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S * ING COMMAND.â€"â€" _ | * Jack Gibbons, coxswain, USN, is .confined to a naval hospital in Ban Diego, Calif., recovering from combat fatigue. He is the son of promoted to the rank of sergeant. He is the son â€"of Mrs. Mabel Lonnâ€" gren, 348 Palmer, Highwood, and the husband of the former Zola Dickenson of Jacksonville, IlL. fantry, who has been stationed since last September in the Euroâ€" pean area, and is now taking part in the invasion of France, has been comoat Tavligue. fie is the son of 8B/Sgt. and Mrs. Carroll 'Cntm. family . two beautiful rosaries, a Catholic.medal, a crucifix and some books. His latest gift consists of tlnoy‘h?fbnlyndoflksbck- m-h.& , Cpl John, now staâ€" tioned in the European area, after CACRECME OE ““w «2 00, @2006 29 m in Iceland, is attached to the | department of the army gorps. They are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rogan, 612 Laurel. [ Cpl. Edward Rogan of the ground forces of the army air corps, now sStationed in Naples, Italy, has sent home many interesting souvenirs. While inRome, where he, with other American so ers, was granted an Mv:a“thl’opo.h_mhh *Robert P: x: 2/c, USN, has pleted his basic trainâ€" ing at Great Lakes} After spending a short luv‘ with his nts, Mr. and Mrs. <Peterson, 127 N. St. Johns, he is mow stationed temâ€" porarily at Indian H Md. Eighâ€" teen years of age, he is a 1944 alumnus of ;bnloed school. © Stationed at a base in the South Pacific area, Robert Tagliapietra, USMC, has been promoted to the rank of t. An alumnus of the 1943 h school class, he enâ€" tered the service later in the same year. He is son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert ruifi:um, $r., 1854 Burâ€" Donald, 19, a brothe er '/ey Us » is static South P on YOUTH ... 4e It‘s funny how we to stay young. For & while, a youth, I wanted to grow up, be |a big man like my Dad. But now that I‘m 22, I want to be a young boy again. About the age of Brit Da Woody and John Hansmann, Bowes, Hal McClain of Highland| Park. _ GaAY DaYs3 ... [ 1 don‘t know about , butâ€"it always seemed a little to me when I see those clocks lighted at night, too â€" hanging out in front of funeral parlors, h away the time so casually. ¢ show the other night and I saw an old friend, Emmaett key, son of former chjefâ€"ofâ€"police Moroney. Emmett‘s looking well. He surely is a big fellow. He‘s studying electronâ€" ies â€" one of the tough courses we have down here. He‘s &n intelliâ€" gent lad so he‘ll pass, I‘m gur A BIT GRIM . .. SEES A FRIEND ... You have progressed. We‘re pleased that you can now print Highland Park‘s own NEWSpaper entirely in your own shop. Your paper is as much a part of Highland Park as Central Ave. is. To Mr. and Mrs. Lester 8. Olson, editor and publisher of the Highland Park Press, a salute. _Ih Th@thion s Ser _1 was in college. A roommate asked if I‘d help him out â€" his chum had a friend, and‘so on. We all went to a dance. We stumâ€" bled about a bit, (I guess I don‘t dance too well.) ‘Then we sat the next 15 dances out. We talked â€"â€" about Englisiliterature mostly. She was an English major. Intelligent, too. But I never knew whether she waus looking at me, her nose, or at O, ‘it was an intresting eveâ€" ning â€" in an odd sort of way. CONGRATULATIONS . . . She was crossâ€"eyed. , And 1 don‘t imagine she was too pleased with me ,either. Pfc. Howard Lonngren, army inâ€" Page 2 Keep up the good work! But I had one once. It was my. first. It was my last.. A reader asks if I‘ve ever had a ind date since I‘ve been in the > _ 1M IN THE ARMY NOW a ‘soldier boxing (lpchl.u the Highland Park Presa) , storekeepâ€" mned in the This And That happy gan, Highwood, are | far apart. Cpl. Norman, who left in Decemâ€" ber, 1942, for Iceland| has been staâ€" 'tiolodin%hnd, , and now in France. qhvlt?thmd‘. * Pis. Reypond Solged iho C e army hhnu'yh’.mhbcr; 942, left. the States 14 months gb for Hawaii, and is now stationed in New Guinea. _ He was prepared f0r his place in America‘s steppedâ€"up air offensive by a comprehensive siXt weeks course in every phase of gunnery warfare. Besides 1 ing to fire every type of weapon from camera guns to the . deadly caliber .50 Brownings, he studied turret manâ€" ipulation, ajircraft (identification, stripping and : ing of maâ€" chines while .blindfolded. He cliâ€" maxed the course by| air firing on towed targets.. > t Sat Pyt. ‘Geo. Koller, jof the army field artillery, now ned in the Hawaiian Islands, has| been promotâ€" ed to the rank of private first class He is the son of Mr. Mrs. Wm. Koller, 198 Beverly. | Pfc. Ralph S. Higgins, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Higging of 698 Cenâ€" tral, was graduated week from the Army Air Forces Flexible Gunâ€" nery school, Laredo Air Field, Laredo, Texas, a mber of the AAF Training. C ind. He is now qualified to take his place as a memâ€" ber of a bomber crew | Along ‘with his diploma, he reâ€" ceived a pair of ae gunner‘s silâ€" ver wings and a p on in grade at brief graduation exercises â€" Pyt, James J. Kirk, Jr., USMC, spent four days with his parents, at 360 Orchard Lane,. 4fter completâ€" ing his basic training ht San Diego, Calif. .He returned August 16 to his base where he will now attend sea school. Eo p SsUCCESS ... ‘ Good luck to the : Highland : Park Republ He was coming Im:&i from a raid one day on three motors,. He didn‘t mind this so much ... . but when he happened to glance but and see fourâ€"andâ€"aâ€"half feet of his left wing shot off, he was surp s . co;:cwmcsmg mt precise ute wing was b to pieces on thatiraid, his wife glvlng birth to a baby boy in anta, Ga. Fxv 4 ! I asked him what he‘wanted to do the minute he arrived in the States. "Get a banana -nli(t And I did. A chocolate soda, top," he said, He flew his bomber| on 30 misâ€" sions, dropped 90 tons of bombs, some on rocket in tions; and claimed heâ€"didn‘t know the first inâ€" vasion (June 6) waston until he happened to switch on a radio at a headquarters offlceT in England and heard an announc*r tell of the landings. H + The other day I interviewed Lt. James F. Backus, 28, a Flying Fortâ€" ress pilot, just back from Engiand. A HERO AND BANAP Some lads I don‘t. know. so well asked me to have a bite to eat with them the other e . We ate. I was a bit weary later on so I asked them if they, were re to leave. They said no, not just yet. I asked why, knovin’ they were tired, too. They said . . . "0, we just want to, stay around for a little while and look at the pretty civilian girls." . |â€" _ Pockets filled with a top, a penny perhaps, a knife, string, marbles, an old piece of candy. ying cops and robbers. Hitting a ball and sliding in home â€" saft. Cutting your finger â€"â€" and ning into Mom who would kiss it and make it feel so much better. ing fishing with your Dad. T long auto rides in the country with the family and always looking for a suitable spot to stop and picnic, |Learning to awim. Riding a bike â€" and falling off of it. Seeing that new electric train under the Christmas tree that Santa has brought. Ah, yes, those days 4m nice. I wish I were young again. PAST TIME . .. Usually before we to bed at night, a group of us go)\down to the PX and have a ha r and a I left. & for Bhae:> H $3 | Lane, gfter comp raining at San Di urned |August re he will now att 6# @ Je W rints > :; > > . Higgins, son of Higgingk of 698 C aated last week 4 Forces Flexible G redo Afmy Air Fi , & mber of C ind. He is : ce his place as a m er crew f all his diploma, he f gunner‘s a p in gt uation exercisess ared f0r his place pedâ€"up air offen: isive sit weeks cor to S tbiel newlyâ€"formed can club! VICEC i9 TA SPLITS _â€" Lt. George R. P , assistant operational officer with the Indiaâ€" China flying command if India, has completed 59 misgions, apcording to a letter received his fFather, Mr. George A. Ti , 1019 N. St. Johns. This is the famed "Over the Hump" trail of such vital imporâ€" ce to . our allies, the ese, acâ€" counug ted the worl fi. m l1::.:-:-«10\13 air route. Lt. Titman completed his training at Randolph Fjeld, Texas, in February, 1948, Lawrence "Bud!"‘ Dear, seaman 2/c, son of Mrs, W arg@t Dean of Highwood, has returned Yo his base at Great Lakes after visiting his mother, wife and daughtér, who all reside at 242 H He jwill attend a special school to train |for armed wuard duty. His | broth¢r, Charles Dean, > & 1/c, is now at Norfolk, V4., and his sister, ‘Pfc. Dolores, USMC, is qtationed at Lt. George R. Titm Veteran of 59 Missi It has been 1 € Lt. Geo. Heid@n, husband of the foymer Phylâ€" lis Carpenter, f; rly her .of English in the 1 Sphool, was slightly | wounded the| battle of Saipan. Mrs. Hei is now living with her parents in Edenton, N. C. Put. Peter Rosalin in of Mr. and Mrs. John Ros@lini, j23 High, gmnm of 12 : in an engineerin# co is now stationed in Burma. H lm’th- er, Pyt. Adolph, is stationkd in New Guines after about eight inonths in Australia. â€"Pyt. C renc;, anpther brother, is now at Camp Campbell, Kentucky, â€" SA 4 stamps for c things he can repair. (1 > esdfi uid . Here are a few of the electric items wanted; || How about it? Will you lend a b4 grills, waffie bakers, rossters, refrigerators. : electric appliances you are not using? «To obtain appliances for these women, your lectrical degler will SWAP War Stamps for elecâ€" 1 }[ _"-; -ww'-‘ at NOWY u-va' ind ‘ll.lll"uloyw, A NP ~. i ' SEARS RO $ 1 : 4 t3 118 5 + EBUCK and COMPANY PAVISâ€"MAURINE ELECTRic sErvice | $ss ‘ HUBER ELECTRIC COMPANY |â€" ~SHERONY w e o P t 9P I H::‘c;u-lAmâ€"m.um, :u.n.n...,vmm | . AUSENETTER HARDWARE ) _ HIGHWOOD RADIO and APPLIANCE STORE ‘ |_| :. | 300. Roger Williams Avenueâ€"Highland Park ______ 917 Waukegan Avenneâ€"Highland Park _ » mith and others, busy with both a war job + need electric appliances to save t . . . But because of the war, these household worries cloud her mind ... ho a vacuum cleaner,; .. . . : but they‘re so hard to find! 1. Bud!! Deay, seaman 8. W arat Dean of . MR ed to his base es ‘after ting his md m » .'ho lu High. He will attend Thile flsfio toils m her war |o‘b;1 | a| lf. omith is in a dither! gvr. Tss : Xfig{m é‘i.u HE â€"PRESS Peyton enlisted in the Coast Guard Sept. 15, 1942, and trained at Batâ€" tle Creek, Mich. He studied naviâ€" gation aboard the "City Midâ€" land," ‘car ferry plying between Ludington â€"and. Milwaukee. | He studied gunnery at Great Ld&q and was sent to Texas in February. Then came a crtise in southern waters, and on April 1, 1943, the crew shipped to North Africa. For undisclosed reasons the abandoned ship and sought ety in foxholes on the open ches, where they spent many hours under constant enemy ‘fire. They lly returned to their ship and lim safely back to England, were literally mobbed by era and newsmen. None of the c ;m lost. T J The full story of the 88 vfi given no little publicity in a New York paper, but as yet the Prm‘h&z’: the particulars. This is just an example of the fine job our) Highâ€" lflnd Park boys are doing at. the Â¥ront. t Jn #" Highland Park Press shows m 8. Allen, QM 2/c, aboard a guardâ€"manned LCI (large) 0: French coast. â€" The craft M firstwave troops during the ult on Normandy beaches on Dâ€" y; The : accompanying pictur lt;t by the U. S. Coast Guard to Rush Your Electric Appliances, To Peyton has been in four major T9 How about it? Will you lend a hand to a war § battles.. The first took place off ‘North Africa around July gth, Tss ie omcs ‘ this.‘ first to put the mem Bicilian invasion, and also hard it in the Sahlerno battle . 1749 Deerfield Rd., Aug. 17, a i Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Olsen, 44 â€" rie, Highwood, Auk. 18, a boy. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Harris, 665 Births at the H. P. Hospital For some time Clarence Slack Highwood was one of the crew. ~After ‘the Mediterranean !-I paign Peyton went on to En whoroli'ehnbunfordmo’s't.ym a Peyton, called "Eggs," is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Everett Alâ€" len, 528 8. Linden. His y Opl. James ("Pete") Allert, is in army air corps, stationed at San A’l‘-, gelo, Texas. 4 : Mr. and ffrs Robt: smw,;‘,if‘.._ 710 Westgate Rd., Deerfield, Aug. 20, a boy. | | Highwood, Aug. 20, a boy. Mr. and Mrs. ’l'homon‘ Mundelein, Aug. 21, a girl. Mr. and Mrs. Willis -z.faex-kin, 774 8. St. John, Aug. 21,â€"4 girl. ‘ ||: Bob O‘Link, Aug. 18, a girl. Pyt. and Mrs. Ralph Ori, 1 Walker, Mr. and Mrs. Otis W.â€" Andrews, FIRST CHVURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST CHRISTIAN SC!ErCE READING ROOM 43 North Sheridan Road HOURSâ€"Woek Days 9 to Saturdays 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., m-m?:ulu&m where the Bible ‘and all the writings of Mary Baker Eddy mybereod.tmved. or M Braille. and uthorized Christian Literature in #* ~ (m.mnhdnsw ul YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO USE THE HICHLAND PARK, ILLINONS MAINTAINED BY 14 ip Aodale Aoree Thursday, ‘August 24, 1944 On l:'fly, Aug. 28, Mrs. Wilâ€" lard Du and .her West Ridge group "will serve the August birthâ€" day cake in honor of all service men and women whose birthdays are in August. In‘addition to this, there will be ?e regular dance instruction period by Mrs. Lucy Smith and the square dance program accompanied by the Braeside Five; At 9:30 reâ€" freshments will be served. Special Parties At H. P. USO This Week : Every Wednesday evening at 6:30 at the club, the matried â€"couples meet to have supper. This has grown to a large, congenia) group of any new couples who care to come. There are two special partiesâ€"to be featured at the Highland Park USO this week. The first is the big outâ€"door dance to be held Friday, Aug. 25, from 8 until 11, at the USO club. : The 344th Army band will play for dancing and during the short intermission there will be a floor show by the Keeney Dancers. At 9:30 refreshments will be served by Mrs. Lindeli Peterson â€"and her group. . Every Friday at the Highland Park USO there is 4 luncheon for all wives of service men. Reservaâ€" tions may be made by phoning the club, H. P. 4650, by 10 o‘clock on Fridayâ€"morning, and all wives are cordially invited to attend. AONS > Te i io wÂ¥ w t e 4 4 Avv t *# n #,