Newton-news-enterprise Gus Wilson and Buren Willkie Safe in Pacific; Sigmon says "Keep Chin Up" "All's Well" were the glad words of a telegram received this week by Mrs. L. F. Wilson of the Newton area from her son Augusta (Gus) Wilson, who is with the US army, Detachment of the Quartermasters corps, Fort Shafter in Honolulu, Hawaii. Mrs. Netta Sigman received a letter this week from her son, Powell Sigmon, who holds a responsible position at Mare Island Navy Yard, Calif., in which he advised his mother to "Tell everyone to keep their chins up and to wait for the setting of the 'Rising Son." Buren B. Willkie, son of Mrs. W. B. Willkie of Newton sent a telegram here Wednesday from Pearl Harbor, where he has been stationed with the USnavy for several weeks, saying that he was "OK." His brother, Earle Willkie, local grocer, said he was alarmed when he saw the messenger boy coming, but fear was clamed when he saw that the message was from Honolulu and not the war department in Washington. The Newton sailor is also a brother of Albert Willkie of Newton, a brother of Ed Willkie of Charlotte, and a half-brother of R. W. Drum of Newton.

I'm seeing this name Buren turn up over and over in our Sherrill family tree. Could anyone tell me the origin of the name, and the significance, if any? Thanks, Katherine "Kate" Sherrill At 12:27 PM 07/03/2000 EDT, you wrote: >Gus Wilson and Buren Willkie Safe in Pacific; Sigmon says "Keep Chin Up" > >Buren B. Willkie, son of Mrs. W. B. Willkie of Newton sent a telegram here >Wednesday from Pearl Harbor, where he has been stationed with the USnavy for >several weeks, saying that he was "OK." "So here I am, and my wildest dream has come true -- a job in the PUBLIC LIBRARY!" --The Cat Who Robbed a Bank, by Lillian Jackson Braun, page 182 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Katherine Sherrill Interlibrary Loan Department Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library 22 SE 5th St Evansville IN 47708-1604 USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Phone: (812)425-4721 or 1-800-467-4721 Fax: (812)422-4718 or 1-800-489-4718 e-mail: [email protected] http://www.evcpl.lib.in.us List Administrator: [email protected] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~