Lab News 16_February 1, 1945

              Mrs. Martha Frosty of the
Glassware dept. has just
received word that her
daughter T Sgt Delores E*
Frost (formerly of the
business office) has been
awarded the good conduct
medal, Delores is still
in. England,	
Nick Kramisf 3j year old
son, Roger, spent a few .
days in a Missoula hos- (~
pital* He has been suf- ^
fering with rheumatic
fever.	
Lawrence Humble and Tru~s
man Smith brought in a
large bob-cat to be used
in Lab. investigations.
Bonnie Huebsch, Glassware, has bought the Har
ry Rose place on So. 1st
Capt* Sherman Strate,
¥vrho has been in a redistribution center at Santa Monica, Calt, arrived
home for a short visit
with his family before *
going on to San Angelo,
Texas, where he will be
in transport commands
Earl Malone spent two
days in Helena as a delegate to the Montana
Wildlife Association* He
took with him a recommendation to allow men
home on leave to hunt *
and fish without license
I!ll be glad when this Easter
rush is overJ
Some sheep and a few chickens have
been added to our animal department.,
Bus Cunningham, formerly a guard
here., has recently undergone an operation at the Daly Hospital, but i|
riot up and about a littl
Floyd L. Brooks, Aviation radioman
2/c, son of Mr. & Mrs. Edgar Brooks
has been home to visit* He spent
some time on duty in the Pacific.
Shortly after Maj* Glen Kohls was
called back to Washington D.C** his
brother Harold Kohls arrived at the
Lab. for a few days visit. He is
with the Agricultural college at
East Lansing, Michigan
Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Centers
have received a Memorial
scroll from the office
of the Adj. Gen. U*S.
War Dept,, pertaining to
their son, Bob, recently
killed in action. The
scroll was signed by
President Roosevelt.
Mr. & Mrs* Rollin Barret
have received' the Presidential citation and the
Purple Heart for their
son, Max, also killed in
action.
Cpl. Bob Mackey is visiting his
.mother, Mrs. Leonard Budden, He
has been stationed for some time
the Aleutians*      	
Sid Mann is home after
spending 3 months in the
Vets hospital - Helena
Faye Burger, sister of
Mrs. Dave Hope, is a
new lab employee;  in the
business office*
;fe received a letter
>om Capt* David Lackmanti
dth a change of address
le says it would take
:he FBI to find him with
:he address we did have.
}ene Hughes has gone
jack to Camp Beale, Cal*
following a 10 day leave
iobt, Huxsol, whpse
Adfe, Alice is employed
Ln Typhus, has just completed basic training &
is here for 10 days.
A memorial to the lives of Steve
Wanderer, Bob Reinbold, Warren Kil-
patrick, Duane Hendrickson, and Bob
Centers, Hamilton flyers lost duringounty Hoop Standings —
the past year, came to the Public
Library this past week in the form
of Ivan Dmitri's book nFlight to
Everywhere." The book was sent to
Hamilton by  an unknown donor* The
author has written an inscription
to the five air men.
Word has been received by his wife
that Fritz Zosko is now in the
Phililppinos<
m
Jan. 18 Ben Anderson visited the
Laboratory, for a few minutes,
Mrs. Clara Grondahl of the Glassware is in a hospital in Seattle
with an eye infection,
Wilma Buchanan is back at work af-
ter her recent hospitalization*.
Edgar Pickens has bought a farm
and is intending to try ranching
for a while Good luck, Pickl
Selma has been on sick leave for
the last two weeks*       	
A letter received from George Tal-
lent RM 2/c says he has been transferred to Ghincoteague (what a name
Va*, but it is shore duty, which
makes him feel like a fish out of
water* 
Vaccine requests are beginning to
come in again* People are getting
prepared early for the ticks
Sgt* Art Thomas - 31 months in the
Aleutians, and Pvt. Ralph (Bud)
Thomas who has been hospitalized
since Nov. when he was shipped up
from New Guinea, managed
to get homa for their
first furloughs and at .,
the same time* They
have been gone since 
Sgt. Geo Privett and S
Sgt. John Sperry have
arrived hojjie from Africa*
S Sgt, Sperry immediately
got a marriage license
and married Lilian Ibj
Snyder of Corvallis.
The High School kids went
on strike for student
rates at the shows here
and in Darby and succeeded in getting a 10$ cut.
Students gelt in for 40$ 
now but must present the
student card they possess.
Recent deaths include
that of Jt P. fifithoralj
and Jim Higgins, one
time fire and police
chief of Hamilton*
Anna Ash says this time
that not orily is her
brother, Sgt* Harold
Bryson, back in the states, but is stationed at
Ft* George Wright for
a six weekd observation
period, after which he
expects to get to come
home*
won
We finally got our snow,
some anyway, and more
cold weather, has been
between 6 and 15 above
mornings 
S* Sgt. Paul Vance has
gone back to his post
following a recent furlough with his folks* __
Word has just been received by his parents that
Marine Cpl. George Hie-
ronymus has recently been
singled out by the Public
Relations Div., who took
his picture as the only
man of his Battalian, the
2nd Marine Div. left in
that area, and the only
man with three Presidential citations. He said
}he would trade all three
of them for a trip home*
Dr. Jellison leaving Fob
2 to go to Univ. of Chicago. He expects to be
back the 16th*
Lawrence caught.2 S* American Nutria in his
traps* thot to have escaped from some game farm*