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Six THE WICHITA EAGLE, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 23, 1942 OFFICER IN PALESTINE BUYS TICKETS TO "VICTORY DINNER" THE FIRST TWO TICKETS to the $1,000,000 "Victory Dinner" went to First Lieut. C. F. Summers, who is stationed with the United States army air forces as a bombardier "somewhere in Palestine." He sent a letter to his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

C. F. Summers, 1750 Park Place recently, with ten $100 money orders asking them to purchase a war savings bond for him. The two. tickets will represent him at the dinner.

Shown above is Mrs. Summers reading the letter to her husband. The affair to be held in the near future at Innes tea room. W. B.

Harrison is chairman of the committee in charge. Many prominent Wichitans are expected to photo. only a short time, having come here from Memphis, Tenn. At the first meeting of the Victory fund committee on Friday, it was decided to set the goal of the dinner at $100,000. Later, however, it was decided to raise the goal to $1,000,000.

"This is the first time a milliondollar goal ever has been set in Wichita for a project of this type," Mr. Harrison said. "We must see that this drive is a success." Six hundred letters, calling for volunteers to enlist for the dinner, have been mailed out by the Victory fund committee to various groups of business men of the city. The letters call upon 1 Wichitans to support the boys at the front with purchases of war bonds so they may be provided with arms and ammunition, planes and tanks, MILLION DOLLAR GOAL IS SET FOR WICHITA'S VICTORY BOND DINNER Lieut. C.

E. Summers, Flying Officer in Palestine, Is First to Buy Tickets NEED $1,000 BOND A million-dollar goal was set Saturday for the Victory war savings bond dinner which is to be held at the Innes tea room on the evening of Sept. 9, W. B. Harrison, chairman of the $1,000 plate affair, said that the first pair of tickets had been sold to Lieut.

C. E. Summers. who is now serving AS a bombardier with a unit of the United States army air forces in Palestine, Lieut. Summers will represented at the dinner by his father and mother, Mr.

and Mrs. C. E. Summers, 1750 Park Place. A letter received recently from their son, contained ten $100 money orders and the instructions, "Please buy 8 $1,000 war bond for me." Lieutenant Summers was aboard one of the first army bombers to be flown to Europe after the United States entered the war.

"I saw the announcement of the Victory dinner in the paper," Mrs. Summers said, "and was wishing that I could attend. I didn't have any idea I would be able to. When I learned of my son's wish, I immediately called Mr. Harrison and told him I wanted the first two tickets." Lieutenant Summers is a graduate of the University of Nebraska.

He vas graduated from an army air corps flying school at Shreveport in December of last year. For a time he was stationed at Karachi, India. It was while he was stationed there that he sent the money home for the bond. On July 26, Mrs. Summers received a cablegram from him saying, "Still OK, Palestine." Mr.

and Mrs. Summers have been here 49 New Units by December 31 Is Aim of Quivira Council Officials SCOUT PROGRAM WILL BE PUSHED Forty-nine new Boy Scout units organized by December 31 is the aim of Quivira council's organization extension committee as revealed by A. C. George of Wichland, ita, district organization chairman. Fourteen of these units are in Sedgwick county.

accomplish the task, George said, the organization committee has organized the "Forty-niners." This is a group of men in every district, each of whom is assigned an organization project to complete. The projects planned for Sedgwick county, District 1, with the "Forty-niner" assigned, are as follows: Catholic Mexican mission, Rev. Thomas Glynn; Skinner school, Ralph Berry; Faith Baptist church, Bob Hill; Mormon church, Charles Mundell; Central Christian church Cub pack, Rev. J. H.

Tilsley; Hilltop Manor Cub pack, Orville Beatty; South Lawrence Christian church, Kenneth Note! These Prices -Y lb. 7c Minimum of 49c Flat Work Ironed Wearing Apparel Damp WICHITA WET WASH 412 East Morris 2-0451 mittee is comprised of the following prominent Wichitans: J. A. Aylward, Frank Carson, John Gaty, W. P.

Innes, Francis Jehle, John Kelly, A. W. Kincade, Levand, H. K. Lindsley, Marsh Murdock, Earl Schaefer, Amos Small, Dwight Wallace and W.

B. Harrison. LOSES ONE FINGER Chet Robertson, 923 Coolidge, who is planning to play football with the Aero Parts professional football team this fall, suffered an unusual but serious accident during the past week. Employed at the Boeing plant, he was jumping down from some boxes when he caught his heavy gold ring on a projection on a box. His finger was torn com-(cleanly off at the second joint.

Quotas will be issued to the various groups express a desire to send representatives to the dinner. About 350 or 400 persons are expected to attend. Mr. Harrison was amazed at the favorable responses which he already has received concerning the dinner, To be eligible for the tickets, a person must buy his quota of bonds between the dates of August 22 and September 9. The "Million Dollar Dinner" NAVY CALLS MEN 17 TO 50 who want to serve their country MEN MAKE want to fight for freedom THE who want training, advancement CHOOSE WHILE YOU CAN! TF YOU are not yet in uniform, now is the time to get the facts about the Navy.

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