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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-02-20
FOUR NE v
LIEUTENANTS
FROM KANSAS
West Virginia And
New ork-AISe|
Represented

FORT RILEY. Kan - An
other class has been gradu-
hted and another group Of
second lieutenants have set
forth To their future assign
merits Four OF the ~ Gers arc from
Kansas They arc Thomas f Bruce
Of Fort Scott. who received all Of
rs education a; Fort Scott grammar
s7d high echools before ne enlisted
IN the army in 1887 - For, Hua-
chuea, Ariz.. al the age a. l9 He was
as gned 10 The 25ih Infantry, and
after basic training was ~SSiCncd 10
machine gun unit 10 Wh Oh he
WIS attached FOR the remainder o.
rs f1ur-year enlistment In 9l0
ne was promoted 10 corooral and
la.er he Sotyei as his CON pary's
GERS and then as = class feat+ar
clSrk FIRST for nc enlisted person.
ne ~ the p5rd DAi~-an anG il e.
II nGeS .ng arc record ug qualf
cation cards ~ officers o. nc 93rG
and attached uu--s TIC raro 20 'be
Cavalry Schoo, from THIS or@ar wa
tn
William r Roys;on Of Kansas CITY
Is . man who has hsld ever, en-
lsted ank n the army excepting
that OF master sergeant and NhoS'
army career dates from 1894 wher
he enlisted anG was assigned 10 the
Tenth Cavalry. then stationed al
Fort LelvenWorih Son clergy
man. Lieutenant Royston attended
school IN his native Kan.as City
where he was very active IN ath
le,ics and received major letters II
football, baske' bal. and track
Alfred W Johnson OF leaven.
worth enlisted in the Tenth Caval'y
IN 1870 ai-Fori LeayenHorih.-He
later became reglmental supply
Clerk. assistai.iL troop supply ser
geant squad and section leader
warrant officer and assistant regi-
mental supply officer During his
school years. he achieved the dis
tinction Of topping all entries in the
Q test held for xth. seventh anc
eighth grade pupils Of Leavenwor,h
Herbert W Standfield,, OF Kansas
City, six years ago was doubling
~ n 4, 81
ho,sensn and bellhop in Kansas
City. Mo. hotel His army career
dates lack 10 1871, when he was
indicted into the service at Fort
Lesvenworth. He was assigned 10
the Tenth Cavalry and was with
that organization at Camp Locke.t,
Calf, holding the rank OF s-rgeant
when lie received orders to report
20 the Cavalry school as an officer
candidate
s, Two soldiers from other state,
are also in this group Of graduate
officers:
Eric T. Armstrong. OF Brooklyn,
N Y. dreamed once Of becoming a
boxing champion. Born in 1919 in
New York City, Il. Armstrong has
had q varied career After leaving
a.trade school in Brooklyn, wher
he studied mechanics and drafting
he worked in a shoe store, spent a
period in the Civilian Conservation
Corps. was employed as a garage
attendant. was a YMCA counselor,
a WPA recreation leader and an
amateur and professional boxer
John n Miller OF Winona, W Va,
orphaned at nine wears Of age. cid
not allow this or other difficulties 10
interfere with obtaining an educa-
ton and a commission in the army.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-02-20
Defend Color
Issue In The
Pickens Case

WASHINGTON (ANP) De-
tending the color issue in the Pic.
kens case, Rep. Charles l. Gifford
Of Massachusetts, said:
Il did not know anything about
William Picksns until this debate
opened. I did not even know he was
colored man. l do not like the
.dea Of bringing the color issue
upon the floor in this manner Most
of us did not know Mr.. Pickens was
a colored man. That should have
nothing to do with it. Why drag
that red herring across the trail?
We love the colored man. | wish he
was not colored, because my feel
ing is more favorable toward him in
that he may have done something
Of which he was not fully conscious.
in his enthusiasm to help his race"
AS part of the day long debate
Rep. Knutsen of Minnesota added a
different note when he declared:
II voted for the creation of the
Dies committee and for its several
extensions I expect to vote for an
other extension, because I feel IL
is doing a necessary work But
there is an angle to this question
that I would like to discuss in the
brief time that has been allotted to
me, and that should not be over
| looked.
This body is made up OF 435 men
and women, of whom 434 belong 10
the Caucasian race and one to the
Negro race. voted TO expel from
or to, prevent any government bu-
reau employing the 38 communists
! Chairman Dies read to the house
one day last week. | am wondering
what the country will say when the
people find out that we rejected,
by small margin. the proposal 10
place an embargo upon their en-
ployment in government service,
but that when the name Of this
man Pickens came up, a colored
man, a descendant from people who
were brought here in servitude. this
great body singled out poor col
ored man for punishment and -prac-
tically gave what amounts to a
whitewash to the 81 white COM
panions who were equally or more
guilty. | understand all these fine
distinctions, or | hope l do. but the
cold fact remains that we voted or
Friday 10 bar from public employ
ment one poor colored man and we
refused to take similar action with
81 white men. My God, that is al
most lynch law. II is what is termed
shotgun justice out in my country
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-02-20

The following statement was is
sued by the Fair Labor Practise
Committee OF Local l0l, United
Rubber Workers of America, 420
Concord avenue:
For about nine months the COM
mittee conferred. negotiated, dis
cussed and counceled with the local
management OF the Detroit plant
of the United States, Rubber com
pany about discrimination and limi-
tations against the colored en-
ployes. During the greater portion
OF the time NJ. A. Clark was man
ager OF the industrial and public
relations department. For reasons
quite obvious the committee did
not accomplish single point OF
success while Mr.. Clark remained
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-02-20
Howard u. Alumni
Hear DIR. Johnson

WASHINGTON. D. c. - DR.. Nor
decai w. Johnson. president Of How
ard university, was the guest
speaker Sunday at the morning
program at Third Baptist church,
sponsored by the Howard Univer-
sity Alumni association for the pur-
pose of raising $3.50 scholarship
fund.
John r. Pickett was master OF
ceremonies. and DR.. Theodore
George collected the scholarship
fund, which amounted 10 $283.79
The Rev. George O. Bullock, pastor
OF the church. cooperated in ar
ranging the program
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-02-20
Man Held For
Cutting Here

Twenty-Five year old James Lind
sey OF 68l East Kirby was arrested
this week by Detectives Earl ElazieT
and Harry Pitts for investigation
in tie stabbing OF Betty Crucner
Of 6404 Hartford avenue last week
Lindsey was arrested at his home,
pending a complete investigation
into the case by police officers.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-02-20
S. G. FATHER

HARTSVILLE. sc. CAMP
Richard Nicholson, 58-year-old Oar
lington county farmer, says his IL
sons. Andrew. Dan, Raymond. Pies,
Bill. Graham. Fred. Dock Will. Eze-
kiel and Isaac, are all serving in
he armed forces.
Nicholson says he has IL other
children.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-02-20
Banquet To Honor
Samuel H. Russell

A banquet honoring Samuel II
Russell. superintendent of Alfred
Street Post Office, former president
ard lifelong member Of the Naci-
rema club, will be given by the
club Saturday, Feb. 20, at 0 pm.
Honorable Roscoe Huston will be
the principal speaker and tributes
to Mr.. Russell will be offered from
several civic leaders, towrspeople
and his fellow "orkers.
The Michigan tuberculosis Associa-
ton will observe the 35th anniversary
OF It's founding on February 81.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-05-14
Sol DER DIES
TRAGIC DEATH
IN HOTEL ROOM

Death came tragically as the
aftermath of a pleasant evening
10 Corporal Howard Richard Arndt
20. of Florence Internment Camp
who was found burned to death
slumped over his bed in San Car
los Hotel in Coolidge by firemen
early Thursday morning.
The soldier, a technician. 4th
class, had spent the evening with
group of friends who. hotel
guests said, apparently bid him
goodbye in his room shortly be-
fore midnight
Discovery of the fire was made
by a hotel guest returning from
work few minutes after / a. m.
According to investigating Off.
GERS and firemen the fire was ap-
parently caused by a cigarette
which ignited a mattress.
The soldiers wife, who resides
in Seattle, was notified by camn
OFFICIALS yesterday morning and
a coroners inquest will be com.
pieted today before final disposi-
tion OF the body is made.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-05-14

Fourteen Pupils receive Di-
plomas from kenilworth
School Wednesday night

GRADUATION exercises were held
for II pupils at Kenilworth School
on Wednesday evening Reverend
Leslie ]. Ross was speaker OF the
evening and chose as an illustra-
tive subject My Commencement
and My Life"
Charles Thomas, Jr., was valedic.
torian and Dorothy Elizabeth
Revels was salutatorian.
The program follows: Process
sionai 'Marche Militaire" Schu-
bert; Invocation. Rev. Leslie ].
Ross: Presentation OF Glass, VIM.
c. Mcconnell; 9Th and 7th Grade
Boys Glee Club. There's a Star
Spangled Banner Waving Some
where; Glass History. Charles
Thomas; Trio: Dorothy Revles,
Mary Marmon and Betty Guide,
God Bless America; Harmonica
Melodies, Bill Harter, Charles
Thomas; Reading. Barbara Kilman
mo More Coffee in the Pot; 9Th
and 7th Grade Girls Glee Club
Army Air Corps Song":: Graduu.
ating Glass, This Is Worth Fight
ing For; Awarding of Diplomas
w r.. Urton; Presentation of
Awards. VIM. C. Mcconnell: Re
cessional, March.
Graduates were Betty Lou Guide
James Oscar Cude, David Donald
Freeland, James Billy Harter. Rich
ard Edwin Hadaway, Jack Dallas
Hensley, Barbara Anne Kilman
Kenneth Herbert Morrow. Mary
Margaret Marmon, Dorothy Eliza
beth Revles, Fay Katherin Stew
art, Charles Thomas Jr.., Delmal
Fern Upton. and James Marion
Witten.
An honor assembly will be held
at Kenilworth School this morning
for the presenting of All Club ant
attendance awards. Club awards
will be given by Mrs. Flossie Wills
BARNES and Mrs. Gavette. Attend
ance awards will be presented by
William Mcconnell, principal
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-05-14
San Carlos Scottish
Rite Club Confers
Degrees In Tucson

n group of Coolidge Florence
members of San Carlos Scottish
Rite Club attended Scottish Rite
ceremonies at Tucson Thursday to
participate in comforting the fifth,
ninth and tenth degrees.
Those from Coolidge who took
part in the ceremonies were Jack
Roberts, d. s. Davis, Charles
Cohen, Earl Smith, Minor Sims,
Harold Moag, Rodney Elsberry,
Jack Garrett; from Florence, Clar-
ence Lewis and Paul Diffin; Casa
Grande, John White, and from
Phoenix, Clifford Clements.
Candidates were c. B. Sphinkles.
Melvin Grossmiller, Steve Christen-
sen, L. D. Ketcchuni and G. C..
Ellis, all from Coolidge; Dick Full
ton and George Grossmiller, from
Florence. and G. Grossmiller, from
Superior.
San Carlos Scottish Rite mem
bers who remained Friday and Sat
urday to take higher degrees In
cluded NJ. NJ. Ware, Carl Ander-
son. Dalton Cole, Karl Fisher, Roy
Morris. Jack arrett, all of Coolidge;
Clifford Clements of Phoenix, and
o. H. Maud of Casa Grande.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-05-14
PIONEER DIES
AFTER 65 YEARS
IN FLORENCE

Sixty-five years as a resident and
useful citizen of Florence came to
an end Sunday evening with the
death of Juan Francisco Espinoza.
Born in San Luis Obispo, Mexico,
August 29th, 1861, Juan Espinoza
came to Florence in 1878 as a
youth of IT.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Reyes Espinoza, three daughters,
Angelita Espinoza of San Fran
cisco. Mrs. Chris Iberri of Nogales
and Mary Espinoza of Florence;
five sons. all of Florence, EliaZar,
Edward Ernest, Juan, Jr. and
Robert
Funeral services were held un-
der the direction of Cole and Maud
Mortuary from Florence Catholic
church Tuesday evening with in
terment in the family plot at Flor
ence Cemetery.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-05-14
NUMBER 10
Planes Will
Bomb" City
On Sunday
Statewide drill to be observ-
ed throughout Arizona;
Bombs" are cardboard
discs

Incendiary, Mustard Gas and De
molition Bombs Gall imaginary
will be dropped on Coolidge some
time Sunday by U. S Army planes
in a statewide incident drill acI
cording to w r. Urton, Coolidgel
area defense commander.
AS a definite part of the drill
no time has been set other than
sometime Sunday, when the initial
blue" warning will come from
the Sheriff's office in Florence
about 30 minutes before air'planes
appear over the city.
All residents finding the
bombs" which are printed card
board, discs are urged to immedi-
ately telephone civilian defense
headquarters at 200 and report
the type of bomb found.
Easily identified the "imagi-
nary" bombs are white, yellow, red
and green and each carries the
instruction to report this incident
Immediately to your air raid.
warden.
Mustard gas bombs are yellow;
demolition bombs, red; incendi-
airy bombs, white and unexploded
bombs, green.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-05-14
Combined Court OF
Honor And Fun-o-ree
Held By Boy Scouts

A combined Court of Honor and
Fun-o-ree was held by the full pa
troll OF Coolidge Boy Scouts at
South Grammar School Thursday
Activities began in the afternoon
at 4:30 with a series OF patrol com
petitions. Following this, the
boys prepared their suppers over
camp fires on the school gronds.
Awards were made in the Court
of Honor that night, after which
the scouts camped overnight on
the school grounds.
Robert Toronto. field executive
of Catalina Council. was in charge
OF the activities.
A. w. Spangehl Leslie ]. Ross,
and scoutmaster A. X. Osborn,
served as judges during the patrol
competition
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-05-14
Call 80 Pinal
County Men
For May 19


That induction machinery is
speeding up in Pinal county be-
came evident this week as the
second list of S3 men to be called
for service May 10Th was announced
from Selective Service headquart.
ers in Phoenix.
Of this new selective list 16 men
are from Coolidge.
The list follows:
Wilton IIedkins, Manuel Marti-
nez Gonzales, Manuel Gomez, r.
J. Farmer, Raymond S. Montana,
Carleton Eugene Woody, Joe B.
Preciado, San Thomas White,
Mike Valencia, Robert Moffit,
Martin Franco Carlos. Robert Ish-
NAL Benson. Willie Earl Huff, Gus
tavo d. Silva, Roland Antony
Schlecht. Alma Lee Amerson, John
Lewis Bower, Robert owen Hum
phries, Alvin Equal Dixon, Joe
Miranda Smith. Jenaro Ariles Ra.
mirez, uuillermo Arrillanezmezo.
Jimmie Ferris Ganem, Qunnie
Macy Green, Jimmy Moraga En-
riquez. Fernandez, Joe Lopez, Man
uel Solarez Ybarra, William Man.
hanet Kalka, Alfred John Ulibarri,
Isaac Garcia, Donald James Ma
honey, Miguel Armando Bejar,
Thurman Santos, Burl Miller,
James Norman Jewett, Roland
Stewart, Victor Bernard Williams,
Leon NJ. Miguel, Fred Leon Har-
vey.
Dennis Turner Miles, Robert
Moore, George Herbert Meyer,
Manuel PARA Quinterro, Jimmie
Dean Fincher, Lionel Padilla, Har-
rison Stewart. Joe v. Madrid, Mike
Garcia Gil. Audie Mullins, Trini-
dad Cantu, Dionicio Chavez Lara,
Simon H. Antoine, Andrew Jarl
Pool, Daniel Jr. Foster,
Vincente II. Gugielmo, Chester
Walter NORM. Tehodore Tower
Smith, Francisco Martinez Olvera,
Jasper Heranld Crabb, William
Norwood CLOSEUP, Leo valenzuela
Garcia, Everardo R. Reynoso, Ra-
fael G. Lopez, Joe r. Guestas, Con-
RADIO A. Lugo, Oscar Lowell De-
loach, Virgle Otis Dugan, Calvin
Earl Coate, Johnnie Thomas Nc
Leland, Abundio P. Daniels, Luth-
er Eldridge
Frank Portillo Garcia, Larry
Donald SOwell. Earbie Hubert
Bruett, Lawrence Gibson Rodgers,
Henry Franklin Jones, Tilton Ra-
pier, Daniel Romero Agnayo, Neal
John Enos, Garnard Newton New
kirk.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-05-14
Joe Dobson Wins
Over Washington;
Dimes With Solon

It's a far cry from the little sun
drenched playing field of the Cool
idge high school to the big plant
at Griffith Stadium in Washing
ton. Last saturday afternoon at
the latter spot, before a capacity
crowd, boy who got his start
back on the diamond of Coolidge
High, climbed on the mound and
proceeded to set the Senators on
their heads for ten innings. allow
ing five hits and winning game
two to one that put his own club.
the Boston Red Sox. naother notch
higher in their quest for theAmeri-
can League pennant. Joe Dobson,
who attended school at Coolidge
and Florence. Ariz. had the situa-
ton under control all of the time.
Naturally Joe was happy about the
whole thing" Even happier were
two Arizonans who sat in the
stands and got their first sight of
him pitching big time game.
They were T.. S Senator and Mrs.
Ernest w Mcfarland, former Flor
ence residents and long time root
ers for the lanky right handler
Mrs Mcfarland was Joe's algebra
teacher at Florence High School
before he moved to Coolidge. and
the Senator, former Pinal coun-
ty judge. was a member of the
school board and then, as now, a
rabid baseball fan. Yeh. It was a
Dig day for Pinal county at Grif-
nth Stadium last Saturday, and
after the game the McFarlands in.
yited Joe to their home for dinner
and talked over old days and other
baseball games.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-05-14
53 Graduate
From Coolidge
Grammar School

Fifty-three Coolidge elementary
school pupils graduated Thurs
day night in exercises held at San
Carlos Theater building. Melvin
Markin was yaledictorian Of his
class and spoke on Youth and the
Post war World.
Reverend Leslie J. Ross gave
the main address OF the evening
and 0ose as his subject After
The Bomber The Builder.
Invocation was by Reverend ]. N.
Campbell, paster of the Baptist
church The graduating class was
presented by w. d. Kirby. superin-
tendent of Collidge elementary
schools. and Diplomas were award
ed by NJ. l.. ITALIA. president OF the
Board OF Trustees
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-05-14
Mcdowell
IL 1MileCOrner
Graduation
Exercises will be held at
Mcdowell School tonight
at $3.50 o'clock

Mcdowell and Eleven Mile Cor
ner schools will hold joint gradu-
alton exercises at Mcdowell school
tonight at $50. Speaker of the
evening will be C. Bussell. principal
OF Casa Grande high school. Nine
pupils will graduate from Mellow
ell and two from Eleven Mile Cor
ner.
Ernest Jones is valedictorian.
Jewel Turner and Wade Watson
are salutatorians. Invocation will
be by Reverend Hess and presen-
tation of awards by Mr.. Burke.
Diplomas will be presented by
Kenneth Laughlin.
The program will inclde a song
THE Lost DOLL" by Pauline Stone !;
There's a Star Spangled Ban
ner Waving Somewhere" by the
boys quartet; "a Last Song" by
the boys chcrus; Hawaiian Mem
ories." by a mixed chorus: Lamp
Lighters Serenade." by the girls
chorus.
Those who will gradute from
Mcdowell are: Frank Jones, Jewel
Turner. Wade Watson, Leonard
Clark, Kenneth Tiffany, Earl Wat
son. Junior Mclaughlin and Junior
Carter. Eleven Mile Corner grad
yates are, Manuel Hernandez and
Herman Brannoch.
Tuesday evening Mcdowell pu
pills presented the schools annual
operetta on the school lawn. The
story was that of making our coun
try's first flag.
The cast of characters was as
follows: Betsy Ross, Jewel Turn
er; George Washington, Junior Car
ter; Mr. Morris, Arthur Pace;
George Ross, Ernest Jones; school
children, third and fourth graders
Soldiers, Sailor, girls and upper
grade children.
The primary children were pre-.
sented in a timely patriotic play
written by Mrs. Brandenburg
Those who took part were: Bobby
Stanley Watson; Mother, Billie Rae
Ragle; America, Pauline Stone
Doctor. Jerry Martin; Soloists. Nor
ma Jean Ragle and Donald Carter;
Nurses, Factory Workers, Soldiers
Sailors and Farmers, other primary
children.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-05-14
Joyriding Mail
Sack Rides Rods

Postmaster J. B. Boone had a
joyriding pacel post sack back
in his office yesterday and what
he believes a rival for Ripley Be
lieve-it-or-Not.
II seems j. c. Langford, mail
messenger was busy securing his
load OF lst class mail from South
ern Pacific train No. 3 wednes-
day morning as the passenger
pulled out of Coolidge
Glancing up from his task he
saw a full sack of parcel post jar
from second baggage truck
And then to his CONSERVATION the
mail sack bounced beneath the
train.
When No. 3 had cleared the
station Langford was amazed to
find 10 trace OF the mail sack
other than a piece Of cord cut
from the pouch.
Section hands along the route to
Phoenix were notified to watch
10 the missing mail sack but as
the afternoon hours wore on no
word came in to the anxious pos.
tai officials of Coolidge.
Rather than make lengthy
official report Postmaster Boone
called postal inspector in Phoen.
TX, only to be told the missing mail
pouch had been found found Sc.
curely tucked among the rods Of a
Pullman at least ten cars back
OF the mail car on which il had
come to Coolidge
The "Joyriding" mail pouch was
returned to Coolidge forthwith and
packages dipatched to their right.
full owners.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-05-14
Graduation
Exercises Set
Fri, May Fl
Thirty-eight Students to
graduate In exercises held
on High School lawn

Graduation exercises for 3S Cool
idge Union High School students
will be held Friday. May 21st. at
S:45 p. m, on the high school lawn,
according to announcement of r.
w. Taylor. principal.
Commencement week activities
will begin Sunday evening with
Baccalaureate services at $3.50 p.
m. in the high school auditorium
Reverend Leslie ]. Ross will de-
liver the sermon and has selected
for his subject Choosing the Right
In A Confused World"
Final examinations will be held
Wednesday and Thursday. May
18th and Goth.
An Honor Assembly will be held
in the school auditorium at 10
O'Clock Friday morning. May 21st.
The weeks activities will be eli
NAKED by the graduation exercises
Friday night. May 21st. A band
concert under the direction of Phil
Farr. C.UH.S. music instructor.
will open the ceremonies.
Hilliard T. Brooks viii give the
graduation address and diplomas
will be presented by Kenyon Harris.
president OF the Board of Educa-
ton.
The graduates include: Leon
Smith. Warren Darlington. Edgar
Bollin. Leon Dodd. Burton Hanks,
Paul Hannah, Bill Higginbotham,
Edward Lille. Harold Livingston,
James Merrill. Emmett Neighbors.
Edgar Shoemaker. Billy Tiffany.
Ross Watson. Carl wieting. Thomas
Wilson. Verne Wuertz. Gloria Ap-
pei, Sarah Louise Arnold, Dorothy
Ayala, Pauline Barrios. Charity
Brewer. BOOTS corDert, Jonnnfe
Jean Dixon, Vera Mae Campbell.
Ruth Lucille Fattig. Julia Gomez.
Lupe Gomez. Letha Hodges, Fran
ccelle Julian. Mary Karam. Faye
Lovett, Sarah Jean Martin. Doro-
thy Perry, Betty Rowe, Helen San
derson, Frances Short, Barbara
Talla and Evelyn Trout
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-05-14
Martin Payne
Dies Following
Brief Illness

Funeral services We're held in
Florence Thursday for John Mar
tin Payne, 46. who died Monday
night at Florence hospital. follow
ing an appendectomy operation a
few days earlier.
Born August 16, 1897 in Spring
port. Indiana. Martin Payne had
been a resident of Florence for "a
years. For many years he was
identified with Pinal County High
way Department. but more recent
ly has been employed by Arizona
Highway Department
He is survived by his wife. Lura
Viola and four daughters, Mrs. G.. p.
Graham Of Richmond. California.
Mrs ]. II. Alberty of Tuscon. Mrs.
orville Alberty OF Benecia. Cali
fornia. and Johnny OF Florence.
two brothers. VIII of Florence. a
brother and sister both in Cali
fornia.
Reverend II. W Wichard con-
Quoted the funeral services from
the Christian church and pail bear
ers were members OF the State
highway maintenance crew. Davie
Davis, Charles Smith, Jacob Agui.
lar. Jerry Ball. Skeeter Ball and
Wes Wofford.
Under the direction of Cole and
Maud Mortuary. interment was in
the family plot at Florence Gene
terry.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-05-14
Wife OF Overseas
Officer Will Enter
Wave Officer School

Mrs. Nancy Baker Douthett is
awaiting orders to leave for North
Hampton, Mass, to attend officer
candidate school in the Womens
Naval Reserve Corps. She has
taught in Coolidge elementary
schools for over two years and has
Deen popular member of com
munity life.
Her husband, Lieutenant Seth
Douthett, 15Sth Infantry, has been
serving overseas for the past wear
ne was a member of the National
Guard for same time, and was in
the service at the time of the
Douthetts marriage over two years
ago