The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-27

AS Robert j. Houck came Fri
/ day to spend a nine-day leave with
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs j. Lynn
Houck prior to reporting. July 3, at
Notre Dame University for four
months OF advanced college train
ing. he has just completed eight
months study at the Western Col
lege OF Education at Kalamazoo in
the vs. Navy program,
The advance OF Allied armies in
Italy was so rapid that medical
men experienced difficulty in keep
ing apacs with the fighting units.
according 10 word received from
Or. Paul Samson by his father,
Prof. Paul b. Samson. Ypsilanti.
During three successive days DR..
Samson writes that he operated al
most steadily 20 hours. II hours
and II hours respectively. In pri-
Yate practice he found a siX-hour
stretch about the limit for a sur
geon's nerves and endurance. There
were days when the army advanced
as far as 10 miles and medical
units were dismantled, rushed for
ward and set up anew in the dust
OF the running battle.
II was DR.. Samson's good for
tune to see the eruption OF Mt.
Vesuvius near Naples and he ex'
pressed regret at not being able to
record the spectacle in colored pic
lures. Living and working condi-
tions are better in Italy than in
Africa where he was stationed be-
fore the invasion, Dr. Samson wrote
but there is still much 10 be de-
sired in way OF conveniences in
field work as compared with the
modern equipment available in his
home office and in American hos
pitfalls.
PVT. Oryille Cornvell, son OF Mr..
and Mrs. George Cornwell, 525 st.
John St, has returned TO Camp Nc
Coy, Wis, after having spent a FL
day furlough with his parents. Pvt.
Cornwell. who is in typographical
engineering service, has spent
winter in Alaska. and was hospital
lied for three months. He has been
in the service for two years.
T|5 Wilton r. Ward, who has
been VISITING his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. H. Ward. here and relatives
in Detroit and Wayne, and friends
at Whitmore Lake for II days. re-
turned 10 Massachusetts Friday
evening.
Harold George Campbell. sos E.
Cross St. and Vance Edwin NC
Donald, 1924 Cornell Road, are a.
the San Antonio Aviation Cadet
1 Center, Texas, TO receive pre-flight
training to prepare them for aerial
/ instruction and duties as aircrew
members in the Army Air Forces.
Joseph Wyese. l., son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph B. Wyese, Is Wallace
Blvd. is receiving his initial naval
indoctrination at the L. S. Naval
Training Center, Great Lakes, Ill
Lieut.. Russell L. Steere, based at
the viii Rogers Field. Oklahoma
City. Oklahoma, was an overnight
visitor at the home OF his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. W. Steere, Satur-
day. He piloted BIS from Okla
homa City to Romulus AIT Base
and on leaving for his base Sunday
afternoon. circled his home mere
Lieut.. J. G. Steere, based at Nor
folk. va, has sent word to his par
ents. MIR and Mrs. r. W. Steere.
that he will be home the latter part
OF this week for a few days.
The petty officer rating OF quar-,
termaster, third class, was granted
10 Blueiacket Lloyd Malcolm
schultz. q, son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Anthony Joseph Schultz, 966 Sheri-
dan Ave. at recent graduation exer'
cises OF the Service School al the
L. 8. Naval training Center. Great
Lakes, Illinois.
Twenty.sive members OF the
Cazier family gathered In Prospect
Park, Sunday. for farewell dinner
for Valda Cazier, who Will leave
Tuesday-for the Great Lakes Naval
Training School The afternoon
was spent visiting.
Prof. and Mrs. c. o. Carey. Ann
Arbor. entertained az the Michigan
League at a dinner. Saturday eve
ming, in honor OF their son-in-law
Lieut.. Gg) Fred ]. Peters. Jr.
Ypsilanti, who has received hi
commission and will leave Thurs
day for further training at CAM
Mcdonald, Plattsburg, n. Y, in thu
Naval Training School. Covers were
laid for nine.
Private First Glass Wendell S
Anderson, who has been spending