The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-02-15
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With Our Men
Tn The Service
Attends Pantomime Party

Henry, was q member OF Il party OF
L. S. soldiers and airmen, including
a group from a station hospital in
England, when they visited the New
Theatre, Northampton England. as
guests of the Northampton Friend
ship committee. The show was Rob
inson Crusoe," and for most of the
Americans it was their first panto-
mime.
Pictures were taken on the stage
after the show and the party moved
to a snack bar before the group re-
turned to base
Sgt Wright is a son of Charles l.
Wright, of McHenry. Mr.. Wright re-
ceived letter from W. Cowper Bar
rons, chairman of the Northampton
Friendship committee, recently in
which he told of having the pleasure
Of the company Of his son. He stated
he was happy to say that he was not
a casualty and was in good spirits.
Sgt. Wright is a mechanic in the
Army air corps and has been over
seas for about eighteen months. He
has two brothers in the service, Pvt.
Lyle Wright, with the army engi-
neers, somewhere in France; and Pvt.
Orland Wright, with an infantry unit,
somewhere in Germany.
Pfc Paul Bulkholder, with an in
fantry unit, who was stationed at
Camp Howe, Texas, is now located
at Fort George G. Meade for a short
time, preparatory to receiving an
overseas assignment. His wife, the
former Ruth Glotfelty, McHenry,
daughter of Mrs. C. l. Wright and
the late Jonas c. Glotfelty, returned
to her home Sunday after having
been with her husband at Camp How
re for some time.
$3.50
Pvt. Franklin Ours has completed
his basic training at Fort Mcclellan,
Alabama he spent a nine-day fur
Tough with his family near Loeb Lynn.
He has gone to Fort Ord, California,
and is expecting an overseas assign
ment soon.
Pvt. John w Schaefer has arrived
safely in France, according to word
received here by his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. A. v Schaefer. Pvt. Schaefer
entered the army in June, 1914
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Mr.. and Mrs. John Miller have re-
ceived word from the war department
that their son, Pfc. Ellwood j. Miller
who was wounded in action in Ger
many on December -, was making
normal Improvement. He was wounded
in the left kidney region.
Harvey f. Sweitzer, seaman first
class, USNR., was home on ten-day
leave. He and his family were visiting
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John c.
Sweitzer. at Swanton. Also visiting
at the SWeitzer home were Mrs. Ell
mar Lee and children, Westernport;
Flossie Mae Beckman, of Loeb Lynn;
and Gay Sweitzer, Of Piedmont, W
Va.
Mrs. Delmar c. Dilley, south of
Oakland, has been advised that her
husband, Pvt. Delmar C. Dilley, has
arrived in France with an Infantry
Division of the USA.
Pvt. Carl Wakefield, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lloyd Wakefield. of Friendsville,
is now located somewhere in Belgium
He is assigned to the third armed
regiment of the first army.
H. Dwight Gauer, Y Bic, USNR.,
spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs
Henry D. Gauer and sister, Miss Ma
RE Gauer, Mt. Lake Park. Yeoman
Gauer entered the national naval med
zeal center at Bethesda on January %
He is undergoing electrical treatments
for growth on his knee cap.
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Second Lieut.. James O. Gibbs, of
Gormania, has been transferred from
Love Field, Dallas, Texas, to Green
wood, Miss, where he is now taking
instruction in order to fly fighter
planes. He is son of Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Gibbs
Pvt. Clyde VanSickle, of Friends
vile, who was injured in action on
December 80, has returned to duty
somewhere in France, his wife, Mrs.
Pearl VanSickle, has been informed.
Pvt. Orland c. Wright, of McHenry,
is now located somewhere in Ger
many, his wife, Mrs. Margaret
Wright, has been informed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence J. Miller, of
Grantsville, have learned that their
youngest son, Pfc. Glenn E. Miller,
has been released from hospital in
England and will be located in a me-
chanical school in that country, He
was indicted February Is, 1912, and
trained at Fort Knox, KY. Camp
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