European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 27, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Kids weak eyes Strain finances Erma Bumbeck Universal press Syndicate when i think of my children the word that comes to mind is they be always been like a Structure that has a solid foundation Good lines and a lot to preserve. But needs some work. We be had their Teeth restrained and maintained. We be provided mousse gel permanents bleach Spray and conditioner for their hair. If their toes pointed inward we corrected them. If their toes pointed outward we sent them in the other direction. We be lifted their Arches and cleared their skins. But what has really kept us from owning a Home in Beverly Hills is glasses. From the Early Days of their childhood when the school nurse sent notes Home saying they squinted and had headaches we be gone the glasses route. Unlike my Mother whose remedy for squinting and headaches was a go to the bathroom. You la feel in All the time our children owned glasses there was never a Day when All three had them in their Possession. One pair was always lost broken or being repaired. They did everything to glasses except Wear them. They sat on them dropped them in open grates used them for Bookmarks left them on buses threw them away with their lunches lost them in the Ocean and put them on the dog. When Contact lenses came on the scene All three succumbed to vanity. I was thrilled because i thought what better storage spot for glasses than on your eyeballs How was i to know they a whip those lenses in and out faster than a Deposit at the Bank when they weren t rolling their eyes toward the ceiling removing them they were uttering the dreaded phrase a a done to anyone move Quot that meant their lenses had fallen out you figure it. If a kid could find a Contact Lens in a shag carpet he need them in the first place. After insurance replacement for lost lenses new ones for color Comfort and re evaluation the maintenance goes on. The other Day 1 heard my son needed a new Lens. It seems he was having breakfast and poured Tabasco sauce on his eggs and it splattered on his shirt and he rubbed it off and then rubbed his eyes and they burned and he removed a Lens to Wash out his Eye and put the Lens in his Mouth for safekeeping and swallowed it. Patch Patch Patch Myra Vanderpool Gormley i from an obituary of my ancestor. . White i discovered some information about his civil War service. He enlisted As a private in co a 12th Rygl of the Michigan inf and was made second sergeant of co a Mississippi Marine brigade in 1863. In 1865 he was commissioned second lieutenant of co h. 151 St Indiana and later that year was commissioned Captain of company 1 of the same regiment. What documents might he available about his service How can 1 find them and is it possible that photographs of his company exist a l.h., . Kan. A request several copies of a order for copies of veterans records Quot from military service Branch National archives and records service 8th and Pennsylvania avc., new Washington d c. 20408. When you receive the forms use two of them a one to request military records and one for pension records. Ask the National archives to copy All the records pertaining to him otherwise they will Send Only selected records. While you arc waiting for the records which can take a couple of months track your ancestor through the census records from 1910 backward As far As you can. It is especially important that you locale him in the 1 860 census along with his then consult military bibliography of the civil War compiled by . Dornbusch. You will find this Book at most Large libraries with civil War collections and at University libraries. This will Lead you to Oiler sources about his regiments. For information about photographs of hint and or his companies Contact the reference Branch . Army military history Institute. Carlisle Barracks a. 1 701 3. It May be Able to provide you with a history of his unit unpublished letters and or diaries As Well As photographs. I 1 have simply run into a Brick Wall locating anything on my ancestor Joe Douglas who was born in i 86 1 and died in 19 18 in Pittsburg county okla. I have been unable to find him in any census and the state of Oklahoma has no death certificate for him. He moved around so much in Arkansas Oklahoma Texas and Oregon that i am at loss to locate him. A k.r.m., Oak Grove. To. A a search of the 1900 census in All the states in which he might have lived is necessary. Since Pittsburg county will he found in the Indian territory not under Oklahoma census for 1900, look there. Many researchers Are not aware that the two territories of what is now Oklahoma arc on separate enumeration schedules for newspapers funeral Homes cemetery records and probate and land records. Additionally it May be necessary to obtain death certificates of All his children to learn the state in which their father was born. Myra Vanderpool Gormley a former stars and stripes employee writes for the los Antolos times Synric ctn for the week of May 27 gemini May 21 june 20 write letters pay Bills. Long lost Quot Contact emerges front and Center be extra Gabby your words and Charisma spread like wildfire. Cancer june 21-july 22 dreamy impressionable Spacey. That s what friends see but you know better. You la save the world. Just Don t do it All in one week a save room Lor others. Leo july 23-aug. 22 feeling sluggish this week and not knowing Why unusual for you bul Lack of self Confidence creeps up. Don t let bedbugs bit. Smile and the world smiles with you. Virgo aug. 23-sept. 22 Picky Picky Picky. Hire help if you can i do it All. Your creative Powers Peak As summer solstice nears. Plan a Holiday even a Short trip. Libra sept. 23-oct. 22 Lei in go in the love department. Too Many heartaches abound. Focus your harmonious energies on work and play colleagues Are supportive. Scorpio oct. 23-nov. 21 your mind says a yes Quot but your soul says �?ono.1 think twice before jumping into business Deal and halt major purchases. Family requires extra attention. Sagittarius nov. 22-dec. 20 sitting still is not your cup of Tea so get up and go. Don t let map Caddie Vou. A Busy body is a Busy mind. Copley news service work around the House. Capricorn dec. 21-Jan. 19 your sat Cash rears its head again no problem temper with your gentle Side. Focus on new career goals plan a summer vacation a you need a break aquarius Jan 20-fcb 18 All dressed up and nowhere to go solve that Wilh several phone Calls you re the censer of attention Don t neglect loved ones kind words pay dividends Pisces feb 19-March 20. What you suspected comes True. Use caution As you ferret out facts. Read Fine print and consult Quot experts Quot your telepathic Powers Are aces in the Hole Aries March 21 april 19 news from afar a possibly overseas a brings pause for thought done to be a shrinking Violet but Calm hyperactivity. Long phone Calls with loved ones help. Taurus april 20 May 20 congratulations you be won the lottery of Lile Good will among men. Highlight personal magnetism. Friends see you with new eyes capitalize on 27. 1990 sunday c Page
