The Escanaba Daily Press from Escanaba, Michigan • Page 8

PAGE EIGHT THE ESCANABA (MICH.) DAILY PRESS SUNDAY, JULY 23, 1941 Newberry Newberry Woman's Hr other Killed In invasion Of France Newberry. Mich Peter Johnson, Newberry. received word that her brother, Pvt Leonard L. Gustafson killed In lotion on Juno 22 in France. Fvt Johnson was with the Ptb Division nt t'herhomph Previous to establishment of thr second front he participated in the North Africa nnd Sicily He WiW wounded in Sicily and had been awarded the Purple Heart citation I.loyd Edwards, of Krnest Kdwarda, ManlMique.

died of received on the Italian front, according to word received by George Kdwardf. uncle of Ernest Pvt Hoy Nelson of Rattle Creek home on Walter Nfcn, M. O. bu arrived from Wildwood. to his furlough Cliff Puckett 1 'c.

A returned to Crows Landing in California after a visit here. Frederick Randolph. PH has returned to his base at Saleni. after a furlough visit here Captain and Mrs. Kovs and hildren.

Sandra and Michael, have arrived from Huntsville. Mrs and children will main here for the suinmei Trooper Leaf of Pontiac Si a Police on In Newberry. Charles Beaulieu of Camp Barkley, Texas Is on leave at his home here. Capt and Mrs. Koss and children of Huntsville.

arrived to spend a leave with Mrs. Koss' parents. Dr. and Mrs F. 11 ampbell.

.1 Smethells of Detroit spent the week-end in Newberry. Rurt Woodcock Ralph Seavalt. nnd Fn ne Billips of Fast slnr end in Newberry Mr. and Mrs Arlo Bailor and daughter of Jonewvllle, Mich, spent the week-end in the village Set Lawrence Johnson and Dale of Fort visited here last week Owen of Wyandotte. Mich.

here Sunday. ltd Hichard of Camp Pi- kett. Va visited in Newberry on Monday Kenneth McFarlane of transacted in the village on Mondav. Mr. and Fdwards ot Holly.

vmited in Newberry on Monday Pvt. Ralph Grainger of Camp Fills 111 was In town Monday Mr and Sloat of Ypsll anti are spendinc a few days here In the village Mr and Mrs Seott and daughter Cecelia of Mt Pleasant are making the Falls trip and xisitinK in Newberry for a few days Mr and Mrs Orvil Kibbev of Detroit visiting here for a few a Pvt .1 Spinach of Texas has been promoted to the rank of a corporal Mildred Cary and daughter Mary Catherine have taken one of the cabins at Curtis for a two weeks vacation Roy Fisher of the Soo is visiting with her Mabel ach this week Sgt. Bernard Dwver is home on a furlough from Fort Bragg. c. Lieut and Mrs Frank Myers hare return'd to Lincoln, Nebr.

Col and Mrs. Brown have returned to Washington. D. C. Miss Arlene Anderson left for York City to report for dntv In the WAVES J.

Beach has now been promoted to the rank of 1st lieutenant. accordion to word received bv his wife. Mrs. Helen Heaoh. Frank W.

T-K 1s now serving with the American forces invading Frame. Robert Maxwell of Camp Chaffee, returned to his tion. Delta County Nurse Writes Of Invasion TON M4NAUKR GLADSTONE PHONE 3741 Bl Sociol ap Regina formerly of Harden, now Nurses Corps in of the Invasion of Truckey, I with the France, the Nor- her sister, Herman Kie- Met I 'tOO Chicago hn U. S. ARMY UNIT mandy peninsula to Ruth, at far hospital, Di troll Truckey is a daughter of Mi'.

George Truckey and the late C. Ot .1 rtut key of Harden She i-ompieted her general training at Cord Hospital, Detroit, and has he. in servire April 10 Cap't Truckey ih in command ot tlif of the Evacuation Hospital which went to England in October and was one ot the first large medical units to follow American troops on their invasion of France. A number of her letters ap- pearcd recently in the Detroit Her first letter, dated June IS. finds I i unit about to set up a station a few miles back of actual ftiilitiiig line "We were lucky," it reads, "to reach and sound dirty and tired We've been working with another evacuation unit but move out in the morning, farther up, to set up our own hospital and for patients by noon "At the moment sitting anione a bunch of bed-rolls and out In the field.

Just above the hospital. I'm unite Hied had a shower this afternoon. which was wonderful The first I've had my clothes off In days Took off my shoes yesterday and my leggings, to wiggle my toes tor Ihe first time in hours. "The artillery lire- is Killing louder with night coming. At 11 the Jerry bombers come over ami then Ihe fun starts I never could imagine such noise In my lift.

Like the Fourth of July multiplied a million times The ground I remhies We lie there and wonder and if it's too close, we slick our steel helmets over our bends. "Last night we idept on the ground but In tents. Tonight we aie lutkv to have tots and tomorrow night we'll be in our own area in our own tents, with cote to sleep on and our sleeping bags. Wonderful! I have to stop every few minutes to look up at our wonderful protective planes flvlng all over. "Please pass this letter among you, for from now on I just shan't have the time to write much.

so tired when off duty we jusl fall down and sleep. for om soldier boys fail me. None of you back home ever uiideistand. You would never, never utter a word of complaint over anything, nor gripe about anything hi the world, if you walked luto our hospital. These boys never complain.

They ai quiet and patii 111 "1 mm bv one i he died this afternoon just after au Hon. His tra' had been com i pletely severed. No need to go in details vou just can't grasp jit. At lea-I are happy lo all ia our power to help are brain opera Hons heduled tor this evening going to call this quits There aie about six Frenchwomen as patients here They were between lines of fire and were badly injured "They all treat nurses with consideration oft leers and soldiers both. And the fighting men aie delighted to see us." The neit letter, written two dava later.

June 20, finds her unit still farther advanced having crossed an aiea of terrific rombai a few before li reads "Just hasty note while off duty for an hour. Out hospital functioning In another area since yesterday morning We travel hy truck from one site lo the next and yesterday was an eye-opener Drove right through places the battles had rag a couple of previously. "Here are a fen hasty gleaned in transit Shell-pocked road signs reading Cleared of Mines Hie Hedge Vlllsgis completely destroyed. Newlv graves Proiuoi City Briefs HORIZONTAL 1.6 Depicted is insigne of ------Division, U. Army 11 Danish coin 12 One (Scot) 13 Suffix 14 of laughter 15 iffftttl kingdom 17 Symbol for neon IP Portions of 21 Obliged 22 Rough lava 24 Half-em 25 Near 26 Whirlwind 28 Resided 30 Burdens 32 John (Gaelic) 33 Decay 34 the pari of host 37 Trumpet blast 39 Symbol for selenium 40 Exist 41 On account (abbr.) 42 Senior (abbr.) 43 Moving toward the east 46 49 Bone 50 Czars 54 wim nvtr 55 Exclamation 57 Myself $6 wood spirit 59 Lubricant 60 Concedes VERTICAL 1 No (Pr.) 2 Anger 3 Fiber 4 Ability 5 Biblical pronoun 'V LQM-I it I 20 Upon 22 Entrances 23 Vigilant 6 Iron (symbcl) 26 Smells 7 Severe trial 27 Compound 8 Abyismlan ether prince 29 Compass point 51 Cuckoo 9 Article 31 Greek goddess blackbird 10 of vengeance 52 Rodent 16 Cain's brother Encourage 53 Streets (abbr.) 17 Negative 36 Irritates 56 Him 18 Cloth measure Ran off 57 Mother 38 Ballads 44 Toward 45 Electrical term 46 Sack 47 Hearing organ 48 Existing 1 1 4 i a 4 11 Iti if I 24 cl Z00 2 i i bi 1 i4 4 t' H4 45 Us -w.

io" zr i I Herman and American and equipment strewn everywhere. Colored parachutes dangling from I reo (Sliders smashed to kindling wood and many partly submerged in water. full artichokes old orchards full of Dead cattle and horses. und yellow roses limiting ancient alone walls. A huge stone crulfix with Christ hanging with bowed head.

Fields full of red poppies. Old French men and women with wooden shoes Bewildered women and children looking through ruined homes. Overturned tanks and trucks. Tired, dirty, unshaven soldiers whose laces broke into smiles at the sight of American nurses The heavy roar of gunfire like a big, constant thunderstorm ami then, our hospital completely identified with Crosses. Twelve and 16-hour duty tours and finally bed at about 11 p.

in. The first time out of my fatigues In four days. It was wonderful to slip into woolen pajamas and into my Tlielr I hh I moih Hie Itutter, 'loo Six before Capt Truckey had time to again days of endless work and movement as the fighting trout kept advancing with heavy and casualties. The whole front living on canned rations. "All we've had since leaving Kugland." her last letter, written on June begins, "is the canned rations and that canned stufl can get very tiresome It seems so strange not to have bread and potatoes, for Instance.

And when we gel buttei, it is canned and rubbery, so It does not melt under any heat. "Tell Ed 1 shall soon send him a French knife as a souveuii The other night during a huge influx of wounded soldiers I helped with of our young officers who woiindcd. I found this big knife tied to his leg and he told me I could keep It because he hoped he'd never have to use It again. "That evening I went to as many cots as I could to remove the men's big. heavy, dirty shoes.

It sounds so trtvial. but many had not had their shoes off in IS days and they were so grateful Just to wiggle their toes. Their and leggings were jusl about imbedded In their shoes. They slept in ditches and foxholes "It is impossible for me to convey scene to you, but at the height of battle the ambulances seem to si.ut rolling in until overflow has to lie on litters outside the receiving lent something Hollywood coined words lor You folks back know there Is a war our bluest hardship is lack of pool liren. and not-thick-enough steaks II 1 "These men are magnificent.

Quiet and uncomplaining. cveu when almost ad One man had 1 1 fractures and 19 big wounds. Another had Ills buttocks blown Another had the lower half of his fate blown off A specialist worked on him for three Even tongue shot off Hut 1 the poor boy lived only a day "NVe also hate some gas gall grt lie eases and some are pitiful. 1 One with both arms amputated: i another, his legs amputated. But maybe I ought not to write you sordid details "My nurses are wonderful girls We work from 111 to 1 a day.

The men are so happy to see American women One young boy 'told the other night I was the tirst one to tuck him In since he left the Just like little hoys. My first thought when one away Is his folks back home. We surely do all we for hem "It doesn't as It might seem I lineas the hurry and the great need for help take away the horror of It all And we try to om sense uf humor. Funny things do happen and we the stories along When girls sre most tired they get to giggling until they cry over the silliest I little incidents "Ive been around the countryside quite a bit on business The devastation is indescribable. I look at a dead Herman In a ditch or field us rsonally 1 a dead cow 1ft feet away.

"My biggest complaint is that I can't sleep well at night, even though I'm verv tired, because of I the heavy gunfire. It is ao dote that we often sleep with our neel helmets on. If some flak or shrapnel eame throusrh the tent seems to me mv bend would be somewhat protected Floyd Cassidy arrived Wed- neday night from the Percy Jones ho pital in Hattie Creek. to pend a 15 day furlough here al home of his parents, Mr. and ih Henry Cassidy.

Jack LaFave Is leaving Monday morning for his at Norman. Oklahoma, following a ll-dav leave at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. A.

LaFave Following his return to his base. LaFave expects to ho transferred to Corpus Chrlstl, Texas, for further training. Miss Margaret Sampson left Saturday for Boston Philadelphia where she will atiou for two weeks While in Philadelphia Miss Sampson will attend wedding of her brother. Mrs. Clem Tordeur returned home Friday, after visiting with relatives and friends for the past week In Minneapolis.

Mrs. Kennedy of Cleveland. Ohio, is a guest at the home Mrs. John Murdock. Mrs.

Kennedy is a former resident of Olad- Htone. Miss Kay Laudennun returned tii Marinette Friday morning on jthe "400" after visiting her grandmother. Mrs. trank Hoyer. the past weeks.

81m was accompanied by Miss Marilyn Jean Itoy- et who will visit with Miss iMitid- or man for a week, I Mrs. Harvey Dulirock is spend ing the week-end in Marinette. First Lieutenant Rogers is leaving Monday to return to his at Marine Hi Stfttton, I Oolita, California, following a 6- jilav furlough at parental hotue. PFC. and Mrs.

Dean A. Her- ihiannio arrived Tuesday from Camp Atterbury. Indiana, io spend a 13-day furlough ut the of Mrs. ('has. Anderson, till Superior avenue, and with Mrs Fred lnaume.

lfiuii North IMh Knroute the couple visited with Mrs. Kdward Met bin. Mrs. Konald Olson has relumed to Milwaukee after having in Gladstone with friends and relat i ves. 1 VETS HOSPITAL IDEA REVIVED News From Men In The Service BERRY PICKERS INVADE PATCHES Local Still At Work To Obtain Unit For POLICE CHECK DSE OF HOSES Violations Regard in Sprinkling Hours Are Reported Kepeuted reports violations in regard to sprinkling hours re suited in start yesterday afternoon of a check of the residential hy city police.

"Complaints have been turned in at the i i hall regarding this matter and we plan to initiate a series periodic k-ups to termine whether or not any resl- dentx are violating this Chief Kallerson said. "lu my opinion the time allotted for purpose is ample, as it gives residents eight hours a day to sprinkle lawns and gardens, and It Is a goiierally accepted fact that lawns a ml flowers should not be wale red during lime of -i 111 i- i hoi i -1 provided for sprinkling hy citv ruling is Troni a. ni. 111 a m. anti from p.

in. to p. m. Lacerne A Kinnie To Teach In Fall Miss Lavorilo Kileen Kinnie, daughter of Herman Kinnie, Hlad- stotie. has accepted a teaching position in the public at Manlst I Miss Kinmo graduated from Northern Michigan of uc.it ion She ceived the Bachelor of Arts Degree Secondary Provisional Certificate on Senior High School Curriculum.

While at Northern Kinnie was a member Cambium Club, and Beta Omega Tail. She has a major In biology, minors In Fng- lish and chemistry Published In the current issue of the American legionnaire is an account of action taken by the Federal Hoard of Hospitalization approving new building projects In 20 -tales 16.000 hospital beds for veterans, which will be of interest to local residents. According the article. the program Is I first step In the 500 000.000 hospitalization program authorized by the recently ted H. I.

Mill of lUghts. States in which new facilities will he lo- i led Include Michigan, and the hill provides specific hospital sites will selected by the Hoard of Hospitalization and approved by the president. Kfforts to obtain a Veterans Hospital here started several years ago by Hladatone veterans who enlisted the aid of several other Peninsula posts in their behalf. According io Dwyer Mat-kin. 40 and 8 work Is still being carried on in an attempt to get the project for Gladstone.

Last pring State Commander Larry Knox of the American Legion and members of his party were shown the proposed site, while on a tour of the peninsula and fn a talk glv- at anaha Knox was most enthusiastic regarding what Gladstone had to offer the inlnlst ra ion. Two ago while attending i the Vpper Peninsula Legion convention at Negaunee Mackin again Knox regarding the matter. Legion commander in- fonned Mackin that had found nv other spot in his travels I ion lion state that would prove ah suitable for the hospital Member- of post-war planning committee and city ctimmis- at I heir ial session Thursday night went on record recoin- tl' i that con struct loti of a hospital of the major projects for the postwar program here in the report which he submitted to the Federal Works Administration Pairings Are Made For Horseshoe Loop The life of an army nurse in New Guinea Is described by Lieutenant Irene Larwon, who A is stationed there with the Air Force School at Air Fvacuation. I in a letter to her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Kd Larson. Superior avenue. A portion of her letter follows: "I'll try to describe the place to you as best I can. It's a huge valley and reminds me very much of Salt Lake City. The sky is beautiful it hardly ever rains here.

It was a wonderful feeling to wash clothes and have them dry in less than two hours. "The are swell. All the nurses in our squadron live in one building and we live two to a room. We have a nice rug on the floor, air mattresses and Yield Year Will He Below Average With fair weather forecast by' the weather man, a large number! of local residents are expected to Invade berry patches in vicinity of Gladstone today, anticipating that 1 I crop will be at its height this week-end. from residents who.

traveled favorite blueberry; patches in this area week-end. top of the bluff and the plains top of Whitefish hill, indicated double the crop lliis year will be con- Hirthdny Party Prentiss Beveridge guest of honor at a party at his home, 516 Montana avenue, yesterday afternoon, the occasion being his ninth birthday. Hames were played and prizes were won by David Stock. Lois i Karnitz and Joyce Swanson. birthday cake and table decora- P'nk nnd white.

Present at the party were Lor- jraine Dementer. Lois Karnitz. Joyce Swanson, David Stock. Patsy and Hilly Ward, Prentiss, his brother. William, and sisters, Au and Joan.

Prentiss is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Beveridge. sheets We have a large living room with nice red leather furniture, a piano, radio and vh'trola, and refrigerator that Is full at all times. "We get fresh vegetables Including ripe tomatoes, cucumbers, radishes, lettuce and oniotis.

We have an electric washing and electric irous. "I fly again tomorrow and it will be my second trip alone. We leave at I a. m. and return about p.

m. It sure gives you a wonderful feeling to be able to help the boys and they are such good patients. This morning I went down to the Ked Cross to help make sandwiches for the trip and the boys sure appreciate the food. "Tonight we are all going to a party one of the outfits here Is giving, it they sure do us busy around here We all have reached the conclusion that we will be pretty spoiled hy the time we reach the states again pi. i Snoiivvacrt safely In France, according to word received hy his parents.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Snouwaert. Cpl, Snouwaert is in the iug Division. slderablv smaller than year, and that the greatest portion of It should be ripe by this week-end Despite warm weather during the past month, the crop is below par this year, according to local blueberry pickers, because of the lack rain.

Picking Is better in the vicinity of Manlstique than in Gladstone area, it is reported. Indications concerning the raspberry crop, which is expected to reach Its zenith during the coming week are similar. Lack of rainfall it Is believed will c.mse the crop to be considerably smaller than that of last vear. Chamber Of Labor Will Sponsor 8th Annual Picnic Today Gladstone Industrial employes and members of their families will gather today at the city park for the eighth annual Chamber of Labor picnic, sponsored by Locals Fight and Nine, which will start at 11 this uioruing. The program will include games, races and baseball.

Families of former members, who are now in the service of their country, Invited to attend the affair also. NONE St.Joseph ASPI Ft I IM World Largest Seller at I0l Briefly Told were made for the first matches in the city league to be played Monday night by recreation department yesterday. The pairiugs follow: Sabourin and Anderson vs. F. Schrain ami Van Daele; Van- Dauinie and McDonough vs.

Goodman and S. Schram: Cannon and Wixom vs. Strom and Sturgeon. Matches will consist of three games with one awarded to ihe victor In each match. Play will begin promptly at 30 each night and contestants are to report to courts in advance of the starling time.

Legion Auxiliary ill hold a regular meeting on Monday evening at the Legion hall beginning at o'clock. A social hour and cards will folltiw business Mrs. Kugene Noblet is the chairman and she will assisted by Mrs. Mary Louis and Mis. Rose Labelle.

Women's Auxiliary of the Mission Covenant church will meet Wednesday afternoon at home of Mrs. O. H. Anderson, 1006 Wisconsin ave- line. K.

C. s. Louis will entertain Compauy of the W. S. C.

S. of the church at 2:30 o'clock uesday afternoon at her home. Assisting hostesses will be Lewis and Mrs. Buckmiller. All the Gladstone All Stars baseball team will meet at the state not laler than 12:30 tills to leave for Fscanaha they will play this afternoon.

STARTS TODAY RIALTO Policy Starting 12:00 Noon Adult Adin. 30c Includine tliildren 12c Tax Inc. They Mnst Be Hy Their Parents, After 3:00 p. m. Adult Adm.

35c Including Tut Highland Golf Club Plays Inter Club Match Here Today Members of the Hladstone Golf will entertain a team composed of 30 representatives of the Highland clnb of Kscanaba this afternoon when an Inter-club match will be played over the local At the conclusion play a buf- supper will be aorved at the club house. Mrs. A. Is chairman of the committee In charge of the supper arrange- 111 11 1 Dancing Tonight At The SWALLOW INN Hapld River Ih SANFORD AI way A tiny I'rowd Allowed I Germ task 1 Mrs. Matilda Lustita, Mrs.

uou Nickerson and Mrs Thurman skarrltt and daughter Mona motored to Deerton Sunday where they attended anniversary at the Lutheran church and where they called on Albert Boyd aud children Jimmy and Rita Mae arrived from Detroit Sunday morning and will spend a month here. They were accompanied from Detroit by Mr. i and Mis. Wesley Orr Jr. and son Kit who will their vacation at Mnnistlque Fred Popple and son Freddy left last week for Massachusetts where they will Join Cpl Popple and when they will make I iheir home.

They were accompanied by Popple's sister, Hernadine Losey Club i he Community Club uiei wnii Mrs s. Johnson on Thursday afternoon. Business wu presid'd by the vice-president Tovt-y. Report of the spring was given and were elected for the coming year elected ware Tovey Vice Johnson. Meetings will be until September At thf close of tfte afternoon a huffet lunch served by the hostess.

Mrs Johnson. I DANCE Tonight VANS Hveryoiif a iiood Time Nu lue Liquor DANCE TONIGHT To Recorded Music The ARCADIA INN PoNitivel) No EIGHTH ANNUAL Chamber of Labor Picnic GLADSTONE CITY PARK Starting at 11 a. m. Today Refreshments Sold On The Grounds Tickets Free To Members And Families Families of former members now in service may obtain tickets free on the grounds. time Karly I'nr i.o«id Times llelow FPSturM rt-C A MILITARY WEDDING WAS AN ARMY MANfUVER! anil crackin' year's funniest show Don Miss It! p.

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