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Pvt. Fitz Stevens is now at Camp Campbell, Ky., after completing a 30-day furlough at his home.
Pvt. David Allen is stationed at Camp Seibert, Ala., with the 103rd General Hospital.
Helen Boggs has left her position at Babson's and is patiently (?) awaiting Wendy's return from over- seas. He's expected shortly.
Capt. and Mrs. Ralph Bent of Syracuse, N. Y., spent the holiday weekend with his folks, Mr. and Mrs. Madison Bent, Main Street.
Donald H. Baker, SoM 3/c, USCG, has arrived at Oahu Island at Pearl Harbor.
Word has been received that Pvt. Herbert Ames has arrived at Saipan.
Pfc. Reed Gerald and his wife from Bel Air, Maryland, spent the long weekend at his home on Main Street.
Charlie Starrett's ship, "The Helena," was commissioned at the South Boston Navy Yard on Sep- tember 4th.
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Miss Katherine Sullivan, maid of honor, was gowned in blue with a matching cap. The bridesmaids, Miss Jacqueline Carter and Miss Claire Sasseville were dressed in yellow taffeta and net and they all carried old fashioned bouquets. The best man, Mr. Wilfred Rousseau, is a brother of the groom. The ushers were Mr. Robert Rousseau and Mr. Alfred Gagne.
Guest soloists at the wedding were Mrs. Ronald Campbell and Mr. Joseph Carroll.
The reception followed immedi- ately and was held in the church hall which was beautifully decorated in white and green. Refreshments were served by the Misses Marjorie and Edwina Lareau, Edith Lindsay, Mabelle Sleeper, and Dorothy Gal- lagher with Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Lizotte, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kane, and the Mesdames Ronald Campbell, John Hampstead, Arthur Peck and Albert Lizotte. Mrs. John Anderson served the wedding cake and Mrs. Charles Demartini was in charge of the guest book.
Going away, the bride wore a green garbardine suit with brown accessories. After a wedding trip to New York, Mr. and Mrs. Rousseau plan to live on Eden Street in Fram- ingham.
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A reception followed the cere- mony and was held at the Mansion Inn, where the bride appeared in her traveling suit of a light aqua shade, worn with Navy blue accessories. Gifts were presented to the bride's attendants. The bride and groom plan to make their home in Illinois, where the groom is stationed at present.
Pfc. Inferrere graduated from the Natick schools and was an active member of the Natick Collegians baseball team before entering the service. His bride is a graduate of Wayland High and the Wilfred Academy in Boston. She is the owner of "Susan's Beauty Shop" in Natick.
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WM. L. HARDY, Lt. (s.g.) Commanding Officer of the USS Dover.
Chit-Chat Column
Dear Editors-
This is Pvt. Ken Wilson of Pleas- ant St. trying to create a thank-you letter for the War Bond. I won it quite a while ago, but during the last few months my mail didn't come through. It's coming through now and yesterday I received three editions of the old "Jeep." I really had a great time reading them. Even the other fellows in my outfit read them. They said that it was the first town to create a paper like that and that they wished their town would publish one. I sincerely hope that even though the war is sup- posed to be over you will keep the JEEP coming. Please say "hello" to Dayton Nelson in the next edition for me.
Thanks, Folks. Kenneth Wilson.
We are glad it was your turn to win a bond, Ken. We plan to keep sending the JEEP to all you folks in the service for some time yet. Many thanks for your pleasant let- ter.
Folks-
Last week I sent a form to you telling you to stop mailing the JEEP to me. At that time I could not tell you why this was necessary but now
it can be told. I was due to ship out of Europe yesterday but at the last minute the shipment was cancelled. For certain reasons I don't know if I was lucky or not but that remains to be seen. I've received every copy of the JEEP to date and I am look- ing forward to future copies. At the present time everyone over here is guessing what is going to happen to them. After yesterday I gave up guessing. The waiting is the diffi- cult part of the whole thing and the JEEP certainly helps us to forget the problems at hand.
Thanks to all, Paul Tobin.
Thanks for your letter, Paul. The JEEP intends to "carry on" for some time. We hope it will make the waiting to get home less difficult.
Dear Folks :-
Hello and thanks millions for the War Bond. It was a very pleasant surprise to receive the "Jeep" and to see that I was one of the lucky win- ners. I wish to extend my heartiest thanks to those who have made this particular bond and also the others, possible. I, for one, do appreciate it very much.
Life here for me is rather dull. Living the life of a casual officer is really an experience. To see how much you don't do, is amazing. However, we do have some work, coming in bunches.
I learned that Dayton Nelson was here on Oahu also. Between the time I learned of this, and the time I came in from the jungle training center, he shipped out. I would have liked very much to see him or any- one from home who is in this area. I see Ray McMillan is in this area somewhere. If you would give him my address I wish he would drop over.
I am intending to see Lt. Chloe Tillson before very long. Am look- ing forward to many chats about home.
I haven't been receiving mail for quite some time now, due to un- avoidable conditions, and it is very gratifying to be able to pick up a little paper and read about the boys you went to school with, and even those that you remember as still be- ing in the 8th grade or freshmen in High,
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Makes you feel a little older and .then you think, How long has it been? Well, you don't feel too much different than before and you e wonder, have you really changed very much. I hope not. Things aren't so much different than they were, just postponed for a period of important business.
I really appreciate the "Cochitu- ate Jeep." It takes me so close to home, so many ways. It literally cuts the miles to nothing. Through it, I can picture just about every place I used to play, go, skate, ski, work and all.
Again, I want to thank each and every one who makes this paper possible, and also I want to thank, again, those who made it possible for the bonds that the boys, includ- ing myself, have won. I hope that all of you may win the next ones.
I must close now, so good luck to all and I'll be looking forward to receiving the next issue of "JEEP" as well as those I've missed, further on down the line.
Thanks, Smitty.
Thanks no end for your letter, Albert. We sincerely hope this edition finds you making plans for the trip home. Good sailing !
Dear Editors :-
I wish to express my gratitude to the people that have made the JEEP possible and to the towns- people for supporting it. Personally I have found comfort, pleasure and happiness from receiving it. I have seen lots of home town papers and of course I am prejudiced but I believe the JEEP has more written in it of interest to a man away from home than any other paper I have seen among my shipmates.
Two weeks or so ago I received my JEEP and saw that Homan Leech and George Bogren were or had been at the same island I was. I tried to get in touch with them and failed, as I did not have their proper address. Now, today I received my JEEP again and I find that I. L. Dame, Jr., is also here so will try
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Pvt. CARL F. LINDBOHM, JR. Carl is now in a Transportation Co. at Camp Adair, Oregon. He enjoys driving Army trucks a lot more than walking !
and contact him, I hope with better luck, and have success finding him. I was pleased to find out today that I have enough points to become a civilian and come home after proper relief on my ship and transportation to the States. I think I might make it home by Christmas.
Again I wish to thank one and all for the pleasures the JEEP has brought me; you can know you have done something worthwhile for us who are away. Hope to see all you folks real soon.
Sincerely, Winston P. Williams.
We are glad the JEEP has brought you so much pleasure, Wimpy. Our purpose in publishing the paper is to bring the home town to all you folks serving in the armed forces. We most sincerely hope you celebrate Christmas in the good old U.S.A.
Dear Folks;
I wish to take this opportunity to express my gratitude and apprecia- tion for your thoughtful and most interesting publication, "The JEEP." Through its publications you have sent not only the latest home news overseas, but have created at the same time an institution that Cochit- uate will long remember.
It was a hard fight over here, but now we are taking things easy, sweating out that trip home. In the near future I hope to be able to thank you all in person. In the meantime, keep up the good work; you are doing a grand job !
Sincerely, Sgt. Timothy Meagher.
It was swell to hear from you, Tim. We do hope this edition finds you "homeward bound."
We were very glad to hear from you again, Fitz Stevens. We most sincerely hope that you'll return to Cochituate in the very near future.
Arthur Selvitella writes : "Received another Jeep today and to my sur- prise saw my picture on the back page. I wish to thank all the people who made this bond possible. All my appreciation to the editors of the Jeep for sending their great little morale booster. Thanks again everyone."
To Russell Thomas Hello, Russ,
Glad to hear from you through the "Jeep" and that you are getting along "O.K." You asked for Ger- ald's address. He has been inquir- ing about you in several of his letters and wanting your address. He will be anxious to hear from you. This is his address :
Gerald S. Baker, Cox U. S. S. Fergus APA82 2nd Division c/o F. P. O. San Francisco, California. Good luck to you, Russ. Mrs. Baker.
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BENJAMIN F. PERRY
He gave his life for his country in France on July 8, '44. He lies in St. Mere Eglise Cemetery on the Normandy Beachhead with 40,000 comrades in arms.
The bond is being presented to his mother, Mrs. Walter Perry, Rice Rd.
Sports
By RICHARD DEW
The Cushing Hospital Enlisted Men finished on top of the Subur- ban Softball League with Cochituate Motors in second place.
The top four teams will play off for the championship of the league.
Cushing Hospital E. M. will meet Avery's and Cochituate Motors will meet the Crown Crusaders of Mil- ford in the first round of the play- offs. The two teams emerging vic- torious in the first round will battle the following week to determine the championship.
The final standing in the league :
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Avery's Mattress
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Tel'chron Associates 4 5
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Fram'gham Hatters 1
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Games played and scores since the last issue :
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3 *Avery Mattress
0 Cushing Turret Tops
5 *Lombard Governor (9 innings)
5 Cushing Turret Tops
* League game
Well, fellows, the war is over. The first post-war baseball game in Cochituate was held on Labor Day with Holliston. In fact, it was the first game in three years.
Among the chief instigators of this ball game was Frank Tarr. Frank climbed from his chair and went into action after Tom Bleas- dale suggested that they stage a ball game. Herb Brannen also assisted. Herb became a pinch hitter late in the game and rapped out a single plus an error and pulled up safely at second.
Tom Bleasdale started the game as pitcher and lasted until the last half of the fourth inning, when his lack of practice in the Army over- came him. Steve Adams then came to the rescue for a couple of innings. Soon afterward Holliston's superior hitting strength forced him out. Ernie Pelletier then took over and finished the game fairly well.
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Cochituate, playing under the name of "Shamrocks" had previous- ly lost to Holliston, 6 to 4.
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Cochituate's players :
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B. Driscoll, 2b Leland, rf
G. Shaw, 1b S. Adams, p, lf
The Cochituate
Jeep
Conveyor Of News From The Folks At Home To Their Service Men And Women Everywhere
No. 17
September 21, 1945
MAIL ADDRESS P. O. Box 70, Cochituate, Mass.
6 BONDS THIS ISSUE
With the gift of these SIX bonds, this makes a total of EIGHTY- NINE which have been donated by individuals and organizations of Cochituate. This is convincing evi- dence that the folks back home shall not fail you !
Those whose bond gifts have made these six possible are :
The Jim McKay family.
Mr. and Mrs. John Yeager.
Proceeds from whist parties held by Mesdames Ethel Whitney and Doris Hammond of West Common- wealth Road.
Two bonds through the efforts of Mrs. Martin Shufelt. She held a whist party and penny bingo in her home.
Mrs. Walter Perry is giving a bond in memory of her hero son, Benjamin Perry, who was killed in action.
Penny Sale
The greatest Penny Sale in the history of Cochituate is being held on Friday, September 21, by a group of citizens headed by Mr. William R. Gallagher, Mr. George C. Lewis and Mr. Alfred Damon.
The proceeds are to be used to buy bonds, aiding "THE JEEP" in its hopes of a bond for every Cochit- uate service man and woman.
A variety of prizes unequaled, ranging from chickens to rabbits, all the season's vegetables, both canned and raw, table cloths, art goods, guinea pigs and beverages. Join in the Fun !
Pfc. WILLIAM J. SCOTLAND
After 22 months of service with the 512th Engrs. in Europe, Bill is now enjoying his 30-day furlough in the home-town. Hope the little English wife will join you soon, Bill !
After digging down into that famous fish bowl for the names of the lucky winners of the bonds, Bill sent this message to you, his bud- dies, wherever you may be :
"Hello, fellows! I guess I'm just lucky to be home, while you are still over there. It's swell, and I sure hope that all of you can get back soon so we can take up from where we left off. There's no place like the good old U. S. A.
"It's a great pleasure to be able to draw these bonds and I wish it were possible for me to draw one for every one of You."
"OUR GANG"-PLANK
Neal W. Cox of Loker St. arrived home tonight from France for a grand reunion with his folks.
Sgt. Edwin Hillier, who has been enjoying a 30-day furlough, after months in
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Pvt. Bernie Gallagher
arrived home on September 9th on the SS Marine Robin from the European battlefields for a 30-day leave. He has seen service with a MP battalion for 15 months. He will report for reassignment at an army post in Louisiana.
Lt. Francis A. Wilson, who has spent many months in Cairo, Egypt, is expecting to arrive at Ft. Devens on Sept. 20. He expects to get a discharge shortly thereafter.
Buster Perry, who was scheduled to sail from France on Sept. 7th, no doubt, will have arrived home by the time you have received this copy of the JEEP.
Jackie Boudreau has received notification of his induction into the Army on Oct. 4th.
Robert Perry, arriving in Wash- ington, D. C., contacted his mother by telephone Sunday morning, Sept. 16th, informing her of his trip from China, all the way by air. He will be held ten days at Washington, then a furlough home after a two years' absence.
1st Lt. Wendell Boggs returned home on Sept. 13th, after a year's service in Italy. Wendy was with the 363rd Inf. of the Powder River Division-the 91st. After a 30-day furlough, he is to report to Camp Rucker, Ala.
Richard Dew of West Plain St. arrived home on Sept. 9th, after 3 years in the Navy, eight months of which he spent overseas. He was last stationed at a Naval operating base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Mr. Dew is now civilian, having received an honorable discharge from the USN.
Joseph Courchesne, C.M. 1/c, of Ridgefield Rd., is home after two years in the South Pacific. He was stationed at Midway for 8 months and took part in the invasion of Kwajelein. For several months he has been at Ewa. Joe thought it was wonderful to see white women again. After a 30-day furlough he reports to Boston for further assign- ment.
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Town News
Miss Betty Wood is on a well- earned vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. Monroe of Massa- soit Path went to a meet in Green- field held by "The Veterans Motor Car Club of America." All makes of automobiles from 1902 up took part in the races. Mr. Monroe took first prize in the Stanley Steamer Competition.
Mrs. Orrin Vlass is spending two weeks with her mother at Portland.
Miss Lillian Palmer of Priscilla Path flew to New York last week- end to be the bridesmaid of Cather- ine Carter. It was Miss Palmer's first plane ride and she thought flying was wonderful.
Mrs. Dorothy Emerson gave a party for her niece, Charlotte Wool- ard, at her estate on Old Connecti- cut Path. Forty guests were present.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl A. Palmer of Priscilla Path gave a weenie roast to celebrate the homecoming of their son-in-law, Joseph Courchesne, C.M. 1/c. There were fifty guests present. Relatives and friends were glad to see Joe again.
The Wednesday night club has received quite a shock since some one has rented the old Perodeau store which forces the club to seek a new home.
There is a peeping Tom in town so when you are home on furlough keep the shades pulled if you are bashful.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Edward Dorren of 17 E. Plain Street announce the engagement of their daughter, Edna Claire, to Pfc. Alex Toman of Bridgeport, Conn. Miss Dorren is well known in Boston musical circles as a pianist and organist, and is also employed as civilian Editor of "The Chart," the Cushing Hospital publi- cation. Pfc. Toman is a talented baritone and is now stationed at Cushing. A June wedding is planned.
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FRANK W. TAYLOR, AM 3/c Frank was the first Cochituate man to make the supreme sacrifice in the performance of his duty to his coun- try. In the naval air force, his ship crashed while on patrol duty at the entrance to the Mediterranean, off the coast of Portugal, on Nov. 30, '43. The bond is being presented to his mother, Mrs. Harold W. Taylor.
Mrs. David K. Tomer, who has been spending the summer with her sister, Mrs. Grace Crimmin, has returned to her home in Pittsburg, Pa.
Mrs. Henry Townsend and Miss Minnie Yeager have gone to Har- wichport for a few days.
Mr. James Wallace and family have moved from their home on E. Commonwealth Road to Waltham. They have been residents of Cochit- uate for the past five years.
Little Susan Ferguson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Ferguson is receiving treatment in the Framing- ham Hospital.
The first army vehicle observed in civilian use in this locality is a rug- ged, roomy "beep"-big brother to the smaller "jeep"-which is owned by Howard C. Phillips of 22 Oak Knoll Road, Natick, proprietor of Cochituate Motors, on Main Street, Cochituate.
Mr. Phillips is finding many uses for the powerful vehicle, which has four-wheel drive, and a Dodge truck motor. He uses it for road jobs, such as towing or pushing incapaci- tated cars ; for running errands ; and he plans to put a new plow on for use around his property this winter. Mrs. Phillips took the beep to their summer place at Duxbury last week, and found that it is apparently impossible to get it stuck in the sand on the beaches, thus providing another novel use for the vehicle. Another family had one at the beach too, and they attracted considerable attention, plowing back and forth through the sand.
There is a trailer attached to the beep, which was purchased through the Procurement Division of the U. S. Treasury Department, which is the agency which disposes of sur- plus military equipment. Mr. Phillips is bidding on more army vehicles. He believes that none of the beep's smaller brothers, the "jeep" or the "peep" have yet been placed on civilian sale.
Another use which has been found for the beep is transporting the Cochituate Motors team to Subur- ban Softball league games.
Camp Resolute, Algonquin coun- cil's summer camp at Bolton, has been invaded. The invaders consist of gypsy moths, and Scouts are going into action to repel them.
The moths have done considerable damage to trees in the vicinity of the camp, during the wartime short- age of manpower for treatment of trees. They have moved closer to the camp and now threaten the 100- acre Scout reservation.
This summer Scouts of Troop 1, Cochituate, have painted 2700 moth nests, with equipment loaned by the State Department of Conservation. This Fall the council plans to organ- ize crews of Scouts to go to the camp grounds each week-end and paint trees, so that the moths do not progress through the camp reserva- tion next season.
Mr. Hugh F. Colliton, Jr., chair- man of Wayland Community Chest, announces that Chester H. Hobbs will again act chairman of Cochituate and Mrs. Arthur Brad- shaw, associate chairman. Plans are. being made now for the drive to be completed on Sunday, October 7th, this day being designated as Way- land Day for the National War Fund.
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On Sunday, a pretty wedding ceremony took place at St. Stephen's rectory, Framingham, when Virginia Anne Lowry, daughter of Mrs. Louis R. Lowry of 48 Belvidere Road, Framingham, became the wife of Gerald B. Liscombe, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Liscombe of 432 North Main Street, Natick. A reception at the Kendall Hotel followed the wed- ding. After the couple return from their honeymoon trip to Maine, they will make their home on School St., Cochituate.
The annual Salvation Army Drive for Wayland and Cochituate started September 10th. The women's division is headed by Mrs. H. W. Taylor, chairman, and Mrs. George French, vice chairman. The follow- ing captains have been appointed : Mrs. Carolyn Lewis, Mrs. Eva Wells, Mrs. Rose Ward, Mrs. Edna Bishop and Mrs. Linwood Estey.
Recent visitors at Kingsbury Beach, Eastham, were the Thomas Bowles, the Harry Craigs, the Arthur Pecks, the Elmer Pecks, the Charles Bakers, and the Edwin Marstons."
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Neale have returned from a two weeks' vaca- tion spent at their summer home in Canaan, New Hampshire.
Miss Ena Tillson has been ap- pointed teacher of physical educa- tion in the Natick elementary schools and the Natick High School. She will start about October 15th.
The vestry of the M. E. Church was a veritable flower garden, ablaze with a variety of colors, on Thurs- day and Friday of this past week, when Cochituate Garden Club held its tenth annual flower show.
More than enough was raised to make a bond by the whist parties given by Mesdames Hammond and Whitney, so that a balance of $10.20 was given to the JEEP publication for use in the making of cuts of photographs which are used in the JEEP. Thanks a million, ladies !
Amedee Perodeau of Pleasant St. has been called to serve on the criminal jury at East Cambridge for the month of September.
Mary Butler, a summer resident of Cochituate, and niece of Helen Smith, is to be married Saturday morning at St. Peter's Church, Dor- chester. Jackie Smith is to be one of the ushers. Best of luck, Mary !
Joseph Hallenbrook has returned to his home much improved in health, after an operation on his leg at Newton Hospital.
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Pfc. ARTHUR A. THERRIEN "Bunt" was discharged from the Army in 1943. He now resides with his family in Medford.
The Cochituate Boy Scouts made a collection of paper on last Satur- day, the proceeds of which are to be given for bonds.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Therrien of Medford announce the arrival of a son on Sept. 7th.
Mr. and Mrs. John Shakliks and family have sold their home on Lake Road and are now living in East- ham, Mass.
Miss Addie Demers of Bradford St. has been working at the Leonard Morse Hospital for a couple of weeks.
Miss Katherine Sullivan of Pleas- ant St. was a patient at the Leonard Morse Hospital for a few days last week. Kate is now home and feel- ing better.
George Celorier of the Pine Oaks Club has gone on a hunting trip. He and a party of three went to New Brunswick for a week.
Mr. John Pollock of School Street is spending a week's vacation with relatives in New Brunswick. Mr. Pollock isn't in the habit of taking many vacations, so we feel that this one is really well earned.
Cochituate was well represented in a certain little White Mountain resort this week by many of our ladies of North Main Street. Doris Cain, Nellie Branagan, Edith Blom- gren, Gladys Hill and Lillian Walker went on a few days' outing, leaving all husbands at home.
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