Aviation Student Donald Kieth Hopp takes place.

 
CLIFFORD FIESELMAN, JR. JOINS NAVY RECENTLY

Clifford Fieselman, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. C.C. Fieselman formerly of this city but now of Milford, Nebraska, has joined the Navy and on September 1, left Omaha for the Great Lakes Naval Training Station at Chicago, Ill.

Clifford who finished his junior year in the local high school last spring, has signified his intentions of studying ship-fitting or welding.  His address is Co. No. 874, No. 27, Great Lakes Training Station, Great Lakes, Illinois.

GEORGE LACEY ENLISTS AS ARMY AIR CADET

George M. Lacey, son of Dr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Lacey, has passed his mental and physical examinations for an Army Air Cadet and expects to be called to service within a few months.  His training will probably begin in Texas.  George, who was graduated from the Glenwood High School with the class of 1941, entered immediately upon a business course in Omaha and has now for some time has been employed in a bank in that city where he will remain until he is called into service.

DALE ROBERTS JOINS COAST GUARD TUESDAY

Dale Roberts,  son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Roberts, has enlisted in the United States Coast Guards and left Omaha Tuesday. Where he will be stationed is not known as yet.

Dale is a graduate of the Glenwood High School with the class of '42 and since his graduation he had been employed in defense work at Hastings, Nebraska.

FRANK BROADFIELD NOW HAS SARGEANT'S RATING

Mrs. Beatrice Broadfield has received word from her son, Frank, who has been stationed at Camp Blanding, Florida, that he's being transferred to a camp in Texas.  Frank's many friends here in Glenwood will also be pleased to learn that he has been advanced to the rank of sargeant which is a rapid advancement considering the short length of time he has been in service.

EUGENE H. BUFFINGTON ENTERS TRAINING SCHOOL

Plunging into the study of how to keep an army tank in battle trim, Pvt. Eugene H. Buffington of Glenwood, son of Mr. and Mrs. Marion Buffington, has reported to the armored force school tank department, upon orders of Maj. Gen. Jacob L. Devers, chief of the armored force.

The armored force school, headed by Brig. Gen. Stephen G. Henry, commandant, turns off its human assembly line the thousands of technicians needed to man the nation's hard-hitting armored divisions.

In the modern shops of its tank department, headed by Lt. Col. Frederick M. Thompson, students tear down tanks piece by piece, study the motor and driving mechanism and then do their own trouble-shooting and repair on running motors in a half-million dollar tank engine-test building.

The vast armored force school, one of the largest technical schools in the world, graduates more officers and men annually than any civilian university or college.  Classes operate on two shifts, six days a week.  Students on the first shift are up with the sun, marching to their shops and classrooms at 6 a.m.

SERGEANT HUBBELL REPORTED IN HOSPITAL

Mrs. Verris Hubbell received a letter this Monday morning from her husband, 1st Sgt. Verris Hubbell of Co. I which was written September 15 arriving here six days later.  Verris was in a hospital at the time he wrote.  He said he was having his first vacation from active duty owing to infection in his left hand caused by a blister.  He further said his nurse was a real Scotch lassie.  He promised his wife that as soon as he was able to go to town he would get and send her a plaid skirt, leaving no doubt but what he was in Scotland  He indicated that his life in the hospital was not too bad, saying that he had a radio in his room and listened to American programs.

LEO PLUMB STATIONED AT FARRANT FIELD, TEXAS

Leo Plumb, son of Mrs. Blanch Plumb, who enlisted some weeks ago in the Air Corps, left Thursday morning, November 5, for Farrant Field, Texas.  Farrant Field, which is located near Fort Worth, is a training and schooling center for aircraft mechanics and welders.  Leo is a graduate of the Government Welding school at Shenandoah.

LEO PLUMB NOW AT BROOKFIELD, TEXAS

Mrs. Blanch Plumb has received word that her son, Leo, who  recently joined the Army Air Corps, is now stationed at Brook Field, Texas.

Leo's address is now Pvt. Leo Plumb, S.N. 1716426, 53rd Air Base Sqd., Co. F. Receiving Detachment, Brook Field, San Antonio, Texas.

ROBERT OSTERHOLM JOINS R.R. BATTALION

Mr. and Mrs. O.C. Osterholm have received word from their son Robert, who has been in Cheyenne where he has been employed as private secretary to the General Freight Agent of the Union Pacific, that he has joined the Army as a member of the 702nd. Railway Battalion.

Robert, who graduated from Glenwood with the class of 1940, attended business college in Des Moines and for the past year has been employed with the Union Pacific.  He is but nineteen and had advanced rapidly since leaving high school.

He is the third son of Mr. and Mrs. Osterholm now in military service.  Sergeant Orrin Osterholm who went to Ireland with Co. I and was later transferred to another regiment and returned to this country to attend Officers Training School is now at Ft. Benning, Georgia, being transferred there last week from Camp Croft, South Carolina.  Lieutenant Stewart Osterholm is serving at present with the Police Battalion at Camp Dodge.

JULIUS SIREF INJURED IN VIRGINIA CAMP

Mr. and Mrs. M.G. Siref received word last week that their son, Julius, who is stationed in the Quartermasters Corps at Camp Pickett, Virginia, has been injured while on maneuvers.

In some manner, while jumping a fence, Julius fell breaking his knee cap and was taken to the camp hospital where he was placed in a cast from his ankle to his hip.  It will be necessary that he be bedfast from six to eight weeks.  Latest reports are that he is recovering as well as can be expected.

His address is Pvt. Julius Siref, Ward B 14, Station Hospital, Camp Pickett, Virginia.

MAJOR SEITZ TO LEAVE FOR FOREIGN SERVICE

Major Charles R. Seitz, former commander of Glenwood's Company I, writes the Opinion-Tribune requesting that his paper be sent here after to 39th Air Service, Group, A.P. O. Number 3085, Care of the Postmaster, New York City.

The Major who has been stationed this summer at Hill Field, Ogden, Utah, said he expected to leave there September 3 or 4, going to the east coast where he expected to be for about a month after which he would "sail across the big pond.  Destination unknown."

BONNIE HUNTER WEDS SGT JOSEPH EVANS

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hunter announce the marriage of their oldest daughter, Bonnie, to Sergeant Joseph R. Evans.  The marriage took place September 13, at Carvallis, Oregon, where he is in the army and she is employed in defense work.  For the time being they will make their home in that city.

DR. LAWRENCE BISHOP JOINS MARINE CORPS

Dr. Lawrence Bishop, of Salem, Missouri, who has enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps, visited one day last week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bishop, before leaving for the Marine Corps Reception Center at St. Louis, Missouri.

Lawrence served one enlistment in the Marines from 1928 to 1932, being a member of the band during this period.  He has again been accepted as a member of the band.

Mrs. Bishop and daughters, Sandra and Marsha, will make their home in Shenandoah where she is employed by the Henry Field Company.

BLAIN WILCOX JOINS AIR CADETS

Blaine B. Wilcox, son of Mr. and Mrs. H.B. Wilcox, has passed his mental and physical examinations for an Army Air Cadet and expects to be called within a few months.  Blaine graduated from Glenwood High School in 1935.  He is now an employee of the Burlington Railroad at Pacific Junction where he will remain until he is called into service.

ARTHUR BARNES ENLISTS IN SIGNAL CORPS

Arthur Barnes, son of Dr. and Mrs. Van F. Barnes has completed his enlistment in the U.S. Signal Corps and left this Monday for Milford, Nebraska, where he will take a three month course in advanced radio work.

Arthur who has been employed by the Vega Air Craft plant at Burbank, Calif., for the past year, will be subject to call at any time after the completion of this course.

JACK MESSINGER RECEIVES STATE GUARD PACKAGE

In a letter received Saturday by Mrs. Faye Messinger from her son Jack, who is in the armed service, he states that he was now in England and that while he likes it very much, he still thinks that the best place yet is Belfast, Ireland.

The letter which was written October 15, says he had just received a package from the Iowa State Guard and wanted to thank them for it as it was very much appreciated.

He tells of meeting Lt. Col. Golbranson's son from Council Bluffs who was also formerly with the 168th Infantry and that he was now with the Military Police as Jack is.  In the conversation Mr. Golbranson told Jack that most of the 'old outfit' had been getting a lot of commando training.

MRS. ALLEN RECEIVES SOUVENIR FROM AUSTRALIA

Mrs. R.J. Allen is in receipt of a souvenir in the form of a paper knife made from Nulga Wood, a native wood of Australia and sent to her by Paul Judkins who is in service there.  This is a souvenir which she rightly prizes very highly.

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WOULD LIKE TO SEE RODABAUGH WHEN IN MILITARY DRILL

Bill Lugsch  says Co. I boys would like to get in, get it over and get Home.

Bill Lugsch of Co. E writes of life over there in the following letter received here last week.

Dear Rodabaughs:

Now that State Guard Camp is over, what does everybody think of camp and army life?  It is sort of fun for a week or two, but this steady diet is a little monotonous.  All of us over here have about come to the conclusion that we would love to dive in and get it over with.  That is undoubtedly what is going to happen.  Anyhow, we might as well get at it as we will get home just that much sooner.  It will cost a few lives, but that can't be helped and anyway, we expect that.  When it is over I hope they never mention  the words army or war again.

Not Much Recreation

About the only recreation there is a little town close to camp that we go to but there are entirely too many soldiers for its size.  We might get a break after while and get stationed near some fair sized town.  That is almost too much to be hoped for.  Personally, as I said before, I would just as soon get into it and get it over with so we can all go home and forget about it, like you do a bad dream.

Appreciate Home Guard Interest

We have heard that the Home Guard has been sort of helping us along the tobacco situation.  That is really swell.  We certainly do appreciate anything that they do.  We also sincerely hope that we are worthy of all the nice things everybody does for us.  Someday maybe we will be able to express our appreciation in person.  Our main object in life right at present is keeping everybody from worrying about us and still putting out every ounce of energy to be good enough to just ship heck out of those Nazis once they turn us loose.

Thinking of Home

I would sure like to see Bill going through some snappy bayonet drill, or grenade throwing and hasty entrenchment.  From all the reports we have received the boys really did themselves proud while at camp.  They are setting a mark for us to shoot at.  If they must be the best company in the regiment, we will have to exert just that much more and be the best in ours.  Of course, we think we are pretty good, but what is our opinion?  We still have plenty to learn.  We will try to keep up with them as long as possible.  I am sure that they will continue to have a fine organization.  We will never forget what they are doing for us.  About all we can do right now is say thanks to them, but there will come a day and believe me, that is the day we are all looking forward to.  Marching back down Depot Street is going to be the happiest day of our lives.  We will even be able to keep in step with the school band and its race horse rhythm.

We will have to have a party of some kind.  Probably another one of those Military Balls like we had just before we left.  That was really a party.  I think most most of the boys will try to settle down pretty much after this mess is over.  Probably right there in Glenwood if it's at all possible.  I suppose jobs will be plenty scarce when we get back.

Swing Band Morale Builder

We have sort of a swing band in the company that can play anything from "Turkey in the Straw" to "St. Louis Blues."  We use them for moral builders when we are all sitting around feeling sorry for ourselves.  It usually does the trick.  Right after mail call is when we feel the lowest.  Everybody is thinking about home and it is especially bad if you don't get any mail.  Then is when our little band gets in the groove and brings us out of the dumps.  You would be surprised what a little music can do when a guy is feeling like heck and wondering when and if this darned war will ever be over so we can stop all of this darned foolishness and live like human beings and be treated like human beings.  Soldiers are just like a herd of cattle.  They have to be herded here and there and whether you are herded or being herded, it certainly isn't any fun.  Well, you can certainly see what is uppermost in our minds.

I must close now and get this in the mail.  It is almost time for it to go out."

So long,
Bill

P.S. Tell Bill to keep up the good work in the company.

 

DELMAR WILEY REPORTED MISSING

Relatives here have received word that Delmar Wiley, Glenwood boy who has been in the Navy since his graduation from high school here in the class of 1940, is "missing in action".  His exact whereabouts were not known other than that he was somewhere in the Pacific.  The message came from the Navy Department last Wednesday.

ARTHUR FRIEDMAN ADVANCED TO STAFF SGT.

Friends here have received a letter from PFC Arthur Friedman, former Glenwood merchant, who enlisted in the armed forces about six months ago.

Arthur at present is stationed at Camp Chaffee, Arkansas.  He says "The fourteenth division will soon be activated right here in Camp Chaffee, and am slated to transfer into it as supply sergeant.  The rating will be Staff Sgt. under the new set up, so hopes it works out."

"It will probably be a month or two before I expect a call to Officers Training school.  There is quite a waiting list, and the procedure is slow acting."

Arthur further said that his younger brother Lester, was in Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas, the last he had heard from him and his other brother Maurice was living in California.

DR MARGARET RECEIVES A COMMISSION

Dr. Ernest C. Magaret, M.D., young Glenwood physician, who enlisted the first of August at the request of the Iowa Medical Recruiting Board, was commissioned a first lieutenant in the Medical Department of the Air Corps in ceremonies held Saturday morning in Council Bluffs by Major Henry H. Fox.  The commissions are issued according to the age of the volunteer and Dr. Magaret is therefore gratified that he was named a first lieutenant.  He expects now that he will be called to duty the latter part of October and will not know where he is to be sent until he receives his orders, which he now awaits.  Mrs. Magaret and their two small daughters plan to remain in their home in Glenwood for the duration.

DR. MAGARET CALLED TO SERVICE OCTOBER 25

Dr. Ernest C. Magaret who was recently commissioned a first lieutenant in the Air Corps, has been notified that he has been chosen one of a group to take military medicine in the aviation cadet school and is to leave Oct. 22, reporting at San Antonio on Oct. 25.

Capt. George Dunn arrived in Glenwood Tuesday from his post at Quantico, Virginia for a few days visit with his uncle and aunt Attorney and Mrs. Clyde Genung.  Capt. Dunn expects to visit his sisters, Mrs. Ben Buffington at Battle Creek, Michigan and also Miss Marianne Dunn in Denver, Colorado.

ENTERTAINED FOR ROY COGLEY HOME ON FURLOUGH

Mr. and Mrs. R.E. Cogley and family entertained the following guests at dinner Sunday in honor of their son, Roy, who is home on furlough from Camp Barkeley, Texas; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Cogley, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cogley and son, Dwayne, Mrs. D.M. Ettleman, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Cogley, and children, Danny and Carolyn, of Council Bluffs, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cody and daughters, Alice and Irene, of Council Bluffs, and Lawrence Alberts of Malvern.

PEARL HARBOR SURVIVOR VISITS UNCLE CHAS. HERNDON

Lt. Commander and Mrs. John Paul of Osceola visited here Saturday with his uncle Chas. Herndon and family.  He is a Doctor of Dentistry and has been serving in the U.S. Navy, being stationed on a boat at Pearl Harbor at the time of the Jap attack, December 7.  He was among the survivors but the boat on which he was stationed was lost.  He was recently returned to the states and after a short furlough, which he will spend visiting Iowa relatives he will report to the Great Lakes Naval Training Station for duty again.

HERMAN BROTHERS ALL ADVANCED IN SERVICE

The three sons of Mr. and Mrs. William have all just recently been advanced in their own particular branch of the armed service.

Robert, well known here as "Tarzan" is now in Officers Candidate School at Miami Beach, Florida.  He has been at Chanute Field, Illinois for the past several months where he has been attending the Air Corps Technical School.

Robert's address is now OC Robert Herman Sqd. 30, Officers Candidate School, Miami Beach, Florida.

The second son, Earl, has been promoted to corporal in the Air Corps at Mitchell Field, Long Island.  His final papers have been approved for an Air Cadet.  His new address is Hdq. and Hdq. 1st Flight Command, Mitchell Field, Long Island, New York.

The third son, Harry, who is in the U.S. Navy has just recently been promoted to the rank of Seaman, second class, and is taking a special course in radio and code.  His address is Harry Herman, 2/c Co. 5, Sec. E.N.T.S. (sr) Burton and Judson Court, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.

CLYDE HUFFMAN IS NOW WITH MARINES

Mrs. Clyde Huffman has returned here to the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Harbold, while her husband is in the service.  Mr. and Mrs. Huffman left the forepart of September and visited his parents at Hitchcock, Oklahoma for a time before he enlisted with the Marines on October 3.  Mrs. Huffman has received his 25 yard 2 inch Bulls eye target practice cards which show Clyde certainly played close to the center of the target.  His address is Pvt. Clyde Huffman, Pit, 930, R.D., W.S.M.C.B., San Diego, California.

SGT. ORRIN OSTERHOLM HOME FOR IRELAND

Sergeant Orrin Osterholm, who was returned to the States last week after having gone to Ireland with Co. I and later transferring to the Service Co., 133rd Inf. out of which he was selected for officers training school in the United States, arrived in Council Bluffs Friday on a nine day furlough after which he expects to enter officers training school in South Carolina.

A family dinner was held in his held in his honor in the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. O.C. Osterholm on Sunday.

Those present were:

Lisle of Cedar Falls; Celia Wiek and son Wendell of Cedar Falls; Lt. and Mrs. Stewart Osterholm and children of Des Moines; Robert of Cheyenne, Wyoming; Mr. and Mrs. Jake Riekena and children of Lewis, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. C.J. McIlwain and daughter, Mrs. Donald Groggins of Lincoln, Neb., Mr. and Mrs. Jack Dalton and son, Bobby; Mrs. Ed Hayes and Barney; Ed Hanks; Virginia Atkins; Claire Detlef; Alyce Haley; and Mr. and Mrs. Orrin Osterholm and Gary and Douglas.

Orrin leaves Saturday for Camp Croft near Charleston, South Carolina, where on Monday he reports for officers training.

NORMAN BRAKE LEAVES FOR ARMY AIR CORPS

Norman Brake, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Brake, left Sunday evening for Rock Island, Illinois where he has been employed in the arsenal there.  On Tuesday he planned to leave for Chicago for final examinations in the Army Air Corps, which he just recently joined.

IN MEDICAL CORPS

Word has been received from Hershell Nuss, who has been visiting with his sister at San Diego, California, that he has entered the army and is in the medical corps.  He is stationed at a camp in Texas.

JOHNSON BROTHERS HERE ON NAVY LEAVE

Mr. and Mrs. Elias Johnson and family are enjoying a visit from their twin sons Wesley and Wayne, who arrived Sunday on furlough from the U.S. Navy.

Wesley and Wayne are stationed at Quolset Point, Rhode Island where they are attached to -squadron.

WAYNE KELLOGG FINISHES PRE-FLIGHT SCHOOL

Future pilots for Uncle San's war planes graduated last week from the San Antonio Aviation Cadet Center, pre-flight school and went to primary training fields.

MALVERN BOY JOINS THE NAVY

Allen Poe Howard, 17, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cleve Howard of Malvern, last week reported at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station for a period of recruit training.

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BOSTEDT BOYS WRITE HOME FOLKS

Mr. and Mrs. John Bostedt hear from three sons in Phillipines for first time in Six Months

The John Bostedt family, well known residents of the St. Mary's township community, this week received word from their twin sons, John and Joe, and their older brother, Glenn all of whom are in the navy and who were stationed in the Philippines at the time of the Japanese attack.  The word received consisted of two letters forwarded in a government post office department envelope from San Francisco which is postmarked August 7.

One letter from Glenn was dated Feb. 16 and the other is not dated but appears to have been written at a later date.

Glenn is his letter said, "Another week has gone by since the last letter.  Will write at least once a week and maybe you will get some of the letters, I hope.

"We haven't had any mail since about the first of December.  Sure would like to receive some once.

"There isn't much I can write about, but the main thing is to let you know we are still ok so don't worry too much about us.

"Life isn't so pleasant now but I guess it will get better as time goes by and we can't get enough to eat so I sure am going to make up for it when we get back.  Don't forget how to cook.

"Can't tell you where we are or what we are doing but maybe later on we can.

"If you get a chance, send us some candy, as we don't get many sweets.  Write often and tell us the states' side of the story."

The other letter was written by John who is writing for all three.  He said in part, "Just thought I would drop you a line to let you know we three are still ok.

"I guess Glenn has written you a couple of times and told you most of everything."

"Keep your chins up because we will see you at good old Frisco again in a short time.  When you come out to meet us kids, we will really be able to celebrate all we have missed during the past few years.

"Keep praying for us."

This is the first word the family had had from the boys since the first of February and relatives and friends alike all feel greatly encouraged as it had been feared they had been taken prisoners but it now seems that they might be quartered on one of the small islands where it has been impossible for mail to get in or out and if so, they might be able to return sooner than had been expected.

NEILS LAWSON JOINS STATE POLICE BATTALION

Neils Lawson, deputy in the county treasurers office has resigned to enter service with the state police battalion at Camp Dodge and left Saturday for Des Moines.

Mrs. H.J. Widows will succeed Neils as the deputy county treasurers office.
 

MEMORIAL DAY

Not since that memoriable July 4, 1776, has the anniversary of the birth of our national independence seen the security of the flag and all it stands for more severely challenged than it is on this July 4, 1942.

The flag has before been under fire from a foreign foe on its native soil; has gone forth on sea and land to battle for the principle of human liberty for which it stands and has been fired upon from foes within the borders of its own land.  It has always emerged victorious, asking nothing more of its vanquished foe than acceptance of and adherence to the principles of which it stands.

It has again today been attacked on both sea and land by foe of those principles of liberty, equality, and justice which those who live under its protecting folds would see extended to include humanity the wide world round.

Our boys today are overseas again, in the Orient, on ships on aboard the seas, in subs in the water of the deep, and in planes in the air, over land and sea the world around, offering their lives if need be in defense of the principles for which this flag stands.

What are we on the home front going as our measure of sacrifice and our part in defense of this flag and all for which it stands.

Thousands are engaged in defense industries.  Other thousands are engaged in government work of various kinds.  All have accepted the rationing restrictions as part of the necessary war effort yet these are small in comparison to the great contribution being made by our men who are in the military, naval and air service, and small in comparison to what those principles for which this flag stand mean in the lives of all who live under its protective folds.

Everyone can and must do more in protection of the flag and for the preservation of those principles for which it stands.  Everyone can and must help finance this war effort.  It is an investment for future security--security for the American way of life and security guaranteed by the nation for the money its citizens loan the government to finance our common effort against our common foreign money which will be repaid in full and with interest when people comes again as it surely will, bringing with it security again for the flag and for those principles for which it stands which will then had been extended to a larger portion of the people of the world.

ENTERTAIN FOR SAILOR HOME ON FURLOUGH

Mr. and Mrs. Homer Fritz entertained Friday night honoring Mr. Fritz's brother Jack who is home on furlough from the Naval Air Station, Norfolk, Va.  Those present were his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Fritz, of Silver City and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph May, parents of Mrs. Homer Fritz.

GUY ALLEY WRITES FROM CAMP ADAIR, OREGON

Word has been received from Pvt. Guy H. Alley, who was inducted into service October 26, that he is at Camp Adair, Oregon.  He said that all of the Mills County boys who left Glenwood at the same time that he did are there, but as they are in different barracks, they do not see each other very often.

Guy's address is Company K, 382 Inf., 2nd Platoon, APO 96, Camp Adair, Oregon.

LOUIS JENS IN THICK OF FOREST FIRE ON COAST

Well Known Glenwood Boy in Army Camp Near Fresno, Calif., Writes of Fight With Forest Fire There.

Mr. and Mrs. L.F. Jens, Sr., are in receipt of a letter from their son Louis, Jr., telling of his experience in fighting the forest fire in the San Juaquin Valley near Fresno, Calif.

Young Jens is well known throughout this vicinity and his letter in part follows:

"Just recently we were in the hilly desert and a grass fire started up and went into the timber.  We fought all day and all night, until we were relieved.  It was terribly hot.  We may have to go back yet tonight, it's still going.  I had my jacket and leggings burned off of me.  I'm not burned any except on my forehead.  It was terribly hot.  It was 110 degrees out there any way and the fire made it just that much hotter.  There were men laying all over out cold from the heat and the smoke.  Three of us got trapped in a small area.  It was terrible down there.  The flames were so hot and the smoke so thick one didn't know where to go.  Emmett passed out and we barely got him out, when the other guy passed out too.  I got under a tree and started to sit down.  I didn't sit down, because I went down on my face.  I came out of it all right and in an hour I went back to work.  I worked about three hours and then passed out again.  I guess I got too much the first time.

"Well, I'm awfully weak this morning, but feel fine.  I don't think I will have any after effects from it.

"Don't worry, the medical boys attached to this outfit are really swell.  They worked like beavers on all of us, gave us first aid, salt and lemons.

"Boy, no wonder the Yanks can win the battles.  You ought to see the boys fight.  They fought until they dropped, then got up and went back for more.  Our commander was really proud of us and that is something.

"Well, I guess we are going out again.  It's hell if I ever saw it but it's real training.  A man gets used to seeing men drop over in front of him, and then step over them and go on."

His address is Pvt. Louis F. Jens, Jr., Co. C. 831st Eng. Bn., Hammer Field, Fresno, Calif.

LESLIE KEENE INJURED NAVY TRAINING ATHLETIC

Leslie Keene, former Glenwood boy now serving in the United States Navy, was recently injured in navy training athletics according to a letter received by his sister, Nora M. Keene, in which he says:

"Last Wednesday morning during physical education period, I fractured my knee and tore quite a gash in my right cheek.  They sewed the cheek up, but I will have to be in bed about a month or more after the knee is operated on and I expect to be in a cast much or all of that time.  I think they will operate tomorrow.  They sent me back to Great Lakes so you write to me there.  We were relay racing, everybody had his head down running at top speed and I and another fellow ran into each other.  He had a bad head injury."

Leslie would doubtless appreciate letters from Glenwood friends.  His address is:  Leslie M. Keene, A.S., Ward 73, North, Naval Hospital, U.S. Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Illinois.

 
HUBERT COWARDIN APPRECIATES GIFT

The following letter comes to this newspaper this week from a Pacific Junction boy, who says:

January 10, 1943
Pier 6, Station I.
New York.

This is from a sailor of the Mosquio Fleet, to thank the people of Glenwood who contributed to the swell box of cigarettes and candy sent to me.  The box, in itself was a luxury, and the thoughts and good cheer which it conveyed were the things which make the responsible organization a grand success.

In closing, I again wish to express my sincere thanks for so nice a gift,

Yours truly,
Collin Hubert Cowardin,
Petty Officer 2nd Class
Y 2C-U.S.N.
Staten Island, New York.

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BOYS ENJOY HOME PAPER IN IRELAND AND IN AUSTRALIA

Jack Messinger Gives Harry Hoffman Opinion-Tribunes in Ireland, Paul Phillips Enjoys Paper in Australia.

The Glenwood Opinion-Tribune is following many of the boys in service out into the far corners of the world these days.  A bundle of 25 complimentary copies are sent by the office twice each week direct to Company I in Ireland and the list mailed individually to men in service grows steadily with the increasing number who are continually leaving for service in the air, on land, and sea here and in foreign lands.  The old home town paper is going today into most of the army training camps throughout the country, is being forwarded to boys on board the ships in the Atlantic and in the Pacific.  It goes to men now in service in Alaska, Australia, Canal Zone, several South American countries, and provides a connecting link between these boys and the folks at home.

This newspaper is always glad to get letters from the boys or to have families of the boys furnish extracts for publication from letters which they have received.  Not only the friends of these boys here in the home community but the boys themselves like to hear where friends they knew back home and are now serving even though it be on the other side of the world and in a different branch of the service.

Messinger Meets Hoffman

Faye Messinger is in receipt of a letter this week from her son Jack who is in Ireland.  This is the first letter received since May 5.

In the letter Jack stated that he had "found" Co. I and was so glad to see them.  He also tells of Lt. Harry Hoffman being over to see him and asking if he had any Opinion-Tribunes.  He had several and said Harry was glad to get them.

Jack, who has been a radio operator for the past year, has evidently changed his line of work for he says, "I'm sure having fun with my new truck, if you could call it a truck; it's a peep, jeep, blitz wagon, motorized roller skate, watch charm, or anything else you might want to call it.  I'll send you a picture of it when I have some taken.  It is sure cute and has plenty of power.  I drove it up a goat trail this afternoon to a command post."

He further says "Life here is the same as usual, not doing a heck of a lot, but we're having a good time.  I hope they have more maneuvers, I like them, and they might give us a chance of seeing more of the interior of northern Ireland."

He states  that mail is now coming through regularly and that he has received letters, papers and the boxes sent him.  He mentioned particularly enjoying the cigarettes sent him indicating that he considered British tobacco "terrible."  He mentioned being located near a roller skating rink which has always been one of his favorite amusements and seemed to be in general good spirits.  This letter, which had been written June 15 arrived here June 30, having come through in record time.

Phillips says "Late but Welcome"

A letter written June 8 by Paul Phillips who is serving with a hospital unit in Australia reached the Opinion-Tribune office this Thursday morning.  In the letter he says, "Just a few lines to say that the Opinions look better to me than ever before and although they have been rather late, they were sure plenty welcome.

"When I tell the boys I used to work for that paper, they like to kid me but them even though they come from New York City, Philadelphia and places like that, I notice they also like to read a little semi-weekly that comes from where the corn grows taller.

"I said 'late,' well not so late, the last one I got was May 5 or 3, I believe.

"Say, Wayne, I danged near lost an arm last night.  Tell you when I see you again.  Some fun!

"Wayne, I am enclosing several copies of the newspaper that we received daily on the boat coming over and these, though small, were the most cheerful part of the day for me.  I know you will enjoy them as I did as you were always interested in other newspapers.  Note--no advertising."

RICHARD HUNT "BEST' SOLDIER IN CAMP ROBERTS

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hunt received word this week from their son, Richard, who is stationed at Camp Roberts, California, and who has been promoted to the rank of Sergeant.

Richard, who was inducted into the service on June 25, was awarded a $25  war bond last week for being selected, by vote of the personnel as the "best soldier in camp.  This honor which was bestowed upon Richard came as a complete surprise, but was none the less appreciated.  In his letter Richard stated he expects to leave Camp Roberts Sunday.

GLEN CHRISINGER JOINS THE NAVY

Word has been received here that Glen Chrisinger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Chrisinger of Chicago, has enlisted in the U.S. Navy and at the present time is located at the Great Lakes Naval Training station near Chicago.

Glen will be remembered here by many as he is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Clark Mosher of this city and of Mr. and Mrs. W.B. Chrisinger of Pacific Junction.  He is also the great grandson of E.E. Goodrich of this city.

TED ROUNDS EXPECTS TO GO TO DUTCH HARBOR

A letter was forwarded to the Opinion-Tribune office this week by Lt. Stewart Osterholm, who is with the Military Police Battalion of the State Guard unit at Camp Dodge, from Ted W. Rounds who is stationed at Fort Lawton, Washington.

Ted states that he is fine.  He says that he does not know when or where he will sail but that he expects to be in Dutch Harbor, Alaska, soon.

He wrote, "It is rainy and cool here most of the time.  The temperature stays around 80 degrees.  I suppose in Alaska, it will be much warmer.  It should stay hot for the Japs up there."

He states that he would like very much to see the Company I gang again and sends along an order for a six months' subscription to the Opinion-Tribune so that he will, as he says, 'know what's cookin' and where."

TOM BENTON RECEIVES CAPTAIN'S COMMISSION

Word has been received here that former deputy county treasures, Tom Benton, has just received his captain's commission at Ft. McClellend, Alabana.  He and Mrs. Benton have been residing at Anniston since he has been at Ft. McClellend.

CPL. CECIL KARR RECEIVES HIGHEST SCORE IN TEST

Mrs. C.W. Karr is in receipt of a letter recently from her son Corporal Cecil Karr who is stationed with Co. H 358th Inf. at Camp Barkeley, Texas.

Young Karr who left here March 25, being sent from Fort Crook, Nebr., to Fort Leavenworth, Kans., where he was for two weeks before being transferred to the Texas camp where he has been since.

In his letter Cecil says "We have taken our gunners' test on the 81 millimeter motor and I received the highest score or grades, with 198 out of a possible 200 points.  This is almost a perfect score, which is the highest ever received.  It was a plenty tough test."

ROLFE STILES, JR. JOINS THE NAVY

Mrs. Rolfe Stiles, formerly of this city, but now of Council Bluffs returned Friday from a visit with her husband and son, Rolfe, Jr., at Flagstaff, Arizona, where Rolfe is employed in defense industry and Rolfe, Jr., has been working with the Engineer Corp there.

Rolfe, Jr., a member of the graduating class of the Glenwood High School with the class of '41, has enlisted in the Navy and will leave Flaggstaff, for the Great Lakes Naval Training station at Chicago, Illinois, September 22.  He is also grandson of Mr. and Mrs. J.F. Stone, of this community.

TED ROUNDS WRITES FROM SOMEWHERE IN THE PACIFIC

Bill Stivers is in receipt of a letter from Private Ted Rounds, a former member of Company I, who has been in service on the west coast for several months, but was known to have sailed several weeks ago.  Bill Stivers and family were in California on their vacation this summer.  They visited his brother, Harry, who was then stationed at a west coast naval base and they also visited Ted Rounds.  He at that time indicated that he expected to be sent to Alaska.  In his letter he indicates he had not seen Harry for some time and says he would like to know his whereabouts.  He also says, "I'm indeed much to the left to where I told you earlier."  This would be interpreted as meaning that he was to the left of Alaska and would place him in the vicinity of the Aleutian Islands.

He further says, "I am sure you would like to know how we are doing here and if we are getting anything accomplished.  Well, definitely I would say we are pushing them back and that we are a pretty optomistic out put of rugged individuals with but one thought.  It's looking quite favorable and very encouraging lately, if I may be permitted to say so."

Continuing he says, "I sure hope the men of Company I are ok over there in Ireland.  I had quite a scare the other night.  I was accidentally thrown off a ship dock down 15 feet to the water.  I came up like a cork and swam to a floating pole where a rope was tossed to me.  The water at this place is about 50 feet deep.  I'll be more careful next time."

Ted's address is Co. B, 802, Eng. Bn. Avn. A.P.O. 948, Seattle, Washington.

RICHARD CLIPSON ENLISTS IN U.S. NAVY

Richard Clipson, son of Mr. and Mrs. C.C. Clipson, of Silver City, has enlisted as a naval cadet in the U.S. naval reserves, and has been sworn in by the Kansas City naval aviation cadet selective board.  When ordered to active duty, he will report to the navy pre-flight school, St. Mary's college, California, for three months of physical conditioning and instruction in naval essentials, military drill and ground school subjects.  From there he will be sent to one of the navy's reserve bases for primary flight training.

CHARLES NOLL GOES TO OFFICER'S TRAINING SCHOOL

Russell Ridenour of this city is in receipt of word from former manager of the People's Natural Gas Company here, Charles P. Noll, who had been stationed at Camp Roberts, California, stating that he has been transferred to Fort Benning, Georgia.

His address is Candidate C.P. Noll, 3rd Platoon, O C. 163, 10th Company, 1st Student Training regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.

He reported that he is getting along fine, would like to hear from more Glenwood friends, and that he hopes to see all of them after the fifth of February when he will graduate from his officer's training course, at which time he plans to spend a few days of his furlough  in Glenwood.

RECEIVED RECORD OF SON'S BROADCAST

The American Red Cross which sponsors interview programs with the boys in service in various parts of the world which are radioed by short wave to this country completes the service of getting the message to the home folks by making a recording which is sent to the Red Cross Chapter Chairman in the home county of each boy with instructions that it be delivered to the family.

Such a recording of an interview with Evan Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Miller, was received Saturday by Wayne D. Choate, Mills County Red Cross Chapter Chairman.  The record was delivered to his mother and his wife that afternoon.  They had not heard the broadcast and were naturally delighted to hear Evans voice which the record reproduced with the same clarity that it would have been heard here on the broadcast.  These records are made  of a waxed cardboard surface and are good for fifty playings on each side.  It is a souvenir of which any family may well be proud.  A transcript of the record follows:

The radio announcer said:

"This is Evan Miller of Glenwood, Iowa.

How do you like Australia?"

"Just fine.  I think it's a swell place.  The people are very nice, there's plenty of entertainment and that all helps to make the time pass."

"I'm using V-mail and I hope that the folks are doing the same."

"The other day I met my cousin Paul, and we made a wonderful day of it."

"Do you think there is anybody at home listening to this?"

Yes,  My wife and my folks.  I would like to tell them Hello and that I miss then an awful lot."

"Is there anything you would like to say to them?"

"Yes, I would like to send birthday greetings to my dad whose birthday is on September 7 and to my wife whose birthday is on September 27."

LYMAN GOLTRY HAD BEEN IN NEW GUINEA

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Goltry recently received a letter from their son Lyman who three years ago entered the service of the U.S. Army and is now stationed in Australia as pilot of a fighter plane.  Lyman writes "I feel grand, but a little on the nervous side.  I just got back from two months duty in New Guinea and I guess you know what that's like from the papers.  I'm still all in one piece, but there were several times I wasn't sure whether I would be or not.  Had two close shaves, but you know a miss is as good as a mile, they say.

Why don't you get a camera and take some pictures of the kids, the house and garden" It's quite a treat to get things like that when you've been away for three years."

He further writes, "Write some and send me some good American cigarettes, Lucky Strike or Camels.  They're a big help when you're dodging bombs and things like that. I know."

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GOVERNOR PRAISES DEFENSE TRAINING PROGRAM OF COUNTY

Governor George Wilson in a letter to Dr. Van F. Barnes praises civilian defense work here

Dr. Van F. Barnes, chief air raid warden of the county, is in receipt of the following complimentary letter from Governor Wilson concerning the defense training program in this country.

Dear Doctor Barnes:

I am pleased to learn you have been placed at the head of the important work of preparation for civilian defense in Mills county, for that assures a vigorous prosecution of a work that is an absolute necessity as a part of our war effort.

We must get together, work together, put into force the best we have in that fine spirit of cooperation for the public good that has always characterized the people of Iowa.  In the darkness of this dark night of world history, the people who believe in liberty must think and toil and sacrifice.  The big job of today can only be done with team work.

What is there that the average civilian can do?  That depends on many things.  Certain it is there is work enough for all.  Most positively we are going to be called upon to do many things never before done by a free people.

The purpose of the organization for civilian defense is to be prepared for anything or everything that needs to be done.

This work compels unifying and solidifying the community spirit.  It means mobilizing the whole population for whatever work is to be done.  It looks to finding out what each and every person can do and will do if and when the time comes for action.  It goes straight to community cooperation in the highest degree--for protection, for  safety, for life saving, for property protection, for making good on our Iowa pledge for the dedication of ourselves and all our worldly goods for winning the war and driving through to a kind of a peace we can approve.

You and I and hundreds of others have been long engaged in urging cooperation in all things good for Iowa, and now good for the nation, and good for all the nations of all the people who would live their lives in their own way.  Organization for civilian defense is a practical application of sound Iowa principles.

Sincerely  yours,
G.W. Wilson

STATE GUARD OFFICERS GUESTS AT ROTARY

Captain D.N. Barnett and Lieutenant Russell Ridenour of the local state guard unit, were guests at the Rotary club dinner on Thursday evening of last week at which time the program was presented under the direction of Lt. Fred Empkie and consisted of reports concerning incidents in the recent state guard encampment at Camp Dodge.  In addition to the short talks made by Captain Barnett and Lt. Ridenour and Empkie, Cpl. C.F. Kilpatrick and First Class Private W.H. Rodabaugh also reported on camp life.

CIGS COST SOLDIERS $40 CARTON AT CORREGIDOR, FOOD NEEDED

Hearing Lt. Florence McDonald on the Army Hour on the radio two weeks ago Sunday, when she told of her experience as a nurse in the hospital at Corregidor, Mrs. R.J. Allen concluded that she write her and ask if, in her work, she had come in contact with Joe, John or Glen Bostedt, sons of Mr. and Mrs. John Bostedt, of St. Mary's Township, or Raymond Seitz, son of Major and Mrs. Charles Seitz of this city.  Lt. McDonald was in San Francisco at the time, having just returned among a group of refugees from Corregidor.

This week, Mrs. Allen had a reply from Lt. McDonald who is now at Brockton, Mass.  Her letter contained none of the hope or information relative to the local boys who have not been heard from now for nearly six months, but it did contain rather startling statements concerning conditions and an appeal that influence be exercised to correct these conditions.

Realizing that the letter may add to the uneasiness and discomfiture of parents and friends of boys 'out there,' yet believing that if conditions are as Lt. McDonald says, some action should be taken and that such  action can best be obtained by rousing public sentiment, has led Mrs. Allen to present the letter for publication in its entirety.

Brockton, Mass.,
July 11, 1942.

My Dear Mrs. Allen:

So sorry I did not know the young men you asked about.  I was on Corregidor after Dec. 30th and was in the hospital during part of the turmoil.  We never saw many of the boys.  Occasionally they came over from Bataan for supplies, cigarettes, etc.  Cigarettes were $40 a carton.

I am sorry I can't give you any information about your friends or family.

If they are still there as prisoners, food will be the sorest need.  Try to get someone of influence to try to get food over there.  Rice and fish is the Japanese diet.  Our boys will starve on that.  I can see them yet, eyes,  sunken, skin drawn over their cheekbones, gaunt and weary but still courageous.  My heart aches when I think  of it.  Try with all your might to do something for those brave men.

Sincerely,
Florence McDonald
1st Lieut. ANC. 88 Weston Street,
Brockton, Mass.

STATE GUARD

The Glenwood State Guard men reported this Thursday morning that in three days, they have collected over 25 tons of scrap metal.  The Guardsmen want out Wednesday with 7 trucks and 27 men to collect scrap metal.

Trucks will be out collecting this metal each Wednesday and Friday evening.  Persons having metal they will contribute to the guard company are asked to phone either number 4 or 454 and a truck will call.

Persons residing in the same neighborhood in town can aid materially by placing their scrap metal in a central pile in the alley where it can be loaded into the trucks.

STATE GUARD TO ARMY SHOW TUESDAY

Glenwood Headquarters Company of the Iowa State Guard will attend the Army Show in Omaha in a body next Tuesday night.  They have invited Major Forrest H. Davirson of Clarinda to accompany them.

The men will report at the armory in uniform at five p.m.

RODABAUGH WRITES OF LIFE IN STATE GUARD ENCAMPMENT

Men All Well and in Fine Spirits. "Hell, We Love It!" Company Largest and Best in Camp Food Excellent.

The following letter was received at the Opinion-Tribune office this Monday morning concerning the life of the men who make up the local state guard unit and who are starting their second week of life in the state encampment at Camp Dodge.

July 18, 1942

Dear Wayne:

We have been in camp a week tomorrow and have had two of the three required typhoid shots and, while several of the boys including Capt. Barnett were pretty sick and sore for a day or so, they are all fine now.  Not a man in the infirmary.  Most of them are in town or swimming or something this afternoon since Saturday afternoon seems to be an off day in this army.

Several wives are due to meet their husbands over here this week end but only Mrs. Burchett has arrived at the camp so far.  As brown as we all are I doubt if most of them would be able to recognize their husbands without being introduced so I am sticking around to see that no really serious mistakes are made.

We have the largest company encamped here at the present time and, I believe, are the only full strength company here.  Our tent line is three tents longer than any of the rest and has every block occupied.  The tents are the pyramidal type, about 18 feet square and erected over a slab of concrete which serves as a floor.  Very airy and very pleasant both to sleep and to rest in.  Have only contacted one mosquito so far, few files and no other vermin.

We eat three times a day and when we eat we EAT.  I ate a typical breakfast yesterday which consisted of six slices of bacon, three pieces of toast, a pint of scrambled eggs, a quart of milk, a big spoonful of jam and about a quart of coffee.  My breakfast at home is usually one piece of toast and a cup of coffee.  After eating a camp breakfast we can usually stand it until we can get a real meal at noon and another at night.  If you go away hungry it is your fault for the mess sergeant will nearly always ask if everyone wants seconds.

Carl Cook visited in camp yesterday together with Mrs. Cook and Elizabeth, Everyone was glad to see them more especially Edgar.  Whitney and Virginia Gilliland were out for a few minutes the day before looking their usual selves.  Visits from an ex-captain (Incomplete)

RECEPTION FOR 19 MEN LEAVING FOR SERVICE SATURDAY

Farewell Reception Will Be Held on Square Saturday Afternoon Concert by Glenwood Bank. Public Invited.

All are invited to participate in a public farewell reception for nineteen men called out under selective service to report for active duty.  This reception will be held on the square in Glenwood on Saturday afternoon at 4:30.  There will be a concert by the Glenwood band.  Those who are leaving at this time are reported to be as follows:

Hershel Dean Cape, Glenwood, Fred Henry Schroeder, Route 1, Council Bluffs, Richard Francis Plumb, Hastings, Maurice Edward McIlnay, Glenwood, Donald William Maher, Imogene, Lester Emil Knop, Hastings, Marion Washington Wilson, Hastings, Harold Lloyd Wilson, Pacific Junction, Billy Ivan Good, Glenwood, Roy Joseph Millsap, Pacific Junction, Leo James Powers, Glenwood, Lawrence Alphus Finch, Glenwood, Clifford Allen Baldozier, Malvern, Clifford Edward Saar, Glenwood, Charley James Hall, Hastings, LeRoy Jeanne Eacrette, Malvern, Elvon Nathan Brown, Henderson, Herbery Leroy Stogdill, Malvern, Walter Earl Edie, Emerson.

PUT CHRISTMAS REMEMBRANCE IN FOR CO. I NOW

The Glenwood State Guard boys who have placed boxes in various stores in the town for you to deposit your remembrances of cigarettes, smoking tobacco, gum and razor blades for the boys of Co. I who are now overseas, call your special attention to the fact that the shipment of the Christmas package which goes out of here must be packed and on its way within the next two weeks.  Previous shipments have gone out from the contributions made by local citizens in the tobacco barrels which were placed on the square for two consecutive Saturdays and from the boxes which were later placed in the stores.

It is expected the Guardsmen will have a fine Christmas shipment to make to the boys of Co. I.  Don't delay.  Get your contribution into one of these boxes in one of these stores this week end.  When you buy a package of cigarettes for yourself, throw at least one more package in for the Christmas box.  If it is a can of smoking tobacco or gum you buy, remember that fellow over there who is fighting your fight may not find these obtainable.  The least you can do is to help the supply that is going his way.

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CO. I REUNION NOT HELD BECAUSE OF WAR THIS YEAR

Twenty-fifth Annual Reunion of Men of World War I Company I Called Off For the Duration of  War

Glenwood and this entire vicinity this week have missed the reunion of the World War I Company I men which has been held annually since its organization in 1929.

This reunion has been held each year on the anniversary of their taking of Hill 212 in the Chateau Thierry drive on the 28th day of July, 1918.  The members of this organization here, throughout the years, became scattered to the four corners of the United States.  They came to Glenwood each year to renew friendships that had held fast during the passing of the years, and to talk over the days of their service when they did their bit to help keep this country safe for democracy.

This year there was no reunion.  This year their country is again at war.  Their sons, brothers, nephews and friends have volunteered their services and have again gone forth to save this country from the vultures who strive to destroy it.

Many of these men, able to do so, are now employed in national defense throughout the United States, doing their part in this great battle.  Some of the members of this old Company I are in veterans' hospitals.

The men have decided that for the duration of the War they will have no reunions.  After the war is over the World War Company I men will again  meet the 28th day of each July to rejoice in being fortunate to live in this great country of ours.

Among the members of the first World War Company I who have sons in service are Ed Hays, whose son Blaine is with the present Company I in Ireland as is Charles Radford, son of George Radford and Ross Boyce, son of Elmer Boyce.  J.W. Wertz, son of Jay Wertz, also an old Company I man, is in the air corps stationed at the present time in  Florida.

FAREWELL FOR REGISTRANTS SATURDAY

The Mills County Selective Service board announces that five more boys from the county have been accepted for induction into military service and there will be a farewell about 2:00 o'clock Saturday afternoon, August 15, at the Glenwood depot in their honor.

These boys who have been accepted for service are Russell Tyman, Coppock, Thomas Dwayne Killmon, Hugo Vida Seitz, and Wayne Fasnacht.

COLLECTION POINTS FOR SCRAP METAL NAMED IN COUNTY

Herb Hammer's Junk Yard on South Hazel Street Will Be the Local Collection Point.  Bring in Your Scrap Metal.

As the demand for scrap increases in the nation's war effort, the Mills county salvage committee is making a new effort to get to market all available metals and vital materials.  I.L. Donner, chairman of the committee, announces that a county central salvage depot has been established to supplement the regular junk dealers in the various towns of the community.

This is located in Malvern, just across the street north from the Green Bay Lumber Yard.

The local collection point will be the Herb Hammers Junk Yard on South Hazel Street.  All scrap metals will be weighed when they are brought in and you can either donate the stuff to the government or you will be paid an established price for it.

Other junk dealers in the county will continue to buy whatever scrap metal you may have.

These are as follows:  Emerson:  R.L. Grayson, Hastings: Ben Shaw, Pacific Junction:  Jim Mulvaney.

SELECTEES LEAVING FOR MILITARY SERVICE

Six selectees left Glenwood this Thursday afternoon to enter military service and two more are leaving Friday.  Those leaving Thursday were:  Lester Harding Friedman, Glenwood; Albert Brandt, Council Bluffs; Charles Brandt, Council Bluffs, Melvin Bledsoe, Council Bluffs; Dean Wing, Farragut; Marvin Reddrit, Malvern.  Those leaving Friday are:  Myron Rohrberg and  Frederick Schoening both of Mineola.

Sixteen more Mills county young men will leave for service in the army next week, the part  of the August list of selectees who passed their physical examinations and were recently inducted into the service.

Most of the group will leave Sept. 9.  A farewell reception at 4:30 p.m. will be held in front of the Selective Service office located on the west side of the square.

The boys:  Leslie C. Shaffer, Strahan; Clyde L. Shook, Malvern; Mark Moore, Hastings, Cloid H. Rist, Emerson; Elvin H. Bird, Glenwood; James L. Alpin, Glenwood; Marion L. Thomas, Glenwood; Ora R. Shelton, Henderson; Floyd H. Anderson, Malvern; Herbert W. Nansel, Council Bluffs; Harry L. Conrad, Imogene; Burnett C. Fagan, Pacific Junction; Edward H. Wiseman, Hastings; Roy Saunders, Jr., Glenwood.

On Sept. 10, Donald C. Eastwood of Emerson will leave for service and on September 11, Max Ferrell of Glenwood will leave.

GUARDSMEN COLLECT OVER FIFTY TONS SCRAP METAL HERE

Service committee elected by members of company to administer funds. Want township volunteers.

The Headquarters Company of the Iowa State Guard 3rd Battalion located here has collected now over 50 tons of scrap metal.  The guardsmen are still on the trail of all available scrap metal and, as a patriotic duty to bring out into active use all metals around the farms and homes throughout Mills County, the guardsmen are starting to form township organizations to locate available metal and assist in reporting it so that it can be collected by trucks operating out of a central point.

The guardsmen will appreciate having persons who reside in the various townships volunteer for service.  Persons may report to any of the officers of the company, to Ralph Raine at the auditors' office, or W.H. Rodabaugh at the Power Company office, as well as Lt. Empkie at the Boyle Farm Equipment office or Lt. Ridenour at the armory.

The company has elected a committee to administer the money raised through this scrap metal drive, which will be known as the "service fund."  Members of this committee were elected by the active members of the company.

The personel of the committee is Lt. Fred Empkie, chairman; Sgt. Ralph Raine, treasurer; and Cpl. C.F. Kilpatrick and Pvts. Hamilton and Desenberry.

Rules for administering the service fund were drawn up in order that the public may know how these funds are to be expended.  The committee requests that the following be published.

1. Moneys expended from this fund shall go only to further the Military Training of Headquarters Co such as not furnished by the State and for comforts and services to the members of the Federal Armed Forces.

2. Moneys will not be spent for the purchase of any type of alcoholic beverages.

3.  No moneys will be spent for the benefit of an individual but only on the Company as a group.

4.  Moneys will not be spent to make up deficits of any social activity or deficits in any other funds of this company.

5.  No moneys will be loaned to individuals or any other funds.

6.  The moneys in this fund shall be considered only as Military Funds for the use of this Organization as a Unit and is in no way to be considered as a social or fraternal organization.

DEPARTING SERVICE MEN HONORED HERE

Glenwood State School Band Gave Concert on Courthouse Lawn at Noon Wednesday During Reception Hour.

Several hundred persons assembled for the farewell reception for seventeen young men of Mills County Wednesday noon on the courthouse square in Glenwood.  The Glenwood State band furnished an hour's concert, the Glenwood Rotary Club provided each young man with cigarettes and candy while several business houses presented individual farewell gifts to the boys who were leaving that afternoon for induction into the armed forces of the country.

This group, like all other young men who have gone from this community previously in groups as well as those who have singly departed, have not gone unnoticed and constitute a contingency of patriotic sons of which every resident of the county is proud.

Those for whom the reception was held Wednesday noon were as follows:  Linal Elvin Lewis, Emerson, John Eldon Mitchell, Malvern, Abel Lee Andrew Cary, Malvern, Pierce Roberts, Silver City, Maurice Joseph Doyle, Imogene, Curtis Ryan Steiner, Glenwood, Melvin Charley Durkee, Pacific Junction, Bernard Earl  Mabbitt, Silver City, August Louis Pontow, Hastings, Clyde Grafton Rexroat, Glenwood, Ralph Claire Dalton, Malvern, Ronald Charles Hurst, Glenwood, Virgil Edward Hunt, Hastings, James Henry Rupe, Pacific Junction, Kenneth Owen Johnson, Silver City, Raymond Jason Love, Mineola, Gilbert William  Carlson, Jr., Emerson.

MEN 17 TO 55 CAN JOIN ST. GUARD

Lt. Ridnour, recruiting officer for the local St. Guard Company, states that the age limit has been changed for membership in state guard companies in Iowa and that now any boy who has passed his 17th birthday and any man who is under 56 years of age and who can meet the physical requirements is eligible to State Guard membership.

The local company would welcome new recruits as men are continually leaving its ranks to enter military service or leaving to engage in defense work.  The training which the state guard troop provides is invaluable to the young man who may later be called into active military service.  The local company expects to put on a drive for new members within a short time.  In the meantime any boy who has reached his 17th birthday may enlist by making application to Lt. Ridnour, at the Glenwood Armory.

SATURDAY ENLISTMENT DAY IN GLENWOOD

Lt. Russell Ridenour, recruiting officer for the local State Guard Company, announces that Saturday is to be "enlistment day" in Glenwood.  A special drive is being made at this time to increase active membership in the local guard unit to replace men who have left for service or positions in defense industries.  Saturday there will be a special effort made to secure the desired number of enlistments.  Members of the guard in uniform will visit Glenwood business places and offices, interviewing eligible persons and explaining the opportunities which guard enlistment affords.

Edgar Cook, Bob Austin and Harry McCollester have enlisted in the local Guard Company this week.  The officers desire to secure at least 12 more enlistments to bring the company to its proper strength of 60 before going to state encampment at Camp Dodge July 12 to 26.

FAREWELL FOR SIXTEEN SELECTEES ON MONDAY.

There will be a farewell reception on the Glenwood square on next Monday afternoon, October 26th, at 4:30 o'clock for a group of Mills County selectees who will entrain for the reception center at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.  Included in this group are:  Guy Hersell Alley, Glenwood, William Siref, Glenwood, Virgil Evan Harold, Emerson, Kenneth Park Killmon, Glenwood, Garland Ward Johnson, Emerson, Cecil Clyde Harris, Glenwood, Harold Randers Strand, Glenwood, Robert Lee Bachman, Silver City, Carl William Schroeder, Council Bluffs, R. 1, John Drexel Leet, Glenwood, Roy Dean Hickey, Thurman, Jess LeRoy Love, Mineola, Earl Maddocks, Jr., Glenwood, Vergil Carl Garges, Malvern, William Henry Childs, Silver City, Isaac Horace Morse, Silver City.

FAREWELL FRIDAY FOR 6 MEN LEAVING FOR SERVICE

The Mills County Selective Service Board announces that there will be a farewell in Glenwood Friday afternoon at 4:30 for six  men leaving for military service this week.  The band will be unable to participate, but civic organizations are cooperating in the farewell ceremonies.  Enlisted reservists who leave are as follows:  Forrest E. Smith, Jr., Silver City, Myron C. Ballain, Imogene, Iowa, Roy J. Hammers, Pacific Junction, Glen P. Weatherhead, Tabor, Iowa, Bernard R. Parker, Malvern, Iowa, Hayden Walker, Glenwood, the first colored selectee leaves Saturday at 4:30.

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STATE GUARD MEN LEAVE FOR CAMP AT 3:30 A.M. SUNDAY

Special Bus Will Take State Guardsmen to Camp Dodge for Two Weeks Encampment.  Empkie Named Lieutenant

Special buses will roll into Glenwood at 3:30 o'clock Sunday morning to take the men of the local State Guard company to Camp Dodge for a two week's period of intensive military training.

Lt. Ridenour announces that the men are scheduled to arrive at Camp Dodge at 11:15 a.m. Sunday and will be served a hot dinner immediately upon their arrival.

The lieutenant also announces that due to the fact that there are no funds available for any entertainment of any nature those from the hoe community who visit the boys at camp this year, will have to furnish their own meals as the men will not be permitted to invite guests to join them at mess as was the custom in the days when the national guard men were at Camp Dodge for their annual state encampment.

The company goes to camp this year with 59 men and three officers.  Frederick D. Empkie has been advanced to the rank of second lieutenant replacing Lt. Stewart H. Osterholm who has been transferred permanently to the First Military Police battalion.

Although a brisk training schedule has been arranged there will be time for recreation, Camp Dodge boasts one of the largest and best swimming pools in Iowa also entertainment will be furnished each night by organizations from Des Moines and the men have been asked to bring musical instruments and athletic equipment.

Mailing address for men at camp will be:  Pvt. John Doe, Headquarters Company, 3rd Bn. 1st Regiment, Iowa State Guard Camp Dodge, Herrold, Iowa.

All men on the accompanied roster have signified their intentions of going except C. Lynn Boyce who recently spent a 30-day period at Camp Dodge, so that W.H. Rodabaugh and E.F. Hartman, Jr. might attend camp with the rest of the company, Lynn being left behind to manage the destiny of the power company.

The complete roster follows:  Capt. David N. Barnett, 1st Lt. Russell B. Ridenour, 2nd Lt. Frederic D. Empkie, 1st Sgt. Emer E. Hatcher

Sergeants:  Leland E. Chrisinger, Charles E. Hunt, Walter C. Jordan, Frank S. Davis, Chas. C. Lipsett, Ralph S. Raine.

Corporals:  C. Lynn Boyce, Charles F. Kilpatrick, William Siref, Leon B. Burchett, Claude W. Hamlin, Ervin A. Queek, Ward C. Slothower, Elmer F. Hartman, Jr.

Privates 1st Class:  Donald Culley, Ira Aistrope, James N. Endicott, Neils V. Lawson, Morris M. Moore, Clifford C. Morgan, Edward W. Pein, Leslie R. Pippitt, William H. Rodabaugh, Edwin N. Ross, Charles L. Thomas, Maurice E. Wyant, George F. Clites.

Privates:  Roy L. Ahart, Kenneth A. Asmussen, Harvey L. Brake, Robert C. Booth, Robert T. Caley, Edgar E. Cook, Max K. Crosby, Herschel W. Dalton, Emmet W. Delavan, A. Ivan Dusenberry, Walter S. Glenn, Isaac T. Griffiths, Berwyn H. Hamilton, Floyd R. Hanson, Gene B. Hoover, John C. Howard, William L. Jones, Richard L. Leet, Harry G. Markel, Albert F. McCollester, Harry A. McCollester, Jess H. Meridith, Fay M. Morford, Delbert W. O'Dell, David A. Richardson, Jr., Robert L. Roland, George W. Ross, Edgar A. Slater, Clyde L. Kruse, LeRoy J. Kruse, Harry E. Ranne, Ola M. Ross.

U.S. SOLDIERS WED RECENTLY

Evan Miller marries Co. Bluffs girl in ceremony at Wichita Falls.  Floyd Patton and Evelyn Carter Marry.

Purdy-Miller

Mr. and Mrs. Orland K. Purdy of Council Bluffs are announcing the marriage of their daughter, Orlan Kaye Purdy, to Cadet Evan A. Miller, of Sheppard Field, Texas.  The marriage lines were read by Rev. W.J. Whettstone at 3 o'clock on Sunday May 24th in the First Presbyterian church in Wichita Falls, Texas.  The only attendant at the ceremony was Cadet Alvin Mikkelson, friend of the groom, from Sheppard Field.

Mrs. Miller is a graduate of the Abraham Lincoln high school of Council Bluffs and also a graduate of the Jennie Edmundson hospital school of nursing.  She is employed at the state school hospital, continuing with her duties during the absence of Mr. Miller with the U.S. Air Corps.

The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Miller, of Pacific Junction, he attended the Glenwood high school and has many friends in this his home community.  He has been in the armed service the past four months, being stationed with the mechanical division of the air corps, at Sheppard Field, Texas.

CARTER-PATTON

Announcement have been received here of the marriage of Miss Evelyn Carter, of Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to Floyd Patton, of the U.S. army, the marriage ceremony taking place on April 30th in Kansas City.  The bride was attended by her sister, Miss Margaret Carter.

The groom is well known here in Glenwood, being a son of Mrs. Maude Patton.  He has been in the U.S. army 2 1/2 years, having spent a part of that time in Honolulu, Hawaii.  He has been stationed at Fort Leavenworth since last November.

The bride is the daughter of M.L. Carter, of Kansas City, and made many friends when she accompanied Mr. Patton here on a visit recently.

MILLS COUNTY MEN WILL ANSWER CALL

Large group go to induction, center for final physical examination.  Farewell ceremony will be held at later date.

40 young men will answer the call next week for induction at the local Selective Service Board going for physical examination to a nearby induction center.  A new procedure is now in effect which provides that every inducted man will be released from active service at the induction station for a period of approximately fourteen days unless he prefers to proceed directly to the Reception center.  Every man who wishes to return to his home will be given the opportunity to do so without being required to establish his reasons for returning.

A farewell ceremony will be arranged at the time the group leaves for the Reception center, since all of these men will have passed their physical examination and have been accepted for military service.  Some of these men have already enlisted in other branches of the service.

Men included in this June call are:  Howard Kendall Hilton, Glenwood, Iowa, Willard Dale Chismore, Cedar Rapids, Linal Elvin Lewis, Emerson, Donald Dean Steiner, Emerson, (Enlisted U.S. Navy), William Leland Young, Tabor, Donald George Kinsinger, Malvern, Wayne William Massey, Fort Madison, Iowa, John Eldon Mitchell, Malvern, Delbert Ralph Davis, Glenwood, Abel Lee Andrew Cary, Malvern, Willis Richard Shannon, Glenwood, Iowa, (Enlisted U.S. Naval Reserve), Volney Russell Evans, Emerson, (Enlisted U.S. Naval Reserve), Richard W. Coppage, Emerson, (Enlisted in U.S. Coast Guard), Leo Lindley Beem, Pacific Junction, Theodore Roosevelt Alley, Malvern, Pierce Roberts, Silver City, Maurice Joseph Doyle, Imogene, Curtis Ryan Steiner, Glenwood, Forrest Erwin Smith, Silver City, Melvin Charley Durkee, Pacific Junction, Bernard Earl Mabbitt, Silver City, Edward Jerome Martin, Imogene (Enlisted U.S. Navy), August Louis Pontow, Hastings, Clyde Grafton Rexroat, Glenwood, Iowa, Ralph A. Hummell, Malvern, Ralph Dewey Myers, Henderson, Melvin Owen McClary, Glenwood, Ralph Claire Dalton, Malvern, Ronald Charles Hurst, Glenwood, Everett Lowell Fasnacht, Glenwood, (Enlisted U.S. Navy), Virgil Edward Hunt, Hastings, Clarence Edward Cromwell, Hastings, James Henry Rupe, Pacific Junction, James Austin Hafer, Silver City, Kenneth Owen Johnson, Silver City, Leonard Lee Smith, Malvern, Raymond Jason Love, Mineola, Emery Murl Scott,  Glenwood, Gilbert William Carson, Jr., Emerson, Harold William Echternach, Glenwood (Enlisted U.S. Navy)
 

C.C. HARRIS   

C.C. Harris of Pacific Junction is in receipt of word from his son, Herbert E. Harris that he is located now with the U.S. army base troops in northern Ireland.  He writes that he is getting along fine and that the American soldiers are treated very good by the natives.

Young Harris left here with Company I, but is now stationed in cook service with Company K of Council Bluffs.

"DUTCH" SAAR TELLS OF ARMORED DIVISIONS

Friends here have received a very interesting letter from Clifford "Dutch" Saar, who is now stationed at Camp Polk, La.

He says, "Sorry I haven't written sooner but you know how the Army is, up at six in the morning and drill and classes all day and more classes after evening chow, till :45 and lights out at 9, that is our schedule, and in case of combat that will be attached.  Also a chemical warfare will be attached.

"Our job is the same as a German Panzer division, to bust a hole in the enemy lines, when going gets too touch for the rest of them.  The Signal Company job is to maintain communications within our own division.  All the weapons we will carry will be merely as defensive weapons to shoot our way out in case of emergency."

The Armored Division is an army in itself.  It contains headquarters, medics, infantry, artillery, maintenance supply, Signal Company and everything a modern army has except air and in front.

"I do not know what I will be yet, but I hope to get something in the Signal Company.  They have all kinds of wiremen, radio operators, mechanics, cooks and what not.  I guess we will have to learn to be able to handle several jobs just in case we get into action we can step in and carry on the show.

The Signal Company does not the grade will be used for instructors. 

"There is a mighty fine bunch of officers in this new Army.  I got to drive one of those big army trucks the other day.  It is called a 6 by 6, meaning six wheel pull, four behind and two I am down in the deep south where they say "you all" and "we'ns" and so on.  It is quite warm here for the men from the north, but the southern people say it is quite chilly and call it winter.

"We have  it pretty luck here in the 11 Division and the nineteen men that came here when I did are receiving special training. (Incomplete)

COL. HALLAGAN TO TALK ON DEFERMENT HERE ON THURSDAY

Public Urged to Bring Questions on Selective Service Deferment to Meeting in Armory

The Mills County Selective Service Board have secured Lt. Col. Frank Hallagan of the State Selective Service office in Des Moines to address a public meeting at the Glenwood armory on Thursday evening, July 23, at 8:30 o'clock.

He will discuss the question of agricultural deferment and all persons having any questions relating to this subject or any other phase of deferment are urged to be in attendance.

REQUESTION TO RECLASSIFY

What with the army being expanded to 4,500,000 men, navy personnel increased 500,000, and the U.S. Marines and air corps including pilots, airplane crews and ground forces, another half million, all by next January 1, the war is getting ever closed to deferred men, and an order has come down to the Mills county board to reclassify all registrants in four classes.

The men will be reclassified in four "categories," under the new arrangement.  They will be inducted into the armed forces in the order of dependency, beginning with the first category, men with no dependents.

The bulletin received in the draft board office relating to the new reclassification mentions the fact that congress has now passed the law providing funds for dependents of men in the armed forces and it is interpreted to mean that this had something to do with the classification by categories which are explained as follows:

Category 1 Single men not entitled to deferment:  married, or divorced men not living with wives or children or contributing to their support; men married on or after Dec. 8, 1941, or married when their selection for the army was imminent.

Category 2 Divorced men paying alimony or child support; single men on whom one or both parents, minor, incompetent or invalid brothers and sisters actually depend for support.

Category 3 Registrants with wives but no children, married before Dec. 8, 1941, and actually living with wives and maintaining bona fide relationship in their homes.

Category 4  Registrants with wives and children, or children only, due to divorce, desertion or death of wives, who maintain home for such wives and or children, and the family unit is living together in actual bona fide relationship.

The four classes that are being re-examined include 1-A, un-married men without dependents; 1-B men who failed to pass the physical examination; 3-A married men with dependents or single men taking care of parents; and 3-B men necessary to the war effort who are producing food or working in munitions factories.

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DEAR POP:

Dear Pop:

I went to see this war -the other evening and I haven't seen as many people turn out for such a useless demonstration since Wendell Willkie visited Omaha.

It was a great show but I couldn't help wishing our boys "over there" had this equipment on the field of action instead of having it out on parade here.  I'll bet you, Pop, those Company I boys could put on a better show for the Nazis with that equipment than we saw in this sham battle.

None of us mind putting the old family car in the garage and the old tires into the salvage drive, giving up on the old metal heirlooms and keeping the kids home from the picture show to buy war stamps, but, Pop, I'll be derned if I believe I am the only one that like to see them send a convoy of Jeeps out with a bunch of cow bell ringing boosters into the surrounding towns of a city burning up enough rubber to keep all the milk and grocery delivery cars in that community rolling on good rubber for a year, with an idea that they are making us "war conscious."

I believe what needs to be remembered, is that most of us have a boy from our own home or from the home of our neighbors next door, across the street or just down the road a  ways, who is over there in Ireland, out there in Australia, down in the Canal Zone, sailing the submarine infested seas or piloting bombers over enemy land, to make each and every one of us war conscious without any tin pan celebration burning up rubber and using vital war equipment in play time pursuit.

Well, Pop, here's another suggestion for you to pass along.  The government is said to need sugar to make alcohol, one of the necessary ingredients in the manufacture of gunpowder.  I gave up my sugar in tea and coffee and did it gladly but if the government would just turn this sugar over to the old time whiskey makers of prohibition days it would go much farther.  Let these old tea kettle distillers of the nineteen hundred and twenties manufacture corn whiskey from the sugar and then let the chemist extract the dynamite from the whiskey.  There used to be enough dynamite in a single drink of corn whiskey to blow up a battleship.

Well, it's a shame, Pop, that you and I can't get into this scrap somewhere along the line.  There is one thing, though, we and all those like us can do and that is to keep right on boosting every phase of the war effort that will back up those boys who are out there doing our fighting for us.

Say, Pop, speaking of these boys who are doing the fighting, do you know that selectees of the present war are not only taller and heavier than selectees of the last war, but they are much better educated.

Today 11 per cent of the white selectees have had a college education.  In World War I only five per cent had finished high school.

Today 30 per cent of the citizen army are high school graduates.  In World War I only four per cent had finished high school.

Today 28 per cent have had one or more years of high school study.  In the last war only 12 per cent had had that much.

They just naturally have it on us old vets in every way and with such an army,  we can't help but win unless we get to fighting so much among ourselves here at home that we let the boys down (Incomplete).

 

RESTRICTIONS ON OVERSEAS MAIL

Packages must not exceed specified measurements and weight according to new ruling

To assure the armed forces that all available ocean and air transportation space is devoted to war essentials and to prevent congestion at ports of embarkation and debarkation, the War and Navy Departments are directing and supervising shipping facilities used in ocean and air transportation to and from the U.S. territories and bases and to foreign countries.

As a military necessity, the following restrictions shall become effective immediately:

1.  No parcel or package of any class of mail, including air mail, addressed for delivery outside the continental United States shall be accepted for mailing if it exceeds 11 pounds in weight or 18 inches in length or 42 inches in length and girth combined; provided that these restrictions shall not apply to matter addressed in Canada or Mexico nor to official matter of the United States government on which postage is paid or which is entitled to be mailed free of postage under the penalty privilege.  Mail addressed for delivery "outside the continental United States" as herein used shall include:

a.  All mail for Alaska, the Canal Zone, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the island possessions of the United States;

b. All mail addressed to Army Post Offices in care of the postmaster at New York, N.Y., San Francisco, Cal., or Seattle, Wash.

c.  All mail for naval forces addressed in care of the postmaster at New York, N.Y., or San Francisco, Cal.;

d.  All international mail except that addressed to Canada and Mexico.

2.  Not more than one such parcel or package shall be accepted for mailing in any one week when sent by or on behalf of the same person or concern to or for the same addressee.

3.  Perishable matter regardless of weight or size addressed as set forth in paragraph 1 above shall not be accepted for mailing.

Another important item to note in mailing packages is the fact that numerous complaints have been received in the postal department advising that matches are being sent in the international mails by persons in the United States.  As matches come within the category of dangerous or explosive articles, they are prohibited in the international mails.

NEW REGULATIONS ON MAIL TO SOLDIERS OVERSEAS

Mrs. A.J. Belt, Glenwood Postmaster, this week announced that until further notice only V mail and letters in their usual form weighing not in excess of two  ounces may be accepted as air mail for transmission to foreign countries and to overseas Navy Post Officers and A. P. O's.  Packages of merchandise, prints, etc., will not be carried by air from the U.S.

TO COLLECT TOBACCO FOR BOYS "OVER THERE"

In a recent letter to Lieutenant Ridenour, some of the boys of Company I have mentioned how they miss American cigarettes and American tobacco.  The officers of the State Guard Company in session this Thursday afternoon decided to give the people of this community an opportunity to provide this tobacco for Company I boys in Ireland.  A barrel will be placed at the northwest, southwest, and southeast corners of the square each Saturday hereafter and you are requested to drop in a package of cigarettes or a can of smoking tobacco.

These barrels will be out this Saturday for your contribution.

"SMOKE" BARRELS COLLECT 50 POUNDS OF TOBACCO

The local state guard company "smoke" barrels which were put out at four places on the square Saturday with the request that the public put in tobacco to be sent to boys with Company I who are serving in Ireland met a nice collection of 50 pounds of tobacco in one day.  One barrel was placed in front of Siref's, one at the State Bank corner, one at the LaRue corner and one at the Wheeler Service Station corner.  All the barrels took in a fair contribution.

The barrel in front of Siref's contained 7 cartons of cigarettes along with a nice miscellaneous collection of packages of cigarettes, tins of smoking tobacco and even two plugs of chewing tobacco.

Lt. Ridenour reports that 11 bundles were made up and sent out to the boys which cost the State Guard Company $6.00 in postage, but it will provide the boys in Ireland with the American tobacco which is what they have been asking for.

The barrels will be out again in their same position next Saturday and you are asked not to forget the lads "over there" when you buy a smoke for yourself.

RECENT CHANGES OF SUBSCRIBERS ADDRESSES

Arno Millse from Roscoe, Cal., to 900 South St. Andrews, Los Angeles, California, Lt. Elmer Skaggs from St. Louis, Mo., to 1233 Collins Ave., Miani Beach, Florida, Sherwood K. Kier to Company 45, -209, U.S. naval training station, San Diego, Calif., Joe Martin, Omaha, Nebr., to 529 North 40 Street, Omaha, Nebr., Leland Flora from state institution to 211 North Locust street, Glenwood, Mrs. Constance Ward-Harper from Commercial Hotel to route No. 3, Glenwood, W.E. Filkins from Glenwood city to route No. 1, Glenwood, Pvt. Roy R. Cogley to 357 Inf., Company B. Camp Barkeley, Texas,

PRISCILLA MARSHALL BECOMES BRIDE OF FLIGHT OFFICER HOPP

Ceremony took place at Ellington Field Chapel immediately following graduation of Flight Officer Hopp

Mr. and Mrs. W.C. Marshall announce the marriage of their daughter, Priscilla Ann, to Flight Officer Donald Keith Hopp, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leo D. Hopp, which took place at 10:30 A.M. last Tuesday, Nov. 10, in the chapel of Ellington Field, Texas.  The chaplain, the Rev. A.S. Peterson, performed the double ring ceremony.  Witnesses were Joseph Hill and Eugent G. Brink, classmates of the groom in the Air Force.

The bride was attired in a dress of powder blue with a heart-shaped hat of fuchia velvet.  Her corsage of roses matched her hat in shade.

Throughout the wedding rites, the chapel organist played nuptial music softly.

The wedding supper was served that evening in the Empire Room of the Rice Hotel in Houston.  Mr. Hopp and his bride arrived in Glenwood on Friday evening and were here until Tuesday when they left for Salt Lake City, Utah, where he has been assigned to service.

An hour earlier than his marriage on Tuesday, Mr. Hopp was graduated at Ellington Field, and his bride had the honor of pinning his silver wings on his uniform.  A new commission which has just been instituted in the Air Force and is called Flight Officer has been given him.  He now has the distinction of being the first Flight Officer in the United States to be married after receiving his commission.