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News From Jackson County for
Men in the Armed Services
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Date.
Dear.
ThU week's topics have been
the weather and the republican
convention, mostly the latter,
with the war news having to
share front page space with pic
tures of the candidates, Dewey
and Bricker. Medford weather,
while soaring into the nineties,
hasn't come in for quite as
much space as the June heat
wave which sweltered the con
vention delegates and celebri
ties. The local heat wave has
dried out the hay wet down by
the recent rains, and is rapidly
ripening the grain crops.
The war loan drive continues
in full swing. This week's spe
cial event is a film show at the
Craterian Friday morning for
kiddies with a musical show
put on by Mexicans from the
farm labor supply camp.
Red Cross activities for the
summer are underway and at
"jeep" shops the Junior work
ers are making many articles
for servicemen both here at
home, in hospitals or in prison
er of war camps. A good sized
project is the making of SO
prisoner of war game kits.
These are of wood and each kit
contains several games. The
pieces must be sanded, drilled,
varnished and marked. To
make a quota of 250,000 sur
gical dressings, the various
workrooms in the county are
now open as weir as day times.
A first-hand description of
the invasion of Europe is given
in a letter from Capt. Joe J.
Patton and received this week
by his parents. Capt. Patton,
pilot of a B-26 Marauder, wrote
that he "wouldn't have missed
it for a million dollars." The
captain's bomber was in the
first wave of planes to go out.
Lt. Alvin A. Gould's Air
Medal was presented to his
mother at a Portland ceremony
last Sunday. Gould is a prison
er of war in Germany, having
been shot down Jan. 11. Staff
Sgt. George R. (Dick) Roberts
mailed his Air Medal home to
his mother and it arrived here
last week. The sergeant is a
gunner on a Flying Fortress and
it arrived here last week. The
sergeant is a gunner on a Fly
ing Fortress and has been on
many missions over Europe
since arriving in England in
April.
First Lt. George B. Backes,
who will be remembered by his
Jacksonville school friends, re
cently completed his 50th bomb
ing mission from an English
base. He has been decorated
with the Distinguished Flying
Cross, the Air Medal with eight
Oak Leaf clusters, one bronze
and one silver cluster. Another
holder of the Distinguished Fly
ing Cross is First Lt. Leonard
L. Bommersbach, formerly of
Medford.
From the South Pacific sec
tion has come a story of a raid
on the Rabaul area led by First
Lt. Jack P. Martin. This was
his 20th mission. First Lt.
Larry Schade was recently
awarded a bronze oak-leaf clus
ter te his air medal for New
Guinea raids.
Another letter which gave In
vasion details was received in
Medford this week from Lt. (jg)
W. H. Fisher, stationed aboard
an LST boat. Fisher praised
the crew and said "you people
can depend on these men doing
their job and doing it well."
Sgt. Delbert E. Jones. Sgt.
Ernest W. Fieguth and Cpl.
Arthur H. Struve, Ashland, and
Sgt. Vernon G. Riggert of Tal
ent have been decorated with
the Soldier's Medal for the at
tempted rescue of a navy pilot
at Ft. Stevens last winter.
The Case family from Gold
Hill received a big thrill last
week when movies of the inva
sion showed a close-up cf Pvt.
Donald Case, member of an
anti-aircraft unit. The operator
at the Craterian theater re
moved one frame from the film
and this is being enlarged and
printed for the family to keep.
A story from Italy tells of the
work of the military police In
Naples,. of which T5 Laurence
A. Ryerson is a member.
Second Lt. Boyd P. Bellamy,
Jr., bombardier, has been re-
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R. N. HIGH, Dilf. Mgr.
ported missing in action after
a ram over Germany May 29,
his third mission, and news of
the death of Lt. Fred C. Shere,'
Jr., during a raid over Ger
many April 29, has been re
ceived here by his parents. Pfc.
Andrew L. Stewart, Ashland,
wounded in Italy, died in an
army hospital in West Virginia
Monday.
Cpl. Phillip B. Lowry has
arrived for duty in New Guinea
and Theodore L. Taylor, in the
southwest Pacific for the past
26 months, has been promoted
to first lieutenant. Lee D. Pink
ham, stationed with the Coast
Artillery forces guarding the
Panama Canal since December
of 1942, has been promoted to
captain. Home from the south
Pacific is Capt. Weldon H. Mc
Bee, after two years of over
seas duty with the 41 Infantry
Division, which embraces the
old Medford national guard
unit.
Bob Bauman believes in brev
ity, or something of the sort,
for he announced his impend
ing arrival home with a one
word telegram to his parents
which read "Yipee!" Bob has
been at Dallas, Tex., for naval
flight training and after his
leave reports to Pensacola, Fla.
Also home is his brother, Bill,
studying medicine at Willa
mette university under the navy
V-12 program. Also here is
Douglas L. Pickell, radio tech
nician second class, who reports
next to New London, Conn.,
and Pvt. Fred Cyril Sander, sta
tioned at Drew Field, Fla. Be
fore coming home he visited his
brothers, Flight Commander
Aubrey Sander of Dorr Field,
Fla., and Capt. Harold Sander,
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FINAL TRIBUTE A little French girl, tearfully plncrs flowers on grave of American soldier, killed
when his glider landed somewhere in France. Signal Corps radio-telephoto from London.
Bill, also In the navy, is on sea
duty in the Pacific. Pfc. Donald
Kendle has reported to Le
moore field in Calif., after com
pleting flexible gunnery school
at the Yuma air field and Bob
Holmes, V-12 tudent at the
University of Colorado, has re
turned to Colorado after leave
at home. Also home recently
were Pfc. Eldon Tolle from
Camp Davis, N. C, and Pvt.
Stanley Stark from Camp Fan
nin, Tex.
Neidre Nygaard and Lt. Rob
ert Duke, Birmingham, Ala.,
were married June 18 and
Betty Myers and Gerald . C.
Rood, aviation metalsmith, have
announced their wedding May
9. Ann Marie Domber has an
nounced her engagement to Lt.
Melvin W. Schwonke, Camp
Maxey, Tex., and Ailene Marie
Zicsenis, Lawrence, Tex., is the
betrothed of Ivan J. Cherry, ap
prentice seaman in the naval
reserve stationed at the Univer
sity of Kansas. Julie Carpen
ter and Capt. W. Garland Jones
of Camp Maxey are to be mar
ried July 2.
Gold Hill
Gold Hill, June 30 (Spl.)
Work has recently been com-
A.T.C., Long Beach, Calif. Lt. Dieted on the school grounds for
uei iooiey anc ii. jonn oams
berry have left for Lincoln,
Neb., after leaves at home. An
other officer home is Ensign
Wallace Young, who has been
stationed in Florida and expects
to be sent overseas soon.
Lt. Lewis Russell Ulrlch,
blimp pilot, has been assigned
to Annapolis for a year's study
In aerological engineering and
Charles Braley has passed his
entrance examinations for the
academy and starts his course
soon. Already at the institu
tion are Midshipman Ellis Mc
Curley, now on cruise after his
first year's training and study,
and Midshipman Morris Leon
ard, Jr., who completes a spe
cial course this fall. Medfrird's
representatives at the U. S.
Military academy, Daniel Gra
ham and James Hoey, are both
home now on leave.
Kenneth Carpenter has left
for Dartmouth college where he
will study until becoming draft
age. His brother, Lt. (jg) Ar
thur Carpenter, is in Washing
ton, D. C, taking training in
photographic interpretation.
Dick Alford has gone to Carrol
college, Helena, Mont., to study
under the navy V-5 program.
Jim Elliott, V-12, is home from
Willamette university and Sam
Young from the University of
Idaho. The latter reports next
to Northwestern. Lloyd C.
Kensey, V-12, is home from
Willamette university and is as
signed next to the University
of California.
Ernie Gaines, aviation ma
chinist's mate 3rd class, has
graduated from aerial gunners'
school in Jacksonville, Fla., and
Pvt. Donald Smith has gradu
ated from the field telephone
school at the marine base, San
Diego. Cpl. Earl Jones has been
home with his parents and
leaves July 1 to attend officer
training school at Seattle.
Robert Colley, petty officer,
has gone east for aerial gun
nery training after having been
stationed at Klamath Falls for
several months. His brother,
a new tnnt smewaiK, wun ine
steep incline removed, making
a big improvement. Work was
done by Harry Newnhanj.
Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Cal Dusenberry and son were
Mrs. Dusenberry's son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ellis
Matthews and children, Bill and
Roberta, of Klamath Falis. Also
her son and daughter-in-:aw, Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Iverson and
daughters, Judy Rae and Carol,
of Medford.
Mrs. Allie Ganong, who has
been making her home with her
brothur-in-law and sister, Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Shaw, has gone
to Longview, Wash., to visit her
son and family for a couple of
weeks.
Guests last Sunday of Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Dungey were their
daughters, Weegie and Winona
Dungey, Mrs. Maxene Dungey,
Jean Wright and Arlene Daily
of Medford.
Lt. LaVerne Walker of the
A.A.F., flight instructor at Mer
ced, Calif., Is spending a few
days here with his parents and
brother, Mr. and Mrs Alva
Walker and Delos Walker and
family.
F. V. Huffman severed a little
finger and severely lacerated the
next finger, while operating a
power saw at his hame here re
cently. The Huffman's bought
the Olney Edington property a
few months ago and have been
building more buildings and re
modeling. Local men leaving for service
In the navy last week were Vic
tor Frost, Walter Arnold and
Cecil eBil. Bell's wife and daugh
ter reside here.
Mr and Mrs. Dennis McGuIre
and daughter, JoAnn, are vislt
I ing tho former's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. James. McGuire, at New
berg, Ore., before moving to
Tillamook.
Mrs Earl Moore and daughter,
Nndra left June 28 for Sacra
mento to visit Mrs. Moore's
brother and sister-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Leonard Hall and family.
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A large stock of GENUINE PARTS
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Medford
Gloria Kilgore, who has been
visiting at the home of her
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Lentz. has returned to Klamath
Falls, where ner father, Sgt. Roy
Kilgore is visiting his parents.
Kilgore, a former resident of this
city, has recently returned on
furlough from Italy. He spent
several weeks in a hospital in
Sicily and received the Purple
Heart for wounds received
there while in the Fifth army.
Mrs. Melvin Kuikman of
Brerherton, Wash., has been
spending a few days here with
her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Era
mett Sutton and family.
Mrs. Don Dungey and motner,
Mrs. Stone of Medford, were
guests June 22 of Mrs. Dunger's
husband s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Elmer Dungey.
Mr. and Mrs. William Jordan
of Grants Pass, formerly of Gold
Hill, were Sunday guests at the
A. A. Walker home.
Pfc. Bill Fore is now at Camp
Swift, Tex., for training with air
borne infantry.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Newnham
and family have moved into the
Fitch Snyder home, which they
are improving. The Newnhams
have resided in the Lawrence
Whitsett place on Garden Row
for several years. Mr. and Mrs.
Whitsett, who have recently re
turned here from North Bonne
ville, Wash., will move into their
place on Garden Row at once.
Miss Janet Chisholm of Port
land is visiting her mother, Mrs.
Mary Chisholm and family.
Mrs John Avena and son, I
Roger, of Sacramento are guests
of Mrs. Avens' mothers, Mrs. j
William Puhl on Garden Row.
Mrs. Neal Doty has returned to ,
her home in Portland after visit-
ing her stster-In-law, Mrs Wilbur
Martin and family. Mrs. Dotyi
was accompanied home by her j
two daughtersj who have been '
guests at the Martin home forj
awhile.
The city fire engine was called
for a grass fire, which started be
tween Coy's restaurant and the i
bridge Wednesday afternoon, j
Buildings were protected from!
the flames which burned a con- j
slderabla amount of brush and !
grass.
Friday. June SO, 1944
MEPFORD MAIL TRIBUNE SEVEN
den consultant of The Pullman
Co., advising gardeners how to
tell a weed from a vegetable.
About 100,000 tons of steel
ingots are required to build and
equip a big battleship.
BEAR TOO BULLISH
Farragut, Ida. (UJ A bear
with a taste for pork chops visit
ed the pig sty of BUI Ehlert, Far
ragut farmer, five nights running
and carried away a squealing '
shoat every time, but Ehlert kept ;
an armed vigil on the sixth j
night. The hide of the 400-pound j
marauder now adorns Ehlert'si
barn door.
QUALITY MARKET
FRESH MEATS, GROCERIES, FRUITS and . "
VEGETABLES IN SEASON ,
222 W. Main ; Phone 4765
Will Be Closed
Sunday-Monday-Tuesday
July 2, 3 4
VETERAN NAMED
McAlester, Okla. J.R Lt.
Col. Jess Larson, Lawton, Okla.,
wounded veteran of the 45th
Division's battles in Italy, was
named recently president of the
initiation class of 248 A. F. and
A. Masons taking the Scottish
Rite degrees at the Indian tem
ple here.
TIP
Chicago (U.R If it's out of
line, pull it up, it's a weed, said
Rudolph J. Mohr, victory gar-
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16 North Riverside Ave.
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Just a certain regions In (ho old world were fcrrored spots
for (He production of fine boers, so does (his great West
provide very advantage to 'delight (ho brewer's heart Hero grow the world's
choicest golden grains and the finest oi aromatlo hops. Her lh purest o! sparkling
brewing waters are found. Beer Is ssesttaDr a product of nature and nowhere has
nature been more lavish In her gifts. As a result, beers from this region are known
and fcrrored throughout (he nation for their buoyant test and golden refreshment
Where else In all (he world can man find such railed resources at hand for all lb
good things of life as In this bountiful West?
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