The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-07-31

W. o. TuTon ot., rPtHhhti.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert Townsend,
599 Holmes Rd.. entertained at a
family reunion. Sunday. In honor
Of their son, Bernard II. Townsend.
AM. sc, who Is home on 4 10
day leave from the Navy.
A bountiful dinner was served
on the lawn for %. The guests
present were from Belleville, Ann
Arbor and Chesaning.
AM. &c Townsend left Monday
for Otis Field, Mass. He and his
wife and two daughters. Barbara
and Judy, spent his leave In Che
saning visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Martin Humpula. and in
Ypsilanti.
Mrs. Townsend returned to
Chessnins today.
Pfc. Edward Wiedman, Ann Ar,
Dor. who is on q 80 day furlough
from the. European theater, was
the guest of his aunt and uncle,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Bauer, over
the week end.
Freeman Schultz, ARM. sc, ar
rived at the home of his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Schultz, Sun.
day evening from Kingsvilie, Tex,
He is on . 10 day delayed orders
stop, and will report to the Naval
Air Station, Quonsett Point, r. l.,
Aug. 8. to complete his training
in a night attack combat training
unit.
Miss Normamae Faulkner, US.
en-. who Is training at the iii.
nois Masonic Hospital, Chica 90,
spent the week end with her par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Faulkner.
Mrs. Lucius Bennett, who has
been spending the past four months
with Mr.. BENEFITS parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Lucfus Bennett, Port Jeffer.
son, L. l.. while her husband was
stationed at Wildwood, N. j., has
arrived in the city to stay with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Faulk.
ner. Lucius Bennett, U.S.N.. ex.
poets to be sent to the Pacific area.
T'5 Wilten r. Ward, 705 Pearl
St. Is stationed in the Philippine
Islands.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul X. Ward and
three sons. Patterson Lake, visited
their parents. Mr.. and Mrs. L. H.
Ward. Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. oliver and three
children, Trenton. visited Mr.. and
Mrs. L. H. Ward Sunday.
Pvt. Lora Atkinson ia stationed
at Camp Atterbury. 80 miles south
OF indianapolis. Her mother, Mrs.
Annie Atchinson and sister, Linda.
were her guests over the week end.
The promotion of Captain Char
les b. Pillsbury, Jr., from the rank
OF first lieutenant has been an
nounced by the commanding Off
Ger of a fighter control squadron OF
Maj. Gen. c. L. Chennault's Four.
teenth Air Force Flying Tigers"
In China.
Capt. Pillsbury, 81, Is the SON of
Or. and Mrs. Charles B. Pillsbury.
and the husband OF Mrs. Marjorie
Pillsbury. 1880 Washtenaw Ave.
He is a graduate OF Michigan State
Normal College. Before joining the
Army Air Forces in July, 1912, he
was a student teacher Of chemistry
and physics at Lincoln Consolidat.
ed and Roosevelt High Schools in
Ypsilanti. A brother, Pvt. John
c. Pillsbury, is serving with the In
fantry, and a sister, 1t. Margaret
Bohnmiller, Is with the Army Nurse
Corps.
Capt. Pillsbury has been overseas
IL months, OF which time ten
months has been in China.
Cpl. Billy J. Sparrow Of 80 Au-
burndale Ave, is en- route home
from the European theater with
the veteran 435th Troop Carrier
Group. outstanding tactical unit Of
the U. s. Troop Carrier Forces.
1t. (jg) olin J. Cox USNR Balm
bridge, Maryland. Saturday visit
ed his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Cox, 1908 Pearl st. Mrs. Olin Cox
and son returned with him to Balm.
bridge.