The Coolidge examiner., 1945-04-06

Europe, the Colonel wrote. The
people are undoubtedly still hun
CRY, but too proud to beg. The
hotels are still furnished in ornate
pre-war style (which would indi-
cate that a lot we have heard about
the enemy is either erroneous, or
he had all he needed when we
moved in" There was a look of
welcome for Americans on French
faces that he did not see on faces
in England, Africa, the Islands, or
Italy. Perhaps not all the French
feel as the people of the Riviera,
but here, there was a real welcome
for Americans. The women he
found artificial; products of the
beauty salon and dressing table,
he said. IT was a relief, however,
to be able to walk down the street
and not be knocked down by a
bunch of ragamuffins yelling for
candy and chewing gum-the chill
dren of southern France were well
behaved and clean. In a short time
1t will be difficult to find any trace
of war damage that has taken place
in the Riviera, as the people hurry
to repair everything and clear
away the debris. Even their yards
are neat and well kept THE G. l.
hn iol llyy
perfume-sometimes he gets some
thing from the merchant, but more
often he gets stung." The French
are marvellous cooks, "it is wonder
full what their chefs can do with
American B ration" all their food
is well prepared. The colonel would
like to visit the Riviera again after
the war, but at present his great
est desire is for leave home,
which he hopes to get in the near
future.
CPL. LEROY SHOEMAKER left
Sunday to report for duty at Lin
coin, Nebraska, after a weeks de-
lay en- route spent visiting his wife
and son and his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edgar Shoemaker.
SGT. WILL o. LASSITER
writes his sister, Miss Helen Lassi-
ter, from Italy to let her know he
is all right. He got recent pass
and went to Naples to see the
sights, "but gosh! does it cost to
eat over here. Seven or eight dol
lars a day-just two eggs and a
dab of potatoes costs two dollars,
believe it or not You can figure
out the rest of it by that. l spent
$40 in three days and didn't get
drunk" He will be glad when the
war is over and he can come home,
Lassiter says. He entered service
soon after Pearl Harbor and was
sent overseas in the summer of
1914 Sgt Lassiter is the son of
Mrs. Esther Lassiter. His brother,
Harold r. Lassiter, is serving with
the navy. Third brother, A. Eugene
Q. Lassiter, F &c, gave his life
for his country while serving in the
South Pacific.
CPL. DON GREGG left Monday
for Camp Howe, Texas, to report
for reassignment at the conclusion
of 30 day furlough spent visiting
MS parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
Gregg. He was in the Aleutian
Islands for two years.
PVT. JOHN E. DYE writes his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Dye,
Sr., from McDill Army Air Base,
Tampa, Florida, that the country
is beautiful. He is working on
B-29s as well as BITS. Il will
be here for quite some time they
tell me-" He has been a resident
of Coolidge since 1886 and is Cool
idge high school student.
WILLIE GUNsOLUS, AIS, writes
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jim
from San Diego, Calf
ornia, where he was recently sent
for boot camp training, that he
likes the navy fine. 81 am getting
along good and we get plenty to
eat" He asks to be remembered
to his Coolidge friends and requests
that they write him-address, US.
N.T.S. 135, San Diego 33, Califor-
MIA. Gunsolus was born in Oke-
nah, Oklahoma, February Is, 1927.
He came to Coolidge with his par
ents when he was five years old
and they have made their home on
Clemans Cattle Ranch east of Cool
idge since then. He is a graduate
of Kenilworth School and enlisted
in the navy in January of 1945 be-
ing called to report for duty in
March.
PVT. WAYNE RAY arrived home
from Auburn General
Auburn, California, for
ten-day visit with his wife and
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Ray,
before undergoing further medical
treatment on the coast. He has
recently returned to the States af-
ter several months service in the
European theater of operations.
pvT JACK pERCIJSON arrived