March 23, 1944, THE ( hi 2 a al Seeker for Missing Men Is Again Stalking Battlefronts {By Kenneth L. Dixon with the AEF in Haly) full of cigareites zical behind horntimmed glasses, es, chunky be-land wrack their memory to spectacled Fred Zinn, is stalking, where they've seen him before around over Africa, Sicily, and Italy But Fred gogs plodding on, doing the same grim job he did initioning an Italian farmer who saw Europe 25 years ago {a plane crash, asking ‘0 see hospital He's locating the last of iregords, erstwhile enemy air force airmen mussing in action, {victory reports, old registry books, With a pocket and s& handful of «lI traces altrman mawkish or thing that hi pochet which says to inform vou give further de- promptly notified another missing Mich., (his{ And while he's no Rosedele maudlin about it, the almost! drives him on is In unknown. He has no cfficial status! Someone's terse notice for his mission, nsportation'in part "we regret except whas he beg borrows, and missing in action no assistants talls—you will Sometinres offical wig were : the last war see him passing, his 1 tae tired, owlishh « perpetually quiz- wa 151 ut of Michigan Univer- ity, a kid scrounginz around Eu- ———————— rope. In 1915 he jomed the French Foreign Legion, worked up from Letter Reveols Son Portign, Legion. worked up trom Wounded in Action the Croix de Guerre with palm leaves ang wounded at Champagne Ng in Ac. tion no rejoined his outfit When Yank transferred to the cadrille as a captain, ial machine gunner and observer, was picked by Lieut. Col. Billy Mit- chell to organize aerial photo work, and then was placed in charge of assigning American fizing personnel. “1 sent them to thelr particular squadrons and their particular planes so I got to know them all pretty well,” Fred sald, “and I Kind { felt lke I was the one who was sending them out on their mission Many didn't return from those missions. The “regret to inform you" messages started back across the Atlantic { Now the percentage of airmen who remain listed as “missing in action” is inevitably much Meher than among ground troops for the fliers vanish over enemy territory and clues to their fate have become faint iby the time take that territory. : When the last war was over more ed than 200 American airmen Fred had Of known still were listed as missing Pvt and there were many whose graves been found igned them, he records, the report who returned folks back know if ome 110s Gouda the 52-year-old seed manufac-!of from Batlle ( now is waiting in Garden, a Detroit suburb), is sion, turer wile Tee, no tra be last war broke out Zinn y OS Heted a while, fina the started coming Lafayette e¢s- served os aer- he we Pvt. Donald L. Shank let'er was receis Lloyd Shank, their son, them The by Mr. and Coatesville, Donald L the first wounded in Dear Folk I can now the hospital in aria, rheumatic fever But am now back in platoon: runner at the [ got In an argument with B88. It won and I am hospital again with a leg wou Doti't worn: following Mrs from Shank time action had never Fred had a their squadron fof thelr buddies he knew that “their Ww for been | | telli ng of was in mal- and arthritd Italy. 1 was when 1 a German tell you why Africa 14 g Crazy dead, captured or in omewnere diced and wl fed.” 80, while were goin were : if ahg i » they were Du » Vv then back in the thousa tik salled happily homeward, who alrcady aad more than four ion to stay and ¢ h missing man month thern Zinn r 4 hyd . L Do? Lat wrmi wry of end For eight thelr) hi Lil GA band. Jay, °C wor vy - Hospital,’ AR os aBd SOR. Chateau Thier Ane on SVE Meuse sector He tramped through CE the Argonne to Sedan and into the imoumtaing that encircled Metz and ._, (hide the valley of the Moselle. He held Wed-yant to Berlin and studied records nome of of German vietoris _ { Ceman VicWorie ana Pine +" ed 0 the arch of their son Me Centre Democrat 0 earn that Mr. and Mrs Shank are the proud grandparents their fir grandehild, a born daughter, Lois, and hu Heller. at the Coatesville March 8 Both mother David Wayne. are doing | PG) ¢ i Gus led ue ugh nor Fiance Germany wood Verdun St. Mihiel and the on to Farewell Party for Sen A [farewell party wa nesday, March 15 at the Mr. ang Mi Roy Grove Mills, in honor Roy. who left ‘Sat urdas for the arm- ed services. A foun'ain pen among other presents was given by his old chool-day friend Those who were present were; Irion Masy Burwell, Bett Ethel Ev : Mary Ellenberger, n Horner Marjorie Artz, Ethel] Sunday. Joyce Eyer, Charleg Riles Harry Ellen- berger, Dick Kline Jim Kline, Ray- mond Artz, Dave Hunter, Grover, by endless questioning and Corl, Dave Randolph, Bob Kidwell, |and sometimes was forced Dick Johnson, James Kidwell, James Sraves Harpster, Gerry Henry, Dick Henry,! Civil Ronald Henry. Adeline Henry, Betty | peasants—al] Henry, Roy, Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. [which of heroism Wi Roy Henry. Ice cream and other re- would have been untold, over to the freshments were served, All wish! war department to notify the fam- Roy the best of luck (ily. In addition he wrote countless — . {personal letters relating details Enlists in WAYES {which he found “meant so much” Miss Hazel C. Poléto, of Fourth |When he finally left Europe as street, Renovo, has enlisted in the |major in July 1918, only six of the U. 8. Naval Reserves and will re-|200 airmen still were listed as miss- port to Hunter College, New York |ing. Fred Zinn had done his work City. on March 23. Miss Hazel grad- | Well. Now he’s at it again udted from Renovo High School in —————————— the class of 1941, She was active in| Clinton County Men Missing all school sports and also a drum Three Clinton county men are re- major in the Renovo High School |porteq by the War Department as band. She was the first young lady | missing In action in the Mediter- to join the American Legion Ladies’ | ranean ares of war. They are Tech. Auxillary at Renovo and still 18 & 5th Grade Nevin L. Glossner, son of charter member of that organiza-|ars Etta Glossner, Lock Haven; tion. Before her enlistment she was| pte Elmer E. Putnam. Flemington, employed by the Pennsylvania Rall-{ ohose grandfather, John W. Miller, road as a store attendant has been notified; and Corp. Bert. air reiuin- of battlefields Sometimes he had F wrecked plane to localize for a grave. Sometime itialed handkerchief or crap of paper hich a dvr flier had scrawled his name Often only rude cro fied American thad to male identification on u found, had “unidenti- Then he rave, wie s¢s saving aviator positive thie checking to open olice, stories ervise official these ans, town told ich otl Yanks an Caplan recall | ques- | Working alone on a volunteer mis- {hunting clues to clear up the record | With the Sea- Bees CM. l/e Charles E. Miller Eunlisting + struction battall October 32, burg, third cla and where in Engla mpletion o 21 ing HY va.. he © Endicot t tha Oougn ov Ethel Hall rity returning instructing Mi: raining For Aviation Harold LL. Neff, 2 Bel- . 1} t he 1 Le # Cot © With Engineers \ Py. John Lockard Pvt. lLockard, well ku Sat resident and plo of Pleasant Gap Fish Ren was inducted January 6. 1044, and was sent to Fort Jackson, South Carolina, as a member of the Engineering Corps. He is the hus- band of the former Miss Nellie Baney of Pleasant Gap. The couple have children Esther, 15, Prank. 13. and Lucille, 10. Pvt. Lock- ard was one of the popular player Plea former em- own ant the three Pvt, William FE. Bathurst, Jr. Cents ty abert Edgar Francis Red Cross and Aides Busy In War Work with fonte Chapter Amer and labor : Woman's Club and other the Bellefonte area has a most imposing arras 0 far thi forces, a Among bedside JOO was: clot] ewing kit 200 kit begs, and 6 ghans all of which wer § ony is : ALeTial FTIR 3) Red Uw Bell ican Cross rovided hy Junio volunteer shipped out of material the armed indicated wery Year for use hn report eraay the ye items sent (i) bag af 194 ™ CENTRE DEMOC RAT, BELLEFONTE, PA. fe. Charles A H Sethurst pieted Aa iis flcey selected Aviation Student vi. 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We help select and nd iust the hearing sid that i» best fox you All testa and demonstrations free! Call or write today, ram G. Martino, son of Mrs. Jo- sephine M. Martino, Renovo, Miller on of Mir Miller smbury enti : Aviation Harrisburg Av Examining Board uU his 18th birthday ubject to call some his 18th birthday thereal ler veler pital Dean B ion 432 fille thelr was and kit thie women Mis the 1 on the Pleasant Ga» baseball team ans’ ho enh In Fire Schools Open In 2 County Towns Fire schools in which the funda- mentals of modern fre-fighting are taught, are being opened in Belle fonte and Snow Shoe, Charles Bax- fon, of Bellefonte, instructor of the classes, announced yesterday | In Bellefonte the classes began Monday night with 43 “students present. Classes will be held every Monday night from 7 to 10 o'clock {at the Undine House. All persons in- | {terested In the work are invited to attend, regardless of whether they . . . . : jare members of a fire company ® Four point barb wire is now in stock. |There Is no charge for the course. Mr. SBaxion Is to conduct the In- tial meeting of a similar class at iBnow Bhoe on Friday night, March «Buy Bonds for future needs addit | Rit bags were Bupplie were filled by tie Junior Woman's f Zion made 1566 Sadie Mahlon made 165, and mainder were ween made by wolunteer women from month Bellefonte | — alec ————————— Arrives Safely in England in the Orde r Rex Plc. Ralph M. Hillard has having flow: Eqt Mrs. Rella Jones to Pic. Rah M. . afely in England according to a Bn - Head VFW Auxiliar letter received by his parents, Mr . Y ind Me Mart stad. of con Former Altoona Priest » ~ 1 1 ’ wa! we » Mrs. Rella Rd oa es elected | Ville fe. Hillard ontered the ser president of the es ws the | Vice January 19, 143, and Was sia. Led Marine Assoult Veterans of Forelgn Wars, Post 1600, toned at Camp George G. Meade, . wT Bellefonte, at a regular meeting held for 11 months. He is in the M. P asalatant At thus {at the post home, South Spring Escort Guards the Blessed street, Monday night navy leutenant serving as a chap. Other officers chosen were Mrs! Iain, was the first man ashore In {the third atsaull wave of marines to land at Namur in the Marshall wa sted Ie Cadet Cadet reaching will Ix Bellefonte Soldier Class whut on furnished member Club. The of the bags Hardware Bulletin! ® Fence batteries will be more plentiful tiw ation | bag pon Dean Lime of Kustanix on of 242 East I ha Inve Bellefont corporal eceivod rel ; and gi» anti titled hi to member and he membership according He is serving » alreralt unit through 1taly orien Ix Mun lar wo ——————— WO —— — Selected bor Motor (Course Corporal Nevin C ianded Ww ha listed ell tillers HReEs, Jormet Altoona Cathedral Sacrament, senior VIHA ® ull Size No. 9 Columbian Coal Ranges are now available. of Rev. | Mi of p- Sr av WS ——— Mother's Dns econd Bun- day In May is tiv Let Us Have Mary Bager, senlor vice president; ® See us about that Lawrence Paint job Mrs. Ruth Buller, junior viee presi- you expect to do. ® Use Barretts Roofing to replace that old roof. ® And don't forget Burpee's Seeds, Schaeffer Hardware Store Allegheny St. Bellefonte, Pa. (24, and to date 37 men have signified {thelr desire to become members of | the class Spent Furlough at Home Corp. and Mrs. Ralph E. Walzer fof Drew Field, Tampa, Fla, spent a {15-day furlough with Mrs. Waliger's | family, Mr. and Mrs, Willard Year- fick of Mill Hall, R. D. 1, and with |opl. Waliger's father, ¥. J. Walizer, of Lock Haven Plants You. can hasten the growily of house plants by making a mixture of 1 tablespoonful of salts and gallon of cold water. Dissolve ly and pour over the roots. Father's Day is the third Sunday in June, dent; {iain; Mrs. Barbara L. Kline, con- | ductress Mrs, Gertrude Young, guard: Mrs. Elizabeth Marshall, | trustee, 3 years. Mrs. Helen E. Neff, {trustee 2 years, Mrs, Florence Haupt, {trustee | year | OfMcers will be installed at cere- monies to be held at the post home | on Thursday, March 30 At the business session, over which | Mrs. Clayre McMurtrie, chap- | I Mrs. Lena Garis, president, presided, | bond, Bootland Home, Various reports were rend and members were present Flint that provided arrows Indians served American ploneers for grinding grain it was voted to purchase a $100 war | and to contribute $5 to the approved. Forty-nine i ! for | £ iP, AT FIRST < SNIFFLE, SNEEZE Put a few drops of Va-tro-nol up each nostril at the very first snillle or sneeze, Its quick action helps event many colds VICKS eveloping. Follow AE VATRO-NOL Islands, A mine near him exploded and then a lite later a Japanese ammunition dump blew up. He was fon hand to minister to the dead and dying Pather Michaels {age, was ordained In cathedral on May 28 lexcellency, Most Rev. Richard T CGuilfoyle, DD. bishop of the Al- { toona diocese. He enlisted on Sept 121, 1942, serving at Parris Island, 8. Cc [Va and Pendleton, Calif { mma nib Mati —— | WAR SPEEDS GRADUATION | Nearly 2000 young men and wom- a native of Port the Altoona 1938, by his en have been graduated from the Pennsylvania State College since an accelerated wartime program wa instituted in June, 1942 the chaplains’ school at Norfolk, western Electric Hearing Aids Des gned by Jive 181.0. [].]] LABORATORIES Your Tires Recapped We have a large stock of Grade | Passenger, Truck and Implement Tires, HUBERT ROSSMAN HOME & AUTO SUPPLY STORE Phone 2615 BELLEFONTE, PA RRR WE MAKE KEYS || | ° i % ET i—— A ——— AUDIPHONE C0. ! 451 Altoona Tras Bldg. | ALTOONA, PA, | Phone 9010 | Send Free Book! Raplain Pree Tek Send list of 92 difficult wordel Name ——
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