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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-05
THE DISTINGUISHED
 FLYING CROSS

A 11 n A4 w N11AAI00
 The Distinguished Flying Cross is awarded to any person, who, while serving in any capacity with the Army Air Corps of the United States, including the Ma tional Guard and the Organized Reserves, subsequent to April 6, 1917, has distinguished himself or shall distinguish himself by heroism or extraordinary achieve ment, while participating in an aerial flight.
 On a bronze patee a fouEbladed propeller; in the re-entrant an- gles, rays forming . 1-inch square. On the reverse are en- grayed the grade, name, and or- ganization of the recipient. The cross is suspended by a plain straight link from q silk moire ribbon composed of alternate red, white, and blue stripes, blue pre- dominating.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-05

Authorities have indicated that an attempt would be made to hold Rangoon until the last as "Tobruk of the east" under siege.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-05
CONTAGIOUs

Since Frances Clifford played op- posite Richard Dix in Paramount'E new outdoor epic, Tombstone (Ths Town Too Tough to Die)," she har been collecting cowgirl hats.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-05
PLANE FACTORY TRAINS
 WOMEN

Bristol, Pa. = (UP) - Women be- tween the ages of IS and 25 will be trained for jobs in the Fleetwings aircraft factory. The course will take 10 weeks and includes sheet metal work, blueprint reading, riv- eting, and other operations.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-05

Argentina will spend S3,OOO,O0O on its government railways.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-05

New Zealand will ship 2,OOO tons of pea seed to Britain.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-05
NAZIS ORDERED
 PARIS TO MOURN

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-05
TED WILLIAMS TO
 PLAY THIS YEAR

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-05
REV. LEO FINN IS MONSICNOR

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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-10-09
Officer Condidofe
To Receive Same
PoY As Inductee

Tie rules governing the pay
and allowances fof volunteer OF
ftcer candidates are confused fnf
many locai boards officers 81 the
State Seleetive Service head
quarters has announced
II ar effort Il clear NJ anv
misunderstanding the headauar-
tiers officials explained that The
average period Of basic and Of
fleeH candidate training VII BE-
from SIX II nine months. dur
ing which period the candidate
received the same rate o pay Is
provided 1of e person ndueted In
b military service The regis
uanf specifically valves al claim
foz deiermenl from military serx-
ice By reason og persons depen-
dent upon nm for support This
does not mean thaf any depend
enk that he has vii not BE- maid
TIE usual allowances set forth un-
der The SeExlccmens Dependents
Allowance act Of 1912 For Illus
traflon, 3 class lila ueeIsfrani
wlth a wtie and to children. ac-
cepted as q volunteer officer can
dadaIe, wla receive S2B per month
Is q private be hasic training.
while he Niie and children re
eeive So per month during this
period
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-10-09
Closing Law
Is Amended
BY Council
Hours for Sole OF
"Intoxiccnfs Are
Slightly Increased

pascagouIa's recently enacted
closing law on the sale Of
ZINE, beer or Intoxicating IL
auors was amended this week
at 3 meeting Of the mayor and city
council
The amended ordinance pro
vides shal no establishment shall
sell wine. beer OF intoxicant 5
before 5 a IN on any secular das.
or after II pm. except on Satur-
dav when the sale viii BE- legal
until u midnight
As before. the ordinance pro
vldes that no establishment shall
sell the bauned drinks before
noon on Sunday or remain open
for business after II p m
Licensed restaurants are per
mltied 70 enen during their usual
hours On Sunday but are mt per.
mlfsed 70 sell wine. beer or sin
taxicating liquors. during the
banned hours
The ordinance applies 10 any
establishment within the corpor-
ate limits Of Pascaaoula IN which
beer. wine 81 Intoxicating liquors
are Sold or permitted 70 De sold
OF given away
The full ordinance viii bc
found In another part Of fhis is.
u q the Chronicle Star and Adj
ventlSer.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-10-09
Veterun Moss Point
Eridiron Star
Suffers Broken Leg

Junior Pierce veteran football
e.. sustained an injury MONDAY
afternoon during practice tia
may keep hun from the foothall
lineup for several weeks The
accident vas q blow e the hepes
= the Moss Point Tigers for II
rest q fheir schedule HIS nam
hss appeared 81 TIE starting hns
up Tor the past three wears Iunlaf
has been verx versatile. hasInH
PLAYED every position on u
team Time and again BY rs
spectacular pass catches down
feld blocking hard taekiing ana
beautiful broken field running
Junior has earned his place amon6
the Moss Point High Scheo'
greats Junior also has a tEne
spirit g leadership Many umes
id he provide ne spark 81 cen
hdence that carried the Tiger
Among his schoalnsate. Junior s
very popular. He has always haen
Interested in other phases Of the
school program
The entire school students ana
faculty. 5ain With this paper =
expressing our sincere sympathy
= Junior and Ssh for I'm 9 eeEz.
speedy recovery.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-10-09
Tire inventories
Due BY October Is.
Dealers Warned

A reminder thar : report IT
lhelr tire inventories Is of Sep.
tenabef 80 is IS b. filed with OpA
before October Is wa issued to-
day 70 al tire sellers il Miasis
sippi - " \ Chichester, state
slre raiioninE officer
Chichester said thai reporting
forms are being sent By mail 10
most Of those required q file. bur
cautioned any tire SELLER who does
not receive 3 form by mai 10 oh
tain copies al his local war price
enc rauaning board and 70 return
me completed report to the LOCAL
buard
The report Is required each
quarter and shows stocks Of al
new and used tires and tubes n
treads ard reeaps
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-10-09
I. r. Brumfield
Heads Moss
Point YMBC

Thad Brumfleid was elected
president az the Young Mem
Hasinnss Club az Maas palnt this
Werk lie succeeds Frank &
Spann. 1r.. Ia that office
Other officers named az IT,
meeting we're Forest crabtree
first vice president Joe alcQuade
second vice president, Anton E
klhyei. secretary neasaaey. CLAY
Cooper. assistant secretary treas
urer. and r. T. Livingston. sef
.aeani alarms ~ spann vii
give the cath If efflcc 70 the ncA
iY~elected officers ~ the regular
meeting Of the club Monday
Nr. BFumticld. vino Was nnans
mntsls elected Il the post Of press
dent. has been q member Of tie
group faT the past several wears.
octopus the caterpillar. the tilaa
aehve IN club affairs and has
headed several important commit
lees He IS also prominent in 9th
81 organizations particularly ia
the Rotary Club and ne has seft
81 the community by working %
various Red Cross and other rivle
financial drives He IS q merchant
aud is manages of BFum9leld
Store n AioSs Point
Mi khayat reached . new high
when he Was re elected secretary
aud treasurer for the eighth con
secutive term.
Resent additions 10 the mem
bership of the elan are J G Avent
Of the International Paper Con
pany. Southern Kraft Division.
RAYMOND Taylor. ingalls, Ship
building Corporation and san
Rosenthal. jackson County MILL
The Y NJ b c has new emo
rooms located 81 Church an
DanuleF streets and considerable
sork has been done By the mem
ners IN completing these rooms
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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-10-09
]. z. Nc rush Tells
Roturiuns About
Menhoden Products

An informative talk on menha
den fisheries by ] Z MrGrath
of the Wallace M. Quinn Fisher.
les. was ihe feature Of the Rotars
Club meeting IN pascaFonla
Wednesday. Mr.. McGaagh Mas
Introduced rs Arthur v smith.
MF Mc0rath told some Of the
details 81 the fish business. - APP
piled 10 this branch Of il. name
jy the conversion Of the small
FISH known locally as sardines
bat are really menhaden He
said his firm which located
asfnsa the fipef from paaeagoula
had shipped 10000 gsllens ~
fish oil and rs cars e fash meal
ous q pascsnouia TINS wear They
employ Us men IN the factory
and on the waters. Keeping five
large fishing boats engaged
The Eisi of Mr. McGraihS talk
was that the industry was putting
out ? product that Was q help IN
waF effort ~ the same time be
ing an industry that paid cut a
great amount Of money IL wages
that would bo lost entirely to
psseagotsla that il was using Il
natural product that was here ia
abundance The most og the az
guIneni he used h iussiis tile eX
isienre Of ihe industry IS con
tanned IL ARTICLES contained in
other articles IN tins issue
Tom Wells told ot the progress
Of the scrap collection drive bv
the school children. and stated
that he needs more trucks io
haiti the scrap to she dumping
grounds On the railroad siding
near the municipal water plant
j { SehWinEle Nas introduced
and welcomed rs 3 new Rotarlan
M Schwlngle stated that he Was
formerly a Rotarian in another
city and Wss glad 10 Set back in
Ia the fold There wer no Wis.
itlng R0tarians and 40 guests
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-10-09
TO Win War Is
Main Job ofAll,
Speakers

saiae
the war should be the major con
cern Of every person in this coun
Try today. several guest speak
ers addressed the organization
Meeting o. the Citizens Service
Corps held at the FascagouIa High
.6ehool auditorium Thursday
night
The ann Ct TINS Corps Is 70 re
late tne various phases of war
effort activities N SUCH q way
IS - insure The greatest eff
cheney with the smallest possible
amount of overlapping Groups
drove from Ocean Springs and
Mess Point and other near by
points for the formation Of this
coordinatinE agency in Jackson
County but the attendance a. the
meetlng did not come up to ex
pectatons and tire audltorium
Was oniy half filled
$ { Bray Of the regional OCD
office in Atlanta. Mrs Velma X
TInsiey. assistant state director Of
Jackson Or. Felix Underwood.
head at the State Department Of
Education. Miss Jane Perry. rep
fesentatige Of the American Red
Cross. J. J benson OF the state
OpA with headquarters n Jack
son. and Stanley Robinson, II
charge Of recreational activities
IS related 10 the OCD coach OF
Mississippi College at Clinton
acre the CIT Of town guest speak
ea explaining the functions Of
TINS corps ana the responsible
ties Of the citizens 20 the Civilian
Defense program
British Officer Speaks On War
One 81 me principal speakers
Was Lieut. Il E Gillespie Of the
British Navy. temporarily sta
toned here
Comparing Hitler with the
crocodile 81 fiction which lav
Wish his mouth open and wei
coined little fishes II with gently
smiling iaRs Lieut. Gillespie de
elared taaf never II history has
such a dastardly crocodile as
Hitler and rs allies made appear
asssa in hzEsaev Ire EneH zhwan
dew . picture q what life would
b like should the AXIS powers
b come possibility win fhz war
Our culture would Be destroy
ed eur religion called Naxzm. 3
neW Christ who would be Adolf
Hitler and 4 new eruSs. the Swas
uka he ald We can nj really
saalize shst 3 conquered life
nouid be bat perhaps Poland
Czecho SIeeakia e. Greece could
ell US
TIE VIII necessity O. N eff
cent Civilian Defense can b.
earned from The suffering q
Britain he pointed 1at l.
Ehai country mere than 100000
civilians have been KILLED ~ il
5aHed and oue oaf o. every S
ZONES has been destroyed q dam
80 in - raids he SD
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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-10-09
Name School
For Teacher Is
Idea Of ROiarian

STRIKES greater profits and per-
sQnai convenience must all be
forgotten Il We ase 70 win TINS
war ID the opinion Of Command
er Essnond Avery Of the Civil All
Patrol Of tbs area who addressed
the Moss Point Rotary Club AZ
its regular meeting Thursday.
Proceeding the Introduction Of
Commander Avery 70 the club Dy
G. Slyfied who was IN charge Of
the program. " G Stewart made
the recommendation that tie Ro-
tar8 Cub sponsor 3 movement 70
have The new elementary school
Ia Moss Point named the Char
loste " Hyatt school in honor Of
the memory II the late Miss Lot
tie Hyatt teacher N the Moss
Point schools for more than 30
tCnnflnued On Page G. Section ID
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-10-09
35-Mile National
Speed Limit To
Be Enforced

TIE IS mile speed limit viii
H#seiiy enforced n Mississippi.
officials announced TINS
AesaHding % Colonel T P Bra
re State Highway Patrol will
ms INIT wiz the help a.
Auxiliary Highway Patrol
had abouf 10 members
8la report al violaiors te Pa
HeadquarfelS
= Haase motorists Nzho are viii
ng Il sacrifice = little speed for
country vii gIxe INC victory
with their ca horn when
80 a violation they too will
asIpInE = see enforcement Of
sIial pfegIant. Colonel Bra
SD
name and address Of VIOLA
81 be furnished al Ralion
BE- sad, ana i may b.
q have 8 Stacker lst
county paper
Azsaadine e Mss Lena Brock
slate department al cars
q checked IL the entake
E = the speed limit and fhis
sae examining Of all DIV
licenses Eeefx moz@ tst
~ careful q renew or
Hzen5e helore lae explE#N0n
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-10-09

Election tor
November 9
Electors TO Vote on
Proposed Salary
Roise and New Tax

A special election has been
called ~ fhe cts council far Nov
ember 3 IS which the electors o.
Pa@eagoula viii vote on ts.o or
dinances passed tins week ~ TIE
mayor and council
Ore ordinance provides for the
increase IN the salary 81 the may
OF and two counciimen from
Sl4T So per month 70 500 %. and
the second asks for the levy Of
2 tax not to exceed four mills on
ali taxable property. real and per
sonal. IN the corporate limits Of
Pascagoula for general improve
nlant purposes
BON ordinances and election
notices IN full viii be found IN
another part Of fhis issue q The
Chronicle Star and Advertiser
Botn ordinances would become
effective following their approx
al b the electors Of the special
election. and both we're unani
niously passed BY the mayer and
council
TIE ordinance asking fof the
Improvement tax says in part
that the mayor ard city council
Be authorized TO levy on all tax
able property. real and personal.
within the corporate limits If the
City Of PaSeagoula. FOR general
Improvement purposes, a tax not
10 exceed four mills for the fis.
cal year beginning October 1,
1852 and ending September 30,
1919 and for each fiscal wear
tare The aeev ~ ire said
tax shall be made at tlsO san.e
time other mxes for the CITY 81
Paseaeoula are LEVIED hy the
board OF Mayor ard councilmen
n said city.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-10-09
Living In a Japanese Concentration
Camp No Joke. Says Miss Fender

Lie 10 3 Janant tnsarmeut
camp could definitely stand some
improvements. according e Hiss
Auflz Pes8sf and she ought u
know for she spent ai1 months
Ii one
Miss pender l. . foreign mis-
.slouafy Of the Southern Baptist
Convention and size SERVED ia
Chlna for about sis yesaf She
Nas in Hong Kong when that citY
wns taken ~ TIE Japanese and
her experiences a. Z prisoner 81
Japan WEIR felaGeo III q special
meeting of ihe Women's Mission
AIRY Society Friday a. the First
Baptist church She spent three
days here a. the guest Of Dr.
anu Mrs l. & Gfern snd she also
spoke ~ TIRE church Sunday
Have YOU ever been nnnNfs FOR
3 week ~ = month Of kix weeksf
she asked ihe wonen who gath
erred 90 hear her speak = Is
10 say the leasf 3 distinctly un
pheasant sensation yet ~ wefe
hungry the entire tine we we're
is the Stanley Concentration
rHmp The Japs uniy brought AS
fuad ~ 10 IL the morning and
at 5 IN tie afternoon ard there
was newer enough
The diet consisted II vegetables
seconds. = little meat and rice.
The prisoners cooked The food
themselves but, Is Miss pendeg.
pointed out there wasn't much
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-10-09
Health Department Finds Drastic
Measures Necessary. Wesiman Says

The Health Department Is IN
dergolng q period Of transition.
In the past i has largely depend
ed on education and cnaxing q
get results but with only indif.
ferent success The exigencies
of var and the acute problems
created BY 3 rapid influx q
aar workers are demanding 3
more energetic approach AItho
Ne continue % believe that Cd.
aration S most important. We
are forced e turn for assistance
% the Army ard Navx. and .
The Courts The urgency o. ne
situation requires thai in1medI
ste acuon b. secured
There are some people who
WlA mi comply Alth health and
sanitation regulations no matter
how much Ne try = explain
theif need Sach people are b.
nature EasanitaHy ard selfish As
tine sent On they have begun
70 regard the heaitb dAnarznent
with dIsdain believing the d.
partmenE b b weak and impo-
tent unable = enkozee regaIa
u0nS Such persons vii ean-
ply onls when they see re stre1g
arm NIIa the Big stuck o. when
their business o. poeket-aookz
are affected Hat l. nay surprise
laem - learn nat = emefgen
eies tae health department. has
almasl Hmltez power as defined
~ iaU Il nos appeaa ueces
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-10-09
sary Q use hat poFer.
More Aggressive ATTITUDES

Hofe aggressive Attitude
Even though we are assuming
q more aggressive attitude. We
= set trying e be reasonable
and fair, employing judgment and
discretion = guide cur actions
Il Is not cur purpose to cause
embarrassment % anyone. IN
less i j. 3 necessary means 10
TIE desired end Nor have We
embarked IN this more energetic
program without first ascertain
ing anat public opinion Is behind
Us. and demands such action
The Cvic Council. which IL
thoroughly representative q the
community. has unanimously
voted 70 support oar program.
particularly the present cleanup
campaign
Ire u S Army 81 81 sug.
geaea ms6e Inspection = Al
public eating establishments n
Paezg01ia tbs month and erect
Cd fifteen OaIanI1s azns in
front e msaEatary places Short
IS nAon Nil - made b the
Army Of similar establishments
IN ether parts 81 Re county. and
later = osHH types e foad1and-
AaE establishments - wei IS *
"a shpn and theatres
These of Limits signs are
q age q dshonof for tie es
4aLenE before which fhey
aanuee % Page s. Sec1on n
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-10-09
Dr.. Westman 10
Be Transferred
TO New Orleans

II naEnaf i Wesfnan Of the
United States Health Department
and setting head ~ the jackson
County Health Department 0ith
hraaaaarten 3 PaseaKoula has
been promoted 10 6 position with
the Nrw Orleans Health Depart.
aren't ~efiecytee the middle Of this
fuonsh according % an official
aunaa1neement made this week.
He viii Be- replaced here b DIT
HENRY Bower Hoff. formerly ~
TIM rennsyleania Health Depart.
n4ent and fef the past three
months OF fao United States
Health Service d. Haff arrived
N Faseagoula Thursday 10 take
over ms duties As head If the
c0nniY department
ptRinr his sevefal months 81
service II tls5s cuuntv. Dr West
man has been particularly active
III 3 drive aRainsi prostitution and
resulting infection II this sec
tifn He nstlgated i drive for The
meeting u sanitary standards be
food handling establishments and
e VAS az 4 result 81 this that
army officers recently made an
inspection IN the county. placing
off limit Signs before those
places which did not meet the 9
n4irnmanfs
Active IN Milk Shortage
He has alep beon particularly
aefestad TIE purity Of klle
water anc n BE lass report Is ne
Board 81 Supervisors Of the G0nn-
~. was able 10 announce that the
water In Paseagoula. which for a
time showed traces Of pollution.
nos perfectly safe. His ac-
tt,liM extended into the milk
situation which has been critical
in tbs county and Re has appeal
ed e the state health department
for ruling Is 10 whether the To-
cal health department can e to
the leagfhs q raiionlue milk here
Tor ths benefit OF the children
n Hastsrian has made strides
iow ard forcing ~ persons who
are Nheduied 70 report to the
health department Tor treatment
~ venereal diseases 10 do so, and
has even Enne 10 the lengths OF
prfnglng persons falling 70 DO thus
ucuiafly Necessary thar any nan
hculaFls necessary that and man
who Aas bseu rejected foG the
armed service because Of
such disease b. required t. take
tfie shois ana complete the course
of treatment = SION 5 possible 50
tiiti he MAY take has place n
ihe armed forces
D. Hom Nas graduated from
the medical school q the unlver-
s'N of Michigan Ia 1919 and he
reed his interneship IN John.
ioNn Pa and IN Cas- City. Mich
After six years Of private prac
ice II Pennss ivania he returned
,p the University # Michigan for
posi- graduate work IN public
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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-10-09
Rubber Boot
Raiioned, Board
Is Enlarged

Mems rubber boots and shoes
joined the ranks of the rationed
this week when sale of them was
frozen At midnight Tuesday for
3 six day period At the expira
ton Of this period, these items
win be rationed right along with
sugar and tires according to or
ders received from the state
board
While thr rubber boots and
shoes are temporarily off the
market merchants are being re
qaired to obtain forms from their
local rationing board on which 10
file a merchandise inventory Of
these articles
Explaining that rubber foot
wear 70 certain workers IS IS
necessary as tires 10 m auiomo
bile PRICE Administrator Leon
Henderson asserted asat we're
rationing this footwear 70 keep
me working-prodaeine to win
the war
New Member On Local Beard
With the growth Of tie nufa
~ ratiarad articles the Jaek F
County War Price and Ratlonln
Board has been increased from
three 70 nine member enc
mo three sec ions ea51e =
an announcement made Thursday.
TIE additional members were
named BY K. Y. Burnham. chair
man of tne jackson County Civil
ian Defense Council !. = Ford.
Pascagnula attorney. VIII confin
ne as chairman % the board and
be VIII also serve on the group
10 handle applications for hnez.
tvpewriters. automobiles and bi
cycles. On this committee with
Mr. Ford are z c. Wood, Moss
Point and z W. Hing. Ocean
Springs The meeting date has
been SCI for each Tuesday at 80
D m
In charge Of the fati0nina Of
sugar ana mems rubber footwear
are L X Mcintosh. Moss Point
John +. Watts. Pascagoula. and
Robert A FriaT. Ocean Springs
They vii meet each Wednesday
1t 10 p m
In charge Of ceiling prices vii
Continued On Page g. Sec i
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-10-09

iilai could b. aaue NH wHaf
lley nad hut 70 coos Il I'D -
geii4fr into . WaEsry ana Bot vs
aauflaflng sie0
No Clothes
The clothes situation Na -
othef critical problem ane SAID
When ihes were arrested Is So
n the winter. Jantiay ard mast
Of the hundreds who Wafe ii
termed n the camp were Wesrina
0o0len garments and the ma orr
IS had no clothes other IRAN
Those IN which they wsre isken
prisoner. With he coming *
summer shcse clothes wefe too
warm ia that tropical climate.
Mis- penstes said
Fortunately 8 gfrl came lnte
the camp after 3 feW weeks she
said bringing with her more than
900 yards OF cotton material We
were quite bass making shest
Tor all the men and women Tres
osay have been skinlpy bat ,aee
ae5e cool ! musf sHv however.
that We made skirts for q fev af
tEe women There afe JUST nat
ufaily cons Numeu yuu had rsth
ef see ln skirisf
Miss Fender had landed ii
Hong KING after i vacation IA
ihe unltra Staies oulY 8 snart
time before the Japanese began
q bomb the CITY on Decembcf s.
> little while after the attack ~
lCnntinaed Oh nage 6. sgeilnn =
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-10-09
Tax Equiixing
Board Is Meeting
Ia Moss Point

ttH Mpa IAsNi faK fahsii1a
tiDn hesga 81 session ttis week
~ adjust All real and personal
aH faism Mealaer II fhs board
are Mayor Geulge Wood " l.
Alien y 81 PERKINS ) Col
lev & i. Head r 6 sgann IL
aa1 y q Stewart