Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-04-16
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Cpl. Russell Shepard, who enlist
ed in the service and has been sta
toned at Randolph Field, Texas, ar
rived Sunday for brief VISIT with
his mother, Mrs. Bessie Shepard, Of
Malta. CPL Shepard is a key clerk
in the postoffices' personnel depart
ment. He is member OF head
quarters squadron, 18th air base
group. and according to word from
public relation office at Randolph
Field has done outstanding work.
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Sergeant Robert M. Beatty, who
| is at Fort George r. Meade, near
Washington. D. c., has been visiting
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. F..
Beatty of Bristol township, and ot1s-
er relatives and friends. He was
granted seven day furlough, In
order that he might return home 90
attend the funeral Of his grand
mother, Mrs. Margaret Ellen Little.
Charles Wood, who is at an army
camp In Florida, has been spending
a Today furlough with his mother,
Mrs. c. Fl. Scott, and husband, %
Deerfield township, and other rela-
tives.
Bernard A. Dawson, 'Doggie," .
newspaper man with II years ex-
perience, reporter and sports writ
er for the GAINESVILLE News, enlisted
last week in the U. s. marines, and
reported at Cincinnati, Monday, for
enlistment. He is quite well known
here.
Private, first class, Dale R. Sines.
who was indicted into the army in
January, 1941, and spent a year st
Camp Shelby, Miss, is now located
on Curacao Island, in the Dutch
West Indies. His brother, Private
Carl E. Sines, 18, who volunteered
in February, 1912, is at Camp VOL
ters, Texas. They are sons OF Mr..
and Mrs. S. S. Sines, Bristol town.
ship.
Private Dolph McInturf left Tues
day for Fort Knox, KY, where he il
stationed with the tank division,
following a several days furlough
which he spent with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John McInturf OF
Penn township, and other relatives
and friends.
Private Arnold (Bennie) Clifton
of Scott Field, Illinois, where he fs
an instructor in radio, expects to
have a furlough next month, which
he will spend here with home peo-
pie.
Clayton Miller and wife spent the
week end here and visited with
| friends. Mr. Miller who is baker
a Fort Benjamin Harrison, had a
| few days furlough, which he spent
with his wife. Their home is in
Columbus.
No word had been received from
Lieutenant George Abel, son of Mr..
and Mrs. George Abel, of Malta, for
| several weeks until Monday of this
week when his parents received a
letter from him as did also John w.
| Fox and Raymond Roberts of the
Fox barber shop. The letter to the
! latter was under date of March 28.
He said to Mr.. Fox to say "hello to
everyone-and to tell them that
| will be glad when the day comes
that / can get back and say hello
for myself" To Mr.. Roberts he
wrote in reference to letter Mr. Rob-
erts wrote him that it made him
feel good to know people here
haven't quite forgotten all about
him. His address is Pursuit Squad
ron, 15 pursuit group, Box $50,
Wheeler Field, Hawaii, care San
Francisco, Calf, postmaster.
Lloyd (''Dude") Knox, who left
here March IT, is now airplane me-
chanic at Jefferson Barracks, Mis-
souri,. He writes II am having
lots of fun and lots of good eats"
Colonel E. P. Lawlor, of Colum-
bus, here the first of the week, re-
ported that they have had no word
from their son Captain Robert Law
lor, since October s. He is at Cor
regidor.
Charles Spoler. of Camp Eustis,
Virginia, visited over Sunday with
his wife, here at the home Of her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Price.
He left Sunday evening to return
to camp.
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