The Dalles Weekly Chronicle, Thursday, April 19, 1945 Front Page partial excerpts HOME ON LEAVE-Delton D. Clifford Marine Corporal Delton D. Clifford, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tillman O. Clifford of Route 1, who is spending a 30-day convalescent leave in The Dalles, was wounded just after he and his men had wiped out a Japanese pillbox and were carving out a 1,000-yard gain past Motoyana airstrip number two, according to a communication received from the public relations section of the U.S. marine corps in San Francisco (California). The Japs used the smoke from the blasted pillbox as a range finder in centering their mortar and artillery barrage on the marines. Eight men of the platoon were wounded and one killed. A former student at The Dalles high school, where he won his letter in football, Clifford is a former employe of Maier and Krier (men’s clothing). CITY BRIEFS page three (Daily of April 12) At the Mid-Columbia Hospital-Admitted to the Mid-Columbia hospital were Mrs. Ph.H. Keeler of Dufur (Oregon), and Mrs. Alice McGuire and Mrs. Irene B. Snipes, both of The Dalles. Mrs. Harlan Cochenour was dismissed. MOTORIST FINED-Albert Payne, The Dalles, yesterday paid a fine of $5 plus $4.50 costs, on arraignment in the local justice court on a charge of having no clearance lights on a motor vehicle. The arrest was made by state police. DIVORCE GRANTED-Circuit Judge Fred W. Wilson yesterday granted a divorce to Carolyn E. Jones from Lester T. Jones. The plaintiff is awarded the custody of four minor children, and $100 monthly for their support, in the decree. IS ADVANCED- Melvin Larsen has been advanced from AOM 1/c to chief petty officer, according to word received by his sister, Mrs. Carl Unger, now of Portland. He is with the navy in the Pacific area. Mrs. Larsen and their two daughters are living in Pasco, Washington. ASKS DIVORCE-Alleging cruel and inhuman treatment, Jane C. Ostgard has filed suit in the local circuit court for a divorce from her husband, Frank W. Ostgard. They were married February 15, 1943, at Vancouver, Washington and have one child. The plaintiff asks custody of the child and $35 monthly for its support. LAST RITES HELD-Funeral services were held this afternoon at 2:30 from the C.R. Callaway & Son chapel, for Mrs. Helen Forbes, 49, who died Sunday. Reverend S.R. Huntington officiated. Pallbearers were Blake Gallaher, Howard McNeal, Frank Rearden, Joseph Scherrer, R.J. Wilson and T. Leland Brown. Committal was at the Odd Fellows cemetery. IN THIS COUNTRY-Sgt. Carl Welch, who had been in service for three years in the South Pacific area, arrived in San Francisco Monday, according to long distance call received by Mrs. Welch, and was leaving Tuesday to report at Fort Lewis, Washington. Mrs. Welch left yesterday for Tacoma, Washington to wait there until his furlough was granted. ACCIDENT REPORTED-An automobile driven by Mrs. Vera E. Reitmann of Ione (Oregon) and a truck loaded with baled hay, driven by Marlin R. Enyart of Goldendale, (Washington), were involved in a collision at 3rd and Washington streets yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, according to an accident report on file at the city police station. Damage to Mrs. Reitmann’s car was estimated at about $150. The truck was not seriously damaged nor did the load of baled hay topple into the street. ONE BIRTH REPORTED-Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Aubuchon of Condon (Oregon) are parents of a boy born at The Dalles hospital. Admitted were Master Charles Dunlap of Grass Valley (Oregon), George Coffield of Wishram (Washington), Mrs. Clarence S. Duling of Madras (Oregon), and Master Ronald Darnielle, Roy Hattenhauer and Mrs. Wayne P. Locey, all of The Dalles. Dismissed were Mike West of Maupin (Oregon), Mrs. William Powell of Moro, Miss Jean Hartman of Spray (Oregon), Miss Marvine Odle of Glenwood, Washington, Master Rickie Wickland of Goldendale, and Mrs. Martha Thies, Mrs. Leo Rousseau and infant son, Mrs. Willis Catron and infant son, and Mrs. Dean Calloway and infant son, all of The Dalles. RECEIVES PROMOTION-Second Lieutenant Olla A. Kessler, son of Mr. and Mrs. E.L. Kessler of The Dalles, has been promoted to the rank of first lieutenant, according to a public relations dispatch received today from 25th infantry division headquarters on Luzon. He is fighting with this combat unti, known as the “Tropic Lightning Division” in the current mop up in the Philippines. Lieut. Kessler is a graduate of The Dalles high school and is a veteran of the Guadalcanal and New Georgia campaigns. He is entitled to wear the Asiatic-Pacific ribbon with two stars, the Philippines liberation ribbon with one star, and the combat infantryman badge. (Daily of April 13) DIVORCE GRANTED-Noland R. Anderson yesterday was awarded a divorce from his wife, Betty J. Anderson, in a decree signed by Circuit Judge Fred W. Wilson. AT THE MID-COLUMBIA HOSPITAL-Mrs. R. Mason of Dufur (Oregon) and R.J. Lee of Wishram (Washington) were admitted to the Mid-Columbia hospital. Dismissed were Thelma Ruth Brown of Lyle (Washington), Dan Blanchard of Mosier (Oregon) and Mrs. Alice McGuire of The Dalles. GAINS ADVANCEMENT-Ella Mae Beaumaster of the army nurse corps, formerly of The Dalles hospital, has been promoted to first lieutenant, according to word received her by her sister, Mrs. Charles Wilson. She has been in England a year and is in service at the 83rd general hospital. MEET IN PACIFIC-Three Dalles boys who had a joyous meeting on a small Pacific island recently, according to news received by their relatives this week, were Lt. Ernest Miles of the army air forces; Kirk Roberts, S 1/c, nay mail clerk and Ensign Sam Galloway, who is on a landing craft. The letter said that Lt. Miles at that time had completed 34 missions. FIRE DAMAGE $200-A roof fire at 611 Washington street at 4:58 p.m. yesterday did damage estimated at $200. The dwelling is owned by Lloyd Hines and is occupied by his mother, Mrs. Leo Hines. Sparks from a chimney ignited the shingles and the fire had spread considerably before the alarm was turned in by Dale Jensen, a CHRONICLE newspaper carrier, who noticed smoke coming from the roof as he was going by the house. AT THE DALLES HOSPITAL-Admitted to The Dalles hospital were Mrs. Amanda Krusow of Hood River (Oregon), Mrs. Gordon Stoddard of Condon (Oregon) and Carol Ann Blanton of Hood River. Dismissed were Harlan P. Crawford of Inone, Mrs. Roy Van Fossen and infant son of Maupin (Oregon), Mrs. Ernest Eslinger and infant daughter of Grass Valley (Oregon), Vaughn Creel of Dufur, Master Charles Dunlap of Grass Valley and Mrs. Virgil Rawson, Master Ronald Darnielle and Edwin S. Beck, all of The Dalles. KILLED IN ACTION-Robert F. Majors, 21, marine second lieutenant and a fighter pilot with General MacArthur’s forces in the Philippines, has been killed in action, according to word received today by his mother, Mrs. Carrie Majors of Portland. Mrs. Majors formerly resided here, moving to the Portland area shortly before Christmas. Pilot of a Corsaid plane, Lt. Majors only recently completed 20 missions against the Japanese on Negros, Cebu and Mindanao islands. He was a graduate of The Dalles high school. WOUNDED IN ACTION-Mr. and Mrs. E.L. Kessler, Route 4, The Dalles, yesterday received notification that their son, 1st Lt. Al Kessler, had been wounded in action during the fighting on the island of Luzon. He was struck twice on the helmet, scratched on the forehead by another bullet and received several direct hits in the left hip and leg from machine gun fire, the communication stated. One bullet severed a nerve in the leg, leaving it paralyzed. Lt. Kessler is being flown to the United States for attendance by nerve specialists and a possible operation to restore use of the limb, Mr. and Mrs. Kessler were informed. 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