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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (April 6, 1945)
On The Home Front MEDFORDJhTRIBUNE News From Jackson County for Men in ttie Armed Services The Mail Tribune suggests you clip and mail this newi roundup to a relative or friend in service. Date.. Dear- Medord and the county staged its first "heroes' home coming" Thursda with a pa rade and program at the park. Business houses closed for a short time and schools were dis missed early Especially honored were five former prisoners re cently returned from the Philip pines and all men returned from overseas were also honored. In troduced were Sgt. William E. Davis, Sgt. Lome B. Cox, Sgt. Bill Lorton and Sgt. William Distell, all former prisoners of the Japanese; also SSgt. Clinton Culley, Merchant Seaman George Campbell, Don Cook, U. S. N.; Pfc. Joe Sutton, Sgt. Earl Jones, Fred Wilcox, Emlc, and Lt. H. D. Byington, U. S. N. As usual, the home folks are engaged in drives. Saturday men of the Order of the Purple Heart are to hold the annual tag sale to raise funds for the or der's rehabilitation program for veterans and the entire county Is starting on a new drive to collect clothing for people of the United Nations. Because Jackson county col lected more salvage tin than Klamath Falls in the last tin Fragrant Schilling VACUUM PACKED COFFEE drive, flobert Duff, county chair man, won a 100-pound sack of Klamnth nntntnps Final figures on the Red Cross drive showed that this county raised 140 per cent of its quota. Two fires were In the news Monday. That morning the plan ing building of the Southern Oregon Planing mill In Central Pntnt wn Hp.qtrnved bv fire and early Sunday morning the home of Dr. and Mrs. George uooa rich in Griffin Creek burned to the ground, the family barely escaping. Medford high's spring sport nmtfrflm nnen Frldav afternoon when the baseball team meets Rogue River on the local dia mond. It will be a warm-up game for the league opener against Grants Pass here Apru 13. tv,o (rai.1i nnrf field team will have a dual practice meet with Klamath Falls here baturoay afternoon. It is a tuneup affair for the annual Invitational meet here April 14 between Klamath Falls, Ashland, Grants Pass and Medford. Memorial rites were held here Tuesday for William J. Cox of the marine corps, killed Feb. 21 on Iwo Jlma. His brother, Reed, with the army paratroopers, re cently sailed for overseas duty. Listed as missing in action are Pvt. Rodney A. Witham of the 3d army in Europe, John Dale Blair, AOM3C, following a plane crash in the Pacific area, and Pfc. Robert Lowe Stacy, who had been serving In Eu rnnR Rlntr has a brother. Merle. AAM3C. stationed at Pearl Harbor. pf Plnrpnr P. Nelson is listed as a prisoner-of-war of the Germans ana ra. ogi. r-ari wm iamson, serving In Europe, and Cat T.nurpll Flrinn Ornw. marine on Iwo Jima, are listed as among the wounded. Two posthumous awards were marif here recentlv to the fam ilies of servicemen. A silver star was presented to Mrs. Maxine Hammond, wife of 1st Lt. Rob ert R. Hammond for gallant action on the Italian front and an nir merial wa awarded to Mrs. Elizabeth Sample, wife of 2d Lt. Murice J. sample, lost in RELIABLE GROCERY CHET LEONARD PHIL WHITLOCK Free Delivery Service DIAL 2126 117 NORTH CENTRAL AVE. For FREE DELIVERY conforming with new O.D.T. Regulations. 100 Pure Vermont Maple Syrup Pin! 79c Quart $1.54 SWEET POTATOES in Syrup 2 can 29c STRING BEANS, 303 can 2 for 25c BEETS, Del Monte, Diced 2 for 29 FRENCH DRESSING, Nalley'. 16c RAVIOLI, Lynden, 1-H. jar 2 for 39 ZOOM, Whole Wheat Cereal 23c 2c 17 c I KRAFT WW COTTAGE I SUNSHINE GOODNESS 19 pkg. 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News of overseas promotions includes that of Douglas Eden, bombardier In England to cap tain; Lanar Coverstone, navi gator In England, to first lieu tenant; Laurence C. Wills, gun ner serving in England, to staff sergeant; Robert G. Parker, serving in Burma, to private first class, and Ira Brooks to corporal with the 9th armored division on the western front. Home now for overseas duty are SSgt. Clinton Culley, who survived four crash landings while making 30 missions out of England; Lt. (jg) Harold H. Stev ens, naval aviator who served a year in the south Pacific; Pfc. Fred Grigsby, who served 34 months overseas and most re cently in Italy; TSgt. Sam Rich ardson, who has been in Italy with the air corps. Lt. W. H. Jones, who served 18 months in the European theater, has re ported to Ft. Lewis after a visit at home. He wears the bronze star medal and purple heart and holds a presidential citation. Newly arrived overseas are Sgt. L. L. Neff, who is in the Philippines, and Pfc. James W. Gibbs, now at Pearl Harbor. Staff Sgt. George Simmons has returned to the states after 22 months overseas service and is hospitalized in Texas for the present. Sgt. Simmons has the silver star for action in the Ital ian campaign and the purple heart for wounds received in France. He has never seen his daughter, nearly 2 years old. Stan Sherwood, who served with the navy for two and one half years, has resumed his work at the postoffico after an honor able discharge. ' Four weddings were an nounced last week. They were Janice Nealon to Dean C. Inglis, U. S. N of Birmingham, Ala.; Edith Lendermann to Cpl. Charles H. Walden; Anne Carter to David W. Bralnerd of Grants Pass, navy photographer; Doro thy Gill to Robert F. Llndstrom of San Mateo, Cal. The engage ment of Norrene Bohnert to John Gray Thompson, signal man with the navy now in the south Pacific. THE GRANGE Phoenix Grange At the last regular meeting the Blue Cross plan was read by the master. It was suggested that all interested look up the last few issues of the Grange Bulletin where the plan is, ex plained ip detail. Jess Fish, chairman of the music committee, brught sam ple copies of community song books for members to look over. A motion was carried- that we purchase a supply to usa in our community singing. Lecturer called on the differ ent members to whom she had given questions at last meeting. A cake walk was conducted by H. E. C. to raise money for the scholarship fund. Demits were Issued to Lorn and Al Boswell and we are sor ry to lose them. H. E. C. chairman called at tention to the exhibit of scrap book material. The scrapbook committee wishes the help of the members in gathering to gether material for children's scrapbooks and those for conval escent soldiers. Serving committee for next reguar meeting, April 10, Is the Stancliffs, Ellisons and Hackneys. 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