The Coolidge examiner., 1943-10-29
News Exchange Column For
Coolidge Men In The Armed Forces


word received by his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. II. ID. Edge of Valley
Farms. Bob has two brothers in
tie service. Pfc. Paul Edge. mar
inc corps. and Archie Edge. S l/e.
L. S. coast guards.
CPL. ALLEN CANNON arrived
Sunday on six day leave from
Camp Carson. Colorado. TO visit
his wife and new baby daughter.
Barbara joyce. whom he had not
seen before The corporal Las
earned medals as an expert with
the bayonet. marksman with rifle
and sharp shooter with rifle, be
sides having earned a years good
conduct ribbon.
cIPIRANO JOSE, Seaman &C.
is a Papago Indian boy from san
IA Rosa. who attended Coolidge
high school and OF whom one 81
his Coolidge friends. writes. lie
Is now at L. S. Naval Air station
Alameda. California. and says he
enjoys tie training. He Is a boy
who will be a credit to his country.
We have mailed him a copy OF the
Examiner every week since he lett
in early June"
]. r. NOTTINGHAM, Seaman
2lc. writes from the U.S.S. Long
Island that he is just recovering
from pneumonia The boys "out
there" await the mail and news
from home more eagerly than any
Of MS realize and Nottingham has
not always gotten the letters he
hoped for. but you stay out anu
buy the war bonds and I'll stay IN
the Navy and give the Japs hell.
his letter ends.
STURGEON o'ooNNELL, Sea
man fIc. who is now at a location
from which he can write very little
receives the Examiner about every
two weeks, he says. But IL Is stiil
new 10 us and we really appreci-
ate II in a place like this o.
Donnell has been following the
Coolidge football news with inter.
est and would sure like TO be
there to see some of the Coolidge
games this season. but we have
another game TO finish before We
can get there" Bill Pierce and Joe
Espinoza are at the same place
and send their regards home BY
.O'Donnell They also enjoy the
Examiner" when they get back
to the States. O'Donnell says. he
feels sorry for the cafes. because
those three boys are sure going
for some good American food.
PVT. ALVIN q. MILLER writes
his mother. Mrs. o. 7. Frizzeli.
that he has been on the go for
the past three weeks. "0ne week
| was out at Pleasant Grove TAX
ing more training. then | was on
troop train two weeks helping
cook. went TO California. Arizona,
Texas. Colorado and Wyoming. and
since I've been back al home base
(Salt Lake City, Utah I've been
catching up on sleep" Pvt. Miller
ends by saying he is o. k. and
hopes his mother won't wait as
long TO write as he did.
ROY THOMAS, G. NJ. sc, writes
his mother. Mrs. Lucy Thomas.
from Treasure Island. MY morale
sure lifted high today as received
whole pile OF Coolidge Examl'
ners. Seems like they had been
chasing me all around and at last
reached me. | spent all afternoon
reading them and now guess |
know what's. happening back
there. read about some of the
boys back home getting a well de
served leave. which is very good
Il feel fine and hope everyone
in the family is the same. | won
der how Sam and Art (his two
brothers in service) are getting
along. guess it will be quite
some time before you hear from
me again. but don't worry"
PVT. JOSEPH r. CHESleY
writes from England. Thought [
would let you know where | am
and how | like il. / have been
here for some time now. The people
are very friendly and the country
very pretty, but there are two
things really miss-the lights
and the Coolidge Examiner. 1
would like TO have the paper, so
will you please send ii to me If you
can"
FOR THE INFORMATION of
Private Chesley and other over
seas Coolidge men in the Army, we
cannot send them the Examiner
unless we have their personal re-
quest on file in this office. This
is according to a recent postal