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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-04-07
RYAN-HouGH

Among the Easter nuptiaiz was
that OF Miss Ruby Clariee Hough,
daughtr Of "a II. Houeh and Mrs
w " Naples Of Kreoie. 10 Joseph
& tJinlmiei Ryan. son Of Captain
and Mrs. james c Ryan OF Pas
ragouia. which was soIemnixed az
the First Baptist Church OF Moss
Point. Miss Sunday. April 8. 1912
at 4 o'clock IN the afternoon.
The church with IL Easter decora-
tons Of lilies and other flowers
symbolic Of the day formed a beau
afui background for the briday par
~ as the single ring ceremony wa
imprcsSiyely conducted D the Rev
erend John Brock. pastor Of the
church.
The only attendants weTe Misc
MsIva Switzer Of Kreoie As maid Of
honor, and Harold Smith Of Pas
cagouia "a best man
The bride wore a snartly tailored
SUIT Of blue with = blouse Of pink
chiffon Her accessories we're Ia
biese and her fl0xefs were q Shout
der c0fsage o. sweet peas. carna-
tons, roses and stock
Miss Switzer also q blue with
biese accessories. and her flowers
we're a corsage Of sefbeDa IN yari-
Gated colorx lniermineIed with ferns
Mrs Janaes G Ryan. mother OF
the groom wore black with \ sh0ul-
der corsage Of Yerbeua6. bridal
Hreath. and fern.
The bride comes o. one Of the
older families u Kreoie where she
~as born and reared. and ahere she
attended Tire high school Of that
city before taking q position WITH
the Jackson County WOODEN Mills
The groom comes from q Of the
older families Of Jackson County,
and was born and reared ii Paaea-
gouia He Is employed e Seider at
the ingalls, Bhipbufiding Corpora
ton.
on their return today from q
short visit 20 New Orleans Mr.. and
Mrs Ryan viii take up residence IN
Kre0ie.
Out-of-t0Wn guests for the wed
ding were Mr., and Mrs oma p
Moore and daughter. Iva Ann, Of
kew Orleans
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Several Hundred
Attend US0 Sunrise
Service at Park

4 crowd 81 sezeFla hundred men
Huaan. and children attended ne
sunrise service at Beach PAT Eas-
tef morning under ne auspices =
TIE ESQ
+ took place IL ne pasIlsel.
which eas packed = eapzelsT Nl1h
3 Fezerent crowd thoroughly Fezuan=
sIse ~ the beautiful Easter mes
szke given b. D. ) e Crane e ne
Erzt Presbyterian Church. Pazea-
soaIa and 70 the special hymns 81
ranged for the eeeas5ea
TIE Opening prayer 80 nae -
ne Reverend = " UlmeF e us
HFst Mrlhudat Church Fasazalh
$40 elao p~f0ia9aufsa us eueaIe-
tn
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-04-07

TIN aTATH 90 MISSISSIPPI ~ An,
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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-04-07

ton. Pa has heea asleed Ia typa-
cal American manner Earh weRk
cnd people wlsh bags packed cluster
around q hpt dog stand in BRIDGE
port and wait for amHnahle motor
lists bound IoF Scranton. Tlne Penn
ssfvnnia share trip EXPENSES and
show up bright ard early for work
in Bridgeport tie following Monday
Behavior Il Hettef
Although ffereatlonai facilities Of
ten ARE inadequate. most IL tl1c
reports on social conditions are neg
atiyei DESPITE - influx of ship
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-04-07

Renxi Davis MllIef dsed THURSDAY
afternoon. April 2. a. tsa0 o'clock a
the Jackson County Hospital. ne
was n years old : nsatve Of Esca-
t0wpa but reSsued ii Moss Point
for IS years. prior to moving q
1851 Buena Vista street IN Paeras
eonla. two years $50. lie had bern
engaged IN the lumber ard timber
business Ia this section most a bis
life. retiring several years $50.
He had been IN III health for uf
past 10 years but hla death followed
nm illness Of about three weeks lie
VA a member Of the Kreole Baptist
Church
lie IeaYea his vidox. AFk Anna
Golf Miller. Paseaguula seeen SONS.
Homer and Carl Miller If Pascn-
Eouia Jim Miller. Kreole. Damon
Miller. Pensalola. Pa Clinton Nil
Ter. Clarks La. 0iynn Miller u
Georgetown. s C and Dean Mtlisf
d P~ascag0uia. two daughters Mrs.
J r Nugent. Alexandria. La. and
Mrs.. Jim Stone. EpInehlll. La. one
brother, Roland KILLER. Eseatawpa
II grandchildren and five great
grandchildren.
The funeral was held Friday AZ
teFnoon a. ? o'clock from the FaAia
Funeral ParlgfH with services ~
the Rev 0olman. pastor 81 M
Kreole Baptist Church. assisted "
Rev r W Timer pastof u INA
Fascagouia Methodist Church n.
terment waz III ne Aaehpeiah Gem
etery The paIi-bearefS wsFe Hos
ard Claude. Johnnie ana Charlie
Miller and Cole Nelson
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yard eask#f# M Ws@cxaaalfs. social
conditions remained good and cFiasf
negligible Utah regNHtHd gnstnfsa
delinquency d~aNfwaNs1 pfuoahiy Co.
aux 81 les Glsaa fus saaArhief
aasallA = fsssssF
In Noffoik cir hhAlkh aEflelAlA
reported til siss Amelsasane IL W.
ne1eal disease actually had nerlinsS
atsrlbatesi T. more adequate meth-
od4 81 diagnosis ard FFeatfnsnt
The South Caroline state welfare
department. nnted thai Gala wefg
reeeises almost daily % lDease rs
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-04-07

eitlxe fathers Il atAa nvtsd haa
ahlls ia senrs Aao eeN nsilnaasnk4
"a mass l8ssns4nt nmsufs4 Htfls -
iii 10 d tnnlaT ftas zreatsst nARfemss
mnBesaa zlFM ~ = ~
nysaanssf liae eaanpaasta war par
a. ana nj IFS ~ x8xlnN hneH
fhElafes1 e - ~ Antns, fuH ~
rs1s q crowded msaoois arr nests
tssed nalslsn1sn 4 ennkennraEiinR
to kaIfls ln - whgule nexl fan
nat Ia ru4neetHuI 4 ne~ tenssn
III AEllenl efslidfsn shars 3 aAateNak
drip < 49, lnasesslns rhat esaes
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-04-07

hAne because he Is So anilke She Sd
called Oktc ot Afkfe Nho eel slnuN
ii years bundled his u4ts ard ensi-
4ren mnn haasfrlsold treasures into a
battered uigser asaas0 CssAlania
e BaSL and set cat Oh az atmiess
DDS ssey
Bat b. The years 10 cuane the War
Fafcr viii take his place wita tHe
seic-eeeking Fsggx Miner Is Al nat.
sidaai who scrambled social Ard po-
aticaI values ainosi beyond Freoe
milton
He Is doing tue things He Is re-
Ning p0oulatlcn figures Of aams
eities and states So 6raxtlcaily thal
they have nccome sheer guessxurk
Bat more important because be Is
fundamentally q faym-to-eifF mi-
grant he Is speeding TIE aAy 81
complete large-scale meehanlxed
f8Fming cursed hy economists and
those who love the old way ri hs-
ING close To The koll
A War Asset
On esther scores. America Is lucky
- AA@tN HAE NHt AAsHA am A&AAHs
says Evan claRae Of the L $ Em-
ployment Service. Is the most flexi.
bic and adaptable factor 81 was pro-
ancfion Many o. the ttinRrants
have Two or more trades When the
factories can't SO to them. they sc
TO the factories
A nationwide survey b. Wide
World Features which indicates that
the migration h primarily farn.to-
city, Is borne ouf By thr employment
services estimate that e00l001 viii
leave the farm for industry IN 1912
There r two kinds Of War
Farers-those who build army camps
and factories and then move on.
and those who came 10 work And
b far the biggest single problem Is
that Of housing them.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-04-07
Poem Dedicated
To Brothers Lost
In Ship Sinking

A poem dedicated % the memory
Of Frank and RuheFt nethloff. Es-
catawpa brother4 Who wers reported
missing IN the sinking At the cruis-
er Houston. has bern written by
~ T. Hulbeft Of EaeatAwpa g.
ycar-old minister.
Thu Dealhiou brothers uere MEM
bers Of the crew Of the Houston. that
was loat. along with other Ameri-
can ard Allied vessels. during u
battle with units Of The japanese
neet of Java.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-04-07

Letters ~ A~amshaEfafAae AsgiaH hesn
fsAahd T. ~ sEhHsFsfNbxa fhs dee ryapu
sts sstzsa - 4 Aasks. ANrser1.
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TAh ~ ga 49, - MAszh. fett
ARa c~AFHfHfak HAtE a1urfsF4
AT. a.. 4sIk. 4za1 A~s4fHhtsetlK
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-04-07

Cub Pack 60 Meet
The first Pack meeting since the
reorganization Of the PaScagoula
Cub Scouts, several weeks ago. will
be held on Friday night. April 10. al
: 80 O'Clock. at the knights Of Co
lumbus Hall All parents who did not
attend the school Of instruction for
Cub Pack mothers ard fathers dur
ing the reorganization period. may
enroll their boys III Clubbing by ae-
eompanyEng the boys to the Pack
meeting Five dens have started
work Ia the city already.
FRANCIS FREDERIC
Cub Master
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-04-07

meFess TIE Fastafv
The csuntry Il faH u hopsu
tuwnS Baton Russee has aaahsvd a.
populat10n since tasa AlexAndr4
La has tum{te ffpsn 5000 - SAL
nu burlington. Ia mhifh bad q
normal population Il ~ na is ever
4soe Dover. Exis has dunblnd a.
nofmal 1000
New Orleans, normally sas no0 ca
pecis 10 climb npef aoaa GO Bust.
llnE Portland orr. expseM 10 add
90 eco enplofahles - Septnntrf l.
and the FSA esslmste nlat is0N'
aguculturaf workers soou ain trans
Ter 20 war sohs At Portland and
Vancouver Baltimore has - lngitx
a. 1900 10 $0oo monthly Port Warih
needs gSOo0 housing units Seattle
has added about q CO families Nor
fole Va had tn fioat = 81 600 600
bond issue 20 expand - water sys-
urm Housing vacancies IL Clexe-
land have dropped ~ i per cent. ia
Chicago 10 90 per cent
The War Fafers are living la
t1nta doFmltofiek tfaiicfx. bar
racks. tobacco sheds. hasemenl Ger.
ners Rents IN some tewus like
nAraboo. Wis have been multiplied
four times. The federal govern
ment is sponsoring communities az
uuickie housing units.
Hut. How 10 Msse Ems
The transportation problem h bad
and viii get much worse when tires
start 70 wear out Committing by
car. 20. 80. even 100 miles 4 day Is
commonplace Railroads have ado
ed shuttle trains with longer routes
One train out Of Muzkoeee. Okla
carries if0o daily
One committing problem - be-
tween Bridgeport. Conn. and Scran-
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Moss Point First Aid
Classes To Start

A class IN first aid win ~ held IN
the Moss Point Community Hostge
on Friday afternoon # three O'Clock
under tbs direction Of Mr.. . Peter
rel Al those Interested ere asked
70 attend
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-04-07
Beta Sigma Phi
Sorority Meets

The lambda Chapter Of the Beta
Sigma PM Sorority Of Pa~scagoula
met with their personal director
Mrs j. Wesley Aarcne. Thursday
evening Topics discussed were
National Defense and Public Speak
ing A social hour was enJpyed fol-
lowing the program.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-04-07
ate Capitol Yields
yer 5000 Pounds
I Scrap Metal
saixnxe Ter victery Preksam
bets fmpetas A. OId Metal
|ncus1ree In state neass

SAVAGE AW NHA0N EAEEfN@
Bets Fmpetus A. Old Metal
l~ncosrrea In state nease
ne Salvage Tor vrtosy program
Mt@xxippa WAS given offklai NJ
kus recently wnetA with Governor
lal b johnson ard Stale Chair
az Leland speed SsaItdtns ~. 4
uck loaded with HeTAp-lFuu sal
AGED from the basement 81 the
rw Capipoi butldsag rolled away
It's destination q local scrap-trurt
ealer. A total 81 6iso pounds Ct
iran metal was removed from tie
Asement Of the building daring TN
~. and sold 70 9 local dealer To-
= cents per hundred pounds
Attaches Of the office Il John
saird. capitol engineer. said ssas
II the scrAp-iron SAlxaged from stat
basement al the building Friday bad
bcen there go years Chairman
Speed said tine Saivaged material
nax composed mostly o. old wogn
cut pumps. and water pipes
In commenting upon the salvage
zoF-yictory movement, n program
for experimenting raw materials
mat are not adequate % guarantees
the production needed for the na-
tons war effort Governor johnson
emphasized that waste paper. old
ravh. scrap metal and old rubber
are especially needed Stating thai
he haspd his comment up0n inform
alton released BY the Bureau Of In
dusrrial Conservation. War Pnodue-
ton board the chief executive said
the reasons for salyaging ever
pound Of these materials possible
ere as follows:
Scrap metal makes the steel
brass, copper. lead. and other met
ais needed for guns. planes. tanks
ana ships we must have for victory
Waste paper makes new paper
board IN which TO ship munitions
clothing and food 20 Americas
fighting men at home and overseas
-Old rubber makes new rubber for
our motorized forces-for planes
tanks and bat;lesaips-and for es-
Hential civilian needs
s1Oid rags make needed materials
for emergency use, especially IN
cleaning machinery In war indus
tries and reworkec textiles"
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-04-07
WITH OUR MEN
in
ARMED FORCES

The Chronicie-Star Is frequent
y In receipt Of letters from our
men Who are in the service and,
believing that their families and
friends win enjoy them also. has
planned TO publish them from
time TO time together with notes
Of their movement so far as may
be given under army regulations.
The Chronicle-Star win also vel
come letters of special interest
received by families anc friends
Of the foregoing Arrangements
have been MADE by the Advertiser
Publishing Co. 70 send the
Chronicie-Star 10 these men at
half the usual rate.
The Cflronicle-Star
Pascagoula,
Dear Eiifors and publishers
think It a very fine aid and help
70 all the boys in the service from
our community 20 receive the
Chronicle-Star and keep up with
the home towns news and happen
fngx. While I am reading the
Chronicle Star II makes me feel
that / am right in good old Pasea-
eoaIa.
I hope all the boys enjoy the
paper ike / do for / find IN It 3 lot
Of news that is really interesting.
Well. 1 hope 70 continue receiving
@our paper" Thanking you ever 50
much.
PRIVATE CLAUDE J GREEN
Ed Note. Private Green is With
, pursuit squadron AZ Howard Field
N the Canal Zone.
Va
E-s2
Fort Sin. Oklahoma
Dear Sir
I wlzh 70 express my deep appFe-
citation for the Chronicie-Star We
soldiers from PasezFoula are deeply
Interested IN al events that occur
At home and the Chronlcie-Star
furnishes as with detailed reports q
shese events Through it We able
70 kesp IN contact with our friends
md what they are doing. For thE
source Of pleasure ] am grateful
Sincerely.
PVT THOMAS A. WHITE
PFC Julian AsLeod who has been
stationed al San Francisco has noe
been transferred % Los Angeles
Calf
n 4 letter recently received b
Mf2 Louise Richard from her Hn
Il HeFschel Richard. be stresses
tie pleasure that Is given him y
the aml-Weekiy news from home
through ue pages q the Chronicle
ssar and states that he reads gery
line II * Il Richard Is stationed u
TIE Dutch West indies Islands n
particular island being Aruh1 Hhiel
i aff tse coast 81 V~euezlela I "a
Ethe island that was bombed ~ -
Ja1anea q short time aeo.
Tae following from 8 Nos Polni
solder iii b. % interest e d
many friends;
Tan expecting 70 BE- naefed any
the ard - yoa nay discontinue
sending ne he paper ! III sub
szfEAs for + ahen ] go loea4se elze.
zlzeFz Private CFa1ez ez - E
zIaEe tazae MS brother Eaazs GEzns
Il Mus P0iut visited him + Cans
Fofresk. Tenn. arriving uleTe MazeE
u md returning home TIE fe1Rans
Ezz1zy The br0tfasFx uaz1Fee Z
2Claflanuom for the weez enc III
ehaI bring broken ~ g trip % Lax.
ct Mountain where fheT s1eni
SUNDAY. ard other pants q EleT.
- nearby Private Crane + L
ehazze q uIe islsf Medical aesashi
nieuf carx and TRUCKS - Ca1ef q
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wrt - 81
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-04-07

A young roban has been seen b
eat II feet q angle worms n 3 day.
The Army auaftsfmast-f rofIS a
using substitutes Ter mofe staH 80
materials nov -eflsleal
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-04-07
State Farm Income
Three Times That
Of Depression. 30
1871 fetal sf aleaksappi FaFuselN
10 Miiiiuff HnIlafx MafAs
Upuzrd En3aEnz HerFina feF
Firsi Time IN EIss Years

state csfIsse. MlssT1e 81.
tanced Industrial prediction ara
bigger paY fula II lhe e.lief % M
n4non a1H no# hsNsz translated
into higher uFIzsz and iaentneE faf
Mississippi fAsmsfa ne isti faffas
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-04-07

Friends Of sgt blanchard L Ellis
and Pvt Gus T Martin are greeting
them again after a period OF q few
days when they were sllut-ins be-
cause Of illness.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-04-07

America has a new kind Of migrant. lie Il young, travels
light. generally behaves himself. and has money. Hes on
way hooking for \ var job. with the chances good that he
win find enc. He is the War Faer.
No Steigheek has slepped forward 10 glorfk him. pr
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-04-07

81 e Wls0n ana ceTp Els-
zazzh = Ens o. 8 ARM Recreation
zfez e razczFozA ere 80 = q
abat aeatn after a. Mn@ = go
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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-04-07

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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-18
BATTLEFIELD
ETIQUETTE
OEy Associated Pre~s)

Most nations adhere closely to
international laws governing
treatn:ent0of war prisoners. These
laws bind only the powers that
sign them, bat are generally fol-
lowed by all notions.
Ancient conquerors killed or
tortured their captives. As
Christianity advanced, treatment
OF prisoners became more hu-
name.
Great steps forward were The
treaty between the U. S. and
Prussia in 1785-one of the first
pacts signed by nations. not at
war, concerning prisoners: and
the first international congress in
Brussels, 1874. This was followed
by conferences at Geneva, Lon
don, The Hague and elsewhere.
each making the rules more ex-
plicit.
According to generally accept
ed international law today, pris-
oners must be treated on a par
with the capturing country's own
soldiers. They can work in nom
military jobs, but must be paid;
they must not be shackled, except
when being transported; must be
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-18
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM AT CONVENT
LAST NIGHT WAS GREATLY ENJOYED

The Christmas entertainment
at the Convent of Mary Immac-
ulate last evening fulfilled all
expectations and an appreciative
audience left st. Ceciia's Hall
with that Christmas spirit which
only such a presentation can
give. The Choral Class sang
those DID, yet ever new, carols
of the Christmastide. The Miss
es Jessie Michels, Harriet Ward,
Davies Printz and Mary Ann
Matchet were the soloistS of this
number Among the little ones
in the Doll Symposium, Jane
Rykers Ann Conley and Norma
Watson held their audience en-
chanted. The lively, prankish
elves Rnd bthe dainty, timid fair
les delighted the listeners. Jena
Havlick, Carol Ann Carlson and
Valerie Murphy, in their first
stage appearance, captivated all.
The program was as follows:
On America and Christmas Car
ols--Choral Class.
Little Lordeen-Grade One.
Merry Christmas-Grade Two,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-18
DISPUTE OVER
NEGROES BODY
CONCERNS LOCAL UNDER.
TAKING ESTABLISHMENT
AND MIAMI UNDERTAKEN

The body of Willie Glenn. Jr..
negro, who was stabbed TO death
nine days ago, is the subject OF
"a dispute between the johnson
Undertaking Establishment IN
Key West and a Miami colored
undertaken.
2 The latter tried to have the
Johnson manager turn Glenn 5
BODY over TO him, the Miamian.
on the ground that Glenn's moth
er had given authority TO obtain
the body.
Manager johnson said he was
ready to give the body TO the
Miamian, provided he paid S85
expenses that had been incurred
since the body came into the
possession Of the johnson eS-
adjustment The S85, II was ex-
planned. included the cost q
embalming and the daily cost
while the body IS IN the morgue
Inc last report was that the
Miamian had offered S45 fer the
body, which was refused.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-18
SWEETHEARTS FOR
MEN In SERVICE
C8y Associated PreSs)

NEW YORK, Dec. l8.-Ann
Corio, one of the leading cxpon-
ents Of the strip-tease AIT, is or
ganizing group which she calls
''SweettcaTts Of the A.E.F." She
is rounding Up a group Of Broad
way and Hollywood actresses as
charter members OF the orRaniza-
ton, purpose Of which is to
adopt boys in the armed forces
overseas, write letters to them and
send at least once a month e pack
age Of candy, cookies, cisarets,
and other gifts. Each member.
says Ann, will be assigned a boy
by drawing a name from a hat.