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Manning Monitor articles ------ 1944
 HOME TOWN NEWS Is being devoured by Marine Staff Sergeant George Grimm, of 516 May street, Manning, Iowa, in the pages of The Manning Monitor at an advanced Pacific base. Grimm recently participated in the Saipan and Tinian invasions with the famed Second Marine Division. Manning Monitor articles ------ 1945
Prisoners of War MORE CARROLL COUNTY MEN ARE DRAFTED A number of men left last week from Carroll for Jefferson Barracks, Mo., to take their pre-induction physical examinations. Those passing will soon leave for training. Those from Manning are Robert Muhllbauer, Kenneth W. Keat, Frank H. Knueven, Joseph H. Riesselman, Paul J. Ferneding, Amos R. Kusel, Merlin W. Hargens. Four Manning boys left for service Tuesday night from Carroll to report at Fort Snelling, Minn.; they were Artie Fast, Lyle Eich, Dale Mohr and Burdette Schroeder. The people of Manning and vicinity are invited to attend services to be held in the high school auditorium on Tuesday May 8th at 8 o'clock when two service honor rolls will be dedicated. The town honor roll, which was erected by the efforts of the Post and Auxiliary Veterans of Foreign Wars No. 3517, Manning will be dedicated, and the school honor roll, a gift to the school from the 1945 graduating class upon which is listed the names of those in the service who attended the Manning schools.
Three hundred, seventy names of men and women from the town and nearby country
appear on the town honor roll and some are still to be added. Among these are eleven
gold stars representing those who have given their lives for their country: Harry Keat,
Leon Stoelk, John Hoffmann, Gilbert Ewoldt, Ernest Nissen, Gene Strathman, Arnold
Musfeldt, Earl Martens, Albert Buss, Heinz Detlefsen, and Robert Lake.  Program Prayer, Rev. Arthur Raeside. Group Singing led by Miss Marjorie Burtch. Presentation of School Honor Roll by Jean Jensen, president of the Senior Class. "Open Our Eyes", MacFarland, Mixed Quartet. Presentation of Town Honor Roll by Mrs. D. R. McGrath, chairman of the V. F. W. honor roll committee.
"Dear Land of Home," sigelius, Boys Quartet.
Introduction of Guests. Sponsor Joint Dedication of Honor Roll A joint dedication of the Manning honor roll erected here by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post and Auxiliary, and the school honor roll, bearing the names of all students who attended the Manning schools, which is a gift to the school from the present senior class, will be held in the high school auditorium May 8, according to present plans. Max Van Horn of Des Moines department adjutant of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of Iowa, will be the speaker. City league Closes Season With Banquet City League Held Annual Banquet The City bowling League held its annual banquet Thursday evening, April 19. Pete Kuhl presided as toastmaster and kept the after dinner affair rather lively. A request was made of the Pin Boys to sing a song, they responded by giving "Home on the Range." Two visiting sponsors, Earl Foster and Elmer G. Carlson of the Carlson Hybrid company, Coon Rapids, were introduced. Other team sponsors present were Henry Peters, C. Grundmeier and Harry Raebel, each were asked to say a few words. Each of the captains were asked to say a few words; Capt. John Campbell of the Carlson Hybrid team said he took off his hat to the Dr. Peppers Irwin team for taking four games out of their last six games, and making it absolutely possible for his team to retain first place.
Jack Vest was called upon to read the names of boys who were in the service of our
country, and were former members of the City league; of these there were 37, as, follows:
Max Detlefsen, Bill Petersenj Bob Holfmann, Ted Capdieville, Burton Schrum, Dick Ohm,
Bill Ramsey, George Grimm, Elmer Schelldorf, Wm. Hunter, Amos Rutz, Harold Rutz,
Hilmer Wiig, Elmer Kienast, Wayne Schrum, Harold Neal, Roland Meyers, Harry Hargens,
Geo. Domayer, George Brady, Paul Grimm, Melvin Grimm, Elmer Joens, Merle West,
Carl Petersen, Melvin Knudson, Melvin Musfeldt, Dick Zerwas, Franklin Reetz, Lester
Hargens, Francis Zerwas, Wayne Hargens, Vertis Hargens. Honorably discharged members are K. Dethlefs, Clarence Hunter, and Andy Jensen. The secretary, Jack Morell, was called upon and read a list of records that were made throughout the season, and a few high lights on the last night of the league. Souvenirs From Nazi-Land Sent by Manning Soldier on Display Here T/5 Willis Grimm, 21, youngest son of Mrs. Dora Grimm, who has the distinction of having five sons in the service, has an interesting, and large collection of souvenirs from Germany on display in the window of the local municipal light office window. Willis entered the service in February, 1943, and went overseas in December of that year, landing in England on New Year's day. He served in France, Belgium and Germany but has sprint the longest time in Germany where many of the articles on exhibit were picked up.
Embroidered Flowers Included in the display are pieces of jewelry which might have come
from the United States, also a black satin pillow top with rose colored ruffle and a
wheelbarrow of embroidered flowers in many, colors. There are belt buckles inscribed "Gott Mit Uns," and medals and insignia of all kinds; swastikas on everything; arm bands, flags, pennants, and numerous other shaped pieces of cloth with the same insignia; field glasses; an officer's cap and a field helmet; an inkwell and pen holder; a paper weight of crystal from Wiesbaden Kochbrunnen and all types of coins and paper money, one for five million marks, several types of 1,000,000 marks. There is also a small pair of wooden shoes with turned up toes, a long chain of squares of metal on which are different buildings in France; a pocket knife, fork and spoon for the mess kit; a long hatchet and a hunting knife, and among all this appears a box which might have been some bigwig's cigarette box. All in all, it is a collection worth taking time to notice and it is interesting to compare the articles with similar ones used by our fighting men. Discuss War Memorial Here At a regular meeting of the American legion Thursday evening in the Legion home, Mr. Condon of Carroll spoke to the group on the G. I. Bill of Rights and the benefits that world war II veterans might derive from it. World war II veterans who were guests at the meeting included August Stangl, Joe Horbach, Kenneth Dethlefs, Wilbur Anthony, Russell Lathrop, Warren Bartels and Wade Mohr.
A discussion was held concerning the erection of a memorial for world war veterans in the
city park. The committee appointed for this project consists of Dr. A. F. Smith, chairman; J.
L. Bingham and Harry Hoffmann. 2 MANNING MEN INTO SERVICE Thirteen Carroll county men reported for induction at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., Monday including two from Manning Clark F. Hershman and Melvin A. Eischeid. Others in the group were Arno A. Behrens of Coon Rapids, Anthony L. Bueltel and Clayton V. Irlbeck of Dedham, Wayne D. Schafer of Glidden, Doyle J. Kaster of Breda, Robert E. Kohnke of Auburn and the following from Carroll: Richard Auen, Eugene Boyer, Ervin Eischeid, Louis Montgomery and Cyril Renz. |