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Mrs. Patrick McGrenra (Lucille Gladu) has had a week's vacation from her duties as Community Health Nurse in Framingham.
Cochituate's biggest problem has become its garbage disposal since Richard Gladu has given up his job as collector. Guess every one will have to keep a pig in his backyard.
Mr. E. I. Clark of West Common- wealth Road is at his home after spending the winter with his sons.
Miss Mary Kerr, Principal of the Cochituate School, is planning to spend part of her summer vacation at Bar Harbor, Maine.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Gladu left on Friday for a three weeks' vaca- tion at Eastham.
Miss Ursula McEnroy finished school several weeks ago and is now working in New York City.
Miss Esther Smith of Lodge Road and a group of twenty-five students and workers of Harvard Medical School enjoyed a boat trip to Nan- tasket on Sunday. They took an early boat, spent the day at the beach and returned to Boston on a late bus.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bartberger left the East Boston Airport Mon- day morning for a flying trip to Missouri to spend their vacation at their former home.
Two enterprising young men of our town, Richard Dew and Sonny Damon, have gone to work at the Raytheon. Sonny was recently graduated cum laude from Boston College. He also won the Cardinal O'Connell award for excellence in religion and the Francis J. Brick award for outstanding character and scholarship.
Mrs. Ida F. Bishop with her two sons, Richard and Gregory, have gone to Marblehead for the Sum- mer. They have been spending the winter with Mrs. Edna F. Bishop of Main Street.
Walter Blomgren, his wife and some friends of California, are visit- ing his brother Gus. They are hav- ing a wonderful time swimming, mowing lawns, eating turkey and venison. It was at Mr. Blomgren's home in California where George Fullick was entertained before he was shipped to the Pacific. George's letters to his father telling of the happy days spent at Mr. Blomgren's home will always be pleasant mem- ories.
Mrs. Loretta Ploss, Mrs. Orise Peck, Mrs. Edna Marston, and Mrs. Orpha Bradshaw are spending a week on the Cape at the Bradshaw cottage, Eastham, Mass.
Mrs. Adele Snow has returned to her cottage on Edgewood Road. She spent the winter in Wellesley Hills.
Miss Bernice C. Dorren of East Plain Street was pleasantly sur- prised on Sunday, June 10th, by a group of friends in honor of her 16th birthday. Bernice was graduated from Wayland High School and will enter Boston University in Septem- ber.
During the severe electrical storm on June 15th, the Estey house on East Plain Street was struck by lightning, causing some damage. Mrs. Estey and the three children were home at the time.
Little Edward MacAdam, our eleven year old artist who drew the "JEEP" for the caption of this paper, wrote to us and said he was
very much delighted to receive a letter from Cpl. Elliott Snow. For any of you fellows who would like to drop him a card, his address is 31 Boylston Place, Brookline, Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Townsend of Damon Street recently attended the 25th reunion banquet of Mr. Town- send's class at the Wachusett Country Club in West Boylston. Mr. Townsend is a graduate of Worcester Tech.
Chuck, John, and Bub Lindbohm have become uncles again since a baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel "Hutch" Lindbohm on Sun- day, June 24, at the Leonard Morse Hospital.
Gus Schitella of Park Lane is to have as his guest this week James Macken of Winthrop who is a bud- dy of his son Arthur in the 3rd Marine Division. Macken has just returned from Iwo Jima.
William Kelly, Jr., of Wampum Road, has returned to his home after a tonsilectomy at the Leonard Morse Hospital.
John "Dubber" Daly is at home recuperating from a minor operation at the Leonard Morse Hospital last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Scotland and two children, of New York, are visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Scotland, for a week.
Zenas Groton, better known as "Gramp Groton", of Pleasant Street, was taken to Leonard Morse Hos- pital on Saturday with a badly in- fected foot.
Miss Louise LaMotte, a buyer of Allen's, Framingham, spent a few days in New York on business.
Fritz Schlosky, recently discharged veteran, is now employed by Don- nelly Sign Co., Boston.
Jackie Smith has received an hon- orable discharge from the Army, after serving one year and five months in the E. T. O.
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NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, Sampson, N. Y .- Bluejacket TO DART A HOOKER SEC { Print name and rating) 41 1-HOURTON Ty CochiTuAle MAIS. ( Print street address and home town)
has completed his recruit training at this naval training center on the shores of Seneca Lake and has been granted leave.
Upon his return to Sampson, he will be eligible for further assignment which may qualify him for a petty officer rating.
Sports
By RICHARD DEW
Cochituate Motors has entered their Soft Ball Team in the newly formed Suburban Soft Ball League in Framingham. One of the articles in the by-laws of this league is that any member of the armed services home on a furlough may play ball on one of the teams as an honorary member of that team.
Howard Phillips extends an invi- tation to any member of the service home on furlough that wants to play ball to join his team for a game and may contact him at Cochituate Motors.
There are ten teams in this league consisting of Warren Telechron Associates, Warren Telechron Union, Lombard Governor, Avery's Furni- ture Co., Cushing Hospital Officers, Cushing Hospital Enlisted Men, Crown Crusaders of Milford, Fram- ingham Hatters, Tripoli Bombers and Cochituate Motors.
Corp. Jack Cook, in charge of recreation at Cushing General Hos- pital in Framingham, is president of this league and arranges the sched- ule of league games. The teams play one league game each week and at least one out of league game to keep in condition. Each team turned in
the roster of players before league schedule started. Teams were limit- ed to seventeen players.
Cochituate Motors Soft Ball Team has played four games, winning their first league game.
Score of games played :
Cochituate Motors Opponents
5 Warren Telechron 6
2 Cushing Hos. E. M.
8 Pressed Steel
6 0
7* Cushing Hos. Officers 2
Cochituate Motors Roster :
Wally Bell, Stubby Kimball, Art Williams, Bill Wells, George Mit- chell, Tony Cardellicchio, Bob Whelchel, H. Phillips, Eddy Garvin, Jimmy White, Glenny Atkinson, Bill Morris, Harold Butchman, Joe Wig- not, Bob Jordan, Larry Devereaux, Steve Hladick.
* First league game
Town News
Cochituate elementary school graduation exercises were held at the school Thursday afternoon, June 21, with Owen B. Kiernan, Superin- tendent of Schools, presenting the diplomas.
The program included the class will by Malcolm Parrish, Waldo
Lawrence, Russell Bigelow and Wil- liam O'Connell. Several songs were rendered by the class, accompanied by Elizabeth Amos and Barbara Bragg. Esther Nisbet gave the Lin- coln's Gettysburg address.
The graduates were: Russell Big- elow, John J. Carroll, Paul Daly, Robert Groton, Leo Horgan, Ben- jamin Johnson, Waldo Lawrence, George Mather, Kenneth Moran, George Muhlberg, John Oberg, Wil- liam O'Connell, Malcolm Parrish, John Perrin, Walter Perrin, Gregory Petronia, Charles Potvin, Russell Rogers, Walter Smith, Charles Swain, Paul Sweeney, Harold Twit- chell, Elizabeth Amos, Mary Cahill, Florence Celorier, Joan Crimmin, Barbara Daly, Lois Lumley, Audrey MacKeen, Grace Mailhoit, Claire Merritt, Esther Nisbet, Marie Weeks, Eleanor Wilson and Con- stance Currier.
Tony Cumbra, former owner of the old Blue Ribbon Garage, was in town last Sunday renewing old acquaintances of 20 years ago. Mr. Cumbra called on Police Chief Har- ry Craig.
Miss Corinne E. Gerald of 15 Main Street is spending two weeks with Mrs. A. W. Hodgman and Miss Ann Hodgman of Natick at their summer home at York Beach, Me.
Dorothy Gelinas, Elaine Baudeau, Ann Warsky and Jacqueline Mac- Arthur are working for the summer at the Leonard Morse Hospital in Natick.
On June 13, a son was born to Mr. and Mrs. William McNeil of Ice House Road, at the Leonard Morse Hospital.
Miss Doris Currier, one of our Cochituate teachers, is visiting her brother, Dr. Stanley Currier, at Littleton, N. H.
The JEEP is happy to add the name of Esther Nisbet of Main St. to its list of reporters. The JEEP is also very grateful to Mrs. Henry Townsend, Mrs. William Scotland and Mrs. Alvin Neale for all the typing they are doing. More "Jeepers" mean a bigger and better JEEP.
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A birthday party in honor of Lyle C. Shufelt's 23rd birthday was held at his parents' home on Tuesday eve., June 19th. A few invited guests enjoyed a pleasant evening with the usual dainty refreshments while the boys compared notes on their exper- iences with the armed forces.
George Toohill, a former Cochitu- ate boy, was spending his day off on Tuesday at the Studio. He made inquiries as to the whereabouts of Wendell Marston, and said he was sorry not to have seen him while Wendy was here in town on leave. He sends best wishes to you, Wen.
George Stockbridge was seen in town this week talking with several of the home folks. He is a Lt. S.G. of the U.S.C.G.
The Editors of the JEEP have received several requests for back numbers of the JEEP; and we are pleased to announce that former issues may be secured by writing to P. O. Box 70, Cochituate, or by call- ing Mrs. Arthur W. Bradshaw, Natick 2308-W.
Miss Gloria Nelson, formerly em- ployed at Allen's in Framingham, has accepted a position as Secretary to Owen B. Kiernan, Superintendent of Wayland schools.
Miss Pauline Blake of Dexter, Me., is spending the summer months at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Car- lisle D. Scotland, Lake Road.
A splash of color has helped brighten the background of the plot where the Cochituate Honor Roll has been erected. The Garden Club planted salvias and red geraniums among the shrubs; and with the yews and azaleas on either side of the Honor Roll, euonymous directly beneath the Roll and expanse of well-trimmed lawn, it makes one proud to see such a spot of beauty. Indeed, we are proud of our little town !
Joan Crimmin, who drew the names for the bonds in this edition, is the daughter of Mrs. Grace Crim- min, patient and untiring clerk in Mrs. Gerald's store.
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EDGAR T. CUNNINGHAM is with the 7th U. S. Army Infantry on duty at a Russian P. O. W. camp in Germany.
FRED J. SCHLOSKY has a medical discharge from the service and is now at home.
Servicemen's Column
Norman Moore, with the 29th Div. of the 9th Army, writes home telling of a thrilling experience which he and several other buddies had short- ly after V-E Day. His group was sent to clean out a nest of Krauts, which the English had left. They had placed a ladder upon a wall and were nearing the top of the ladder when, in near darkness, the lead man saw a pair of hands raised up over the top of the wall, and much to his surprise they discovered the enemy nest, all with their hands over their head, shouting, "Camer- ade."
After twenty months' service in No. Africa, India and China, S/Sgt. Lyle C. Shufelt has arrived at his home for a 30-day leave. He will report to Atlantic City for further assignment.
Pvt. Carl F. Lindbohm, Jr., at Camp Croft, S. C., is having a tough time of it sweating it out on man- euvers, and the weather doesn't help either with torrid temperatures.
However, he'll soon forget all that as he's expecting to be home in a couple of weeks when his basic has been completed.
Pvt. Bernard T. Gallagher enjoyed a three-day pass in Rheims, the city where Germany's unconditional sur- render terms were signed. Bernie visited the cathedrals and other places of interest, and then returned to his duties.
Red Perodeau envies his brother Henry for Red says he isn't fortu- nate in meeting any of the town boys. Henry recently made a date with Charlie Smith for a Sunday dinner, but Charlie didn't show up, so Henry concluded he couldn't get a pass. He surmises that the Sea- Bees' food must be far better than the other outfits for when Sunday comes around he sees Army men and Marines in the chow line. May be guests, eh !
Pfc. Sylvester E. Landry of the 1253rd Engr. Bn. spent a three-day pass recently in Paris where among other things he took a sight-seeing tour of the city. He says it's a grand town.
Geraldine Selvitella, A/S in the Waves, is taking her basic training at Hunters College. She writes that she likes it very much and has suc- cessfully hurdled all her tests.
Fitz Stevens writes from Eisen- ster, Germany, that he has received three copies of the JEEP. He says, "That paper covers everything. I have read about fellows who used to live in Cochituate that I had forgot- ten." He also sent a box of sou- venirs including a Nazi flag, helmet, rifle cleaning kit, Herman Goering arm band and a pair of wooden shoes made in Kuschurarder, Czech- oslovakia, where he was billeted.
Pfc. John Lindbohm of the 90th Division is receiving his JEEPS regularly and on discovering he was a bond winner he wrote, "It's the first thing I have ever won in my life." He was in Czechoslovakia but is now in Germany awaiting his division's reassignment.
Fred Pillion, CM 3/c, of Stanton Street, is home on a six-day pass.
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Pfc. Joseph Starrett writes that he can now disclose where he has traveled, leaving Newport News, Virginia, on July 1, 1944 and arriv- ing in Naples, Italy, 15 days later. He goes on to say, "We were in a depot between Caserta and Santa Maria in the Volturno Valley. From there we went to Rome, later travel- ing to France from Naples on an L.S.T. This trip took four days and we came ashore at Nice. At Pier Cava and Menton we were on line with the 7th Army. The last week of December we came across France, ending up in Barneville on the Cher- bourg Peninsula. We were with the 3rd Army in Germany and went to within a few miles of the Czech border." Joe is now stationed in Norway, and had the honor of being one of the guards for the King when he returned June 7th. He writes : "I saw him and the Crown Prince from the front row. Boy! Was Oslo crowded ! It seemed that all of Norway was out to welcome their King back. Except for the language Norway is a little America."
All local sports fans, civilian and military alike, were much grieved last week to learn of the death of Cpl. William Hannigan of Natick on Okinawa where he was participating in his fifth engagement against the Japs as a U. S. Marine. Billy was the outstanding athlete on the Co- chituate Baseball Club for the two years preceding the war, and he was the very first member of the local nine to enter the Service.
Cpl. Dennis Dube and his wife, SK 3/c Mary Devlin Dube were visiting Cpl. Dube's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Branagan of Dudley Road.
A/S Charles Boody Ferguson re- turned Monday night to Sampson Naval Training Station for further orders after spending a seven-day leave at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Ferguson of West Commonwealth Road.
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is still in Germany with 60-D-149 Plat. 4 and it looks as though he will be there some time yet.
S 1/c Thomas Garvey, Jr., of Cor- man's Lane is spending a short leave from the Navy with his parents. Tom just returned from duty in Bel- gium, France, and England and does not report back to N. Y. C. until July 13th.
A/S .Charles Starrett left Sunday for his naval station after an enjoy- able visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Starrett of Pemberton Road, over the week-end.
Pfc. Reed Gerald has been relieved from Ordnance O. C. S. because of physical disability and is enjoying a 10-day furlough with his wife at the home of his mother, Mrs. B. W. Gerald of 15 Main Street, before returning to Aberdeen Proving Ground where he has been assigned.
Lt. Bob Robinson writes that his wife, Marie, does not hope to arrive in America until after the War. He still hopes to be home by Christmas -"Hopes." Bob expects a short leave to be spent with her in Bris- bane, Australia. Having 110 points
for discharge, he writes that he feels he can wait.
Malcolm Nicholson of East Plain Street left June 15th for Ft. Devens.
Leland Robinson, R.T. 3/c, made a vain effort to contact his brother, Bob, in Manila, but due to delayed mail they missed each other by two weeks. He reports that duck shoot- ing was never like this. His boat received three crash divers in 90 minutes and still ran to port on its own power.
Lt. Franklyn Wiggin is at home with his wife and son, Franklyn, Jr., for a seven-day leave.
Maurice Robinson wrote from Portsmouth, Va., where he is at a Naval Hospital Corp School, and sent his sincere appreciation for the War Bond which he won recently. Altho he's been pretty busy taking mid-term exams, he tried to get home last week-end. Because he was unable to get a priority for a plane seat he says he will try a train next time. He also said, "I'm sure the folks of our town are really with us, which places a higher value on home." The letter was written on Maurice's birthday .- Many Happy Returns, Maurice, and here's hoping the next one will be celebrated in a big way at home.
Winston Williams is now some- where in the Pacific and says the JEEP is certainly wonderful. Be- cause he's been out at sea he hasn't received any mail lately but hopes to be catching up with his JEEPS pretty soon.
Bob Gladu was home for seventy- two hours after having been to North Africa on convoy duty. He said Cochituate was the most beau- tiful place in the world. He wishes to say hello to Da Bleasdale.
Robert Pease of Natick, formerly of Commonwealth Road, was home for a week-end several weeks ago. Bob finished his training at Samp- son, N. Y., and was sent to Bain- bridge, Md., to go to Radio School. He does not start classes until some- time in July and expects to be there until December. Bob has been get- ting the Jeep and thinks it is swell.
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Conveyor Of News From The Folks At Home To Their Service Men And Women Everywhere
No. 12
July 13, 1945
MAIL ADDRESS P. O. Box 70, Cochituate, Mass.
A JEEP GIFT
The Charles H. Alward Post 133, A. L., has made an outright dona- tion of $40 to the JEEP, making a total of $50 which these World War I veterans have given to keep the good work of the JEEP "organiza- tion" a-going.
Every member says the latch string is always out at the Post headquarters to each and everyone of you. You are eligible and wel- come to join up as soon as you are discharged from service. They are waiting for you in comradeship.
DEDICATED TO MY SONS GEORGE AND WALTER
It's three long years this coming November,
That we took you to Ayer, do you remember ? From there, to Pine Camp you did go
Where the weather was cold and there was plenty of snow.
Down to Camp Pickett next you went
And from there, to Overseas you were sent.
Sometimes the voyage was very rough,
And the fight ahead was going to be tough.
Many a day and many a night Without any sleep you had to fight. We prayed for you every night and day
To receive a letter from you to say you were O.K.
Through Sicily, into Italy and then to Southern France, And boy, with those Nazis you were taking a chance ! At last in Germany V-E day has come
When the Nazis surrendered and that war was won!
Still there is another tough fight ahead
Where many a hero in the battle- field will lie dead !
Your brother on a transport is on his way,
And we pray that he will be O.K.
C. BOODY FERGUSON, S 2/c Was home from Sampson on week- end pass and drew the three win- ners for this issue, all in one grab!
BOND DONERS
Hiram Nisbet, operator of Nisbet's Store and purveyor of his wife's famous baked beans.
Mattie Branagan, owner of the Chateau. "Much cheer, cool beer and good food."
American Legion Auxiliary. These loyal, hard-working ladies have now made a gift of their THIRD bond. Many, many thanks, ladies : you sure have your service folks on your minds. Now, fellas and lassies, why not drop them a line, or, perhaps, a small souvenir for their headquarters?
Hoping and praying this war will soon be won ! Never more to have any trouble with the "Rising Sun." Written by Mrs. George A. Hamilton.
STORY
Lt. Gertrude Martin, A.N.C., was recently sent back to France from Belgium and her family received a letter saying not to expect her back for Christmas. Her unit, the 16th General Hospital, received superior rating, the highest in the area where they were, even tho some of the hospitals were in buildings. They also had letters of commendation from several Generals for their work during the bulge. The hospital is now 25 miles outside of Reims and for the first time, they traveled to their new location on 1st class civilian trains, four to a compart- ment and with berths.
Gertrude is at present in Reims, in a hospital, with a bad shoulder. She says she will return to her unit as soon as it is set up but in the meantime she is receiving treatment and we say a well earned rest. We're proud to say that on the sleeve of Gertrude's uniform are three overseas stripes for 18 months overseas, also a new shoulder patch for the European SoS. Another combat star was added to her ETO ribbon, making three in all. They stand for the Normandy, Rhineland and Ardennes Campaigns.
The following was copied from a pamphlet which Gertrude sent home and was written by Capt. R. M. Myers of the 16th General. Capt. Myers is a doctor who is relieving as Chaplain of the Unit. He tells of not only what our boys have gone thru but our girls, too.
"Eight months ago, we took our first look at what was to be 'our' Hospital site. We took stock, inventory-barely able to hear our- selves think above the steady rumble of jeeps, trucks, ambulances, half- tracks, tanks-armies on wheels rolling up N-3 toward Aachen, which had not yet fallen, some twenty miles away. We looked at the acres of sticky Belgium mud and wondered, 'A Hospital-here-Im- possible !'
"Less than a month later as our Armies re-grouped, after the fall of
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Mr. and Mrs. Harry Fairclough of Natick are announcing the arrival of a baby girl on June 24. On Friday of last week Mrs. Douglas Macken- zie, the former Eileen Fairclough, presented her husband with a daughter. Her husband is a service- man in Europe.
Carlisle D. Scotland and his son, Douggie, enjoyed the past week on a fishing trip in Maine.
With the sudden spell of heat, the bathing beach at Dudley Pond looks like miniature Revere Beach. Bathers are of all ages, young and old alike.
Mrs. Martin Shufelt's niece, Pfc. Pauline Hopps, WAC, whose home is in Groveton, N. H., has gone overseas.
Mrs. Grace Courchine of Ridge- field road enjoyed a week's vacation at the Cape with her husband's family.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl A. Palmer have added a new sunporch to their home. It looks very nice.
Miss Barbara Daly of Lake Path is in charge of the playground this season.
A committee to plan for the 80th anniversary in 1946 of the Commun- ity Methodist Church was organized at an official board meeting held on July 1st, and among the committee members are Messrs. Wm. J. Scot- land and Elmer W. Bigwood.
Mrs. Frank Patriquin, the former Hazel Moore, and her young son, of Sierra Madre, Cal., are visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford S. Moore of Pemberton Road. Her husband is on a government project
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at Pearl Harbor. Mrs. Patriquin came home to see her father who has returned to his home from the hospital and now shows signs of improvement.
Charles H. Alward Post 133, A. L., is looking forward to its annual gala carnival which is to be held on the Ball Field on July 26, 27 and 28, with its usual round of booths, fer- ris wheel and pony rides for the kiddies. This is the big event of the year, so they say.
Rev. David M. Angell, pastor of the Community Methodist Church, is spending his annual vacation at the Weirs, N. H.
The barracks of Camp Framing- ham, now known as Camp Michael J. O'Connor, in honor of the late pastor of St. Bridget's Church, Framingham Centre, has been occu- pied by members of the Mass. State Guard, as the annual summer train- ing school opened. Major John W. Leavitt is commanding a provisional battalion there.
Mr. and Mrs. William Dulude have just returned from two weeks' vacation spent in Nova Scotia,-no shortage of meat there.
"Zipp" Gladu and his family, with John Anderson, were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Gladu at Eastham, Mass.
With twenty young Cubs, full of vim and vigor, Ronald Wood, cub-
master, enjoyed an overnight camp- over the week-end off of Stonebridge Road. George W. Ful- lick, chairman of Algonquin Council Cubbing program, Joseph Crowley, scoutmaster, and Leon Perkins assisted with the games and merry- making. 26 Scouts from Cochituate are planning to visit Camp Resolute, Bolton, the 29th of this month. How many of you fellows remember the happy days there, or were they days of homesickness? I can re- member one who cried to come home. Do you?
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