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\ Thursday, June 10,1943 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE. CLINTON. S. C. Page Seven WAR CASUALTIES IN ALL SERVICES EXCEED 80,000 4 Washington, June 8. —The armed forces of the United States have lost more than 80,000 men in battle cas ualties in 17 months of war. This total will be increased, ofob- ably by about 5,000, officers said to day, as reports not yet compiled for the last four weeks of the Tunisian campaign add to the arniy’s lists of killed, wounded and missing. Since the war began, the navy has reported 23,955 casualties in the navy, marine corps and coast guard, 7,218 killed, 4,083 woundefl, and 12,054 missing. Army casualties reported through May 7 total 56,942—0.076 killed, 12,- 277 wounded, 24,345 missing, 14,244 reported prisoners. Of the wounded, 4,000 have returned to duty or re covered sufficiently to be discharged from hospitals. tThese army totals included two lilts made public today, containing the names of more than 1,000 soldiers wounded in the European, North Af- j rican, Middle Eastern, Pacific and] Southwest Pacific theatres. Approxi mately 900 of these were in North Africa. Of the army’s total of 14,244 pris oners and 24,345 missing, all but a small number were lost in the Philip pines. More than 3,000 have been re ported missing ifi North Africa, and most of these are presumably prison ers in Italy or Germany. A total of 4,555 merchant marine casualties since September, 1941, was reported yesterday by the navy. Nazis Hustle to Meet Allied Drive making their home in Baltimore, Md. Miss Sybil Jones of Columbia, vis ited Mrs. G. H. Jackson Friday. Friends of Pvt. Charles Hairston will be interested to know that he has been transferred from Mississippi to Port Belvoir, Va. Mrs. Dewey Floyd of Newberry, and son. Pvt. Ernest Floyd, of Gteen ier Field, Manchester, N. H., visited Mrs. Ellie Reeder Tuesday. of seeing several Clinton boys. Pvt. ] John Henry Cannon, and Pfc. Jessie Abercrombie, since Reaving for for eign duty. W. M. JJ. Meets The Woman's Missionary Union will hold its regular monthly meet ing Sunday afternoon at four o’clock at the Lydia Baptist church. All Atlantic This pic tare to toad the Nazis hope to stave eff an Allied tavaston. to a German magastae aad is a marked depar- ef a few years age when German proaa- as "master race” in referring to themselves referring to the Antes, t SOUTH CLINTON NEWS FOR THE WEEK Miss Eloise Brown, Correspondent and Representative Greer, spent the week-end with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Robinson. ^Te retort distress of MONTHLY*N IFemale Weakness! Lydia E. 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You may suffer nagging backache, rheumatic htwlAchM, dimineM, rotting up nights, lag pains, aweUiag. Sometimes frequent and scanty urina tion with smarting and burning is an other sign that something is wrong with the kidneys or bladder. '> There should be no doubt that prompt treatment la wiser than neglect. Use Doan’i PilU. It is better to rely on e medicine that has won countrywide ap- K jval than on something Isas favorably own. Doan'i have hero tried and test- ad many yean. Are at all drug Get Doan * today. Doans Pills Mrs. H. P. McLendon, formerly of Camden, is now making her home with her son, W. P. McLendon, and family. Mrs. C. S. James and son, Charles, of Woodruff, and Mrs. Jonah Brown and children of Ware Shoals, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Mills. Mrs. Mark Satterfield and children visited Mr. and Mrs. Furman Brown near Clinton the past week-end. Mrs. W. ti. Mahaffey and children have returned to Arcadia after a week-end visit with her sister, Mrs. S. L. Prince. Mrs. Manley Hathcox and children of Simpsonville, spent the week-end with her brother, W. P. McLendon, and family. ’ Mr. and Mrs. James Yarborough visited relatives in Ware Shoals Sun day. A. C. Clark, Jr., of Charleston, spent the week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Clark. Reuben Overstreet is visiting hist sister, Mrs. Geneva Brown, who is a patient in the Aiken hospital. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Meeks and j children visited Mrs. C. W. Oswalt in j Goldville Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Benjamin and children of Wattsville, spent Sun day with the latter’s sisters, Misses Sally Ann and Stella Ducket. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Blackwell and little granddaughter, Brenda McLen don, visited their daughter and son- in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Kellett, 1 in Ninety-Six Sunday. A. C. Eskew of Columbia, spent 1 ]the week-end with his sister, Mrs. C. R. Kuykendall, and Mr. Kuyken dall. Mrs. Milton King and little son have returned to their home in ■ Greenville after an extended visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Jackson. They were accompanied i by Mrs. Curtis Jackson and children for a short visit. | Mrs. M. C. Smith is spending the week with her daughter, Mrs. Paul 1 | Wilson, and Mr. Wilson in Laurens. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Reeder and chil dren and Mrs. Ellie Reeder visited relatives in Newberry Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Whitmire spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Bunyan Whitmire in Newberry. Cpl. Paul Taylor of Camp Davis, N. C., visited Mrs. Taylor and chil-, dren the past week-end. Mrs. Miriam Glenn and son, Con nie, are spendng the week with Mr. and Mrs. Julian Gillespie in Wood ruff. Furman Holcombe of Camden, spent Wednesday with J. B. Reeder and family, beiore going to Columbia, Thursday for induction into the army. • Mrs. Ora Wood of West Clinton,] and son, Pvt. Robert Wood, of Parris Island, visited Mrs. Pauline Lawson Friday. ... \ Mrs. Mozelle Henson and children have returned from Fort Belvoir, Va., after a visit with Pvt. Henson. Mrs. Overstreet and children visit ed Miss Mary Wilbanks near Clinton Sunday. Friends of Herbert “Red” Worthy of Norfolk, Va., will be glad to know that he has been promoted to sea man first class. Mr. and Mrs. D. D. McManus and Mrs. Billy McLee of Whitmire spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Smith,. Mrs. James Smith and little daughter, Nancy Ann, visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gus Harris, in West Clinton the past week-end. Mrs. Virginia Nelson and children have returned from a week-end visit with Mr. and Mrs. Wade Nelson near Mountville. _ Miss Inez McDonald has returned from a visit with relatives and friends in Greenville and Fountain Inn. Nollie Robinson of-Aiken spent the week-end with his brother, J. A Robinson, and family. Mrs. Rosa Cole is spending two weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Walker Crain in Utica, N. Y. Miss Billy Thiift of Columbia, is spending some time with Mrs. Mary Nolan. B. L. Wood, Jr., of Spartanburg, visited his grandfather, Mr. Wal- drep, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Robinson ol Mr. and Mrs. Cecil McLendon and little daughter spent Sunday with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Bagwell, near Mountville. Mrs. Lissie Cole is spending some time with her son, Seymour Cole, and family in Cross Hill. Rev. and Mrs. Floyd Brown and daughter,“Miss Eloise Brown, visited Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Brown and Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Grant in Whit mire Sunday. Mrs. James Seay and children of Greenville, visited Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Trammell during the week end. Jim Bailey, H. W. Williams, and Charles Patterson visited in Green ville Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wilson, for merly of this community, are now The Sick C. V. Gilliam continues ill at the home of J. S. Navy. Mrs. Margaret Worthy has re-! turned from Hays hospital after hav- ing a tonsil operation. Mrs. Juliette Bennett is a patient at Hays hospital. Miss Ruby Hayes has returned from Hays hospital after undergoing Ian appendix operation. . Birthdays aad Anniversaries Donald Jackson observed his birth day yesterday. Betty Jo Overstreet will celebrate a birthday tomorrow. . Mrs. Mark Satterfield will observe a birthday June 13th. Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Williams had a wedding anniversary June 4th. Birthday Party Little Raymond Kuykendall enter tained a number of friends with a party in celebration of his fourth birthday on Saturday evening. Games and refreshments were enjoyed by the little folk. ladies interested are asked to be present. Food Handlers Given Tuberculin Test Fifty-two were given the tubercu losis test under the auspices of the Laurens County T. B. Association, Chief L. H. Bagwell,'city health of ficer, has announced. The clinic was held at the Clinton health center with Mrs. J. D. Wither spoon, county nurse, -and Mrs. Pliney T. Whitlock, executive secretary, as sisting. This is another step forward to better health in our city and a wider use cA tuberculin tefets and the X-ray will cut the death rate in tu berculosis, say our city health offi cials. the fleet and destroying 27 raiders. Junkers and Heinkel bombers es corted by Focke-Wulf and Messer- schmitt fighters swarmed in strong force against the defenses of the old Czarist capital only to scatter and flee under the Soviet counterblows.- Ford Will Moke Army Gliders Detroit, June 9.—A new contrail for the production of $31,000,000 worth of cargo gliders has been sign ed with the war department, the Ford Motor company announced today. Adapted to mass production meth ods after Ford engineers had rede signed parts and assemblies, the glid ers will be manufactured at the Iran Mountain, Mich., wood -working plant, wfiere the first glider was made eight months ago f SAT, T SAW IT IN THE CHRON- fCLE.” THANK YOU. Reds Breok Up Leningrad Raid Services for Lydia Baptist Chnrch Sunday, June 13 Rev. W. A. Tinsley, Pastor Sunday School—10:15 A. M. Paul McCauley, Superintendent. Preaching—ll;15 A. M. B. T. U —7:00 P. M. Misi Mary Johnson, Director. There will be a baptismal service at the 8:00 P. M. service. The public is invited to attend the services. Lt. Cobb At Home First Lieutenant Harold Coob, army air corps, who has been in foreign service for several months, arrived Sunday to spend a thirty-day leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rus sell Cobb. Lt. Cobb tells friends here Moscow, June 9. — Russian fighter planes and anti-aircraft gunners were credited today With breaking up an attempt by a big force of German planes to bomb Leningrad, dispersing CASH For Your Car or Truck GOOD PRICES TIMMERMAN MOTOR CO. Clinton, S. 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