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■king, or something). Capt. T„ L, (!^.ug) • Moore in .France since D Bay ■with infantry and Writes sx^ell letter. Fine tribute to Tarbbro people and ,H, F, ■ Good .going,. and give Jerry a fit. Rodolph “B. D.en'son writes firom Pacific-. ;Has been aboard submarine for 2 yrs. Lo.ves ■ it and has seen real- excitement. Has called on the Emperor several times.'- Lt. Sam' Sheffield attends school, in Midland, Texas Reports it rather quiet or unlike bombing trins over Berlin, eta Capt. Qene Simmons says things looking better over there,Pays high- tribute to young boys-says they-’.ve, got , plenty .guts. Card from.Sgt .Alva H. Clark sayb ' he is back in N. G. now at Camp Lejune. Bill Whilley’.appointed game warden Nash County. G-." 0. Howard writes, th ank-you letter from Pt. Everglado-s,Fla.: ,Pvt. Matthex-/ Mills> Camr> Wheeier is okay and sends thanks for^H.F.N.' Cpl. Herbert Lewis now at Elsor Field, La., after 2 yrs. over. H. S. Hpggard in Sea •ttle to'.A.P.A, Pro Cannon' School and transport .service. Sgt. P.Ray Lewis’ ih Italy runs into Pick' Havens~now In same outfit.- Sends re gards’ to pretty Eliz..Ruff in'. Sgt. Johnnie Rawls one of our best . writin'g customers.Says they live in jungle in Burma area.- Says'old recreation, is "hunting wild chickens"-that he never misses one now. See here Sgt.•-Johjinie-do you refer, to feathered chickens?) Cpl. Sam Christenberry says H. F.. K. keeps Italian blues awsty. ■; • . ' Pfc. Jesse Summerlin in France says • send them. nows and^ letters-and,^ they will do the rest. T/Sgt. Maurice Savage likes H.F.N. jokes (Maurice we propose to keep sending them until the censor says stdo) Frank Freule'r says he'and Jesse Kent agree that France is a'little noisier than in England. Both.lads on the front. Marion L. Daughtie on "floating air Dort" in. Pacif ic-says, he ‘ has sfeen much excitement.. Says good word for H.F.K;. Joe L. Gay stationed in M.Y.'C. at Central Park. Johnnie VJiliiams . at Camp Shelby, Miss.. Russell Harris in Italy since April on the front with,Infantry. Has visit,ed Rome. “Poss” Clark wins couple medals in .track meet vs Navy up at .'Ko diak,’Alaska.. Pvt. Sabcock swelt.qrs on at Camp, Crowder, but finds time to write hi-s child (,KFN) a swell letter. Says his stock went up at Crowder when his picture \ appearyed in same page with bathing beauties, and too. Bill .has learned the army art of brovm nosing. Should go places- (Thanks to Dr. Howard Brown and H. S, Brown' for some of the cleaner stories appearing this issue.) Sam'Nash Dunn - formerly with 1st Division Marines in S, Pacific, now at Camp Allan Norfolk. Mrs.'G-eo. Webb, sister and brother Edgar, in. that area /Remember Bob Weaver, : baseball player here in ®ob writes swell ■letter "at sea”■ in praise HFN ic Edgecombe. Born in Whitakers’ Wife child in State,svilie. Dad now Mgr. ABC in VJliitakers. (Won der ifhe .sends Bob ”sam.ples'’.) S/Sgt'. Roy Williford writes from Panama, sees but fex^ pretty dames or grass skirts. Pays compliment ' to HFN. Capt. Wm. D.. .Catlin has flown over 200 missions-, says ^5^-^ hr s. in fighter, 25 hrB. in Cu’: and 25 in B-25. He writes home and modestly claims no credit, .says it due infantry- thej" have to duck bullets, bombs,’ sfiells, bayonets- have to -sleep on'ground- no bed- raih. or shine, hot or cold. ■ (Swell tribute, David),. Thfcnks to Tom 'Bardin from-the HFN. staff. He sent us a box of Hersheys and V7hat 'a , fight, ensued among Katy, Phoebe, Jane, Elizabeth, Mace^ Carrie Lee, Irene, Mary, Lurline, Alice,-'Olennis, Dail, Dave and G-eo. (Just about enough to m.ake our. mouths’black.) Thankslot s, Tom. / •.ptley Leary, • C.S.Pnow located in , office of Capt. of Port, Ncw- ■pbrt News. Writes HFN:swell "Thank you". (Former^.Highway Patrol- . man and a good one.) T/'C. Robinson, Jr., Sl/c, aboard U.S.S. Ala- . bama in Pacific, says June ,issue beauty. Pictures'almost started a : fight aboard. He and friends/selected bes-t looking as Elizabeth Ed mondson, Nell Durham, Ruby Hudson and Elva , Mae Heath. Capt. Billy . Bryan, changes San Francisco APO ,to 920,,, Xl^ Malaria. Control) . Pro- ,'mises to send HFN,pair of dried Jap ears. Says Fats Johnson , going . to visit him. We predict, a celebration- jungle juice, etc.' Walter .Lee ^Oiitley in South Pacific. , -Started a fine letter* to'HFN, but the censor's scissors, got most of it. However, they omitted the ‘ section xi^here he referred to M,. S. Brown’s’ bathing beauties. . Lee Flint having trouble speaking language of South Ame.rican girls. Dr .-lean Tew writes . from San Diego that Wm. Pender, Norman Turner,- B,* Heath, Wm Daughtridge, Wiley Ea.son & Pe^k Kornegay avll in same training unit .., - . .
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