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Highland Park Press, 22 Jun 1944, p. 2

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:‘Wv We AZa We s Fini Qutdoor Dance At LGéeal USO Friday C Fat the church. . .. _ Ac to the pastor, Rev. F. S. i credit is due those who have by presenting 'ifu and ~ their children to the The Â¥acition Bible school at) the First U Evangelical church durâ€" ing thel past two weeks has been well : proving to be‘ the laggest. 1ce and the bes} school Sch four s â€" Roger, bugle master 3/¢, U now"at sea, A/Câ€"Eugene, in trainufig at Indianapolis, Ind., Lawâ€" rence" Henry, living at home and three si , Mrs. Ruth Jacobs, $poâ€" kane, and Monica and Carole. living k _ Enternig the" service in June, 1942, Vincent Received his training at the Army , Big Springs, Texas, and was a his navigator‘s win&’at Hondo, , in December, 194 Beside{ his widow, the deceased is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph , 619 Homewood â€"Ave., Funera® gervices were held at the Holy Cr@G$ church in Deertield, on Tuesday 20, forâ€" the Late Lt. Vincetit bombardier n‘avint‘. who | life a plane:crash 12 week Wichita, Kansas. FÂ¥ ‘the formEn Jane Schneider, daughte idow . §comp nied the body home. The n#w 'h“ the u'acedy&mx't: a $ p the community, where Pemk hss been well known since babyhood | having attend the grade â€"graduated from W{ Park high| school. & ‘ Two mihths ago the;lieutenant was home onl furlough, and called home again b hone on June 11. With a trusted clptain and efficient crew, he fehconafinlyufe.‘l‘hecfishw caused y an explosion in~ midair, only fout of the crew being able to parachut§ to safety. k4 | Lt. Vikhckent J. Peddle Tuesday Morning for Last Rites Held on Mouse ",dl.l!bithcmrdsonfi eve of Igreat day . .. ular old used as fillers between ranking ty‘;nd Navy officers sayâ€" ing. the > pass word "Mickey Some things have stuck in my mind D Day . . . Like pe all about saying, "This is it!" ing grim and happy at the same . . Tired and hoarse radio s repeatedly saying: "We i this program to bring you a bulletin from Supreme +o uoffegers wies porking amey nervously, P + â€" & â€" _3 d away.) had stopped by the public relations dffice to listen to the latest Your was sitting his n mDDnym‘diagfi a news biflletin about the Allied = ings. nly I sensed someone lookâ€" J ind me were two eralsâ€"pa. ier and a major. ANWITE FIELD, AAF TRAINâ€" ING co D; June 22â€" ;|= g soldi ing in the And sefing soldiers praying The only #giend I know who‘s over â€"Buy more war bonds And . . {the many recordings of popâ€" 1 finish@@| the sentence I was writing d glancéd, up. ( M elical V acation { Well Attended funeral services bhad alâ€" of the AEEF". . . D.Day and Litfle Things _ I‘M IN THE ceived ‘ in action. fimn mother, is at present out of town. . Pic. Wi., Wygal, of Lawrence, station Ac;cordingwnem‘ cived from the War Depattment, Lt,. Lawrence Wygal, army pilot, sog of Mrs. Nelen Wygal, 340 Bloom St, ‘has been reâ€" Lt. Lawrent Is Reported Practical GI‘sâ€"An jroning board and table lamps added a home touch to the articles| t out in . the Hobby Shop this week,: , Dark. Roomsâ€"In â€" fpite of film shortages, our two.; rooms keep very bysy. The Blugs and Whites of the Navy are: up more frequently. F ihet Lol Request of the We@kâ€""I miss my sailboat at home: jou help me find someone who VL let me sail with them?" 2.( < Post. Cardsâ€"We © : losed . several postcard views of the club in our last letter to our f.l ely scattered service family. A reply has just been received from Eng “ ith this comâ€" ment, "It took the ‘Gaifig‘ aBout 3 se¢â€" onds to recognize th " oto and yell HIGHWOOD! : I igh I could drop in one of those gasy (hairs and sleep sgain.".s > /x "lE > : > > USOâ€"Salvatio Random Shot The Storkâ€"Several announceâ€" ments have arrived.thls week from tormer Sheridanites, uncing the safe arrivals of fa additions in tme for Father‘s Day. § : A/C Robert Hansen, 15 months in gervice, | Corpus Christi, T inâ€"law, Capt. John R n‘nm, U-S- Amy,\i.‘ engaged in training A Aocat high school| alumnus, Lt. Hansen attended: Norfftwestern Uni« versity for two|years,&hd was assistâ€" &ht manager at the Egmoor Country Club. â€" He received s; training at Selman. Field, | La., apd was transâ€" ferred â€"overseas last : 'h cember, . winâ€" ning his final promotign in May. Cpl Whitt N. Schults | Mr. and Mrs. H. 8) Hansen, 645 Chicago Ave.. and the former Betty Kugel, parents and wifd Of Lt. Harry Hansen, reported‘© mi over Ausâ€" tria since May, are hopefully awaitâ€" ing favorable mews #f the young acrial navigator. ‘There is considerâ€" able. hope that he may have paraâ€" While at a rest camp pn the famous Iste of Capri, Lt. Haliéén contacted W. 0. David Pasques 'w hen stationed in Naples. It is thrigugh Pasquesi that the first news v ' obaby come. Lt. Hansen had co ..."‘. dâ€"48 or the required 50 missions, k d was expectâ€" ing to complete his 50) ' this month. A/C Robert Hansen ,’. brother, now 1s$ months in gervice, Is stationed at Corpus Christi, Téxas, ind a brotherâ€" inâ€"law, Capt. John RiyBb, Field Arâ€" tillery, U.S. Army,â€"is dow in China engaged in training Chinese troops. Parents Awaiting Further Newg From Lt. Harry Hansen She told me she put afiet colâ€" onel on a kitchen or * "He was a keen f and he said when he got oten his n he wantâ€" ed the same duty assigned to him that other soldiers in the : ion ward got. And he did," she! What powers these w have! A graduate of the‘ Idtal high school, I might add that: it duty. | *A of mine who is an y nurse and who was a classmate. in Hursing â€"school. She said she was \ care of 50 soldiers who had the | s. I deâ€" cided then and there to!‘ It looked like h¢lip was needed," ghe said smilâ€" What to do? . . . I talked with Lt | gyolnquist from Minné We soldiers are: told{ NOT to put our hands in ~--~J’;--- to keep anouternrm:;v g's'mote military, i ‘knotw. k ut . . . everytime | seen MacArthur (in |the ,.“, s1) he‘s had his ‘hands in his potkets and his flight jacket openh « +!!~ Interviews nurses . . In addition to my ot corperal has been given tevitwing the nures he in England now is Lt e I aiked her why shelenli “Onedaxlxohle.mgm I wornder what he‘s at l in Fas‘ w c t re hy Wuygal 13 Army m a friend nurse and Cpl. Primo Cabri, inducted into the service in zannu‘y, 1943, is now staâ€" tioned with an enginecring unit in the southwest Pacific. He is the son The three sons of the Arthur Tillâ€" mans, 615. West [Part ve. are staâ€" tioned . in three %:itej liferent parts of <the world. Paul; aviation m/m,‘], 27/c, who eritered the Navy two years| ago,‘ is smbngdj somewhere in the) South Pac‘igc. Pyt. William, of the Army Infgntry, inductéd last Octo-f‘ ber, is now} in ilg‘ly, Pic. Lawrence, of the Army M/P for eâ€"years, is, stationed in Oregon,. â€" se Pvut. Charles “Chufl" Hull, a 1943 graduate of the Highland, Park high school forâ€"six |months, a"‘ memâ€" ber of the ground crew of the AAF at Kelly Rield, E‘ox., is enjoying .a: furlough with his parehts, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hull, 1306 t Ave,, Ravinia. gunner of a Bâ€" iberator in the European area, has been promoted to the rank of Sta ,Ser;e nt. He has taken part in bombing expeditions over Germany, Italy and the Balkans, Mrs. Garneette Jones lives at 3&!| Eim Place.\ > wl ) A Norman 'Fri_e‘be'r},f both Navy. wl 2 _ Cpl. Harty L. C nn, of> the Field Atillery, U.S. . y, has reâ€" ceived. his ctmm ion as| Zecond liewâ€" tenant and been assigned to the 790th Artillq?‘r Bn.‘at Camp Horest, Tenn. He is the son of’&(r. and Mrs. Harry Canmann, $r,, 1845 Kintaid Ave. â€" ## . Charles Ryssel, P.O. 1/¢, USN, who has been stationed for 28 months at the Naval Air Base at Norfolk, Va., with his wife and baby |daughter is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Russel, Sr., 231 Shéridan Ave.; Highwood, and Mt. and Mrs. Harvey Ross of Chi of Mrs. Russel. At the end of his furlough he expects ‘to ‘re . to â€"Quonset Point, RJ. | | o Mergaret Aule "oun Sotmers In addition to her duties at the Club, Mrs, Dean is president of the Highwood i s‘ _ Club, Her many friends: are i her to "take it easy" ‘ince her return to the Club after a two mponths‘ leave of absence onâ€"account of|iliness. "Ma" Dean, as she is at the Club, is some soldier, mlf.'heAIls- though not on the firing line, s ' on the "chow line," a mast strategic position, from wh{::h sht finds her place .in the hearts of hundreds of Gl'jâ€"cnd keeps it Oftehn there are tears â€"at parting, and "Ma" Dean‘s personal ood‘u%‘nce ist includes from 75 to 100 es. | / « THU,, FRL,, SAT., The yo-uwtt son, Charles, pharmaâ€" cist‘s mate 1/c, YSN, ntly reâ€" turned from 14 months in Trinidad, where he was associated with the Seabees. . Trinidad, to him, means a land. of tersific ‘heat, ‘with a daily downpour almost as regular as clockâ€" work. He is *"tndoubtedly giid to know that after his furlough he will be stationed at a ‘post in the States. Pic. Dolorés, ,UiMC. ‘also home on a briefâ€"furlough recently, is stationed at Edmenton, N.C.‘ An office worket, she is vcry; happily sitdated. The third . family member enter the service is Lawrence, who! is married and has one daughter. is now reâ€" ceiving his basic. training at Great Lakes. plin 90 94 } GLENC :Mrs. Margarte t?‘a-.' in, 242 High St., Highwood, House t the Railâ€" way USO ciub, who has) befriended countless longsome boyslin her work there, is, herself, the mother of three members of the armed forces. | "Msa" De an In The Nation‘sService Betty Hutton, Eddie Bracken 'Mlum__%“; GAN‘S Ann. Sherflan, Den Sgt. Garnette H. Jonek, ball turret o NeeA PCR y CE NT hy . NY ALMP 1y Betty Hutton, Eddie Bracken SUN., MON,, Sherfian, Dennis Morg: "SHINE ON HARVEST _ CREEK"* in s of W# non Avenue OE pharmacist received a ks overseas, at the hosâ€" £;, has been rge, and Park. Fiinn, who of "the U.S. {a" <Dean‘s| : "For exemplary behavior and faith. ist includes] ful and efficient service," Cpl, Betty « |Schmidt, WAC, daughter of Mrs. ies at the| Florence Schmidt, 640 Homewood ent of :the| Ave., has been awarded the Good Conâ€" ers‘ Club,| duct medal. Cpl. Schmidt, who also ploring her| possessés the European campaign ribâ€" r return to| bon with a bromze star, is now staâ€" nths‘ lCIV. ‘tloned in Itlly 'ith art Air-WAC lingss. ‘platoon. rucd o ce | "LET‘S MARCH Mrs. â€" Norman | Foster,â€" practical nurse, 618 ‘Central Ave, who colâ€" lapsed on the street last Thursday, has returned to her work in Lake Foreést: . |;= ! .. oi .l ce C Nurse Recovers, Returns to Work ‘Situated near Naples, Cpl. Betty takes advantage of every 3â€"day furâ€" lough to see the city. ‘"It‘s close, by plane," ‘she writes, "but an awfully lJong way by horse and buggy." On| one of these trips she saw Irving Berlin‘s "This Is the Army," and was thrilled to find that Berlin, was himâ€" self sitting in ‘the same box. CpL. Schmidt ‘has promised her. . mother, whom she calls her "chinâ€"up girl," a lamp made from lava from Mt. Vesuâ€" vius.‘ en ol in civil life, they joined the service jwithin a few months of ‘¢ach other and trained together at the San Diego Marine base. Later separated, they discovered recently that they â€" are located at the same base in the Pacific area. ho His 19â€"yearâ€"old brother, Pic. Loren Smith, USMC, stationed at a. $o. .Paâ€" cific base, recently found himself staâ€" tioned near an old>friend,. Pic,, Alex Haincek, son of Mrs.‘Joseph Borâ€" gini, 207 Jefiry Plate, Highwood. Associated with each other for years Naval A/C Campbell Mills, having completed his course at the Navy Preâ€"Flight school at Chapel Hill, N.C., is now stationed at the Glenview Naval Air Base, where he is receivâ€" ing primary flight instruction. He was a student at Amherst college at the time of his induction. His parâ€" ents are Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Mills of 602 St. Johns Place. > of Mr. and Mrs. Grove Ave., Highw This bank sells bonds as a patriotic ’ service ‘with‘_out‘ gompe @atioq and will _ _ a _ _â€" gladly take your order o supply any inforâ€" ; â€"__ mation on the subject yoh want. . «l %# _ Your Block Chairman Will Give You > S\F â€" "PICK UP SERVICE" On Your Subscrinption. â€" The time is growing! short and we are still far from our goal. Don‘t let the boys in our armed forces down.. Fill out your subscription blank to the 5th War Loan NOW!TI__ : : mt e en e>rs â€" ie During the period frdm June 12 to June 26, subscriptions for war bonds amounting to $775,000 out, of the citly‘s total quota of $925,000 must be obtainedl from individual buyers. _ d o P lans n ~Â¥8 . Here is an opportun qy for every citiâ€" zen of Highland Park tojget into this war in a mighty important why. _ ~ .: / AT THEIR SIDE K8 R fls ulheln P1k Bard Nominated. To Serve As Under Secretary of Navy Ralph A. Bard, of Highland Park, now assistant secrétary of the . has been nominated by President os vel_t_tobeundeuedeury. 6| ThenominatioutoMfB‘gd the spot left vacant when James vÂ¥. restal moved up to succeed . Frank Knox A ES I Scotsy â€" "considers . herself > from rules Wild chicken and!« which ‘are taboo to ‘the military caught and broughtâ€"in alive by Working hand in paw ‘with their‘ cot, : theâ€"boys pen the captives when there are enough eggs around, they have a feastâ€"a p change from the powdered vari Pvt. Percy, owner of Scotty, i$ the son of Mr. and Mrs. ‘Reuben Libyd, 515 S.â€"St. oJhns Ave. They have Wno ther son in the serviceâ€"Chief Warâ€" rant Officer Edward, who enlistdd in August, 1940, and is now stationéd at the. Blytheville, Arkansas, Army Air and . rushes ‘ them, ing â€" furiokisly, fuey mhe oo e meono oi torwo jems in in mss n Te ie S imete Dlk the boys decided it would be alrigh to take Scotty along, : The little iHo received the : tenderest .consideraffor along with the choicest bits oi I chow, and in return, presented the Wini en‘ route, with five lovely .._fi The natives of‘ the Gilberts, Who have been badly treatedâ€"by the Jhps, like the Yanks, and do their laugdry for them in return for cigarettes, pap and packages of GI rations; But $etâ€" ty â€"simply cannot abide the 'nafi\'es, to them Scotty .is nqtlun} short it .a canine enigma. ~In her vicinity Ahey tread lightly, watching her from{/the corner of the eye. And when, herlpaâ€" tience exhausted, she ‘makes a ies otty, the G1 Dog " ith a Personality FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST CHRISTIAN SCIENCE READINCG ROOM HOURSâ€"Week ® %:30 m.muuog'r "'-..'“:."u,.:‘.. where ' writings of Mary Baker Prabt 1P MALLY INVITED To usE THE i‘ .._ * Thugsdoy, June 22,.1944 }"f s go t p Give You x« The badge has <an American flag printed on i# and a blank space for the child‘s name. Below this it reads, “-..h:helpedtov'vin&em.igt our : United States of America by bringing paper to . Ravinia school." At the end of the summer vacation, the children will be able to determine how many times they have brought paper by the number of badges they have received. R & As a reward for bringing paper to Ravinia school every Wednesday at 9 o‘clock, each thild is givenâ€"a badge, which were printed by students of Mr. Bortg. ~ T Awards for Pupils Collecting Papers .. Sgt. Murray Sheridan, 20â€"yearâ€"old son of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Sheridan, 1632 Hillside Drive, who has served overseas as tail gunner in a "Bâ€"24 since last March, has been awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received in action .over Italy. The only memâ€" ber of his crew injured, his flak suit, which probably saved ‘his fife, was torn to shreds. His back and left side were: injured by fidk. Sgt. Sheriâ€" dan also saw action in No.: Africa. â€" â€"~But now that the young man is of military age, he can serve his country in ‘peace, without ‘fear of being disâ€" covered ang discharged from service. Sgt. Murray Sheridan Awarded Purple Heart _ _A seasoned veteran at the age of 18, Wayne R. Reeder, Owosso, Michigan, was legally inducted into the artay at Ft. Sheridan last week. Of course his first four yearsâ€"two in the Army and twointheNavy, |ndodu',u duty in the So., Pacificâ€"were served under false pretenses.. He was really 13 when he first enlisted in 1940. Would You Call This One An Eager Beaver? ts ht T04 to 5:30 pam. NC oyRy 4 H

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