The Gazette and Daily from York, Pennsylvania • Page 20

2Q The Gazette and Daily, York, I NOTES Wednesday Morning, May 23, 1945 Markets Gen. Eisenhower Awards Bronze Star To Jo Mark Pennsylvania Day June 14 At Fort Gen. Devers For "Meritorious Service Richardson, Alaska Letters Granted Testamentary on estate ot Mary Jane Yeatts, late of York, to C. Otterbeln Yeatts. Testamentary on estate ot Lydia A.

Sherman, late of Hanover, to Annie M. Wherley, Carrie N. Myers, Tillie A. Krent-ler and Bessie M. Gross.

Testamentary on estate of Lillie M. Bowman, late of Hanover, to Arelene G. Bowman. LIVESTOCK LANCASTER LIVESTOCK Lancaster, May 22 UP) Cattle 313, receipts include western fed steers, prices steady; calves 214, light receipts, good grades steady; hogs 103, steady with supply very scarce; sheep 10, slow and draggy. Other prices unchanged from yesterday.

BALTIMORE LIVESTOCK Baltimore, May 22 UP (WFA Office of Market Services) 11 a. m. quotations: CATTLE 50. Representative classes active, steady with Monday; medium beef cows scaice quotable 512-13; scattered lots cutter and common canners Pennsylvania Day will be observed Thursday, June 14, at Fort Richardson in Alaska, according to word received here from the program director at the service club of the American Red Cross. This day has been set aside in honor of all Pennsylvanians now serving at the Fort.

A request has been made for a Pennsylvania Dutch dinner menu. The meal will be served on June 14 at the service club. An ivory souvenir will be sent to the Penn forces resulted in the complete collapse and surrender to his forces of Army Group of the enemy. Entered military service from (York) Pennsylvania." General Devers wears these decorations in order of receipt: U. S.

Distinguished Service medal with Oak Leaf cluster; British Knight Commander of the Bath, Brazilian Order of Military Merit, Degree of Grand Officer; Polish Order of Virtuti Militari, French Legion of Honor, Degree of Grand Officer, and Croix de Guerre with Palm. On his European-African-Middle East theater ribbon he wears battle participation stars for the Naples-Foggia, Rome-Arno, Southern France and Germany campaigns. General Jacob L. Devers, commanding general of the Sixth Army Group and a native Yorker, has been awarded the Bronze Star "medal by General Eisenhower "for meritorious service in connection with military operations." The citation states "In the recent operations planned to eliminate enemy resistance on the southern flank of the Allied Expeditionary Force, General Devers led his Army Group with such energy and skill that the enemy was given no opportunity to reform his divisions after the first break-through. "General Devers' perfect coordination of all ground forces under his command and his complete cooperation with associated air mostly $7.50 up; good weighty sausage bulls bulk cutter common sylvania housewife Who Suggests, and medium 510-13.

CALVES 50. Nominally steady: good the menu. It should be simple in form, and should recognize the fact that some of the food items plentiful here may not be purchasable in Alaska. Governor Martin has presented the service club with a State flag, and chambers of commerce, industries, department stores, and Property Transfers Walter H. Owens and wife to Lucy E.

D. Shelley, property in 10th Ward, York. Fannie M. Deardorff and husband fo Walter H. Owens, property in 10th Ward, York.

Robert Anderson and wife to Marie L. Folkenroth. a tract of land in Conewago township. Laura B. Gemmill to Russell G.

Knaub and wife, property in West York. James Davis to C. Edward Aldinger, property at 156 West Jackson street, York. John W. Davis "estate to James Davis, property at 156 West Jackson street, York; Annie M.

Myers to Harry E. Serff and wife, property in West York. Francis Farquhar, Jesse Chock and Robert C. Fluhrer, trustees for American National Red Cross to the American Red Cross, property at 38 North Duke street, York. John M.

Heller III to Pietro Simoncelli, property in Spring Garden township. Pietra Simoncello to John W. Heller III, property in Spring Garden township. Joseph Ray Anderson and wife to Lee V. Blevins and wife, a tract of land in Hopewell township.

Joseph R. Anderson estate to Lee V. Blevins and wife, a tract of land In Hopewell township. Ellers N. Reichard estate to Leon R.

Wilson and wife, property in 12th ward, York. Martha Ann Klinefelter to Ora Klinefelter and Ruth Klinefelter, property in Shrewsbury borough. Pfc. Herschel Weldon Leibowitz, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Lewis Leibo many other organizations are send- and choice 120-250 lb. vealers quotable $17-18; common and medium $ll-16j culls around $9, extreme light weights down to $6. HOGS 150. Active, steady with Monday; good and choice 120-400 lb. barrows and gilts $15.30 the ceiling; good sows $14 55 the ceiling for this class.

Above prices are based on grain-fed hogs. SHEEP 50. Nominally steady; good and choice 60-80' lb. spring lambs quotable choice light slaughter ewes $8 down. CHICAGO LIVESTOCK Chicago, May 22 (Salable sheep receipts were small today with shorn lambs outnumbering full wooled kinds, hinting that the western fed lamb sessions in drawing to a close.

However, twice the number of salable offerings were forwarded to big packers from outside points. A few native springers were offered bringing $16X0 to $16.25. Three loads of god and choice 95 to 107 pound fled clipped lambs sold $15.25. Fed steers and yearlings were strong to 15 cents higher, up 25 cents for the week to date. The top price of $17.65 matched yesterday's Yearlings sold for $17.35.

Heifers weer strong, best quality bringing $17.50 the high. Cows were steady to strong. The bull market was firm with weighty sausage offerings selling downward from $13.25. Vealers remained unchanged at $16 down with choice kinds bringing $16.50. The hog market was a colorless alfair with the 5.0C0 salable arrivals selling early at ceiling prices.

Salable receipts included 6,500 cattle and 1,500 sheep. witz, 135 South Pershing avenue, ing place cards, souvenirs and pic-is a member of the 75th Division, tures of Pennsylvania, which has been commended for Pennsylvania Dutch designs or aggressiveness and determma- any otner suitable materials will tion' in clearing the enemy from 5e greatly appreciated by the pro-the Ruhr area, completing a mis- gram directors. The menu or any-sion which has been estimated as tnmg jn connection with Fort requiring "a much longer period of Richard's Pennsylvania Day should time." be sent to the American Red The 75th screened movements of Cross, Office of Field Director, -troops and supplies to the Rhine APO 942, Seattle, Washington, area, and after the crossing was with an accompanying statement given a combat mission to enlarge identifying the material. of the Evangelical church will be held at Shady Grove park, Freys-ville, Saturday afternoon and evening July 14. Music will be furnished by the Long Level band.

Pfc. Cletus Henry, who is stationed at Ft. Knox, is spending a ten-day furlough with his wife and family. the bridgehead east and southeast, against crack German troops, materially hastening V-E day. Pfc.

Leibowitz' division is presently assigned to occupy an area largely in Westphalia, a province in the State of Prussia. Immediately to the south is the region occupied by U. S. forces after the last war. Many of the people are of Austrian, Dutch and Polish descent.

Pfc. Leibowitz has been overseas since October. asjgaas. at ft uhv. r-v.

.4 i A 1 h'U i WFA Salable hogs 5.C0O, total active, fully steady; good and choice barrows and gilts at 14C-lb. up at good and choice sows at complete clearance. Shippers took 1.2C0. Salable cattle 6.500, total 6.800; sa.able calves SCO. total 800; fed steers and yearlings strong to 15 cents higher; 25 cents higher for week to date; ail buyi.ig interest in trade; top steers $17.

6o; yearling bulk heifers strong, best cows steady to strong, very scarce; cutters $7.50 down; firm market on bulls, weighty sausage offerings $13.25 down and heavy beef bulls $14.50 down; vealers fully steady at $16.00 and below, choice odd lot $16.50. lambs steady; other classes very scarce; Salable sheep 1.500; total 4.5C5; shorn about a deck 92-lb. old chopped fed wooled lambs unseasonably higher to small killers at hardly a criterion of the market; few native springers $16.00 and $16.25, bucks included: 3 loads good T5 Charles L. HOOVER, husband of Mrs. Thelma Hoover, and son of Mr.

and Mrs. Melvin Hoover, all of Mt. Wolf R. D. recently was awarded the Bronze Star "for meritorious service in action against the enemy from June 10, 1944 to December 1944 in France, Belgium, Holland and Germany." Because of the skillful performance of T5 Hoover, assistant airplane engine mechanic, the battalion at all times had planes in the air to maintain observance of enemy positions and to execute fire missions.

T5 Hoover entered the Army while employed on the construction of the Special Ordnance plant for the York Safe and Lock company. His brothers, Woodrow and Flying in a Ninth Air Force A -20 -Havoc against an important enemy railroad yard at Northeim, Germany. Sgt. Morton Cozzi, son of Mr. and Mrs.

A. Cozzi, 1134 East Market street, recently shared in the distinction attained by his unit as one of the best bombing groups. So outstanding were the results achieved by the 410th Light Bom Lt. Lois Reeser GILL, daughter of Rev. and Mrs.

G. L. Reeser, East Prospect, who has been re- bardment group, in which Set. OZZl IS an aerial gunner, that mlly P1UI11UIIU 11 and choice 95-107 lb. fed clipped lambs shorn native ewes No.

1 pelts Maior Gen. Samuel F. AnrW first lieutenant. $8.25 down. commanding the light and medium Lt.

Gill is a graduate of York components of the Ninth Air Hospital School of Nursing, class Forrp sinflfH nuf iha nr.it xiritU r.f 1QA9 an4 Viae ViAon stntinnprl at 1 vmv TTHI1 JL Jt. I U11U STORAGE Don't gamble with your fur coat. For complete and protective fur storage at low rates, including $100 free insurance, bring your fur coat to Fur 2nd Floor. 13.50 Albert Hoover, are both serving in the following commendation: Station Hospital, Altus, for Germany. Your superior strikes at nearly, two years.

Last summer Northeim are entirely in for about eight weeks, Lt. Gill William A. Smyset whose keeping with the reputation you was in training at Bowman Field, wife and son live at 489 West are establishing as the best bomb- Ky-. where she was assigned to Market street, was recently jng groUp in the world today" Air Evacuation. She recently ar- awarded the Bronze Star.

The Participating in missions -carrying rived in the Philippines and is now citation read as follows: 'For him deep int0 Germany, and near- awaiting flying equipment, heroic achievement in connection to thp rprhnsinvaiia Children's Day Services June 10 At Windsor Windsor Children's day services will be held in Evangelical church Sunday morning, June 10. The committee in charge of arrangements is composed of: Mrs. Florence Hartman, Mrs. Ruth Smellier, Miss Ilcr.c Ger.tzler, Miss Betty Hartman, Mrs. Ruth with military operations against Sgt Cozzi had been aidi the the enemy in Germany night of execution of one of the prime mis- Sgt.

William F. Grove has been awarded the Distinguished Unit Badge as a member of the 38th March 194.J. a Keener, Mrs. Richard Dietz, Mrs. iw.

S10ns ot tactical air nowpr 3, Displaying thorough knowledge or tne taciics tho isnlHnr, r.t th 0, wti. Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron Nora Oberdorff and Delores Silar. (Mechanized), cited for repelling The annual Sunday school picnic involved, Captain Smyser, though fjejd exposed to heavy enemy artillery A "graduate of YCI, Sgt. Cozzi the German counter-olfensive at Monschau last December. The anu Milan mc, lau.jr attended the University of Vir- supervised the movements of his gjna prior to his entrance into citation to the squadron reads in battery over a iour mne rouie th Armv in Tnirv iqjo part: "Defending a front of 9,000 yards and standing alone between the full-scale German attack and with forward firing positions with- out a single casualty though Curvin W.

Kindig. Emigs- enemy lines were ieis win. owvj ville son of Mr and Mrs yards away. Though still exposed Kindig, has been' advanced 'to gun- vital road nets leading to Eupen and Liege, this thinly spread force held its ground in the face of five attacks ranging in strength to neavy aruiiery me yiaui ner-s mate second class, USNR, Smyser selected gun emplacements anri ctaHnnpri ar n.A Antiair- and quickly prepared his battery crajt Training center, Shell Beach, from a reinforced battalion to the lor the delivery of supporting fire, He trained at Samoson combined elements of two infantry Although his command post sut- and completed a course in gun- fered a direct hit, from an enemy nery at the Naval Training school, shell, the skillful and efficient dis- Newport, R. I.

Before entering persion of his men prevented a the Navy, he was employed by the single casualty and within a short yorktowne Machine company. He period of time the effective fire graduated from William Penn furnished by his battery contn- Senior Hi school in 1941 buted materially to the repulse of a a strong enemy counterattack. Richard Lee Schwartz. 17. son The courage, leadership and out- of Mr ard Mrs Ray e.

Schwartz, standing devotion to duty dis- 115 South Richland avenue, has played by Captain Smyser, reflect graduated from an intensive regiments." The Germans used self-propelled artillery, rocket fire and parachutists to force the issue, but were driven back in hand-to-hand combat with small arms fire. The action took over a period of three days, Dec. 16-18, 1914, early in the dangerous German counteroffensive. Sgt. Grove, son of Charles E.

Grove, Felton, wears three bronze battle stars on his service ribbon for the campaigns of Normandy, northern France and Germany with the 28th Cavalry. nign crenu ujjuh nuiisen anu course, in basic engineering -et the forces of the United armed Great Lakes Naval Training school. States." The York captain entered the service in June, 1912. After completing basic training -at Camp Croft, S. he attended Officers' Candidate school at Ft.

Sill, Okla. Upon bein. commissioned in December. 1942, he was assigned to the 84th Rylsplitter' Division and has served with the outfit continuously since then. Sent overseas in September, he fought in Belgium, Holland and Germany.

His parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Smyser live at Lanes' End, Lincoln Highway west.

I'm off to take my vacation Because of the heat situation; To Andes I'll hie Jntil the snows fly For -comfortable refrigeration. ANDES FUR STORAGE 237 EAST MARKET STREET Other Evenings by Appointment PHONE 2174 Open Friday till 9 THE LIFE OF ANY PARTY Mr. and Mrs. Allen E. Myers, Spring Grove D.

1, have received a letter from the War Department stating that their son. Pfc. Kenneth Glen Myers, husband of Marguerite Bortner Myers, was evacuated to the zone of the interior. Wounded in December, he-has been hospitalized in England. While there he met his brother, Pfc.

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