The Cincinnati Enquirer from Cincinnati, Ohio • 11

mi: ixinii tit Vh-'v 1 1 THREE MEN Listed As Wounded Golden Wedding Today For Couple In Covington ran wist H.ihmlav. no UM." For lasses Marine Officer Dies In Ha 111 From Cincinnati, While Dralh Toll Of Jap Prison Ship Sinking limits To Six. Three Cincinnati servicemen were reported yesterday as wounded in action. At the same time it was reported that the Greater Cincinnati casualty toll in the sinking of a Jap prisoner of war ship by an American submarine has grown from the four reported Thursday to six. The ship was sunk October 24, 3944, in the South China Sea wit'i the loss of 1,766 American prisoners tne Japanese.

Those wounded were: Tvt. Fred Kleinwaechter, 32, infantryman, husband of Mrs. Ann K.l,einwaechter, 1650 State and son of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Klein-waechter, 3022 Murdock Price Hill, in Austria, May 6.

Aviation Mftalsmith 1e Samuel Thomas Korte, 34, husband of Mrs. I Dorothye Korte, 34 Shawnee Run Indian Hill, and son of Mr. and Mrs. E. H.

Korte, Drake Road, PROMOTIONS Announced For Hamilton Count Men Former Airline Official Is Lieutenant Colonel. Promotion of J. Robert Merrill, former Cincinnati traffic manager of American Air Lines, now deputy assistant Chief of Staff heading the Priorities and Traffic section at Air Transport Command Headquarters near Calcutta, India, to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel was announced yesterday. Others promoted included: To Staff Sergeant Frank Napier, 536 Dandridge with the 87th Infantry Division, Germany; Robert R. Schneider, 3020 Madison engineer with the Mediterranean Air Transport Service; Lawrence Smith, 1422 Pullan with the 45th Division of the Seventh Army, Germany.

To Sergeant Richard L. Cox, 6241 Betts with a Quartermaster truck company of the Air Service Command, Italy; Austin L. Tucker, 617 Neave with the 515th Parachute Infantry Regiment, France; Perry Pippins, 1622 Linn with a port battalion, France. To Corporal Edward Foley. 635 Nowlin aircraft mechanic with the 15th Air Service Command in the Balkans.

inn, til me cuuiu j. i May 6. I 4 i si i ft' ric. rrecwick C. Stroehlein, is, medical corpsman, son of Mr.

and Mrs. George J. Stroehlein, 1623 Llanfalr College Hill, on Mindanao, May 15. Those lost in the sinking were' First Lt. Fred S.

Dewey 29, husband of Mrs. Jean Sanders Dewey, 211 Hillcrest Wyominy, who had been stationed on Cor-regidor eight months when that for-, iress fell to the Jap May 6, 1942. last written word from him was dated July, 1944, and was received by his widow the following January. Both of Lieutenant Dewey's parents have died within the last 15 months, his father on May 27, and his mother in March of last year. A graduate of the University of Cincinnati College of Engineering who had enlisted in the Army reserves, Lieutenant Dewey was called to active duty with an antiaircraft unit of the Coast'Artillery in July, 1941.

Besides his widow, he leaves a sister, Mrs. Clarence Porter, Wyoming, and a brother, Donald Dewey, Rose-Jawn. Mai. Collin B. Whltehurst 31.

Bon of Mr. and Mrs. Collin B. White-hurst, 1445 N. Delaware, Indianapolis, was captured on Cebu in the Philippines.

A graduate of Hughes High School and a former student At the University of Cincinnati, Whitehurst was appointed to West Acsoclated Press Wirephotoj. When Wacs aboard a welcoming tug in Boston Harbor shouted "Come and get it" in answer to soldiers aboard a returning troop transport who asked for kisses, SSgt. Tommy Carpenter, 24 years old, Hamburg, took the challenge literally. Photos, left to right, top to bottom, show Wacs waving to men; Sergeant Carpenter starting to slide down a hawser to the deck of an accompanying tug; Carpenter in the wetter swimming to the Wacs' tug, arrow, and as he collected his reward from Wacs Irene Watts of Quincy, Mass, and Lee Sheldon of Webster, Mass. Point by Cong.

William E. Hess in 934. Following his graduation in 938, he was stationed at Ft Tlom- as. In 1940 he was transferred to Ft. William McKinley on Luzon and later to Cebu.

Held For Action By Jury On Charges Of Robbery John McCullough, 40, who was returned Thursday from the State Reformatory at LaGrange, by Detectives Millard Schath and Adolph Mezger, was held for grand Jury action yesterday by Municipal Judge Clarence E. Spraul. He waived examination. Bond was set at $7,500. McCullough is accused of robbing Hyman Chernek, 2335 May a grocer, Jacob Wasserman, 560 Maple a dry goods merchant, find Barbara Bickham, 292 Purcell manager of a dry cleaning store, in 1937, before he was arrested on a robbery charge in Newport, which resulted In a sentence to LaGrange.

In Okinawa Battle Murine Lt, John William Cummins, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Cummins, 322 E. 41st Covington, was killed in action June 4 only a few days after he landed on Okinawa. A member of the First Marine Division, he had been overseas three months.

He was a graduate of Holmes High School and the U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. His parents and two sisters, Miss Jean Cummins and Mrs. John Tobin, both of the 41st Street address, survive him.

He was engaged to be married to Miss Jacqueline Richards, Tacoma Park, Md. in the European theater of operation, has been returned to this country and is stationed at the Presque Isle, Maine, Army Air Field. Two Cincinnati men have received the Certificate of Merit for their participation in the campaigns in Normandy, Northern France and Germany. They are Robert Val- vano, 3932 Brotherton and Pfc. Julian Cartier, 714 Race St.

SSgt. Walter E. Stroheim, 217 Delmar St. Bernard, returned to this country Wednesday on the Queen Mary too late to fulfill his grandmother's final wish of seeing him once more. Mrs.

Mollie Kurtz- pjian, the grandmother, died in May. She was living with Sergeant Stro-heim's mother, Mrs. Rose Stroheim, at the Delmar Avenue address. Signalman 3c Charles Owen Asi- mus, 49 Parker is on a landing ship off Okinawa. Gunner's Mate 3c George Ray mond Wroot, Springfield Pike, Springdale, has been transferred to a Navy Receiving Station ashore for reassignment.

Seaman 1c Robert F. Leather- man, 2626 Euclid has served two years on a light cruiser in the Pacific. Harold Poppenhouse 24, R. R. 1, Drake Road, Indian Hill, has been promoted to radioman third class on a battleship in the Pacific.

Capt. John L. Foote has arrived at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.

Foster Foote, 546 Cooper Milford, after serving two years with the Air Forces in the Mediterranean area. Navigator of a Fortress, he completed 50 combat missions from North African and Italian bases. In addition, he flew a series of night, pinpoint navigation missions, parachuting Allied secret agents and supplies for Partisan forces behind enemy lines in Italy, France, Germany and the Balkans. After one of these misisons he received the Distinguished Flying Cross for bringing his crippled ship safely back to fase over a hazardous emergency course. He also holds the Air Medal with 10 Oak Leaf Clusters.

Following a month's leave he will go to the Sioux Falls, S. Army Air Base. His father is a Cincinnati Post Office employee. He Searches For Mines In Pacific And Likes It T4 Arthur J. Blum, 26, 1620 Flora North College Hill, a member of a demolition squad of the 147th Infantry in the Pacific, finds his job as interesting as it is dangerous.

It is up to him and his squad to hunt out and make safe all bombed and mined areas. To add to the routine dangers of bombed and mined areas, Sergeant Blum frequently runs into fanati cal Japs holed up in caves. Armed with grenades, the Japs care nothing about their own lives and often kill themselves in. trying to kill their enemies. These are memories Sergeant Blum is bringing home with him now that he is being rotated after 37 months' overseas duty.

Boys Of 17 Acceptable As Recruits In Marines Maj. John H. Stillman, officer in charge of the Marine Corps Re cruiting District of Cincinnati, an nounced yesterday that the Marine Corps was accepting enlistment of 17-year-old boys. A youth may enlist in the reg ular Marine Corps for four years or he may enlist in the Marine Corps Reserve for the duration and six months. If accepted, he will be sent to Parris, Island in South Carolina for nine week's "boot training," and after a 15-day leave he will recoive four weeks' addi tional training at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Applicants must be between 5 feet 4 inches and 6 feet 4 inches in height with proportionate weight. At least a grammar school education is required; high school education is preferred. The Marine Recruiting office is in Room 242 Post Office Cincinnati. Free Privileges Offered To Vets At Central Veterans from Cincinnati who have been discharged within the last year may hav free three months' membershiD in the Central Parlrwoi. VMPi Willi- rn HI.

I a ninnaj t.liuaill X. iUt Kissock, Membership Secretary, announced yesterday. Membership privileges include use of the gym nasium, shower facilities, swimming pool and instruction in various sports. Veterans should take with them their discharge papers when applying. McKissock said that the free membership offer had been made for a year, but that few vet erans knew of the opportunity.

SEVEN PERSONS SOUGHT. The Red Cross has received Inquiries about seven persons whom it has not been able to locate. Any one having Information as to their whereabouts is asked to telephone the Red Ciosr, UNiversity 2150. The persons are Minna Stadler, August Musslcr, Frank Steincr, Karl Mcln- hausen, Robert Martin, Robert Sorenson and Pauline Lammer dins. MR.

AND MRS. W. F. REINZAN. Mr.

and Mrs. William F. Reinzan, 1830 Euclid Covington, will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary with their family and friends at their residence today. The couple will have been married 50 years Tuesday. Mrs.

Reinzan is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Stoeckel, who operated the Stoeckel House at Ninth and Monmouth Newport. Mr. Reinzan, a native of Cin cinnati, moved to Kentucky when a boy.

He is a retired tailor. The couple has six children, Sister Mary Alonsa, N. St. Joseph Heights; Miss Leona Reinzan; Mrs. Howard G.

Kissel (Loretta Reinzan); W. J. Reinzan Harry P. Reinzan, and T5 Edward F. Rein zan, and one grandchild, Mary Rose Reinzan.

MOTHER WINS In Custody Suit After Asserting That Her Husband Is Father Of Her Daughter, 3. Judge Louis J. Schneider granted Mrs. Mildred Kinney, 606 Union Covington, possession of her daughter, Nancy 3, yesterday in habeas corpus proceedings brought against Taylor Guy, 27, 1610 Main who has had the child for 2 years and says he is her father. Mrs.

Kineny's husband, Albert Kinney, is in the Army. She said Kinney was the father. Guy, who later married, cared for the child while the mother was in the Workhouse. Recently she demanded Nancy's return, and when he objected, she charged Guy with child stealing. The grand jury Ignored the charge.

The hearing was held by Judge Schneider several weeks ago, but he held lis decision until Juvenile Court could investigate the mother's ability to care for the child properly. Watt M. Prichard Files For New Bench Term Frankfort, June 22-(AP) Circuit Judge Watt M. Prichard of Ashland filed today for Democratic renomination in the 32nd Judicial District, Boyd and Lawrence Counties. O.

T. Gatewood of Carlisle entered for Democratic nomination in the 67th Representative District, Bourbon and Nicholas. POSTMASTERSHIP OPEN. A civil services examination to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation April 30 of Garrett W. Bowen as postmaster of Newtown, has been announced by the U.

S. Civil Service Commissioner. Applications for the examination are to be filed with the Commission at Washington on or before July 12. Daniel Vogel is Acting Postmaster. The job pays $2,400 a year, plus overtime.

and many members of our union, am hereby declaring that further meetings, regular or special, of Local No. 22 are postponed, and the local union election is also postponed until such time as normal conditions are restored and an orderly meeting and election can be held. I further declare that all present officers and Grievance Committee members will continue in office until that time," White-house said. He explained that Foltz was to oppose Trulin Spencer in the election, and under the present status it is probable that Spencer will be elected through the disqualification of Foltz, Whitehouse had accused the UMW of attempting to gain control as the bargaining agent at the plant. This was denied yesterday by John Grigsby, subdistrict regional director for District No.

50, UMW, who said: "The United Steel Workers Union contract with the mill does not expire until October, 1946, and therefore the National labor Board would not another union." WIFE VISITS CITY. General of the Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, on national plans for aiding dependents of Army Air Forces personnel. Mrs. Arnold arrived in Cincinnati in an Army plane, visited the Convalescent Hospital, Ft. Thomas, and lunched at the Ferrying Division Officers' Club at the Phelps Apartments.

She left Lunken Airport at 2 p. m. for Louisville. At Ft. Thomas, Mrs.

Arnold visited the quarters which she and General Arnold occupied when the General was on duty at. that post ai a First Lieutenant 30 years ago, An airman models a flexible pressurized "strato- suit" of rubberized fabric de-. veloped by the B. F. Good-' rich Company at for use in high-altitude 1 flying.

All But 20 Return To Work After Strike At Rolling Mill U. S. soldiers relax on a beach area, one of the largest on in France, awaiting reassignment to the Pacific at a staging the European 1 8 miles north of Marseille. QUOTAS Now Are Unlimited For Maritime Recruits 2,000 Men Are Sought In This Area. Unlimited recruitment quotas were announced today by Ens.

Ralph N. Cramer, enrolling officer for the U. S. Maritime Service. More than 2.000 men are needed from the Southern Ohio-Kentucky area to train for replacement assignments in' the deck, engine, radio, stewards 'and purser-hospital corps departments of merchant ships.

Inexperienced men from 17 to 50 are eligible for Maritime Service training, which is given at the world's largest Merchant Marine center at Sheepshead Bay, N. Y. Ensign Cramer said Qualified can didates would be transferred imme diately to the training base upon acceptance, if they so desired. Maritime Service offices are on the first floor of the Faller at Eighth and Walnut Streets. Seaman 1c Ralph Lewis Ruwe, Bridgetown Rd is now serving aboard a landing ship in the South Pacific.

He has been overseas seven months. Before enlisting he was associated with his father, an Enquirer carrier serving the Fair-mount area. RUWE. Capt. Melvin J.

Rebholz, 3232 Orion is at Roswell Army Air Field, Roswell, N. awaiting shipment to combat assignment with a Superfortress unit. Captain Rebholz is taking a streamlined five-week course as an airplane commander. Flight Officer Robert L. Moore, 4380 Harrison has been award ed the Air Medal upon completion of 150 hours of operational flight in combat territory in India.

Teoman 1c Betty M. Cook, 2240 North Bend is one of a number of Waves recently sent to Pearl Harbor. A graduate of Hughes High School, she was a stenographer for the Steubing Automatic Machine Co. when she enlisted. COOK.

Two Cincinnati men, serving with the armed forces in Europe, have been awardd the Combat Infantryman Badge for participation in important campaigns. They are Pfc. Ralph F. Hartkemeyer, 4126 Lake-man and Pfc. James Ponticoa, 2627 University Ct.

SSgt. Gilbert J. Linz, 2855 Hen-shaw has been awarded the Silver Star Medal for leading his litter squad through heavy enemy mortar and machine-gun fire on Luzon. Pfc. Newbureer.

808 Cleveland is a member of the 407th Quartermaster Company. 82d Division, which has been awarded the Meritorious Service Plaque. r- -1 i one i in. 11 DAlL w. join bc.i an oiiicer wiin uie ouni Signal Company, 80th Division, serving in the European theatei, has been awarded the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service.

Two Hamilton County men serving with the Sixth Army on Luzon are TSgt. Elmer H. Hansfield, 257 Cleves Sayler Park, section chief of a medium maintenance ordnance battalion, and SSgt. Rob ert J. Mountel, 3703 Grovedale PL, Cincinnati, a forward observer of an 81-mm.

mortar platoon. T4 Joseph M. Newbauer, 660 Froome has served in the following stations in Australia, New Guinea, Leyte and Luzon, TSgt. John J. Murphy, 4249 Fer-gust is medical NCO in charge of the 773d Bomb Squadron, 463d Bomb Group, 15th Air Force, in Italy.

Pfc. Comer W. Bradley, 2385 Kemper Lane, has recelvd the Combat Medical Badge for his service In Normendy, Northern France and Germany. Pfc. Charles R.

Johnson, 35, 3919 Regent Norwood, after S2 months in the Quartermaster Corn rrv i 'A'i All but 20 of the 135 employees the Newport Rolling Mill who started an unauthorized strike Thursday as the result of a labor organization dispute returned to work yesterday, and officials reported that production again was nearly normal. Meanwhile, Albert H. Foltz, a committeeman for the United Steel Workers (CIO), the labor bargaining unit at the plant, who was discharged after being accused of attempting to create an organization sponsored by the United Mine Workers, has been declared ineligible as a candidate for the presidency of the USW Local No. 22. Al Whitehouse, Regional Director of the USW, said that Foltz would hold his membership in the USW "for the time being," but that he uld not be a candidate for President of the local.

He said that an election and meeting of the local, scheduled for today, had been postponed. "With the approval of the international officers of the United Steel Workers, and upon the request of officers and the local committee GEN. H. H. ARNOLD'S Mrs.

Henry H. Arnold, left, wife the five-star commanding Centra! of the Army Air Forces, conferred yesterday with Mrs. Bob E. Nowland, wife of the commanding II 1 1 I A APPAREL mlLIIHni INSIGNIA COMPLETE LINE POK OrnrEKS A.ND KNI.ISTKIt MEN War Dept. AatborlUr AG-006 ALBERT'S I2S E.

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M. ft I i This is an air view of the staging area, called the "Stepping Stone to Tokyo," 18 miles north U. S. troops and equipment are processed for reassignment to the Pacific. Covering more area is a city complete within itself.

of Marseille, ranee, wnere than 1 0 square miles, the President Truman smiles after fishing Puget Sound, but the fish was a gift from successful anglers A hundred Jap prisoners squat under Marine guard on the flight deck of a U. S. Navy aircraft carrier in the Far Pacific after their ship was sunk when on the way from Truk to Japan..