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four German sailing vessels of the
Dalmatian coast.
The bulletin gave no details con-
corning operations on Hvar, saying
merely:
Our units and British units are
operating successfully at Veliko
Grablye on the Island of Hvar."
Nazis on Offensive.
German troops were on the Of
fensive in the coastal sector OF
Slovenia, and Tito reported partic-
ularly heavy fighting around the
mountain town of Krocevje, where
the invaders were trying TO get con-
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-10-12
Calendar Of Events

Oct 10 National Business Wom-
ems Week broadcast over Station
WEI 315 p. m, sponsored by
Hagerstown Business and Profess
sional Women's Club.
Oct. 13-New member luncheon
of Women's Club, / p. m.
Oct. 14-Luncheon meeting of
Johns Hopkins Club, Hotel Alexan-
der, p. m.
oct. IA, 15-District conference
of Gradale Sororities.
Oct. 17--Book review at public
library, 7:45 p. m.
Oct Injecting of Maryland
State Music Clubs Federation board,
Hotel Alexander.
Oct. 10 ~ Opening of training
course for junior hostesses, USO
Center at Y. M. c. A.
oct. 21-Cumberland Valley Field
Trials.
Oct 81. 22-Horse show to bene-
fit Goodwill Ambulance, Tammany
Hall Farm.
Oct 24-Book review, public Ii
brary, 1880 p. m.
Oct 24-"Old King Cole,' pre-
sented by Clare Tree Major Chill
dren's Theatre, Maryland Theatre,
1890 a. m.
Oct 25-Lions Club of Hagers-
town card party, Franklin Court
auditorium, 8 p. m.
Oct 26-Lyceum address by An
Dire Michalopoulos, Hagerstown
High School, p. m.
Oct 20, 20-League of Maryland
Sportsmen meeting.
Nov. |, 2-Conference of Mary
land Congress of Parents and
Teachers.
Nov 6-Hagerstown Civic Music
concert by Christine Johnson. $3.50
p. m, Hagerstown High School.
(To list events carried in this
column, call the Chamber of Com
merce, 2015)
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-10-12
OUR CITIZENS IN UNIFORM
Of Washington
wit the Armed

st. Sgt Burton Bendickson, a
nephew of Miss Sara l. Johnson, as
sistant superintendent at the Wash
ington County Hospital, and of Mrs.
Nellie Hager, Howard street, with
whom he makes his home, is enjoy
ing a 23-day leave after being on
active service in New Guinea for
the past two years Staff Sergeant
Bendicksan, a member of Fifth
Army Air Forces ground crew, has
seen action in several engagements,
but like most boys home on leave,
he just won't talk about them. In
fact, when this reporter asked him
what il was like Clown under" his
reply was, Il had swell time dur
ing the five months was stationed
in Brisbane, Australia"
The sergeant enlisted in the Air
Corps on January 6, 1941, and
sailed for Australia on February IL,
1912. Following his stay in Bris-
bane, he left for New Guinea on
August Z, 1912, and remained there
until his return home on leave a
few days ago.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-10-12
Washington County
Gets Service Flag

Governor Herbert II. O'Conor is
presenting every county in the State
with 6x4 Service flag, with a large
red service star in the center, and
Washington County's flag was de-
livered on Monday to the Board of
County Commissioners.
The Board is considering the adj
visibility of affiXing the number of
men and women from Washington
County who are in the Armed
Forces and erecting the flag in front
of the courthouse. The number, Of
course, will be changed from time
time, as more men and women en-
ter the Service.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-10-12

In our story of the three Sterling
boys in this column last week, we
referred to Lieut.. Elwood Sterling
as End lieutenant, for which we are
mighty sorry. Elwood was promo
ted to LIST lieutenant some time ago
and those promotions are too hard
to get for some reporter to ignore
them when writing news items.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-10-12

days before his daughter was born
Shirley Jean arrived at the Wash
ington County Hospital on Septem-
Der 23). After a few days at Camp
Atterbury, Indiana, he was trans
ferred to Camp Blanding for basic
training. Writing. home, he tells his
wife that he ought to be very good
at scrubbing floors; washing win
dows and peeling spuds when he
comes home, for that is what he
does every morning from 4:30 until
breakfast time and every evening
after supper.
For those who would like to
write Private Merchant a line Che
was employed in the experimental
department at Fairchild's before en-
tering the Service), here is his adj
dress: 3578684, B-223-68, Camp
Blanding, Florida.
Sergeant David A. Miller, son OF
Mrs. Mildred Miller, 81 Ridge ave-
nue., who is on active service in
Italy, has recently been promoted
to his present rank, according to an
announcement from his unit head
quarters He has also been awarded
the European-North African Middle
Eastern campaign ribbon with two
bronze stars, and the Army Good
Conduct Medal. Sergeant Miller is
an aircraft mechanic in heavy
bomber service squadron, serving
with the 18th Air Force Service
Command. He has been overseas
since August, 1912, and before going
to Italy saw service in England,
Algeria and Tunis,
Pvt. Raymond G. Patterson, son of
Mr. and Mrs. John c. Patterson,
1926 Hamilton boulevard, is now
enrolled in the radio and radar
technician school at Truax Field, an
installation of the Army Air Forces
Training Command Entering the
Service about nine weeks ago, Pri-
vate Patterson was stationed at
Sheppard Field, Texas, before be-
ing transferred to his present base,
His address is: 339O6922, 1903 AAF
Base Unit, Sec P, Barracks 1915,
Truax Field, Madison, Wis.
Pvt Julian S. Saunders, whose
wife and four children, Shirley,
Richard, Nancy and Gary, live at
TAB South Potomac street, recently
graduated from the AAF Training
Commands aircraft radio mechanic
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-10-12

III want to die an American
93-year-old woman being natural
lied in Hollywood.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-10-12

Here is news of the two sons of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold B. Kiser, Is
Playground avenue Harold and
Wayne
Pvt. Harold Kiser. whose wife
(the former Miss Virginia Black
and their five children, Kim, Ann,
Sandra, Barbara Sue and Wayne,
Jr., live on Route 5, is somewhere
in France. Harold entered the
Service (infantry) on March Is,
1914, received his basic training at
Camp Wheeler, Georgia, and sailed
for overseas service in August.
Writing home, he said that they
were eating out of cans were they
were and to send nothing for Christ
mas but candies and cookies.
Before entering the Service he
was employed at the North Ameri-
can Cement plant in Security.
Pfc. Wayne Kiser is also some
where in France and, although nei-
Their brother knew it, being in diff
ferent outfits, they sailed for over
seas and arrived in France about the
same time. Letters from the boys,
telling of their arrival in France,
were dated September 18th and 14th
respectively. In a letter written
aboard ship, Wayne told his parents
that the trip over was fine and that
he wasn't seasick. In a second let
ter, written after his arrival in
France, he said that the French peo-
pie must have courage and back
bone to have taken what they have.
He also said that the people back
home can have no idea Of what the
devastation of war really is.
Wayne, who like his brother is in
the infantry, Joined the Army on
August 5. 1943. and took his basic
training at Fort Benning, Ga He is
a graduate of Hagerstown High
School, class of '43, and before en-
tering the Service was employed at
Corderman-Cott
Friends wishing to drop the boys
q few lines may obtain their adj
dresses from Mrs. Kiser. The phone
number is 2489-W.
Pvt. Donald K. Merchant, whose
wife (the former Miss Kitty Kelly,
of Charles Town, w. Va) and in
FAINT daughter, Shirley Jean, live at
lis Preston Road, Fountain Head
Heights, is now stationed at Camp
Blanding, Florida.
Private Merchant entered the
Service on September IL, just IL
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-10-12

school at Truax Field, Wisconsin,
and is now stationed at Chanute
Field, Illinois, where he taking an
other six weeks course. Private
Saunders entered the technical
branch of the Army Air Corps on
February IA and took his basic
training at Miami Beach, Fla, be-
fore going on to Wisconsin to enter
the school there.
Before going into the Service he
was employed at Fairchild's and in
the evenings he worked for the Todd
Cigarette Company.
Tech. Sgt. George Shinham, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Shinham,
Hagerstown Route 2, who was re-
ported missing in action over Rou-
mania and then turned up safe and
uninjured, is back home. He ar
rived on September 80 and will
be ON leave until November /. The
sergeant, a turret gunner on Lib
orator B-24, had approximately rs
hours of combat flying to his credit
and took part in II missions with
the 18th Air Force, during the four
months he was in the Mediterranean
area.
When he reports back for duty he
expects to stay in the States, though
of course ne won't know definitely
until he gets his orders.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-10-12

LIST Lieut.. William o. Cottingham,
Jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs VIM. o.
Cottingham, 808 Hamilton boule-
ward, who has been on activ service
with the Army Air Forces in Alaska
and the Aleutian Islands for the past
year, is home on a 21-day furlough.
The lieutenant, pilot of P-40, has
had eleven-and- a-half hours of COM
bat flying and is a member of the
exclusive II bombed Japan Club"
and organization of flyers who par
ticipated in bombing attacks over
Japanese territory. Lieutenant Cot
tingham became eligible for mem
bership when he took part in raid
on Onekotan, in the Kurile Island
chain.
At the expiration of his furlough
he will report to Atlantic City for
a two to-three weeks rest leave, at
ter which he will report to an Air
Force base for assignment.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-10-12

Air Cadet Russell p Geer, Jr., son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Russell p. Geer, il3
Fast Magnolia avenue, graduated
from the Childress Army Air Field
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES school, Child
ress, Texas, on September 80, and
was commissioned a Flight Officer
in the Army Air Forces,
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-10-12

Copyright, 1914, Breroing Industry Foundation
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-10-12

Pvt. Julian S. Saunders, whose
wife and four children, Shirley,
Richard, Nancy and Gary, live at
TAB South Potomac street, recently
graduated from the AAF Training
Commands aircraft radio mechanic
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-29

For the cooperation which I received in carrying
through numerous troublesome details of the new
hospital construction wish to publically thank the
government officials, contractors, city officials,
workers and friends who helped in many various
ways.
There were hazards due to war exigencies. Prog
ress at times was slow. Supplies were restricted.
Delivery was inpeded. Workrnen were needed in
the war effort There were handicaps never before
encountered in such building, but they were over
through the generous response Of federal,
state and city officials the willingness of contract
and workers to do their best at every turn and
the patience of the people who waiting for the
service which the hospital is now ready to give
To some have been able to personally express my
appreciation and to those whom l have not vet
reached herein convey grateful Acknowledgement
of assistance. confidently and sincerely hope that
through their help there have been provided ample
facilities to adequately for all the sick and in
jured of this growing community for many years to
come.
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Dratns

WEST, JOHN CHRISTIAN On Nom
day, December IL, 1914, JOHN CHRIS
TIAN WEST of Lanham, Md. He is sur
vived by a wife, Elizabeth West; four sons,
Nelson E., W. Irving, John T. and Charles
T. West; one daughter, Mrs. Bruson, and a
host of other relatives and friends. After
3 pm. Wednesday, December 13, friends
may call at loves funeral home, 913
Florida ave. NV. Funeral Thursday, De-
Methodist Church, Lanham. Md. Inter-
ment church cemetery. IA
WIESMANN, WILLIAM. On Wednesday.
Hospital, WILLIAM WIEsMANN Of 4529
South Dakota ave. ne, beloved husband
of Grace F. Wiesmann, brother of Mrs.
Walter Mueller Of Staunton, Mass; Mrs.
Julia Anderson of West Roxbury, Mass.
Ernest Wiesmann of Norwood. Mass, and
Jules Wiesmann Of Plainfeld. N. j. Notice
Of funeral later.
YATES, DIR. JAMES ROBERT. On We'd
nesday, December 13, 1914, Dr.. JAMES
ROBERT YATES OF Wellington villa. Va,
father of Jeannette Yates Crandall. He
also is survived by two grandsons. Serv-
ices at the S. H. Hines Co. funeral home,
2901 14th st. NV, on THURSDAY, Decem-
Der IA, at 8 pm. Interment Halifax. Va.
IA
YEARSLEY, BERTHA NYE. On We'd
nesday, December ID, 1914, at the Wash
ington sanitarium, BERTHA NYE YEARS
LEY, beloved mother Of Wilbur L. Years
ley of Detroit, Mich; Mrs. Nelson T. Muir
ray of San Diego, Calf, and Virginia
Yearsley. Friends may call at the Ia
koma funeral home, 254 Carroll St, Ia
koma Park, D. c. Services and inter
ment private. Please omit flowers. 10
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Eugene {. Marcy Dies;
LifeIonq District Resident

Eugene Emory Marcy, 80, of 1868
Euclid street NV, a lifelong resi-
dent of the District, died yesterday
at Emergency Hospital after an
illness of a month.
Mr.. Marcy was a graduate of
Western High School. After grad
uation, he worked for his father in
the latter's grocery at 1903 Lee high
way, Arlington, Va. He then worked
for the Continental Baking Co. OF
Washington and was employed by
the Schneider Baking Co., Alb !
street NV, at the timeof his death.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Grace q. Marcy; his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Ray Marcy Of Arlington;
brother, Pvt. Francis r. Marcy,
U. S. A., now in France, and sister,
Mrs. Martha Bryant of Arlington.
Services will be held at 2 pm
Saturday at the Ives funeral home,
2847 Wilson boulevard, Arlington.
Burial will be in National Memorial
PARK Cennetprv
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Kans., was a graduate of Baylor Mil
itary School, Chattanooga, Tenn,
and Of the University of Kansas. He
received his M. A. degree at Colum-
bia University and was completing
his thesis for his Phi. D. degree at
the time of his death. Mr.. Miller
at one time studied economics in
Europe.
He was a member of Beta Theta
Pi fraternity, the Columbia Univer-
sity Club of Washington and st.
Paul's Episcopal Church of Kansas
City.
Mr.. Miller is survived by his
widow. Mrs. Edna Whalen Miller,
and his parents, C. r. Miller and
Mrs. Mildred Poindexter Miller,
Kansas City.
Funeral services will be held at
10 am. tomorrow at the Pumphrey
funeral home, 1857 Wisconsin ave-
nue., Bethesda, Md. Burial will be
at Topeka.
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John Popou|akos Dies;
Resided Here 20 Years

John Popoulakos, 50, of 63l +
street S.W., a resident of the District
for 20 years, died yesterday at Emer-
gency Hospital.
Mr.. Popoulakos, a native OF
Greece, came to the United States
40 years ago, settling in Massacnu-
sets. He worked in various places
in Massachusetts, as a machinist
continuing that trade for some time
on moving to the District. He was
employed at the time cf his death
in restaurant in Washington.
Mr. Popoulakos was a member oi
the Athens Club and Of the Nea-
Elias Club.
Survivors are his mother, Mrs
Stella Popoulakos: his widow, Mrs,
Evelyn Reid Popoulakos, and son,
George Reid Of Hyattsville, Md. He
Evening star., 1944-12-14
Baltimore Man Killed
In Bottle With Police
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Dec. IA man
who police said attempted to break
into an automobile agency was shot
to death in a gun battle last night
after he had been trapped in a
fence-inclosed used car lot.
Patrolman Kasper Utz, who re-
ported four bullets fired at range
of less than 6 feet missed him, said
the man, identified as Stanley j.
Hunt, 38, Baltimore, was brought
down by fusillade from the guns
of Patrolmen Harry SPAIN and
John Mullaney.
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Dr.. James R. Yates, Is,
Veteran Dentist, Dies

DR.. James r. Yates, rs, of Well
lington Villa. Alexandria, Va, a
dentist for 45 years in the District,
died yesterday at his home after an
illness of five months.
DR.. Yates, native of Ohio, came
to the District go years ago and has
lived here ever since. He was a
graduate of George Washington
University and of its Dental School
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DR.. Yates was q member Of the
District Dental Society and OF
Calvary Baptist Church.
Ee Is survived by a daughter, Mrs.
David Crandall OF Alexendria: a
brother, John B. Yates of Pensboro.
w. Va, and two grandchildren. He
also is survived by a sister, Mrs.
Elizabeth Kemp of Halifax, Va.
Funeral services will be held at
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also Is survived by two brothers,
Peter and Steve Popoulakos. and a
sister, Mrs. John Kanelis, all Of
Alexandria.
Funeral services will be held at 2
pm. tomorrow at SITS. Constantine
and Helen Greek Orthodox Church,
Sixth and G streets S.W. Burial
will be at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
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Crichton P. Miller, 81,
0PA Economist, Dies

Crichton Poindexter Miller, 80, of
5613 Greenway drive, Green Acres.
Md, an Office of Price Administra-
ton economist for five years, died
yesterday in private hospital after
a brief illness.
Mr.. Miller, native of Topeka,
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8 pm. Thursday at Mines, 2o0t
Fourteenth street NV. Burial will
be in the family burial grounds at
Halifax, Va.

Thousands Of Americans are stfll
In Jap prisons. What will you do
about it? Invest again today in
War Bonds.
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Uarn nf UhatlkH

BOYD, MRS. MARTHA A. PRESTON
Your kind expression of sympathy was
deeply appreciated and is gratefully ac-
knowiedged by me at the passing of my
sister, Mrs. MARTHA A. PRESTON BOYD
of Pittsburgh, Pa.
MRS. IDA S. LUCAS, 422 New York ave
NV.
Evening star., 1944-09-10
Col. Borkmon, Cadet Director,
Led Drill Winners 28 Years Aoo
Officer Hos Seen Lot
Of Action as Soldier
And Teacher

One hot June day 28 years ago,
q slight, quiet-voiced cadet captain
marched Company r Of Eastern
High School onto the field to win
the annual company competitive
drill Of the High School Cadet
Corps.
In July the Board of Education
appointed the former cadet cap
tain-still slight, still quiet-voiced
AS professor of military science
and tactics in charge Of cadets In
the white high schools. He sue
ceeds Col. Wallace M. Craigie, for
"A years head Of the corp, who was
retired last June after serving q
year beyond retirement age at the
specific request Of the board.
1t. Col. William E. Barkman, IS,
has seen a lot of action-both as q
soldier and a teacher-since he won
the drill in 1916. A native WASH
ingtonian, he enlisted in the First
District Cavalry In 1917 and served
two years in France Commits
stoned in 1923. he rose to lieutenant
colonel before he was retired In
1928.
Starting as a teacher of business
subjects at the Abbot Vocational
School in 1928. he later served at
Eliot Junior High School. Col.
Barkman first became a cadet in
structor at Mckinley High School
IN 1887. In 1910 he was appointed
assistant professor Of military
science and tactics. When Col.
Craigie was retired with "high
praise" Col. Barkman was ap-
pointed unanimously to succeed
him.
To assist him in this assignment,
Col. Barkman is relying heavily on
his own service in the cadet CORPS
1t gave him an appreciation of the
spirit and traditions Of the 62-year-
old corps, he said.
I'm prejudiced, guess" he said
I knew the corps when"
At the same time, Col. Barkman's
Army training and later service as
a cadet instructor has imbued him
with an ambition to keep the per-
formance Of the corps as impressive
as its traditions.
L plan to continue the basic
scheme of the corps" he said,
with constant improvement in the
efficiency Of the training and keep
Ing abreast Of changes in Army
regulations.
Evening star., 1944-09-10
Georgetown U. Law
School Opens 18th
Session on Sept. Is

Georgetown University School Of
Law will open It's 18th academic
year on September rs. with accele-
rated courses for both full time and
part time students, the Rev. Fran
els E. Lucey, S. j., regent, announced
yesterday.
Owing to the national emergency,
full-time students may complete
the bachelor Of laws course in two
academic years and two full sum-
mer sessions, with an additional
year required of part-time students.
Georgetown is one of the few law
schools which have not changed
entrance requirements during the
war and qualified students holding
the bachelor of arts or equivalent
college degree may be admitted.
Graduates of other approved"
law schools who may be in WASH
ington will find it possible to work
toward graduate degrees in law
at Georgetown and many men in
the Government departments are
now availing themselves of this
opportunity.
DR.. Lucey announced that the
graduate course is organized as
study of the work of the Federal
Government, centering in Washing
ton. 1t includes courses in admins
trative law, Federal procedure, ad-
vanced courses in legislation, taxa
ton. international law and Federal
trade regulation. The graduate fac
ulty has been selected carefully and
each course is under the direction
of a professor who has made it's
subject matter speciality,
A new course in international
law to be given in the undergradu-
ate section during the morning
hours was announced. 1t will be
given by Prof. Fred X. Nielsen,
former solicitor of the State De-
partment who has been a member
of the Georgetown faculty since
1924.
Evening star., 1944-09-10
Fork Union Academy

The Fork Union Military Academy
in the Blue Ridge Mountains will
open Wednesday with nearly 100
students from kindergarten to
senior high school age.
Evening star., 1944-09-10

John Powell will teach evidence and,
Dean Hayden will give the courses
in personal property and negotiable
instruments.
Evening star., 1944-09-10
Stereotype Institute Opens

The Stereotype Institute in the
Albee Building, secretarial school
teaching only machine shorthand
began classes last week.
Evening star., 1944-09-10
Dewitt School Appoints
Dunleuvy to Stuff

The appointment of Paul c. Dun
leavy as director of guidance al
the Dewitt School has just beer
announced by Dwight c. Bracken
principal.
Mr.. Dunleavy, a graduate OF St
Johns College. Annapolis. and
George Washington University, has
taught English at Dewitt for sew
eral years.
Evening star., 1944-09-10
Columbus U. Law School
Begins Glasses Sept. 18

Dean James J. Hayden has an
nonced that classes will begin on
September 10 at the law school OF
Columbus University.
Some Of the new changes in per-
sonnel are as follows: Prof. John
Maktos win teach contracts, Prof
8. M. Stellwagen viii give the course
In torts, Prof. Richard w. Galiher
will teach civil procedure II, Prof.
Evening star., 1944-09-10
Peak Enrolment Expected
Al Howard University

A peak enrolment is expected
at Howard University, DR.. Mordecai
johnson, president, has announced.
The civilian student body will be
augmented by medical and dental
students and $50 17-year-old boys
still studying under the Army spe-
cialized Training and Reserve Pro-
grams, he said. Free courses for
war industrial workers will be given
In engineering, science and manage
ment, sponsored by the United
States ONCE of Education.
Full day and evening programs
will be offered, he said. There are
q. few vacancies In mems and
women's dormitories, DR.. johnson
added.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-02-11
PINE SEEDLINGS rNu,I.STrn

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Tn. supply 81 luhlul.y. ,rafn.n .l,.a
and ~h"rtivIr pine sc,,!l.u.. +. .an'
mt'''!y exhausted a The Sta" Fore,
Nursery ;Hi n" additional r.u,, seed.
ti"gS will "r available TINS .,I..p :,
is ""t".u""d by t. W. G..,a,.- T.,
ln.rGr 90 Forestry Eaton m VAIL
- stat" College.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-02-11

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