Legion Aux. announces- . • / :• its essay contest winnersWinners-in; an American Legion Auxiliary sponsored contest will be announced Thursday evening..*Each will be presented acash' award during the program'at the Legion Home.y . • . •THOSE participating in the senior division of the Americanism essay contest wrote on What the Flag of the United States of America Means to Me.1*Eirst place winner is Mela Hamer, a student'at West . Junior High School. She is the daughter of Mr, and Mrs, Carl Hamer, 235 Denver St.Suzanne Thiltgen, a student at Columbus High School, is second place winner. Her parents are Mr, and Mrs. Clifford Thiltgen, Rt. 3, Waterloo, Third place goes to Kris Roberts of West Junior High, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dave Roberts, 1426 Byron Ave,Those receiving honorable mention are Bruce Anderson, Craig Olson and Martha Gorton, all West Junior High students.sion was Youth and Americanism.13 . -First 'through third place winners respectively are: Margaret .Speers, Sacred Heart School,, daughter of Mr, anc. Mrs.- Gerald Speers,' 330 Cornwall Ave.; Bernadette Heit, St. Mary’s School, daughter of Mr, ancl Mrs. Bernard Heit, 952 Kern St.; and Kevin Brennan, OLVA, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Brennan, 413 Hiehl St.Honorable mention awards go lo Judy Condon, Sacred Heart School; Edward Gallagher Jr., St. Edward's School; and Paul B. -Harshbarger’, OLVA. .The first place winners will read Iheir, essays at the meeting. Copies of these compositions have been entered in the state compeiilion.TOPIC FOR the iuninr riivi-1.200 S. H. GFor the Home of anvnnp