60 years ago
FEBRUARY 25, 1943
Mr. and Mrs. C.J. Ecker received a letter Tuesday from their son Jim. It was written Jan. 24. He had just received his Christmas box and said you can't imagine what it meant. Incidentally it contained gum and candy bars. Jim still is at Guadalcanal. He is among those who volunteered for service just before the order came out stopping volunteering.
The Stitch and Chatter Club entertained their husbands with a potluck supper Friday evening in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bernhardt. Mrs. Albert Ollenberger was an additional guest. Following supper, pinochle was played with the following receiving prizes: Mrs. Ollenberger, Mr. Howard Siebert, Mr. Junior Hett, and Mr. Douglas Herbert.
Mrs. Braden Johnston, daughter Nancy Colburn, and son Winslow Colburn visited with relatives in Emporia Friday. Mr. Johnston met them there and returned home with them. Winslow leaves this week for training.
Ralph Popp, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Popp, was recently promoted to corporal at Basic Flying School, Winfield.
Little Jackie Ford invited four little friends in Sunday afternoon to help her celebrate her fourth birthday. Mrs. Ford served each with favors of candy, nuts, and animal crackers, followed by birthday cake and sherbet. Those present were Jeanette Russell, Kay Ann Navrat, Nancy Keazer, and Judy Coons.
Miss Norma Jean Amick and Miss Janice Socolofsky visited with Miss Joy Socolofsky at Emporia Saturday and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Amick and Mr. and Mrs. Barney Amick went for Sunday and spent the day with Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Bell and baby.
"Closed until after Hitler's funeral" was the sign that Earl Crandall put in the window of his shop in Tampa when he left for the Army. A news item of this kind appeared in the Alaskan Globe Tribune received lately by Miss Bernie Muckenthaler, teacher of the Tampa schools.
