The Coolidge examiner., 1943-04-23
The GAzoA1
Note Book

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Just as the men and women OF
Coolidge are coming out with new
Spring headgear for Easter, so
does this column with its new
heading. THE Editors Notebook" :"
And TO Y. c. White. he who Is
the motivating force behind Valley
Hardware and Supply Company In
Coolidge. goes the new hat we
have offered for n name.
Our thanks and appreciation TO
the more than thirty people who
contributed suggestions for a
heading. There were several very
apt names suggested making final
decision difficult
We are in receipt OF letter
from five Coolidge men serving
their country In New Guinea Az
ter giving new addresses for dis
patch OF the Examiner TO them
they write. I'VE all wish to thank
YOU for the Coolidge Examiner. We
have been on the move pretty
much since January. Most OF our
mail is just catching up with US.
We all look forward TO receiving
each edition Of the paper" The
letter is signed by Staff Sergeant
Lon Harrell. Sgt. Raymond Wal
lace. Corporal Thurman wallace.
Privates first class Charlie and
Leslie Etchinson.
Our best wishes for good hunting
and safe return 90 10 these men
from Coolidge in New Guinea. The
Examiner will be dispatched to all
of them from this office each week.
Soldiers v-Mall arriving In
Coolidge carries this slogan.
II will protect my country >.
Ny family" No country could
ask more OF It's fighting men.
Williams. with a population less
than Coolidge. received s1,s35.ss
as its share OF the state sales tax
during the first three months OF
this ear, Just think OF the COM
munity services which could have
been purchased for all OF Coolidge
had we received a like amount. II
would have paid for collecting and
disposing OF all garbage from ev-
cry home: II would have kept the
streets clean and scores OF other
services to which residents of a
growing city Of 5000 are entitled.
And because Coolidge Is not incor-
porated. our share goes to pay for
similar services elsewhere.
From YANK. the Army Weekly
comes this message TO vets Of
'l7-1s:
In Armentieres, the madamoiselle
Was quite adept at raising hell.
But she'd place second to the filly
This lad met in Piccadilly.
Sisters under the skin. Eh!
And a sergeant down in Texas
writes to ask:
VIII wAACs and WAVES
In civil lives.
Enlist again
as humble WIVES?
No. they won't enlist, they'll be
commissioned.
The Italian national center OF
aviation propaganda is holding q
contest. II is offering prizes OF
10000 lire for one poem each. one
symphony and one painting "in-
spired by the Air Force"
According to the Rome radio. the
contest doesn't close until March
2S, 1914. so the contestants have
almost a year to become inspired.
The broadcast didn't specify who
pays off II the Italian Air Force
doesn't last until March 2S. 1914.
We are not at all satisfied with
the methods used by the army and
navy in reporting its losses with
the all-inclusive word Casualties"
A casual. in military language Is a
man wounded. killed. missing or
prisoner of the enemy. When a
large number of casualties are an
nounced it is frequently necessary
to read the entire article before 1t
develops the killed represent less
than 10 or Is percent Of the total.
the balance being either missing
or wounded. And a wounded cas-
ual, IL In the navy, may have suf-
fered no more than a slight
scratch. daubed with a bit OF 10
dine to prevent infection.
Coolidge shares In the wei
come given Colonel VIM. A.
Holden who this week again
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