The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1943-07-22
BY LEFF

Texas. Hills all around and lots OF
pine trees. Reminds me of Minnesota
The weather is very hot. Have rain
just about every night so it is rather
cool for sleeping. Sure would like to
be at the lakes this summer. Miss the
fishing"
After serving as assistant classifica-
ton officer at Drew Field, Fla, for
five months, 1t. Oliver r. Olson has
been transferred to Harding Field, La,
as base classification officer and as
sistant ST..
Pvt. T. M. Lofberg, Co. B, 381st. Inr.,
APO 96, Fort Lewis, Wash, writes his
impression of "15-day furlough,
which stretched into II days of Won
derful idleness and even added a nine
hour pass to it:
ely was much deader than had
imagined it. Looked like a ghost town.
No fellows parked on the steps up
town. No groups of girls parading the
avenues as they used to do. A date
couldn't be had for love nor money.
occasionally you could see some
lost soul appear and then disappear
among the silent buildings.
Truly Ely looked like a ghost town
to me. 1t did perk up bit on July S,
when we celebrated the Fourth. It
looked almost normal then.
Summing it up, it's wonderful the
first few days to see the folks and all
that, but it soon gets tiresome and
monotonous and you get the urge to
leave for a Ivelier place. These past
few days I've worn a deep rut into the
spacious Pacific highway running in
and out of Tacoma"
Pvt. Paul IvanSich is a member of
the 613th TT. Gp, Fit. So, Army Air
Base, Lincoln, Neb.
Staff Sgt. Onnie H. Pinola, Bly,. A,
thilda Kauppi, has been promoted to
technician, fifth grade in the army
air corps at the New Orleans army air
base.
Cpl. Clifford Sikala has been trans
ferred to 21st Alb & HQ So, Daniel
Field, Augusta, Ga.
Ensign Frank Skubitz is now at the
University of Minnesota.
Cpl. VIM. G. Reko is with the Sou
3411 Star, N. C. State College, Raleigh
Tauno w. Kauppi, son of Mrs. Ma
253rd FA Bn., is now at the army air
base, Alliance, Neb.
Pvt. VIM. Hill is with the SAACC,
Sta. Hosp San Antonio, Texas.
Capt. Joseph ]. Kovach is a MEM
Der of Co. B, 81st TT. Bn., Camp
Fannin, Texas. This change of adj
dress is the first information coming
to The Miner that Joe was now a
captain.
A. c. Paul Yadlosky, Gp. N, So. 224,
Bks. 1431, AAFPS Cpl, SAACC, San
Antonio, Texas, is now in pre-flight
school, learning naval Identification,
mathematics and code, and faces Two
months of strenuous work Could you
use some heat, say los or ITO de-
grees?"
1t. Frank M. Glavan is with the 26th
Mech. Eqp. Course, Co. c, SOTR, Fort
Belvoir, Va.
Cpl. Thomas c. Stember is with the
48th ADG Sup. So, Stinson Field,
Texas.
John M. Zaic, seaman, second class,
is at the Sub. Base, box 2, New Lon
don, Conn.
A. C. VIM. j. Lindgren is with Gp.
Dob, So D, Fit. 8, Bombardier Wing,
Bks. 235, Ellington Field, Texas.
Pfc. Louis Kostelac is attending the
cook and baker school, 1860 S. o.,
Camp MCCOY, Wis.
Pvt. Edward Golob is now with Co.
S, ASTP Unit, SGD 34O9 STAR, API,
Auburn, Ala.
Pvt. Bernard L. Grahek is MEM
Der of Co. B, 53rd EFT Bn., Plat. 3,
Camp Abbot, Ore.
A. G. Tauno E. Maxi is in So. L,
Gp. 9, Glass Abb, Maxwell Field, Ala.
Nelo E. Hill, AMIN, &c, is now on
the West Coast.
Ensign Geo. Harold Krunkkala IS
at the Mids. Sch. USNR, Naval Acad.,
Bancroft Hall. Room 4l6l, Annapolis.