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Show Local Man Gets Purple Heart Ray P. Jackson, who was injured in-jured in battle in Italy, February 21, is Dack on duty somewhere on the Italian front after spending spend-ing two months in a hospital, according ac-cording to word received by his wife here. The family recently received the Purple Heart awarded award-ed the father in recognition of wounds received in action in Italy. The Jackson family moved to Springville some time ago from Texas. Mapleton Man Is Graduated Kelly Jensen, son of Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Jensen of Mapleton, recently graduated from the armored arm-ored school tank department at Fort Knox, Ky., and has been visiting relatives and friends here this week. The armored school is one of the largest technical institutions in-stitutions in the world graduating more students each year than the average civilian university or college. OUR BOYS IN" THE SERVICE EDITORS NOTE: AM ej Wriglty" Quality Brands Wrigkft Spearmint, Doublemint and "Juicy Fruit' charing turn are now Hint skipped oteritas to our nun and komm in th Armtd Forces. Owing to shortage of rata mattrialt brought M hy th tear, th Wrigley people mrm t able to mak enough Quality Gum Jot us htrt at horn and the boys mental both. So, although they can't tin you your old faooritt brands of thtrlng turn right now, they are giv-tng giv-tng you this column of news about your friends and relatives in the Atf9$64t e0FH&m Kenneth Rothwell Home From Navy Kenneth Rothwell, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Rothwell, visited this week with relatives and friends fn Springville. He has been stationed with the navy at Quan-cent Quan-cent Point, R. I. that Wrigley's Spearmint was in great demand on fighting fronts, where it helps relieve tension, you were ready to give it up to our men overseas. We know that you are missing Wrigley's Spearmint and want to thank you for the swell way you've backed us up. Robert Sumsion On Leave Here Robert Sumsion, son of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Sumsion, who has been stationed at San Diego, Calif., with the army, has been transferred to an army training station in North Carolina. Enroute to his new station where he will study radio, he spent a few days of this week with his parents and other relatives and friends. Kimball Barney Visits Parents Kimball Barney is visiting his parents, Mr and Mrs. John H. Barney, on a 10-day furlough, which he was given while trans-fering trans-fering from Camp Crowder, Mo., to Camp Beale, Calif. Service Man Visits In Springville Sgt. L. E. Garnick, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ford Burt, is spending a few days with relatives and friends in Springville, following service in the Panama Canal zone. He has been selected to take a special course in mechanics at a training school in Nebraska and will leave soon for the camp. Lt. Don Bird's Furlough Extended Lt. Don Bird's furlough was extended ex-tended a few days due to an infection in-fection but he expects to be on duty again soon. He called at the Herald office on Tuesday to secure se-cure a number of the boy's addresses ad-dresses who are stationed in England, Eng-land, where he was for many months before coming home. Lt. Bird received his furlough after completing 51 missions over enemy en-emy country. Hill Field Service Man Visits Home Francis Boyer, stationed at Hill Field, spent the week end in Springville with his wife and baby, and other relatives and friends. Two More Men Join Service Ranks Two names are to be added to Springville's long list of servicemen service-men this week. Those of Condie Crandall and Glenn Brown, both of whom left some time ago. Condie is stationed at Camp Mc-Quaide, Mc-Quaide, Calif., and Glenn at Far-ragut, Far-ragut, Idaho. Robert Lee Writes On D-Day In England A letter was received early this week by Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lee from their son, Robert, stationed with the Engineers in England, written on D-Day. He stated that he could say nothing of the invasion in-vasion except that "it was grand," but the fact that he was writing a letter on D-Day was almost positive evidence that he did not take part in the first day invasion. inva-sion. All of the limited production of Wrigley's Spearmint Chewing Gum is being shipped overseas to our Armed Forces. Wartime difficulties dif-ficulties make it impossible to produce sufficient quantity of quality gum to supply everybody. We are all missing Wrigley's Spearmint but until the Wrigley Wrig-ley people can bring it back, they hope that you will get some satisfaction sat-isfaction and pleasure reading about your Service friends and relatives in this news column sponsored by Wrigley's. During these days of the great push, all America is teamed back of our fighting men doing to the limit to help. Wrigley's Spearmint Spear-mint Gum is proving successful, too. Here's one example in the huge tanks that move mightily across the fighting lines, our men are chewing gum as a relief against dry throat caused by the excessive heat of tank warfare. Now that the great invasion is under way, we Americans realize, more than ever, how necessary it was to pile up huge reserves for our fignting men.. You've all been doing everything possible to back 'em up . . . and when you realized Mapleton Serviceman Attending Yale Eldon S. Mackley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Mackley, of Mapleton, has begun training as an aviation cadet in the Army Air Force training command school at Yale university. His training will prepare him for the duties of a technical officer in communications, and upon completion com-pletion of the course he will be commissioned a second lieutenant. West Point traditions and discipline discip-line are in effect at the training command school at Yale. Sends Letter Of Appreciation I wish to take this opportunity to thank you for the Herald, which I have received. Through your paper I have been able to keep up with the activities of my friends, which I would otherwise have not been able to do. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the Chamber of Commerce, Com-merce, the Jr. Chamber of Commerce Com-merce and the Kiwanis club for the many things they do to build up the morale of all the soldiers from Springville. I have just completed 5 months of college training, preparatory to my pre-flight, and flight training. train-ing. The unit I am in now is more or less a place for cadets awaiting await-ing an opening in the pre-flight school. Thanking you again for the paper, I remain, Sincerely yours, ROBERT P. BURT. |