' ■ !^ ’ "John Schenck III - Commissioned Lieutenant”
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John Schenck III, son of Mr, and Mrs, John Schenck, Jr« of Shelby was coirimission-
5d a Sccond Lieutenant in the Infantry, on December 1/Vth at Fort Benning, Geor,7iao
.n.rji.eJ.iao3ly upon his graduation, John was given a ten -day furlough and is nov/ visit-
i.r.j his wife, the former Miss Betsy Roberts^ and h:.s pcu-entSt At the end of his fur^.
John will report to Camp Polk, Louisiana for active;, duty^,
Kis Dad, is very proud of him and is practicaLlj’- popping all the buttons off his
3rjirt, with so much ''Fatherly Chest Expansion" •• he says those Bars on his boys siaoulr-
ders look plenty good to himj . ■
The Hoover Rail Staff wish to congratulate Lieutenant Schenck upon his Commiss
ion and our best wishes follow him, ivhercver he may go,
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Home On Furlough
Dwight Phillips of the Navy, who has just completed his basic training at Great
L' kes, 111, arrived home December l6th for a ten-day furlough with, his wife and baby
son, Steve - Little Steve is a darling baby and we know Dwight is going to enjoy play
ing with his young sailor,
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"Amy Slanguage"
We just heard about the Army Air Force Instructor, who is called "Rinse" Be
cause he washes out so many student-pilots. And also when a student—pilot is ready
for a check flight , he tells his buddies, he's going thru* the "Maytag". (A well-
knovm washing machine)
Clever boys, those pilots,
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9(Siinese Love Poem"
Nice ni/^t in June^ Stars shine^ Big moon — In park on bench - With girl — In
cD.inch — Me say jne love — She coo like dove Me smart — Me fast — Never let chance
- Get hitched? — Me say — She say o^kj — Wedding be]ls ripg ring - Honey moon —
jjlverj-i-hing - Settle down - Married life - Happy man - Happy wife - Another night - In
cunt: ... Stars shine — Bag moon — Aint happy no more — Carry baby — V/alk floor — Wife
mad — She fuss — Me mad — Me cuss — Life one big spat — Nagging wife — Bawling brat —
Realize at last - Me too dam fast,
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"Our Boys in New Guinea List Their Vifants For Christmas,"
; • ' 1, A genuine hamburger, 5, Ice-cream sodas:— all flavors,
2, Some sT/eet young things, 6, Seats on Oph Hunts bus’ to go see
3» A glass of cold cow's milk, Betty Grable's latest picture.
Some sweet young things, 7- Some sweet young things.
8. A platter of real fried chickens
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"Give War Bonds for 'Christmas’*- "The Present with a Future,"