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Elaine Kelley, 1303 Somerset Ave., Deerfield, of the Northern Illinois State‘ Teachers‘ ‘college, has maintained a "B" average durâ€" ing the year 1944â€"45, and is listed on the honor roll for the quarter ending June 13, 1945. STORY BY LOCAL WRITER TRANSLATED INTO BRAILLE . "Bit Part," a short story writâ€" ten by Miss Marian Steever, 729 Glencoe, has been translated into Braille for the benefit of the sightâ€" less. Miss Steever, writer of juyâ€" eniles, has had several stories pubâ€" lished in magazines in récent months. * ELAINE KELLEY HONOR STUDENT The rain turned to hail â€" stones as large as hens‘ eggs, striking down some of the survivorsa But gradually the gloom lifted and taxis began appearing from nowhere. I was placed in one and taken home. The residential section of town had Black and blue from rain and hail, soaked to the skin and caked with mud, I was bathed, put to bed and treated for severs shock. But the experience left one mark upon me. Never again Shall I fear death. I have looked it in the face, and know that there is nothing to bodies covered with mud and blood. Former landmarks were a shambles â€" some had disappeared entirely. "It‘s safer outside, now, Miss â€" but watch out for live wires." As we picked our way, a woman ahead The conductor flashed his light constantly, keeping a firm grip on fell. The wind slackened, but in its place came a new ordeal. ‘The sky opened and poured down torrents upon the cowering humans below. The muddy bullets bruised and discolored flesh upon which they see*" ‘The conductor was flnh'ini his light on a dangling wire just T felt the pressure of a hand upâ€" on my shoulder. . It seemed a long time before I could turn my head, wondering which of my departed friends I would find there. ’.Bctthe pressure was not ghostâ€" 1y, nor were the words shouted in my ear angelic: "You got t‘ get the hell out here, Miss â€" don‘t you The sky grew brown â€" black. Suddenly just in front of me a heavy beam crashed through the side of the car. _ The man in the seat collapsed and slithered to the floor, his head bloody. The lights went out. * : % * Suddenly ‘I became perfectly calm. No use to cringe or strugâ€" gle. This was it How easy it was! Perhaps I had already crossâ€" ed the borderâ€"line, my stream of consciousness __ persisting _ after transition. I had read of such The wind rose in steady crescenâ€" do, comparable to nothing I ever heard. â€" A steady, rushing roar. Pedestrians were tossed about like paper dolls The air was filled with shingles, boughs, boxes, even portions.of buildings. The wind cut ‘and twisted, pounded and flatâ€" tened. It was a continual churnâ€" ing, filled with the whoops and shrieksâ€"of a thousand demons. Cries of people about me were so many squeaks. Stopping the car, the conductor turned on the lights> "Keep your seats," he shouted above the risâ€" ingâ€" din. *"You‘ll be safer here than on the streets!" His face had lost its ruddy glow. The wind gathered a velocity that I could feel even in the heavy street car. I caught the word "tornado." Before long the air was filled with leaves and twigs and even boughs of trees. People crowded to the car windows and spoke toâ€" gether anxiously. I felt terribly alone. Came the joking words of you sailing along.overhead, carâ€" ried by your big hat." I had a new one on now, and it was large. ‘ Easter Tornado t All day long the warm, teasing wind had seemed just watching for a chance to snatch Easter hats and take them flying.. Fresh from the East, I asked anxiously: "Is there going to be a cyclone*" For I knew this was the middle of the eyclone belt. lm_rilblyl'ull- sured: "Oh, no. Cycuone weather is stillâ€"almost a dead calm." As I looked from the street car window, after taking leave of my friends, I saw that the sky had grown darker; angry, saffron clouds were rolling up in the south. As I watched theirominous churnâ€" ing I heard someone say, "There‘s wind ~in those clouds." _ Sure enough, the wind was rising. Thursday, June 21st, 1945 SHALLOWS DEEPS HIGHLAND LASSIE wearing a fingerâ€"tip bride carried a bouquet of orchids and lilies, and was attended by her sisâ€" ter, Nancy, as maid of honor and son of Mr. and Mrs. George M. Webster, 931 Ridgewood. and Mrs. Bernard Ellsworth Newâ€" man, 122 N. Sheridan, Suzanne Newman became the bride of Lt. Following the ceremony a recepâ€" tion was given by the bride‘s parâ€" ents at Sunset Valley club. The young couple will reside for the present at 590 Homewood. Home Wedding for â€" Suzanne Newman _ On Saturday afternoon at 4:30 in is in Springfield, NI. Wearing white lace with fingerâ€" tip veil, the bride carried a bouâ€" quet of white calla lilies, and was attended by Miss Ethel Marshall, in blue, as maidâ€"of honor, and Miss Anita Werner, in pink, as bridesâ€" maid. Both attendants carried oldâ€"fashioned bouquets. . Edwin Passini acted as best man, and Pfc. Donald Wilkening and William Danner Jr., served as ushers. On Saturday, June 9, at Bethâ€" any Evangelical church, Janice Marjorie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Wilson, 590 Homeâ€" wood, was united in marriage to Pfc. James Edmund Dodd Jt., vetâ€" eran of the So. Pacific, now staâ€" tioned at Ft. Sheridan, whose home Wilsonâ€"Dodd Nuptials Saturday, June 9th Lt. (jig) Earling Zaeske, NAF, brother of the bride, is now staâ€" tioned at Glenview. A veteran of 13 months‘ service in the Pacific as fighter pilot of a Grumman Hellcat, he shot down five enemy craft, and possesses the Air medal and the .Distinguished Flying Cross. .. His wife and 14â€"monthsâ€" old Michael are with him. \ Now _ at Bakersfield, Calif., where her husband is stationed, Mrs. Parker will return July 1 to resume her training as nurseca~ det at Evanston hospital. She is a graduate of Highland Park high school, and was attending Northâ€" western university at the time she started her hospital training. F.O. Parker enlisted in the servâ€" ice after graduating from Highâ€" land Park high in June, 1943. The ceremony took place at the Calvary Lutheran church, the bride wearing white _ with fingerâ€"tip veil.â€"Aâ€"reception at the .Officers‘ elub followed. Announcement has been made of the marriage of Lois, daughâ€" ter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Zaesâ€" ke, 534 Lincoln, to F.0. William H. Parker, of the army air corps, son of Mrs. Genevieve Parker, E. Central avenue, at Yuma, Ariz., on June 5. . A simple wedding ceremony took place on Wednesday at the parsonage of the Highland Park Methodist church, uniting in marâ€" riage Miss Asta Thordardottir, forâ€" merly of Reykjavik, Iceland, and Major Harry Eaton, veteran of 40 months‘ overseas service in Iceâ€" Tand > and the European theater; The vows were spoken before Rev. Wm. Dobel, former pastor of the Eaton family. The bride‘s sister, now living in New York, was present at the cerâ€" emony. The little lady from Iceland was, from the first impressed with the country of her adoption, with its expanse and cleanliness, its trees and tall buildings. But she misses the midnight sun, the aurora borâ€" ealis, the foods to which her palate is accustomed, and had difficulty in learning to like our green salâ€" The romance often lacking in war marriages abounds in this one. While stationed in Reykjavik, Iceland, the major, then a lieutenâ€" ant, met the softâ€"spoken, shy litâ€" tle daughter of Thordur Einarsâ€" son. Her name, in accordance with Icelandic custom, means "datighter of Thorddr." They became enâ€" gaged two months before Major Eaton was transferred to England. Lois Zaeske Weds Local Air Man Major Harry Eaton, AUS, Clfimes Icolundic Bride The charming little bride, who has for 13 months made her home with Mr. and Mrs W. B. Eaton, 1061 N. Green Bay, awaiting the homecoming of their son and her fiance, was dressed informally in a frock of white eyelet embroidery, and was attended by Miss Lucile, sister of the major, wearing aqua. Mr. Paul Downing acted as best man. . Only relatives and a few close friends*"were present. Following the ceremony a wedâ€" ding dinner was served at Moraineâ€" onâ€"theâ€"Bake, after whichâ€" the young couple left for a honeyâ€" moon in New York. Later the CUPID‘S CORNER After a short bridal trip the young couple will reside in San Marcos, Texas, where the lieutenâ€" ant is stationed. . New York Girl Bride Ofâ€"Lt. Max A. Hart groom as bridesmaid. Both wore pink chiffon and carried bouquets of larkspur. Lt. Edwin Gilroy Jr., served as best man. On Sunday, June 17, at the sumâ€" mer home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Straus at Purchase, New York, Miss Flgrence Straus was united in marriage to 1st Lt. Max a Hart, son of Mr. and Mrs. Abraham S. Hart, 1718 S. Sheriâ€" dan. . Miss Harriet Ethel Rogers of Bushnell, II1., became the bride of Robert B. Mclivain of the same town, in a double ring ceremony in the United Evangelical church, on Saturday, June 16., The ceremony at 6 p.m. was conducted by the Rev. R. S. Wilson, pastor of the church. The groom is at present stationedâ€" at Great Lakes. They were attended by Miss Bette Starâ€" rett of Bushnell, and Royce G. Wright, aviation cadet at Glenâ€" Chelsea Webster, sister of â€" the ° A reception followed, with 250 present, including several outâ€"ofâ€" town guests, relatives of the The bride, a graduate of Sarah Lawrence college, is the grandâ€" daughter of the late Oscar Straus, at one time ambassador to Turkey, and a member of the late Theodore Roosevelt‘s presidential cabinet. â€" The lieutenant, of the army milâ€" itary police, recently .returned from 20 months‘ service with Genâ€" Hodge‘s 1st army in England, Belâ€" Rogersâ€"Mcllvain Wedding "I‘m going to help our town be out on top in War Bond Sales this year. Yes, I can devote more time to selling bondsâ€"I have my automatic range to thank for that! "I just plan my meals ahead of time, slip the food into the oven before I leave, set the easyâ€"workâ€" ing automatic timer . . . and away I go! It‘s really wonderful to know that when I come home a delicious dinner will be all ready ®Another thingâ€"my automatic PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS T HE _PRESS Miss Smythe, a junior at De Pauw, is prominent in numerous eampus activities, and her fiance was formerly an outstanding stuâ€" dent at DePauw. He was recentâ€" ly awarded his wings in the Royal Canadian air force, receiving the honor award for proficiency in training.. _ CORRECTIONâ€" Elizabeth Horton Jones Awarded Caldecott Medal Announcement â€" was recently made by the E. .J. Smythes, now living temporarily at 1417 Oakâ€" mont, of the engagement "of their daughter, Merilyn Louise, to P.O. Nq’ln{.mofm Smytheâ€"Knights Betrothal Announced Miss Gloria Dolores Cole was married on June 7. to Robert L. Sondergard, not Laudergard. Elizabeth Horton Jones, author and illustrator, living at 272 Vine, has recently been nwu&d the Calâ€" decott medal, presented annually by the American Library associaâ€" tion for the most distinguished picture book. of the year. . The award was made on the merit of Rachel Field, author of "All This and Heaven Too," especially for her own adopted child. Mrs. Jones, whose first book was entitled "Ragman of Paris," published in 1937, is at present spending niost of her time in ilâ€" lustrating. Six Boys, One Girl Arrive at Hospital Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Lemke, Cary, III., June 13, boy. S/Sgt. and Mrs. Preston Dunâ€" can, Glencoe, June 15, boy. * range is so clean cooking! It doesn‘t blacken my pots and pans. Why, I can wash them in a jiffy, as easily as cups and saucers. Accuâ€" rate heat control keeps food from sticking or boiling overâ€"and saves me many hours of scouring time. "Yes, there are dozens of reaâ€" sons why T like my automatic range. One of the best is that I have time to be a War Bond Warden, and still be sure my meals will cook perfectly while I‘m away. C "I have more time to sell War Bonds THANKS TO MY Charles Dennetts Have Two Sons in Service 1st Lt. Edward Dennett, now stationed in Germany, with four years‘ service and 86 points to his credit, is hoping for a furlough soon, in order to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charies Dennett, 615 Homewood, and his wife . and daughter living in Baltimore, . Md. He has never seen little Donna, who is now eight months old. Capt. and Mrs. Flex Huber, 359 Laurel, June 19, girl. Mr. and Mrs. John F. Schroeder, Northbrook, June 17, boy. Sgt. and Mrs. Theodore Unseth Skokie, June 19, boy. Now stationed in Germany, he has taken some interesting trips recently He speaks of the beauty of Innsbruck, in its fertile valley fringed by snowâ€"capped mountains. A trip to Hitler‘s former home was Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wyatt, l‘hfl Bluff, June !1.:.-'” c. and Mra. Hostnick, T14 Ridge Rd., June 17, boy. / Golfers! COUNTRY CLUB formerly a private club Now daily fee CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF AT ITS BEST Ladies Day Monday and Friday ° ON DEERFIELD ROAD BETWEEN SKOKIE AND WAUKEGAN ROAD, Chicago Phone: Whitehall 6530 or Deerfield 595 * "Until we got an automatic range I didn‘t know how easy it was to be a really good cook. Why, our range cooks fastâ€"it‘s easy to use, and I find the automatic features do a big part of my cooking job for me. So if you have an automatic range, be sure you take advantage of all the help it can give you." His«brother, S/Sgt. John, gradâ€" uate of Northwestern, in accountâ€" ing, entered the service two and oneâ€"half years ago, graduating with distinction from courses in celestâ€" ial navigation. At the present time he is stationed at Ardmore, Okla., in charge of six towers in celestial navigation. At commencement services in Iowa State college‘s Memorial Unâ€" ion on the evening of June 15, Marâ€" jorie Frances Renner, daughter of ‘Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Renner, 643 Onwentsia, was awarded the deâ€" gree of Bachelor of Science in Exâ€" perimental Cookery. passed up in order to sleep lateâ€" until 8 a.m.â€"a privilege not enâ€" joyed for many years. MARJORIE RENNER EARNS DEGREE AT ILWA STATE In her sophomore year, she was freshman counsellor, and during her senior year the business manâ€" ager of the "Iowa Daily Student," a.college publication. Uagee 3