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vB4 Road,â€"is home on a 21â€"day leaye. Twentyâ€"seven months in the service, the last eight have been spent in the Asiaticâ€"Pacific area. He is the zon of Mrs. Louise Jones of Deerâ€" The son of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Sheridan, 1632 Hillside, the sergâ€" eant is a 1942 alumnus of the local high school. He enlisted in the servâ€" ice during his freshman year at the University of Illinois. . â€" Richardâ€" P. Jones, m/m, 1/¢, USNR, husband of the former Beryl Daniels, living at 807 Deerfleld ple and was wounded while out his 7th mission. Since that eight of his crew have been reported missing and two are said to be in German hands. > tal, : vering from â€" shrapnel wounds lin the back and arm, reâ€" ceived action over Austria last . Hospitalized for a time in Italy, he was returned to the States month. ; the. Air |medal as well as the Purâ€" Sgt. Murray Sheridan, 20â€"yearâ€" old er on a Bâ€"24 Liberator, is m.mdut in a Memphis hospiâ€" Young Sheridan has seen action in . the | Marshalls, New Guinea, Guam and Saipan. Kwajalein, Eniâ€" wetok, Guadacaral and the Russels are also familiar territory to the 19â€"yearâ€"old veteran. He â€" reports the latter place to be really beautiâ€" ful, and he found the natives of the Islands friendly and interesting. He will report to San Diego at the exâ€" piration of his leave.‘ Jack |Sheridan, g/m 3/c, USN, who for} eight months has been on active duty aboard an LST boat in the , is spending a 30 day leave his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sheridan, 247 â€" North, son of Mr. and Mrs, Bruno J. Boehm of 733 Y. Green Bay,. The new pilot compl a course in training in twin e aircraft, and was asâ€" dam!n' .po:u:z()nwii:,kc:lif. e is a ent at e Forâ€" m“’mr "' . At the Pecos army aift field at Pecos, Tex., Col. Henry B. ‘Fisher monud wings to a large group of ly appointed pilots September 8 in colorful commncement exerâ€" ciges. graduating class and troops stationed at the field passed in re before Col. Fisher in an A those to receive silver wings wias 2nd Lt. Wm. W. Boehm, This . chronicler received a letter| from a Sinatra fan and the letter forwardedâ€" to me. A LETTER ... , _ .Here‘s how some of it reads . . . I;l'd ike to add my two cents (about Sinatra) and add that if the gorporal (that‘s I, Highland Parkers!) is so upset about the money |Si gets, why don‘t he get equally upset about the salaries of Ha James and Betty Grable combingd, and not to forget the load of i;-on Bing Crosby has . . . «**Why of course not. He don‘t say nothing (ouch) against Crosby. But when it comes to Sinatra . . . _ "And| to sum it all up, let‘s not forget how generous Sinatra is. He‘s always ting out checks to some down and out person . ..." And on she raves. She ends her letter, "Sinatraly Yours." . How about that? â€" I helfi’hnfing these Army stories, Highland Parkers, and they bring me a smile, and so I like to pass ‘em on to you l a And tsed a I jt the whole sings 1. Bo into the¢ s known |C) about than I do. This a fr letter Here‘s ) the tim three gi will, but they NEATEST TRICK OF the whole matter.‘. I think the boy sings s Bo my gentle gibe creeped into th¢ sacred space of a wellâ€" known |C) columnist who has about million more readers He v chums } know. CHA FIELD, AAF TRAINâ€" ING COMMAND:â€" Readers will remember a piece I wrote a few weeks ago about Frank Sinatra| earning more in two days than (‘;:: "Tke" Eisenhower earns in a year. Page 2 I»n w a patient 6 verir unds‘ in the ived st . Hos Italy, he 1 ates mor Sgt. Sherida * Ther was a sergeant here who ted a. 10 day furlough. At , he happened to be dating Is. â€" They learned, as girls t he was coming home â€" didn‘t know for how long. here‘s where the sergeant it of strategy. te and told each of his was coming home for three en a three day pass, you just kind of kidding about The Nation‘s Service n is the I‘M IN THE ARMY | Piloting a Pâ€"99* (Special to the Highland Park Press) + of brothers to be inducted into the service, the other four being in the army. Sgt.â€"Joseph, who ‘has served for three years with the U.S. engiâ€" neers, is now in France, after being stationed for two years in England. Pfc. Geno, two years with the AAF, is now in England. Pfe. over two years with the AAF, is at a Kenâ€" of a year, is with the U.S. engineers ~â€" John Tazioli, m/m, 2/:; is receivâ€" ing training at Bainbridge, Md. His wife and son, John, Jr., are livâ€" ingâ€"with his mother, Mrs. Veronica Tazioli, at 653 W. Park. yearâ€"old pilot received his commisâ€" sion recently at Pampa mirfield, in Texas, and will report at Ft. Worth army field at the end of;_‘kvidt. Two sons of John , 616 Onâ€" wentsia, are stationed France. Cpl. Tom Rogan is with $ truck unit and Sgt. James is connectedâ€" wth the army postal service, iA brother, William, is a local 1 employee. is spending a leave at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mr3, Chris W. Mathiesen, 1730 Broadview. The 19â€" stationed at Tillamook, Qre., has reâ€" turned to his base after spending a leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bartoni, 318 A.hrnd, Highâ€" wood. Pfc. Harry Pruitt, husband of the former Pauline Delhaye, 646 Clovâ€" erdale, is now stationed with the army engineers in . He enâ€" tered the service a year * In 1930 Lt. Lauridsen was gradâ€" uated from Occidental college in Los Angeles, leaving then for Chiâ€" na in response to a call for Ameriâ€" can instructors. .. He studied the Chinese language and traveled exâ€" tensively in that'counlE« Returnâ€" ing to the States, he enlisted in the service in 1943, becoming, after completing his . officers‘ training course, an instructor of Chinese caâ€" det fliers. . t I often wonder who those "unusâ€" ually reliable sources" are, don‘t you? $ (I once ate an Army Thanksgivâ€" ing dinner in 10 minnt*f. The priâ€" vate sitting beside me downed the turkey in nine minukn.s So . . . most AAF lads retire to the barracks, during gx:ir spare minutes and HIT THE SACK (bed to you Highland Parker:L:nd get in their FLYING TIME (sleep to you all.) 5 00. Wonder why Lil‘ toA'f)?" isn‘t in the Army? Popeye, too? We could use those fellows. t id A FUTURE HOPE ... ; When Vâ€"E Day (that means Vicâ€" toryâ€"inâ€"Europe in case you‘re behind in this world of abbreviations) has come and gone, and Vâ€"J (Victoryâ€"inâ€" Japan) has ;nt, and I return to Highland Park for good, there‘s one organization I definitely:â€"want to be a member of â€" the Men‘s Garden Club of Highland Park.: betailt stncrictatrines â€" We idrcticeliicsdnintns bevared ulku, Mrs. Sophie Lauridsen, 374 North, to enter the University of Virginia, where he will enroll for ia‘ course in military government. . object is to prepare himself to m to Chiâ€" na, where he has li for some, time, equipped to assist qpur Chinese allies in problems ining to the war and the postâ€"war period. He came home. For three days he dated Mary, Then he said a long goodâ€"bye to her. Next day he was at Marie‘s house, ying on operâ€" ations there. Three days and he said goodâ€"bye to her. ; t night he called on Mabel, this third chum, and spent three days with her. That took‘ care of ning of his furâ€" lough days. He had one day ieft. | : And what did you do with that one, Sarge? . i "Kept it for myself. I was a sad sack after those rugged , three day passes. I slept for 24 hours." ADD AAF Sayings . .. | | It usually dosn‘t take an hour to eat a meal in an Army mess hall. sUDDEN THOUGHTS ... 2nd Lt. Frank P. Lavuridsen left last week for Charlottsville, Va., afâ€" ter spending a week with his mother, All soldiers -ro,,s_npn?;d‘d ‘to have on hour for luneh. ; | . Club members I‘ve met have been a grand group. And I like their creâ€" ative goal: making our town more beautiful each year. _ > ROMANCE ON A PASS *FOOTNOTE ... _ | * A Pâ€"99 is my Remington type: writer with 42 kqpow". , John is\the fifth of the Tazioli Z2nd Lt. Albert Mathiesen, AAF, Robert Bartoni, P.O. 2/c, USN, t Ashland, Highâ€" t husband of the maye, 646 Clovâ€" ioned with the f . He enâ€" ear k. , 616 Onâ€" ned France. rith & truck unit connected â€" wth ice, iA brother, NOW James Somme 'll*o. f post office employee, n officer in the Mei ‘mt stationed at a in private he was a li¢ and commercial 0o o well as mail carrier. His merly Dbrothy yl&ky. her small son at 0}6 Ave. [rf tucky base, and in the South Pa James ("Beans")| Sheahen, water tender 3/¢c, USN, pboard an LST craft, arrived in town week for a 30â€"day visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James D. Sheahen, Sandâ€" wick court, and hi; e, the former Lucille Grabowski of North Chicago. Receiving basic¢ training at Farâ€" ragut, : Idaho, Shemhen| left the States later for Pearl Harbor and was soor in the thick of action in the Pacific. His txperiocen match those. of ‘Jack Sheridan, his cousin, with whom he co tly assoâ€" ciated. Guarded in his apcounrts of his experiences, h :zen s of "tough opposition" at points, and of the battle of Guam, where he was in the first wave, as onge of the "bloodâ€" ie‘t"P | I ~Lt. Peter Robbins, so P.A. Robbins, 100 Prosp« stationed in Burma. A: school alumnus, Lt; Ro graduated from éol‘pnd Mines and later was e ing and engineering at Robert Williath Johns ber of the January high uating class, has) been service in the AAF and for training following his birthday, which fih in He is the son of Mr. an Graduating from the voir, Va., a year #le; he tioned in the front lines under the direction .0 Pick. PR Sheahen will Tzw Diego, Calif., at the end of his leave. Johnson, 646 Chicago Wns THE PRESS S at Belâ€" now staâ€" in Burma, er local 3rd radio rine, is gland. In tmnte:t erator, wife, forâ€" lives with Sheridan , a memâ€" hool gradâ€" orn into will leave ighteenth February. Mrs. Eric Ave. local high Lfins was School of ed in minâ€" Fairbanks, n of Mrs. ct, is now PUVUBLIC , veteran General se Awarded Air Medal Gordon V. ("Gordie") J x formerly a gunner on a Bâ€"24, but now Aviation Ordnanceâ€"man, (3/¢, is enjoying a 30â€"day leave the home of his mother, Mrs. Alvin Johnson, 597 Vine. | One can picture some of the travâ€" el stories little Andrea willâ€"hegr in later years from| her muchâ€"traveled daddy, who joined the navy on his 17th birthday, and during the past two years has been pretty nearly evâ€" erywhere. He expects to be stationed in India for a year and a half more. Although | Gordon has m omitted mentioning the fact, an ofâ€" ficial communication ‘just ived states he was rectently a d the Air medal during ceremonies at the U.S. naval air station, San D 4 Calif., presentation being by Rear Adm. W. K. Harrill, co dâ€" er, Fleet Air, West Coast, according to 1l1th Naval district ofiicfi' 28â€"yearâ€"old Bluejacket Jom; veteran of the Marshalls, Gilberts, and â€" Marianas ¢campaigns, earned the reward as gunner on a navy Libâ€" trator bomber last June 4. His gitaâ€" tion stated: "During a search: the Northern Caroline Islands, a onvoy of five Japanese vdmlzlwu thcounwredilnd attacked sucéessâ€" . Johnson has two brothers it service, Pfc, Amrnold, who is seeing action in France, and Harold, stationed at a post in Mexico. : _ |â€" . | Young Naval Veteran Becomes a Father When. he returns from Ifidia, where he is jated with a démoâ€" lition squad, the) 19â€"yearâ€"old Naval véteran, Jerome}Schlabowski, tâ€" gtwain, 2/¢, will the acquhintâ€" ance of an interesting stranger, Miss Andrea ‘Lucile Sehlabowski, no less, born Sept. 13 at the local hospital. The mother, the former Delores Caâ€" rani, is making her home with her mother at 2388 S. Central, Highwood. rli{ed and effective strafing ne vessel ablaze." ully.. One direct bomb hit wa SERVICE empie t t | comrany or ngrf h se The weldome mat } the now Pfe. is always out di't:ll Public Service sf : left obâ€" Your ‘Highland Park Public Service: store is open daily except Sunday from 8 a.m, to 5 p.m., for your convenience . . . and thd welcome mat is always out. Here too you may pdy your service bills, exchange burnedâ€"out lamp â€"bulbs, Ibring appliances for repoir, transact other business, of just drop in for a rest during your shopping tour. | [ SERVICE actually is ur middle name. To live up to it, our store is located Wight in the heart of Highland Park, at 521 Central A * j * You are invited to ohll{nooflnhchmon‘ accommodations, get . Free l#ontuu'on cooking, conning, lamp and a hce wartime care, and many other helpful homemakin{] topics |â€" services for better living for you and your falwily. â€"| ; The features of the proj will be a dramatic official . 8. f film, "Battle of New Britaln," j under actual fire, and an MGually ex, citing U. 8. navy film, BAir War of the South Pacific." i Mayor Garnett, city 0: Is angd)to have taken part in the invasion heads of various busines# and of Morotai, only 375 miles distant ternal organizations in MHighlandg|from the Philippines, last week. A Park will be special gu and member of the field artillery, Put. members of the post are Unvited Ronanzi entered the service in May, attend. | ‘\|1943, â€" transferring overseas last Commander has March. .He is a cousin of the late pointed a special commi to Francis Ronzi, paratrooper, who charge of arrangements. § They are | gave his life in the European area. Official War Films At Legion Smoker "These will not be merelf smoke in the ordinary sense, designed to prombte ds an community cooperation rehabili tation and other postâ€"war blems, said Commander DeWitt #. M The first in a new of monthly smokers will be n by the Highland Park post of Hhe Amer ican Legion Thursday, 28, the club rooms at 21 N. idan Lt, Com. Gilroy will ; a brie} introduction. The sho of gound pictures will takefhabout hour and a half, after which re ' ments will be served. | I Commander i0 has ap pointed a special commi to cfi charge of arrangements. § They ar The presentation of pic+â€" tures has been made ble thru the efforts of Lt. Com. Edwin l.} Gilroy, head of the de ent 0 navigation at Abbott and b: courtegy of the United Nava Reserve midshipmen‘s hool Northwestern university, | CHRISTIAN SCIENCE READING ROOM FIRST CHURGH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST eck Days ©:30 to 5:30 pau. n-amom..-.ao..-. * ‘Bundays 2:30 $lu. to 5180 pam where the Bible all the writings of Mary Baker Eddy + myb*ud,boflm purchased Authorized YOU ARE SORDIALLY INVITED TO USE THE Sn | Adonts Thres Simmmw" noke : HX 1 ERN ILLIN O 1E Three little sisters, 4, 5, and 6 years of age, whose mother is ill and whose father is fighting in France, were . "adopted" by the local Ameriâ€" can Legion auxiliary at the Lake Bluff orphanage Harvest Home fesâ€" tival last week. Gifts of clothing and toys, as well as remembrances on birthdays and at Christmas, © Chester L. wflh-. George T. Abâ€" ernathy, M E. Maiman, Robert V. Grant, Saylor D. Shanafelt, Wilâ€" liam C. Henirichs, Ernest R. De Santo, and William Volpendesta. PFC. LOUIS SANTI | WOUNDED IN FRANCE Pfe. Louis Santi, 19â€"yearâ€"old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Santi, 665 Bob O‘Link, is reportéd to have been slightly wounded in France on Aug. 29. A member of the infantry, he was transferred to England in May, and left shortly. after Dâ€"Day for France.. His father, of Santi Bros. Dairy, served in World War L. â€" Pvt. Richard Ronanzi, 19â€"yearâ€"old son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ronanzi, 239 N. First, is officially reported to have taken part in the invasion of Morotai, only 375 miles distant Thursday, Sept. 21, 1944 {oaee