World War II in Culver 1942 Part 3  

July 1

Surgical Dressings Needed, Culver Women Urged to Help in Work

Each day the clouds of war seem to gather more closely... It is hoped that no Culver boy will have need of the Red Cross surgical supplies... but every mother must hope that such supplies will be ready…if her son should need them!

..A request for an additional reserve of twenty-six (26) million dressings has just been received by the Red Cross from the War Department....

In Aviation School - Pvt Donald C. Condon,... has enrolled as a student in the country's greatest Air Corps Technical School at Kessler Field, Miss and has started an intensive 19 week course to qualify as an airplane mechanic.

Donald Menser Assigned - ...has been assigned to Kelly Field, San Antionio, Texas, for training as an aviation cadet.

Reported Missing - Norbert N. Burkett... has been reported as missing in the Philippines.

Frances Scott Now on Overseas Duty - ... was formerly stationed in Billings General Hospital, Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indianapolis.

New Draft Regulations Set Up Four Classes, Revise Order of Call

Emphasizing that "the national interest requires that all calls to meet the manpower requirements of the armed forces to be filled on schedule"... insofar that it is practical in meeting these calls local boards should call men without dependents before inducting married men into the military service.

The bill recently adopted by congress providing family allowances for dependents of enlisted men in the armed forces... sets up a new policy under which registrants will be selected for induction from categories in the following order
Category 1 - Registrants otherwise qualified for military service who have no bona fide financial dependents

Category 2 - Registrants otherwise qualified for military service who have financial dependents other than wives or children mentioned in categories 3 or 4 Category 3 Registrants otherwise qualified for military service who have wives with whom they are maintaining a bona fide family relationship in their homes and who were married prior to December 8, 1941, and at a time when induction was not imminent.

Category 4 Registrants otherwise qualified for military service who have wives and children, or children alone, with whom they maintain a bona fide family relationship in their homes and who were married prior to December 8, 1941, and at a time when induction was not imminent.


"While setting up the four broad categories, National Selective Service Headquarters has made it empathetic that they do not provide for the permanent deferment of men with dependents but rather provide the order in which registrants with dependents will be inducted...

46 Marshall County Boys Report to Army

...left Friday for induction into the army under the selective service and by regular enlistment. Those from this vicinity included:
John Batz,
Robert McFarland,
Harold Baker,
Charles Baker,
August Wennerstrom Jr.,
Peter Pedersen, was a volunteer,
Jack C. VonEhr. enlisted in the air corps, and
Kenneth Kerr in the Navy


The lowing were rejected at the induction center: John Batz and Peter Pedersen.

July 15

Coach Oliver Leaves For Army Service - A first Lieutenant in the U. S. army reserve, Russell D. ("Russ") Oliver, football, basketball and baseball coat at Culver Military Academy for the past seven years, has been ordered to report for active duty. Coach Oliver left for Camp Edwards, Mass. today...

Surgical Dressings Program Stepped-up - The Red Cross has been requested by the War Department to make 350,000,000 surgical dressings for the U.S. Army the ear of 1942-1943... The Culver quota to be completed at this date is 10,0000...

First V-Mail Letter Received The first letter to be mailed from overseas to a Culver Citizen has been received by W. S. Easterday. It was sent by his grandson, Jack Lowry, who is stationed in Northern Ireland. The reproduction is the exact size of the letter as it was received by Mr. Easterday.

The envelope is four and eleven-sixteenths by three and three-fourths inches and has a window so that the address on the letter serves a double purpose.

The message is shipped on a small film to save space on ships and then enlarged and printed as shown above. If the plan proves successful all mail from overseas will be handled in this manner.

He's In The Army Now - Richard Bowles...was inducted into the army Thursday morning. He left here Sunday, July 12, and volunteered for service at Gunter Field Montgomery, Alabama. He passed the physical examination with flying colors. Mr. Bowles is with the A.A.F. Band at Gunter Field, which is an aviation training center. The and is being recruited mainly with former Indiana University musicians...

1942 - Jul 22 - Defense Office Calls Off Hearing On Pennsy Train Service Plea

1941 - Jul 22 - Time Growing Short for Donations to U.S.O. - August 1st is the deadline for Union township to do its part in aiding the United Service Organizations, which furnished amusements and social recreation for the men in service and in defense areas. This community is asked to raise $500 and E. W. Carter and A. R. McKesson have been appointed to have charge of the drive. Send you donation to either of them and help in this important phase of the war program

Records For Our Fighting Men ... And now thanks to the American Legion there's a nation wide quest for old phonograph records. These old records will be sold as scrap and price the funds for new records and phonograph players to be shipped to American fighting men here nd overseas. Already millions of old records have been collected. Millions more are needed...

July 29

A scrap tire drive based at the Standard Oil Co. headquarters on the east end of Mill Street yielded a great many tires, which ma y stretch as far as Tokyo, suggests the article!

Additional Group Inducted Into Service

Among the 41 young men from Marshall county to be sent to the army induction center at Indianapolis last Thursday were the following from this vicinity:
Donald Lee White,
Leo William Warren,
Raymond Alex Balozek, and
Frank Andrew Hansen


Nalozek was rejected.

Ralph Geiselman's name was included in the list as he had recently enlisted in the Navy.

Block Captains to Be Part of Defense Plan As Set Up By County

With the appointment of Raymond Gear as executive-secretary of the Office of Civilian Defense in Marshall County, a county office has been set-up and plans for further organization are now under way.

...Fanning out from a committee of township chairmen will be precinct organizations and under the precinct organizations will come the block captains..

The office is located at 108 East Garro St. in the rear of the Marshall County Trust and Savings Co. Entrances is thru the office of the Plymouth Title and Realty Co....

A census for the county is being panned which will serve as a means of identification, location of vital supplies such as beds, bandages etc. for use in emergencies and which will also provide an efficient way of handling the various drives that are an ever increasing part of the war effort...

...will serve as a clearing house for all branches of civilian defense work in Marshall county...

Mrs Kellam Appointed County Chairman of Womens Defense Unit

Mrs. L. R. Kellam of Culver has been appointed Marshall county chairman of the Women's Division of the Indiana State Defense Council...

Township chairman appointed to serve under Mrs. Kellan are as follows: ...
Union township Mrs. L. R. Kellam and Mrs. Paul Underwood of Culver....


In her letter to state workers, Mrs. Jaqua says,
"The scrap paper campaign is now at an end.

Tooth Past tubes are being collected at drug stores

Tin can collections will be restricted to Marion county and a few others


Materials now listed as critical materials to be salvaged are:
1 Scrap iron and me teals of all kinds
2 Rags
3 Rubber
4 Kitchen Fats

Aug 5

Red Cross Yarn Available - A new quota of yarn has been received by the Marshall county chapter of the Red Cross. Any one wishing to secure yarn is asked to get in touch with Mrs. RObert Rossow or Mrs. Lester Smith.

Dr. Reed Called - Dr. Donald Reed has been ordered to report to an army aviation camp at Topeka, Kans., August 14. He holds a commission of captain in the medical corps.

Dwight Griffith Transferred.. to Camp Dawson, Kingwood, West Va.

Aug 19

Drive for Scrap Metal

A Indiana Bell ad reminding to "Please avoid unnecessary long distant callls...be brief. "War calls come first."

A Victory Flower Garden Beautifies Town Park --- The victory flower garden planted by Charles McLane in the town park has attracted considerable attention for its unusual beauty...

Received 1188 Records - The local post of the American Legion post has received 1182 old phonograph records to be used in furnishing new records for use in service camps. Those having old records are asked to turn them in to Will Easterday this week

Local Young Men Inducted Into Army - The following left Friday for Indianapolis for induction into the Army

Charles Warner,
Ora Cosner,
Horace Ewald,
Arthur Woolington,
Herbert Crabb,
Herber Dean Bryant, and
Warren Foreman.

Cosner (Buster French) was rejected.

Private Richard A. Bowles , of Culver, (right) Gunier Field Band trombonist, accepts enthusiastic approval from Warrant Officer Howard A. Way, band director, upon his latest composition, "The Gunter FIeld March"... dedicated it to Col. Aubrey Horaby, commanding officer of Gunter Field....

Aug 26

Scrap Metal Needed to Help Win War

Patesel Promoted - Pvt. Edward Patesel... promoted to staff sergeant following a five week course in serial gunnery at Tyndall Field, Panama CIty, Fla.

War Bond Sales Report - Marshall county sold $29,103.50 worth of war bonds and stamps from Aug. 1 to AUg. 8; and $15,464.25 worth from AUg. 9 to Aug. 15 making a total sales of $35,567,75. The quota for August is $91,000.000

Col. Kitts Assignied to Alabama Post- - Lt. Col. Isaac L. Kitts, army artillery instructor at the Academy for the past three years has been transferred by the War Dept..... Col. Kitts will leave for his new post September 1...

At Camp Swift - Malcom Young who recently enlisted in the army has been assigned to an infantry regiment at Camp Swift, Texas.

To reclassify For Limited Service

Elimination of Class I-B the Selective Service designation for registrants considered fit for limited military service only, beginning August 20 was announced.. Here after all registrants who are not totally disqualified will be reclassified in Class I-A and the army will decided, after induction, on their individual assignment to full or limited military service. Registrants found to be unsuited for any military service will be placedin Class IV-F

Instructing local boards on the reclassification of limited service men who had been placed in Class I1B... not to exceed one-fourth of the present Class1-B mine in each local board area may be reclassified each month. It is expected that the reclassification will be completed by January 1.

In the reclassification of Class I-B registrants, where the individual is not deferred for reasons other than physical, he will be re-examined by the local board examining physician to determine whether he has any obviously disqualified defects which would prevent him from rendering any military service. If he has none he well be sent to the army induction station on the appropriate call.

Conscientious objectors who heretofore had been classified in Class I-B-O, if fit for limited service in noncombatant units; or in Class IV-E-LS if fit for limited service in civilian work camps now will be lassified class I-A-O if fut for noncombatant military service, or in Class IV-E if fit for induction into work camps. Those physically unfit will be classified in Class IV-F.

Tom Walker Commissioned - ...received his commission as a lieutenant in the air corps in Jul....

Sep 2

Leave For Army - Several local young men were among the 47 from the county to leave Tuesday for induction into the army at Indianapolis They were

Everett Elmer Stuck
Peter Metz Pedersen
Adam Burns Long, and
Moses Franklin Kuhn

Early Mailing for Christmas Packages - Christmas parcels and cards to men in the armed forces should be mailed as early as October 1st this year, Postmaster Fletcher Strang said today... Each gift should be marked "Christmas parcel" as special efforts will be made to effect t delivery of this mail... Christmas parcels may not exceed the present limits of 11 pounds in weight, 18 inches in length, or 42 inches in length and girth combined. Everyone however, is urged by the government to cooperate by voluntarily restricting the size of such parcels to that of an ordinary shoe box. and the weight to six pounds.. Not more than one Christmas parcel or package will be accepted for mailing in any one week when sent by or on behalf of the same person or concern to or for the same addressee

Sep 9

Archie Gardner Now A St Lieutenant - Staff Segt. Archie Gardner... has been promoted to the ank of first lieutenant and ordered to active duty at Culver.

Women Saves Fats - ...turned in more than 700 pounds of fats which will be used in the making of munitions to help win the war....Butchers will receive this fat for the government and will pay four cents a pound for it.

Joins Navy - Howard F. Hatten enlisted in the Navy on Friday and is now in training at Geat Lakes, Ill....

County War Bond Quota is $88,000 -

... The September quota for Marshall county War Bond sales is $88,000

The August quota was $91,000.000 and August sales were $90,294.20...

I submit the following quotas for the several communities... Culver $15,000.00...

...the above named communities have invested as follows... Culver $53,608.75...

The county went over its quota in May and June and below the quota in Jul and August...

Rejected by Army - Everret Elmer Stuck and Moses Franklin Kuhn were among the 14 young men from Marshall county who failed to pass the army physical examination when called by the draft.

Glen Osborn in Army...has been inducted into the army at Fort Lewis, Wash. and is now stationed at Ft. Beale Marysville, Calif. which is a new camp and Glen is in the first company to be sent there.

Sep 16

Maxey Named Local Communications Head - Howard J. Maxey, of the local office of the Indiana Bell Telephone company, has been appointed by the town board as communications coordinator. The appointment was made at the request of the Indiana Defense Council to disseminate locally air raid warnings as part of a statewide setup. Mr. Maxey will attend a district meeting in South bend on Sept 16, to receive instructions regarding his new duties

Ford Overmyer who is stationed at Camp Livingston,La. had been promoted to corporal and made commander of his tank.

Four Wennerstrom Boys In Army now - Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Wnnestrom have four sons in the army, and a fifth my be called before the year is out. Is this the top family in the community from a point of number of members in the service?

Sep 23

War Bonds Sales - Marshall county bought $20,875 in war bonds during the first week in September and $16,506 during the next week, making a total of $37,381, while the quota for the month is $88,000.

To Armored School - Pvt. Alvin H. Hartz... has reported for training in the armored force school wheeled vehicle division, Ft. Knox, Ky. He will be schooled in shop practice a field.

Into Army service

Paul W. Kaley
Gordon E. Foss
Melvin Max White and
Ross O. Snavely

were among the 49 young men to be called to army service from Marshall county last week. Kaley was not accepted and was place in class 4F.

Joins Marines - Erwin Thessin Jr....enlisted in the Marines and left Friday for San Diego, Calif.

Sep 30

Surgical Dressings Classes at Work

"Ten times the maximum of the past should be the minimum of the future" is the new slogan adopted by the Surgical Dressings committee of the National Red Cross and the War Department

The Culver chapter has received a new army quota of 15,000 bandages to be made under new standardized instruction..

...A light colored cotton dress or white uniform may be worn and each person must cover her hair with a square of white cloth or a merited veil

Under army regulations the bandages vary slightly in the folding and packing from former quotas. In order to conserve material each bandage is made from gauze on side of which is divisible into the 36 gauze width. Sponges of three sizes will be made by the Culver chapter, also cotton pads and stitched dressings, the latter including facial masks and abdominal packs...

Ralph Osborn Jr. Now a Major in Air Force... in aviation. He is on the general staff of the Third Air Force and is stationed in Tampa, Fla...

In China - ...Lt. Toma Walker... is now on duty with the China Air task force.

PArt of the U. S. O. Funds to Be Raised Locally

Rev. Harding Sexton, Union township chairman and Mr. R. RObinson, member of the county committee attended a U.S.O. meeting in Plymouth Thursday night...

It was decided that 10 percent of the amount raised in each township was to be kept in that community for use in helping service men. The balance to be sent to the national organization for use in camps and other places where service men and war workers are congregated

The local drive for funds for the U.S.O. has not started yet, but place are being formed...

Key Kans Placed to Receive Old Keys; Nickel Silver Wanted... Over 30,000 paper salesman in the United States are united in a campaign to collect all of the old keys no longer used...

A representative of an Indianapolis wholesale paper house place five containers in Culver Monday. The Key cans are at the
high school
bank
Snyder's Cafe
Culver Military Academy and
Citizen Office


It is pointed out that many of the discarded key contain 80 percent nickel silver and the goal of the salesmen has been to place at 12,000,000 pounds, which will be turned over to the navy to relieve a dire need for this precious metal.

There will be no profit to any individual or association from the collection of old keys. The money from the sale of the metal direct to smelters will go to the U.S.O....

The collection of old keys is to end October 15th...

In Radio School - Donald G. Speyer who recently enlisted in the Navy, has been assigned to an aviation radio school in Alameda, Calif....

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