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FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 15. 1946
Walter F. Schell, Jr.
Receives Discharge
At Fort McArthur
Cpi. Walter F. Schell. Jr., has
received an honorable discharge
from the I* S. Army at Ft Mc-
Arthur. California, and returned
home Tuesday to resume civilian
life. Schell served both in the Euro
pean theater and the South Pacific
with the famed 97th Division.
He ha* been in the service for
three years and has been awarded
the European theater ribbon with
two campaign stars, the Asiatic-
Pacific ribbon, the Presidential
Unit Citation, the Victory Medal
and the Good Conduct Medal. Schell
is the son of the Reverend Walter
F Schell, a Coolidge resident since
1940.
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Birthday Dinner
Mrs. Freeman Higginbotham was
guest of honor at a surprise birth
day dinner at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Leroy Shoemaker Thursday
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evening. Others present were Mr.
and Mrs. Leon CSmitty i Smith, j
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sturgeon and j
Freeman Higginbotham.
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R. E. Crumm Honored
On Birthday Sunday
R E. Crumm was honored with a
surprise birthday party by his wife
on Sunday evening Guests were
Mr. and Mrs. Hans Christensen. Mr.
and Mrs. Glenn Carter. Mr. and
Mrs. Chester Carter. Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Buscber, Mr. and Mrs.
Thompson of Randolph. Mrs. I. C.
Harris, and Mrs Crumm * cousins.
T B. Hall and Willard Hall of
Parma. Idaho, who arrived unex
pectedly in time for the celebration.
#l.eon Smith. Bruce Moody and
Joe Sherrill went Javallna hunting
at 96 Ranch east of Coolidge Thurs
day. Each bagged a hog.
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•Mr and Mrs. Paul Loucks were
hosts to the Friday Night Pot Luck
Supper and Card Club last week.
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Desert Womans Club
Holds Luncheon And
Program Meet Friday
The Desert Womans Club met
Friday in the home of Mrs. J. A
Roberts for a one o’clock luncheon
and program. Co-hostesses were
Mrs. E. A_ Sturgeon. Mrs. Sam
Wynn, and Mrs. Karl Smith.
Nick Hayduke was the after
noon's speaker. His subject was
a resume of various experiences
he’d had while serving with the
army in Italy. France and Germany.
Mrs. W. H. Farnsworth was pro
gram chairman.
Salute to the flag was given, fol
lowed by “God Bless America"
sung in unison. Roll Call was ans
wered by each member giving a
brief account of customs in other
countries. Mrs. Steve Christensen,
president, presided at a short busi
ness meeting. A report on the
Youth .Conference held recently at
Phoenix was made by Mrs. Farns
worth.
Each member was requested to
call on. or send a card to. someone
ill during the next month. Roll call
at the club’s next meeting will be
answered by accounts of these ac
tivities.
A book case has been purchased
by the club in which to place ap-.
proximately 50 volumes given In
memory of the late Mrs. Katherine
Mac Rae. The collection contains
fiction, travel, philosophy and bi
ography and will form the nucleus
|of a library being started by the
club.
New members welcomed into the
| club were: Mesdames Hubert
Odom. William Balcolm. Clarence
i Balcolm. Asbury Schell, and Chris
tene Hansen.
Visitors for the day were Mes
i lames F. E Mauldin. Joe Sherrill.
Wayne Wuertz. Virgil Wuertz, Rob.
ert Taylor. E. Smith and I* C.
Bennett of San Francisco.
At the club’s next meeting.
March 3. at 2 p m. In the club
house, there will be election of
officers. A plant exchange Is plan
ned for the meeting.
•Mrs C k Letsrtag Ml Friday for
Frankllnville. New York, to he with
her mother. Mrs Cloa McLaughlin,
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THE COOLIDGE EXAMINER
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GEORGE R. SELLERS
George R. Sellers, PHM 3/c, re
turned home Thursday with an
honorable discharge after 15
months in the South Pacific.
Sellers served with navy medi
cal corps attached to the ma
rine corps. He has been award
ed the Purple Heart, the Presi
dential Division Citation for
two Jima, the American Thea
ter ribbon, the Asiatic-Pacific
ribbon with campaign star, and
the Victory Medal. Sellers is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. P.
Sellers. Coolidge residents for
many years. He enlisted in
December of 1943 when he was
17.
R. W. (Jack) Stewart
Home From Service
In South Pacific
T/5 R. W. (Jack! Stewart has
’received ap honorable discharge
from the IT. S. army at Ft.
McArthur. California, after nine
months service with an engineers
construction battalion in Manilla
and Japan. Stewart entered serv
ice February 7. 1944. He has been
awarded the Asiatic-Pacific ribbon
two campaign stars, the
Philippine Liberation ribbon and
the Good Conduct Medal.
His wife, nee Kathryn Monday.
1 and two children have been mak
j ing their home with her parents
i west of Coolidge. Stewart is the
j son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Stew
j art of Chandler .who recently pur
-1 chased a ranch southwest of Coo
lidge. The ex-serviceman and his
family will make their home here.
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Housewarming For
Leroy Shoemakers
Sunday Afternoon
Mr. and Mrs Leroy Shoemaker
were honored with a surprise
housewarming at their ranch home
west of Coolidge Sunday afternoon
The Shoemakers, who were called
jto town on an errand, found num
erous guests and a table heaped
.with Rifts awaiting their return.
Mrs. Freeman Higginbotham and
Mrs. W H. Higginbotham were
hostesses.
Guests were Mr. and Mrs. R. W.
Sturgeon. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne
Wuertz. Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Clark,
Rev. and Mrs. Olln K. Lehman. Mr.
and Mrs. Sam Wynn. Mr and Mrs.
A. C. Cock rill. Mr. and Mrs. R. C.
Cockrlll. Mr. and Mrs. l>on Parker.
Mr. and Mrs. Pierce Vensel, Mr.
and Mrs. W. E. Shoemaker. Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Mode. Mr. and Mrs.
A. G. Hupfel, Mrs. N. M. Wilson.
Mrs. Josephine Boree. Reba and
Margaret Jo Higginbotham. Wil
ber Wuertz. Howard Wuertz. Jim
Pew. William Higginbotham. Free
man Higginbotham, Bay Reed,
Tommy Shoemaker. Billy Wynn,
and Billy Higginbotham.
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• Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Grossmiller
have moved into the former Well
born home of Bealey Avenue. It
was recently purchased by Dave
Bryce from Dr. V. W. Kilcreaae of
Casa Grande.
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♦ Miss Jennie Williams, asociate
professor of education at Kansas
State Teacher's College, is visiting
Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Davis.
♦La Verne Odom, student at Colo
rado Womans College, was recently
initiated into the Womans Athletic
Association at a candle-lighting
ceremony held in Foote Hall. Miss
Odom was one of 15 students Ini
tiated into the WAA. Requirements
for membership are based on the
point system. Miss Odom is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hubert
Odom.
♦ Mrs. W. B. Newcomb is up and
around following a week's illness
due to a throat infection.
♦Louie Fuller of Glendale, Cali
fornia, is visiting his sister. Mrs.
M. N. Nafziger and family.
♦ Mr. and Mrs. George Dunbar of
Coolidge Dam, former Coolidge
residents, were overnight guests at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. W,
Lewis Friday and at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Hall Saturday.
A pot luck supper in their honor
at the Dempster home Saturday
was attended by Mr. and Mrs. Max
Anderson and daughter, Helen,
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Wells. Mrs. Earl
Hicks, Mrs. C. W. Lewis and chil
dren.
♦ A Tuesday night bridge group
that met at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Wayne Hall Included Mr. and
Mrs. C. F. Hamilton. Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Pond, Mrs. Honey Hamby and
Mrs. Karl Fisher. The same group
met at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Hamilton last week with Mrs.
Pierce Vensel completing the num
ber.
♦ Mrs. L. C. Bennett of San Fran
cisco, nee Barbara Talla, is visit
ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mar
tin Talla.
♦ Mrs. R. E. Wolaver returned Fri
day from Tucson, where she spent
several days visiting her daughters,
Mrs. Amos Whitaker and family,
and Miss Ruby Wolaver.
♦ Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Hoover and
daughter .Patty, have returned
from Oklahoma, where they spent
two weeks visiting Mrs. Hoover’s
mother and other relatives.
♦George Gallagher returned Fri
day from San Francisco, where he
spent two months visiting his par
ents.
♦ Ben Mirkin returned Saturday
from Lob Angeles, where he spent
a week on business. The following
day the Mlrkins and their house
guests. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Mir
kin of Canton. Ohio, spent Sunday
in Phoenix visiting relatives and
friends. Ben and Samuel Mirkin I
are brothers.
♦ Mr. and Mrs. N. G. Murray will
be hosts to the Saturday Pot Lack
Supper and Card Club thiß week.
The group met at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. C. L. Skousen last week.
♦ Mrs. Darlene Kennedy. Miss
Margie Neighbors, T/5 Jack Ha
vens, home on furlough, and Willie
Storie. atlended the Coolidge-
Chandler basketball game at Chan
dler Friday.
♦ Mrs. M. N. Nafziger returned
Thursday from a visit with her
nephew, who is in the Veteran’s
Hospital at Pasadena, California.
♦ Mrs. R. F. Sheller of Los Angeles
is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Sheller. She is Sheller’s sister-in
law.
♦J. C. Jayne returned Friday from
Phoenix, where he attended a two
day meeting of the new Arizona
Highway Planning committee.
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business. They expect to be there
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♦ Mr. and Mrs. Richard Preston and
and son of Houston, Texas, are
visiting Mrs. Preston's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. E. G. Attaway.
♦ Mrs. Douglas Dawson and two
sons of North Hollywood arrived
here Saturday to make their home.
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ifome with Dawson’s uncle and 1
aunt, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Jayne.
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♦ Mr. and Mrs. Murrie Storie and
family left Monday for Blythe, Cal
ifornia. where they will make their
home. Stories brother, Dilliou
Storie, drove the family over.
♦ Mr. and Mrs. Frank Teller of
Arlington, South Dakota, have re
turned home after several day’s
visit at the ranch home of Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Wuertz. Ray Reed of
Flagstaff was a weekend guest at
the Wuertz home. He ami Wilber
Wuertz served in the army air
corps together.
♦ Harry Bloch returned Wednesday
from Florence Hospital, where he
was ill for eleven days with influ
enza.