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Pfc, Ralph Eaker of Duke University recently spent
scver?-l days TJith his parents, Mr. & Mrs, John Eaker,
Ralph looked grand> despite lots of hard work. He expects
to gr&daate in the near future and will then be Doctor
RrJLph, at your service. We've recently hear^ soma vcjcy
funny stories on RsJ-ph that happened when he.'was a child*
We*11 have to see about getting them written up for a fut
ure edition of the Hoover Rail, ’1
Evt, H oner Eskridge, son of Mr, & Mrs, Grover'Eskridge spent a l^-day furlough at'
home this past month. Since his last furlough, Homer,had gained pounds ,and pounds,
and t his big gain was very, very becoming. At the ‘ conclusion of his furlough,
H omer reported to Ft, Meade, Md, for overseas duty,
Pfc, D, A. Cline, Jr. who served for three years in’Pearle Harbor is, now enjoy
ing a well-earned furlough with his parents, Mr, Sc Mrs, Davey Cline, His parents
ard our 'Moms & Pop” of the month and we laiow you all vdll enjoy their letters,
D, A, HWs been having a grand time, renewing old friendships and making nbv friends*
We understand he has volunteered'to go back overseas at the expiration of his 30-
day furlough. More poiver to you, D, A,
Gone Wallace (M 3/c son of Mr, & Mrs, Charley Wallace• spent a 23-dhy leave at,
home this past month, Vi/hile here. Gene together with Bob Johnson and Mrs, J, D,
Wallace v;ent to Louisville, Ky, to visit Genets brother, Charles,/ Charles served
with the Navy for sometime but was recently given a Medical'Discharge and is now
working in a defense plant in Louisville, From all reports, they had a ”swellegant”
time, doing the shows, night clubs, etc. In a rather swanky club one night, a
waiter told Bob that no drjicing was allowed without coat and tie - not to be out
done, Bob pulled his sport collar together and used Mary Lou*s red chiffon hand
kerchief t o make a bow tie and thej^ danced on and on. Some ingenuity Bob IT!
Gene has now returned to New York to join his ship in the
Atlantic Fleet, -
Austin Dciyberry of Camp Gruber, Okla, was here ' ^
this past month for a 14-day furlough v;ith his .vdfe,) f O'z"*')
Austin and G race went fishing several times and .'S:'
had lots of fun. Bet he*11 tell the fellows back * '
at camp some tall fish tales* ’
Pfc, Jimmy Osborne of Greenville, S, C, was home for
a couple vjeek ends this past month. One week-end he /
had with him as his house guest, S/Sgt, Paul Fettinger,/
a Hoosier lad, stationed ?J.so at Greenville, On the I
other weekend, Jimmy made a mountain'trip in company y
with a con£;enial crowd, the Bob'Burns, the Jim Southards!
Miss Louise Clay and Tom Forney, and Misses Margaret /
Putnam, Patty Osborne and Mrs, B ob Harrelson, They
climbed mountains, waded’in the cold streams, and in
general had loads of fun, . \