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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.
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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
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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
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in our county, contrasting mod
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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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