The Coquille Valley sentinel. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1921-2003, August 17, 1944, Page 3, Image 3

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    TU COQUILLE VALUE SENTINEL, COQUILLE, GttGON,
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Items About Local Boys In Senke
Coquille.
He is one uf the force
which is guarding German prisoners
at the camp Ted said Mrs. Peterson
Ted Peterson, who operated a gro­
is still in the Consolidated Freight­
cery store on Front street, where the
ways office at Roseburg.
Dillard Market is, before he enlisted
a couple of years ago in the Army, Cecil Finley Now A First
spent part of his five-day furlough Class Pharmacist Mate
from Camp White, near Medford; in
Mr. and Mrs. Cince Finley have re­
C. H. S. Graduate
Wins Bravery Award
Sergeant and Mrs. Carl Johnson,
who had been here for six days visit­
ing his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rudy
C. Johnson, are leaving today for
his station at the camp near Spokane,
where he is a member of an Army
Engineer company. Carl had had a
15-day furlough and they visited
Mrs. Johnson’s parents in Provo,
Utah, before coming to Coquille.
He was not certain as to future
assignments but rather anticipated
that his outfit was to be sent over­
seas in the not distant future.
Carl is looking well and the force
of the Sentinel, where he was em­
ployed before joining the Army, were
all glad to see him and wish him good
lud^
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Clark Gearhart
Home From Italy
Pfc. William Clark Gearhart, son
of Coquille’s City Engineer and Mrs.
J. N Gearhart, arrived hosae last
Saturday after being overseas for 25
months, in England, Africa and Italy.
He will have three weeks at home.
Clark, as he is known to home
folks, although in the Army he to
William C., was with the Mediterran­
ean Aviation Transport Service, and
when his furlough to over he to to
report at Camp Ord, near Monterey,
Calif., Sept, fl, but where he will go
from there he does not know.
Clark landed with U. S. forces in
Africa in December, 1942, and had
been in Italy for about a month be­
fore being sent home.
He reports having seen in Italy a
former Coquille boy, Ted Miller, son
of Marion C. Miller, and says that
Ted was the only one of a group of
13 he was with who survived some
recent engagement.
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Ted Peterson Guarding German
Prisoners At Camp White
] Williams-Fetch
Nuptials In Texas
Sgt. Carl Johnson
Here For Week
THURSDAY, AUGUST »f, 1H4.
The Presbyterian church at Cole-
i man, Texas, was the scene of a pretty
wedding of a Coquille valley couple
j on Saturday, July 29, when Gene­
vieve Fetch, youngest
vounaeat daughter of
A Coquille High School graduate, vleve
who before his induction into the Wendelyn Fetch of Riverton, became
Army was employed at the plant here
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~ bride of Aviation Cadet W. Phillip
—Private First Class Oran V. Hol- i Wil"
Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. W.
brook, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Hol­ Williams of Coquille.
The double ring ceremony was
brook of Riverton—has been awarded
a Bronze Star by his commanding of­ performed by Rev. John J. Mueller
ficer for his gallanti^ and bravery in before an altar beautifully decorated
with tall baskets of garden flowers
action in the Pacific war theatre.
The Japs were attacking on Vella aod white tapers.
Mrs. Dorothy Williams, mother of
LaVella Island and Oran’s counter
the groom, attended the bride and a
attack broke up the enemy threat.
Alone, he crawled forward and classmate of th* groom, at the flying
with hand grenades and his rifle, school, Robert K. Windmiller, was
wiped out the enemy machine-gun best num. Flower girls And attractive
crew. That loss caused the Japs to music, including the wedding march,
withdraw and they were hurried in made it an event long to be remem­
that by the rest of Oran's outfit who bered by those present.
Mrs. Williams, who is a graduate of
were Inspired by his spectacular,
brave action and poured in concen­ th* j Riverton High School and later
was employed in the Swift A Co.
trated rifle fire.
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office here, will make her home in
,Col*ihan while her husband is at-
i tending the dvlation school.
The groom graduated from Coquille
High 8chool and has been in the
Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Aber have'Army A,r Corps since Feb’ 10’ 1943
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was conferred on him just before he
had completed his second year with
Unde* Sam’s seadogs.
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Leo Aber A B-29
Bomber Engineer
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Loretta Young. Anne Gwynne and Evelyn Anker*.
Young to starred.
At Roxy Theatre 8*n<lay 4 Monday
now to anjay.
aoaAy montani
o£ Aummaft
meta. The helmets have large flaps
to cover your ears and the 'flak’ vests
cover your cheat and back. They are
made of small steel plate* in a cloth
covering and look like an apron.
They weigh about 28 pounds. Handy
little gadgets, even if they are clumsy.
“Well up to now, I’ve not got any
mail. It’a slow as the dickens." '
TOWN HOUSE
(No ration points)
Are You Adequately Insured?
My Office C«n Servo Yow,
Real Estate
List Your Property with mo «nd I’ll Work to Sell It for you
Alno
SERVICE ON BIRTH CERTIFICATES
AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Sun Valley Beverages 67 oz. hot 49c
46-oi
con
TOMATO JUICE
2/19«
(£1216
SUNNY DAWN
6 point* con
Royal Satin Shortening 3 lb jar 59c
Orange Juice Sunshine No. 2 20c
Flour, Kitchen Craft 10 Ib. sk 44c
Or. & Grapefruit Juice pt
Pancake Flour, Suzanna 40 oz. 15c
Ite
Drop o’ Lemon Junce 2 oz. hot 12c
Cider Vinegar Old Mill quart 15c
Guava Fruit Jelly, Ferro No. 2 Vi 39
Velvceta Ch’se Kft (5 pts) ’/jib 23c
Graham Crockers llney Maid Ib 33c
Black Figs dried 2 lb pkg ....... 35c
Extra, Special Value»
GRPFRUIT JUICE
COFFEE-AW a *«*
EDWARDS
Dr>p or Regulor Grind
Or, if you prefer. Hills. N. J 1„ Mas­
kell House, Golden West, Chase & Sen-
born, Airway and Nob'Hill Whole Bean.
Don’t forget, Safeway can save you
money on the»«, too.
CHAMPAGNE tX
i 1 A Dii A I
APSE
MAKMALAUt
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TIBBETTS Orange and
Brook
Grapefruit
17c
GUA RANTED MÍA TS
SHREDDED WHEAT IQ-
■r.ll
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— «b, 1W
Kellogg*
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OTHER MEAT MARKET FEATURES
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VEAL ROAST Leg A Rump
—
Cut “A” Grade
Ib.
SHOULDER CHOPS, Arm & ORr
Blade
“A” Grade lb.
Veal or Lamb Stew A & B grde Ib 19c
PORK LIVER, fresh Ib.
24c
VEAL RIB CHOPS A grade lb 36c
GROUND BEEF A & B grade Ib. 29c
BACON, any site piece lb. .. .
33c
'Pork Shoulder Rst, center cut Ib 31c
Pork Steak Lb. 34c Short Rihs Ih. 19c
TOMATOES 15 Ib lug 1 A Q
1
Rochester
Lb........ ....... ..... 10-
Golden-ripe—and good! Lb.
WATERMELONS
Half or Whole
$1 JLQ
1« IK Flat
CANTALOUPES
GRAPEFRUIT
Ariaona Marsh Seedless
Yellow Bantam, tender
PEACHES
BEET SUGAR
Stamps 30-31440
1« Ib.
MATCHES
Favorite
Ctn. of 6
OIL WAX PAPER
G d H’keepng 150 ft. roll
SWAN SOAP
“4-in-l Soap
Reg. bar
CRYSTAL WHITE
laundry Soap
reg. bar
OXYDOL
Gran’lated Soap reg 24-os.
BEANS
Local Stringless
C-
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Lb........
' Lb.
POTATOES
Yakima. White Rose
SAFEWAY
Lb.
11c
3 Vic
13c
4c
nu - made
I FRESH MAY0NNAIS6
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Quart 1<X
47«
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62c
23c
25c
6c
4c
23c
ECONOMY CAPS
17c
VACUSEAL CLOSURES 2]
PRODUCE
CORN
e 33c
1
Monis Cristo—
Limited tíme" Speciol Fries
Fully ripened on the vine
13c
HOUSE
VEGET. COCKTAIL ÏX:nd2 ^25c
, b OA p
pkg.
SEEDLESS RAISINS Beauty
»4ru'/4 fc.tr
Also sold la other convert*
lent sizes. Save on other
brands, too, such is Tsndsr-
lost, Upton's and Tree Tea.
Margarine Sun. Bank (4 pts) 2 Ib 27
App’e Juice Hood River pint 13c
ICED TEA
Anti
Women Who Are
Hartl Of Hearing,
Insurance
Drinks, Inches and
^Summer Foods at Safeway!
GRAPEFRUIT JUICE
FFonlerf/ Men
To make tills slmpl*. no risk heai
: ing tost. If you are temporarily deaf
iened. bothered oy ringing buzzing
head noises due to Hrdencd or coagu­
lated wax (cerumen). Try th* Ourine
Home Method teat that so many say
has enabled them to hear w*ll again
You must hear better after making
thia aimpie test or w>u get your mone.
back at once. Ask about Ourine Em
.Jrnna tndav at Barrow Ora* Co.
SAVE ON JUICES!
with ifau
Alarm Clocks repaired at Schroe­
der's Jewelry. Men’s Wedding Rings
in stock.
I
ceived word that their son, Cecil,
who has been seeing action with the
Navy in the South Pacific, has just
been promoted to, the office of first
class Pharmacist Mate. The rating
rS
received the following letter, written
July 21, from their son, Staff Sgt. Leo George Folsom Home
Aber who is an engineer on a B-29 For Couple of Weeks
Boeing Bomber and who is stationed
George Folsom arrived home last
in Italy. He writes Interestingly as week for ,
visit with his
follows:
1 parents, Mr. snd Mrs. Bert Folsom.
“I’m fat and lazy. I went qn a , jje
^Is training at Camp Roberts
raid th* other day. I got a good ¡n Calif., and was recently gradauted
look at Germany and at anti-aircraft from
TechnlcIan School at
shells bursting.
We call the jagged Fort slll> okta very near to hu fath.
pieca. of steel that fly in all direc- er., old home place ln that ,ute
tiona
introduction George
c _ ’s ■ sister,
■ ■ Eleanor,
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;—•— ’flak. _ ’ 1 I R got
ot 8 a good introduction
and ; daugh-
to it A piece came througk the pl-
m"thim in Eugene’’ and ca’me
iot a windshield between the two pl- down to Coqtillle to be with him here
lota and hit my boot. It cut my fly- for , few
He wlu return to
ing boot open but failed to cut my lKanaaai and from thereto Virginia,
shoe,
it just knifed across my toe.
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Insurance Specialist V. R. Bull. •
I was up in the upper turret and it
knocked by boot off of the foot rest.
It felt like some one had hit my boot
with a sledge hammer. If it never
I gets any closer than this, it stlU came
too darn close.
Lin Swain Awaiting
"You can’t see the ’flak,’ you only
Overseas Orders
see the puff of smoke as it bursts.
Duty orders to sea or to some shore i The ones you see, don't hurt you,
station now await Bluejacket Lincoln it
, ’s the ones you don’t see.
Fremont twain, 26. of Coquille, a
“Of the three crews that came here
recent graduate of the Naval Train- ( the same djry from'Colorado Springs
ing School for storekeepers at the —we’re the only ones left. . One
Toledo, Ohio, Naval Armory.
< crew ran out of gas and stopped at*
Sent to the specialty school "on the ( another field. When they took off,
basis of his recruit training aptitude they
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piled up and killed five of them.
test scores. Lin has completed s . The other crew was on a raid and ws
course of study that Included prop- hit
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heavy ‘flak.’ It waa very accu-
erty and financial accounting, type- , rater-right in our formation.
The
writing, English and correspondence. last
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wt saw of them they pulled out
of formation over the target and
Son Born To Coquille
started off alone (probably to crash
land in Switzerland). That was the
Couple Down In Texas
A son weighing six pounds, eight last we saw of them.
“The Germans are always looking
ounces, and who has been named
tor
stragglers or crippled ships to
Jtavld John, was born to Mr and
Mrs. J. A. Barrett at Corpus Christi, ( shoot down. They rarely pick on a
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ot «»»‘P«- “ - P*«»8»*
Texas, on Aug. T. The
The mother
mother _ was
was
- rou
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,_ U we h*v*
. 1 nn
rui/inat
a P nilMniila
Tknu
formerly Violet Cmrillo. . grodu.te
They sariII
wUl dog
of "cl^ullle"7iigl\-and John" Barrett «6»“ »1«
the devil out when
wa. an employee at the plant here
They ca» them
.
th. service
before
entering th*
**rvW.
; fork-tailed devils.
. We carry a complete nne or V-
Belta for aU makes of Refrigerator*.
Washing Machines and other equip­
ment. Washer Service Co. 365 W.
Front. Coquille. Phone IT.
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Kerr
JAR CAPS
Dosen
FRUIT JARS
JEL8-RITE
PECTIN
Bernadin Ref- Kerr, Ball Gia
Top. Vac* Seal 8 o* bot. 12e
Pkg. ef 12 214
De*, qta. 83«
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