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Meyers is a wiree and telephone operator in Italy at ttc present time. -With the Fifth Army, Italy--El- ~ Mar Meyers is a member of the 151st . fUd Artillery battalion, Which re- Services March 15 For Former Minnie Hitchcock Funeral services were held last Thursday for Mrs. Henry F. Mundt of 1S4 N. Mayfield avenue, Chicago, at a chapel at 5708 W. Madison si. Burial was in Forest Home cemetery. Besides the widower, Mrs. Mundt is survived by a sister, Mrs. Fannie Ecklund, of Chicago, and a brother, Amos B. Hitchock, of Manchester*" New Hampshire. The deceased is the former Minnie Hitchock, daughter f f Mr. and Mr*. Amos Hitchcock, old time residents of McHenry. HEWS ABOUT 0 OUR SERVICEMEN No more appreciative serviceman have we seen than Herman Topel of Lily Lake, who has been enjoying a 23-day leave after serving eighteen months overseas. He tells us that receiving the weekly paper was a real treat. The manner in which he told us leaves little doubt but tha* he really meant every word of it. Upon return to duty. he^ports to a convalescent hospital in lyn, Neur York. LONG SERIES OF FARMER CUSSES COME TO CLOSE ^ Many Participate^ In 1945 Rural War 4;: Production Program The long series of winter classes for farmers,, conducted in co-operation with the rural war pvoduction training program, are coming to a close. -. Some communities have already held last meetings and others will do so very soon. At Johnsburg, the last meeting in the soil course was held on March 16. Enrollment in the course in this particular community was twenty- eight, 'with an average attendance of twenty-one. At the Harrison school the last meeting was held on March 19. Here twenty-six farmers tool, advantage of this voluntary course, with an average attendance of sixteen. ESSENTIALS OF CURFEW ORDERS V1 DEFINED BY WMCT •Clarification of the curfew and after-midnight drinks and entertainment was made the last of the week by Charles P. Casey, Illinois War Manpower commission director. Taverns, night clubs, road houses Unci all establishments licensed to serve alcoholic beverages must close at midnight, but may open for business at their customary hour. Package liquor stores where drinks previously have been consumed on the premises must dose at midnight. Package Uqutt stores where drinks have not been served on the premises may continue «pes until their usual cloeing time. Jteetauranta and eating places customarily operating twenty-four hours a day, or during the entire period between midnight and 8 a.m., can continue to stay open after midnight, but all others must close at 12 o'clock. Casey stressed that establishments RESIDENTS HERE SORROWFUL OVER FOUR PASSINGS - • Two Months Illness --Ends In Death For % Solon,Mills Farmer . After fn illness of about two months, Mathias Freund of Solon Mills, 65 V**rs of age, died at his home on JiM^ai!JMfrch 20, 1945. bad been engaged" in farming during most of his life, but had recently retired. In January of this year Mr. Freund and his wife celebrated their forty-first wedding anniverWfy with Mr. and Mrs. Mike Freund of this city. The couples were married in a double wedding service in 1904. ALL YOUNGER MEN WILL BE ASSIGNED TO DUTY WITH ARMY GENE DOBYNS It has been announced that for IS INJURED the next three months, with" a few exceptions, all inductees between 18 and 20, inclusive, will be assigned to army service. In a joint statement issued at Washington by the army and navy, it was explained that the arrangement was made "to satisfy current needs of the army for young infantry replacements." During the next three months, the navy's calls will j Another casualty has been listed be filled in the most part by men for McHenry this week with news between the ages of 21 and 38 years, that Pvt. Wallace E. Dobyns has The only exceptions in the younger been wounded in action. The notifiage bracket will be inductees who {cation came in a rather unusual ^ Details Concerning Leg Wounds Not Yet; Received By Parents r Jt * % r"S qualify and are assigned to special navy programs, such as radio technicians and combat air crewmen. The statement released did not refer to those who volunteer for service, but it is expected . that these younger men will have no choice. A call for nine more men from Board Two was released this week. Survivors include his wife, Elisaremaining open shall not provide en-tbeth; four brothers, William and, . tertainment or sell^ serve or permit | Peter F. of Johnsburg^Ben of Solon j Th^y the consumption of intoxicating liq- Mills, and Nick N. of McHenry; four uor between the hours of 12 midnight | sisters. Mrs. Henry Thelen of Johns- . and the customary opening hour. He j-^urjr, Mrs. Anton Schaefer of Ar- Tonight (Thursday) will be the > explained that all restaurants and linjrton Heights, Mrs. Mike Freund ; last soil meeting at Clemens school, i ea^ing establishments may open at | and Mrs. Peter Neiss, McHenry. t wbere thirteen were enrolled, with , ^ejr customary opening hour. I The body will be at rest at the an average attendance of ten. | Restaurants with bars or serving Jacob „ Justen Sons funeral home Taking into consideration the bad ; alcoholic beverages and which operweather dunngjiany weeks in which j ate twenty-four hours a day must eld, the attendance 8t0p serving of drinks at ifiidnight, was proof of the j may remajn open to serve fowl, sire to improve on i forms of entertainment such farmertr There iiringjjBan s wjAe esgm alHJrcsir of local until Friday morning at 10 o'clock, when services will be held from St. Peter's church. Spring Grove. r Charles Almquist An illness of several years dura Recent transfers include Edmund Wirfs from Lincoln, Nebraska, to New York; Frank Gende to. Fort Custer, Mich.; Henry Buch to Fort Meyers, Fla.; and Arthur B. Smith to Camp Gruber, Oklahoma. Servicemen Gende and Smith have recently returned from overseas duty and Lieut. Buch recently completed pilot's the courses was very ambition a ^ e part oi ^local larmers. i nere , agB dancing, juke boxes, miniature tion ended in death on Wednesday were many who attended every meet- 5 t ceaSe at midnight This m l ,, on vveanesaay, ine Durirur • the ten-week course 8 must cei»se at mmmgnt. i his March 21, 1945, for Charles Aim- 7^ ^ ine renwee* course, • mcludes juke boxes or phonographs Qlljst wv,0 „t u:„ home at Raid soil testing was done by members. •_ wno.(Ue« al ms nome at Bald 1 At the Harrison school last week. ! ™ staurants. . .. , Knob, on Pistakee Lake, north of Mc- Harrison school last ween, ^ midnight curfew applies also Henrv A retired street car con 300 acres of soil were tested as a I tn „rivnt* -.i-.k, nrivaL w^Hintr "enr> -. * retired street car connHmav nf tV,o innrnr ,r„olrc „f jn ! *° a" private clubs, pnv ate edainp ductor in Chicago, Mr. Almquist had strurtion hv Ceorire C Egbert vo ' Part'*8' Pr'vate dances and all organ- been residiryar in this community for struct,on by George CJ^rt, functions such as parties aho{lt twentJ years. He was 72 years WILKERSON, JR., SUCHY, Algonquin MARTIN ANDERSON, Woodstock. THOMAS C. O'MALLEY, Crystal Lake. GROVER Woodstock. ELMER J. (Vol.). HOWARD C. RUTH, Marengo. CHARLES W. LESS. Prairie View. HOMER L. HILL, Elein. STANLEY F. KAMINSTO, Marengo. . , GEORGE \ JOHNSON, Woodstock. ^ -eently marked its 500th day in com . hat by shelling German positions in j Italy from., emplacements overlook- j ing the Po Valley." i w „ , , ' UK, , Thos. R. Crehore, whp ^as former- 'Z ,n^get! -- ***, 0,1 .. . »J*ny ]y attending college in Granville, £%nZJ 15,Ut,haS ^edjnore ;.han 0 hi 0i has ^ transferred to oberlin 175,000 rounds from its 105-millime- C(>nege in Qberlin, Ohio, ter howitzers in the Tunisian and _____ Italian camprigns. The outfit .camd^ ^ ^ived -won! that Loren ^ -,M l^cCannon, formerly of Ringwood, is thirty-forth "Red Bull D^sionj^ on ^pan isUnd in the pacific. cation a 1 agriculture the high school. Machinery Course , The machinery course has Where the serving of drinks and ; 0id dancing would ordinarily continue j . The body rests at the Peter M. after 12 o'clock. Justen funeral home until Friday at been The curfew also stops room service l :30 o'clock, when Rev. Graham will held at the Case Implement building. ; in residential or transient hotels at conduct services. Burial will take wi(h George P- Freund actin^^^ service to be place- tw4Wltn>?tott-«2^i6fr^^^ instructor. Here there was an pn- j resumed at the usual hour in the hurst. Mr. Almquist was a veteran rollment of seventeen, with an aver- j morning. : 0f the Spanish-American war. age attendance of fourteen. The j Also under curfew restrictions are! Survivors include his wife, Charcourse included the study and care i the following, Whether public or MESSAGES FROM MEN IN SERVICE manner and for this reason the parents, the Wallace Dobyns Sr., were particularly anxious for further word concerning their son. This they received on Wednesday morning of this week when direct word came from "Gene," sent March 12 from hospital irv England. His only men- Gordon Scholle of Fort Meyers, Fla., has been spending a furlough %ith his parents. James Frisby has been visiting home folks after • returning from teammate, the 133rd infantry regi Bint, as pa»+. of the first Unite! 'States combat team to enter the •urcpe&n war theater." "After serving in Northern Ireland and England, the battalion was put ashore at Or-iii, Northern Algeria, ar». committed to combat in Tuii'sia j overseas duty, February 17, 1943. The 151st't in | - tease artillery barrago at Fond >uk; LeRoy Conway has been trans- Pass contributed grertly to wi ;h- ! ferred from Billings htspital, In- <irawal of Axis forces east of Kair- dianapolis, Ind., to Percy Jones hosenan and in bombardments at tie pital in Battle Creek, Aich, tattle cf Hill 609 helped speed thu jfcetmcticn the German armies In , .^Jtfrica." *;•' • ^ ^ Italian D-Dif *The lSlst landed on %ie Paestl leach on Italian D-Day. September >. i Frank Gende, who has been sta- 1943, among ?»rly waves of infantry itiened at an army hospital at 'Fort Irought fire on German tanks only | Custer, Mich., nSs been Visiting his * 2P0 yards away. Some of the jfuq j family here. "y erewsVwere driven from their ptosts !. ' *"• jfeft- '• ' ' • temp^inly by enemy machine "gun LeRoy Colfway of Battle Creek, Hfe." • Mich., spent the weekend visiting rel- .1. "The battalion contributed a great ®tives in McHenry. fear of the punch that reduced tho I ~ ~ • • . ^ stronghold of Altavi.lr. and helped to !. After almost four yean of sendee. be»t th» Jerries back to Benevento '"eluding one year of overseas duty, and the north bank cf the Volturno ! £on>- J»m«s Frisby has returned to Sgt. Jerome Miller has been transferred from Fort Custer, Mich., to Indiantown Gap, Pa. of machines, matters, corn planters, i private--amusement parks, carnivals, side delivery rakes, corn binders, : circuses, coin-operated amusement tractor plows, disc harrows, grain device parlors, ice ahd roller skating drills and tractors. At the last; rinks, sport arenas, theatres, shootmeeting to be held on Wednesday | ing galleries, pool and billiard halls, evening, April S, between twelve | bowling alleys, and dance studios or and fifteen machines will be repair- schools. ed. At that time L. F. Wainscott, j -- -- . • district soil conservationalist of the j M'HENRY COUNTY , U. S. Department of Agriculture, of qVER-SUBSCRIBES F lotte. Charles Steadman Charles L. Steadman, a resident of Spring Grove for the past four years and of the county during all of his lifetime, died last Friday morning, Wtferch 16, 1945, in St. Therese hospital, Waukegan He had been ill only three days, having entered the hospital on the previous Wednesday' I'm no hand at writing letters, but j I thought I'd drop you a line and ' tha n k sending me the ! they . had probably heard from the home town paper, j var department that he was woundevery week. I got | \ d. He said the injury occurred on the January 4" and • February 27 in Germany, after 11 Issues the ! which he was sent to Belgium and Belvidere, will be present. He was also present at each of the soil meetings and presented a very interesting program "As a RED CROSS DRIVE : years -tLML" dm- . ;^^B-rie ^Wsun 102nd division. other day, so you can see they have a little trouble catching up with me. » We're - attached to the ninth army out here and th( We've seeh some The deceased was born sixty-nine actjon and have seen some badly ago and had engaged in farm- wrecked towns here in Germany. So in the Hebron, Woodstock and , far |»ve been in England, France, nry communities for many | Belgium, Holland and now Germany Since moving to the Spring , with this outfit. Have been with the vicinity he. had helped his son, , same ot(ie for three years now. Not only McHenry, but "the coun* climax to, these courses, a ' ty fn/sgeneral,* has gone over the recreation night will be enjoyed by ! again in the recent Red Cross mSftibers of the "four^evening classe^s j call drive. The quota was set on March 26, beginning" at 8 p. m. j $30,200" and|^tal subscriptions tota Volleyball, basketball, shuffleboerd ; ed $40,00dfl» _ _ four chiidren Mrs. Floyd Sitiith Tve'b^^ki^r and cards will provide entertainment | Last Saturwy, Fred T» Ferris or v ^ D w. Q,„Q,irr,a„ ;int0 an" 1 Know- 1 v® oeen looaing in the high school g\-mnasium. Vol- 1 Woodstock, county chairman, report- __ ' . enrin«y I ^or *wo ^ ^ mr* leytwll teams from each class have ' ed th. foliowinff "totals, which it » ^ .h!"v.b"1 • «««. «»»•» ..- org.ni.jd . f«n,.n,ent. -ith . play- ! ..pecfd differ but .lightly from , M™ 'rj™. ®B.nX off on Monday evening. j the final official report. In appreciation for the co-operation j Quota .$ 430.00 503.50 1,246.65. 1,721.40 \ ^ 955 00 d&y afternoon at 2 o'clock from the g 780 00 Lorrie Steadman home near Spring of the farmer£|H the recent scrap Alden ...... paper drive, cj^py brought their Union paper to. epch -Wr^the four • meetiqg , Huntley .. olaces) the Future Farmers of Amer- i Algonquin ica are ipaking. ice cream and serving coffee and rolls on this particular evening. McHenry looking very fit in isnite ,of a recent infary. It wSf Ifi Decam- j mass or cannon tnai j uivenzeu u«s- Ja4Bi®ar that he . received 3Q0 » shrapner ift ,the bead and , chest which necessitated his confine-1 ment in a hospital in France for : . . , , 1 three weeks. Since arriving in the the ominously quiet days and came,^ he wag ^ven a 30.day fur. Mt at night to harass the enemy ; However, after arriving home When the breakout came in May, the *received notification of a 15-d8y fcowitzers -w^re turned on Lanuvio, River. Its gunners pounded San Pietr to a pulp and went on to join the iss of that l ulverized Cas "On the beachhead around Ansio, the 151st remained in hi<$rag through BACK FROM OVERSEAS signalled an adpeed through Rome and to the Arno the fall vanca at and Cecina river." •The 151st entered the Gothic line Ejgie Refrenr. who had been staff! Highway. 65 at Futa Pass and|tj0ned at the National NaVal iledextension, whichfof course, does not make Corp. Frisby unhappy. Upon return to duty, he will report to. Fort Sheridan for re-assignment. Lalugged ahead Through mountains Kuriad in snow to reach the heights overlooking the Po plain." "Lieutenant Colonel Gerald E. De- Bois, Boone, Iowa, commands the battalion." V; » tv PALM SUNDAY SERVICES Palm Sunday services will be held aext Sunday atiue Community Methodist . churcMj^Bpfked by special awsic by tM^^Turch choir, under the direction of Mrs. C. ,W. Goodell. Rev. Powell has chosen for his sermon that day, ' Triumphant Jesus." Good Friday services will be held at T:45 p.m., with Rev! Powell speaking fB "The Spirit of An Ox." Among: the Sick Mrs. Norman Conner underwent surgery at the Woodstock hospital the last of the week. Wesley Hunt of Ringwood has heen a surgical patient at the Woodstock hospital. Mrs. Arthur Tonysin underwent surgery at St. Therese hospital, ffaukegan, last week. Theodore Nagel of Ringwood has hten a medical patient at the Woodstock hospital. ical Center in Bethesda, Md., enioyed a leave with relatives here recently before being transferred to Williams college, Williamstown, Mass. The termination of her leave was not altogether unpleasant as is usually the case with our bovs and girls in *<?r,-, vice, for upon her return to duty she \found that she had been promoted from the rank of ensign to lieutenant (j.g.). Roman A. Schmitt has been transferred! from Fort Riley, Kas., to Fort Mead, Md. $ 262 *4*75 ........ 966 983 Cary :••••;•• 955 . F6x River Grovie. Qbjki idcHemry -...T.3T 1.91® R ich mond .»• .956. Harvard ......W: 4i5f80'^ Cr, stal < Lake5.800 Marengo .......... 2.906 Woodstock ... .. 8.726 ie Steadman, in the operation of farm. j Survivors include his wido'w, Ella; i four sisters, Mrs. George Benedict P . . i and Mrs. Gus Pufahl and Mrs* Alfred Krieger of Alden, and one brother, Merle Steadman, of Belvidere. A" sister preceded him in- 'death. Funeral services were held oh Sun- 3,350.00 ' ^ 4,400.00 cemetery Grove, with burial in Greenwood 7,500.00 4,167.75 10,403.00 Polly Kni>Y Outstanding Student At University Polly Ann Kuby of Rolling Acra« FaHns, Thomas Walsh Thomas Walsh, 75 years of age, died at his home in Harvard on Sunday, March 18, 1945. He was I imagine there are quite a." few boys from McHenry around here in thin, part but so far I havenjjt run tached to different armies. Well,,. I'll sign off for now. Thanks agajn for /sending the paper each week. As ever/ LOGE GUSTAFSON, 1 Germany. I suppose I should have written to you seven months ago, but one keeps putting it off until you just have to write. We've had' this F. P. O. address since December and ^so find duty over in the Pacific is quite different from the Atlantic side. Well maybe that's because island duty is born in Nunda township, south of , much different frora being aboard McHenry, on Decemlber 21, 1869, and • ^ spent his early life here. sHe was « son of the late James and Ellen Walsh. The deceased engaged in ding sch versity Arts *d ended, Pro farming through most of his lifetime, but retired in recent years. __ Survivors include four' brothers, semester recently j James of Hartland, and John, Wil- Rexford Newcome, dean (liam and Edward of Harvard. ~ ^ services made an outstan- ^ord in the Unillege of Fine were held on 9:30 o'clock then flown to England. On Monday moaning ofVthis week they received, by mail a Card', informing them that Pvt. Dobyns had received extensive wounds on the leg, but that on March 9 he was making normal improvement. The card. Sent by Capt. Bemie M. Wei ton, M. D., from an overseas hospital, was dated March 9 but was not stamped until March 16. Because such messages are always follow-ups of direct word from the war department, Mr. and Mrs. Dobyns felt certain that some mistake was made, in that they had received no communication from an official source., Pvt. Dobyns entered service on November 10, .1942, and left for overseas duty in December of the following year. He was stationed in Ireland until July 6, 1944, when he saw" action in France and the Cherbourg Peninsula.. Last Word Feb. 25 The family i$ uncertain in just what work he was engaged when injured. He had graduated from signal code school in Ireland but in recent months had been employed in engineering work in Germany. When last heard from, on February 25, his duties consisted of laying and picking up land mines. He had been serving with an anti-tank battalion, infantry unit, with the ninth army. - During his extensive service period, "Gene" has been awarded the good conduct medal, the combat inof the college, has announced. j Funeral ? On.the basis of five representing Tuesday morning at 9:30 o'clock acquired many friendships in i "A", etc., her scholastic average for from the Putman funeral home and t because he spoke well of the semester was 4.82, the dean said, at--10 olelock from ship. The other day Herbert Harrison, son' of "Pink" Harrison, came up and j fantry and expert rifleman's pins and we had a little bull session about j foreign service ribbon with bronze home in general. Also met a Mr. star. Raeberg, who is a machinist's mate; While his many friends are. proud first class. He - is in the SeAbees. He J 0f "Gene's" courageous action, they comes from Crystal Lake, and al- are naturally deeply concerned for though I never knew him before, he to be a nice person. He evident- N The College of Fine and Applied church, Harvard. Arts provides instruction in art, I architecture, ! and mu j .. McHenry st* JQ*epn i many people whom I know at home. WALTER E. FELTZ Santa Ana, Calif.--First Lt. Wallandscape itecture; funeral Serving Held For Homer V&nDenburgh Homer Curtis VanDenburgh, 75 | When I first met him his face seem- !ed familiar, but I couldn't place him. his welfare and are anxious to receive word that he has f|% recovered. 4v" Robert Smith has been visitin* his oarents. the Arthur Smith*, following boot draining at Great Lakes. With U. S. Army Forces in New Caledonia--Arnold F. Hay. son of Mr. and Mrs. John Hav, has been oromoted from private first class -to technician fifth gTade. His wife is the former Miss Genevieve Ob°r. When he entered the armv in 1943 he went to Fort Warren, Wyo., where he took training In the quartermaster branch of the armv. At the completion of this training, . he came overseas in May, 1944. ' Wayne Smith has arrived safely in Italy, it ha* been learned by his family. Gorgeous matron hats in black Another Siipmpit of beautiful and navy. Large head sises. Elixa- j Fisk h*+s, toast yellow, citron, black, th Pich, Green St., McHenry. 44fn ' navy blue and lovely white. Large --- I head sires. Elisabeth Pich, Green Read the Want Ads 1 St., McHenry. 44-fp ter E. Felt!, son of Mrs. Ida Feltz ^e Woodstock hospital to | months with his son, Dr. H. S. Vanof West McHenry, is currently as-1 Mr and Mrg Charles Weingart. ! Denburgh, at Wonder Lake signed to the AAF Redistribution Mrs Weingart is the former Miss Station No. 4 at Santa Ana army air j Marje Lay of Spring Grove. The b*8*- j couple has named the little fellow, Lt. Feltz entered the service May their first chiid, Keith. 15, 1942, and went overseas in Jan- j A son wa8 born at the Woodstock uary 1944. He has been awarded the hospital last Saturday morning to Distinguished Flying Cross, the Aif»j Mr and ]#„. Charles Vycital. The Medal with fifteen Oak Leaf Clusters j little fellow has been named Gary and the European theatre ribbon with ^ Charles. Besides his parents, he has tiv£ battle stars. At this redistribution station, an operation of the Personnel Distribution Command, combat returnees of the AAF receive complete medical examinations, classification interviews and re-assignment to domestic stations of the army air forces. TWO FIRES SUNDAY The McHenry Fire department received two calls on Sunday afternoon as residents of nearby communities developed spring, fever and started small fires which they were unable to control. One of these grass fires occurred at Ringwood and the other at Lily Lake, little damage was reported. . He is survived by two sons, one daughter and a siater, Mrs. Clara Gosa, who lives with the VanDenburghs. : Funeral services are being held on Thursday at Palmyra, Wis. INJURED IN ACCIDENT * Friends of Dr. C. W. Klontz were a brother, Mark, 4, to welcome him. j sorry to learn that he suffered a Mr. and Mrs. Lotiis Althoff and Mr. j minor injury in an auto accident on and Mrs. John Vycital are the proud i Wednesday afternoon of' this week FISH WASHED ASHORE Chicago newspapers were this , showing pictures of the shore of Then he told me that he used to work j Slocum Lake, where 100 tons of for Suburban Oil and it was then I 'dead figh wen> washed ashore, hav- ! knew where I had seen him at home.; ing apparent]y been smothered by j Well, must close now and get »o™e j h^vy. ice during the winter months, vears old, died on Monday. March j^ack" time, as I have night shift. 19. 1945. at an Elkhom, Wis., hos- fHere's hoping I conti^e to receive pital He had only recently gone to the Plaindealer as often as I have been. Thanks again for the best little- paper out. • Sincerely, GEORGE BRDA, ' • Central Pacific. On Sunday, March 18, a son was • Elkhorn, having spent the winter Some time has passed since I wrote you, but I have; a little free time here this afternoon,* and I know no better use for it ihan to write off a few lines to or than to youy Kj^jnulion appreciation to you and all those responsible for the Plaindealer and those enjoyable hours of reading INre had. Sincerely, BOB ANDERSON, ~ France. grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Justen are happy over the arrival of a baby daughter, born at the Woodstock hospital last Thursday. About 2:30 o'clock he was driving toward McHenry when his car left the pavement about one mile east of the city limits, striking a mail box between the Ben Kennebeclc and Henry Kennebeck homes. His in Just came baclt from the hospital and a day's work in a ward as medical technician. Have to go to a lecture later on tonight but 111 just Briefly, thanks ^jirillion for send-! b«v« to » letter off to, y°°- Had the Plaindealer as you have been intended to vrite you a letter last doing! It always seems good to be time I changed address but didnt get able to sit down after a day's work a*>""d to it with bivouac, moving, with that news frora home before inspections and all the other things I'm doing on the side. As you may know, this APO carries me "Somewhere in France."* Really a beautiful country, but right now we are partly under water, j same place as a year ago this time. Am now faking training at igan general hospital. Have one more week, after which 111 be in about the L«v.br flowered h»t. for young , tac^tton owr ft. ; Ym. «. .r. h«in« . r»iny s«*» rerfjr » «o to (I* p. O. eiris. Mrs. Elizabeth St., McHenry. Pich, Green 44-fp Colored chicks for Easter will be Available after Friday of next week. Farmers Mill. Phone 29. sp ~ Order" your rttbber stampe <^i ihe Plaindealer. eye which required three stitches to close. Mr! and Mrs. Gordon Smoak and daughters and the letter's friend of Antioch spent Sunday in the George Wirfs home. Subecrlhe for the Plaindealer here, strange as it may seem, and time I hope though, that IH get mud is just something that doesnt there and also across to help get this stop accumulating. jwar finished. My latest edition of the paper j it's about time for the whistle to reached me only yesterday, and I eras blow for us to fall out. ee FU close sorry to learn of Bill Shoemaker's .by saying thanks for a great misfortune. It may be that he is aeasewhsre close hy mSs In closing, may I again express my town paper. Fort Lewis, ... t