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From the Past
All information which appears here is attributed to The Louisburg Herald.
This issue is about the October 12, 1944 issue of the Louisburg Herald. Obviously, most of the news items
from that period are related to the war.
October 12, 1944
Ens. Frank Moody is home on a 28 day leave to be
spent with Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Kelly and Mr. and
Mrs. Chas G. Kelly. Ens. Moody will report to
Daytona Beach, Fla. for three months advanced
training on the Navys best, the F6F Hellcat plane.
(note: Frank Moody lived with the Kellys while in
High School)
Cpl. Don Masterson visited his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Masterson, while on a 12-hour pass.
Don is a member of the 330th
Bombardment
Group, and is a crew member on the B-29 in the
Pacific.
Lieut. Archie G. (Gil) Jackson received Presidential
Citation due to a mission in which Gil piloted a P-
38 over Foggia, Italy in which he and his fellow
pilots destroyed 151 enemy airplanes on the
ground. Gil rotated stateside after flying 51
missions in the P-38 fighter in France, Africa, Sicily
and Italy. He will now be an aerial gunnery
instructor at Ontario, Cal. Gil is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. A. F. Jackson of the 3-f station south of
Louisburg.
Dale H. Carter, MM 1-C, is home on leave from
the Navy. Dale has seen service in Africa, Italy,
and the Mediterranean Sea. Dale is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Carter and one of Sally
Carters three grandsons in the service.
Ginn-Ferrel Nuptials
The marriage of Miss Mildred Geneva Ginn to Cpl.
James F. Ferrel is announced. Miss Ginn is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Ginn of Quantico,
Va. Cpl. Ferrel is the grandson of Dr. and Mrs. J.
V. Ferrel.
S-Sgt. George A. Windisch, son of Mr. and Mrs.
George Windisch of Louisburg, has been awarded
the Air Medal by Major General Partridge of the
8th
Army Air Force, for meritorious achievement
while participating in heavy bombardment
missions against the enemy over Continental
Europe.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Barkis are the parents of a
baby girl, born at the Smith nursing home in
Paola, KS. Lloyd is a brother of Marvin Barkis of
Louisburg.
A son weighing 7 1-4 pounds was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Dalrymple of the Somerset community.
A photograph appears of Cpl. Paul Maynard
casting his ballot from somewhere in France.
Paul is serving as a lineman with the 6th
Armored
Division.
From the Purple and White section, the following
appears:
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I believe Delores Little became Delores Sillyman.
In 1944, High School football was played in the
afternoon and at Rogers Field.
The Sun Theater is showing Wing and a Prayer
and Uncertain Glory, plus a cartoon and news.
(Note: I believe Mollie Wells was the owner.)
(Note: I believe Howard Cooper owned this
shop.)
Mrs. Vernon White has returned from Meridan,
Miss., after spending several weeks with her
husband, S-Sgt. Vernon White.
Miss Jane Smith left Saturday for Abilene, Texas
after spending two weeks vacation with her
mother, Mr. L.G. Wilson and Mr. Wilson. Miss
Smith is a technician at the Regional Hospital,
Camp Barkley. (Note: Jane Smith married Ted
Matzkanin)
Roseanna Larkin Thomas celebrated her fourth
birthday anniversary with a number of little
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friends at her parents home in west Louisburg.
Rosanna is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. S.
Thomas.
Forty-eight patrons and pupils of the Moore
school, east of Louisburg, with the teacher, MissEtta Gillogly, enjoyed a wiener roast last Friday
evening.
Kenneth Windisch was at Trinity Lutheran
Hospital Wednesday morning where Dr. Hicock
removed three pieces of steel from his hand.
Mrs. David Wilson and Mrs. Frank Wilson arrived
at the home of the formers parents, Mr. and Mrs.
C. G. Weaver, Wednesday night. The latter spent
two weeks as a guest of her son and wife. (Note:
Mrs. David Wilson was Bettie Weaver, the wife of
the young man killed in the plane crash near
Drexel in 1946.)
T-5 Donald Nutt, brother of Mrs. Wilbur Wren,
has arrived safely in France. Mrs. Wren spent the
weekend with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Sherar of near Paola.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Steger, with Gene andTommy were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Nelson at Drexel.
Pvt. Herman Henry, on furlough from Brook Field,
Tex., was a Wednesday caller in the Charles
Kircher home.
Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. O. C.
Gillogly were Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Goss with
Johanna; Miss Ruth Gillogly, Kansas City; Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Gillogly of West Line; and Mr. and Mrs. J.
F. Eggleston with Jerry Jay and Patricia.
Mr. Roy Watrous of Phoenix, Ariz., Mr. Henry
Watrous, Kansas City, and A.O.M. 3-C Chester
Watrous of Hutchinson, were visitors Sunday in
the J. H. Phillips home. Mrs. E. J. Lovett and Ed
Phillips of Lawrence were weekend guests in the
Phillips home.
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(Note: The Fall Wea Trap Shoot has been around
for a long time.)
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(Note: Like Ed Cook and Bill Kubitzki, Raymond
Barnes was a USAAF flight crew member.)
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