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FEBRUARY 1944

Dear .Miss Call: '!his is to

inform you that my son, Corporal Bernard J. Burger, died on November 7th from injuries received in the North African Area. Let me thank you for any-thing you may have sent him to cheer him up while he was fighting for his country. He was only 24 years old and entered the Army on October 22nd_. He left in April of 1943 for overseas duty but never was granted a furlough. So it is with deep regret that I must inform you not to forward any more mail to him.

You asked that I send you Corporal Charles F. Sisto's address. It is as follows:

Company rrcu PMGS Det .. Fort Custer, Michigan.

I am not sure if you have my son Josephls correct address. It is:

Lt. Joseph J. Burger 2nd Repl. Regt .. Co • D • 7 th Br • A. G .. F. R. D. # 1 Fort George G. Meade Maryland.

Sincerely, Mrs. Joseph J. Burger

Bob Wright was home. Art Thomson says Bob's blonde-shy but he likes red heads and freckles ..

Joe Rosko is with the Marine corps at Parris Island ..

Sgt. Jack Lindabury 17th Comm AACS APO 858 % Postmaster New York, N. Y.

Lister down at LuShnan farm found one of his steers successfully butchered out ih the field. Whoever was doing the job was frightened away and left the body.. The State Troopers have b~en working on the case but no signs of the butcher.

There won 1 s be many unmarried teachers left on the faculty at Chester soon. Miss Penhall, teacher of the third and fourth grades and resident of Mine Hill, married Mr. Cole.

Zurcher is hoping to get to town the first of January as

TWo gals pictures that did not get in the Xmas Carolyn Fleming edition were Clara Mae Barkman and

Quite a few deer were shot in town. Among the lucky ones were: Ken Burd, Bill Furrer, Ken O'Deil, Bill Blaine, Mercadante, Fred VVyckoff, Dave i\1anning"' Cliff Emmons, Rus Apgar and warren stroud. Bill Kohler got a big son-of-a-

250 lbs. and 18 points.

John Thomas from Long Valley is getting nearer and nearer to his wings. He will not finish until March as the weather has been so bad they have not built up the proper f'lying "time.. John says, 0 And, believe me, we really need it. The further along you go, the more you realize you need all you can get. tt Here is his picture in a plane ..

Lt .. Handville his wife is moving up north Here's a picture at that time.. More news at Garrison taken in that time rrom them! -the ~eieht or his

of Cliff S.F.P.E., T.C~S.D. Iran at Wing 4, Bldg. 1 suntan., Camp Knight,

Oakland, california

Nelson Hyde has been home on furlough. He's moved, but it is still Atlantic City •. He 1 s been in Atlantic City so long he is buying a hotel dovvn there and opening up a rest home. He's had the medical experience as he's been working in the hospital ever since he's been in the Army .. He's gained 30 lbs ..

Nelson Hyde 32555329 Hq. Sq .. Prov .. A .. A .. F .. R.S. #1 1 Qm. Atlantic City, New Jersey •.

After elaborate preparations were made for a party for the disabled merchant marine from the Cutting Hospital, the medical commission ruled that they could not be taken from the hospital. various members of the town were planning to entertain them at dinner and then the group was to be taken to the scout cabin where a talent show was to be presented.

-----------------Wally and Winnie Coons have

moved to Bernardsville. They have a· cottage on the Shannon Lodge Estate right next door to Tommy Dorsey.. Lots of music in them thar hillsl

Irene Hoffman was working for a while in Epstein's office and she is now employ-ed in the office at Roxbury. For those of you who haven't heard, Helen Bigelow lef't the off'ice ages ago and Peg Griffith has been the secretary for some time.She we.s married during the Christmas holidays and Irene now has her job.

Harry Thomson S 1/C Armed Guard ss Arizonan % Fleet Post Office New York City, N.Y. John Wyckoff is in Sardinia

been swimrr.dng in the Mediterranean. Received 80 letters in one mail and three papers. Bet he was busy, then.

Pvt. John T. Wyckoff 32770596

Hdqs. Batry 2nd Bn 74th Coast Art (Anti Aircraft) APO 512 % Postmaster New York, N. Y.

Bill Lutz bought Eileen a grass skirt and wants her to send her picture taken with it on.

Mrs. Niles Mossman has retired from her chair at Columbia University and is living at the farm.

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Tom Barker ran over an old lady in Mendham with his ilpaper earn. 'Ihe woman is in All Soul's and is improving although it was feared for a while she might not recover.

Barney Apgarhas also entered .. Pvt. Bernard B. Apgar

42100883 Co B .. 1-lth En 4th Regt. IRTC Fort McClelland, Ala.

AI C E&~ard Fleming, Sq. V 44 G 53rd A.A.F.F.T.D. Carletrom Field, Arcadia, Florida

Fred White, Jr. A.S. u.s.M .. s .. T.s. Barr. B - 2 Compt .. -H-1.9 Sheepshead Bay, N.Y.

Few men on American battleships ever see their vessel in action because most battle stations are below deck or under cover. For instance, when the new U.S.S. Iowa goes into her first encounter, at least 2,200 of her 2,500 officers and men will be able to follow the. fight only through the de-scription of its progress broadcast to them over loud-speakers.

The greatest milk-producing cow of all time is Carnation Ormsby Mad-cap Fayne, living today near Seattle. Born in 1933 and now valued at about $75,000, this Holstein-Friesian recently reached her peak production when, for an entire year, her average daily yield was 55 quarts, or nine times the average for all U. S. cows.

The truth will out. And there comes the truth about Serbe's summer. He was wash-ing Army trucks with a fire extinguisher and a GI brush the greater part of the summer. He bawled the Major .out. Even tho they may need it you just can't bawl the Major in the Army out. However, the Major was transferred from Serbe's company and they kept Serbe so he must have had some r1ghts--but--Serbe still washed Army trucks last summer ..

Wm. 0 1Dowd had a hernia operation, and then hopes to get in the .t~ir Corps.

The new township and boro ambulance was dedicated Sunday morning January 2nd. Maybe we'll get a picture or that for you, too.

Andrew Rady and June Apgar were around town holiday time.,

Ruth and Bob Shotwell were in town at holiday time., They are now living in Millington ..

Jill For the second time within four years Willys-Overland Mo-tors, Inc., has _been formally ac· eused of hypocritical cant by your U. S. Government. This time, however, Willys has. stoop-ed to a new low because its advertising h a s continuously used the flag to boast that the jeep, now world famous, is the product of Wi_Uys' war inspired automotive engineering. Won· der what ·the boys will say?

Such is not the case in any-wise, charges the government for the jeep was created. designed, engineered and built first by the American Bantam Car Co., But· let', Pa.

MARRIAGE DEPT ..

Mary Jane Cruse and Lt. Ken Dean, a fine looking couple.

But no finer than Myrtle Dean and that peerless golfer. Arnold Martines ..

Cute Edna Kohler and Felix Ardin.

Esther Hollenbeck, in the tradition-al white and a veil married Howard Thornton.

:May ea.ch sweet bride stay as sweet as she is: and to the valiant grooms we say, "PAX VOBISCUVI! 11

Robinson-Sutton Roxbury Defeated FAR HILLS - Mr. and Mrs. L. k •

H. Robinson of this place have Hac ettstown Again announced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Marie Phyl- HACKETTSTOWN - Ro~bur:y lis Robinson, tD Paul Alhert Sut- ,High downed Hackettstown fm ton, son of Mr. and Mrs: Paul L . .the second time this season an

Albert Burkmeiar who is holding dovvn an important aviation job somewhere in En~land.

Mrs .. Austin Thompson

lfJ.Ts. Schaeffer

Ray Clawson

~:.r. & Mrs. Harry Henderson Iflrs. Jack Martin's

son. George

Pvt. Clark Grady, 42000070 Btry D - 15th C .. A. A. P. 0,. 954 % PO-stmaster SBn Francisco, California

Little John, Ma & Pa Wyckoff

Alvin w. Jacobus is where in Italy. His people hadn't heard from him since the third of Seot~~t:>er.

Here's a picture of the football squad taken by Photographer Crum.

are: TOP ROW: M. Murchison, Joe Rosko, Jack Hayes, Nunn.

Bob Crammer sends a lot of news. The work at his office get~ heavier and heavier.

appy Ben WIIe~ George Sutton, John Steinberg, Henry Jacobson, John Rosko, Earl Mosher.

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Paul Sutton is now at Officer's Tr~ining School at New London for the maritime service ..

Roy VanDyne from Potters-ville was late and missed the bus the day he went for his physical.. He had to ride to Morristown with the mailman and take the train to Newark ..

The Apgar twins are going to school at night in Philipsburg and are working in a defense factory during the day ..

Frank Mattison is now a full Lieutenant in the Navy, heads his crew on a new ship bumping around the Gulf Coast ports nowadays ..

Leo Robinson, the druggist from Mendham died at his home in Mendham. Hjs son, Reg, will take over his duties as Borough Clerk and Clerk of the water Department .. --------

Doc Van Sickle is Captain van Sickle and is still in India.

They are serving soup again at school. Remember those dayw when you ate that good vegetable soup. Only this year it's seven cents a cup ..

John steinberg has been taking a course in public speaking at the TI~CA in Morristown.. VJhen John gets to be mayor, he's going to be the kind who can "speak speechestt ..

Kohler's truck was stolen from their front drive .. No trace of it yet .. somebody probably needed tires that size.

Martha Fry has been ill in bed with a near case of pneumonia. All's well again

Evelyn Fleming has moved and received an advancement .. She is now the Field Director of the American Red Cross at Nichols G-eneral Hospital, Louisville 2, Kentucky. She wonders where we got the picture of her brother, Ed, and is surprised how fat he has become. She doesn't know that was an ordinary photo of Ed with a uniform put on him by an artist, and an officer's uniform, at that! Ed came to see me durine the holidays and we had a mighty pleasant chat. He is still waiting to begin his really strenuous training for -pilot .. ------The new postoffice is

a beauty. They moved in on Christmas weekend. It is just like Morristown post-office. Bus Crum promised to take a picture of it for you. Of course you know it use to be Mack's Store. The front is all p-ainted, a beautiful new flag is in the window.

SHARE OF BRAINS. D. J. writes: Does everybody

the same an1ount of brains? REPLY.

The nE"rvous tissue ·within the skull the adult male weighs approxi-

4!) ouncE's,. that of thE'! fern ale

Did .you know that Arnold Nichols, George Wyckoff, John Wyckoff and Art Thompson are in Maryland duck hunting? At least we hope they are hunting duck - you can't trust tnat Art Thompsonl He's liable to lead those other gents astray.

Howard Thompson was home for one hour ..

Tom Anderson is still in Panama, we think.. He-writes he hasn't seen snow since early in 1 42 ..

Muriel Thomson was slightly injured in an auto accident.

Pvt. Robert J. Cowie 32929467

C .. .A .. C .. Battery C APO 15083 % Postmaster New York, N .. Y.

B.D .. Manning H.A. 1/C Mad. Dept .. Hosp. Area Camp Peary, Virginia.

Peggy O'Dowd is joining the SPARS.

Taken at Clark Grady's birthday party July 1935.. Can you recognize them? Some of these Chester children are now 10,000 miles apart ..

Rad Barkman is overseas with a new address as follows:

PFC Radford Barkman 32385526

369 Bomb Squad 312 Bomb Group APO 4873 % Postmaster San Francisco, California ..

Neal Robinson writes that he receives the paper in Italy.

Howard Robinson has received his medical discharge and he and Marian are again living in their lovely comfortable home on·Route 31.

Pvt .. Albert Sml th 924652

926-4th Rec. BH Marine Barracks Parris Island, South Carolina.

Another new recruit ..

Another change of address·: Pvt. George Rockefeller co. A 3rd Replacement Bn. Pittsburgh Replacement Depot Pittsburgh, California.

Fleming's doe got ln a fight with Keller's dog and tore out Keller's dogrs eyeball, Cannibalistic%

Micke¥ Murchison is now in Trinidad ..

Mrs. VanDerveer passed away shortly after Christmas. She had been taken to Memorial Hospital and died there ..

Fred White enlisted in Merchant Marine~ Was inducted January 17th. May you travel far, Fred, see a lot, and then with fair winds, make a happy landing.

-------Art Lee has been-nome on

furlough and his address has now changed:

Cpl •. Arthur E .. Lee 32393100

3352 QM Trk Co. APO 181 % Postmaster Los Angeles, California •.

npeanutstt Forsythe (Oliver) has enlisted in the Navy ..

Howard Thomson 500th MPEG Co .. Fort Custer, Michigan ...

Howard is doing guard duty over German prisoners.

George &chaefer and Howard Sutton were up for examinat-ion. They have passed O.K .. but were· deferred one month ..

Woment·s Club had a success-ful card party. The proceeds from which were used to pay the War Chest donation of the club.,

Clifford Garrison has received his rating again of Corporal. He is now the proud father of a baby boy, born November 23rd in a hospital in Tennessee., The baby's name is Clifford. III ..

Dud has moved. He is in the Army Air Corps: Sgt. Dudley D .. H. Bragg

12162201 353rd Base Hq. & AB Sqdn .. Army Air Base Rapid City, South Dakota.

Bob and Julie Marston took a post-Xmas holiday and visited with Julie's brother and his family at Upper Darby, Pa ..

George Thomson has moved much closer home.

Sgt. George Thomson 1st Air Force Prov .. Stag. Sqd .. Mitchell Field, New York.

Elvin Hollenbeck has arrived in Britain and is fine .. His trip over was a bit choppy but he wasn•t the least bit seasick. His address is: Pvt. Elvin Hollenbeck

32778729 Co .. K 26th Inf. APO 1 % Postmaster New York, N. Y.

Pvt. Stanley Hollenbeck is a divorced poppy and is much taken up keeping posted abouthis twoboys. His mother has one of the boys with her in Chester and she has received word that she wi~l soon receive the Baby Randall from Memorial Hospital where he has spent the last eight months.

Pvt. Stanley c. Hollenbeck 472 M.P .. E.G. Co .. Prisoner of war Camp Fort Benning, Georgla.

One good session of draw poker r~an shorten a man's life a Yf'ar. say!fi :t hP-art specialist. If this isn't fast enough make the deuces wild.

Good lu:ckto you ..

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