Show RIGHT YOU are Olof 4 MM i With Our Boys In The I m Armed Forces i f I FI t. t THOMAS S BRENNAN DRENNAN ON THE HIGH SEAS Dear Dad and Lee Just a line to let you know I would like to have you send The Record to tomy tomy tomy my new address as I will get It t much faster as I really enjoy reading what's going on back there Inthe In old home bome hometown town I finished my training at A. A T T. B. B and andI I am now aboard ship Ernest Berriochoa boa Is 15 al also here with me no ao o that makes It pretty nice Well I will sign off oft thankIng thanking thank thank- Ing you a lot Sincerely TOM BRENNAN IH W pa Jq ROBERT G. G PRICE TO ASSIST IN WAR W LOAN K IRI I Staff Sergeant Robert Q G. Price has bas hassent hassent sent word home bome to his mother Mrs Beatrice Beatrke Price that he has bas arrived Inthe In la lathe 1 the United States S. S Price has baa re received received reo re- a special assignment In the U. U S. S In order to further the Interests of the war loan for tor which preparations are are now being made by the government Bob came came to America from Hawaii on a B 24 bomber the crew of which has been on eighty missions Bob Dob has bas been In the Pacific theatre of war for the past two thirty-two months during which time he traveled fifteen thousand housand miles by plane and boat In order to gather material for his bis stories which are published In the Brief ma ma- This magazine has bas a circulation through the entire Pacific and also In various parts of the U. U U. U Staff Sergeant Price has bas made an enviable enviable en en- viable record In his adventures In the army He advanced from a mechanical supply clerk In the ground crew of the theair theair theair air corps corpa to the position of Junior war correspondent correspond t. t lIe He will have a short furlough bet before ore returning to Hawaii Congratulations Bob J. J B. B S. S fl J l FU I LADIES AUXILIARY I THANKED Park City Ladles Auxiliary of 1 Local union No 09 You will probably be surprised hearing from me at this time It was a very welcomed surprise for me at mall call today to receive a birthday present from the Park City Ladles Auxiliary of Local No 99 09 I do want to thank you very much for the lovely stationery and the comb They are something that one inthe In Inthe Inthe the service can always use Im I'm also very glad to report that Im I'm well and enjoying enJoying en en- my work very much Sincerely I KEITH LINDSAY A A. A M. M M. M C. 3 B I INOW Pa NOW AT AIt ARMY IY AIR AUt BASE Miami Beach Florida Florida T. T. T Virgil R. R 25 of ot Joplin Missouri has bas arrived at Army Air Forces Redistribution tion Station No 2 In Miami Be Beach for tor reassignment processing after atter completing ing a tour of ot duty outside the continental contin United States Medical examinations and classification tion Interviews at this post one of 3 redistribution stations operated by the Personnel Distribution Command for returnee officers and enlisted men will determine his new assignment He will remain here bere about two weeks much of ot which will be devoted to rest and recreation Sergeant was a B 24 Liberator Libera Libera- Liberator tor gunner In Italy He Is the son of of 1 1 Mrs Clara GUI GUl of this city and the husband of ot Alline D D. 1210 Kentucky avenue Joplin Kg b 4 pa MOTHER l RECEIVES LETTER FROM SON Mrs Floribel Lewis Instructor at the Marsac school received the following Interesting letter from her ber son son who Is In the midst of ot It somewhere In Germany Germany Ger Ger- many I Dear Mother Following the old slogan better late Ithan I than never may I offer otter you a Happy Birthday I wont won't try to use the excuse i of lOt no no time for not writing writing things things have bave been pretty easy these past few days days days- and I think weve we've all aU been making the most of ot It by sleeping cleaning up and andI Just doing nothing I This part of the Country has haa not as asI asyet asyet yet been hit by the destruction of ot war war war- I although they seem against the German German German Ger Ger- man man rule the Nazis must have treated them fairly well well rich rich in many things It ItIs ItIs Is nevertheless dependent to Import a good many Items Being so BO close to Germany her timber and qua quarries es plus fruit and cattle would tend to have bave I Germany try to win by kindness rather than by force The people as 81 a whole have been kind to the American haven't haven't lacked jacked their prices on what little they have to sell and will not market black rationed Items at prices as will th the tha people of ot other nations we have been in Being a kingdom the the- Barons Barone etc still rule One lives very near our location loca tion here he here he is charged with the distribution dis dla of ot all products He seems Cems very I fair making fair making sure his bis people have plenty before selling anything to the army The Infantry Battalion Headquarters Is Js located in a small hotel Im the outer edge of ot a small mountain town all equipment Is present and In working work work- workIng Ing order plumbing order plumbing system water lights etc Just came came down to the C C. C P. P to relieve reo re- re lIeve the captain thought captain thought maybe there were some things he be would like Uke to do Our Job the way were we're set up now is 18 pretty mu much of ot a snap but back before re rethe the Normandy break through and on the Brest we e caught hell Tn In every sense of the word We were tired dirty hungry cold most of ot the time and scared all the time We hated bated to see aee night fall because of ot the added worry that darkness seemed to add it didn't take us long to learn that whenever we could see see we could be seen that seen that meant something coming our way and I dont don't mean a bouquet of ot roses rOBeS either Now we spend two hours or so a day at an O. O P P. P then come back and go to sleep play playcards playcards cards send in l reports and keep up with the and situation situation and hope were we're under cover when Jerry sends in a package Haven't had much news the electricity city and the news broadcasts dont don't cemeon on at the same time so we have to rely on what newspapers we can get mainly get mainly the he Stars annd amid Stripes an army pub pub- Here Is something of ot interest for the kids about kids about yards from here Is an anold anold old castle started In 1000 deserted around 1700 1700 various various plaques throughout through out the tho structure date 1330 1586 1686 and 1080 Seems to be one for every genera tion Built by the Duke of ot- ot passed down to the eldest daughter until the generation previous to the present when the will was changed to read eldest son around 1800 the built a large chateau west of the castle on a ridge still In use use present present owner a Count Is In prison His son on a Baron rules When the structure started to deteriorate the natives built their homes from the crumbling a a a very little town built In a mountain side Our mall has bas been a little messed up up- starting to come in now now have have had only one letter In two weeks dated September 10 got H-got got It yesterday Reckon I bad had better close ran out of news will news will to write more often Inthe in inthe inthe the future Love WALT b m- m mJ J Us A FORMER IER RESIDENT WRITES Dear Sir Sometime ago I asked a friend of at mine to have bave The Park Record sent to tome tome tome me and Just a few weeks ago 9 t started to receive It I was really happy bapp to read It again Ive I've been Park City for 4 or 5 Ii years now but was surprised to find I knew many of the people- people mentioned In your paper I am In a Bomb Group In England and have been here bere Just one year almost to the day and Its It's been a long longone longone longone one believe m me Still we nt kick here as a weve we've been very fortunate very little trouble trouble one one of the best groups over here beret beretI I am getting along fine tine and like everyone everyone every every- one else hope Ill I'll be home soon Thanks for The Park Record to me Respectfully LEONARD SCRIVEN R JIT rr pa A NOW IN IS CAMP CA CAMP W WOLTERS O E R S TEXAS TEXAS Everett Isaacson Jr 18 son of ot Mr and Mrs Everett Isaacson of ot this city ally has arrived at this Infantry Replacement Training Center to begin his basic baslo training trainIng train- train trainIng Ing as an Infantryman He has been bee assigned to a ba battalion stressing rUle rifle training |