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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1944
Page
12
The Propwash is written and edited by cadets of the 2561st A A F Base Unit in Sikeston Missouri. Articles and remarks are those of the cadets and do not necessarily reflect the views of this newspaper.
A roaming reporter surveys Sikeston residents views on cadets stationed there. Five interviewed share mixed opinions on cadets dating, behavior, neatness, bragging, and character changes over 16 months. Notable anecdotes include tennis matches, mail threats, laundry from Alma Mater, and cadet wing pin moments. Sabotage hints and light humor thread through local impressions.
Eunice Gruber wife of Aviation George Gruber of building 3 A is the Locker Sweetheart this week. She is 5 feet 6 inches tall about 126 pounds with brown hair. She enjoys photography and aims to make it a profession. She likes music and dancing and plays piano for recreation. Eunice moved to Siketon from Milwaukee to live with her husband and belongs to the Young Matrons Club seeking social ties with Cadet wives.
Members of the Junior Matrons League gathered Monday night June 5 with twenty three wives present and several children in attendance. The large turnout was attributed to the excellent work of Ms James and Mrs Ixerr of the visitation committee and to the newly elected vice president Mrs Johnson.
Mrs Sturms becomes secretary replacing Mrs Price who left due to family illness. New wives introduced as Mrs Goodacre Mrs Northington Mrs Wilkinson and Mrs Sikes offer Monday lessons in contract bridge. First lesson praised. cadet wives tour Recreation Hall led by Lt Holland. Red Cross visit Wednesday at 1 30 for all cadet wives.
Aviation Cadet Benjamin J. Coyle of the Missouri Institute of Aeronautics escaped with minor injuries when his training plane crashed at the Bertrand auxiliary field during a routine landing approach. The aircraft was moderately damaged and Coyle suffered mild facial lacerations and a simple fracture in a left hand finger. His home is in St Louis.
Miss Dorothy Webster of Memphis, fiancée of Lieut. Clay A Mitchell Jr., was honored during a visit last weekend with a bridge party hosted by Mrs. P D Malone on Sikes Avenue. She attended a luncheon hosted by Mrs. G Sharp on College Street and a house party at Powell cottage, Wappapo Lake, hosted by Mrs Bob Thornton. A collection of photographs from 1566 helped reconstruct Justone Fort Macon, N.C.
Miss Mary Ellen Bailey, Sikeston high school valedictorian and student council president, announced engagement to Jack Inman Ur of Middlesboro Ky at a West Gladys street buffet. He teaches at Missouri Institute of Aeronautics. she will attend Purdue University next month.
Mrs Georgie Donnell announced the engagement of her daughter Miss Mary Emma Donnell to Pvt Donald G Hill of the U S Infantry serving overseas. Mary Emma is a William Woods College graduate and University of Missouri student with Kappa Kappa Gamma. Pvt Hill is a Westminster College graduate and Phi Delta Theta member son of Mr and Mrs Grant Hill of Minneapolis. Wedding plans are indefinite.
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