72-Year-Old ^ergeant j
Holds Record of 50 Years
Service in . Air Force
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, —M.
Sgt. Horst Tittel, 72, who served
in two wars as an officer, entered
his 50th year of military service
yesterday still going strong.
The German bom airman is the
oldest man with the greatest num
ber of years service in the Air
Force, local military officials said.
Tittel first enlisted in the U.S.
Coast Artillery in 1908 and was
soon assigned to Ft. Sam Houston
here. By World War I he held a
commission in the Air Corps.
After that war he came to Kelly
Air Forft^ Base as an enlisted man
and was associated with Air Force
pioiveers Gen. Carl Spaatz, Maj.
Gen. St. Clair Street and others.
Tittel, known here as the Air
Force’s “elder statesman,” rose
to the rank of lieutenant colonel
during World War II and served
as adjutant of the 55th Bomb
Wing, 15th Air Force, in Italy.
. He reenlisted as a master ser
geanf after the war.
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to the
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for
EXPERT REPAIRS
Big Moving Van Line
Has Started Service
Between U.S. and Alaska
INDIANAPOLIS, IndL—Aero
Mayflower Transit Co., Inc., one
of the world’s leading moving or
ganizations, has made a major
“move” of its own.
Mayflower has begun motor
van-sea van moving operations
j between the United States and
Alaska. The all-commercial,
house-to-house service will be
available both to military and ci
vilian families.
Mayflower has been in the over
seas moving business since Oc
tober 1956 and now serves Ger
many, Italy, Libya, Japan and
Okinawa.
The new Alaskan moving ser
vice for military families has been
approved lay the Defense Dept.
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MORGAN & SON
New Library Books
Available Saturday
The library will be closed to
night because of the Christmas
Tree Program at the school, but
will be open Saturday as usual
from 2:30 to 4 p.m.
New books on the shelves of
the library are:— , i
Picture Skin Story, Bealer; Pel-!
ican Prill, Forsyth; Craziest Hol-j
loween, von Hippel; Dawn at Lex-!
ington, James; Curtain’s at Eight,
Malvern; Black Stallion’s Sulky
Colt, Farley; Big Ones, Hogan;
Summer at Horshoe Ranch, Hoff
man; Puppy Named Gih, Mache
tanz; Pattern & Texture, Wedd.
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Jellied Cranberry Sauce
Ocean Spray — 303 tin — 36^ ea.
S & W Southern Yams ]
1 lb. 10 oz. tin — 62^ ea.
Stokeley’s Corn on the Cob
2% tin — 63^ ea.
Raisin Pie Filling Blueberry Filling
1 lb. 6 oz. tin 60^ 1 lb. 6 oz. tin 76^
Monarch Mince Meat
Makes 9 in. pie. Moist, 62^ Brandy Flavor, 72^
S & W Mixed Nuts S & W Walnuts
1 lb. 91^ Med. size 71^ lb.
FRESH FRUIT & VEGETABLES
ft Snoboy Cranberries ft Tube Tomatoes
ft Arizona Mambo Yams
ft Snoboy Celery Hearts
ft Extra Fancy Delicious Apples
ft Mandarin Oranges, Fresh from Japan
FLOWERS
ft 3-Bloom Poinsettias ft Potted Mums
ft Christmas Door Swags
ft Mistletoe Too (Oh, Boy!)
MERC MEAT is the PUCE to
BUY and SAVE
HOLIDAY POULTRY AIRBORNE TURKEYS
NO ADVANCE IN PRICES
SWIFT BUTTERBALLS 69« u>
PREMIUM TOM TURKEYS
Or Washington Co-Op Broadbreast
OREGON GEESE u» *•12 »>*• 89° ^
Grain Fed
Long Island DUCKLINGS 89c lb. I
Genuine Roasting Chickens 89c lb.
Frying Chicken ‘ '~‘‘w 85c lb.
Cornish Game Hens 1.60 ea.
FOR ROASTING OR BROILING
Cornish Game Fryers 85c lb.
Stewing Chickens 59c lb.
CHICKEN PARTS 1-lb. Pk*. 1.49 lb.
LEGS, BREASTS, THIGHS
CHICKEN GIZZARDS for frying 79c lb.
CHICKEN WINGS 79c lb.
We also have a nice selection of
DOMESTIC and IMPORTED CHEESES
for your holiday table
Such as Imported Gjetost • New York Sharp • Roquefort
Wisconsin Longhorn Cheddar • Swiss • Baby Gouda
Provolone • Bre-Denzer • Mozzarella (for Pizza Pie)
Also Carlson's Imported Swedish Anchovies • Clam Nectar
Pickled Herring • Spiced Prawns • Smoked Herring
and Smoked Salmon Strips from the Yukon.
Better come in and check your numbers—
We’re giving away TURKEYS right and left!!
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