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Show Meniorial Memorial Services ServicesFor ServicesFor ' i ' For Pvt . Thomas ThomasSQDday ThomasSunday ThomasSunday SQDday Sunday Evening EveningSunday | Sunday evening memorial ser services ser- ser services services - - vices will be held at the VernalSecond Vernal VernalSecond VernalSecond Second ward chapel for pvt tpvt Edgar EdgarG Edgara KdgarG G a Thomas who was killed ldlled in ac- ac - acUon action ac action - tion Uon while clearing a mine field f1eld inItaly In InItaly inItaly Italy on the aaoming morning of January January28th January28th Januarynth 28th The service serv1ce will wID win begin beK1n at 730 730pm 7 30 30p-m 30p m ' pm p.m . - . , and win will be under the directIon dtrecLion direc- direc dtrec- dtrec direclion - | lion tIon of the ward bishopricLast bishopric bLshopric bishopricLast Last Week Mra Mrs Helen G Thom Thom- Thomas Thomas - as mother of or Edgar received theOrder the the'I theOrder ' Order of the Purple 'Purple ' Heart award'ed awarded award award- awarded . ' . - 'I I 'IOrder ed to her son 8011 The order read'This read"nUa read readThis This "nUa nUa 'This " ' is 1s to certify certtfy that the presi prest- prest presi- president prestdent president - I prestI dent of the United Statee States pursu- pursu pursuant pursu pursuant - byI ant to authority invested in him by bycongress bycongress bycongress I . congress has baa awarded the purple purpleheart purpleheart heart to Pvt . . Edgar G Thomas for formtlItary tormilitary formilitary mtlItary military merit and for wounds re- re received received re received - - ceived in action actton resulting in his hisdeath hisdeath hisdeath hisdeathThe death deathThe I The certificate cert1ficate bore the persona1 person personal personal al signature 1gnature & of Henry L . . Stimsonsecretary Stimson Samson Stimsonsecretary Samsonsecretary secretary of war |