Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-09-17
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kOUR BOYS X
In The Service

Pvt. Charles Smith, left Tuesday
for Camp Swift. near Austin, Texas,
following a few days furlough spent
here with his parents, Mr.. and lJrs-
I II. c. Smith, and other relatfs 'es-
| Where Pvt Sn.-
new camp, and very nice one. yIrs
brother, Clyde Smith, who is at
Fort Barrancas, Florida, is expected
home In few days on furlough.
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Pvt. Dwight Miller, Pvt. Samuel
| Cordray and Pvt. HerscheI McCon-
nell who left here recently, are at
Camp Grant. ILL.,, where they are
receiving their basic training.
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Pvt. John Hammond who is now
at Camp Knox, KY. spent the week
ed here with his parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Haven Hammond and other
relatives and friends.
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Pvt. Edgar butcher, stationed I'm
the hospital at Fort BENJAMIN Har-
rison, Ind, spent the week end in
Malta with his wife.
Lee Gerlach has been moved from
Paris Island to a camp at New Riv-
er, N. c. Lee in writing to his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Gerlach.
told Of box in their camp where
soldiers each time they swore had
to throw in dime. When they left
camp. the one who had the fewest
dimes in it got it all.
Chalmer Carnes, who is in an
army camp hospital at Camp Bowie,
Texas, is improved His address is:
100 Ord, Camp Bowie, Texas Pvt.
Lyle Carnes, who has been at Camp
Lee, Va, informed his mother that
he was to move, but had not been
informed where
Aubrey Wees, son of Rev. and
Mrs. L. S. Wees, of this place, en-
listed in the service last week at
Fort Hayes. He has been manager
of the Firestone store at Chillicothe.
His wife will make her home with
her father, Claude Mckinney, of
Uhrichsville. She will probably go
back to the position she had prior
to her marriage, that of accountant
with the sc and 10c store
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Pvt. Robert w. Porter, who is
stationed at Tampa, Fla, arrived
last Thursday for a 15-day furlough
with his wife in Malta, and other
relatives. Pvt. Porter is instructor
in the signal corps at Drew Field.
In a letter to hGs grandmothe<
Mrs. Flora Grandstaff, Pfc. Howard
L. Taylor, who is in Alaska writes
that he was very happy to get her
letter. He wrote that he can't tell
where he is stationed or what he is
doing, but thinks it would maybe
be nicer to read about it in a book,
than to be there. News is still very
much restricted and about all he
can say is that he is well, not to
worry, and be good. His address:
Pfc. Howard l.. Taylor, 35032524,
Med. Dit, 3Oth F. A., APO 942,
care postmaster, Seattle, Wash.
Attorney William M. Summers.
prosecuting attorney of Washing
ton county, and president of the
Ohio prosecuting attorneys associa-
tion has joined the army air SER
vice, and has received orders to re-
port Oct. 8, at Maimi Beach, Fla.
He has been commissioned First
Lieutenant. The responsibility Of sell
Getting an acting prosecutor to fill
the position while the incumbent is
in the army, falls to common pleas
judge L. B. Ogle. Attorney Summers
has completed the first half of his
second term as prosecutor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Kidd have
received word from their son,
Wayne, who is tn army camp at Ft.
Columbia, Washington, that he .ex-
poets to be home on a furlough
about Oct. 1.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Watkins had
q letter dated Sept. Z, from their
son, Dean, who is on maneuvers on
a desert somewhere IN U. S. A. The
there hes been 140 de-
grees, with no shade, except some
canvas, but he says he doesn't feel
the heat much more than he would
here. but the sand storms are ter
rible, and when they come they
writes there is not house or tree
in sight. He told his parents not
to worry, for in about six or eight
months he would be back with them,
for they had the Japs on the run
Pvt. Charles E. Robinson, of near
Blue Rock, is at Camp Grant, IlIi-
nois, in the medical corps His
is Sept %, and would be
glad to hear from anyone back
home. His address is: Pvt. Charles
E. Robinson, U. S. Army, Co. c. 3rd
Platoon. Goth Med Ing. Bn., Camp
Grant, Illinois.
S. G.. Hanson of Granville was
supper guest Monday evening of his
cousin, Mrs. O. V. Hanlin, and hus-
band. Mr.. Hanson's son, Eugene
former teacher in the
Stockport high school, and for sew
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department in the North Texas state