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McHenry Plaindealer (McHenry, IL), 19 Jul 1945, p. 1

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" •• M'HENBTY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1945 r.> i FRIDAY, THIRTEENTH, WA8 UNLUCKY DAY AT BUSS MOTOR SALES " RMMER OWMEITBF KSiyUNT HERE MtD ntSATUKBA I City Also Lows In 7 Dsatfch Propriftor Of ; Tr.cker Sweet Shop ,v, A long period of ill health ended fli death on Saturday evening, July U. 194S, for Albert E. Boehlk* of ifikm*mm. Afflicted with { heart tNW lor many months, a severe attack suffered that evening proved fltaL The deceased, 65 years old, came to McHenry from Chicago several years ago ana for a time operated a res* teurant iq the Kelter building V the corner of Elm and Green streets. A veteran of World War I, he was gjtea *1 "" .to "*»*,•* detected «a that »»» not clear. fLrtment .t Fort IheridM .inc. the!*" d«te no other due h.. bten found, •tart of the present conflict. He ttaae his home in Sunnyside Beach While most McHenry folks passed Friday, the_ thirteenth* in an un.*j evetitful fashioa, ^ fw Mbtoidales has reifesoa to Mtfefii of that day in future yean. Sometime during the wee hours of the morning, robbers broke into the garage and made away with an undetermined amount of money. A total of $38.20 was taken from the safe and cash register, both of which were broken. A drawer in the Mt of Mr. Buss* daughter, Bette O'Brien, was also ransacked. Since Mrs. O'Brien has been on hej- wedding trip this week it has, not been learned just how much of value was taken there, but it is believed that she had some money in the drawer. - To date it has not been determined hew the garage was entered. How SnlNE GROVE cuiHVM. m BEentmY 21 Chiekan Dinner To Bo MM In HtB/ Snpper On Oroonds Among the most convincing and fractical reasons for attending St. 'otter's carnival next weekend is rationing. Aaide from that all-important .argument is one in a lighter vein, which says that we should all attend merely from the standpoint of having a good time. The little church in Spring Grove, ever, 'authorities "have" learned "that j located a few miles north of Mcadmission to the office was gained! Henry, is planning its annual twothrough a window which the robbers day carnival, which will be held on broke. Only one fingerprint was "MEADOW WISP" OF HICKORY GREEK FARM BLUE RIBBON WINNER Saturday and Sunday, July 21 and 22, on the church grounds. OVERSEAS DUTY RECORD OF FOUR FRAIZEN DOTS tfhbdivision Survivors include two sons, Lieut. ftto and Staff Sgt. Albert W.; one brothers, *HanV and Prank Boehlke. j , McHenry made Mr. Ripley's column f "j1 Funeral services were held on several years ago and may do BO hours of fun for everyone. Wednesday, July 18, at 2 o'clock from again, for, believe it or not, one of I Chicken Dinner Mr. Hirschmugl styled a wooden wheel some years ago, had it patented, and now sells to many of the 5,000 roller rink* throughout the country. *n*e couple have operated a company by the same name at 6241 Broadway in Chicago since 1940. Two McHenry ladies, Mrs. Albert With ^ha usual gay carnival spirit Barbian and\Mrs. Harold Miller will prevailing, festivities will begin on]preside at the Hammond electric or- Saturday light, at which time those gan six nights a week. attending may enjoy a pleasant even-! A refreshment bar has also been ing, with the many accompanying j installed, which will no doubt be a treats. There will be various amuse- popular item. As the rink becomes ments for the older and younger j better known, the new owners expect to form a club of skaters and also to give instructions before regu- "JUBT FOB IJXH" sxATtHo snn TO OPEN OH JULY 28.-- .-J .j . "Just $*or Pun" is the name of tgrtt new rolleir^kating rink which Opens in the fawner Pox dance hall on State Route Si, south of McHenry on Saturday evening, July 28. The owners are Mr. and Mrs. <*• Robert Hirschmugl. who, with their £ son, Robert, Jr„ reside in the build- . ing. . 1' Coming to McHenry the latter part of May, the Hirschmugls have been busy remodeling much of the place and converting it Into a combination ^ne fighting families rink and roller factory. While the from. McHenry to boast lour sons rink will take up a large sl»are of j w^anng the uniform and insignia of the building, i«» the east part the j Uncle Sam's service was that of E-Z Roll fM M«»ty will oper-1 Frans^n, former McHenry ate, employing about seven perrons, barber, who now resides with his ^Long Service Periods Hake Brothers One of ^Onr "First" Families son, Russell, in California "ENTERTAINERS MUSIC LOVERS AnENO CDNCERr 1 completed his third year of service.' He was then re-united ^with the; branch of his choice, the infantry, j and was happy to be returned to Australia for a few months rest and training. _ Here he spent much of his spare time with a men's choral group which i proved to be most popular m its ap-»j peararces on special occasions. It was at this point in his service c£-, reer that he accidently met Steve' Harvey and Gene Adams, also &ta- ; tioned in that locality. | Later he was sent back to the' jungles of New Guinea, and his life! there is beyond description except by. teSs Wl Ne^t^'S^h?^ Mingled with the comments ar te SSf sericuJv wmlnnli mL fine Performance of the City Baadlit lSS X SI May *8, their first concert of the summer last later' Aft.? * Friday evening were some very caUShisheadhewashospiUlisedTo7s^" tic remarks on th* conduct of • Band Performs Wi& Despite Interference Of Noisy Youngsters ... , _ eral weeks but hi. blond hair seems ^ Tv^^ wTile#Uff£» « First to enlist his services wju jo have suffered none for the ex- >during band'concerto hia Stei?e»ed the above mentioned Russell, who P«nenc^ with the public's enjoyment for volunteered his services with the 1 He was yarded the Purple Heart xears ^ ^ n^/el type of VtSi?" Sround "J R€^mbJr ZTng 7 ^ tertainment" last Friday reached a of 19S9. He was stationed at Brooks tfe.^the Dutch^East Indies._Last new hieh in annovance. Added to £ n « YL u "1 . ^Sh!-iP~ the usual races and shouting, some- K k. IV. ^°ly. I 8hort tune thing new has been added, namely. Hi, TSTJia shri11 kind of whistle which ca^ h ries almost as well as the notes of tne enemy was on Mindanao on •>,- mUsirian<i r l ^ i n K t i m e h e 1 1 i s i m p o ^ i b l e f o r a n y e x c e p t IT IF* ?* a5m' those who attend concerts elsewhere ifr^>W|° t° determine whether or not similar months confinement to a h<M^>ital, conditions exist in other nearby cit- ^e.n ha®..^e€" "tvimed to the SUtes, ies. It is hard to belieVe that the kT. ™8 H*#Py 5™1ie McHenry brand of discipline of child- [ ^ many friends. Kennj is ren |g any different than anywhere furl?««h and upon .his else; yet, it is equally hard to be. r«^ v ™ r report to Foit )jeve that this sort of distraction is • # erS"y' 4 _ tolerated everywhere. Twenty-four years old and a staff, Each year there are mild protests sergeant, Kenneth has without doubt on this score and temporary relief done more than his share for Victory. has c(ten been gained. However, PI, . . *_ra*>*en jt seems that conditions have reached Eldest of the brothers and third the point where something drastic to enter the army was Lyle, who an(j permanent must be enforced Jocal high school should the existing distraction perln 1934. Th^army s gam was the j sjst. The co-operation of parents and - {older children can make any uni pleasantness unnecessary. Following is the concert planned j for this Friday night: | Program 'The Siar .Spangled Banner" r5- ; March, "Our Director"--Bigelow^, ["Missouri Waltz"--Arr. by Yoder. Overture, "The Crusaders"--BuchteL March. "Officer of the Day"--Hall, j Mazurka Russe. "La Czarine"--Ganne. IA little competition, "Every Man For Himself"--Arr. by Yoder. ; Waltz, "Glcry of Egypt"--King.. ; March, ' Kiefer's Special"--Kiefer. ! Overture, "Grandios"--De Lamater. i A rural medley, "The Hoe' Down"-- I Arr. by Yoder. March, "The Chaser"--Arr. by Yoder. Finale, "God Bless America**--Berlin. Personnel This year's band consists of thirty members. The personnel is aa follows : Flute--Mary Ann Rogers. Oboe Kathryn Nye. Clarinets -- Richard Hueser, Catherine Schwerman, Mar- Photo by A. Worwiok. McHenry j Warren Wegener and chapel at 2838 Lineoln avenue, Chicago. Interment was in . Acacia Jlark cemetery. Martin L., Tvdker ^ Funeral services were held at 3 #clock on Saturday afternoon from the Green funeral home in Camron, Texas, for Martin L. Tucker, who our northern horses invaded the Blue i The greateat hour of anticipation, Graaa country recently and walked; however, will not arrive until Sunoff with top honors^, More than1 day noon, when the ladies of the lar skating hours. These hours .will be between 8 and 11 p. m. INJURED IN ACCIDENT Si; 10,000 persons witnessed one of the parish will again demonstrate their! greatest horse show exhibitions ever culinary talents when they serve » I J; staged in Kentucky on July 7, when delicious chicken dinner with all the one of Frank Howard's prize animals; trimmings, fresh peas, green beans, W£ was proclaimed winner of the three- j mashed potatoes, dressing, cucumber. * mv r <fied in Mayo hospital, Rochester, gaited grand championship stake. | salad, cabbage slaw and assorted j tlir__ . • , 'l.. h T. * Minn., three days previous. Mr. Top-notch performers of the nation j pies. Instead of the usual supper vrmn_ _ .«iior home on lp»v« Tucker, oTvner of Tucker's Sweet i participated in the final session ofjin the evening, lunch will be served W;n „ Shop on Riverside Drive, McHenry, I the ninth annual Lexington Junior : on the grounds at 5 o'clock. died at 8 o'clock on Wednesday morn-'League horse show that day in Lex- j There is nothing-jso much fun* as ing. July 11, 1945. lington, Ky. Outstanding on the eve-la picnic, so take tW family to the The deceased first became ill about; ning's program were the $1,500 • carnival, eat your dinner in the aix months ago. He, underwent sur-1 three-gaited stake and the $1,500 church hall and your supper on the gery in a Chicago hospital in Jan-! five-gaited stake, which drew large! parish grounds. Visit old friends wary and while able to carry on his entry lists and offered spectators the and leave for home with the feeling work this spring, he never fully greatest entertainment of the four-i of a day well spent. regained'his health. He was taken dav show. ! A feature of Sunday evening will to Rochester four weeks ago, where Tr " "** lie again underwent surgery. Mr. Tucker was born 62 years ago, eh January 6, 1883, in Cameron Texas. He spent his lifetime in the south until coming *0 McHenry j •»;(;. . .. three years ago. Formerly in the WILLIAM R. CAIRNS he five-year-old bay mare, "Mea- be the band concert to be played by r Wian " «a AtimA/1 Kir Vi* Hnnro, i.L« J f a. 1 j n and Miss Will were treated local doctor's office. NEWS ABOUT OUR SERVICEMEN dpw Wisp," is owned by Mr. Howard, 1 the Richmond Community band. Rev. of Hickory Creek Farm, McCullom' John Daleiden, pastor of the church, , Lake who has become well known, extends a cordial welcome not only wi™""r Wka^Ks "arV^sitin^ months attending school at Curtisi for his fine horses. to his parishioners but to everyone. p^ent^ Mf. Wright in Glendale, Calit In the and Mrs. William meantime the ill-fated 34th Fighter Insurance business, he purchased the! Ai>DnTW<l>Vn QVPVTnt Tucker Sweet Shop from his broth-1 AfyOMTHJ SEKVIUJB «r, Wilbur, who had been owner and OFFICER FOR COUNTY Manager for five years. With his wife SteUa, the business continued gince the ptMmge 0f the GI Bill to thrive until it became one of the1 LEGION AUXILIARY MEMBERSHIP DRIVE I NOW IN PROGRESS th, pnen. h., OMl r.pidly In a. Cpular ice cream and candy shops the city. Survivors include, besides his wife, - mn_t .Tprv _n„ntv {n the na-' ,lc»" «« n«n tiro brothers. Milton of Cameron,!tinn\~. kind of a Veteran «et- July 13 with prospective members Texas, and Wilbur, McHenry; and' Jj5n h*8 some kmd of > Vete^r 8et" from McHenry and all of the outly- --sister, Mrs. Ruth. Frierson of - on, Texas. \ f Charles little jAn old time resident in the Ring- ..wood vicinity, ' Charles Tuttle, 89, pissed away at the tester, Mrs. Edith yin l&st aided in Florida for the past three I S^nth^'nast4 but "iuTt 'last' wMk of- °Pened August 16. going there from his latest fi . , ^f: ; t as nermanent ser- A very thorou*h membership drive Dwjto. Mr. Totu. «I1 b. S The * »»• '» hereby a great many^of was received. * »hip committee, with Mrs. Geor^ Mr. Cairns has opened an office in j a'n!f l2f1le a Unynkif Ki/t<tir Na will Ka nn i Wwwam tureen and Jars. -Catherine since returning where he was In McHenry county, William Jfff* Fi?7nce months ago. and^nast Mmi^der 5°th® 'wUrf1 ton of Auror»- th« eleventh disfrkt! has been made a sergeant in IUly. his unit was eriroute to Alaska, n.L,l director and secretory respectively' return vice officer tor the county for the °-f the American Legion Auxiliary of i "Bob" L. Carver, S 1-C, spent a few th^States in February of 1943 RUSSELL FRANZEN Field, Texas, for a year, transferred to Hamilton Field, Calif., in Decem- Master Sgt. James Doherty and 01 1940, and then spent six F. Doherty, on a Pursuit squadron, to which he at seventeen-dav fur- one time belonged, moved into the lough. Another Philippines and few survived to teil son, Robert, is al- the tale. so home on a thir- j Following hir graduation *n the t y-d a y furlough.; early fall of 1941, Russell joined the He has been sta- 57th at Paine Field, Everett,"Wash., tioned at Harmon where sinus trouble prevented him General hospital, from entering the service of his Long View, Texas, choice, the cadet program. „ From from the Pacific. Washington he was sent to Baton wounded several Rouge, La., and in the sumnler 01 s John McGee. Saxophones -- Joan Weber and William Adams. Cornets home of * Illinois Veteran* ^mmission Mr the State of IMinois were also on {days leave in the home of his par-; U.P?" ^ "turi Toed, in Palm'r^no^rv an.' hand to help out with the organise- ents, Mr. and Mrs. William Frye,! p™"*™ and He had re- 0f this kind for several tion Plans- Tbe charter will be recently, following completion of his.!'1} Caltforrii*, w woaf fhvAA I pomtmcnt O t ' AMifiiH A n<mat 1A afnJUa in Ta^ilrannvillp Fla "RaK" 1 HlS kllOWltdM of folder,- Aingwood residents, for 8eVj^ rafrn^Tlias^n ie made bia home there fbr many the Mur^y WockP He be on jvarn. - g.»n a m „ntil R-ftft n m Weber of MeHenry, Mrs. Kenneth Besides his daughter, he is sur- g- y. ' k' "H hag a Jiione Cristy of Rinfood and Mrs. Harry •ived by a son, Clarence, of Dundee. | * *, b --ii:-,. Wood- °' Wonder Lake. Please con- . _ Last rites were conducted from the' 1045 tact Mrs. Kane or her helpers as; parents. Their little daughter re Suhl funeral home in Dundee last I nroB-ram Mr Cairns is1 soon as P°*aible to find out whether 1 turned wih them. ready to contact all veterans and' °5. no.t *n ®i^>ble for member-1 their families to help and see that '^ip in the Legion Auxiliary. A third son, Richard, 1942 to California. In a short time; . Y, p FRANZRN was enroute to Alaska, fwinaaw where he remained until returning to j Ptaindealer'g loss in October 1942, --Robert Freund Joe Turner Clarice , ,»rb«n. after being employed eight. May, Joan Heilman and Rkhari Upon his return he saw service In yean as linotype operator, he en- j Adams. Horns Aoolph Weideman -- --j feter attended school, • listed his services with Uncle Sam. (and Diane Freund. Baritonna fiooige where he furthered > Upon entering the signal corps he'Whiting, Baitoara Tryon and Jerry studies'in Jacksonville, Fla. 'Bob" knowledge P-51's. It was at #attended radio and pre-radar school Rogers. Trombones -- Paul Schmitt, graduated with the class of 1944 and a field near Tampa, Fla. in Septem- and took simiUr courses at Janes- Frank Gates, Florian Schmitt and enliated in the navy air corps. He ber of after almost four years ville and Milwaukee, Wis., and Chi- Burton Schroeder. Bassee--Earl Pbm. U ftow in the V^ unit preparatory service, that he was given his cago He completed eight, months lining, Prances Barber and Alfred school at Central college in Missouri.! honorable discharge. At this time of school in July of 1»43 as part Young. Druma--Roy Sherman. Jack • < v I he held the rank of technical ser- of the enlisted reserve program .(sig-1 Thies, Bud Colohan and Cal Pfc. Earl Dowell and wife returned w ^ 8%m* i"0"1]1 Gerasch. to Fort Custer, Mkh., on Monday, ,At present, Russel, «ow 26 Jtars: inductoi at Camp Grant and left for I ! Saturday, with burial in the Tewnsfeip cemetery in East Dundee. their claims and cases are referred mnm»T 01TTa to the right agencies, such as em- tflAL DUflU oAJUES ployment, education, and rehabili-; IN SEVENTH DRIVE Already Mr. Cairns has taken care | EXCEEDED QUOTA of a number of claims, many of them i , being in connection with the death While "E" bond sales fell slightly Donald Schaefer la. now Rationed at Tucson, Arizona. marine is home on a thirty-day , . . , .. . leave, having arrived on Sunday. ^is induction in Algonquin. ... • Kenneth Fransen 0LIFFORD BEAVIS IB AWARDED SILVER 4RTAX POSTHUMOUSLY --- .A post-humous award of the Sil- ^.„8 ... -- ....... „ iw Star has been awarded Pvt. of men in service whose dependents ftelow the quota in McHenry town- Gifford Beavis of Crystal Lake, have direct claims against the /gov- ship, Mrs. George Barbian, chairman, _____ firmerly of McHenry. The award ernment has reported that total sales in the! * - luj t_ was made by the 32nd infantry divi- With the return daily of many ser-' Seventh War Loan Drive exceeded nf Jo.1^TSLnlnia nl^ aaon, northern Luzon, in the Philip- j vice men to civilian life, the burden the set quota. With an "E" bond 4* ^" pineF. It was gallantry in action 0f aidlTig and assisting these veterans quota of $146,795.00, township bond j.JJj: ^ h dBrirar the fighting on Leyte. is growng rapidly. This work, after purchasers bought a total of $130,- ^ th® tS La?^Rll li «Sht According to the communication the close of the first world war, was 531.00 They purchased $477,095.00 www .nnth/r letter inn, weeded by the young man's par- performed mostly by American Le- as a total of all bonds, against a Se detatls M to hU iniurv hTs «nts, Mr. and Mrs. James Beavis ^ service officers. -Now, with quota of only $276,970m , Mrs. ^ delllv^ "r -ot thiv S nit t<hbe. actionn .t.o ok place o. nix rthheero roeando movf the increased amount of work in Barbian wishes to express her grati- v_ow Hnwpvpr faP• th«t Hp i.u:_ : ofnto hss t_ ® Know. nowever, Ule I act tnat ne after spending three days with their of. agre, resides in Culver City, Calif., Miami Beach, air corps training cen- TWELVE MORE - with his wife and small son, who ter, where he underwent the rigorous _____ rtAmwiw . bears his name. He is employed at .duties designated as basic training- |FBiMK OOUSTI' ARE S North American in an experimental j Arriving at Fort Monmouth, New CALLED IN WEEK division. (Jersey, in November of 1943, he took Russell graduated from M. C. H. 8. additional radio training. Three , ' ~ _" _ in 1937 and was employed at various months later, February, 1944, saw j .,**. * men from B^rd Two were James Regner of the merchant times by the Nash garage, at the Lyle on his way to the signal ~rP8 e^inaUoM ,Hn« » hom, m months as an instructor and the Flight Officer Dan Cooney is home Probably undergoing the most rig- of that time as a student. In on ftirlough from. Mitchell Field, oroUs service life Of all has b^n1 ^st of i„t year he was transferr-, New York. ^ Kenneth Franzen, who entered ser- *1-t0-th® «r corps technical training, vice in September, 1940. At Fort the Cormac corridor, where enemy this connection, our own state has tu(fc to the captains and workers for Pa .hi* tn l~ »l»ut indicate that hi« tanks were directing cannon fire in- fit to set up the Illinois Veterans their She co-operation. ™ • to American positions. Moving for-, Commission to help7 " " 1 In *he county, Chairman William,,njune8 were^ot tQO 8erious. ward with a rocket launcher, young If yOU r>mTn M tHiS ^ ^ v>n«r.e» nerurien, Jr., arnv«Q ,n ^in™vesttti«gattiedd , iiff yvo6u* are a, exceeded. Final reports and quotas ; ,M.„c„H_e nJry, Tuesday morning aa fter two Jkavis scored two direct hits and man o"r woman and have some claim aH Seventh War Loan quotas were! Tuesd!morain/aftl^twJ ,knocked out the enemy tanks. you want investigated, if you a exceeded.; I* it, TTh«n ' Shortly afterward he detected ^ a JeUtive of a deceased senrice man for the clunky wer/aB follows? ^ompletL^fh's thirtyly fur lotigh, he will report .to Camp Grant. you Jap artillery piece' and destroyed it. 1 0r woman and have some claims you Final Report On another occasion, as he was want investigated, just contact Mr. Series E bonds $1,344,097 Mt™? as lead scout for a combat Cairns and he Will be glad to assist Total individuals 2,204,341 patrc 1, he was wounded by Nip yOU machine gun fire. Incapacitated as I ^ > he was,' he made no effort to with- OLD ADAGE PROVEN ; draw but exchanged fire until he «pQ" LOCAL FARMER -L Total sale „ The Silver Star has been presented I q . • J to Pfc. Maurice Carlson of\Route 1, Series F " „ Ringwood, for gallantry displayed OSS? 3L- ' '•« enemy in Germany, Total individuals 2,038,000 Total basket 2,477,000 (Percentage of E. Bonds sold, 101.5) We' u»n.<rs (State percentage, 100.6) , ' bft 'ofHarf iuek before we know : J?™ jI!LJ' l i t ' L i o y d W h i t i n g r - w m a t the"Clarence jwai-the'^iipr,rL^r.iivn ^ S3 Di:ih earn, to the. young soldier -"tement ^ to_pureh.«. 2^ SASZ Vjas killed. Goirg overseas in March of 1944, DURING HARD LUCK Jw participated in three campaigns; in the southwest Pacific and held the ; • Corr/n ,; Infantryman's Badge/ the We all realze that it takes sickness Asiatic-Pacific ribbon, Good Conduct or a Richard Williams of Clinton,. la., is njoying a furlough at his home Woodstock LOUIS A. JENSEN MELVIN W. HANSON WILLIAM J. ROEWER GEORGE TAGALOS ~ DONALD K. ABRAHAM school at Boca Raton, Fla., where completed six months of airborne ^ '^GraAatinii^in February of tkiaj year, he received his assignttient to KRUSE a B-29 bomber group at Harvard, v RAlffRm . 7 ' Nebraska. Lyle, 27 and a sergeant,! ROBERT E. BAMBULA . left the country from San Francisco T. w . mx>\rvo ' several weeks ago and when lasti 'J. TURNER heard had arrived in Guam. | FREDERICK G. GOULD Youngest^ the for boys, Lloyd s HENRY J. BANFI _ chose the sea, entering the navy in Ayi^^pn E wE|DNiat : LT. TUTTLE, FORMER MISSING PILOT, TO BE DISCHARGED SOON Photo by A. AVorwick, McHenry KENNETH FRANZEN on December 10, iS^" f«U. of Route 2, McHenry who has^ invasion of Leyte. j had his share of sickness during the were $26,313,000,000, one i of four brothers serving, their i Bragg. N. Carolina, he was trained Lt. Gerlach Produced Own Firework Display July 4 |pa? six months. compared with a goal of $14,000,000,- .000. The Seventh war loan in the country. with the 60th infantry, a part of the ninth division, the group which V Enrly in the ye^r he spent many""I .151 J™! Mr. and Mrs. John Blalce have re-'later fought in North Africa, Sicily, 1- eeks in Victory Memorial hospital. ^" ra«t all quotas except that of IWaukegan. After being home for ^ ^°nd sales^ U time, he was again confined to the| p FQTTIFWn* rifTAIff/lVQ While most of us were spending a hospital for two "weeks recently. ; KI5S1DKHUE CHANGES more or less quiet July, 4 compared -A few days ago he returned home,! fo pre-war days, many of our ser- °p'y to find that his neighbors ^had ceived word that their son, Arnold, Italy and France. However, a jeep who has been in the Hawaiian Is- accident in the fall of '42 prevented lands for three years, has returned, Kenneth from going to a port of to the States. i embarkation and he was re-assigned " i to a casual outfit at Fort Bragg. He » »i.v u, . -- ~ Mrs. Mary Beatty is now residing' Friends were glad to sep "Dick" I'was not particularly happjr in this; yfce^en were seeing fireworks which nlanned a little surprise for him. in an apartment in the Tucker build- Rosing looking so_fit after so many work, for it had been his wish to go. mnnl/i m»ltp onr di«nlav« of even His hay was mowed, baled*and put ing recently vacated by the George months at sea. He has been home overseas with his original unit. 5£rs ago relatively^ Unimportant, in the ban# his corn was cultivated, Knights. on leave. Early in^ 1943 he was^ transferred Marchofl943. Following boot tram One oi these was Lieut. Leo Gerlach. numerous other less important Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Tucker have' ~ L 1 things. Furnishing the time, energy, moved to an apartment in the Ma Kin j We learn that Alex Justen is now ncent letter to his parents. Dr. and a"d machinery for the work were; Tucker building oh Riverside Drive. I in Ending, Germany,, where he is on Mrs Leo Gerlach of Johnsburg:' ,nine.neighbors, who were aided by. The A. Lampert Richtmyre family guard duty of German prisoners ' Wtell I had a happy Fourth. I Mr. Phannenstill's son. {has moved to the home of Mrs. John while they are cleaning up damaged mv own disDlav and en- We could all use more neighbors. R. Knox on Richmond Road from air fields and towns. Alex rejoved it more than arty other fire- sucb as William Claxton, John Ken- Hubbard Woods. Mr. Richtmyre will ports the soil to be rich and fclack works but someone else didn't. In nebeck. Orville Freund, Frank Paults, open the new store in the Peter M. j and the grain, hay and potato crops SrtTi heard~'fro~nTot~hers "that" they < Nick ^nfart' Charles Weingart. Justen store in the near future. jto be doing very well. «ere very angry about it, which M*rTlJ*1?. Clarence Stilling. J. - y 1 H. Stilling and Robert Phannenstill. B_ -x-.l Vged st*mpiUL_Jitojer at The risindealer : •- • • •jade me still happier.' Lieut. <Jeriaeh William John, SF serving with the navy. Regardless of price will sell out all summer hats at $1.95 and $1.00. a>tnHk> «fiff Bl'y»m> street. ' Closing out all summer hats, $1.95 and others at $1.00, regardless of price. Pich, Green s j Lieut. Edwin G. Tuttle of Dundee^ a veteran of the fifteenth AAF in the European theatre, has been transj ferred from the AAF technical training command station at Chanute Field to Fort Sheridan for releise 1 under the point discharge system; i Lieut. Tuttle has many relatives inthis community. ' A pilot of a bomber which failed to return from a raid over Jugoslavia in August of 1944, he4*was not heard from i»itil October. He is the., son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Tuttle of 218 N. Fourth street. West Dundee. The lieutenant has been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart. Air Medal and Euro-, pean Theatre Medal with Five Battle Stars. ! He is a graduate <if the Dundee i Community high sdtocl^ *1$ prior Photo^Jyr^A.^Worvrtck. ^McHenry enlisting his servic®»»' with the air force in August of 1942 was employed by the Elgin Watch company. LLOYD FRANZEN to Fort Mead, Md., where he reding at Great Lakes, he trained at ceived special training in a communi- j Norfolk, Va* and served from the school and was employed at the Nacations school. While there he also | summer of '43 to the early part of tional Tea store previous to his enworked in the motor pool. Late in this year in the Atlantic and Med-. trance into service. February of the same year he was iterranean area, where he was on1 It is little wonder that McHenry sent to the west coast, from where convoy duty on a destroyer escort. ; folks are proud of the Fransen boye he left for the Pacific. A month j He participated in the invasion of! and what they have done to briaff later he set foot on Australia, and after a period of training in an overseas camp, went to New Guinea. Later, his family learned that he was in the vicinity of Buna, whore he served with an engineering unit until late in that same year when he southern Prance and at present is this war to a speedy eloee. All serving in Pacific waters. His dutie« of the boys enliated their he has not been able to disclose as; All have now served at yet, but has informed relatives that years, one of them aa on May <7 he returned from his second trip. Lloyd, Zl. mttonded tae iocai high or tne TMj one of oar TOurM War II, they have art a Mil '

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