Miss Odette Stoddard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Stoddard, 324 2nd S.E., and Miss Jerry James, formerly of Mason City, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hampton, have arrived in England to serve the Armed Forces as American Red Cross staff assistants. The 2 made their trip overseas on the same ship.
Miss Stoddard, until her Red Cross appointment, did civil service work in Mason City and Chicago. She attended Colorado college and the University of Minnesota.
Miss James, formerly staff member of KGLO, is a graduate of Drake University.
Source: Mason City Globe-Gazette, May 24, 1944 (photos included of the two women)
Four former Des Moines residents had arrived safely overseas to serve with the Red Cross. They are Geraldine L. James, Virginia M.B. Wesibrod, Carl J. Bosholm and Vivian Christensen.
Miss James arrived in England to serve as a staff assistant. She is a graduate of Drake university.
Miss Weibrod, former physical education instructor at Hubbell school, arrived in England where she will be a staff assistant.
Bosholm, 606 E. Thirty-second st, was sent to Australia to be an assistant field director. Until his Red Cross appointment, Bosholm was with the Des Moines Young Men's Christian Association.
Miss Christensen, daughter of Mrs. C.S. Marquis, 1002 Arthur ave., has arrived in England to serve as staff assistant. She is a graduate of East high school, Northwestern university and University of Kansas. She previously was a music teacher in Rippey, Ia., public schools.
Source: The DesMoines Tribune, June 9, 1944
