Salt Lake Telegram | 1942-05-22 | Page 22 | Son Telephones to Mother on Promotion to Captain

Son Telephones to Mother On Promotion to fo Captain Jay Paul Thomas son of Mrs Jennie M. M Thomas 22 H street teacher at West high school telephoned telephoned telephoned tele tele- phoned his mother recently from Honolulu T T.- T. H. H Huato do tell her of his promotion promotion to captain captain in the army He has been stationed at Bellows field Honolulu for the past two years and is a member of the r head headquarters quarters staff as public relations officer and supervisor of publications 4 k He was graduated graduated from the University S i ty o of f Utah where he was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity fraternity fra fra- and Skull and Bones club He later attended Captain Thomas grater Colum b i a university uni- uni New York City and Stanford Stanford Stan Stan- ford university Cal where he was wasa a member of Hammer and Coffin college humor writers society He was graduated from Randolph Randolph Ran Ran- dolph and Kelly fields Texas in Leaving Friday for a new assignment assignment assignment as as- at Fort Lewis Wash was Lieutenant Colonel C C. C Clarence Clarence Clarence Clar Clar- ence chaplain at Fort Douglas since mid In Washington Colonel will have chargo charge of ot the bed 2100 station hospital and also will di direct direct direct di- di L D S activities at the fort corps area officers reported Colonel formerly state Insurance commissioner also is a I former mayor of Salt Lake City Prior to being assigned to Fort Douglas he served as chaplain in inthe inthe inthe 1 the Utah national guard and at Camp San Luis Obispo Cal Kurt of ot Salt Lake City will be graduated as a second lieutenant lieutenant lieutenant lieu lieu- tenant from the air corps technical technical technical cal school at Lowry field Denver Saturday his parents Mr and Mrs Otto Second avenue announced Friday Mr and Mrs will attend the graduation exercises Mr is connected with the Fisher B Ere Bre ing company Salt Lake City