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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1946
Page
7
Cpl Wendell H Drailette arrived home Friday after receiving an honorable discharge at Camp Atterbury Indiana on January 3nd He had been overseas since October 1943.
Mr and Mrs Clifford Price learn their son Corporal Elmer C Price has received an honorable discharge and will return home soon from Missouri, ending military service and bringing word of his status.
Sgt Robert L Bennett received his honorable discharge January 3 at Chanute Field Rantoul Illinois after a week with his mother Mrs W M Burke in Farwell He served in the Army Air Corps three and a half years in Alaska England and Japan.
Orin Smith 2/c ship fitter has been discharged November 5 at Long Beach California and returned to Grant township to his parents Mr and Mrs Ivan Smith. He enlisted in September 1942 and served aboard the USS Savannah in the Atlantic and the USYR 32 on the Pacific with shore duty in South America. He has been at the U S Naval Hospital in Long Beach since September 4.
Sgt. Gordon Smith arrived in Seattle on November 16 after service overseas. He was treated at Fort Lawton Station Hospital for malaria and appendicitis, discharged December 19 at Fort Sheridan Winds, and reached his parents in Grant township December 21. He joined the 842nd U S Engineers in 1942 and served in Australia New Guinea the Philippines and Okinawa starting February 24 1943.
Ford Brown son of Don Brown and husband of Mrs. Frances Brown arrived in Clare December 21 with his honorable discharge from military service.
Dayton D LaVoye arrived in the United States via Angel Island on December 9 and received an honorable discharge at Fort Sheridan on December 18. He entered service July 28, 1942, served in the South Pacific including New Guinea and Luzon, and earned multiple decorations such as the good conduct ribbon, victory medal, and Asiatic-Pacific Theater ribbon with four bronze stars.
Marion W. Gingery MoMM 3/c Motor Machinist Mate receives honorable discharge December 31 at Great Lakes Illinois after nearly two and a half years service. He entered July 2 1943 went overseas March 1944 and served in European and Pacific Theaters earning multiple campaign ribbons and medals. He served aboard Destroyer U S S Blue and Destroyer Escort U S S Greiner returning to the U S July 28 1945 and stationed at Yerba Buena Island California before discharge.
Dexter Elden arrived in San Diego December 15 from overseas and was discharged at Great Lakes on January 2, greeted by wife Elizabeth Feighner Elden in Lansing January 3. He joined October 7, 1948, served as classification specialist, then went overseas July 22, 1944 with the 26th Marine Regiment. He fought in Hawaii Iwo Jima Kyushu Okinawa Palau and earned the Asiatic Pacific Theater ribbon with one bronze star and the victory ribbon. The Eldens and their daughter Ann Katherine will reside in Clare for now.
Pon D Ritchie andMr and Mrs Don D Ritchie of Weidman spent Sunday with her parents My and Mrs Fred Pierson and daughter Agnes. Mr Ritchie recently returned from the Philippine Islands and has received his honorable discharge.
Pvt. Robert W. Smith has a new address listing as 46060974 in the 7th Battalion 95th Quartermaster Tag Company at Camp Lee Virginia. The notice updates his assignment and location for military records and family inquiries.
Lt George O Parent, formerly of the 4th Battalion 10th Marine Division, now assigned to H Brry, c/o Fleet Post Office San Francisco California, has a new mailing address. The update places him with the 2nd Division at the Fleet Post Office. He is listed for correspondence and official notices.
Pfc Harold W Adams, son of Mr and Mrs Roy Adams of Lake, arrived in Clare December 21 from Germany to spend a sixty day furlough with his parents and friends.
Mrs. C D Harvey reports that her grandson Arthur Johnson AM 2/c spent Christmas in bed after being hurt on December 24 while playing basketball. He pulled muscles and ligaments, tore tissues in his foot and will be laid up for a month at U S S LST 45 c/o Fleet Post Office San Francisco California.
Pfc James Chapman received an honorable discharge at Tinker Field Oklahoma City October 28 after a sixty day furlough with his mother Mrs Ace Parker and family. He left Wednesday for Greensboro North Carolina to commence a year’s service in the Regular Army Air Corps and has re enlisted. He seeks service in the European Theater of Operations. He first entered service December 22 1944 and had served nearly a year before discharge.
United States army reports order restored in Bremen after a midsummer crime wave carried out by gangs of former slave laborers who treated Germans as fair game. The 29th Infantry Division joined with military government forces to curb looting of farms and attacks on civil policemen. Lt. Col. R. R. MacDonald confirmed the situation is now well in hand.
A compiled schedule lists meetings for Clare and Farwell groups including the Townsend, Knights of Columbus, Kiwanis, Rebekah, 4 H clubs, Red Cross chapters, Rotary, Masons, and legions. It notes weekly, monthly, or biweekly gatherings, rubbish collection dates, and a rescheduled Ladies’ Aid Society meeting on January 16 at 2:00 PM.
The by-product from grains used by distillers is high in vitamin and protein content. It is described as the best feed supplement to balance rations for dairy cows, livestock, and poultry, especially when mixed with original grain.
Transcontinental and Western Air raises hostess height requirement by 1 inch from 5 feet 5 inches to 5 feet 6 inches. The policy change affects applicants in Kansas City Missouri and reflects adjustments in crew standards by the airline.
Washington reports war born fashion may persist with shirt tails and collarless pajamas. The WPB says restrictions stay until cotton supply is secure. Manufacturers no longer must reserve fabric for priority orders when none exist.
Dyes from minerals were rare in ancient times yet discovered widely. Iron salts in springs yielded orange to red browns, with soluble iron giving dyeing solutions. In the American colonies iron scraps in vinegar and water formed a barrel dye. Egyptians produced greens from oxidized copper lodes and blues from azurite, while earths colored with iron oxide gave ochres from pale yellow to brown red and violet. Black came from carbon and white from chalk or gypsum powder.
A fragment outlines keeping a hamper clean by washing soiled clothes several times yearly with mild soapsuds, brushing gently, rinsing, and drying in sun for several hours. It emphasizes careful cleaning and sun exposure.
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