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Highland Park Press, 28 Sep 1944, p. 2

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Page 2 oR I got car started and m lg,‘boutuflru the Ed Morrissey home on Green Bay Road. There, because I couldn‘t stand the noise any more, I slammed on the brakes, jumped out, raised the hood, grabbed the horn wires, and yanked. The horn stopped blowing. . ~~(I hopé I didn‘t awaken the Morâ€" Did the horn on your automobile ever blow and blow and blow when you didn‘t want it to? : Mine did â€" just the other day. Boy! It was embatrassing. * " Highland Park seemed extra quiet that morning. And then my horn stuck! I tried to drive away from sleepâ€" ing neighbors. But the car stalledâ€" and the horn blared on. My family in pantomime, that I be a Yittle quieter. And I attempted to be.. CHANUTE FIELD, AAF TRAINâ€" ING COMMAND :â€" I pulled the horn rim off the steerâ€" ing wheel and threw it on the floor. But the blast horns continued to _ â€" Prt. Joseph Fini, 410 N. ‘Central, w is now stationed in New 4 where he is in charge of recreation facilities for headquarâ€" ters enlisted personnel. â€"â€" : Put. Fini likes the colorful atmoâ€" sphere of his new base, and better yet, the :experience of meeting an old friend, Put. James McNeil of SPEEDS AWAY\,.,.. THAT WASN‘Tâ€"SO.WISE DEPT... 1 don‘t know about you, Highâ€" I hope so. Think how embarassing it would be ‘if the old horn started blasting away in the middle of a funeral car parade. e / n ® Cpl. Norman A.â€"Finnell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Noble A. Finnell, 808 Deerfield road, Deerfield, is staâ€" tioned in Ital,; with the Peninsular Base section,~ supply service . for Then I took the old coupe, which 1 felt lHike kicking, up to Purnell & Wison on St. Johns Ave. Gooduold Frank, Gillis inspected the damage, shook his head, smiled, walked away, returned with a rare piece of wire, and fixed the horn. : _â€"Now Frank Gillis and all the other fellows at tludl'ord garage always .dogflu’ob our cars ... nlkhddthhkmm will stay Highwood there. ,-â€"-. â€"a"' .8'“ Il'Vl' " fnmmt.hm. w‘ Finne seen service in England, North Africa and Sicily. Lt. Helen Cawley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Cawley,; 1166 Hyaâ€" cinth, is now stationed at the Walâ€" ter Reed General hospital, Washingâ€" ton, D.C., where she is taking a 6 months" course in anaesthesia, afâ€" ter the completion of which she exâ€" quiet until I, or someone else, pushes In The Nation‘s Service 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 21. HIGHLAND PARK HIGH SCHOOL Monday and Wednesday, October 2nd &1 4th 7:30 to 9:00 P. M. ' SCHEDULE OF CLASSES WHICH BEGIN | : °_ MONDAY, OCTOBER 9th _ |_. | Subject P Instructtor _ â€" _: i _ 1. Advanced Business English â€" Miss Beckmire + > C g 2. Advanced Spanish Miss Fleager f ~ 8:30â€"9 :. 3. Advanced: Typing > \, . Mro Baker ~~ % â€"8 :30 4. Aircrait Engines Mr. Bolle _ â€" ®~ . 7 :30â€"9 :30 5. Americanization | Mrs. Reilly . 7:30â€"9 :30 6. Arts and Crafts Mrs. Hunter â€"»~ 7 130â€"9 :30 7. Badminton Mr. Carlson ~| _ 730930 & . Hiarmunine Smanisch Miss Fleager _ â€"= ~ ~7:30â€"8:30 1. Advanced Busine 2. Advanced Spanis 3. Advanced: Typing 4. Aircrait Engines 5. Americanization â€" 6. Arts and Crafts 7. Badminton 8. Beginning Spani: 9. Beginning Typin: REGISTRATION FOR THE : g , Adult Education Classes Bookkeeping Elementary Business English First Aid Household Repairs. Mechaitical Drawif ' Beginning Spanish Review Shorthand Upholstery Ts 6 _ [ s __Mr. Floyd tuser. 9 Woodwork % Mr. Stewart, Carpenter 7: ""% * Instructor to be secured. Teeoatt. (Special to the Highland Park Pross) . 4‘M IN THE ARMY NOW My Horn Stuck! AT THE i wiiy months‘ service in the ; area Lt.:Cawley was awarded Presiâ€" dential Citation, and: we stars representing three major engageâ€" ments. C | land Parkers, but it seems a bit odd to me that the Rnpnbliafi: estab lished their New York headquarters in the Hotel Roosevelt. * "SEE YOUR CHAPLAIN ... We soldiers now and gripe. Stock expression given by a soldier who isn‘t griping to a soldier who‘s complaining is : , ~#4 4 "Go sée your chaplain, Bud." Okeh. _ <. f i But who does that ch*ph.in go to when he has a gripe? HICGCHER MATHEMATICS .. . One of my more critical readers questioned me the other day on how I arrived at the figure 5,050 minâ€" utes â€" the time I‘ve spent hurrying up to WAIT in this # Well.\mh, I figured it‘ way... When I wrote the col .I had been in the Army 505 During those 12,120 hours, I calculate I‘ve waited in Army pay, chow, shot, pass, furlough, and soâ€"on| lines on the average of 10 minutes|each day. But that was three ago. * Since then I‘ve: waited another 210 minutes. 85 You learn patience all t. f w 8 050 t 20 FIGHTER PILOT ... I walked over and 1 it over. While there a young officer walked up, a parachute ‘s! over his shoulder.I talked to him and asked how fast he flew t‘hl plane on cross country flights. [ He said : ; * "Oh, I don‘t fly so fast. 1 usually fly between 350 and 400 miles an hour. Thoseâ€"lads overseas need the speed. We try to save it for them." Whenmewly appointed Flight Ofâ€" ficer Howard M. Jac , 21, reâ€" ceived his hardâ€"earned silver pilot‘s wings from Col. Charles B. Harvin, commanding officer of thd twin en« gine advanced fiying .chiol of the AAF Central Flying Training Comâ€" mand at Pampa, Texas, | recently, his father, Mr. Howard: M} Jackson, Sr., 104 Clifton, was t to see that they were pinned on orrogtly‘: Miss Beckmire Miss Beckmire Recently I happenéd to on the flight line at this big airfield. On the end of the ramp I saw a sleek, silver Pâ€"51°â€" one of the| best, latâ€" est, and fastest fighter planes we have. f |I pects to â€" L. Jackson, a local high school graduate, entered the in Octoâ€" ber :1948.; : ";:"* . ./ " Major George J. Hins, of the army imedical corps, recently visitâ€" ed his parents, Dr. and Mrs.George J..Hinn, Sr., 919 Ri , on his return from St. Louis, Mo., where he Mr. Durbahn Mr. Mr. Baker . _ R Mr. and Mrs. Condon eÂ¥ masasl t tA es b :30â€"9 :30 to overâ€" attended the annual meetifig of the Set. Philip R. Scully, radio obâ€" server of the AAF, now in the South Pacifi¢ is reâ€" ported to be recovering a knee operation necessitated by injury which occurred on his way overâ€" Sgt. Scully enlis in the AAF in November, 1942, and transâ€" ferred overseas last:June. |His parâ€" ents are Mr. and a ip R. Scully, Sr., 944 Chestput, jeld. ludd: wl Arthur Vyse, 18, 614 D is~receiving his initial na trination at the U.8. Nav ing center at Great Lakes, T/b Leo Kirby, returning from 27 months in the Asiatic Pacific theat erations, will arrive on a ly Sept. 24, at Camp H prior to reaching hiho' N. Green Bay Rd., wher visit his parents and wife. Last Saturday 2nd,/Lt. James Silâ€" Jestrom, fighterâ€"pilot of Marine air corps, arrived in town ‘to â€"visit his parents, Mr. and . Henry Siljestrom, 266 N. St. Jo! He is stationed in Columbia, S. C. His brother, Lt. d <Siljeâ€" strom, navigatorâ€"bonibarditr, AAF, had just left two dntgo befpre after spending a 30â€"day *aue{wit.h his wife nns parents, Lt. Do is the a â€"veteran of 85 ns pver eneâ€" my occupied countries in Euroâ€" pean arca. He: re; d to Miami, Fla., for reassignment. / .Everett. Bellei,â€" Jr., ) USCG, with his bridg,‘ t Betty Ann Klein, of Baltif Wednesday after ;J:eek’ the home of his parents, Mrs. Everett Bellei, Sr., Sheridan Ave. The seni entertained with a House | Saturday evening and a la{ And ?'mm:t)er, j Sunday from 8 :0 \.~~~â€" YyOV PUBLIC : £.07., es O watch <for t vour home ‘e Rrop | Iu‘s 0 Hving Fo There , 39 4 tion, id i topics, 521 C nâ€"help yourself to the wealth of knot ‘ontained :n these free dburtime. booklet ¢ of our services that |make for. bett for you and your family, o qeel â€"tips on interesting® homemaking subjects, L, SERVICBE BULLETIN that comées hary Montht:: * 1>|{~*~â€"â€":}4L. 1 indocâ€" 1 Trainâ€" \rtlilery, overseas ‘r of opâ€" oximateâ€" , Texas, ~at 413 ‘m, #/¢, o former 1ore, left visit At $ free literature on meal -rlapninj, nutriâ€" ooking, recipes and* menus,canning, ca e of appliances, and numerous other ho ~right in your Higlfiland% Park store: gt ntral Avenue: Ki syâ€"49 " L044 ~Ft. : Belleis party on r kitchen or your convenience we’q'z open daily prcept Fa.m. to 5:00 p.m. "â€"| <~>â€" tw Ita Rd., he will ore. . . com Public Ser\rice n for ao p h s ’~ Mrs. Aova Bryan, Main St., Highâ€" ‘moor,hhourly ting direct w concerning her son, ° id Coombs, German ner, since . docking of the (Gripsholm, for aboard it is an exchanged prisoner lwho has had direct contact with the on Sunday. A recent Red (‘tou bulletin reâ€" ports the condition at this prh:n camp as uncolzlo ble, with a shottâ€" age of everything. CÂ¥ 1 boy. .. Mrs. Bryan was much thrilled, receive a letter from‘ this form! prisoner, who had seen her son on May 13, and reportéd him to be well treated and in good health. A Tat: ter from Raymond, imulf,_roc:niv,fi May â€"8, had, requested handkerâ€" chiefs, sox, razor blades, gum, chocâ€" olate, tea and coffeg. ““'i'l;’: l"n;p'l: HH awarded youi\g Coombs arrived last Friday. ¢ FRIENDSHIP CLQB MAKES PLANS FOR THE YEAR Meeting for dinner at the YW% the F‘riondlhcig elub made plans for the year‘s activities. t is the year‘s activities, w i The club holds its regular m&t- ings the flrlt'l‘hldn' y night of évâ€" ery month, with a dinner at 6:15 and a program following. â€" A |â€" loween party is planned for Oct.!5. Plays,. book reviews, speakers, di cussions, parties jand picnics are other programs planned for the year. . * 1 There will be a meeting of € Pack No. 85 on Thursday eveni Oct. 5, at the Community Center 7:45. All cubs and. their parer are urged to attend. j 3 CUB PACK NO. 85 TO MEET THURSDAY The girls of the club have open house at the YWCA every . Thutsâ€" day. New girls in town or others who wish to join are‘welcome. ~;â€" coA | i ~lore APANY OF NORTHERN ILLINOS store abs ‘Weather Tornado _ â€"~ Charles Dean, pharmacist‘s mate 1/e, USN, son of "Ma‘" Dean, of the Highwood. USO â€" NCCS,â€" really "missed the boat" last week, altho it was through no fault of his own. He was spondln‘ a liberty at Moorehead City, N; C., when his ship, warned of the~ approaching storm, left port ahead of schedule, leaving. Seaman Dean high and dry â€"and stormâ€"tossed. : wz 444 ~On his way to Norfolk.later, to make connections with his ship, he called upon his sister, Pf¢. Dolores of the Marine corps, and, brotherâ€" like, negrly laughed: himself sick at her predicament.© . es i Itâ€"seems that Pfc. Dolores, on duty at Edenton, N.~C., air base, was, on.account of the storm, assigned to a ‘24â€"hour telephone watch inâ€"addiâ€" tion to her regular duty, Numb with terror and fatigue at the énd of her stretch, she stumbled to bed, stubâ€" ming and breaking her small toe on the foot locker. â€" Although . well taped, the foot had swollen‘to three times its normal size. 7 Lawrence "Bud" Dean, #eaman 2/c, USN, is now stationed at Gulfâ€" port, Miss, His wife and small daughâ€" ter are living with his mother at 242 High, Highwood, . n WALZ‘S RECEIVE WORD FROM SON First direct word from their son gince he was officially reported a prisoner of war in Germany was reâ€" _‘~ YOU ARE CORDIALLY To USE THE . CHRISTIAN SCIENCE READING ROOM 43 ‘North Sheridan Road » FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST HOURSâ€"â€"Woeek Days 9+30 a.m. to :30 pm. + Saturdays 9:30 am. to 9 p.m. .\ Sundays 2:30 pm. to 5:30 pam. where the Bible and all the £ itings of Mary Baker Eddy ? may be read, wed, or purchased Authorized Christiar Science ooae fln n ile w0 C n6« | Thursday, Sept. 28, 1944 The card stated that he had not gnn injured, was _being treated "OK""_and told his parents not to Wworry about him. &; Station WGN (Chicago) 7:30â€"8:00 O‘Clock & over 15 Downstate Stations RADIO BROADCASTS DIRECT _FROM GOVERNOR‘S EXECUTIVE MANSION d, whose son, Harry, a tail gunâ€" in a Liberator bomber, was shot n over German territory on June Open Round Table Discusâ€" gions of Public Plans and Proi#lems Between Repreâ€" sentative Groups, of People and ‘Governay Dwight H. Green. . . EVERY TUESDAY NICHT Tuesday by Mr. and Mrs. Walz of 220 Sheridan, Highâ€" ud y lt L {f ae

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