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Admirel Admires Admir Moral BhewaOB 8h Shown ShownOn wn wnOn On Italian ItaUan FrontPvt Itwt Fron Front ItwtPvt & Pvt . . , Keith Richardson 1Uchardaon Rtchatdeon nowsomewhere now now5OU1ewheJ'e noisomewhere 5OU1ewheJ'e 5OU1ewheJe somewhere ' in Italy admires the themorale th thmorale thimorale morale shown shO\V11 shO V11 ' \ by the men on thefighting the theflglt1ng thifighting flgl\t1ng flgl t1ng fighting : \ front accuramc 8CCUrdlDg acarcmg , to a let let- let letter letter . - ter received by the City Coun Counrecently Council Councilrecently Councirecently recently . Pvt 1Tvt . Richardson RlchlLt'dson RlchlLtdson ' state states atates * , "Y Y ' "YChristmas ' "YouChristmas YouChristmas " 'Your Your 'YourChrtsbnaS ChrtsbnaS Christmas caM ca d arrived Cbrlatmu Cbrlatmuday Chrlatm Chrlatmday Chrlatmajday day , . and although it found me methousa.nd mthousands m mthousands < thousands thousa.nd thousand . $ of mllei mUes miles irom from rram homethe home In Inthe iithei the - war-torn war torn war-tom tom - country of Italy , your yourthoughts yourthoughts youthoughts thoughts and expression expressions expressionsthis * madithis made madethis this year's years year'e yeare year ' * climax c11Jnd much mueb more plea plea-- pleasant pl pleast pleaant - sant east ant than It otherwise would have hav havebeen havbeen haybeen been . . 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RfUMeat Recbnent Regiment Make Makes * Iteceri Berard BerardLt Bee Itecerilit ' " lit Lt Lt . , . John W Powell was a mem mem- member member . - ber her of a * regiment r4giment r g1ment that 1hJit recently recentlycompleted recentlycompleted recentljcompleted completed a large army camp in ir2 28 * days daya In England Egland . . . The high prior prior- priorIty priority priority - ity construction col14tructlon Job Included thebuilding the thebulldlng UKbuilding bulldlng building of ' 75 15 shelter and admin admtn- admtn adniln- adniln admtn1stration adnilnIstration administration - istration 1stration huts , the erection of hun hun- hundreds hundreds hundreds - - dreds of tents digging dIgg1ng and layingof laying layingof layiniof of three miles m1Ies of sewer lines five fivemUes fivemiles fivemiles mUes miles of water lines construction constructionof of six miles of road and eI'eCtwn eIeCtwn erection eI'eCtwnof erectionof ' erectionof of three miles of high tension el- el electric electric el electric - ectric wiresU wiresLt wires wiresLt Lt U . . Powell WIJJ was ! wa ft a . member of the theVernal theVernal theVernal Vernal national nat1OM1 guard lUaM unit . , and andserved andserved i iserved served in Alaska Atasb He U was then sent sentback sentlack sentback back lack to the states atates for tor officers 01Dcers omcera train train- training training . - ing receiving his h18 commission at VtBelvolr Ft FtBelvoir FtBelvotr Belvoir Belvotr . , Va . . . Be H has baa been overseas overseastor overseasfor overseasfor tor for the past yearGets year yearGets Gets Venul Vemal Vernal N New News n < In fn Seath South PacIficMr PacificMr Pacific PacificUr Ur Mr an and Mra Mr's Mrs Ur ' * Ben 0 G fttaugh Slaugh 8laugh re- re received re received . - ceived oelved a letter this thJs week from their theirson theirson theirson son aau Oall Gail , , somewhere In the South SouthPaclOc SouthPacific SouthPacific PaclOc Pacific . . PacificMr Mr Slaugh Sisugh states he is fine fineand fineand fineand and receives the Vernal EKpress Express EKpressHe ExpressHe ExpressHe He reports reporta the three other Ver Ver- Vernal Vernal Vernal - nal boys occupying the same tent tentwith tentwith tentwith with him also enjoy the home towrInews townnews town towrI townIn news news.t .t t . . .ts .tIn s . - . In Armed Anae * Gurel Quant Guard CenterMr CenterMr Center CenterMr Mr and Urs Mr8 Mrs Richard tUcharct Hadlock Hadlockrecently Hadlockrecently Hadlockrecently recently received word . from Dwight DwightRamsey DwightRamsey DwightRamsey Ramsey , stating ' he la Ia Is now a seaman sea- sea seaman sea seaman - man first class , , , and is stationed on ona ona ona a merchant merchan marine m.arlne marlne . ship 8h1p out 01 of 01Seattle ofSeattle ofSeattle Seattle . , Wash . . 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