The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-09-24

John II. Carver. Jr.. a graduate
OF Ypsilanti High School, and son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. John Carver, Zeeb
Rd., is receiving flight training at
Lemoore, Cal. His wife, the former
Virginia Baughen, Pinckney, is
with him in California.
Mrs. Harry Kempf Jr. has re.
ceiyed word that her brother Pvt
Benjamin Shock. is in the hospital
in Louisiana with stomach trouble
He is stationed at Camp Livingston.
La.
Pvt. Mildred l.. Marker Of 531lh
W. Cross st. has begun training at
the First Women's Army Corps
Training Center at Fort Des
Moines, Iowa.
She was Immediately assigned TO
a Receiving Center company for a
week OF elementary training. Here
she was issued clothing and equip
ment, instructed in rudiments of
drill, and given Army classification
tests.
For the following four weeks, she
will be assigned to a Basic company
for more detailed training preparing
her to replace a man in a non-com-
bat Army job.
Cpl. Murle Shock has arrived
home from an army desert camp in
Arizona on six day turlough. He
is spending it with his parents Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Shock, $3.50 Nor
gan Rd.. Ypsilanti.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Shock enter
tanned 80 guests Sunday at delic-
ious chicken dinner in honor of
their son and guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Shock and family,
Plat, Mr.. and Mrs. Levern Shock
and family, Plat Rd., Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Kempf Jr. and family, Nor
ton Rd,, Ann Arbor, Mrs. Benjamin
Shock and Judy. Newton St, Mrs.
Pearl Hubbard and Kathleen, Nor
gan Rd., Hubert Shock and family,
Ypsilanti, Miss Louise Bates, New
ton ST., friend OF the honored guest,
and Kay, Jay, Gerald. Louis and
Louise Shock, all of Morgan Rd.
Cpl. Murle Shock spent Monday
evening with Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Shock and family, Plat. Tuesday
he had luncheon with Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Kempf, Jr., David and Mari,
Ign, Morton Rd., Ann Arbor. Tues
day evening the Kempfs, Cpl. Murle
Shock, Ray and Gerald Shock en-
joyed a show in Ypsilanti.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Kempf .r.
and family entertained at potluck
supper Wednesday in honor OF Cpl.
Murle Shock. Covers were laid for
"a people. This also celebrated
Howard Shocks 31st birthday. A
birthday cake was baked and dec
GRATED by Mrs. H. F. Kempf. Jr.
Cpl. Murle Shock left Ann Arbor
Thursday to return to his camp in
Arizona.
James Cotton. son OF Col. and
Mrs, Ray Cotton, Mason, Mich,
who went into the Air Force in July.
has been transferred from Miami,
Fla. to Creighton College tin Oma-
ha, Nebr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul D. Petit have
heard from their son Keith, seaman
second class, that he narrowly es.
capped injury In the explosion last
Friday at Norfolk, Va.
Pfc. John Munger returned Tues
day to Camp White. oregon, having
spent a furlough OF one week with
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. G. II.
Munger. He is a member of an
Engineers Combat Regiment which
has been occupied since March,
1912. in construction of the Alcan
Highway, and the Canol Highway.
in the Yukon Province of Canada.
The promotion OF Roscoe S
Pitts, Ypsilanti, from the rank of
private first class to corporal, was
announced today by Colonel Der.
nard T. Castor, commanding officer.
Hunter Field, Georgia. Cpl. Pitts
entered the service at Ann Arbor
on June 20, 1912. Prior to entering
the service he attended Arthur Hill