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The Coolidge examiner., 1943-06-11
Ward-Decker
Nuptials Held
Wednesday Eve

Wedding services were held We'd
nesday evening at 500 for the for
mer Miss Betty Lee Ward and
Corporal George Francis Decker.
The simple services at the r. NJ.
Moore ranch home included only
the immediate family and a few
close friends.
Services were conducted by Rev.
f. NJ. Ward. father of the bride.
The home was decorated with
Spring flowers. and the bride and
maid OF honor carried bouquets OF
blue delphinium. Both the bride
and the maid of honor. Janice Reed,
wore blue street dresses. Pvt For
rest Lattimer was best man at the
| ceremony.
The young couple will live IN
| Florence and plan a delayed hon
eymoon to Omaha. Nebraska TO
visit the bridegroom's family when
be obtains a furloagh.
Mrs. Decker has been a resident
of both Florence and Coolidge. She
is a graduate of Florence High
School She has been employed
this past year as secretary-librar'
ian at Florence Grammar School.
The groom is a graduate OF Oma
ha. Nebraska schools. Before en-
tering the service he was instruc
tor in high school ROTC. a pro
fessional musician in both voice
and piano and with Jimmy Lind
sey's dare-devils.
Those who attended the weddinl
ceremony were Rev. and Mrs. f
NJ. Ward. Mr.. and Mrs. L. r. ReeC
and family and the brides grand
mothers. Mrs NJ. L. Reed and Mrs
J. F. Cannon.
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FLORENCE LOCALS

Hiding Berquest has entered
summer school In Phoenix. He re-
turned last weekend from Kemper
Military School for a short visit
with his family. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Bowling.
Mrs. Branton of Phoenix 10 visit.
ing her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. L. f
Sanders.
Tommy Truman will be In Phoe.
nix the next three weeks taking
eye treatment.
Mrs. Margaret RansdeII spent the
weekend In Phoenix.
J. |. Brown OF Globe was visiting
his son. Floyd Brown. sunday. 9th
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Mr.. and Mrs. r. n. Moorehouse
entertained a few friends honoring
Floyd Brown on his birthday.
Guests at dinner included Mr. and
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Mrs. W. w. Cochran. Sgt Blanken-
ship, Elizabeth Moorhouse. Mrs.
Marge Sagaser and Mr. and Mrs
Floyd Brown.
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CooIidgeLocaIs

o. Isusby. Federal Land Bank
,raiser. was In the Coolidge
Wednesday inspecting appli-
ons for Federal Land Bank
IS.
lernIce Nichols leaves this week
a two weeks visit on the coast
b her sister. Kirma Hanna.
dr and Mrs. J. ID. Beauchamp
returned from their fishing trip
he White Mountain area.
rhe daughters-in-law OF Mr. and
:. Edgar Shoemaker are spend
a month or two in the Shoe
ker home. They are the wives
ID. G.. and Leroy Shoemaker who
now in the armed service.
A picnic was held Sunday eve
ig on the +. p. Jameson lawn
pertaining relatives of both Flor
e and Coolidge.
Herbert Hanna and family. Her
n Pottebaum and family and Mr..
q Mrs. Ed Plum spent a social
ening together last Sunday.
Clay Hanna who has been visit
his sister. Kirma F.. Hanna and
Ing through a clinic on the coast
turned home this last week end.
l. G. Gallan. Secretary -Treasur.
OF the Arizona Farmer Pea was
business visitor in Coolidge
onday. He is making n business
p through southern Arizona.
Ii. and Mrs. A. w. Arlt lefi
onday for Walla Walla. Washing
where 1t. Arlt viii receive or
rs for a new location. 1t Arlt
ed In Coolidge and was station
. al the Florence Internment
amp. Mrs. Arlt was employed by
ttorney Charles Reed and the
arm Loan Association.
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home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Jamie
son, honoring Dave Hood who was
home this last week on a six day
leave. 1t. Hood is now stationed
with cavalry unit at Fort Bliss,
Texas.
Wayne Early went to Mt. Lem.
mon Sunday to spend two weeks
at the Boy Scout camp there.
Shirley Truman of Phoenix and
Nancy NOVEL; OF Coolidge are
spending the week with their uncle
and aunt. Judge and Mrs. w c.
Truman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Oetrick
were Phoenix visitors this week.
The regular monthly family night
will be held at seven O'Clock in the
Presbyterian church basement. A
potluck supper will be at seven and
social hour will follow.
Mrs. G. NJ. Young is a patient al
Pinal County Hospital.
Hugh Crawford, carpenters mate
first class of the Sea Bees Is home
o ma leave. While stationed in the
East. he saw ]. Houston Allen, for
mer superintendent of Florence
high school,
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Martha Jones. who has been EN-
Dyed In FL Paso has returned TO
0olidge and has accepted a posi-
On in the Pinal County hospital.
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THE COOLIDGE EXAMINER

iting in Florence this past week,
left Wednesday for short visit
with his parents berore reporting
for service.
Chester NORM spent the week
end in Phoenix
Mrs. Robert Graham is visiting
her daughters in Mesa and Phoe-
nix this week.
The junior department of the
Presbyterian church viii hold its
regular weekly meeting Friday
evening at the church. Mrs. G. w.
Knight and Mrs. Roland Leeman
were in charge.
Lucille Douglas is now working
in Strube's Variety Store.
Mrs. Lynn Early returned home
from Pinal County hospital. Sun
day.
Martha Word Of Coolidge has ac-
cepted a position as nurse in the
Pinal County Hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Devlne, Mrs.
Fern Vallandingham and children
and Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Thum join
ed relatives in Coolidge for a pic
mic supper Sunday evening at the
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er guests in the Brown home were
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Crawford and
VIII eof Picacho and Louise Tandy
of Kansas City. who has been visit
ign the home Of her cousin. Mrs.
Brown for the past two weeks.
Mrs. LISA J. Fulton, Mrs. Ethel
Jeffers and Alice Larson OF Tue
son were dinner guests in the Rich
ard Fulton home Monday evening.
Ben White has resigned from his
position as Florence fire chief and
Jack Morrison has been appointed
to fill the position.
Sgt. Burdette Robertson arrived
Monday for a two weeks visit In
the Ed Devine home. He is now
stationed In Santa Ana. California.
Sgt. Vincent Ellis arrived last
Saturday for a weeks visit with
his wife, Tillie Ellis.
Or. and Mrs. Burgess Of Phoenix
were visiting their daughter Glenn
Dean Burgess last Sunday.
Mrs. Ethel Jeffers of Tucson has
been the house guest Of Mrs. Lissa
j. Fulton for the past week.
George Wild, who has been Wis
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lernIce Nichols leaves this week
a two weeks visit on the coast
b her sister. Kirma Hanna.
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George Wild, who has been Wis
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Chester NORM spent the week
end in Phoenix.
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dr and Mrs. J. ID. Beauchamp
returned from their fishing trip
he White Mountain area.
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1 o. Lusby. Federal Land Bank
sraiser. was In the Coolidge
4 Wednesday inspecting appli-
ons for Federal Land Bank
IS.
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Mrs. Robert Orphan is visiting
her daughters in Mesa and Phoe
nix this week.
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Mrs. Ethel Jeffers of Tucson has
been the house guest of Mrs. Lissa
J. Fulton for the past week.
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Mrs. G. NJ. Young is a patient at
Pinal County Hospital.
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l. G. Gallan. Secretary -Treasur.
OF the Arizona Farmer Pea was
business visitor in Coolidge
onday. He is making n business
p through southern Arizona.
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4 picnic was held Sunday eve
ig on the +. p. Jameson lawn
pertaining relatives of both Flor
e and Coolidge.
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Martha Word Of Coolidge has ac-
cepted a position as nurse in the
Pinal County Hospital.
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Clay Hanna who has been visit
his sister. Kirma f. Hanna and
Ing through a clinic on the coast
turned home this last week end.
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Herbert Hanna and family. Her
n Pottebaum and family and Mr..
q Mrs. Ed Plum spent a social
ening together last Sunday.
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Wayne Early went to Mt. Lem
mon Sunday to spend two weeks
at the Boy Scout camp there.
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Or. and Mrs. Burgess Of Phoenix
were visiting their daughter Glenn
Dean Burgess last Sunday.
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700, Iof OJ canning berries. you re
tucking away vitamins and minerals
for future health.
CANNING BERRIES hot poek
Ueihod-Wash berries and remove
stems or hulls. For each quart of
berries. add y to cup of sugar boil
to minutes, stirring gently. Pour
while still scalding hot into hot, ster.
lized quart jars to u inch from top.
Seal and process IN Boiling Water
Bath for minutes
CANNING BERRIES - Cold Pack
Meihod-Pack washed. hulled. un.
cooked berries into hot. sterilized jars.
cover with boiling. light to medium
syrup ~ to l cup sugar heated to
boiling with 2 cups waterj to within
"a inch of top OF jar. adjust jar lids
and process in Boiling Water Bath
for 20 minutes.
10 Process in Boiling Wcier Both
Use deep container with tight fitting
cover and rack or false bottom Of
wire or wooden Stats to keep Jars off
the bottom Of the container. Fill with
water deep enough to cover Jars by
to 2 inches. Heat water to almost
boiling. then lower hot. filled jars into
hot water. placing 50 they do not
touch each other. Cover container,
heat to boiling, and keep boiling Wig
orously for the entire processing time.
Count processing time from the
moment the water begins to boil. If
water evaporates. add more boiling
water to keep jars covered at all times.
CANNING JUICE FOR FUTURE JElIiES
Wash. hull and crush berries and heat
without water 5 to 10 minutes. Ex-
tract juice from pulp by straining and
pressing through double thickness of
wet cheesecloth. Pour into hot, ster.
ilized jars to u inch from top. PRO
cess (see abovel for 20 minutes.
FOR JELLY MAklNG-By canning the
juice In this manner, it is a simple
thing to make jellies whenever there's
enough sugar saved up. You'll find
many other uses for this fruit Juice
too. if you've been forcsighted and
canned enough. 1t is delightful to add
TO punch or fruit drinks Just add
sugar to taste and add water if it IS
to 60 long way.
HOW MUCH7 1t takes about ~ to
III pounds Of berries to give quart
Of canned berries, and little more
for quart of fruit juice.
TAKE CARE OF THAT FOOD!
Julia Lee Wright tells you how to save
food through proper storage in this I
weeks FAMILY CIRCLE article. Be &
sure to get your copy It's waiting for
you at your Safeway Store.
~ SafeVAy h
Azu1R H0mem0kers' BHreaS q
3 JULIA LEE WRIGHT. DIsssOs N
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-03

Don't forget your particular Santa Claus who does oil
The chores and foots all The biIs Bring him down TO
Kero and present him with overcoot for Cbrstmas
Atwood feeces herriogbooes and mixtures the
sons most popular Choices in grays, blues browns and
'sns Also jnouded% ~ Sc are the famous Rockoro az
wool feeces Single and doubebreasted styles in all sizes
KsRNs-MENs cLoTHNG-MEZZANNE
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Kept Up Exercises

And there we're the parallel
bars HilskyS squad built on the
beach, for Bob was a champion
gymnast and once almost made
the Olympic team, and Bob would
work out on the bars between
duties 10 keep in shape and show
the other men how he got his
handsome build
And then with rush came back
the picture of that last morning.
. He sees again the shadowy
barge creep past the mouth Of the
N@..a05FsU rs the sun comes ~
the men crouched thick behind
the gunwales and he can hear
Bernie, the kid, whisper:
Take a good look at that sun
rise, Slugger-it may be our
last ="
It's 6 a. m. when the landing
boats touch the beach dead in the
center of a village Of 45 or so
sleeping Japs. They scatter wildly,
mot knowing whether TO pick up
their pants or their rifles" and
the three companies of marines
in three columns-give chase deep
into the jungle.
For two hours the marines fol-
low picking off snipers, but fail
ing 10 make contact with any siZ-
able force of the enemy The Of
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-03

raid shelter and the newspaper
correspondent nearby yells hys-
terically Hey! There's a couple
of live ones in that tent Hilsky
recalls how he poured 40 rounds
from his B. A. r. into that tent
from the outside but killed only
the Jap who was sitting up &.
The other one. sick lived TO 90
10 prison camp $50.
And there was the time on the
ground of the airport when the
engineers came up and told Bob'S
squad they were lying on live
mines, and as soon as the men
got off, the engineers blew up
the mines
And there was night duty on
the beach When Bob and the other
patrols picked off Jap snipers
going mp and down close 10 shore
in rubber boats
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-03
Would Get Violent

Sometimes' an SnaccountapIe
violence would spring up in him
That would be when doctors talked
of evacuating him from the island
mo. no, no." he would num-
BILE. whatever happened TO me
here, want to get rid of here!"
So they let him stay-and then
one morning Bob Hilsky's mind
cleared up-all at once. He sees
the shovel in his hand as if for the
first time, and the air raid trench
he is digging. He stares at the
strange faces around him.
"Who the hell are you guys"
he asks.
The men look at him, surprised,
then crowd around repeating their
names and outfits. They tell him
he is still on Guadalcanal and how
long he's been off the beam, and
suddenly the broken threads con-
meet in HilSky'S brain $50.
Tell me" he d m a n d 5
fiercely what happened to the
kid?
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-03
Marine Wounded
Trying to Save Pa
in SoIomons Battle

His mind snapped in the middle
of the fight, and what happened
after that he doesn't remember
(But Admiral Nimitz remem-
bered by pinning the Navy Cross
on his broad chestD
For two months Hilsky lived in
a blank world. His muscular body
six feet and $50 pounds of Greek
statuary-went through the mo-
tions of lying, but Bob Hilsky
wasn't conscious Of it.. He ate
and slept and, as his wounds
healed, worked around the field
digging trenches and filling shell
holes.
But when il came TO writing
letters home to his parents. Lit
tie Reb" Shuford of South Caro-
lima had to dictate every line
Like a dumb, flesh-and-blood
robot. Hilsky would scrawl the
words in his own handwriting, but
he couldn't read them!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-03
"XNHERE'D they get you
Left Side Deadened

The kid manages 10 pull him.
self on Hilsky's back and they
Squirm laboriously from tree 20
tree. Hilsky holds him by the left
leg and right wrist because the
upper part Of the kids right arm
is Just so much meat"
All at once the kid yells,
Look out, Slugger!-Grab IT,"
Hilsky catches one glimpse Of
the slippery black Jap grenade
smoking few feet from the kids
face. he NnnJs Tor IT. Jumps too
far and lands on the bomb as il
eXplodes under his left side 80.
II is then the shadows close over
Bob Hilsky's conscious mind No
body knows what he does next
least of all himself He doesn't
even remember when, sometime
later, the Marines on the beach
glance up 10 see giant apparition
stumble out OF the woods. bare
headed and bleeding all down his
face. p pieces of shrapnel inside
of his body, and his left shin bone
splintered by a bullet But carry
ing on his back The limp figure Of
Bernie, the kid
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Glad to Rest

halt near a coconut grove
Glad to Rest
Bob is glad enough for the
break. His Browning Automatic
Rifle weighs "a pounds. and the
two bandoliers of l20 rounds each
over his shoulders added 10 the
$50 rounds in magazines belted
in a half-foot bulge about his
waist, must come 70 over 50
pounds. beside his light pack, can
teen and hunting knife.
They rest an hour before the
officers decide TO send Bobs pla-
toon AS a spearhead 20 feel out
what's ahead More like guinea
pigs Bob thinks as they move
cautiously through the coconut
grove. He keeps one eye on the
kid.
1t. oyer insists on leading the
advance.
Don't let me see any Of you
Leathernecks ahead OF me-" he
growls.
They are a short distance into
the thick woods when the ambush
falls on them without warning.
sudden. heavy blaze of Jap guns
all around so close that the near
est enemy machine gun is not six
feet distant, and as the marines
dive face-down in the underbrush
much Of the fire sprays over their
heads. But enough strikes home
~ ,,,a,S@ iS,S1sst@ 0. them in the
first few minutes-ahd nine Of
them died
Hilsky finds himself behind
tree, his whole left side deadened
by the explosion Of a grenade or
mortar shell He looks across 10
see a medical corpsman leaning
over the bloody figure Of the pla-
toon sergeant.
Hey, doc" voices are calling
from aINoyer and the corpSman
gets up. starts over toward Hill
sky when a bullet drills him.
Bob turns 10 Bernie the kid,
who is just behind him, and
says, Come on, let's get out of
here"
They start crawling back when
another mortar shell or grenade