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Write or payment. phone a Johns-Manvite JOHNS-MANVILLE SALES CORPORATION Home Insulation Division 200 Broadway DIAL 2-1113 UM 1st Payment Nov. 1 Johns-Manyille GREENFIELD, Aug. 20 Mrs. cently Milton received this official.
of Chicago remunication from the De; partment, concerning the Lokey, death of her official report: has now been brother, Harold E. celved that, Harold E. Lokey died of starvation 'and Inatten tion on May 31, 1942, then Top: anese prisoner. of war Camp O'Donnell, Luzon, Philip, pine Islands." He and the other prisoners reached Camp O'Donnell after be ing on the "Death March" from Bataan, following the "tall of regidor and Bataan in May, 1942. Lokey, formerly of Greenfield, and son of the late.
James Lokey, enlisted in the army In March, 1941. He was: attached. to the 31st Infantry, and was stationed in Manila from May, 1941,: until: they were forced to retreat: to: Bataan Peninsula, January, 1942. Return to U. 8.
Mrs. George F. Mellor. received. a cablegram Monday from Her daughter, Ruth Mellor, informing her would leave Manila by plane Aug.
17. She will spend several weeks with her -aunt, Mrs. C. J. Doyle, at San Diego, before coming here.
Miss Mellor entered Red Cross work as a recreation worker four seas three and a half: years, years ago and was on duty overserving first in New Zealand. She was transferred to: Manila: in February and for the past three months has been director of the Roosevelt Club in Manila: Prior to that time she spent elght on Okinawa. Mrs. Douglas Showered GREENFIELD. 7.
Mrs. H. S. Erthal. and niece, Mrs.
Margiene Green, were hostesses at a miscellaneous shower and party at the Erthal home Wednesday: evening, complimenting Mrs. Forrest Douglas of Clinton, who before her marriage was Miss Marian: Tendick. Guests were Mrs. Laverne Hamand of Monticello, Mrs. Kenneth N.
Cole, Mrs. Richard K. Wilhite, Mrs. Keith Bowman, Mrs. Kenneth Bowman, Mrs.
Francis Griffin, Mrs. Allen Langley and. Mrs. Robert Langley. Greenfield Notes' GREENFIELD.
Jack son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ross, has been discharged from the navy. Miss Ethel Bennett of Columbia, has been employed to teach Latin and English in the local high school. She is a graduate of the University of- Missouri.
The high school faculty is now complete; with the exception of manual training teacher. Mrs. Lillian Koiner and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Cook entertained Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Wagonfeldt and Mr. and Mrs. Warren Cook of Fayette and' Mrs. Cook's mother, Mrs.
F. R. Houlehan, of Steamburgh, at dinner Saturday evening, Mry. Julian 'H went- to Lambert Field Tuesday evening, where she took a plane for Evensville, Ind. There she met her husband, who is a pilot on the Chicago-Southern Airways.
They have been living in for several years, but will locate In Evansville temporarily. Mr. and Mrs. Girhard recelved a cablegram Tuesday morning from their son, Sgt. Tom Girhard, saying he was sailing on the Stephens Victory Ship and would arrive In New York Aug.
26. Mr. and Mrs. Delbert: Bermes, their daughter, Mrs. Robert McCollister and baby daughter, Carol Flynn, of White Hall visited Mr.
and Mrs. George O. Bermes, Sunday evening. Mrs. Walter Barnstable, accompanied by her Mra.
Ar- daughter of El. Paso, Tex. Wednesday by plane for Greene ville, where they will spend two weeks with relatives. Muis Doris Bermes of st. Louts weekend guest of her.
par: ents, and Mrs. George Bermes: Mri. Eleanore Mitchell and son, Ellis, will spend the in Bettendorf, with her law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ru Plumb Mr.
Plumb and baby daughter, Ann Haven, will atcompany them home for a week's Miss Jean Knudsen of Chicago is spending a vacation with her parMr. and Mrs. H. L. Knudsen.
A weakend: Thomas Skaggs her WAS guest of daughter, Mrs. Merle Emery, at Wood River, Mr. and. 'Mri. George Holly of Wichita: Falls, Tex, are, visiting Holly's brother-in-law and stater, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Range. Mrs. Laurence Green and daughter, Marjorie. Sinclair, Are spending this week with her parents, Mr.
and. Mrs. Frank England, at Hettick, Mr. and Mrs. John Connole of Carrollton were overnight, guests of Mr.
and Mrs. R. G. TuesMr. and Mrs.
Jesse: Wilhite, and daughter, Trudy Ann, of East Alton visited their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse M. Wilhite and Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis Scott, Tuesday. Ben Hodapp returned home Sunday from St. Louts, had visited his niece, Mrs. William Harder, the past week. Mr.
and Mrs. G. F. Wilhite, accompanied by Mr. and R.
G. Secor and Mrs. Virgil A. Bauer and son, Dick, went to Greenville Sunday; where they met Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Fellinger of Vernon. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest of Alton and Mr. and -Mrs, Paul Kinser were Sunday guests of their parents, Mr.
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Louis and Mr. and Mrs. Harry V. Witt at Alton the past week. Kool Arid AID MAKES BIG DRINKS! SIX ALTON EVENING in a peeling contest Games were played.
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