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of combat and warded off vicious
fighter attacks with his gum" the
citation said.
The second Oak Leaf Cluster to
the Bronze Star has been awarded
Staff Sergt. Charles A. Kibbey, 615
Webster street NV, radio operator
with the United States Troop Car
rier Forces, in France. He was dec
Grated for his part in the air-borne
invasion of Holland.
Brig. Gen. Cliff Andrus, 1921
Kalorama road NV, commander
of the 1st Infantry in Germany, was
awarded the Oak Leaf Cluster to
the Bronze Star for service on the
western front for December 16 to
81.
Bronze Star Medals have been
presented to the following men:
Capt. Donald C. Shannon, infan-
tryman, 322 Fourth street Sc, now
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He frequently flew with wounded
men from outlying bases to the base
hospital, giving them medical care
en- route and in many instances pro-
NOTED Chinese-American friendship
by his response to emergency calls
by Chinese, it was said.
Sergt. Thompson was decorated for
his actions as platoon guide in a
marine rife company on Saipan on
June Is, 1914. While under heavy
machine-gun and artillery fire,
Sergt. Thompson personally removed
wounded men to place of safety
prior to an air strike in the area.
Maj. Davidson, as executive officer
of a marine infantry battalion on
Saipan worked almost 80 hours
without sleep or relief. His tacti-
cal knowledge and devotion to duty
during this critical stage were large
ly instrumental in the success of
his battalion" the citation said
1t. Denny was instrumental in
eliminating heavy enemy fire that
was being placed on an assault
companys position. He exposed hini-
self to enemy fire to better direct
the operations He remained con-
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Plane Ride Puts Ground Officer
i For Behind German Lines

"As we were very low we had to
land right away. We did just that
too, landing right in forest in the
top of a tree, cutting of the tops
like a lawn mower We finally ended
upside down, hanging by our safety
belts. We only got banged up a
little. We. got out OF the plane
climbed down the tree and hid in q
dry gully cave till nightfail.
How we managed from then till
we got back to the American side
will have to wait till see you. Oui
time was spent in hiding out In the
daytime, stealing what we coulo
from the Krauts at night, dodgine
our own shells and planes and try
ing to figure out how we could gel
back to our lines.
I'VE had to wait until our troop.
took the place from the Krauts
You don't know hows glad we were
to see them. I think we were dirtiel
than they were, If that is possible
That was in Germany, SO we couldn'
Iisk being seen even by any civilians
"All in all, we are two lucky peo
pie, to have come out of -crasf
landing and survive all that TIM
behind the German lines. Ou
worst hardship was lack of waite
and smokes and being very cold a
night.
Now that it is all over I hav,
to laugh at some of the thing
we said and did while there. All il
all, that little ride I took could hav
turned out differently"
1t. Monarch has served oversee
for two years-in Tunisia, Sicily
Italy and France. He was trans
ferred from the infantry to tn
Quartermaster Corps last summer
A graduate of Augusta Militar
Academy, Va, 1t. Monarch worke'
for the Southern Railway Co. her
before entering the Army shortl
after Pearl Harbor. His wife, Vir
ginia, is working for the Quarter
l. ILL
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moved t a r ther
away from his
wife, Mrs. New
lille Pierce Moor
head, and infant
son, r o b e r t
Hickey M o o r.
| head, whom he
has never seen.
Mrs. Moorhead
who lives at
2720 Washington
avenue, G h e w
| Chase, Md, has
just been in
formed by the
Red CroSS that,
1t. M o oor head
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a held commits
sion in Holland.
Writing hi S
par e n t S, Mr.
and Mrs. Rees
B. Gillespie, 1718
Thirty = seventh
street NV, of
t h e promotion,
1t. Gillespie said f:
Il can't at this
time tell you the
incidents tn a t
b r o u 6 h t i t
about" He par
ticipated in the
| n v a S ION of
r r q n r q m n
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avenue NE, Quartermaster Corps
now in France, for meritorious serv-
ice in England.
First 1t. Joseph E. Owens, 25, 1887
Taylor street NV, combat engineer
in Germany.
1t. Col. Samuel b. Prevo, wing
surgeon in the 14th AAF, East
China Wing, former George Wash
ington Medical School graduate and
teacher and intern at Emergency
Hospital, now in China.
Marine Sergt. Bernard r. Thomp-
son, %, Clements, Md, in the Pacific.
Marine Maj. Robert H. Davidson,
1925 Nineteenth street NV, execu-
tive officer of a. marine infantry
battalion in the Pacific
Comdr. Julian SommerviIIe Hatch
er, jr., 30, Route l. Falls Church, Va.
now on duty in the Office of the
Chief of Naval Operations.
First 1t. Frank ]. Denny, 3S41
Garfield street NV, mortar platoon
leader, now on Leyte.
Tech. Sergt. Wallace A. Strobe,
304 East Curtis avenue, Alexandria,
with the 5th Army in Italy.
Capt. Charles John Carter, A,
1400 New Hampshire avenue NV,
now on duty in the Bureau of Naval
Personnel.
Chaplain Oren V. T. Chamberlain,
36, GA West Braddock road, Alex
andria, with the 10th AAF in China.
Capt. Vincent Hernandez, 48, 1922
Window place NV, Medical Corps,
U. S. N, on duty in the Research
Division, Bureau of Medicine and
Surgery.
1t. ii. g. Harry E. Morgan, U. S.
N. R., %, 1906 C street, on duty in
the Bureau of Ordnance.
1t. Col. Ralph E. Hurst, former
airman in the Southwest Pacific,
now returned to civil life as public
relations counsel for the Distilled
Spirits Institute, with headquarters
in the National Press Building.
1t. Bennett Hallum Eskesen, U. S.
N. R., 80, 1929 @ street NV, now
on duty IN the Office of Procure
ment and Material.
1t. John Henry Sembower, U. S.
N. R., 35, 1923 Rhode Island avenue
NV, now on duty in the Navy De-
partment.
1t. Owens was cited for his heroic
achievement July 10 in Normandy
when machine-gune fire forced his
platoon to stop installing barbed
wire barriers. He reorganized his
men and at great personal risk su-
pervised completion" of the job.
Col. Prevo exercised high de-
gree of professional skill and un-
derstanding of medical factors af-
fecting the combat efficiency of his
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A ground officer who hitch-hiked'
an airplane ride to get an air view
| of the front saw more than he ex-
lpected because his plane made a
freak crash landing behind the Ger
man lines.
In a letter to his parents, 1t.
j. Louis Monarch, jr., 27, OF 9104
Alton parkway, Silver, Spring, Md.
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Meritorious Service
OF D. T.. Area Men
Cited in Awards

Many Washington servicemen
have been cited for valor and meri-
torious achievement, according to
recent information from the Army
and Navy Departments.
First 1t. Fielding L. Washington,
1903 North Edgewood street, Airing
ton, has been awarded the Distin-
guished Flying Cross for extraordi-
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has returned lOr
a three = week
leave with his
parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter A.
Gawler, 1921 AL
bemarle street
NV.
A native of
Washington and
a graduate of
Landon School,
1t. Gawler en-
listed in the
AAF S h or t ly
after Pearl Har-
Dor. The P-38
t1-ilz 49,,
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fly the formidable new P-6l on
nocturnal strafing attacks sup
porting Sd Army troops moving
into Germany. He destroyed
two locomotives and several
motor trucks and fired nu-
merous factories and ammuni-
tion dumps throughput Ger
many. 1t. Abel formerly was
employed by Fries Beall Il
Sharp as a hardware clerk.
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Long, trying hours OF ,Uork are
demanded of Red Cross per-
sonnel serpi,lg the armed forces.
The task is tempered by tension
breaking activities. Elizabeth
Courtney Prettyman, 106 Wood
latDn apenue, Chevy Chase, Nd,
author OF report OF ,Dhich this
is a condensation, drriped in Eng
land last summer as a staff as
Sist1nt.
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AEA - ~ a - \ IL Z
medal was pre-
sented to his
father, j. Will
liam McVicker ,
member of the
w h i tie House
staff, and his
m o t h e r, who
liv at 1872
r a u m S t r e e t
NE. +
S Ell rg t. M c.
Wicker was Serv-
Ing as a ball
turret gun n e r
on a h e a v y
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tells OF mis- ex-
peri e nee. He
wrote the fol-
lowing soon after
he returned to
h i S b a S e, and
a p o ! ogized for
the lapse in let
tiers.
Il was sent out
with some sup
plies for the front
line troops" he
wrote, land I
W e n t along to
S e e t h a t they
ere delivered
fc tho nr1~o = =,
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Col. Hume in Florida

Col. Howard Hume, 1880 Jefferson
place, is a surgeon at Camp Gordon
Johnston, Fla, amphibious training
center. Col. Hume, a medical Of
ficer, served in the World War and
also served a tour of duty in the
PHILIPPINES.
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serrt. MeD.rm.tt.

serEt. McDermstt. cessful missions
over the Jap homeland, his sister,
Miss Peggy McDermott Of the Chevy
Chase address, said.
Sergt. McDermott is now in,
Miami, Fla, for a two-week rest
period and reassignment. He holds
the Distinguished Flying Cross, q
commendation for d bombing mis-
sion over the Coral Islands, the Air
Medal and an Oak Leaf Cluster,
which he recently was awarded.
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In Sky Train Unit

Staff Sergt. Almond j. Lottinville,
1913 Ninth street NE, is a member
Of the Sky Train cargo plane unit
which hauls supplies to the 'front.'
line air bases of the 18th Army Air
Force in the Southwest Pacific. He
formerly worked in Mullin Library,
Catholic University,
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aAoV - SAys
Sergt. William
r. B a III a S, 81,
2 5 Z M OF a r t
pl ce N. w :,
Headq u a r t e r S
Squa d on, 9th
Air De f e n S e
c o m m a n d, in
France, for mill
t a r y operations
against the en-
emy from Sep
tember 19 to No
vember 13, 1914.
Maj. G e org ge
B r a n n e r, 1915
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Mrs. j. 0. Nash,
1925 Downing 6
street NE.
Capt. Neuen-
hahn, who for
merly was asso-
ciated with the
Civil Aeronau-
tics Authority
here, served for
18 m on t h S in
Africa, where he
made reconnais-
S a n ce flights.
Later he helped
plan for the in
vasion of Italy
-. "
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the plane was shot down over Ger
many. He parachuted to safety but
was made a prisoner of Germany.
Other awards of the Air Medal
have been received by:
Second 1t. Nelson C. Vance, bonn
bardier-navigator, 915 Ridge road
Sc, in England.
1t. Walter r. Longanecker, jr.. a.
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pOIIlU uLSpOdl
officer duri n G
operations off
the coast of
Franco = Italian
Riviera in Octo-
ber, 1914. Gal
lantly partici-
pating in a mis-
sion to render
safe a captured
enemy vessel, 1t.
Morgan (then an
ensign unhesi-
tatingly boarded
the vessel and
with exception
al skill and in
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puiOtlllC SOu1 ho
m e n t and we
started 6 v ! n G
weekly dancing
lessons for be-
G in n ers. w e
m a d e arrange
ments through
the Officers Club
in town for a
few boys to see
"T h e Dancing
Years." a pop
ular m u 81 C q /
C o m e dy, and
about so attend
ed a free per-
form ance for
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n a ry achieve
ment as q bom-
bardier on a B.
"a. He is sta
toned in Eng
land.
Also awarded
the DFC is Tech.
Sergt. James H.
Campion, jr., %
r a d j O. gunner
Oxon Hill, Md,
in En- g ! a n d
Sergt. Campion
"expertly opera
ted his radio
equipment dur
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air wing IN
South = Central
China from May
% to November
7, 1914, the oita.-
ton said. He
was tireless in
safeguarding the
health of mem
bers of the wing
W ith vaccina-
t i o MS, inocula-
tions, frequent
personal inSpec-
tions and in di-
recting opera
tions for the con-
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Liberator pilot,
9052 Rhode Is
land av e n u e,
Branchville, Md.
in England.
Sergt. Leroy E,
Pusey, 10, tail
gunner, Marion
Md, in E n g.
land.
S e C on n d 1t
Harvey E. Fox
jr., "a, B L I
pilot, SOL Sixty
n i n tn pl c e
S e a t Pleasant
M d., in Eng
land.
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after completing
80 bombing mis-
sions with the
11th AAF.
Sergt. McDer-
mott's' Liberator
Lii De-Icer was
untouched by
enemy bullets or
shells and no
crewnan W a s
hurt in the 80
missions. Sergt.
Med Der.mott and
his AAF crew
was the first to
complete sue
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has been moved from Oflag 64 to
another camp farther from the
western front. He was captured
December 18, two days after his son
was born.
1t. Moorhead lived in washington
II years. He was graduated from
Central High School in 1910 and
entered the service in January, l943.
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the nrSt Sill
v er o a X
Leaf Clus-
ter to the
Air Medal
a I t e r Is
night sor-
ties into en-
en1y terri
Tory. ne Is
now at a
9th A F
nightfghter
b a S e i n
France.
1t. Abel
was one Of
the first to
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'GowIer on FurIoueh
After so Missions

After rounding out go combat
missions AMI II months with the
9th Air Force in the European the
ater, First 1t. John P. Gawler, Is,
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Three Hyattsville (Md0 servicemer
named John, all 20 years old, who
attended Hyattsville High School to.
gether, Joined the services together
and came home on leave at the same
time to surprise the other, found
out they had each experienced theil
worst times" in July of last year
but not while fighting together.
The two sailors and air corpsman
are John w. Underwood, aviation
radioman, second class, son of Mrs
James A. Underwood, 6204 Forty
second avenue; John Evans, aviation
ordnance mate, second class, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs Henry W. Evans, 1921
Madison street, and First 1t. John
G. Morris, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rob-
ert c. Morris, 4102 QueensbuIy road.
Radioman Underwood, who served
on an Avenger torpedo plane, was
among the first to go over Manila.
"The roughest time" the air crew.
man said, was when we went over
Palau on bombing mission. The
wing tank and the hydraulic system
were hit, but We were lucky. We got
back. Radioman Underwood served
aboard the Lexington.
1t Morris, navigator on the B-24
"Slick Chick" said he guessed his
worst experience was a mission over
Munich last July. Two of the planes
superchargers were hit and the
gas started draining away. I'VE just
made it back to home base and made
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ICupt. w. 6. Neuenhuhn
Gets Command in U. S.

Capt. William C. Neuenhahn, "a,
AAF, has been appointed comman-
der of "A" Squadron at Will Rogers
Field, Oklahoma City. His mother is
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KesIer Boqs Nuzi Plane

ENGLAND.-Second 1t. Gilbert L.
Kesler, 23, of 27l0 Thirty-first
street Sc, Washington, D. c., ac-
counted for one Of a planes his
squadron set on fire at an airfield
south Of Berlin recently.
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1t. Moorheud Moved
To Another Prisoner Base

1t. Robert G. Moorhead who was
fighting with the 80th Division in
Southern France when captured by
the Germans last September is being
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Black Widow Pilot
Gets Silver Cluster for
| Niqht Raids on Nozis

First 1t. Benjamin G. Abel,
jr., A-61 BLACK Widow" pilot,
6210 Shadyside avenue, Capitol
Heights, Md, has been awarded
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D. {. Engineer Given
Field Commission

Staff Sergt. Rees B. Gillespie, jr.,
70, member of an amphibious engi-
neers' battalion, recently was pro-
NOTED to second lieutenant through
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|McDermott Gets Award
Ruided jap Homeland

Staff Sergt. AL M. McDermott, 20,
son of Mrs Mary McDermott, 2o3
Elm street, Chevy Chase, Md, was
recently home on a 20-day furlough
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ENGLAND.

ENGLAND.
December was quiet in the Aero
club after Thanksgiving. We had
our usual three movies week,
bingo games, weekly dances and a
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Distinguished Flying Cross and Air
Medal with 10 Oak Leaf Clusters.
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IN England. He CAPT Neuenhahn
| is graduate of Eastern High
School and attended George WASH
ington University.
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Taken from, an article By Mau-
rice Pate in prisoners OF ,Dar
bulletin OF the American Red
Cross. Mr.. Pate recently toured
the tUdr areas.
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Prior to her Red Cross appoint
ment, Miss Prettyman was secre-
tary to Dean Atcheson, Assistant
Secretary Of State. and secretary to
Paul F. Douglass, president of Amer
lean University. She Is . graduate
|of the National Cathedral School
and wellesley.
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ter a visit of a month in the home
of her son, Sidney Guy, Mrs. Sid
Guy will be accompanied by her
granddaughter, Betty Jean Guy,
who will spend the summer with
her. They will leave for Mag
nolia during the week end.
Mrs, A. B. Brondum and Mrs.
Louise Richard spent last Monday
in Mobile.
Mrs. Boyd Beach and daughters
left Wednesday for a visit with
friends in Ellisville, Miss.
Mrs. c. L. Bacot and daughter,
Carolyn, departed Wednesday for
a visit with Mrs. p. j. Abney and
Mrs. T. r.. Bacot in Bay Springs,
and with other relatives in Lau-
rel.
Pvt. Gene Clark, who is spend
ing his furlough with his family
at their home in Gulfport, and
Mrs. Clark and their two sons,
were guests in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Alex Willis on Monday
and Tuesday having come to at
tend the graduation of Miss Edna
Willis, from the Pascagoula High
school, Monday evening.
Mrs. A. W. Caldwell returned
Sunday from Akron, Ala, where
she spent several days visiting
her parents, MIR and Mrs. II. w.
Stivender.
Bobbie Jean Dees returned to
home at Perkinston, Sunday, af-
ter a visit of a week with Norma
Iverson.
Saturday marked the departure
of MIR. and Mrs. J. r. Burke and
family for residence in Mobile.
Stephen Stringfellow, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. Stringfellow
OF Telephone road, departed on
Monday for the United States
Merchant Marine Cadet Basic
school at Pass Christian where
he will enter on three months of
training before going on a nine
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SOCIAL l1Ii' III HAPPENINGS

MI. and Mrs. T. K. Swayze and
daughter, Kaye, left this week
for a visit of several days with
relatives in Cleveland, Miss.
Mrs. A. L. Monroe is enjoying
a visit with relatives in Houston,
Mississippi.
Margaret and Dorothy Young
are enjoying a visit with their
grandmother, Mrs. w. McDavid in
Lucedale, Miss.
Mrs. J. T. Thomas is spending
several days in Canton, Miss.
MI. and Mrs. Floyd McCray, of
Mobile were guests Sunday in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. A.
Fails.
Miss Jean Nelson and her
school mate, Miss Phyllis Khoeti,
of Havana, Cuba, returned Tues
day to A. P. l., in Auburn, Ala,
to resume their studies after a
visit with Miss Nelson's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Nelson.
Mrs. r. F. Fitzner is leaving
the middle of the month for Chi
cago, ILL.,, to attend the wedding
of her son, Mr.. Oscar w. Fitzner
to Miss Ethel Katona, which will
be held in that city on June "a.
Miss Jane Coulson and Miss
Audrey Crook left Thursday to
spend a week at the home of
Miss Crook in Parkin, Ark.
Mrs. Julian Rivers and son left
Tuesday for a vacation at her
home in Valdosta, Ga.
Miss Winnie Rasmussen left
Thursday for a summer vacation
at the home of her uncle at Tim
berlake, S. d.
Mrs. A. J. Franklin and Mrs.
Hermes Gautier, of Pascagoula,
spent Saturday in Mobile.
Miss Dora Cirlot is home after
spending the winter teaching in
Hattiesburg, Miss.
Mrs. J. D. Lowe and Miss Dora
Cowan spent Monday in Mobile.
Sgt. Norville Suthoff is home
on furlough.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Ammonett
have as their guests at their new
home on WEIGH street, Mrs. Am
monett's mother and niece, Mrs.
w. A. Lawrence and Frances, of
Leesville, La, and Mr., Ammo
nett's mother, Mrs. Elizabeth
Brewer of Van Dalia, Mo, who
left Wednesday to visit in Dali
las, Texas.
Robert Ammonett, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Earl Ammonett, arrived
home this week from Gulf Coast
Military Academy.
Mrs. H. T. Faneha and son,
Butch, arrived Monday from La
Mesa, Calf. to visit Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Ammonett for several
weeks, and Mrs. Ammonett's
brother, L. E. Lawrence. of Mon
roe, La, is also a guest in their
home.
Mrs. C. L. Cunningham, Mrs.
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John Simon of Mobile, and Mrs.
Fanny S. Damrell of Fairhope
were guests in the home of Mrs.
L. G. Weber last Friday.
Visitors in the home of MIR. and
Mrs. r. A. Patzsch from Saturday
until Wednesday of this week
were the formers brother, John
c. Patzsch and Mrs. Patzsch and
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Taylor of
Memphis, Tenn.
Mrs. Howard Washaw of Sha~
mokin, Pa, arrived Wednesday
for a visit in the home of Mrs.
r. A. Patzsch.
Mrs. N. w. Alley was a visitor
to Mobile, Wednesday.
Miss Evelyn HeideThoff of PEN
sacola, who is enjoying a vacation
visit with her mother, Mrs. M. H.
Starkweather. was one of the out
of-town guests at the golden we'd
ding anniversary of her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John o.
Grant, ST., Sunday.
Among the several residents
who underwent operations for APP
pendicitis at the jackson County
hospital recently was Brown Pal
mertree of 722 Roosevelt. He
was operated on Sunday. MI.
Palmeftree is employed at In
gals.
Mrs. David G. Peattie and three
children, David. Sandra and Mary
Patricia, returned the latter part
of last week from New Orleans
where they spent a few days as
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Norman
A.. Wigle, formerly of Pascagoula.
Mrs. Peattie was accompanied by
her mother, Mrs. c. c. Cawthon,
OF Winfield, Kans., who was re-
turning to her home after spend
ing some time here with Mr.. and
Mrs. Peattie. A fourth child.
Carol, was the guest Of Lynn Swi-
CERT during her mothers absence.
Mrs. Z. l.. Mancil and children.
kilzia Mae, Sandra Jene and Jec-
quieta Rose arrived the latter part
OF last week for a visit of a month
with MIR. Mancil. They came from
Terry, Miss.
Word has reached relatives in
Pascagoula that Mrs. Myrtle
Stone, of Oxford, Miss, has re-
ceived q telegram from her son,
1t. Jack Stone, who has been a
German prisoner of war, of his ar
rival in New York. He expected
to return home shortly. 1t. Stone
is a grandson of Mrs. Frank Lew
is Of Pascagoula.
Misses Flora and Lulu Ellis Of
New Orleans spent Wednesday
and Thursday in the home of Mrs,
George Ladnier and her daughter,
Mrs. Mildred Frederic. Other Wis
its in the home at the same time
were Mrs Ladrier's son, Louis
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r. Ladnier and family. Of Mobile
Thirteen-year-old Paul H.
Hawks. of l102 Washington ave-
nue. underwent an emergency APP
pendectomy at the Jackson Coun-
ty hospital Friday. from which
he is recuperating nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Crou-
Chef and children, Rosalie, Linda,
and L. j., spent the weekend in
the home Of Mrs. Crouchets
brother, Fred Newly. They came
from New Orleans for a visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Hare and
other relatives were given d pleas
ant surprise Sunday by the arrival
Of Mr.. Haire's nephew, ]. S. Hare.
pharmacists mate. second class.
who came from Charleston,
where he is stationed at q naval
base. This is the first leave that
the bluejacket has had in two
years.
A pleasant festivity attendant
on the arrival Of j. S. Hare, phar-
macist's mate second class from
Charleston ON a visit In the ]. 8.
Hare home was a dinner at which
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Hare en-
t~ertained Sunday honoring their
nephew. The guest list was con-
fined to members Of the family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Farr and
L. d. Corley. boatswain's mate
second class. and Mrs. Corley and
their son, Holley Emile, divided
visits among relatives In this
city Sunday. They were from
Gulfport.
Last week marked the depar-
lture OF Miss Ellen Daggett for
Gulfport where she has accepted
a position with the M. p. Reed
Construction Company.
Miss Ann Gulley returned last
week from Brookhaven where
she has been attending Whit
worth College. Her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. w. r. GuIley drove to
Brookhaven to visit relatives, 1T
tend the festivities at the college,
and bring their daughter home.
The Federated Music Club Of
Pascagoula will hold a meeting at
the USO Saturday afternoon at 8
o'clock.
The election Of officers will be
held by the Woman's Auxiliary
to the American Legion at :
meeting at the home Of MRS. ]. s.
Putnam, 500 N. PascaeouIa
street. June IA. at 8 pm. Mem
beers are urged to attend.