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TO THE BOYS IN THE SERVICE By CARL L. WEICHT • Our country is at war, and war changes things. Yet this old town of ours, on the surface at least, is much the same quiet, pleasant place it used to be. Could you look in on us from a vantage point in the sky, you might say we haven't changed much. We go about our reg­ ular jobs the same as usual, we meet the old friends here and there, we see many of the familiar faces in the familiar places up and down Main street, we have our busy round of community activities. But our common effort as a nation has imposed here, as everywhere in America, new duties, a new spirit, a new prayer. Yes, our community is different than it used to be before you went away. Underneath there has been a change, for the fondest thoughts of the fathers and mothers, the wives and sweet­ hearts, and the friends of you men and boys in the armed services of our country are not here. They are with you. See those two motherly figures and that young high school girl chatting there on the corner? Do you think they're talking about the things women usually talk about, or even sugar rationing, the First Aid class that meets tomor­ row night, or that extra allotment of sewing the Red Cross must finish by next Saturday? They are not, altho, to be sure, these latter subjects have long since crowded the weather and similar items of conversation to the wall. What Mrs. Jones is now saying is that her big boy, Jim, has just been selected to go to an officers' training camp, he's that smart, while Mrs. Smith is telling what her husband, Ser­ geant Smith, wrote from his outfit's base in Ire­ land. Meanwhile, Jane Brown just can't be polite much longer and is about to break in to announce that Brother Bob is coming home next Tuesday for a week's furlough before leaving his training post for the East coast. When dad stops in at the drugstore to get that anti-mosquito dope to prolong his daylight evening hours in his Victory garden on the nights he isn't down at the Air Raid Wardens' class,, what do you think he talks to the store­ keeper about? Fishing and golf, which used to take up so much of his attention? Or wartime prices and restrictions, the sinking of those Jap battleships, or Winston Churchill's visit to our President? No sir! If the storekeeper gives him half a chance, dad is going to start right in tell- 1 T Li- 1 -'_ -1 -J____ 2__ TT 1 Oi / Now this isn't just dad and mother who are talking about you. The fact is you fellows off there in the training camps,Jn Australia, in Ice­ land—wherever you are—you are the ones we are thinking about, dreaming about, praying about. You're the cen&r of interest of all of us back home. It's you we know and love who are facing unknown dangers in the far places of the vtorld, or training for them, who have made the war retfl to us. We're proud of you,—proud and hopeful, too. We're proud that a new generation of strong, young Americans has come into its own, ready and able to do a hard job which needs to be done, willing to make great sacri­ fices that the hard-won dignity and decency of human beings may not be cruelly swept away. We are hopeful not only that you may come back to us soon, in a happier day of victory and peace, but that you will come back with the same high spirit and zestful strength ^ih which you left us. And because they are proud of you, be­ cause they are hopeful for you, and because they, too, are Americans of spirit, the home folks are determined that as our country seeks suc­ cessfully to meet the challenge that has been laid down to the things we cherish most, they will do their part in a manner worthy of you who stand bravely in the vanguard. r/

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WHAT SO PROUDLY WE HAIL'D

What so proudly we hail'd at Lexington and Concord . . . at Boston Harbor ... at Gettysburg . . . and San Juan Hill ... is still worth fighting for. "Civil liberty" and "government for the people" aren't just phrases in a history book. We Americans have made these principles work for over a century and a half . . . and we intend to keep them working! These are the ideals we hail'd in Philadelphia in 1776 . . . the rights we hold worth saving, and worth dying to save. To this end, like the patriots of '76, "we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor" WE SALUTE YOU CAPTAIN ARNE WINGER, Port Washington, Md. PVT. KIRK ROE, Australia. CORP. ROBERT GANNON, Camp Sutton, N. C. PVT. EDWARD ROSTER, Two Harbors, Minn. THE NORTHFIELD NEWS

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Sammy, Budge, Paul M., Kirk, Al­ 'MOM' WRITES len and perhaps there are others, in way-off Australia. In that good JIAA-* TO HER BOYS old jolly Ireland, I see Amos, DEAR BOYS; "Frog", Junior, Paul, George M. and many of our other boys. Here As long as everyone else is put­ in the United States there are ting their little "say so" in The many faces of those I have known News this week in dedication to since little boys. Keep your chins you all, I'm going to have my little up, boys, and come home soon— fling too. The boss, "H.R.," and his as soon, I should say, as we can wife have gone to Canada to the have that same Peace, that Ever­ National editorial meeting, so the lasting Peace which we all hold whole "gang" at The News is do­ dear. ing his and her bit to help the When you find time, write a let­ cause along—that is to get the ter to us for the service column. paper out on time. Such a job—and You'd be surprised how many of here it is only Tuesday—but it your former pals enjoy bits of surely is lots of fun. ! news from or about each one of Joe Gannon, who ordinarily is j you. As ever, the foreman upstairs, now sits at I "MOM."

the publisher's desk and is the whole "cheese." His wife came in the other night, found him with his feet on the desk and pipe in his mouth and wondered if this was the way for a publisher to act. We enjoy having him with us in the office. Yes, and there is "Eddie, the ad man." He not only takes care of the books, |[)ut has hustled ads this week too. For pinch-hit­ ting we gave "Aggie" Doyle an S.O.S. and down sh|e came to help us out. She's a "go4d egg." (That's aviation slang, I understand), and fun to have around. Upstairs Haines Cook is chief "cook and bottle washer," in fact makes an extra fine foreman. He thinks he is working the hardest and no doubt he is, but when you J look along the line, you would find "Knute" Johnson and Ken Lux do­ ing their big bit at the linotypes, Howard Bradford and "Randie" Jensen are both very busy with the press work, and Mildred Skaar in the bindery. (Say by the way, have you ever heard Howard laugh? It's worth a quarter any time.) Louie Williamson is on the job too, but John Hansen picked the wrong week for a vacation. Now don't think for a minute that we at The News have been responsible for this issue of The News. It has been the Northfield merchants and your friends who have been so grand in co-operating with us. They too, wanted to dedi­ cate this issue to all of OUR BOYS IN SERVICE.

I must tell you, too, of the spe­ cial service the post office em­ ployees have given the mothers, sweethearts, wives and friends in Northfield. Last week seven let­ ters came all at one time from Kirk who is in Australia, and be­ fore they had hardly reached the News box at the post office, Ray Kelly phoned to tell of the arrival of these letters. Since then I have heard of many mothers and fathers who have had their letters deliv­ ered on Sunday by their mailman. A swell service, I'd say. But, you see, it is* for you and your families at home. As I sit here at my desk, just before going home, a panorama of faces goes before my eyes. I see many of you in the Islands. I see yt 2JT }*)%.

News each week mistakes creep in —some of which are simply un- Across The understandable and often ludicrous and embarrassing. We hope that our readers will not be too exact­ Editor's Desk ing this week, and pardon~Jis_iiL4iej> • Appropriating the heading of a chance we "pull some boners." former editor's column, the writer • aims to utilize it as a kind of "wail­ It has been our thot and our ing wall" against which to spatter ambition to present a News just our tears—some of which may pos­ a bit different this week—recogniz­ sibly be just ordinary drops of ing the local boys who have joined every-day perspiration — and take the colors during the past year. We News' readers into our confidence. hope you will read the advertise­ Last Thursday morning the Pub­ ments over carefully, for almost all lisher and Mrs. Publisher left for a of them contain greetings to form­ ten-day trip to attend the 57th an­ er members of their office forces, nual meeting of the National Edi­ shops or stores. It indicates just torial Association held this year in how much the war has invaded Quebec, Canada. In addition to local business places—very, very visiting the place where his mother few but that have at least one first landed upon American soil member of their organization in a from the long, arduous voyage uniform at this time. from Norway, Mr. and Mrs. Roe If you have enjoyed it, don't you were assured a beautiful scenic think that perhaps that boy of cruise on the St. Lawrence and the yours in some far-off camp might Saguenay rivers, enroute from Mon­ also find enjoyment in reading his treal to the convention city of Que­ home-town paper, not only this bec. week, but regularly. Various stops and side trips were What could be better than a dol­ made available during the cruise, lar bill spent for a year's subscrip­ affording the editors an opportun­ tion, mailed to him each week? ity to visit various scenic places Dozens have availed themselves of and other points of importance. One the opportunity to do this, and re­ of the most interesting of these plies from the boys themselves in­ places was Dorval Field, where dicates that it is a gift that regi­ American bombers are delivered be­ sters 100 per cent with the Service­ fore their last hop across by the men. R.A.F. ferry service. A large ship DO IT NOW! —J.L.G. building yard and the largest aluminum plant in the world were among other stops made by the | N.E.A. members. The convention itself began Tues­ Across the day morning at the Chateau Fron- tenac in Quebec, continuing thru Editor's Desk Thursday noon (today). A special luncheon tendered the delegates by • Returning reluctantly to the edi- the government of Canada was or's desk following a most enjoy­ scheduled for this afternoon as the able ten-day convention trip with finale of a most interesting and members of the National Editorial informative convention program. Association attending the 57th an­ • nual convention in Quebec, Canada, Well, now that we have told an extra Salute is due the mem­ these happy facts, we can go on to bers of The News staff who carried the more somber and tearful de­ on during the editor's absence. tails. • Within the past two years or so With a heavily depleted staff in The News has lost, in one way or both the news and mechanical de­ another, four of its staff who have partments, Nellie Phillips and Joe not been replaced. We are not re­ Gannon did themselves proud by ferring to others who have gone issuing a 16-page edition of The but whose places have been filled. News, dedicated to the men from But with the Publisher and Mrs. the Northfield Community now in Publisher away during the publica­ our country's armed forces, that tion week, it simply means that the was packed with human interest. work must be divided among those That issue of The News repre­ remaining, or a greater load as­ sented a prodigious amount of de­ sumed by certain of the others. , tail work calling for many extra To make our cup of happiness hours of effort that only a person brimming over this week, the vaca­ with experience in producing a tion time for our pressman, Johnj newspaper can fully appreciate. Hansen, and his family was sched­ To the advertisers who co-oper­ uled and, as reservations had been ated with greetings to their em­ made some time in advance, it was ployes now in all corners of the practically impossible to rearrange! globe, to Carl Weicht for his in­ plans. spiring editorial greeting to all our Two other members of the ptaff Northfield Community boys in their were also compelled thru unavoid­ country's service—and to members of The News staff for a job well, able circumstances to be absent 1 during a portion of press day. But done a deserving and grateful by this time we are getting to the SALUTE! j place where even fire and flood would hold no further terrors for us. All that remains now is for one of our Linotypes or our newspaper press to show signs of insiduous cunning and join in the horrid con­ spiracy to make our troubles REAL ones. • Credit for handling the extra load of news gathering and adver­ tising for this issue goes to our As­ Li- sociate Editor, Nellie W. Phillips, whose fortitude and amiable dispo­ sition are among the sterling quali­ ties which enable her to surmount such insignificant obstacles as get­ ting out a newspaper of the sus­ tained quality The News attempts ting out a newspaper 01 me sus­ tained quality The News attempts to maintain with a short-hand staff of co-workers. We want also to commend our entire staff of workers for the spirit with which they have co-operated in handling not only the advertis­ ing and news composition for this issue of The News, but the extra amount of outside printing which it has been our pleasure to produce during this same period. • With the normal number of peo­ ple worfcing on an issue of '££&& 7/*-/43- • Orval Swanson, son of Mr. and With Service Men Mrs. Wm. Swanson, was graduated Tuesday, June 22, as a flying cadet ter where he has been doing classi­ • Since the dedicatory issue of at Sheppard Field, Texas. He is fication personnel work for the past The News on June 25 to all of now stationed in the west. His ad­ six months. Before enlisting in the our Northfield Community boys dress is Pvt. Orval Swanson, Grand Air Force Pfc. Mulligan was a mem­ in the service of the United Hotel, 1725 Ocean Front, Santa ber of Northfield unit of the 68th States, we have sent more Monica, Calif. Inf. Brig, Hq. Co. at Camp Clai­ borne, La. If time and the Army than 100 copies to the boys • The present address of Roger whose addresses we had, or permit it, he will visit home before and Richard Cantley, sons of Mr. reporting to school. "Jim" is the were able to obtain. We have and Mrs. R. H. Cantley, are: Ser­ son of Mr. and Mrs. James G. Mul­ a few copies left, and if any­ geant Roger H. Cantley, 634 T.D. ligan of Burtrum and a nephew of one wishes a copy sent to his Battalion, Co. C, Group 2, T.D. Com­ Mrs. Max Cornell of Northfield. His or her boy, please send us his mand, Camp Hood, Texas; Private address is Pfc. James R. Mulligan, address. Richard H. Cantley, 830 Military | Box 426, Jefferson Barracks, Mo. • Private Donald Lashbrook's ad­ Police Co., Co. A, Selfridge Field, Mich. dress is 5540 Blackstone Avenue, : • Duane (Buddie) Strom is expect- Chicago, 111. • Pvt. Kermit Knutson arrived in j ed to arrive home Tuesday of next • The address of Lloyd Holden is Jefferson Barracks, Mo., June 19, ; week for a short furlough. He is Company D 49, Army Infantry and is qualified for the Air Forces i now located at Jacksonville, Fla. Regiment, Fort Knox. Ky. Mechanic school and will leave soon for the school. At present he ! • Ervin (Bubs) Cornell is some- • Word has been received by Mrs. is receiving his basic training with \ where in the Hawaiian Islands ac- Mabel Roush that her son, John, his squadron. His address is Pvt. ! cording to a letter received by his has arrived safely in Ireland. Kermit Knutson, Fit. C 565, Tech. parents, Mr. and Mrs. Max Cornell. • John Van Guilder, son of Charles Sch. Sqdn. (Sp), U.S. Army Air He is playing with the 104th Field Van Guilder, is now stationed at Forces, Jefferson Barracks, Mo. Artillery band and says they play Camp Rucker, 81st Division, Ozark, hard to keep up the morale of the • Theodore Bly, son of Professor men. "Bubs" wishes to be remem­ Ala. and Mrs. J. M. Bly left Sunday, • The address of Ralph Hall is June 14, for Annapolis where he bered to all of his friends. Metalsmith 2/c Industrial Division, has entered the United States • Byron Grove, nephew of O. A. Treasure Island, San Francisco, Naval Academy, having received Grove and R. A. Whitson, is on an Calif. the appointment this spring. Mar- island near Australia according to • The address of Pfc. Edward J. | tin Jensen, who is in the U.S. Naval word received from him. His ad­ Devney is (17047982), Hq. & Hq. | service, visited two days recently dress is Cpl. B. A. Grove (16004953), Co., Reception Center, Fort Snell­ ! with Theodore at Annapolis. Martin Task Force 6814-AAA, 7th Air ing, Minn. is the son of Rev. and Mrs. C. C. A. ; Corps Sqdn., Communications, Jensen. A.P.O. 502, c/o Postmaster, San • Private Burnell Jones is station­ Francisco, Calif., U.S. Army. ed at Camp Claiborne, La. His ad­ • Mrs. Sinnie Laursen of Farming- dress is 330 Engineers Regiment, ton, formerly of Northfield, has re­ S.S., Company E. ceived a letter from her son, Mar- • The address of Lieutenant Eu­ tinus, who is now in Australia. He gene H. Truax is 2nd Br. Hq., 135th said that he enjoyed the trip and Inf., 34th Div., New York City, N. likes Australia. He gives this new j Y., c/o Postmaster, A.P.O. 34. address: Pvt. Martinus E. Laursen (37091575) A.S.N., 52 Signal Bn., • Captain Horace Goodhue, son of Co. B, A.P.O. 924, c/o Postmaster, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph B. Goodhue, is San Francisco, Calif. The address stationed at Berkeley, Calif. His of Mrs. La,ursen's son, Franklin, is address is Hq. 217th C.A. (A.A.), Pvt. Franklin Laursen, 535 School 1931 Center Street. Squadron, Williams Field, Chandler, • The address of Darrel E. Lind­ Arizona. berg is Co. 409, Barracks 1107 • A daughter, Doris Melvina, was West, 10th Batt, 2nd Reg., U.S.N.- born June 2 to Sergeant and Mrs. R.T.S., Camp Dewey, Great Lakes Avitus Blesener at the Maternity Training Station, Great Lakes, 111. Home in Wykoff. Enroute from • Private Carroll Bogue is station­ Fort Devans, Mass., oh a five-day ed at the Coast Artillery Training furlough to visit his wife and baby, Base at Camp Wallace, Texas. His Avitus spent Sunday night at the address is Br. Ry. C-35th CATB, 1st Thos. Crosby home and Monday Platoon, (37277134), Camp Wallace, morning at the Alex Schmitz home Texas. in Dundas. On his way back to • A Father's Day cablegram was camp he visited for a few minutes received by C. J. Otterstad frdm at the Union station, St. Paul, with his son, William, who is in Ireland. his aunts, Mrs. P. Giefer and Miss He had a letter from his son, writ­ Elizabeth Blesener. ten before the cable arrived, say­ • Pfc. James R. Mulligan has suc­ ing he was well. cessfully completed the qualifying • Private John McGuire visited examination for entry into the from last Thursday noon until Fri­ Glider Pilot Training school. This day morning with his parents, Mr. is a comparatively new field of the and Mrs. T. R. McGuire. John is on Air Forces which has just recently guard duty with the Minnesota started accepting men for this type State Defense Guard at Duluth. of training. Pfc. Mulligan will leave • David Campbell of Mar shall town, for schooling within the next ten Iowa, spent the week-end with rela­ days. He is now stationed at Jeffer­ tives and friends in this commun­ son Barracks, Mo., with the Air ity. He left Monday morning for Forces Replacement Training Cen­ Fort Des Moines, Iowa, where he was inducted into the U.S. Army. • Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Sigstad have received two letters from their son, LeRoy, who is overseas. His address is LeRoy A. Sigstad, (17035798) ASN, Co. A, 807 Eng. Bn., c/o Postmaster, Seattle, Wash. • Now serving in the U.S. Navy is Raymond Joseph Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Johnson, of Route 1, Lonsdale, who was re­ ceived at the U.S. Training Station, Great Lakes, 111., and is now under­ going recruit training. Thursday, July 2, 1942

From all I hear about Ireland, I wish I was there. I understand Another Letter Lieutenant Gene Truax is now there and sent a letter to his wife wishing she and his little sons were From 'Mom' to Her there to see the beauty of the Emerald Isle. Willard Truax is Boys Serving US there too. "Frog" Revier sent some quaint pictures home and if I thot Dear Boys: you boys were riding in those cute Promptly at noon today—Wed­ little "buggies," I'd be sure you nesday, July 1—the whole town were sold on Ireland. We have the was agog with the siren going full picture and some papers in The blast and the whistles all blowing. News window. Send us some more. Some thot the war had ended, some The home folks enjoy looking at thot the town was all on fire, some them. may have thot it was an air raid In a letter from Bob Vial who is warning—but the noise was to a cadet at Lemore, Calif., he en­ make us all conscious of buying closed the following paragraph tak­ War Bonds and MORE bonds to en from the "Cadet Prayer" and help finance equipment for all of winch he says the cadets seem to you boys. If you had been here you follow: "Endow us with courage would have been thrilled, for the that is born of loyalty to all that whole town turned out. Now if they is noble and worthy, that scorns to buy the bonds as well as they turn­ compromise with vice and injustice ed out to see what it was all about, and knows no fear when truth and the war will be half won. All of us right are in jeopardy. Teach us to firemen scrambled over to the fire choose the harder right instead of hall and there was Hank Smith the easier wrong and never to be telling us to go and buy Bonds. content with a half truth when the An exciting bit of news came whole can be won." I leave you over the radio this morning with these thoughts. reporting that the U.S.S. Wasp So Long, was among those ships fight­ "MOM." ing -near Malta. On the Wasp P. S.—If you enjoy "Mom's" is one of our own boys, Robert weekly letters, send some cards or (Bobbie) Truax, son of Mr. and letters about yourselves and coun­ Mrs. Earl Truax. We under­ try. Address: "MOM," care of stand the ships all reached port THE NEWS. safely. We hope so. Along the street otherwise things are going on as usual, altho Charlie, the Hamburger man, has closed his shop for the summer— but as you all know Charlie, he will be waiting for you when you come back. He sure gets a kick out of sending group letters to you boys. Guess Fritz Lawrence, Jr., is leaving this week for service some place. We'll all miss Fritz but he has left his new wife, Arlene, in charge of the Smoke Shop while he is away and she will do a fine job of it. I was talking to Bess Lippert, Cort's and Jimmie's ma, the other day and she told me of the conver­ sation she had with little Jimmie Freeman. They had been talking about Cort and Jimmie being in the service and Little Jimmie look­ ed up to her and said: "My Dad would be in the army too if he could only learn to blow that horn." Well if Sid could blow the horn as well as he can play the fiddle, he sure ought to get the job of bugler. Ain't it *so ? O, I must tell you about an incident which happened at the Lions International meet­ ing at Winnipeg last week,— which a group of our North- field Lions attended. It seems that two of our local men, J. E. Okerlund and J. J. Sletten, bunked together. J. E. took along a tube of tooth paste and J. J. a tube of shaving cream. Well, in the morning J. J. got up to shave and for some un­ known reason used J. E.'s tooth paste for shaving cream. Now what they've got in Can­ ada that we haven't got, I'd like to know. Thursday, July 9. 1942 1- 1-MV - - - with the J&jifif* With Service Men • Turn to page 3 for two columns of additional news concerning the Northfield men Service Men serving with Uncle Sam's armed forces. • The address of James Lippert • Lieut. Cort Lippert arrived Sun­ has been changed to A/C James A. "Gran' Grant Thanks day morning for a seventeen-day Lippert, SAAAB, Sqd. 45, Santa Business Firms furlough with his parents, Mr. and Ana, Calif. Camp Elliott, San Diego, Calif., Mrs. A. E. Lippert. Lieutenant Lip­ • Pvt. Richard Hall's address is July 1, 1942. pert graduated Friday, July 3, from (17036964), 8th Material Sqd., 45th Dear "Mom": the Anti-Aircraft Officers training Air Base group, A.P.O. 923, c/o school at Camp Davis, N. C, with Postmaster, San Francisco, Calif. • I received a copy of The North- the commission of second Lieuten­ field News for June 25 yesterday ant. The course was of thirteen • John Roger Bailey has been and was it ever swell to read! I weeks duration. He left Northfield transferred from Camp Bradford, have never enjoyed reading a paper January 8 and was inducted into Norfolk, Va,, to Gulfport, Miss. His so much as I did that one. The edi­ the army at Fort Snelling. From address is John Roger Bailey, F2/e, torial on the front page by Carl there he was sent to Camp Wallace, 6th Battalion, Co. D, U.S.N.C.T.C., Weicht really did something for Texas, where he received the rating Gulfport, Miss. me. It was very good. of corporal; Lieutenant Lippert will • Aimer O. Berggren of Stanton And also your very good letter leave from here for the West Coast has completed basic training in the to your boys. I'm leaving in about for service there. He plans to stop Hospital corps school at the U. S. ten days to reinforce your boys in enroute at Santa Ana, Calif., to visit Naval Training station at Great the (censored) and hope I can do a short while with his brother, Lakes and was graduated June 18 them some good and most of all, James, who is an aviation cadet with a class of 463 men. you at home. there. • Corporal Wm. E. Hollinger, son The idea of all the business firms of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Hollinger, with their advertisements and of Stanton recently transferred to greetings to us boys was certainly the Air Corps, is now at the Ad­ swell. It made me feel like they vanced Flying school, Midland, were all behind us 100% and hadn't Texas, 487 School Squadron. forgotten us. We'll be in there fight­ in-*x • Mr. and Mrs. Earl Truax have ing just like we did for old North- Service Men two boys in the service. Willard's field High. You can count on that. Capt. William C. Benson, Camp address is 34th Signal, A.P.O. 813, Thank them for me. Complement C.A.S.C., Camp Clai­ c/o Postmaster, New York City, and Well I'm O.K., feeling fine and borne, La; Lloyd Holden, Co. D 49, Robert's is U.S.S. Wasp, 3rd Div., in the best of condition. Have put Army Inf. Reg., A.P.O. 258, Fort Co. 222, c/o Postmaster, New York on 20 pounds, which I needed, and Knox, Ky.; Pvt. Francis J. Hol­ City, N. Y. still gping strong. linger, Co. E, 340th Engineers G.S., • Duane Strom, who is a third Have met some of the St. Olaf A.P.O. 934, Seattle, Wash.; Pvt. class petty officer in the U.S. Navy, boys out here and last Sunday was Frank J. Manz, Jr., 6th Army Air arrived home Monday evening for invited over to La Jolla to see Don Force, Sqd. Communication, Al- an eleven-day furlough. He is visit­ Englehorn and Gene Christensen. brook Field, Canal Zone; Pvt. May­ ing at the home of his parents, Mr. Both were swell and gave me a nard Tralle, U.S.M.C. Unit 170, c/o and Mrs. Otto Strom. "Bud" looks swell time. Postmaster, San Francisco, Calif.; fine and it is nice to have him home Well I know you will all keep John Lysne, Co. A.T.S.R.R.P. Sta­ again. the town going til we get back and tion Complement, Fort Dix, N. J.; hope it's not long. We'll all give Pfc. William N. Otterstad, 34th • Robert Clifford of St. Paul, 'em (censored) when we once start Cavalry Reconn. Troop, A.P.O. 34, j grandson of Mrs. Luella Davison of and that's going to be soon. c/o Postmaster, New York City, Northfield, is now stationed in Cali­ Sincerely, N. Y.; Lieut. Albert G. Peterson, fornia. His address is Cadet R. W. "GRAN" GRANT. 0-375314, Hdq. Co., 135th Inf., Clifford, S.A.A.A.B., Sqd. 19, Santa P. S.—Say Hello to everyone. It A.P.O. 34, c/o Postmaster, New Ana, Calif. He is the son of Mr. and York City, N. Y. • • Mrs. Herbert Clifford (Louise was a swell paper and idea. Ward) of St. Paul. • • Wherever Private Laverne Hast­ • There are fourteen boys who ings is stationed he has seen "Bill" have resided at the Odd Fellows McGuire according to word receiv­ Home who are in the U. S. Service, ed by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. according* to a report received W. Hastings of Lonsdale. His ad­ from Mrs. C. L. Owen, matron at dress is ASN (37175956), Unit the home. Their addresses are as 5120 A, A.P.O. 859, c/o Postmaster, follows : New York City, N. Y. Stanley Andersen is in Australia. • "Don" Kelley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Metke is in service but Ray Kelley arrived Friday at Camp the Home has no address. Sibert, Ala., from Fort Lewis, Robert Viall is in the U. S. Army Wash. His address is Private Don­ Air Corps at Lemore, Calif. ald R. Kelley, Co. E, Bn. 1, C.W.S. E.R.T.C, Camp Sibert, Gadsden, Lawrence (Butch) Johnson, Plat. Ala. "Don" had previously been em­ 330, R. D.— MCB, San Diego, Calif. ployed at Bremerton, Wash. Kermit Rasmussen, Med. Sec, C.A.S.C. Unit 1928, Camp Roberts, • From First Lieutenant Wilfred Calif. McCormick, public relations offic­ er, Fort Bliss, Texas, comes word Walter A. Johnson, Battery B, of the promotion of Gerald W. 215 CAC, Fort Greeley, Kodiak, Johnson of Stanton to technician, Alaska. fourth grade. The promotion is ef­ Chester Larson, Co. B, 133rd Inf. fective at once and comes in rec­ A.P.O. 813, c/o Postmaster, New ognition of his meritorious applica­ York City. tion to duty. Frank G. Johnson, U. S. S. New • Lieutenant and Mrs. Oscar Aar­ Mexico, "R" Division, c/o Postmas­ ness (Marlys Boone) arrived in ter, San Francisco. Northfield Sunday, July 5, from Pvt. Alfred E. Johnson, 365th Harlingen, Texas, to visit with rela­ School Sq., Barracks 672, Lowry tives and friends. They were grant­ Field, Denver, Colo. ed a ten-day delay enroute to Bernard Jacobson F3c, Co. 19, Georgetown, S. C, where Lieuten­ Section H, U. S. Naval Tr. School, ant Aarness will be stationed with Navy Pier, Chicago, 111. the 112th Observation Squadron. Jamp.s Lnrftrm "Rat+nvTr n iKio+ wcv/uuuj^ni • JL-N a, V «XJ^3*Jt* ant Aarness will be stationed with Navy Pier,"Chicago, 111. the 112th Observation Squadron, James Larson, Battery C, 151st g fcsllince levying Fort Sill, Okla., Lt. Field Artillery, A.P.O. 813, c^op » Aarness has att^lded and gradu- Postmaster, New York City. *^Ked froii 4fe»" Advanced Flying Bchool, Brooks Field, San Antonio, Douglas McArthur's last address Texas, receiving his wings": $n May was Qm. Det., Fort Mil%vH. I., but 30. He also took a four weeks' his mail has bjlen returned. course at Flexible'j§runnery School, George Boethe was first report­ Harlingen, Texas. On May 7 he re­ ed injured and then "missing" in ceived word of his promotion in action .In the Philippine Islands. rank from second to first lieutenant Mo further word has been received. retroactive to March 1. • Oliver N. Calef received a letter • Staff Sergeant Donald Onstad ar­ of interest from Staff Sergeant E. rived last Thursday morning from J. Drozda who is stationed in Ire­ Camp Crowder, Mo, for a ten-day land with the U. S. Forces. The furlough. He is visiting his mother, letter in part is as follows: "I was Mrs. C. J Onstad, and brother, surprised but nevertheless thrilled John. From Friday until Sunday to receive your letter. You know it Mrs. Onstad and her sons visited does mean a lot to know that you in Minneapolis at the home of Mrs. have friends who are interested in Onstad's brother, Ernest Croon- your welfare and do take the time quist. Sergeant Onstad went to to write. I also received letters Montevideo for a short visit before from Eisner Machacek and Ben leaving Friday for camp. He will Zimmerman. Some of the Northfield return here before leaving. boys whom I have seen and talked • Private Arthur Detlie, formerly to in Ireland are Sanneman, Roy of Farmington and son of Mr. and Johnson, Glen Peterson, Paul Mrs. John Detlie, 318 North Water Kump, Jewell Norby, Brunzell, street, Northfield, is one of the Skaar, Leonard Revier, Walt soldiers stationed at the Oklahoma Hughes. All the boys who left with City airport. He is assigned to the the company are now in Ireland medical detachment for basic train­ with the exception of Claire Cran- ing. Before entering the army in dall, John Lfshe and Elmer Mc­ March Private Detlie was employed Clintock. My principal job in the by the Twin City Milk Producers company is telephone construction, association as milk plant operator. altho at present I work every third He was on duty at Fort Snelling day at Division headquarters doing before reporting to the present cryptographic security work. It's depot. very interes-ti^ and a great deal • County Attorney Emerson Hopp of fun. I work 24 l||urs every third of St. Peter, son of Mr. and Mrs. day. This country is very beautiful G. M. Hopp of Northfield, has join­ but nothing can compare with good ed the U. S. army as a buck private old Minnesota. I wish I was there and is now stationed at Fort Snell­ now. It must be nice and warm. It ing. Mr. Hopp has also filed for never gets very warm nor very cold re-election for county attorney of in this country. We still use our Nicollet county and is leaving his heaters quite often. The days are campaign in the hands of his very long as we only have about friends, according to the LeSueur three hours of darkness. The coun­ News. The News also states "Attor­ try is very poor for the most part ney Hopp has done a mighty patri­ but there are some very large, otic thing and we are sure his beautiful country homes. The aver­ many friends in our neighboring age family^ lives in a little thatched county will see to it that he is re­ roof cottage with windows about elected this fall and that the job the size of a basement window. gjgyL he waiting for him when he Often the house, barn and all sheds f#Urns to St. Peter." are connected as one building." • • Mr. and Mrs. R. B, Fraser were happy l&t Thursday when they re­ ceived a letter from their son, Don­ Special Subscription ald, whom they had not heard from Rate to Service Men in nearly four months. The letter • The Northfield News offers however was two months old, but a special subscription rate of welcomed. Donald wrote that the $1.00 a year to men in all Australian people were surely won­ branches of our government's derful to the American soldiers and armed service. The newspapers that he was well. He graduated of the nation are probably giv­ February 26 from the Air Corps ing more of their stock in trade Technical school at Rantoul, III., to aid our government in win­ leaving soon after for Australia. ning this war than any other He said the crossing was very line of business, but The News rough. His address is Pvt. Donald is willing to make a further H. Fraser, ASN (17026145), 4th Air sacrifice of cash to the men Depot group, A.P.O. 924, c/o Post­ who are fighting for their coun­ master, San Francisco, Calif. try. Members of the family or • other relatives may subscribe • Be a regular on the home front! for them and be assured the Make regular pay-roll purchases of boys will appreciate news from •&»f^?» War Savings Bonds and the old home town. Stamps. 7/ ^/Va. - . L with the With Service Men • Staff Sergeant Carl Donald On- Service Men stad left Pliday for Camp Crowder, Mo., after spending his furlough • Turn to page 3 for addition­ • Edward R. Roster has been pro­ with his mpther, Mrs. C. J. Onstad. al news concerning Northfield moted to corporal in the Minne­ • Major O. S. Jackson has been men serving with Uncle Sam's sota State Guards. He is stationed transferrjd from Hartford, Conn., armed forces. in Duluth. jp: Goldsboro, N. C, where h& i$ • Private Clifford CJ Kruse has • Mrs. H. F. Revier received a let­ statioH administration inspector. been transferred from Jefferson ter Wednesday from her son, Leon­ His address is Hq. & Hq. Sq., T.S., Barracks, Mo., to Atlantic City, N. ard, who is in Ireland. He said he AAFTTC, Goldsboro, N. C. J. His address is Private Clifford was thrilled when he went to a • The address of Norman A. Con­ C. Kruse, 564th Hdq. Tech. Sch. show, Ice Capades, and there saw arroe is Norfolk Naval hospital,; Sqdn. Sp. R. 120, Atlantic City, N. Lois Dworshak of Duluth whom he Ward B Detention, Portsmouth, 1 had skated with on the home rink Va. He is the son of Mrs. Nellie • The address of Harold Hill is while she was a student at Carle­ Conarroe. Norman has been ill and A/C H. H. Hill, 42 H, Brooks Field, ton College. Leonard also said a a patient in the hospital for two San Antonio, Texas. He is the son" small percentage of the boys were weeks but is improving. of Mr. and Mrs. James Hill. Harold getting short furloughs and he was • Dr. and Mrs. Jeipme Davidson says they have a fine flying field in hopes of getting one so that he of LaCrosse, Wis., visited recently there. Happy birthday, Harold, July might go to Scotland. at the home of the former's par­ • Before .Ming transferred from ents, Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Davidson, • Lester W. RamMv is now some­ Essler Fiel&TL^WCamp Dix,IN. enroute to San Diego, Calif. They where in the Pacific, according to J., Palmer Nelson received the rat­ imotored from here to Conrad, word received by his parents, Mr. ing of sergeant. He arrived in Mont., to visit Mrs. Davidson's and Mrs. S. A. Ramsay. His ad­ Camp Dix July 3 and was happy father for a few days and will then dress is: Pvt. Lester W. Ramsay, when he met Tech. Sergt. Claire drive on to San Diego, where Dr. ASN 37117358, Battery F, 15th CA, Crandall there. He wrote that he Davidson, who enlisted in the APO 954, care Postmaster, San was thrilled to receive the June 25 United States navy, has been called Francisco, Calif. issue of The News which was sent to active duty on July 20 in the • Pfc. Harold E. Sims has been to all service men whose addresses dental corps, with a rank of lieuten­ transferred from Fort Leonard were known. His address is Ser­ ant, junior grade. Wood, Mo., to Temple, Texas. His geant Palmer H. Nelson (17026390), • Word was received Monday address is Recon. Co., 772 Tank 434th Bomb Sqd., 12th Bomb Group morning from Harry Herkenratt Destroyer Bn., 1st Trg. Group, (M), A.P.O. 1227, c/o Postmaster, that he had been transferred to Temple, Texas. He is the son of New York City, N. Y. Miami, Fla., to attend a P. C. Radio ffe and Mrs. N. H. Sims. '/ \ • A letter dated June 27 was re­ Sound Material school. Har^, who • Louis S. Marko enlisted last ceived July 14 from Kirk Roe who is the s§n of Mr. and Mrs. Milton week in the U.S. Navy and left is in service in Australia. He stated: Herkenratt, had been on the S.S. Saturday for Great Lakes, 111. His "Yesterday I received an avalanche Destroyer Mayo and recently had address is Louis S. Marko, A.S.I.C., of mail. Charlie Edson's big en­ been assigned to a receiving ship Co. 572, U.S.N.T.S., Great Lakes, velope with over 40 messages! on the east coast. He had been oM* 111. For several years Louie was That was swell of Charlie. Each voying to Iceland and Ireland some employed at the First National message was better than munching time ago. Harry is in the radio bank. a delicious ^chocolate. His shop is branch of the U.S. Navy and has not been home for over a year. • Nels Glesne, aviation cadet at closed for the summer now, I sup­ Maxwell Field, Ala., arrived home pose, but I will get a letter off to him so he gets it before he opens • The address of Pvt. Frederick Wednesday for a furlough at the again . . . Everyone in the Air home of his parents, Rev. and Mrs. Corps is being given lectures on Lawrence, Jr., is Co. D, 2nd Bat- O. Glesne. He has been at Maxwell basic air mechanics as a general l^tei^^lJamp Wheeler, Ga. Field since Afrril 11 and will return education and that takes up three j • The address of Corporal Robert there for a few days before being afternoons a week. I am still await­ Frame (37022742)^ B 14, D Bat- sent elsewhere. ing teletype shipment, but that may jtery, Observation Battalion, East • LeRoy Collins arrived home Sat­ go on forever. The boys are wear­ | Garrison, Camp Roberts, Calif He urday for a visit with his mother, ing the new Air Corps insignia on is the son of Mrs. Lulu Frame of Mrs. Marie Collins. He is a pharma­ the left shoulder—blue background, ; Castle Rock. cist mate second class at the Naval red star and yellow wings. The Air • Robert Pye of Medford, son of Hospital in San Diego, Calif., being Force of Australia, RAAF, wear ;Mr. and Mrs, W. W. Pye of North- recently transferred from Corpus blue and also the WAAF's, women ; field, has received the commission •Christi, Texas. This is the first stationed at the air fields. There of ensign in the U.S. Navy and ex- time LeRoy has been home in two are all kinds of women's uniforms fpects to leave about August 1 J§r years. He returns to San Diego Sat­ for Aussy women. As the war goes an officers' school at Harvard Uni­ urday. on in the states there will probably versity. -Bob" is cashier of the • Captain Alfred J. Hyslop arrived be more.duties for women but here Medford State Bank. in Northfield Monday morning for the small population brings more • Warren D. Manhart, son of Mr a short visit with his family. He women into the service." has been stationed in the camou­ and Mrs. Claire Manhart, has mh flage unit in the headquarters of listed for fi^ht training as an­ the Air Corps Ground school at Jef­ • Jorgen Thompson of Northfield nounced by the Naval Cadet Selec­ ferson Barracks, Mo. Captain and was named leader of the group of tion Board in Minneapolis. He is Mrs. Hyslop left Wednesday morn­ 90 Rice County men who left Fari­ expected to be ordered to duty at ing for the West Coast where the bault Monday morning for Fort Iowa City, Iowa, about August first former will be stationed for two Snelling where they received physi­ to start his training which leads to weeks in intensive training at Ham­ cal examinations. Following the the Navy Wings of gold and a com­ ilton Field, Calif. Before going into examinations the men all return mission as Ensign in the U. S service Captain Hyslop was head home for an automatic furlough of Naval Reserve. Warren attended of the Department of Art at Carle­ approximately 14 days after which the Northfield schools, is a gradu- ton College. those accepted by the army will « of the Northfield High School and of St. Olaf; College. j • While visiting in Cedar Rapids, leave immediately for induction Iowa, Dr. and Mrs. J. P. Bird re­ into service. ceived a cable from their son, David, who is in Ireland stating • Patronize Northfield stores, first that he would be on a broadcast —-always. It pays to buy at home. from there Sunday evening, July 12, at 9:15 over BBC, short wave. The Birds and their daughter, Mrs. Vernon Jones (Beatrice), grouped around the radio and heard David's voice very distinctly. Also listening were Carol Bird Mattindale and her husband in Cleveland, Ohio. The whole service was from the camp where David is stationed and the announcer^Steseribed the plao©, the altar, organ, etc., then gave the names of the boys, including Dave's, in the quartet that sang. The voices of the quartet were also heard plainly while singing hymns. It seemed as if the Bird family were together even tho great dis­ tances apart. Thursday, July 16,1942 Letter to "Moi|||g Another Letter From One of Her Bo§§f Australia. Congratulations FrOm 'Mom' tO Her I j Dear "Mom": To the Editor ofSfhe News: - • I am getting along fine over ^jfeM'he front-page editorial "To The Boys Serving US here and lifee it vers much. People. Boys in The Servi^" prepared by here are attttnited and we find they Carl L. Weicht whiih appeared in Dear Boys: are pfitty much the same as we Sae Northfield News under date of • Tin^e to write again, and do I are. They have iiiade us more than June 25 was one of the finest war love it! Bet I get a l^fger thrill welcome and the hospitality thilf; articles wSfch has come to my at­ out of writing to you than you^jb. have shown us is something the tention and I am taking this op­ hearing from your "Mom." How "American Yank" will never forget. portunity to congratulate him not 'bout it? It is surei^ice to receive such a only as to the subject matter and welcome from a people in a strange First of ill I want each one the contents but also to the timeli­ country aM so many miles fr$m, ness Iff the article. It is articles of you to send a picture of home. ylpl yourself to me. Just address like this which help smooth the "Mom," care of The News. Give ^t.am well, "Mom." At the present paths of those who are charged ^Mme and address, for that time t?% are training the same as at with the responsibility of the or­ good-natured Bill Revier has a Fort Lewis. W§fr hope to be in top ganization and security on the Sjp&n to have a window display fighting c&aultfbn to deliver the "Home Front" and help maintain ff^f^pictures of every boy from goods when called upon. Our train­ at a high level the morale of our Northfield and its community. ing; here is a bit more rigorous and men who are serving in the armed intensive. Physically we are all forces of 1|g$ Nation. If you haven't a photo to send, reaching our peak. write and ask one of the home folks In that same issue of The News I might tell you that all my mail there also appeared an article "A to either leave on^rjfith Bill or coming to me from the States is; Father's Farewell to His Son," by with me at ^f he News. But we not being censored However our) W. Henson Purcell, which contain­ want those pictures! Don't forget. ^il is under strict censorship. I If we can look at these, jhotos once ed some of the soundest advice and CJfe awhile it will make us more con- It sure is nice to get The News. the finest homely philosophy that sciou^of buying flinds, Bill's pet We look for it more than ever be- has come to my attention in a long fore. AllenMTripp) and I both read,] time. Again my congratulations to projeetv?;> ^^-L- it over and-'over again. I see where Mr. Weicht, Mr. Purcell and to I wonder if you boys know how you m#1pioj| that Richard Hall and The News! *^me of the Northfield girls are Kirk f|oe were somewhere in -&p|js- tiding to do their bit in the #$fi E. A. WALSH, Adj. Gen., tralia. I wish I lpiew where so that State of Minnesota. home town. I might cohfact them. Over at the Northfield National St. Paul, July 8, 1942. Bank where two of their former Can't say mu^ about the employees, Cafiol Holden and John weather here as it would be cen­ Walz have gone into service, a bevy sored. Might add that it compares of gals are now assisting in tak- favoranljf^lth the United States. '.:ig in the "bucks." There is that I'll bet it sure is nice back home -"SMP^St^ little Rita Schneider as as­ about~w§fe|fek sistant cashier; on dbwn the line The people here $g Australia feel is Caspara Christensen, Joyce Wal- the brunt of the wjlf more than in stad and Margaret Mayer on the the U.S. The armies have priori­ regular Staff and Virginia Millis ties on everything. The civilians .... insisting during the vacation rush. have to give up so much. They do Some swell bunch, I'd^ay! it willinglv as; they realize the Then at the Northfield laundry fi^feejsfiy of the sacrifi^ they are you'll find Delia Kimber driving a$k§d to make. the laundry truc&^and collecting The language and customs of the the family washings. A nice little people are mijSh. diff#ent I from trick, she is, wilE her spotless ours. It is quite hard getting used white uniform. to them all. Their money is in pounds,\ shillings and pence. Cars And don't think the ;Mwn girls drive on the opposite side of the have anything on the farm girls, street^ many horses a®d buggies for there %e those two Mahowald are to be seen and bicycles are listers, Margaret and Mildred, who numerous. I love to hear the people are as capable in helping their talk. !fney soften their r's up a Dad •$& the farm as any boys. Mar­ bit anlj pronounce their a's Iffefc garet can run a tractor and Mildred 1 assists in any other farm work,— So^ne people are harder to'.tj^fpr * " :'tbat is when she is on vacation stand than others. from Dowswells, as she now is. We get to go to td^r.rffout two It takes girls like all of these times a month. Of course fpgk look to help win the war when most forward to it so much. Our camp of you are away and doing is nice but we live out in the sticks. your best for all of us and our We go by train. country. Remember my pal Harry? We ; have written several letters and Wm' expected to see "Grandpa finally got together in1 town last Snazzy" himself come trooping in­ week-end. We had a grand jljjn© to­ to town in uniform this past week gether. (The two boys w§$© Ed­ for there were so many uniforms dies out west. Harry left the coast here that it was vifimost like an several months ago and this is the endemic. And did thit boys look first lime they had met shife.) It s^ell-elegant in thesfl uniforms made us both feel so good to be from many branched of the service! together again. We are in different Take, for5;kistance, Cort Lippert, jt%mps but have arranged a meet­ who is now a lieutenant and home ing place. ^jom the South, wtere I tfijjL sure : As each day passes, I think of it ^i wouldr^^u^fct the Southern as nearer the time we will be com­ drawl but no ifir, he didirW Then ing home. the navy was represented by As ever, SAM. Duane Strom from Jacksonville, (From Stanley R. Anderson with Fla.; Don^mstad and Jimmie Hun­ the U.S. Forces in Australia. "Mom" ter ji|ft returning to their camps, would like to receive letters of as well as several othem.'-®oming Ifcfegrest from all the Northfield home Monday wa$,' CaptaittjAlfred boys whether Jke^^re stationed in J. Hyslop, who is in the camouflage | the tfhfted Stipes or f^eign lands. unit^|t Jefferson Barracks, Mo., Please write!) and left Wednesday for two weeks intensive training in California. I know you all look just as nice as these boy^in uniform, ^ifhich meani 9&,*j$fe: in the ,servi^/:l3^-these"! UnitecftlJtates of ours. IlK A nice gesture on the part |

3 fellows Home >came, ffo^y^ipfc week fe the form of ten sife* ; sorptions to The,News for her boys #&o are in service in the various part of the i$l&&$. She yWts beei#ijl mother to mairf/ Andy Sigstad told me Tuesday that they had just had abetter from their son, LeRoy, who is over-l seas and that he said it soon would be a "hot-bed" where he^fe. Of course no one knows where he" is hut he said the climate was sim-B ilar to where his father was raised. LeRoy had bej&p.. transferred from the engineers to aviation. It's so quiet around the town I that I will be glad when I haver you aft- home again. I miss you, my boys, in fact the whole town miss­ es you—but when you "sock 'em, sock 'em good." Cheerio, July 14, 1942. "S^MOM." Thursday. July 23,1942 y*3/*%, Over 100 Service Another Letter 'Tiny' Johnson with From 'Mom' to Her Men's Photos in Northfield Men in Legion Display Emerald Isle Boys Serving US • Over 100 photographs or kodak June 12, 1942 July 22, 1942 pictures of Northfield Community Dear "Mom": Dear Boys: men now enrolled in some branch Received your most welcome let­ • Such a response as the American of the country's armed forces are ter yesterday. It was about a Legion has had for pictures of all on display in the Northern States month and a half getting to me. you service men, with Bill Revier Power company's display window We have been in Northern Ire­ as chief hustler for them! under the sponsorship of Post 84 land for almost a month and are American Legion with W. E. Revier getting along just fine. The scenery There are over 100 in the window in charge. here is beautiful. We are living of the Northern States Power Co., A screen for the background is just a block from main street of a and they are still waiting for others. labeled: Post 84 American Legion little town of about 1,200 people. They want the pictures of ALL Salutes "The Men Now in the Serv­ Everyone has their own livestock service men, so they hope your ice", with the American flag on and every morning and night the mother, father, or sweetheart will one side and the post flag on the streets are full of cows and goats take them or send them to Bill. other. In a frame on the left of going to and from the pastures. As I go by the display three times the display is a U. S. War Bond Near us is an old castle that the a day, I look at all of my boys and with the caption "The Bond that townspeople claim to be haunted. salute you. Of course it is interest­ Ties" and on the right an appeal, As yet I have seen no ghosts tho. ing to hear some of the girls say, "Bring in Your Pictures." Wm. Robinson, Glen Petersen "My, isn't he cute?" Just like the Northfield is proud of her men (the barber), George Mickelsen, girls but I don't blame them for in the service and the many photos Robert Bailey, Paul Kump, Arthur you do look grand and look as tho already in the collection empha­ Haugen, Jewell Norby and Albert you could "lick" the whole world. size the contribution Northfield Peterson are in the same company If you think that the men at and the community is making to with me. home are idle you are mistaken World War II. The Legion requests I was in Belfast over the last for the harvest season is here that the pictures of all Northfield week-end and met some of the and they are out as "shock men in our country's service be other boys from Northfield. I saw troops" doing their bit by help­ brought to Mr. Revier to add to David Bird, Francis (Hans) Hager ing their farmer friends. the cjisplay, which is attracting a and Richard Marko. Richard is great deal of attention. "Waddy's" brother. They meet each night at the Belfast is really quite a city. It Community building at 6:30 and Service men whose photos have is about the size of Minneapolis such an array of outfits! I really been received for the collection to and everything is quite modern. We think the "cake" should go to Tat date include: saw the ruins of the buildings that McGuire for his ensemble. Can't Bill Larson, Bob Gannon, Clifford were bombed about a year ago. you see some reducing being done Berg, Sam Smith, Norman Martin, I have only had two letters since by Bill Revier, Sid Freeman, Stuart Walter Marko (Waddy), Martin I came here so you see I haven't Horr, Hank Kump, Ben Finn, Har­ Jensen, Robert Truax, George Gib­ heard much of the late news around old Starks, Barney Wells, Tat Mc­ son, Willard Truax. there. Oh yes, I got the April 30 Guire, Roy Parker and Andy Sig­ Cort Lippert, Darrel Lindberg, News the other day. It was just a stad? Then a few pounds may be Bubs Cornell, Eddie Gibson, John bit ancient but nevertheless newsy. put on by Harold Grant, Ben Walz, John Onhstad, Leonard An­ Give my regards to everyone and Boyum, Paul Borth, The Mayor, derson, Oscar Aarness, Wynston I hope it is not too long until I see Norris Odland, Walt Hughes, Doc Erickson. you all again. "Hello" from all the Erickson, Les Whitney and some Richard Marko, Gene Furth, Har­ boys. of the others, for they all claim the old Anderson, Fritz Lawrence, Dar­ ROY E. JOHNSON (Tiny). farmers' wives sure give them rel Holien, Harold Nelson, Donald Kleeberger, Leo Kinsella, Wm. (Tiny is the son of Mrs. J. K. good "feeds" following the harvest­ Johnson of Northfield. His address ing. Many others are assisting too. Robinson, Donald Fraser. • Roy Sigstad, Leland Phelps, Har­ is Staff Sergt. Roy E. Johnson old E. Sims, Clifton Johnson, Claire 20706897, Hq. Co., 135th Inf., A.P.O. Last night I had an interesting Crandall, Ollie Hauge, Julius J. 34, U. S. Army, c/o Postmaster, experience in listening to a local Boyd, Lamar Akin, Franklin A. Nes- (New York City, N. Y. girl, Anna Tonette Hegland-Jauch bitt, Robert Collins. and her husband, Dr. Josef Jauch, Budge Colby, Gordon Dale, Les­ tell about conditions in Switzerland lie King, Kirk Roe, Jorgen Thomp­ where they've been living and their son, Carrol Holden, Ray Kerrigan, trip from there to this beautiful Louis Marko, Stanley Edwardson, land of ours. Following the "sing" Albert Peterson. at St. Olaf College they spoke in Sidney Freeberg, Glenn Freeberg, the auditorium at radio station Clement Lynch, Amos Skaar, Jim WCAL. Dr. Jauch told of the mili­ Hunter, Art Sellars, Clarence Hal­ tary side of Switzerland and its ter­ verson, Robert Viall, Maurice rain and many other interesting Holien. things concerning the life there. Harry Woodward, Willis Wood-| Anna Tonette, the daughter of ward, Leonard Revier (Frog), Lyle Dr. and Mrs. Martin Hegland, gave Ramsay, Lester Ramsay, Francis a very vivid description of their Hollinger, Orville Swanson, Bill trip thru France, Spain and Portu­ Casby, Jimmie Lippert. gal, where they sailed for New Eddie Drozda, Floyd Holien, Har­ York on the S.S. Drottningholm, old Hille, Glen Peterson, Robert diplomatic exchange ship. She told DeWolfe, John Silliman, George about how happy the people in un­ Mickelsen, Paul Mickelsen, Harold occupied France were to see an Martin, Kenneth Strom, Lyle Wing. American, asking her to bring back Duane Strom (Bud), Donald On- to us the message that they were stad, Dan Soli, Clifford Kruse, Don depending on us for their freedom Revier, Ralph Anderson, Leonard and liberation. How happy that will Anseth, Clarence Kruse, Melvin make all of you boys feel to know Anderson, John Lysne. that you are doing just that—help­ Sgt. Skaar and Captain "Jiggs", ing the cause of freedom, not only Don Kelley, Gran Grant, Bernard for our beloved country but for the Jacobson, Richard Anderson, Or­ many others. You see they depend val Perman, Allen Tripp, Dale on you everywhere. Lary, Earl Wing. Anna Tonette (it's a pretty Richard Anderson, Wm. Hollin­ name, isn't it?) gave the wom­ ger, Ernie DeMann, Sammy Ander­ en of Northfield something to sen, Lawrence Gaylord, Elmer Mc­ think about. The Swiss were Clintock, Lloyd A. Johnson rationed 4 pounds of meat a (Dutch), Lloyd Brunzell, Richard month, 1 pound of butter or oil Hall. substitute, 1 pint of ekimmsd milk a (Jay, cheese in small quantities and other things in proportion. When asked if the Swiss were clean and saving, she said they were extremely clean and saving to the Nth degree, in fact the Swiss clean and saving, she said they were extremely clean and saving to the Nth degree, in fact the Swiss women are so saving that they mend their towels until there isn't much left but mends. Thrifty, aren't they? It made me wonder if all of us women in America could be so economical, but I believe we could if we were put to the test. Don't you? Many of you know Anna Ton­ ette and it is nice to have her and her charming husband with us again after two years in Switzer­ land. They arrived here Sunday. • I must tell you about a dear old man going into one of the local banks with $11.32 in pennies, wllefe; probably he and his good wife had saved for some time. He wanted to buy a bond to help finance this war, or in other words, to help you boys. He-asked what he could buy a bond for, then reached down in his jeans and pulled out the amount to make up the $18.75. It took the girls a long time to count the pen­ nies but he went away happy for doing his part. Can't you see how everyone wants to help beat the Japs and Nazis? I'm still waiting to hear from some of my boys so hurry up and write or I'll think you don't want to hear from me and I do love to igfnte to you. Best of luck, my boys. "MOM" 7/*J/ya-

. - - with the • Corporal Burnell W. Jones, who is with the 330 Engineers Regiment W (S.S.), Company "E", Camp Clai­ § borne, La., was one of 120 engineers 5L Service Men from 12,000 men to be selected to • Corporal and Mrs. Edward R. • The address of Donald T. Pass, attend a special school beginning Roster of Duluth spent Tuesday husband of Mary Hines Pass, is Monday morning. On July 4 these night and Wednesday morning at Staff Sergt. Donald T. Pass, U.S. 12,000 engineers, almost the equiva­ the home of the former's, parents, Army, Co. E, 358 Inf., 90th Div., lent in number to a triangular divi­ Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Roster. Camp Barkeley, Texas. sion, passed in review at West Claiborne in the largest formation • The new address of Kirk F. Roe • Chester Okerlund, son of Mr. of this branch of the service in his­ is ASN 17036305, Base Squadron, and Mrs. J. E. Okerlund, left Satur­ tory. The engineers', organization 11th A.C.R.C.D., A.P.O. 922, c/o day for Fort Snelling and from center is the only one of its kind postmaster, San Francisco, Calif., there will probably be sent to a in the army today. It was recently according to a cable received Sun­ southern state. He is a reserve of­ activated by a group of experienced day by his father, Herman Roe.\ ficer with the rating of second lieu­ engineer officers. Forty experienced • The address of Burnell Jones has tenant in the coast artillery. Ches­ engineer officers were chosen in been changed to Corporal Burnell ter returned June 10 from the Canal Washington and dispatched to West W. Jones, Provisional Engr. Org. Zone where he had been employed Claiborne and with a few trained Center, E.O.C., Camp Claiborne, as engineer on a government proj­ non-commissioned officers to serve La. "Beaney" has been promoted ect. as cadres, a unique engineer organi­ from private first class to corporal. • Lieut. Cort Lippert left Monday zation center was born. At least Congratulations, Beaney! afternoon by bomber plane for Cali­ three regiments from West Clai­ • Arthur Lysne, son of Mr. and fornia after a seventeen-day leave borne center are now "somewhere Mrs. H. A. Lysne, has been trans­ at the home of his parents, Mr. in America's defense area" and ferred from Keesler Field, Miss., to and Mrs. A. E. Lippert. At Santa more will obviously go soon. Cor­ St. Petersburg, Fla., where they are Ana he will visit his brother, Avia­ poral Jones, affectionately known housed in one of the most beauti­ tion Cadet James Lippert, and then by his friends at home as "Beany," ful hotels in St. Petersburg. His go on to San Francisco for assign­ was inducted into service at Fort address is Pvt. Arthur Lysne, A.C. ment to duty. On Sunday evening Snelling and due to his experience T.S. 588, Flight A, St. Petersburg, Mr. and Mrs. Lippert held open in truck driving and engineering Fla. Arthur says he likes it there house at their home in compliment ability was assigned to the en- very much. to Lieutenant Lippert. gineers's organization center at • Leo C Waterston, son of Mr. and Camp Claiborne. • Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Tripp re­ Mrs. Chas. J. Waterston of Minne­ ceived several letters last week apolis, visited here with his grand­ from their son, Allen, who is in mother, Mrs. I. N. Ferstler, and Australia. He states that the Aus­ other relatives and friends Mon­ tralian people are fine to them and day. Leo enlisted in the navy and he liked it there altho he would be has been assigned to the Medical glad to be at home again. He also Corp at Great Lakes Training Sta­ said they even had apple pie there tion since Navy Day, October 27, and almost as good as what his 1941. His address is L. C. Water­ mother used to make. ston, Ph. M. 3cl., X-Ray Dept., Bldg. • Kenneth Strom, who is in the N., Camp Barry, U. S. Naval Train­ U. S. N. stationed at Corpus ing Station, Great Lakes, 111. Christi, Texas, has written his par­ • "I'd like to stay in the Navy and ents, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Strom, make it my career" was the re­ that he enjoys getting The News sponse of Bernhard Emil Jacobson every Monday morning and that he of Northfield when he learned he reads it thoroly and then puts it had been chosen the honor student away for fear he has missed some­ of his company at the recent gradu­ thing, then reads it again. Duane ation of Aviation Metalsmiths from Strom has just returned to Jack­ the Navy's Training school at the sonville, Fla., where he is station­ Navy Pier, Chicago. Jacobson, 23, ed and his address is Duane E. son of Emil Jacobson of Palisade, Strom, S.K. 3/c, Supply Dept, Bldg. joined the Navy Dec. 15, 1941, and 110, N.A.S. received his basic training at the • Private Arthur Detlie is station­ U. S. Training Station, Great Lakes, ed at the Oklahoma City Air Depot 111. He was graduated with the where he is assigned to a medical class of 1939 from the Northfield detachment for basic training. Be­ High School and was employed by fore reporting to that depot, which the Northfield Foundry and Ma­ is the Air Service Command's new­ chine Co. prior to enlistment. est establishment for the mainten­ • Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Kump receiv­ ance and repair of aircraft and for ed a letter this week from their the training of air depot groups, he son, Sgt. Paul Kump, which was was stationed at Camp Barkeley, written on the new V-Mail sta­ Tex. Private Detlie is the son of tionery which the Post Office de­ Mr. and Mrs. John Detlie, 508 West partment has inaugurated to speed Fifth street, Northfield. Previous­ up the mail service to and from ly to entering the army April 4, he men in foreign countries. A pho­ was employed by the Twin City tographic micro-filming process is Milk Producers at Farmington. involved with special, standard let­ ter sheets used. Paul, who is sta­ tioned in northern Ireland, men­ tioned that he is receiving The News regularly. He inquired about Jiggs, the Kump Dalmatian who won a "commission" as the popular pet of Northfield's headquarters company while at Camp Claiborne, La.

*mn"\ ••£» 7 *±%t«i- TRUST IN THE LORD . . . When Your Plane Goes Into Inverted Spin Is Flier's Advice More Photos in • Some of the thrills and risks in­ verted spin. We have been fully volved in student aviation training warned about those spins and in- j Service Men's are graphically described in a let­ structed to bail out after using all ter received by the Rev. J. C. the devices to bring one out of the j Collection O'Hara, pastor of the Church of St. spin. • Large crowds of admirers can Dominic, from Elmer Wood, Carle­ "Well, I was up 8,500 feet when be seen at any time of the day ton College graduate in the class bang—my plane went into the spin at the Northern States Power com­ of '41 whose home is Evanston, 111. and down I went for 5,500 feet; this pany's display of photographs and In a letter dated July 17 from the was about 3,000 feet from the kodak pictures of Northfield com­ U. S. Naval Air station at Corpus ground when out of the spin I came. munity men in service. This dis­ Christi, Texas, the student flier The last two thousand feet I kept play is sponsored by Post 84 Ameri­ writes: praying; twice I had my hand on can Legion with many photos add­ "Please accept my apology for the safety belt ready to bail out, ed to the collection the past week. not writing to you sooner but I have but I thought of the $40,000.00 The Legion wants the photos of been waiting until sure that I would plane and I just couldn't leave it to ALL men in service who are from make the grade. Well I finally made crash. After applying all the de­ Northfield and its community. it and will graduate for sure. I do vices taught us in school for get­ Other service men whose photos not know as yet just where I will ting out of spins and the plane did have been added to the list of over be stationed but hope it will be in not respond, I just left my fate in 100, making a total of 159 include Minnesota. This is hopeful wishing, the hands of the Lord. Fortunate­ Frank Bradford, Ted Meldahl, A. however, because nearly all the ly I did so and am here to tell the E. Anderson, Ralph Hall, Earl boys from here are sent to Cali­ tale. Bradford, Elmer J. Wood, Kermit fornia and the Pacific Fleet. Should "Then about a month ago I was Knutson, Lloyd Revier, John Mc­ I be assigned to Minnesota I will on the runway ready to take off, Guire, Earl E. Christian, Harry surely make it a point to call on turned up the engine to 1,500 rpm's Woodward, Harvey Mader, Murrel you. when it cut out. Upon checking W. Chapman, Paul Kump, Orville "Everything has been going just over the engine and gadgets I Walstad. wonderful for me. I am in the found that accidentally the propel­ Arthur G. Haugen, Edward Ros­ Fighter Squadron and the good ler pitch was in high and if I had ter, Sydney Sleeth, Byron Plow­ Lord has certainly been with me attempted to take off with it in that man, Virgil Mundale, Kenneth Fos­ every moment of the time. This position I would have crashed into ter, Walter Hughes, Lawrence San- may interest you—just three days the fence at the end of the runway neman, O. S. Jackson, Jewell Nor­ ago I had a pretty close call while because of insufficient power to by, Paul Miller, Roger Kron, Roger practicing some acrobatics in the lift the plane from the ground. Smith. air. My plane went into an invert­ "The first thing that comes into Victor Elstad, John Wardell, ed spin and whirled down 5,000 your mind when you get a break Palmer H. Nelson, Lloyd Little, feet before I was able to pull it like that is the thoughtfulness and Kenneth Sjulstad, J. Roger Bailey, out. The Grumman fighter plane is kindness of our Heavenly Father, Robert Bailey, Leonard Anderson, exceedingly dangerous when it and one surely does appreciate Merle W. Simpson, Gerhard Hug­ comes to spinning, especially an in­ such intervention." genvik, Clarence Engh, Raymond Turner, Dean Turner, Thomas B. Tuma, Percy Johnson, Robert Svien, Roy (Tiny) Johnson, 7/*$j4>- Fay Thielbar, Calvin Thielbar, Harry S. Herkenratt, Burnell W. • Roger Smith spent the week-end (Beaney) Jones, Christ Bungaard, with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. James Graff, Roger Cantley, Rich­ With Service Men B. Smith. He is taking Navy Signal ard Cantley, Kermit Rasmussen, corps work at the University of Chandler Fairbank, James Collison. • The address of A/C James Hun­ Chicago. ter is Sqd. A, Group 7, Maxwell Field, Alabama. • Nathan Anderson of Bemidji spent the week-end with his • Aviation Cadet Roy Jensen of brother, John A. Anderson, Nathan Maxwell Field, Ala., arrived here has been inducted into the U.S. Monday for few days' visit with his Army at Fort Snelling and will sister, Mrs. Martin Sorenson. leave July 30 for some camp. • Raymond Pearson, son of Mr. • Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Grant have and Mrs. Algot Pearson, has enlist­ received word from their son, Gran­ ed in the U. S. Navy as carpenter ville Grant, who is stationed at San constructor. He is at his home here Diego with the U. S. Marines that awaiting call. they expect to leave in the future • Wynston Erickson, son of Dr. for an unknown destination. Gran­ and Mrs. E. O. Erickson, has been ville enlisted in the service in promoted to third class petty of­ February. (Good Luck Gran.—N.) ficer and has been transferred from San Diego, Calif., to the destroyer • Saturday evening Mrs. W. H. base at Miami, Fla. His address is Holden was delighted to receive a Wynston Erickson, M.O.S./3c, Sub phone call from her son, Carrol, Chaser station, Pier 2, Miami, Fla. who is stationed at Fort Logan, Colo. He graduated Wednesday • Technician Sergeant Ennis Mel- from the Technical School Squad­ by arrived here last Thursday from ron Special and will remain there Camp Barkeley, Texas, and is due for the present. (Congratulations, back at Camp July 25. From there Carrol.—N.) he will go to Oregon. Ennis is an instructor in cooking with Hdq. • Eugene Beytien, son of Mr. and Co., 357th Infantry. He is the son Mrs. L. F. Beytien, who enlisted in of Ed Melby of Minneapolis, for­ the U. S. Army at Fort Snelling merly of Northfield. and left there July 14 is now sta­ tioned in the medical corps at • Lieutenant Richard D. Weigle Camp Swift near Austin, Texas. He is now stationed at the Officers likes it there very much according Training school, Pancoast Hotel, to word received by his parents Miami Beach, Florida. Mrs. Weigle and reports that it is a new, modern left Tuesday for a six weeks' visit camp with 340,000 acres of land with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. and that 175,000 men are expected. Day, at Madison, Wis., and will His address is Pvt. Eugene Beytien, join her husband when he transfers U. S. Army, A.P.O. 95, 320 Medical to Randolph Field, Texas. Bn., Camp Swift, Texas. 7/3 aRO. ^*:r with the With Service Men • John A. Gray of Dundas was one Service Men of 32 south state men who enlisted • Write to the boys. • Private Frank Clute is stationed recently in the Navy thru the Man- at Hondo, Texas. His address is kato office. The Navy's quotas of • The address of Second Lieuten­ JBetachment 908, Q.M.C.O., Hondo men is being well answered by the ant Cort Lippert is c/o Personnel Navigation School, Hondo, Texas. Mankato territory of the Navy re­ Adj., 214th C.A., Benicia Arsenal, cruiting service. Benicia, Calif. Frank was employed for about a year at the Lawrence Schrader • Several letters were received by • The present address of Frank J. home near Dundas. In writing to Northfield relatives and friends Manz, Jr., is (17025807), 6th A.S. them he said this is a new field and Tuesday from Willard (Billie) Sqdn. Com., A.P.O. 825, c/o Post­ the buildings are not yet completed. Truax from Ireland. He has been in master, New Orleans, La. • Chandler D. Fairbank is at Fort the hospital for several weeks due • Clifford Nesseth of the Navy Lewis, Wash., but his address has to a broken ankle which he sus­ Pier Training School, Chicago, 111., been changed to Hq. Bat, 44th tained while playing ball. He is get­ spent the week-end at the home Div. Artillery. Chandler likes it in ting along O.K., he writes, but can't of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.' Peter Washington very much and is hap­ do much but write letters. (Better Nesseth. ' py in his work. He has completed luck, next time, Billie.) He is the • It is now Technician Sergeant his basic training and is now in son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl TruaxH Byron Plowman! Byron has recent­ the headquarters office. He is the • At the Great Lakes, 111., naval ly received this promotion. He is son of Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Fairbank. training station a new bluejacket with the 144th Armoured Signal Co., is Louis S. Marko, 495 N. Water A.P.O. 254, Pine Camp, N. Y. • Earl Bierman, a nephew of Dr. St., of Northfield who recently en­ and Mrs. K. J. McKenzie, who has listed in the U. S. Navy and is now • Major Clemens Helming, form­ spent much time at the McKenzie going thru recruit training. Upon erly of Northfield, visited over the home, was one of the crew of the completion of this training' he will week-end with Carl L. Weicht. airplane carrier U.S.S. Wasp on its either be assigned for duty at sea Major Helming is stationed at Let- trip to Malta. Also on board the or some other naval station, or terman Hospital, San Francisco, ship was Robert Truax, son of Mr. retained for further specialized Calif. and Mrs. Earl Truax, which fact training at one of the Navy's many • The new address of Harvey was noted in this column in a pre­ service schools. Mader, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. vious issue of The News. • Aviation Cadet Lyle Wing came Mader, is Private Harvey H. Mader, • 1st Lieutenant John P. Karpen Monday of last week to spend a fur­ Co. D, Casual Section, Barracks 538, and eight fellow officers from Fort lough with his parents, Mr. and Fort Lawton Staging Area, Fort Snelling left last week for Camp Mrs. Eric Wing, but he received Lawton, Washington. Ripley where they will be assigned a telegram the next day revoking • The address of Pfc. Ralph D. to train the new 757th CM.P. Bat­ his leave and he left Tuesday eve­ Anderson, son of Mrs. Clara An­ talion. Lieut. Karpen goes as the ning for Ellington Field, Houston, derson, is (37116633), 45th Ord. Co. new adjutant of the 757th, a combat Texas, wjiere he will study navi­ (MM), A.P.O. 1234, c/o Postmaster, or foreign service battalion. Lieut. gation in his pre-flight training. New York City, N. Y. Ralph is sta- Karpen was superintendent of Lyle was transferred to Ellington tibned at Camp Dix, N. J. schools in Dakota county. Field from Uvalde, Texas, and he • Charles Craig Samis of Carleton • Capt. Arne Winger passed thru had previously been at San Antonio. College has reported for primary the Twin Cities Sunday evening Better luck next time, Lyle! flight training in the 7 C-42 class, from Port Washington, Maryland, • Ensign Arthur M. Grangaard of convening at the U.S. Naval Re­ where he has been attending an Northfield was graduated last week serve Aviation Base at Wold-Cham­ Adjutants' school. He was joined from a special indoctrination course berlain Airport, Minneapolis. in Minneapolis by Mrs. Winger and at the Naval Academy, Annapolis, • Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Goodhue have their daughter, Kay. Capt. Winger Md., and has been temporarily ap­ just received a message from their left Monday morning on his return pointed to the Cadet Selection son, Horace', that he has been pro­ to Hill Field, Ogden, Utah, where board, Minneapolis. Later he 'will moted from Captain to Major in the he was formerly stationed. proceed to the Naval Reserve Air U.S. Army. He is stationed at • It is now "Papa" McClintock! A Base, Minneapolis. Ensign Gran­ Berkeley, Calif. Congratulations! baby son was born Wednesday, July j gaard was a member of the largest 22, to Lieutenant and Mrs. Elmer j class of V-5 instructors yet to grad­ • Duane Strom has been transfer­ uate. The class of 300 former ath­ red from Jacksonville, Fla., to In­ McClintock at Oceanport, N. J. Mrs. McClintock was formerly Marie letic directors, coaches, physical dianapolis, Ind. His address is training experts and alumni of the Duane Strom, S.K. 3/c, Div. 26, U.S. Sanford, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.! Ed. Sanford of Northfield. Lieuten-| U.S. Naval Academy will carry on N. Radio Operators' School, W. 30th Naval aviation's intensive physical and White River, Indianapolis, Ind. ant McClintock is attending a spe­ cialist school at Fort Monmouth, training program for flying cadets • After seeing seven months serv­ N. J. Congratulations to the new; in schools and air stations in many ice as radio operator on the US parents! * parts of the country. Destroyer May, Harry Herkenratt • Carl D. Hibbard, former North- • James Kerwin Hunter, son of is now on shore duty at Miami, Fla. field resident and manager of Vet­ Mrs. Mary Hunter, has recently He is an instructor in Navy Com­ erans Hospital, Minneapolis, has been accepted by the Aviation munication at the Sub-chaser Train­ three sons who are serving in the Cadet Examining board and is now ing Center at Miami. Harry is %he armed forces of the United States. enrolled as an aviation cadet in son of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Herken- Sergeant William Hibbard (Bill) the huge Army Air Forces Pre- att (Ila Drake). is in Ireland, Ensign Sam Hibbard Flight school (Pilot) at Maxwell • W. E. "Bror" Anderson of Cot­ is an instructor at Wold-Chamber­ Field, Ala. There, under expert in­ tonwood, yeoman in the U. S. Navy lain Airport and Jack is in defense structors, he will undergo military, stationed at Morro Bay, California, work at the Honeywell Company physical and academic training, the visited in Northfield Tuesday. He factory, Minneapolis. Mr. and Mrs. initial steps toward winning his is a brother of Endre B. Anderson Hibbard and Miss Alice Neuman of wings as a pilot and a second lieu­ and son-in-law of * Herman Roe. Minneapolis were guests Sunday at tenant's commission in the Army Granted a furlough to visit Mrs. the home of Mr. Hibbard's sister, Air Forces. Cadet Hunter, prior to Anderson (Gertrude Roe) and a Mrs. George Scofield. his acceptance by the Aviation daughter, Susan Roe Anderson, Cadet Examining board on Febru­ born July 13, he left for California • Turn to page 3 for addition­ ary 15^B|£f, at Fort Dix," N. J., was Wednesday morning by plane from al news concerning Northfield in the service with the Infantry and Wold-Chamberlain airport, Minne­ men serving with Uncle Sam's Signal Corps companies in the apolis. armed forces. Army. • In a card from Mrs. Eda Tschann who resides in Analieim, Calif., she said she hoped to see Jim Lippert during the week-end. Jim is station­ ed at Santa Ana. Mrs. Tschann also said that her son, Paul, who just finished |||s. course in aviation mecha^iop^ took the test for Air Corps pilot and ha&ufeeen admitted as a cadet. He is at Springfield, 111., Repa^Sq., Fair Grounds. An­ other son, Franl$, who also took the course in aviation mechanics, is being trained for instructor. His present address is 38th S.S. Bar­ racks 287, Chanute Field, 111. Mrs. Tschann says she reads The News from cover to cover and turns to the news of the boys in service first. It was nice to learn where Paul and Frank are located for the Tschann family formerly resided here and are well known in North- field. ^JL| 3©~<¥

• In a letter from David Morgan to his cousin, Nellie Phillips, he states that he had been to call on Mr. and Mrs. Vern Trampert in Honolulu, and they had asked him to come back when he had an over- nite liberty. He said they had a beautiful home in one of the val­ leys and that Vern had been on his ship lots of times but, of course, before he knew him. The Tramperts are former Northfield residents and Mr. Trampert is working as en­ gineer in the yards there.

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Service Men Another Letter Earl Bierman, F 3/c U.S. Navy, USO Centers Serve h "M" Divisfei, U.S.S. Wasp, c/o Men in Army Camps From 'Mom' to Her Postmaster, New York City, N. Y. Pvt. Frank Clute, Detachment tf'Mrs. Otto Strom is in receipt Boys Serving US 908, Q.M.C.O. Hondo Navigation of a letter from Mrs. Karl M. Zink, School, Hondo, Texas. who is assisting in the USO club Eldred S. Harris, MIC, U.S.S. house at Jacksonville, Fla. While July 29, 1942 Mrs. Strom's son,*||>uane, was sta­ Dear Boys: Williamsburg, c/o Itestmaster, New York City, N. Y. tioned^ in Jacksonville, he visited • A few days ago little five-year-old this USO center many times, met Allen Houston, son of Art, the ice A/C James Hunter, Sqd. A, Group 7, Maxwell Field, Ala. Mrs. Zink and foiled the USO to cream man, came to the office door, be very helpful to men in all peeked in and said: "Say, has you Pvt. Fredrick Lawrence^ Co. D, branches of the service. Mrs. Ztnfe got any little kids ?" When I replied 2nd Bn., Camp Wheeler, Ga. writes: "There are the mothers "No," that "my kids" were all big Staff Sgt. Cafk. Donald Onstad, who are chaperones at the parties kids, including my boys in service, Co. B, 96th Q.M.B.M., Camp Crowd- and visit with some of the boys he saM: "Well, I sot if you did have er, Mo. who wander in who don't dance that they could gorjpthe Carnival." Staff Sgt, Donald T. Pass, U.S. I w and who are terribly lonely some­ Come to trad out* Elaine WetcM Army, Co. E, 358th Inf., 90th Div.,! times. -Not all boys are able to and siroe^jSf her girl friends were Camp Barkeley, Texas. adjust themselves to this great putting on a "Carnival" in the back Staff Sgt. Glen N. Petersen change that has come to all of *tif* yard and littl^^Allen was out get­ (20706927) Hdq. Co., 135;th Inf., A. Duane is one of the exceptions ting customers. He also met Barney P.Q*. 34, c/o Postmaster, New York j and wherever he goes he will be, Wells the same day and put the City, N. Y. I because he takes his good times same question to him. Now don't Duane E. Strom S.K. 3/c, U.S.N.! right with him. . . We—our town you wish you had all been here to Radio Operators' School, W. 30th | which isn't our town any more^but patronize that Carnival? HHl White River, Indianapolis, Ind. | a | seething mass M boys in uni­ ^iL/C James Lippert, S.A.A.A.B. form—have been doing everything You know somehow |$£ids" take Sq. Ne# 190, Santa Ana, Calif. my fancy ajid I love their cute say­ we possibly can to help these boys. Paul G. Miller, 2nd Class Sea­ Last month 750 boys from our USO ings, don*^;$rou? After the birth of man, Div. 1, S.S. South Dakota, a new baby girl to*ihe Olaf Chris­ center were entertained in homes tiansen family Saturday, I called c/o Postmaster, New York City, N. during the week-end. Our churches Monday to inquire what they had Y. find places for boys who want to named the baby. Little Sigrid Chgig? Walter Marko, Co. 16, Billet 028, go out; for dinner and the day. We tiansen answered the phone and I Section A., Navy Training School, find water seeks its level. There vaslced her for the name of the baby. Chicago, 111. are temptations, but to boys that The baby evident}^ hadn't been Kermit Rasmussen, Medical Sec­ have had the right kind of home named for little Sigrid called mf- tion, C.A.S.C., Unit 1928, Camp Rob­ training, they are/no more than father and said "Come quick, Dad- erts, Calif. they would find in any walk of life. .*te# 'cause we're supposed to name, A/C R. E. Viall, A.F.B.F.S., Sqd. I have seen very little that is ob­ the baby right no will H., Lemore, Calif. jectionable oi|kggg||dStreets. If wei can impress the^p)oys with the It's children like these that idea of staying7 away from liquor, make life worth the living and there is very little trouble. . . Be­ bring happiness to so many. It lieve me, these bws who instruct doesn't seem so long ago that in aviation are heroes because so all of you boys were that age many students become panic strick­ and no doubt your mothers en and freeze the controls. We have manf. qute "sayings" of should trj||y be grateful for sons yours which they treasure. No like yours and mine." matter how old we are, we are always children to our dear parents. Just had coffee with Jess and Ev Dilley in. at Parker's and they will soon be coming back from their lovely cabin o& Lake Superior to re-open the Grand and what do you suppose will be the first picture? "Mrs. Miniver," with the lovely English star, Greer Garson, and Walter Pidgeon. Ought to be #8& worth seeing, don't you thinwHf understand that most of you boys see good pictures even in Ireland and Australia. Is that tru%f" Did you know that Dave Bird's Dad and Mom were going to Wash­ ington, D. C, to spend a year where Dave's Dad has some "high falu- tin'" job teaching Spanish? Boy, are we ever going to miss those "Birds" around Northfield, but we 3pfb happy that they have • the op­ portunity of spending a year in our capital city. , ^Mcture business at the Northern States is still going strong with many more of your 'I^Mures added this week. The A"WS" and the "Ohs" and the "Isn't he sweet?" or "Isn't ^:^ just divine?" are good, but when one gal looked at one of the boy's pictures and safe "Oh, isn't he handsome, couldn't you;;-t just swoon?", that was the finale, Just see what your faces do to the home folks! I have been waiting for some time to hejjj from Dave McQuire who is .^e&iiing the summer^M Bove^:^ the northern part of the state where he is in the engineer's office at an ore mine. He previously had been doing some kind of research work at the U. of M, in metals, I guess, but if he would only write to me I could tell you more about it. You know it takes engineers to help this war along and he is doing his bit until .'^sailed. I'll admit I can't tell • Mil much about his job but maybe he will tell us. :Mj?Then there is Gene Chrfsteifeeu \ who is in defense work in San Diego and helping out there. The men and women here just have to help out in defense work to help things progress in other places. Wish he would write to me too. I understand he does get in a little golf now and then and is still doing I all right in that field. How 'bout writing, boys? Keep the letters coming! "Mom! will keep 'em going! Cheerio, "MOM." Thursday, August 6,1942 Qj^\ (»-* *i 3- Ed Drozda Writes Another Letter Letters to 'Mom' From 'Emerald Isle' • The following letter, dated July From 'Mom' to Her From Service Men 18, was received by O. N. Calef from Staff Sergeant E. J. Drozda Boys Serving US Dear Mom: who is in Ireland with the U. S. August 6, 1942 Forgive me for not writing soon­ Forces. Eddie writes: "I received Dear Boys: er but I confess, aside from hot your letter a few days ago but un­ having any time, to being the til today have not had time to Here it is time for my weekly world's worst correspondent. answer. I am always very happy letter again and, for the love of me, to receive your letters. I don't know what to write about. We're going to what is called Don't you get that way yourselves pre-flight school now, composed of "Don Revier and I were wonder­ someftmes? The old town is quiet classes in math, meteorology, ing about the Northfield News this without you boys and you know physics, naval forces, airship rec­ afternoon and we both recalled young people make the life. ognition and other courses. The that the last News we had seen was training here is mostly to make the issue of May 7, and about an I might tell you first that I have officers of us, rather than flyers, hour later I received a copy of looked every day for letters from so we haven't even been close to the June 25 issue. I've read every all of you boys and this week my an airplane as yet. We were sup­ word of it. We were both very glad desk has had kind of slim "pickins." posed to go out to a flying field to see it. Carl Weicht's front-page A few have written but your "Mom" this week but the orders were editorial 'To the Boys In Service' wants letters from all of you. Next changed and we're not going out. was certainly grand. I always enjoy week you better do better or I won't the column 'With Service Men.' It write. Now there f;f)oesn't it sound We get a super-duper athletic program that either gets you in gives one an idea of who is in the a little like "Mom" to do some service and where they are. I also scolding? condition or kills you in the pro­ cess. We get at least an hour and noticed that Willis Woodward and If you think folks back home a half of drill every day with rifles I were on the picture with Jiggs. I aren't prepaHj|| for Victory and are gradually learning "how remember when that picture was with a big*:Jfey#u ought to see to shoulder like a soldier." taken. It was right after Willis the potatoig' Roy Sigstad's $$& We lived in tents for the first had finished making the coat for Andy, broughFfo The News of­ three weeks and then moved into Jiggs. fice this week,—and among - barracks where we are now. The "I see by the temperature report them was a V-shaped one. Even barracks are pretty nice, holding in the paper that your weather the potatoes are going strong about 60 men, all from the same has not been up to par. Well it for Victory on the home front. flight. Our outfit, like all of them, hasn't been anything to brag about Of course those of you in Ire­ is called a squadron and is com­ over here, as we are still using our land probably see many pota­ posed of 180 men. The squadron is stoves and fireplaces to take the toes—and are they feeding divided into flights of 60 each and chill out of the huts and offices. them to you over in the Emer­ sub-divided into squads. Every­ "I don't know who was respon­ ald Isle? If any of you meet where we go, no matter where it sible for sending me The News any of those Irish colleens, ask 1 is, the groups do not walk,—they and I certainly would like to thank them for some of their recipes march! the one who sent it. It's a great and send them home for my Thanks a million for the note in little paper and means much more recipe column. Will you? to one when he is far away. Oliver, The News, "Mom," and the papers ^Imagine that your tours about O yes, I must tell you some of; too. town must take you to The News the political news too on the home Well, "Mom," keep the home fires office now and then and I would front. Among the candidates for burning and the boys in service a appreciate it a great deal if you sheriff of Rice county is none other little bit happier by your column. would find out who sent me the than your favorite coach in high I know you will. paper so that I can treat them to school days, Vince Hunt. Now —A/C JAMES A. LIPPERT, a souvenir or a few pictures of whether Vince wants to be pre­ S.A.A.A.B. Squadron 45, Ireland. I was so anxious to read pared for you boys when you come Santa Ana, Calif. about home that I destroyed the home, I can't say but anyway he's July 24, 1942. return address before I thot to on the ticket. Others from North- look for it. field running for the same office • "Waddy" Marko writes "Mom" "(Censored) the city of Cows, are Eddie Drozda's Dad, Joe Droz­ from the Navy Training School, Colleges and Contentment for da, and another Joe—Joe Fiebiger. Chicago: "Things are still going what we all thot would be a year Then our good friend in the coun­ swell here and tonight is pay day of training, little expecting to end try, Ralph Goodhue, is after the job and that is one day we all like to up in Ireland. One thing about of state senator, and so is Judge see. In school we are starting our Uncle Sam, he was quite truthful "Tat" McGuire. Last but certainly first week in motors. There will be because he said that we would be not least is Ed Thye who has a good three weeks after this one and then in training for one year and that's chance of being our next lieutenant we will have one week in lubrica­ just what it was, one year of train­ governor. Too bad you aren't all tion and then we go out on the line ing in the U. S. That slogan about home to vote for they are all a fine for four more weeks. That will then 'join the Navy and see the world,' bunch of men for any office. North- finish school for us here. After that had better be changed to 'join the field would certainly be well repre­ we may be sent to an advanced Army and see the United States sented if they could all hold oflice. school. Well, Mom, I will have to first—and then the world.' close for now so I can write down "The other day I received a let­ 6llie Calef brought in a fine some notes in my note book for ter from Kathryn (his sister) and letter today from Eddie Drozda class tomorrow." who is in Ireland and I wish she had all the people present in some more of your folks at (Thanks for "The Log," Waddy. the store write a few lines. It cer­ The Log is the school paper.) tainly was interesting. I intend to home would let me have some answer them all by writing one excerpts from your letters for long letter to the 'Gang at Joes.' my column "With Service "Well, Oliver, thanks a million Men/' Everyone seems to enjoy for your letter and please keep it "IC'W^W'rh^p^ipigVe you i^P^StP^* up. I do enjoy hearing from you what you are doing and I can't and all of my friends back home. tell them without some help Regards to all my fftends." from either you boys or your (Eddie—It's nice to hear from folks. you boys in Ireland. Why not send Course I know your sweethearts one to "Mom." I'd like to hear won't tell what you write to them from all the Northfield boys.) and I don't blame them. There's Jimmie Graff down in South Caro­ lina, Earl Bierman on that little "Wasp," Franji: Clute in Hondo, Texas (sounds almost foreign, does­ n't it?), Fritz Lawrence in Georgia, Don Onstad in Missouri, Glen Pet­ erson (across), Frank Manz in the Canal zone, Byron Plowman'in New I York state, Harvey Ma|ir in Wash-! ington, Harry Herkenratt in Flori­ da, Burnell Jones in Louisiana, Art Lysne in Mississippi, Paul Kump in Ireland (I can see all of you North- field boys there), Tiny Johnson (I'll answer your letter soon, Tiny), the Mickelsen boys, and all the rest of you whom I haven't mentioned,— I want you to write. Land's sake, you're scattered all over but I pray for you all and wish the best of luck wherever you are. I nearly forgot to tell you young "Bill" Bierman and "Ken" McKen­ zie, Bill's and Doc's young sons, are growing so big that it won't be long' before they can take care of their Dads. Hope you get home before Miss Freeman, Danny's young miss, and Judy, Ken Johnson's little gal] are old enough to go flirting around with these young men. Love—"MOM." a*$ «yr 0^ 1>-H*- With Service Men With Service Men With Service Men • Turn to pages 2 and 3 for ad­ • Pfc. Leonard Anderson arrived ditional news concerning North- • Lieutenant C. D. Okerlund's ad­ home Saturday from Fort Knox field men serving with Uncle dress is C.A.R.P., Fort Eustis, Va. where he has completed a course Sam's armed forces. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. in clerical work. He graduated • Okerlund. Tuesday of last week. He had pre­ • Write to the boys. • The address of Kermit Knutson viously been stationed at Camp is now 781 Tech. Sch. Sq., A.A.F., Cook, Calif., but will leave Thurs­ • Birthday greetings today, .August Barracks 180, Lincoln Air Base, day on his return to Fort Knox be­ 6, to Cort Lippert! Lincoln, Nebr. fore being sent elsewhere. He and • The address of Bernard Jacobson • The address of Lieutenant Cort his mother, Mrs. David Anderson, is A.M.3/C,A.B.A.T.U.,B-3, N.A.S., Lippert is now Bat. K, 214th C.A. spent Tuesday at'Belle Plaine and Norfolk, Va. (A.A.), Benicia, Calif. James Lip- Wednesday in Minneapolis. • The address of James Graff is pert's address is A/C, S.A.A.A.B., • Vearnon L. Hauge, son of Mr. Co. I, 118th Infantry, Fort Jackson, Sqd. 45, Santa Ana, Calif. and Mrs. J. P. Hauge of Stanton, is North Carolina. • Sixty-seven Southern Minnesota located in Alaska and has now been • The address of Private Clifford men, among them Glen W. Drent­ there for a year. His parents have C. Kruse has been changed to Hq. law of Northfield, took the Navy received many copies of the camp & Hq. Sqd., Madison Hotel, Room oath of allegiance thru the Man- newspaper, "The Kodiak Bear," 115, Atlantic, N. J. kato recruiting station last week. which is very interesting. In a let­ ter received Tuesday, Aug. 4, he • The address of Glen Drentlaw • Sergeant Sidney Sleeth, who is stated that he was well altho he is Company 657, 1st Bat., with the U.S. Forces in Australia, cannot give any information of par­ U.S.N.T.S., Great Lakes, 111. Glen has been advanced to Staff Ser­ ticular interest. His address is is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter geant. His address is (37,023,496) Private Vearnon L. Hauge (20,749,- Drentlaw. Co. F, 43rd Eng., A.P.O. 920, c/o 009), Btry A, 215 C.A. (A.A.), A.P. • Mrs. Arne Winger is leaving Fri­ Postmaster, San Francisco, Calif. O. 937, c/o Postmaster, Seattle, day for Ogden, Utah, where she Good going, Sidney! Wash. will join her husband, Capt. Winger, • Private Owen G. Revier of Dun­ who is stationed at Hill Field. Mrs. • The U.S. Navy welcomed another das is one of the soldiers stationed Winger expects to remain for a at Will Rogers Field, Oklahoma, former resident of Dundas when few weeks. John A. Gray, son of Mr. and Mrs. with the Army Air Force. This is Edwin F. Gray, reported for active • Francis Tschann, son of Mr. and a bombardment base and Owen is duty at the U.S. Naval Training Sta­ Mrs. Ted Tschann, spent Tuesday there for basic training. He enter­ tion at Great Lakes, 111., last week. and Wednesday with his parents. ed the army three months ago. The new recruit is now undergoing He has enlisted in the Army Air • Mrs. Yerda Johnson of the River­ recruiting training, after which he Corps and is employed in Minne­ side Cafe, returned recently from will either be sent for duty aboard apolis awaiting his call to service. an extended trip in Texas. Among a navy man-of-war or given addi­ • Mrs. Ralph Dwyer (Ruth Hend- points visited was Abilene where tional specialized instruction at one rickson) and little daughter, Aud­ her son, Private Lyle Johnson, is of the navy's many service schools. rey May, visited Saturday with her stationed in the Air Corps at Camp • Harvey G. Elling, son of Mr. and husband, Ralph Dwyer, at Fort Bowie, with whom she visited for Mrs. John Elling, has completed the Snelling. Private Dwyer had been several days. Air Force Advanced Flying school inducted into the Army and left • The address of Private Alfred training at Luke Field, Arizona. He Saturday afternoon for Salt Lake Johnson has been changed to Bar­ received the coveted silver wings City, Utah. racks 669, 365 S.S., Lowry Field, and a second lieutenant's commis­ • Major Fletcher K. Ware, 2906 Colo. Alfred lived at the Odd Fel­ sion in the Air Corps Reserve July Quentin avenue, Minneapolis, com­ lows home while here. In a letter 26. Harvey graduated in 1937 from manding officer of the 27th Signal he said he had graduated July 25 the Northfield High School and al­ Training Battalion at Camp Crowd- and was one of ten out of a class so attended St. Olaf College. He er, Mo., was recently promoted to of forty men. He is now an aircraft has taken special interest in photo­ Lieutenant Colonel. Fletcher is a armorer, must keep the guns and graphy. The home folks are proud former Northfield boy, son of the bombing equipment in top shape, of you, Harvey. late Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Ware. syncronize and harmonize machine • Major Horace Goodhue who has guns, and fuse and load bombs. He been stationed at Berkeley, Calif., says, "I have found this to be a very is expected today for a short visit hard course, getting up at 2:30 a.m., with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. as school hours are from 4:00 a.m. B. Goodhue. He wired his parents until 1:00 p.m. High school was a #/j3j*/a- Tuesday that he is being transferred snap compared to this." to the east. Major Goodhue's fam­ ily are in Berkeley for the present. • Darrel Edward Lindberg, son of 210 Photos of Mr. and Mrs. Justus Lindberg, who has been at the Great Lakes Naval Training station, Great Lakes, 111., Local Service Men for the past two months has been transferred to the Naval Training Now on Display school at Ames, Iowa. He has been • More names of service men to be selected for advanced training and added to the list whose pictures during his sixteen weeks in Iowa appear in the display at the North­ will be given a specialized course ern States Power company are as an electrician's mate, which those of John Sherman, George will give him a thoro knowledge Sherman, Philip Armstrong, Elmer on the principles and practice of Nelson, Karl Fritjof Rolvaag, Lloyd electricity. Upon successful com­ J. Olesen, Roger Lockrem, Iver Hal- pletion of the course he will be vorson, Clifford Jorgenson, Bernard eligible for promotion in rate and Devney, Edward Devney, Major pay. His address is A.S., Co. 3, Horace Goodhue, Captain Wm. Ben­ U.S.N.T.S. (Electrical), Iowa State son, Captain Arne Winger, Stanley College, Ames, Iowa. Congratula­ Turner, Stanley Wutschke, Kenneth Wutschke, Clarence Nesseth, Ans- tions, Darrel! gar Sovik, Douglas McArthur, Roy Husbyn. This makes a total of 210 pic­ tures. Aren't there more? The American Legion requests the pic­ tures of all service men for the display. #//*/*** Thursday. August 13,1942 189 Photos Now in The George Mickelsens Service Men's Another Letter Hear from Sons in Australia and Ireland Collection From 'Mom' to Her • George Mickelsen has received • With a total of 159 photographs letters recently from his two sons, and kodak pictures of men in serv­ Boys Serving US Paul, who is in Australia, and ice whose names were listed in August 13, 1942. George, who is in Ireland. Paul the last two issues of The News, Dear Boys: writes: "I haven't had a chance to more photos were added this week So you are all wondering who be a pilot as yet but I'll jump at to the display in the window at the first opportunity. I'm not too the Northern States Power com­ "Mom" is? At least that is what I pany. There are many more pho­ gather from a letter received by a disappointed tho as I like my job. tographs which should be added friend of mine from her son who in­ It's mostly typing and some truck to this collection and the Ameri­ quires: "Who is this 'Mom' per­ driving. You mentioned that spring can Legion, which is sponsoring son?" He wonders if SHE or HE is was coming slow, well spring here the display, urges that all parents, Fred Wolf. Others^Jhink it may be $8§x$s even slower. It won't come wives or sweethearts bring in the Eddie, the ad man, or Charlie, the until about the first of September. pictures of their men in service. hamburger man. Anyway it's your Seems funny, doestft it, my being Pictures of men added this week guess as well as theirs. Some of on the Nether side of the equator? are those of LeRoy Collins, George you have guessed right. It's sort of a fun game anyway, isn't it? And I . . . Don't worry about me, Dad. Buethe (missing in action), James I'll take care of myself here in Larson, Carl Ludwig Hauge, Frank, just love to keep you all guessing. Walter, Alfred and Albert Larson, I'll give you this much of a tip—if Australia and 111 keep on doing so. Donald Lashbrook, Marvel White, the fire siren sounds, I run! Now, With our new increase in pay I'm Clarence Foster, Claire Crandall, who is Mofj|||jf'; going to try and save some money." Chester Okerlund, John Golden, • Paul's address is Pvt. Paul Mickel­ Rudolph Tschann, Alvin Sellers, Saturday, with, some friends, I sen (17036432), Hq. & Hq. Sq., 35th Raymond Grimes, IQean O. Wood, went to Rochester to call on some Air Base group, A.P.O. 922, care of Reuben J. Johnson, Harvey Elling, of our friendst-who are "laid up" Postmaster, San Francisco, Calif. Maynard Tralle, Orville Gudim, for repairs. Among them was Grand­ James O. Carlson, James O'Hara, pa "Doc" McKenzie, who 5 J must In his letter George Mickelsen Julian Tasa, Paul Taylor, R. W. say is one of the most optimistic writes: "We received The News Clifford, Robert Fremouw, Ray­ persons I have ever seen. Here he last week and from that I see that mond Turner, Tom Belshe. J5EJ$b was, in a ward at Colonial hospital you have received at least one of the above a total of 189 photos are with about eight other men and did my letters. This issue was the one on display. he ever know the history of each dedicated to the boys in service. I case! I felt as if I knew them all would like to receive the paper before I left. e^i week, so maybe I'll be getting it-regular ly. (You will. Your Dad is sending it to you and Paul.) I was wondering who wrote the articles in there on a "Mother writes" or something to that effect. (He means Mom's, Letter to Her Boys. Your guess was right, George.) She men­ tioned both Paul's and my names. *Jl3)*> By the way, what do you hear from Paul? I will write to him again and Calling Paul Borth! try to get an answer from him, but suppose he is busy in Australia, Send Some Producers also. I received the box Saturday Ice Cream to Ireland and the candy lasted about half an • Ed*lie Drozda, who is in Ireland, hour and tonight I am going to eat has included in a letter to his sis­ chow mein ... A couple of us ter, Katl^ryn, some Interesting were lucky and got passes yester­ items about the Emerald Isle: "For day so we went into town. We each example a druggist is a chemist; bought a steak about an inch thick, j a grocer, a fruiterer; a tavern is a made arrangements with a cafe to public house, commonly called fry them for us after the show about "pub"; mail trucks are marked 8:30 and our steaks were all done Royal Mail; box cars on trains are for us, fried potatoes and bread. about half as large as ours; a The steaks were the best I have theatre is a cinema and one can ever had, I believe. After we ate we smoke in any of them. At Easter went to a dance, listened to' the or­ time all stores were closed Sunday, chestra and then rented a room in a Monday and Tuesday. The schools hotel. Had a wonderful sleep under have two* entrances, one for boys clean, white sheets, the first time in and one for girls; even in some "Doc" was all swathed up with a a long while for sheets. All in all churches the men sit on one side plaster cast on one leg (he broke we had a swell time. Just finished and the women on the other. A bar­ it last November) and he was the my chow mein and boy was it ever ber is a hairdresser, a butcher is most cheerful person, 'cause, as he good. Thanks a lot for the box, a flesher; gasoline is petrol, a quart said, he was going home the next Pop." George's address is Corp. is a bottle, a pint is a half bottle da^kltjb^sJWs family didn't know it. George V. Mickel#n (20706902), and anything smaller is a wee bot­ The mffl^f came to visit him the Hq. Co., 135th Inf., A.P.O. 34, c/o tle. You don't see the sign Ice next day and he DID come home. Postmaster, New York, N Y. (Greet­ Cream but you see Ices—and they It takes the Scotch to get what ings, boy! Mom.) are lousy, taste like chalk. If you they want. Anyway the folks at ask for Pop, they dgn't know what home are glad to know he' is at I • Warren Manhart is stationed at you mean because here it is known homeland that his determination I the St. Paul air port and has been as Mineral. You don't ask for has carried him thru this OTdeal. A (flying since July 15. He will go to French Fries but for chips < and mighty good lesson can be learned 1 Iowa City about September 1 where every place serves, chips and lea. from "Doc" for all of us. He has : one of four "Commandos" training Restaurants are Cafes or ^Nfff taken his injuries and recov^tT stations is located. Warren is the shops; gas stations are called pools. with a smile. son of Mr. and Mrs. Claire Manhart. Instead of seeing a 5 & 10 cent • • Staff Sergeant Merlyn C. Green store, you see a 3D or 6D store, I understand quite a few of you arrived Sunday for a two weeks' which amounts to the same because boys have bicycles and are making furlough with his parents, Mr. and 3d is 3 pence or 5 cents. Woolworths short trips to towns near the camps. Mrs. W. L. Green. He is department have some 3d and 6d stores here In fact I understand some of the head in headquarters section of the too." girls in Ireland say they only live Second Air Force at Fort George a short distance from town and Wright, Sjp©kane, Wash. then you find it is miles when you ^jagke them hom^Jy^l^ai^, so? If jso£ bicycles will come in handy. In fact when looking thru The News file of 50 years ago when bicycles were much in use I found the following poem which may be of interest: Bicycle-Tricycle He, on«the bicycle She, on the tricycle, Together, side by side; Down the lane they went, •(pi pleasure intent, Two lovers taking a ride. To encircle her waist With an arm, in haste, Three times in vain he tried; And the maiden said, As she raised her head, "I wish 'twere a buggy ride." By the way, some of us older ones can remember the "buggy rides." You "youngsters" wouldn't remem­ ber but it's a case of just hang the lines around the whip and let the old horse come leisurely home. Grand days, those! Perhaps you'll be reminiscing about bicycle rides 50 years hence. I|pme day when you come home just ask Esther Revier about the bicycle ride she ; tox*k not long ago. It's worth know­ ing about. Maybe I'll tell you next week. So long,' til then. —MOM. 0/ lS/^X With Service Men • Turn to page 3 for addition­ al news concerning Northfield With Service Men men serving with Uncle Sam's armed forces. • Eugene W. Rinehart is one of Letters to 'Mom' • 42 men who enlisted the past week • The address of Corporal Stanley at the Mankato Navy recruiting sta­ From Service Men Wutschke is now Bat. C, 451 CABN tion. Sunday afternoon, Aug. 9, 1942. (AA), Camp Stewart, Georgia. • The new address of Private Kirk • Courtney Cleland returned home F. Roe (17036305) is 408th Sq., 22nd Dear Mom: Sunday from Blue Earth where he Bomb group, APO 922, c/o Post­ Altho I haven't known you all my had been working this summer. He master, San Francisco, Calif. life as most of the fellows who have was inducted into the Army with written you, I still feel perfectly at the Rice county contingent Tues­ • Louis Marko, who is stationed at ease writing "Dear Mom." Working day at Fort Snelling and will report the Great Lakes Naval Training across the street from you for near­ for duty August 24. He has resign­ school expects to arrive home Mon­ ly five years has made me realize ed the position which he was to day for a short furlough. what a good friend you are and al­ start in the fall at Oberlin college. • Wm. Scofield of Cedar Rapids, ways will be of the fellows in town. • Ben Harris of Dundas received Iowa, joined the U.S. Navy Sunday. You deserve a bushel basket of or­ a letter Friday from his son, Eldred, After he receives his call, his wife chids for your column in The News. who is on a U.S. cruiser, saying expects to come to Northfield to I have thoroly enjoyed reading it | that he and his shipmates had been make her home with Mr. Scofield's in every issue—the little news bits given a citation. Eldred has been parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Sco­ which you mention make me feel in the navy three years as field. much closer to home. machinist first class. Mr. Harris I have been here at Indiantown thinks that this citation was for • Keneth Wutschke, son of Mr. and Gap, Pa., for nearly three weeks something done beyond the line of Mrs. John Wutschke, has been now, which is much longer than I duty. j transferred from Camp Roberts, ever thought we would stay as you Calif., to Fort Lawton, Wash. His probably know this is an assembly • Darrel Lindberg spent Saturday address is Co. D, Casual Section, point for shipment into foreign night and part of Sunday with his Barracks 543, Fort Lawton, Staging service. Where we will go, nobody parents, Mr. and Mrs. Justus Lind­ Area, Wash. berg. He has been in training at knows—and we don't want them to the Great Lakes Naval Training • In giving the address last week know either! However, here as in school and has now been transfer­ of James Graff it should have been every army camp, rumors are plen­ red to Ames, Iowa, for further study South Carolina instead of North tiful and to me they are quite favor­ in engineering. On Sunday his par­ Carolina. The correst address is able. At the present, I can't tell ents entertained at a family dinner j James Graff, Co. I, 118th Inf., Fort you whether I'll be sending home in his honor. Jackson, South Carolina. (Sorry ice cubes from Iceland, tea balls Jim! Now we hope you receive all from England or pearls from South • Jorgen S. Thompson has recent-' those letters O.K.) Africa. At any rate we'll be taking ly arrived at Camp Wallace, Texas, j a trip sometime. and is now undergoing basic train-1 • Orville Swanson, son of Mr. and Naturally I don't look forward to ing in the Antiaircraft Replacement Mrs. Wm. Swanson, has been trans­ leaving Jean and my family, but I Training Center His address is Pri­ ferred from Santa Monica, Calif., guess we will all have to cast aside vate Jorgen S. Thompson, U. S. to Florence, South Carolina. His ad­ our personal wants until this pres­ Army, Bat. A, 28th CATB. Before dress is 62nd Troop Carrier Com­ ent struggle is over. The big con­ going into the army Jorgen was a mand, 8th Squadron, Florence, S. solation is that everyone is in the student at St. Olaf College. His C. He expects to be moved from same boat. It seems to help when parents are Mr. and Mrs. J. Jorgen there in a short time. you realize that you're not the only Thompson. • Corporal Clarence Halverson had one whose plans have been upset. • Donald Schrader, son of Mr. and recently returned from maneuvers You know, "Mom," this year is Mrs. Raymond Schrader, left Mon­ in Ireland according to word re­ going to do many of us a great day morning for South Bend, 111., ceived by his relatives here. He said deal of good. It is going to make us where he will attend the V-7 Naval Fourth of July in Ireland was very more appreciative of the smaller Reserve Officers training school at quiet (same here, Clarence). Most things in life. When it is all over Notre Dame. He was graduated of his recent letters have been the and all we Northfielders come from the Northfield High School in small airmail letters. His address is marching home, I think the ma­ 1937 and from Carleton College in Corporal Clarence Halverson (20,- jority of us will appreciate—for the 1941. During the past year he has 706,919), 34 Sig. Co., .APO 34, c/o first time—the peaceful village of been a law student at the Univer­ Postmaster, New York City, N. Y. Northfield. sity of Minnesota. Thanks again for your wonderful • Kenneth Miller of Grand Rapids, • In a letter from "Gerry" Rian, letters and be sure to keep it up. son of Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Miller, he gives his present address as Greetings to all of my friends in of Northfield left Tuesday, Aug. 4, Sq/C G. R. Rian, U.S.N.R.A.B., Northfield. from Fort Snelling for Camp Robin­ Minneapolis, Minn. He states "I ORVAL PERMAN, son, Ark., where he is with the have now been here seven weeks Indiantown Gap Military Reserva­ Medical Corps. Mrs. Miller will be today and have taken ground school tion, Pennsylvania. with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. work thruout, but the last three (Thanks heaps, Orval, 'for this Everett White, of St. Paul and Big weeks I have been flying one-half fine letter and especially for the Lake for the duration. Kenneth's day. I have completed my 'A* train­ "bouquet."—Mom.) parents have heard from him sev­ ing and soloed about one week ago. eral times and he states that the J. am now in my 'B' training and camp is very large and a regular things are once again coming at me city in itself. thick and fast. I like it tho and sure hope that I can make the grade. I have been getting The News in­ • Pfc. Leonard Anderson left last directly during the time I have been Thursday for Fort Knox, Ky. after here and enjoy it very much. I spending a furlough with his especially like to read where some mother, Mrs. David Anderson. of the rest of my pals are serving • Major Irving Shores of Camp their country. I feel that this is a Robinson Ark., and Lieut. Allen great experience and one I wouldn't Shores of Camp Lee, Va., visited want to miss, altho I probably Friday at the home of their brother- wouldn't want to go thru it again. in-law and-sister, Mr. and Mrs Other St. Olafites who are here are Daniel Freeman. Paul Peterson, '42, Sam Godsey, '43, • Private Richard Cantley arrived and Nolan Dugan, '42. Hope you Sunday for a short furlough from send The News in a hurry!" Selfridge^ Field, Mich. He has been the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Cantley, and is leaving today on his return trip. $(*v*t*4jK

• Ray Kerrigan, son of Mr. and ^WNC^t^'M. KerAgpE%Twas com­ missioned an Ensign Monday Another Letter morning at the Reserv^Navy With Service Men Air Corps Bast at Pensacola, From 'Mom' to Her Fla., and has been appointed an • Pfc. Ralph* Anderson's address r4iiitructor there. He began his Boys Serving US is 45th Ord. Co. (M.M.), A.P.O. flying last November at Wold- 1234, c/o Postmaster, New York Chamberlain field and from August 20, 1942 City, N. Y. Dear Boys: there was stationed in New Or­ • The address of Private James J. leans and Pensacola. Congratu­ • This pas#week has been a "ban­ Graff (37163846) has been changed lations, Ray I ner" week for I have had several to A.P.O. 1266, c/o Postmaster, New mothers call me and tell me that York City, N. Y., U. S Army. their sons who are in service have .written home saying they intended • The address of Frank Marko is to write a letter to l||Iom." Veterinary Det, Fort Brown, Texas, Letters to 'Mom' Now I am just waiting patiently and Paul S. Marko's address is 26th for the letters and hope they come Technical Trg. Wing, Group D, At­ From Service Men soon. The response is what I like, lantic City, N. J. for it gives me an incentive to • During the past week 22 men Somewhere, Sometime write to you, and I do enjoy writ­ were enlisted thru the Mankato Aug. 10, 1942 ing. U. S. Navy Recruiting Station, Dear Mom: It is not only the mothers who among them being Glenard Haugen • I just got thru reading my North- are responsive but the fathers too. of Northfield. This brings the (total field News of July 16. I sure appre­ Only yesterday a Dad came in and enlistments since July 1 to 245. ciate The News. It is my only way said: "I want my boy's name in • Lawrence Sanneman, who is sta­ of getting all the news that can be that column, too," for his son has tioned in Ireland, has recently beds* obtained from Northfield^j^y just been given^ new rating. That promoted to Warrant Officer. His I noticed that my old pal Sam Dad knows the spirit, for he took address is Lawrence Sanneman, W. wrote you a letter, ??Mom"; so I de­ an active part in the last World O., Hq. 135th Inf., c/o Postmaster, cided to write to you. It seems as War. Come on now, boys, and write! New York City, N. Y., A.P.O. 34. tho it was just yesterday that I was Those of us on the home frofit en­ Mr. Sanneman's family are in Ipoing to school and seeing everyone joy hearing about you. Northfield for the duration. Con­ of you quite often. I must tell you of Northfield's gratulations to you, Lawrence! My branch of service is the Air latest exponent of Pan-Ameri­ • Private Arthur Amundsoh is lo­ Corps. There isn't much I can tell can friendship, little six year cated in the medical division at you abqut the pla-^l I am in. We old Billy Hunt, son of Vince Camp Grant, B)! His wife and sons, used to be able to tell where we and Mary Hunt. Harold and Thomas, who have been are, but due teTmore stfiet censor­ living at 711 West First street, are ship wS aren't allowed to. I am try­ One evening last week three Mexican women, who, by the way, planning to move to Ortonville to ing to be as good a soldier as you live with her father, Henry Karels. would want me to be Mom. Things are with a group of Mexicans who are gathering onions at Castle Private Amundsen's address is Co. come Ta0§£ and things come easy, B, 37th M.T.B., Platoon 2, Camp but no matter how they ^©me I Rock, approached the Hunt car in Grant, 111. make myself like tl^pi. I have come which Billy and his mother were a long ways the last four months sitting. Billy surprised the women • Private Carroll Bogue, who has and really have seen some country by calling "Buenos dias" {Jlello) been stationed at the Coast Artil­ and sights that I had never expect­ to them. They stopped and quickly lery Training Base at Camp Wal­ ed to see. replied "Buenas tardes" ([Good af­ lace, Texas, is now at Cajaip Hulen, j ternoon). Texas. His address is C Battery, I The entertatoient is pretty good. Billy continued "Como esta j 439 Sep. C.A.B.N. (AA), Camp! 1 I am getting to fe^; quite a Ping- usted?" (How are jj^i?) They ans­ Hulen, Texas. Carroll is the son Pong enthusiast. It seems funny, wered "Muy bien, gracios" (Very of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Bogue of Castle but I never cared for the game un­ well, thank you). Rock. (Carroll, won't you write to til I got in service. We have movies "Mom",#c/o The Newil Tell me j (which are well up to date) every By that time their countenances about your new location.) I night of the week and matinees in beamed with an expression of ex­ the afternoons. The fishing is sure quisite happiness. They were grand up here. Fishing is the only strangers in a foreign land and thing that reminds me of home were being welcomed to Northfield • Major Horace Goodhue left the ^around this place. in their native * ton|pie by a little first of last week for North Caro- I Well "Mom" I can't think of any­ dliild. Most of us do not realize 8H lf-ter sPendinS the week-end thing more to say that will pass what that means, but thousands of with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. the censor. You will have to wait you American boys will understand., B Goodhue. This is the first time till after tlie war and then I can This is only a reminder 3|p the he has been able to visit his par­ ff tell you all about it. Be sure and value of an intelligent exchange of ents for a year and a half as he have the home folks write ^ their the spoken word when we consider has been stationed on the West Pan-American-%o8g$rity or a last­ Coast and stopped here enroute boys often. One thing a soldier ap­ Berm Cal preciates more than anything is lots ing peace. 98 W> * His wife and of mail. So long for now Mom and After a brief visit with Mr. and I children will remain ft Berkeley I am wishing everyone in service Mrs. Hunt and. "Mom," who hap- j for the present. Major Goodhue's ?^ress is Officers Division, Cadre and at home the best of luck. Tell pened along about that time, the j No.^3, AAA School/Camp Davis, everyone to write and I will answer women wanted to know where Billy I their letters. learned to speak such perfect; Your American Buddy, Spanish. It was discovered that he • Private Kirk Roe's new address is his mother's most apt pupil for is 17036305, 408th Sq^ 22^d Bomb —SHORTY. AP (LaVerne C. Hastings) Mrs. Hunt spent Sixteen years mm 9 M*> c/o Postmaster! studying and teaching Spanish and (Shorty, you're letter came t<£ siW Latin. During the past tw<* years dated July 16, Kirk writes: "I am I on press day and |p was delighted she has been interested in Hemis- glad to be in an active outfit and to hear from :-;?§QU. Well can I re­ pheriCi.solidarity and has been ob­ like it very much. Best I have had member the many happy days when taining a sizable library of the best since the reception center which you, Sammy Andersen, Rod Lock­ and latest books on Mexico, Central had rations and a half per man, to rem, Cort Lippert and all the rest I and South America, books which make good impressions on the be­ of your crowd, including the girls, | deal with their history and econ­ ginners I suppose. . . I have an iSmgregated at my house after the • omic and social order and with'i»> accumulation of mail which I hasketball games and how grand teaching of Spanish in the United should probably burn but I hate to you aSjk were. Best of luck to you Slates. Too bad that we don't have part with it. Inherited tendencies, and write often. Thanks a million Spanish in our Northfield schools. perhaps. You know Dad and his for writing. Mom.). Jlis^iiddjeess is desks, and can remember mv >1lfeen these women were about room." J Pvt. LaVerne C. Hastings, %BN— to go Billy. said: "HaSta luego" 37175956, Unit *$&&&, c/o Postmas­ (Goodbye, I'll see you later.) They ter, New York City, N. Y., APO gfefct gave the same^reply, then smi|§|| and waved goodbye as he called, "Adios" (Goodbye). Thru jplly's Spanish, a group of his playmates have learned many of the words and greet each other in that language. The boys are Kris Paulson, the Wegner boys — Paul and Harland, Bob Hunt, Jimmie Williams, Vernette Murphy, Gene Crosby and Jo® Blesener. It's the idea of these young boys learning another language that is interest­ ing, so maybe you, my boys, will pome home speaking another langu­ age besides your own. There's only one thing I ask, don't try to write to me in some foreign toigue or I surely would need an interpreter and ^Hpm't afford one. A number of "my" boys have left of late for parts unknown and I say, "God Bless you and keep you safe." For the others of you who are in foreign lands or still in our own beloved country, I also ask His blessing. 'Till next week. —MOM. fJ*»/4*-

£1 • Lieutenant G. L. Dosland, Com­ manding Oflicer, Naval Training School (Radio), Miami University, with the Oxford, Ohio, has announced that Raynard Joseph Johnson, son of 1SL Mr. and Mrs. Theodore J. Johnson of Lonsdale, due to outstanding ap­ Service Men^ titude, has been selected to undergo • Turn to page 3 for addition­ • Write to the boys. a course of training in Naval radio al news concerning Northfield work at the Naval Training school • Staff Sergeant Leiand M. (Radio) at Miami University. At men serving with Uncle Sam's Phelps, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. armed forces. the expiration of his course, he will D. Phelps, is now in charge of be assigned to duty with one of the • The address of Private Kenneth inspection of 11 bombers at various fighting units of the U. S. P. Miller is Co. B, 107 M«T.B., Sebring, Fla. He also does some Navy which includes the Naval Air Camp Robinson, Ark. He is the son flight work. His address is 238 Corps. Raynard underwent recruit of l^Er. and Mrs. H. G. Miller. West Lakeview Drive, Sebring, training at Great Lakes, HI. He is Fla. Leiand graduated in 1937 a graduate of the Northfield High • Mr. and Mrs. George Christian from the Northfield High have received a letter from their School He enlisted June 17, 1942. School and attended the Uni­ Lester, another son of Mr. and Mrs. son, Neil, since his enlistment and versity of Minnesota until he Johnson, enlisted May 19, 1942, and his address is Pit. No. 635—R.D.— enlisted two years ago in the is in the Medical Corps and sta­ M.C.B., San Diego, Calif. He would U.S. Air Forces. He was first tioned at Fort Snelling. appreciate letters from his friends. at Chanute Field, III., for train­ • "Louie" Marko, who has been ing and then was at the Air stationed at the Great Lakes Naval Bases at Montgomery, Ala., and Training station, Great Lakes, 111., Macon, Ga., where he was an came Monday evening for a nine- instructor and inspector. He day furlough. He will return there has been at the bomber base in 'Court' Remele In and then be sent to a training Florida since spring. Army Air Forces school. • Courtney A. Remele of Long • Frank Stephenson returned Fri­ • Private Russell H. Gress, Jr., is Beach, Calif., has been commission­ day from Fort Snelling where he stationed at Camp Shelby, Miss. ed second lieutenant in the Army had been inducted into the U. S. His address is U.S. Army, Company Air Forces, Ferrying Division of Army. He will spend a fourteen-day G, 339th Inf., 85th Div., A.P.O. 85, the Army Air Transport Com­ fourlough with his mother, Mrs. Camp Shelby, Miss. The camp is mand. He is the son of Mrs. Se­ Catherine Stephenson, before enter­ near Hattiesburg. Russell is the son bastian Nixon of Long Beach and ing military service August 27. of Mrs. Russell H. Gress of Chicago. The Gress family were former resi­ Dr. H. C. Remele of Northfield. • On patrol duty somewhere in the dents of Northfield. Lieutenant Remele was graduat­ Pacific is Ensign Elliot Anderson, ed from Ploy High School, Long U.S.N.R., son of Mr. and Mrs. • Lieutenant Sigvart Steen, now in Beach, and the Long Beach Junior Endre B. Anderson. His address is the Navy, will become director of College. He obtained his flight Patrol Sqdn. 71, Fleet Post Oflice, music at Luther college, Decorah, training at Aircraft Associates in San Francisco, Calif. He is a mem­ Iowa, after the war as announced Long Beach and the United Flying ber of the Northfield Rotary club. Sunday, Aug. 16, by Dr. O. J. Preus, Schools of America in Los An­ president of the college. Lieut. geles under the C.A.A. program. • Neil Christian, who has been em­ Steen is now stationed at Great ployed in the engineering depart­ He recently returned from Miami, Lake, 111, where he is executive of­ Fla., where he was affiliated with ment of Douglas Model Aircraft ficer of choral singing. He received plant, Santa Monica, Calif., enlisted Pan American Air Ferries, Inc. a degree in music at St. Olaf Col­ Lieutenant Remele is well known Friday, Aug. 7, in the Marines and lege in 1931 and for eleven years is now stationed at San Diego. He in Long Beach thru his school and has been in charge of choral and Y.M.C.A. connections. He played is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George band music at Northland college, Christian. considerable basketball during his Ashland, Wis. interscholastic days. He is now • "Beany" Jones is moving right • Misses Beatrice and Margaret stationed at the air base in Long along in army life as only Tuesday Wardell returned Friday evening Beach. he was promoted from Corporal to from the east where they visited "Cort" has many friends in Sergeant, and he hadn't been a cor­ their brother, John Wardell, who Northfield, where he spent his poral very long. Good going, Beany! is stationed at Fort Monmouth, early life, who congratulate him His new address is Sergeant Bur­ N. J. They report that John is very on his new commission. nell W. Jones, 360 Eng. G. S., Co. E, well and enjoys the camp. Over the Camp Claiborne, La. week-end while there the girls, • Orville Swanson, son of Mr. and John and his "buddy" were in New Mrs. Wm. Swanson, left South York city and visited several points Carolina last week by plane and of interest. The Misses Wardell 219 Photos of is now in Detroit, Mich. His new visited the John Monroe family in address is Private Orville A. Swan­ New York and also friends in Wash­ son, 62nd Troop Carrier Group, 8th ington, D. C. Local Service Men T.C. Sqd., A.P.O. 3000, c/o Post­ • Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Grant re­ master, New York City, N. Y. ceived a letter Monday morning Now on Display • Olaf Kindem, son of Mr. and Mrs. from their son, Granville, a U. S. • With additional photographs re­ Ingvald Kindem, 101 South Lincoln Marine who is somewhere at sea. ceived daily for the display of Serv­ St., has recently arrived at Camp The letter was written July 27. ice Men's pictures in the window of Wallace, Texas. He expects to re­ Gran writes: "I am fine, feeling the Northern States Power office, a main there for two months' train­ swell! Miss you all tho very, very larger space was necessary and on ing in the Anti-Tank Battalion. His much. Be sure and write to me Wednesday W. E. Revier, represent­ address is Private Olaf Kindem, often as I'll get it all some time . . . ing the Northfield American Legion Battery A, 32nd C.A.T.B., Camp I met a boy from Dennison with post as sponsors of the display, re­ Wallace, Texas. me here. He works in the Mess arranged all of the photos, giving a • Corporal Charles E. Enfield has Hall . . . There isn't much I can splendid view of all. for his address Bat. B, 216- C.A. say,—you know the censor ... I However there are some service (A.A.), City Auditorium, Civic Cen­ still don't understand what this is men whose photos are not in the ter, San Francisco, Calif., Aquatic all about. Never will. I can't send collection. Won't the mothers, Park. Corporal Enfield entered serv­ my Xes at the end as I usually do, fathers or sweethearts of those ice in the Coast Artillery, Anti- they tell me. Your letters to me, boys bring their pictures to the Aircraft division in March, 1941. He mother, were swell all the time. Northern States office? The Legion was sent first to Camp Haan in Cali­ You never failed. (Isn't that a cannot call on each one personally fornia and then later to San Fran­ tribute to a mother?) Life is sure so this is an invitation to take your cisco. On August 14 a baby son was crazy—take it easy." Love, Gran. boy's picture there. born to Corporal and Mrs. Enfield (Mom wants to hear from you too, This week photos have been add­ (Dorothy Cunningham). Gran.) ed of Eugene Truax, Dan Nystuen, Olaf Kindem, Raymond Johnson, Lester Johnson, Frank Manz, Jr., Chaplain Carl A. Carlson, Leonard Harkness and Noel Jones, making a total of 219. Thursday, August 20,1942 sr/an'v MRS. AGNES LAW OF RANDOLPH With Service Men • Turn to pages 2 and 3 for HAS FIVE SONS SERVING U.S. newsy items concerning North- • With four sons already in the field men serving with Uncle United States Service, Mrs. Agnes Willard N. Law, inducted at Fort Sam's armed forces, and don't Law of Randolph bade goodbye last Snelling Wednesday, Aug. 12. miss Mom's cheery and heart­ week to her fifth son, Willard N. Other sons who may be called warming weekly letter to "her Law, who was ordered to report are: boys." Wednesday, Aug. 12, at Hastings Arthur, proprietor of the L. & L. • Mrs. Elton Smith received a re­ for induction into the U.S. Forces. Cafe in the twin cities, who has cent cable from her son, Harry Besides the five sons in the serv­ had flying lessons and was formerly Wdodward, who is in Ireland. The ice, Mrs. Law has four more sons a mechanic. He is 47. cable was from Great Britain and who are registered and may be Harris, age 43, Oklahoma City, said "Loving Greetings. My called for military service. married, and has one child. thoughts are with you. Love." Mrs. Mrs. Law's five sons in the army Archie, 40, married, worked with Smith also received two letters on are: the railroad. consecutive days this week. Clair E. Law, who served in the Mrs. Law has four daughters: • Mrs. Clara Anderson returned navy during the first World War Mrs. George Van Guilder, Cannon Tuesday evening from Fort Dix, N. and left Fort Snelling two weeks Falls; Mrs. Louis Pietsch (Kath- J., where she visited her son, Ralph, ago for an army camp in the South. erine) of Gwatonna; Mrs. Ruther­ who is stationed there. Enroute He is a cook. ford Drentlaw (Florence) of North- home she spent a few days in Mil­ George Raymond Law, age 34, is field; Mrs. Lloyd Davis (Amy) of waukee. Ralph's address is Pfc. in the 77th evacuation hospital, Northfield. She has a total of 13 Ralph D. Anderson (37116633), 45th »" APO 1259, New York, N. Y., serial children and seven grandchildren. Ordnance Co. (M.M.), A.P.O •> I* number 37175713. A niece, Agnes Jean Jack, vol­ c/o Postmaster, New York City, Walter Law, age 32, 89th Infan­ unteered for overseas duty with N. Y. try training battalion, Cooking the No. 26 Minnesota Nurse Corps. Tech. corps, Camp Roberts, Calif. Mrs. Law has lived in Randolph Charles Gordon Law, 22, not since her husband died five years heard from in nine weeks, 404 Sig. ago, having formerly lived four aviation company, APO 1152, 37,- miles south of Randolph. She now 268,609, care of postmaster, San cares for her 13-year-old grandson, Francisco, Calif. Fahey Law. David Bird Writes That Rationing Is Real in Ireland • In a letter from Private David Bird in Ireland received last week £/A7JV* by his parents, Dr. and Mrs. James P. Bird, he writes: "I have wanted for some time to give you an idea what these Irish people have to put War Casualty up with in the way of rationing. "Each individual may have per week only 1 egg, 2 oz. butter, 2 oz. tea, 4 oz. sugar (no milk or sugar may be used in ice cream), 10 oz. meat. It is difficult to tell how old the fish are so people aren't inter­ ested in buying them even tho they aren't rationed. Meat sauces, spices and food seasoning are almost gone. There is no white flour—no apples, bananas, grapes, grapefruit, lemons or onions. "But in spite of the lack of many things, the people continue to be in the best of spirits and seem to be in good health. And there is a lot of humor left in their e very-day life, "Rationing means a proportionate amount of Something to everyone at a standard price to all, no matter what one might be able to pay, but Sid Larson that 'something' must be available • Sydney Roger Larson, basketball before it can be rationed. As the and baseball star at Carleton people say: 'We can have 2 ounces College and co-captain of the Carl of candy this week if there is any.' football team in '36 with Robert So just read this list over and be Matteson, now a member of the grateful that you don't live under college faculty, was killed Monday such conditions. This paragraph I'd in an airplane crash at the naval like to send to all Americans who air station at Corpus Christi, don't know how well off they really Texas. He joined the navy last are/' January and was stationed at the (Dave: A letter like yours should Glenview, 111., base before going to make us all feel thankful that we the Texas training base. live in this grand country and we Larson, who graduated from hope that our boys will soon be Carleton in 1937, was a brother of back with us to enjoy the blessings Harvey Larson, basketball captain here. The Irish are a grand people at Carleton in 1941. His home was and have the fighting spirit to help in Winona and he was 27 years us thru this war. They can "take old. it" if anyone can. Bless 'qm!— Mom.) */*7/va-

• Corporal Stanley N. Turner, son v- - - with the^, of Roy Turner of Minneapolis, and grandson of Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Turner of 2267 Carter Avenue, St. Service Men" Paul, was last heard of nu Ire­ land. His address is Batry. A, 175th • The address of Private Alfred • Sergeant Byron Plowman arriv­ F. A. Bn., A.P.O. 34, c/o Postmas­ E. Johnson is now 331st Squadron, ed Friday from Pine Camp, N. Y., ter, New York city, N. Y. The D. Luke Field, Phoenix, Ariz. for a short visit with his parents, D. Turner family were residents Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Plowman. He of Northfield for many years where • The new address of Private Clif­ Mr. Turner conducted a drug store. ford Kruse is 904 Guard Sqd., Jef­ left Wednesday for northern Min­ ferson Hotel, Room 112, Atlantic nesota and from there will go to • Lieutenant Cort Lippert, who is Lake Forest, 111., to spend a day stationed at Benicio, Calif., has City, N. J. with Mr. and Mrs. James Gillette, been put in charge of the whole • Word from Lieut. Richard D. Jr., before returning to Pine Camp. training for "K" battery which in­ Weigle gives his change of address Sergeant Plowman will be there cludes making out schedules to in­ from Florida to Air Corps, Ran­ a short time before being sent else­ clude all of the subjects, training in­ dolph Field, Texas. where. His address is 144th Armor­ structors, getting equipment, etc. ed Signal Co., A.P.D. 254, Pine He also has to prepare exams for • Raymond Pearson, son of Mr. Camp, N. Y. and Mrs. Algot Pearson, has joined all of the subjects. On his week-end the U.S. Navy and left Minneapolis • Dan,Soli, son of Mr. and Mrs. off he was in San Francisco and last Thursday for Norfolk, Va. Mike Soli, who enlisted in the enjoyed some sea food at Joe Di- marines last spring has recently Maggio's restaurant. , • Pfc. Clarence Kruse left Sunday left San Francisco for service over­ • Two Northfield men, Eugene W. for Fort Bragg, N. C, after spend­ seas. He was in training at San ing a 14-day furlough with his Rinehart, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. Diego, Calif., for two months, then A. Russell, and Glenard Haugen, father, Ed Kruse, and other rela­ transferred to San Francisco where tives. son of Mr. and Mrs. Gust Haugen, he was stationed on Treasure R. 3, recently enlisted in the U. S. • Mrs. N. J. Sargeant and daugh­ Island for two weeks. Dan has been Navy and last week were received ter, Alice, left last Tuesday for a member of the high school teach­ at the U. S. Naval Training station Galveston, Texas, to visit their son ing staff at Dawson in recent years. at Great Lakes, 111., where they are and brother, Melvin, who is in the His present address is Pvt. Sigfred to undergo recruit training. Their U. S. service there. Daniel Soli, U. S. Marine Corps, elementary instruction will include • The address of Fred Pogue is Unit 775, c/o Postmaster, San military drill, seamanship and now Pan American Airways, Africa Francisco. naval procedure, along with a rig­ Ltd., U. S. Army Postoffice 606, • Boys, write home. orous program of physical harden­ c/o Postmaster, Miami, Fla. Fred • Aloyd Holien arrived Friday ing. | is the son of Mrs. Nina Pogue. morning for a visit with his mother, • Sergeant Burnell Jones came • Enlisting the past week at the Mrs. Mary Holien. He is on a ten- home Friday night from Camp U. S. Navy recruiting station at day furlough from Fort Knox, Ky., Claiborne, La., and surprised his Mankato was Harry P. Casby of where he has been for four months. wife, the former Irene Hauer, and Northfield. The total enlistment His address is Co. D, 496th Ar­ his parents. "Beaney" said they there since July 1 now numbers mored Infantry Regt., A.P.O. 258, woke him at 3:00 a.m. and asked 286. U. S. Army. On August 9 he had a him if he could get ready to leave • Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Kelley receiv­ telephone call at the camp from in an hour for home. It didn't take ed a telegram Monday from their his brother, Derold, who had been him long to get ready. They took son, Donald, saying that he has sent there to attend a tank school. him to the station but he says he been transferred from Camp Sibert, Derold has been stationed in New­ was hardly awake enough until he Ala., to 1414 Girard Street, Apt. 4, foundland with the U. S. Army for reached Kansas City to fully realize Washington, D. C. the past year and a half and will he was on the way home. He looks • Robert L. Gannon has been ap­ return there after his schooling. fine and as tho army life agrees pointed sergeant from pfc. His. ad­ He hopes to obtain a furlough to with him. dress is Hq. Det., 301st Ord. Regt., visit his mother here. Camp Sutton, N. C. He is the son • Mrs. Arne Winger returned home It's Hot in Arizona! of Mr. and Mrs. Jos. L Gannon. Friday from Ogden, Utah, where • Aviation Cadet James Lippert, Congratulations, "Bob"! she visited her husband, Captain who has been at Santa Ana, Calif., • Write to your boys. Winger, who is stationed at Hill is now at Williams Field, Chand­ Field. Mrs. Winger enjoyed the ler, Ariz. He writes his parents, • Private Russell Tripp, who left country around Ogden and the peo­ Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Lippert: "Con­ Fort Snelling about three weeks ple whom she met there, who were sider yourselves the luckiest peo­ ago, is now located at Fort Riley, especially hospitable and gracious. ple in the world if for no other rea­ Kan. His address is Troop D, 6th Of course, as she said, she enjoyed son than the fact that you aren't Sqd., C.R.T.C, Bldg. 2526, Fort seeing "pa" most of all. ("Pa," I where I am. The temperature runs Riley, Kan. Russell is the son of suspect is "our" Arne and we'd all a good 120 degrees every day—in Mr. and Mrs George Tripp. So far like to see him too. You know, the shade and they have to build a he likes it at the camp altho he is Arne, since you left The News little roof over the thermometer to going thru strenuous training. there has always been a corner that find any shade. We are right in the • Staff Sergeant Merlyn Green left has looked sort of empty without middle of the Arizona desert with Sunday on his return trip to Fort you. Will be happy when you come mountains on three sides and George Wright, Wash., after a fur­ back to stay. Until then "good desert all around. Cacti grow like lough at the home of his parents, luck." N.) mad just 100 yards from us and Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Green. At the were growing right here not so long camp he is department head of the • Theodore B. Meldahl, son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Meldahl, has just ago. We are here until the 28th of courts and boards section. Mr. and this month and then we go to Mrs. W. L. Green accompanied been promoted to Private First Class according to Major Samuel Primary, which is at Thunderbird their son to St. Paul and spent the 2 field, which isn't far from here day there. K. Eck, commanding officer of the newly designated unit of the Air and is on the same desert. It looks • William Scofield, son of Mr. and Service Command. This unit is like I will have to get used to it. Mrs. G. H. Scofield, joined the U. temporarily located at the Lubbock, Williams field is an advanced flying S. Navy Tuesday of last week at Texas, Army Flying School and is field. It's too hot to write and the Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and left from training its men to be ready to sup­ ink dries before it gets off the pen." there for Des Moines. His wife ply the needs of other fields at a (I've been in Chandler, Jim, and came Saturday and will stay for the moment's notice. Meldahl attended I'll say it's hot. Have courage, it's duration at the G. H. Scofield home. Duluth Central high school and St. a little cooler later on.—Mom.) Their home has been in Cedar Olaf College. He is with the service Rapids. Word was received Tues­ group in this new mobile unit which day rfom "Bill" that he is in Los is known as the "Fightin' 83rd." Angeles. Prior to his transfer he was station­ ed at Fort Snelling and Fort Des Moines, Iowa. IP Thursday. August 27,1942 ursday, Sept. 5L 1942

Another Letter Another Letter Carrol Bogue Writes From 'Mom' to Her From 'Mom' to Her From Camp in Texas | Mrs. Ira Bogue has received an Boys Serving US Boys Serving US interesting letter from her son, August 2^1942. Carrol, who is stationed at Camp Dear Boys: September 3, 1942 Hulen, Texas. He writes: "Since (pj?Well after a good square meal Dear Boys: I last wrote you, I've moved to PPpnlte, I think I better sit down Something happened Tuesday Camp Hulen. It is west and south­ and write to you the first thing which sort of made me sad and that west of Camp Wallace about 150 that I do or I might starp^'doing was when I found that Carl L. miles, right on the shores of the g£|gfe" the sink full of dishes or clean­ Weicht, who has been a friend to Gulf of Mexico. We left Camp Wal­ ing the floor 3|nd I don't want to all of you boys, a friend to me and lace about 9:00 in the morning and do either one as I would much to the many other Northfielders arrived here at 2:00 in the after­ V j^ther talk tojVb§JTou all are my here and elsewhere, is going into noon. About 500 men came. We saw the U.S. Army as a private and a lot of cotton fields on our way. .•-%st thought anyway for you are The cotton plants look like soy­ ~i*W\>xg&tlBi of precious boys. will leave the last of the month for Fort Snelling with the September beans or 'spuds' and the .white I naVe had some response from Selective Service inductees. part is on the bottom of the plant. my letters to you all, for this week Seems to me it would be hard wmk I have had four callers—Louie However, back of that sadness is to pick it. Little children and all Marko from tfre, Great Lakes, By­ gratefulness that the XL S. Army work in the fields. will have in its forces a man of ron Plowman from Pine Camp, "We're living in hutments now ^tfe-Y., "Beaney" Jones from Camp Carl's fine qualities, his keen in­ tellect and his kindness and and like them better than the bar­ p|aiborne, La., and Lloyd Holien racks at Wallace. They're much from Fort Knox, Ky. Sort of from thoughtfulness of others. He per­ haps has given up all that is dear cooler. There are five of us in one different directions but it did seem hut, three of whom are my bud­ food to see them and they all look­ to him materially, that is selling his home and business, and resigning dies from Wallace and two from ed sd^fine and aristocratic in their another battery. uniforms. A uniform certainly does as president of the board of educa­ tion and of the Rice County His­ "The weather is fine. Gets plenty I something to you boys for you look hot some days. It rained hard here like a million and every one at torical Society, and many other of­ fices which he has ably filled. the other morning. home sits up and takes notice. I'll "We saw a shark in the Gulf be glad when you can all come But in this new venture— and I this morning and while I'm on home to see your "Mom." There'll can say it is a venture—he can guard at night I can hear them be a free cup of coffee to you all! still be of service to many, and splashing in the water. This afternoon I was talk­ those with whom he comes-in con-! "Palacious, our nearest town, is ing to Olaf Kindem's jejother, tact will be made better for having;! abou$ a mile from camp. This Mrs. Ingvald Kindem, and she him as a "buddy." camp is just some more drilling. ^8%l her little two year old Carl Weicht has always been, Had exercises after dinner yester­ daughter, Margit Anne, was W perhaps we might say, quiet and day for awhile, then played kitten- terested in her brother Olaf modest about what he has done for ball. We didn't do much after that and when asked wfc^re he was otherjLjbut I know many of you boys before supper. Our oflicers are swell she would say: "He's oftasing whom he has counselled and who here. Japs." At present Olaf is down have profited by it. Come on now "My new address is C Battery in Texas but when he is "chas­ boys, let's give Carl three big Separate, 439 Battalion, Coast Ar­ ing Japs" I'll wager he will be cheers and wish him good luck! tillery Battalion (Anti-Aircraf t), thinking of that ffttle sister My bet is as good as yours. I'll bet Camp Hulen, Texas." and of his part in giving her he may go in a private but will (Carroll, why don't you write a the protection which is right­ come out a major. letter to Mom? Just address it ly hers. Now don't misunderstand me for c/o The News.) &Jpach week I tell the home folks I know you all have "given up" to "Write your boys" bu#l hope things to enter service but it seems you boys-take that to heart also a little more tragic when a man of for I can say to you,—Write ^le Carl's age, (and I don't mean 90 or your mothers, fathers and—well I over) has to start all over again guess I don't have to tell you to when he returns home. However write your sweethearts 'cause that he's taking it with a smile, the comes natural. What did I hear same as the rest of you, and is I you say? Well, anyway, you know proud to think he will be working it is these mothers who are help­ for his "Uncle Sam." ing to wja. this war too and those •"-,<« the home'front have to "take I must tell you about the party 'j£m$ too. If you were mothers, you which Esther Revier and Margaret would understand as it is hard to Meyer gave last week for Maurine see you $$ away from home,—but Bimer of Hot Springs, S. D., and a#e they bravM Every mother who Ida Mae Whittier of Pasadena, comes in tOi see me, and they often Calif., who we're leaving for their do, I marvel at and think they are homes. the grandest women. I often Well, it seems that the party was wonder if I could be so bravevi*pi a dessert bridge and incidentally afralft? I couldn't. I love the little the hostesses told some of the poem of Edgar Guest's, "Mother guests to bring their own -lunches Prayers," and I give it to you to if the dessert wasn't enough, so tuck "Sto some small corner. four of them—Mary Lee, Gwen Mc­ Guire, Maude Peavey and Mar­ ] MOTHER PRAYERS garet Starks—brought sacks full of 'I y<1Sjhe anxious mothers nightjs^pray That God will guard their sons away, sandwiches, pop, etc. Then in came And be their shelter and their shield Laura Millis with two hamburgers On every bitter battle field. and flnato juice, for she wanted The anxious mothers,,.watch and wait three courses. One of the hostesses To greet the postman at the gate. —and you can guess which one it They &&£&e for word from posts afar was—said she was "awful mad" at That safe and well H$eir soldi## are. them even tho she was hungry and LordUs^ear the mothers as they pray! ate half of the sandwiches. A little Grant jttiem Thy blessing night and i8&Vv Sustaji them till the war, is dottft\ fun at these informal gatherings And hearten them till p#f|fae be won. now-a-days helps eachfRe to relax • a bit for most of us are tense due I don't know of a family that has to the war conditions anyway. Vi^jre fun tha*n the Stroebels of • «Rochester^ You know "Doc" and It pleased me to have Lieutenant Ellenor Roe Stroebel who used to Earl Wing come in to see me yes- live 1&&& ifet are now in Rochester teFdayy^^eceived his commission where, the Doctor Jfcwith tb& Mayo Saturday and he said he tMt that eraic. g^||X^©uld ne^er come. Presume "Bubs"—the Mrs.—and the little" tnere are many of my boys who feel Stroebels, Chailie, John, Florence the same way when working iso Ejiid Jimmie were up here last week hard, but the time does come and visiting at the Herman Roe home. then you are so happy. Earl says Those little children could find his brother Lyle, (A/C) is now at 'titjjfoe to do than a bushel of mon- Ellmgtbn Field, near Houston keys---they went fishing and Charlie Texas. With the name of "Wing" had to take parts of one of the $&• he surely ought to make a good home to put under themferoscope flyer. What say? to investigate like his father does. He said tWere were a lot of things Letters arrived this week from one couldn't see unless he used a JUliott Anderson and Orville microscope. True enough, isn't IjjL Swanson, so "Mom" is happy. How Little John-sJttroebel, five years bout the rest of you? I'll beg until old, loves to hunt fossils with Wtik you write to me. father. One day his kindergarten From Lubbock, Texas, comes the teacher^ wanted the children to following little poem: draw, pictures of things they had seen so John drew a fossil, wtiicia "Soldiers have to fight and swear surprised his teacher and she be­ To wm the stripes they proudly gan to question him as to how he wear: J knew about fossils. He told her While zebras, most unfit6 for war that his father had told him about Have stripes enough to fill a corps. them and then he looked up and Such unequal distribution said "My father is a fossil too." Of Is part of heaven's constitution." course that sort of floored the I —Hoffenstein. teacher for the senior Charles is iais^thing but a "fossil." Kids are •Be seem' you next week. cute little tricks, aren't they? —MOM. I could write on for hours to- nite but I still have those dishes to do. Oh yes, I heard Marston Headley and some of the ojther boys were going to write to me and I am still waiting. You better all get busy right now, and^I mean NOW. %%ts of love, —MOM. f/Jt/fX.

(I certainly was delighted to re­ 250 Photos Now in Endre Anderson's ceive your nice letter, Elliott, and Flying Son Writes from hope you will write again and that Service Men's Group some of the other boys will take • New pictures added to the list Somewhere in the Pacific notice and write to "Mom." It is of men in the United States serv­ August 20, 1942. nice to keep in contact with all of ice on display at the Northern Dear Mom: the boys in various parts of the States Power oflice are photos of Just a note to let you know I world and this is one way to do it LaVerne Hastings, Arthur Mc- enjoy your letters to your boys as The News goes to all corners Keag, Glenard Haugen, Roger E. very much. The folks at home send where there is mail service. The Peters, Ennis Mellby, Daryl Sorem, me The News and altho it takes a V-mail letter is a neat little mis­ Gene Beytien, Jerry Rian, Anton better part of a month to reach sive, isn't it? Write again and Nelson, Merlyn Green, James Mulli­ me by boat, every bit of it is still thanks heaps.—Mom.) gan, Glen Drentlaw, Everett (Pete) news when it gets here. Grimes, Donald Wallace, Leonard This V-mail system gives us a Harkness, Warren Lindberg, Ro­ smooth excuse to write short let­ bert Taylor, Donald Howie, Robert ters, and the censorship provides Frame, Jacob and William Sklu- an even smoother excuse not to Letters to 'Mom' zacek, Russell Ellingson, Wendell write at all. I'm sorry I can't tell E. Hunter, Arthur Amundson, you where I am or give you any From Service Men Dominic Blesener, P. H. Hager and local news, since the "Wing" post Warren Manhart. office is a bit fussy about those Australia. This makes a total of 250—with things. However it's a very enjoy­ Dear Mom: more to come! able locality and we're treated very Since the last time I wrote we well wherever we are, both aboard have moved to a new part of Aus­ 1 and ashore. tralia. We have been enjoying The only thing I don't like some real summer weather since is the blackout, month after coming here. The days are warm month. When I get back home and real summery like and the again I'm going to sit under nights cool and refreshing. It is so a street light and stare at it for much nicer here than at our last an hour. location. I am very well, Mom, and getting We had a big pow-wow this along fine. Have been gaining week, thrown by the squadron of­ weight and have been feeling real­ ficers for all hands. It lasted two ly good. The weather here is more days, and being strictly native like that of California so I feel right style, it featured local entertain­ at home. ment. The menu listed almost any­ thing from snake bite remedy to The life here is quite wild—kang­ roast pig, the latter being cooked aroos are prevalent. There are while buried underground. The eats numerous lizards. Thank goodness were always preceded by a game there are no snakes around. We of softball or two between the of­ are camped about 16 miles from a ficers and men, the former wind­ town of quite a good size. The army ing up in the losing column every furnishes us transportation to and time. from camp. We are given many pass privileges. Since leaving Northfield a few months ago I've run into just one I sure hope that this war will of your boys, Mom. On my way come to an end before long. I'll thru San Diego I chanced to find sure be happy to get back to the Gene Christensen and spent a good old USA. I dream about that swell evening with him. He's a dis­ day so much. That will really be a patcher at the Consolidated Air­ homecoming. Developments lately craft plant, and I've heard since have not looked too favorable for then that he's knocked off the big the Allies. Very soon tho, I look for golf tournament down there. It was us to start "going to town." Once good to hear that he hasn't lost the we start rolling it's just going to be old touch. too bad for Mr. Jap and all the And now my greetings to every rest. Northfielder, both at home and We have a brand new radio for away, and hope that we can all get our battery. It is a 5-tube set that together again in the nearest fu­ cost $100. It's a dandy. We get ture. Sincerely, American news broadcasts on short —ELLIOTT ANDERSON. wave. It is a real pleasure. (Ensign A. E. Anderson, USNR Remember me to all. Patrol Squadron 71 Your soldier boy in Australia, Fleet Post Oflice SAM. San Francisco, Calif.) (Stanley R. Anderson) 9/3/V ORVILLE SWANSON WRITES "MOM": "ONCE WE START THERE WONT BE ANY LET UP UNTIL WE'VE WON!" With Service Men Dear "Mom": • The address of Courtney Cleland is Pvt. C. B. Cleland, ASN 37299353, Thanks so much for your letter We are ready to go at a H. and S. Co., 348th Eng. Regt., received a few days ago. It was couple of hours notice, so I'm Camp Crowder, Mo. very thoughtful of you and it's nice looking forward to seeing some of the "National Guards" over o Staff Sergeant Carl Donald On­ hearing from people back home. I stad has been transferred from received copies of The News that there in the near future. We will fly across so it won't take Camp Crowder, Mo., to Camp For­ you went to the trouble of sending very long. And the sooner we est, Tenn. He is the son of Mrs. me. It was grand reading them get there and get going, the C. J. Onstad. and finding out where the rest of better it's going to be, because • Carl Raymond Pearson, son of the fellows are, and of course the once we start there won't be Mr. and Mrs. Algot Pearson, is now news about the town itself. any let up until we have won. stationed at Camp Allen, Norfolk, Va. His address is Co. D, Platoon It was swell reading a paper I'm with a swell group of fellows, E, Battery 26. with the names and places one all young boys from college, high knows and it sort of brings one school and with former good jobs. • Donald R. Kelley is attending a closer to home. I've had it swell in the USA, have radio technical school in Wash­ done so much travelling, and living ington, D. C. His address is Pvt. I don't know where to start but in hotels from time to time, and the Donald R. Kelley, 1414 Girard St., here goes anyway. I have been in people thruout being as nice as Washington, D. C. He is the son of this squadron for a month now. I could ever he. They just can't seem Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Kelley. # had my advanced five weeks' train­ to do enough for us. But we have I • A/C Lyle Wing has been trans­ ing in California. So I've been go­ been here long enough and we are ferred from Kelly Field, Texas, to ing to school seven months and all anxious to go across and get Ellington Field, Texas. His address now I'm ready to go. this thing over with and get back is A/C Lyle D. Wing, Sqd. M, U.S. We have a five-man crew on the home. Army Air Corps, Ellington Field, plane—pilot, co-pilot, radio opera­ My job, that I have now, is one Texas. The field is near Houston. tor, navigator, and I got a break, that I can keep up in civilian life • Walter T. Law of Randolph, one just coming out of school, and I with aviation, so I have lots to look of five sons of Mrs. Agnes Law in make up the fifth man as a flight forward to when this is all over the service, has been promoted engineer. As for our work and in­ with, knowing that all my training from the grade of a private to that formation concerning this war, that and my present task won't be of a corporal. Corporal Law is at­ information, as you already know, wasted. The planes that are in our tached to Co. C, 89th Infantry can not be talked about. squad are all C-47. Training Battalion. I have travelled from the east Well, "Mom," it's about time for • Corporal Dominic J. Blesener, to the west coast twice now. We me to close as I'm going to a show son of Mr. and Mrs. Dominic Bles­ fly under sealed orders at all times. this afternoon. This will probably ener, is stationed at Fort Devens, I can't even tell where I am now. be the last letter in the U.S.A. as Mass., where he has been since We don't stay at one field very long I'm on my way across, just waiting April. He had previously been at so our whereabouts are to be sec­ for orders to go. And thanks again Fort Sill, Okla., and Camp Bar­ ret. for your letter and for The News keley, Texas. Corporal Blesener has Our squadron is composed of en­ which you sent to me. been in the U. S. Army since last listed men and officers, naturally, Greet the people back home, October. His address is 160 F.A. but not all pilots are officers. The "Mom," and I will write you when Bn., Hq. Btry., A.P.O. 45, c/o Post­ only officers on the plane I'm with we get across. So until then— master, New York City, N. Y. are the navigator and pilots. We ORVILLE. • Copy of a letter written August have several pilots and co-pilots Corporal Orville A. Swanson (17,- 7 by Mrs. Douglas MacArthur in who are enlisted men also and not 036, 965), Troop Carrier Sqd., Australia to E. A. Stuart, San Fran­ officers. We fly every day and A.A.F., A.P.O,. 3000, c/o Post­ cisco, received here contained the every other night. This is the first master, New York City, N. Y. following paragraph of local inter­ afternoon I've had off since I got (Orville, if you have already left est: "Not long ago I received a nice into this squadron. In other words, from "some place" or if you leave note from an American soldier here we are kept very busy either in the soon, I hope it will be a "Happy in Australia enclosing a newspaper air or getting special training for Landing." My prayers are with you. clipping from his father's paper in foreign duty. s —Mom.) Northfield, Minnesota, telling that Stuart and Elizabeth Horr and I were good friends and of our days in Murfreesboro together. This young soldier wrote that he lived close to the Horr's and had fre­ quently seen them and I believe had played golf with them. I wrote to him and thanked him for sending me the paper." The soldier referred to is evidently Kirk Roe who has been in Australia for several months. The April 16 issue of The News carried the item referred to by Mrs. "General" MacArthur. WwW*+ Lieut. Earl Wing Thursday, Sept. 10, 1942 With Service Men Home on Furlough • Letters are weapons of vic­ • Lieutenant Earl A. Wing arrived tory. Write to the boys in the home Monday morning from Dur­ service. ^fPffii cheerfully. ham, N. C, where he completed Another Letter Write often! the course in the Finance Officers Candidate School at Duke Univer­ From/'Mom' to Her • Mrs. A. C. Skaar received a let­ sity, Saturday, Aug. 29, and received ter Tuesday, Aug. 25, from her son, his commission as second lieuten­ Boys Serving US Amos, who is in Ireland and it took ant on that day. He will spend a the letter only one week to arrive ten-day leave with his parents, Mr. September 10, 1942. here. Very good mail service! Amos and Mrs. Eric Wing. Dear Boys: said he was well and wanted to be This week I am taking a little remembered to his friends in Lieutenant Wing left June 3 for vacation but I must write to you Northfield. Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind., regardless of anything else, for I where he was stationed for two wouldn't feel that I could enjoy my­ • Mrs. W. H. Holden returned last months and then was sent to the self unless I had. You boys are first Wednesday evening from Engle- officers school. From Northfield he in everything. wood, Colo., where she visited her will go to Yakima,^Wash., where son, Carroll, who is stationed at he will be stationed with the U. S. How I wish you all could see Fort Logan. She was gone for two Army Air Base as finance officer for the Victory Scrap pile in the weeks, visiting also in Denver. Car­ the air unit. His address will be park on Bridge Square—the roll is well and has been promoted U. S. Army Air Base, Yakima, Square which we used to call to private first class. Wash. Congratulations, Earl, on Horse Collar Park! your commission. • Kenneth E. Wutschke has ar­ This pile of iron is placarded rived safely "somewhere" accord­ • In a letter to The News Private "Headache Pills for Hitler" and ing to a card received Wednesday, Otto Holta states that "they are a atop the whole pile are crossed Aug. 26, by his parents, Mr. and little ways out from Honolulu." bayonets on which is a German hel­ Mrs. John Wutschke. His address He says that where he is stationed met which was brought home in is Private Kenneth E. Wutschke there are other boys from North- 1919 from the last war by our good (37176017), Co. E, 4th Inf., A.P.O. field who would like to read The friend Chris Grastvedt. 938, c/o Postmaster, Seattle, Wash. News. His address is Private Otto When the World War I started • Mrs. Catherine Stephenson and Holta, North Sector, Gen Hospital, in 1917, Chris, an immigrant boy Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Boyle motored A.P.O. 957, ASH 37176080, c/o from Norway and in the United to Fort Snelling Sunday to visit Postmaster, San Francisco, Calif. States a short time, enlisted to Mrs> Stephenson's son, Frank, who • A letter written August 9 by fight for our country. Today the jw&s recently inducted into the U. "Bubs" Bailey has been received by American flag flies each day in S. Army. Mrs. Stephenson received his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. front of his place of business and a phone call from her son Tuesday Bailey. He writes: "I received your he is again willing to go to war, saying that he was leaving for last letteW yesterday and maga­ not _ only for our country which is Camp Haan, Calif. zines, as well as candy. Boy, I real­ now his, but for his homeland, Nor­ ly enjoyed it an awful lot and I way, where many relatives whom • Edward R. Roster, who has been he holds dear are located. If at any on duty in Duluth with. Company haven't eaten it all yet either. I hope you will send some more as time during this war any of you E, 1st Separate Base, Minnesota who are across go to the aid of State Guards, has now enlisted in soon as possible, please . . . At present I'm playing and listening to Norway remember the fine Norse the Marines and will leave soon families who live here and have to report for service at San Diego, a new bunch of records we've bought since we have been in this dear ones there. You'll help them, Calif., on Sept. 11. He is the son I know. of Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Roster. country. We've got a large micro­ phone hooked up and we broadcast I got to talking so much about • Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Grant re­ it to the whole company. Everyone Norway that I nearly forgot to tell ceived a card FridayJgfrom the gets a big kick out of it. . . I just you that it was a good Irishman, government saying their son, Gran­ returned from three weeks of Tat McGuire, who suggested hav­ ville, had arrived safely at his des­ school, where I can't say, except ing that German helmet on top of tination over seas. His new address England. I enjoyed it a lot and the scrap heap and Ben Boyum is U.S.M.C, Unit 315, c/o Postmas­ learned plenty. I was kept busy made the sign "We're going to get ter, San Francisco, Calif. (Hope we night and day, so I couldn't write. some more of these." hear from you soon, Gran. Glad to . . . Roger (his brother) has sure know that you are safe.—Mom.) You .really would get a kick out been seeing plenty of the world, Of the iron articles in that heap. • Captain John V. Kipp, former hasn't he? Well I'm glad for him. I went over to see them and found Randolph mail carrier, has been I bet he likes it in the Navy." everything from auto parts, bed promoted to the rank of major in "Bubs" is stationed in Ireland and springs, discarded water tanks, the Marine Air Corps. He is sta­ his address is Corporal Robert wagon wheels, lawn mowers, beds, tioned at the Wold-Chamberlain Bailey (20706914), Hq. Co., 135th stoves, and on down to children's field, naval air base. Major Kipp is Inf., APO 34, c/o Postmaster, New toys. well known in the Randolph com­ York City, N. Y. (Best of luck to The whole town responded when munity as an air pilot. He was a you, Bubs. Had a nice visit with the call came to get out all old former superintendent of schools j your mother and she is fine. Write iron for the government to be used there. to me.—MOm.) to help you boys. I surely was black when I got thru looking in old wooden boxes which were my Dad's in our basement. I found the funniest things which he had saved for years, such as outmoded tools, scales, old-fashioned flat ireHs, wall brackets, etc. So if you see some of these old things come thru in a bullet, just say "I'll*get a Jap or Nazi for Mom^I YoSP&now it isn't always just the mothers who are proud of their sonsv^i service for this week a grandmother, Mrs. Nellie Hill, came in and |Ras she ever happy over her grandson, Harold H. Hill, Who graduated Sunday from the Advanced Flying Corps at Brooks Field, Texas. He sent an embossed invitation to j||? grandmother and how she wished she coltid have at­ tended his graduation. We all salute Harold and wish him luck. Orval Perman, who is stationed _ at Injian^Wn Gaife. Penna., made a hurried trr|PK>me last Thufsoay with his wife, Jean, who had been in the East and rt surely seemed good to see him again. Claire Cran- dall came Friday from Camp Dix too. It's nice to have "my boys" at home. Hope it won't be long until the rest of you can come. Adios! —MOM.

• Enroute from a three weeks' visit in Los Angeles, Miss Betty Knutson stopped in Lincoln, Nebr., to visit her brother, Kermit, who • Marston Headley arrived Wed­ is in the Air Corps at Lincoln nesday from Maryland where he camp. She arrived home Friday. has been in personnel work at the • Donald Schrader, son of Mr. and Aberdeen Proving Ground. He has Mrs. R. H. Schrader, has completed! been in the U. S. Army since last his course at the Notre Dame Uni­ October. Marston will spend his versity Naval Officers Reservel furlough with his parents, Dr. and training school. He is now stationed Mrs. Leal A. Headley. in Chicago, his address being Mid­ • Mrs. Oscar Aarness (Marlys shipman Donald D. Schrader, U.S. Boone) leaves from Minneapolis to­ N.R., 1024 Abbott Hall, 430 East; day for West Palm Beach, Fla., to Huron Street, Chicago, 111. join her husband, a lieutenant in • Sergeant Byron Plowman left the Army Air Force, who has re­ Saturday noon on his return trip cently been transferred there from to Pine Camp, N.-Y., where he is Georgetown, S. C. Mrs. Aarness has stationed. He spent a seven-day been spending the past two months furlough with his parents, Mr. and with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. O. E. Plowman. While here Robert Boone. relatives from Pattonsburg, Mo., • Alex Scott, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Plowman and I. E. Scott, is leaving today for Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Plowman, Fort Snelling where he will enter came to see him, remaining over military service. He and his wife, the week-end at the Plowman who have been residing in Interna­ home. tional Falls, arrived in Northfield • Dr. and Mrs. Edward R. Cooke Tuesday evening for a short visit have had as their guest for the past .at the Scott home. Mrs. Scott will two weeks their young grandson, go to Chicago to make her home Robert Thomas LeFevre, Jr. Rob­ with her parents while her husband ert, whose home is in San Fran­ is in service. cisco, left Tuesday morning for • Dr. Waldo H. Furgason of Col­ Minneapolis to meet his mother, umbia, Mo., and Mrs. Roy Aure of Mrs. Robert T. LeFevre, and his St. Paul called on Mr. and Mrs. brother, David, enroute to Mitchell Arthur Seilset Friday. Dr. Furga­ Field, Long Island, N. Y. Here they son, son of the late Mrs. Ingeborg will join Lieutenant Robert T. Le­ Furgason, entered military service Fevre who is stationed at Mitchell Tuesday at Jefferson Barracks, Mo. Field in the Air Administrative He is a graduate of the Northfield corps as special morale official. High School and St. Olaf College They have taken a house at Hem- and received his Ph.D. at the Uni­ stead. Lieut. LeFevre is the son of versity of Southern California. He Mrs. Cooke. has since been head of the biology • Another change of address for department at the University of Lieutenant R. D. Weigle. It is now Missouri. A.A.F.A.F.S., Big Springs, Texas. X . . . with the

*•! Service Men^ll • Harold H. Hill, son of Mr. • Turn to page 3 for newsy and Mrs. James Hill and grand­ items concerning Northfield son of Mrs. Nellie Hill, graduat­ men serving with Uncle Sam's ed Sunday, Sept. 6, from the armed forces and Mom's week­ Air Corps Advanced Flying ly letter -to "her boys." School at Brooks Field, Texas. © Private Orval Perman and Mrs. He received his silver wings Perman arrived last Thursday on and the rating of Lieutenant. a surprise visit to Mr. Perman's Lieutenant Hill had previously parents, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Per­ received training at Ellington, man. He is stationed at Indian Randolph and Kelly Fields, Gap, Penna., and accompanied his Texas. Mr. and Mrs. James Hill wife here, leaving Saturday on the and son, Jim, and Miss Delores return trip. Koester motored to Texas to • Stuart Hunter, son of Mr. and attend the graduation and plan Mrs. S. M. Hunter, entered the to be away about ten days. Armed Forces September 1. He has • Lieut. Cort Lippert, son of Mr. been doing post-graduate work at and Mrs. A. E. Lippert, has been Northwestern University for his promoted to the rank of First Lieu­ master's degree, studying person­ tenant. He is stationed in Benicia, nel. His address is Pvt. Stuart M. Calif. Hunter, 1610th Service Unit De­ tachment, Area "A"—T 126, Camp • Private First Class "Louie" S. Grant, 111. Marko, A.S.I.C., is stationed at • Lloyd Brunzell returned Monday the Quartermaster School, Com­ from Ireland where he has been pany 1552, Cotington Point, U.S. stationed for seven months. He is Naval Training Station, Newport, leaving Sunday for Fort Monmouth, Rhode Island. N. J., where he will be in the Sig­ • Corporal Orville Walstad, who nal Corps. Lloyd was a member of has been stationed at Fort Ord, Northfield Headquarters company Calif., and has been transferred to which was sent to Camp Claiborne, Camp Ripley, Minn., is spending a La., in February, 1941. week's furlough at the home of his • Pvt. Maynard A. Tralle, after not parents, Mr. and Mrs. Olaf Wal­ receiving any mail for over six stad. weeks, received twelve letters • The first letter in two months among which he writes was "one from their son, Allen R. Tripp, from Mom, and glory be! three serving as technician with the Northfield Newses." Maynard's ad­ U. S. Army in Australia, was re­ dress is Pvt. Maynard A. Tralle, ceived this week by his parents, U.S.M.C, Unit 120, c/o Postmas­ Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Tripp. He re­ ter, San Francisco, Calif. ports that everything is fine with him. • Private Michael Joseph .Hend­ ricks, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter • John H. L. Hanson, son of Rev. Hendricks, has arrived at the Camp and Mrs. John H. Hanson, 109 Win­ Wolters, Texas, Infantry Replace­ ona St., has enlisted in the army ment Center to begin basic train­ and left last week for Florida. He ing as an infantryman in the U. S. has been employed in Minneapolis. Army. He has been assigned to With the rank of Lieutenant his ad­ duty with a battalion stressing dress is Officers Training School, rifle training. (Send your address, Miami Beach, Fla. Michael.) • Mr. and Mrs. Knute Leidal have • Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Koester received word that their son, Floyd, had as their guests over the week­ has received a commission as in­ end Pfc. Harold X^amberty of Camp structor in physics. He is at Miami Crowder, Mo., Private Elmer Beach, Florida, now and will soon Schultz of Fort Snelling, Phillip be transferred to Santa Ana, Calif. Schmidt of Trail who will be induct­ His address is First Lieut. Floyd ed in the army at Fort Snelling Lewis Leidal, Coral Reef Hotel, September 11. Pfc. Lamberty spent Miami Beach, Fla. the past fourteen days of his fur­ • Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Bailey re­ lough here and left for Camp ceived word Tuesday from their Crowder Tuesday. son, John Roger. This was the first • With Service W o m e n— message they had received for two Lieut. Jean Jack and Lieut. months. The message was: "I am Dorothy Volkert left Monday, well and enjoying myself. We have Aug. 31, for Fort Sill, Okla., crossed the equator. I hope these after spending a week's leave few lines find you and all the family at the home of the former's sis­ well." His address is John Roger ter, Miss Margaret Jack and Bailey, F2C, Navy U.U.B., c/o Post­ other-relatives. The girls are in master, San Francisco, Calif. the Army Nursing Corps. Thursday, Sept. 17, 1942 Letters to 'Mom' From Service Men Another Letter Kirk Roe Admits He's From 'Mom' to Her Washed Lots of Dishes Boys Serving US Fred Pogue Finds • A letter from Kirk Roe in Aus­ September 17, 1942. tralia asks a flock of questions Dear Boys: about Northfield folks: "Does Er- Conditions in ling Larsen still come in? How is Pretty early in -the morning to Chris Grastvedt? Has he got any­ start a letter to you but I must Africa Different one to go to Little Norway yet, or get it off as my weekly "bit." After • Fred Pogue, who is in Africa is he going himself? He could teach a week's vacation it's hard to get as Maintenance Service Mechanic the Aussies something about cen­ into the swing of things again. with Pan American Airways, has tral heating. How are the auto You know, I sort of border on the written many interesting letters to dealers getting along? ... I have­ lazy side. Well, I had a nice week his mother, Mrs. Nina Pogue, and n't driven a car since New Year's as my "gal" was home for a vaca­ The News has obtained permission Eve, my last night at home,—or tion and it is always so grand to to use excerpts from some of these j tripped a camera shutter since last have "young life" in the home letters. Fred left April 27 for Africa December. Have washed a lot of again. and his first letter is dated June 6. dishes, tho. Quite a few of the former North- He writes in part: "Now that I am out in the sticks, field girls have been home on vaca­ "Can't say much about the trip j I wish I had several periodicals to tion. Brynhild Rowberg was home except that it was by boat and took | read. I plan to subscribe for favor­ from Washington, D. C., where she 16 days. The place is rather jam-1 ite magazines and I'm going to get is secretary to the chief of the med around here, in fact for awhilej the New York Times again—to Division of Foreign Personnel in I am living in a tent. Will be moved j heck with my sympathy for the the Department of State. Sounds to a barracks soon. Don't be sur­ mail clerks. They can't stick me like a big job for such a little girl prised if I get fat. Boy, o boy, doi off in a corner of the world and but she is the kind who can accom­ il eat. Very good food, altho a lot not know what's going on too. plish a lot. ! of it is a new kind of food. Reere-i "At present I am in communica­ Then Katherine Grunert, known ation is limited to movies every j tions work as a teletype operator in high school days as "Kassie," other night and swimming in the and other general work. I am in a is home and leaving the first of afternoons. There is a swell beach new outfit but on pass occasion­ the week for Milwaukee, Wis., here, just like a South Sea island. ally I meet boys who were in my where she is associate Girl Re­ Guess I can say that I am in former grqup and learn that some serve secretary for the Y.W.C.A. Africa. Think you know where. already have passed the divide. She returns the first of the week Will be able to take pictures. Cocoa- There's only one other boy from to her work and "Brynie" left Mon­ nut trees and a good surf. A native Minnesota in our outfit as far as day. sells cocoanuts and bananas. Surf we know—Erhart from Minneapo­ "Kay" Phillips was home from boards can be rented. It is really lis. We say, 'Let's go out to Minne- Chicago where she is a head nurse swell. tonka for a swim!' " in surgery at Presbyterian hos­ "June 10—The more I see of the Present address: Pvt. Kirk F. pital. She graduated last year and town and the country around here, Roe (17036305), 22nd Bomb Group, has since been at this hospital. the more I know I will appreciate 408th Sqdn., APO 992, c/o Postmas­ "Trudie" Roe Anderson of Cot­ the states. A couple of us walked ter, San Francisco, Calif. tonwood is here and brought the thru a native market yesterday new addition to the Anderson fam­ morning. What a mob of blacks ily—little Susan Roe Anderson who and what a smell! One of the mer-i David Bird Writes is only two months old and a dar­ chants wanted to sell me a silk I ling. Maybe you think "Trud" isn't tapestry. Didn't have enough money From Northern Ireland proud of that baby! Don't blame or I might have bought it for 1% Dear Mom: her either. pounds. Am going to bring home a Having intentions, but doing Helen Nutting spent the summer few native knives and other things. nothing about them, are of no use at her home and is leaving Thurs­ The folks at some of the bases real­ whatsoever. After receiving the day for Boulder, Colo., to continue ly have pets. Here they have a complimentary copy of the North- her studies in history toward her monkey at the airport, another had field News which was dedicated to Ph.D. a lion and another a leopard. They the men in service, I decided I "Trudie" Gingrich has been an have trouble with the monkey as it would write The News and express assistant in personnel and place­ is always swiping tools. my appreciation for having done ment service at Carleton the past "June 16—Sunday a bunch of us such a fine thing. I had an idea in year but is to be at the University went on a 'Bush' trip. One of the mind which would take quite a lot of Minnesota the coming year, hav­ company busses took us up into of time. The time has not been ing accepted a position in business the hills. We told the driver we available. For the present, I wish to administration there." wanted to see some rough and wild thank you personally for being I thought all of you boys might country and we saw it too. A lot! thoughtful enough to write me and like to know about some of these of jungle, high hills—almost moun-| also for what you did to make the girls as they surely are interested tains. Saw a rubber plantation also. June 25 issue of The News "Our in all that you are doing and ac­ You should see some of the trees Copy." complishing. in the jungle! They go straight up without a branch on them, then It really was mighty nice of you| right at the top there is a cluster to have taken your one leisure Up and down Division street is of branches about 150 feet from the day, Sunday, to write to me. One about the same as when you left— ground. On the way back to camp, as busy as you, should claim Sun­ same stores, same people, but the we had to come over a small mounl day as his very own and do just as prime interest of everyone is in tain. We could see for miles, in he wishes with it. Of course that your welfare. One can see groups fact we could see that some of the gives you your chance to choose— talking and usually it is about "my" clouds were level with us. Then and that you did. Thanks a million. boy or "your" boy. Don't ever think It just goes to show that you realize we went down the road, and what you are forgotten, because you a road, very narrow and a drop off| all well enough how much we ap­ aren't. preciate hearing . from those at straight down the side of the moun­ home. The schools and colleges are tain beside the road. . . . This is opening and it is nice to have some supposed to be the rainy season The June 25th issue of The young people on the street again. and I can well believe it. It rained Northfield News has offered me a You see, it wasn't "Main street" all day yesterday and everything great deal of pleasure. I wish you after you all left, even tho Sin­ is damp today. In fact that is one would extend my sincere thanks clair Lewi£ did say each small of the biggest problems here. to all The News staff for what town has its "Main Street." It can Everything gets damp and rots. All they did to make it possible. And change in wartime. of our clothes have to be aired I certainly would like to have you What a blessing it is to have about once a week, even our extend my best wishes to all my young folk, and how grateful we shoes." friends who sent their greetings mothers are! Bless you all, my to us. boys. Take care of yourselves and Since my arrival in Northern Ire­ keep the old chins up. This old land, I have seen practically all of war can't last forever. Love, the Northfield men. I have visited —MOM. a number of the camps and have P. S — So you, Fritz Lawrence, bumped into a few in Belfast. Some asked your good wife who this of the fellows have recently had a "Mom" was. Now, you just try change of scenery but I believe I writing to her and you will find out. will be kept busy right here. Dur­ Same with the rest of you boys. ing the week, I may travel from I'll answer all of your letters. By 150 to 300 miles. That isn't far for the way, "Doc" Clark told me the Q ^fixroT Tmt T am sunnnsfid to be rd-l-ior. r\mr tVmt "ho wrml/l micwar oil change of scenery but I believe I writing to her and you will find out. j will be kept busy right here. Dur­ Same with the rest of you boVg* ing the week, I may travel from ;Ig|£1£ns:wer all of your letters. By I 150 to 300 miles. That*isn't far for the way, "Doc'^Clark foW^e the I a driver, but I ^jj| supposed to be other day that he would answer all a little of everything,—principally letters written to him. Why not a clerk. For some time now I have make it a "shower" and each one been the only one in thifw section, of you write to him. That would so I have a chance to get around. keep him busy. As time goes on there is more and more to do. That I am plenty grate­ ful for of course. My work is with men and for their good, so I derive a great deal of pleasure from it. I have J!^^,: getting along very well with the men here and those who come and go. This is a supply command, so it is up to our special service section here* to issue recreation equipment to men in the units un­ der us. Of course we never ha^Nb enough, but we try to make the best of what we have. I know it would surprise you / to know how many men are enjoying entertain­ ment films every week in North­ ern Ireland. We have some of the best films, with new ones coming from America right along. On several occasions I have help­ ed with the dances at the American Red Cross in Belfast. There are only three Red Cross workers there, I believe. They are doing a mighty fine job with the present facilities. It won't be long before a large dance floor will be opened and more accommodations for over­ night visitors will be available. Many of the ladies are volunteer­ ing their time at the A.R.C. Night before last we had a party after choir practice for the "ATS" who have been singing with us for some time. Our cooks had made delicious ice cream and fluffy devil's food cake with thick chocolate frosting, and you should have seen how the girls enjoyed it. I shall continually contend that we are mighty for­ tunate (other reasons to follow). DAVID BIRD, Tech. 5, Det. Base "Headquarters, APO 813, New York City, N. Y.

• In a letter dated. Sept. 7 "Wad­ dy" Marko writes to Mom: "We started our first day on the line today and is that ever a noisy place! You can imagine how noisy it would be with thirty planes run­ ning at the same time. And to top it all off it just rained "cats and dogs," but regardless of weather conditions we had to be out there. Of course we had rain coats and hats so that made things O.K. We have three weeks more and then ???. Things here are still fine." Waddy is at the Navy Pier Train­ ing school in Chicago. 3SS iim**- HERE was a dream .. . that men could one day speak the thoughts of their own choos­ ing. — There was a hope... that men could Tone day stroll through streets at evening, unafraid. — There was a prayer... that each could speak to his own God — in his Own church — That dream, that hope, that prayer became... America! — Gzpat strength, youthful heart, vast enterprise, hafd work made it so. — Now that same America is the dream .. 1 the hope ...the prayel of the world. — Our freedom — its dream. Our strength — its hope. — Our swift race against time — its pray­ er! — We must not fail the world now, we must not fail to share our freedom with it — afterwards . . . Keep Singing, Keep Working and Fight for America. 7/,7;y> E. R. SQUIBB & SOj Manufacturing Chemists since it With Service Men • Kenneth Dilley, who was recent­ Bill Dunlop Studies ly .inducted at Fort Snelling, is now at Fort Riley, Kan. His address is Diesel Engineering Pvt. Kenneth Dilley, Hq. Det, Sta­ • A very interesting letter to the tion Comp.. 1747 Bldg. 146, Fort! "News Gang" has been received Bob Viall Admits Riley, Kan. from William Dunlop (Bill), who It's Hot in Arizona • It is now Corporal Orville Swan­ for many years was employed at • "Bob" Viall writes to "Mom" son, as he has been advanced from The News and is now in military private to corporal. He is stationed service in Richmond, Va. Bill that he has been transferred from Lemore, 3Qalif., to Luke Field, near Detroit but his address is 8th writes: "This is nice country altho Troop CarrierfSq., A.A.F., APO we are all so busy we don't have Ariz., where he is in his advanced training. He graduated from basic 3000, c/o Postmaster, New York much chance to enjoy it. I am •&i&y, N. Y. Congratulations, Orville. studying Diesel engineering here training August 26. He writes: "I at a Navy school and it is tough but flew from Los Angeles to Phoenix. • A cablegram was received Wed­ a very interesting job. War seems Upon my arrival I was very disap­ nesday morning by Mr. and Mrs. to make time scarce so we are do­ pointed for Luke Field is one un­ H. H. Mader from their son, Har­ ing this course in, double time and comfortable place to live. The first vey, Jr., who had been sent over­ to get it all it takes lots and lots of thing we did was to run two miles seas from Seattle, Wash., and had work, but as I s|Jfl, this is grand around the post and then we had arrived safely at his destination. country. The hours are long, the push-ups and leg lifts. This was In the cable he said he was "fit pay is fairly good, the food and all done in our full dress uniforms and well." care are first rate, so here we are and it was jib degrees in the putting our minds to work. shade. We have a Joshua tree here • John Michael Skeflmgton, son of on the post which provides all our \ A. Skeffington, has enlisted as a "Can't you just see me sitting shade. . . . The military discipline naval aviation cadet for flight train­ at a school desk studying? It was is about the toughest that you will ing. He is expected to be ordered tough to begin again but I am do­ ever find. You see, Luke Field has to duty at the U. S. Pre-flight ing alright. At the end of the first surpass^ Kelly m putting out pur­ School, Iowa City, Iowa, to start four weeks I am holding down sec­ suit pilots. It is darn tough but I his training wMch leads to the ond high in a class of fifty but it like to think of it as more or less Navy wings of gold and a commis­ takes work and lots of it. It is like this ... I like to think of Luke sion as Ensign in the U. S. Naval rather hard on us as we are the Field as the first team of a good Reserves. John graduated from the first units at this school and it isn't Outfit. It is always tough to make' Northfield High School and at­ •"ipft ecSbpleted yet so we don't as the first team so naturally Luke-f& tended the University of Minne­ yet have any machine shop for prac­ a tough School. Records have prov­ sota for one year. tical study but we expect to get en that Luke Field boys have been • Pfc. Theodore Meldahl, son of some of it before we finish here in among the best in the war theatre Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Meldahl, has four weeks. After that we don't in the Southwest Pacific. So if we just been promoted to corporal ac­ know where we will be seai*.^ get thru here we will be plenty cording to Major Samuel K. Eck, "I hope to get a Jfp-ve to come proud of the place . . . The com­ commanding officer of the newly home After we finish here but don't mandant of the cadets, in his wel­ designated unit- eJLthe Air Service knoW'for sure. I will be in to see come address told us tl^ft^pjf were Command. This unit is temporarily you all there if I do get home as to hate this place and if we didn't located at Lubbock Army Flying Jeannette, my wife, will be teach­ they would see to~Jt that we did. School, Texas, and is training its ing in Dundas so I will be close They are Really preparing us for men to be read3f|to supply the needs by. the war and that is the right thing of other fields. Corp. Meldahl at­ "I am working hard to try and to do . . . Well, "Mom," I'm really tended Duluth Central high school finish this course with a good rat­ tired so |||ple I can I better get and St. Olaf College. He is on duty ing. There are at present about so*me sleep. Keep 'enlTlSmilmg." as a shipping and receiving clerk 800 sailors down here learning all Bob's address is A/C R. E. Viall, in this new mobile unit which is they can give us under the condi­ A.F.A.F.S. G-3-5, Luke Field, Ariz. known as the "Fightin' 83rd." He tions. This will be a fine Diesel enlisted in the Army April 10, and school soon but we will be gone jjrfor to his transfer to Lubbock before it is completed feut the ones Field was on duty &t Fort Sneling who follow will have it much nicer. and at Fort Des Moines, Iowa. "Richmond is a nice city and has lots of interesting places to see. The climate just now is ideal but • the first three weeks were scorch­ ers. It rains quite a lot here. "Say hello to my frienjj^ and I hope to see everyone before we ^move on." Ik Bill's address ,is William J. Dun­ lop, A.S., USNR. Co. 2, Unit 1, Ad- WnLced Naval Training School (Die- w|t, Richmond, Va. i 9//7/V2- Jim Hunter Due To Be Transferred Maxwell Field, Ala., Sept. 9. Dear "Mom": I've been going to write to you v. . . with the-y for a long time but they keep us so busy here that it's hard to get a chance to write. I've been read­ ing your articles ever since I've Service Men" received The News and really enjoy • Stanley Wutschke is home on • Turn to page 3 for Mom's them. furlough from Camp Stewart, weekly letter to "her boys," I often wonder about the boys Georgia. and several peppy letters from from Northfield who are in the serv­ • When men in service are visiting her boys to Mom. Additional ice, especially those in Ireland. The here, won't you call 116 and give "With Service Men" items on last time I saw any of them fwas jus the information? page 8. in February just before they left. We used to have a lot of fun when • Private William James has been • Ensign Harry Stuart, who for we were in Louisiana and I really transferred from Chanute Field, two summers was employed at the miss them. 111., to Geiger Field, Wash. He is Northfield Milk Products company, I'm all thru here at Maxwell now with the 301st Bomb Group. is stationed on Midway Islands and and will be leaving for Primary • The address of A/C James Lip- has recently been promoted to at the end of this week. I don't ! pert is now Thunderbird 2, Box 991, Lieutenant (J.G.) He is a cousin know for sure where we will be Phoenix, Arizona. He has been of Stuart Horr. going but I think it will be some j transferred from Williams Field • Staff Sergeant Sidney J. Sleeth, place in South Carolina* near Chandler. who has been in Australia, is now I'm sending a class book that • Boys, write to Mom. in New Guinea according to a let­ we have that will give you some ter written the first of September idea of what goes on here. (The • Harvey H. Mader has left Fort and received by his mother. His ad­ book is in The News' window dis­ Lawton, Wash. His new address is dress is (37023496) Co. F, 43rd play) . Private Harvey H. Mader (37,176,- Eng., A.P.O. 92l c/o Postmaster, Keep up that column of yours 001), 53rd Inf., A.P.O. 949, c/o San Francisco. ^*** # because it really is interesting. Postmaster, Seattle, Wash. • Carol Closson and Jack Clayton JIM HUNTER, • Duane Strom, who is stationed of Austin spent Thursday of last A/C James Hunter, Squadron A, at Indianapolis, Ind., sends a card week at the home of Mrs. Edith Group 7, Maxwell Field, Alabama. stating that he will be writing to Closson. On Friday they went to • "Mom" before long. We hope .that Minneapolis where in the evening • In a letter to Mom, "Shorty" he will as Mom enjoys hearing Jack left for service at the Great Hastings writes that he hadn't from her boys. "had The News for the last two Lakes Naval Training school. Carol issues and missed it . . . I'm glad • The address of Midshipman Don­ returned to Austin Sunday. to hear that the old town is doing ald D. Schrader is now U.S.N.R. • Marston Headley who had been its part in this war. It seems as if it 1042 Abbott Hall, 430 Huron St., spending a furlough with his par­ is never going to end . . . I'm glad Chicago, 111. He is the son of Mr. ents, Dr. and Mrs. L. A. Headley, to have Sammy Anderson's ad­ and Mrs. Raymond H. Schrader of returned Monday morning to Aber­ dress. I'll write to him and maybe R. 2, Northfield. deen, Maryland, where he has been we can keep up a correspondence. • Aviation Cadet G. R. Rian (Ger­ in training. He expects to leave I am sure he is alright as he was ry) who has been stationed in Min­ there soon to attend an Officers' always the kind who could take neapolis! with the U.S.N.R. Air Training school near Washington, care of himself no matter what he Corps, left Sunday for Corpus D. C. was up against . . . You should see Christi, Texas. He will forward his • Dr. James Lawrence, who for the the poems that the fellows make address at a later date. past three years has been in medi­ up about draft dodgers. I will mail • Pfc. Carroll Holden has been pro­ cal research with the Bauer and one to you. Be sure and write. Your moted to corporal after attending Black Company, Chicago, is visiting American Buddy, 'Shorty'." His ad­ school in Omaha, Nebr., for three at the home of his parents, Mr. and dress is Pvt. LaVerne Hastings, weeks. He is now back at Fort Mrs. F. L. Lawrence. He has a First ASN-37175956, Unit 5120 A, APO Logan, Denver, Colo., where he has Lieutenant commission in the Medi­ 859, c/o Postmaster, New York been stationed since leaving North- cal Division of the U.S. Air Corps City, N. Y. field. and will report for duty September 24 at Salt Lake City, Utah. j • Letters are weapons of vic­ tory. Write to the boys in the • Miss Celeste Magner has an only service. Write cheerfully. brother, "Hans," who is now in con­ Write often! voy with the U.S. Army. When he and Roy Miller, both of Waseca, • Robert E. .Murphy, ; "andson of left for the army last March they Oliver N. Calef, left Monday eve­ went to Camp Crowder, Mo. Later ning for San Diego, Calif., having the two bunkmates were separated j enlisted in the Marines. He is the by the breadth of the continent. I son of Mrs. Fern C. Cunningham of Miller went to Miami, Fla., and 267 Service Men's jLake Park, Iowa, who spent the Magner to Camp Stoneman, Calif. ! week-end at the home of her father. Following a course in the Signal • Mrs. Frank Bradford returned Corps, Miller was shipped out of Photos on Display ! Saturday from San Luis Obispo, Miami, presumably for active duty. • Seventeen new pictures of serv­ Calif., where she had been visiting After a seven-day train ride, he ice men have been added to those her husband who is stationed there landed in Camp Stoneman, Calif., on display in the Northern States | with the U. S. Forces. While there and was assigned to the same com­ window, making the total 267. This she also visited Mr. and Mrs. Mer- pany in which "Hans" Magner was is a splendid representation of our ritt Olson, former Northfield resi­ serving! It's a small world after boys with the U. S. Forces but dents, i all. there are still more that should be represented. Northfield's Ameri­ can Legion Post No. 84 is sponsor­ ing this display and they want a 100 per cent showing. New pictures added to the col­ lection are those of Kenneth Dilley, Nels and Fred Barsness, Leo Malecha, Carroll Bogue, Gerald Johnson, Niles Hysell, Harry Dack, Norman Engh, Harold E. Olesen, John Burch, Elmer Berg- £ren, James Moriarity, Alfred J. Hyslop, Alan VanSelus, Joe Haw- ley and Courtney Cleland. f/nJix^

Carleton Athletic Star Killed Sunday In Plane Crash • Lt. Francis Wayne Sparks, Carle­ ton graduate in 1937, 27 years old, Army pilot killed in a bomber plane crash Sunday at Columbia, S. C, established an all-time Mid­ west conference scoring record when he captained the Carleton college basketball team. From Carleton he went to the University of Iowa, where he re­ ceived his law degree. He was pre­ paring to practice law at Waver- ly, when he was drafted in 1941. He became an Army aviation cadet in December and received his wings July 20. He was married last year to Miss Jeanne Parsons of Esther- ville. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Sparks, live in Waverly. Death of Lt. Sparks is the sec­ ond service fatality of recent Carle­ ton athletic stars. Sydney Larson of Winona, football co-captain in 1936, a naval aviation cadet, was killed in a plane crash last month j at Corpus Christi, Texas. t&fct *fcuAA^f> Randolph Mother Has Seven Sons In Armed Forces Few mothers have given so many sons to the armed forces as Mrs. Agnes Law of Randolph. The Law family formerly lived on the south shore of Lake Byl- lesby in Stanton township but since the death of her husband, George Law, Mrs. Law has been a Randolph resident. One son, Charles, has not been heard from in 14 weeks. The following boys are now in the service: Pvt. Charles Gordon Law, 404 Sig. Aviation Co., serial number 37268609, APO 1152, c/o Post­ master, San Francisco, Calif. < Pvt. George Raymond, 77 Evac­ jh"***"' Q*4LULC uation Hospital, serial number 37175713, APO 1289, New York, S «***»»•• N. Y. Corp. Tech. Walter T. Law, 89th Infantry training battalion, Co. C, Camp Roberts, Calif. Pvt. Willard N. Law, Co. C, 66th Bn. 14th Regt., Camp Rob­ inson, Arkansas. Wallace B. Law, Co. 848, U.S.- T.S., Great Lakes, Illinois. Pvt. Clair E. Law, Co. C, 37th Bn., 9th Regt., Camp Crowder, Missouri. Harris J. Law, 110 W. Cali-» fornia St., Morgan Hotel, Okla-I noma City, Oklahoma. (Aviation mechanics.) Mrs. Law has received a letter from George telling her he has arrived in England safely. She has two other sons that may be called. r */ HL

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I 1 Thursday, Sept. 24, 1942 Louis Marko Gets ;p LEl§£RSlFROM Taste of KP Duty SERVICE MEN Another Letter "'ISfept. 10, 1942. Dear Mom: Granville Grant witi|gp From 'Mom' to Her It was quite a surprise to me to be sent way out here to Rhode Marines Overseas BoyS Serving US Island. We are at Newport which is • A letter from Granville Grant, September 24^^p| on an. island. The barracks I live now with the Marines overseas, re­ in is right on the water's edge but ceived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dear Boys: we cannot go up and even put a H. D. Gr%t, asks "Have you re­ A few days ago I was talking with finger in the water. Guards are ceived the card yet that I arrived our Chief of the Fire department, posted along the banks. The water safely? Everything is O.K. It's nice "Fat" MacKay, and he said he thot ^itisists of a large bay, Narragan- here but can't get used to things before long that they would have sett bay, and all day long boats go yet or the people. to call the women as members of up and down, with seaplanes circl­ "We don't get too much to eat the local department for so many ing overhead. The only object that c but guegs we can't expect much members had gone into service or 4i% aw slgn of peace is the sea more. I hope when we get our first defense work. gull. They have always fascinated mail here that there will be a large Perhaps you would like to know me. stack for me! Went swimming yes­ where some of our "fire fighters" Our company is doing K.P. duty terday for the first time. Can go are at the present time. The first this week an

after spending a fifteen day fur­ other son, Leonard, phoned her lough with his parents, Mr. and Friday evening that he was back With Service Men Mrs. Jens Bundgaard. His mother in Camp Cook, Calif., in the supply • The new address of "Jerry" Rian is a patient in the Northfield hos­ battalion, Rear Det., 5th Armoured is A/C G. R. Rian, Class 9B, USNR, pital. Division. He had been at Fort Knox, Cadet Regimental Hdq., U. S. Naval • Now wearing the Navy "blue" is Ky., for some time. Air Station, Corpus Christi, Texas. Richard D. Jacobson, son of Mr. • According to word received Fri­ • An error was made last week in and Mrs. A. Jacobson of Webster, day by his mother, Mrs. Catherine the address of Midshipman Donald who recently enlisted in the U. S. Stephenson, Private Frank F. Ste­ D. Schrader. It is USNR, 1024 Ab­ Navy and is now going thru recruit phenson is ill and in the hospital bott Hall, 430 Huron St., Chicago, training at the Great Lakes Naval at Camp Haan, Calif., where he is 111. Training Station, 111. stationed. His address is Bat. A, • Lieut. Cort Lippert, who has • The address of Lieutenant Har­ 401st S.E.P.T. Bn. (AA), Camp been stationed at San Benicio, vey G. Elling is 77th-20th Pursuit Haan, Calif. He would appreciate Calif., phoned his parents, Mr. and Group, Drew Field, Tampa, Fla. He letters from his friends. Mrs. A. E. Lippert, Sunday. He ex­ graduated from Luke Field, Ari­ • .Glenn W. Drentlaw, son of Mr. pects to leave there soon. zona, July 26, and since the last of and Mrs. Walter Drentlaw, who has • The address of Major O. S. Jack­ July his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John been in training at the Great Lakes son is Goldsboro Air Base, Golds­ Elling, have not heard from him. Naval Training school, has been boro, N. C. (Even tho a Major, • The address of Lieut. Harold H. transferred. His new address is Oakey, you are still one of my boys, Hill is now Student Officers' Det, Building 657, U. S. Receiving Sta­ so why not write to MOM?) Brooks Field, Texas. For five weeks tion, U. S. Navy Yard, Philadelphia, following his recent graduation Penna. A letter from Glenn to his • Ensign Elmer Nelson, son of Lieut. Hill is flying photographers mother says that he is well and Mrs. Ida J. Nelson, is being trans­ and then will be sent to a bomb­ happy. ferred from Charleston, S. C, to ers' school. He is the son of Mr. Washington, D. C, according to and Mrs. James Hill. • Addresses of four former Odd word received by his mother. Fellows Home boys have been • Mrs. Clara Anderson received a changed as follows: Bernhard Jac­ • The new address of Corporal letter from her son, Ralph D. An­ Theodore Meldahl is U. S. Air obson, A.M., 3/c USN, 127 West derson, stating that he has arrived Broad St., Westerly, R, I. He has Corps, 98th Service Sqd., Army in England. The letter was written Flying school, Lubbock, Texas. He been at Norfolk, Va., and is now Aug. 9 and she received it Aug. taking a special course in pro- is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew I 16. A good record for mail! Ralph's Meldahl. pellors, has been recommended as address is 45th Ord. Co. (MM), an instructor and will return to • Private Chris Bundgaard return­ APO 505, c/o Postmaster, New Norfolk. Pvt. Lawrence A. Johnson, ed last week to Luke Field, Arizona, York City, N. Y. Mrs. Anderson's Marine Air Station, Goleta, Calif.;

he has been at San Diego. A/C Robert Viall, AFAFS-G-3-5, Luke Field, Arizona. Pfc. Waiter A. John­ son, Battery B, 215, C.A. (AA), APO 937, c/o Postmaster, Seattle, Wash.; he was formerly at Kodiak. • The address of Clarence Roger Voge, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Voge, is A/C Clarence Roger Voge, Co. 42-469, U.S. Naval Training Station, San Diego, Calif. • Seaman First Class Thomas W. Anderson, 21, who was pictured re­ cently in a recruiting pamphlet as the "typical Navy man" attended Carleton College for one year and operated a portrait studio in Min­ neapolis prior to his enlistment June 4. In a recent publication in Minneapolis his engagement to Miss Marion Doell, University of Minne­ sota student, was announced. • After waiting for two months to hear from their son, Palmer, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Nelson received a letter Sept. 11 written in Egypt. The censor had O.K.'d the letter, which stated he had gone by Cape­ town, Africa, and enroute stopped in Durban. His address is Sgt. Palmer H. Nelson, 17026390, 434 Bomb Sqd., 12th Bomb Group (M), I APO 1227, c/o Postmaster, New York City, N. Y. (Good luck, Pal­ mer—MOM.) -/- v 3- SOCIAL EVENTS • Congratulations to two new "papas," Lieutenant Donald DR. NIELSEN TO Carl Weicht Honored Revier and Third Class Petty By Masons, Teachers Officer Wynston Ertokson, both SERVE IN NAVY in serUce with the U.S. Forces. And Many Friends A little daughter, Jane, was MEDICAL CORPS • Previous to his going into serv- born Tuesday to Lieutenant lej in the U. S. Army the coming and Mrs. Revier and a daugh­ • Dr. A. M. Nielsen received notice week, Carl L. Weicht has been the ter to Mr. and Mrs. Ericjcson the past week from Washington, guest of honor at several social on Friday. Lieut. Revier is sta­ D. C, to report for service as an affairs i *• "••'••" tioned in Ireland and Wynston j assistant surgeon in the Medical On Friday evening the Past Mas­ is a sound master on a P-C j Corps of the U. S. Navy at Mare ters of Social Lodge No. 48, boat with the U.S. Navy. We j Island, San Francisco, Oct. 29. He A.F. & A.M., entertained at dinner hope it won't be long before i will have the rank of Lieutenant, at Gates cafe for Mr. Weicht, who Don and Wynston can come I Junior Grade. is a past master and has been ac- I ' noWe to see their new "hope­ Dr. Nielsen plans to leave North- tive in the Masonic fraternity. Dr. \ fuls." 1 field Oct. 8 and with his family will I. F. Seeley presided and Profes­ • Edward R. Roster, who has en­ | visit Mrs. Nielsen's parents in sor I. M. Cochran-spoke on behalf listed in the Marines, left Tuesday i Paynesville, then going to Cedar of the group. Mr. Weicht respond­ morning for San Diego, Calif., I Falls, Iowa, to visit Dr. Nielsen's ed. where he will be stationed. Mrs. | father and brothers before report­ Mr. and Mrs. V. R. Hunt enter­ Roster will remain in Duluth where ing for duty at San Francisco. tained last Thursday evening at she is employed. Dr. Nielsen came to Northfield their home in compliment to Mr. • Martin Mundale, son of Henry from St. Paul in July, 1940, taking Weicht. Friday evening Mrs. M. E. Mundale, 205 Madison, left Wednes­ over the office in the Central Block Waldeland and the guests in her day for army service. Martin, a of Dr. Charles F. Stroebel, who home will entertain at dinner for junior at St. Olaf College, has been moved to Rochester to join the Mr. Weicht at the Waldeland home. the Ole's head cheer leader for the Mayo Clinic staff on a Mayo Foun­ Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Millis and past three years. His duties in the dation Fellowship. Dr. Nieli&n's of­ Ifos. Nellie W. Phillips were hosts army will be to teach calisthenics fice here will be closed for appoint­ at an informal party Tuesday eve­ and gymnastics. ments after Saturday, Oct. 3. ning at the Millis home in honor of Mr. Weicht and of Mr. and Mrs. • Corporal Ervin B. Goertz, who Millis' daughter, Virginia, who is has been the house guest of Mr. leaving soon for chemical warfare and Mrs. Frank A. Tralle, left via work in New York. Presiding at the Rocket Sunday afternoon for Wheeler to Serve as the refreshment table were Miss his post at Fort Sill, Okla. Corporal Chaplain in U. S. Navy Laura Baker and Mrs. Olga Bing­ Goerti arrived here Friday from\ ham. Wausau, Wis., where he spent a • The Rev. Wendell Wheeler, Mr. Weicht was guest of honor week with his father and his sis­ church relations secretary at Carle­ Tuesday evening at a dinner at the ter, Mrs. Carson Cole. ton College last year, has received home of Mr. and Mrs. William E. • Glenn Spears, who is station­ the commission of Lieutenant m Revier. Covers were laid for eight. ed at the Navy Pier, Chicago, the Chaplains Corps, U. ggagSBf* On Thursday evening the faculty writes his grandmother, Mrs. and left this week for Norfolk, Va. of the Northfield schools are en­ Carrie Spears: "Sometimes I for a training course at the Navy tertaining at dinner at Blue Bird wonder what we fellows in Chaplain school. His family, living Inn in honor of Mr. Weicht who has service are fi&hting for and in at 814 Washington St., will remain been president and a member of the end I think 99% of us are in Northfield. the school board for several years. fighting for folks like you, Dr. and Mrs. i^urvin H. Gingrich Mom, Dad, the kids and all the will entertain at dinner at their rest, so we can live in peace, home Saturday evening in Mr. be gay and enjoy life the only Weicht's honor. way it can be enjoyed, to be FREE. The next time you hear our song "This is worth Fight­ ing For," listen real close and you will know what I mean." • Mrs. Elton Smith received let­ ters from Harry and Willis Wood­ ward this week, both reporting that Another Group they were fine. Harry sent a pic­ ture of himself which was taken in In the U. S. Army Belfast, Ireland. Harry's address is • Thirty-four Rice county selectees Pvt. Harry Woodward, Co. B, 63rd are leaving this week for immedi­ Signal Battalion, APO 813, c/o Post­ ate induction into the United States master, New York city. Willis' ad­ army, among them being eight from dress is Pvt. Willis Woodward (20,- Northfield who left for Fort Snell­ 706,931), 34th Signal 1 Co., APO, 34, ing Wednesday. c/o Postmaster, New York city, N. I Y. f^m the Northfield group were Carl L. Weicht, Norman W Per­ • Mr. and Mrs. John Elling were j kins, Martin O. Mundale, Ray F. happy Friday when they received! Livingston, Albion M. Gray, Archi­ a letter from their son, Lieuten^fttj bald W. Allen, Arnold J. Odette of Harvey J. Elling, whom they had Route 4 and Theophilus F. Pumper, not heard from for two months. Route 3. Harvey wrote: "All I can say about Frank H. Sommers of Dundas will where I am is that it S^known as leave Friday. the Carribean area. I am well and na##£tad a long tour of the <§Wt world before being stationed where I am. There are lots of interesting things and many things not so in­ teresting." His address is Lt. Har-! vey J. Elling, 32nd Fighter Sqd., | A.P.O. 848, c/o Postmaster, New York City, N. Y. • Harold Schrump, who for the past five years has been doing ath­ letic directional work in connection with the WPA, has enlisted in the Navy and will be inducted into serv­ ice next Monday to, Minneapolis. Mr. and Mrs. Schrump^nd three year old daughter, Gretchen, have -$' been living in St. Paul but Mrs. Schrump and daughter will now| make their home in Northfield at the home of Mr. Schrump's parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Schrump. For additional items about Service Men, Mom's letter to her boys and letters to her from them—and Christmas gift suggestions, turn to page 2. I \

Page 2 THE NEWS, NORTHFIELD, MINNESOTA Thursday, Oct. 1, 1942 Christmas Gifts for Service Men • The address of Ralph Hall is now Another Letter If You Plan to Send Christmas Msm. T.H. 2 C, Industrial Division, Letters to 'Mom' With Service Mfen Coordinator of Service, Treasure Island, San Francisco, Calif. From 'Mom' to Her From Service Men Gifts to Men in the Service— • The address of Pvt. Alloyd O. "Do your Christmas Shopping early!" That's bringing the Holien (37273915) is Co. H, 36th • Clarence Voge is now stationed Boys Serving US mm®.i Arm'd Inf. Reg., A.P.O. 253, c/o at Bremerton, Wash., having been Richard Hall Meets old warning out early, but the Christmas Season gets an early Postmaster, Rice, Calif. transferred last week from San October 1, 1942 start in this war year. The Post Office Department is sending Diego, Calif. His address is Clar­ Dear Boys: Northfield Boys Overseas out storm signals right now. All Christmas mail for that friend, • Earl E. Christensen is now at ence Roger Voge A/S, Receiving Last week I was certainly down Australia, Aug. 28. Paine Field, Wash. His address is Station, P.S.N.Y., Bremerton, in the dumps because I didn't get Dear "Mom": sweetheart or relative has to be mailed during the month of Pvt. Earl E. Christensen, 38th Wash. a letter from one of you. Thot sure I am getting along fine over here October. The deadline is November 1, but, like everything else, Fighter Squadron, Paine Field, Wash. • Mrs. H. G. Miller returned last you had forgotten your Mom and and am enjoying everything as it the earlier the job' is done the better it will be for the recipient Wednesday from Camp Robinson, now I know how other mothers feel comes. People here are swell and in the service. • Lieutenant Chester Okerlund Ark., where she visited her son, when they don't hear from their I never will forget the hospitality And now what to send. Well, here, too, the government has has arrived in England according Kenneth, who is in the medical boys. However, Allen Tripp, who is shown us upon arriving in Austra­ to word received by his parents, corps there. She was accompanied "way down under," saved the day lia. a list of suggestions. They are— Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Okerlund. He by Mrs. Kenneth Miller of St. Paul. for late on Wednesday, Sept. 23, I dare not say much about the 1. Fruit and candy, handkerchiefs and socks. enjoyed the crossing and since ar­ They were gone a week. When they along came the nicest letter from weather as it would be censored, 2. Cigars, cigarets and tobacco, together with cigaret cases, riving there has visited Westmin­ left Camp Robinson it was very him. I was so happy to get it that but the climate is as close to the ster Abbey, which he says was the hot and they were surprised to see I just beamed all day. states as anywhere else. Of course pipes, tobacco pouches, and lighters. greatest experience of his life. snow upon arriving home. The next day who should I hear you all know the seasons here are 3. Pocket size books, newspaper and magazine subscriptions. from but Sammy Andersen and just the reverse of the States, and 4. Playing cards, puzzles, and small games such as checkers Richard Hall (who are also in Aus­ it seemed strange at first to us. I'll and cribbage boards. tralia), "Jerry" Rian who used to An Expression of bet the weather sure is swell back be a "cute" cheer leader in high there about now. 5. Automatic pencils, fountain pens, pocket-size notebooks, sta­ school and who is now in Texas, Free Men ' I see by The News where there tionery. For the Boys in the Service.. Walter Hughes wh is in Ireland, By Frank C. Walker, Postmaster are a few more boys over here, in­ 6. Small toilet kits, razor blades, pocket flashlights, wallets, "Waddy" Marko who is at Navy General of the United States cluding "Sam" Andersen, Allen Remember to mail NOW for men overseas.—No one Pier, Chicago, and a cousin of mine, wrist watches. • From the early days of the Re­ Tripp and "Budge" Colby. It sure wants to get a Christmas Gift on Valentine's day- Dave Morgan, who is in the Hawai­ public, the press of this country would be nice to have a reunion And here are a few general rules and regulations laid down ian Islands. Now if that isn't a fine has grasped keenly its privilege of the boys over here. Kirk Roe by the army and the post office. Moisture proof toilet article bags . . $1.25 to $1.50 representation from all parts of the and its obligation to the people. and myself came over together and world, I'd like to know. Boys, you 1. Make the gift a serviceable one. The gifts should be easy to Leather picture frames . . . small 75c, large $1.00 Our press, at its best, has been de­ we saw Don Fraser soon after land­ carry. are just darlings to write to Mom. veloped not as an adjunct of gov­ ing here. We have all separated Money belts—Gabardine $1.00 Now I'm waiting to hear from the 2. Consider the mailing package carefully. Boxes or containers ernment or an ally of any self-seek­ now tho. Yesterday I received a Brown or blue leather ...... $1.90 rest of you. I promise, if you write, ing pressure group. It has attained letter from Kirk and was glad to should be strong and sturdy. Wrap carefully and in such a that I'll tell you who Mom is. Is unparalleled distinction as the con­ hear from him. Upon receiving word Shoe shine outfit $1.25 that any inducement? way that it will endure strenuous handling in transit. The scientious expression of free men from Kirk I immediately sent him Writing paper in Gabardine and • for whom the truth was sacred. word so that we won't lose each covering should permit easy inspection, since each parcel is One of the nicest gestures this The telling of that truth was, and other again. subject to censorship. Leather Cases $1.25-$1.90 past week was from^one of the old­ is, the ultimate justification for the 3. The size of the package is important. Use ordinary shoebox- er "boys," M. D. Martin, who as The people in this country have Two Khaki ties in box ready for mailing . . $1.00 freedom of the press. size packages, limiting the weight to six pounds. we all know took a keen interest Editors and writers of the Ameri­ languages and customs much dif­ Fitted Toilet cases in Saddle Leather . $9.00-$ 10.00 in all civic and local affairs when can press are scientists searching ferent than ours. It seemed quite 4. The Post Office decrees that, "Stickers and labels resembling he lived in Northfield. Now he has for facts—scientists tracing our silly to us at first but we soon postage stamps are not permissible on the outside of parcels. Slippers—flat—light weight ...... $1.00 written to Mom to pick out five out-grew those ideas and never currents of opinion—and recording notice them any more. Their money 5. Write "Christmas Parcel" on the package, and this will All the boys would appreciate a box of good boys to receive The News for a the events of* human action. Like Lanolated Soap—specially made to lather in year as Christmas gifts. Of course true scientists everywhere, they is in pounds, shillings and pence insure that a special effort will be made to deliver it in time. I would like all of you to have The and if one isn't careful he can go 6. Don't put Special Delivery Stamps on overseas packages. hard water, 4 bars in box . . . . . • . . 75c are more devoted to the cause of thru a number of pounds in a big News and I am going to have a truth and public welfare than to That positively will not get them delivered any faster. Whitman's Candy .... 55c, $1.10 up to $3.00 hard time picking names but will hurry. One dollar seems to go a lot their own individual concern. further than a pound but it's only 7. And finally, if you must send food packages use judgment put them all in a hat and draw five, Newspapers are the pedagogues worth one-third as much. both as to where they-will be going, and how they are wrap­ JUST SOMETHING BY MAIL— hoping it will be your name that I of the public mind. They furnish ! draw. Anyway, five of my boys will the information, they impart the Most of the cars here are old ped. You will be happier in the long run, and certainly your Duffle Bag—ready'for mailing—contains 10 small be sure of a gift each week from knowledge upon which intelligent models but seem to get the people loved ones will be happier, if you use judgment at this end sizes of all kinds of toilet articles for men . . 89c Mr. Martin. Let's give him three judgment must be founded. They where they want to go. Cars like cheers! furnish a platform for public dis­ these would be in the junk pile regarding what you send. • cussion, for an interchange of opin­ back there. Most of the people ride You know, it may seem hard ion, for the expression of opposing bicycles and at present they are when you, with some of your folks, views. more numerous than ever since the from me. It was a bright moonlight m MARIE people can't get petrol. night so I could see him clearly. have to go to the draft board in To interfere with this function, Registered Faribault but I wonder if any of to inhibit it in any way, to intim­ You'd sure get a kick out of hear­ The people here are predom­ HAVE YOU THOUGHT you know the hours that one of our idate the security of its freedom ing the people talk. It's really a inantly of British descent but one PIESINGER Pharmacist local men, Fred Wolf, chairman of by any kind of pressure would be treat listening to a Texan and Aus­ occasionally encounters a Swede, ABOUT A CHRISTMAS the board, puts in and with no pay, to undermine one of the bulwarks sie. The Texan can't quite cope Norwegian or a member of the DRUGS AND GIFTS other Nordic peoples. They are all just mileage back and .forth to Fari­ of the democracy of this nation. with the speed of. an Aussie and PRESENT FOR THE BOY TELEPHONE 5 bault. He spends at least two or usually stands there with his mouth very fond of sports and do not seem three days a week there and in the open wondering what's going on. to take much of an interest in work OVERSEAS? meantime at his store and home Our camp is on the edge of town as a means of getting ahead—more sees many boys who are inquir­ and we have our own P.X. and the­ so just as a means of livelihood. ing and want to know facts about With Service Men ater. The films they have are a They are especially fond of horse the draft. Fred, as we all know, has e Aviation Cadet James Hunter little old but enjoyable. racing and every good-sized town and city has its tracks where rac­ the interest of these young men at has been transferred from Maxwell The people of this country are heart for he too was a young man Field, Ala., to Bennettsville, S. C. hit harder than people in the U. S. ing is held each Saturday. I haven't when he served in World War I and His address is 55th AAFTD, Bar­ There is such a small percentage had the opportunity to see any hasn't forgotten. Any boy has the races as yet but Sam has been in Greetings to Service Men racks 1, Room 2, Bennettsville, S. of civilians and due to the army the past two Saturdays and enjoy­ privilege of pleading his case and C. "Jim" has written to his mother, prioirties on everything they make from that is what the draft board wants Mrs. L. Hunter, that there are the best of what they get. They ed them a lot. them to do. They are there to help. about 300 cadets there and that he do it willingly and realize the more We have no idea how long we are • likes it very much. they give up the sooner the war to remain in OUr present location. Since the Rice county draft board • Sergeant Edwin Gibson has been will be over. Rumors are spread continually BIERMAN FURNITURE opened its office October 16, 1940, transferred from the state of Wash­ The mail was slow in getting about our future plans but nothing j with the first registration on that ington to Mines Field, Inglewood, definite has been revealed to us. • While our complete line of 1 here at first but now it comes He'll appreciate a smart new date, there are about 9,000 names Calif. Mrs. Gibson, who has been rather regular. We have access to Haven't had ; an opportunity to Watch most of all. There is not a Home Furnishings includes many on file at the present time. Of with her husband, is now in Los V-mail now too and they get here see Budge COIDT since we landed course that includes you, my boys Angeles with relatives. Sgt. Gib­ much sooner. • but he's not far! from where we are more welcome or needed gift for practical Christmas gifts for the who have already gone and others son's address is 331st Fighter Sqd., The wind nearly blew our tent camped. May get a chance to see the boy in service than a Watch. Home—to which we have just who have registered. Some times 329th Fighter group, Mines Field, over awhile ago. We usually don't him soon. I have seen Myron Ell- Especially if it's one of the smart, •„„i ~„,-4-~ , *k~-n fl.S hlS OUtfit IS ~*4J~JI *U« X. :«.«HA _i^~.i. ~t J.I_A wV,^OK> 1>\J on file at the present time. Of with her husband, is now in Los V-mail now too and they get here see Budge C#by since we landed! Watch most of all. There is not a Home Furnishings includes many course that includes you, my boys Angeles with relatives. Sgt. Gib­ much sooner. but he's not far from where we are more welcome or needed gift for practical Christmas gifts for the who have already gone and others son's address is 331st Fighter Sqd., The wind nearly blew our tent camped. May jget a chance to see the boy in service than a Watch. Home—to which we have just* who have registered. Some times 329th Fighter group, Mines Field, over awhile agp. We usually don't him soon. I |pve seen Myron Eyi- Especially if it's one of the smart, one hears things about the draft Inglewood, Calif. ingboe quite often as his outfit is have such a wind—just flies and new miFitary models. See our other added the furniture stock of the board, and they are blamed for • Private Arthur Detlie, formerly mosquitoes. right next to ours. He's a boy from Sande Furniture Co., which we things they cannot help, so when of Northfield, now a member of a Hope to see you all soon. As ever Dennison who was inducted at the gifts for your boy. your kid brother or cousin have to station hospital medical detachment —RICHARD "ITCH" HALL. same time I ^pjs. purchased—there are not many go, tell them to give the board a at Oklahoma City Air depot, Okla­ That's about all I. can think of items suitable for gifts to be sent boost instead of a knock, for the homa City,.Okla., has been directed that might interest you now so I'll men serving on the board are doing to report to O'Reilly hospital, Yanks Treated Royally close for thisflime. . to Service Men in army camps in their bit to help in this war and Springfield, Mo., for 30 days' train­ Allen Tripp Writes Iff-ALLEN TRIPP. this country or overseas. Not that praying that it will soon be over ing as a dental technician. Upon so that the boys they have register­ completion of the course he will Australia, Aug. 26. • Let freedomfring on Uncle Sam's many of you would not appreciate ed may soon be coming home again. resume his duties in Oklahoma. Dear "Mom": cash register!] Buy United States one of our comfortable INNER- • Private Detlie is the son of Mr. and I was very glad to receive your War Bonds anjd Stamps. Mary Spohn Carpenter is home Mrs. John Detlie, 318 North Water nice letter last .week. It's nice to SPRING MATTftESSES as a Christmas gift!!! with her sons, George and John, St. Before entering the army he hear from folks from Northfield. who are identical twins. On the way was employed by the Twin City The News is awaited eagerly by • To show our appreciation of the patriotic back from the East where they and Milk Producers at Farmington. He both Sam (Sam Andersen) and my­ Mary's dad and mother, George and has been on duty since May 11. self and when it comes the first servicesyou are giving to our country on the war "Muddy" Spohn, spent the summer thing we both look for is your let­ fronts in many sections of the globe we have they stopped in a city where they • In a letter from David Morgan ter to your "boys" and the column made a trip in an elevator. Grand­ to his cousin, Nellie Phillips, he about the other fellows in the vari­ authorized the Northfield News to send a year's pa George was getting off on one says "I have received your V-mail ous branches of service. floor and Mary and the boys were letter, incidentally it is the first gift subscription to The News to five Service going on up but when George got one I have received in spite of all I'd like very much to tell you Men, knowing that the weekly visits of the the navy has done to encourage about the type of country in which GIFT" off one of the boys followed. Mary, thinking it was John, called "John, their use, and also the copy of the we are stationed—its climate and hometown newspaper will be one of the most John come back." Up piped a little Northfield Bank Raid booklet which so on—but censorship permits noth­ DEPARTMENT welcome gifts. voice beside her "I'm John." So you has already in about half a day ing like that. I'll be contented with been thru about eight different telling you of some of the customs euvsotv e see even mothers can get mixed up and habits of the people. on their children. I've taken so hands for reading and will go to FORMS" many boys for mine now that I more, spreading the "gospel" for In the first place I'll have to men­ hope I won't get mixed up too. Any­ Northfield. I got a lot of enjoyment tion the wonderful hospitality overt*** We Are Backing You 100% I way you are all the grandest boys out of it myself ... . The furlough which everyone over here shows to in the world. Just lots of love to you ask about is something prac­ us Americans. They try to do us you all. tically unheard of for us out here so many favors that one sometimes Flxsh Lights — Bulbs and Batteries on the HOME FRONT! I and none of us look forward to one feels ashamed to accept them. No —MOM. until we finish the 'work' laid out matter how hard you try, it's al­ Pocket Knives — Billfolds for us." most impossible to return the fav­ • ors. Coin Purses and Other Articles Walter Hughes Wants to • Earl Furth, who recently return­ We have seen some queer ani­ See Football Games ed from Newfoundland, is now em­ mals over here—kangaroos, platy­ pus, parrots, cockatoos and other Bierman Furniture Co. Ireland, Sept. 8. ployed on a defense project in Port­ Vfpsfern Aufo Associate Store Dear "Mom": land, Ore. The plans of the family beautiful birds. In bed last night, A. W. Bierman are indefinite, but they will proh I happened to look up and there F. G. BERNARD I received your letter a few days ably remain in Northfield. sat a small wallaby not ten feet ago and was very glad to hear from i you. Yes, I've received The News and, as you 'say, it is a little old when it gets here but it is swell to read about the folks at home. I FOR THE MAN like to read about the boys in for service and I think your column is swell. Ireland is really a beautiful coun­ IN SERVICE try. The people are very nice to that us. They try to help us in any way Soldier • • they can. I see some of the boys from home quite* often. Wrist Watches I imagine the old home town is n nag „ ^^fyemgegM^Z&gKi JSSt^S^^^S^S^^^^SS^^^^. * kind of bare with so many of us Rings Cigarets — Lighters — gone but we'll be back some day, 777. and I hope i\ is soon. Pen and Pencil Sets Flints — Wicks — Pipes I suppose football is just get­ Cigaret Lighters ting under way. I sure wish I could — Tobacco — Tobacco be there to see a few games. Cigaret Cases Pouches — Pipe Clean­ The news reports the last few Military Money Belts . . $1.50 Sewing Kits .... LOO days sound pretty good. The U. S. Identification ers — Cigars — Cigaret Air Force seems to be giving a Bracelets Identification Tags ... .50 Leather Writing Case 2.95 good account of itself. Cases — Billfolds. Photo Case . ... LOO I know a lot of you are wonder­ Identification O.D. Dress Sox 75 ing when this second front is go­ KampKits 2.50 Mirror, Comb, File Set .75 ing to open up. Well, we don't Chains know either but when it does it Wallets . . 1.00 Army Navy Sox . . .20 will be a big show, and the boys Military Sets in the army of Uncle Sam are going to really give Hitler something to remember them by. I'm glad to be The Smoke Shop here doing my part. 318 Division Street PERMAN'S Say "hello" to all my friends A. C. HAUER and I hope I see all of you soon. —WALTER S. HUGHES, Jr. Letters to #Mom' /o/*H From Service Men With Service Men Jerry Rian Asks Mom • Advice received from the War Department regarding the To Root for Raiders wound summed by Staff Sgt. Dear Mom: Sidney J. Sieeth in the Milne Just to let you know I'm alive, Bay, New fruinea, attack by well and still kicking. I arrived in< Jap force$prtndicates that the Corpus Christi, Wednesday, Sept. injury is of a more serious 16, after enjoying a swell trip all nature than was indicated by the way from Minneapolis. Texas the radio news report early last welcomed us with a hot spell and week. Notice sent to his par­ ^believe me it was hot. It has cooled ents at Mahnomen, Minn., somewhat now however and I'm stated that he was seriously in­ Marlys Boone Aarness really enjoying it. jured and is improving. As for the base here, it's a regu­ • Private Russell Tripp, son of Mr. In Florida Witfir Her lar city in itself—theatre, bowling, and Mrs. George Tripp, has been Lieutenant Husband milliards, drug store, cafes and all. transferred from Fort Riley, Kans., We are and have been kept very Sept. 29, 1942 busy, but do find time to take them to Camp Maxey, Texas. His address Dear Mom: is Area 11, Bldg. 202, 92nd Signal in once in awhile. Uncle Sam sure Base. Don't -exactly ^w whether this has spent a lot of money for the up­ • Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Sorem spent is "crikef'or not as all the other keep of the morale of his boys. the week-end with their son, Daryl, ^letters at^#om <'i>oy^-m the serv- Of"^urse $&$^l^^thing else who is in the Army Radio Signal ^ISIL" but thought you^fhight like nowadays things are being speeded Corps at Pittsburgh. The Sorems to know how much we enjoy read- up* to a large extent here. They met their son at the, ^home of in^4#fters from your numerous plan to put us thru in four and one- Thomas Smith in Cincinnati. sons. half more months, when previously • Dean Sprint, soiiot Mr. and Mrs. My husband is now with the 112th it has been at least between six or Otto Sprint, 908 West Second St., Observation Squadron, Lantana seven. was inducted into the army August Field, Lake Worth, Fla,,;as a flying I'm waiting for The News with a 24 and is now located at Camp observer. He is on duty two days great deal of anxiety. I sure think Carson, Colo. His address is Dean •"iiftfc of every three, so it seems that Northfield's boys are doing alright Sprint, Camp Headquarters, Camp suddenly there are two Sundays in by themselves. Everyone of *them Carson, Colo. every week for us. seems to be doing his part, making • Carl L. Weicht, who reported for We love it down here and altho the best of it and pushing himself army service at Fort Snelling on the weather -closely resembles Min­ ahead. And I'm sure the old town Wednesday, Sept. 30, got his first nesota's hot Julys and Augusts, one will be proud of us all when it's "leave" Sunday and visited North- gradually gets- accustomed to it. Mf over. Guess you folks at home field wearing Uncle Sam's army We go down to the beach every sure have your hands full too, don't uniform. He told friends that while possible chance we get and the you? With your scrap pile, war his duties during the first days in thrill of swimming in the salty work and donations. We boys too, the army had been varied—and dif­ water of the Atlantic never seems •realize things aren't as they always ferent— that "I like it!" to wear off. were when we were all together. • Sgt. Avitus Blesener, with his No one is allowed near the beach I'd like to see the service men's wife and daughter, Doris Melvina, after seven and all roadways are photograph window. Bejjj's quite a visited over Sunday with his closely patrolled. Each car return­ sight.|$faybe we can see it some mother, Mrs. Susan Blesener. He is ing from the beach is halted W&fe day. now stationed at Fort Devens, the occupants asked to identify Say, if you see Coach Hunt and Mass., and had a week's leave of themselves. We are learning to his aides down on the football field absence. His wife's mother, Mrs. drive about in the dark, too, for give them an extra "hurrah" for Gus Wondrasch, and daughter, all street lignts and auto head­ me, wi|il you? Also tell them to get Ruth, of Wykoflc, spent Sunday at lights are blacked out to prevent back to the old winning ways of the Blesener home. a;^fclare which would silhouette ves­ good old N.H.S. • A letter was received Friday by sels a# sea. Well, Mom, u

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