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*•*» '*VI *i *-/ '*•; -. *»I.*.. «v‘Reported Missin,Dewey fNeeded:frz^-vruyv:^ wyDil;wI: :.\n .Kverefe M*t^v-ho:: ts!7nationally^Knuse at Washington, night in: Henry, e3 the reasons that the .fi this year, needs , a -national .adm.p.str*-.Vioa'd turned ' out to San Dirtaen, whb :.£r;:SS-!fefiiasan•“ guest at a .. 'in his honor at theilaurant in'this city byTdor t o c o n r.c Jjai ^*n- oil County- Repuhli^Committee, ahdyb.-t'.0T of Henry and;a Re-mittceman in jus pre-J other leaders.: of ijire present as guestsH *.r.i .V.' VTr»veU Country ' .Vn Dirksen-has.spok-of the ' Dewey and tTinliine States dur-30 days, and is sched-in'six moie States 'dosing days of , -theTtfia-alsd'being-called■Rdptiblican national •ive tfrequent .-radioSecond Lieutonant JAMES 0 FULKS*James Fulks Lost V Over Germanyllfeif to ‘Dewey andas hfcdV'piore nationaln-Qnylotherspeaker; Thos’kri. Those who.lieard m? Dirksen Saturday *4 that his ’ address wasihe'most forceful of hisHold, county/.chatrman,’ded at the meeting, at Bureau building,- assert-r. Dirksen b“admade8Uch des into national promise'the past few monthshis .friends inMar-ly/are not aware of the place tlmt hrimow hplds. one Should Vote .'jig his address, Con-, Dirksen delivered an Ippcal for everyone to go and vote on Tuesday, t there be no.citizen,” elble to vote; who does .he polls/' He also ap-the voters to study the ' for, he said, it is what e stands for that is im-/v* , * -Ver'gave an oloquent of why the leadership of should be turned',over ublican candidates^ this in* on auch.subjects-as handling of social ^secui*-for iO million'.workers, cts of policy in : Wash-Orrin Fulks received a telegram from the War Department Saturday morning staling ihnl his son. Second Lieutenant James 0 Fulks, had been missing m action over Germany since September 28. The message' also stated that if further details or other information were received, he would lie notified promptlyFrequently persons who have been reported as missing in action have luter been found to be prisoners of war Oftentimes It lakes months to determine the status of -such persons. Lieutenant Fulks family and iriends have every hope that better news concerning himwill be received in due time A letter received by Mr Fulks yesterday (Wednesday) morning fiom the War Department explained this situation and assured Mr Fulks that “every effort is exerted continuously to clear up the status of the army personnel ”Lieutenant Fulks. known to his Henry friends as Jim. had been statibnbd in England since the first of the Summer and as accuratelyas could bo judged from his recent letters hod flown 30 or more missions. Jn his lost letter received here, which was dated September 21*, he toldr,of having received his third Oak Leaf Cluster He was either pilot or co-piiot of a Flying Fortress.The inside rtf the wrapper 'around the hox containing his airinedal, cumpuign ribbons and two Oak Leaf Clusters which he re-
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Henry News Republican
Henry, Illinois, US
Thu, Oct 19, 1944
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