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The following letter was received by anything at all to do with introducing
Mr. DeFrance from Niels Nordquist:
and passing these two bills.”
"I wish to thank you for sending me
the magazine, look forward to it every
A change of address was received
two months.
from Lee Curry. He is now somewhere
"Our outfit came back to the States in France and wishing he was back in
in March and reported to Geiger Field Oregon. He has been receiving The State
after our 30-day furlough. We are tak Employee and enjoys it very much.
ing refresher courses, etc., and prepar
ing ourselves for points West.
Loren Boulier has recently been re
"I was in Salem for a few days and
saw the fellows in the Bridge Dept. It leased from the service. He has been
seemed good to be back in my old head of the Marine Gorps A rt Depart
ment in San Francisco engaged in pub
stamping grounds again.
licity for the armed services by way
"The base we built overseas is one
of posters, etc., and recently had charge
of those secret places everyone knows
of the exhibit in Portland showing work
about. The climate there is comparable
by
Marines on the islands in the South
to Western Oregon in that we had
Pacific.
rainy winters and hot, humid summers.
He expects to return to his former
The natives were an easy going lot. We
had them employed as laborers, doing position in the Highway Department
anything from digging ditches to bar- where he was engaged in the designing
bering in the P.X. For' the most part and making of forest highway signs.
they were farmers working temporarily^
for us.
Paul E. Davis is now stationed at Port
"Thank you again for a swell maga Hueneme, California. In a recent letter
zine.”
received from him he expressed his
thanks for the magazine.
A letter received' from Ashley T.
Taber reads as follows:
Pfc. John C. Jennings, son of Charles
"Yesterday I received the March- L. Jennings, kettleman on the Sweet
April copy of the Oregon State Em Home Maintenance crew, is with the
ployee. It ishard for me to find words 12th A.A.A. Battalion now stationed
to express my thanks to you at home in the West Caroline Islands south; of
for sending me that fine magazine. I Guam. He has participated in the
read it from cover to cover and natur Marianne invasion and at Cape Glous-
ally was very interested in H.B. 294 ter. He entered the Marines on Octo
and 344. I had intended to come Back ber 1, 1942, and went overseas in Jan
to the/Highway Department—now I uary, 1943. He has now served 28
know I will.
months and should be entitled to some
"Many thanks to everyone who had leave soon.