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From the Past

All information which appears here is attributed to The Louisburg Herald. This issue is about the October 12, 1944 issue of the Louisburg Herald. Obviously, most of the news items from that period are related to the war.

October 12, 1944

Ens. Frank Moody is home on a 28 day leave to be spent with Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Kelly and Mr. and Mrs. Chas G. Kelly. Ens. Moody will report to Daytona Beach, Fla. for three months advanced training on the Navys best, the F6F Hellcat plane. (note: Frank Moody lived with the Kellys while in High School) Cpl. Don Masterson visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Masterson, while on a 12-hour pass. Don is a member of the 330th Bombardment Group, and is a crew member on the B-29 in the Pacific. Lieut. Archie G. (Gil) Jackson received Presidential Citation due to a mission in which Gil piloted a P38 over Foggia, Italy in which he and his fellow pilots destroyed 151 enemy airplanes on the ground. Gil rotated stateside after flying 51 missions in the P-38 fighter in France, Africa, Sicily and Italy. He will now be an aerial gunnery instructor at Ontario, Cal. Gil is the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Jackson of the 3-f station south of Louisburg. Dale H. Carter, MM 1-C, is home on leave from the Navy. Dale has seen service in Africa, Italy, and the Mediterranean Sea. Dale is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Carter and one of Sally Carters three grandsons in the service. Ginn-Ferrel Nuptials The marriage of Miss Mildred Geneva Ginn to Cpl. James F. Ferrel is announced. Miss Ginn is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Ginn of Quantico, Va. Cpl. Ferrel is the grandson of Dr. and Mrs. J. V. Ferrel. S-Sgt. George A. Windisch, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Windisch of Louisburg, has been awarded the Air Medal by Major General Partridge of the 8th Army Air Force, for meritorious achievement while participating in heavy bombardment missions against the enemy over Continental Europe. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Barkis are the parents of a baby girl, born at the Smith nursing home in Paola, KS. Lloyd is a brother of Marvin Barkis of Louisburg. A son weighing 7 1-4 pounds was born to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dalrymple of the Somerset community. A photograph appears of Cpl. Paul Maynard casting his ballot from somewhere in France. Paul is serving as a lineman with the 6th Armored Division. From the Purple and White section, the following appears:

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(Note: I believe Mollie Wells was the owner.)

I believe Delores Little became Delores Sillyman.

(Note: I believe Howard Cooper owned this shop.) Mrs. Vernon White has returned from Meridan, Miss., after spending several weeks with her husband, S-Sgt. Vernon White. Miss Jane Smith left Saturday for Abilene, Texas after spending two weeks vacation with her mother, Mr. L.G. Wilson and Mr. Wilson. Miss Smith is a technician at the Regional Hospital, Camp Barkley. (Note: Jane Smith married Ted Matzkanin) Roseanna Larkin Thomas celebrated her fourth birthday anniversary with a number of little

In 1944, High School football was played in the afternoon and at Rogers Field. The Sun Theater is showing Wing and a Prayer and Uncertain Glory, plus a cartoon and news.

#7 of a series friends at her parents home in west Louisburg. Rosanna is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Thomas. Forty-eight patrons and pupils of the Moore school, east of Louisburg, with the teacher, Miss Etta Gillogly, enjoyed a wiener roast last Friday evening. Kenneth Windisch was at Trinity Lutheran Hospital Wednesday morning where Dr. Hicock removed three pieces of steel from his hand. Mrs. David Wilson and Mrs. Frank Wilson arrived at the home of the formers parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Weaver, Wednesday night. The latter spent two weeks as a guest of her son and wife. (Note: Mrs. David Wilson was Bettie Weaver, the wife of the young man killed in the plane crash near Drexel in 1946.) T-5 Donald Nutt, brother of Mrs. Wilbur Wren, has arrived safely in France. Mrs. Wren spent the weekend with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Sherar of near Paola. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Steger, with Gene and Tommy were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Nelson at Drexel. Pvt. Herman Henry, on furlough from Brook Field, Tex., was a Wednesday caller in the Charles Kircher home. Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Gillogly were Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Goss with Johanna; Miss Ruth Gillogly, Kansas City; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gillogly of West Line; and Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Eggleston with Jerry Jay and Patricia. Mr. Roy Watrous of Phoenix, Ariz., Mr. Henry Watrous, Kansas City, and A.O.M. 3-C Chester Watrous of Hutchinson, were visitors Sunday in the J. H. Phillips home. Mrs. E. J. Lovett and Ed Phillips of Lawrence were weekend guests in the Phillips home.

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(Note: The Fall Wea Trap Shoot has been around for a long time.)

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(Note: Like Ed Cook and Bill Kubitzki, Raymond Barnes was a USAAF flight crew member.)

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