MAR APR 1955 - River Rouge Historical Museum

answer lies in harnessing atomic energy for the exact reactive motors needed in
space ships, according to the encyclopedia.
Mrs. John C. Russ of 83 Oak recently returned home after a two weeks’ visit with
her brother S-Sgt. Lionel Halley and his family in White Sands, New Mexico.
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Hamilton of 121 Leroy, had their family home for the
weekend.
Mrs. Gertrude Currier of 47 Maple St., has been a patient at Wyandotte General
Hospital since she suffered a heart attack two weeks ago. Reported in a serious
condition, she is showing some improvement.
The next meeting of the Dunn P.T. Council will be March 16 at 7:30pm with Sgt.
Loren Pittman as the guest speaker. He will speak about juvenile delinquents
and ways to help them.
A card and bunco party open to the public will be held at the home of Mrs.
Georgia Tomasovich, 30 Cora St. on Tuesday, March 8 at 1:30pm.
Our Men in the Armed Service
Robert A. Shaffer, son of Mr. & Mrs. J. W. Shaffer of 116 E. Pleasant, a graduate
of River Rouge High School, class of 1953 enlisted into the Navy on December 17,
1953. He received his basic training for 11 weeks at San Diego, Calif. Then he
graduated from Electronics Technician School on Treasure Island after 26 weeks.
Robert is assigned to the USS Shangri-la and his home port is San Diego, Calif. Lt.
George W. Shaffer, son of Mr. & Mrs. J. W. Shaffer of 116 W. Pleasant was
stationed at Norfolk, VA. To the USS Kittihawk, AFR. And later attended the
Naval Combat Information Officers School in Illinois for 20 weeks. In February he
was assigned to the USS Marshall, DD-676, which will leave for Japan on March
8, Lt. Shaffer’s home port is in San Diego, Calif. George Shaffer is also a graduate
of River Rouge High School.
Robert W. Hodgkinson, Seaman, USN, son of Mr. & Mrs. John Hodgkinson of 40
Alexander, River Rouge, is aboard the heavy cruiser USS Pittsburgh, which
recently visited here after participating in the successful evacuation of the
Tachen Islands.
Pvt. Frank Jones, 24, son of Steve Jones, 33 Elizabeth, recently was graduated
from the Transportation School’s. Steve doing course at Fort Eustis, VA. Jones
was trained to load and unload cargo and to maintain freight records. Before
entering the Army last September, he was employed at the Ford Factory in
Detroit.
Showdown Between Bears, Panther, Depend On „Ifs‟ – by Joe Enright – The possibility
that River Rouge High and Lourdes High might clash on the basketball court this week in
the District Tournament at Romulus is more than just a remote shot-in-the-dark after the
pairings were made. If the two teams meet, they will repeat last year‟s terrific struggle
for the District Crown on Saturday night at 8pm. Of course, as usual in tournament play,
there are many „ifs‟ connected with the possible showdown clash between the two local
schools. First, River Rouge would have to down Romulus and Belleville to enter the