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Highland Park Press, 30 Sep 1943, p. 2

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|2 l ..;fie,“..:'m\;.,m:;....fil . United jf. puse r :;. m the needs of local welfare ‘ [str z ’ ‘ â€"| Community end War Fund of Fred Musser, [pl the V. C. Musâ€" sers of d avenie will report to the naval mids school at Notre Dame (Univer er .30 for h'i: indoctrinatfon course, . the comâ€" pletion of whichk will earn him a comâ€" mission â€" in naval reserves. He graduated 1 owa State college in August â€" receividy «a . Bachelor of Science and has been enlisted in the. navy V}7 program since his junior year at cbllege. | In The Nations Service Sgt. Colemain has appeared before an Offiter Candidate Board at Bradâ€" ley Field and is awaiting assignment Segt. Carl , son of. the u Lan#fs of S Lipden avenue, has promecited to‘ stff sergeant at the Las Vegas ‘army ‘aif field in the gunnery school, where he is serving as an inâ€" structor. ‘ He his wife, the former Mary Lou Ku}ker,\ make their home in Las Vegas. |â€" || Segt. Rob(rt leman, who is now stationed at P Field, Conn., arâ€" 1ived home Septe 21 to spend a tenâ€"day f with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred{Coleman of Piccadilfy road. 4 £ J to an O.CS. school. He is a CNS technician and entered service a year BE READY To Give YOUR Share! CcOMMUNITY a:Fd WAR FU ~~ ~OCTOBER sâ€"15th _ CHRISTIAN SCIENCE READING ROOM I MAINTAINED BY k FIRST CHURCH â€"OF CHRIST, SC‘ENTlST 5n an 5e dolnp te gayt to f last year will be asked to increase their past at least 75 to 100 Mmyeumoderlht mlu‘Mmyniuiuhll share of the War Fund quota as well as meet"the needs of local welfare The d Park: Community Chest has this year become amli?l!;‘d with the: National War Fund. C)tut: hins its complflb eh:c:‘lr::; uty an e nce, but h to nohcnmd-:ul funds for this mmi‘y's share of the War Fund. at &chhnce'o(thm total goal must be in the ‘ campaign (houseâ€"toâ€" house cagvass by districts. Last year pedimgeteee> 4 The? local weBa changed it ally the Quota of $75,000 r The unity Chest budget for local weBare work remains |unâ€" changed &t $45,000. They are virtuâ€" ally the as last year, although Dorcas Home has withdrawn nd Ridge F. Preventorium has been added. e | additional $30,000 is Park‘s accepted share of the War |Fund. Last year the Special Gifts Comâ€" mittee accounted for out of a of ed in the entire To retain the same apâ€" it cost tb operate Highland Park‘s own, USO club last year. The balance geno khe United War Aid Agencies ted on this page. ‘The War Fund includes aill recognized fund nisi:sl agencies |except the American R Cross arld is designed to <liminate dqht‘_a solicitations. C iv to Chicago War Fund High Park reteives none of the collected in Chflo for the. Chicago Community War Fund. l: is essential therefore ithat thoses who contribute to the Chiâ€" :a.cn,m reserve part &'e their overâ€" Park drive. It i::nly in that. that e can continue fi support : local a thie time oannm to our s share of the. National Highland listed on includes fes duplicate Fund go« where the Bible and all the writings of Mary Baker Eddy HOURSâ€"Week Days 9:30 a.m. to $:30 pm. _ _ | _ m.?_-.-.uo’.-; | _ Sundays 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m may be read, borrowed, or purchaskd Authorized Christian Scidfce Literature in English, a . i# rick will e nava owa ivibhi +a and 7 â€" pro t cplliege. iiâ€"V'.._ ra You Should Know Emfleb 60% of the War to the USO, or $18,000 of Park‘s share,‘which is what YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED To USE THE x HIGHLAND PARK, ‘LLINOIS foreign languages is also available 43 North Sheridan Road CAMPAICN HEADQUARTERS, 11 5. ST. JOHNS AVE. Lt. Comdr. G. L "Loyd| Tucker ’oj Washington, D. C. spent t"c' weeken visiting his sister, Miss Li}lian Tuker of Oakwood avenue. iss A Sgt. Nathan L. Udell, wlzo'teoentl{ returned from duties in England,) wil artive in Highland Park this weekâ€" end from Beloxi, Miss. to spend: the iemainder. of the thirt?â€"d&y furlough due â€"men‘ who have served overseas. He recently spent ten days visiting his family, the fohn L. Udells of ,N. sheriâ€" day road, and his «wife, the former Betty Halliserg of flore,st avenue, and will have an additional twenty days. _ Pic.. William Cortesi Jr. has been assigned to Elling Field, Texas for further training. He recently graduâ€" ated from the weather ob sever‘s school â€"at Chanute Field, Mis wife, Ruth, and theirâ€"smaill daughter, Peggy Lynn, make their home on Clifton avenue. > & w thaat Pfc. Cortesi‘s brother, SVS;L Hugo Cortesi of 660 Deerfield avenue, is stationed at Camp Hood, Texas, while . Fic. Lyie Larson is now stationed g Camp Swift, Texas, and has been service seven months. |A : brother, Lieut. Alvin Larson, is serving with the medical corps at Camp Carisle, Penn..: They are the songs of the A. R. Larsons of Glencoe avenue. When The Volur Asks Your I'II For Our Sons A _â€"In The Count $75,000 Needed None Will Be ,I j Your Shc To Highland Park‘s For Highland Park‘s Owri None Can For The Reli ~ Welfare theitl cousin; Pvt. Joseph tesi. of field avenue, is stationed at C Wolters, Texas. § : Sek. David ‘Richman returned) Tuesâ€" day to duties at Myrtle Béach, S. C. afterl spending a week -i’ 3 parâ€" ents| Mr. and Mrs. Harry" Richman (_\f t rfield avenue. : t 8 . Agother: son,â€" Put. Alvin Richman, reported back to the University of Wistonsin on Monday after spending the breekend with his parents, He is a tetent graduate of the army |meteorâ€" ol school at the univemity and is subrtosed to leave this\ weekend to repdrt to.Jeffersof Barracks, Mo. for futther ‘training orders. ©~ | iham â€"Galloway .of S figiield averjue, Deerfield, recently completed an Aqviation â€" mechanics course, and uated _from theâ€" Naval Air Technical Training center at: Navy Pierf and received a rating of ‘iation machinists mate third class. He‘s the sc;o;ln' f Mr. and Mrs. William J. ay. 9 ‘R > Pfc. Stuart Smith was chosen the "outktanding soldier" of Truax Field for ithe week ending September 25th. Stationed with the Army ‘Air Force Technical Training command at Truax Field, Madison, Wis., Pfc. Smith was se because of the ability he showâ€" ed in organizing his harrackâ€"mates to lead|squadron singing and ai greatâ€" ly ih his organization‘s winning the "singin‘est outfit" hanner awat for the first time last week. He was also com| d for his high scholastic avâ€" erage as aradio mechauics’v’lnndmt. and this moraleâ€"boosting activities. * Cil. Robert Benson recently graduâ€" atéd|at Flint, Mich. a§ a motor mech anicy specialist. After spending a week visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alâ€" fred| Benson of Pleasant avente, : he Votéd Outstanding Soldier : Pfc. Smith is the son of Mgjor and Mrs| Raymond D. Smith of Laurel a e," Major Smith is. statio in Dallfs, â€" Texas. Mrs. < Stuart Smith , s her home in Jackson Heights, rnr Worlw p in This _ d Daughter ¥‘s. Service f; Of Our Allies > f You Givefi .et Down! ork * P ighland Park || > ‘THE PRESS °* Highland Park Hospital â€" _ . Foundnuon‘4 7 .00 Highland Piark Social | _ . gqrvice, fric.}««,s{.. 80y 7MN + H RlA Women‘s‘ Auxiliary, eef= 5 df land Park‘}?it‘npiull Neg 69. ." 1.9&.@ Highland Park â€" Ravinia _ | > &nter. Infant: W‘flf | 'So'ciety_...,...‘..,r'. {:4 JMN Northwestern University _ * Settlement 1 I 1,500.00 Ridge Farm P‘teyj«;' m 1,000.00 Salvation Army (Lake) > @ounty Branch) .|..\~., â€" 325.00 Community and War Fi Contingent Fund Arden Shore Anocl*q Boy Scouts of Ameriéjl Highland Park Girl Sc Community Chest and War Fund Administraâ€" Highland Park \ ity Center (9 moi)" Young Women‘s Chr Association .,....;.. National War Fund A; U.g.0. (United. Service. United Nations. War Aul Campaign Expense .. Agencies Where The | &~‘ Will Gc réturned ty duties force and réported at Columbus, Miss, on W‘ h sys onl 1‘ ‘Russell W. Stern hay been promoted from corporal ‘to sergeant at, Nfu Army Air Field, â€" where hHe is an‘ airg‘lt\e;pams suppl ’c”m 4 P Siur is aduate of. Deerfieldâ€"S. it,lds;’ 4 | school, now Highland Park high school. |His moâ€" ther, Mrs. J. M. Bain, now makes her home in Wadkegan.l He has been in service a ygar, 4 al j Pvt. Harry: West jcal ‘engineering . at Alabama â€" under [th training program. Receive Word From Mr.. and Mrs. }'leTry Siljestrom of N. St. Johns avenue, are in receipt of a second postal card from their‘: son, Gunner‘s Mm.?"r Gordon Siljestrom who h a prisoner of war ‘held by the r nese in the Philâ€" ippines since the of Bataan. | The second m ed that his health had imp he had heen reéleased from the prison hospital where he had onfined | He had been assigned to ing sweeper, the U.S.S.. Tanager, which was destroyed by Japanese gun fire at Bataan. | ‘ The son of Mr. and of Eim place, he '11 a Highland® Park high completed a year at before he repo fe He has. been entist reserve corps sinte Gordon Siljestrom t n 9i iWw Pvi.: Howard Andérson of Deerfild was able to spend ouple of daysreâ€" cently with his p ‘Mr. and Mrs. Peter Anderson. |He is stationed at €amp Grant. =} / :. â€"| io se 7 Pic. Delorés Dean of the marine corps is visiting her mother, Mrs. ):::; garet Dean of High stréet, Highwood. Graduating in July ay a storekeeper at A brother,* Aviatio o. len nagh 44 4 rh‘ a prisoner :‘T msgintthgfl 1e of Batran. | m ed that i he 1 rom t mi hosp en ¢onfined He | to int sweeper, 14 4 . school, now He has been in is , studying: chemâ€" he (University ‘of army ispecialist } Mrs. E. E. West 1942 graduate of , school and had iri service in May. ed . in > the â€" army ovember. th the: army air Salt Lake City, d n 8.190.00 Jzzw uts ©3,000.00 Aoney ND £ Chest Cadet John H. r.sz:roo . ; 12,000.00 $75,000.00 Indeed;| ypu‘re : always a:tr,tw : to wait in the Armyâ€"to wait for y name to be ‘talled off yine â€" jer} P Sometime} soldiers pjiss; some these »roll. calls for va reas But we won‘t mention| \herk But there| is one roll ¢all no: solg; misses s he‘s incapacitated," even then h¢ shows soli traity pallantly ‘fights his way to answer call, . . j Pay call i What is Well, Hi Here‘s a Typical One Headqu}mim. Chnun toul, I!1., Ang. 314 _ ) m'I.‘::r; mman) Eroll fillll to:lran# wi}s‘ w ealt P 0000 0[nof 1 ell, Hi s, to you. payday. â€" . fl Aqdqm::pn;”waa.g. € ~For you, too, QM pels Once (a this | eventful > rne&â€"-cjnt last day of | mo Soldiets in : preparing | for . it and 30 fays before that y rives. ; & {VJ 1: And on the days just) 3 end of the month, soldiers hive an wer glint in |their ¢yes and : Te Let‘s w a typical | pa V . (1 sthod through ong this moj At this field men w i first get paid first v|!~ . } P w [L found myself prétty bagf in that| line this miprning. | In fact, I |could have been first the line going the! Pay call was set for 7 :30 a, m. reveille, physical | training, : break and self and)| barracks cléanup.| | I looked: the hall by the « to the room| where, the MT’ wa be handed out. ; § \_ Alread rter it Minutes ctawled by. ||| |â€"/|, "(‘W gf fldpfi&t 4. 1 lieute A big "I‘m du of them. | Four U. S. Marines were playâ€" {ng br when a ‘!fiitlfi'cun into theit tent and i ..I "Say, fellows, Japs hav f j ‘t landâ€" ed." . i | + 90 ler Reco army â€"r "just go!t the first Pipe Ne Speaki ellow got upsand said : my ; I‘ll go take care vish u*.-iuj-:nf ~ Peter *Castelli, son rack home to (for Castel o;{ Qnwentsia Company. | | tioned in Hawaii as a j ! | | Class Betty ‘officer.. ig of Army life Muelâ€" d reports : "Observing iles ~pays. : Corporal Griffin, Fort Benning, rtly nhtéI{n in ut a {dollar fi my. bar‘s and you ‘ate soldier to salute me," 1 Sedoint M The Slffghiand Park Preés " ArMY pay pay â€" mfi fi‘icltl I _‘Hurry \ .‘ Wait .. P Bs f l“ iofimfi »4!' flfi;" to Wwait for y ( Yl'. es l,‘ i+ ‘.‘ i them 18 mat qub H THE ARMY NOW | _ The pay envelope was given to me. \ â€"I grabbed it. ced * |â€"Coins fell to the ground. 4 hastily | recovered them. _: e _ 1. counted my Arimy pay. _ It was accuraté, s [ ht mmuanliyy 48. : . sys .0 oo ... _ In fact it seems always to be the correct amount. The Army never pays you less than your ‘rank commands. And rarely does Te Army make a slip and pay your too much| ; _ .I Jeft the pay table. \â€" *This is what I saw. y 8 ‘ Thursday, September 30, 1943 Cpl. Gene Ponsi spent the weekâ€"end in Highland Park:while on furlough ftom ; duties at Camp Breckinridge, Ky.He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Germano Ponsi of Deerficld romd.© my â€" cleanest ‘uniform,, 1 raced to the line, felt in...._. > : > We waited. : [ _/ . |: toild 4 : Soldiers were‘ yawning, rubbing their \irges on the backs of their pants, talkâ€" ing in hushed tones, tucking in their Men filed in . . . :My turn came . . . * "Corporal Schultz, Sir!" Always Accurate + Charles ~F. Hull, who graduated from Highland Park high school in June, has beén sworn into the army ai;earpsudwilbcm::d-bmb- img when he reaches his cighteenth birthHay on October 6. He is the son of thed Fred Hulls of Pleasant avenue. Put. Guthrie Calvin of Deerfic has been transferred to Camp _V Dorn, Miss., from Camp Grant. â€" > re paid | . Well Soldiers_ continued to file out of the payroom. They paid their debts at aonce. And they were off , . . $ ing a tenâ€"day furlough visiting his paâ€" rents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben® Shiffiet of McGovern street. { y Seaman .First Class Edward Stewâ€" art of the Seabees, nas completed his boot training at Camp Perry, Va. The cighteen yearâ€"old son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Stewart of Glenview avenue, he enlisted at the end of his junior year at Highland Park high school in June. 4k mâ€"&pyhflo‘:"'xh: spending a parents at their home on S. Green Bay road. He has ‘been‘ in‘ service since March, and is assigned to the armored Frauenhoffer, recently began his flight training at Miami, Fla. â€" There was one private I knew who always had money. <.And, when payday came, he would. , ?Ileam:fmfellawull&'flut rotm the Army proper; . * F'fil'!.BflmoN'et:hnil le is visiting relâ€" atives in Baitimore, Md. and will be uble to see her son, Pvt. Edward Neâ€" Pic. Clarence Shifflet is on leave from Camp foruber, Okla. He is spendâ€" Pvt. David J. Koller of Reverly place has reported to Camp Grant to await training orders. Mrs. Koller and their twoâ€"monthâ€"old son make their home on North End court. . .. Off to duty at their respective jobs feeling happy, a bit cocky, and confiâ€" dentâ€"well, Civilians, it‘s the same feelâ€" ing. you have after payday only it‘s Put, James Fleager, son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Fleager of Forest avenue, is studying engincering under the arâ€" my ‘specialization program at Mississâ€" Whitt N. ‘Schults _ They were, collecting money lent to fellow ‘soldiers. â€" * cthville, who is stationed at Aberdcen Proving Grounds attached to the ordâ€" magni "gkdamfmi&fiiebuw‘ Army ‘paydays appears longer, C You ask what soldjers do after they‘â€" Yep. By that‘s a story in itself. o «s for ‘a

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