St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-03-17

the equator. We are bothered with
various bombings now and then. My
life hasn't been dull a minute since
I left Minneapolis. Something is
happening all the time, especially
up here in New Guinea. We sleep
under mosquito netting and take
energy pills, salt tablets and alta
bine to counteract malaria. I ran
into BARNEY BREEDLOVE (for-
merly of Minneapois) the other
day. He and JUNIOR LAW
RENEE (another Twin City boy)
are in the same outfit. Junior Law
renee is in the hospital at the pres
ent time. We send our regards to
all to carry on on the home front
and you keep up our morale with
your writings, Sal. The Red Cross
is doing a grand job overseas for
u.s." Yours truly, CPL. VINCENT
WESTBERRY. Our next very
interesting letter was received from
the dashing, popular former pugi-
list, HORACE "BUZZIE" BROWN,
Gunner's Mate &c, who is on the
U. S. A. Demand Ia mine sweeper)
stationed off of New York. Buzzie,
who has progressed rapidly in the
Navy, expects another promotion in
the none too distant future. He ex-
poets to be home on leave round
Easter time. Here are parts of his
letter: Gust a few lines to let you
know that the former Minnesota
residents are keeping the dear OF
East in tack I saw STEVE
MAXWELL about month ago and
he is now weighing 218 pounds.
Upon entering the service he
weighed 100 pounds. You would
hardly recognize him. MAX HALL,
my shipmate, has taken on a lot
of weight lately and he looks
mighty fit.
Recently Max, STANLEY Nc
CONNELL (all former Twin
Citians) and myself really took in
good OF Broadway. We went to the
Roxy Theater, where Count Basic
is appearing, then to the Zanzibar
Mite Club where Ethel Waters is
appearing, then to the Ubangi Club
and ended up at Dempsey's Bar.
"Our Captain Gill, Commanding
Officer of the entire base, is one
of the SWEETEST men we could pos
sibly have as far as the colored
boys are concerned. He broke up
segregation when some chief tried
to segregate US. The Captain spoke
up and said ANYONE found mis-
treating the colored boys will per-
sonally be held responsible to me-"
The sea is very rough now and our
trips along the coast are very thrill
ing and dangerous.
81 saw DICK ALLEN (former st.
Paulite) in the Hotel Theresa Bar
while back. He has gained forty
pounds. My brother Louis saw
LIEUT.. and MRS. o. C. HALL in
Small's Paradise. In closing, I met
MR.. and MRS. HMORE
STOKES (Ashmores formerly of
st. Paul) at the Capitol Theater
on Broadway.
Everyone agrees, Helen, that
your column is tops and we look for
it every week. Keep US happy and
smiling by continuing the good
work. "-Sincerely, "BUZNE." -.
The last letter is from PVT. PER-
RY THOMAS, stationed at Tuske-
gee Air Base, Alabama, and who
we sort of look upon as a Mime
apolitan, although he halls from
Denver, Colo, and attended Signal
Corps School here in Minneapolis
last year. Because of the shortage
of space, we won't quote from
Perry's letter. The gist of his let
ter was that he enjoyed immensely
the months he was in Minneapolis
attending Signal Corps School. He
thinks the Twin Cities are swell
and also the residents are just as
fine. He enjoys our column very
much and happened to read it again
when someone had one of our pa
pers down at Tuskegee.
Well, friends, enuf soldier news
for the week, but we'll be around
next week when press time rolls
round again.
Your Palsie- Walsie,
SAL.