High School Commencement Crowded for 48 Graduates
The High School Auditorium hosted 48 graduates as seniors received diplomas. Rev. Glenn Spackey gave the invocation, Rev. R. S. Tuck delivered the address, and J. N. Moser awarded diplomas. Music filled the program with violin and vocal solos, closing with a benediction by Rev. A. S. Rosenberger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Spackey
Marvin Kieffaber
R. S. Tuck of
Wooster
Junior Williams
Zetta Horst
Vivian Douglas
Mary Lou Amstutts
Memorial Day Exercises Honor Fallen Heroes and Home Front
Memorial Day services were held Sunday afternoon at the cemetery with many from afar, honoring veterans from all wars. Hon. Otto S. Lehman, WWI veteran, delivered the address praising sacrifices and urging public support for those in combat and in training at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto S. Lehman
Wooster
Lehman
Local News Briefs From Massillon And Boone’s
Miss Mabel Hershey and Dora Scott return from Capital U in Columbus. A daughter was born May 31 to Mr and Mrs Edward Smith at Massillon city hospital. Mrs G M Rudy visits daughter Mrs Russell Frey and family of Pittsfield Massachusetts with Mrs C E Motz of Akron. Miss Verna Weimer notes Boone’s school closing day program and picnic with over fifty in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Smith
Massillon City Hospital
G. M. Rudy
Russell Frey
Pittsfield
Mass
C. E. Motz
Akron
Verna Weimer
Boone’s
Marvin Wertz
Harold Wertz
Ira Wertz
Magnolia
Charles Bach
Constance Ray
Bach
Camp Swift
Texas
Effie Eschliman
M. C. Gallatin
Barberton
Youngstown
Abe Eschuman
E. J. Anderson
J. C. McAdams
Rotary meeting reports St Louis convention attendance
Dalton Rotary Club gathered Monday at the Book Restaurant. Geo Leitner led the program and reported on Rotary's annual convention in St. Louis on May 17. Guests included Seth Jack Mumaw and Pvt. Richard McAdams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton Rotarians
Geo. Leitner
Rotary
St. Louis
Jack Mumaw
Richard McAdams
Dalton Boys 4-H Club Elects Officers
The Dalton Boys 4-H Club elected officers with adviser Ernest Dodez. Officers include Press Darryl-Scott, Vice-President Joe Hoobier, Secretary Treasurer Richard Gand, Recreation Edward Herr, Reporter Daniel Rudy. Next meeting is Thursday evening June 10 at 7 30 at the High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton Boys 4-H Club
Ernest Dodez
Press
Darryl—Scott
Joe Hoobier
Sec
Tréas
Richard Gand
Edward Herr
Daniel Rudy
Local Service Members Notice from Camp Sutton and Orlando
Pvt. Richard Hunter is with a Trucking Regiment at Camp Sutton North Carolina. Sgt. Donald Swartz of Orlando Air Base Florida is on a 15 day home furlough. Pfc Harmon Wertz of Clearwater Florida was promoted to Corporal last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Hunter
Camp Sutton, N.C
Donald ‘Swartz
Orlando Air Base, Fla
Pfc
Harmon Wertz
Clearwater, Fla
Stinsons Face Uncertain Time With Son Abroad
Harry Stinson worries as his son, Sgt. Lee Stinson, is on foreign soil or headed there soon. The brief note notes military service and family concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Stinson
Sgt
Lee Stinson
Cadet Warnock Finishes Training Sets Course at Pre-Flight School
Writing from Santa Maria California Air Cadet Wesley Warnock reports he has completed technical training and is now studying at the pre flight school. Pvt. Lee Amstutz likely remains in transit through New York with a recently changed address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Maria
Calif
Wesley Warnock
Pvt
Lee
Lieutenant Glen R. McAfee Returns to Duty at Camp Roberts
Lieut. Glen R. McAfee has recovered from a severe illness and is back in harness at Camp Roberts, California. The update comes in a letter to the Blue Star Mothers thanking them for gifts, cards and letters received during his illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen R. McAfee
Tarness
Camp Roberts
Callf
Blue Star
Wounded Pvt Willard Fribley Among 9437 in North Africa
Pvt Willard Fribley is counted among 9 437 wounded in North Africa with injuries dated March 29. His wife and infant son live with his parents near Dalton. The region reports 2 184 killed and 6 937 missing, some of whom are prisoners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt
Willard Fribley
North Africa
Oris Fribley
Dalton
Gonter Family Military Service Mentioned in War Letter
The piece notes Staff Sergeant John Gonter possibly helping to "polish off" Japanese in the Aleutians after hints from his father Ed Gonter. It adds his brother Private Clarence Gonter serves in the U S Air Corps finance department in Tampa Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Gonter
John Gonter
Kiska
Aleutians
Clarence Gonter
U. S. Air Corps
Tampa
Fla
Pfc Billy Tyrrell Completes UCLA Course of Instruction
Pfc Billy Tyrrell completed his course at the University of California Los Angeles and is expected to receive a high rating for his nine test grades. His training suits him for a position in the Army Department of Supply amid intricate ramifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Tyrrell
University of California At
Los Angeles
Department of Supply
Army
Military officer transfers to Air Corps pilot training
An infantry captain gave up the command to join the Air Corps as a pilot and was sent to Maxwell Field Alabama. He completed nine weeks of primary training and is listed as a trainee in the 67th Tennessee National Guard Air Force unit.
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Air Corps
Maxwell Field
Alabama
Tn. A
F. T
Private Don McFarren Completes Fresno Switchboard Exam
Pvt Don McFarren of U S Signal Corps finishes examination at Switchboard School Fresno California with a high grade ranking second out of a class of 200 or more taking the test Master Sgt Merlin Berg, stationed somewhere west but south of the Equator, says he is busy but urges everyone to keep writing to soldiers overseas or in camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don McFarren
U. S. Signal Corps
Switchboard School
Fresno
Calif
Merlin Berg
Uncle Sam
Equator
West Unity and Castal ia residents noted in community items
Miss Lucille Tschantz of West Unity and Stanley Tschantz of Castalia were home first of the week. The Wooster Library Bookmobile will be in Dalton every other Thursday from June 10, 2 to 4 pm. Jack Beech enlisted in the Army and Robert Groff joined the Marines after exams last Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss- Lucille -Tschantz
West Unity
Stanley Tschantz
Castalia
Wooster Library
Dalton
Jack Beech
Army
Robert Groff
Marines
V-mail
Scott’s Store
Personal Mention Decorations Day Guests List
Decoration Day guests included P. S. Berg and wife of Columbus, Max Sellers and family from Loudonville, D. L. Bunting and wife, Richard and Donnie Bunting of Painesville, R. W. Hill and wife of Bedford visiting C. G. Hull at Elliott tourist home. Numerous others from Barberton, Sugar Creek, Massillon, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Orrville, Canton, Akron, and more joined at various homes for the occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. S. Berg
Columbus
Max Sellers
Loudonville
Elmer Ober
Fredericksburg
Russell” Kornhaus
Amos Herr
Floyd Bauers
Diane
Irene Bauers
Barberton
Malva Kauffman
Sugar Creek
Adam Edris
Claire Edris
Anna Hofstetter
Frederick Myers
Lyle Kimble
New Martainsville
Wvsa
Gertie Buck
Sisterville
W.va
Ells
C. L. Myers
Billie Myers
Robert Myers
Roy Myers
Massillon
Oliver Homan
Andrew Scott
Cincinnati
Harold Harrod
Cleveland
Carl Lawrences
Dale Hostetler
Orrville
Laura Slusser
John Lower
Joliet
Chas. Kruschenske
Charles Richards
Michael
Canton
Merle Graber
Moffitt Hgts
Frank Gibson
C. E. Slusser
E. L. Slussers
Wm. Peters
Julius Mangold
Ralph Roy
Noblestown
C. W. Prahce
Harriett Fletcher
Warren
Geo. Harrah
Reedurban
L. D. Poorman
Ada Gully
Wooster
Alice Scott
A. W. Mooney
Margery
Billy
Akron
Carroll Scotts
Earl Brubaker
Marie
North Lima
H. B. Gregorys
Margaret Schultz
L. A. Llewellyn-of
Amos Tschantz
Harry Blosser
D.l.edwards
Leslie Haney
Cuyahoga Falls
Julia Brown
Lulu Hileman
Marvin Wertz
Leroy Rudy
Charles Hazel
Cordella Hazel
Sebring
Adam
Crystal Shower Honors Miss Elizabeth Pickens Bride to Mr Geo Wierehome
Mrs Lawrence Flanagan entertained twelve guests Monday evening at a crystal shower for Elizabeth Pickens. The bride elect will wed Geo Wierehome this month after receiving many lovely gifts and enjoying bingo and light refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Flanagan
Elizabeth Pickens
Geo. Wierehome
What You Buy With War Bonds
Among casualties returning from the Solomons are men whose hearing is damaged not by injury but by insect attack on men without mosquito bar protection. We may never know how many lives mosquito bars have saved, but regular and increasing War Bond purchases are necessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Solomons
U. 5
Treasury Department
Pray as You Go Column Sparks Thought on Pay as You Go
A reader misreads a column heading and reflects on Pay as you go. The piece argues for paying taxes as earned, reducing debt, and practicing continual prayer to keep mental accounts balanced. It cites daily reverent thinking and vigilance against undesirable thoughts as pathways to spiritual wealth.
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Ienithia
WAR BONDS SUPPORT NAVY FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT
The piece notes war bonds funding elaborate firefighting gear for Navy ships amid wartime danger. It lists 4-H Club officers led by Nadine Moser and Mary Jo Mentzer and mentions Home Economics meetings and a Department of Agriculture publication on home canning. It also references Congressman Henderson H. Carson offering copies of a government publication on victory gardens and canning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victory Gardens
Department of Agriculture
Henderson H. Carson
Henderson
Carson
M. C
House
Washington, D. C
Americans in Manila Japs Barracks Story by James R. Young
The American Weekly article reports on conditions for Japanese in Manila harborside barracks with dense crowds poor food scarce medicine and unsanitary facilities. It notes forced propaganda broadcasts and contrasts American experiences at home with wartime realities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
James R. Young
American Weekly
Chicago Herald-American
Weather Record From Dalton School Heights Week
The Dalton school thermometer logged daily highs and lows from Wednesday May 26 to Tuesday June 1. Rain totals included 2.45 inches Sunday and 3.54 inches for the week, with May rainfall at 6.81 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Dalton
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mabel Hershey
Dorothy Scott
Capital U
U.S. Treasury Department
Stitch and Chatter 4-H Club
Nadine Moser
Mary Jo Mentzer
Donna McGovern
Jean Marty
Martha Ott
Mary Helen Steiner
June Ressler
Thomas Peatve
Wanda Bere
Home Economics Room
Berce
sSs
Hisist
Birds Eye
IGA
Wheaties
NZL
Esh
Berg’s Cash Market
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