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Show paper, arrived this week from AM ton Sunt -ion, as follows: June 13, 1944. Dear Mr. Conover: I missed my paper and came to the realization that I had forgot-i forgot-i ten to send in a change of address. ad-dress. I have been transferred to College of Pacific from the University Uni-versity of New Mexico. I sur-ly wish to thank you and the Javc.'cs for the paper. It gives me a chance to see what all my old friends are doing, plus what is going on in- Springville. Those things Jeally mean a lot when a fellow's away from home. The program I am in is one of the bes-. The training is exceptionally excep-tionally good and it is of the type that will be useful after the war is over. It is all just straight col-legt col-legt work except that the Navy prescribe all courses. It runs into a lot of work, but it's well worth it. Thank you again for the Herald. Her-ald. Yours truly, Alton Sumsion. the WAVES. She is to report for duty July 29, at Dayton, Ohio. During her visit, she called at the the paper which she says really Herald office to say thanks for helps when one gets homesick. She joined the WAVES in August of last year and this is her first leave. Local Man Is Stationed In Russia From headquarters eastern command com-mand "Somewhere in Russia" this week came a communication concerning con-cerning a local man, William G. Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. D. Brown of 307 West, Seventh South street, stationed "somewhere in Russia." The communication stated how Russian and U. S. soldiers sol-diers et along together trying to learn each other's language. The Red army soldiers and women greet the Americans with "Khara-sha" "Khara-sha" and the Americans answer, "Okay" and they understand the words. Men and women in Russia Rus-sia are working side by side servicing ser-vicing the heavy bombers, it was stated. great to see the boys again. We I also had the privilege of playing ' for them before they left for further fur-ther north. Bill Averett is here in one of the outfits and frequently we get together to-gether to talk over old times. Our band does a considerable amount of playing, doing from 20 to 25 separate shows a month. Perhaos you or some of you saw our pictures in the Era and the two Salt Lake papers. We 1'ave our regular L. D. S. services ;iere each Sunday, having some eighty men registered on our rollcall, coming from Utah, Arizona Arizo-na and California mainly. Next Sunday, July 16, we are holding L. D. S. Conference for the members mem-bers which I'm sure will be very exceptional and most helpful to all. Being here really strengthens one's testimony and faith in the Gospel. The heat here gets almost unbearable un-bearable at times but we all hope and pray for a speedy conclusion, to the war so we can return to our homes. Again I thank you. Respectfully yours, Carling Childs. appreciate it very much if the Herald would mail me the addresses ad-dresses of Dean Allan, Richard Reynolds and Floyd Shepherd. I understand that the latter two are in New Guinea and it will be a lot easier to look them up if I have their ad i esses. So far, I have met only on-j fellow from Springville, Eert Bohn, with whom I trained at Camp Roberts, Calif., but I haven't seen him since. "In closing I want to thank you all again for making it possible for me '.o receive the Herald." "Sincerely, "Lloyd Stuart." Editor's Note: The addresses of the boys Lloyd asks about, as we have them, are as follows: Pvt. Thf.ron D. Allan, 19209819 Sec. O, Bks. 1640 A.A.S.B.V., Tmax i'ield, Madison. Wis. Pvt. Richard K. Reynolds 39915912 262nd liepl. Co., APO 711 P. M. San Fr'icisco, Calif. Floyd Shi.pherd, S 1C Armed . Juard S. S. Don Marquis, Fleet Post Office, San Francisco, Calif. Navy Man Visits Relatives and Friends Eldon Bartholomew is spending a few days in Springville this week enroute to a new naval training station. He stopped at the Herald office and expressed his appreci ition for the home-town paper a id stated, among other things, that he has now been in the service seven months, and has been stationed at Ames, Iowa. Lt. Mays Anderson Home On Furlough Lt. Mays Anderson, son of Walter Wal-ter Anderson of this city spent a few days of the past week on furlough fur-lough here. He has been stationed sta-tioned at Fort Jackson, N. C. During Dur-ing his furlough, he stopped at the Hera.d office to personally express ex-press .lis appreciation for the paper. Many a dangerous incomes in-comes to us in. fine J that are but skin deei Henry. r ' A man arrested for stea- ars in Chicago said thai k C . for his starving children o ' have overestimated the ar ' cabbage the cigars contain" 1 Armed Forces Local Man Is In Eastern Camp Sgt. Ronda H. Jenkins, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Jenkins, is now stationed at Fort Dix, N. J. having recently been transferred there from the west coast. Springvillo Flyer In Hawaiian Islands Lt. Keith Mendenhall, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Mendenhall Jr., has arrived in the Hawaiian Islands, Is-lands, according to word received by his parents, and reports an uneventful un-eventful trip. He also states that he hop?s to see some Springville boya soon. Local Man Arrives In England Keith Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester E. Davis of this city, has arrived safely in England, according ac-cording to word received here. He has been in the service a year and is stationed with the 16th Observation Obser-vation l.'attalllon. Local I'nople Meet In Tampa, Fla. Pfc. and Melvin J. Teasdale (Elaine Cutler) recently met Keith Beardall and had an enjoyable enjoy-able visit with him while at church in Tampa, Fla. They also visited with Bill Talmage the same day and had a fine time talking about happenings in their home town. Letter Arrives From Lloyd Stuart The following letter was received re-ceived on Wednesday from Lloyd Stuart ir. New Guinea: "Dear jus: "I havo been receiving the Herald Her-ald quite regularly for the last two months and I wish to thank the Jayj !es and everyone else who made my subscription possible. The ne -'8 may be a little on the old side by the time it gets here, but, nevertheless, it is swell to be able to find out what is going on in the old home town. I particularly particu-larly erioy reading the Armed Forces ; lumn, as it lets me know how the rest of the fellows in the 1 service are making out. I would Navy Man Gets Promotion Paul Weight, son of Mr. and Mrs. Widis Weight, has been promoted pro-moted to quartermaster 3rd class, in the U S. Navy, according to word received here. Mapleton Navy Man On Leave Paul "Ike" Hansen, son ot Mr. and Mrs. Lester Hansen, has been spending a few days' leave with his parents and other relatives rela-tives and friends at Mapleton. He is recovering from a recent major operation. Navy Man Gets First Promotion Reed S. Clements, son of Mr. and Mrs. Reed Clements, stationed at San Diego, Cal., with the Navy, was recently promoted to a seaman sea-man second class, according to word eceived by his parents. He received his promotion upon completion com-pletion of his basic training at San Diego, and has now been transferred to the Amphibian training base of the landing craft school in San Diego. Lois Thorn Visits In Springville Lois Thorn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Orland Thorn, is spending a few days at home on leave from Dan B. Alleman Writes From Invasion Quartern Dan Alleman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Alleman, writes from his invasion quarters in France that he oure wishes he had taken French from Mae Huntington as he sure could use it now. He stated stat-ed that the French kids are always al-ways around coaxing the soldiers for gum and cigarets. He said they had a little bit of excitement since coining to France, also they have seen what war can really do to a town. He states that it looks like a tornado had swept all the buildings down. He said he was sending some French money home to his brother as a souvenir, that he hadn't time to spend any yet. He further commented on the weather, telling how it rained all the time but they wefe getting used to it. He stays in a fox-hole and can hear the big guns roaring roar-ing at the front. Dan was stationed station-ed with the Engineers and has been serving as a cook. Army Officer Visits Relatives Captain Henry Gardner Tal--mage, sn of Mrs. Hettie G. Talmage, Tal-mage, i- -pending a short furlough with his mother and other relatives rela-tives and friends in Springville after af-ter serving twenty-eight months in the Panama Canal Zone. Capt. Talmag s to report to a camp in Oregon for further orders. E. Junior Burgi Is Graduated According to a communication received from the Public Relations of the Sioux Falls Army air field, Sioux Falls, S. Dak., E. Junior" Burgi, son of Mrs. Tressa Burgi of Maploton, recently graduated with high honors from the AAF Training- Command radio school. He co.npiled a final average of 4.2 pem?nt and attained a speed of 20 words per minute to rank fifth in the large graduating class. The communication stated he was now qua iied to take his place as a radio operator-mechanic in one of the famed bombers of the Army Air For :e. Letter Of Appreciation From Alton Sumsion The following letter telling of a change in address and expressing appreciation for the home town Word Comes From Mapleton Airman Lt. Evan B. Allen, son of Mr. and Mrs. James G. Allen of Mapleton Map-leton is now taking his final training train-ing before joining the aerial offensive of-fensive of the Allied Air Forces, accordin , to a communication received re-ceived from an Eighth AAF Composite Com-posite 3tation in Northern Ireland. He is a LO-pilot on a B-24 Liberator. Libera-tor. According to the communication, communica-tion, his present training instructs him on high altitude bombing procedures pro-cedures and tactics, and serves as a final brush-up in aircraft recognition, range estimation and sighting and aiming methods before be-fore going into actual combat. Sgt. Reid Garlick Visits Relatives Sgt. Keid Garlick, son of Mr. and Mr3. W. H. Garlick of Mapleton Maple-ton spent the past month visiting visit-ing rela ves and friends in Mapleton. Maple-ton. and Springville. Vaun K. Weight Graduates From Basic Vaun K. Weight, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph B. Weight, has just graduated from an intensive course in basic engineering at the Great Lakes Training School, HI., according to word received from the district headquarters. He was selected "or his specialized training train-ing on the basis of his recruit training aptitude test, and will now be sent to sea, to a short station, sta-tion, or an advanced school, the word stated. Lt. Harold Thorn Visits Relatives Lt. Harold Thorn, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A; Thorn, has been promoted from second lieutenant to first lieutenant in the engineers' engi-neers' division of the army. He has recently returned to his station sta-tion at Camp Sutton, N. C, after spending a short furlough here with his parents and other relatives rela-tives and friends. Carling Childs Writes Letter The following interesting letter was received this week from Carling Car-ling Childs: Gentlemen, I'm writing to inform you of my change oi address and to give you my thanks for the Herald I receive. re-ceive. It is very beneficial and most helpful in obtaining news of the homeland. Upon our arrival to this island from New Caledonia a few months ago we ran into the old Springville Spring-ville Guard outfit. It was really |