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0 Ex-Paratrooper, Now Woman, Complains Honeymoon Cut Short PARATROOPER TURNS HOUSEWIFE Tamara Rccs (right), former paratrooper who became a "woman" ThruIh sex surcry in Holland, was married in Reno to J. E. Courtland III (left) by a Methodist minister. They are shown on the stage of a burlesque theater in Sacramento t-al., where they are lecturing on straight psychology .during their honeymoon. Sacramento (U.R) Tamara, the former paratrooper who claims to have been transformed into a woman, complained today that she and her new husband have had only one day of their honeymoon to themselves. The bride, Tamara Edcl Rees, 31, married J. E. Courtland III, in a ceremony in Reno last Saturday. She claims that she under went a sex-transformation in Holland in 1954 to fulfill her de sire to be a woman. Previously she had served in the para troopers in World War II and been married to a woman. Honeymoon Cut Short Interviewed in Oakland, where she had signed a S1000 a week contract to appear at the El Rey burlesque theater, Ta mara told the United Press "with all this hubbub. Jim and I have only had one day to ourselves." The soft-voiced bride ex plained her honeymoon was cut short because she had to appear at a burlesque theater here where she is lecturing on 'straight psychology" at SI a head. Despite the press of public de mands, Tamara and her hus band, who formerly was em ployed by 20th Century Fox Studios ih Hollywood as a make up man and hair stylist, plan "to Ret away from it all'' in the near future. Former GI, Successful Business Man, Gets 25 Years for Desertion New York (U.R) A GI who borrowed a name, built a thriv ing business and reared a dc voted family during an 11 year period, today began serving a 25-year sentence for desertion from the Army in wartime. The GI, Pvt. Arthur Athans. was sentenced by a courtmartial Thursday after pleading guilty to the desertion charge. He left behind a sobbing wife and five children who learned his true identity only after his arrest on May 18. Athans deserted from the Army on Dec. 7, 1944. while serving a five year sentence at Fort Knox. Ky., for being absent without leave for the third time. He worked as a farm laborer for a year and then settled in Levant. N. Y.. where he took the name Joseph Trainer and went to work as a mechanic. Founded Motor Sales Company In 1946 Trainer married and founded the Levant Motor SiV?s Co.. in Jamestown. The business flourished. As Joseph Trainer, Athans became a respected mem ber of the community. He had five children who now range in age from 8 years to 20 months. "I couldn't wish for a better husband." said his wife, Mar jorie, at the time Athans was sentenced. She gave her name as '"Mrs. Trainer." She presented at the court martial a petition signed by 600 "friends, customers, and towns men" asking for leniency. Defense Attorney George Grove Sr.. told the court mar 'tial "I don't know anything about this fellow Arthur Athans. But I do know and have found out about Joe Trainer. "Of the dozens and dozens and dozens of people I have spoken to. not one has had a bad or evil thing to say about Joe Trainer. Eleven years have dem onstrated that the boy he was when he made a darned fool of himself doesn't exist today." Demands Stiff Penalty The Army trial counsel, Lt. Joseph E. Fazzano. demanded a stiff penalty. He said Athans "deserted vhen the war was at its peak ... in justice to the United States government and to the millions of men who serv ed in the armed forces, the court should impose a severe sen tence." Athans' sentence is subject to automatic review by Lt. Gen. Thomas W. Herren, commander of the 1st Army, and then by the judge advocate's office in Washington. It may also be appealed before the U. S. Court of Military Ap peals. Athans, who was drafted into service from Buffalo, N. Y., de clined to say how he was finally traced and arrested. His attorney said his first wife, who had threatened to divorce him, may have prompted Athans to leave the Army. His first wife eventually received an annulment of their marriage. A Nichot's Worth of . . . Comment' On This and That By HARMAN W. NICHOLS United Prat Futar Writer JETS FOR BANGKOK Manila, P.I. (U.R) The first jet aircraft assigned to the Royal Thai Air Force landed at Ciark Air Base in Pampanga Province today on the last lap cf a journey to Bangkok. Ameri can and Thai pilots were flying the six T33s. Washington .'U.R' If Peggy Jean Vowell does well in the teenage Road-E-O here, she can thank both her boy friend and the Good Book. Young Don Mason, the boy friend, taught the 17-year-old blonde lovely from Maljar mar, N.M., a few tricks about safe Harman NichoU driving, which is the aim of the national finals of the Road-E-O, sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Com merce, Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. and the American Trucking Association. From St. Luke, Chapter 1, Verse 37. the only girl in the contest gets inspiration. She reads the Bible every" night and particularly the verse which says "for with God nothing shall be impossible." Peggy Jcag. in the contest, represents Hobbs. N.M.. although she goes to school in Lovington and calls Maljamar, 260 miles from Albuquerqtie, her home. If you follow me. Made Wrong Turn In competition at Hobbs she finished third ("I made a wrong turn"), but in the state prelimi naries she pulled up second to her boy friend. Don Mason. She then beat him in the finals. "Don is a doll."' said the blue eyed beauty. "He didn't mind at all that I beat him. In fact, after it was over he gave me some tips on how to get around the obsta cles we have to go at." The romance that had its bud ding in driving competition, has bloomed ,and as Peggy Jean puts it they ought to make a pretty LABORER DROWNS Astoria (U.R) Henry Wilson. 50-year-old laborer, drowned in the Columbia river yesterday after falling backward from a dock. Real Honeymoon Planned '"I'm appearing here for about two weeks," Tamara said. "And then I open in Oakland on Aug. 26. In the meantime. Jim and I will have a real honeymoon, probably at Lake Tahoe." One thing the four-times dec orated former paratrooper wanted cleared up was: "I'm not in burlesque. I'm appearing in burlesque houses, and other theaters. But I'm not in any burlesque show and I don't in tend to be." Chinese Junk Still Afloat in Pacific Taipeih, Formosa (U.R) Na tionalist authorities reported to day that the junk "Free China" was still afloat in rough seas on its transpacific voyage to the United States. The most recent message from the craft indicated it was adrift after breaking two rudders. The 30-ton sailing vessel carries a crew of five Chinese and a U. S. Friday. July 29, 1955 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FIVE Police Break Up Havana Havana. Cuba (U.R) Police fired automatic weapons into the air to break up Thursday night's mass meeting of Univer sity of Havana students. One student was injured and several ethers were arrested. j embassy official from Taipeh. Calvin Mehlert. Student Demonstrations The demonstration was the second in 48 hours in protest asiainst a jail sentence given a member of the students feder ation convicted of possessing ex plosives illegally. The head of the famous State of Librty can accommodate about 30 adults. Dead line for Sunday Classified i at noon Saturday. Lie Ant Aphid suitable! THE PAT OF PROTECTION Pal Une-pot into dry cut on a spot tr of animal fftftf -Print oner a r-k . Thia i tb v-f-v grJ it TIEA INSURANCE 1 Grange Phoenix Grange Under the visitation program as planned by Pomona Grange, Phoenix Grange was host to members from Central Point, Griffin Creek, Live Oak, Gold Hill, Upper Applcgate, Shady Cove and Eagle Point, July 26. Edith Poe displayed a table of sugar, showing all types of the product, also a unique tree made of beet seeds with sacks of sugar as blossoms. Harold White, William Jack son and Dolly Lottie were re ported ill. Following the short business session, stations were taken over by officers of the Central Point Grange and a program planned by Lecturer Delmar Smith was presented. It included a cornet solo by Russell Frink, piano solo by Nancy Nidermeyer; vocal solo, Mrs. Melvin Hall; reading, Eudora Bohnert, double quartet, tableau, camp life by Central Point Juvenile Grangers, after which Clem Ault showed slides of the soil and water conserva tion program being carried on in our county, contrasting mod ern methods with the primitive manner in which Italy farms. The next visitation will be at Butte Falls where Olive Floyd will have charge of the lecture hour. An HEC-sponsored picnic will be held at TouVelle park Aug. 12 and all lady Grangers are invited. Refreshments committee con sisted of the Swingles, Roy Ernie Walter Bolz. fine driving team if they ever marry and decide to take a long trip. "We could trade off driving," I she pointed out. In the state finals she came out in front of a "bunch of boys who apparently hadn't been reading the scriptures." At home each night, she said, the family, including Peggy Jean, kneels in prayer. Peggy Jean learned about driving with her father as a teacher. She traveled the side roads mostly until she learned how to handle a car well enough to take a "graduate" course at school. "They really put us over the bumps." she said. "But you know, I think we will grow up to be better drivers because of it." Peggy Jean has had a little truck with traffic, and she was a little frightened when she got to the capital t6 find the street cars and buses off the streets on account of a transit strike. "Is it always as bad as this?" she asked. "We have to take a turn in traffic, you know, as ' part of our test. I could use that scholarship." On her way here, the young lady, shapely, proper and for- j ever polite, took her first air plane ride. "It was like heaven," she said, ! not meaning to malign man's common way of traveling on four , wheels on the ground. "It was i much' faster than riding a bus 30 miles each way to school avery j day." 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