Mills County, Iowa
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WILMA WILLIAMS FUCHS SCRAPBOOK
World War II Era Articles
These beautiful articles were generously donated by Wilma Fuchs in 1999.
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JACQUELINE GODSEY WEDS
KIRK STEWART
Miss Jacqueline Godsey,
daughter of Sgt, and Mrs. Carn Godsey, who reside north of Pacific Junction,
became the bride of First Class Electricians Mate Kirk Stearns, son of Mrs.
Mary
Stearns of Lucas in a ceremony which took place in the First Methodist Church in
Omaha, Thursday afternoon, December 17th.
The young couple were
accompanied by the bride's sister, Miss Kathryn Godsey, and her uncle, S.M.
Godsey.
For her marriage the
bride wore a frock of white wool alpaca. Accessories were of black and her
hat, with a matching veil, had white trim in front. A corsage of pink
carnations completed the bridal outfit.
Kirk, who graduated from
Glenwood high school with the class of '40, enlisted soon thereafter in the
submarine service of the U.S. Navy. He received his basic training on the
east coast and during the past year saw submarine service in the Pacific.
He is on leave, having been transferred to a submarine base at New London,
Connecticut, and leaves here December 27th, for that destination.
Jacqueline graduated with
the class of 1941, and spent several months last summer and fall in California
where the high school acquaintance of these two young people ripened into a
romance which culminated into marriage. She plans to remain with her
mother on the home farm until the war is over at which time she also looks
forward to the return of her father, who is now serving overseas with the rating
of Master Sergeant with Company L of the 168th Infantry.
KIRK STEARNS TRANSFERRED
TO EAST COAST
Kirk Stearns arrived in
Glenwood Saturday evening from San Diego, California, for a few days visit with
his aunt and uncle, Mrs. and Mrs. John Clark and friends.
Kirk who is in the
Submarine service of the U.S. Navy has advanced rapidly since entering the
service and now has the rank of Electricians Mate, First Class. He has
been stationed on the U.S. 28 for nearly two years and is now being transferred
to the Submarine Base at New London, Connecticut, for orders.
This couple, Emfc and
Mrs. Kirk Stearns were given their obligations in a joint meeting with Past
Department Commander J.D. Smith of Red Oak serving as Chaplain and Mrs.
John
Clark filling her office of Chaplain for the Auxiliary.
Mr. Stearns, who is
Electrician Mate first class, in the Submarine service of the U.S. Navy, has
seen extensive service in the Pacific during the past year, and is now on leave
while being transferred, from the west coast, to New London, Connecticut where
he will receive new orders.
PHILLY ENJOYS WARM
WEATHER IN AUSTRALIA
In a letter from Sgt.
Paul Phillips with the American forces in Australia, written November 28th, and
received here December 14th, he says, "Well, this year we got by without someone
arguing about when we would have Thanksgiving and had it on the last Thursday.
"We had a very nice
Thanksgiving dinner with turkey and all the trimmings, even to the pumpkin pie,
which would have put all the synthetic rubber producers in the U.S. to shame.
But then it was pie and we don't have too much of that over here.
"Speaking of pie, I
haven't seen a so-called soft pie in so long I wouldn't know what it was.
The only pie over here seems to be pineapple, apple, or peach, and they serve
them hot and I don't like them that way. I want 'em cold.
I guess we are going to
be able to get seven-day leaves starting the first of the month. I am not
really overly anxious about it, but I don't think they will let us go where I
would like to go.
"We are just getting
started into summer here for sure and although the days are quite warm, a person
can generally get a good night's sleep.:
CURTIS R. STEINER
ADVANCED IN SERVICE
Pvt. Curtis R. Steiner,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Vern Steiner, formerly of Red Oak, now of this community,
has been graduated recently as airplane mechanic from air force technical
school, Sheppard Field, Texas.
After graduation, he was
selected as one of a group for advanced training and sent to Technical School,
Chanute Field, Illinois, to become an aviation technical expert in instruments.
The students at this school are specifically qualified men whose been ground or
previous training fits them for advanced training as specialists.
His address is:
Pvt. Curtis R. Steiner
Fifth Tech. School,
Sq., Bks. 464,
Chanute Field, Illinois
V.F.W. RECEIVES FIRST
WORLD WAR II MEMBER
Friday evening, December
18, the Coons-Radford post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary had the
honor of taking into their organization their first members, made eligible
through World War II.
ENSELMAN-SEITZ NUPTIALS
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Enselman, announce the marriage of their daughter,
Doris Louise Enselman, to 1st
Lieut. Marvin C. Seitz, son of Major and Mrs. Charles R. Seitz, which took place
Saturday at 12:45 o'clock in the First Methodist Episcopal Church in Omaha.
The double ring ceremony was performed by the pastor of that church, Rev. A.A.
Brooks, and was witnessed by members of only the immediate families.
For her marriage the
bride chose a two-piece dress of smoke tone blue with accessories in black.
Her corsage of pink carnations was a direct compliment to her ensemble.
The bride and groom are
both graduates of the Glenwood High School, with the classes of 1942 and 1939
respectively.
Lieut. and Mrs. Seitz
left Tuesday for Muskogee, Oklahoma, where they will make their home since
Lieut. Seitz is stationed at Camp Gruber, near there.
MUSIC INSTRUCTOR TO ENTER
SERVICE
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley
Davis Honored by Student, Faculty and Other Friends at Farewell Affairs
Mr. and Mrs.. Stanley
Davis, who will leave for Des Moines on December 31st where Mr. Davis will be
inducted into the Volunteer Officers Corps, have been feted widely during the
closing days of school. At the final program in junior high school on
Friday, Mr. Davis was presented a pen and pencil set by his students. At
similar closing exercises in the senior High School on Friday, a Masonic ring
the gift of the band, was presented by Merrill Moore, while, on behalf of the
band, Dorothy June Scott gave Mrs. Davis a bouquet of red roses. A knife
for Mr. Davis and a monogramed compact for Mrs. Davis, both the gifts of the
Band Parent's Club, were also presented on that occasion.
On Saturday night, the
Methodist Choir had a party following rehearsal in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Davis,
who were given a money belt and a locket, respectively, by that group.
Miss Amy Hammers made the presentation. The Committee in charge of the
party included Mrs. Floyd James, Mrs. F.V. Kemp and Miss Jessie
Rodman.
Mr. and Mrs. Davis were
complimented by the Pacific Junction Band, which he directs, at a farewell party
on Tuesday evening.
FORMER TEACHER TRAINS IN
THE NAVY
Gerald Bryan, principal,
received a very interesting letter from Melvin Hetland, former mathematics and
biology teacher at Glenwood High. He wants students to write him so let's
write and in that way keep him sailing.
Mr. Hetland is now
training in the U.S.S. John Jay, a very large 14 story dormitory and he says
that it compares to a ship. The day's routing begins at 5:45 a.m. and ends
at 10:00 for the men. Almost everything done is prescribed by the navy.
He also says that New York is O.K. but he would trade it for Glenwood with
Chicago thrown in to boot.
His address is
Midshipman M.J. Hetland,
U.S.N.R. Midshipman
School,
New York, N.Y.
John Jay
SECOND TEACHER LEAVES FOR
NAVY
Howard Hilton,
mathematics and biology teacher, is leaving his teaching for a job Uncle Sam has
waiting for him.
Mr. Hilton will continue
teaching until Christmas vacation.
He will report January
2nd, to the Naval Communication School, Harvard University, Cambridge,
Massachusetts, as a lieutenant junior.
Mr. Kilpatrick reports
that Mrs. Harman Kurtz is going to take Mr. Hilton's position.
Melvin Hetland, former
mathematics teacher is in the navy and at present is stationed in New York
City.
Mrs. A. Homer Whitney is
in receipt of a letter from Dale Chismore, well known former instructor in the
Glenwood schools, who roomed at the Whitney home. He is now stationed at
Camp Murphy, Florida, which, he states, is his fifth assignment since completing
his basic training in Chicago. His address is now Cpl. W.D. Chismore, U.S
Army, Company O, 801 Signal Service Regiment, Camp Murphy, Florida.
COWARDIN AND PROCTOR HOME
ON FURLOUGH
Hubert Cowardin, son of
Mrs. William Beam of Pacific Junction, arrived home Monday on a few days
furlough. Hubert, who has the rating of Yoeman in the U.S. Navy, was on a
ship which was torpedoed and damaged so badly that it had to put into harbor for
repairs, thus permitting a portion of the crew furlough privileges.
Hubert has been advancing
rapidly in the Navy and upon his return to his ship receives an advanced rating
as chief petty officer.
While waiting for his
train in the depot at Chicago, he was surprised to see another boy from the old
home town, Dean Proctor, son of Mr. and Mrs. Riley Proctor of Pacific Junction
who was also headed home on furlough and they continued on from there
together. Dean was a member of the U.S.S. Boise which has been much in the
news of late since it was torpedoed and two-thirds of its crew lost.
Dean escaped without
injury and made port with the badly damaged Boise which is now undergoing
repairs.
Both boys will have the
privilege of spending Thanksgiving with their families and a happy Thanksgiving
it will be indeed for these families to have their sailor boys with them on this
occasion.
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MAXINE MESSINGER BECOMES
THE BRIDE OF LT. CHEYNEY
Young Officer Returns to
Claim Bride, Ceremony Solemnized In Study of Methodist Church in Omaha
Wedding bells rang for a
soldier and his young bride on Sunday, January 24, when Lt. Russell G. Cheyney,
only son of Mrs. P.G. Cheyney, and Maxine Messinger, daughter of
Ross Messinger
and Mrs. Faye Messinger of this city took their wedding vows before the
fireplace in the study of the First Methodist Episcopal Church in Omaha.
The single ring ceremony was performed by Dr. Arthur A. Brooks in the presence
of the bride's mother, and Stanley Engle, a close friend of the bridal couple.
The bride wore a suit of
teal blue with black accessories and the groom was attired in his army uniform.
Following the ceremony
Mrs. Stanley Engle and Mrs. Warren Knuppel joined the bridal party for a wedding
dinner at Dixon's cafe in Omaha.
Lt. and Mrs. Cheyney left
Monday morning for Camp Wolters, Texas, where he will be stationed.
The bride was a member of
the 1942-43 Senior class in Glenwood high school and the groom, who is a
Glenwood high school graduate, completed training January 18 at the Fort
Benning, Georgia, where he received his Lieutenant's commission.
SHIRLEY CLITES WEDS AIR
CORPS INSTRUCTOR
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Clites
announce the marriage of their daughter, Shirley, to Instructor Milton Weber,
son of Rev. and Mrs. Frank Weber of Murdock, Nebraska.
The candlelight ceremony
took place at eight p.m., January 5, in the First Evangelical Church in the
First Evangelical Church in Santa Anna, Calif., with the Rev. Berger
administering the bows. Marvin Weber, brother of the groom was best man.
The bride wore an aqua
blue velvet dress with brown accessories and an orchid corsage. The
newlyweds will honeymoon in Los Angeles.
The bride will be
remembered here as clerk in the Bradley store and teacher of Pleasant Grove
school, she is a graduate of Glenwood high school and attended Peru State
Teachers' college in Nebraska.
The groom is a graduate
of Western Union college and a former athletic instructor in the Emerson high
school.
CLIFFORD SNUFFIN WEDS
BLUFFS GIRL AT CAMP
Word has been received
here by Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Snuffin of the marriage of their son, Pvt.
Clifford
C. Snuffin to Helen Moore of Council Bluffs on Saturday, January 16.
The ceremony was
performed by the chaplain at Camp Cha--,Arkansas.
EDITH WILlEY WEDS ENSIGN
WILLIAMS
College Romance
Culminates In Marriage of Young Naval Officer In Lincoln On Sunday.
Miss Edith Willey of
Liberty, Nebraska, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Willey, became the bride of
Ensign Robert E. Williams at 4 p.m. Sunday, January 31, in the chapel of the
First Presbyterian church in Lincoln, Nebraska. A beautiful candlelight
service was held using the double ring ceremony with Dr. Miller of the church
officiating. The wedding march was played by the church organist.
Ensign Williams is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. A.G. Williams of this city. He received his commission
on January 28, at the Midshipman's school in Notre Dame, Indiana.
The bride wore a street
length dress of white wool, with navy blue accessories, and a corsage of orchids
and jonquils. The groom was attired in his navy blue dress uniform.
Bridesmaid was Mrs. Ruth
Zimmerman of Lincoln, Nebraska, a close friend of the bride. Her attire
was a medium blue velvet street length dress with dusty rose accessories and a
rose corsage. Best man was Gorden Berthelson, an air corps student of
Crete, Nebraska, and a close friend of the groom.
Both bride and groom were
graduates of Peru State Teachers' College having received their Bachelor of Arts
degree with the class of 1942. Mrs. Williams was a member of the Alpha
Erudito, Alpha Mu Omega, Kappa Delta Pi, and Sigma Tau Delta. She was also
president of the Y.W.C.A., for two years. Mr. Williams was active in the
Y.M.C.A. being president one year. He also took Civilian Pilot training at
Peru and received his private license there. Both Mr. and Mrs. Williams
majored in mathematics. Mrs. Williams has been teaching Junior High at
Auburn, Nebraska.
A reception was held at
the Cornhusker Hotel after the wedding. The bride and groom assisted at
the reception by cutting the first piece of the three-tier wedding cake.
Refreshments consisted of cake, brick ice cream, coffee, mints and nuts.
Guests of the wedding
were the immediate families of the bride and groom and a few close friends.
After visiting a few days in this vicinity, the couple will go to the east coast
to reside where the groom has been assigned for duty.
SGT JOHN LING WEDS
MINNEAPOLIS GIRL
Word has been received
here of the marriage of Sgt. John Ling, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Ling now of Lamberton, Minnesota but formerly of Glenwood to Madelo Nordmerken of
Minneapolis.
The ceremony took place
at Forest Lake, on January 2. John is now stationed at Fort Snelling,
Minnesota.
NEILS LAWSON WEDS FORMER
TABOR GIRL
Announcement was made
this week of the marriage of Lea Bachlor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Alfred Bachlor of Council Bluffs, to Neils Lawson, son of Mrs.
Mary Lawson of this
city. The ceremony took place in Rockport, Mo. on Sunday, January 3, in
the Christian parsonage with the Reverend Mills officiating. The young
couple were unattended.
The bride graduated
in 1942 from the high school in Tabor where the family then resided and has
since attended Van Sants School of Business in Omaha. Neils who graduated
from Glenwood high school in the class of 1939 has recently been employed in the
State Adjutants office in Des Moines. He enlisted some five months ago in
the air corps service and was placed on the reserve list being called to active
duty only last Sunday when he left for Jefferson Barracks, Mo. Mrs. Lawson
will remain for a time at least with her parents in Council Bluffs but hopes
later to be able to join her husband.
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"RED MAXWELL CITED FOR
BRAVERY
Dean Maxwell, better
known here as "Red" and only son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Maxwell, was in the war
news spotlight, Wednesday, by reason of having figured in a daring raid made by
the Commandos on Tunisia. The press dispatch was heard in radio news cast
Wednesday afternoon. Two other southwest Iowa boys also mentioned, one
being from Council Bluffs and the other from Villisca. The radio news
indicated that "Red" had not only been cited for bravery but had been
recommended for rank of Lieutenant in recognition for his daring and bravery in
action. Dean left Glenwood here with Company I and after reaching England,
transferred to the Commandos. The radio news concerning his daring
activities in this raid was the first word his parents has had from him in
several weeks.
STARS AND STRIPES ISSUED
IN AFRICA
Mrs. Mary Stinemates
Deupty County Clerk Receives Copy of AEF Official Newspaper Published in
Algeries
Through the courtesy of
Mrs. Mary Stinemates, the Glenwood Opinion-Tribune staff was privileged to see
the copy of the "Stars and Stripes" the Army newspaper, which was sent to her by
her husband, Pvt. Paul Stinemates. The copy was the first edition to be
published in Africa and carried much very interesting material about the
American armed forces there. On the front page is a picture of Lt. Gen.
Eisenhower in salute, accompanying which is his message of congratulations to
the editors of the paper. On the third of the four page paper is a picture
of the new Red Cross Service Club in Algiers, which will feed 500 men, seat 900
in the auditorium.
From the great bulk of
interesting information in the entire paper, the write-up of Algiers by Lincoln
Barnett, correspondent for Life magazine, is especially interesting. He
reviews how the city was alight a few short weeks ago with "sullen neutrality"
and is "now dark, but alive". "Allied transports, freighters and warcraft
move ceaselessly in and about its magnificent, hill-cradled harbor. Its
streets are jammed with wide-eyed Yanks staring at befezzed moslems and veiled
Arab women."
Later in his article, Mr.
Barnett continues "Algiers is crowded to strangulation. Every good
hotel in the city has been taken over by the Army and owners of many fine villas
have been evicted by billeting officers. There are no steel structures
here and thus are few effective air-raid shelters. We simply sweat out the
raids in bed. There is no point in going downstairs since the bombs
travel through the flimsy buildings. Americans who never saw the London
blitz marveled at the curtains of flak that set the Algerian sky ablaze.
"Americans who thought
wartime living conditions in Britain difficult are now experiencing life in a
heretofore Axis dominated country. The hundreds of German and Italian
"armistice-commissioners' here bled Algeria almost to death. Because they
removed cattle and sheep, Algeria now has no milk, butter or wool. It has
no fowl, no mutton, no chocolate and no sugar, and since it has no fuel for
fishing boats, practically no fish. Rationing of other foods makes British
rationing seem by comparison, something conceived by a gastronomic society.
"Citrus-starved Yanks and
Tommies are consuming oranges and tangerines by the carload. Algerian wine
may be purchased freely. It contains 13 percent alcohol and its effects
are slow but inevitable.
"The cold rainy season
has begun, there is plenty of mud here and the red soil of Algeria sticks to
boots like glue. The comparative comforts of the British military stations
are a thing of the past. In Britain, convoys brought the men cigarettes
and chocolates and any number of luxuries. Here convoys are engaged in
supplying the Army with guns, tanks and military supplies. Americans here
have begun to taste in small measure what war can really mean."
Another article on the
city of Oran is likewise filled with interesting details. The author
closes it: "But, all in all, Oran to most of the men is a pretty pleasant place
to be despite the fact that it gets colder at night that one would expect in, of
all places, Africa. The men stationed outside the city are working
hard to build up their camps, and miracles already have taken place. Plump
the American Army down in a field of mud and 'ere 48 hours are up, there'll be
adequate drainage, a central lighting system and running cold (if not hot)
water."
For a few days, coming
down on the boat, we had American money again. Had its effect too.
We used to spend five shillings (one buck, American) like it was five cents.
The American money we tended to grab onto and hold fast. Now we have
pockets full of francs, and frankly speaking it's a mess. There are 75
francs to a dollar, and you get five franc notes, 20 franc notes, 50 franc notes
etc. I've got a roll big enough to choke a bull, but there's not enough
money in it to buy a very small cow. Even if they had cows for sale over
here.
The town is full of
Moslem women dressed in sheets, Arabs with long beards, and more darn kids than
there are in the whole state of Iowa. Smart people, tho. Every darn
one of them speaks French. Which most of us don't. I've tried my
French out on a lot of people here, but it seems to be a different breed.
And there's nothing so embarrassing as struggling for five minutes thru some
very stale French, and then having the person you're talking to say "Tell me
what you want in English and I'll get it for you." Disconcerting, no less.
The food situation isn't
too hot. The Germans and Italians robbed the place when they were here,
which they ain't no more. You can sometimes get a good meal in a cafe but
it isn't a good habit to get into. You can buy all the dates, figs,
tangerines and oranges you want, cheap. And that's really something after
citrus-starved England.
Lugsch told me it didn't make any
difference that Iowa beat Nebraska last fall so the first time I see him I pay
him the $10 I lost back in Claiborne. Which reminds me that Jimmo and I
decided the other night, after talking things over, that Claiborne wasn't such a
bad place after all.
Somebody, and it might have been someone in
Glenwood, sent Jimmo one of the worst stories I've ever heard. Concerns
the guy who moved to the city because he heard the country was at war.
I've heard him tell that thing at least 50 times, but no one has laughed yet.
Maybe they will.
We all had a lot of fun at the dance the
other night. There were 150 women students from the University of
(censored), hardly any of whom could speak English. First thing was to
find out how much English they could understand. If it added up to none,
we spent the rest of the evening making insulting remarks about the size of
their feet, and anything else that popped into our minds. It wasn't
justified, because if this pace has anything it's beautiful girls. That
really doesn't matter, because they won't give you a tumble, and you can hardly
be persistent with someone you can't even talk to.
"Diserez-vous quell que chocolate?"
That's the punch line that gets them all around here. It even worked on
Jimmo, who just walked in. He's opening up a lovely box of chocolates.
And the French words that start this paragraph are strictly my own literal
translation of how to ask anyone if they would like a piece of chocolate.
Darn near time to eat. Which is as
good an excuse as any to bring this to a close. You know, I wouldn't feel
a bit insulted if any one sent me a letter from Glenwood. My best regards
to you and more later,
Hod.
Tech. Sgt. G.K. Hodenfield
Stars and Stripes
APO 512, Care Postmaster
New York, N.Y.
P.S. Christmas wasn't white.
I'S WRITE
for G.K.H.
North Africa
December 27, 1942
Dear Boss:
Just a few lines while I
idle away a lazy Sunday afternoon. The kind of Sunday afternoon that makes
spring so nice back in Iowa. Iowa? That must be a couple of million miles
from here.
Jimmie is out kicking the
gong around on his last day of freedom. His transfer to the Stars and
Stripes is effective tomorrow and then I'm really going to put him to work.
Hub dropped by a while
ago with 9,874 letters for Jimmo from various and sundry peoples back home.
He was on his way to return some ice cream freezers the company swiped for a
Christmas dinner. Kirkendall, Shuffler and Hubert Stone were with him.
If he comes back, like he said he would, I may go back out to the company for a
while with him.
Oh, yeah, I forgot to
tell you. I found the boys again. First day in town I ran into
Jimmo who had his finger in someone's pie as director of a band playing at the
Red Cross club here. Next day we went out to the company area and saw most
of the boys, although some are still stationed a little ways away. Had a
special invitation for Christmas dinner, but couldn't make it. Busy.
Saw Artie Clair Evans at
a dance here in town the other night. Likewise Bill Lugsch. Bill is
as plump as ever, but he's getting bald. His head in another year or two
will look like the two-ball he used to kick around down at Mike Marshall's.
It was sorta funny, Jim
and I visiting the company together. Neither of us had been there for a
long time. I last saw the company some few months ago, and Jim transferred
to the commandos right after that. It was good to see the boys again.
They are all looking well, and most of them are getting a tan back, after so
many months in never-never (sunshine) land. I'd like to give you a
personal message from them all but I can't do that. Not enough room or
time. But they are darn anxious to establish contact with Glenwood
again. In person.
So far as I can tell
Snowy Hunt hasn't taught any of the Moslem women how to jitterbug. He'll
probably try, first chance he gets.
Where we're at, and don't
you wish you knew, is a pretty town, but it's all steps. I spend most of
my walking up stairways. Never seem to go down at all. Jimmo's been
showing me some of the sights he's been here long enough to know the place with
his eyes closed. Good thing, too, because the blackout makes walking more
than somewhat difficult.
Jack Messenger is here.
Winnie Holmes probably will be before long. There are a few of the boys
who were transferred that I haven't seen. Guys like Red Maxwell and
Delbert Leet. I'll probably see them around before long.
I knew when I last wrote
from London that I would eventually find the fellows, but I didn't think it
would be so easy.
I'm acting as sports
editor, home front editor and sort of general re-write man on the paper down
hers. When things get under control I hope to be able to get up front a
ways and get some real stories. Right now there is a lot of organizational
work to do. Don't know just what Jimmo's job will be, but I know I'm going
to keep him busy. I'm not forgetting that trip I didn't make to Houston.
Hi, Russ. Remember that?
JOE BOSTEDT HELD PRISONER
BY JAPS
Mr. and Mrs. John Bostedt
of St. Mary's township received unwelcome news in a telegram from the war
department in Washington, D.C., which advised them that their son, Joe, had been
located and was being held as a prisoner of war by the Japanese. Joe and
his twin brother, John and their brother, Glen, who enlisted about two years ago
were last heard from about the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor. They
were, at that time, at Corregidor. It had been over a year since Mr. and
Mrs. Bostedt have had word from any of their three sons.
The many friends of these
boys are now more hopeful than ever that as long as they have not been reported
as "missing in action" by the war department that Glen and John may also later
be located, and while being a prisoner of war, particularly, when held as such
by the Japanese, is something to be dreaded, yet there is hope of ultimate
release.
CLIFFORD MOORE WRITES
FROM NEW CALEDONIA
A letter comes to us this
week from Clifford Moore, son of Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Moore of Silver City.
The letter which was dated January 6, was written from Noumea, New Caledonia, in
which he says, "I expect you have received letters from other service men from
distant places, but here is one from New Caledonia. What little I could
see from aboard ship at Samoa, was very pretty, if you like moss and dense
growth of coconut and palms. Oh, yes I should add rain. It poured
all three days we were there, Christmas day included.
Here the country reminds
me of the pretty view we get along highway 275 from Glenwood to Council Bluffs.
The hills are dry and bare looking and not any higher than those back home.
This town is beyond
describing. All buildings are so gaily painted and so many flowering trees
along the streets it reminds one of a carnival. The foreign makes of cars
with the steering wheel on the right side and all of them so low and racy
looking."
Concluding he said, "Best
wishes to all my friends from one lonely Iowan."
MAJOR SEITZ WRITES
PATRONS ON ROUTE TWO
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Deitchler who reside on Glenwood Route 2, last week received word from their
former rural mail carrier, Charles R. Seitz, now major in the air corps.
The letter, which was written on January 8, and which was sent from "Somehwere
in England," says in part, "Just a few lines to let you know that I am in this
land. I still think of you fine folks and all my other R.F.D. patrons on
Route 2. I sure wish this war would end soon so that I could go back to my
old job on the route.
"I suppose winter is at
hand in Iowa with its cold weather and snow drifts, but just the same Iowa is a
pretty swell place to live. Hope you folks enjoyed fine crops in 1942.
If you see any of my old patrons in your neighborhood, give them my kindest
regards. I want to wish all of them the finest kind of luck for the year
1943."
"Cap" as he is familiarly
known about Glenwood, despite the fact that he is now a major, has the following
address:
Charles R. Seitz
Major oc 0253745
39th Service Group
APO 634 C-o Postmaster
New York City, N.Y.
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JIM EVANS NOW ON STARS
AND STRIPES STAFF
Word has been received by
Glenwood friends from Sgt. Jim Evans, frequently referred to as "Jimmo" in the "I's
Write" column which was a feature column kept up by the boys of Company I when
they were stationed at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana and Camp Dix, New Jersey,
stating that he has joined the staff of the Stars and Stripes, the official
overseas army newspaper. Jimmo says, "I was watching a red cross show one
night. I had charge of the orchestra when in walks "Hod" grinning like he
had heard a new story. I was really glad to see the scoundrel and now we
are both working for the Stars and Stripes." Just to prove his point he
sent along a recent issue of the paper which listed his name among the staff
members on the masthead.
He also enclosed a
picture of himself showing that the English environment has had its impression
for he has donned a mustache.
He mentioned having seen
Sgt. Verris Hubbell and said that he was fine and just as "onery as ever."
He said that he had seen action and that they landed in Algiers on his birthday
which is November 8.
In speaking of weather
conditions, he says that the sun is extremely warm in the daytime but that at
night it becomes very cool. Climatic conditions, he says "are much
different from those in Iowa."
"Jimmo's" address is Sgt.
Jim Evans, Stars and Stripes, APO 512, c-o Postmaster, New York City, N.Y.
THREE SELECTEES FROM HERE
JOIN NAVY
Three Glenwood men have
been inducted into the Navy, being the first from Mills county to enter that
branch of the armed forces under selective service, according to records at the
Navy recruiting station, 306 postoffice building, at Council Bluffs. The
men are: Homer Raymond Mitchell, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Mitchell,
105 North Locust street, Cecil William Ray, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Ray,
107 North Walnut street, Leonard Earl Davis, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Earl
Davis, R.F.D. No. 2,
The three passed their
screening examinations at the Council Bluffs station as to the physical, mental
and moral qualifications for induction as apprentice seamen (SV) in the Navy,
were given their induction papers by the draft board here and were returned to
the Council Bluffs station for transfer to the main station at Omaha for their
final physical examination and induction.
GLENWOOD BOYS SENT TO
CAMP FARRAGUT, IDA.
Cecil Ray, Leonard Davis and
Homer Mitchell, who enlisted in the U.S. Navy, went to Omaha Thursday for
their final examinations and were sent on immediately to Camp Farrragut, Idaho.
NEAL BONNER WRITS OF LIFE
IN HAITI
L.C. Bonner from south of
Glenwood was an Opinion-Tribune office visitor Saturday advancing his
subscription a year. When asked concerning his son Neal who went with his
wife as a missionary to Haiti about a year ago, replied that he had received a
letter and a pound of coffee from him the day previous.
Neal, he said, has found
it necessary to learn the French language and Creole as well which is a jargon
of French and Spanish spoken by the lower classes on the island while French is
spoken by the upper classes. The officials of the island are British.
They like the Americans
who are coming in to develop rubber plantations on the island, are the only ones
who speak English. The island, he said, is well adapted to the growing of
rubber plants and large rubber plantations are being developed. This is
bring many young men in from the states, one lad Neal had become acquainted with
came from Shenandoah.
Neal wrote his folks that
he had mastered French sufficiently to be able to recently preach his first
sermon without an interpreter. The water level on the island is only about
two feet below the surface. He related that it worried him considerably at
first at funeral services when he noticed that the caskets placed in shallow
graves only deep enough to cover them were lowered into water.
The sanitary conditions
on the island he reports are very bad and disease spreads very rapidly.
The infant mortality is very high. A great need of the natives he finds to
be education and a Christian influence which awakens a desire for and
appreciation of better living conditions.
EARL KRECKLOW WRITES OF
TRIP TO AFRICA
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Krecklow are in receipt
of two letters from their sons Earl and Orville, who are with Company I in North
Africa, Orville's letter, written in December states that they are both together
and in Earl's letter written in November he gives some interesting information
saying:
"We are in Africa and it seems more like
home, at least so far as the weather is concerned. I'll tell you a few
places I have seen since we left the U.S. As you already know, we were in
Ireland and went across to Scotland. There we saw a lot of things of
interest, large castles and places of historical interest. I spent several
days and evenings in Losgan. I saw a lot of things I never dreamed of
seeing. From Scotland we went to England and from there we took an ocean
voyage. We came out into the Atlantic and down through the straits of
Gibraltar and into the Mediterranean sea. We could see Spain when we came
along the coast of Africa and landed. We had arguments in which we used
lead for an answer, so you see we have seen action. It was exciting and of
course a little dangerous, but I didn't mind that at all. I have been
through Algiers and a few other places since arriving here."
LEONARD SCHOENING ADVANCED TO CORPORAL
Pfc. Leonard Schoening, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Schoening of this community, has been promoted to the rank of Corporal,
according to word received here this week from the office of public relations.
Corporal Schoening, who entered the service
on February 5, 1942, is with the 40th Service Group at Avon Park Bombing Range,
the nation's newest and largest bombing range for training bombardiers and
fighting pilots.
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MAJOR SEITZ ARRIVES AT FOREIGN DESTINATION
Mrs. Charles R. Seitz has recently been
notified by the Government that her husband Major Charles R. Seitz has arrived
safely at his destination.
Mrs. Seitz has no idea where her husband is
and only knows that he sailed about November 10th.
KENNETH WHITNEY IN QUARTER MASTER CORPS
Dr. and Mrs. A. Homer Whitney received a
letter Monday from their son, Kenneth Whitney, who has been stationed near
Tacoma, Washington, saying he has been transferred recently to Camp Pittsburg,
California, which is not far from San Francisco.
His work is in the Quarter Master Section
Post Headquarters where he is official typist.
His address is: Pittsburg
Replenishing Depot, Pittsburgh, California.
He enjoys his work very much and would be
pleased to hear from Glenwood friends.
COUSIN RECEIVES CITATION FROM PRESIDENT
Mrs. Merle Meacham has received word that
her cousin Com. Ralph J. Arnold of Garden Grove, Iowa of the Navy Supply Corp,
has been awarded the Navy Cross by President Roosevelt for heroism in the battle
of Midway.
General Arnold, commanding general of the
Army Air Forces, reviewed "ten acres of cadets" the entire cadet detachment on a
recent visit to the Cadet Center.
The San Antonio Aviation Cadet Center
classification center and pre-flight school make up the largest military
installation of its kind in the world.
Among those leaving for primary schools
were 102 aviation cadets from Iowa, including one from Glenwood, Aviation Cadet
Wayne F. Kellogg, son of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Kellogg.
SIX GLENWOOD BOYS CALLED TO AIR CORPS
SERVICE
Six Glenwood boys who volunteered several
months ago for service in the U.S. Air Corps being put at that time on the
reserve list, were called this week to active service all being ordered to
report at Jefferson Barracks, Mo. Neils Lawson, son of Mrs. Mary Lawson,
who has been employed in the State Adjutant General's office in Des Moines and
Jack Roll, son of Mr. and Mrs. A.H. Roll, who has been employed by the
Burlington at Pacific Junction left Sunday.
George Lacey, son of Dr. and Mrs. T.B.
Lacey who has been employed in an Omaha bank left Monday as did also Blain
Wilcox, son of Mr. and Mrs. H.B. Wilcox. Blaine has been employed by the
Burlington railroad at Pacific Junction.
Harry J. Widows, son of Mr. and Mrs.
H.J.
Widows, student at Iowa State College and Robert Dean, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry
Dean, who recently returned from California, left Tuesday.
LUGSCH WRITES OF ALGIERS WITH COMPANY I
Likes Climate and People Quartered in Most
Beautiful City He Has Ever Seen, Buildings All Modern, Natives Friendly
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Lugsch this week received
a most interesting letter from their son, Wm. Lugsch, Jr., who is with Company I
in North Africa and have kindly permitted its publication in full.
Algeria 25 November, 1942
Dear Folks:
Well tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day, we may
not have a lot of turkey and good things to eat but we are all thankful that we
are alive and able to eat even this stew that the army puts out. They are
going to have to shoot a lot straighter than they have in the past to kill this
boy, of course I realize that it is very possible but I guess we all have to
take our chances.
We still haven't received any mail but are
hoping to most any day now. It will probably be fairly old by the time it
gets to us, but it will be plenty welcome. We haven't the faintest idea
how the mail service will be here. It is bound to be much slower than it
was in Scotland. I hope they get air mail set up down here so it won't be
too slow. So far we haven't been able to send any cables but as soon as we
can I will send one and as often as I can.
This place is much nicer than the British
Isles. The climate is much better and the people are much nicer even if we
can't understand them. Of course there are a few who still are pro-axis
but they are slowly but surely being weeded out. I sure wish I had brought
my camera along, there are so many nice things to take pictures of. I am
sure I will remember most of it without any reminder but it would be nice to
have some pictures to look at in later years. This is quite the most
beautiful city I have ever seen, all of the buildings are very modernistically
built and of the very latest design in every way. The city starts at the
bottom of a big hill and is built all the way up. It is a lot like San
Francisco. The people are mostly European but just outside the country
becomes old and very native. The natives have many quaint customs such as
having as many wives as they can support (and get in the back of a wagon)
dressing as they did hundreds of years ago and still great believers in the
Mohamaden religion or Moslem which ever it is. Their wives are considered
very inferior and are not allowed to eat at the same table with the husband,
instead they eat what ever is left over and out of the same bowls. They
sit on the floor to eat; in fact they don't have a chair in the house and never
wear shoes into the house. They always break their bread and never cut it.
They never kill snakes nor birds and are very particular about their churches or
Mosques. They don't smoke or loiter around them in fact, not even close to
them. They are usually set aways back from the towns so they are easily
accessible and yet set apart from the town itself. There are some pretty
rugged characters among them but they seem to be peaceable as anyone could ask.
Most of them are very black but over here they are considered as good as any
white person in the country. In fact they are a little put out because
there are any white people here at all and some of them resent it. Of
course since we have been here they think we are about the most wonderful people
in the world. I think the only reason they think that is because they can
have most all of their wine to themselves now instead of supplying Germany and
Italy with the biggest share of imported wine. They have very big orange
groves and they are just now ripening and believe me they are really good.
The natives will give us just about all we want and the ones that won't give
them to us will trade oranges for cigarettes so we get along just fine.
The funny thing about it is the fact that they never get very many cigarettes in
comparison with the amount of oranges they put out, but they don't seem to mind
and we are a little short of cigarettes so it all comes out o.k.
I sure am sorry that I can't make it home
for that Christmas dinner. I am almost sure that we can make it by the
time the next one rolls around in good shape. It is a little hard to tell
where we will be even by the time this one gets here. We never know from
one minute to the next what is going to happen to us. It's a funny thing
even as conditions are the boys are more contented than they have been since we
have been overseas. I don't know how to explain it unless it is because we
are finally doing a job that we have worked on the hardest we possibly could for
some 18 months and we are at last making use of all that hard work and doing
something that really amounts to something. It is far from a pleasant task
but it is something that must be done and we are proud to be the ones who are
and have been picked to take part in such important operations. Some of us
may never live to tell about the things we have done, but that is the price we
must pay and we are all more than willing to pay that price if it will help to
restore freedom and liberty to all the people in the world and to be sure that
the world never gets into such a predicament again. We all are hoping that
after this is all over the United States will never relax or even think of
disarming but do just the opposite and build more and better materials of war so
that no country or countries could even dream of starting another war.
Also keep up the Selective Service giving every man who graduates from high
school a three year term, one year of training in the States and one year of
overseas service and one year in reserve, that way there could be a good sized
standing army at all times, and as for the air corps they should have the best
planes and have so many of them that the combined air forces of the world would
only be half as large and one-third as effective, then maybe we could all be
reasonably sure of living in peace.
So long,
Bill.
HARRY MEADOWS VISITS PARENTS HERE RECENTLY
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Meadows have had the
pleasure of having their son Harry N. Meadows with them for a short time, who
was on furlough from Fort Riley, Kansas.
Pvt. Meadows has just completed a course in
cooking and now is first cook.
MERRILL PLIMPTON NOW HAS RANK OF MAJOR
Leslie Merrill Plumpton, son of Mrs.
W.M.
Plimpton, has been advanced to the rank of major in the armed forces.
Major Plimpton is the port dental officer at the Los Angeles port of embarkation
at Wilmington, Calif.
APPRECIATE SERVICE OF CHAPLAIN IN ARMY
Mr. and Mrs. L.S. Benedict received a
letter this week from their son Ora, who is at Camp Polk, Louisiana, in which he
emphasized the value of the Chaplain's services in the army. He says in
part, "We know we have a tough job ahead of us. Fighting a war is not the
same as going to a Sunday school picnic. Old General Sherman's definition
of war just about hits the nail on the head, but we are going to do the job and
do it well with God's help,"
His address is: Pvt. Ora Benedict, Do. A,
Maint. Bks., 7th Armored Div. A.P.O. 257 North Camp Polk, Louisiana, U.S. Army.
BURWYN D. GREENWOOD NOW IN NEW GUINEA
Mrs. Ira Greenwood received a V-letter
Monday from her son, Cpl. Burwyn D. Greenwood who is now stationed in New
Guinea, stating that he has seen some action there.
OTTO BUCH RECEIVES LT. COMMISSION
Otto Paul Buch was commissioned a 2nd
Lieutenant in the Army of the United States, at graduation exercises held at the
Officer Candidate School, Camp Hood, Texas on Thursday, January 21, 1943.
He received his commission in the Tank Destroyer Command and it is in this
branch of the army that he will serve. Otto is the son of Mrs. Henry Buch
of Center Township and well known in this community.
WAYNE LINCOLN RECEIVES PAPER IN NEW GUINEA
Mr. and Mrs. S.C. Lincoln of Pacific
Junction recently received a letter from their son Wayne who is with the
American troops in New Guinea, in which he states: "I am feeling fine, and
keeping busy most of the time. I received the Glenwood Opinion this week.
It was the October 22 issue, an old paper but I still enjoyed reading it.
I will be getting them regularly.
BROTHER OF MRS. DANIEL COMMISSIONED CAPTAIN
Mrs. H.C. Daniel has received word that her
brother, Edward B. Smith, a key member of the editorial staff of the Knoxville,
Tenn. "News-Sentinel", a Scripps-Howard paper, has been commissioned a captain
in the U.S. Army. The appointment is to a special branch of liaison and
public relations service, designed to provide trained officers for administering
occupied territories.
Mr. Smith reported last Sunday to the
Army's School of Military Government at the University of Virginia at
Charlottesville. There he will attend a 12-weeks school. Upon
completion of the course, he will be assigned either to foreign duty or be
placed on the reserve list and allowed to return home to civilian life, until
such time as there is need of his services abroad.
Mr. Smith offered his services to the
government nearly a year ago. He was chosen for the military government
branch because of his many years experience as a student of civilian government,
in connection with his duties, and his several years as a newspaper in Japan and
in the Orient.
Mr. Smith, who is the son of the late Mr.
and Mrs. F.A. Smith grew up in Red Oak where he received his preliminary
education.
W. MCDOWELL TRANSFERRED TO CHANUTE FIELD
Pvt. William McDowell, who has been
stationed at the Army Air Base at Midland, Texas, has been transferred to the
Chanute Field, near Rantoul, Illinois.
Pvt. McDowell will take a three months
course in sheet metal work. Mrs. McDowell is planning to return to
Glenwood, where she will be during the absence of her husband.
VIRGIL HUNT LEAVES FOR CAMP FOLLOWING
FURLOUGH
Pfc. Virgil Hunt who has been enjoying a
ten day furlough here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hunt, left Tuesday
morning for Camp Barkeley, Texas, where he is stationed.
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I'S WRITE
for G.K.H.
London, England
December 2, 1942
Dear Boss:
'bout time I reported isn't it?
First, I'll have to admit that I've lost
track of the old gang, haven't seen any of them for a heck of a long time.
That's with the exception of Jack Messinger whom I ran into one day and whom I
later saw walking around taking in the sights of London. He seems to be
getting along fine.
Thank Mrs. Holmes for her very nice
Christmas greeting. I haven't seen Winnie for some time. I know
where he is, but the day I went to see him he was in London on leave. I
don't know whether he know at the time that I could always be found in London or
not.
I've been thinking about this letter for
some time, and I remembered last night how I used to chase the company down in
Louisiana when we were on maneuvers, now I ran into Bill Lugsch, Wendell Stelle,
Bus Marshall and Verris Hubbell in Times Square one night, how I later found the
whole gang at Ft. Dix, and how I was waiting for them when they pulled into
camp, fresh from the U.S. This will probably be the biggest chase to date,
but I'll locate them somewhere.
I'm all out of touch with most of the
people back there. Haven't been writing any letters at all lately, because
we are now printing a daily paper, and there's more work to be done than there
is time to do it in. I've been having some swell experiences over here,
thought.
Today I was a passenger on a Royal Navy
motor launch, went about 10 miles out into the English channel. Saw them
shoot every gun on the boat (and they've got plenty) and they even dropped a
depth charge. Then we went back and picked up the fish. Snowy Hunt
never had a catch like we had today. I'll bet even Russ Cheyney never did
so well. We picked up three codfish, about 14 pounds each, and one Conger
Eel, longer than Kelley Hill. Almost, (they were stunned by the depth
charge, easy pickings.) And, among other things, I've made a deep sea dive
(well, down to 15 feet anyway), made about 10-12 broadcasts, about 8 of them
beamed by short wave to the States, flown in an army bomber. Visited every
corner of the British Isles and I even saw Mrs. R. once. That was in
Glasgow. She was walking through a Red Cross club and I turned the corner,
almost knocked the first lady off her feet. She made a great impression
over here. But she wore every newspaper man or woman who tried to follow
her. Three women reporters gave up completely, couldn't take it.
All of these things have kept me very busy,
but very happy too.
Every once in a while an Opinion-Tribune
shows up and I read every line. They don't seem to come very often.
That's because they're still going to the old address. Suppose you can
change it for me?
I mentioned that we're printing a daily
paper. We're printing at The Times, which is the most staid, dignified,
tradition-bound newspaper in the world. And what we do to their feelings
when we chase whistling through the halls laughing and joking and generally
having a good time. It shouldn't happen to anyone, what's happened to
them. But we gradually are making our influence felt. The telephone
girls used to say, "Your party is on the line, sir, Go ahead please." Now
they say, "Okay your through." We've even got the fellows in the composing
room reading every chapter of Lil Abner. English newspapers, of course,
never use comic strips, except one or two. The Times would be the last,
anyway.
Oh, yes, Glenwood, Iowa, has appeared in
print in the British Isles. Right after I first saw Jack Messinger I wrote
a short story about his accident and the ensuing trials and tribulations.
Gosh that seems like years ago. Anyway, the Evening Standard picked it up
in an early edition. I clipped it to send to Faye, now I can't find it.
But if I do I'll send it along. I found it.
More later,
Hod
New address: T/Sgt. G.K.H. Stars and Stripes, Headquarters, II Corps, A.P.O. 302 c/o P.M. New York, N.Y.
PAUL RECORDS NOW FLYING INSTRUCTOR
Paul Records, who spent a few weeks
here at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T.Q. Records, after
completing his course of advanced Flying Instruction at Hastings, Nebraska,
received orders to report January 4th, at Kelly Field, San Antoine, Texas.
He wires his parents that he has been
assigned Trainee Instructor at Central Instructors School, Kelly Field.
MILES REAZER IN NORTH AFRICA HOSPITAL
Miles Reazer, Jr., is confined in a
hospital in North Africa, with a cast on one leg and foot, according to
information received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M.L. Reazer. The
communication did not state how serious the injury was and whether he received
it in battle engagement or not. Miles has been with Co. I for some months,
but is now a member of the British Commandos.
CHESTER HARRISON NOW STATIONED AT CHICAGO
Mrs. Mabel Harrison has received word that
her son, Chester Harrison who was inducted into service November 24th, has again
been transferred. "Chet" after leaving the induction center at Fort
Leavenworth, Kansas, was sent to Atlantic City, New Jersey, where he remained
for his basic training and last week was transferred to Chicago, Illinois.
He has also been promoted to the rank of Corporal. His address is as
follows: Cpl. Chester E. Harrison, 18 A.M. Cone Electrical School, 1637th
Service Unit, 500 So. Paulina St. Chicago, Illinois.
DALE ROBERTS HERE ON FURLOUGH
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Roberts of this city
were greatly surprised last week when they received a telegram from their son,
Dale, saying that he had received a 14-day leave and would be home for
Christmas. Dale, a United States Coast Guardsman at Olga, Washington, will
report back to duty January 3rd.
INJURED CO. I BOY BACK IN NEW YORK
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Harris of Pacific
Junction have received word from the Government that their son Robert Harris has
arrived in Staten Island New York where he is a patient in a hospital there,
receiving treatment for a shoulder injury.
Robert has been in Ireland since sailing
with with company from New York last spring and did not go with the contingent
to Africa.
CAPT DEYOUNG NOW IN CARLISLE, PENN.
Mrs. Ward A. DeYoung is in receipt of a
letter from her husband, Capt. DeYoung, saying that he has been transferred from
Camp Crowder, Missouri, where he has been since entering service several months
ago, to Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
LIEUT. HILTON NOW AT HARVARD
Lieut. (JG) Howard K. Hilton, who left
Glenwood last Wednesday for Boston writes that he is now comfortably established
in quarters at Harvard University where he will be indoctrinated for the next
thirty days. His daily schedule include 5 hours of class recitation, 3
hours of study and 2 hours of drill. At the close of this course he will
report at Washington for assignment to active duty.
L.G. RODMAN, JR., NOW IN MARFA, TEXAS
Mr. and Mrs. L.G. Rodman are in receipt of
a letter from their son Junior, that he has been transferred from Minter Field
California, to Marfa, Texas. His new address is Pvt. L.G. Rodman, 1115
T.E.F.T. Sqd., A.A.F.A.F.S., Marfa, Texas.
MAX HOWICK STATIONED AT CAMP BARKELEY
Mr. and Mrs. C.C. Lipsett, have received
word that their nephew, Max Howick who entered the service several weeks ago has
been sent to Camp Barkeley, Texas where he is with the Medical Training
Battalion.
Pvt. Howick is the only son of Mr. and Mrs.
Ray Howick of Fort Dodge, who formerly resided here where Mr. Howick was
linotype operator on the Mills County Tribune. He is also the grandson of
Ora Lee.
GEORGE WHITE ENJOYS FURLOUGH FROM NAVY
George White, son of Mr. and Mrs. G.E.
White of this city arrived New Year's Eve for a few days visit with his parents.
George who is a Fireman second class,
aboard the P.S.S. California, has seen extensive service in the Pacific, and
this is his first visit home since his enlistment more than a year ago.
LT. STEWART OSTERHOLM TO FORT LEONARD WOOD
Eighteen officers in the Iowa State Guard
at Des Moines were named this week to attend the school for state guardsmen at
Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, starting January 9th.
Among this group is Lt. Stewart Osterholm
of this city and former Opinion-Tribune linotype operator.
JULIUS SIREF HOME FOLLOWING HOSPITAL STAY
Pvt. Julius Siref, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Max Siref who is stationed at Camp Pickett, Virginia arrived in Glenwood last
Thursday for a few days visit with his home folks.
Julius has been confined to a hospital in
Camp Pickett, following injuries he received early in November, while on
maneuvers, which resulted in a broken leg.
He will leave Friday morning to return to
the eastern camp. (Incomplete)
SGT HOLMES ENGLISH LANDLADY WRITES MOTHER
Mrs. Grace Holmes received a Christmas
package from an English woman in whose home her son, Sgt. Winston Holmes, has a
room. Among other things in the package was a little Red Cross costume
that this English housewife had made for Sgt. Holmes' small niece, Dixie Ann
Hubbell. The letter with the package stated that, in spite of strict
rationing, they were planning a small celebration of Sgt. Holmes' birthday which
was December 30th.
AVAN BONNER JOINS THE U.S. NAVY
Aven A. Bonner, 18 years old, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Lyle C. Bonner, of near Glenwood, has enlisted as a naval aviation
cadet in the United States Naval Reserves and been sworn in at the Kansas City
Naval Aviation Cadet Selection board. He was graduated from the Tabor high
school in 1941, and has been working on his father's farm.
When ordered to active duty, Bonner will
report to the U.S. Navy Pre-Flight school, St. Mary's College, California, for
three months of physical conditioning, instruction in naval essentials, military
drill and ground school subjects. After completing this course, he will be
sent to one of the Navy's numerous reserve bases for primary flight training.
ERVIN KIZZIER TRANSFERRED TO SHARON
PENNSYLVANIA
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Kizzier has received
word that their son, Ervin, who is in the U.S. Navy, has just completed training
at the Torpedo school at Newport, Rhode Island, where on December 23rd, he was
graduated with the highest honors in his class.
Ervin has now been transferred to Sharon,
Pennsylvania, for advanced training in this line of work. His new address
is as follows: Ervin Kizzier, W.S. Navy, Westinghouse Manufacturing
Company, Sharon, Pennsylvania.
SGT VANDERSHULE IS ILL IN AFRICA
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Vandershule have received
word from their son, Staff Sgt. Thomas Bandershule, that he has been very
seriously ill with tonsilitis, has been in the hospital for three weeks and will
have to return to the hospital in four weeks for an operation. Sgt.
Vandershule is a member of Co. I in Africa. He spoke in his letter of
having enjoyed a visit while in the hospital from an elderly woman from
Piattsburgh, Pa., who has been a missionary in Africa the past eight years.
From her, he learned really what happened when the American forces landed there.
SGT. HUBBELL IN HOSPITAL IN AFRICA
Sgt. Verris Hubbell of Co. I. 168th
Infantry, is in a hospital in North Africa, according to word received by his
family, but he has not been wounded in action, as has been erroneously reported
in some parts of Glenwood. Sgt. Hubbell is experiencing a recurrence
of the allergy on his hands which first developed while the Company was
quartered in the British Isles. He is in the hospital for observation and
tests as to what may be causing this condition
NEW ADDRESSES OF THOSE IN SERVICE
S.W. Kier, Baker 3-c, M.T.B., Ron. 11, c/0
Postmaster, New York City, New York; Albert W. Crouch, A.S., U.S.N.T.S., Co.
1767, Great Lakes, Illinois; Clifford Fieselman, A.S., U.S.S.Y.P. 430, c/o
Postmaster, New York City, New York; Aux. Miriam Parker, 61st WAAC Filter Co.,
AWS P.O. Box 1567, Wilmington, North Carolina; Pvt. Ralph Stewart, 37466634, Co.
C 94th Rec. Bn. APO 264, Camp Chaffee, Arkansas.
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SEVERLY INJURED WHEN THROWN FROM JEEP
Pvt. Wayne Lowden is reported to be
recovering nicely in the hospital in Fort Sam Houston, Texas, where he was taken
following an accident when he was thrown from a jeep while on maneuvers on
December 16.
Wayne, the son of Mrs. Faye Lowden of this
city, sustained a serious arm injury, which has been in a cast since that time.
From the latest reports it will be necessary for him to remain in the hospital
there for several weeks more.
His address is Pvt. Wayne Lowden, 17078244,
Brooks General Hospital, Fort am Houston, Texas.
SOLDIER BROTHERS HONORED AT DINNER SUNDAY
Mrs. Orrin Osterholm entertained at dinner
Sunday honoring her husband Lt. Orrin Osterholm who arrived Saturday from Fort
Benning, Georgia, where he has been attending officers training school and for
Pvt. Robert Osterholm, who was enjoying a three day leave from his duties at
Fort Snelling, Minn.
Guests present included Mr. and Mrs. J.T.
Riekena and family of Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Dalton and son Bobby, Mr. and
Mrs. O.C. Osterholm, Richard, Leo, and Wendell, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hayes, Ed Hanks,
Gary and Douglas Osterholm and the Misses Alyce Haley and Claire Detlef all of
this community.
SGT. BOLTON AWARDED 'PURPLE HEART'
DECORATION
Mrs. Sidney Bolton of 209 N. 13th Street,
Council Bluffs last week received her husband's medal, "The Purple Heart"
decoration, awarded him for military service and wounds received December
26. Sergeant Bolton is with the army somewhere in North Africa. His
wife had been notified that he was wounded and in a hospital, but this was the
first she had heard directly from him. He stated he was sending his medal
to her and his little four months old son, Danny, whom he has never seen for his
safe keeping.
Mrs. Bolton is the former Ioia Phifer,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Phifer of Council Bluffs and a niece of Mrs.
Minnie Dent of this city.
CPL. NEBITT ENTERS TRAINING AT FT. KNOX
The department of War Information releases
the statement that Cpl. Kenneth George Nebitt, son of Mrs. Grace Nebitt of this
city, who is stationed at Fort Knox, Kentucky, is now receiving basic training
for a radio operator in the armored division of the U.S. Army.
The school, which trains the thousands of
officer and enlisted technicians needed for the Army's hard-hitting armored
divisions, is headed by Brig. Gen. Stephen G. Henry, Commandant. In the
communication department of which Lt. Col. Wiley V. Carter is director, "Armoraiders"
in a 14-week course undergo such varied training as learning how to transmit
code from inside a bouncing tank with a sending key strapped to the leg.
MAX MYERS NOW AN AVIATION CADET
Aviation Cadet Max E. Myers, 26, son of Mr.
and Mrs. G.W. Myers of Sacramento, California, formerly of Glenwood, has just
completed his basic training at the Merced Army Flying School with class 43-c
according to word received here this week.
He was employed by the Los Angeles Railway
Company before his acceptance as an aviation cadet.
He will go to Yuma, Arizona for his
advanced instruction. At the completion of his course there he will
receive his "Wings" and will join Uncle Sam's legion in the skies.
ENJOYING (?) SUMMER WEATHER IN AUSTRALIA
Sgt. Paul Phillips, who is on the other
side of the equator in Australia, write the Opinion-Tribune force that he wishes
he could have a handful of the cold weather we are having in this vicinity as
the season there is middle summer.
He also writes that he is receiving the O.T.
and that he enjoys reading it even though it sometimes arrives are irregular
intervals.
CONVOYED CO. I BOYS TO NORTH AFRICA
Jim Maxwell, a gunner on the U.S. New York,
arrived in Glenwood the latter part of last week on an eleven day furlough from
his duties.
Jim for the past year has been aboard the
ship, New York, which is used in convoy patrol. He was in the convoy which
took Company I to Ireland last April and he was also in the convoy that took the
same group of men to Africa early in November.
In conversation with Jim, he says
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ROBERT LAWSON HONORED AT FAREWELL DINNER
Mrs. Mary Lawson and Mrs. Beatrice Broadfield
entertained at dinner Sunday honoring Mrs. Lawson's son Robert who on
Monday left for service in the Marine Corps.
Guests present at the dinner were Cpl.
Neils Lawson of Des Moines, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Fleer of this city and Miss
Alice
Phelps of Omaha.
"Bob" left here Monday morning for Omaha,
where he reported for duty and left that same day for Des Moines, to take final
examinations before leaving for San Diego, where he will receive his basic
training.
24 SELECTEES LEFT HERE TUESDAY NOON
The following contingent of 24 men left by
bus from Glenwood, Tuesday noon for induction into the army at Camp Dodge.
Glenwood: Harvey D. Brake, Melvin Kingery,
John Cecil Bell, Werner Hofmann, Edwin L. Johnson, Stewart L. Wilcox, Clifford
D. White, Robert M. Beldin, Robert P. Brightenburg, Roy Biancalana.
"PETE" KIER AGREES IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE
S.W. Kier, of the U.S. Navy, better known
here as "Pete", has completed preliminary training at the Boston Navy Yard and
is spending a furlough with his mother, Mrs. Nora Kier, before reporting for
duty with the Mosquita Fleet out of New York. When he was a lonesome gob
during his opening days in the Navy at San Diego, he wrote this newspaper,
asking the girls here to send him a letter. This paper published the
letter and for the ensuing two weeks, Mrs. Kier was deluged with mail.
Girls of all ages responded to the number of about 200. Reader at the
greatest distance from Glenwood to accept the invitation was one in Buffalo,
N.Y. "Pete" is still trying to answer all of these, which he greatly
appreciated.
STANLEY DAVIS TO BE AT CAMP WALTERS, TEXAS
Mrs. Stanley Davis returned Wednesday from
Des Moines, where she had accompanied Mr. Davis for his induction into the army.
Mrs. Davis will be a houseguest in the Floyd James, Frederic Empkie
and Leonard
Dean homes until the last of next week when she goes to Minera Wells, Tex., to
join Mr. Davis who is stationed at Camp Walters. He will receive basic
training there before going to the Officer Training School at Ft. Benning, Ga.
LT. AND MRS. NOLL VISITED HERE WEDNESDAY
LT. Charles Noll, who was graduated on
Monday from the Officers' Training School at Ft. Benning, Ga., with a second
lieutenancy arrived in Omaha early Wednesday where he was met by Mrs. Noll who
has been staying in Fairbury, Neb., and together they visited in Glenwood on
Wednesday. Lt. Noll had charge of the Natural Gas Co. office here before
his enlistment.
BOB EDWARDS IN HOSPITAL IN DENVER
The many friends of Bob Edwards, former
Glenwood boy will be happy to know that he is recovering nicely from a recent
operation in the base hospital at Denver, Colorado.
'Bob' several months ago, resigned his
position on the Council Bluffs police force to join the Air Forces of Uncle Sam
and is now stationed at Buckley Field, near Denver. His address is: Pvt.
Robert F. Edwards AAF Ward A-20 Buckley Field, Denver, Colorado.
ROLFE STILES JR. NOW AT NORMAN, OKLAHOMA
Rolfe Stiles Jr., son of Mr. and --Council
Bluffs, writes to have his paper changed to Norman, Okla.
Rolfe Jr. enlisted in the Navy on September
23, and took his boot training at the Naval Training station at Camp Bennion,
Idaho. He was chosen for aviation machinist's mate at the close of initial
training and has been transferred to Norman, Oklahoma where he is now studying.
LT. SLEZAK BEING SENT TO FT. BENNING, GA.
William E. Slezak, second lieutenant in the
Motor Transport stationed at Camp Gruber, Okla., has been assigned for three
months special training preparatory for a first lieutenant's commission at Fort
Benning, Georgia. He and Mrs. Slezak plan to leave Camp Gruber this week
and enroute to Fort Benning will visit for a few days with Lt. and Mrs. Thomas
Benton at Annison, Alabama.
RONALD DOAN NOW AT CAMP ROBINSON, ARK.
Mr. and Mrs. M.C. Doan have received word
that their son Ronald, who was inducted into service several weeks ago has been
sent to Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Ark.
Pvt. Doan is with the Medical Replacement
Training Center where he is taking an eleven weeks course before being assigned
to a Medical Department organization.
DR. HOWARD GALT IS JAPANESE WAR PRISONER
Mrs. Julia Skiles, well known former
Glenwood resident now of Shenandoah, writes friends here that word has at last
been received from her brother, Dr. Howard Galt, for many years a missionary in
China, that he is a Japanese prisoner of war and has been for some time, but
that he is being well treated and permitted to do research work. His son,
Sheffield Galt is also a war prisoner. Word came to Dr. Galt's wife who
resides at the Missionaries' home in Clearmont, California through the Red Cross
and is therefore thought to be authentic.
Dr. Galt is a brother of R.P. Galt of
Silver City.
HAROLD ECHTERNACH NOW AT SAN DIEGO
Harold Echternach writes to have his
Opinion-Tribune sent to him at L.S.T. Co. X, General Detail, Destroyer Base, San
Diego, Calif.
He says, "I don't know how long I'll be
here but I want the news from the old home town as long as possible."
FLIGHT OFFICER HOPP TRANSFERRED TO BOISE
Flight Officer Keith Hopp, who has been
stationed at Sioux City, accompanied by Mrs. Hopp visited over the week end
here at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.C. Marshall, and with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Hopp. Keith left by plane Monday morning from
Sioux City for Boise, Idaho where he will be employed as an instructor at Gowen
Field. Mrs. Hopp will join him there later.
DELBERT BOWLEY ARRIVES FOR FURLOUGH HERE
Delbert Bowley, son of Mr. and Mrs.
William Bowley, arrived Friday morning for a two week furlough with his parents.
Delbert, a gunner third class in the merchant Marines has been in service for
the past fourteen months, of which the last seven have been spent in hostile
waters.
VERNON LEE WILSON HOME ON SURPRISE FURLOUGH
There is great rejoicing in the Vern Wilson
home in Pacific Junction over the surprise arrival of their son Vernon Lee
Wilson Tuesday evening, from whom they had heard nothing since last August.
After his enlistment and training he was
sent immediately to New York City where he was assigned to active duty with the
Atlantic Fleet. His boat is now undergoing a few repairs.
ALBERT W. CROUCH HOME ON FURLOUGH
Albert W. Crouch, son of Mr. and Mrs.
George Crouch arrived Saturday evening on a nine day furlough. Albert has
completed his basic training at Great Lakes, Illinois, and is now a first class
seaman.
He and six other boys from his company have
been chosen for armed guards.
HARRY NIEMOLLER CALLED HOME BY FATHER'S
ILLNESS
Harry Niemoller, first class seaman aboard
the U.S.S. Natchez, came on Tuesday of last week called home by the serious
illness of his father, Fred Niemoller, who is in the Jennie Edmundson hospital
in Council Bluffs. Harry has been in the navy for three years, modestly
admits he has seen considerable in this time but refrains from talking in
observance of navy regulations. He was due to report in New York City,
Thursday, February 4.
RICHARD WHITESIDES JOINS NAVY RECENTLY
Word has been received that Richard Whitesides, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Clyde Whitesides of this city, has joined the
U.S. Navy and at the present time is stationed at the Great Lakes Naval Training
Station at Chicago, Illinois.
WAYNE LOWDEN HOME WITH ARM IN SLING
Pvt. Wayne Lowden, who is stationed at Fort
Sam Houston, Texas, and who suffered a broken shoulder several weeks ago when he
fell from a jeep in which he was riding is spending a few days in this community
with relatives and friends.
KORAH BAKER NOW IN NORTH AFRICA
Korah A. Baker, son of Ward Baker former
Glenwood residents but now of Percival, Iowa, is stationed in the war zone of
Africa. His present address is Cpl. Korah A. Baker, 3783661 Hq. and Hq.
Sq. 8th Fighter Wing, A.P.O. 3307 c/o Postmaster, New York City, N.Y.
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LIEUTENANT SEITZ JAP PRISONER
Lt. Raymond E. Seitz, son of Major and Mrs.
Charles R. Seitz of Glenwood, who was reported missing in action in the Phillipines some months ago, is now known to be alive and held as a Japanese
prisoner of war.
A telegram received in Glenwood, Wednesday
afternoon from the Army Department in Washington, D.C., said 1st Lt. Raymond
Seitz, Junior Corp Engineer, reported prisoner of war of the Japanese Government
in the Phillipine Islands."
The telegram was received by his mother,
his father Major Seitz being overseas himself, and at the present time stationed
somewhere in England. Family and friends of this popular young Glenwood
soldier are rejoicing over the news that he is alive, all hope of which had
about been abandoned since so long a time had elapsed after he was reported
missing.
Grave concern is felt as to his welfare as
a prisoner of war, but the fact that he is alive even though he is in the
custody of the enemy is encouraging news.
DONALD HINES STATIONED AT FORT BLISS, TEXAS
Word has been received that Donald Hines,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray McMillan former Glenwood residents now of Council
Bluffs, who enlisted some weeks ago in the Coast Artillery, that he has been
sent to Fort Bliss, Texas.
Don states that he is in the anti-aircraft
division of the Coast Artillery. He finds the work very interesting, but
does have to get up in the mornings. His address is Pvt. Donald L. Hines Battery K 512 C.A. (aa) Fort Bliss, Texas.
JOHNSON TWINS WERE HONORED ON SUNDAY
Wayne and Wesley Johnson, twin sons of Mr.
and Mrs. Elias Johnson, who have been enjoying a nine-day furlough from the
Navy, were honored at a family dinner Sunday at the home of their parents.
Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Alan Hasselquist and daughter, Karen Rae of Malvern, Mr. and Mrs.
Floyd Jamison and
Connie Sue of Hepburn, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Danielson and children, Mr. and Mrs.
Theodore Johnson of Villisca, Miss Rosemary Stowe and the immediate family.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson were honored this same
afternoon by a telephone call from their son, Kenneth, from his naval station in
Virginia.
Wayne and Wesley returned to the Naval
Training Station at Chicago, Illinois, Tuesday.
MAURICE MCILNAY AT CAMP BARKELEY
Mr. and Mrs. E.B. McIlnay have recently
received word that their son, Maurice, is now stationed at Camp Barkeley, Texas.
Maurice entered the service in October,
being sent to Fort Sill, Oklahoma, where he received his basic training.
He states that he likes the army life very well and sends greetings to all of
his friends. His address is Pvt. Maurice E. McIlnay, Troop A, 90th Ran,
Squad, Camp Barkeley, Texas.
LT. AND MRS. WALKER ARRIVED HERE MONDAY
Lt. and Mrs. Louis Walker, arrived in
Glenwood Monday afternoon for a few days visit here with his father, L.W.
Walker, Sr., and Mrs. Walker.
"Swede" as he is known here, graduated from
the Glenwood High School with the class of 1940 and a few months later he joined
the army at Fort Crook, Nebraska, being with the Medical Training Replacement
Center. For the past year he has been stationed at Camp Barkeley, Texas,
and it was here that he received his officers training graduating from there
early in the month.
Lt. Walker is now stationed at Camp
Atterbury, Indiana, where he and Mrs. Walker will return at the end of his
leave.
JACK EDMONDS HEARD FROM AFTER THREE MONTHS
Mrs. Minnie Edmonds has just recently
received a letter from her son, Pvt. Jack Edmonds. The letter which was
dated November 8, is the first she has received for more than three months.
Jack who is in the Marines, is presumed to
be somewhere in the Soloman Islands. He states that the natives were very
friendly toward them when they landed, that he is well and likes the climate
which is like summer. Of his work he says "I am kept plenty busy, driving
a truck, standing guard and marching.
LIEUT. SEITZ RECEIVES PROMOTION AT FORT
BENNING
Lieut. Marvin C. Seitz, youngest son of
Major and Mrs. Charles R. Seitz, who has been enjoying a ten-day leave
here with his mother and other relatives and friends has just recently been
promoted from the rank of Second Lieutenant to the rank of First Lieutenant.
Lieut. Seitz has been attending cannon
school at Fort Benning, Georgia, for the past several weeks and left with Mrs.
Seitz from Camp Gruber, Oklahoma, on Tuesday.
CO I BOYS HEARD FROM IN NORTH AFRICA
Capt. Meacham of Hdq. Co. 168th Inf. Tells
of Troops in Action Glenwood Families Receive Letters from Algeria
Mrs. Merle Meacham received a letter Sunday
from Capt. Meacham who is in the headquarters of the 168th Infantry. The
letter was mailed on December 3rd, in Algeria, North Africa, and is the first
communication which she has received since he went to Africa. In his
letter, Capt. Meacham says that "the 168th did itself proud as usual." He
states that he has witnessed many bombing attacks and has seen many German
planes. One of those which he saw shot down at night he described as
"looking like a big torch or flare dropping from the sky." Capt. Meacham
told in his letter of a memorial service having been held two weeks earlier from
the men of the regiment who were lost. At the same time, the Purple Hearts
were awarded to the wounded men. In the balance of the letter, Capt.
Meacham described the people, costumes and customs of North Africa which he says
is the most interesting country in which the regiment as been quartered since
leaving the U.S.A.
Glenwood people have been most interested
in the report, as Co. I of the 168th is made up largely of Glenwood boys.
Capt. Meacham's parents are residents of Council Bluffs.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Krecklow also received
letters from their sons Sgt. Earl and Cpl. Orville Krecklow, who serve with
Company I and their letters are as follows:
December 2, 1942
Algeria, Africa
Dear Mother and Dad:
Here I am again and hope everyone is
feeling fine. We are all feeling swell over here. We have been
having nice weather, since we landed. Have you had much snow lately.
We have seen snow, but it was on top of the mountains.
I have written you before, but don't know
whether you have received the letters or not.
I suppose you are wondering why I have
written this way. Well, this is the way they told us to write this letter,
why I don't know unless they have a special way of sending them.
I have been to town a few (Incomplete)
LIEUT. COMMANDER SCOINS DINNER GUEST HERE
Dr. and Mrs. J.M. Donelan entertained at a
family dinner Thursday evening in honor of their son-in-law, Lieut. Commander
W.H. Scoins, who left the following day for Washington, D.C. to report for
medical duty in the Navy. Before Dr. Scoins and the other guests, Dr. and
Mrs. J.P. Donelan, left for Omaha following the dinner, Dr. and Mrs.
J.M.
Donelan called their daughter, Mrs. Scoins, by telephone in Altadena, Calif. and
all enjoyed a brief visit with her and the two children of the Scoins
home, who were well but rather lonely without husband and father.
KELLOGGS NOW HAVE TWO SONS IN SERVICE
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Kellogg now have two
sons in service. Glen, who left on last Thursday, is now addressed
as Glen L. Kellogg, A.S., U.W. Maritime Service Training Station, Section 245,
Sheeepshead Bay, N.Y.
Wayne, who has been stationed at San
Antonio, was recently transferred and is now addressed as Air Cadet Wayne F.
Kellogg, Curtis Field, Brady, Texas.
CECIL DAVIS WRITES HE ENJOYS HOME TOWN
PAPER
Mr. and Mrs. S.C. Davis are in receipt of
an interesting letter from their son, Cecil, who is now stationed at Cecil
Field, F.F., U.S. Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Florida. He says,
"Christmas and New Years is over. We had a very nice dinner, turkey and
trimmings both days. Otherwise, those days were no different from any
other working days.
"Thanks for advancing my subscription to
the Opinion-Tribune as I sure do enjoy it.
HEAR FROM CLIFFORD JONES AND PAUL NOAH
Mr. and Mrs. Ray S. Wright received two
very interesting letters last week, one from Clifford Jones and the other from
Paul Noah, who entered service from here at the same time.
Clifford is at Camp Chaffee, Arkansas.
He is in a light tank division and thinks his work is very interesting.
Mrs. Jones has an apartment in the town, Fort Smith, Arkansas, His address
is Pvt. Clifford Jones 37466637, APO 264, Camp Chaffee, Ark., U.S. Army.
Paul is at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana.
He is in the Medic division and trying very hard to like his work but would
rather be a welder. His address is: Pvt. Paul Noah 37466630, Medical
Detach 410 Inf., APO 103 Camp Claiborne, La.
ORRIN OSTERHOLM RECEIVES LIEUTENANT'S
COMMISSION
Orrin C. Osterholm, son of Mr. and Mrs.
O.C.
Osterholm of this city, was commissioned a second lieutenant in the army on
January 7, upon completion of the officers' candidate course in the infantry
school at Fort Benning, Georgia.
Lieut. Osterholm, known to all as "Pape"
enlisted in the army on February 10, 1941, with Company I 168th Infantry and
went to Ireland with his company in April of last year. He held the rank
of staff sergeant at the time of his return to the United States more than three
months ago, be-entering officers' training.
He arrived in Glenwood Saturday for a few
days leave with his family, and on January 18, he plans to leave for Camp
Roberts, California, where he will receive his assignment.
RONALD HURST ADVANCED TO STAFF SERGEANT
Ronald Hurst, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Hurst, has been advanced to Staff Sergeant at Ft. Sam Houston, Texas, according
to word received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hurst. Ronald has been
in the army six months.
WAYNE KELLOGG ENTERS PREFLIGHT SCHOOL
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Kellogg have
received work that their eldest son, Wayne who has been stationed in the
Classification Center of the Army Air Corps, San Antonio, Texas has entered the
preflight school there. Wayne's address is now air/c Wayne Kellogg, San
Antonio air cadet center, preflight group7, San Antonio, Texas.
CABLEGRAM FROM CO. I
A cable-gram which came to the
Opinion-Tribune this week from Co. I read: "Christmas Greetings and Happy
New Year to you. Have arrived safely in North Africa and are well--the
boys." The delay in its delivery here, we understand, is occasioned by the
fact that there were thousands upon thousands of similar such cable-grams to
relatives and friends which reached New York on which the postal telegraph
company has been working night and day sending out each in the order it was
received in the New York office. While we all had learned several weeks
ago that the boys were in North Africa, yet it was darned nice to get this
person message and know that these lads were thinking of us here in the office
at the holiday season.
Another message came in this week from a
former member of the Opinion-Tribune staff Paul Phillips, who is soldering out
in Australia where he is complaining of the heat. "Phily" writes that he
is lounging around without his shirt these days when off duty but that he is
still wearing his shoes as he hasn't gone "completely native as yet." I'll
wage that when he reads of this 20 degrees below zero weather it will make him
homesick.
EARL MADDOCKS ADVANCED TO RANK OF CORPORAL
Earl Maddocks Jr., has been promoted to the rank of Corporal according to work received this week by his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Maddocks. Cpl. Maddocks entered the army October 26 and is
stationed at Camp Adair, Oregon.
BILL BAKER NOW CREW CHIEF AND SERGEANT
Word has been received from Mrs. Edwin Ross
that her brother, Bill Baker is again located in California after several
flights on the west coast in Washington promoted to Crew Chief and --Texas and
Arizona. He has been ---sergeant. His present address is Sgt. Bill
Baker, 18th Bomb Squadron, Blythe, California.
WELLONS NOW LIEUTENANT COMMANDER IN NAVY
Former County Attorney H.T. Wellons who
enlisted in the U.S. Navy last spring has now risen to the rank of Lieutenant
Commander. He passed through Omaha last week enroute from the east coast
to San Diego, California where he will be stationed for a time.
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I'S WRITE
for G.K.H.
The following letter from "Jimmo" to "Hod"
for this column appears to have been written five months ago when the Company I
boys were still in North Ireland. It evidently reached Hod after he left
the London office of the Stars and Stripes and followed him around until it
located him in North Africa as he penciled a notation, "This is a little late,
Wayne, but better late than never," after which he started it on its way to
Glenwood. He had mailed it on January 2 and it arrived here February 8.
It gives a vivid review of what the boys
were doing late last summer before they left on their African invasion trip and
mentions so many of the fellows individually in Evans own inimitable style that
we will agree with Hod, it is ,"Better late than never."
SOMEWHERE IN NO IRELAND
August 16, 1942
Dear Hod,
Thanks for the Memories--Tonight I'm in the
reminiscent mood, mainly because I've been sitting around listening, earlier
this evening, to some of the boys talk about old times. Almost every
evening, you can find a group of fellows that did not have pounds enough to make
a trip to town, talking over old times; talking about the things they used to
do, people they all miss. And once you get mixed in with a jam session of
that sort, it's hard to break away. You like it, sitting there talking
with the boys from the home town, and gazing off to the north watching the
evenin' sun go down. Aye, north!! You can't fool me--I know my
directions over here, but that blamed Irish sun don't. So let's talk over
old times, Hod. Makes a guy sorta feel that much closer is going
back--though we're all thousands of miles from home.
Comes at --his moment, the soldier's
lullaby floating down through the trees--"Taps," as if to say, in a soothing
tone, "Okay, boys, let's hit the hay. That's all for today. So get
busy and visit with the folks back home--via a few dreams." Seems like
everytime I hear "Taps" blown, I kinda relax and forget all the cares of the day
and just take it easy; start to day dreamin' at night and rememberin'.
Recall your article on "Taps" that made such a hit with everyone that read
it--and there were many! Well, you know what I'm trying to say then.
In the orderly room again, as usual, where
I'm writing this, is the usual congregation of Staff Sergeants. "Sully" Honig is sitting here by me reading the latest issue of the Stars and Stripes,
occasionally reading aloud to the rest of us. "Ahh," he says, "looks like
the boys in the Pacific have really got to rolling at last." Then,
"another article says they have got several thousand Nazi prisoners too."
Some of us hear him, some of us don't. It makes no difference. I
think he was just reading to himself, anyway. "Sully" is one of those guys
that has furnished many memories for all of us, as you well know. Member
how cussed ornery he was immediately after coming to Glenwood high school?
Then his sports career around town made him a favorite of all who knew him, and
some who didn't (Darn--I wish he'd leave. That knife is beginning to hurt
my back). Then we watched him leave bachelorhood and join the ranks of
the married men. Still in the army, he remained the fun-loving sport he'd
always been and made friends with all the new men we were to train and live
with. He's the kind of guy you like to have around--anytime! (Whew!!
He's gone, and so's the knife. Whatta relief.)
SWINGY HARLEM TUNE
The exact opposite of what it was a few
minutes ago, this room has suddenly become very quiet. Glancing back over
my port-side shoulder, I can see Tom Vandershule vigorously "having it out" with
someone who is evidently trying to muss up his dreams. He's not talking
any, but he's tossing and bouncing worse than a Council Bluffs to Omaha
street-car. Who can tell--perhaps that is exactly what is happening.
Chances are he's dreaming he is riding one of those cars, 'cause, after all,
"she" does work in Omaha, I'm pretty sure. Gotta take it pretty easy on
what I say about him, however. He's my Platoon Sgt. I started out in this
Army with Tom as my Squad Leader, and J.B. "Duck" Surber as the inventor of all
the trouble I was destined to get into. Little did I realize just what was
in store for me, when that guy finally came straggling up to the Armory and
signed up with Co. I. We've been in the same platoon together (The Famous
Fourth--I don't have to tell you about it, Hod--you've been in it) and Tom B.
has been our "boss" all along, and has done a mighty fine job of it too.
And that's doing a lot, considering what all he's had to put up with. It's
been lots of fun--even the night I stopped long enough by Tom's old Model T Ford
to give him (and her) a stick of gum. He never has forgiven me for that
and I've often wondered why. The gum was all right and I let him go a year
and a half without paying it back.
OF MOTOR TRIPS AND BURNIN LIPS
Finally dozing off, in the next bunk, is
Everett "Little Harvey" Kisby, the life of any party. Kisby is the guy
that used to look funny on the line along side of those two big guards, the
Gafney brothers. But when the ball was snapped, there wasn't a tougher
football player on the field than "Harvey." He acquired this "Harvey"
handle when he was working for Don Wheeler. He always wore a uniform that
had "Firestone" printed on the back in big letters. When there's a day off
around here, and the fellows journey to different villages in search of
relaxation and excitement, always there are takes returning with them that are
almost mythical; unbelievable. But when Harvey goes to town, it is said
the most everybody in the unfortunate village he chooses to visit, brace their
feet. But I don't believe that, I think he is one of the best behaved of
the lot. Why, it was just the other day I heard that the last time he went
to Belfast, Duck Surber, Bill Lugsch, and Gerald Rupe went
along and the way I get it they stopped long enough enroute to purchase, of all
things, "Nursery Rhyme Books!!" The fact that a very pretty Irish colleen
was behind the counter at the book store, had nothing to do with their decision
to make the purchase.
Surber, by the way, will have to start
carrying matches, because five shillings is a lot of money to pay to get a
cigarette lighter "out of hock." Here's how it happened, leaving out, of
course, certain details. Seems Duck borrowed the lighter from Kisby, and
then loaned it to a passing ATS gal a perfect stranger. She refused to
return it on account of it was a cute little gadget and she fell in love with it.
(The lighter, you dope,--not Surber). But the situation went back to
normal again after the gal devoured a 5 shilling dinner. But that's a Yank
for you--feed the hand that bites you!
OF BURNING TOAST AND PRUNES
Then letting my eyes settle in another
corner of the room, I see "Pape" Osterholm, of the "that's my boy" fame. I
doubt if there is a single person with the Forces in Northern Ireland that
hasn't heard of that new son of his and seen the picture of the little lad
and it's mother. Proud? That's putting it mild. And he has a
right to be, so I guess we all don't mind hearing about "the boy" time and time
again. I recall here the other day, when he were on a hike, "Corky"
Twaddle saw a little Irish fellow (about 8 years old) going down the road and he adged up to "Pape" and said, "Bet that boy can lick your
boy." Pape didn't act as though he'd heard. But right here, with all
joking aside is a good place to offer congratulations. Too bad he can't go
back to get acquainted with the little type just now, but I've a hunch it won't
be too long.
HOW LOVELY IT WAS
Coming up on the side-lines, I see "Sully"
has given up for the day and has turned in. How he can sleep, tonight, is
a mystery to me, for right next to him is Verris Cummings Hubbell, a "ripsnorer"
if I've ever heard one--and I've heard one! At the present, he's making a
noise not unlike a noon whistle arguing with a tobacco auctioneer about the
prices of brass bands. Maybe that doesn't make sense, but who cares?
I'm getting more like Ireland every day. Just as though he arranged it so
that by conscience would bother me so that I'd be ashamed for what I've written,
Hub stopped snoring. That's the way with some guys--you just don't trust 'em.
I went to Belfast with him one day, and he acted like a bush-league, Pretended
like he didn't even know me. Was he stuck-up! By the way, speaking
of memories, do you know when it was that Hub first joined the National Guards
and all about his record in the Service in the years following? No? Well,
he has been recommended for the Legion of Merit by our Commanding Officer, Capt.
Robert P. Mulligan. I'll enclose the story on that with this
and you can use it in the I's Write column as well as in The Stars and Stripes.
It's really swell that he receives this honor and Hub really deserves it.
I can put down here in three words, what the official paper really said in many.
It said "A Swell Guy." I'll never forget the day you walked into the Court
house and listened while Hub told you how much you'd enjoy going down south with
Company I. And how much you griped the time you wanted to go to Houston,
but somehow you were "promoted" to Corporal of the Guard for that day and never
did get to Houston. Duck Surber was with you on guard, and it
wasn't long until Corky Twaddle was, much to his consternation.
Corky and I went to the trouble of building a life-like dummy, depicting a
sentry, in your tent, with a sign attached mentioning that fact that you weren't
going to Houston. You took our picture--me, the dummy and Corky, and
everyone, for a long time afterward kept insisting they didn't know which one
the dummy was. I know, but he wasn't in the picture. Yeh you griped
about all that; told Hubbell he'd rue the day he talked you into joining the
Army. But seriously now, Hod, aren't you kinda glad he did? And so,
to our favorite Top-kick a really grand person (there's that knife again), we
once more dish out the congratulations, and to him also, we say--THANKS FOR THE
MEMORIES!
OF RAINY AFTERNOONS
Then there's Bill Lugsch back there in the
corner, on his bunk, trying to think up some excuses to go to Londonderry.
Just now he's telling Charge of Quarters Corp. Ed Barkus twenty-seven reasons
off-hand why he doesn't want to be awakened for a five-thirty o'clock breakfast.
Off-hand I can think of eighteen more that he missed, but they all go against
Military Regulations. You remember Bill, Hod. He's always in our
hair, and it's harder than heck to get anything on him. But really, he's
not a bad fellow at all. After al, he graduated in the class of '35, and
wasn't that the best class that ever came out of G.H.S." Sure, it was--and
don't you dare doctor the dates up that I have just typed down here--for the
sake of putting your class on the map! Bill goes to Belfast occasionally,
and usually comes back with some pretty good yarns. But not about himself.
You always hear those about two weeks later from some guy that's suddenly
remembers "he was along with Bill that day." Usually, it rains when he
goes cavorting around, but that doesn't matter--he and his side-kicks, Ed Barkus,
Don Kirkendall, Marshall Al Hostetter, and others too ornery to mention merely
sing their merry way down the road a la bus, and finally one of 'em decides to
run the darn thing.
BAPTIST LADIES MET
The Baptist Kensington Society met
Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Cecelia Van Kirk, with Mrs. Fae
Deitchler as hostess. Current events was a roll call
response.
Following short business meeting, Mrs. ---Steward had charge of a patriotic
program, which consisted of several readings with reference to Lincoln's and
Washington's
birthdays. Lunch was served to thirteen members and one
guest, Mrs. Mary Moore.