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id *"Let Me Off Here" . . . The big bus raced along Chicago‘s outer drive : : "Would you let me off at the Stevâ€" ens hotel," I asked the driver. "Sure, soldier." f And T got off, bidding all farewell d;hz.ulum to catch that last train out to Highland too. But no snow. That late train to Highland Park is chucked : full of colorfal characters. lludth- are ‘servicemen. And io Tro ipe. 1 4o fope Jos wif ie Or. happy all your life." .”w Nice. Thought, Anyway . . . "Tuas, the :mw s war," C anc‘ 4 â€"And we went on. She was silent. All we could was the roar of the heaâ€" "We were very happy together," she continued. "I wonder why God deâ€" cidedlblmmeulihm,sem us just when we were so happy, and just when God had created a new child "No," said 1.\ "I‘m going home on my first futlough. Surely will be happy to get home." t "I Bad a kusband in the service," she went oh.‘ "He served over in Italy. We had a son. He was born on his father‘s birthday. My husband was killed in Italy a short time ago," she added after a climactic pause. What do you say at such a time? _ "I‘m sorry," I said, and the bus sped on into the night. _ â€" It wasn‘t ysd {"Muhonf. e was a cold night and when ,i-hl;udelgoqu.mh&e front, sat by the heater. A‘:.m. l,.:d“flhbtn sleepâ€" + But, I happened to. be on the kind of seat that didn‘t adjust and ‘so I sat boit upright, a bit uncomfortable. I thought 1 could do some dozing at least, but hus. riders are a sociable group, and certain members wanted to Husbond Killed in Italy . . . I was granted a Christmas furlough fotllfiy:. PC t (It was cut to 11 dayvlso other felâ€" lows in my Headquarters and Headâ€" â€"quarters Squadron could get home, Mmfi: ran;‘I had two minutes to catth the, butâ€"if the â€"bus was on I had fimished editing an Army newsâ€" M.Mm'hadb«nche&edmdap- proved, and so it was alright for me W"!"‘-J!"igmbmynphh and to the s helping me with the n:cmm 3 e I decided to take a bus home for it was convenient, not too crowded, and beu!uel"llau‘never ridden on a bus and 1 thought it would be a good time to ride on gne. . ' ‘% Colortul Characters And so I waited. It was right cold, You see, Highland Parkers, only 10 per cent of the men=are allowed;to leave an Army camp at any one time. I happened to be one of those fortunâ€" ate 10 per cent. ow," said r T4 e <tP mm?‘mMAnr y meuk mie wiat 2/ formegh geriey men F3 Tt chramam hatdege" 1260‘&‘.&."&“ Furlough Granted .. . And so one day as I was looking at the builetin. board in the squadron and there was ray name. f _ "How many furloughs have you had, Cpl. Schultz,?" the sergeant asked. "None so far," I said. he queried. > ‘ "Well, 1 enlisted when 1 graduated from Northwestern University in June, 1942.: 1 was ordered into uniform Deâ€" cember 7, 1942" said T. 4 "Let‘s sez, then, you‘ve been in the Army over a year and you‘ve never had a furiough. By rights you should have had 3 days furlough time by Highland Park, ‘IHâ€"Some of the fellows kinda laughed when, last Sepâ€" l_d!kr.lmwnyfiram and told him I requested a Christmas furlough. % > ‘Just come |back from overseas y?" a pretty young womman beside was a nice thing to say, I Mora hn Special to the Highland Park Press I‘M IN THE ARMY | FIRST FURLOUGH ple Heart for wounds received in ady ag Amei vae on vebt d > War I,with nearly for gallantry in son of M. and Mrs. l 1410 Pleasant Ave., m for the: holidays, © ani In the Nation Onu day I want to Write a column about Davé‘s i o. o. _ And so back to camp} To marching, exercising, ‘drilling, aiting, wonderâ€" ing, di% o al K ‘Happy New Year, MWighland Park« This corporal wants to publicly thank‘ those who helped to make this furlough so much fun, I only wish there had ‘been more tifme so I could Peters, Aubreys, Sorgs, Murrays, Harâ€" ris‘ and all the pther food friends in hd_a,omdthhhown. BV > f And I wanted to sed Mrs. Sanders to gather some more infprmation from her régarding the interesting and imâ€" portant work her son David is doing in the American Field; Service Corps. Wanted to see more friends . . : Then a heavy sleep|started by a prayer of thankfuiness fhr being home, a prayer for fellow serv all over the world. C ‘ A big Christmas. _ ||~ ‘ A delicious turkey diither. B _ And thoughts . about!| returning to It‘s good to see the tochâ€"ageers hayâ€" ing fuin . talking, lar,;fi g, â€" kidding. They‘re ‘a gay group, at factive, cléanâ€" cut, intelligent. . j | & I like ‘em. > tiP +> i> Then home. < k. A restful sleep,. Up, p â€"Civilian and Army habitlâ€"a lorik walk down Highland Park streets, vifits to friends, then ito Chicago to « "Oklahoma. * :Our seats‘ were excellent. . The play was light, happy, packed\ with pleasant We Saw ‘Oklahoma‘ . . . ave Suitke and Jim Harihs on Dave Suttle, and Jim Hart we sawithe young Highland Park set, still in civâ€" ilian clothss, dance by. : )/\ :: We saw : ’jit . W ; Kaki Watson, Joan: tfusting, Pat R“Cb. Coga Barr, Gee If JW Cal Bauer, Pat D‘Ancong; Sue Olmâ€" stead, Joan Fiorsheim, Jofin Erickson, Mary | McCormick, Mar l ppel, Micâ€" key Adler, Christine Kelly, Bob Cookâ€" sey, Camie Pickeg.d" ¢) Schamberg, Mickey Gutman, Bc er, a sailâ€" or, home on furlough, N Trier high school leaders, Any Templieton, Phylis and Shirley:Weed, L. T. YÂ¥bung, "Buzz" Laurie, Marty Detmer, {‘Butch" antl "Punchy" Heymann, Bafbara Jones, Bill Murphey, Jack Sneefien, and fots of others. . M 1 q PB hy A/CG Charles good job of writing “‘i edliting this paper. | : h PP . 225. To the Ration Board for, points and some gas. Courteous, patient, efficient Mrs. fi&m»ur' and : Brov’n_ mm enybana +)) o is To the garage to talk olil'friaads Frank Gillis, Frank Lawrence, Rgy Richards, Rich Mau, and "Duke." M Ooot O Coke wihiare doine a good of : writing and editing this asleep., Night was clear. | was big. lighting the darkened. ptreet To my home, aâ€"good niglit‘s rest, a home â€"breaktfast, then (to see frignds, notâ€"in the) service. To the Press office to gek Mr. and _in Nov., Swarthmore y hhant gun h uk ts d 2 5 {fi"i 3 jfi se [ x tael) ; aor L x1z l > ¢4 fun, ~I only & so I ®8: | i gs, Murrays, r good frie: B. W .. : ‘Mrs. Sa ‘In May, | of WAAC elt, USN, ‘the ylor Shanafelt, zw on leave \‘attended the the Jocal USO. ned at the Preâ€" s Service Seite ns n en , 17 Britâ€" ed. to of World _Dr. Hugo Bernardi was commi,i fitzed Ist Lieutenant of the !aU S. army thisâ€"month, upon receiving his medical degree at Univerfitrmfu;l'linbil. Servâ€" ing his internship in the General Hosâ€" pital at Fresno, Cllifu he is the‘ son of Alfred Barnardi, formerly of Highâ€" has been for two and oneâ€"half years with a portable hospital unit, one and oneâ€"half years in the Pacific area and :ryut in Hawaii. f um : A Vâ€"mail letter received by Mr. and Mrs. Arthur® Craig, 608 Laure! Ave., from their son, Cpl. Norman Craig, States that he took part in the battle uf Makin, but is "okay." Cpl. Craig has been fon_‘_tw.o and oneâ€"half years Knox, Ky., spent Christmas day with his father, Thomas Mussatto, 324 Oak | Grant "Gabby" Benson, electrician‘s mate, stationed for 18 months in Triniâ€" fad, has been made 1/c petty officer, a6 to a.recent. letter received by his) parents, Mr. and Mrs. Grant Benson, Sr., 1855 S. Green Bay Rd. He enlisted in the Navy in Jan., 1942. @Lt. Wm, E. Peters, 683 Harvard Ct., veteran of some‘ 14 thissions over Euâ€" ropean territory in a Flying Fortress, was heard, Sunday, in a radio dramaâ€" itation ‘of <"The: Targetâ€"Germany." E& Peters, injured . in combat with an! overwhelming German force, is now an instructoz, ‘af Wl ?'_ ‘Sgt. Norman Bigley, who entered _ Mr.â€"and Mrs. Astor Bengon}, 630 S: $! Jotins. Ave., h: as : Christmas gfists their son and His wife, Ens. and Mrs. Lyman Benson.|. Ens.‘ a waval pilot has been stationed at Ba+ nana River, Fia., s but has: been . asâ€" fipedtoanewbu@'ianr?Cm lina. dagicce ty §20].,)% . c dfitiat the Cook County hosptai,.The three Marines, Margpt,; Jean and Lt. Heéarst Cady, a pilot, spent Christmas Day together at San Diego, Calif. Home from L Field, Texas, vhere he ‘has comphéted lltfilot sthoo}, Flight" Officer Edward & rrel, an 0 l(gaa:‘:hu,s. M, C; 123 Pfeasant St., Highwood, ,iawatlm(' @ Iâ€"days‘ leave with his parents, He/is one of those grad*‘te glider | pilots ipmed" "winged Vcotmandos.” IF, 0. Currel.‘fs very enthusiastic about his fanch of the.service, the school at fibbock being the only one of its kind if} the country. â€" After his leave‘ F. O. r’flrexpccti to be,shhonqp at Bowâ€" in Field, Lounisville, Ky. I Pfc. John Mussatto, stationed at Ft In The Nations Service iving two daugh naudpnesou tha U. S. Marine is 3 rea;f:; make any mother | proud, rs,; H. N. Cady, 3390 E. Pagm Ave., fl‘i‘smmh.' ie has just com+ the 7â€"weeks‘ Nurses‘ Aid Course '%v;-nston hospital, receiving her cap FAl 21, and has | assigned to CHRISTIAN SCIENCE READING ROOM A ‘Christmas telegram and Vâ€"mail Li t ow ) h a Thmksg;vin* Test. Iéave" in stralia. 1%. | ‘ may be read, borrowed, or purc Authorized Christian Sclence Litersture in W cocsliulal oo Semsign languages is also avails AV‘» Hilfiwood. w% yim‘ Served from 12:00 Noon Until 8:30 For Reservations Call Highland Park 4444 HOTEL MORAINE YOU ARE corpiaLLy‘iNviTEb To use tu® . © ~©! _ DINNER â€" EW YEARS DAY $1.65 to $2.50 43 North Sheridan Road and all the writing es imerambaann n Mc ONâ€"THEâ€"LAKE . 1AE PRESS Un 14 * Wellâ€"known locals young men whol dre engaged in some phase of their|‘ _ Copl. Einar Nielson, husband of Mrs. Mabel Nielson, 1315 S. St: Johns, has been promoted to the rank ‘of serâ€" geant.. A technician specialist in |the ground ‘crew of the army air corps, he has for several months been stationed Pvut. John. Lawler, paratrooper, the son of, Mr. and Mrs. John M. Lawler, 428 Waukegan Ave., Highwood, and a veteran of three major campaigns, is resting at. a secret base aoverseas. Shipping overseas last May, he [ one of ‘the first to make lmqim{a:n Sicily and Italy. His last known was Naples. Jamées B. H. Zischke, having comâ€" pleted the officer‘s. candidate| course at Ft, Sill, Okla., is now & second liewâ€" tenant in the Field Artillery. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Zischke, 100 Hazel Ave. s [ ‘ Cpl, , Mervin Goldstead, stationed at o Atapmints guest wife,‘ 4s m home with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Goldstein, 108 Highwopod Ave., Highwood. A brother, Pvt. Wm Goldstead, of â€"Camp ‘Atterbury, Ind., recently spént a 15â€"day {furlough with his parents.â€" i i ; In all probability David Sanders 1NI, somn of Mr. and Mrs. David, T. Sandâ€" ers, 5. Woodbridge Line, experienced what <he anticipated as: "the hottest Christmas he ever spent." An ambulâ€" ance ‘driver and a member of the American Field Service, he is believed to be. somewhere in‘ the vicinity of India. â€" A brother, Pfc. Robert Sandâ€" ers, ~recently arrived at a new base, Mitchell! Field,: N. Y., after a short furlough with his parents. He .comâ€" pieted a 17â€"week course in radio at Truax Field, Madison, Wis: _ ~ Lt John Epstein, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Epstein, 281 Roger Wilâ€" liams Ave., and a veteran of fiflb-two' bombing ‘missions . in the Mediterranâ€" ean Area, recently spent a 30‘ days‘ furlough: with his. parents, during which he appeared on the WGN Bandâ€" wagon and the WBBM : Victory matiâ€" nee. E'&tgring active training at the beginninig‘ of. the war, Lt. ; Epstein trained in Texas and was transferred to Africa, taking part in engagements ever Tripoh, Sicily and Italy. He wears the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with seven oak leaf clusters and ~the ~European Theatre tibbon with seven stars. (909%. Loud Ne ooli ced o en t e fee y se tC (qg.i‘;g;%%fi Mord $ 0 us % ":&:;r‘:“'«:,' h Having completed his basic training at Farragut, Idaho, Fireman 3/c Jack Sheridan, USN, is now stationed at Receiving Barracks Nli‘&nqnhr. Calif. He is the son of rmnu: Elisworth Sneridan, *247 North A Capt.‘ Joseph Marquette, fighter piâ€" lot, who ‘is visiting his brother, Arthur F. Marqugtte, 109 Lakeview Terrace, terms himself "just Jucky," A veteran ‘of some; 50 missions and 174 combat hours. oyer China and India, his plane has not‘ suffered a bullet puncture. Already the owner of the Air Medal, Capt, Marquette has been recomâ€" mended for the D.F.C. and the Silver Visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Don Pierantoni, mtu wife, Signe, on Christmas furlough, is Cpl. Raiph Pierantoni of 309 North Ave., Highâ€" Star. He is 26 years of age. Highwood. Zefero Pacin, of this city, .. 4 hsC % â€" ~ L . 4 §â€" Pvt. Wné.‘:. Hammond III is stat tioned at, Camp Blndg ing, near fi sonville, ‘ Fia., : where is i his basic training. He is the son o Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hammond, 900 w5 ue t x J% orders of: the commianding of The cadet officers wear bine bra with marks of their rank, and mand ‘the Lnits in B‘rncks. at service m. u.: m"fitfiur Flint myfi USMR, Don Gault, V\mhm ("Bill") M Among soldiers for cad ficers in the Army S hncdu!a ing Unit at the Uni of T is Harry L. in, 1845 Kir St., named Cadet Corporal. He is mann, . Sri " Cadet â€" officers. are Company â€" Commanders." The a; ments give the | soldi¢rs i¢ command and facilitate cart Christmas ‘ weekâ€"end with his pare§és)|| THU., FRL, SAT., Dec. 30â€"31â€"Jan. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bell, of 522 h\ || â€" Matinee Daily, Late Show New coln :Place. Mrs. Bell is the forf@e rx'.‘ Eve Viola Pierson of Skokie. Cpt. W$ || ,_ _ Bette Davis, Paul Lukas: se ofhtmmed at préscht at Che gd 'V{A‘[CH Qt‘u’l'll RHINE" 1¢ N t4 9 ie d Alsonattending: the Christmas & fast was Cpl, | Elliott Norries, Skokie Ave, son of| Mr. and Gus Norrlen. CJ. 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