Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-01-16

regularly and it is placed there for
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| Ed Verhoff, formerly of this city.
who has been Lieutenant in the u
| s. Radio service, and has been stat
ioned in New York, has received his
discharge and is going to Denver
Colo, where he enlisted. He is
brother Of Mrs. Rodes Green and Mrs.
Carl Dobyns, of this city and has
many friends in Mexico.
Lieut.. NJ. ]. Sannebeck, who is sta
toned at Camp Funston, Kas., is home
on brief furlough.
| Lieutenant R. B. Vanskike returned
to Fort Sheridan, Ala, Wednesday,
after leave of absence here.
John T. Trabue of Farber, was a
Mexico visitor Monday. Mr.. Trabue
is home from Camp Funston on fur
Tough.
Driving Four Ton Truck.
Lloyd Gilpin writes home from
France that he is still at Langers,
France and driving four ton army
truck.
Warner Grassell, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. C. A Grassell, Of Pittsburg, Pa,
has arrived at Newport News from =,
France. Mrs. Grassell was Miss An
ME Patterson, of this city.
Expected Home Shortly.
A letter from Chauncey Kimbrough,
who is driving a motor truck in
France, states that he expected to sail
for home Dec. 20.
Frank A. Blank, of this city, who
married Miss Blanch Cove, writes
home that he expects to sail to this
country from France, where he is in
service, March / or sooner.
Sergt. Harper Van Ness has return
! ed to Washington. Mrs. Van Ness will
remain here as her husband expects
shortly to receive his discharge and
return to Mexico to reside.
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Mr.. anl Mrs. T. A. Mildred, of
Thompson, have received notification
from the War Department that their
son, Corp. Joe Mildred, was wound
ed Nov. IL at Chateau Thierry by a
German sniper.
Charles Pigg, who was the organist
for the Orpheum Theatre here before
entering national service, does not
| know when he will be returned to the
states according to letters received
here recently from him.
Word has been received from Ed
Willingham, who is in France with u.
S. troops, to the effect that he expects
to be home soon. ell and his brother,
Sergt. Ode Wililngham, came through
the action on the Western front with
out scratch.
DIR. .Jolley Writes.
=, Lieut.. Frank Jolley, with U. S. for
ces, writes Sam Morris from Pau,
France, addressing the letter BUY
Now and Pay Later" The communi-
cation arrived safely and stated that
Lieut.. Jolley was well and busy.
Hears of Brothers Death.
Mason Greasy received letter tbs
week from his son, Roy Greasy,
which was the first letter Roy had
written since the word of the death of
his brother, Russell Creasey, had
reached him.
With Wrecked Soldiers.
Clifton (Happy) Blattner, of this
city, who is stationed at a U. S. Hos
| pital near New York City, writes
home that 230 of the u. S. wounded
4 soldiers on the wrecked Northern Pa
! cifc, have been taken to where he is
| for treatment.
Charles Guthrie, who is stationed on
the U. S. S. Missouri has sent his
| father picture of the Goddess Cf
Liberty, saying that to the soldiers
and sailors returning from over seas,
"she is the most popular girl in New
York City" Guthrie was the first boy
from the Baptist church here to vol
unteer for service. in the u. s. army.
German Wooden Shoes Here.
Sergt .Chas. Myers, ofthis city, who
is in France, has sent his brother,
Martin Myers, who is with wilkins
& Brown, pair of children's wooden
shoes he secured in Germany. They
are most curious.
| Mason Creasey, received from the
government, Wednesday, policy on
the life of his son, Russell Creasey,
who recently died in service. 1t was
for $4,000 and his father did not
know that the son had taken it out.
o. H. HUBERT, son of Louis Hubert
of this county, is home from Minnea-
polls where he has been instructor in
the U. S. Aviation Mechanics scnsol.
He enlisted as a private and made such
excellent progress in his work thst
he was soon advanced to an in.
structor.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. T. Davenport, of
this city, have been well represented
in the service of their country through
immediate members and relatives, Ee-
sides having two sons, Estil Daven-
port, in the railroad service in France,
and Buford Davenport, at Camp
Bowie, Texas, Mrs. Davenport has
two nephew and her husband three
nephews in the army. Their six sons
registered but only two were called,