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THE COMMUNITY CHURCH NEWS
VOL. I X
STOW,
OHIO,
FRIDAY,
DECEMBER
4, 1942
No. 49
call was definite, t h e business urgWHAT IS THE CHURCH FOR?
ent
'
children of men m u s t be
told that the Almighty was Mke a
The building, or the band of
loving father, t h e y should quit sinfolk t h a t go to a n d f r o m the place
ning, come home to Him and much
called a church, what's it ail of t h e misery of t h e whole race
about, whali is the t r u e plan of
would end. It seems reasonable
the church? The church we know
f r o m gleaning across the scope of
to be a shrine, a-temple, a place
the Bible, that the church +odiay
.f worsh.'p. The eai-ly church, howshould be
educational;
more
ever, seemed t o be more bant on, should be taught; more about. GocT,
business then a stationary ho,use
the Bible, duty, the- heights a n a
of assembly, it was not so much
depths of the spiritual life. A
of a place where people gathered
broader religious education such
as 0t wias a work [in which they
as an open forum quest ; t»n box,
were engaged. I t was energy rathsystematic Bible reading. Then t h e
er t h a n static, ilt was feet and
church of this a g e ;s often lax in
Ihanas and lips and eyes and condevotion, j'n nure unadulterated
tacts, r a t h e r rthlan leaded glass
worshfp. The tear, the shout, the
windows, pipe organs and empty
joy. the happy face, seem <to b e
pews. So What is t h e church f o r ?
-passing. We say we are methoSolomon's p r a y e r in t h e dedication
dScal, expression a,nd emotion
of the Temple (1 Kings 8) declar- have had their day. Be not dea d i t to be the house of t h e Lord1 ceiived my good people, when -we
and its object was a place of as- lose t h e spirit and the power and
sembly where the masses might
the overflowing cup of joy our
come and t a k e heed to their ways,
soul ss well rfgh empty. Worship
where t h e y might pray, ask forshould enrich the spiritual life,
giveness f o r trespass against erooh thanksgiving, singing and joy
other. In battle, in famine; in pes- should rise f r o m our hearts wiithtiileiiice, in plague, in sickness, in
out aid o r effort because of the
sin, h e r e was t h e place for one fulness within. Agam the church
and all to come and call upon the ought to be social, social without
God of Heaven. In the New Testabeing worldly. A glorious social
ment in the days of Jesus this proorder is needed in the church
gram cf 'the olden day was stepped
group without entering to c'lgarvp, intensified, put in action. J e s u s ettes, beer, cards or the dance,
said go and do, Jesus said teach, . Get together all y e good people
baptise, make converts. Jesus saad and give evidence of the joy t h a t
heal the s : ck, go into the homes, is within, have class parties, house
say peace' be unto this house,
.parties, and use nhe basement of
Church and headquarters was' not 'the church for community social
so important -with the -early church
gatherings, .and better acquaintas was action, contact, and gath- anice, t h a t we may m a k e life m o r e
ering i;;i t h e sheaves. Christ promworth while. T h e church is not a
ised the Holy Spirit, power and
morgue nor s. wailing plajce> tilie
wisdom;, to his Disciples, but itttw church oa a place of re.ioiciinig, a
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THE COMMUNITY
THE COMMUNITY CHURCH
GEORGE M. HULME
Minister
859 Ardmore Ave.. Akron—UN-1685
THE COMMUNITY CHURCH NEWS
Drawer C
Slow, Summit County, Ohio. Published
weekly. Subscription price 50c a year.
Entered as second class matter May 4,
1937 at the Postoffice at Stow, Ohio, under Act of March 3, 1879. Office of publication, 360 W. Arndale Rd., Stow. H. J.
Stockman, Editor. Phone OV-8771.
meeting place of t h e h a p p y people
who are h o m e w a r d bound.
Geo. M. Hulme
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S E R M O N O F 11-22-42
by Rev. H u l m e
J o h n 1:5—And t h e light shineth
in darkness, a n d t h e
darkness
comprehended it not.
The fall of m a n plunged t h e
world into m o r a l a n d spiritual
darkness. God m a d e his presence
felt m a n y times through t h e ages.
A b r a h a m f o r one, was inspired b y
God. God w a s in t h e world always, as a Tght t o all men.
Rev. H u l m e related an experience of his o w n as follows—"A
y e a r e g o last October I had a n imp o r t a n t engagement, or important
so I thought, in downtown Akron.
I f e l t I m u s t be t h e r e by 7:30 a.
CHURCH
N E W S 536
m. a n d when only one block f r o m
home I was conscious of a very
dense fog. I soon found I had
driven my car onto t h e sidewalk
along with some others. I did not
know (how to get back home even
though all t h e lights w e r e on,
s t r e e t I'ghts, tra|ffic lights, oar
lights etc., even t h e officers were
on t h e corners. A m a n left his c a r
as I did and when I explained I
could go n o f u r t h e r , he told m e t o
follow behind h i m very slowly
s t a y close and watch his tail-Eght
Yes, the street and traffic lights
w e r e t h e r e but I oould not s e e
them."
'The Kghlt shineth in t h e darkness but t h e darkness comprehended it not'.
Chriist is h e r e w®h us thils morning. The church is t h e light t o little children and, some children
a r e sadly neglected a s f a r as the
c h u r c h is concerned. The church
is ithe light t o t h e home. W h a t
would your home be without t h e
church influence? W h a t would it
b e ? Some m a y p r e f e r to s t a y
home, would r a t h e r feed tlw
chickens b u t nevertheless any part
of t h e church will brighten u p
We have earned the commendations that have
come to us. In every way, at all times, we
are faithful to our trust and we are studiously
capable.
The McGowan Funeral Home
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your home. T r y iit a n d see, 'give
it a f a i r trial. The confines of
Christ m a k e it c h e e r f u l f o r all
Who a r e in it. A t t h e t i m e of t h e
terrible strikes in Detroit one m a n
was bold enough to knock on t h e
hall door during a trying t i m e of
deliberation and o f f e r p r a y e r as
a solution—They did p r a y P r o t e s t a n t a n d Catholic alike,
and
w e r e uplifted by it. M a n y of theilr
mothers h a d taughft t h e m t o p r a y
in t!hei:r early h o m e life.
M a n y lights Heave our lives
every day—perhaps the light of
love or t h e light of friends, perhaps the light of faith, b u t the
light of Christ n e v e r goes out.
"Ana t h e light shineth in t h e
darkness and t h e darkness comprehended it not."
P e a r l Davis, R e p o r t e r
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DEATH
Mr. Jessie I. R u t t e r , sixty-nine
y e a r s of age, died on S a t u r d a y ,
November 21st at his h o m e 118
Hawthorne
St. Services
were
conducted at McGowan's Tuesday afternoon by Rev. J o h n H a s lett of the Bailey Road Mission.
Burial w a s in Stow Cemetery.
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DEATH
T h o m a s R. Carey, .close) t o 70
years of age, of 905 Hudson road,
psissed a w a y last S a t u r d a y at t h e
County Hospital. H e leaves a sis•tisr, Mrs. M a r g a r e t Cannon of
Clevctond and several nieces a n d
nephews a t t h e home of his niece,
Mrs. Helen W r i g h t of Stow. F u -
CHURCH
536
NEWS
n e r a l services wereheld Monday a t
the Johnson F u n e r a l
Home
in
Hudson.
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CHURCH BUSINESS
MEETING
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
F r i d a y night of this w e e k Comm u n i t y Church will hold t h e i r
r e g u l a r m o n t h l y business m e e t ing and elect officers f o r t h e coming year. All m e m b e r s please be
present.
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MARRIED
Miss J u a n i t a Griffin, d a u g h t e r
of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Griffin
of M u n r o e F a l l s a n d Mr. R o b e r t
Thomas, son of Mr. and Mrs. A.
L. Thomas, River Road, M u n r o e
Falls, w e r e m a r r i e d W e d n e s d a y ,
Nov. 25th a t t h e p a r s o n a g e b y
Rev. H u l m e in Akron. T h e y o u n g
folks will reside in M u n r o e Falls.
HONOR ROLL SOON TO
ERECTED
BE
A s those who m a k e a h a b i t of
r e a d i n g J o e Mitten's articles a r e
a w a r e , an Honor Roll is a b o u t t o
be erected by American Legion
R o g e r Moore Post 175. While thfe
e n t e r p r i s e is being sponsored b y
t h e Legion the entire community
interest fe involved a n d y o u r supp o r t is sol'cited. Organizations can:
help. Individuals can help. A n y
a n d all donations will b e gladly
received a n d p r o m p t l y
acknowledged bv t h e Post. F o r y o u r convenience, contributions: can
be
left w'ith Bill Bridigers. o r Cheste r Holt.
For Sundaes, Sodas, Ice Cream—All Dairy Products
ISALY'S In
BUY
MORE
WAR
BONDS
Stow
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THE COMMUNITY
HIGH
SCHOOL
OPERETTA
On December t w e l f t h at 8:00 p.
m. t h e Stow high school glee club
and orchestra will present their
annual operetta in t h e high school
auditorium.
T h e s t o r y — " T h e Count and t h e
Coed," which was written by J e f f r e y F. Morgan
and Jeffrey
O'hara, is a comiedy about A m e r ican College life. T h e leading roles
will b e p o r t r a y e d by W a r r e n
Laishley, Joyce Kale, Robert Feitz
and N o r m a Vance.
Regardless
of t h e fact
that
m a n y people m a y have t o w a l k
because of gasoline rationing, a
large crowd is expected to a t t e n d .
Tickets m a y be obtained f r o m
anv m e m b e r of t h e cast.
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P. T . A .
NOTICE
The December meeting of t h e
Stow P a r e n t T e a c h e r s Association
will be held in t h e Grade School
Auditorium on Tuesday, December 8th at 1:30 p. m. High School
students
u n d e r the directilon of
Miss F a r r and Mr. G r a y will present a p r o g r a m of music.
BECKLEY'S
BARBER SHOP
Marhofer
Stow
C H U R C H N E W S 536
FISH
BUY YOUR
COOK
Block
Ohio
CREEK
Rev. William Holmes, f o r m e r l y
of Holmes Glad Gardens, now a
pastor in t h e Unilted Presbyterian
church a t Seaman, Ohio was a
caller last Wednesday of f o r m e r
Fish Creek neighbors, while he
and Mrs. Holmes were spending a
f e w days over t h e Thanksgiving
holiday with
their
daughters,
M a r y Duff a>nd Dorothy W a h l a n d
their faimTes in Akron. On Tuesd a y nfight M a r y a n d Dorothy with
their husbands Bill and Gearge
h a d a complete surprise f o r their
parents at t h e Duff home in Bast
Akron when they
entertained
members of Mr. Holme's Sunday
School class f r o m t h e Akron U. P.
church where t h e Holmes attended f o r over ten years.
Rev. Holmes says t h e y have
missed receiving t h e Stow Community Church News because ithiey
neglected leaving their change of
address with thecr Wboster r u r a l
carrier. He h a d m a n y interesting
facts t o relate of their new heme
and their enjoyment in the Seaman- community, but they miss old
neighbors and friends a n d dislike
being so f a r a w a y f r o m their
children a n d grandchildren,
COAL
COAL
NOW—
DELIVERY
WA-8121
2760 F R O N T ST.
C U Y A H O G A F A L L S , O.
BUY YOUR MILK AND ICE CREAM at the LAWSON STORES. The company that is holding Milk
and Ice Cream Prices DOWN in Akron.
Support the company that is helping you to save
money.
THE LAWSON MILK CO,
WA-7015
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THE WOODRINGS
CELEBRATE
T h a n k s g i v i n g D a y t h e C. M.
Woodring, T. S. W o o d r i n g a n d
B. G. W o o d r i n g families r e n t e d
the Munroe Falls Town Hall and
gathered thirty-nine strong
to
c o n s u m e 46 p o u n d s of t u r k e y a n d
e v e r y t h i n g t h a t goes w i t h it. I t
w a s one g r a n d a n d glorious occasion a n d everyone considered it
a highly successful p a r t y since
each f a m i l y b r o u g h t t h e i r own
t a b l e service a n d
took
same
h o m e to be l a u n d e r e d .
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Everything
for
Christmas—
cards, presents, boxes, candies,
wrappings, everything. Buy now.
Holt's Drug Store, Stow, (adv.)
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BIRDS EYE
4F R O S T E D
FOODS
PERSONALS
For Sale: Three Burner Electric
Stove, $25.00. Call OV-8026. (Adv)
P v t . L e o n a r d W . P a r d e e is n o w
reported with a Signal Construction B a t t a l l i o n in E n g l a n d .
COAL - SAND - GRAVEL.
Call Melvin Thomas, OV-8910.—
(adv.)
The
attendance
banner
was
won l a s t S u n d a y b y t h e Y o u n g
P e o p l e s Bible Class t a u g h t b y
Mr. Lockwood.
FOR S A L E : Girls Teal Blue
Coat, size 10-12; boys dark blue
suit, size 17-18. Call OV-8589.—
(adv.)
B i r t h d a y s c e l e b r a t e d a t Bible
School l a s t S u n d a y w e r e t h o s e of
M r . Al. S t e i n a n d B a r b a r a Bell.
Wanted to Rent: A large garage.
See C. C. Kissle, 671 E. Graham
Rd. or call OV-3279. (Adv.)
Lt.
Bryan
Gruver,
Jr.,
of
C a m p P i c k e t t , Va., w a s a t h o m e
t h i s p a s t w e e k on a n e i g h t d a y
leave.
S P E C I A L S
This WEEK
French Sliced
Green Beans
per box 23c
STOW MEAT MARKET
J. I. FISHER, Prop.
OV-86IO
BETTER BUY U. S. WAR BONDS TOO.
NEWSREELS
"Pictures You'll Love
To Own"
8 MM - 16 MM
FRONT ST. at PORTAGE
CUYAHOGA FALLS
Tel. WA-1425
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BAUGHMAN'S
FEED STORE
POULTRY - DAIRY - HOG
DOG - GOAT and RABBIT FEEDS
OVerdale 8413
Stow, Ohio
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THE COMMUNITY
F O R S A L E : One H e r f o r d and
Guernsey bull, nine months old, or
w i l l t r a d e for mi!ch cow.
See
Floyd
Kirkland,
East
Graham
Road, Gtow, O. (adv.)
John Byron and M a r c Stockman were home over the Thanksgiving holiday. They a r e attending Taylor University at Upland,
Ind.
Bill Hamilton was home over
the Thanksgiving holiday
and
m a d e a welcome addition to t h e
orchestra at Bible School last
Sunday morning. Bill is a freshm a n a l Ohio S t a t e University.
Selectees leaving f o r the a r m y
f r o m Stow, Dec. 7th, a r e George
F.obinsDn, Wm. J. Henry, Jr., and
Arnold C. Swanson. Milton Bee
of M c a i o w b r o o k is also reported
to be leaving soon.
Pvt. W a l t e r Chandler of Camp
Atterb :ry, Indiana, was home the
fore p e r t of this week to attend
the f u n e r a l of his uncle Thomas
R. Carsy.
Miss Edith Ek who is now in
the WAAC is reported this week
at F o r t Des Moines, Iowa. Miss
Ek, a -laughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Axel Tk, 1068 East Ave., Akron,
is a graduate of Stow High
School and attended Akron University. She was f o r m e r l y employed at Goodyear.
C O A L — F o r good coal call E. M.
Guise Coal and Supply Co. O V 8711. ( A d v ) .
STARTING DEC. 14TH
W e w i l l be open evening
Christmas—
until
8:30 A. M. t? 9:00 P. M.
STCW 5c to $1 STORE
CHURCH
NEWS
Born to Lt. and Mrs. C. H.
Fischer, a son on Friday. November 27. Mrs. Fischer is the f o r m e r
J a n e Anderson, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. R. And3rson, Vira
read, Stow.
Just received a carload of planed basswood", poplar and chestnut.
Plenty of f5 f t . 2x4's on hand. J'oe
A . M i t t e n , 142 Thorndale. OV-8725
The Stow Garden Club will hold
their annual Christmas .painty a
week f r o m this F r ' d a v a t the home
-" Mr. and Mr ;. C. J. Weber, 160
Oak Rd., Stow.
For Rent: Furnished four room
a p a r t m e n t , a l ' o light,
heat and
garage. Call OV-8526. N o t e : Present occupant leaving for a r m y .
(Adv.)
New residents a t 221 Berger
ave., are Mr. and Mrs. Gemberling cf Akron.
Fresh Eggs For Sale. Cail OV8845 or at 227 M a r h o f e r Rd. ( A d v )
On Monday- Nov. 30th a baby
boy was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Lawrence J u d y at the City Hosp : tal. Mrs. J u d y was f o r m e r h '
Dorothy Givvin. Mr J u d y leaves
for the a r m y on December 5th.
Eddie P a l m e r is reported to be
leaving for the a r m y this week
end.
George Kissinger cf the navy
who had e, ten day furlough, on account of t h e distance he had to
travel was able to be home only
two days last week.
Pfc. Wallace W. Sharpnack of
the U. S. A m y A ; r B •••. -New
Orleans, La., was a visitor f o r a
time last week at the heme of his
parents on E?st Graham rd. Pvt.
Sharpnack also spent a portion of
his furlough visiting friends at
W. J. HOFFMAN FURNITURE CO.
Local Representative
For
ARMSTRONG FLOOR COVERINGS
Phone O V - 8 6 7 0
2^8 S A N F O R D
AVE.,
STOW
Lincoln. Nebra
formerly static
For Sale: (
Suite, Queen
pieces, Reason
430 Hudson Ret
Mrs. A. H. 1
Dr. Stow visite
ter, and husba:1
Robert Britt, c
Wanted: Higli
er woman to I
work. Small far
WA-56C0. (Adv
Gerber's Ser:
dor new man
Thomas is nov
ator cf the gas
bus : ness. Mr.
continue to ope
business which
connection vvitl
some years pa
owners, W. C.
Clyde, it may '
who is working
work, expei ts
-oon. Wlr'le W.l
last Sunday wit
?ell Anderson
d ly deer hunt
sylvaia.
WANTED—1No. 12 outdoor
UNiversity 3931
Pvt. James i
Camp Harlen, ;
loist week requ
tienlt the Ccnimv
He tells of be
Gulf of Mexico •
is warm, 70 de
he says. Speaks';
the train as "pa
hours of riding,(
in the seals,)
tried for three:
some bags but .
hit a curve, he «i
take a roll. Ho :
at the "best ca
promises to wr,
ter soon.
i where he
THfc C O M M U N I T Y
was
1.
t Dining Room
in Style,
Eight
|e. OV-8960. or
(Adv.)
sa. 114 Orchard
with her daughMr. and Mrs.
Lorain, Ohio,
chool girl or oldiist w i t h housey in Silver L a k e .
|f Station is unIsnent. Melvin
pvner and operni oil end of t h e
to. Koons will
te the car repair
bs been r u n in
the station
for
. Of the f o r m e r
Gerber a n d son
said that Clyde,
I war production
call to the array
Gerber left this
well driller Rus1 party for a ten
i northern PennI feet No. 10 or
ilectric w i r e , call
(adv.)
tamer, new of
Texas, writes us
sting t h a t he be
fly Church News,
if down by the
'here the w e a t h e r
rees "last night"
this trip there on
tful". F o r t y seven
m bed. one night
another night he,
tours to sleep on
Wh t'rno the trV i
id the bags would
ever they arrived
in Texa;s. Jim
te us another let-
CHURCH
NEWS
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NU-WAY CLEANING AND PRESSING
KNIGHT SERVICE CO.
W A-2224
2041 Front St.
Cuyahoga Falls
Creek families t h a n k f u l l y observFIOS-I CREEK
ed t h e day "here or there."
Mrs. H e r m a n Schuette left a
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week ago Monday for Denver,
A correspondent f r o m F^sh Creek
Colorado where she hopes to rethis past week in enclosing a dolceive benefit f r o m the change in
lar f o r Soldier and Sailor s u b climate for her asthmatic condiscriptions, makes the suggestion
tion.
t h c t one good way f o r Stow citW h e n Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Britizenry t o play Sanita Claus to our
tan I were exclaiming ov-r havboys a w a y f r o m home is to m a k e
ing home-grown pink and purple
a subscription contribution t o t h e
violets for their 56th wedding anC. C. News f o r t h a t purpose.
niversary
late
in
November.
This suggest ; cn the Editor of
Robert Charley said he too had
c nurse appreciates, since it does
flowers in bloom on his estate.
t a k e money t o r u n t h e p a p e r a n d
"Dandelions—lots of t h e m ! " The
if our- income comes not f r o m one
Brittans have been en'oying this place we must get it f r o m s o m e
kind of bridal bouquet for the
place else. Yes, subscriptions a r e
past seven years.
most welcome.
The D. L. Riggs living in Pittsburgh the past two years write
Uncle S a m needs P o w d e r Bags.
Thanksgiving greetings to f o r m e r
Y o u can help. Deposit your old
neighbors saving. "Wish with all
silk or nylor; hose in container at
our h e a r t s v.re could move back
the Post Office or t a k e to 226
there."
Adeline
Drive.
This
collection
Mr. rncl Mrs. Chas. T u r n e r had
sponsored by Stow C u l t u r e club.
their Hudson children and grandchildren, the Bruce Turners, home,
f o r Thanksgiving Day.
McGRAIL
Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Brittan asANTIQUE SHOP
sisted by Mr. and Mrs. E a r l BritU P H O L S T E R I N G and
tan of Ravenna had family dinCABINET WORK
ner f o r members of the family
Phone OV-8426
who a r e still in Ohio. Other Fish
150 E. K e n t Rd.
Stow
Quality M E A T S
RITCHIE'S MEAT MARKET
The Home of Better Meats
N. L. RITCHIE, Prop.
407 RITCHIE RD.
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THE COMMUNITY
C H U R C H N E W S 536
D E N T I S T
a lot, when you are a w a y f r o m
h o m e t o r e a d a b o u t your friends
back home. I enjoy reading the
paper v e r y much, and hope you
can keep on sending ilt to me.
I a m going to school here, learning to be what is ca,lled a n Air
Force Technician. The course I
a m taking will be fin'shed sioon,
a n d I will g r a d u a t e December 3.
This is a little early, but due
t o t h e fact t h a t I may not be
around later, I would l : k e to wish
you all a v e r y M e r r y Christmas
and a H a p p y N e w Year.
Yours truly,
Pvt. H e r b e r t M. Wright, J r .
U. S. Air Force
7 T S S — F l i g h t A-Bks. 384
Chanute Field, 111.
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DR. W. B. OCKER
LETTER
LETTER
Chanute Field. Illinois
Nov. 24, 1942
D e a r Mr. Stockman:
I have received several copies of
the Community Church, News. I
would like t o t h a n k you. and t h e
people of Stow a n d vicinity f o r
sending it to me. It s u r e does help
AKERS
BARBER SHOP
Post Office
STOW,
Credit
OV-8510
Block
OHIO
Extended
9 a. m. to 9 p. m .
SPAGHT
BLDG. —
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Nov.' 22, 1942
D e a r Sir:
I have been receiving t h e C. C.
N e w s f o r several weeks now and
I am very g r a t e f u l to all who^
help in sending t h e p a p e r to all us'
boys.
I t keeps m e informed on the
h o m e news and of m y friends in
t h e service, also I have gotten 1
severe! addresses of my budd : es.
I a m classed as Aerial Engineer
on t h e famous "Tokyo. Ship" t h e
PLENTY OF STRICTLY FRESH
EGGS
FROM OUR OWN HENS
L. J . FOX GROCERY
342 East Kent Road
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B-25.
I a m flying cross country flights
now, in fact I a m coming t o Dayton, Ohio tomorrow. It sure is
good to even get back to Ohio soil.
I wiill inform you of any change
in address.
Yours truly,
Cpl. D. L. Mlarkwalder
498th Sqdn , 345th Group
C. A. A. B.
Columbia, S. C.
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I m a y receive i t p r o m p t l y I a m
sending
you m y new
address
which is Pvt. J o h n
Trowbridge,
Brks. 1432, 562 T.S.S. Flight 6 A,
O.R.T.C. — A.A.F.T.T.C., Kearns,
Utah. This is a n Overseas Replacement Training Center. This is a
very nice camp about f o u r t e e n
miles f r o m Salt L a k e City. I wish
t o t h a n k you a n d t h e people of
Stow f o r the m a n y things you a r e
doing f o r us who a r e in t h e service.
Yours truly,
J o h n Trowbridge
R e a m s , Utah
Nov. 26, 1942
D e a r Mr. Stockman:
I t has been sometime s'nce you
ha,ve had a letter f r o m me. I have
been rece'ving t h e Church News
f o r about six months now and enjoy it very m u c h . . S o in order t h a t
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Mr. Melvin Thomas, the new owner and proprietor
expects to maintain the highest standard of service
possible during the present war conditions. He will
consider it a great pleasure to take care of your winter motoring needs.
Stop in for Oil Change, a Lubrication Job, Radiator
Anti-Freeze, Battery Service—and, (we almost forgot)—Gasoline.
Always you will find prompt, courteous attention and
service at
GERBER'S
MELVIN THOMAS, Proprietor
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LETTER
November 23, 1942
A.A.B. Casper, Wyo.
Dear Mr. S t o c k m a n :
F o r a while, I thought the C. C.
News had forsaken me, but today
I received a whole stack of your
roast!, welcome little papers.
I
guess I've been moving around so
much lal <?ly the,(t they haven't been
able to follow me. Now t h a t they
have a t last caught up with me, I
•hope tihey continue t o come regularly.
F o r the past month and a half,
I've been stationed here in the
mountains
of Wyoming
and I
really will have a "white Christmas". As you know, eill the other
places I've been have been m o r e
of the desert type of country.
I enjoy your p a p e r and get a
great kick out of the letters the
o':her Stow boys in the service
send to you. Especially those of
boys in other branches of t h e
army. I t seems they have m o r e to
write about t h a n w e of t h e Air
Force have.
I a m locking f o r w a r d to whar
I expect to b e t h e greatest event
of my life! That is, t h e arrival OL
my wife ajnd daughter on December 3rd. I haven't seen m y family
since August 20th. My d a u g h t e r is
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now m o r e t h a n three months old'.
No doubt you heard' it before, but
in A r m y slang, I'm "sweatin' 'em
out."
I can't see how there can be
anyone left in Stow anymore. It
semis like everyone is in the Army,
N a v y o r Marines. I notice so
m a n y names t h a t bring back old
memories: Eddie Parsons, Edward
Mcore, the Sharpnack boys, Ps|ul
Grether,
Harold Kaiser,
Lloyd
Williams. Chandler brothers,
I
could write a book about these
fellows and t h e fights, good times,
and general happenings t h a t have
occurred during t h e past fourteen
o r f ' f t e e n years I've known ttoern.
Many of them would remember
m e a gradie school "partner in
crime", so to speak. I'd like to
h e a r f r o m each and every one of
them and compare notes. (I don't
know when I'd get time to write,
tho) I am corresponding with
rb'jut five already.
Well, as it is time f o r me to go
on duty.
I'll close with good
wishes f « r those who o r e "keeping the home fires burning." while
we of t h e younger generation a r e
"keeprng 'em flying, rolling, a n d
so forth."
Sincerely,
S/Sgt. Glenn S. Cork,
461st Bomb Sqdn (H)
A. Air Base T-66
Casper, Wyoming
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And bear t h e load with the rest.
Let us not f r e t nor grow weary.
F c r this sacrifice, must be made.
We'll only be parted a little while,
Then f o r us all will be repayed.
Let's keep o u r f a i t h in Jesus
W e know His w a t c h f u l care.
H):s love f o r us exceeds a mother's,
And keep us all f r o m despair.
Our Saviour's peace can rest each
soul,
As we know H s love supreme.
W i t h every load we have t o carry,
W e know He's there, quiet, serene.
In H ' m must we t r u s t a n d cheerfully lay
Our burdens in His care.
We must put our boys in His
strong arms.
F o r there's assurance
beyond
compare.
Pvt.
Raymond
L.
McCurdy,
Camp Swift. Texas. Pvt. McCurdy
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. L. R.
McCurdy, West Graham Rd. Has
absence inspired t h e following
poetry by his mother.
W h e n we arise in the morning,
And realize
something's
not
right.
When there's a vacant place a t
the table,
And w e kruiw o u r boy's not in
sight;
W h e n we sense a cross o hard t o
bear,
Seemingly t o r n f r o m our breast,
Al:l this we feel w h e n our loved
ones go,
W h e n you're comfortably seated
in a peaceful home.
W i t h a little t i m e t o spare.
Send a message t o y o u r boy
W h o is thinking of you while
he's over there.
Waiting, anxiously waiting,
Until all this s t r i f e is past,
W e d r e a m of a union with loved
ones in homes
Blessed with peace at last.
Mrs. L. R. McCurdy
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LETTER
Greenville, Texas
Nov. 22, 1942
Mr. S t o c k m a n : :
Well, I seem to be about t h e
only
one
that
hasn't
written you to t h a n k you f o r t h e paper. I have moved t h r e e times now
and it seems t o follow me. I no-
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f eed that it is late, on 5iccc>uirt of
I have changed address. I thought
that it would be a good time to
write you and tell you my new
addro's. I rrr. g®t*'nsf «taried at
Basic Flying School, flying a
Vultee BT 13-A with a P r a t t
Whitney eng : ne of 450 If. P. It is
a iat -f airplane, and quite a
change from what T flew at Primary, where we flew a P. T. 19-A
with a 175 H. P. engine. Thanks
a lot for your paper, I sure do
like to read it and know what is
happening at home.
Yours.
A / C Jas. H. Nesbitt, Jr.
Aviation Cadet Detachment
A.A.F.B.F.S. Class 43-C
Major F'eld,
Greenv'lle, Texas
P. S There is a s'gn outsrde of
the .town wh : ch reads as follows:
'Welcome to Greenville where
t^ere ; s the blackest land and the
whitest people."
NEIGHBORS,
RABBIT
FSRES A N D
HUNTS
Well, they tell me that we got
a new neighbor today— just moved In. In fae; I bel'eve he was
carr'ed ara ~ss the t'yeshold of his
h"ra? by an r d o r r i n g father. We
b-pe "Mrs r t r l e m m , Master Gillam, finds it a desirable place to
live- -a clea i place, a decent place,
a c afe plac 1 to run send play and
stretch and grow into a boy and
finally a man. Ours :s the respons'foirty for m a k i r ? our commun-
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ity just such a placq, to live. We
believe this community has the
makings Cf such a 'place; may we
•sea i ha" th®y came to their full
fruit in. At least we can str've our
vtmost to make it a. community to
which Marshall and Hazel Gillam
are glad to br"ng their infant son.
We had our annual rabbit hunt
the first Saturday of the season,
Will Large and. I. Mr. Large
sprained his ankle rather painfully. I stopped in the Mohican River .ivev my high bon<+s saving a
few steps rather than walk around
by the railroad bridge. As if that
wasn't enough, H r r f n e d most of
the forenoon. Perhaps the bent
part of the tr ; p came after I got
home and stretched out in front
cf the f'replace in my easy cha'r.
I wonder if that isn't the ehiieJ
benefit one gets out of these
.strenuous jaunts we take occasionally. Isn't it great to rediscover the •r->"nfort of th-» onen f : re,
an easy cha ; r and a soft bed afte*
I r q n p ' n g a r o u - d m^at af the day
v e t to the hide with Irg knots
in your legs from l'ft'ng them toioften over the myriad b r e r s ihaf
infest the haunts of r a b b ' t s ' I
don't eat the rabb ; f s anvmore. I
blame it on th^ rabbit fever, h->a
if I were real l*w>«t T
"dmit that I don't like the work after the fun of the day is over. It
was ;!.'~o good to kr?~w that we
were hunting on our own land and
not bothering already overtaxed
farmers.
Joe A. Mitten
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