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MESSENGER. CANANDAIGUA, N. Y- TUESDAY, JULY 20, 19i•e-)e-n-phndleritstost-ndr.tryngire^he*#dd,tlymyla-in-ofOSSry,lanofan-ro-i *Soldier in Outfit Guarding U.S.# v% wj ^Capital Longs For 'Some Action'“I wish to thank jou for the | swell little paper that comes each month to me here at Fort Myers, Va„ says Cpl. Edward Strokirk, in a letter to the Kiwanis Club. “It is about the best thing of its kind I have seen. No wonder all the boys in the service are loud in its praise.“Canandaigua, N. Y. was my birth place and I attended school there until my sophomore year in High School. New Jersey is my residence now but my heart is still, and ever will be in good old Canandaigua.Reads of SchoolmatesLittle did I dream I’d return 80soon, but it still is as nice as ever -—as much as it can be in war time.“I have contacted a few home towncrs by mail, and hope I can get • to see one or two in person.“Thanks a lot for getting such j a good paper to we Canandai-guaites away from home.”Bmoiacrlt;canper:tlenweithe1Tthe;fouthecoriIIaboIJacobs Trio UnitedAgain in Teimesseethe i ofes-indlon-Actiliz-sonvfrs.hasen-rtinhiswintingimi-nanhes-% ... r. jm a a am, ^ •* *r- A a ^ w ■ ■ w *gr“Many of the boys I went to school with are listed in your paper and it gives me great pleasure to know where they are and what they are doing. I thought that Mr. Lom-bcr’s farewell to the many students past and present at C. A. was wonderful. I am sure that he must be happy in knowing that he has so many friends.“I was sorry to learn that Tom McGregor was seriously wounded in the North Africa campaign. We were in the sixth grade together at Union school. I remember him well.“To date I have been stationedhere in the 703 M. P. Bn., Fort Myer, Va., (nearly eight months). Our duties are guarding the strategic points of our nation’s capitol. Several hoys from Rochester and Buffalo have joined the Co. lately but none from Canandaigua.Longs For Action“We hope to get out of here and see some action before long, even if its only chasing Nazi prisoners.“Please thank the American Legion Post No. 256 for their courtesy card and invitation to join their post. You can bet that I will be proud to be a member.“My father lives at 43 Granger Street. He is Carl Strokirk.”Cpl. Strokirk’s address is A. S. N. 12203230. Co. B. 703 M. P. Bn., Fort Myers, Virginia.Not to be separated by the exigencies of war, the Jacobs Brothers Trio is again united and appearing in musical acts in Tennessee, where Pvt. John Jacobs is located in a U. S. Army camp near Springfield. The Robertson County Times, published at Springfield, Tenn., under the date of July 15, carries an advance notice of a musical revue scheduled by the Canandaigua boys in the high school auditorium last night.Sons of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Jacobs. 45 Ontario Street. Pvt. John with his brothers. Joseph and Edward, make up the trio. They are assisted by Bonnie Fistler, vocalist.gerit.he23ofstoingNo£U£theJPsorsaigivtheenlt;trilt;]thlt;! grlt;Cmdi* folt; thlt; rajCpl. Glazier HasiInstructor's PostIWar Is flail pel“At present I have been appoint-i ed an instructor here at F. G. H. in the Specialists School for Technicians.” says Cpl. Stan. W. Glazier, now stationed in Denver, Colo., in a letter to the Kiwanis Club.“I find my work very interesting.” I wish to acknowledge new receipts of your most welcome paper every month. I want you to know I enjoy reading about my buddies in the service, also acquiring theiraddresses. I do hope all the boys are as fortunate as I to hear from you as often as I do.”Cpl. Glazier’s address is 999th. Mod. Co. Fitzsimons, Gen. Hospital, Denver, (8) Colo.ar usI petu ou ar of ofWlkiprhtthtoPitrtcPC! clat
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Canandaigua Daily Messenger
Canandaigua, New York, US
Tue, Jul 20, 1943
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