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Pyt. Siegele was enrolled this week for Keesler field‘s 76â€"day basic airplane and engine mechanâ€" ics course, having qualified for the army air forces training command technical school with outstanding marks on the army mechanical apâ€" titude tests. His training program includes inâ€" struction in maintenance fundaâ€" Pett attended school with Ridâ€" dle‘s brother, Robert, who was killâ€" ed while with the army in New Guinea. Pett is the son of Mrs. Georgia S. Pett of the Highland Park address,. His wife lives at 709 Monroe, Evanston. Riddle‘s parents are Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Riddle of the Vine avenue address. KEESLER FIELD, Biloxi, Miss. â€"The job of helping keep Ameriâ€" ca‘s giant bombers in fighting trim for their merial assaults on the Axis awaits Pvt. Howard T. Siegele, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Siegele, 2201 Half Day road. Page 2 ABOARD A BATTLESHIP IN THE PACIFIC. â€" Two sailors on this ship. They are D. W. Pett, electrician‘s mate, second class, of 1026 N. Green Bay, and Earl L. Riddle, seaman, first class, of 330 Vine. 3 ; from Highland *Park are serving "No, They acted quite gentleâ€" manly. _ Soldiers seem to react differently at a play than they do at other forms of entertainâ€" ment. They seem to get in a digâ€" nified moodâ€"and they maintain PEARL HARBOR, T. H.; I met the captain who seemed now to be protecting Miss Lawâ€" rence from the public. But I was no autograph seeker, Sir, I exâ€" plained. I am a member of the PRESS, on leave of absence, and, at present, working as a staff writer for BRIEF, the magazine for men in the Pacific. OH! A NEWSPAPERMAN! ... I asked the tall and very thin actress what she had been doing lately. ~~*Well," she began, "I just finâ€" ished making a tour of all these is lands out here. We played before 300,000 men and they seemed to like ‘our stuff." ® Did the GIs make questionable remarks at you during your tour, I inquired. IN THE NATION‘S SERVICE Six of us piled into an Army truck and bumped and rattled our way to Honolulu‘s beautiful Roosevelt high school where Gertrude Lawrence, "the undisputed queen of the light comedy stage," (as her press agent says), was appearing in "Blithe Spirit," "an improbable (very improbable) farce." ~ It. was & gay farce in three acts as you Highland Parkers doubtâ€" less remember. Mildred Natwick, playing the part of Madameâ€"Arcati, the slightly wacky seerâ€"intoâ€"theâ€" greatâ€"unknown, stole the show which, I believe, could have been cleaned up and bettered. After the play I went backâ€" stage again, _ With that she edged me away from the bewildered captain; then Miss Lawrence and I had aâ€"30â€" minute chat. Before the performance I went backstage to see the famous actâ€" ress. After getting by a couple of captains, I bumped into a third. "No, you can‘t séeâ€"Missâ€"Lawâ€" rence now," he said. "She‘s dressâ€" ing. _ And, besides, she‘s always too nervous to see anyone before she appears." _ Okay, I said; I‘ll see her after the show. > Well, the captain treated me a little differently after that: he was most gracious and he rushed me into the light comedy~ queen‘s dressing chamber. â€" I was introdeced to â€"herâ€" as a Chicago newspaperman on leave of absence. She practically embraced me after that . introduction and said in a voice that jumped from the bottom to the top of the vocal scale : > "000000000, .a Chicago: man! And a newspaperman, oo! _ Wonâ€" derful! I love Chicago! It treats me so well when I‘m there in a play." ENTERTAINS 300,000 . . . NAEWICEK_STEALS SHOW . . .~ ~ Miss Lawrence still had on the billowy white dress she wore in the play; and she had just begun to take off that horrible gray makeâ€" up she had to wear as the returned wife. She definitely was not at her best. WHAT A GREETING!... l‘M IN THE ARMY NOW A Chat With Gertrude Lawrence Special to the Highland Park Press Now I hope the Chaplain Corps continues to keep a firm grip on the theatrical situation in t!ue Paâ€" cific and allows only the best and cleanest plays to come up front. who feel the same. mentals, â€"structures, fuel and oil systems, propellers, electrical sysâ€" tems, instruments, engine operaâ€" tion, basic airplane inspection and hydraulic systems â€" preparatory training for possible entrance into one of the several specialized airplane mechanics courses also given at Keesler field. Withbomtnneodchbn-, George, 17, into the U. S. Marine corps, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lichtâ€" walt Sr., 1403 West, have three sons and one daughterâ€"inâ€"law in service. . A high school senior, George left last week for a trainâ€" I for one would like to see "Okâ€" lahoma!" on Okinawa; "Carousel" on the Ryukyus; and, perhaps, "Up in Central. Park" on the Jap mainland. f And I‘m certain there are many other khakiâ€"clad soldiers out here Pfc. Charles Parson, based at a Texas hospital since March for wounds received on Leyte, last Deâ€" cember, is now home for a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Parson, 728 Ridgewood. Reno Fabbri, AMM 3/c, USNR, received an honorable discharge from service on July 20, his 24th birthday. < Fabbri was seriously burned in an airplane accident at Glenview Juné 3, of last year, and has undergone seven skin grafting operations since. His ‘e, Nora, and young son, Leonard, live at 245 North, Highwood. > BRING "OKLAHOMA" OUT, PLEASE ... I found Miss Lawrence a pleasâ€" ant woman, quite frank, sometimes shockingly so, very gracious and vivacious. â€" I believe she and othâ€" ers like her are doing a great deal to raise morale out this way. , "Thank you, Miss Lawrence," I said. ~iâ€"+â€"â€"â€" â€" â€" "Oh, no, thank you," she said. "I‘m always anxious to talk to the PRESS. Please send my best wishes .to my â€" Chicago friends. Come and see me anytime. Goodâ€" bye." â€" in And she walked away scrubbing the makeup from her face. Just about that time John Hoysâ€" radt of "The Man Who Came to Dinner" fame, and a member of Missâ€"Lawrence‘s troupe, told the actress he‘d be waiting forâ€"her in the car. that dignity during the show," she are given .a ortunity . to.. see the finer arts, xgir tasg will be raised and sharpened. Then, too, we‘re not harming ourselves on these tours. In a sense we‘re buildâ€" ing a pathway toâ€"ourbox .offices. If the men like our shows now, they‘ll probably attend them after the war." I (That seems logical; but is it? Now we‘re seeing theâ€"plays free of charge. Will the average GI be willing to pay $4.40 a seat for a legitimate show in. postâ€"war years? Perhaps. But maybe he‘ll need that $4:40 to buy food.â€" Or maybe he‘d rather spend that $4.40 at the race track or at the local bar.. But to continue . . .) A PLAY IN LONDON . .. This presented a good chance for me to bid adieu. g o# As .I understand it, I said to Miss Lawrence, the reason these theatrical companies are brought to the forward greas is to give solâ€" diers up front a little better and perhaps a higher kind of entertainâ€" "Uh huh," she answered, "We feel that if the spldiers and officers PATHWAY TO BOX OFFICE ... in the fall I‘ll open a play on the London â€"stage; then; later, bring that play to New York." ment than ‘the type we‘ve. been I asked about her future plans. "Well, I think I‘ll take a vacaâ€" tion first. I‘m tired out. Perhans Pfc. Louis Santello, veteran of 9 months in France, Germany and Austria, is spending a furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Santello, 435 Funston, Highwood. , _ Santelo has served in two regiâ€" ments, both of which were awarded since February, 1944, he has been engaged in ferrying gliders over France, transporting . paratroops UIVJ, Yeturning the wounded. He is A sister, Martha, WAIT, staâ€" tioned at San Bernardino, Calif., was recently home on leave.© .. Pfe. Frank, three years in servâ€" ice, a part of which time was spent overseas with the military police, left last week after a 30â€"day furâ€" lough for Camp Grant, from which place he expects to be assigned to a base in North Dakota. Ens. Arthur J. Krohn, Jr., 836 S. St. Johns, a 1942 high school graduate and an accomplished musâ€" ician, is now serving aboard a navy refueller in the Pacific area, hayâ€" ing already served nine months in the Atlantic area. â€"In the navy since July, 1943, he received his commission at Notre Dame. He is 21 years of age. Lt. Ted Cook, glider pilot, vet. eran of 17 months‘ service in the European area, recently arrived in town for a visit with his mother, a veteran of seven major engageâ€" ments. service and one year or now stationed in Frarice. Mrs. Harry W. Koch, 611 Central. ing camp in North Carolina. He 'lllb.l.llom& former Dolores Hepp, of Chicago, will report soon for training in the marine corps. Mrs. Frank Lichtwalt Jr., the KA | PBBLIC SIRVICHI CORARRPANY OF HORTHIRHN ILLINONSs _ Chicago and Northern Illinois Industries locating in this area have Auitroad Conter of the Unired Seabeq .. tuved by 21 Qreat Food Producing and Processing Conter . . . wouk line and 17 beig, senminal cnd induscial qurscdsâ€"within ovut ) (In dh herre af dhe marioats dichane agnictnent lendny ~ wight rack of 34000008 conmenem lnoder in on and Sroo! Manefadtaring <o. Chings zm:uw...â€"-“- Tabauid k uks bigh e the tmaahoee Af es snd mes Vinenciat Conter: . lHom dan dight Mition ditteey of Reenatat) ( cevne ovelluhle is Sesieen, TFromendous Coal Resorves .. . . Renbed tom gue cment Adeqvate Postwar labor Suppty. .mmd tor drenited inbeny cad cmmmmenton buct mand 6 1,300,000 KHewatks n armaiine of Powerscotnehi cart &0 Creat Inland Port NT ie haber of ds Chinge en ,â€".â€"â€"â€"-.---.-n Abvadent Oae end O#.,. 19, Highland Park will Benefit THE PRESS Whe te otmege thit make «ul t ce «lt ud ts fomier t e hast JtÂ¥ m _ A ue oc head t in ppa g tep mt :,'â€".‘.-fl."-:;-.'--"fl-! o i+ FROM THIS NATIONâ€"WIDE ADVERTISING ie n Te iTA c ce * * Robert Fo : z> of the formes Barbara gfid‘n and â€"daughter, â€" Skaron Lynn, are staying with Mrs. Hudson‘s parâ€" ents, Mr. and Mrs. Elsworth Sherâ€" idan, 247 North, Highwood. . Peter Rettig, QM 3/c, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Rettig Sr., 220 Highwood _ avenue, _ Highwood, writes from the west coast that he Harold Schimmelfeng, 20, vetâ€" eran of 3 major battles as a memâ€" ber of an armored division during his six months‘ service in France, Germany and Austria, is spending a 30â€"day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Schimmelfeng, 1630 Broadview. He reported for service shortâ€" ly after graduating from high school in June,â€"1943. of the formes Barbara Sheridan, has received an honorable disâ€" charge from the army, with 112 discharge â€" points, ‘after over 5 years‘ service. Over three years of his service were spent in Cenâ€" tral and South America. wood. * Pvt. Eugene has completâ€" ed his basic training and will reâ€" port to Sheppurd field, Texas, at the end of his furiough. . Two and oneâ€"half years a Leatherneck, and veteran â€" of ~18 months overseas, Marine Alex is at present stationed at the naval hospital in Farragut, Idaho, recovering from wounds reâ€" ceived last March at Iwo Jima. The Hainchek brothers, Pvt. Euâ€" gene, AAF, and Marine Pfc. Alex, were recently reunited at the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Josâ€" eph Borgini, 209 Jeffrey, Highâ€" Unit citation. Santello, 23, also possesses the Combat Infaritry At present Mr. and Mrs. Hudson Wartd Abrpart 07â€" Fer cadced ced Bengraphicat Canter of t %, Paputaston . .c Kaged: EL T: rarcs: mavy 4w gat He is assistant bandâ€" master and drum major for his unit, and posâ€" sesses the bronze star medal awardâ€" ed for service between‘ March 8 and May 8 of this year. Sends Home Pictures Of German Atrocities WAC, Home on Furlough On August 16 Pvt. Eileen Sulliâ€" van of the WAC will report to her basé at Redfield, Ohio, having spent a furiough with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James L. Sullivan, 8 N. First. ‘ Her work is in supply analysis in cortnection with the army air corps livan, arrived from Heidelberg this week after spending 26 months in Sicily, Italy, France and Germany. M/Sgt. Louis J. Maiorano, of the H. & C. company, 1277th enâ€" gineer .combat battalion, now staâ€" Although she attended â€" school here and studied at Mundelein colâ€" lege, Pyt. Sullivan was employed by the Aluminum Company of America in Los Angeles, Calif., for two and oneâ€"half years prior to enâ€" tering service, enlisting at Redâ€" field after spending a month with her family last September. he serves returns to duty. He reâ€" cently received a hand injury on board ship. Veteran of 9 months in the Medâ€" iterrancan area, the 21â€"yearâ€"old navy man has served for the last 7 months in the Pacific. is stationed temporarily in the States until the destroyer on which in Germany Thursday, August 9, 1945 Rankin Twins Both Receive Transfers overseas for 19 months, and was awarded the Bronze Star for servâ€" ices in Austria in June, 1945. ents at 1302 Clavey road. The young marine, whose parâ€" ents,.Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Reynâ€" olds, live at Vernon, III., joined the Leathernecks in June, 1944, left for overseas six months later, and reached Okinawa last April, receiving his injuries in May and in June. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Rankin Sr., 627 Vine, have received word from their son L4 (jig) Leslie NAF, that he has now reached his new base at Honolulu. ce His twin brother, James, BM 1/c, USN, whoâ€"received his latest promotion June 1, has been transâ€" ferred: from Boston and ‘is now serving aboard a range boat atâ€" tached to the naval torpedo staâ€" tiop MARINE AT REST CAMP whose wife, Rose, lives at 322 l_l"!l!ood Ave., Highwood, is in a been twice wounded at Okinawa. tioned in Germany, has sent home pictures taken with his own personâ€" al camera, which bear out the tesâ€" timony of atrocities practiced by the Nazis in prison camps at chau, Géermany, as shown on opportmnity to be of farther service by cooperating with the various local organizaâ€" tions working toward the future progress of this eseed in business and inâ€" dustrial development will share directly in the results of this promotional proâ€" whose interests chicfly center around residential development, are bound to seap the collateral benefits h-flelmdpfld industrial activity in the Northern IIlinois area. torial Information Departâ€" will see that their purpose is to further the industrial progress of Northern series thatâ€"will appear in national magazines and thsoughout the country. His daughter, Karen Jean, is two His wife, the former Eva Dinelli, Entering the service in March, Northern Illinois comâ€" The advertisement at Newport, R. L The brothâ€" v€ %