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Evening star., 1944-02-21
57th Fighter Group
Halls Dance 10 Paw
Tribute 10 Missinu
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A 18th U. S. AIR FORCE FIGHT
Err BASE, Feb. 10 (Delayed) .-Corpl.
Hank Pree of Peoria, m, did a soft
roll on his drum, and an unsmiling
captain raised his arm.
The dancing stopped and the
Iyoung officers with the pretty Amer
lean nurses looked toward the front
lof the bare room.
"The next few minutes we will
dedicate to members Of the 57th
Fighter Group who are missing in
action" the captain said quietly.
The trumpeter played taps softly,
while the young officers stood very
terect. For several minutes after taps
faded away, they stood there. Then
an accordion played, and the little
quartet Of ground crew musicians
swung into a medley Of American
tunes.
In this way the 57th Fighter
Group, now three years old, whose
members have flown a total Of TIT
full days Of combat, noted its birth
day.
Many Missions to Observe Foe.
These young heutenants, captains
and majors danced and joked as
though on a lake-shore pavilion in
America, but with their predecessors
some of them missing, some back
in the United States or in other
theaters-they have flown out to
meet or obserye the enemy 1919
times.
They have destroyed 189 enemy
planes, burned over 10000 gallons
of gasoline and sunk or damaged
more than 30 enemy ships. They
have shot up locomotives, railway
cars and long lines Nf enemy trans
port vehicles.
On one great day during the Tu-
nisian campaign-on Palm Sunday
these youngsters caught a large
fight of Hitler's air force OF Cape
Bon and destroyed n planes, in
lcluding 10 Messerschmitts and many
big transports.
Started with British 9Th.
These are boys from Ohio, Ken
lucky, New York, New Mexico and
other States who started with the
British 9th Army at Ell Alamein,
and batt1ed across Africa to Tunisia
and Sicily, bombing, strafing, fight
ling and escorting bombers.
Recently they have been carrying
lon what they call their private war"
with the Germans in Yugoslavia.
The original commanding officer
was Col. Frank H. Mears of Mon
rovia, Calf. The present leader is
Col. Arthur c. Salisbury, Sedalia,
Mo. The group was activated at
Mitchell Field, N. Y, January is,
1941; was one of the first American
fighter groups to engage the enemy,
and the first to shoot down an enemy
plane.
One of the groups squadron Lead
ers was the daring Lt.-CoL Phil
Cochran of Erie, Pa.
The only ace is 1t. Alfred ironing,
22, of Belle Plain, Iowa, former man
ager of a grain elevator. He has
flown 107 missions in ITO hours.
do I want to 60 back to the grain
elevator?" said ironing. Hell, no,
I want to f1y.'
Another member Is 1t. Howard
Hickcock of Ames, Iowa, who took
up Col. Salisbury's plane one day1
Evening star., 1944-02-21
Bishop McNamara Confirms
500 al s.. Matthew'S

With the Most Rev. John M.
McNamara, Auxiliary Bishop of the
Archdiocese of Baltimore and WASH
lngton, offlciating, approximately 500
adult Catholics from local and
nearby parishes were confirmed yes
tefday at st. Matthew's Cathedral.
The bishop was assisted by the
Revs. William F.. Strickler of St.
Matthews and Terence j. Evans of
st. Augustine's Church. At benedic-
ton, which followed confirmation
the Rev. Louis Miltenberger of St.
Martins, deacon; Rev. Lawrence
Gatti, subdeacon, and Rev. George
Gingras assisted the bishop.
Confirmation services for adults,
many Of whom are converts, are
held semiannually in the archi-
diocese.
Evening star., 1944-02-21
Applicants for Auto Tags
Warned Not 10 Tear Forms

District motorists today were re-
minded not to detach any part of
applications for 1914 tags when re-
turning them to the Department of
Vehicles and Traffic.
Traffic Director William A. Van
Duzer said many applications re-
ceived are not in order because GER
tain portions have been torn of
and apparently retained by the ap-
plicants. New registration cards
will be sent to mortorists, along with
the special ''tabs" which again this
year will be used for registration
purposes.
Mr.. Van Duzer also reminded mo-
torists to return their 1943 regis
tration cards with tag applications.
Operators will not be required to
carry registration cards during
March while applications are being
prOceSSed.
Evening star., 1944-02-21

ADVERTISEMENT.
Evening star., 1944-02-21

before he was assigned his own ship.
It was shot full Of holes, about 80 in
all. He got back to his field, radioed
his predicament, and was told to
belly 1t In"
Il can't do that" said Hickcock.
"It's the colonel's plane"
That's ok. Belly 1t in. This is
the colonel" was the answer.
The dance broke up at midnight
because some OF the boys were going
|out early. The first dance was the
Salisbury Stomp" The last was
Interpretation Of Rigor Mortis" by
John II. Miller,
Evening star., 1944-02-21
Mockoy Gronddoushte,
To Marry Lieutenant
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
RENO, New, Feb. 21.-The en-
gagement Of Mary Louise OBrien
10, granddaughter Of the late Clar-
ence Mackay, chairman Of the board
OF Postal Telegraph, to 1t. George
Wiegand. jr., 26, Of st. Louis, was
announced yesterday by Mrs. Kath-
crime Mackay O'Brien Hawkins. the
girls mother.
Miss OBrien Is the daughter OF
Supreme Court Judge w. l.. O,Brien
Of New York.
Evening star., 1944-02-21
Car Seizure Slotted

Buenos Aires, Argentina, has
warned motorists that all cars not
having city license plates will be
seized by the police and returned
upon payment Of the license fee plus
q surcharge Of SO per cent.
Evening star., 1944-02-21

conferees would work through most
Of this week, then return to the
House and Senate ut weeks end to
report no progress and ask for new
instructions.
Evening star., 1944-02-21
CAN'T keep
GRANDMA IN
HER CHAIR
ohe's as Lively as a Youngstar =
Now her Backache is better

Many sufferers relieve naggine backache
quickly once they discover that the real
cause Of their trouble may be tired kidneys.
The kidneys are Natures chief way of
taking the excess acids and waste out of
tne blood. They help most people eliminate
about pints day.
When disorder Of kidney function per-
units poisonous matter to remain in vour
blood, it may cause nagging backacbe. rbeu.
matte pains, leg pains, swelling, puffiness
ander the eyes, headaches and dizziness.
pom wait! Ask your druggist for Doan'a
eilis, used successfully by millions for over 10
years. They give happy relief and will help
toe 10 miles OF kidney tubes flush out poison
Evening star., 1944-02-21
Islanders Supplied

Packages for Channel Islanders
who have been deported to Germany
are now being sent through the Red
Cross in the same way as prisoners
of war parcels.
Evening star., 1944-02-21
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Evening star., 1944-02-21

Load the guns thatT lick the
Japs. Save every drop of waste
kitchen fats. Take them to your
meat dealer.
Evening star., 1944-02-21

Uncle Sam needs your waste
bacon grease, drippings, vegetable
shortening. Take them TO your
meat dealer.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-30

Since Pearl Harbor, yes, and even be-
fore, Admiral Corporation has CO.
operated aggressively with the war
production program. To Qeet the ever
increasing demands -fer eleetfoaie
equipment, manufacturing facilities
have grown with "jack-and.the- bean
stalk rapidity. And production has
kept pace. When Admirals wartime
obligations have been fulfilled, this
tremendously increased ability to pro-
duce will present both challenge and
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-30

an opportunity =. challenge TO pro-
vide Jobs for our homecoming men 49,.
an opportunity to realize long cher
ished plans and ambitions. When VIC
tory comes, Admiral will proudly pre-
sent the major household appliances
pictured above designed, developed
and engineered by men with years of
"know-how." Each will have many
new and exciting features for more
enjoyable living Each will be worthy
of the name Admiral.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-02-11
News Exchange Column For
Coolidge Men In The Armed Forces

get along all right, but with four
it is uncomfortable, "as there is
no room within which to put any
thing" The excitement where
Chandler is stationed has increas-
ed daily, he says; with some SER
ious incidents, one of which didn't
miss me very far. Had shrapnel
pass within inches of me early
yesterday morning, but in the
windup, l didn't get a scratch
where others within a few feet
got snuffed out. Everything hap
pened so fast that no one had an
opportunity to do anything in the
way of protection" Chandler en-
closed a piece of cloth he had cut
from a Jap's coat, small square
with strange figures on it, that
looked as if it might have had
something to do with Japanese
identification system.
ROY {. THOMAS, G. M. 2/c
home base Treasure Island, writes
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-02-11

that he had an enjoyable Christ
mas day, with plenty to eat,
which is one of the main things, l
guess. Right now everything is
quiet and we are taking it easy"
Thomas was one of Coolidge
Union High Schools outstanding
football players durng the time ne
was there and takes a special IN
terest in all "sports reports" from
home. Seems like my old school
is really going places in footbal
again this season." he writes. u
mean they really WENT places! |
forgot football season is over now.
A friend has been sending me all
the football clippings from news
papers, so I'm right up on them.
Those boys really grow up fast. l
saw their names on the roster and
I was very surprised, because
some of them were just little
squirts when I was there. 1t
makes me feel old" Roy says he
has not heard from his brothers
Art and Sam (Pfc. Arthur Thorn
as, serving overseas with the para
troops and 1t. Samuel Thomas,
instructfng troops at Camp Camp
bell, Kentucky and hopes they
are both well. The Thomas boys
are sons of Mrs. Lucy Thomas,
Blackwater.
PFC. DILLON T. STORIE, serv-
ing overseas with the United
States marine corps. writes from a
South Seas naval hospital where
he is convalescing, that he is get
ting along fine now, although he
is still on mo duty. He Is gain
ing weight, he says, although still
somewhat weak and nervous. 1T
has been so wet lately that there
are a lot of mosquitoes again,
which isn't good =. went over
to the 3rd marines and looked for
Mrs. (Belle) McCullough's son yes
terday morning. but he is not in
H & 8 Ard, and they say he
has not been. | have never run
into anyone yet that | knew in
civilian life One of our bat
talions is having a formal inspec-
ton and parade near here this
morning. The band is swinging it
out. Reminds me of State-Side
duty. We have a lot of drill.
Claim it is good for the morale
of troops who have returned from
combat A lot of the fellows
received candy for Christmas. The
larger part of all the packages
were mouldy, and the fellows had
to throw them away. I have, or
can get, most anything I need.
In fact the only thing l might run
short of is writing paper" Storie
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. B. F.
Storie.
CAPTAIN j. D. GOREE, serv-
ing with the army air corps in the
interior of India, is expecting to
return home in a few weeks, ac-
cording to letter received by his
uncle, Robert Goree. Il cannot
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-02-11

VIRGIL w. CHANDLER, serv-
ing in the South Pacific with the
United States naval reserves, has
been promoted from lieutenant,
junior grade, to full lieutenant,
according to word received this
week. For some time he had
heard rumors of contemplated pro-
motions, Chandler writes, but had
come to the conclusion that it
was pure scuttle" since the or
der was so long in arriving . .
One of the outfits on the island
where Chandler is stationed, has
recently moved "and that left
quite few spare tents, which
brought on some grabbing by all
concerned for something better"
At present Chandler occupies one
of the tents with another officer,
and things will continue that way
until new officers arrive, he says,
and then there will be three, or
even four, in tent. Three can
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-02-11

1/c, Pfc. Arthur and 1t. Samuel
Thomas.
j. r. ARMISTEAD, who enlisted
in the United States Naval Re
serves in February, 1943, surpris-
ed his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. w.
Armistead, now of Ell Segundo,
California, by an unexpected visit
at Christmas, according to a let
ter received from his mother this
week. He has sailed again now,
she says, but they have had a
letter from him saying that he is
fine. The Armisteads are former
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-02-11

say where, or when I will arrive"
CAPTAIN Goree wrote; "and will
have to remain for 80 days on the
Atlantic coast after l get there"
CAPTAIN Goree's uncle believes he
could not be here before the lat
ter part of March or early April.
DANIEL HOWARD writes his
sister, Mrs. Lucy Thomas, from
somewhere in the South Pacific,
"It was very thoughtful of you to
send me the Coolidge Christmas
Greeting paper. l enjoyed it very
much and it proved to some of
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-02-11

the boys here who didn't believe l
had all those nephews in the SER
vice until l showed them their
pictures. They also wanted to
know how my picture got in the
paper so far away from here -.
l am still in good health and do
ing fine. Remember me to all
my friends" Howard has been
serving in the army with an ar
tillery band since 1928 and has
seen service in many foreign lands.
The nephews he speaks of are
Mrs. Thomas three sons, Roy, S
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-02-11

Coolidge residents. j. r. was $50
pleased with his Christmas Greet
ng of the Examiner" that he plans
to write directly to tell us of it
but they have so little time now."
PVT. HENRY G. MOHNEY,
Turner Field, Georgia, has been
honorably discharged from the
army due to a broken leg that has
failed to mend, according to word
received by his mother, Mrs. F. H.
Mohney. He is now in New York
working for Chevrolet Motor Com
pany.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-13

at the Oklahoma State Fair. How
ever, after the ninth year, this en-
gagement was Cancelled in the inter
est Of the quads' schooling.
BY this time each Of the girls had
developed along distinctive lines,
with marked physical, temperamental
and intellectual differences.
Leota alone retained the fair hair
and complexion fbabyheed. The
others darkencd into brunette types.
Only Mona and Roberta, born 20
minutes apart, looked sufficiently
alike 10 puzzle observers. Mary was
shorter than her sisters.
Mona was the best scholar. Mary
the best housekeeper. Leota grew
fond of debating, while Roberta loved
TO roam the fields and climb trees.
Teen-age boy trouble never both
cred them. In fact, the quadS were
scarcely conscious of the questing
male until at IS they matriculated
at Baylor University, Waco, Tex
Then the boys sought them timidly
at first. Some thought the quads
would have 10 be dated as a group.
MANY of the boys who liked us
seemed TO think il would be shame
full for us ever TO separate" said
Leota. "As a matter OF fact, we
had long before agreed that when and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-13

HeT SClentlIlC reputation
prophecy that they could
safely be separated with.
out dangerous emotional
or nervous disturbance.
The psychologist admit.
ted frankly, however, that
marriage enc eff the
quads would precipitate a
rigorous trial OF her
theory. The crucial test
came when Mona, admit
teddy the comcliest of the
sisters, met Robert Fow-
Ter, an accountant, soon
after the Keys family, in
1888. moved from Hollis
TO Oklahoma City. They
were married in June,
1910, before 100 relatives
and friends.
Mona found il necessary
to make several quick re-
adjustments. For instance,
clothing for the foursome
always had been selected
and bought by Mary and
Leota. Practical Mary also
was the family chauffeur.
So Mona had TO learn TO
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-13

cook and 10 handle money. She
and Roberta never had carried a
purse and often found il necessary
TO get small change from Mary or
Leota.
Mona learned quickly and soon was
mistress OF small but tasteful
home in Oklahoma City. Her daugh
ter Flora is now nearly three.
At Mona's wedding Roberta car
ried off the bridal bouquet and quite
significantly, she was the second of
the quads 70 marry While teaching
at Canton, Tex, she fell in love with
Roland Torn who had maJorcd in
agriculture At Texas a. d NJ. They
were married in 1911.
Roberta, also, had 20 learn 20 coQm
to shop and handle household fun>
she, too, succeeded. The Torns live
happily in Los Angeles and are eX.
pecting child.
Leota and Mary Keys found their
mates in the L. s armed services.
When war began, the girls resigned
teaching jobs and volunteered as
army hostcSSes at Camp Hood, Tex.
They met their husbands al camp
sOcials. Lcota married Master SGT
Robert Hall, Of Dothan, Ala in Octo-
Der, 1913.
It's a bit ironic that Mary KEYS
should be the last Of the quads 10
marry. For Mary is natural home
maker, the only one OF the four who
from childhood loved 10 relieve her
mother of housework.
Mary's husband sgt Jack = And
erson, once played professional foot
ball with the N. Y Giants. Before
entering the service he was with an
oil company in Texas.
So. the Keys quads apparently have
solved the separation question with
out difficulty.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-13

the bride of Sgt. Jack p. Anderson of
Plano, Tex, on June g. She wore the
same wedding gown her sisters,
Mona, Roberta and Leota, had worn
and the three sisters were present in
the First Baptist Church, oklahoma
City, where all four have been
married
Mona is now Mrs. Robert w. Fow-
Ter and the mother of a small dauRh-
Ter; Roberta-is MFs-Roland- |. Torn
and an eXpectant mother; Leota is
the wife of Master Sgt. Robert T.
Hall, u. s. A.
Thus far, the marriages of the
Quads are splendidly successful, re-
fleCting the common sense child
training of small town hardware
dealer and his wife. From the mo-
ment of their birth on June 4, 1915,
in Hollis, Okla, Flake Keys and his
wife determined that so far as posi-
bile their quads would be given a
chance to lead normal lives in a nor.
nal American home. The Keys al
ready had four youngsters and were
i'll prepared TO care for four add
tional little Keys.
But they rejected offers OF easy
money. They made one concession
10 public curiosity. They permitted
the little girls 10 be exhibited yearly
10 August IL. 1871
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-13

" ere popular.
Faculty and fell
low S u q @ n I S
found them nor
NAL, fun loving
goods, with no
trace OF SclEcon-
SCiousneSs.
Before rccciV-
ing their b. A.
degrees in 1887,
the sisters sub
nlitted 10 tests in
the univcrsity's
p 5 y cholo gical
laboratory.
The tests took
in all the win
klcS OF modern
psychology. At
the conclusion,
Prof. Iva Cox
Gardner rat G d
them the best.
adjusted mem
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-13

II the right men came along we'd
marry and have homes and chill
dren
At Baylor the, girls prepared to
become teachers Before seeking
posts as schoolmarms, however, they
decided 10 tour for year as the
Musical Keys Quads, TO repay their
parents partially for the financial
sacrifices they had made. Each sang
or played an instrument passably.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-13

born almost SlInul-
taneously, and who
lived for more than
20 years as closely
attached as the fin
gers of a hand, may
a q lust themselves
successfully 10 per
manent separation.
They have proved
also that each may
marry and form her
wn Independent
family unit.
The achievement
of these four whole
some young Amcri-
can women more or
less upsetS widely
held theories on what
may be expected TO
follow m ultiple
births.
Mary, last OF the
Keys bankruptcies TO
no married became
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-13
UVU ] NVUUy
Need EdCh0ther
The Four Keys Sisters Have Proved by Four
Marriages That They Are Not In+erdependen+.
But. the Contrary. Are Capable. HcPPY
IndviduoIis+s. Separated or Not
BY JOHN X. WINKLER

~ KLAHOMA'S famous Keys
Quads have done il again.
~ They have proved TO scien.
-tific ooubting Thomascs that sisters
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-13

Eventually, tIrc Tour Was
made, but the returns
were disappointing.
In college the quads
were active in c a m pus
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-13

bers of their class. They had no "spe.
cial fixations" and Dr. Gardner staked
her scientific reputation upon q
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-10
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