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WATERLOO SUNDAY COURIER. WATERLOO. IOWA. Church Conference Be May -22-24 sburg SUNDAY. MAY 1948.

at Will Well IOWA DEATHS (Courier Special Service) (Courier Special Service) Reinbeck Woman Gives 2nd Son For Freedom's Cause Waverly Soldier Dies of Wounds; Was on Okinawa Cresco Soldiers Liberated From Nazi Prison Camps (Courier Special Service) WISCONSIN 6 1 ill HEADS WARTBURG STUDENT HUP SEN. LB HIS BOARD ON IK MR MATERIALS Osage Corporal Writes of German Torture Methods I Courier Special Servio'l Osage, la. Cpl Nick Kubicek, who was employed at Art's Foot Comfort in Osage before he entered the service, and a son of Mrs. Mary Ann Kubicek of this place, is now serving in Germany. He has written a letter to the people of Osage in an effort to have them know "just what kind of people our enemy is." He describes a prison camp in Germany that the men of his company, also the German civilians of that section, were taken through by guards.

He tells of the instruments of torture, a wood frame built as a whipping post, another frame where prisoners were hung by the fingers and also by the neck until they were dead. He saw the big ovens called "crematories," and saw piles of charred bodies lying outside the crematorium. "They were stacked like cordwood," he said. He continued: "There was an American army nurse standing near me and I must have looked quite white as she said, "Don't feel sorry for the dead naked bodies lying in front of you, as God has taken those people; it is the walking dead we should feel 6orry for." She referred to the rescued prisoners, many of whom died after they were released and some were in such condition that Corporal (Courier Special Service) Waverly, la. Pfc.

John Gat-ton was fatally wounded In the battle of Okinawa and died Apr. 20, his widow was informed in a message from the war department. He entered military service in May, 1943, and received his basic training at Camp Roberts, where he continued to be stationed until he went overseas in March, 1944. His last furlough in January, 1944, was spent here with his wife and daughter, Barbara Ann, now two years old, who make their home with Mrs. Gat- ton's parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Jake Hess. He was stationed at Hawaii and later participated in the Saipan invasion, where he was seriously wounded and received the Purple Heart. Following his recovery he was in the south Pacific and Okinawa. Born Feb.

5, 1917, at Conception, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Gatton.

He married Mildred Hess Apr. 28, 1939. He leaves besides his widow and small daughter, his parents, who now at Cleburne, five brothers, Seaman First Class Cornelius, Pacific area; Seaman First Class, Austin, Pacific theater of operations; Jesse, and Ralph, Cleburne, the former recently honorably discharged from the army and the latter from the navy; Hubert, U. S. navy; four sisters, Mrs.

Stevens Brady, Kansas City, Mrs. Thomas Cone, Dallas, Mrs. Irving Barney, Dallas, Jo Ann, at home. Traer High School Pupils Working in Federal Hemp Mill (Courier Special Service) Traer, la. About 20 high school students have taken employment in the federal hemp mill, a mile eas of Traer, since school closed and it is expected that other schools of the county will furnish a number of workers when they finish the school year this week.

Even with the procurement of these new workers, the management states that there is little possibility of securing enough labor to run a night shift as was done last summer. The students wilj replace some of the men now working inside, who will be transferred to work in the mill yard. For the last several weeks the mill has been processing the 1943 crop of hemp, which has been in the mill yards and so fa' the wastage is much smaller than predicted, running about 15 per cent. It is expected that there is enough hemp stacked in the yards to keep the mill in operation until late this fall. The total nnmber of carloads of hemp fiber shipped from the mill since it was opened about 18 months ago is more than 70.

Denver Soldier in Hospital in France (Courier Special Service Reinbeck, la. In January of this year, Mrs. Lydia Dudolski received word from the war department that her son. Robert Dudolski, was reported a missing in action on Dec. 15, 1944.

The last week Mrs. Dudolski received a message stating that a corrected report stated that Robert had been killed in action on the above date, in Germany. Robert entered the service May 12, 1944, going to Camp Fannin, for training. From there he was sent to Ft. Meade, and landed overseas in the European theater Oct.

10, 1944. Robert is the second son of Mrs. Dudolski to give his life in the service of his country. Lt. Elmer Dudolski, 25, was killed in action June 22, 1944, while flying a Thunderbolt Fighter P-47 over France.

Harold Dudolski, 22, another son, is in the U. S. navy and is a storekeeper somewhere in the south Pacific. Besides the mother, he is survived by two more brothers, Ray, Waterloo, and Melvin, and "a sister, Helen, at home. The father died in 1929.

Donald Watts and Orlo Natvig Safe Courier Special Serv New Hampton, Ia. Staff Sgt. Orlo G. Natvig. son of Carl Natvig of Lawler and Tech.

Sgt. Donald E. Watts, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Watts of Ionia, Friday notified their parents that they were safe.

The youths were not in the same prison camp in Germany. Both were crew members of American bombers that had fallen oVer Germany. It is believed that they were liberated by the Russians and for that reason it has taken longer to notify their parents. Sgt. John Ball, of New Hampton, who was a German prisoner, has not advised his parents that he was liberated yet.

DUMONT OiC'coTinT ELECTION OF OFFICERS tCourier Svecial Server) Dumont, Ia. Stockholders of the Community Oil Co. met at the schoolhouse Thursday evening with 40 attending. At the business session, Dave Noelting, Lloyd White, and Harold TT'indorf were elected directors for years, and Lowell Meehan, Wayne Minert, and Harold Anderson, for three years. The directors met and elected Howard Pfaltzgraff president.

Dave Noelting, vice-president, and J. A. Barlow, secretary-treasurer. Tommie In natural cloth fin ish or in all red or white. Rpinbfcck Funeral services for Mrs.

Peter Engel, 62, who died at her home here from a cerebral hemorrhage, were here Saturday; burial in the Reinbeck cemetery; nee Emma Lage, daughter of Fred and Fredricka Lage, Aug. 3, 1883, on a farm near Gladbrook; one of a family of eight children; in February, 1904, she was married to Peter Engel, of Gladbrook; they went to housekeeping on a farm there and later purchased a farm near Buckingham; in 1920 they retired and moved to Reinbeck to make their home, because of Mrs. Engel's health; she had been an invalid many years, spending the last 15 years in a wheel chair; two children were born to this union, Raymond Marshalltown; and Mrs. James Matheson, Buckingham, who with the husband survive; also leaves aged mother, Mrs. Fred Lage, Gladbrook; three brothers, Fred and James Lage, Gladbrook, and Theodore Lage, Lincoln; three sisters, Mrs.

Leonard Brumm ana Rudolph Goettsch, Grundy Center, and Mrs. Louis Paustian, Traer. Charlea City William Frank Ponto, 74, farmer residing 10 miles northeast of Charles City, in Cedar Valley hospital here Friday after noon without the knowledge that his wife, Emma, 75, had died in the same hospital on April 27, three days after both he and his wife had been brought to the hospital from their farm home, where Mrs. Ponto had fallen presumably with a heart attack; and Mr Ponto, attempting to help her, also suffering a heart attack. Relatives had tried to tell him about his wife's death, but he did not rally sufficiently to grasp their meaning; funeral services, in charge of Gross-mann's, will be Monday at 2 p.

m. in St. John's Lutheran church, with the pastor, Rev. Walter M. Fritschel, officiating; burial in Riverside cemetery; leaves two son, Clarence, of Charles City, and Al-vin of Minneapolis, Minn.

Strawberry Point Charles F. Fliehler, 74, Thursday evening at his home here; eldest son of Anton and Eva Fliehler, born in St. Se-bald neighborhood Oct 8, 1870; married Ida Walter of Elkader June 29. 1897; farmed until retiring to Strawberry Point in 1923; leaves widow, two daughters, Mrs. Marion Rummel, Maynard, Mrs.

John Baumgartner, Strawberry Point, a son, Cpl. Don Fliehler, serving with the army in Germany, and 13 grandchildren, one great grandchild; also two sisters, Mrs. Karl Bartels, Strawberry. Point, Mrs. Richard Oldfather, Arlington, two brothers, Will, Strawberry Point, August, Cedar Rapids, anil one half sister, Mrs.

Jake Montz of Cedar Rapids; funeral, Monday at Emanuel Lutheran church; burial here. Nashua Committal services will be held Monday afternoon at Oak Hill cemetery for Herbert Hanson, of Peoria, 111., who died Tuesday after a two years' illness; his wife was the former Marie Dexter, whom he married in June, 1917; leaves widow and one son, Cpl. Robert Dexter Hanson, who has been serving in the Aleutians, but who will be present at the service Traer William Orr Wylie, 66, eral months illness and complications; born Dec. 30, 1878, on a farm 10 miles southwest of Traer, in the Salem neiehborhod; the son of Tnhn anri Marearet' Ann Wvlie: when he was a young man he moved to Waterloo with his par-, ents. where he remained 19 years, returning to the farm 20 years ago: retired to Traer five years ago; member of the Salem rural church and was one of its officers for many years: transferred his mem-I bership to the United Presbyterian church when he rame here; leaves sister, Elizabeth Wylie, Traer; funeral, 2:30 p.

m. Monday at the United Presbyterian church; burial1, in Crystal cemetery southwest of praer. rrn nl et C7inn7 OlUpiCte SCHOOL Staff at 8111) (Courier Special Service) Jesup, la. With the three vacancies on the Jesup consolidated -(hool faculty being filled, the teaching staff for the coming year is now complete. Miss Margaret Ann Olson, of Waterloo, has been engaged as social science instructor, Miss Doris Rystrom of Waterloo, homemaking instructor, and Miss Marjorie Henn of Waverly.

third grade teacher. By a shifting of subjects, it was possible to employ three new teachers to replace the four who resigned, Robert Brindley, Miss Margaret Entz, Mrs. Henrietta Walker, and Miss Hazel Snavely. SENIOR CLASS PLAY. Cresco, la (Special)--The senior class of the Assumption parochial staged by the following cast un- der direction of Rev.

Fr. Hamilton, assistant pastor of the Assumption Catholic church: Henrietta Zikuda, Roselvn Bohr, Pauline Kovarik, Charles Kanler. Margaret Beaumas-ter, Marcella McGee. Chnrlene Daley. Marion Nehl, Marie Sehetka, Jim Howard.

Bill Lyons, Jerry Ah-ern, Marv Ellen Smith, Charles Zender, Bob Walsh, Dewain Du-scheck, Lorelta Jirak, Vince Neu-bauer, Paul Shea. Barbara Fritschel, Charles City, Named Editor of Year Book. (Courier Special Kervice) Waverly, la. Miss Frances Langholz, Loyal, has been elected student body president at Wartburg college for the coming year. She replaces John Keller, Jamestown, N.

who will graduate at the spring commence ment. LaVerne Streich, pre-theological student from Charles City, was elected to the vice-presidential post. Other members elected for next fall's student senate are: Seniors, Lloyd Dobroth, Burlington, Ken Kohl, Marsh-field, Lorraine Lynes, Plainfield, and Jerome Bangert, Albert Lea, Juniors, Ed Fritschel, New Hampton; Larry Reyelts, Rock Rapids; Barbara Fritschel, Charles City; William Roleder, Lodi, Sophomores, Arthur Baehman, Wisconsin; Ludolph Lechner, Palmer, and Dorothy Helmbrecht, Lytton. The other members will be elected from the freshman class after it is organized next fall. The editors of the college annual or Fortress were also elected.

The editor of the year book will be Barbara Fritschel, junior from Charles City. Lloyd Dobroth, senior pre-theological student from Burlington, will be business manager. The present acting Trumpet heads, Larry Reyelts and Russell Schilling, Nashua, were elected to the same positions as they now hold on the staff, namely, editor-in-chief and business manager. Harlan Haan of Aplington Out of Army on Points (Courier Speeial Service) Aplington, la. Sgt.

Harlan Haan, a veteran of fighting in north Africa and Italy, is the first Aplington serviceman to be discharged under the army's point system. With more than 130 points to his credit, Sergeant Haan was honorably discharged last week at Jefferson Barracks, and returned home Wednesday. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C.

J. Haan, Aplington. Sergeant Haan arrived in this country from Italy the latter part of March. He was inducted May 3, 1941, and following training at Camp Claiborne, was sent overseas in January, 1942. He received the Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, Combat Infantry, man Badge, European Theater Ribbon with three battle stars and the Pre-Pearl Harbor Ribbon.

Oxford Hotel Sold Again at Traer (Courier Special Service) Traer, la. The Oxford hotel in Traer, operated the last year by Mrs. Alma Seastrum and son, has been sold again for the second time within the last two months. A Cedar Falls man boucht it about six weeks ago but never iook active possession. The last week he sold it to an Austin, man who is said to be the owner of several' other hotels, including one in Asutin.

He will take possession June 1 and some remodeling will be done to the hotel. HARDIN SENDS SIX MEN FOR INDUCTION (Courier Special Service) Iowa Falls, Ia. Six men reported at Ft. Snelling, May 10 for induction into the armed forces, according to a report by the county selective service board. The includes Paul Albert Waitschkow.

Iowa Falls; Wayne B. Huebner. Alden; Elbridge L. Stub-be and Bernard O. Oelmann, both of Acklcy; Wesley A.

Barnhart and Norbert B. Meier, both of Hubbard. PARKERSBURG MAN'S RATIONS REVOKED (Courier Spcel'il Scrvict I Allison. Ia. Misuse of rations issued for driving to Viking Pump Co.

of Cedar Falls resulted in the A book being revoked for the duration on the automobile of John Adelmund of Parkersburg when he appeared before the Butler county gasoline panel Tuesday evening TRAER BAND DIRECTOR. Traer, Ia. (Special) Frank Kls-! divo, local lumberman, has been engaged by the Traer school direc-; tors to direct the Traer high school i band during the summer concert season and practices have been started. It is expected that the first band concert on the business street will be given the first week in and at that time Traer busi-i ness houses will open each Tues-' day evening during the summer I months. HIE STATES II JTTE1 FULET 70th Session of Wartburg Synod of United Luther, an Church.

(Courier Special Service I Wellsburg, la. Approximately 100 delegates, pastors and visitors re expected here from Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin and Michigan for the 70th annual convention of the Wartburg Synod of the United Lutheran Church i DR. M. R. HAMSHER.

in America, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, May 22-24, at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran church. Rev. A. W.

Malin is host pastor. The first session will be -at 7:30 p. m. Tuesday, when the sermon will be delivered by Rev. R.

R. Belter, DD, Burlington, president of the Synod. The confessional meditation will be conducted by Rev. M. E.

Lehman, Springfield, O. Special Music. Special music by the Choral society will be followed by formal opening of the Synodical convention by the president. Matins will be conducted at 8:30 a. m.

Wednesday by Rev. E. Chester, 111. The first business session will be at 9 and will include enrollment of new pastors, reports and elections of officers. From 1 to 2 p.

m. Wednesday there will be a meeting of lay delegates. At 7:30 p. m. there will be a vesper service, with the sermon by Dr.

M. R. Hamsher, Harris-burg, president of the Central Pennsylvania Synod. Special music will be given by the Choral society. Matins Thursday morning will be conducted by Rev.

V. Hack-barth, Garnavillo. Reports Scheduled. At 9 a. m.

there will be reports from Carthage college on the ministerial pension fund, Long Lake summer school, parish education, from the stewardship committee, on foreign missions, rural parishes, disaster relief, Wartburg Lutheran and Lutheran world action. The final business session will be at 1 p. with adjournment scheduled for 4. BUSINESS BUILDING AT LA PORTE CITY SOLD (Courier Special Service) La Porte City, la. The building on Main street where Theodore Kleist has his harness shop, and owned by L.

J. Tutt, was bought the last week by Andrew Gonner-man and Roy E. Wagner, owners of the La Porte City Hardware. This building was then traded to Al Cole for his shoe shop, next to the hardware store, and Cole will move by Aug. 1.

The owners of the hardware store will then cut an opening into the building next to them and use it for a display room. It is planned that they will put i new building next to them and make a new 40 foot front sometim" in the future when they can get the building permits. APLINGTON HOST FOR GREATER BUTLER GROUP (Conner Special Server I Aplington. Ia. The Greater Butler county group will hold its May dinner and meeting here Monday evening.

Dinner will be at 7 p. m. and the business meeting will be at the Presbyterian church basement, with Fred Newman, Iowa Falls, as guest speaker. Newman, a representative of Standard Oil, traveled exten-slvely in the Philippines and Japan. Arrangements are in charge of H.

H. Lindemann, Aplington SCnOOL ART DISPLAYED. Manchester, la. Lewis Andersen. Manchester high school arts instructor, has on display at the pub-lie library here until Friday an exhibit from the art department of the local school.

The exhibit contains paintings of Manchester schooi students which were displayed at the Iowa high school art exhibition held ir. conjunction with the art conference at Iowa City last month. BIRTHS REPORTED FaveU. To Mr, and Mrs. Lyle Nutting, May 18, daughter.

Htilfton. To Mr. and Mrs. Jullen Stenson, May IS, daughter. Charles City.

To Mr. and Mrs. Earl Reis, May 17, daughter. Marble ttork. To Mr.

and Mrs. Claude Ewalds, May aon. cuts i 1 9 i State Agencies, Local Gov ernmental Units Will Share Items. Des Moines, Ia. (U.R) The state war surplus commodities board wai preparing Saturday to start on its program of buying war materials from the federal government for the use of counties, cities, townships, school districts end state agencies.

Organization of the board was completed Friday when Sen. Irving D. Long, Manchester, was elected chairman. The board also authorized its secretary Henry Wich-man, to employ an assistant at $1,800 a year to do the board's detail work, Wichman, as secretary of the state executive council, serves ex officio as secretary of the commodities board. The board authorized Wichman to confer next week with F.

J. Moyer, head of the federal surplus property board, at Kansas City, to learn what commodities are available and the procedure for purchasing them. The state board was created this year by the legislature, which ap- propriated a $500,000 revolving i fund for its work. The board will jbuy materials from the federal i government and turn them over to the staff agencies or local govern-I mental units, which will reimburse jthe board for them. The state board must have the approval of I the state executive council on all purchases exceeding $50,000.

I Priorities on available surpluses will be given to state and local governments for the first 30 days after June 24, the board was told by Dr. Walter Bierring of the state health department. After that period the surplus materials will be maue avauduie iu uie Lemon Juice Recipe Checks Rheumatic Pain Quickly IF you sufTfr from rhmimatlt. trthrltlt at iMurltls pain, try this slmpl tnexpenslv bom recipe that thousands re uslnR. Get perk-ex or Ru-E Compound, a two-week supply, Mil It with quart ot water, add the lulre of 4 lemons.

It's easy. No trouble) at all and pleasant. You need only tsolespooti-fuls two times a day. Often within 48 hours sometimes overnight splendid results are obtained. If tilt pains do not quickly leave and if you do not feel better, return ths empty package and Ru-Ei will cost you noth-ln( to try as It la sold by your drungiit under an absolute money-back guarantee.

Ru-Ex Compound Is for sals and recommended by drug stores everywhere. Shirley- Here in all white duck fabric. $500 Here are 2 styles of un-rationed footwear that really fit and wear. os "SEVENTEEN" Cresco, la. Staff Sgt.

Stanley Jones, brother of Pvt. Richard M. Jones, who is Howard county recorder but now on leave serving with the army In Germany, was liberated from a German prison camp May 2 by the British Second army. His sister-in-law, Richard M. Jones, received a letter telling of his liberation and that he expects to be home soon.

Sgt. Jones arrived in Brussels, Belgium, May 7, and at that time was in a Canadian ex-prisoner of war camp which he said was really a nice setup. He was feeling fine but a little thin, he said. Sergeant Jones was a waist gunner on a B-24. He went overseas in February, 1944, and was a prisoner more than a year.

Pvt. David Kakac, son of Mr. and Mrs. John T. Kakec, who was a German prisoner of war for two years and 10 months has arrived home.

He was released by the Russian army from Oflag 64 prison camp," Germany, early in April. He is on 30 days furlough after which he will report to Jefferson Barracks, where he expects to receive his honorable discharge. Word received through the Red Cross by Mrs. Samuel Reis informed her that her husband, Cpl. Samuel Reis, was liberated from Stalag 4, German prisoner of war camp, Cpl.

Reis was reported missing Dec. 16, 1944, and no official report was received that he was a prisoner. A letter from him to his wife written Jan. 2 and received by her a few weeks ago told her of his imprisonment. Salted Ham $4.75 per Pound, Black Market in Italy (Courier Special Service) Manchester.

la. Four dollars and seventy-five cents per pound ior saned (not smoked) ham and $2 per pouna for flour are being asked in Italy, due to black marketing, according to a letter from Capt. Francis E. Fleming of Manchester, local attornev. in a communiratinn directed to Mr.

and Mrs. Theodore local restaurant proprietors. It was dated May 3, in Italy. "Cigarets cost us five cents per pack, and we're rationed only one pack per day," Fleming continues "In town they sell at $2 a pack Eggs are 25 cents apiece. Everyone seems to have plenty or money, but there is nothing to buy.

"Beer is made locally, but I don't know what it tastes like. There is a lot of rotgut liquor on the market which is worse than anything the United States had during prohibition. Many men have been blinded from drinking it. "The jsun, climate and scenery here I like. There is much un-cleaniness among the native people here, and much begging.

If ana when you get to town you'll be followed by boys 10 to 12 years old begging for cigarets." SGT. MARION MARTIN IS LIBERATED FROM NAZI PRISON CAMP (Courier Snerial Serv La Porte City, Ia. Mrs. Max Thompson has received word that her brother, Sgt. Marion Martin, who had been reported as missing in action since Jan.

20 was among prisoners released from the Mark Pongan camp in southern Austria. He was a member of the 79th division. The prison camp in which he was located held 15,000 prison ers. ROBERT L. CROOKS MEMORIAL RITES TODAY AT NASHUA (Courier ecla Servee) Nashua, Ia.

There will be memorial services for Robert L. Crooks, who was killed in action a few months ago, at the high school auditorium Sunday at 2:30 p. m. Corporal Crooks was the son of Mrs. Laura Crooks.

TRAER SCOUTMASTER. Traer, Ia. (Special) Dr. H. W.

Johnston, retired Chicago minister, now making his home in Traer, has been selected as the new scoutmaster of the Traer boy scout troop succeeding Leo Schlomer, who recently resigned after several years' service. Dr. Johnston had some experience in scout work in Chicago and Schlomer will continue to serve the troop as hike leader. The Traer Lions club is sponsoring the scout organization here this year. MORE JURORS DRAWN.

Charles City, Ia. (Special It was necessary for District Court Clerk L. V. Leigh to draw 10 additional trial juriors to report at tlu court house Monday morning at 10 o'clock to hear a will contest suit. Those drawn were: John R.

Adams, M. L. Breakey, and Clarence Schell, all of Nora Springs; Lucile Hamm, Herman Hopkins. Cr-isty Kerstetter, Ardath Kuech, Reeina Carl Stoecker, and C. L.

Webster, all of Charles City. Garden Plants Cabbage and Tomato IQm Flatits, per doien IUC Other Vegetable and Flower Plants Potatoes for Seed and Table Use STAND OPPOSITE CATTLE CONGRESS PHONE 5321 i ronrxtr nvxai $prvr' i Denver. and Mrs. at his home here after sev- Kubicek said lie could hardly bear i to look at them. The Gertnan civilians were forced to bury the bodies he spoke of.

He said: "The point is this I want our people to realize just what kind of an enemy we have been dealing with. The Americans saved thousands of lives by ar-riving at this camp when they did. In one instance two hours later thousands of prisoners would have been slaughtered. They were next and all ready to be killed." Vinton Exceeds Its Bond Quota (Courier Special Service) Vinton, la. Karl G.

Roths, Vin-, ton war bond campaign chairman, i announced that Vinton is now well over its quota of $180,000 in the Seventh war loan drive. Latest reports available show Vinton citizens have already prom- ised to buy or have' bought more than $185,000 in war bonds. Only about one-third of Vinton's minutemen have so far reported, Chairman Roth pointed out. HAS NERVE PACKING EXPERIENCE GETTING CURTAIN STRETCHERS Floyd. Ia.

Mrs. Lou Fisher of Floyd, has wanted a pair of curtain stretchers for the longest time. A few days ago her wish was granted, but in a nerve-racking way. Mr. and Mrs.

Fisher attended an auction sale in their vicinity and they noted curtain stretchers on the sale bill. They separated in the crowd, Mr. Fisher mingling with the men and Mrs. Fisher, with the women. When the curtain stretchers were put up by Auctioneer Earl Pyle of Charles City, Mrs.

Fisher started the bidding. A man bid against her each time until the curtain stretchers were finally knocked down to the man, after spirited bidding from both. Imagine Mrs. Fisher's astonishment when she found out that her husband had been the successful bidder. She had finally got her curtain stretchers, but what agony she had undergone, only to think at the last she had lost them.

ANNOUNCE BIBLE SCHOOL. Austir.ville, Ia. (Special) The Austinville and Ackley Christian Reformed churches will conduct a Bible school beginning May 28, and lasting three weeks. Classes are to be in the local schoolhouse. Arrangements are in charge of Rev Oliver C.

Buns and Rev. Peter Dekker. Have It Roofing Glass Insulation Trellis Ladders Point Hog Wire Brick Sewer Pipe Teekwood Selo Siding Cement Wall Board Celo Tex Ti'e Board Ceiling Tile Plaster Wood Fibre Combination Doors WATKINS Coal Lumber Co. DIAL 3577 ff Home of VJ Thousand Things We Kurtt of Denver have received letters from their son, Cpl. Harold J.

Kurtt, dated Apr. 24 and May 10, that he is in a hospital in France) recovering from wounds. The last letter was received Tuesday Cor-; pnral Kurtt was with the Third army in Germany. A war department release had listed him as dead in Pacific regions. MISSIONARY WILL SPEAK SUNDAY AT LA PORTE CITY CHURCH Couru smnal Seri i TV-4 i -r -ia a Km ia.

inins uami Jones, RN, who has spent 19 years in missionary work in Bom- bay, in India, will speak in the La Porte City Wesleyan Methodist! church Wednesday, at 8 p. m. Miss Jones formerly lived at Akron, and returned to this country from India on furlough recently. The public is invited to attend this meeting. STANLEY I SAB RAND'S MEMORIAL RITES TODAY (Courier Special Service) La Porte City.

Ia. Memorial i-erviros being held today al Little for Pvt. J. Stanley Isabratids. husband of Mrs.

Gretch-e- Isabrands of La Porte City. The services will be held in the Second Reformed church at p. m. with Rev Ed Jurgens, officiating. Private Isabrands was killed in action in Germany on Nov.

29 school will present the annual 1944, and was buried in Belgium class play in the public school Lit-with military rites, in charge of the tie Theater Monday evening. "Days army chaplain. Without Daddy" is the comedy to Mrs. Irabrands and son, Judson, left Wednesday for Little Rock and her parcnls, Mr. and Mrs.

J. G. Mc-Quilkin will go later. COMMUNITY PICNIC. Hudson, Ia.

(Special) The ari-nual Hudson community school picnic will be in the Hudson city park Friday, with a program at 10 m. Procession of students, will be led by the Hudson school b.md, with Charles Ball as conductor. The program will center around the theme of "Peace." A picnic dinner will be held after the program SELLS RESIDENCE. i La Porte City, Ia. (Special) i Sam Baxter has sold his hou.se on Fourth street to Mr.

and Mrs. Harry Ferguson of Waterloo, who wiL take possession soon. Mrs. Nellie Spence. who has been livinR in the house, has moved to the Brus' apartment over the Brust grocery i store, INSULATION! SAVES FUEL ADDED COMFORT SEE 'honk One of Iovas Leading Apparel Shops Insukrfing Roofing Company 218 East Fifth Street Phone 2-0344 Oldest Insulation Co.

tn Northeast low.