Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-09-06
Rockville and Vicinity
Mrs. John Diamond Ill - Rockville 1912
Or call Rockville 1856 2145

I Ray at Newport, R. l. The Rays
are we'll known in Rockville, where
they formerly made their home on
West Montgomery Avenue. The
Joneses also visited friends at
Marblehead, Mass, and Bob had an
opportunity to visit some of the
New England colleges, giving him
an idea of which one he would
like to attend when the time comes.
Bob will attend Episcopal High
School in Alexandria this year.
The Joneses other son, Tim, who
is a second classman at the U. S.
Naval Academy at Annapolis, was
among the midshipmen who" par
ticipated in the recent Camid OPP
Grafton at Camp Pendleton. Camid,
which gets it's name from a COLI
traction of the words cadets" and
"midshipmen" is an operation in
amphibious landings of our mill
tary forces. This amphibious
training is the only time during
their four-year course at the serv-
ice schools that the future Armed
Forces officers (all juniors) have
an opportunity to work together
as one unit.
During the past week a num-
Der of young Rockville boys joined
our Armed Forces. On Tuesday,
Albert Burnett, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Paul Burnett and Barry
Linthicum, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gassaway Linthicum, left for Par
ris Island, S. c., where they will
undergo eight weeks of boot train
ing with Uncle Sans Leather
necks. On the same day, Tommy
Hohmann, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Holman of Monroe
Street, and Harry Huffer, son of
Mrs. Marie Huffer of Bridge
Street, left for Camp Meade for
service with the Army.
Pfc. Bill Linthicum, son of DR..
and Mrs. William Linthicum, was
home for the weekend from SYRIA
cuse, N. Y. where he is stationed
with the. United States Air Force
Another Rockville boy, Pfc. Ron
ynie Ricketts,, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Theodore Ricketts,, has been home
on leave from Keesler Field, Bill
oxi, Miss. Ronnie, who is a Con-
troll Tower Operator with the Uni
ted States Air Force, will report
to Camp Stoneman in Pittsburg.
Calf. on September 10.
John 7. Pool, son of Mrs. Eva
Pool of Manakee Street, is at
home again in Rockville after
serving seven months with the
U. S. Army in Korea. He was
discharged from the Army on
Tuesday. =
The back to-school" exodus has
begun and Ken and Mark Taylor
sons of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Tay-
lor of West Montgomery, are
among the first to return to then
studies. Both are students a,
Wesleyan College in Middletown
Conn. Ken will leave on Friday
to enter his last year, while Mark
will leave on Saturday to begin
his junior year. During the six
weeks that Rev. Raymond P
Black, rector of Christ Church
was on vacation, Ken very ably
substituted for him.
Good news comes from the Vet
Grams Hospital in Martinsburg
w. Va. that Stump" Benson, who
recently was seriously injured in
an automobile, accident, is pro-
crossing nicely, although he will
need to remain in the hospital for
another month or so. He has been
moved from the hospital in Ohio
TO West Virginia. On Sunday Mr.
and Mrs. Woolwine Waddell and
their daughter, Wilhelmina, Stan
ley Wilcox and James Burdette
drove to see Stump.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard A. Dear
en- of Dallas, Texas, who are Wis
iting Mrs. Eva Pool of Manakee
Street, have been the guests of
honor at two dinner parties this
week. On Monday evening Mr.
snd Mrs. Leon Looper entertained
for them and on Wednesday eve
ming, Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Looper
were hosts at dinner party for
II in compliment to the Dearens
Arthur Hildreth, son of Mrs
Frank Johnston of West Mont
gomery Avenue, is back at home
after spending the summer al
Camp Shohola in Greedy, Pa. Mr.
and Mrs. Johnston drove to Penn
sylvania last week and brought
Arthur home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ted ricketts,, Jr
are vacationing this week at Caro-
lima Beach in North Carolina.
Mrs. James Berrier Of Travilah
is in Pennsylvania where she is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Sue Par
osns.